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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
New Chair Car ReantY.

One Of the new chair cars ON the
burlington road passed through this
city on the northbouHd passenger
train which left here at 40 o'clock
last evening. The interior finish of
the coach is light maple and makes a
beautiful appearance. The chairs are
adjustable and can he shaped into
any form to suit the pleasure Of the
occupant. The chandeliers are of
beautiful design. The illumination,
which is acetylenc gas. adds splendor.
In either end are the lavatories. while
i'm one end of the car is handsome
smoking compartment finished in
leather. The coach * 20 feet long
ana will seat IS people in the car
proper and 10 in the smoker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Chronic Brnnnhitts Cured.

For ten years / had chronic bron-
chitis 80 bad that at times / could not
speak above whisper writes Joseph
.Cotfman, Of MoHtmorenci, Ind. Il tried
all remedies available. but with no
success Fortunately my employer
suggested that | try Foley's Honey
and Tar. Its effect was almost mir
aculous. and / am now cured Of the
disease On my recommendation many
people have used Foley's Honey and
Tar and always with satisfaction" All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
COOKE ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY FOR LEGISLATURE

Representative George \. Cooke. of
Aledo, has made formal announce
ment for denomination for the Office
Cf minority representative from the
Thirty-third district. through the fol
lowing, which was received at The
Argus office today:
ITO the Democratic Voters of the
Thirty-third Senatorial District:
desire to announce that | will ask for
Il denomination nj your hands for
member of. the general assembly at
the meeting TO be held at the opera
house in AIedo. H.. April Is, 1901. at
, O'Clock p. m. for the purpose of
nominating democratic candidate
for that Office.
GEORGE \. COOKE"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
AGreat Sensation.

There WAS Il big sensation in Lees
Vile. Ind. when w. II. Brown of that
place. who was expected 10 die. had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. He writes: Il
endured inSufTcrable agonies from as
thma. but your New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon there
after effected complete cure" SINH
lar cures Of consumption. pneumonia,
bronchitis and grip are numerous.
It's the peerless remedy for all throat
and lung troubles. Price soc. and 81.
Guaranteed 10y Hartz d Illemeyer
druggists. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Notice Of Dissolution.

To All Whom 1t May Concern: No
tice is hereby given that the copart-
nership heretofore existing between
Henry Lemburg and Charles Detlcf
sen * hereby dissolved by mutual
agreement.
The said Charles DetIefsen will con
tinue the business Of said firm as here
tofore conducted, Will pay all bills due
by said firm and collect all debts and
accounts due to said firm.
HENRY LEMBURG.
CHARLES DETLEFSEN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Colored Folks Have a Bail.

The Mclvcru color"d club ~ ROCK
ISLAND gave it, Easter ball ut Turner
hall last evening, 30 couples being
present. Vt 1920 o'clock the grand
march was announced. after which
came the prize waltzing. II. w
Richie. Of Moline. and Mis-. Beatrice
McCurdy. Of Rock Island. won the
prizes for the best waltz Mr. Ritch-
les prize was n white vest. while n
pair Of gloves were given to Miss Nc
Curdy. The next contest was won
by William Barber and lady. of Mo
line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Meeting OF Democratic Voters of Thirty
third Senatorial District to NOmI-
nate Candidate.

Alcdo, H.. March -, BOBBY di-
rection Of the democratic senatorial
committee for the Thirty-third sena-
toriaI district of Illinois. the demo-
cratic voters of the several counties
of the district are requested to at
tend a meeting to be held at the opera
house in Aledo, H., Saturday, April
16, \. ID. 1904, at = o'clock p. III sharp,
for the purpose of placing in nomina-
ton candidate for representative in
the general assembly to be voted for
al the November election, 1904.
Also for the selection of the demo-
cratic senatorial committee for the
Thirty-third senatorial district of II
linois for the ensuing two years.
Also for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
Every voter residing in the Thirty
third senatorial district. who is a
member of the party. is requested to
attend this meeting, and every such
voter, if present, will he entitled TO
cast one vote at such meeting on all
questions and propositions that may
arise at that meeting.
No proxies will be recognized at
that meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
ACure for Headache.

ANY man, woman or child suffering
from headache. biliousness or a dull,
drowsy feeling should take one or
two Of De Wits Little Early Riscrs
night and morning. These famous lit
tie pills are famous because they are a
cleanse the system they strengthen
and rebuild il by their tonic effect
upon the liver and bowels. Sold by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
TaiIors Elect Officers.

international Tailurs' union No. 81
Of this city has elected the following
officers:
President Z. j. Schmitt
Vice President-C. Carlson.
Secrctary-C. w. Hocffncr.
TrcaSurcr-E. J. Weinberg.
Sergcant-at-Arms- :. Olson.
TruStees-Messrs. Schmitt Sydene,
and Erickson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Choir Renders Anthems.

The vested choir of the church rem
dered the anthems, the service being
in accordance with the beautiful rit-
ual of the Episcopal church
After the services AT the church the
remains were conveyed to Chippian-
mock and consigned to their final rest
ing place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05

FoIey's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates. and viii not constipatc like
nearly all other cough medicines. Re
fuse substitutes. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Receipts for Month

City Clerk II. {. Schaffer's receipts
during March were S3.671.37- $2,OI6.9C
for wate~ rent $1.611.37 for special
assessments. 50 for scale books sold
SO for PedGlcr's license. S1G.29 for
waterworks expense, SOL for ground
lease. and 50 received from the sewer
account. Mr.. Schatfcr deposited So
275.3O to the credit of the various
funds. The collections of water rent
during the Pas; fiscal year amounted
to $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
River Bulletin.

The steamer City Of Winona arrived
here from her first up-river trip at
lO:5o this morning. Capt. Glenn say.
il was a record breaker for the first
trip of the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
Free Water is Asked

The Tri-City Sprinkler company
has placed another car in service, not
with the expectation of making mon
ey, but aS an experiment. and asks the
city to allow free water for the addi-
tional car on the ground that its oper-
alton will he in the nature of public
benefit. The company. in its cOmmu-
Hicatiou to the council states it has
been doing business at loss for two
years, but * placing in commission
the second car in response to the re-
quest If pro perty holders along the
route of the new extensions of the
Tri-City Railway company. The com
munication was received and ordered
filed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05

CHARLES c. SWISHER,
Chairman.
FRANK NJ. CARNAHAN,
Secretary.
LOUIS ]. HUTCHINS,
Democratic Senatorial Committee for
the Thirty-third Senatorial District
of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-05
AVENUE TO RIVER
Amended Petition for Opening
Eighteenth West From Sew.
enteenth Street.
WORK TO BE BEGUN AT ONCE
Width to be Sixty Feet-SprinkIeI
Company Wants Free Water
for Second Car.

The meeting of the city council last
evening was brief. There was little
business transacted outside the allow
ing of the monthly bills and hearing
of regular reports. One matter of i'm
portance was the Offering of the
amended petition for the opening OF
Eighteenth avenue at q width of &C
feet from Seventeenth street west to
the river. In its original form the i'm
provement was sought only as far
west as Twelfth street.
Residents of South Rock Island in
the section lying southwest protested
that the thcrCughfare should be ear
ried ON 10 the river. and there was a
conference between the commissions
ers Of the township and city authori-
ties with the result that it was agreed
To open the avenue all the way. Some
difficulties viii have to he overcome.
but il is not believed these will prove
as serious rs at first supposed. The
petition was referred to the street
and alley committee. city attorney
and city engineer. to act with the
commissioners of highways of South
Rock Island. The improvement Will
be carried on as rapidly as possible.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

matter Of convenience. He was entirsay too
hard headed and practical to believe that the
length Of his hair had anything to do with his
ability as fighter. The cowboy seems to have
taken the fashion from the frontiersman,
though he had not the excuse of not being
able to run across barber at intervals.
Now the frontiersman has disappeared with
the frontier, and while the cowboy still exists
he has given UP his flowing locks. The plains
man OF to-day wears his hair like any other
man, getting it cut when the opportunity Of
fers.
One can still find in New-York however, ex-
amples OF the oldtime Western cowboy fashion
of hair dressing. Most of them patent
medicine men. who wear their hair long to at
tract attention. There one or two, however.
who are really ex-cow punchers and who never
have changed the form of dressing their hair,
and never will
There is at least one full blooded Indian In
New-York who wears a scalp lock. He Is
artists model and much in demand. He lives
with several other Indians. all of whom wear
their hair long, but he is the only one who
shaves his head except in single tuft.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-30

would leave him without caste when he did re-
turn
"The Chinese Minister recently punctured ali
these fairy tales by giving out statement In
which he declared that the queue really
nothing but an ornament, that it had no sig
nfcance. political. social or religious. and that
there was a growing movement in China in
favor of short hair He intimated that they
had learned this among other things from the
Japanese, who became better warriors when
they sacrificed their long hair. The pigtail
or queue was worn in the British navy until
1925"
A couple of Italians sauntered into the Chi
nese restaurant just then for a dish OF cheap
but filling chop suey. They were probably
pushcart men during the day and prosperous
enough to sport giddy Baxter-st. checked
suits and the most brilliant scarfs
Speaking of hair said the woman, Ibid you
ever see anything to beat that?'
The hair of this pair of pushcart dandies
was Jet black. They wore it long and parted
precisely in the middle. On each side OF the
centre part there was an eight-nch curl, doubt
less made a curling iron. Their locks were
oiled and brushed until they shone like jet and
then perfumed
1T is their one vanity" said the bald headed
man. with half suppressed sigh. 'They never
think OF manicuring their nails, they might shy
at bathtub, and few Of them know how a
toothbrush should be used, but your street
corner chestnut pedler and the younger street
sweepers spend at least half hour a day
on the hair"
The wig which the Chinese reformer wore
reminded the woman Of the party Of wigs she
had seen In the Jewish quarter. There the
orthodox Hebrew women cover their fine hair
with plain brown wig as soon as they are
married. The practice is dying away to some
extent for the young women rebel at discount
ing their beauty just because they have secured
husbands The husbands. too. are growing
into the American state Of mind which thinks
that women should look their best at all times
Handsome young women OF religious turn OF
mind still be found, however. who wear
the dsfguring wig.
Among the old men of the Russian Jewish
population they had noticed that long flowing
boards proverbial. and that nearly every one
of them wears long side curls These curls
are carefully kept and usually hang in front Of
the ears like overgrown corkscrews. Some al
low the side curls to grow so long that they
can be brushed in with their boards. They are
a sign of orthodoxy, and it will be a long time
before they disappear.
From the time of Samson long hair has been
the sign Of the fighting among various
races. The Indians Of the Western plains gave
up their flowing scalp locks only when they gave
up battling with one another and with the
whites They now wear their hair as closely
cut as the average New Yorker.
The long haired trapper and Indian fighter Of
the days when civilization was slowly forging
westward probably his hair long as q
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
HOME FROM ST. LOUIS.

General and Mrs. Phelps Montgomery have returned from St. Louis, whither they had accompanied the Connecticut commission, of which the former is a member. According to General Mont- gomery, the fair surpasses the world's $ fair at Chicago to the same extent that the latter surpassed the Continental ex- position at Philadelphia.
 Included in the party in which Gen. eral and Mrs. Montgomery travelled were President and Mrs. Frank l.. Will cox of. the Connecticut commission; former Attorney General and Mrs. Chales Phelps, the former being vice president; former Mayor and Miss Doc little of Meriden, Dr. and Mrs. George H. Knight, and MT. and Mrs. John M. Holcombe, the party being welcomed by Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Birdseye of Bridge port; Miss Anna H. Chapel of the commission, and Frederick H. Betts of the national commission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
Local Weather Report.
BRIEF MENTION.

High water to-day, 7:46 p. m.
 The Pomfret club of Yale held a smoker last evening"
 The damage done by the fire at tn varnish room of the Glove companys Rubber avenue factory, Naugatuck Friday afternoon, will not be more than five hundred dollars
 State Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald has received from K. ". Kobayashi, of Tokio, postal card ask ing him for copy of the biennial report of his department for 19O1-o2.
 An old practice of twenty years ago is to be revived at Yale. In the future prize winners of academic awards will be announced from the pulpit in Battell chapel at the morning devotional exer- cises.
 A play entitled Der Prozess,'' by Roderich Benedix, was given last night before the members of the German club and their invited guests. It was given in the large room upstairs at Heu- blein's.
 Preparations are being made at Yale by the freshmen and the sophonores for the fence orations, which mark the turning over by the "sophs'' of the fence and the reception of the rails by the freshmen. These exercises will take place on Monday evening, June 20.
 Thursday, May 12. the Ladies Social union of Trinity M. E. church will give a reception to Dr. and Mrs. Kidd in the lecture room. A general invitation has been extended to all the Methodist pastors and pastors of our neighbor- hood churches. The ladies hope to see every member of the church present.
 Acontract for big roundhouse at Poquonnock, where the New York, New Haven and Hartford has laid out an ex- tensive freight yard, was awarded yes terday to Horton & Hemingway of Providence It covers an area of about 30,000 square feet, is of brick, and will cost $60,000. The length of the inner circle is 2S0 feet, and the outer circle Is 800 feetin length. The diameter of the turntable is 75 feet, and there are 20 stalls.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
POlI's Theater.

Bertha Waltzinger and George c. Boniface, jr., scored as the top line at Polls last night. The triumph was due
 Miss Waltzinger, who is a former New
 Havener and returns with one of the brightest comedy hits of the vaudeville
 season. It is lively and of the right pattern. The title, "The Woman Who
 Hesitates is Won furnishes something Iout of the ordinary in the theme line and the result was all that could have been desired The many friends of
 Miss Waltzinger turned out to greet her. Many new song hits are introduc- led in the offering, which was a decided success.
 Manager Poli's surrounding bill was
 a good one and included Robertus and Wilfredo, with their ball juggling and trick dog; Walter c. Kelly, the great
 dialect man; Jordan and Harvey, as Ithe Hebrew entertainers; Nellie Syl- Ivester, the comedienne; the Bellchair
 brothers, with their physical culture act, and a host of others. The show concludes with the electrograph motion pictures.
 Prices: Evenings, 10, 20 and 30 cents; afternoons, 10 and 20 cents; ladies at
 matinees, 10 cents; box seats, 50 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Grand opera House.

Nothing more enjoyable of comedy nature has been presented here this season more likely to produce genuine humor than Tangled Relations which comes to the Grand Opera house next Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights, with matinee on Saturday. Its record lis International, for besides having been presented in London, Paris and Berlin it played an entire season in New York, twenty weeks in Chicago, sixteen weeks in Philadelphia and twelve weeks in Boston. The theme of the play is unlimited in fun-naking opportunities, and through its reference to marital doings it fairly bubbles with humorous situations which keep one, in a constant roar of laughter. The cast is made up of the leading farce comedy players culled from the cream of the profession.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
MRS. MARY HAIc.I1r

Mrs. Mary Haight, wife of George E. Haight, died in this city Sunday after noon in her fifty-seventh year. Three years ago she underwent serious op- |eration for cancer, and it was to a re- currence of this disease, after two years of improved health, that her death was due. For the last three months she had been in the sanitarlum of Dr.. Skinner. |63 Grove street. She bore her sickness cheerfuliy with Christian fortituIe. and with a considerateness for others. in all her suffering, that made her be- loved by all around her. The end was peaceful.
 Besides her husband, George E. Haight, of the Henry c. Thompson company, she leaves two sons, Frank. with Swift & Go, of Chicago, and Fred erick R., of the New Haven Register. The funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2::30 in Christ church, of which the deceased was d devoted member The interment VIII be in the family plot in Evergreen cem- etery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
H. P. BLAIR.

Hartford. May a. The funeral of IIoratio P. Blair of Collinsville was held at the home of his son-in-law, Will liam Hill, in that place yesterday after noon at 2:3O o'clock.
 In February, 1860, when the Wide awakes" were organized, he was one of the original 36n who met in room on the corner of Main and Kinsley streets and assisted in organizing this famous marching club. He became a member of the Hartford City Guard in May, 1861. was promoted corporal, ser geant and later sergeant major of the First regiment, c. ", and mustered out jof the service in 1866.
 He was one of the organizers of the Veteran association, Hartford City Guard.
 At one time after the war Mir. Blair was in business on State street, below Front, and later on under the firm name Of H. P. Blair 6 Embler. carried on a wholesale store in Towards block on Asylum street. near the railroad sta tion, the business being that of steam filters and plumbers.
 His partner was General A. H. Elm bier, now of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
A NEW FIRM-MEMREB

A promising addition to well-known clothing house firm is that of the new member of the well-known firm of J. Johnson & Son, the exclusive clothiers of S5 Church street. That firm will be known henceforth as J. Johnson & Sons. Albert J. Johnson, the new member, is we'll and favorably known both in busi- ness and social circles, and is a young man of marked ability. He is the youngest son of MT J. Johnson, the head of the firm, and has been actively engaged in the store during the past eight years. Albert is "a New Haven boy" having been "born and raised here" After leaving the high school, where he was proficient as a scholar he went to his fathers store and ap- piled himself diligently to the duties there. The old firm, with the new mem Der, are to be congratulated, and it is the prediction as we'll as the heartfelt wish of all of their friends that the well-merited success of the past may be continued and Increased.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
Tuesday, May 10, 1904.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Application-Liquor License. Beautiful Leathers-N. H. Shoe Go. Boys Suits-Davis & Go. Brass Beds-BoWditch Co. Clearance Sale-Howe & Stetson. Check Silks-The Chas. Monson Go. Fish-Wm. H. Wilson & Son. Furniture-P. J. Kelly & Co. Last Five Days-Hamrah Bros. Lawn Mowers-The F. s. Platt Go. Lunch-Hof- f-brau Haus.
 May Shirt Hints-Meigs & Go. Notice to Contractors-C. w. Kelly. Pianolas-Steinert & Sons Co. Postum-At GrocerS..
 Pianos-rhe Treat & Shepard Go. Ready Bits-GrOcers'.
 Real Estate-S. F. Thrasher. Royal Baking Powder-GrOcers'. Steamers-Starin's N. H. Line. Steinway Pianos-Steinert 6 Sons Go. Underwear-The Edw. Malley Go. -Gamble-Desmond Co. Wanted-Position- Court Street. Wanted-Situation Wash. Ave. Wanted-Girl-SS Cottage Street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
DANIEL. EGAN

Daniel Egan died of pneumonia Sat urday. A few days ago he had an at tack of the grip which developed into pneumonia.
 Besides leaving widow he is sur vived by four sons and four daughters the Rev. James Egan, Charles P. Egan the Rev John Egan and Dr. Daniel Egan, and Miss Mary Egan, principal Of the Eaton school; Miss Margaret Egan teacher in Skinner school; Miss Anna Egan, teacher in the Orange streci school, and Mrs. John Donovan, of Mer- iden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
RETURNED.

President Henry L. Hotchkiss, of the L. Candee Rubber company and daughter, Miss Elsie, have returned home from a stay at Aiken, Ga, and at Hot Springs, Wa.
 Mir and Mrs. Victor M Tyler and H. Stuart Hotchkiss, vice-president and secretary of the L. Candee Rubber com pany, are home from trip to Mexico. They were away about month.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
sUPT. BEEDH RETURNS

Franklin H. Beede, superintendt schools, has returned from St. where he went last week to atten dedication of the Connecticut bu at the exposition.
 MT Beede says that the exposit1 complete save the setting up of exhibits in some of the buildings. Connecticut school exhibit was s' by Frederick Burnhan, supervia penmanship in the public schools c. F. Willard of Colchester, of thd board of education.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
Kindly take notice that my's Liquid

Kindly take notice that My's Liquid Cream Balm is of great benefit to those sufferers from nasal catarrh who can mot inhale freely through the nose, but but must treat themselves by spray ing. Liquid Cream Balm differs in form, but not incidentally from the cream balm that has stood for years at the head of remedies for catarrh. It may be used in any nasal atomizer, The price, including a spraying tube, lis 75 cents Sold by druggists and mail- led by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren street, New York,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

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 growing nails, and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's
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 25c in stamps. Trial package free Ad- dress Allen $. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.