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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
GROWINGWEAKNESS MEN
Strenuous Life Men Are Living Is Using Up
Their Vital Forces ana Energy Faster Than
They Can be Replaeed by Nature.

As a result many are being stricken with
paralysis, locomotor staxia, and nervous pros
tration. To overdo anything is harmfulAand
a continuation of il will wear out the strongest
man. Overwork, worry, brain-tire, high hv-
ing, dissipation and other excuses and abuses
waste away the most vital elements of the
blood, brain and nerve forces, and disease sets
in. At first there will be general indisposi-
ton, poor appetite, indigestion, severe head
ache, wakefulness and weakness in the back
and spine, the temper irritable, the spirits de-
pressed, the memory poor and the mind weak
ened. ending in premature decline or decay.
DR.. Chase's Blood and Nerve Food is COM
posed Of the same elements that have been
wasted and worn out in the blood brain and
nerves By making new blood il turns weak
ness into strength and forces new life and the
visor Of youth into every portion OF the body,
restoring the patient 20 perfect manhood.
Weigh yourself before taking 1t. Price 50
cents. Eve boxes q fair trial, 500. The DIR.
Chase Co, Philadelphia, Pa. Book free.
Sold and guaranteed at T. II. Thorn
as pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
Live stock
Feed and Fuel.
Ladies' and Children

who cannot stand the shocking strain of
laxative syruPs and cathartic pills are
especially fond of Little Early Risers
All persons who find it necessary To
take a liver medicine should try these
easy pills. and compare the agreeably
pleasant and strengthening effect with
the nauseating and weakening condi-
tions following the use of other RENE
dies. Little Early Risers cure bilious
ness. constipation, sick headache
jaundice. malaria and liver troubles
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
READY TO BEGIN VIADUcT
Crossing of Hennepin Over Green River is
Big Undertaking.

Big Undertaking.
sThe forces at work on the Hennepin
canal are beginning active work at the
site of the great Green river aqueduct
which is to be built during the sum-
mer. This will be one of the greatest
pieces Of concrete work ever under
taken in this part of the country and
will be watched with interest by many.
George F. Eckert of Rock Falls, Will
be in charge of the concrete work and
will move to a camp near the aque-
duct where he will spend the summer.
ed and trainloads of cement will be
consumed in the massive structure in
combination with gravel. sand and
crushed rock which has been piled up
there during the last two years.
The big cement warehouse at Tam
pico is being torn down and moved to
a convenient point near the site of
the aqueduct. where it will be used
to store the cement during the season.
The passover bridge which was used
to cross the canal feeder with the mar
row gauge trains of riprap material
last season. is being moved to the
Green river where it will be erected
and used to run across the river on
while the aqueduct is being built.
This will be the most important pa 1t
of the work TO be done this season on
the canal, if not the only part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
when the Sap Rises

weak lungs should be careful. Coughs
and colds are dangerous then. One
Minute Cough Cure cures coughs and
colds and gives strength to the lungs.
Mrs. c. +. Fenner. of Marion. Ind.
says: Il suffered with a cough until
l run down in weight from AS to %
pounds. i tried a number of remedies
to no avail until | used One Minute
Cough Cure. -Four bottles of this
wonderful remedy cured me entirely
of The cough, strengthened my lungs
and restored me to my normal weight.
health and strength" Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
A Startling Test.

To save a life, DR.. I. G. Merritt, of
North MehOOpany. Pa. made start
ling test resulting in wonderful cure.
He writes: a patient was attacked
with violent hemorrhages. caused by
liberation of the stomach. 1 had
often found Electric Bitters excellent
for acute stomach and liver troubles.
so 1 prescribed them. The patient
gained from the first, and has not had
an attack in II months" Electric Bit
tiers are positively guaranteed for
dyspepsia. Indigestion. constipation
and kidney troubles. Try them. Only
so cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

and feet deep. Is required IN fhIs
biggest of all water shows. and 100
men are used to operate the effects
and machinery.
The opening scene shows the ship
ping in the North river at New York
at dawn animated and truthful. The
steamer starts on her long voyage and
as the coast is skirted all of the faml-
lar sights on land are seen from the
deck. Then the nose of the vessel IL
turned toward the sea and soon she Il
but a speck on the wide eNpanse OF
water. She is next sighted in the high
ATTITUDES. ice is seen floating by IN the
shape of huge icebergs. The wall OF
the eternal ice pack is approached ana
finally the daring adventures hnd
their ship in the grip of the ice king
Now they take sleds and start ON the
last part of the journey to the pole
which they reach and see the sun from
the north peak of the earth. The
stars and stripes are unfurled. three
cheers for Uncle Sam are given and
the party starts on its return trip.
Rattle Abbey Is Unique.
The Battle Abbey" building is a
unique institution and Will arouse
the patriotism Of all citizens of this
country. and win the admiration OF
foreigners. 1t contains vast museum
of the historical epOchs of this coun-
try. more important than that OF the
Smithsonian institute. In other words
il Will be war relic history of the
United States beginning with the In
dian wars. the French and English
war. the revolutionary war. the war OF
| 1912. Mexican war, the struggle OF
| Texas for her independence, the civil
war, Clusters last fight and that of the
conquest of SPANS colonies by this
country in the late Spanish-American
conflict This epoch will be il
| Illustrated in tableauX. The most i'm
portant conflicts being seen as fol
lows: The revolutionary war. by the
battle of NOrktown; the war of 1872.
bv the battle of New Orleans; the war
of Texas for her independence. by the
battle of the Alamo; the Mexican war.
by the battle of Buena Vista; the
civil war. by the battles of Gettys-
burg, federal victory. and that OF
Manassas. Il confederate success. thus
preserving an equipoise of sentiment;
and the Spanish-Amcrican war, by
Dewey's victory in the bay of Manila
In addition Charles Gunther, of Chi
cago. has loaned the Battle Abbey
building his famous war museum
formerly exhibited at the Libby prison
which is equal to the world wide fam
Gus war museum in Berlin and is OF
more historical value than the one
low in the Smithsonian institute in
Washington. This vast collection of
relics and battle paintings are so ar
ranged that any child will under
stand and by its aid follow his coun-
trys' fight for greatness down to the
present Emmett w. Mcconnell, whose
fertile brain is the soul of the great
combined exposition. in speaking of
the Battle Abbey" building in par
ticular. said that no expense or pains
! have been spared. in preparing the
Battle Abbey" to be the headquarters
of the veterans of any of the wars
who visit the fair. and he also makes
the promise that everything Will be
done for their protection and com
fort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
Real Estate Transfers

May I'D. w. Hunt to j. l.. John
son. lot >. block ,, Midway ado, South
Moline. $275.
Roscn Ullman to Il. II. Towndrow, :
40 feet of 200 feet of 300 feet. out
lot =. Fairmount add, Moline, SIS.
sen UIlman to Il. Il. Towndrow,
lot -. block III. and lot -, block 1871,
East Moline. $500.
J. W. Atkinson to Rosen Ullman,
lot IL. block III, and lot >, block 1871,
East Moline. $500.
j. {. Kopp TO l.. II. Straycr, lots 80
and 81. Schreiner q Roth Bros. Cot
tage Grove subdiv.. South Rock Island,
$50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chic ago, Nay Is.-Fonowing are the op:n
ing highest, lowest and closing quotations
in todayB markets:
May. 953[; q6E: 954: so4
july, sol,: s6a-; sols seS.
Sept, So; Il; 795s; So.
Corn.
july az; Is; a g: ~
Sept, -; 47H-. 45'ai 49,.
Data.
May. Ala 4isl; as: AZ.
July. Ss.s: SsAs 81 Ss;
SEPT, sOls; BOZ; Os; S's.
Pork
july II r.: II5O: Il -: II s.
Sept Ii.52; ii.6s; HE Il RI
LNro
May. So; s-s7; $50. 6S7
July 6.41: 6 81; ~: 6 ~
sept. go, 90; eco; So.
F:ihs
NAV. $40 60 80: 6 10
July. 4. Is: $50: as asa
sept CO. 6.65: SO; ~.
receipts today: wheat :, corn IS oats
Hog market opened strong.
Light. RSSG4.ss; mlxeo AND quite :
ers. "a. 2st4Ss; good heavy. ASSc4 90 rocRf
cattle marker opened steady
sheep market opened strong
Union stock yards s:40 a. IN
Hog market strong to &C highe--
Light k4-tsllZ4 mixed ana DuECneTa = -
a 81: good heavy, H.4oGt4 30; rough nezvs
4OSR4.oO
Cattle market steady.
Reeves o. EOd as. cows and heiferS u IS
FSItO stnckers and feeders O. SoGS4.5o Texas
81 ers 81 6c6 $50.
sheep market hrm-
Hog ma Eet closed slow
ItEhI- a. 3Sz14 -: mtxcc and butchers a. a.
G4sz; good heavy. 81 ioa4 20; rough heavy
q 4OTet.6o
Cattle market closed tor best strong
sheep market closed firm
New York Stocks
New York Nay Is.-Tne following are g {
closing quotations on the New York stoci
exchange:
sugar 1854, GASES. c R.I.&P. soss. South
ern Pacific 4s5S. b. & O -, Atchison com
non 6s1 AIchison pfd. 81, G. N & ST. p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
AIessOn In Health.

Healthy kidneys filter the impure
ties from the blood. and unless they
do this good health is impossible. Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure makes sound Kid
neys and will positively cure all forms
of kidney and bladder disease. 1t
strengthens the whole system. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

One of the greatest blessings a mod
est man can wish for is a good, relia-
BILE set of bowels. If you are not the
happy possessor of such an outfit you
can greatly improve the efficiency Of
those you have by the judicious use
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are pleasant to take
and agreeable in effect. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

1872. Manhattan I43. copper 4pH, w. U
Tel. Co. s6@. L & 11Oss c e. A. .... Rdg
mon - b r T. 45ss, Pacinc Mail 2; 4, [.
s Steel ptd. 52K. u. s. Steel common =
Penna 3p. No. Pacific s9ss. Union Pacific
ssH coal and iron By, Erie common 2sss
wabash pfd 33l4. Car foundry 1914 G. &
W. l4A. Rep Steel pfd- ..-.. kep. steel coz
mon ex. New York Central ia, lllino s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
LOCAL naAkHEr OONDITIO, ..

rodsv, Ouu5atIOnE OG PrOVisI"re hhe,
stock. Feed and Fuel
Rock Island. May Is.-FollowinR are In'
wholesale quotations on the local market
Provisions.
Butter-Crc amery 24cG2ec- dairy 20
EKgs-Fresh lac.
Lard IOC
live pouItry-Spring chickens IOc PEI
pound hens 100 per pound, turkeys lic.
ducks 10c, geese &c
egeIabies-PoIatoes 81 Oniors S.75 to -.
Live stock.
atrte Sreerr $3.50 to also. COVE
sifers - 90 to IS.75. calves $500 TO t4.75
Hogs Mixed and butchers q g to 800
Sheen Ye7Tings or over, $3.50 t' Is %
lam os "a % 70 Is 80
Feed and Fuel
.srain-Corn 50 to Sc; oats. 43-Gst6c
FnraEe-T1noIhv hay 1850 10 sl2; prairie
f9 to 1850. straw $3.50
Wood-Hard, per load oS. 50
CoaS-Lamp per bushel I4c slack. Ter
bushel7c-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

Stanley Hall school, a telegram IF con
graduation for the victory of Miss
Brennan. Miss Sarah StoddarG ac-
companied Miss Brennan to Minneap-
oils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
FLOOD SEEN. OVER
Realistic Reproduction of the GAL
weston Disaster at the St.
Louis Exposition.
RECONSTRUCTION ALSO SHOWN
One of Many Attractions to be Seen
on the Pike, the Midway
OF the Fair.

st. Louis, MAY 1S.-Inside the limits
of ST. Louis has arisen suddenly as if
in the night another great metropolis
that will bewilder with its surprising
beauty and compel the admira ton of
beauty and compel the admiration of
all who see it. One almost wishes that
after the fair this capital of all eX-
positions could remain standing even
though it's avenues and buildings. its
pale halls and many hued palaces were
only peopIed by the memories of the
millions that passed through. and of
the sound of the babel of tongues that
rang out in the corridors of this gor-
geous palace of enchantment.
To use another simile. it is flower.
many colored and eXquisitely beauti-
fuI that has bloOmed, and in the heart
of which are three petals that will
quickly win the admiration of the
visitor-namely the buildings con-
tanning the Galveston Flood" The
Battle Abbey and the New York to
the North Pole" The most abs orbing
exhibition is that of the Galveston
Flood" the most picturesque the trip
From New York to the North Pole"
and to the people of this country the
most interesting, historically, the
Battle Abbey"
They are all located on what is
called The Pike" the midway of the
exposition. and are close together for
the convenience of visitors. The Gal
weston Flood" building contains vivid
illustration of the disaster which over
took this delightful southland city.
and concludes with Il picture of the
reconstruction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

Six years ago my wife had breaking-out below
her knees At first red bumps appeared but soon
white husky scabs came. and when these would
shed off the place became red again, ana would
itch ano burn so that she found it impossible to
Sleep At times yellow water ran from the
bumps, and it kept getting worse and worse
Our family physician pronounced it Eczema, and
prescribed ointrnents and powders, but 1t kept
FDreading, breaking out on her body and arms,
and almost closed up her ears The druggist at
Garner told me to try S. s. s.. which she did, and
after taking several bottles was cured, and is well
to-day and has been for years.
Garner, N. G.. w. 4. dOCOtt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
The Trio to North Pole

The realistic trip of From New
York To the North Pole" given in the
North Pole" building. tells in a graph
ic manner how vessel starting from
New York attempts To reach the pole,
but becomes damned into the ice, the
party Of discoveries make Il dash over
it by sleds tn their goal. y tank of
real water. $50 feet long. 80 feet wide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
City at Close of summer Day.

stage that has prCcenium ope ming
$50 feet wide, the largest in the world,
the building proper being $50 feet by
300 feet. 1t begins by showing Gal
weston at the close of delightful sum
mer day. Peace broods over land and
sea as the sun sinks below the sky
line leaving behind soft shadows and
gentle breezes blowing from the gulf
to the city whose inhabitants arc clos
ing up their business places and en-
ioying the hour. shortly after a bank
of clouds gathers in the wake of the
setting sun in cathedral like shape
and form phantom city. The cupolas.
towering Gomes and lofty colonnades
are gilded into molten gICry by the
last artistic touch Of the brush of the
fading light. From the deck of an in
coming vessel one can see the lights
of the city cleaning through the night
like stars. trains can he heard and
seen running out of and into the city
with lighted windows, and the glowing
portfolios of the shipping in the offing
indicate the life inside of the big hulls
that swing lazily at their anchors.
From the land comes the sound of
the angelus bells i'm the churches add
ing sweet solcmnity to the scene. Sud
denly the aspect of everything under
goes Il change. The clouds have in
creased and are sweeping forward in
Il Threatening manner. Rain begins to
fall, the freeze has increased to a
gale. lightning is viciousIy flashing its
Geographic message to earth that Il
storm is approaching. The gale be-
comes a hurricane. and the shrieking
wines call the waters to Il work of
destruction. Responsive to the cry
the gulf heaVes into white crested
waves. and rolling forward dash on
the beach. Provoked by the storms
lash. they rise higher and higher and
finally one gigantic roller, very ava
lanchc Of wafer. sweeps forward and
the city i engulfed. The scene beg
CARS description. The cyclone, the
bowling tempest, the laundering
waves. Kissing rain and the spiteful
lightning accentuate disaster for
Galveston. Then when the tempest
has done its deadly work, the waters
receds. the winds become a breeze
like that of the lady's fan and the
moon comes from her hiding place
behind the clouds and we see a newer
and more glorious Galveston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
E . ZE MA
The Blood Aflame with an ItchinG
Humor that sets the
Skin on Fire.
Skin on Fire.

Eczema the most common and terrible of all skin
troubles begins with a slight redness of the
skim which gradually Spreads and the Inflammation and
itching increase system is thrown into restless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18

feVer1sh CONDITION. Soon httIe WdteIy DlIsle!s OF
pimpes break OUT from which clear liquid or
yellow fluid is discharged, which forms thick crusts
and sores, falls off in fine particles or scales,
leaving the skin raw and tender, or hard and dry
like parchment. Eczema attacks most frequently
the legs and arms back and chest, face and hands,
and is disease that and goes III the earlier
stages, but is a perpetual torment and constant
ANNOYANCE when chronic. At times the itching and
singing is so great that the sufferer driven almost
to distraction aud tortured beyond endurance,
scratches and rubs till the skin is broken and bleeds
but this ONLY appraYates and spreads the disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-18
Provisions,

Rock Island. May Is.-FollowinR are IN
wholesale quotations on the local market,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-10-13
CREEKS FAVOR SCHOOLS
Annual Report Shows They Have
3.O62 Pupils En- oiled

MUSKOGEE: The annual report
OF Cheesie Mcintosh. superintendent
Of the Creek schools, which has been
submitted to the Creek council, now
in session at Okmulgee, shows that
3,O63 pupils are enrolled. or this
number 1,411 or nearly one-ha,f are
negroes. There is no race problem,
however, in the Creek nation, SO far
as the schools are concerned, for the
negroes are educated in separate
buildings from the Indians.
The large negro population OF the
that this Is q larger enrolment than
last year, and perhaps the largest
In the history Of the schools of the
Creek nation. The Creek people, ur.
like the Chickasaws, look upon the
appropriation by congress of 100000
to provide for the attendance Of white
or non.citizen children in the Indian
day schools with favor.
The largen egro population OF the
Creek nation is further illu tralei by
the fact that there are forty-nine
neighborhoOd or day schools and
twenty-three, or nearly Onc-,af OF
the number, are for negroes. The
report shows that there are also
seven boarding school,, with tCt,l
enrolment Of S74; two orphan
schools. one for Indians and ore for
negroes, with 12l pupils. and high
school at Eufaula with an attendance
OF ninety.eight.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-10-13
COAL LAND BIDS REJECTED
Congress May Increase Area ard In.
terest Big Companies

WASHINGTON: Commissioner
Jones has received the report Of the
ChOctaw and Chickasha coal commis.
sion and approved their recommenIa.
-tion rejecting all bids submitted by
the various individuals and citpor.
atoms for the purchase OF the sew
enty-tOur tracts Of coal land included
in the South McAlester coal district.
Comm sisoner Jones agrees with the
commission that all bids submitted
are far below the actual value of tho
property. and in no cas-: Is It as much
as one-third the appraised minimum
value.
In his letter Of transmittal, Com
missioner Jones takes occasion to
suggest to the secretary the necessity
oI ssking congre S TO modify the law
governing the sale OF these LANDS.
The present law limits the amount
OF land that can be purchased by any
Individual or corporation to $50 acres.
This prevents the large coal COM
panies from obtaining holdings In
this district, Tor there would be no
profit In operating such areas. Com.
missioner jones suggests to the sec.
re- 'ary mat ne have congress remove
ties Limitations so "a to induce the
large coal companies throughout the
country 10 bid on these lands. There
Is little doubt but that Secretary
Hitchcock will approve the recon-
mendations OF the commissioner and
that all OF these lands will be read.
vertised.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-10-13
MORE TROUBLE FOR WHITE
Dawes Commission Clerk Now Has
Another Charue AGAINST Him

Ancther Charge Against Him
MUSKOGEE: The Dawes commits.
sion has not yet received official in.
formation from Washington of the
report thrt J. Edgar White. a clerk at
the TishOmingo land office, has been
recommended for dismissal as a re.
suit OF Inspector Conser's recent in.
vestigation. Reliable information has
been given ont that q session OF the
Dawes commission will be called in
the near future. at which time Whites
dismissal may be recommended to the
department
White was suspended several
weeks ago, pending the investigation,
and the absence OF Commissioned
Breckenridge alone stood in the way
OF final action In the matter being
taken by the commission. The
charges against White. which led to
the investigation by the Inspector.
were that he accepted money to help
certain attorneys push the business
OF their clients In the land office.
White was arrested in Muskogee a
few nights ago by Katy officers whi Q
he was carrying away a valise said
not tOb ihs own from the Katy
hotel and was brought into police
court under charge OF disturbing the
peace. He gave $4,000 bond and his
case was continued.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-10-13
Repairing Flood Damage

MUSKOGEE: The NJ. X. & T..
Railway company has put a large
force OF men at work repairing the
flood damage done on its main line
track through Indian Territory by the
overflow II the Canadian river. Over
two miles OF track were washed out,
and the Canadian railroad bridge is a
foot out OF line. II will be impos.
sible for trains to cross the river on
the main line for several days. Mean.
while Katy trains make detour from
South McAlester to Fort Smith and
back to Mnskogee over the Midland
Valley. 1t requires twelve hours to
South McAlester to Fort SIN tn and
to Muskogee, which is a two.hour run
when the main line Is open.