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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
0LDRESlDENTGON
Mrs. Jane r. Davis Expires Of
lnfirmities of Age at
Milan.
ONCE LIVED IN ROCK ISLAND
Was Born in New York State in 1913
Other Obituary
Matters.

One of Milan's aged and respected
residents passed away at o'clock
this morning in the person of Mrs.
Jane II. Davis. who succumhed after
Il weeks illness TO the intirmities of
age. Decedent was born in Washing
ton county. New York. in 1918. She
was married in the same state in the
early 4O's to William ii. Davis, who
died in this city in 1869. For some
years the family lived in Pennsylva-
MIA. removing to Wisconsin soon after
the close of the civil war, and coming
to Rock Island in 1867. After the
death of Mr.. Davis the family remov-
ed to Milan. where deceased has since
lived. making her home with her son.
ID. {. Davis. and daughter. Miss Edith
Davis. There are two sons, William
r.. of Wisconsin. and John, of Red
Lands. Cal. in addition to two sisters.
Mrs. Margaret McGhee, of Mechan-
icsviIlc, y. Y. and Mrs. Adelia Mosh
Ter. of Meadville. Pa.
The funeral viii take place Sunday
afternoon AT o'clock. The services
will he conducted at the Presbyterian
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22

hour it will make POI revolutions ev-
cry minute. The follower heads viii
traverse the length of the cylinder
$50 times, or twice the number of
revolutions made by the drivers. The
engine is running under n pressure of
2IO pounds To the square inch. The
escape of steam through the feed
pipes to the steam chest is equivalent
TO the loss through a 1O-inch hole in
the boiler. The pulse of the exhaust
at such speed fans the furnace into q
white heat so fierce as TO blind the
eyes.
The coal is broken into small cubes
ready for the fire box. so the fireman
does not have to use his pick a great
deal. However, he has not time to
perch himself On the seat box and
take panoramic view of the fitting
scenery that slips past with incredi-
BILE velocity. All he has to do is shovel
coal and keep on shoveling coal.
If n headlight should show up ahead
and the engineer cry out There comes
I headlight" the fireman would only
have to follow his lead and jump from
the gaGgway. Going at a speed Of IS
miles an hour he would be moving
through space 100 feet per second.
and instances have been known when
engineers and firemen have not been
killed jumping under these circum-
stances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
CLERGY WATCHED
Railroads Have Adopted a New
Scheme Governing Half
Fave Permits.
BEEN ABUSES IN THE PAST
Double Signature Certificate Arrang-
ed for That Will be Hard
tD Beat.

According to the findings Of n speci-
al committee appointed by the West
ern Passenger association ciergymeH
in some cases need watching as much
"a any other people. and in order that
the half fare privilege accorded the
ministers # the gospel may not be
abused rule win go into effect Feb.
/. when the pastors have their reduc-
el rate certificate renewed.
The plans which have been in vogue
for the past few years will he changed
for the coming year. and notices are
now being sent TO station agents and
conductors in order that they Will be
convcr-ant with the plans before they
come into use.
Heretofore II has been the custom
f clergyman to make his applica-
tior for a half fare permit which
was usually in the shape of card
bearing the simple statement "clcr-
~" which secured for him ticket
at cuc-haIf the traffic rate. 1t has
been found that many of these cards
were disposed cf and found their way
10 the hands Of brokers where they
were misuseI. In order to do away
with this a new scheme will be inau-
gurated Feb. l.
Under the new plan the Clergyman
will receive in place Of the usual card
u book cf coupons. 100 in number.
Each IF these coupons will lac taken
up 10y the conductor who viii examine
the signature with that of the ccrtifi-
cate which j. t. be displayed by the
passenger. and If the signatures are
not reasonably near alike the holder
may be held mp pending ycrification.
For each trip desired. the clergyman
must write in the presence of the
agent. On the first unused coupon.
ne destination Cf the ticket desired
anil present il undctachcd from the.
certificate.
The ticket j. then sold at the lines
authorized clergy rate and i iudor-ed
with the number of the certificate.
The certificate check in which the
destination cf the ticket i written
il not signed before the ticket agent.
Must Produce Certificate.
When the ticket il presented to the
conductor. the bearer must produce
The certificate. whose number i en-
durscd upon it, face. and sign the.
certt icate check in the presence of
I ne 1Ri.sf conductor. who VIII compared
il with the signature affixed To the
certificate contract. Signatures writ
ten previous to the presentation of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
ROSCOE SANDS, RUNAWAY,
Is LOCATED AT ST. LOUIS

Roscoe Sands, the 15-year-oId son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Sands, of Morrison.
who disappeared from his home in
that city Jan. Is. and whose where
abOuts have been mystery ever
since. has teen located in st. Louis,
y here the authorities are now hold
ing him. and his father has gone to
that city fer the purpose Of bringing
his son home with him.
Icurg Sands disappeared from his
home in the Whiteside county seat
Wednesday afternoon of last week.
and since that time his parents have
been heart-hroken over his absence.
while every effort possible to locate
him has been made. The police OIL
cials Of all the cities in the country
were at cnce notified to be en- the
lookout for the boy. but no news Of
him came until Wednesday afternoon.
when Il message from the chief of po-
lice of st. Louis came stating that the
boy had been found in the worlds fair
city and that he was being held by
The police until his father should
come after him. Mr.. Sands left at
cnce for IT. Louis
The boys reason for leaving his
home i not known. although ii i
thought TO be over some trouble he
had at school. His parents and all of
his friends say that he is good hoy
in every way and is not known to
have been i'm the habit Of aSsociating
with boys who would lead him astray
or cause him to be possessed with Il
desire to see the world" He i large
AMI tall for his age. and wore when
he went away Il dark mixed striped
suit, blue cotton shirt. white turned
down collar. dark blue peaked cap
and Il dark Oxford gray cVerCoat.
Mrs. Sands. his mother. * a member
of the State Federation of WOmen's
clubs and of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. and iS enc of
the leaders in Morrison social circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
LITERALLY DEVOUR COAL
Engines on Fast Trains Take Great Guam
titles of Fuel.

\ half ton of coal shovelcd every 20
minutes i the record of fireman on
the fast mail on the Rock Island road.
When the big engines that draw the
trains are crowded to the limit of
their speed the consumption of coal
il vastly increased, the terrific eN-
haust hurting hundreds upon hun
dredS Of pounds of unconsumed fuel
from the stack
y driver seven feet in diameter
travelling mile, will revolve 233
times. and at speed Of - miles an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
Mrs. Sarah Clapp.

Mrs. Sarah Clapp died at the home
Of her niece. Mrs. George Chadwick
at Hampton. yesterday. Death re-
suited from injuries sustained New
Years, and from the infrmities of
old age.
Mrs. Clapp was native cf Phila-
delrhia. and at the time of her death
was past 81 years of age. She leaves
one brother. NJ. l.. Bailey. of Ire
mont. Ill. She had been member of
the Methodist church of Hampton for
80 years. The funeral was held from
the church this morning. interment in
Hampton cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
Wonderful Nerve

Is displayed by many man enduring
pains of accidental cuts, wounds,
bruises, burns. scalds, sore feet or
stiff joints. But there's no need for
il. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill
the pain and cure the trouble. It's
the best salve on earth for piles, too;
25 cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22

The National Association of beauty
seekers viii never acknowledge that
any beauty ills are incurable ar long
as they have HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Sensible women. IS cents.
T. II. Thomas, pharmacist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22

the ticket viii not be accepted
Both conductors and ticket agents
are warned 10 be on the lookout for
expired certificates. or those bulletin
ed by the clergy bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
CIRCUIT COURT ORDERS.
CHANCERY.

Court Of Honor ". Frederick c.
Skinner. ct al, interpleader: defend
ant Frederick {. Skinner granted
leave to file amended answer. Amend
ed answer filed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-22
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Argus.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18

aker's smokius-room the other night. Speaker Cannon and q dozen senators and representatives, and this was Sem ator carnack's story, when 1t got up to him:
 Just after the war. in reconstruc- ton days, the Democrats down my way hired a negro to do some cam paigning among his own race. The negro dweit with great fcrvor upon the scandalous way the North was treating the returning Southerners.
 Way said the negro orator, de prodigaI son was treated better dan dese white folks is being treated. You all remembers about dat prodigal son. When he come back hiF father met him while he was yet afar on. and put q ring on his finger and new robe on him. and killed do fatted calf--yes, suh. de fatted calf
 Then . Republican negro campaign CT followed. Dat ntgger didn't tell you all right about dat fatted calf bust- ness he said. De straight ob de story was another way. You must remember dat de pFodlgal son was sorry for his FnisdoinEs. He come back and lowed to his father dat he was not worthy to be his son, but was willing to go right out into de cotton field wid de oder field hands and pick cotton.
 ".Is desc we're Southern white folks sorry? No, suh, not q bit. Dey don't suDpHeate for anything. Dey just strops a six-shooter 'roun 'smselyes. stalks in and says. 'Whar is dat vealT"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
cArCH1No DRAGON FLIES.

Japan seems to be the land of the dragon fly, for in no other country are so many or such beautiful ones to be found.
 For hundreds of years the children of Japan have played at catching these airy bits of color, and many poems have been written about this curious pastime.
 It begins with the hot season and continues through the greater part of autumn.
 The means employed to capture the swift flying insects are various. Some times a net Is used. sometimes bam- boo rod smeared at the end with bird lime, and sometimes a light stick or switch. with which the dragon dies are struck down. The last method is not approved. however. as the delicate creatures are usually maimed. and 1t Is considered unlucky to injure them. During the hunt the children sing.
 A most singular device is used in the Province of Xii, 1t consists of a long hair from a woman's head. to each end of which a tiny pebble is at tached.
 Thus Is formed tiny 'bolass" which is slung high in the air.
 A dragon fy pounces upon the pass ing object, but the moment he seizes 1t the hair twists around his body and the weight of the pebbles brings him to the ground.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
'ItIE CLOCK I1cKs

work to be given, and singing the re- hearsal--often pubiic--with the local chorus the day or the afternoon be- fore the performance. She must watch for draushts: cold would disable her comp1etely, She must be constantly careful of the atmosphere she breathes < She receives in compensation two.
 three or four hundred dollars, from which must be deducted many expens- es. There are probably not dozen American concert and oratorio singers who clear s10.oo0 year from singing, including s1.o0o or $1,50o they receive from churches or synagogues. And the study and work they did at the start
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Changing of the Sexes.

kNGH LOIA SlODCs
 When Miss Sarah Riddle of Philadel- phia (of course she is a prominent so- ciety woman) was attacked the other afternoon by negro (of course he was burly). she neither screamed nor tainted. Instead. when she felt the tug on her purse, she attacked her assail- ant with an umbrella and dTove him up the street yelling like the piper's son.
 In Brooklyn last week. at a fire. 1t was a woman who went back through the heat and smoke for the rescue of an old man left behind, and bore him out on her shoulders In a suburb, when two sisters--a big one and nt- tie one-discovered a burglar under the bed, they did not run, hut pulled him out The fat sister kept a 25O-pound pressure on the burglars chest, while the other, more fleet of foot, brought the police. At a Jersey City fire last week, a 7-year-old girl was the means of saving the lives of her parents and her baby brother. Ten days ago a as-year-oidf Brooklyn girl repelled two bank robbers and did not lose so
 much as a hairpin in the affray. and
 vas so cool after 1t that she did not even talk fast.
 Whenawe contrast such conduct with 7t oF the Ashn who recently fairtel in court, or wieh that of the man who testified that he always walked after nightfaIl in the middle of the street. it Is not strange questions are asked as to what has become of the tradi- tional feminine timidity. Is the. woman who faintsNat every opportunity be coming extinct? Is the time arriving when it will be tine masculine trait to be hysterical and helpless when dan ger appears fin the offing7 Are feminine annals hereafter to be made up--not of cases of patient suffering. as in the past--but of active heroism?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
AIM TO STOP DIVORCE EVIL.
Protsstants of All Denomination Held Secret Conference.

Protsstants of All Denominations Held Secret Conference. New York Special.
 At a secret conference of Protestanta ] of all the leading denominations held re- gently In St. Bartholomew's parish house. this city, a tentative agreement was reached by which ministers of any Christian body are to refuse to marry members of other religious bodies who would be debarred from such marriage by the discipline of their own denomlna- ton. For example. a Methodist minister will not hereafter, under this arrange nlent, perform the marriage ceremony for a divorced EpiscopaHan.
 Present at the conference were Bishop DCane, Bishop McVickar. Bishop Coa6- tutor David H. Greer, Rev. pr. John Full ton of Philadelphia and Lawyer Francis Lynde Stets0n, all representing the Pro- testant Episcopal church, together with delegates from the Presbyterian, Methe- dist. Reformed. Lutheran. Baptist, Con- gregational and Reformed Presbyterian denominations.
 Bishop Doane, who presided, appointed q committee to issue an appeal to the public on the ''sanctity of marriage and the grave dangers of -existing laxity in the frequency of divorceS.''
 The committee will meet next fan and issue the appeal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
cAmr nnAn cLAsH.
Bad Feeling Dstwssn the Hussian and
 Chinese Generals.

WV ~@@~
 Chinese Generals.
 Liao Tang. Saturday. April q tde- |layedl,--The outside world does not know how Nnear Russian and Chinese troops were to a clash on the border of Manchuria. To remove the menace of aiarge Chinese army from the Hus- ] sian flank. General Linevitehs Russian commander In Manchuria. deemed t necessary to convey an ultimatum to
 Yuan shikai. commander of the Chinese army and navy. ordering that the Chi- nese troops withdraw two hundred or three hundred miles into the interior. If this demand be not fuilnlled at the order of the viceroy." said the ultima
 tum, T will drive the Chinese troops
 back to the frontier"
 | Ever since the establishment of the 1 headquarters of Linevftch at Ldoa Yang. concern has been manifested at | the attitude of the Chinese. Since ths opening of hostiiities, the Chinese troops in Pc Chi Ii province have con-
 centrated on the western bank of the
 Lio river. According to reports per- sistentiy circulated by the Chinese.
 there are hundreds of Japanese among
 the Chinese troops, disguised in va- rious ways, Japanese spies are along I the railroad, and they follow all Eu- Iropeans, and especially Russians.
 Yuan Shi Kai is an implacable hater of Russia and tried friend of Japan. He
 has assured the whole world of the strict
 neutrality of China in the Far Eastern trouble. Russia. however, is not as eon- fiding today as ske was at the, time of the Boxer outbreak.
 Immediately on his arrival at Lao Yang. General Linevitch instituted a strict sur veillance over the actions of the Chinese
 troops along the frontier. At Inkou he received Norwegian named Munte, a
 representative of Yan shi Kai. General
 Linevitch asked him why the Chinese
 troops were concentrating so near places
 occupied by Russian troops. Munte re-
 piled that he supposed the chief object
 was to maintain neutrality and the safety | of Northern China from invasion by | the Russians pr the Japanese.
 l IT view of the Russian demand, how I ever. the Chinese troops already have
 begun to retire into the interior of Pc | Chi Ii province. Another object of con- | centrsting of Chinese was said to be the protection of the Shan Haf Kwan rail- road. Etr General Linevitch told Munte to advise | Yuan Shi Kai not to approach the Shan Hai Kwan rAauroad with troops, as such action could only be regarded as threat ening Russia's position, sn Manchuria.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18

unsiterahie and unchangsabie. A lad grown to manhood returned to . country town and shot the betrAyer of his sister. who had been driven to suicide.
 "The State asks Your Honor to charge the jury in addition to the charge d. ready .given." said the prosecutor, that though the n1isdeeds of tho dead man would have extenuated the crime of the prisoner if he had acted under impulse ani done murder before cooling time had intervened. yet if cooltng time has iri- tervened since the wrongs committed by. the dead f1an the pfisoner's crime is in no way or degree extenuated."
 Like a fauh Judge Pettus turned and said to the jury: '-rhs Court givcs you the additional charge requested by the State. and the Court alec charges you that in its opinion mans allotted three score years and ten are not sufficient time to cool a wrong like that done the prisoner in this case" s
 The verdict vas Nnot guilty at once. /
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Domestic Dilemma.

When Congressman Morris Sheppard ci Texas. received Q letter from a. constit- ucnt FeqlSsting "a upioR% su3t of under. wear instead of garden seedshe thought he had the prdxe winner for Congres- sional cur1osities. but Congressman John ". Maddox of Georgia. got one recently that makes Sheppard's look tame in com parison. Here iss4the letter Maddox re- eeived: r
 Dear sir-I ast you mot long ago for information that would make my wife stop peckin' on me. but you didn't reply ard She is worse than ever II now ast you as confident favor toN give me what information you got on how to. set one of them big pizen snakes from ftira. Yours truly.8 J. K. Stuvps. Congressmah Maddox says the letter had no bearing whatever on his deterpi- nation to quit Congress, for he had de, cided to retire tstore he got the letter;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Cardinal, Poker Chip.

Cardinal Gibbons has a quiet hunnor and a calm self-possession that success fully meets the most unexpected emer- gencies. When he returned from Rome recently he was greeted in the saloon of the steamship by a clerical deputation He left the. circle for a brief time to say goodbye to the captain of the bIs steamer, and as he roseafrom his chair ono of the priests espied a blue poker chip lying under, 1t, The priest picked it up. looking at 1t quizzicaily. and when the Cardinal returned handed the little worldly disk to the prslate, saying:
 Your Eminence. this" was found un- derneath. your chair when you went away"
 The Cardinal gravely took the poker chip and said. with just the suspicion of a smile at the corners Of his mouth:
 Tt was very careless of me to have dropped this" And he placed it in his waistcoat pocket.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Money Rewards of Singers.

LesIIe's Monthly.
 Alter years of hard. uphill struggle and study a singer may be recognized as succesafui. What is her reward? |? The season Is short a few weeks of fall festivities. week or two of Christmas concerts. and few weeks of spring festivals. with a sprinkling of individual concerts between times, make up the list of her opportunities. When she obtains an engagement there is much more preparation necessary than rubbing up her knowledge of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Byrne's Hot Shot.

Former Superintendent Byrnes, who had the friendship of several influential Wall Street men. did not stand high in the estimation Of an operator who thriv- ed in the days before it became unpieas- ant for get rich schemes His home had been robbed, but the thieves not being quickly apprehended he visited Mulberry Street, to ~''call down. the superintend- ent There should be no trouble" said he.
 in landing these crooks It takes a thief to catch thief
 Don't be impasieht."i said ,Byfnes quietly, you must wait your turn"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
seasonable yoke.

A friend of Edward Talcott. a broker who has a mania for odd statistics. vis- tied the financial wit one day and said:
 Eddie. haven't been influenced by Sartor Resartus.' have figured it on, 10 the day when mankind first began to wear clothes"
 That's nothing" replied Taicott. sI can figure that out in jiffy Adam and they notY'
 Well--constructiveiy-yes."
 Then they first wore those duds iu early winter' - Why winter?. asked the statistician.
 Because 1t was immediately after the fall" answered Talcott.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Trewin's Big Head.

Excuse me. sir. but I guess you took my hat from the dining room rack said a gentleman with an Eastern accent, as he tapped his finger on the shoulder ol Senator James Trewin, of Cedar Rapids. who was Governor Cummins's chief op- ponent for nomination on the Repuoi- can ticket two years ago.
 Well, I declare" responded the sena- tor. as he took off the eight and one-hali size hat and looked at the Inside. I di1 nor believe there was another man In the hctel with a head as large as. mine, l beg your pardon. Senator Tfewin Is my name. I am practising law here"
 "Indeed?" queried the stranger. T am looking for lawyer. and one with a head as large as mine ought to serve my purpose" He called the Senator aside and. after a short conference. placed in his hands the fattest case that has ever, been tried in Linn County so faI as fees are concerned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18

was only beginning of study and work they must do all their life. Of the rest, few make a considerable amount of money by being invited to wealthy private houses, singing for people there and receiving cheeks the next day for their kindness. The vast majority of the remainder exist on e35 and $50 concert work. or take to teaching. or drift into comic opera. or in the end weary of 1t all and do something else.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18
Pettus's Dictum.

United States Senator Edmund W. Pet- tus of Alabama. though past 30 years os age, never held but one other poiitl1 cal office. Back in the early fifties he was a Circuit Judge in his State and in presiding over a celebrated murder trial, coined an apnorism in his charge to the jury so human that it remains today the unwritten law of all the South.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-18

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