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Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
Report OF State Meeting.

Mr.. Mitchell presented Fred T..
Myers as the first one on the program,
and the latter gave an interesting re-
port of the annual meeting of the
state association that took place at
Pekin, AMI at which there was ac-
cOmpliShei much good work.
+. l.. Gofr. commercial agent for
the Rock Island, responded to the
toast, The Railroad in which it was
sought to show that, contrary to the
general impression of the public.
railroad lines are built and maintained
as a busiress proposition. just as the
merchant bought his stock of goods,
with the expectation of selling them
and makirg a profit sufficiently large
to keep himself and his family and
put aside 4 little for a rainy day. IL
business got poor. the railroad had to
reduce expenses, and usually started
by dropping names from the pay roll.
If that die not remedy the plan, like
the merchtnt. the railroad was closed
in on by creditors. 1t was either alb
sorbed by ! connecting line or passed
through various stages of reorganiZa-
tion until the original investment dis
appeared. The public had no concep-
tion of the cost of equipping Il rail
road line. An ordinary locomotive
costs S15.OtO. a coach $1,000 and Il
sleeper from $4,000 To $4,000. En-
ployes werr well paid. The public
clamorcd constantly for reduced
rates for fright and travel. and still
the best of service was demanded.
The merchant. when he lost out on a
shipment. was prone TO he too severe
on the railroad representative. He
never stepped to think. as he sat at
his home fifeside. of the trials that
the company was having in its en-
deavors To get to Rock Island the
next morning a shipment of merchan-
disc for him. He did not figure that
perhaps there had been a wnshout. Il
ent mishaps that are liable To happen
on a RAILROAD at any time of day or
night. Mr.. Goff stated the impression
was that car service was n plain case
of robbery. He said when the coal
man arriyed at the house of the mer-
chant, diA the latter tell him to un-
hitch his horses and leave the wagon
there until the merchant had time to
unload IL. The coal hauler could not
grant such a request If il were asked.
He needed his wagon. The railroad
company. needed its cars. 1t charged
enue. but to make il an incentive TO
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
CAPT. CUsHMAN REELECTED
TO LEAD CO. z OF STERLING

Capt. John Cushman has been unan,
imously reelected captain of Company
+. 9th infantry. /. y. e., of Sterling
Second Lieut.. Harold +. Ward was
elected first lieutenant and Quarter
master Sergeant Devillo Il. Deyoe was
elected to the second lieutenancy va
Gated bv Lieut.. Ward.
Capt. Cushman is the only original
member of Company + now belonging
to that organization. He enlisted
nearly seventeen years ago, when the
company was organized, and has
served continuously ever since. He
was regimental ordnance sergeant
during the war with Spain and soon
after the close of the war was elected
captain of the company.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01

"Peck's Bad Boy" will be here
April Z.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
Greetings From Moline.

shippers to unload the cars they are
using.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
AT ANNUAL FEAST
One Hundred of the Business and
Professional Men of the
City Meet Together.
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION HOST
Practical Talks by Retailer, whole
saIer, Railroad Representa-
tive and Others.

| One hundred of the business and
professional men of Rock Island met
together last night, enjoyed n feast
and INDUCED an hour of heart to heart
talking, a discussion of commercial
and Industrial conditions as they af-
can be bettered to the advantage of
the whole people, and to the especial
benefit of the retail merchant. The
occasion was the sixth annual ban
quet of the Rock Island Retail Mer-
chants association. 1t occurred in
the auditorium of the Young Mems
Christian association. The hall was
tastily decorated in the national col
ors, with here and there a sprinkling
Of flowers or potteI plants, showing
the dainty touch of the women.
small army Of whom fitted about the
tables during the evening and served
the merchants with what they all,
even the married ones. had the cour-
age to admit was the finest meal they
had partaken of for many moons. The
ladies auxiliary of the Dung Mems
Christian association had charge of
the banquet feature.
From till o'clock the merchants
mingled for a social hour in the lower
reception rooms of the building.
where concert program was dis
coursed by COrdt's Mandolin Orches-
ira, which also furnished music in
the banquet room. When the feast
had been done full justice to G.. III.
kingsbuTy raped for order and in
troduced Phil Mitchell as toastmas-
ter, after reading letters of regret
from {. {. Tebbetts. of Chicago. the
president. and G.. +. Greene. of Peo-
citation, and q. w. Mueller, president
of the Peoria Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that he had been
called on at the 11th hour, and conse-
quently was not prepared to do JUS
tice to the position that he had been
selected to fill. He had been a MEM
ber of the association since its for
nation. although confessing that he
had not been a regular attendant at
meetings. The. membership included
the leading men of the business and
professional community and should
be an influence in any direction that
it elected to WELD it's power He was
particularly well pleased with the
rating-book and the daily sheet, both
of which came ON the scene as the re-
suit of the efforts of the association,
in business.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
GIVE UP THE TENTS
Visitors at s. A. w. v. Encamp.
ment Will Probably be Quar-
tered in Halls.
s1BoNEY BAY CAMP PREPARING
Time is short and Much Work f
Local Members il in
Prospect.

Siboney Bay camp, Spanish Ameri,
can War Veterans, at the regular
meeting last night heard reports
from committees arranging for the
state encampment of the organization
in this city next month.
1t had been intended to quarter the
visiting comrades in tents, but this
plan would have its draw backs, espe-
cially should the weather happen to
be unfavorable at the time. BY using
several of the available halls in the
city and providing cots and blankets
it is believed the visitors can be ac-
commodated more comfortably. con-
veniently and cheaply than in tents.
and this metAod will in all probability
,c followed
An offer has been received from the
Fifth regiment band. known as the
Illinois State band of Chicago. of
which a the members are veterans
f tie 'Frr # -. It i probable this
"-"ari ,;,tion u.1 20 brought here to
assist ioc1' r-u .c.i organizations in
antivrning the encampment. The Fifth
regiment band was at Bloomington
last year.
Programs Being Prepared.
The programs are under course of
preparation. and will be out in about
week. The matter of transporta-
ticn has been taken up with the West
ern Passenger association, and it is
likely that several special trains will
be run to the city. One from Chicago
bringing the 200 delegates from that
city is already assured.
Siboney Bay camp will meet every
week from this time till after the en-
and there is a vast amount
of work to be done in getting ready
for it in a manner creditable to the
local veterans and to the city.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
A Cure for Headache.

Any man, woman or child suffering
from headache. biliousness or a dull.
5rowsy feeling should take one or
two of De Wits Little Early Risers
night and morning. These famous lit
lie pills are famous because they are a
tonic as well as a pill. While they
cleanse the system they strengthen
and rebuild il by their tonic effect
upon the liver and bowels. Sold by
all druggists
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01

all of the chorus girls are small to
maintain the Korean traditions and
atmosphere, and it seemed TO take
immensely with the audience.
Beyond question The Sho Gun" is
AIDES best effort, and will prove even
more popular than his preceding
works. The songs are catchy. with a
lively movement. such as impels an
audience to whistle them in company
with the air and which gives them
life on the street and in public places.
The parts were we'll taken and the
artists received handsome recogni-
tion of their. work from the pleased
audience. After four nights at Mil
waukee ''The Sho Gum will go to
Chicago.
"Peck's Bad Bov" will be here
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01
Ole Stage.

April IA Montana Outlaw
April 5.-'Deserted at the Altar"
April 7.-"Peck's Bad Boy"
April S.-''The Fatal Wedding"
Rock Island Argus., 1904-04-01

Clay Clement. the actor, who has
appeared in Rock Island several times.
is disgusted with the stage He de-
clares that the base spirit of com
mercialism dominates the stage and
that the syndicate runs it to the det-
riment of high art, and so Clay is
going to knock off and become a
ranchman in Texas, where he will
punch steers and fraternize with cow
boys. Clement was born and spent
his early life in the vicinity of FL
Paso.
"A Mountain Outlaw a western
play by Herbert Hall Winslow and
Fred S. Gibbs, comes here Sunday.
This play, dealing with modern ranch
ing life in the Kootenai valley of Mon
tana, has its types drawn from the
characters of that interesting part of
the west. \ trained broncho. n stage
coach that has seen actual service in
the west during the early days of
border life, and Il carload of stage
settings and effects are carried.
Deserted at the Altar" great
moral play, story from real life. will
appear here Tuesday. 1t abounds in
powerful dramatic sensational come
dy and pathetic scenes. and a most
elaborate scenic production, including
an automobile ride, with pursuit by a
bicycle, and panoramic views.
Next Friday the patrons of the Hi
ncis Will have n pleasant surprise in
store, when the big melodrama. THE
Fatal Wedding" will be here. The
plot is powerful one, and deals with
the adventures of a schemin~ woman
who, assisted by a male accomplice.
designs the ruin of a happy family.
and the separation of n wife from
husband and children. in order that
she can contract marriage with the
husband. and thereby gain his for
tune. She is prevented from doing
this, however. by the timely interfer-
ence of two characters. a Frenchman
and an Irish servant woman. who in
their respective parts make no end
of amusement for the audience.
THE ShO Gun" the latest produc-
tion of George Ade and Gustav Luders.
was given its initial production last
night at the Davidson theatre. Mil
waukee- \ large audience greeted
the players. The reception accorded
the opera was unusually warm and
enthusiastic. The setting was one of
the most brilliant that Savage has
given and was seductive in its sugges-
ions of orientalism. The Iibretto by
Ade Is running over with bright hu-
NOR. while the music of Luders is a
hitting frame to the words. The op-
era is filled with catchy airs which il
Is safe TO say will he whistIed on the
streets before the production is IS
hours old. The stage settings in all
the scenes are superb. presenting
picture after picture, both brilliant in
color and picturesque in execution.
The costumes are well worth the over
worked word gorgeous" At the end
OF the first act Messrs. Ade and Lud-
ers were called before the curtain.
One Pecnliarity of this opera is that
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
AN Orange Pest in France.

The French Minister Of Agriculture
has received from the Riviera a report
which shows that the orange growers
are threatened with the worst of call
antilles. A microscopic insect, scien-
tiically known as chrysumphalus
minor, is the cause of an orange dis
ease as potentially destructive as the
potato disease which spread famine
and devastation over Ireland fifty
seven years ago. NJ. Belle, an expert
in Nice, has been investigating the
origin and propagation of this nla!ady
among the oranges. The CouEc.l of
the Department of Nice has taken the
matter in hand. Orange growers are
combining for the e~Stirpation of
chrysumphalus minor. 1t is sGiG that
the insect was imported FROM America
some years ago, and thai the first
signs Of it's depredations were detected
in Florence. The creature attacks all
parts of tie orange plant-ste.n, leaf,
flower, fruit, everything. In his ma
ture state his coat of mail makes him
as impervious to ordinary ~'insecti-
cides' as the hide of a ~rhinoceros to
a popgun's pellet. He must be caught
young, early in March. That is the
time when, because of his minuteness,
he most easily escapes detection.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
Friendship Scrap Book,

How often you discover in the pa
pers and other periodicals a bit OF
news. with or without illustrations,
concerning some friend II acquaint'
ance
Your young neighbor, who has been
studying art for the past three years
has had a picture accepted for the art
exhibition.
Or old Mr.. A. has attained his nine
tieth birthday, and his photograph
with biographical sketch, is published
Or the pretty daughter of a cousin
is married, or the great novelist you
met two years ago at a reception has
| written a new book, a review of which
is printed.
These items Of personal interest car
| be used as the basis of a most delight
| full scrap book-a book that will in
! crease in interest with every year tha'
passes.
No time is required to clip and paste
the little news items which N dis
| covers from day to day.
If leisure is limited an ordinary
| stiff-baeked scrap book can be used fol
the purpose.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
The Goose Got away.

To the Hon. Joseph Sibley Of Penn.
sylvania the yarn-loving members OF
the House are giving credit for this
story:
There was q rich old farmer who
lived in one Of the interior districts
near Philadelphia, and who got tan.
gled up in a money transaction J1ith
one OF his neighbors. s Mr.. Alstole for
that wa his name, sought aryattor.
ney, who gave him a letter Of intro
duction to a brother lawyer in Phila.
delphia, at which place 1t was neces'
sary to enter the suit. The letter was
delivered to the lawyer, and while he
was reading 1t he vas called out OF
the room, leaving the letter on his
| desk. Mr.. Aston let curiosity get
the better Of him and read the letter,
which closed with q postscript stat
ing that "Mr. Aston Is a fat goose;
pluck him heavy"
That was enough for the old farm.
| er, and seizing o pen he wrote: "P. 8.
| No. THE goose has flown, feathers
End all"
It took him about three seconds to
amble down the stairs and into the
| streets, and he has not had anything
to do with lawyers from that day to
| this, preferring to pluck his OWE
gaasa-WRshinRten Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14

will plunge into the water at tie
first commanding croak of a savage
adult. Some are g%luttons, grabbing all
the food and showing the weaker ones
aside in order to get the finest morSel.
Several out of a hundred show deciG-
edly humorous qualities. and are i'll
clined to play practical jokes, or tease
a )particular sleepy or comfortable
looking cousin. .
At the first suggestion of cold wealth,
er the frogs dive to the soft black mud
at the bottom of the pond or marsh,
and there they remain until the rays
of the sun penetrate through. Aside
from the several wild insects and
shrubs which Mr.. Combs keeps a pro,
found secret, the frogs are daily given
a portion Of chopped raw liver, bread
crumbs, water cress, and the chopped
leaves of other green domestic vegeta-
bles. To catch a large order of frogs
in a few minutes. the shoppers in the
tank are pulled, the water drained of,
and there lies the game within easy
reach of the net. Large shipments are
made in cases especially provided for
the purpose.
The idea has been entertained, but
as yet no steps have been made toward
it's fulflment, of canning the legs to
fill the demand in countries where
fresh shipments are impossible. .Scy'
eral prominent physicians i'll the West
are now recommending the broth. md
also the flesh of the frog, for iavalid>>
in place of the time honored chicken.
1t is maintained that the muscular. vet
tender white flesh contains more nutri-
ment than any other flesh in equal
amount. The flavor of the domestic
frog varies in like degree with any do
nestle and wild game. IRsNRppesticity
the frog attains a greaf@A some
reaching the weight of bet> Nhree
and four pounds. ~
Now during the last few years I SSrs
come in plentifully. With the invasNA
of foreign influence has come the dc.
mand for foreign foods, and this inhu4
ence has also been the cause Of the
metamorphosis of the American pal
ate. Those who thirty years ago would
have considered the frog unfit for hui
man food now demand that edible, as
we'll as snails. Very few banquets or
large dinners are given in the West
without either or both delicacies. In
San Francisco particularly frogs are in
demand.
AS Mr.. Combs has the only frog
gerry in the West, it devolves upon
him to fill the numerous orders that
come in. especially during the holt
days. Denver. Salt Lake City and all
portions of the Middle West are upon
his order book. An ordinary banquet
Of fifty plates requires at least eight
dozen frogs. The order book Of the
froggery shows that in n famous res
taurant in San Francisco $500 worth
Of frogs legs were consumed during
the year 1902. - Harriet Quimby, in
New York Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14

ton came on. and the distress after
eating was terrible. Doan's Kidney
Pills effected q complete and lasting
cure, and after the symptoms Of kid
ney trouble were gone my stomach be-
gan to work as it should. This lasting
cure, especially in a person Of my age,
proves the great value of Doan's Kid
ney Pills more convincingly than could
any words of NINE"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all drug
gists; price, so cents per box, or mailed
on receipt Of price by Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Write for free trial.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14

When we introduced BiHA DolltF
Grass three years ago, little didswe dread
it would be the most talked q grass ~
America, the biggest, quick, hsYEproducef
on earth: hut this has come to}@.
Ayr: Editors wrote about iAAss&XSr. Col.
lege Professors lectures aboutI%Agr. In
stitute Orators talkeG aboutsgGyhile in
the farm homeoby the quiet fIyAae. in this
corner grocery, in the village ~ >f8ice. a.
the creamery, at the depot, .iheA4et wher'
ever farmers gathered, Salzer' %FaGllion Dol.
i; Grass. that wonderful gEJ& :good for
5 to IA tons per acre. and lfIeS3.f pasture
besides. is always a theme sAh&Iiy of the
farmers voice. N.Y. -
1T have 60 acres in Salzer'a4a7fsa Clover.
It is immense. I cut threT cropES{his sea.
son and have lots of past,fe besi t,s"
JUST SEND THIS NoT,R ANLpHOc. IN
sTAEA RN1
to the John A. salz4S. fed Co., MsCrosse,
Wis, and receive To .ESig catalogEhd lots
of farm seed samnsa3 tRe. FA.C.LS
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14

FINDER date of January 10, 1897, DR..
y Hartman received the following letter:
My wife had been suffering from a com
plication of diseases for the past 25 years.
Her case had bafled the skill of some
of the most noted physicians. One of her
worst troubles was chronic constipation OF
several years standing.
"She also was passing through that most
critical period in the life of a woman
change of life. In June, 1895, | wrote to
Ayou about her case. You advised a course
VI Peruna and Manalin, which we at once
fmmenced, and have to say it completely
Sed her. She firmly believes that she
Md have been dead only for these won
der remedies.
~ put the same time l wrote you about
my or \ case of catarrh, which had been of
25 yea1!S standing. At times | was almost
past going. ! commenced to use Pcruna
aecordinsSto your Instructions and ~c0@tin-
ued its us3 for about a year, and it has
completely cured me.
"Your remedies do az that ?'nu
clatm for them, and ercn more. Co.
tarrh cannot eTist aUhere PernnG is
taken according to directions. Sue
cess to you and yomF remedies"
John O. Atkinson.
In a letter dated January /, 1890, Mr..
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14

I Atkinson says, after five years experience
with Peruna:
~ 1ciU erer continue to Speak q
good tCoTd for Peruna. IN my rounds
as q ~trareting L am q tCGLking
advertisement for PeTrtnG and haze
induced many people d~ttfingthe past
gear to use PerunG Nth the most sat
is1actOry results. 1 am still cured
Of c0tdrrh." John o. atkinson,
Boo 272, independence, Mo.
When Old age comes on catarrhal dis
eases come also. Systemic catarrh is al
most universal in old people.
This explains why Peruna has become so
indispensable to old people. Peruna is
their safeguard. Peruna is the only rem
edv yet devised that meets these cases ex-
act'y.
Slch cases cannot be treated locally;
nothing but an effective systemic remedy
could cure them. This is exactly what Pc
runa is.
If you do not receive prompt and ~satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a full state
ment Of yonr case and he will be pleased to
give YOU his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanltarium, Columbus, 0.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
Why They "Turn.'I

Bright colors assumed by naples,
sumacs and anpelopsis during the au-
tumn months are the result of the oxi-
dizing of the color compounds, or COL
or generators, of the leaf cells. Long
protractad cool weather is most favor
able to the production of autumn tints,
and slight frosts that are not severe
enough to kill the cells hasten the dis
play of beauty by producing an en-
zyIne that brings forth the bright pur'
pies. oranges and reds. Leaves con-
tanning much fannie acid never give
bright autumn tints. while those con-
tanning sugar give the very prettiest.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
History i'm Tattoo,

There exists in Paris a famous pro-
lessor, Pere Tible, who. to describe
him in his own words, is an "engraver
upon human skin" He lives in the
Grevelle quarter. AS a kind of per-
manent advertisement he exhibits his
left arm, on which are "engraved," in
order, all the Presidents of the Repub-
lie, from Theirs to Loubet. On the
professors body, it is stated, is to be
found the whole history of France
portraits of C~harlemagne, Henry ".
Joan of Arc. Louis XIV, Robespierre,
Napoleon. Gambetta. and others, with
escutcheons, fasces, flag trophies, and
similar ornaments galore.-London Tit.
Bits.
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Henry Soule, Of Putt
ney ST., Hammonds-
port, N. Y, says: For
eight years I suffered
constant agony from
kidney complaint. l
d u the worst tor
ture from gravel and
the kidney secretions
were excessive and con-
tanned sediment like
brick dust. l had to
get out Of bed from ten
to twenty times a night
and the loss of sleep
wore me out. Indiges-
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
Plants with SAVINGS Banks.

All %leaf-buds, whether underground
Or on the bare branches of winter, are
plant savings put aside from the su
perfuity Of summer against the pro
verbal rainy day. The starch Of which
such organisms consist is to the plant
what his savings are to the prudent
man; and the common potato is one
Of the greatest misers Of the vege
liable world in this respect, for almos,
The whole Of the tuber is made up. Oh
starch food. left as a legacy to the
young plants represented by the
eyes" This is true to all plants
that grow from bulbs.
Some go further, for they run a say
lngs bank in the shape of a taproot,
which, If left undisturbed, grows
larger year by year, to be drawn upon
In seasons of drought, when other
means of subsistence r exhausted.
Among these are primhoses, carrots,
b~eetroot, and turnips; and with these
three last this faculty of saving has
been developed by mar to make the
plants a source of rroft.
The Opelousas courier., 1904-05-14
EIGHT YEARS OF TORTURE.

No suffering mere keen than kidney
suffering. Sick kidneys make bad
blood: cause weak, stiff and aching
backs: cause blind, sick and dizzy
headaches, lack of appetite and loss Of
sleep; keep you all tired out and spoil
digestion.
To have perfect health you must cure
the kidneys. Read how n man was
cured by Doan's Kidney Pills after
eight years of torture.