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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Herman L. Tom, deceased.
The undersigned, having been APP
pointed administrators of the estate Of
Herman L. Tom, late of the county OF
Rock Island. state of Illinois, deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will ap-
pear before the county court Of Rock
Island county. at the county court
room. in the city Of Rock Island. at the
January term, on the first Monday in
January next, at which time all per
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose Of having the same adj
justed. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested TO make imm ediate
payment TO the undersigned.
Dated 26th day of October, a. ID. 1904.
EMMA TOM.
Administra trix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

FOR SALE - Paying business invest
ment. 1 offer for sale the entire out
fit, fully equipped, with merchandise
on hand. my wine-making and dis
tilling plant. two houses, good out
buildings, Az acres of land, with
bearing vines, fruit trees and berry
plants. Profitable business to the
right party. Reason for selling, old
age Particulars on the premises,
Seventeenth street, South Rock ISL
and, six blocks from Longview car
line. Charles Schaeffer, proprietor,
box 396 Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
RAILwAYs And sTEA1IERs-

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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
hallway - Tickets may be purchased
at the city ticket office. 1893 Second
avenue, or c: II; /. 81 +. depot, Fifth av-
enue, foot of Thirty-firSt street Phone
west 1898, west 1923. FRANK H.
PLtMMER. Q. =. \.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
THE STAGE

Nov. 13-"That Little Swede."
Nov. 14-Flints. Hypnotists, week.
Nov. 2O-"Sign of the Cross
Nov. 21-"The Curse of Drink"
Nov. 22-Germaine, the Wizard.
Nov. 23-"The Royal Chef"
Nov 24-Ole Olson.
Nov 2G-Rudolph and Adolph.
Nov. 27-"The Irish Pawnbrokers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

CARNIVAL CITY PACKET COMPANY
burlington and intermediate points.
STEAMER HELEN BLAIR
Leaves Monday. Wednesday and FRI
day at p.
For rates and further Information,
apply TO CARL MAEGAN. Agent.
Rock Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
HOTELS AND RESORTS.

Las VEGAS HOT SPRINGS-Located
s.76T feet above the sea. All year
round resort. A perfect place for
rest For particulars, address DR..
Daniel 5. Perkins, medical director,
Las Vegas, n. "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
CARD OF THANKS.

MRS MARGARET SCHROEDER and
family wish TO express their sincere
thanks to all who extended sympathy
in their recent bereavement: also for
the beautiful floral offerings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
wANTED-POsITIoNs.

WANTED-Position by general handy
man: German. Inquire of TTi-Clty
Real Estate & Employment company
1872 Seventeenth street.
WANTED-A position by a German
girl as cook; first class, in private
family: no washing. References can
be furnished. Wages no less than 81
street. Old phone S45 west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
CLAIRVOYANT.

DIR. MARY YATES-Magnetic healer
and spiritual medium Hours, to 10
p. m Residence, 7O5 Fourth avenue.
Take the Blue line west.
OYANT-Madam Henry, gifted
with pSYchometriC perception and
prophetic power; unraVelS past. pres
ent and future; l24112 Seventh ave
nue., Moline.
MADAM HOWARD-Full readings %
and so cents. Room II, McKinnie
block, corner Fifteenth street and
Fourth avenue. Entrance on Fiji
teenth street, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07


JOHN VOLK & CO.-Contractors and
builders. Also manufacturers OF
sash, doors, blinds and mouldinEs
Dealers in plate window and art
glass. Offices and factory, 81 to S29
Eighteenth str Get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
HEATING AND PLUMBING.

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CHANNON, PERRY * CO.--HCatinE
and plumbing along scientific lines.
Careful and skilled workmen. Prompt
attention. ia West Seventeenth
street. Phone Has.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
1 WANT MEN

suffering from private pelvic diseases to
call on me. Men that need the aid of an
expert specialist. 1 will show you how
1 have restored to health and vigOr
thousands of men. and how can do
the same for you. I ~ill render free of
charge. an honest, scientific opinion of
your case. l will use you honestly, treat
in the shortest time possible with the
least discomfort practicable. Don't de-
lay but call while your case is in the
durable stages. / treat successfully.
Varicocele. nervous debility. structure.
contracted diseases. blood poison, hy-
drocele. and all other private diseases
of men Write IL you can't call.
MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL DISPENSARY.
Room L, Illinois Theatre Bldg.
Rock Island, Ill
Hours: to 2; Sundays, 10 to ?.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
ART DECORATION.
MISCELLANEOUS.

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IF IN NEED OF HELP. such as: Hired
girls office girls. mechanics, shop
men. bartenders. clerks, laborers, jan
itors. dressmakers, milliners, cooks.
porterS, or any other kind of help,
call or telephone us. Tri-City Real
Estate & Employment company, 122
Seventeenth street, Rock Island, Ill.
IF YOU WANT to buy, sell, trade or
rent anything: engage help or secure
a situation, the Mail is the one pa
per in Moline that can do it for you:
Mail wants are popular and Mail
wants bring results. One-half cent
per word is the price to all alike, cash
in advance; 2-cent stamps will do.
Evening and Saturday Mail, Moline,
Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
wANrED-MALE OR FEMALE.

man or woman who
can keep books and write short hand.
If YOU are looking for JOB, why
don't you go TO Browns, and let them
prepare you for one?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
FUEL.

EMPIRE COAL & COKE COMPANY
Wholesale and retail dealers in BIZ
luminous and anthracite coal
Prompt delivery service. ONCE, 111S
First avenue. Telephone west 1890.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
PATENTS.


PATENT and trademark Office, room
Il. Mitchell & Lynde building, Rock
Island. James i. Murphy, associate,
branch of Moore & Co, patent Attor-
neys. Washington. y. c., and Cs3cs-
go Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

WANTED The ladies TO know that
Mrs Dunleavy's dressmaking par
Tors have been removed to 1s2O1z Third
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
Express. STORAGE. nus AND Can.

ROBES TRANSFER COMPANY-12O
West Seventeenth street. Old phone
1897, new phone 515S. New storage
building. Express, baggage, bus and
cab calls answered day or night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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WANTED - BoarderS by the day or
week: FIRST class home cooking, at Tea-
sonable rates. Mrs Fisher. sol Firth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
REAL ESTATE.

Z. ]. BURNS-City and country real
estate. If you have property for sale,
list il with me. If you want to buy
I will do my best to get you what
you want. Room II, Mitchell &
Lvnde block. Telephone 1871.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


H J. TOHER x CO.-Brokers, Daven-
port. Stocks. grain, provisions, cot
ton. Private wire 10 new York and
Chicago. Offices 100 Main street Tel
ephOne ~407.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

GEORGE H. SIDWELL & Cocoon
mission merchants. Grain, hay and
provisions. Members OF the Chicago
board of trade and Chicago stock ex-
change. Established p years. No.
542 and 543 RialtO building. Long
distance phone Harrison 1855.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A lady's old gold brooch, with
turquoise set. Liberal reward Tor It's
return to this office.
FOUND - \ purse containing Il small
amount of money. owner can nave
same by calling at Hess Bros. and
having for this notice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
LAUNDRIES.

ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY
Bakersfield Il Sexton, prOprietors.
Fine finish and quick service, 1914
Third avenue. Phone west 1893.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

STEAMER CITY OF wINONA.
Arrive 1890 a. m, Davenport; leave
p
Arrive 1915 a. m. Rock Island; leave
3.I5 p. m.
For rates and further Information.
apply to CARL MANGAS. Agent,
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL
Railway-D., r. l. & n. w. passenger
station at foot Of Seventeenth street s.
Il. STODDARD. Agent. i. l.. Hinrichs,
commercial agent, 300 Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
FLORISTS.

HENRY GAETHJE-Proprieto Chip
piannOck nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store, 1907
Second avenue. Telephone ll10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
Rock Island q PeOrin Division.

Trains leave Twentieth street sta
ION. Main line trains start from main
lcpot on Fifth avenue . minutes in ad-
7ance of time given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

and board for man
and wife in private family: steam
heat. bath gas. and all modern con
veniences. Prefer a German family.
Board not TO exceed $40 a week Ad-
dress b 20" care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

ACME PACKET COMPARATIVELY line
FOR Clinton and all points between.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY
Depot. Second avenue and twentieth
street. Telephone old west $50, new 6I7u.
+. y. RIDDELI., Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
wANTED-MALE HELP.


WANTED-Fifty young men who have
been educated in business at Brown
Business college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

FOR RENT-Five unfurnished rooms
Inquire at 1910 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
MONEY To LOAN.


IF YOU WANT TO build or buy a house,
we can loan you the money at cur
rent interest rates. Goldsmith & Nc
Kee company.
MONEY TO LOAN-On real estate Sc
curity at lowest rates Marion z
Sweeney. attorney, rooms $3.50
Mitchell & Lynde building, Rock ISL
and.
WE MAKE A SPECIALITY of Ioaning
money on household goods, horses,
wagons, etc. without removal and In
a quiet way. Call on US for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
IS. Mitchell & Lynde block
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

TO visit the MONDAY
Rest rooms at 1s1slk Third avenue.
near Y. NJ c. A building. Good
home cooked dinner from 1870 to 2
Supper Saturday only from to s D.
m. TO gentlemen as we'll as ladies.
Rooms open all day TO ladies for rest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
Observation-Disclosures.


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JACKSON, HURST & STAFFORD-At-
torneyS-at-law. Office in Rock ISL
and National bank building.
SWEENEY & WALKER-Attorneys
and counselors at law. Abstracts of
title. Office in Bengston block.
SEARLE & MARSHALL = Lawyers.
Money to loan on good real estate Sc
curity. Mitchell & Lynde block, Rock
Island, Ill.
H NJ McCASKRIN-Attorn at Law.
Rock Island and Milan Rock Island
Office in Bengston block. Milan office
on Main street.
JAMES F. NURPHY-Attorney at Law.
General legal practice. Office room
10, Mitchell * Lynde building. Union
Electric phone 56Ol.
LUDOLPH & REYNOLDS-Attorne
at-Law. Money to loan. General le-
gal business. Notary public. 1908
Second avenue. Buford block.
McENIRY & OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at
law. Loan money on good security
make collections. References. Mitch
ell 6, Lynde, bankers. Ofice, Mitchell
* Ly.5s building.
Connolly & CONNELLY-Attorn
at-Law. y. a. Larson, Swedish Ad-
vOkat. Office over Champions book
store, 1919 Second avenue. Pensions,
Loans. Patents. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07

FOR RENT-Furnished room for light
housekeeping, at 1O11 Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
FOR sALE-CIrY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-Best bargains in lots on
Twenty-fifth street and Tenth ave-
nue. if taken at once. Easy payments.
Inquire Reidy Bros.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
IGOBELN TAPESTRY MADE BY * BROOKLYN WOMAN

remind one OF Wagners heroines. runs
around Emperor Williams music room
at Berlin. It was designed and exc
cuted by Mrs. Hansen, and her pieces
have been purchased as specimens Of
high art weaving Of the present day by
many OF the great museums of Europe.
She has now trained a limited number
Of skilled women to make her back
grounds, but she continues 20 put in all
figures herself.
Mrs. Hansen has had some distfn-
guished pupils. Among them was Queen
Alexandra, whose Danish blood is al
ways evident in her interest in things
Scandinavian. The Queen has a loom
Of her own, at which she occasionally
spends a leisure hour with the old pic
ture weaving. Doubtless the piece she
is making viii, in it's own good time,
itself become a splendid historic relic.
Mrs. Bergh was q pupil of Mrs. Han
sen, and her friends find her work very
interesting. The loom is an upright
one. The pattern, which is a painting,
of the cOlOrs and size 10 be reproduced.
stands behinc the warp. No shuttle IS
used. The fabric is exactly alike on
both sides, and the finished product is
SO massive that one can easily think OF
il as lasting on for indefinite centuries.
a piece eight feet square represents the
day. So that the old picture weaving
/ of Norway is likely to remain luxury
/ of the wealthy in its present incarna-
I ton
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

a daughter OF that famous Norman
house and a notable craftswoman, de-
veloped from the old picture weaving of
her ancestors the French tapestry which
has remained the model and acme OF
this kind of work.
These have been opened from time TO
time, and have revealed al the treas
ures Of the oldNchief. buried with him.
Frequently a piece Of the old tapestry
was found, and these specimens have
been preserved in public and private
collections.
Mrs. Frieda Hansen, herself of the
old Scandinavian nobility, studied the
old pieces until she found out the Sc
cret of their stitches. Then she went
TO the peasant women and set them
gathering the native MOSES which
they had always used I'm their home in
dustries. From them she made beauti-
ful vegetable dyes, which, IT is de-
clared, will never fade.
Then Mrs. Hansen began TO make
great life-size pieces; some copied from
the old specimens. some designed by her
self. All are historical or mythologica
in their designs, but a portrait or q
| family grSup, or a family country seat
could equally well be made the subject
] A splendid dado Of heroic maidens. who
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

over in Brooklyn there is a woman
who can weave what is probably the
most ancient wall covering that has
survived in the Western world. This
is Mrs. Oskar Won Ihrens Bergh. of
i97 President street. the wife or a Nor
Wegian nobleman. who now holds a po-
sition IN the business world of New
York.
The fabric which Mrs Bergh weaves
on her quaint hand loom was the fore
runner and ancestor OF the famous
GOeblins. II IS the ancient picture
weaving Of Norway. Snorre Sturleson,
the Icelandic historian, wrote of this
picture weaving in his history of Nor
way in the year 1900. He there says
that it Vas used in the fifth century.
and that IL was the only means of pre-
serving a record of historical events in
Norway.
Historical scenes were woven into The
wall hangings. and in the coverings for
the shields OF warriors, and for the
bodies of their war horses the coats OF
arms were interviewer.
In the year 1000. Rolf the viking cap
tured the city of Rouen. and founded
the dukedom Of Normandy. The women
Of the North, following their lords Il
France, took their weaving along with
them; and later Mathilde of Flanders
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
An Easter Birthday Tea.
Summer Frocks in Winter

~ ASHION'S superb disregard of eli
I-S mate inside the house is one OF the
most noticeable symptoms OF that
autocratic madam's present mood. In
America and Russia the custom is grad
uaIly gaining ground of assuming airy
fairy wearables indoors in Winter in
stead of the warm, heavy garments OF
a former regime. The improved method
of heating houses by steam or hot wafer
radiators has much to DO with the
change, no doubt. We no longer are
obliged to huddle round the hearth Tor
warmth while the rooms four corners
are lowering about the freezing point,
But il is not alone in the house that
Summer garments are possible IN Jahu-
airy. At most OF the smart restaurants
at home or abroad diaphanous dress IS
the order of day and evening. In Pans
this was especially noticeable one 1.-TWO
lous evening at the Ritz. EVERYBODY
was more or less CARRIED in chiffon troek
and a transparent lace hat. the only
woman who wore any Semblance OF Nm
ter being a chic little baroness dinlhe
there before going TO a ball, whose TIARA
was eXquisitely set as a series OF icicleS.
each point terminating In a tremDins
diamond. The Parisiennes are nothing
if not original
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
4 LiIy-ba5ket Of silver and Etru5can glass
Ilu5iratlol3 on tins paH9 from me

imbedded in the ciasp. dangling in the
fringe and forming ornamental links in
the chains.
AS a rule the purses especially de-
signed to be carried TO church of an
Easter morning are unjeweled, just
fiower-sprinkled and with chains run
ming through the bag about an inch
from the top. the top inch making
ruffle when the purse is drawn up. The
finger purses are very much liked for
church use, as the ring can be slipped
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

over the finger so that the purse is new
er left IN the pew or on the book-rack.
Purses Are All on Wrist Chains.
It is no longer at all fashionable TO
wear a purse on a neck chain They
are carried with the chain over the
wrist and the bag dangling or tucked
up under the arm, or hanging from
ring on the left hand, and the ring is,
OF course. worn over the glove. The
card cases carried with ring purses
The Washington times., 1904-03-27
By MARY ANNABLE FANToN.

m s it because we are such a generous
nation or such a rich nation that
we seize every slightest pretext to
make presents?
We may forget TO have a Christ
mas tree. or TO make New Year s7calls,
but we never forget that those two
days furnish a legitimate chance for
giving good gifts. and we may never
haze heard the legend of Valentines
Day. but We expect just the same TO
give and send flowers on the 18th Of
February.
When we are engaged we expect pres
ents. no matter how temporary the en-
gagement and when we are born we
expect christening gifts. There are
those of us who even expect to be
born with a silver spoon IN our mouth
Even Easter a Gift Day Now.
And even Easter has succumbed TO
the gift craze. You may or may not
have the good fortune TO greet Easter
morn IN a brand new Spring hat. but II
VOC don't have basket Of lilies brought
in az breakfast. or a tall silver rose
vase. or bead pOcketbook in which 70
carry your church Offering, or a prayer
book or Bible set In silver, and possibly
Jewels. then. indeed, Is the sun OF happi-
ness set and the tragic moment IS
yours TO realize that however kind and
true and sympathetic your friends may
b. IN the minor matters Of life. they are
not up 10 date and understanding about
the important fad Of Easter presents.
Easter Bonnets in the Background
To say that an Easter hat is no longer
the all-lmportant consideration during
the frs. month Of Spring IS TO give one
the sense that the cornerstone Of fenin-
ine existence is wabbling.
What nextT' says the man who has
all his life balanced an Easter hat
against a years cigars. What is an
Easter hat for II not to wave IN the
face OF accusing women? And without
the hat how can there be any real
foundation for domestic happinessg'
still II is a fact that this year the
historic hat IS secondary. and that the
world Is. instead. saving money to make
Easter presents. not only women but
men
All Alike Yield to the Craze.
Women send gifts to their fances. to
their women friends. to their husbands
70 their daughters away at school. TO
their brothers at college and TO any
stray absent parents or to formal ac-
quaintances with whom there is a social
Indebtedness.
Men send Easter gifts, first Of all.
to their sWeethearts-bIess the chaneei-
20 their wives-if they are good Ar&er-
lean husbands-to the woman in town
they should have called on, TO their
babies IN the nursery-if they are dear
American fathers; 10 their mothers,
who weep over them. and TO the wives
OF their business partners. who criI-
cize them.
Lovely Gifts of Flowers.
or course flowers are sent. Flowers
seemed linked with Easter. both in tho
church and in the home. and so the
person who always likes TO express any
generosity IN flowers will send "a basket
OF orchids, or a pot of violets, or a
huge rosebush or gardenias IN a tall
art nouveau vase, or danodils IN a
BASKET or silver and Etruscan glass.
or a bunch OF maidenhair ferns in "a gold
and cut-Elass fern dish
second sort Of person. the one
who neser knows what 10 send, will
also use flowers at Easter 10 save brain
Tag.
The Washington times., 1904-03-27

there are chickens with their heads on
hinges that have lovely presents in
side. and cabs made OF eggs with trav-
cling chickens peeking out Of the win
dows; and If you open the doors there
are Easter presents inside on the front
seat.
An Easter Birthday Tea.
At one very dear little Easter tea
to celebrate a small girls birthday. the
center piece Is a mirror covered by a
brood of tiny chicks" and from the
left leg Of each fluffy bird is a blue
ribbon running out to a small guests
plate. As soon as tea is served the
chickens are pulled over by the ribbon
to their rightful owners. who find upon
prompt investigation that the little
fowl is just a box holding a pretty
present
And so Easter has grown into fes-
tfval for children as well as the most
beautiful and stirring ceremony OF mod
ern church worship,