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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island,
June 90. 19O4.-The council met at
p. m. in regular session, Mayor Nc
Conochie presiding and all the alder
regular meeting were read and ap.
proved.
The clerk read the bond of S. Falko
witch and NJ. I. Morris in amount of
$500 to put the streets and alleys in
s. Falkovitchs addition to grade with
in Is months. Alderman Westbay
moved that bond be accepted.
Adopted.
Alderman Westbay moved that the
plat of S. Falkovitch addition be &C.
cepted. Adopted by unanimous vote.
The clerk read petitions from E. f.
Lamp and Rosenfield Bros. for per.
mission to make sewer connections.
Referred to the sewer committee with
power to act.
The clerk read petitions from Blake
& Murphy and Rosenfield Bros. for
permission to open paved street. Re.
ferred to waterworks and sewer com.
mittee with power to act.
Aid Eckhart moved that the fire and
light committee be empowered to
make necessary repairs to Central
hose house. Adopted.
Aid. Wilson presented an ordinance
amending section % or article 90 of
chapter 077) of the revised G903)
ordinance which was considered and
then adopted by unanimous vote.
Aid Hause from the sewer commit
tee reported granting various parties
permission to make sewer connections.
Report adopted.
Aid Benson moved that the bid of
II. TappendOrf for Spencer square
band stand be considered. Lost, to
6. Nays. Westbay, Wilkins, Eckhart,
Oberg, Hause, O'Connor, Sexton, Will
sons. Ayes, Benson. Robbins, Trefz,
Christensen, Brooks. Anderson-6.
Aid. Wilson presented a petition for
the opening of Sixth avenue from
street. Referred to aldermen of
ward, street and alley committee, city
attorney and city engineer to report
Aid. Anderson moved that the mayor
and clerk be authorized and instruct
ed to purchase one Austen street
sweeper subject to 80 days trial and
approval of the council. Adopted
unanimously.
Aid. Anderson moved when the
council adjourns it be to next Monday
evening for the consideration of the
annual appropriation ordinance
Adopted.
Aid. Wilson moved that the bridge
committee look over the Thirteenth
avenue bridge and report. Adopted.
Aid. Eckhart moved that the mat
ter of police and fire alarm system
be referred TO fire and light and health
and police committees to report at
next regular meeting. Adopted.
Adjourned on motion of Aid. Rob
bins. H. c. SCHAFFER.
City clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
STORY OF THE EVOLUTION
OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS

the relations of the trust company TO
the banks.
The first medieval banker sat
down behind his bench-"banco" IN
Italian. from which many authorities
have evolved the modern word banh
and began lending money TO those
who needed it. Naturally, the first
banker had money to lend; but he
was essentially private citizen, with
a private fortune and a taste for fl
nance; and his barrel grew rapidly
under the fertilizing influence of the
large sums he was permitted to charge
for the use of any part of it. His
banking system was simply continue
ton of what had been practiced by the
Romans and even older nations, and
when gold or silver of other special de-
posits, to be kept until called for, but
not, as is the case in modern banking,
to be set Immediately to work prOduc
ing more wealth for its owner.
The first real bank, however. which,
like the bank of North America some
six centuries afterward grew out of
pressing need for money on the part
of a republican government. was the
bank of Venice, founded in III, be
cause the government needed ready
money and took this way of forcing
loan from its opulent but reluctant
citizens.
The republic agreed to pay per
cent interest, but the loan was per
petual. The amount borrowed from
each citizen was entered in a book
and the "depositors, reluctant as
they may have been in the beginning
soon found that the system of trans
ferring portions of their credit at the
bank from one to another was so much
more convenient than paying their
bills in specie that the new system
rapidly became popular. Practically
this was banking on the security of
loan to the government in the same
way as under a national banking sys.
tenn.
Genoa in 1920 founded a similar
bank, and in 1909 the bank of Am
sterdam was started to obviate diff
cuIties arising from the accumulation
of lightweight coin in the extensive
foreign trade of Holland. This bank
received all coin at its standard value
and credited the amount to its books,
and the wealthy Dutch merchant found
these credits obviously much more con-
venient to handle than the actual
money which they represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
That rhrobbInr Headache.

Would quickly leave you, if you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thou
sands of sufferers have proved their
matchless merit for sick and nervous
headaches. They make pure blood
and build up your health. Only Csc.
money back if not cured. Sold BY
Hartz & Ullemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-21
RIVER RIPLETS.

The steamer J. S. on July 4, Will
give an excursion out of the tri-cities
to Clinton, and on the evening of the
following day employees of the Tri-City
Railway company will take a moon
light ride on the boat.
The Ruth, Winona and Hennepfn
were down and the Hennepin, Winona,
r. d. Kendall and E. Rutledge were
north. At a. m. the stage of water
was S55, and at noon it was $50.
RIVER FORECAST
The Mississippi will fall slowly be-
tween Dubuque and Davenport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

local conditions and national character ample, the typical car Is a double deck CT, a type of vehicle which was tried some years ago in Boston and which the more impatient American public absol- utely refused to stand for. Inc Britisher on the other hand is perfectly willing to wait patiently while a long file of pas sengers climbs up and down the mar row stairways leading to these upper platforms.
 But even more interesting is the way that the Scotch traveller pays his fare, not In one convenient nickel that carries him one mile or a dozen according to his destination but at a sliding scale which begins at about cent a half mile and runs up to a bargain combination of about nine miles for eight cents. In G1as- COW, where the travel is almost invari- ably for short stages such an arrange ment, despite it's inconvenience from an American point of view, Is obviously the more economical. On this side of the water. on the other hand the average passenger rides from four to five miles and the whole scheme of American suburban living, as seen In the neigh borhood of Boston, might be said to be based on the five cent fare. good at the most for nearly 20 miles of transporta- ton. Nine miles in fact Is about the lim- it that one can travel in Glasgow street cars, while on those of Boston a journey of or 20 miles is not impossible. The men who operate the cars are also much better paid in America.
 Stories of extreme old age are naturally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

to be taken with grain of salt-partly' because 1t is usually difficult to find al- together trustworthy evidence and even more perhaps because of the remarkable vitality of the good old people whom we occasionally read about
 According to what might be called a prize collection of old stories recently published in foreign paper two of the oldest people in the world died about three years ago. the elder being one Ismail Hudson, in Albania, who undoubt- edly boasted of his almost perfect set of teeth at the age of 15S, and the younger, a woman named Donna Martina who at the age of 142 had cheerfully climbed the
 fig trees of her native Peru whenever she wanted a few nice figs for dinner. At 149 she was still doing good days work in the fields. Besides this active oid woman the old man who died Tn bei- gorod Russia, at the age of l4O seems rather a poor sort of centenariah-ai- though it Is interesting to note tnat ne was a beggar by profession ana % hau been nine times married. And stli less successful as a long liver seems the oa- reer of the famous old Spanish woman or the Madrid Hospital who was born on October 12, 1781, and who lived at the nos nital. it is carefully added, as pensioner rather than an invalid Spain in fact, has quite a reputation for centenarians' Barcelona having farmer who still sup- ervises his farm at the graceful age Of 116: Valencia an oldest citizen who IS hale and hearty at the advapced age or 13O; and at Tortoga. not long ago a girl was baptised in the presence or ner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
WHY WOMEN ARE PRETTY.
They Don't Have to Think as Hard al
 Men.

An English scientist. probably in mood of envy, has been lately trying tt decide why women are prettier than men.
 His investigations have been based on the study of some 1,600 females of differ ent races and widely scattered nation alities. and they have left him to the conclusion that the comparative pretti- ness of the average woman is due to the fact that she uses her mind less than the average man. Serious study, business pursuits and the general strenuousness of the masculine existence are the respon. sible factors in giving woman this mo- nopoly of prettiness.
 To prove this hypothesis the English scientist cites one of the tribes of the Indian empire in which the typical Euro pean condition Is reversed and the wo- men take the place usually occupied by the so-called sterner sex Women here occupies the governmental positions, car rles on such business as Is necessary, makes the proposals of marriage and ob. viously wears the trousers, In our effets western parlance; while the men. no longer to be called the sterner sex stay at home, attend to the housework and bring up the children. And as result of this condition the men are very muci prettier than the women.
 This is an interesting theory, but will stop the emancipation movement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
OUT OF THE ORDINARY

Here is picturesque story that comes from South Africa where Lord Roberts recently paid an automobile visit to the battle ground of Paardeberg on which he had so lately defeated the Boer General Cronje.
 Not far from the scene of battle,where occasional scattered and whitening bones still bear witness to its severity, new farm in under cultivation by sturdy Boer peasant In the farm house door sat the peasant proprietor cheerfully cob bling himself a pair of shoes. The auto mobile containing the British general and his party stopped at the farm and the general was pointed out to the farmer as the famous leader of the British army, the man whose victories had finally end ed the war in South Africa The old man looked at the general thoughtfully. and rather indifferently.
 well, he is a little one" he remarked finally. and returned to his shoemaking.
 In the Yamanaka collection Of the var ious beautiful and interesting objects that was exhibited last week in Boston one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

i the most interesting features was the gathering together of some 150 ancient Japanese timepieces. These old clocks stand in much the same relation to mod ern Japan as do our own Colonial time peces to modern America-that is to say, they are yearly becoming more precious because of the number of collectors, both amateur and professional, who are con stantly on the watch for them Many of the old clocks exhibited in Boston are about contemporary with the typical "Grandfather's C1ock'' of Colonial Ameri- ca, while the oldest dates back to the time when the art of clock making was first introduced into Japan from China: China having, in turn, probably got it's first clocks from Europe through the medium of the adventurous Dutch trad ing vessels.
 These old Japanese clocks, however, are very unlike the European product for the Japnese at first divided the day in- to 4s parts and later into a hundred. In spring and autumn day and night were considered of equal length, each having 50 parts; while In summer the day was 50 parts long and in winter 40 The day embraced 12 hours named from the signs of the Zodiac and the whole method of time keeping was from our point of view
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
greatgrandmother anu great great grandmother.

The tale comes from Italy that an in- ventor of that country claims to nave invented a mechanism that enable person to sit down at one desk and write a letter that shall reproduce itself at another. hundreds Of thousands of miles distant. The invention is described as be- ing kind of adoption of some of the nrinciples of wireless telesraphy and by
 means of 1t correspondence between dis tant cities would be conducted with the same rapidity as between two persons live Ing in the same neighborhood. The re- celving apparatus not only reproduces the written message but seals 1t up automat- caIIy; and the expense of the whole operation so says the inventor, would be more than the ordinary postage but much less than the cost of sending a telegram. Here perhaps is an invention that will re- new letter writing. an art which Is some times said to be sadly fallen into decay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
The Harvest Sale Of Under- wear for Women and
 Children.

Children's Union Suits, Onita fronts, extra fleece-lined, silk finished; colors, white and gray; ages, to IA years:
 Esz1ss+ Tssulsr price ~liss Toe suit Mc
 Children's separate garments, Vests and Drawers, ribbed cotton, heavy f1eece-lined; very special; 0Eo price, garment. nt............... ~OC
 Womens Vests and Drawers, fine Richelieu ribbed; white and gray; silk finished garments; garments that sell everywhere at $1.00. Here QEo tomorrow only at. t.............. oCC
 Women's leece-1ined Union Suits, O1iita fronts, silk finished, perfect-fit- ting; sell everywhere at $1.25 OQo a suit. Here tomorrow only at. oOO
 Helvetia Union Suits for women, pure wool, hand-fnished with silk crochet and tape; sold everywhere at sl,1 sl,76 as suit. Here tomor- 1.34 TOW only... ............. Asc II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
To Close Out the Balance of the $1.OO Eider-DCwn Dressing SaGques
 aft EM Gnnf&.

All colors, made with fitted backs, loose fronts, finished all around with silk embroidered silk frogs down front. These $1.00 Dressing EAo Sacques at.. =. ............. wv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
Pocketless.
From the chlca9o News.

From the Chicago News.
 We can trace many of our sins to Adam" said the breakfast philosopher. but there is one that we cannot"
 What may that be- asked the hat clerk
 Walking around with hands in our pockets"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
Tcmorrow's Harvest Bar Aains for Men-ChriSt-
 mas SuAHeStiOnSs

Tomorrow big sale of Mems WhiteI Silk Handkerchiefs, made of good washable Jap silk; hemstitched hems; plain or with embroidered no initials; the 25c ones. IOO
 Other Silk Handkerchiefs E0I at soc, 75c, $1.oo, SIPS and. l.OO
 Mems Bath Robes, new shipment, made of fancy California blankets and finest fancy terra cloth; good, loose, "roomy" ones; light and dark Y EO colors, $500, $6.5o and.......s 'OO
 Bath Sets.
 Mems Bath Robes, Bath Slippers, Mitts and Towels, handsomely put up in boxes; very desirable for Christ mas presents, $500, $6.5o o NOI dHu... ............
 Harvest Bargain Of Gloves.
 Women's Suede Dress Gloves, all shades. Special Harvest m prlce... ........,...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

the day and the other for the night.
 Did 1t ever occur to you, when you pur- chase a frock or cutaway coat, that there had once upon a time been practical use for the two now hopelessly useless buttons that are sewn on the back of it? These two buttons have been often laughed at as an evident absurdity, proof positive that the human female has no monopoly in curiously useless append ages.
 The two buttons. however, once served a useful purpose in the days when gentle men of fashion wore their coat tails much longer than they do today and streets were muddier The corners of the long coat tails had loops or buttonholes and the wearer kept his skirts out of the mud by looping them back to the two buttons just above the waistline. Now days. therefore, the two buttons still ling CT uselessly on a mans back even as some of the scientists tell us the vermi- form appendix fingers uselessly inside of him.
 An investigation that was recently made of the differences and similarities of American and British street car service showed some interesting conditions, the Boston elevated system in America and the Glasgow system in Great Britain be- ing most nearly alike and each repre- sentative in it's own way of the effect of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
Outing Pc
 vest
New SaGhet PCwder-Son thing You Always Need When Preparing
 Xs,ro~ s&rAs snnfa
Xmas ore s enfSs

Colgates Cashmere Bouquet, Caprice and Sandalwood Sachet Pow der; three delightful odors. OOo bottle... =. ... ...-......
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
Harvest Prices on all Kinds
 of Manicure SunnIieS.

Orange Sticks, 10o
 Very best Orange Sticks, So two Ior.,- .....s.
 Best steel and emery Nail 0Eo Files, famous Ivy brand. ...... ~Oo
 Cuticle and Nail Scissors, E0o made of best steel. ... ........ OOO
 Nail Polishers, hardwood backs, cov- cred with best chamois, IRo two sizes, 21c and. .......... IOO
 Dr. Parker Pray's Ongaline, the best preparation for removing stains and dead cuticle-an indispesible mani sure s1ne hofi1a aTtlsle Large 39c
 Dr. Parker Prays Diamond O1o Nail Enamel. :. ........... %lO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

curiousiy complex. one o'clock in the morning being nine and a half by the Japanese timepiece. Many of the clocks had also two separate pendulems, one for the day and the other for the night.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16
W0Nk nt A K uAJv havef found in w VI NzAANA Wine Cardui
PINE BLUFF SUFFERS
 SERIOUS CONFEDERATION.
Plant of Sawyer and Austin Lumber Company Burned
 to the Ground.

Pine Bluff, Sept. 15. Con servative estimates place the loss on the plant of the Sawyer & Austin Lumber Company, which was destroyed by fire last night, at $421, ,000, with insurance on the parts of the plant destroyed and damaged at $160, GOO. The loss to Pine Bluff will be keenly felt, because the Sawyer & Aus tin Company employed hundreds of men and distributed some thing like $20,000 per week in the city. This was the largest mill in the state and one of the largest in the south.
 The fire smouldered through the night, but the damage is not so great as was at first supposed. The machine shops on the north end were damaged but slightly, while the box factory, at the ex- treme western end, was not reached by the flames. This was one of the most valuable build- ings on the grounds, and it's loss would have cost many thousands of dollars.
 J. H. McMillan, general mans- ger of the company, is expected to arrive in the city tomorrow and at that time information as to whether or not the plant will be rebuilt in the city will be giv- en out.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16
PRICES REASONABLE
A share of your patronage is
 solicited.

Long Distance Phone, 1l9.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16
YOUR DRUGGIST
 WILL PROTECT YOU.

We know that many people hesitate to spend their money for medicines adver- tised in their local papers, because they are not positive whether they get some thing good or something worthless.
 Many people hesitate to try new medi- cines, and they are right in so doing.
 Every man and woman should be careful what they use in the way of medicine. For these reasons we make arrangements with your druggist to protect you on every bottle of Paracamph. We know from act ua1 experience and from the unquestion abl testimony of thousands of Anerica's best people that Paraca1nph will do exact' 1y what we claim for it, so when we tell you that Paracanph is quick relief and cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sore Feets Piles, Skin Diseases, Catarrh, Sore Throat Sore Lungs, Group and all forms of swell. ings and Inhammations, we know that it will do exactly what we claim. If it fails in any case when used as directed, your drug. gist the man you know and the man you have confidence in will refund your money. So why experiment with the various rem edies on the market, when you buy Para camph on guarantee like this? We beleva that you are honest and believe that yot will treatus right. We know if you do that you will be pleased with Paracamph. D you are suffering from any of the abovt ailments, geta bottle of Paracamph today Sold only in 25 cent 50 cent and $I.os bottles, all good druggists, or sent direca upon receipt of price. The Paracamps Company. Louisville. Ky, U. s. A.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16

your Wine of Cardui and only needed to take three bottles when was fully re- covered"
 ..11HEN Miss Rose Owens, who WI has a responsible position in w the Governm ent service at
 Washington, D. C., decided to try Wine of Cardui, she made a wise choice. Over a million women have been relieved of female weakness by this same Wine of Cardui. It is not 8 strong medicine but may be taken every day in the year by any woman with benefit. It does not force results, but corrects Arrangements of the menstrual organs. It strengthens the nervous system, gives tone to the bodily func- tions, acts directly on the genital organs, and is the finest tonic for wo- men known to the science of medicine.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16

ing the advice which was freely given her by the Ladies Advisory Depart ment. Miss Owens was cured without advice by just buying sl LOO bottle of Wine of Cardui from her druggist and taking this great medicine in the pri- vacy of her home. No doctors ex- animation, treatment or advice is nec- essary. You have read what these two cured women have written. Is this not enough to lead you to determine to be rid of suffering?
 August 13, 1900, Mrs. W. H. Jones, of Cameron, Mo-, writes:
 'I suffered terribly at monthly periods for three years. would sometimes go for seven months with no flow at all. Now have my health back again and am expecting to be confined in January. l cannot praise your medicine enough"
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16
MISS ROSE OWENS, No zeo s.v.,t..,,b st WASHINGTON. D. c.
D. c.

If you are a suffering wo- man we would say to you that Wine of Cardui seldom fails to completely cure any case of female ills. We say emphatically, it never fails to benefit. Every day hun- dreds of sufferers are writing to our Ladies Advisory De- partment. The letters are opened by persons compe- tent to give advice. Mrs. Jones was cured by follow
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-16
TO THE FAIR.

Tickets on sale to St. Louis daily via the Iron Mountain route. %o. 55 for the round trip; return Inn -...~~ t2t Hl ua U sale. i. +. kEAMEY, Agt.