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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
COUNTY TEMPLE

March 1O.-Celia Shean to 6. c..
Sperry, So lot 3, block II, Chicago or
Lower add, Rock Island. 500.
Basil Green to Black Hawk Pressed
Brick company, tract by metes and
bounds. swH, 1, II. 2w, $4,000
Charles j. Peterson to Claus l..
Lundquist, lot ], block rs, East Mo-
line, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
rnr nver sixtr Yenrn

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
cents a bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
pea.h Of postmn.,er cammaek.

Muncie, Ind. March 11.-Postmaster
David n. CammacB died Sunday, after
an illness of nearl5 three years. He
had a cancerOus die ease, and his death
had been expected for several months
He was 81 years { I'd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
many student friends attend him in
his new line of work.

Members of the senior class are
looking forward to very successful
entertainment tomorrow evening.
The sale of tickets has been very
good, as the entertainment is one
that interests everyone and is given
to help defray the expense of gradu-
alton. The entertainment consists of
Fred High, in dramatic readings, i'm
presentations of various nationalities,
and puzzling examples of ventrilo-
quism. He will be assisted by Elsa
Simon and Marie McGinnis with piano
solos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
1t saved His Leg.

p. a. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga,
suffered for six months with n fright
full running sore on his leg; but writes
that BucllIen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days For ulcers,
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only
25c Sold by Hartz & UIlemeyer, drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11

Good for father. Good for mother
Good for the whole family. Makes
the children eat, sleep and grow
Rocky Mountain Tea is Il family bless
ing 81 cents. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11

La grippe coughs yield quickly to
the wonderful curative qualities of
Foley's Honey and Tar. There is
nothing else lust as good" All drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
RECORDS BROKEN
Enrolment of Pupils in Public
Schools Largest Ever
Reported.
HIGH SCHOOL HAS $40 STUDENTS
Figures Shown in Reports Before
Meeting of Board of
Education.

An increase in enrolment in the re-
ports of Supt. Ii. b. Hayden and of
Principal II. E. Brown, of the high
school, were features brought out at
the meeting of the board of educa-
ton Hast evening. The enrolment
generally is the largest ever reported.
the figures being increased by the
semi-annual promotion plan now in
effect
The enrolment of the high school
is $40 and in the grammar schools
there is general advance. The re
port of Supt. Hayden for the month
of February showed the total enroll
ment for the year to be 3,641. an in
crease of 80 new pupils during the
month and an increase of 50 over the
same month of last year. The other
items in the report were: Enrolled
for the month, 1916; number belong
ing at close of the month, 3,1S5: aV-
crage number belonging, 1892; aver
age daily attendance, 3,03f; percent
age of attendance, 95.065; percentage
of punctuality, 1892; number of cases
of hardness, 81; number of cases of
truancy, 10.
The report of the committee that
had in charge the installing of the
ventiIating plants at the Longfellow
and Eugene Field schools was pre-
scented and accepted. The plants
were put in by the Magirl Ventilating
company, of Bloomington, and are
now working satisfactorily.
The Months Bills.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
The
Graphie's
II Born
Defecfiue
(Original.]

tN'iiSiudiJ
"a story of my profession? Well, III
tell you Of the most puzzling and the
most important of them all.
The listeners drew up their chairs,
and the detective proceeded:
"a Mr.. Towner came to ne one day
to employ me. He had missed valu
able diamond from safe he kept in
his house, the combination being
known to no one but himself, not even
to a member Of his family. The safe
was an old one, with a letter combina
ton. He was about to tell me the
word the letters spelled when l
stopped him. wanted to see if
could pick the lock myself.
II went with him to his house, a new
ern contrivances. Only the safe was
old fashioned. failed to pick the
lock. While it was old, it was a very
good one. l told Mr. Towner that
some one except himself must have
known the combination, but he told
me that he had got it from his father
on his deathbed, and his father as
sured him that he alone knew it. The
son had never revealed it.
Il was absolutely without a clew. The
only thing l could do was to take up
my quarters in the house and look oat
for a pointer l was introduced by
Mr.. Towner as an old friend from
Australia and treated as Il guest No
one had seen me working on the lock.
of course, as this would have been ia
tai to my investigation.
"Mr. TOwner was a Wid0wer with sew
eral children, the younger being under
the care of a governesS soon became
suspicious of this young woman, for
no other reason than that | found she
was suspicious of me- | often caught
her looking at me critically, and as
much as to say: You're no friend Of
Mr.. Towner You're detectivc.' At
any rate these are the words | supplied
from her expression
he SaIe StOOu III 4 closet on one side
of hall. and my sleeping room was
directly opposite could look at the
safe from my bed. I am a very light
sleeper; besides l remained awake sew
eral nights till early morning. BY my
bed l kept long dressing gown and
pair of felt slippers to slip on in case
of need. did not keep light in my
defeated my purpose.
lone night l was awakened by hear
ing Il footstep overhead. Some one is
astir,' | said Il must be ready
However, Treinained in bed for half an
hour then. since no one came to tamper
with the safe .Af un nrt -.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
1T IS USELESS
TO BUILD AGAINST UNCLE SAM
IN THE MATTER OF
NAVY.
Sir Charles Dixie Argues in House
of Commons for Decrease in
the Navy.

London, May 1G-The question Of
the reduction of naval ornaments
came up again in the house of COM
mons during a discussion Of the es-
Inmates. The speakers suggested that
the government take the first step in
proposing a reduction to other pow
ers.
Sir Charles Dillte (Advanced Radi-
caD said he thought this might be
possible. In view of the improved re-
lations between Great Britain and
France, those two nations might talk
the matter over and subsequently ap-
proach Russia. Even if Germanuy did
not agree to reduction, the three
powers might effect something.
1t was not necessary, he said for
Great Britain to build against the
United States. 1t would be as great
mistake t. count upon the United
states as an enemy as to count upon
her as an active ally for the United
States had always been the greatest
deferdor of the rights of the neutrals.
Mr.. ArroldForster. the admiralty
secret ~. efter s;avirs pointed out
that it was the duty Of the admira lty
10 deal with facts as they were and
not as they might be, said that all the
great powers Wee Increasing their
maritime peaDarations, m~>ly Rus
sia.
According to the available figures,
France and Russia, together were
now building three more battleships
than Great Britain. The actual force
in ships which could be arrayed
against Great Britain, he argued,
ought to be the guiding principle. He
denied that the admiralty's proposals
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
')hlcY ]! :: :ro1v = ::

~1~ vsr1'z,eso tina s,vpru ~07--.7
! 80 9otis-. IT was very dark: but haC
raken note or the rooms, doorways
etc, so l got on very WE'LL Suddenly
l heard the scratch Of match and di
rectly before me stood the governess.
81 beg your pardon said. I came
down for biscuit. When can't sleep
! usually put something into my stom
ach to start digestion and draw the
| blood from the BRAIN
Twill you excuse me for saying thai
l don't believe your story?' she replied
''She smiled as she spoke. She was {;
pretty girl and looked all the prettiel
from a flannel robe she wore trimmed
with lace and her hair in a thick braid
hanging down her back. The mattel
was burning out. and l was about to
step to an electric button to turn Oh
the light when she stopped me.
~ am investigating something,' she
said that is going on in this house
that has long puzzled me. If you turn
| on the light, you may spoil nay chance
to discover it tEis very night.
"She was certainly very clever |
had failed to catch her in some theft
and she had the presence of mind TO
avert suspicion by pretending to be OF
the lookout herself 1t was plain tha
the game WAS up for the time.
81 have no wish to interfere with
your plans | said. If you'll give me
a biscuit. III GO to bed
lighting another match. she went to
the silebourG, for we were in the din
ing room, tco.l ol:t a few biscuits an !
handed them to ne.
"Iplcasc stay here awhile,' she said
I may Va. you to confirm a sto"v
.ill r:ght,' said; but don't kee'
nle waiting al night
AS heard noting further I con
cluG2d sl@ LAD gone oat. There would
be no ,;.s2 ia following Ac:, as she va
thoroughly fo"cwarnod Whist a -
l cou,d not have discovered her Wit,
out her discovering me. l lay do" !.
ON lounge and muncled a biscuit
Suddenly felt hand on my arm.
"'Come,' said a voice wn..c.l ! knew
belonged to tne gOverncsS.
"SEe burned me upstairs 20 the ord
of the hall on which WAS my sleepn-
room. 4 light had been Turned o.
since I hat. gone down. and there he
fore the safe knet NJ" Towner. He
had just opened it al, ,.lllen out some
thing-I could not so" what it was
and closed the saf" 'loor.
"'The rascal nuttered.
"'NOt at all: he's asleep
1--WE followed him and saw him un-
lock the door Of small jewel vault so
concealed by panel that no one in the
house knew of it and place in it the
article he haG taken from the safe.
"Well. the missing diamond was found
In the vault. He had taken it there
himself"
did you get pay for that job?'
asked one Of the listeners
'Yes. but not in money. That vert
to the govcrneSs. But as the govern
ess went to me it was all the samo
Besides, | get all my valuable points
from my wife. She is born detec.
tive" ROBERT p HAIEES.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
Special judge Hunt.

Judge A. B. Grace was out of the
city Saturday on business and called
Judge Sid Hunt to the bench as a
special judge to disnose of the city
appeal cases and such other matters
as came before the court. judge Hunt
makes very competent judge and
handles the court business like an
old vet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
QUITE SHIFTY.
President Roosevelt Dances Lightly
With MIR. Negro.

President Roosevelt Dances Lightly
With MIR. Negro.
Washington. May 16.-The admin
lstration does things differently in
different states when it comes to the
forcing of negro postmasters on local
tiles
In Mississippi they shut up the post
office with view of forcing color
ed postmaster on the people; in Mary
land they abolish the postoffice as
an excuse for not forcing colored
postmaster on the people.
Mississippi is irretrevably Demo-
cratic, while Maryland was carried
by Mckinley both times.
Postmaster Payne, vice chairman
of the Republican national committee.
today "abolished" the postofIice at
Quindoquia, Md. This action may
work hardship to residents of that
locality. but it enables the administra-
ton to eXtricate itself from an en-
barrassing predcament
When it became known that An
drew j. Day. a cOlored polltician. said
to be a recent importation from Vir-
ginia. had received the appointment
as postmaster at QuindOquia, such
stO'm Of protest was raised that
tie officials We're forced to take i,v-
mediate acuon and turn down the
He&Fo applicant and select white
nan for his place or close the office
The Office was abolished, and a local
free delivery route was substituted.
Day is said to be the first colOrel
man ever appointed in Maryland and
in order to disarm public criticism
William Fl. Jackson, the Republican
representative from the First Mary
land district, fastened to recommend
the discontinuance of the office, al
leging that it was unnecessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17

were in excess Of the requirements of
the country.
The secretary added that he would
not on that occasion express any view
with regard to the position as affect
ed by the United States-''that was a
grave consideration which in future
would have to be considered"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
acky" Party

"Tacky" Party
One of the most interesting social
events of the past week was the
''tacky' party given by the ladies
Of the Hotel Trulock last Thursday
evening. Those present were GER
tainly costumed appropriately, and
the decorations of the rooms were
appropriate. The walls were dress,
ed with newspapers, and tallow can
dies in tin candIetticks afforded
lights. The refreshments consisted
of peanuts, stick candy, rye bread,
theese, Frankfurters, and beer in
cans, served in tin cups Water was
served from pals with tin dipper.
Euchre was the game, and the prizes
We're won by the following: First
ladies', prize, two handkerchiefs and
a brass ring, Mrs. T. M. Rosenberg;
second, ring, Mrs. G.. w Mayfeld.
First gents prize, tie with brass
pin, second, ink stand. Joe c. Meyer.
The 'tacky' prizes were awarded as
follows: Ladies prize, two vases,
old style, Mrs. w. II. Bennittt; gents
pribe, sRustache cup, w. w. Alexan-
der. Those present and the charac
ters they represented are as follows:
Mrs. G. A. Habner. typical coun-
try girl; ornaments, blue beads and
tin.
Mrs G. w. Mavfeld Gypsy for
tune teller; ornaments, red beads
and tin.
Mrs w w Alexander. country
belle; brass jewery.
Mrs. A. B. Hunter, farmers wife.
ancient jewelry.
Mrs. Joe C. Meyer. country choir
singer; ornaments, hayseeds.
Mrs. F. M. Rosenberg, country
preachers wife; pumpkin blossoms.
Mrs. E. G. Lame country school
"marm;" ornaments, potato forks.
MIS-. Alleu Wdtu, IFulL SdJucTeI,
beads.
Mrs. Joe Nichols, country bride,
orange blossoms
Mrs. w. H. Bennett, white organ
die diamonds
Miss Camille Hunter, country
school girl, string beans.
G. A. Habner. Russian Jew
W. w. Alexander, good-natured
country lad.
c. W. Mayield, country deacon.
w. H. Bennittt. country dude.
Joe C. Meyer. fisherman.
F. M. Rosenberg, Hotel Trulock en-
g1neer.
M. Looney. section boss.
Allen Ward farm helper
Charles LeMaire. field hand.
Jack Friedberg, Happy Hooligan
Geo II. Adams. pillow boy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17

Those present say it was one OF
they ever attended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17

CurI-Georce.

Mr.. Joseph Curl and Miss Oma
George were married at 7:3O p. m.
Friday, DR.. John F. Carr officiating.
The groom is twenty-four years of
age and the bride twenty-six.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals for paving three
and one-half 6 1-2) blocks on Chest
nut street and Second avenue will be
received until 12 o'clock noon Mon.
day. May 25. 1908. Plans and specif-
cations can be seen at my office or
with the city engineer. The bond
for the faithful performance of the
contract will be in the sum of S1O,.
GOO S. C. ALEXANDER,
1875 Chairman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
Philharmonic Society,"

The Philharmonic Society held it's
regular rehearsal last Monday evening.
good attendance was present and
some good work was accomplished.
The interest in the society has in
creased in a marked degree. Several
new voices have been added and the
society is in a very satisfactory con-
dition. The conductor. W. l. Eearly,
and the pianist. Mrs Addie T. Owen,
gladly give their services for the ad-
vancement of the art of music in Pine
Bluff. The society will give a concert
during the first week Of June. The
dii ectors of the society are planning to
give a series of open rehearsals next
year to which admission will be by
card. The society will, during the
coming week, appeal to the music lov-
ers of Pine Bluff with a subscription
list for tickets to the concert which
will entitle the subscriber to admission
cards to the open rehearsals next sea-
SON. The program for the concert is
about filled and will rank we'll with any
similar program ever given in this
city. 1t is hoped that the music lovers
of the city will respond handsomely
when the time comes for them to
make their subscriptions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17
In the Realm of Society

Those present say it was one OF
the most enjoyable social functions
I they ever attended.
Bachelor Maids
Miss Amanda Caldwell entertained
the Bachelor Maids club and few
friends last Wednesday afternoon.
Progressive dominies were played and
the prizes were won by Mrs. I. p.
Shelby, club prize; Mrs. John Book
hart, consolation prize, and Miss Eliz.
abeth Elliott the guest prize The
guests Of the club were Misses Eu-
genia James, Mittie Knox, Frances
Jordan, Mitchell and Peed, of Ken
lucky, and Elizabeth Elliott of Wab.
baseka.
Compliment to Mrs. Owen
Mrs. Addie T. Owen. an accom-
plished musician of Pine Bluff, has
been appointed as state delegate for
Arkansas to the National Music
Teachers association, which meets
at Asheville, N. c., June 30.
!, j. i.
Sponsor Named
Miss Lucy Burford, of Star City,
has been appointed as sponsor for
Ben McCulloch camp, No. 542, U. c.
v, for the New Orleans reunion. She
is popular young lady who is we'll
friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17

Lucas Hopkins, who shot himself
at Fort Smith, is dead.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-17

The city council rexarkana has
adopted a resolution asking that Tex.
arkana be raised to the position of
city of the first class.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06

1t is reported to be part of the
Forthcoming policy of Speaker Cannon,
of the national house of representa-
tives, to introduce many features of
economy in the work of the house and
among them he hopes to curtail or
drop off entirely the river and harbor
bill, where SO much of the people 5
money is generally wasted in useless
Improvements or no improvements at
all. The administration will make
friends and do the country agreat SER
vice by seconding the attempts of the
speaker to pare down the appropria-
tion bills. The business of congress
can just as well be conducted on fair
and just, economical basis. as the bust
ness of private individual. The ap-
preparations should not be niggardly,
neither should they be needlesSly ex-
travagant.-South Bend tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06

Lieutenant Governor Haggard in
dulges in some observations that
ought to lead to pretty solid thinking
by all who know what hard times
mean. There is much food for thought
in these sentences. ssIf long period
of national prosperity is to end in gea-
eral decentralization of industrial and
mercantile interests through the ma
chinations of demagogues and agi-
tators, who SOW the seeds Of discOrd
and discomfort. then what's the use
of prosperity? II its fruits cannot be
preserved because some are dissatis-
fed with their share, then we might
as well abandon the factories and
mills to the bats and owls, and the
fields to weeds and briars. But these
things will not De. The demagogue
and the agitator must go. The strong
arm of the law, backed by the moral
sense Of a courageous and intelligent
people will have ample power to re-
store and perpetuate peace and order,
and preserve to every citizen both bis
natural rights, and the rights guar
anteed to him by the coos titution OF
his country"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06
A Wjtty Bishop.

Bishop Talbot of the Episcopal
church has a ready wit. While IN
Wyoming not long ago a cowboy who
was slightly intoxicated rode up and
said: "Hullo. I'm glad to see you.
Where in-dfd / see you before?"
The bishop quietly answered: 81 am
not sure, my friend. From what part
of hades do you Gomez" The bishop
called recently on Archdeacon Rad
cliffe of Stroudsburg, Pa. and said:
fare you we'll, archdeacon?" DR..
Radcliffe said be never felt better.
81 am glad to hear you say SO. +"
said the bishop, '.for | want you to
work like the devil" The archdeacon
looked shocked, but Bishop Talbot
added: "You know the devil is al
ways working.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06
His Time Expired.


G.. E. Mcpherson, a son OF Mrs. S.
G. Falconburg, and well known to
our people, arrived at his home here
last Sunday evening, nc having just
been discharged from the U. s. Navy
on account of the term IF bis enlist
ment having expired. Mr.. Mcpherson
enlisted in the navy at Chicago on the
oath day of July, 1899, and embarked
on the warship Resolute and sailed
to the West Indies. He was after
ward transferred TO the Dixie, then
to the Oregon and afterwards to the
Quios. He saw service in the Philip
pine Islands and China, and helped to
carry raen and supplies to many
countries in Europe, even touching
Africa. He says that he went through
no special hardships that while he
was never in any regular battle yet he
had considerable experience in the
skirraish line having been on guard
duty quite often. He was glad to
get home but has not decided just
what he will do in the future. -Bour-
bon News Mirror.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06
Elephants Pulled Wagon Out.

Friday one of the heaviest wagons
in the Forepaugh-Sells show, loaded
with the heaviest poles of the great
canvass, was being pulled by ten
horses along West Jefferson street.
Right In front of Norton s. lumber Of
fee the ground was soft. owing to a
recently laid sewer, and the hind
wheels of the wagon went down to
the hubs. The five span of big horses
that were drawing the load were CON-
pletely stalled. Six more horses were
hitched in, but the sixteen could not
bulge the vehicle an inch. Then two
of the largest elephants were brought
into requiSition. One was stationed
on either side of the wagon by the
wheels that were down in the sewer
ditch. The huge animals, with the
intelligence of men, wrapped each a
trunk about the hut, braced their
great shoulders against the load, lifted
the wheels with their giant trunks.
and with shoulders fairly pushed the
vehicle out OF the ditch and on to hard
ground. 1t was great sight to those
fortunate enough to witness this feat.
-MacOmb Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06
How to Run a Newspaper.

To run newspaper all fellow has
to do is to be able to write poems, dis
cuss the tariff and money question,
umpire baseball game, report a we'd
ding, saw wood, describe fire so that
the readers will shed their wraps,
make a dallar do the work of ten,
shine at a dance. measure calico, souse
the liquor habit, test whisky, SUBJ
scribe to. charity, 60 without meals,
attack free silver, defend bImetalism,
invent advertisements, overlook scan
dial, appraise babies, delight pumpkin
raisers. minister to the afflicted, heal
the disgruntled, fight to finish, SCI
type, mold opinions, sweep the Office.
speak at prayer meetings. stand in
with everybody and everything.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-06
Rockefeller Had to Paw Cash.

Mr.. John Lane, of Logansport, re-
called an incident that occurred in
which the late G. F. Thompson, OF
that city, missed a favorable OPP
portunity to become wealthy. Thomp-
son had cooper shop near the Wa
bash passenger station, in Logansport,
and one day he received an order for
barrels from John ID. Rockefeller, the
Standard Oil magDate who was not
then rated very high. The bill
amounted to 81, 500, and Thompson
turned the order down. Rockefeller
offered him big bunch of stock if he
would furnish the barrels, but the
cooper did not fancy Standard Oil
stock, and he held out for the money,
thereby securing full payment in cash,
but refusing stock which would have
made him a millionaire.