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/ served the little syringe and tablets ]
had my share Of a "fiend's" experiences
Drug Easily Obtained.
Before long was able to dispense
with the bell boys services. / could go
out and get the dope" myself without
trouble. as one may easily enough i'm
any town of size-nO questions asked
and no objection TO the quantity asked
for. Chicago Is the one exception that 1
know OF. There the "doper" must know
the ropes.
Among the many sorts Of curses that
morphine proved itself to be to ne there
was one blessing-at least my chums
looked at IL that way-I became regular.
had never done anything regularly
before, so far as I can remember, but a
habit Of punctuality appeared. i varied
hardly a minute each day in he time
of taking my injection. My first shot
was when / aWOke IN the morning and
reached out my hand for my master.
the little syringe, called the '.gun. %
which always lay ready at my bedside
for the early morning shot" Then on
through the day, at intervals Oh -FOUR
hours, tin, with the last shot / went
l..
Ny sensitiveness 20 this regularity was
50 developed that / could tell what
o'clock 1t was without looking at my
watch. My nerves were keeping
cases" on the minutes as they sped-I
had almost said on the seconds"
I.may declare, in passing. that though
1 knew the time OF day accurately. L
rarely il ever knew what day OF the
week il was and / didn't care. Had
not / at my bedside the little gun and
the white tabletsf
Increasing the Doses.
The one exception to this regularity
was the amount OF morphine l took at
one shot" / did not increase the( fire.
quency Of the injections during. the prst
few months-once in four hours was the
fixed schedule-but in the two years OF
my flend life the doses increased from
one-eighth part OF one grain up 10 fif-
teen whole grains. The strength or
this ffteen-g grain dose will be under
stood when one recalls the fact that a
single grain, given hypodermically is
quite enough 20 Kill a person unaccus-
toned 20 the drug.
In the early days OF my gun habit the
principal efrect or an injection was
sleep. II was not natural and restful
slumber. but rather drowsy. dreamy,
senI-conscious state. ftful. variable
For twenty minutes 1 would doze. and
then for ten minutes be wide awake-at
least would think 1 was awake-but
ln those days there We're few things ]
could be sure Of
Awake or asleep ! had a lighted cigar
cite in my hand. 1t Is wonder that /
ala not burn up. for often / set the bed
on fre. Sheets burned" was regu-
lar item On the hotels weekly hill, with
the occasional addition Of quilts ditto"
] remember waking one night with a
sensation of heat about my legs !
looked down casually and saw a rim OF
fire smoldering around a hole In the
eiderdown quilt large enough for me 20
crawl through. / poured Ice water on
IL from the pitcher / kept always az the
head Of my bed. Then. semi-sOaked, !
was soon asleep again as though moth
ing had happened. What did / care? AS
/ reached for the ice water had L not
seen the little syringe on the chair at
my bedside. ready for action?
/ think nothing could have startled me
or excited me unless il were the mis-
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clans, but / would not see them. My
mother suspected that / was taking
! some sort of drug. but 1 was cunning
and for weeks no one could get absO
| luse proof. After a while / grew care
less, and let my gun lie around wher,
any one might see IT, So the folk.
/ found me cut and sent me TO a sana
torium.
A Museum of Wrecks.
There I was one Of colony Of up
ward OF a hundred "fends''-a sort oi
museum of wrecks. Dante would have
had another hell To write about had
he looked in upon AS; one more terrible
than even his imagination had con-
ceived OF. and Nero. il he had known
the sunerings OF a morphine victim
Who is being cured would have aban-
doned his experiments with the rack
and used sanatoriums instead. Stretch
ing on the rack would seem pleasant
pastime 10 the victim who was being
disiOinted If compared with the agony
he suffers when deprived Of the little
syringe.
Nero might have established a "hend
factory" and, having produced victims
sufficiently advanced In their addictiCd
10 the drug. he could then have shu'
them up in cages, safe from the pos
sibility of getting what they craved.
Perhaps what he would then have seen
would have satisfied even his keenuess
FOR the study Of suffering in others. FOR
ne could see then the extreme limit OF
human agony
one fiend, whom 1 saw much of al
this sanatorium, had been taking daily
eighty grains OF morphine. five grains
of apOrmorphine. five grains OF strych-
nine, and then had To use chlOroform
I'm order 10 sleep. The ordinary dose Cf
strychnine. by the way. is one-sixteenth
of a grain. He always carried a knife.
and cut himself with il frequently and
on purpose. He said tEat he was after
bugs that he could see running about
under his skin. The physician An
charge told me that we're this patient
TO lose his knife ne would go raving IN
a short time-hopelcssly insane. TO me
he seemed that already Death came
to his relief after he had been under
treatment about a month.
The Cunning of the Fiend.
As anyone familiar with them knows
"dopers" have many Characteristic,
more or less remarkable. generally
more. one characteristic Of those who
go TO sanatorlums to be cured is that
they try 10 prevent the cure. And they
do this In spite of the fact that they
wish TO be well-desire earnestly and
honestly 10 be free from the domination
Of the little syringe. l said honestly %
but / doubt if a 'dOper' Is often abso-
lutely honest. Ills cunning tricks to
hoOdwink his doctor and himself while
taking cures show him 10 be a JekyIl
and Hyde combination man who will
require much watching II the treatment
Is 20 be of the slightest value TO him
This, of course, the sanatOTium nhysi-
clans know, and the first thing they do
when patient arrives is 10 search him
carefully. No custOm-house official
searches more thoroughly. As likely as
not, il IL IL the "doper's' first appear,
aace at a sanatorium, he has his cloth
lag fun Of the drug-a morphine ware
house. as il were. But as he always
has 10 give up his own apparel ano
wear the outfit the physician gives him
in exchange. this trick Is OF no avail.
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IT FILLS THE BILL.

The Managing Editor-Yes. we want
you TO take a good rest You need IL
badly. Co somewhere where you will
have absolutely no cares and nothing TO
do.
The Faithful Attache-All right. Make
me your war correspondent IA the Far
East.-CleYeland Plain Dealer.
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CONTINUED on Sixth Page. this sectlOn)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
a Winter SWIMMING Club.

A svs thinning club. the members Of
wfIfch are pledged to battle I'm the
Ch..opc, river on Sunday morning
tbDUgin'ut the year. has been organ
lied al schicopee. Mass. says the New
York World A. f. Roberts is presi-
dent OF he club. which has four MEM
beers. w6th several applications pending.
One Of the bylaws is that in case the
river q FROZEN a hole OF suitable size
shall be cut in the ice after the men,
bers have dtsrobed. Last winter the
Ice was tyventy-six inches thick Bet
ting is :. to that the club or Its men,
beers die before the next president is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
BAKING A HAND TO SAVE IT

Woman of Scranton. Pa, Undergoing
Heroic Treatment In a Hospital.
To regain the use of her right hand
Miss Lucy O'Hara of Scranton, Pa. Is
having il baked in 300 degrees of heat
for half an hour every other day in
st. vincent's hospital at New York.
Owing to the absence OF moisture In
the high temperature the tissues are
able to Withstand the high caloric and
the patient, although she WINGED ut
first under the ordeal, is able to I'M
dergo the treatment with little dis
comfort, s2y-s the New York Herald.
She is about to win n years battle
for the restoration of a member which
twice was to have been removed. She
has resoluteIy refused to consent to
an amputation. and the physicians at
the hospital say II will now be ques-
ton H only a few weeks before her
hand is almost If not quite as good as
1t ever was.
Miss O'Hara contracted septcaemia
a year ago through pricking her hand
while washing clothes. The hand
swelJed to twice its natural size and
several operat IONS were necessary. Sur
geons believed the only means Of saw
ing her life was by removing the hand
The poison was thrown out of the sys-
tenn finally. nT1 the hand was left
shrJmisen. Miss O'Hara had practical
ly no contro, over IL.
She was advised by her physician to
go to st. Vincent's hospital where the
baking process is being successfully
used Tor rheumatism. The hand IS
laid I'm N steam Jacket and the tenn
peraure is gradually raised Every
dAy the member is massaged for an
hour. n al every week the patient Is
put unsler the influence OF an anaes-
thetic- the fingers are drawn out and
the bss.s and muscles subjected to a
knead iisS process.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
Masters Sale.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-Ss.
In the Circuit Court of Said County
In Chancery.-No. $40. Foreclosure.
The Rock Island Mutual Building. Loan
& Savings Association VS.. Kneut
Kneutson, Theresa Kneutson and
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree of said court, entered in the
above entitled cause on the 5th day of
November. A. d. 1904, ! shall on Satur-
day, the 3rd day OF December, A ID.
1904. at the hour of 2 o'clock in the
at the east door of the court
house, in the city of Rock Island. in
said county of Rock Island. to satisfy
said decree. sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, that
certain parcel of land situated in the
county of Rock Island and state of IL
linois, described as follows:
Lot number twenty GOD in block one
and seventy Q7e), in the town
of East Moline.
Dated at Rock Island ILL.,, this 18th
day of November. A. d. 1904
FRANK II. KELLEY,
Master in Chancery in and for Rock
Island County, Ill.
Edward II. Guyer, Compliments 30
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
JAPAN's HoAKoED GOLD.
Ratr1Ot Many Years Ago Pat SSO0, 900
Away For = National Energency.

Patriot Many Years Ago Pat $500 900
Away For = National Enefgency.
We are often reminded thats old ia
pan is still with us and that its sur
vival adds not merely a picturesque
but also noble element TO the charac-
ter of the nation. writes the Tokyo cor
respondent of the London Times.
An illustration recently occurred
Nearly 300 years ago. when Togugawa
Iseyasu captured the castle Of Osaka
from the taiko's widow. Yodo. and her
son Hideyori. he found there q large
part of the treasure which the great
captain and statesman had accumulat-
ed 1t was in the form of gold horses.
for the taiko's fancy had been thus to
stamp upon the precious metal an indi-
cation Of the warlike uses to which it
was destined.
The Tokugawa leader distributed a
great part Of the treasure among his
chief retainers. and to his second. Nori-
mao, he gave 300 ingots. with an in
junction that the gold should be held as
a reserve for use In a national emery
ency. Norinao received in fief the
province OF Dwarf. and In the vaults Of
the colossal castle built by him at Ma
goya the ingots lay untouched until the
fall OF feudalism In 1874
The feudal chiefs were then reduced
to the position of simple gentlemen
with incomes representing n mere frac-
ton Of their previous revenues. But
no official scrutiny was made into the
contents of their strong rooms. and
thus many emerged from the debacle
in a much better financial position than
the bald figures OF the states commu-
tation scheme suggested.
The Dwarf ingots. however. being re-
served from ordinary uses by the In
junction OF Iyeyasu-an injunction OF
binding force in the eyes OF
his observation-disclosures invtolate
until a short time ago. when their own
er, Marquis Girei. present representa-
tive of the Dwarf family. decided that
the national emergency contemplated
by his illustrfous ancestor had come.
The ingots have a value of 100000
-SJOO.0O0-in modern money.
Marquis Girei repaired to the tomb
OF his forefather. Norinao. and there,
in the presence OF his sons. his prin-
cipal relatives and some of his family's
former vassals. invoked Norinao's spir-
it to witness that the trust reposed in
him by the Tokugawa chief had been
observed through three CEN
turtles and that to transfer the treas
ure now to the Golfers of the state
seemed true Interpretation OF the
purpose ofIyeyasu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
Masters Sale.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS.
In the Circuit Court of Said County,
In Chancery.-No. 5499. Foreclosure
The Rock Island Mutual Building, Loan
& Savings Association VS.. Kneut
Kneutson. Theresa Kneutson and
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of decree of said court, entered I'm the
above entitled cause on the 5th day of
November: A. p. 1904. | shall on satur-
day. the Bird day of December, A. d..
1904. at the hour of 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, at the east door of the court
house, in the city of Rock Island, in
said county of Rock Island. TO satisfy
said decree, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder. for cash in hand. that
certain parcel of land situated in the
county of Rock Island and state of IL
Iinois. described as follows:
Lot number nineteen 19) in block
one hundred and seventy (170), in the
town of East Moline.
Dated at Rock Island. ILL.,, this 18th
day of November, A. ID. 1904.
FRANK ii. KELLEY,
Master in Chancery in ana for Rock
Island County, Ill.
Edward II. Guyer. Compartments So
licitOr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

Estate of Mary Grimm, deceased
The undersigned. having been ap..
Testament of Mary Grimm. late OF the
county Of Rock Island. state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that he
Will appear before the county court OF
Rock Island county, at the county court
room. I'm the city of Rock Island. at the
December term, on the first Monday I'm
December next at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend, for
the purpose OF having the same adj
justed. All persons Indebted to said
estate are requested to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day OF October A. ID.
I904 JOHN +. SHIELDS,
Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
Masters Sale.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Said County
The Rock Island Mutual Building, Loan
& Savings Association VS.. Frank T..
Gemeinhardt. Philip Warren Gemein-
Clarence Raymond Gemeinhardt and
frankie r. Gemeinhardt.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
above entitled cause on the 5th day of
November. A. d. 1904, shall on Satur-
day. the 3rd day of December. A: D.
a. m. at the east door of the court
house, in the city of Rock Island. in
said county of Rock Island. to satisfy
highest bidder. for cash in hand. that
certain parcel of land situated in the
county Of Rock Island and state of H.
Beginning on the west line of For
tieth street produced at point three
hundred fifteen and fifty-hnndredths
the noEth ten GO) acres of assessors
lot twenty-one. CID. in the northwest
corner of section number six. CO.. in
one Cd west of the fourth (4th) prin-
cipal meridian, thence run north on
said produced line forty-seven (4O
feet. thence west one hundred and thir-
ty-nine O39) feet to a point three hum
dred and sixty-one and fifty hundredths
(361.5O) feet north of the south line of
forty-seven (47) feet. thence east one
hundred and thirty-nine U39) feet to
the place of beginning to be known as
lot number nineteen 19) in block num-
Der two CD in University place. an add
dition to the city of Rock island.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 18th
FRANK H. KELLEY.
Master in Chancery in and for Rock
Island County, Ill.
Edward H. Guyer. Complainant's So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

Patch pockets in wa,sncoats are In
more pronounced vogue than was form
erly the case. says the New York Press
The latest London Introduction is the
wearer's monogram embroidered in
contrasting silk on the lower left Zap.
The upper pockets as a rule are pre-
fcrred without turnover lapels. A nov
city adapted to holiday trade is the
japanese tan Tattersall waistcoa1 This
shade Is a cross between copper and
burnt orange Favor is divided be-
tween notch and shawl or roll collars.
Collariess styles also fim fsome favor.
The dip n'ont Il a feature<of this, gar
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

To All Persons whom It May Con-

To All Persons Whom 1t May Con-
Germ:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned. Harry NJ. Schriver. conserv-
at0r of James Connolly, an insane per-
son. viii make application to the county
court OF Rock Island county. at a reg
uiar term thereof, to be held at the
court h0uSe in the city of Rock Island.
in said county, on the first Monday of
December, A ID. 1904, being the fifth
day thereof, for an order and decree of
said court. directing him, as said con-
servator, to sell the following real es-
tate belonging to said ward. or so much
thereof as shall seem to said court to
the interest of said ward, situated in
the county of Rock Island and state of
Illinois, to-wit:
South half (H) of lot two (2), of west
northwest fractional quarter CA OF
section nineteen (1s): and lot three CD
ter CD of section nineteen (1s). and
the northwest fractional quarter (A of
sixteen (16). north range two CD west
of the fourth ca +. NJ, Rock Island
county, Illinois. containing about one
hundred and twenty-eight and thirty
seven one-hundredths 12S.3O acres.
more or less: for the support and care
of said ward, and for the purpose of
Investing such of the proceeds of said
sale as shall not be Immediately reQui-
site for said support and education in
other real estate, or of otherwise in
HARRY NJ SCHRIvER.
Conservator of James Connolly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

(~~>>~>~~~~~~>
Publication Notice.


State OF Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
IN the County Court OF said County
to the November term. A. D., 1904.
Fetition to sell real estate to pay
Andrew o'Brien. .administrator OF tho
estate estate OF John II; Norris. deceased, petit
Trust & Savings Bank OF the the city 81
Rock Island. county aforesaid, guardian
of Marvil Norris. the Central Trust q
Savings Bank of the City of Rock ISL
the estate OF Hazel Norris. defendant.
vii Norris: Afiidavit of your non-resi-
Kolfe. Pocohontas county. state az
Iowa, having been filed In the above
entitled cause in the ONCE of the UNDER
sn clerk of the county court OF the
You are hereby notified that the above
named petitioner has heretofore on the
goth day of September. 1904. filed in
ton on the probate side of said court.
praying for an order OF said court to
sen the h;e following described real estate.
to-wit: The north half or lot 81" r.;
Chamberlain Bros subdivision to the
town now city of Rock Falls, situated
IN u, the county OF whiteside. state OF
sued In said cause against you returna-
PIE TO the November term. A. D., 1904
IN SAID court TO be begun and holden
said county and state on the first Nom
day of November. 1904. at which time
ana place you Will appear and plead
court. " ~
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois. this
Soth day Of September. 1900.
HENRY B. HUBBARD,
Clerk of Said Court.
McEnfry Il McEniry solicitors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

Estate of Herman L. -Tonn deceased
me Undersigned. having been an
pointed ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate OF
Herman L. Tom. late of the county OF
ROCK Island, state of illinois, deceased.
pear before the county court OF Rock
Island county. at the county court
January term, on the first Monday in
January next. at which time ali per-
are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose of having the same ad-
Justed. All persons Indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the Undersigned
Dated goth day of October. A. d. 1904.
EMMA TONN
Administrators
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

Estate of Ellen WEIGH. deceased.
Public notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned. Johannah coughlin. ad-
WEIGH, has this day iled her final re-
port and settlement as such In the
county court of Rock Island county and
hearing On said report has been set for
Nov. 49, 1904. at o'clock a. m, at
which time persons interested may APP
pear and make objections thereto, and
If no objections are filed. said report
will be approved at that time, and the
undersigned will ask for an order Of
distribution. and will also ask to be
discharged
Rock Island, Ill, Oct IS, 1904
JOHANNAH COUGHLIN.
Administrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

Executors Notice.

Estate of Mary A GIFT. deceased.
The undersigned. having been ap,
testament of Mary A Git, late of the
county of Rock Island. state of Illinois,
deceased. hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county. at the county court
room. in the city of Rock Island. at the
January. 1905. term. on the first Mon
day In January next. at which time all
persons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested to at
tend. for the purpose of having the
same adjusted
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate pay
ment to the undersigned
Dated this Sth day of November, 1904.
JENNIE DEvOE,
Executing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
Notice Of Final Settlement.
,totx 80 OLorIao Z;xv, vnarxna ~

Estate OF ChdrIts ZImmtrmdn, ue'
ceased.
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned administrator has this
day filed his final report and settlement
as such in the county court OF Rock
port has been set for November Is,
1904. at o'clock a. m, at which time
make objections thereto, and IL no OBJ
jections are filed. said report will be
Signed will ask for an order OF distrI-
button, and will also ask to be dis
charged
HERMAN VOGEL.
drnf INF RS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
Trains

Trains.
Denver Limited e
Omaha $3.50.
FIT. Worth, Denver
& Kansas City.
Minneapolis
Davenport & Chi
cagO -. .......,
Omaha .....
Colorado & Omaha
Des Moines q Oma-
ma 49,. .......
Denver. Lincoln x
Omaha -. 49,.
Des Moines EXPIRES
st. Paul & Mime
apolis -. $500.
Denver, FIT. Worth
& Kansas City.
Kansas city. st.
Joe & California. .
Rock Island q
Washington
Chicago & Des
MOines ..........
Rock Island &
Brooklyn Accom- .
Omaha ..... 49,. .
Omaha d Des
Moines .
Cedar Rapids &
Upton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
RAILWAYS AND STEAMERS.

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
at the city ticket Office, 1898 Second
avenue v OF G. r. l. T. depot. Fifth av-
west 1923, west 1923. FRANK III
PLCMMER. c. u. A -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
FLORISTS.

HENRY GAETHJE-Proprieto Chip
pfannock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store. 100:
Second avenue. Telephone liI0-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
ART DECORATION.

PARDON & SON-Artistic interior
decoration. Finest line of late paper
carried and skilled workmen employ
ed. Moderate prices. AIT Seven
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12
Bergman Collection
Agency and
Information Bureau.

Claims, accounts and informafionx
eoiieifsd everywhere. Both 'phcnes..
2p7-2oe Brady ST. Davenport, 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

A womsn in Russia until the day'os
her death If she remains unmarried.
IL under tt,esabsolute. sway. OF her par
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

CARNIVAL CITY PACKET COMPANY
Burlington and intermediate points.
STEAMER HELEN BLAIR
Leaves Monday. Wednesday and FRI
For rates and further Information.
apply to CARL MANGAN, Agent.
Rock Island. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-12

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