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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27
SECRET OF OLD AGE.
Nonaaenarians Arc Of Medium Height
and Not eaidheaded.

An extremely Interesting experiment,
undertaken with a view to solving, II
Eossible. the secret OF old age. has been
completed by the Saxon government.
The life histories OF seYUnty-three per-
sons over ninety year old. living In
Dresden, have been studied. Twenty
three are men. nifty are women. First
OF all, IL was ascertaiIel that the men
are. or have been. married. and all are
cons OF parents who lived To a great
age.
The majority of them are Of medium
height. Not one Is bald. but scarcely
any has a tooth in his head. though
the gums are SO hard they chew ordi-
nary food. Few can read without spec
tacies. and the majority are deaf Only
one-fourth are still able TO take any
exercise IN the open air.
At home they are almost all busy
bodies. All the old peopl" questioned
said they sleep eight or nine hours
daily. Out OF seventy only i've are of
a serious disposition. the others be-
Ing gay and folly. Some are even said
TO have been Wild In their youth. The
most unamiable aud qugTrels0me OF
the lot IL n woman who In her youth.
was n ballet dancer. Nearly all hate
use II to wash their hands. but bath
is thing they have renounccA.
One OF the investigator. Mr.. W.ln-
srt. strict anti-alruhOlist WAS
srleyed to find only a f.T In the num-
Der who are total nbstain"Ts. One old
woman. who comes of good family.
thinks sho cannot live unless she gets
drunk ON an average OF yhTse times n
week.
The oldest man In prcidon. who Is
100 years OF age. IL "A total abstaincr
except on his birthdays. when he likes
n little drink" lie gave up smnkin.
sixty years ago. Some 0i the other
old men smoke. but the women do not.
and they are In the majority, Fresh air
does not Hocm to be indisIrnsablc TO
longevity. for the rooms ot these pa
triarchs are seldom ever aired. All
eat much and digest easily. All love
vegetables. fruit and suEaT.-Chicaso
inter-Occan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

al wish 10 give my Testimony TO
the efficiency OF the Cuticura Rene
dies In what seems to me two some
what remarkable cnscs. Il had n
number Of skin tumours = small
ones - on my arms which had never
given me serious trouble but about
two years ago one came on my
throat. At first IL was only about as
large as n pinhcad, but, ms II was in
n position where my collar, IL not
just right, would irritatc II, IL soon
became very sensitive and began to
grow rapidly. Last spring II was
us large, il not larger. than n bean.
A little unusual irritation OF my
collar started IL to swelling. and in
q day or two IL was as large us
half an orange. was very much
alarmed, and was at n loss to de-
tcrminc whether IL was q carbunclc
or n malignant tumor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27
LADY ON EDITORIAL
STAFF OF LEADING
RELIGIOUS WEEKLY
Sends the Following Grand Testimonial to
the Merits of Cuticura Remedies in the
Treatment of Humours Of the
Blood, Skin and Scalp.

tended down into my chest was all
gone, and my neck now seems TO 10
perfectly we'll.
About five or six years ago my
sister had n similar experience. Sho
had two large Jumps come under
her right arm, the result Of sprain-
They grew rapidly. and our physi-
clan wanted to cut them out.
would not listen to IL, ind shc tried
the Cuticura Remedies las ! did .
few months ngo) with magical effect.
In six weeks time the Jumps hnd
entirely disappcarcd.and have never
returned.
~ have great faith in the Cuticura
Remedies. and believe they might
be as cflicacious in similar cases
with other people. and thus save
much suffering, and perhaps life.
have derived 30 much benefit from
the use Of them myself that ! am
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27
uow.s Thiss

We orer our Hundred Dollar fcHani for zny
Catarfh cur-.
b. J. CHENEY & co, Prop Toledo. q
We. th. undersigned. have known .. J.
Cheney for th. last Is year, and believe him
trrfcctly honorable In all basih Transactions
and financially abl. To carr out AEy oLllsa-
tlons made by their nfm
West 4 TraaH. Wholesale DfiEElsts rol~.i,.
n. waldins. kinnan & NaTgE. Wholesale
pristrisis. Toledo. Ohla
Hall I. Catarrh Cure il taken tHirruaiiy, an,-
lag directly upon tho blood and muruus saTiarrs
Of tho systuin- Testimonials ssras tgru IE.ss
ssr per bottle. Sold By all dru='lsiA
Halls Family i'iils aru tho bssL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

constantly advising
others to use them. Re-
Gently l recommended
them to an Office boy for
his father, who was dis
ablcd with salt rhcum.
The mans feet were
swollen to an enormous
size, and he had not
worked for six weeks.
Two bottles OF Cuticura
Resolvcnt and two boxes
of Cuticura Ointment
worked n perfect cure.
You never saw n more
grateful man yourlifc.
"1 am very much IN
tcrcstcd in another case
where l have recon-
mcnded Cuticura just
now. My housemaids
mother has n goitre
which had reached a
very dangerous point
The doctors told her
that nothing could be
done ; that she could live
only two or three weeks.
and that she would die
of strangulation. She
uras confined IN her bed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Ask Your Dealer for Aiiea's root-Ease.
A powder. IL rests tho fc~t. Cures Corns,
Eunion.. Swollen. .sor-. Hot, ,Csliou-, Aching,
Sweating Feet and inrrowin. Nails. ALIENS
Foot Ease max O. now or tight shoes easy. Al
all Druggist. aud Sho, storc-, - cents Ac-
crpt no substitute. Sample mailed FREE
Address Allen s. Olins;sI, Lclioy, y. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Mother Oray's sweet Powders for Chiidren.
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
tn tho Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Had Stomach,
resthing Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30 600 tes-
timonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. S. oimstsd, Leitoy, n. Y.
Unless some way is found ~ "'Irhi--
the trust the poor mans coal bin will
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

When a gray-haircd man begins To
dye his beard he generally tries TO
keep II dark.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Lady of the Housc-liFidsct. have
you any near relatives; B.iasct-
Nom. Shurc. they are nil In Ireland.
mum.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

UazhfuI Iamcp-Ther. IL nothing !
posp.Sr that you cannot hRy. for the
asking. Ecbccca-Ali want Is your
f. mi.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

.DId you ever see czIcvalk?
NO; but I've see chccs. walk"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

IiInd.fgayicn T-ach.r-Johnnic. what
do "a nn. "a two. three. "a four and n
fV- amount toT Johnnic-Thnts a
"A straight
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

No muss or failures made with
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Many n man with nm itching for Of
fee has been well scratched Mt the
polls"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

II smoking ini-rf.rc. with your work.
.quit wofsinE'-und smoke hahtrrs
uuilhrad-s-cont cigar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

.'whrncvcr I meet - tuHn always try
to take his measure" Then ! suspect
you're the man who stoi" my bushcl baH
k.t."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Mr.. wInsioW.> s.uttiinE syrup.
Yaf shidrvn t-~ihng. sostrn. the Ezs fv iases 20.
rs:pSiioa aiiAys PAIN esrvs u.ni esiie- - sbo<tis
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Ian sure Piso's euro for consumption saved
ny life ihrcc years aeo.-Mr> Tnos. Rohniss
Maple Street. Norwich. " ". Feb. IL. 100
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Tommy-Pop what u meant by the
sens. of huinor7 FHthcr-Thc sense OF
humor. my son. consists Of knowing
when not to he funny.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

my friends tried to persuade me
to consult my physician but dread
ing that he would insist on using
the knife, | would not consent to
90. Instead I got small bottle of
Cuticura Resolvent and n box of Gu.
ticura Ointment. took the former
according to directions, and spread
a thick layer of the Ointment on
linen cloth and placed it on the
swelling. On renewing it ! would
bathe my neck in very warm water
and Cuticura Soap. In few days
the Cuticura Ointment had drawn
the swelling to a head, when it
broke. Every morning it was opened
with large sterilized needle.
squeezed and bathcd, aud fresh
Ointment put on. Pus and blood,
and u yellow, checsy, humorous
matter came out. In about three or
four weeks time this treatment
completely eliminated boil and
tumor. The soreness that had cx.
CUrfcuRA REMEDIES arc sold throughout the c
bottle tin the form of Chocolate Coated Pills, lse per
Soap &c. per cake. Send for the great work. Hum
Than, A Pa No Diseases with Illustrations Ic
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

It's because of their true merit that
90 many smokers prefer baatcrs Hull
head ;-ecnt cigar.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Some aft~r-dinn-r speakers ar. like
tho moon-brishtcst when They're full.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

Buiihcnd scent cigar. II you have
smoked one you know how goed they
are II you have not. try one.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

NOT A FISH STORY.
EaStcr'r Rullhsad cigar is as good n &c
smoke aH you can IND.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

To Cure q Cold In Ono day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money II II fails to cura- ao>s
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

. 1t isn't always "a sign of reform whei
the pawnDroker takes the pledge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

The man who crooks his elbow too Of
ten ir liable to become Ctuokcd hlms.lt
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27
Rheumatism Positively Cured.

A simple remedy which renders the DIS
ease Impossible. and as unfaiiin. as fais
In Its cure. Send at once = cents for rec
ipc. PIcseIiption Co. Iloh -. Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

''t don't seem to MAKE any impression
on your father. Maudr. Aud Nv. done
my best to get on his right side" Try
his left side, George. lie hears better
on that side"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

and was unable to speak, when her
daughter, at my suggestion, tried
the effect of the Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Rcsolvent. Strange to
say, she was very shortly relieved OF
the most distressing symptoms. The
swelling seemed TO be extcriorized.
and she is now able to be around
her house, and can talk as well as
ever.
1T seems to me that have pretty
good grounds for believing that
Cuticura remedies will prove sue
cessful in the most distressing forms
of blood and skin humours, and II
YOU wish to use my testimonial as
herein indicated, am willing that
YOU should do SO, with the further
privilege of re vcaling my name and
address to such persons as may wish
to substantiate the above state
ments by personal letter to me.
Chicago, Nov. IL, 1909.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27

'Aiildr' Well. l should say so-Bax-
ters Builhead SC cigar. Smoke as many
as you like: they won't hurt YOU
A feed trough is a cattle log and a ga
ioDn sIan 10 IA uiFSct-to-iye.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-27


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
PER SONAL POINTS.


i. 4. Cahail leaves tonight on trip
to California. He expects to visit var
ious points of interest in that state
during the time he is gone from this
city.
+. f. Olson has accepted the posi-.
ton OF shipping clerk for w. L. Gan
scrt's candy factory. reSigning his po-
sition at the Twentieth street depot
ofthe Rock Island toado so.
Henry Carsc departed last evening
for Philadelphia to attend Il meeting
of the executive committee of the Ma
tional Bottlers' association. of which
organization he is president.
DR.. j. X. Hollowbush arrived home
last night from New Orleans. where
he attended the meeting of the Amer
lean Medical. society. Drs. C.. c. Car
ter and G.. l.. Eyster. who also attend
ed the meeting, went to Beaumont.
Tex, from the Crescent City. and will
not be home till the end of the week.
Attorney w. NJ. Walker left today
to permanently locate in Geneseo,
where he will be associated in the
practice of his profession with Harry
Brown, formerly of the firm of
Graves d Brown. Since he opened an
Office here Mr.. Walker has been assoc
ciated with Justice ID. II. McFarlane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
KNIGHTS OF GRIP
HERE THIS WEEK
Elaborate Preparations for Enter
tainment of United CONNER
ciaI Travellers.

The latter part of the present week
will be an important period in the
history of Rock Island, for Friday
the Illinois grand council of
the United Commercial Travellers of
America will meet here. The number
of people who will be here is mat
ter of speculation at the present time,
but there will be several hundred
knights of the grip, many of them
with their ladies'. and the convention
from every standpoint will be one of
the most desirable ones that has been
held here.
The body that transacts the bust
ness will form only small portion of
the visitors, there being but 81 dele
gates regularly appointed, one repre-
lsenting each council in the state The
great majority of those who come
will he here for social pleasures, and
for that reason the occasion will be a
notable one.
In the state councils the order has
set a high standard. and the prepare
tions for the meeting here are being
conducted on rather elaborate
scale by the committee on arrange
ments. of which j. w. Day. of this
city. is chairman. The business ses-
sions Friday morning and afternoon
and Saturday morning will be held at
Odd Fellows hall. and the headquar-
ters of the grand officers will be at
the Harper.
The reception for the visiting ladies
at the Rock Island Club from > to /
Friday afternoon is being arranged
for by the ladies' committee, consist
ing of Mesdames j. w. Day, Charles
Schneider. Joseph Andrews, Henry y.
Klauer, H. A. Morrow and J.. +. West.
At the reception the above ladies will
be assisted by all the other ladies
connected with Tri-City council.
The banquet and ball at Black
Hawk Inn will be one of the most
elaborate affairs ever held at the his
toric resort. The hall will be elabor-
ately decorated, Joseph Turks having
been engaged to have charge of this
feature, Mayor William McConochie
will deliver and address of welcome,
and Rev j. r. Donaldson. of Daven-
port. the Invocation. For the ball
that follows the banquet the music
for the various numbers will he given
by Bleuer's orchestra, of this city,
while a concert program will he in
terspersed by Strasscr's Military
band, of Davenport.
The closing feature of the meeting
will be trolley ride about the three
cities Saturday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
CLERKS ARE NOW INA
TRI-CITY ORGANIZATION

The retail clerks of the three cities
at meeting at the Rock Island In
dustrial Home last night formed in a
single union and hereafter there will
be but one organization in the three
cities. The organization will be per-
fected at a meeting to be held in the
near future, when the present unions
will disband.
The Moline clerks deny a report
made to the effect that they had put
themselves on record as not desiring
holidays. The union of the clerks Of
the three cities will be of advantage
to those CONCERNED as the best inter
ests of all are served by closer
union. A better fight for the rights
and privileges of the clerks can be
made by the united forces of the
three cities than otherwise could be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
CONTRAL EXAMINATIONS
TOBE HELD NEXT MONDAY

County Supt. :. j. Ferguson has
appointed next Saturday as the date
for the central examinations through
out the county to determine those
who undergraduate from the eighth
grade work. Each pupil will be eX-
pected to furnish writing materials
and an effort will be made to have the
examination begin at S 4. m. Neat
ness i'm the work is important, as the
marks in writing will be given from
the general appearance of the papers
submitted The list of the places in
the county where the examinations
will be held and the teachers who
have been appointed to be in charge
is as follows:
Center station, Grace Fitzpatrick
and Maud MediH: Center. in Edging-
ton, Sarah Richardson. Lillian Bowes
and Pauline Sherman; West Edging-
ton. Anna Nelson and Mae McGinnis;
Coal Valley, T. S. Bangs and Jennie
Lees; Mound school. Nellie Shuey and
Emma johnson; Logan school, Marie
Anderson. Kathryn Leiphold and Ju-
liza Vogel; Ridgeview, Eliza Durbin
and Grace Dale; Washington school.
i'm Rural, Clara Allen and Nellie Will
son: Andalusia, c. NJ. Sheldon and
Myrtle Burgoyne; Taylor Ridge. dis
triet 90, Bessie McBurney and Mile
Tenges; Eureka, in Coe, Julia McGin-
ty and Matilda Hcnewacker; Hills
dale, Katherine Walker, Edna Davis
and Lottie Davis; Josfin, S. Ida Jane
son and Elsie Nosburgh; Carbon Cliff,
William Mardis and Flora Repine;
Buffalo Prairie. district 90. Mary Kel-
ley. Augusta Smell and Agnes Shelter;
Black Oak, Carrie Walton and Josie
Strohmeier; Ridgewood, district co.
Georgia Breadon and Mary Kistler;
Foster, Bridget Ferry and Katherine
Foster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
NntioeisHerahr Giren

That sealed bids, accompanied by
certified check for $500, viii be re
eeived for the construction of a
bridge across Rock river, between the
counties of Rock Island and White.
side. near Hillsdale, H., at the coun-
ty treasurcr's office of Rock Island
county, at Rock Island. H.. up to May
tions and plans may be seen. right be-
ing reserved to reject any or all bids.
BY order of committees of county
boards of Rock Island and Whiteside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
ICE WILL BE HIGH.
Dealers and Employees Agree Up
on New Scale of Wages
and Hours.
WILL ADVANCE COST OF DELIVERY
Demand of Men for SIS Week and
Ten-Hour Days Ac-
coded to.

An agreement was arrived at last
night between the ice dealers of Rock
Island and Moline and the ice hand
lers by which the new scale of wages
and hours that the latter demanded
some time ago was granted practic-
ally without alteration. The dealers
say that the reduction in the hours
with the increase will amount to from
40 to 65 per cent advance in the cost
OF delivering the cool over what it
has been in the past and the pros
poets are that the public WIKI foot the
bill, beginning very shortly.
Last night was the end of the time
limit the men set for the granting of
the new scale. The meeting was held
in the hall on the third floor of the
Tremann building on Third avenue
and lasted till midnight
VIII Get $40 Week
Under the new scale the wagon dri-
vers and helpers get the same wages.
10 week, the advance amounting to
from So to $3.50 a week. While for
merly the men went to work early in
the morning and worked till they
covered their routes, they will in flu
ture work 10 hours. All the ice dealers
in the two cities are affected and the
number of employees who are benefit
ted is about thirty at present, but
will be larger later in the season.
The dealers say that the
contracts for the season in the case
of the larger consumers have been
signed, and while the old rates will
continue in such cases the smaller
consumers will have to stand not only
for the general advance, but also de-
ticiency that the dealers suffer in fill
ing their signed contracts. The deal
ers are now comforting over new rates
and will have something of great in
terest to the public to announce in a
day or two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
JUNE 81 NAMED FOR
NV. A. MEMORIAL DAY

Sunday. June 81, has been set as the
Modern Woodmen of America memo
rial day and then camps all over the
country Will go to the various Gene
teries of the nation and strew flow
ers on the graves of departed neigh
bors. The next issue of the clerk S
bulletin will contain an address to
the various camps officially setting
the date and calling for a universal
observation.
The arrangements for the obsery-
ance in this city will be in charge of
the local camps and will be made
shortly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
LOU PARODY IS SENT
TO THE COUNTY JAIL

Police Magistrate G. Albert John
son is a hard. stern man with a heart
of steel, or else he would never have
| been able to bear up under the strain
this morning when Lou Parody was
| brought before him for disorderly
conduct. The poor woman has been
striving for ideals and an exalted
state of high-mindedness for the past
six months in the quiet Arcadia up
the river known as Port Byron. Pres
vious to that time she fitted about
in various Davenport palaces of JOY
and it is even rumored tarried for "A
short period in Rock Island. Yester-
| day she came to Davenport with the
intention of having one last look at
| ''ye olde towne."
| 1T must have been dizzy look, for
when Lou was next heard from she
was having the time of an eventful
| life in a hack back in the residence
district of Rock Island. During saner
intervals she called for the driver to
make haste quickly for the horses
were not earning their oats. Then
she would lay back and cut loose with
Everyday bowls and double-edged
shrieks The staid residents were
guessing the locality of the homicide.
She was quickly arrested and brought
to the station. This morning she APP
peared before Magistrate Johnson in
a fit of squally weepiness. She punctu-
ated the story of her life with deluges
of tears. The judge was waterproof
and he fined her 500 and costs. She
couldn't pay and was taken to the
county Jail.
Herbert Dickinson was sent to jail
yesterday afternoon in default of 500
bail to keep the peace for period of
30 days. The complaint was made by
the wife of the defendant and the
proceedings were instituted before
Magistrate Johnson. From the ma
ture of the testimony it appears that
Dickinson had been using his wife
rather roughly, and though he prom
ised to behave in future, it was too
late to make amends and Mrs. Dicl<in
son insisted that the law take its
course.
William Andrews was brought into
court on a warrant sworn out by his
wife. but as the latter did not appear
to prosecute. the charges were not
sustained and the defendant was al
lowed to go.
Belle Kennedy, colored, was fined
ST for disturbing the peace, the com
plant being sworn out by another
colored woman, Cora Williams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
Licensed to wed

William Eischler Victor, Iowa
Miss Emma Hughes Victor, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12
TRI-CITY RAILWAY COMPANY
PLACES ORDER FOR MATERIAL

The Tri-City Railway company has
placed an order with the Lorraine
Steel company, of Ohio, for 500 tons
more steel to be used in the tri-cities
this year. This with what was pre-
viously ordered makes the total
amount to be delivered here 1000
tons The last order was for July de-
livery and the others will arrive dur
ing the present month An additional
order for $4,000 oak ties has also oeen
given. At the present time the com
pany is bending every energy to make
the Rockingham extension in Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-12

River forecast for AS hours ending s
a. m, Thursday, May II, 1903: The
Mississippi will continue to rise at
nearly the present rate between Du-
buque and Davenport.
The e. Rutledge and r. ID. Kendall
were down with logs and the Ruth
and Winona also came south. The
Lizzie Gardner, Waunetta, Ruth, Mac
and Winona went north.