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Neglected Aids.

II 10 an inspiring thought for an earnest
man that there NAV be sources Of spiritual
strength within his reach which he has
not yet utilized. In the material world
powerful resources have lain long neglected
steam, electricity, etc.; why may il not
be the same in the world Of spirit, includ.
ing ones own individual spirits ~
Perhaps the dream OF discovering great
absolutely new source of strength In vsins
bus it is somewhat more than probable that
certain means OF grace be near d hand
Nature 10 one such means OF grace. trlsa
sacrament. Not often, however, when va
are in human company. Exclaiming 'Whas
. pretty sunset" conveys no real grace To-
speaker or listener. Once o week get awaJ
from the children. Get away from even
your husband or your wife. Be queer, GO
out alone, and quietly observe the sky, the
clouds, the trees, the shadows, the differ;
emily colored grasses. Soak nature in<
That is one way to refrcshment and calm.
Make the effort to have little religious
of them than you think know the langgsgs
Of faith and piety, and would Ike 70 use i,
too, IL there were some one TO talk TO. 1t
is wonderful help to find this out in men.
Your own tmid suggestion comes back 70
you, encouraged and braeed. Your conf
dence in the spiritual and eternal things 10
broadened and frightened. We hazard tho
assertion that nine out OF ten Christians
do not use this source of strength.
Few people gain as much even from 10.
ligious worship as they ought TO do. After.
g Christian Endesvor service few nights
ago q man in passing out said to the pas.
The pastor stared ut him in amszement; IN
his anxiety that the meeting should 90 well
he had been watchful only for ita defeets.,
The other had cast that burden on the
Lord. He had kept praying for the speak
ers. He had turned the cxhortations into
prayers for himself. He had prayed for
his fellow.hsteners. Every reader Of these
lines could do as much, and doing 70 win
make every service he attends holy.
As every man needs hobby outside hie
business, 90 every man needs . special PHI
Many q useful life In positively drying up
in emotional power and Interest," TO itself
for lack of an out-of-the-wayg invalid to
look after, or weak friend to be protected
from himself, or boy outside its immes
date family circle who can be Influenced
for good. Have something to labor over
and pray for. apart from your own home
and your daily business. No man can be o
strong Christian to whom the fields do not
look white to harvest" II they DO not
look 80 to you il is because you are keeping
too far from the harvest field.
Above all, taking the shield Of faith. |"
Faith is still, above all, our source OF
strength, just as discomfort with ones own
gifts or lot is che chief cause OF spiritual
weakness. Your life 10 plan of God. In
His plan ''all things work for good" Trust
Him. He SIS a sun and shield; He Will
give grace and glory" Stand in your lot.
Take then thy fate, or opulcnt or sordid;
The crown OF simple patience Is the best.
Boston Congregationalist.
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Th. very pcrsoni6cation Of envy is that
which the henpecked husband and the
bachelor who las been disappointed in love
feel fs: each other.
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Capsda's Rolling Stock.

There are 2ii4 locomotives in the service
CT the Canadian railways. The passenger
, vehicles number 2029 and goods wagons
! 1920.
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Since 1861 the Bible Society, Of Scotland,
has issued nearly 10000 copies Of the
Scriptures.
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THE RELIGIOUS LIFE.
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN TIE SOUL INVITES ITSELF:

Poem: Trust God - Unused sourcs q
Strength -Ysw People Get ~ Auen
Help From Their Surroundings - -.
Always Possible.
Ho" thal.,i; little j. knowledge h0" limited
How helpless and puny are wei
We think what we hear and believe -
we're taught,
But learning and science seem little or.
In the solving Of ife's mystery.
Confronted by marvels on sea and on piains
And in worlds that above us revolve,
Our much.vaunted reason may try to sx':
plain,
But only TO find all our efforts in vain,
Creations great problems TO solve.
We study the planets and think we arc
wise,
We measure the orbits they trace;
We weigh the bright stars and can reckon.
But none can determine the height Of the:
Or measure the infinite space.
All thing. tha, sh;s. are born in their grave are
lime eeems 70 the living Zoe; ~ ~
We wonder why anything ever was made
II only to bud, TO blossom, and fade
Or vanish like fast-melting snow.
There a-s those who live long with honor
and fame
And some in their infancy die, z.
And some have to struggle with sorrow and
shame ... "a sFufls
We wonder why all Of us are not The samcs
The wisest can never tell why.
We turn 10 our reason to settle doubt
Yet know not what reason may be;
Its substance and form We know nothing
about,
The cause Of it's being we cannot find out,
So duh and 90 foolish are We.
There seems no foundation where reason
may stand
In realms where no mortal has trod;
Infnity mocks us on every hand,
Our learning and logic are ropes made Of
sand;
There's nothing to rest in but God. &
Frank Beard, In Rams Horn.
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=. but tnS - not the WnO.e ~ Idui
secret. For one who has known prosperity
to be obliged to face humble circumstances
to main tain courage and cheerfulncss, is
extremely difficult. How shall he be able
to do this?
Let him mediate upon the relation oi
values. Paul had been a man OF grea!
promise. and was on the high road to
wealth and exalted position, but he lost il
all and came to associate with slaves and
people held in social contempt; he went
back to tcnt.making, and from being re-
ligious leader became common laborer.
But his courage, instead Of being dimin.
ished, was increased. No braver man ever
lived. His cheerfuiness was constant
When they had scourged him and placed
him in the torturing stocks he sang. No
pessimistic word ever escaped him, no
gloomy reflection can be found in his let.
tiers. How did he escape gloom and de;
spair under snch circumstances; He had
learned the relation of values. All thing.
which once stood to my credit I nave now.
for Christ's sake, come to reckon as loss
More than that, I reckon everything else
as loss, on account of the exceeding value
Of knowing Jesus Christ my Lord. And
for His sake ] have lost everything. and
reckon it all as the merest refuse Il can
but gain Christ. and be found in union,
with Him." Here was man who counted
wealth. position. country. home. every:
thing as 80 much refuse il only he could
feel that he possessed true. honest Christ
like character.
3 But that is not the whole OF the sc.
cret. Listen: II have learned the secre.
both to be flied and to he hungry, both to
. abound and to he in want" How? Re.
cause ] have discovered that Il can do all
thinln in Him that strengtheneth me-" To
the person who really believes in God
that God watches over him and loves him,
there can be really no such thing rs advcr.
sity. " come man OF immense wealth and
proved generosity. some man in whose
honor yon implicitly believe. were to seek
you out and say. Como. serve me. / need
you Go to work in my shop. or my vine.
yard: take up your residence in my house
what is mine shall be yours and it shall
I've my care that you and yours do not suf-
fc. want" II Won really believed in that
man and trusted him. there could be no
further anxiety on your part. Only rs far
rs you disbeiieved in him. only as far rs
you distrusted his honor or his generosity
could YOU be anxious. Now the riches.
being in the universe. God who owns it
all. has laid Himself under obligation TO Is
by bringing us into the world. God has
duties. as every moral being must have.
II q father or a mother has duties toward
an offspring God must have duties to-
ward va. Hc has invited us to come and
:;rc j, His houso yea. has brought US here
whether We would @. &C.. aud !!e las faid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
REQUEST for Rids.

Notice is hereby given by the board
of local improvements that bids will
be received at the office of the city
clerk of Rock Island. up and until Q
o'clock a. IN. of the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 4. ID. 1908, at which date said
bids will be opened, for the following
work, to-wit:
The improvement of Twenty-first
street by eXcavating, curbing with a
combination concrete curb ard gut
ter, and paving to a width of 80 fee
between the curbs with asphalt, from
the north line of Tenth averue to the
north line of Twelfth avenue.
The specifications and ordinance for
the said work are now on file in the
office of the city clerk.
The cost of the same will be paid in
bonds, which bonds will draw interest
at the rate of 5 per cent.
All proposals or bids must be ac-
companied by check payable TO the
order of the president of the board of
local improvements, certified by re-
sponsible bank, ia the sum of five
hundred ($50O) dollars.
The board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids
Rock Island, ILL.,. Oct. 6. 1908.
WILLIAM MCONOCHIE,
President Board of Local Improve
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
TO BE FINE TRAIN
That to be Placed in Service on
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
City Line.
NAMED SOUTHWEST LIMITED
Initial Trip be Made About the
First ofthe Coming
Month.

The Southwest Limited, new daily
train between Chicago and Kansas
City, will be placed in service about
Nov. /, 1908. Its equipment will be
new and complete, including standard
and compartment sleepers, dining car
and Observation-Disclosures car. 1t will
be electrically lighted from locomo-
tive to observation platform. and the
service will measure up to the high
standard maintained on other famous
trains of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway, the Pioneer Limited,
between Chicago and st. Paul and
Minneapolis, and the Overland Limi-
ted, Chicago, Omaha and San Fran
cisco.
Double daily train service between
Chicago and Kansas City will be of
fered in each direction. Announce
ment of train schedules will be made
at an early date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

West Baden, Ind, Oct. 15.-Youns
MOwatt. of Chicago, scored knock
out on Tom Callahan, of Louisville, at
West Baden yesterday in the third
round of what was to have been 10
round fight. Mowatt clearly outclass-
ed his opponent and after the first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Contained PtomaIne Poison.
SUPERINTENDENT NAMED
BY ROAD AT NEW SHOPS

Martin ID. Van Buren, has been in
stalled at New Shops by the Rock
Island road as the chief engineer and
superintendent of the plant the road
is installing. Mr.. Van Buren, is not
engineer or superintendent on con
struction, but rather is the first of
the permanent force to be installed
at New Shops when the plant is in
operation and he viii have the super
intendency of the shops. He is here
to familiarize himself with the plant
and to oversee the installation of
some of the machinery.
Mr.. Van Buren, is man of broad
education and wide experience, and
the railroad officials feel that in him
they have a very capable official. He
will spend five days week here. the
remainder of the time with his family
and the road officials i'm Chicago.
All but about $500 feet of the wa
ter main from the Watertown pump
ing station to New Shops has been
laid and the expectation is that the
first water will he pumped to the
plant within three weeks. 1t is esti
mated that total pumping capacity
of 100000 gallons a day will be pos.
sible when the plant is in operation
The matter of fire protection is also
being taken up. now that the build
ings are nearing completion, and adj
ditional hydrant and hose equipment
will probably be ordered.
letter received from the officials
has come to the business men eX
planning that the expectation is tc
get into the new plant by December
or early in January. The probability
is that it will be we'll on in January
before actual work is under way
One of the most important features
yet TO install is the electrical wiring
and power apparatus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
S SPORTING

Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-Bob Fitz-
simmons last night failed to knock
out Joe Grim in the scheduled six
rounds. The plucky Italian. who has
met many good fighters and never
has been knocked out, was given Sc
we're punishment by sFitzsimmons and
was Knocked down probably a dozen
times, but was on his feet at the end
of the bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

Football scores yesterday:
Illinois, 81; Chicago Dental, 0.
Chicago, 40; Rush Medical, 0.
Michigan, 65; Ohio Normal, 0.
Yale, So; Holy Cross, 10.
Harvard, II; Wesleyan, 6.
Princeton, -; Lehigh, 0.
Pennsylvania, 70; Gettysburg, 0.
Columbia, 5; Swarthmore, 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
ReaueHt forRIds.

Notice is hereby given by the board
of local improvements that bids will
be received at the office Of the city
clerk of Rock Island, up and until 9
o'clock a. IN. of the Goth day of Octo-
Der, A. ID. 1908, at which date said
bids will be opened, for the following
work, to-wit:
The laying of 12-inch sewer along
Fourteenth-and-a-h street from the
north line of Ninth avenue to the cen
ter of Seventh avenue, thence west
along Seventh avenue to Fourteenth
street, thence north on and along
Fourteenth street to Fifth avenue, to
connect with the Fifth avenue sewer
The specifications and ordinance for
the said work are now on file in the
Office of the city clerk.
The cost of the same will be paid in
bonds, which bonds will draw interest
at the rate of 5 per cent.
All proposals or bids must be &C
companied by check payable to the
order of the president of the board of
local improvements, certified by re-
sponsible bank, in the sum of two
hundred ($2O0) dollars.
The board reserves the right to re.
iect any and all bids.
Rock Island. ILL.,. Oct 6, 1908.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
President Board of Local Improve
mentS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 15.-Harry
Forbes, of Chicago. and Tommy Feltz.
of St. Louis, fought 10-round draw
last night before the Metropolitan
Athletic club. Both men were strong
at the finish and showed little signs
of punishment. Forbes did the lead
ing for six rounds, and then Feltz
took a hand, having decided advan-
tage in the seventh. eighth and ninth
rounds. The last round was fast and
furious, both men trying hard for a
knockout, but neither was able to
land the decisive punch. The men
weighed in at 3 o'clock, each balanc-
ing the scales at 116 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

Alphabetical Lovemal<ing.
She--Are You fond of tea?
He--Yes. but like the next letter
betteT.-AIodern Society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
ACnre For nr.nepaIa.

/ had dyspepsia in its worst form
and felt miserable most all the time
Did not enjoy eating until after
used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which
has completely cured me.-Mrs. w. w
Saylor, billiard, Pa. Ne appetite, loss
of strength, nervousness, headache
constipation, bad breath, sour risings
Indigestion. dyspepsia and all stom-
ach troubles are quickly cured by the
use of Kodol. Kodol represents the
natural juices of digestion combined
with the greatest known tonic and
reconstructive properties. It cleanses
purifies and sweetens the stomach.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

round landed at will. Both fighters
mixed it from the tap of the gong till
Callahan went down under short
arm jolt on the jaw. Kid Abel ref
creed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
COUNTY TEMPLE.
TranaFara

Oct. William jackson and g.. NJ
Babcock to L. W. Plambeck, lot .,
block ,, Wheelock's Fifteenth street
add, Moline, $3.50.
Samuel Garland, ct al, to Mary 4,
Garland, lots / and ?, block 8, and lot
,, block 10, Coal Valley. 81.
c. II. Pope to q. w. Sohrbecll, lots
p and %, block 100, East Moline, 500.
Sadie Strong, San Francisco: Il had
an awful pimply and blotched face.
Friends hardly know me since taking
Rocky Mountain Tea. Am fair and
rosy" 35 cents. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-Manager
Mack, of the Philadelphia American
league club, has signed James \. Null
lin, an infielder, of Manhattan col
lege.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Never Ask Advice.

When you have cough or cold
don't ask what is good for it and get
some medicine with little or no merit
and perhaps dangerous. Ask for Fo,
ley's Honey and Tar, the greatest
throat and lung remedy; it cures
coughs and colds quickly. All drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

arm jolt on the Jaw. hld ADel reI-
creed.
Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-Manager
Mack, of the Philadelphia American
league club, has signed James \. Null
lin, an infielder, of Manhattan col
lege.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. 15.-The di-
rectors of the Central Baseball league
met this afternoon. Those present
were President George w. Bement,
,Jr., of Evansville;. f. b. Doran, of
South Bend; L. f. Halderman, of Mar
ion; Isadore Mautner, of Fort Wayne;
Lewis Smith, of Terre Haute; w. w.
Irwin, of Wheeling, w. Va; w. S.
Landers, of Dayton, Ohio. Bement
and Halderman jointly represent
Grand Rapids. The league has appli-
cations for admission from Spring
field, Ohio; Paducah, Ky; Danville,
H., and GAINESVILLE. Ohio. In consid-
ering this new territory and arrang-
ing for the eight clubs to play in the
league next year President Bement
appointed the following committee:
IIalderman, Doran, Smith, Irwin and
Mautner. There was no election for
president. The names of c. Lambert
son. of Terrc Haute, and c. b. Power,
of Pittsburg, have been mentioned. \
new president will be elected at the
meeting i'll January. Doran, of South
Bend, is making a contest over the
pennant, and is endeavoring to get
some Of the disputed games thrown
out which are credited to Fort Wayne.
Chicago, Oct. 15.-Whether that So
500 offer of Comiskey made any diff
ference to the White Stockings or
not, they certainly extended them
selves yesterday and won the 18th
game of the local championship SER
les from the Colts in contest WHICH
was brilliant for both teams all the
way. The final score was to 0. and
the defeated pitcher was Weimer,
whom the South Siders had been I'M
able to beat in three previous games.
| The winner was Frank Owen, Comis-
keys youngest. The victory may
keep the Colts from winning the ser
les and put the White Sox in position
to make Il tie of the championship if
they can win again today. Score:
| Colts ......0O O0O0O0O-0 !
White SoX .......1OO1O0OO .
Batteries - Weimer, Lundgren and
King; Owen and Slattery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
TO INSPECT MEAT
r. M. Paterson, Assistant Pur e
Food Commissioner, Com
ing to City.
PToMAINE IN CANNED GOODS
That Made the Family OF Daniel "A
Kelly Sick Re-
Gently.

r. NJ Patterson, assistant pure
food commissioner, is expected in
Rock Island today, coming here to
inspect canned meats on sale here
owing to the poisoning a week ago
of the family of Daniel y. Kelly, and
nearly resulting in the death of Mr..
Kelly.
I'VE shall pay especial attention tn
the manner in which the meat has
BEEN put up" said Mr.. Patterson.
THE tins will be examined for traces
of metallic poison as we'll as Of pto-
maine"
The investigation is to be brought
about through the efforts of DIR. q. G..
Craig, Jr.. city health commissioner.
who had a sample of the poisoned
meat sent to Northwestern university
for chemical analysis.
Contained PtomaIne Poison.
DR.. Craig today received word that
the meat was found to contain pto-
maine poison. The food commissions
er was put in possession of the facts
by DR.. Long. who conducted the anal
ysis. The state board of health has
been notified also. and the likelihood
is that every store in the city deal
ing in canned meats will have visit
from Commissioner Patterson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Distance Shortened.

This announcement was received in
this city last night. This new line
makes the distance from Kansas City
to Chicago 20 miles less by the Mil
waukee than by the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

Edward NJ. Holland. who has been
elected president of the Three-Eye
league, has been the president of the
Bloomington association since the
league was organized, and has long
been identified with clean sports. He
has been a most enthusiastic promo
ter of the national game, and is also
a successful horseman, owning a trot-
ter that has made excellent records
at the state fair and Lexington, KY.
this season. Mr.. Holland is alderman
from the Fifth ward.
The colored American., 1903-04-18
THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN.

In an article in the May DeIineator,
Miss Clara E. Laugh1in defines the ideal
education of women, ass~ First, to realize
herself as a woman: second, to learn what
there Is for her to do; and third, to study
how TO do it. This is an evident dissen-
sion from the principles of the ''figher
education. p" The mistake of some of our
modern educators that woman needs a
given number of requirements, a given
a mount of languages, science, literature
etc, she deplores and rightly, for unless
these conduCe to make one more worthy
woman, more useful member of society,
they are as naught A little more of the
wisdom of our grandmothers and less of
metaphysics and economics in the femme
educational system will work for its
etterment.
The colored American., 1903-04-18

Mr. Fred Blagburn, who succeeded
Capt. Gilmer as clerk in the office of
Recorder of Deeds, is product of the
wild and wooly,' but you wouldn't
think it to look at him. He is q resi-
dent of Iowa,-and by the way, num-
ber of Iowans have come to town
lately.
The Smart Set Company, musical
comedy. with such stars as Ernest
Hogan. Billy McClain, Nine. Cordelia,
Miss Marion Henry, Miss Stella Wiley
and others are playing to crowded
houses as the Empire Theatre this
week.
How do you like The Colored Amer
ica1 in its new dress? If you are IN
arrears in your subscription do not
wait 10 be dunned, but bring or send
If TO The cffice, and thus he
good work of improving ! i
The colored American., 1903-04-18

The Sons of Ham," of which
Messrs. Avery and Hart are the partic-
ular bright stars, and which created
such a sensation here last winter are
billed for the Empire Theatre IIN1
week. The show contains so people
all up to date, with new costumes,
etc Smoking has been prohibited in
lhlS theatre, and ladies with or with
OUT escorts can safely attend these en-.
.ertainments,
The colored American., 1903-04-18

s4 90 to So 90 a day guaranteed
to every person sending name and
address to the Scott Remedy Co
Louisville, KY. Write..at.once.
The colored American., 1903-04-18
The Popular Studio
LOttie E. Wilson.

500 NJ Street, Northwest.
Has re-opened for scholars and the
public.
lg So. 50; for free hand drawing $3.50
The colored American., 1903-04-18
POSITION FOR A LADY.

l would like to secure the services
of a colored lady bel 20 ard 35
for special work il y. acing orders.
She must be fairly educated, a fair
talker and able to go about to various
places in the city. A fair salary will
be paid to the right person. Address
Business, care The Colored Ameri
can, Washington, d. G.
The colored American., 1903-04-18

Recorder of Deeds Dancy is develop
ing an embonpoint that causes his
friends to hesitate when they see him,
wondering if it is really he himself.
But that is all right, for he is a big
man in other ways than physically.