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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

naval militia. Gov. Yates accepted
his resignation yesterday.
Remember you can save from 33 1-3
to so per cent on your new spring hat
or suit if you buy of the cash store.
Young & McCombs.
Don't delay, but come early to our
millinery opening. Now is the time
to select your Easter hat and bonnet
at Young & McCombs.'
Four lots on Fourteenth and-a-half
street can be bought at a big bargain
Goldsmith & Mckee.
Ladies, you are not in it if you
haven't the alexandria pompodour.''
Call at Miss Tolliver's hair dressing
parlors, 1918 Second avenue.
Attend the Orma club dance, Tur-
ner opera house, Davenport, every
Saturday and Sunday evening. Adj
mission, % cents; ladies free.
Look. at competitors SIS hats and
come to our store and see our great
special $3.50 hat, you to be the judge
of style, quality, etc. Young & Me
Combs.
Sweeping time table changes go in
to effect Sunday on the Rock Island.
There will be a new train into Chi
cago at o'clock p. m, besides a
number of other changes.
The grandest offer ever made to
the sick. \ so days treatment of Pru-
rita for % cents. 1t is the worlds
best blood, kidney and liver cure.
Get it at the Pru-ri-ta store, 1913 Sec
ond avenue.
Richard Warwick, for a year past
the competent manager of the local
station of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, has resigned to take charge of
the company's office in Geneseo. He
was succeeded today by II. A. Welsh.
DR.. L. Ostrom conducted an opera
ton upon DIR. j. +. Myers yesterday
at the latter's home on Fifth avenue
for the removal of mastoid abscess.
The operation is a most delicate one,
but the patient rallied nicely and his
early recovery is looked for.
Miss Mabel Pottiger was very pleas
antly surprised by so of her young
friends Monday evening. The affair
was arranged in honor her birthday.
The evening enjoyably passed, the
time being spent in music and dane
ing Refreshments were served.
y force of men has been put at
work to complete the landscape GAR
dening about the Rock Island Fifth
avenue depot. BY the time the leaves
are out and the grass is up the work
will be completed and the depot sur
rounded by one of the prettiest
grounds in the city.
1t is proposed to run an excursion
from Galesburg via the Burlington to
attend the Founders day exercises at
Augustana college April %. y. l..
Crawford, travelling passenger agent
of the Burlington with headquarters
at Galesburg, was in the city yester-
day making arrangements with that
end in view.
W. f. Warren. who for several
weeks has held the position of master
of the local yards of the Rock Island
has had his territory enlarged to in
clude the Davenport yards. George
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
sale of sewing Machines

During the week beginning March
30 we will sell a number of slightly
damaged machines at prices varying
from S. up. New machines sold on
easy payments or at liberal discount
for cash Machines rented at low
figures. Parts and needles for all
machines; all styles machines repair
ed by expert machinists at reason
able prices and work guaranteed.
THE SINGER MFG. COMPANY.
Tel. Union 422; $40 Twentieth street,
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
EVIDENCE OF THE STATE
IN PAULsoN-sNIDER CASE

The necessary jurors were secured
yesterday afternoon in the Paulson-
Snider case and this morning the
state placed its witnesses on the
stand. The witness who could not
be found yesterday and on whose tes-
timony the state places considerable
value was secured this morning and
went on the stand.
At $3.50 this afternoon the jury re-
turned, after being out but few
minutes, with verdict of not guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

tory to the committee and express
sions to that effect were made by
members from the different wards.
This will probably be the last regular
meeting of the committee.
George w. McCaskrin cut a swath
through the Seventh ward in his
mayoral campaign last evening, deliv-
ering an address at the corner of Sew
enth avenue and Thirty-eighth street
before a good-sized crowd of resi-
dents of that section of the city. At
noon today he spoke at the Rock Isl
and Pillow shop, discussing the issues
of the campaign in his usual breezy
style.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
MASTER HORSESHOERS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

The Twin-City Master Horseshoers'
Protective association met last night
at Industrial Home and elected the
following officers:
President-C. S. Albertson.
Vice President-John Gibson.
Sccretary-N. II. Ziegler.
Treasurer. S. Smith
Directors - Stephen Eiker, John
Dadcliff, W. A. Martindale.
Doorkeeper-A. Mootmann.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
THE LONDON's OPENING
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWDS

The London Clothing company's
opening today is attracting large
crowd The new store is handsome
" decorated and lighted, while there
is music by an orchestra. Souvenirs
are given to all visitors, who are
shown through the fine building by
Messrs. Sax and bice and their eff
cient corps of clerks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
FALLS FROM A LADDER AT
BREWING COMPANY's PLANT

Frank Long slipped from a ladder
this morning while at work at the
Rock Island Brewing company's
plant, the fall resulting in a disioca-
ton of the right foot. The injury is
quite painful, though not at all dan
gerous, and the patient will soon be
able to leave his room at the home,
745 Fourteenth-and-a-h street. DR..
Ludewig reduced the dislocation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

Members of John Buford post. G. y.
r., are requested to meet at Memo
rial hall at l o'clock tomorrow after
noon to attend the funeral of Com
rade Perry Weaverling. All old sol
diers are invited to participate.
NJ. T. STAFFORD,
w. a. Norris, Adit. Commander
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
SUPERVISORS CONSIDER
TNTERURBAN FRANCHISE

\ special meeting of the board of
supervisors was held late this
afternoon to take action on the petit
ton of the Moline. East Moline q Wa
tertown railway to build out through
the shop district at Pleasant Valley
to Carbon Cliff, thence north to Wa
tertoWn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
After La Grippe-whate

Usually hacking cough and gem
eral feeling of weakness, often lead
ing to fatal results after the patient
is supposed to have passed the dan
ger point. Foley's Honey and Tar is
guaranteed to cure the grippe
cough" and make you strong and
we'll It never fails to stop cough
if taken in time. Take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
Notice

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Rock Island Saw
ings bank for the election of nine di-
rectors for one year will be held at
the Office of said bank, in Rock ISL
and. Monday, April 10, 1908. Polls
will be open at 10 a. m. and closed at
IL noon of said day.
p. GREENAWABT, Cashier.
Rock Island, April l, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
The Weather.

Partly cloudy and decided
ly cooler tonight and Friday.
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--At z a. m. 55;
at $50 p. m. 65.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

Perry Il. Weaverling died yesterday
of cancer of the stomach at his home
at First street and Seventh avenue.
He was born in Bradford, Pa. i'll 1928.
but came to this state in early life
and served through the war of the
rebellion with the 93rd Illinois volun-
teers. He was for many years en-
ployed at the Weyerhaeuser q Denk-
mann mill. Four children. in addition
to the wife, survive. The funeral will
take place at . o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon under the auspices of the
local G.. A. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
OBITUARY RECORD.

Isaac n. Allies, for many years a
resident of Milan and vicinity, died
yesterday at his home on Vandruff's
island of the infirmities of age. He
was a native OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
after coming to this state lived for a
time in Mercer county. His wife died
several years ago and there are nine
children surviving: George and Mrs.
Beckie +. Burris, of Lime City; Mrs.
Mary Campbell and Mrs. Mamie Git,
of Sears; Mrs. +. Cameron. of South
Rock Island. and Robert, Cleaveland,
Matte and Susan, at home. The flu
neral took place at O'Clock this af-
ternOon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

Vote the democratic ticket
means municipal progress and enel
gy and push that should characteriz
good city government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

The democratic committee, candi-
dates and poll workers met last night
at Turner hall and most gratifying re-
ports were received from each of the
precincts as to the progress being
made. Chairman J. w. Cav
anaugh presided and j. p. Sex
ton acted as secretary of the
meeting. The campaign so far has
progressed in a manner very satisfac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

The people of the Third ward pro-
pose to have a House moving day next
Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
POINTS POLITICAL.

George w. McCaskrin is giving them
the word with the bark on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

NJ. w. Battles will fill the Office of
assessor with credit and as in every
thing else will be. found reliable,
trustworthy and painstaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

Dan Mckinney. the democratic can
didate for alderman in the First ward
is the type of man that should be in
the city council. An honest, straight
forward citizen who has the courage
of his convictions and one who, when
elected, will be found laboring zeal
ously not alone for the best interests
of his own ward, but for the city in
general
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02

In the Second ward the people are
fortunate in having man of the
stamp of H. c. Webbing in the alder
manic race. y practical man of in
tegrity who believes that the citizens
interests should be above that of the
politician, he is meeting with favor
in every quarter and the people have
confidence that he will make a model
alderman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
GOLD TIPS FOR NEWSIES
Generous Englishman's Plan to
Help St. Louis Paper Boys. ,
SLIPS MONEY INTO THEIR HANDS.

Sometimes the Coin, Not Given by
Mistake, Is Sovereign worth
$3.50 and Sometimes a Half Sow
acknowledgements of the Money
Are Told to Keep 1t as a Pocket
Piece.
A generous Englishman is making
glad the days of the newsboys of st.
Louis Not all of them have shared his
generosity-indeed, only a small per
cent of them-but those who have
know that it is not of the short meas
ure variety, and those who haven't
are eagerly awaiting this strange mans
entree into their lives, says the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
He is giving away gold, and not by
mistake either With each coin he
gives to the boys he stoops over and in
soft, round voice wishes the boy sue
cess, tells him to live a good life and
keep this for Il pocket piece"
Sometimes ''this'' is a sovereign, and
sometimes it is a half sovereign. both
beautiful coins, the former of the value
of $3.50 i'll united States money and
the latter S2.40.
Placing the coin in the boys hand
or slipping it into his pocket, the big
stranger takes his paper and disap~
pears.
One OF the boys at noon the other
day described his unknown benefactor
as man perhaps forty-five years old.
6 feet 2 inches tall, having a pointed
gray beard and wearing a long black
overcOat and light colored checked suit.
The newsies are on the qui vive over
the unheralded appearance in their
midst of this mysterious person. Many
are the stories they tell of his gifts to
them and to others and of incidents
connected with the gifts.
Several little street merchants, not
familiar with gold and the money of
other lands, have refused the shining
pieces of coin bearing the late queens
picture in payment for paper, where
upon the big man, smiling rather than
trying to argue with them, has emptied
his pockets of the small change they
contained.
Other little fellows have accepted the
pretty coins, but have bartered them
as quickly as possible for three or four
pennies from some other boy who Ell
Their knew better than they or was
willing to take a chance.
Gold is plentiful in newsboys' circles.
Some of the boys are doing as the big
stranger asked them to do-keepinS
their gold as pocket pieces to bring
them good luck. 1t is estimated that
this stranger has already given about
twenty geld coins to the boys. His field
of operations seems limited to the CEN
ter of the downtown business district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
rhe TaiInr Rlrd-

The brilliantly plumed birds of the
tropical forests are exposed to many
dangers, and if they were not gifted
with peculiar yet useful instincts they
would fall ready victims to their enc
mics Chattering monkeys and big
snakes steal and eat their eggs, while
their offspring are preyed upon by
foes on every side. But it takes sly
monkey or snake to get ahead of the
tailor bird, small East Indian sing
ing bird. She hides her nest so skill
fully that her enemies cannot find it,
no matter how hard they try. This
she does by using her long, slender
bill as u needle With the tough fiber
of n parasite plant abundant in the
tropics as a thread she sews a dead
leaf taken from the ground to n Hv-
ing one~near the end of slender and
hanging branch, and between these
leaves she builds her nest, where nei-
Their monkey nor snake can approach,
because the branch will not bear their
weight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
A REsUKE FOR DoWIE.
Zionist Leaders Father Says His
Sons Mind Must Be UnsOuRd.


John Murray Dowie. father of John
Alexander Dowie, according to a dis
patch from Essex, Ia, says that the
Zionist founder is of unsound mind.
II have decided TO make answer to
him." said the old man. 'He is my
son, born in wedlock. 1 was married
in April, and the boy was born in the
following May. His mother was
good wife to me-"
Here the old mans voice grew ten
der, and his eyes filled with tears.
81 took the boy in my arms and had
him christened in Edinburgh. 1 ac-
knowledged him as my son, and this,
by the law of Scotland, legitimizes a
child l owned him before the world
as my boy and the woman as my wife.
"Any one who knows the Dowies can
see that John Alexander is one of
them. I have been mistaken for my
son many times. His mother was
widow when 1 married her. After her
death l gave the certificate of her first
marriage and the one recording my
own marriage to my son. He has them
now unless he has destroyed them, and
if they are destroyed the records may
be found in Edinburgh. There is no
truth in the army officers story. 1 am
certain he is of unsound mind to give
out such myth.
''He has got into the habit of scold-
ing He scolds the whole world. He
scolds me. He is a great egotist. oh, if
had only been in New York to coun-
sci him to be Quieti He antagonized
the people there. Pour soul! Poor soul!
But his failure to do much in New
York does not mean that he has come
to the end. John Alexander Dowie is
too nell intrenched behind his defenses
to be pulled down that way. The news
papers are maddening him.
"He was raised with his younger
brother Andrew, now in Australia.
When he took up this faith healing
business in Australia, 1 warned him
to desist. While he was in college l
sent him fS every month. Doesn't that
look as though he were my son? He
did not treat me coldly when came
to Chicago. He met me as a son would
meet his father. He introduced me rs
his father before Zion. 1t was only
when I refused to accept his doctrines
that he turned against me. He is now
only a Calvinist, with lot of faith
healing egotisIn and newfangled ideas
grated on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
study Them: DON'T XII,

If, instead of shooting the birds,
scotching the snake, smashing the
beetle and pinching the tiny life out
of the butterfly, we were TO watch any
one of these creatures on q summer
day the day would pass like an hour,
SO packed with exciting experience it
would seem. Through what mystic
rfous coverts of the woodland, into
what a haunted underworld of tunnel
ed banks and hidden bitches and Sc
cret passages the snake would show
us the way, and we should have
strange hearts if, as we thus watched
it through its mysterious day, we did
not find our dislike of the clever little
creature dying away and even chang
ing into deep tenderness toward the
small, self reliant life, so lonely a speclk
of existence in so vast a world-Suc-
cess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
Where There's a VIII There's a way.

Where There's IA VIII There's a way.
zone of those things which GO to
show that where there is will there
Is Il way is well eXemplified by a
happening in a certain southern city,"
said q well known former railroad
man. a man before his marriage had
purchased a beautifully located lot in
the city cemetery and paid 800 for it.
After awhile he married and some ten
or twelve years afterward died and
was buried in the aforesaid beautifully
located lot, and his grave was care
fully tended for awhile by his widow
When the big fair came off in Chicago
and all the world was en- route to that
Mecca the widow took a notion she
must see that show. As a result of a
long cogftatiOn over ways and means
she had the body of her deceased hus-
band exhumed and railroaded fifty
miles away and reburied at a cost of
about $40, when she sold the GENE
terry lot for $500 and had good old
time at the big worlds fair Some
what of financier, wasn't she?'-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
Tie first Lexicogranher.

Dr. Johnson, even if we except his
predecessor, Bailey, was not the father
of photographers. In a volume issued
by the historical manuscripts commits
sion on manuscripts in the Welsh Ian
guage it is stated that the idea of illus
trating the meaning and correct use of
words by actual quotations from the
literature of living language seems to
have been first put in practice by Crit
fifth HiraethOg, the herald bard of
Wales, who died in 1864. 1t was not
till the days of DR.. Johnson, 200 years
later, that similar idea took root in
English soil. An abbreviated copy of
Griffith IIiraethog's Welsh Dictionary
was made Y his pupil, William Llyn,
between 1867 and 1873 and is now in
the free Horary at Cardiff.-London
GlDhP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
TIME TO HEDGE.
Bookmaker wouldn't Lend Money,
but Gave Good Advice.

Several turfmen were discussing the
sharp methods of a certain bookmaker
who adds to his income by money lend
ing He was conceded to be IL hard
man TO deal with
'But I'll bet $500 that 1 can borrow
81 900 from him on my personal re-
cognizance," said one.
"Done! answered the crowd stimuli
taneously, and as he could only stake
one bet they pooled against him.
Thinking he had sure thing, he went
off with an accompanying committee
to see the money lender
"AIr. Cash" chat wasn't his name), he
said, "these gentlemen have bet me
$500 that 1 cannot borrow $1,000 from
you. 1 don't need the money. but you
let me have it for day, and I'll di-
vide the bet with you"
The committee gasped, but the effect
of the cool proposition was unlocked
for. Instead of jumping at the chance
Mr.. Cash buttonholed his interlocutor
and said:
did you make that bet?'
81 did,
"You bet $500 that You could borrow
money from me?''
That's what 1 did,
'Then," in a whisper, "go and hedge"
New York Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
NraIayan Tree DweIler..

The Sakais, or tree jewellers, of the
Malay peninsula build their houses in
forked trees dozen feet above ground
and reach them by means of bamboo
ladders, which they draw up when
safely housed out of harms way. The
house itself is rude kind of shack,
made of bamboo, and the flooring is
dashed together piece by piece and
bound securely to the tree limbs by
rattan.
These curious people are rather small
and lighter in complexion than the Ma
lays, though much uglier. They have
no form of religion at all-not even
idols-no written language and speak a
corrupt form of Malay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
The HeIodern.

The venomous lizard, heloderm, lives
in the warm zone between the Cordille-
ras of Central America and the Pacific
ocean. 1t secretes a poisonous saliva
and has the curious habit of throwing
itself on its back when struck. Its bite
is not always so dangerous as popular
it often rapidly heals. Recent observa-
tons show that the saliva is sometimes
very poisonous and sometimes very in
offensive. The poison acts by coagulat-
ing the blood and first increasing then
diminishing the irritability of the
nerves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
DRESDEN POLICE.
They Are Permitted to Impose Small
Fines on Offenders.

Fines on Offenders.
One advantage accrues to the respec-
table member of the community from
the minuteness with which the Ores
den police look into the affairs of every
inhabitant of the city. If he is care
full man and always carries papers
which may serve to establish his iden-
tity he is practically immune from the
indignity of being arrested and march
ed off to the police station unless, in
deed, he commits some especially hei-
nous crime Does he drive faster than
the law permits, does he cross n bridge
on thsRleft hand side, he is stopped by
the GUARDIAN of law and order and re-
quested to give his name. If he has
his papers with i'm the policeman may
then and there impose a fine of from
l to 3 marks. If then he admits that
he is in the wrong and pays the fine
the incident is closed. If, however, he
wishes TO appeal from the policeman's
decision he may do so. Even in that
case he is not arrested, but a day or
two later he is notified to appear in
court and answer TO the charge against
him. But then if he is found guilty
the lowest fine that can be imposed
is 8 marks. That this custom of per-
uniting the policeman personally TO inn
pose small fines is little understood by
foreigners is shown by remark made
to me by Il gentleman who had lived
in Germany the greater part of his life
and in Dresden for number of years.
In reply TO my inquiry as to whether
there was ever any question of cor
ruption in the police department he re
piled:
NO; none whatever as far as the
higher officers are concerned. The in
dividuaI men, however. may be bribed
occasionally. For instance, if L We're
to walk ON the grass in the Grosser
garten and a policeman caught me at
it 1 would give him a mark or two,
and that would end the matter."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
Fame In squewee County, Mo.

Miss Ellabelle Mae Doolittle, the Paw
Paw Corner animal poet. has let out a
little secret that bids fair to make her
famous in Squewee county, Mo-, says
the Kansas City Journal. She says that
she is personally acquainted with the
composer of 'Hiawatha,'' once saw the
man who wrote 'Goo Goo Eyes" and
knows a second cousin of one of the
writers Of "In the Good Old Summer
Time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
Charles E. HOdgsOn,
Fire Insurance
Agency.
Established 1874.

Amerisan ms. Co. Newark, N. J.
Continental ............... New York
Agricultural New York
Traders ms. Co, 5000. Chicago, Ill.
F7ion ms. Co. 1890 Philadelphia, Pa.
LOskford ms. Co. Rockford, Ill.
6esurity ms. Co. =. New Haven, Conn.
Ens. Go. State of Illinois Rockford, Ill.
once, rom 3, Buford block. Rates
~ low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-21
For sale by T. Il. Thomas. druggist
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for Fancy Lot of Tobacco.

tobacco ever made in the West by a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
OF so high grading Herald Tran
script, Dec. 81, 1909.