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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
COMES QUICKLY.
Don't Have to Wait fer Weeks. !
Rock Island Illustration.

Waiting is diScouraging.
Prompt action pleases everybody.
A burden on the back is a heavy
weight.
Hard to bear day after day.
Harder still year after year.
Lifting weight, removing the burden,
Brings approaching responses.
Rock Island people tell of it.
Tell how it can be done.
Tell of relief that's quick and sure.
Here is a case of it:
John Mayer, of 223 Eighteenth
street, proprietor of the architectural
iron and brass works. says: There
were such terrible pains through my
kidneys that l could hardly sit down
or get I'D without suffering from sharp,
shooting pains through my back. In
the morning | often felt so lame and
sore that could not get up and | was
practically rolled out of bed, and more
than once my wife has assisted me TO
get I'D. had my attention called TO
Doan's Kidney Pills and got a box at
a drug store. A few doses seemed
to relieve me. AS / continued taking
the remedy the pains grew
less, and after using one box l was
nearly free from them. l got second
box, and before l had finished it the
trouble left me.
For sale by all dealers. Price. so
cent. FosterMilburn company, Buffa-
10. y. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20

| i'm while to show us what miserable
selfish existences We lead. and TO draw
Us from out narrow lives TO an appre-
citation of the opportunities before us.
These shocks. which are nothing but
clearer revelations of God and our
duty. are directed as a rebuke to our
selfishness, as if that were the one
great hindrance TO our spiritual ad-
vance" he said.
He held that selfiishness seems to be
the seeding from which grow graft,
luxury. drink. and all of the catalog of
sins He pointed out that the most
precious promises. as well as the de-
nunciations of Christ. are aimed as a
rebuke to selfishness.
Where Two or Three Are Gathered.
Referring to his text. he said that
the gathering of two or three together
Is a prevention of selfishness. and sug-
gested that perhaps the statement in
the text was a recognition that mans
devotion would be degenerated by self
ishness unless several banded together
in devotion
Speaking further of the cleavage be-
tween the clergy and the laity he said.
1t will not come out right unless the
realization of the conditions shock
both clergy and laity out of selfishness.
and gives better conception of the
church. and the obligation of the mem
bers." The conditions should be a
challenge to the church 10 do away
with selfishness. and party spirit. I'VE
4 r~nfl
the rector. las though we are strictly
guiltless, while every time a religious
movement is started outside of the
church il means simply that the church
could have started the movement"
IF we would make the church the
power on earth that il should be. we
must seize the spiritual opportunities.
lest in indifference and neglect We
drive Christ from our midst.
THE cleavage between the clergy
and the laity'-hOw human it sounds,
how wicked. when we think of the re
markable power that two or three
banded together in Christ's name can
summon"
Mistakes and Failures.
He spoke of the mistakes and fail
ures of the clergy. and of the criti-
cisms. and disagreements in the !aity,
and urged both to make a self examina-
tion. and remember. both clergy and
laity, in whose name you are gathered
together
He dwelt on the victories of William
the Conqueror. and pointed out the har
mony and perfect unity that accom-
plished the results attained by VIII
liam's army. The church can win its
battles only by harmony. and we mus
gain larger conception of our obl!Sa-
tions as members of one body.
He concluded with a plea that the
realization of the conditions ''shock Us
ity. and loyalty in Him whose name we
bear"
In Churches i'm General.
Trinity Episcopal Trinity guild
meets in the choir room Wednesday
afternoon at 2:3O.
The Daughters of the King meet
Tuesday evening at o'clock at the
rectory.
The Woman's auxiliary holds meet
ing at Mrs. X. II. Darts on Twenty
second street Friday at 2:30.
The annual parish meeting of Trim
ity church will be held at the church
Monday evening Dec. T.
Central Presbyterian. - The cottage
prayer meetings held last week by the
members of the Broadway and Cen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
Central Presbyter;an.-T

Central Presbyterian. - The cottage
prayer meetings held last week by the
members of the Broadway and Cen
trail Presbyterian churches. will be
continued this week the only change
being that services are held at the
Central Presbyterian church and at
homes of its members. Dr. w. 5. Mar
quis and congregation will UNITE with
Rev. Marion Humphreys and congre-
cation in conducting the services and
all friends are also cordially invited.
Tonight at 100 the Young Peoples
Social league will be held in the Sun
day school of the church. Tomorrow
al $3.50 u. m. the WOman's Worker
conference meets at the church, and
az 1880 p. III. cottage prayer meetings
will be held at the following homes:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fox. Fourteenth
street and Eighteenth avenue. leaders
Rev. Marion Humphreys. J. II. Liedke,
Mr. and Mrs o. Leonard. 1925 Second
avenue. leaders, John Cleland. w. A.
Lohr.
Memorial Christian The Ladies'
Aid society meets at the church Thurs
day afternoon at O'Clock.
The intermediate Endeavorers give
a social at the church Friday evening.
First Baptist.-The Sacred Litera-
ture class meets Wednesday evening
after prayer meeting. Friday afternoon
the Ladies' Aid society viii meet az
the church.
will meet tonight with Miss Alma
Swanson on Fifth avenue in Moline.
The Forward society will give a cot
fee social at the church Tuesday ev-
ening. The Reliance club meets with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
THOUGHT OF SELF
The Cause OF the Cleavage Be.
tween Clergy and
laity.
CONVENTION SERMON HEARD
Rev. Granville n. Sherwood Repeats
Able Discourse at Trinity
Church.

Rev. Granville II. Sherwood at the
1915 morning service at Trinity
church yesterday. repeated the conven
ton sermon which ne deliver
cd al the Episcopal diocesan
synod at Galesburg last week. The
sermon. an able and thoughtful one.
dealt with the Cleavage b -tween the
Clergy and the l.aity." and was inspir-
I'd by recent agitation of this sIbiec:
in a church paper. Rev. Sherwood
took his text from Mathew. 1920.
Where two or three are gathered to-
rether in my name. there am ! in the
midst of them" He attributed the
cleavage 10 selCshness and in rhetor-
the clergy. and OF the laitv. In open
ing his discussion. the rector spoke OF
me surprises and shocks of a Christian
life The more a man tries 10 be a
Christian, the more he finds how far he
IS from Chrst's ideal" said Mr.. Sher
wood. and continuing. he added, AT
the end of his life he feels no nearer
perfection than at the beginning. OF
course he is. but all his life he has
surmounted one temptation only to be
confronted with another, and has at
tended to one duty, only TO have an
other awaiting him
IL Gods Method.
This. he said is Gods method of per
fecting us. He spoke of the instances
mentioned in the scriptures where the
practices of different people have been
rebuked and their methods of thinking
shocked I'VE get these shocks once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
IN KIND MEMORY
Services for Late Sir George Will
liams Held at Y.
NJ. c.. A.
"reminiscences ARE HEARD
Personal Experience Related by George
c. BiaksIee - Memorial Address
by Rev. J. 3. Rutter.

AT the Y. NJ. c. a. yesterday after
noon a memorial service was held in
honor of the late Sir George Williams,
founder of the Y. NJ. c. A. whose death
occurred recently in London. The
meeting was one of unusual interest,
with the largest attendance in months.
One interesting feature of the service
was the personal "reminiscences of Sir
George Williams given by G. C. Blaks-
lee. who in 1891 met the eminent En-
glishman in London Mr.. Blakslee had
the pleasure of dining with Mr.. VIII
hams in the little room over his place
of business. where the first organiZa-
ton of the Y. NJ. c. A. took place. This
room, while not the room in which the
first meeting was held. was the one in
which the first organization was per
fected. Mr.. Blakslee recalled the as
sOciation founder as a man of medium
height, slender, and having a kindly APP
pearance. He dressed very carefully
at all times. He had the air of a stu
dent, rather than that of a business
man. On the occasion on which Mr..
Blakslee met him, he talked very lit
tie. but asked many questions, largely
about the association work. He i'm
pressed me as a man of deep spirit
lality. and of great belief in prayer.
On association plans he was very con-
sentative in his discussion" said Mr..
Blakslee.
Memorial Address.
The address of the afternoon was de-
livered by Rev. J. b. Rutter, pastor of
he Spencer Memorial church, who
spoke of THE Founder of the Y. NJ. c.
A In his introduction Mr.. Rutter
quoted the very much abridged, but
true. history of mankind: They re-
spired; they aspired; they perspired;
they expired Speaking of the rea-
sons why some men leave behind a
glow from their lives, he said it was
because they at some time were imbued
with the idea of living life of I'M
selfish service to their fellowmen. He
mentioned Abraham, Moses and David,
and of later times Luther. Wesley. Gen.
Booth. and Sir George Williams as men
who lived for others.
True success was not to be measured,
he held. by such men as Alexander,
Caesar. or Napoleon, who. though they
accomplished great things. did not seek
for. or do. the best. THAT man is
successful who does the most under
mis- environment for those about him,
and by this rule Sir George Williams
was a truly successful man
He spoke of the association which,
from its small beginning June 6. 1914,
has become such a tremendous agency.
When we consider what the Y. NJ. c.
A. stands for, it is no wonder that it
has gained the power it has" said the
speaker.
The boys meeting was addressed by
Henry VoSs. on the subject, THE Ele-
ments of Courage" He applied cour-
age TO the every day life of the boy.
and made a very helpful address to
the members of the B. G. NJ club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20

Spencer Memorial.-The Bible Study
class meets Tuesday evening at the
church. Great interest has been evil
dCnced in these studies and a large
class is the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
United presbvterian-The ladies

United Presbyterian.-The ladies OF
The church will hold their annual ba
Ear and supper Friday afternoon and
evening. Nov. "a. at the church. The
display will be of unusual interest to
women. as it will represent the seven
ages in a woman's life, from infancy
to old age. Supper will also be served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
T. H. THOMAS, p. NJ.

Quick changes from hot to cold and
cause. among other evils. nasal ca
tarrh. troublesome and offensive dis
ease. SneeZing and snuffing. coughing
and difficult breathing, and the drip.
drip of the foul discharge into the
throat-all are ended by Ely's Cream
Balm. This honest and positive rem
edy contains no cocaine. mercury or
other harmful ingredient. The worst
cases are cured in short time. All
druggists, so cents, or mailed by Ely
Bros, Sc Warren street. New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-20
Advertised List No. 46.

Following is the list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Rock
Island postoffice for the week ending
Nov. IS, 1905: Mrs Lena l.. Briggs,
Mrs. Laura Black. Bick Bayme. Mrs.
Harry Custer. II. Carlson, Willis !
Clark. Clyde Clayton. Miss Emily Carl
son, James V. John DOOnGn. p h.
DORM. Miss Mable Duboise. Steve
Daniels, Harry Fisher. Frank Fowler.
Joseph Gilpin. T. F. Canaan. Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Hennessey. Arthur l..
Hill, s. E. Johnson, Miss Nellie Keough,
Mrs. McMichael, Miss Nina Miller, W.
F. Nichols t2). William Pahlow, Il.
Pierce. Barlon p. Roat. ]. Reynolds. X.
Stand, Miss Louise Talbot, Daisy Ira
Wis. G. w. Walker. NJ. S. Wilson, Miss
Mary Yoho. Miss Myrtle Young For
eign: Charley Hammarquist, Carl
Hammarkuist.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
HIS FATE FOUND HIM.

Capt Robert Faulkner. a commander
in the British navy in 1894, was Il man
of unusual courage. During an encoun-
ter close under the walls of Fort Royal
he noticed that the pilot did not seem
to be himself. The man, he thought,
seemed to hesitate when he gave his
orders. In Famous Fighters of the
Fleet" Mr.. Fraser gives the story:
Captain Faulkner turned aside to
one of his officers.
Il think Mr.. Dash seems confused,
as if he doesn't know what he is about.
Has he been in action before?"
Many times, sir, was the reply.
He has been twenty-four years in the
service"
But Faulkner was not satisfied. lie
eyed the pilot closely. and then step
ping up to him, asked him Il tritiing
question. The pilots agitation was
such us to render him incapable Of a
reply. Recovering himself to some eX-
tent Il moment later, the wretched
man. keeping his eyes on the deck, in
il low voice addressed Faulkner, who
was bending over him, with this start
ling admission:
Il see your honor knows me. | am
unfit to guide her. don't know what
is come over me. | ureamt last night
| should be killed. and | am so afraid
don't know what | am about.
never In all my life felt afraid be-
fore"
Without for an instant losing his
presence of mind, Captain Faulkner
replied to the man in a still lower tone
The fate of this expedition depends
on the man at the helm. Give it to
me, and so and hide your head in what
ever you fancy the safest part of the
ship But mind. fears are catching.
If | hear you tell yours to one Of your
messmates, your life shall answer for
it tomorrow"
The poor fellow, panic stricken, went
away, and overcome with shame, sat
down upon the arm-chest, while Cap
tain Faulkner seized the helm, and
with his own hand laid the Zebra close
to the walls of the fort; but before
he could land at the head Of his gal
liant followers, Il cannon-ball struck
the arm-chest and blew the pilot to
atoms. He was the only man killed
Of all the Zebra's crew that day.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
American and English Railroads

American and English railroads are
operated under different conditions.
The American track mileage is 900.
coo, the English 30. 152. The American
railroads carried more than Coo, 600 GOO
passengers. the English roads fully
1.20O,OO0OOO. The traffic revenue of
the American roads was 81, 100. SD. 900
and of the English $5OO.O61, 164. The
net traffic receipts of the American
roads were $560,O0O0OO and of the
English roads $200,OOO,OOO. The Amer
lean roads employ 1.1S9,3l5 persons
and the English roads 575,S34. The
working expenses of the American
roads are 81 per cent of the gross re-
ceipts and the working expenses of the
English roads 60 per cent The cost
Of operating mile Of American road
Is $3.50, Of English road $13,636. The
American roads clear $500 mile. on
operation and the English roads So
600. The American roads have six EN-.
ployes for every mile Of track and the
English roads have twenty eight.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
WEDDING IN PHILIPPINES.
An A1l-NiGht Festival Much Like a
Comic Opera.

An All-NiEht Festival Much Like a
Comic Opera.
A wedding in the Philippines Is like
a scene from comic opera. | have in
mind one that took place at Cagayan,
island of Mindanao, in a picturesque
house curtained with jasmine and in
nabited by three charming sisters. The
bride-the eldeSt-was soft-eyed,
plump beauty, with a skin like brown
velvet Her white muslin gown would
have passed muster in New York, and
she wore veil of costly and delicate
pima gauze which would have turned
an American bride-elect green with
envy. Several necklaces were hung
around her neck, while bangles loaded
her wrists, and her fingers were stiff
with gold and silver rings. The roads
were in deplorable state. being knee
deep in mud in places, and many of
the guests wore top boots. They began
arriving early in the morning, on
horseback, on bicycles, and riding the
famous trotting bulls of the country,
or the rough-coated island ponies
hitched to carts or ancient victorias.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

A Clerical Beggar.-I am very fond
Of rich men. l like to take rich man
along with me when l travel in Eu.
rope. do not select the rich man be.
cause l like him better than the poor
man. but because he is able to give
more. While we are off seeing the
beautiful sights l tell the rich man of
some religious matter which is about
to fail because of lack Of money. The
rich man asks how much, and the
funds are MISUNDERSTANDING Nc.
Cabe, Methodist. PHILADELPHIA.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

The majority came on foot, though.
and everybody was welcome.
Long tables made of planks on
empty barrels and guiltless Of linen
were spread under the trees in the
front yard, as it was too hot to eat
in doors; also the house was not near
ly large enough to accommodate the
guests. Directly over the brides table
Il magnificent fire tree (orbol de fuego)
dropped its flaming blossoms. Every
kind Of native dish was there, and
many imported from the United States
by way of Manila. but the chief deli
cacy was considered to be canned
corned beef. which occupied the place
of honor usually accorded to the we'd
ding cake in other countries, and was
fianked by onion Omelet and ham and
eggs. Other dishes were chicken fried
in cOcoanut OIL dried fish made in a
kind of stew with rice, potatoes, and
red pepper enough to raise it to the
rank of a curry. Carabao steaks. JAM
honey, various kinds of sweet cakes
cocoanuts in the shell, and wine
much wine-completed the menu.
While the feast was in progress the
hens scratched industriously under the
tables. and a bold rooster flew up
among the plates. pecked at few
stray crumbs. and crOwed until driven
off by Antoine, the brides brother
The marriage was performed by Il
very fat priest. who wore suit Of
bright red calico under his flowing
robes, the wind blowing through open
doors and windows lifting his vest
ments and revealing the homogeneous
lowed by the supper. and that in turn
by dancing, the music being furnished
by harp and piano. After supper a
man and woman entered and caused
much merriment by singing i'm
prOmptu verses about the guests. in
Producing each one by name and ac-
campaigning themselves on mandolins
Spanish fandangoes were danced. also
the spirited yotas. which is like a con-
stantly shifting kaleidoscope when
danced by girls wearing dresses Of the
IainbOw-co native cloth. The
brides mother, Sonora Felicia Su-
lunga literally Happiness-go along
now. did a skirt dance and did it well.
despite her forty-odd years and avoir-
dupois. The festivities were kept ND
until long after daybreak.-Nlnna r.
wing, in Lippincott's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

The stout woman shook fist at the
disappearing street car, while with the
other hand she dug her back comb
deeper into her disordered tresseS.
Bad luck to ye"' she said angrily.
Then, addressing Il shawled neighbor,
she continued: They'll be the death
Of some of the children on the street
vet. 1t may not be my Terry, but it'll
Sc some wan of thim But if they do
run over Terry I'll have the law Of
thim mind We that. 1t it's nawthin'
more than toe or a finger of him
they get I'll have the law on thin.
Did We see thatT
mo, ma'am.' replied the neighbor.
Il wasn't loOkin'
''rhin you should keep your eyes
opin," said the stout woman. Some
Of these fine times yell be in a position
to do yer neighbors good, so We will.
by keepin' yer eyes opin whin wan of
thin murdherin cyars goes sthram-
ntherin by. If it isn't me twill be
some wan of the others, but I'm look
in to see my Terry crippled fr life
any time. Yis, here comes the cyar
along. hell bent. if yer please, ma am,
an Terry, the bye, runnin' acrost the
thrack just misses gettin' ruined over
by not more than clear fut."
ITS shame the way they rum
observed the neighbor sympathetically
"A shame. is it. Well We may say
It's Il shame. It's Il shame an dis
grace. An what's more, it isn't the
first time they've come nigh KILN the
bye. by dozen. Last Choosda' he
run out, the DARN young divil that he
Is. an thried to flip an. but his fut
slipped, an down he wint. | thought
TO me sowl it was undher the wheels
he was. But We can't hurt him, glory
be. He was an his feet an sassn'
the conductor afOre | could get out to
the sidewalk. An only day or two
before he came near bein' ruined over
runnin' acrost the thrack in front. II
the motorman hadn't damned on the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

TheoIogy.-Our human theologies
are easily shaken because they are but
human Interpretation Of the divine
Scriptures. But the Gospel Of the
Son Of God stands firm and immova.
BILE as the everlasting hills. Your the
ologies appeal only to part Of the race.
Christianity appeals to all. And Chris
tianity is so universal In its spirit be-
cause it is SO eternal in its power. 1t
cannot be shaken because the spirit
Of Christ Is resident within it.-Rev.
John w. McCombe, Presbyterian, Ben
eOnhurat NJ "
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

brakes I'd have had him to wake. An
thin what dye think? The impidince
of thin. The very mkt day here comes
a felly leadin' Terry along by the neck
of his shirt. as | was at me toob. an
siz he, Are you this bye's mother?'
he siz. Wis, | am siz l. An If We
don't lave go of him this minnit it's a
new truant officer they'll be needn'
to TEX yer place
I'm no truant officer he siz. I'm
mothorman of wan of the cyars that
goes by here he siz, AN I'd like to
have We keep him from runnin' out at
the cyars an thryn' to flip EN- he sir
limb dozen times an my nerves is
givin' out SOS | can't sleep nights. |
have a thremblin' fit livery thrip that
that have to run by this place he
siz, AN Id like to have We tex him in
hand afore somethin happins to him.
He don't pay no attintion to me kept
to swear at me- he siz.
An | siz to him, Small blame to
him. To the dickens wild yer nerves
an yer thrlmblin' fits siz. The bye
has as good rights on the sthreets as
yer thumpin'. rattlin' old cyars.' l siz
An mark my words. if We do that bye
amy hurt I'll have the law an We.
You come around here miscallin da-
clint. respectable peoples Dyes Climbs
and haulin' 'em around by the scruffs
o their necks You run over him.
dass you to do it. That's the last word
l have for ye. l dass you to run over
him. You run over him an I'll mex
We pay for it. An you git off this
poorch afore I douse pail O. suds
over We"
II reached for the pail, but he wint,
double quick time. 1t Just shows We
SO. Mrs. Terhune, maam. that's why |
ask ye as Il neighbor to keep yer eyes
opin. If annythin happins to Terry
the bye. an him so DARN. it's witness
cs I'll be n'"'-Chicago Daily
News.