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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Andrews left this
morning for a weeks visit at Peoria,
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Metzgar left this
morning to spent two weeks with rela-
tives at Albany, n. Y.
Mrs. F. II. Young. of Springfield.
Mass, has returned to her home after
a visit of few weeks in Rock Island.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. f. Delent. after a
short visit with Rock Island relatives
have returned to their home at Peoria.
II. J. Mandell departed last even
ing for Springfield. Mo-, where he is
engaged in the electric wiring of a new
department store.
Bert w Staumbeck is visiting rel
atves in the city. He is employed as
tiinekeeper with railway construction
company in the Dakotas.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Thresher, of
Gridley, Cal, are here on a visit to
Mrs. Thresher's father. Charles Pfoh
They will remain in the city until af
ter the holidays.
Mrs. a. l.. Leen and son Harry de
parted for St Louis last evening, after
short visit here. They will attend
the exposition before returning to their
home at Washington, la.
Mrs. l.. G. Henry and daughter Thel-
ma. accompanied by Mrs. Louis Craw-
ford. of Davenport. will start today for
San Anatonio. Tex. where Mrs. Henry
expects 10 spend the winter.
II. NJ. Sloan, chief clerk of the comp
trollers Office of the Rock Island at
Chicago. with his assistant, J. l.. John
stOn. are in the city checking up the
accounts of the company's ticket of
fees.
Mrs w. c. Bennett, of Moline. and
Miss Dina Ramser, of Rock Island. are
in Rockford, where they are attending
the conference of state charities as del
egates from the Bethany home of this
city.
The executive committee OF the Ma
tional Camp Clerks association of the
Modern Woodmen is in session at the
head Office. The committee is compos-
ed OF w. T. Copeland, of Lima O.,
T. Geist. of Joliet. III. Frank c. Norl-
ing. of Kansas City, Mo, c. T. Riepen.
of Omaha. Neb.. and w. E. INLAND. of
Lincoln, Neb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
TO ARBITRATE MINE TROUBLE
Meeting of Mediators in Sherrard
Trouble Began at Harper.

meeting of the board of arbitra-
ton, appointed to settle the differ
ences between the Coal Valley Mining
company and the mine workers. is be-
ing held at the Harper house beginning
at O'Clock this afternoon. The first
business to be taken up by the board
will be the selection of fifth member
to serve with them. The four mem
bers of the board are: w. Smith,
Springfield. member of the state exec
utive board. L. II. L. of A, and J. Nc
Donald, Oglesby, member of L. NJ. L.
of A. representing the mine workers.
and r. Russell, Danville. deputy com
missioner of the owners association
and Charles Shuler. Davenport, of the
Empire Coal company. representing
the operators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
BODY is STILL Unidentified
Remains of Unknown Suicide at Knox
Undertaking Rooms.

Of Milan yesterday has not been iden-
tilted yet. and the body is still held at
the Knox undertaking establishment
There have been large number of the
residents OF Milan and that vicinity
who have examined the body. and
while many recognize the features as
those of person whom they have
seen frequently. not one has as We;
been able TO discover the mans name.
Davenport authorities were called to
examine the body, but could throw no
light on the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
TRIAL OF STR0PES is BEGUN
Jury Selected to DetermDe Merit Of
Gertrude Bakers Charges.

a jury was impanelled in the county
court this morning To try Leonard
Stropes. of Edgington. on a charge of
bastardy preferred by Miss Gertrude
Baker, a resident of the same town
ship. The taking of evidence was be-
gun this afternoon at o'clock. The
first witness was the father OF the com
plainant. Miss Baker is in the court
room accompanied by the child that
she alleges Stropes is the father of.
II. A Yields states attorney, is pros
ecuting, and III. NJ. McCaskrin appears
for Stropes. The court room is filled
with spectators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
JACK THE HUGGER
SEEN IN THE CITY
Mysterious Individual Has Been
Frightening Ladies in
Parts of Town.
IN EVIDENCE LAST NIGHT
Pursued Two Women Several Blocks
Other Instances Have
Been Reported.

Very recently there seems to have
of characters locally termed Jack the
Hugger." Such character has for
some weeks been causing trouble in
some of the outlying districts in Mo-
line, one appeared in Davenport, one
has been seen in Waterloo, Iowa. and
now Rock Island ladies have reported
the antics of a man In the hill dis
trictS.
Last evening about S O'Clock two
young ladies were walking along Sew
enth avenue. They noticed a man
peering into a window of a residence
which they passed. They paid little
attention to the incident at the mo-
ment, but when they turned a corner
a short distance away, they were start
led to notice the stranger hurrying af-
ter them. They increased their speed,
and made another turn. The man fol-
lowed, and the ladies, thoroughly
frightened, started to run. They turn
ed, and discovered that the man was
also running. They ran for a block or
more. but as their follower was gain
ing on them, they took refuge in the
home of an acquaintance near at hand.
AT different times reports have been
made of man wandering about in
scant clothing, and women have been
greatly startled to suddenly find sucn
a person confronting them. The re-
ports have not been made to the po-
lice, as the ladies feared publicity.
Difficult to Locate
The police are greatly handicapped
IN their attempt to apprehend such a
person, for by the time the report has
been made to the Office, and a man sent
to locate him, he is in other parts be-
yond notice
The offender is reported to have been
even holder in some instances. and to
have earned the title of the hugger"
by srasping his victims about the
waist, and before they could make any
outcry, getting out of sight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
THREATENS TO KILL HIS WIFE
Mrs. George A. Boles, of Moline, Be-
qins Suit For Divorce.

George A. Boles. of Moline, SEN
fenced Nov. to so days in the county
Jail for threatening to kill his wife
with a shot gun at their home. is de-
PENDANT in a suit for divorce that has
been commenced in the circuit court
by the wife through her attorney, H.
A. Weld. Cruelty is the grounds on
which the separation is asked. There
are two children; William s., % years
of age. and Earl. 10. Mrs. Boles asks
that Boles be enjoined from molesting
her during the tendency of the pro-
ceeding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
TIE THE CHESS CHAMPION
n. A. Weld and DR.. Shoemaker Make
Good Showing in Davenport

There was gathering of the chess
enthusiasts of the tri-cities arr sur
rounding towns in Davenport last even
ing. American Champion Frank j.
Marshall, of New York, was there and
played at the same time % games with
local experts. OF these he won 10 and
tied three, the tones whom he failed
to defeat being States Attorney H. A.
Weld, and DR.. William T. Sschoemak-
er, of this city, and Mr.. Streed of
Cambridge. Mr.. Marshall goes from
here to Memphis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15

The jury that was impaneled by the
TO determine the cause of
death. after viewing the remains, ad-
jouned for 10 days. by which date it is
expected that the result of the analysis
will be known. The jury is composed
Of l.. r. Blackman. foreman: o. l..
Bruner. William Stanley. Jacob Car
penter. r p. Wait. II. c. Wheaton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15
A YOUNG COUPLE SURPRISED
Sndeavorers Have a Housewarming at
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Skinner.

society of Christian Memorial church
last evening held a housewarming at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Skin
ner. $50 Fifteenth street. who were
held in ignorance of the event until
the merry crowd of young folks
swooped down upon them, taking COM
plete possession of the house. Mr. and
Mrs. Skinner both are officers of the
endeavor society. and this was the
first call they received from members
of that organization since their mar
rage one month ago. There were so
guests. Edibles were brought along.
and at seasonable hour refreshments
We're served. The evening was most
happily spent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-15

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets are becoming favorite for
stomach troubles and constipation. For
sale by all leading druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

The report Of the chief secretary
for the Worlds Fourth Sunday School
convention held in Jerusalem in Ap
ri last has just been Issued. II
elbows a total of 2G8,9 sos protestant
Sunday schools, 2.514.757 teachers
and 23.442, 99S scholars in Europe
Asia, Africa North and South Amer
lea and tho islands Of the seas. The
United States lead. with 1887
Sunday schools. l,il9.sO7 teachers
and l1.493,591 enrolled scholars Eng
land and Wales come next with a to
tai OF a little more than half this
number. while Greece is lowest. with
only four schools. EeTen teachers and
$50 scholars
This Is formidable showing. II il
perhaps, unfortunate that an exhibit
OF this sort cannot he made in some
more attractive form that statistics
To 20. a fair idea Of the growth and
extent of the Sunday schools the read
er must have recourse and re-exam-
inatlon of the figures and comparison
with things familiar to him
The standing OF the United States
in the Sunday school record is some.
thing 20 be especially noted There
are. no doubt. a great many thousand
Of men and women In this country
who will regard this as a prouder rec
ord than to be a world power" I'M
der the new Interpretation Of that
phrase. supported by a tremendous
killing establishment. and involving
the assumption Of responsibilities
which impair the morals and threaten
the liberties OF our ow npeople
It appears that Notwithstanding
the great advancement. in religious
instruction the war party is stll a
long way ahead II is shocking TO
think that the more Sunday schools
we have the more fighting there is.
and the greater the enlistment OF ar
mics and upbullding OF navies.
The Sunday schools OF the present.
though. are for the rising generations
We may have better men in the fu-
ture. Success TO them-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

The following Is an extract from a
speech made by Abraham Lincoln in
1887, which reads as II 1t were spok
en- at the present time: Increasing
disregard for law pervades the coun-
try-the growing disposition TO sub
stitute the wild and furiohs passions
IN lieu ~ fhG q bar judgment of
courts, and the worse than savage
mobs for the executive ministers OF
justice, Accounts Of outrages com
mittei by mohs form the everyday
news of the times. They have per.
vaded the country from New England
TO Louisiana: they are not the crea-
ture of climate. Whatever their
cause may be, it is common to ths
whole country"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

JERKEp HIM our OF THE WATER.
he declared to his friends. Il shall
never be caught by any one"
'You had better take care" they
warned him.
But he was confident and was abso-
lutely sure he could not be fooled.
Well. one day be. saw little black
boy sitting on board that crossed the
brook.
Il wonder what he is doing there!'
said Mr.. Trout to himself.
Then he noticed nice Fat worm
swimming around in the water.
"0h, here's my dinner,' cried the
unwary fish, and in an instant lie had
gobbled down the worm.
There was hook in the worm and a
string tied to the hook and pole at
the other end Of the string, and the
little black had hold of the pole.
The boy jerked Mr.. Trout out of the
water and high up on dry land.
Il told you sor' cried his friends.
HE didn't hook like fisherman"
replied the sorrowful trout
Moral. Things are not always what
they SEEM ittsburg Dispatch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
The BRAVE BATTLE.


The braTest battle that ever was
fought,
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps Of the world you will
find Il not:
Il was fought by the mothers Of men.
Nay. not with cannon or battle shot,
With sword or nObler pen:
Nay. not with eloquent word or
thought.
From mouths Of wonderful men.
But deep in a walied-up woman's
heart
OF wsman that would not yield.
But patiently. patiently bore her
part
Loi there is that battlefield.
No msrshaIiug troop. no biyOuas
song;
No banner to gseam and wave;
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

The decision which the campaign
managers have reached that neither
Judge Parker nor President Roose
welt shall leave their homes during
the campaign to visit the ST. Louis
exposition, for lear that T. would be
considered swinging around the cir
Gle" in quest of votes, is as unreason-
able as it is ridiculous. Every Ameri
can citizen, regardless of politics
should see the fair. II represents loo
years of progress and Advancement
not only OF that great empire bough
by Jefferson which now constitutes
such a vast per cent of the wealth OF
America, but of the whole civilized
world. 1t Is an epitome of the worlds
progress and no one who has the i'm
and money can afford TO miss it-noi
even candidate for the presidency
The idea that Judge Parker and the
president must stay at home because
1t might be considered an impropri
ETY. 70 go TO st. Louis Is carrying pol
tiles a little too far. No sensible
American voter would withhold hi
support from either candidate on
such absurd grounds. Go on to the
fair, Judge. and Teddy. and do the
pike together.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
sis
Fifteen Dollars.

$f1 fHtccU 6OfatSs StS
Round Trip to Texas ard Southwest.
On August gard. September 18th.
and 9th, the Missouri Pacific rail-
way and ISon Mountain Route will
sell round trip Homeseekers tickets
from st. Louis, Cairo and Memphis
also from Kansas City, Leavenworth,
Atchison and intermediate points to
Amarillo, Colorado City. FIT. Worth,
Brady, San Angelo. Corpus ChNsti,
San Aneonla and Galveston and
points east thereof In Texas. To new
iberia, Cheneyviile. Alexandria and
Munroe and points west thereof In
Louisiana. To many joints in Arkan-
sas, all points in Indian Territory and
Oklahoma Final limit of ticket 81
days. Stopovers allowed after nAach-
ing rrst homeseeker's point en- route.
For full information address any re-
preventative of these companies.
II. c. TOWNSEND,
G.. p. and T. Agt, st. Louis. Mo.
Elmer Smith,
p. and r. Agt, Cairo. III.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Composition Of cordlte.

Cordite consists of gun cotton. nitro
glyeer!n and vaseline. 1t has a
stringy appearance when finished. and
hence It's name. Blasting gelatine is
500 ton of gun cotton in nitro-gR-
ceriF Various forms OF 'smokeless
powder are principally composed of
gun cottos. which leaves no residue
after explosion and gives very little
visible smoke.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Il believe you run an advertising
soGmn for personals" said the sol
emn looking man.
Yes" replied the clerk.
Il want you to insert this adyer-
tlsement: VIII the young woman
who accepted seat in the lap Of a
tall, thin man in cross-town car yes
terday morning please pardon him
for neglecting - thank here Sign IL
Absent Minded Brute
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Human Relationship.

For the benefit OF those who may
feel "exclu. we" or who prate about
blue blood, etc. IL will be well to re-
member that If we go back but twenty
generations or 700 years, each one OF
us has 1.0si,576 ancestors, and is re-
lated more or less closely to at least
s7DtOO6t0s of our fellows.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Sir Edwin and a Poem.

The late Sr Edwin Arnold had one
very painful experience as poet,
writes a correspondent. He wrote a
poem and sold the copyright to
stranger, whom he too hastily as
81 med TO be the editor Of an American
magazine. When ho next saw his
work il was being used as the adve'
tisenent Of proprietary niodieament
Pail Mall Gazette. aces W g.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

All Illinois Central, Mobile 4 Ohio
and Cotton Belt trains arrive and de-
Second street and Ohio street
All Big -Four and Iron Mountain
trains arrive and depart from the
Union station, Second street and Com.
mercial avenue.
Mail may be deposited In the box at
the transfer station, located at Gen.
trail station, 20 minutes before the de-.
parture Of any train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

And 10! these battles they last so
long
From babyhood 10 the gave,
Yet, faithful still as a bridge Of
STAYS,
She fights In her wall-up town
Fights on and on in the endless
wars,
Then. silent, unseen-goes down.
Joaquin Miller.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
crookcdea. River In the World.

Hitherto the Jordan has been &C.
counted the most crooked stream in
the world. But 1t cannot compare
with White river, Arkansas, which
travels 1000 miles ia traversing
distance of thirty miles as the crow
dies.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
An ADimal Story For
Little Folks
The OverConfident Trout

Mr.. Trout thought he was m exceed,
Ingly clever sort Of fellow and among
other things he believed he was alto.
pether too smart to be caught by any
of the fine gentlemen who came up
from fhe city to fish In the brook
Il am not afraid OF any Of them"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Walnut in France.

WALNUT Is only employed in France
in cabinet and carpenters work. In
1902 the imports of walnut were 2.
i52 tons and exports 5.G2s tons. Dur
ing the last four years the Imports
have steadily declined, while exports
have increased from 5000 tons in
1899 10 5.623 tons in 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Hicks-Funny thing about Donn-
sress. He's a cigar manufacturer
and yet he never smokes.
Wicks-O. yes he does.
Hicks-why. he told me soma time
ago that he never smoked In his life
wieks-Thas was before he start
cd to advertise When he read some
Of his advertisements he found them
so alluring he just started in
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

In iceland there are no prisons, and
the Inhabitants are so honest in their
habits that such material defenses to
property as locks, bolts and bars are
not required. Yet its history for the
past 900 years records no more than
two thefts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Effect of Intoxication.

Intoxicants affect men in various
WAYS. When Frenchman has drunk
too much he wants to dance, Ger
maH to sing. a Spaniard to gamble, an
Engllshman to eat, an Italian to boast,
an IrishIRas to fight and an American
to make q speech.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
knew BY the Question.

Doctor" said the patient, entering
the office with a most lugubrious ex-
pressien. "how does q man feel that
has indigestioR?"
Doctcr-you haven't got II,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

MANY a man" said Uncle Eben.
has discovered to his sorrow dat
gal don look nor ack de same when
she's cookin' fapjaoks for breakfas'
as she does when she's dishin ice
cream at a strawberry festival =
Washington Star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
ar.a, les, Of pIvefs s.rensth.

Divers in the British navy. before
being passed as proficient In their
craft have to be able TO work In
twelve fathoms of water for an hour
and in twenty fathoms for quarter
Of an hour.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
noInhln Glad sInht for Sailors.

of all wsathnrwise fish. the dolphin
is the most remarkable. During
fierce gale or a storm al sea the mari
ncr knows that the end OF it is near NJ
he can see a dolphin. or a number OF
that FISH. sporting On the high sea
waves
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

The above Is correct statement OF
'the circulation Of the Cairo Bulletin
daily and Sunday, on the dates stated.
month Of August, 1904.
A. J. BENEDIC,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
This first day OF September. 1904.
ALFRED OOMINGS.
Az $685. Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Salt in the Ocean.

II the ocean were dried up. all the
water passing away as vapour. the
amount OF salt remaining would be
enough to cover 5000, 900 square miles
with a layer one mile thick.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
nxfnrd History Professor.

King Edward has approved the ap-
pointment Of Charles Harding Firth.
n. A. IL. D.. TO be regius professor
of modern history in the University
of Oxford IN succession to the late
Frederick vorke Powell.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

0en. Fred Grant, commanding the
partment OF the Lakes, says In his an
canteen has greatly increased drunk
ennees in the army.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
American Nuisance.

The nuisance Of whistling by switch
engines which work all night In the
railway yards in and near cities Is
perml,ted in no other country than
America. II Is a serious detfiment
to publie comfort and health.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Having wasted a lot of ammunition
n Vermont, il is to be hoped that the
Democratic campaign managers will
now get into the woods where there
is a chance TO bag some game
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

The Ohio papers are boasting that
Jim Jcffries Is native Ohioan. That
Is the reason he holds on so well.
Prof Jack Munroesky must be a Rus.
sian.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

And now Gov. Odell says he won't
have the Republican nomination for
governor of New York. other. Things
must be looking rather blue for the
e. o. p, up York way
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
racn mans Ire.

Life is the best thing we can posi-
bly, make of 1t. II is duh and dismal
Il a man loses hi. temper; II is glow
Ing with promise and satisfaction II
ne is not ashamed Of his emotions. 49,
George William Curtis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

An indianapolis correspondent has
figured out that Parker's majority In
Indiam will be $3.50. Well, that is
not as much as 1894 but 1t will do
as we'll
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Jack and Jill wen. mp the hill
To get a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown
The widow map-ied after
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Oren Williams of South Amherst
Mass, is 80 years old. but has &C
cepted a leap-year offer OF marriage
made by Alice Baker, young wo-
man of "a. Several ministers refus
ed TO perform marriage ceremony
for this oddIy-mismatei couple
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

President Roosevelt's letter of &C
ceptance is to be turned loose on Sun
day. isn't shis a desecration of the
Sabbath
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
charIes 3. spahr. edItor OF Currenl

Charles 3. Spahr, editor OF Current
fen oyerhoatd from the
ttime~ Prince Albert midway be-
tween Osfend and Dover Aug 30 and
was drowned For some years he
was assistant editor of the Outlook,
and had lately assumed the editor.
ship of Current Literature He was
travelling for his health
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
kIond.ks Qseoverer.

Robert Henderson Is disputing the
rights of George Carnack as TO having
discovered the Klondlke, and the Ca
madam authorities are looking into his
claim.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
Lono Lived Peony.

IItcheeld. Conn. has peony which
was planted IN 1872 and is sim living
and N bloom on the grounds Of Hon.
reorre II Woodruff.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

George r. Money who defeated
Jerry Simpson the other day for the
nomination as delegate to congress
from New Mexico is a son OF Senator
Money of Mississippi His chances
for election are fairly good, although
New Mexico has generally given a
Republican majority.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07
uas for Lieories Boot.

Americans buy about s500.000
worth Of l.corice root in Smyrna The
Iicorise from It IL used almost en-
.srslv IN chsusss fnbaeor,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Gen. kuropatkin's Turing on process
seems to have met the hearty approx
I'll of Gen. Oyama.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

After a girls nose has peeled three
times she begins to get 80 dispirited
that she feels qualified 10 wri.e es
says upon the subject. rs Life Worth
Living"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

The Smith family is to hold a reun-
ion IL New Jersey. II would be a
good place for one Of the parties 70
open the campaign in that state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

The New York Sun continues to
ffre into Parker 1t is saying almost
A. mean things about him as 1t said
nbta Roos eyel. a month ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-07

Gov. Odell is credited with the de
sire to make Nicholas Murray Butler,
president Of Columbia university, the
next governor of New York. Seth
Low has been a mayor. Andrew ID.
White a minister to foreign court.
and President Schurman of Cornell
governor of The Philippines.