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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13
Found a Cure for Indigestion.

Il used Chamberlain'S Stomach and
Liver Tablets for indigestion and find
that they suit my case better than
any dyspepsia remedy | have ever
tried. and | have used many different
remedies. / am nearly y years Of
age and have suffered a great deal
from Indigestion. / can eat almost
anything 1 want To now.-George w.
Emory. Rock Mills. Ala. For sale by
all druggists.
When bilious try a dose Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
realize for once how quick6 a first
class. up-to-date medicine viii correct
the disorder. For sale 10y all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13
Land Excursions to Oklahoma.

Land excursions to oklahoma will
he run over the Rock Island System
Jan. > and -. Feb. = and IS. March /
and l. and April ) and 10. For fur
Their particulars, call ON or write
T. +. MORGAN.
Skinner Building.
HENRY =. GRIPP.
1910 Fifteenth Street. Moline, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13
EVENTNEXT MONTH
New Pauper House at the County
lnfirmary to be Dedi-
Gated Feb. 2.
EXTEND GENERAL INVITATION
Program of Speeches and Music.
Day 10 Conclude With
Banquet.

The pauper house that has been
erected at the county infirmary. near
Coal Valley. at an expenditure Of SEQ
900. il to he dedicated formally Feb.
>. the date having been decided on by
the poor committee If the beard of
supervisors The dedication was to
| have taken place the latter part Of
| December. but it was thought wise to
postpone the event until after the hol-
| idayS.
| II i planned to commence the eNer-
! ci~es at l o'clock in the morning and
conclude with banquet in the even
! ing. The program Will consist Of aG-
dresses by prominent men of the
| county. and music. DR.. W. +. Taylor.
superintendent of the Watertown hos
pital. from whom valuable pointers
were received during the construc-
| tion If the building. i 10 he invited To
talk. j. {. Swank, who has for Il num-
! her # years served "a steward ut the
! county infirmary. will be heard from.
as will other officials of the county
and members of the board of super
/ viSOrS.
Every resident of the county i to
ne ll.4tAtll lAp ttlf W IilCll w III
! be held in the main han of the paupcr
| house. The board thinks il has pro-
vidcd as fine a building of It's charac-
| ter a. i 10 he found within the Dor
! der> Of Illinois. and it * anxious that
! taxpayers come and see fof them
selves.
Accommodations VIII he Ample.
| There will he accommodations for
! all who respond To the invitation. If
! there i not room enough for all to
! get within the walls of the new build
! ing. Steward Swank says he will hoist
/ q circus tent. The steward will also
/ have supervision Of the preparation Of
the banquet. and,anyonc who has ever
/ put his feet under the mahogany at
/ Mr.. Swank's hOSpitable home at the
! infirmary knows what that means. 1t
Will he one of the finest ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13
ForOxer sixty Years

Mrs. Win>low's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teethins. 1t
Soothes the child. softenS the gums.
allays all pain. cures wild colo, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. IS
cents 4 bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13
stop 1t.

y neglected cough OF cold may lead
TO serious bronchial or lung troubles.
Don't take chances when Foley's Hon
ev and Tar affords perfect security
from serious effects of a cold. Sold
by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13

Mrs. John Glawc died of old age at
$50 O'Clock this morning at 2O24
Fourth avenue. She was born in Rer-
lin. Germany, and was 20 years old.
The funeral will be held from the
German Lutheran church at , o'clock
Friday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13

Headaches. black rings under the
eyes. dizzy spells. tired feeling. bad
taste in the mouth. sour stomach alb
>oiuteIy cured 10y HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 5 cents. +. H. Thorn
as pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-13
OBITUARY RECORD.

Rev. {. +. Mennicke. pastor of the
German Lutheran church. yesterday
afternoon conducted funeral services
over the remains of Theodore HoIdorf
There were delegations present from
the Volunteer Fircmen'~ association
and the Plattdcutsch Breeder. Geccas-
ed having belonged to both or@aniza-
tinnS. Iutcrmcut was in Chippian-
mock cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-29

Hardwood Porch Rocker, has
broad arms, close woven Splint
back and seat; very substantial;
regular $500 value, q 40
for. ......~..... pI.41
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-29

This large order received by t. 5.I .e pevriter
Company through their Special RepreS - Joeris-
sen, VINO arrived IN Baltimore long befo der
troll
Mr. JoeTisSen has been very forum -7rge orders
since he has been connected with the z Tgr. ritter Co
In March, 1900 while in competition WIN 1I ling M.
chimes, he secured an order for $50 u from he NAVY
Department, which followed CT 80 ma
chimes from the War Department Sir .ae orders for
UnderwoodS from all of the Departn E from the
general public have come in so thick he ashngtou
Office has grown TO be of the bus ices in tha
country.
The business of the Underwood i "a rr increased
SO per cent during the past year, the public
have aWoke to the tact that standard machine,
constructed on the lines of the Undery writer for
the future
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER CO... 1890 s. N w
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

ter; with the knowledge, he may fill
a third mate billet.
Once in the employ of a large
steamship line, the young mans
chances of promotion are limited only
by his ability. Good men are always
scarce.
The average pay of a chief officer
on a passenger steamer is from 800
to $3.50 month. This is exclusive of
his board, for he presides at one table
in the dining saloon.
The pay of captains varies from
$500 a month on small passenger lines
to the great salaries of the command
ers of the ocean liners. Even from
a financial point of view, this is no
mean ending to any career. Practical
ly all these captains have at some
time been common sailors.
Ship owners by no means find it
easy to fill the vacant billets of cap
tains of ocean liners. There are
many candidates for such positions,
but very few have the qualities that
enable them to rise above the rank of
first officer.
This is not because capable seamen
are few, but because seamen combin-
ing a thorough knowledge of their
profession with the personal qualifica-
tions necessary are few. Few sailors
understand the little courtesies and
manners of social intercourse.
A good number of our naval Off
GERS have been taken from the mer-
chant marine and there are other
good government openings for skilful
seamen The Treasury Department
is glad to get good men for it's rev.
enue cutter service. officers there
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

Easter egg!" and Reginald danced up
and down and pointed his finger at
them until the two little folks blushed
very red indeed.
Where do you get them?" asked
Dot at last in a meek little voice.
Reginald went on teasing. why,
you get them al the Easter Egg Town,
of course. 1t is far away where the
river meets the sea and in it there are
a hundred hens-pink hens, and blue
hens, and purple hens, and lavender
hens; and the pink hen lays pink eggs,
and the blue hens lay blue eggs, and
the golden hens lay golden eggs, and
the speckled hens lay the lovely mot
tied eggs that are so expensive, and
there is even a Cochin China hen that
lays china eggs"
Bobbie and Dot looked at Reginald
with round eyes. did you ever go
there, Reginald?" they asked serious
ly, for 1t never entered their truthful
minds that Reginald was telling a
story.
"Oh, yes, indeed" said the naughty
Reginald. Il have been there lots
and lots of times, and 1t is the greatest
fun"
Take u.s." said little Dot; "oh. take
us, too, Reggie"
But Reginald shook his head, "Oh.
it's too far" he said, and went off
whistling.
Bubble and Dot sat down on a log
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
The Princess and
the Purple Egg

When Rudel started out to seek his
fortune his old grandmother gave him
two sweet cakes and bit of cheese;
then she kissed him on the cheek and
he went off gayly into the dark. fra
grant forest.
He had not travelled long when he
heard a little. faint squeal, and look
ing around, he saw a hare caught in
a snare and kicking feebly.
Rudel jumped through the bushes,
released it, and held it in his hand
and smoothed its fur gently while It
Cuivered and looked at him with soft,
frightened eyes
Rudel placed it on the ground.
GO, then, little hare" he said, ito
freedom"
So the little hare leaped into the
high grass and out of sight, but in
moment Rudel heard a little voice call
Ing:
"Rudel! Rudel!''
Rudel stood up and looked around,
but he could see nothing. Again the
voice called:
"Rudel, Rudel! Whenever you need
help call on me-"
who are you?" asked Rudel, bold
ly; and the answer came from afar
off:
Il am the little hare that you saved
from the snare"
Then everything was still, and Ru-
del, listening, could hear only the
whisper of the leaves and the ripple
of the little brook.
At last he picked up his bundle and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

Rudel and the gatekeeper, and the
crowd shouted madly with joy as they
went into the great hall where the
Princess sat on great throne beside
her aged father. the King.
The gatekeeper pushed Rudel for
ward, and the boy ran quickly up the
steps of the throne and l1nelt in front
of the Princess.
Then in the breathless silence that
followed he opened his cap.
When the Princess saw the eggs, she
turned first very white and then rosy
pink, and then she stood up and clap
ped her hands and cried in a ringing
voice to the people:
He has brought the purple eggs!"
He has brought the purple egg!"
And all the people shouted, He
has brouent the purple eggs!"
Then thLre came a hush over the
: great hall as Rudel gave them the
message from the voice. ION the sea-
shore are many shells. Send your
young men to gather them, and let
your old men grind them, and you
shall find the shell that dyes
purple"
Again all the people shouted wildly,
and amid the tumult the Princess spoke
softly to Rudel.
And you" she said, what can
do for your"
UnJll. Inen Rudel mas not th0ught
of himself. He had wished only to
make the Princess happy again, but
as he loked at her, at her shining
| eyes. her golden hair crowned with
violets, wish began to grow in his
heart IT ask nothing" he whispered
except that may be near you for
| ever"
The Princess blushed and turned
| quickly to the King.
What shall we do for him, father?'
| she asked.
Make him the knight of the Easter
| Eggs" said the King.
So the gentlemen in waiting helped
the aged King to his feet, and the old
man laid his sword on RudeTs should
er and said in a trembling voice:
Rise, knight of the Easter
| Eggs
And Rudel rose and stood by the
Princess side, and although this was
the first time that they stood thus
| together. it was not the last, for when
Rudel had worked hard for a year
and helped the people to prosperity
and had sent ships into all parts of the
world. laden with the wonderful pur-
pie cloths, he married the Princess,
and they lived happy ever after.
And to the royal coat of arms was
| added hare rampant on a field of
purple.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

are paid we'll.
The pilot service is also a remuner-
ative employment, although one of
much hard weather, but pilots may
live in comfort ashore.
The conditions of pilots vary with
the size and Importance of ports to
which they are attached. The pilots
of the River Hoogly in India live
like princes OH salaries of $500 a month.
1T must be remembered, too, that
dollar there is equivalent to three
here.
1t has been said of the seafaring
man that, once a sailor, he is bound
to lead a wandering life until old
age This is not true. The sailor
with the commercial instinct has fin's
chances for settling down ashore in
various lines of business that demand
knowledge of ships.
He may go into the sail-making
business, which has usually proved a
lucrative one to those in it. Many
boys apprentice themselves to the
sail-making trade without ever going
to sea, but it naturally stands to rea-
son that a man who has sailed and
has many acquaintances among
shippers and ship owners has more
opportunities in the sailmaking bus
mess than land lubber sailmaker.
Then there is the ship chandlery
business-the supplying of ships with
stores and gear. This absolutely
needs a man who knows the needs
of sea-going craft from truck to keel
Shippers and mates have gone into
this line of business with few years
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

But where are the pink hens, and
the blue hens. and the golden hens?"
asked Dot. oh Bobbie, there are just
white hens, and black hens, and gray
hens, and they won't lay pretty eggs
at ALL"
Perhaps" said Bobbie. hopefully,
they keep the prettiest hens in the
hen house so that people won't steal
them"
Well" said Dot, positively, Il shall
go in and ask the little old lady" So
she slipped through the gate and made
her way between all the fluttering
busy hens until she stood by the old
lady's side.
Where are your pink hens and your
blue hens?" she asked abruptly.
The little old lady looked at her in
amazement. Pink hensl who ever.
heard of such a thing?" she asked
sharply.
Then Dot sat right down on the
ground and began to cry.
Now, what is the matter?" asked
the little old lady in a kinder tone, and
Bobbie, who had come up, explained
about their search and told her all
that Reginald had said about the
Easter Egg Town"
When he had finished the little old
lady gathered Dot up into her arms.
You Door little tired chickabiddv,"
she said, you shall have some supper
and then we will talk"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
WOULD YOU BE A SAILOR?
BY ALBERT soNNICHsEN.

"Have YOU no more ambition than
to go to sea?'' says the father con-
temptuously to the small boy in
whom a certain kind of sea literature
has bred a craving for sailors
life.
Sailors are always put down as lack
ing ambition. But if that is so, IT is
the sailors fault-not that OF MS
calling. In few vocations are more
opportunities presented for advance
ment.
The sailor with ambition and initi-
alive enough to apply himself to
study. will find that the way for pro-
motion is always open to him.
The boy who goes to sea with the
ambition to learn and rise should en-
list only on a sailing ihip. There
alone can he acquire thtt training
necessary to rise TO the top of his
calling.
From four to seven years aboard
"windjammers" will make a thorough
seaman of him.
Then he should turn to steamboat
sailing, for the really ambitious young
man will not be satisfied with the
highest that a sailing ship can offer
"a shippers berth at a hundred dol
lars a month.
To the young man with thorough
knowledge of seamanship, steamship
sailing holds a promising future.
Without knowledge of navigation.
he may obtain a billet of quartermas-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

and looked at each other
Lets go, Bobbie," breathed little
Dot softly. Let's go to the Easter
Egg Town.
IT'S very far said Bobbie doubt
fully. IT'S where the river meets the
sea-"
But think of the pink hens, and
the blue hens, and the speckled hens,
and the hens with the china eggs"
said Dot; and this was too much for
Bobbie, so they clasped hands and
away they went down the path at the
edge of the river.
At last they came to a place where
the river widened out and Bobbie said,
Now we shall surely be there soon,
and Dot chung to his arm and bit her
lip to keep her from crying and tried
to walk faster on her little tired feet.
AS the children rounded curve in
the road, the sea spread out before
them, all red and gold and purple in
the light of the setting sun, and right
on the shore they saw a cottage, and
in front of the cottage, there were
hens, almost a hundred of them, and
the hens were gathered around a fun
ny little old woman, and the little old
woman was feeding them corn out of
a pan.
Bobbie and Dot drew near and look
ed through the fence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

When they reached the center of the
open space, the wild creatures drew
together in a close bunch, then, sud
denly, they broke apart and fed swift
ly back into the forest
Then Rudel jumped to his feet with
a cry of joy, for there in the very CEN
ter of the circle were piled a dozen
wonderful purple eggs.
That was what the hares did,
thought Rudel. and he called out:
Little hare, little hare,
That / saved from the snare,
Are you there. little hare,
Are you there?"
And a voice replied:
Take the eggs to the Princess. Tell
her that on the scashore there are
many shells. Send the young men to
gather them. and let the old men grind
them, and they shall discover the shell
that dyes purple"
Rudel gathered the eggs quickly
into his hat.
THANK you, good little hare" he
cried, and ran bareheaded down the
path and up to the castle gates.
Il would see the Princess he said
to the gatekeeper.
"The Princess sees no beggars," said
the gatekeeper insOlently
But Rudel only laughed land opened
his cap and the gatekeeper gave one
look.
"The purple eggs!" he gasped.
He hurried Rudel through the gate
and up the broad walk and to each
servant and courtier that they met
they showed the purple eggs, so that
when they assembled the castle steps
there was a great crowd following
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

trudged on until he came to a high
wall that surrounded a castle at the
edge of the wood. AS he knew moth
tie, he climbed a high tree and looked
over the wall.
Now, as it happened, the Princess
of the castle walked that morning in
the garden. She wore a long, white
silk gown with the hem thickly en-
broidered with violets, and there was
a knot of violets at her belt and
great wreath of violets on her golden
hair. She was so beautiful that Rudel
caught his breath in wonder And yet
the Princess Gid not look happy Her
eyes had dark shadows round them
as if she had cried and cried and cried.
Now what does that mean?' said
Rudel to himself. He slid down from
the tree and spoke to a man who had
come out from the castle.
why does the Princess weep? Ru-
del asked.
The man looked at him curiously.
You must come from far off, said
he, for everyone in this kingdom
knows that the Princess wishes in
vain to have a basket of purple eggs
for an Easter present"
Why purple eggs?" asked Rudel
You should know" said the man,
that for many years the people of
this kingdom have made wonderful
dye that colored the robes of kings
purple, royal color. But the secret is
lost, and the people grow poorer and
poorer, so that they would suffer if
the Princess did not help them; and if
things go on in this way we shall soon
starve and even the Princess may have
to beg for food" and the man beat his
hands together in woe.
Then he continued:
The Princess has hoped that there
might be some workman in the king
dom who would remember the secret,
and so she issued a proclamation that
on Easter morning every man, woman
and child should bring her a basket of
eggs dyed in the most beautiful colors
to be found. She hoped that among the
eggs there might be purple one-but
alas. not single purple egg has APP
peared."
The man went away YEARLY and Ru-
del sat down on a fallen log at the
edge of the forest. He was tired and
hungry, but he could think of nothing
but the Princess and the purple eggs
Suddenly there crept out from the
shadows a big gray hare, then another
and another, and each hare rolled
ahead of him dark round object,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03

savings and became millionaires.
Next we have the rigger-the man
who puts ships into trim before start
ing on long voyages. In old days
the crew did this. but ship owners
now find it cheaper to engage the serv-
ices of men who make a permanent
business of it ashore.
Seamen who have acquired q thor
ough knowledge of navigation find
only a few months study necessary
to fit them for what is certainly a
shore abiding professionalism sur
veying. In that business there are
many ex-sailors. The measuring of
distances at sea differs very little in
it's fundamental principles from meas
uring distances ashore-the study Of
geometry and trigonometry is the
basis of both.
Hundreds of sailors have become
engineering contractors. The rig
ging of ships is a fine preparatory
training for that kind of work.
And so one might go on indefi-
nitely. The boy who begins life on
the sea by no means binds himself to
the forecastle or even to the cabin
of a sailing ship for his future career.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
The Easter
Egg Town
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.

Bobbie and Dot lived in the country
and Reginald lived in the city; there
fore, Reginald thought that he was
very wise and that Bobbie and Dot
were very ignorant
When Reginald came to visit his
cousins it was just before Easter.
"Of course you are going to have
lots of Easter eggs?" Reginald said
one day.
NO" said Dot, timidly, I'VE have
never had any Easter Eggs. Are they
nice?"
"Nice!" laughed Reginald. "Oh,
what queer children you are! Never
saw an Easter egg Never saw an
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
solution of the Jolly FootbaII Puzzle

The dotted lines drawn across the
picture of the ten Gumpelno foot
bali players will show you how the
sheet must be folded so that seven
complete faces shall peer through the
seven holes in the fence In last sun
days picture puzzle.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-03
Gate Puzzle.

Can you open these gates? For
example: Which gate cleanses by
smoke or vapor? Answer: Fus1i-gate.
Q) Which gate is a representative?
(2) Which gate chastises?
90 Which gate is mineral?
"a Which gate incites?
90 Which gate consigns?
90 Which gate alleviates?
% Which gate repeats?
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
Cocoanut Sent Through Mails.

A letter carrier in the Louisville (Ky.) post office was surprised to find among the mail matter ready for his distribu- tion few days ago a large cocoanut in all it's natural hairy coverings. He thought at first that some one was try ing to play joke on him, but upon looking closely discovered that the CO., coanut was duly stamped, postmarked, and addressed to young woman on his regular route. It had been sent from a Florida town and bore 16 two-cent stamps to cover postage. At one spot the hair had been carefully scraped off, revealing 8 sooth surface on which the address was written in ink. The unique mail parcel was promptly delivered to the young woman, and she later told the postman that it had lost nothing of it's flavor by reason of its odd method of transmission.