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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

Marguerite Reedy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Reedy of SOS Swits
street. passed away at the home of her
parents Sunday shortly before noon.
Deceased was 81 years of age and was
born and lived her entire life in Dav-
export. Besides her parents she is
survived by one brother, John j.
Reedy. The funeral was held this
morning with services at st. Anthony's
church at 9.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

according 10 plans for the Ericsson
day banquet of the state league of
Swedish-American Republican clubs
which were made at Il meeting Of the
Executive committee held here Satur-
day. the big banquet at which all of
the candidates for governor will speak.
will begin at 9 p. IN. in the Industrial
hall Mayor Skinner, and possibly
others will also make addresses. 1t is
announced that the league will make
no Endorsement Of any candidate I'M
less it be of its own members. this to
include NJ. o. Williamson for treasur-
er. Notice was given that at the meet
ing a proposition will be made to
change the sessions to biennial SEES
sionS instead of annual. The counties
were appointed delegates. Henderson
and Marshall counties were added.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

Employees of the Moline Plow COM
pauy may drop the plan adopted a
year ago of Il mutual association for
medical attendance. The association
at present is on its twelfth month. and
action must soon he taken to decide
what viii he the course of the future.
The agreement under which the mem
bership is held is binding for only n
year. and several contingencies have
arisen since the original was made.
The association was launched March
| of last year with 40 members. Each
paid in 81 year in dues and was guar
anteed 20 calls by Il physician. Drs.
Hart and Burson were employed, and
a fund of Sl.640 was raised. DR.. Bur
son left the city not many months af-
ter the association was started. and
now DR.. Hart has departed owing to
i'll health on the part of his wife. who
has been in the south since last Au-
gust. DIR. Harter has been secured by
Or. Hart to look after his business for
the remainder of the contract. Some
of the members have not had occasion
to call a physician once during the
time of the agreement. and it is said
that not more than Il hundred have
gained the benefit that was sought in
forming the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

Elizabeth, the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. X. Reuter-, of Missis-
sippi avenue, died at the residence of
the parents at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning. The funeral was held today
and the interment was at St. Mar
guerite'S cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

At the family home, POO West Sixth
street occurred the death of Ellen
Davenport at the age of SO years. De
ceased had lived but six months in this
city. The funeral was held this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

Articles have been signed for a
wrestling match between Hiding Ar
dahl, of this city and Harry Mays of
Canada. to be held on date to be
agreed upon before March II. The
contest will take place in Moline and
will be for So side bet and the gate
money divided % and 50 per cent. \
forfeit Of $50 was posted by each
party to secure the bout. Martin Lew
is. the Rockford wrestler. who chal-
lenged Ardahl for a bout recently. will
be taken in a. soon as this match is
out of the way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
DR.. FENNER'S
KIDNEY and
BaCkaChe
All diseases of Kidneys, 0MIDH
.i 4: ssi:$ RE
Dropsy, Female Troubles. w AAA

Don't become discouraged. There is Q
cure for you. II necessary write Dr. Fenner.
He has spent a life time curing Just such
cases as yours. all consultations Free.
"Your kidney and Backache Cure has
cured two very bad cases among our custo-
mers the past year whom the doctors had
Druggists. Soc 81. Ask for Cook Book-Free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
MOLINE MENTION

East Moline has decided TO put or
more metropolitan airs by the time
summer sets in again. Such is the
action taken by the city fathers of
that place. At the regular meetings
they are putting in all their time dis
cussing an ordinance which is being
drafted to provide for ample sidewalks
TO replace the present board sidewalks
which are washed away from the
streets when heavy rain falls.
Enough money can be realized in the
revenues to warrant the building of a
long stretch of sidewalks. The coun-
Gil will pass an ordinance providing
for the construction of between 1900
and 1.400 ineal feet of sidewalk
throughout the village. 1t is estimat
ed that it Will call for an expenditure
of at least 5000. figuring 20 cents to
the foot. The sidewalks will be con-
structed of Pinch planking and will be
az feet wide. The property owners
Will be assessed according to the front
age of their property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09
DAVENPORT DOTS

Sunday afternoon at the home of its
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. \. T. Caves.
1882 Scott street. occurred the death
of their infant daughter. Lucille Marie
Caves, at the age of three months.
The remains will be shipped to Mus.
catine for interment.
o
Sunday night at St. Luke's hospital
occurred the death of Herman Yetch'
kee. at the age of fl years. Death
followed an operation. Deceased was
a stranger in the city, and the remains
will be shipped to Hardy, Ark, for
burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

For sale by T. h. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-09

F. H. Plummer, C. p. A., Rock ISL
and. S. F. Boyd, d. P. A, Davenport
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
CATS AND DOGS. sE sE

The Enmity That Exists Between
Them and the Reason OF IL.
Why does the dog hate the cat? Sci
entists have been investigating the en-
nifty between these animals, and they
believe that the instructive hatred
which certain beasts feel for each other
is due to inheritance from ancient
times when the animals met in wild
state and preyed on each other.
The enmity between cats and dogs
seems 70 be due more TO hatred on the
part of the dog than Of the cat. The
latter animal apparently hates dogs
because dogs chase her. while the dog
hates the cat because she is a cat.
cat will feed at a place where n
dog has been without betraying any
signs Of anger. but a dog generally be
comes excited and wild If he scents
the trail of a cat anywhere near his
food or sleeping place.
Now this enmity is not 10 be ex
planned by anything that happens be
tween dogs and cats in domesticity ol
anything that ever happened between
them as long ago as human history
goes. In all these thousands OF year,
dogs and cats have been kept as pets
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
SOME GOOD STORIES
Justified Profanity.

Professor Finiay. Of the New York
College, is extremely religious by
nature and does not believe in using
cuss words. but once. at least, he Of
Tended. although he said he was justi-
fed in doing so.
Not long ago he was a guest OF JAY
Hambidge. an artist. at the latter's
summer home at Amityville, l.. !. One
day the two went bluehshing off Fire
Island. Any one who has ever been
bluehshing knows that IL requires some
degree of skill to land a fish after II
has been caught II requires a deft
hand to jerk it out of the water.tos II
into the boat and shake it from the
hook all in one throw.
on this occasion they had a run of
bad luck, and IL was hours before
either got a bite. Finally Mr.. Finlay
felt tug at his line and began to pull
in. He had hooked a big one. and was
greatly excited. Getting it alongside
the artist instructed the college mar
how to land it. Mr.. Finlay yanked Il
up, gave IL the required toss. but was
dumfounded TO see it spin entirely ovei
the boat and escape into the water be-
yond. He stood for a moment as 4
petriied, then uttered. with greaN
: lvehemence the single word. "Damnl"
He Immediately apologized and ad
ded:-
1T is the first time ever used tn
word, but I think under the circum
stances 1 am amply justified"
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
For Covering Furniture

The slip covers so popular I'm the
reign of Louis VIX are being more and
more used in these days of soft coal
and dirt; and the beautiful upholstered
furniture, covered with its tufted dam
asks and brocatelles. is generally COW
cred with a 'house frocks" except on
special occasions. The old fashioned
idea of leaving the summer slips of
striped linen or appalling cretonnes on
has passed. The cretonnes used are
selected with care and suitability to
the other decorations of the apart
ment Some people make the great
mistake of choosing large fiowered de-
signs for the furniture when the car
pet and paper are also figured. One
Of the three at least. either the wall
paper. the carpet or the furniture
covers. should be a plain color If the
beholder does not wish to grow dizzy
from too much pattern
If fancy colors are chosen they
should correspond as exactly as pos
sible with the figure and colors in ths
wall paper. This effect is very pleasing
in the boudoir or bedroom provided
that the carpet is plain or has plair
ground with sparsely scattered sprays
or nowered border.
But not only chintzes or cretonne'
are used as slip covers. but taffeta Is
much i'm demand. Not too cheap &
quality, but one that will stand the
wear and tear usually given to furni.
ture, and not fade or look shiny
Double width is the best for the pur-
pose. on cheaper materials, denim
gingham linen, chintz. and cretonne'
are all good.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

ana OF ali animals they are the two
which should be the most friendly.
But the reverse is the case. One nat
uralist, DR.. Zell. seeks II in the fact
that the common cat not only looks
like, but smells like, the great cats Of
prey And Of those cats OF prey there
is one, much like n domestic cat In
many ways, which hunts dogs by pref
erence. This big cat is the leopard.
The domestic cat and her larger rela-
tive. the wildcat, have never harmed
the race Of dogs. but their great spec
kled cousin is and always has been the
most ferocious Of dog murderers, and
the cat must pay for II.
Authorities agree that there is no
animal that the leopard would rather
eat than the dog. AS result there are
many villages in the districts in which
leopards are plentiful where nobody
can keep a dog. The great cats will
not hesitate to break into the houses
to seize their favorite dish.
But. says the doubter the modern
dog certainly could not have known
leopards in many thousands Of years.
He has been a domestic pet in regions
where there have been no leopards
SINCE man first appeared.
That is true, says Dr. zell. But he
points to the fact that dogs have q
habit Of turning around several times
before they lie down. This, he says, Is
due to the fact that when they were
IN a wild state they had TO do this &c
press down leaves and twigs In ordel
10 prepare a bed for themselves. and a:
/ they have not overcome this habit in al
their years Of domesticity it is quit
natural that they should still inheri
fierce hatred Of any creature tha
smells like a leopard.
Dogs and cats are not the only ami
mails that still show inherited fear o
hatred OF other beasts which they hav
never seen themselves Thus the rhl
noceros Is frantically in fear of any
thing white. and naturalists say tha
this is because once upon time som
big white animal hunted him. But tina
must have been long ago, for there ar
no big white animals now where tn
rhinoceros dwells.
Chickens that have never seen a To-
will cackle and run in fear if the,
come across the place where the ami
NAL has passed OF where his carcas
has been dragged. If a fox has beel
anywhere near cats drinking disl
the cat will not approach it-New Yorl
Press
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
Veri and the Editor.

Verdi achieved his first musical sue
cess with "Nabucodornosor" and af-
ter its performance I'm the theatre at
Milan he went home to the poorly fur
nished room in which his young wife
had died some months previously from
sheer lack OF the neoessaries Of life.
Throwing himself on the bed he slept
untn five o'clock in the morning.when
he was aroused by some one knocking
at the door.
Come in," he said and Merelli. the
famous Milanese editor, entered. He
felt confident that "Nabucodonosor'
would be an enduring success and he
thought that he could purchase it from
the composer at a low figure.
How much do you want for the
opera? ?" he asked.
Thirty thousand francs" replied
Verdi.
Merelli was dumfounded. for he had
supposed that the composer would hav,
deem quite willing TO sell the work FOL
four or five thousand francs.
What is that you said?" he asked
Il have said" replied Verdi coldly
that / win sell you the opera fo
thirty thousand francs because yol
have taken the trouble to cali upon mi
before five o'clock in the morning. Th
price this evening will be fifty thous
and francs"
The editor paid the sum required. bu
was so much chagrined at not gettinl
a bargain that he took to his bed AM
remained there two months.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

It is not much trouble for the wolves
to find fault with the sheep.
Always remember that a good deal
may be said on the other side.
When husband is mean to his wife
he almost always outlives her.
Patience is one of those things OF
which we don't get enough and every
one else gets too much.
Some people say that the cemetery
widowers take notice a good deal
quicker than the courthouse widowers.
When a girl is as cross as two sticks
at home and smiling and pleasant
downtown old fashioned women call
her "street angel"
One OF the marvels Of the age is the
little indignation a girl will show at
her fathers great wrongs and the
great indignation she will show at her
lovers little ones.-Atchison Globe.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
THE LAW OF MOTION.

Eject of Dropping a Weight on and
on n Moving Car.
If a person were to jump into the
air from the floor Of a car in a rapidly
moving train his feet would reach the
floor in a direct line to the very spot
from which he jumped, in accordance
with the second law Of motion, which
says: If there be two or more causes Of
motion taking place In two different
right lines. whether inherent In the
body OF external to it, their effects do
not interfere. nor does either diminish
or augment the effect Of the other In
other words, when a force acts upon a
body in motion the change Of motion
which it produces is in the direction
and proportional to the magnitude of
the force which acts. Those who move
on a railroad at the rate OF thirty miles
an hour. or forty-five feet in d. second,
do not find the relation In which they
stand to the objects In the car In any
degree changed by the velocity. Take
stone by way Of Observation-Disclosures
OF the person iumping-and Ii. like the
passengers, has common motion on
ward with and derived from the train
and when let fall from the hand 1t re
tains that motion during its descent
At the beginning Of its fall ii would
have the speed Of the train In horizon
tai direction. and gravity would act
upon it in a vertical direction, and II
would fall as il the car was without
motion. II the stone be dropped out
side from the platform OF the car &
the lower step thereof instead OF to tn,
ground ii will be found that In accord
ance with the laws stated it will fall II
u direct vertical line, the same as doe
the stone let fall inside the car. Th'
stone. II dropped TO the ground outside
likewise falls in a direct vertical line
but it has lost the onward motion o
the traln aud is left hahilAA
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
JUST FOR and
ABOUT WOMEN
MantiIIos Fashionable

Mantillos and hoods are TO be FASH
ionable this season. The bareheaded
young woman seen in Newport and
Lenox this season have determined that
the hat will do for state occasions.
Now that old styles in millinery must
follow. They are to be seen IN several
Fifth avenue shops at this early date,
although meant only for winter wear.
Hoods and "capuchins" of all descrip-
tions, either Of lace, gauze, silk, satin
or heavier materials, viii be worn ex-
tensively, and will either be part of the
long opera capes or made separately
but usually showing some Of the mater
ial of the cape, with ruliies, lining and
ribbons of a hamonizing or delicately
contrasting shade. The lace hood is
wired above the edge to keep it from
resting too heavily on the head anC
disarranging the coiffure.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
VENETIAN GLASS
Marco Polo Gave the First Great Im-
petus 10 It's Manufacture.

Marco Polo Gave the First Great Im-
petus TO It's Manufacture.
1t was Marco Polo who gave the first
great impetus to the glass industry at
Venice. The great traveller encouraged
his countrymen to manufacture and to
export large quantities Of glass to the
orient to satisfy the growing demand
there. 1t is difficult TO determine when
the first glass factories were establish
ed in Venice. says the Chicago News.
Some historians have attempted to
prove that It was as early as the fifth
century. The most ancient existing
document relating to this industry is
an article in treaty concluded in 1887
between Bohemond. prince Of Antioch,
and JacobO Contarini, doge OF Venice.
This time stained parchment refers to
the purchase Of broken glass-a most
necessary ingredient for the production
Of good CLASSIFY the Venetian mer-
chants in Syria. In 1889 the great
council of the republic prohibited the
establishment Of glass furnaces in the
city proper, as they were frequent
causes Of serious fir6s. and finally rele-
gated the glassblowers to the island Of
Murano Q292). where the industry has
hourished down TO the present day.
Murano's glass manufacturers pos
sessed many political and other privi-
leges. Their daughters could even mar
ry into the families Of the proud Vene.
tian patricians. In the seventeenth cen.
tury the glassblowers Of Venice were
recognized as the best in Europe This
fact caused the Duke Of Buckingham
to employ Venetian wOrkmen in the
glass mandatory which he opened in
1910 for the purpose Of making imita
tions of the fine Venetian drinking
glasses.
Evelyn, the diarist. writing In 1641
says: Il passed over to Alurano. ia
nous for the best glasses Of the world
where, having viewed their furnaces,
made a collection Of divers curioslties
'Tis the white fiints which they hayl
from Pavia, which they pound and sif
exceedingly small and mix with ashe
made Of a seaweed brought out of Syr
Ia, and a white sand that cause tn
manufacture TO excel"
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
A PAAi4IoM FARM. -','''-
James Russell Lowell Got n Glimpse
of It. So It Is snId.

James Russell Lowell Got n Glimpse
of ~, So IL Is said.
A curious story of James Russell
Lowell is told. II runs about as fol
lows and deals with a witch farm
The place is a forest near New York.
at some distance. but within walk
from the city. on the edge Of the for
est a farm will at times appear which
no one remembers 10 have ever seen
unless he happens TO be among the
few who have had the uncanny privi-
lege. There is no one about the farm.
no sound Is heard. yet there are signs
Of busy occupation. The door is onen
empty milk pals lean against the wall.
newly cleaned pans and dairy utensils
and butter churns are set out to dry;
clothes hang on the line in little dry
ing ground.
Whoever chances on the farm sell
dom stops long to look. He will pass
on, thinking to himself: Il don't seem
to remember that farm. / must in
quire about it in town" In town not
a soul knows anything about 1t, and
never will that person see the farm
again. however often he may return to
look for it, Then others will go out to
seek the witch farm. over and over
again viii they pass and repass the
very spot where It had been seen, re
tracing their steps and puzzling and
saying: "It must be there. We have
mistaken the way"
They are few indeed TO whom the
spectral farm has shown itself. Low
ell himself once saw it, On the verge
Of the wood he passed homestead
which appeared precisely as has beer
described. Lowell saw it all and pass
ed on without thinking, then suddenly
stopped short with feeling of some
thing strange, turned and sauntered
slowly back. But no house at all was
there, and he was unable to find agar
the exact spot where it had been.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
Invention of the Steam Engine.

invention OF the oteum ENGINE
The Marquis Of Worcester, while inn
prlsoned in the Tower of London in
1866, invented and constructed the first
steam engine Of which we have any
authentic record and had it publicly
exhibited the same year in Vauxhall in
successful operation. In 1890 DR..
Papin invented and mSde piston, and
in 1893 Captain Savary devised and
built a steam engine on a slightly mod
fled plan, while in 1905 Newcomb,
Cawley and Savary constructed their
atmospheric engine complete in every
detail. James Watt, who today en-
joys the distinction Of being the verita-
bic author of this most useful contriv-
ance, did not appear upon the scene
until 1765. just sixty years later
Pearson's Weekly.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

Hazlitt says the most learned men are
sometimes the most narrow-minded. If
the converse Of the proposition be true,
the football teams will produce some
very broad heads, if they escape un-
cracked.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
tnaanEed II.

The Lady-That isn't the same story
you told me before. The Beggar-No,
lady; you didn't believe the other one.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

The greedy eye always misses more
than a generous one.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
Shop Notes

The newest shades for the electric
light bulb represent lifelike punches of
grapes When the light within is turn
ed on the effect is most beautiful. These
are very suitable for the dining room,
especially If the wall paper is one of
the popular grapevine designs.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19
A LINGERING COUGH

The cough that holds on
in spite of all remedies needs
energetic and above all thor
ough treatment. A mere
cough mixture won't do.
Root out the cold that causes
the cough.
How3 SCOTS Emulsion.
Why SCOTS Emulsionp ?
Because it stops the irrita-
ton, soothes the tissues and
heals the affected membranes.
When1 Right away.
SCOTS Emulsion begins to
help with the first dose.
Wen send you a sample free upon request.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl Street. Ns~ York
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

A bead fringe is a great addition
round the average lamp shade.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

The new separate blouses for wear
on dress occasions are so elaborate as
TO defy description.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

Beware of too much oignon yellow
and coz de roche. A mere suggestion
is all that is necessary. 1t is so much
in demand that it Will become tiresome
before the season is over.
Evening journal., 1904-10-19

A quaint deep rose taffeta evening
frock decollete, with a high girdle Of
the silk has a gathered skirt over a
broeade underskirt of white. covered
with a design Of pink roses, the pink
opening to show a panel of the brocade
down the front. The whole looks as
though just taken from a colonial cedar
chest.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-03-11
PUTNEY

. H. #H So. . f. ~. r5F#t-@N4 .." -Hst" a4EHp
Frank Sullivan loaded "a car with
barley and shipped it out on We'd
nesday. ~. ~,
nArchie .McKinnon shipped aacarr
load Of wheaton, Tuesday and it look
as il he was going to hit a falling
market.
f. A. Fellows, our agent, went to
Aberdeen Monday night and assisted
the Maccabees of the Aberdeen tent
in.their initiation proceedings and
banquet andsmoker following,
It is reported that the Strandness
Elevator is to be closed. So little
gram is being offered for sale to the
elevators here because Of the poor
prices paid, that. it doesn't pay to
keep them open. It is said that Mr..
Strandness would like to transfer
John J.. Nelson his buyer, to Lilly,
Day county.