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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
SOCIAL GAYETY is TO
CEASEFOR SIX WEEKS
Lenten Season Begins Today-SerV-
ices to Be Held in the
Churches.

For the next six weeks society Will
have to content itself with the delights
Of bridge whist and informal dinners.
for with the coming of Lent there will
be a cessation of dances. banquets and
all manner of pretentious social func-
lions. The season of self-denial begins
today, Ash Wednesday, and will con
nue. until Easter Sunday. April %. In
the meantime Episcopalians and Ro-
man Catholics in particular viii enter
upon period of Cuietude
Society folk Will feel it incumbent
apOn them not only TO forego the de
! Ghts of dancing and feasting, but viii
extend their Lenten observance to the
giving up of various little Injuries
Members of the Roman Catholic church
VIII cease the eating of meat and will
attend large number OF additional
special masses and other services.
Under Il special dispCnsation Roman
Catholic working men WI not be com
PEELED 10 observe the strict rue Of alb
stinence from flesh food and viii be
allowed to cat meat once a day. cx-
ccpt Fridays Special devotional scrv-
ices will he held each day during the
coming weeks, while Lentcn masses
will be said Wednesday and Sunday
nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
A Tonic for Old People
Adds Years to Life, Puts Life Into
Years-Dr. Chase's Blood and Nerve
Food, the Great Blood and Flesh
Maker, Brain and Nerve Tonic

Keeps you from growing old by
keeping up your vital forces. When
the human machinery begins to wear
out, people grow old and go into de-
cline and decay, the blood becomes
thin and watery, the circulation poor,
and the nerve forces shattered and
weak, showing that certain essential
clements of life are being exhausted
from the blood and nerves. The ex-
Laustion usually begins with cold and
numb hands and feet. The stomach,
bowels and bladder lose their power,
often becoming partially, if not
wholly, paralyzed. You grow weak
and feeble and your vital forces 50
low that you begin to see that your
health is being undermined. DR..
Chasc's Blood and Nerve Food in.
crcases the action of the heart and
the circulation of the blood, and
builds up the system by replacing the
same substances to the blood and
nerves that have been worn out.
Price so cents. Weigh yourself before
taking it. Book free.
Sold and guaranteed at T. H. Thorn
as pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
The j. G. Aver Co. VILE Print
Formulas of Medicines on Bottle

Having heard that the J. C. Aver
company had decided to give to the
public the complete formula of each of
its medicines, we interviewed the treas
urer and general manager, DR.. Charles
II. Stowell, in order to ascertain if this
was true. DIR. Stowell said that it GER
tainly was true, and that il was simply
the conclusion of plan which he had
been working upon for long time.
When asked what effect it would have
upon the proprietary medicine business
if all houses were obliged to publish
their formulas, he said, in his opinion,
it would favorably affect the sale of all
those medicines founded upon merit, all
those preparations that were genuine
medicines. On the other hand, he be-
lieved just as strongly that it would
mean the complete ruin of frauds, fakes,
and swindles.
alt is a well-known fact that the
public is being swindled out of hun
dreds of thousands, even millions of
dollars each year, because of wildly ex-
aggerated and positively untruthful
statements, gl2rlngly displayed by the
most lavish outlay of money. The J.
c. Aver company has nothing to hide.
We know our medicines are good We
simply take the public into our conf
dence and frankly tell them just what
they are getting for their money. That
is all there is about IL. 5"
Concerning the great agitation which
has been raised in certain quarters be
cause some of these medicines contain
alcohol, DR.. StoweIl said: ".Iust use n
little common sense and figure IL orr
for yourself. The formula which viii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08

soon appear on each bottle of Ayers
SarSaparilla will show that the person
gets about ten minimS of alcohol in
each teas poonful of the medicine, which
is the ordinary dose. Now in a glass of
beer (which is the ordinary dose) there
are about two hundred minimS of alcO-
hoL In other words, one dose of beer
contains twenty times as much alcohol
as one dose of Ayers Sarsaparilla. But
let US carry this analysis little further:
You would have to drink about half a
bottle of Ayers Sarssparilla to get as
much alcohol as is found in an ordinary
schooner of beer. The Sarsaparilla
would cost the man nearly half a dollar,
while the beer would cost him only five
cents. We have yet to hear of any per
son who ever acquired love for the
taste of Ayers SarSaparilla. The fact
is, it is medicine, a positive medicine,
and has the taste of a medicine. But
we are told that a taste for beer is
soon acquired. In view of this, can you
imagine anything more perfectly ridicu-
lous than all Of this terrible cry about
the alcohol in this medicine? And then
we know very well that the alcohol
is used, must be used. TO extract the
various medicinal ingredients from the
roots, b2rks, etc, which form an imPor-
tant part of this medicine. It is not
added simply because of any stimulating
effect IL may have Of ITSELF
We are informed that this is the first
time in the history of the proprietary
medicine business that the formulas have
been thus boldly given TO the public,
aud the outcome viii be watched with
Intense interest L0sceLl san, Feb. -. '05.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
Are You Engaged?

that, after marriage, many Quarrels
IAN be avoided by keeping their dlges-
tons in good condition with Electric
Bitters. S. A Brown, of Bennettsville,
5. c., says: For years my wife suf-
fered intensely from dyspepsia, compli-
Gated with a torpid liver, until she lost
her strength and vigor, and became a
mere wreck of her former self Then
he tried Electric Bitters, which helped
'cr at once, and finally made her en-
rely well. She is now strong ana
ealthy." Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
lists, sell and guarantee them, at so
ents bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
Corners Lineup.

Bloomington Bulletin: The lineup
of the Bloomington Three-Eye baseball
team is practically completed for the
coming season. and it shows that the
lO"al management has not been asleep
when it comes to getting men to fill
the two or three vacancies on the
team Five men are now signed TO
tryout for the vacant shortstop Job.
and seven twirlers, not counting Bish-
op. have been put on for the four slab
artists job. The list completed is as
follows; Pitchers. Smith. Kinsella.
Congo. Moore. Lyman and Robert
shaw: catchers, Donovan and OFT;
first base. Comstock. Wooley and Pow
ell: second base. Walters. third base.
Herbert; shortstoD. Craig. Leighty.
Fitzpatrick, KinnalIy and Backmann;
left field. Conpor. captain; center
field. Goodwin; right field. Sass. This
makes a total OF p men. and from
this list il will be possible 10 pick
out a team that viii run for the pen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
MIR. Plat Comes Home.

Hoyt Platt, the express messenger.
who has been a guest at Hammond
hospital in GeneseO, since the headon
collision at the stock yards there, re-
turned to his home in Rock Island yes
terday. He brought his cane with him
for the stiffness that the jolt engender-
ed has not all departed from his limbs
J. L. West is still under the doctors
care. the bruises he received having
affected the sciatic nerve. But Meth
er sustained broken bones. and will
eventually be as well as ever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
SPORTING NOTES
Record by Woman Bowler

Omaha. Neb., March S.-Mrs. S.
Hunter, using the full weight, 1GR
pound ball, has broken the women 5
western record by bowling the remark
able game of 25G. The score was
made in the last of four successive
games in the competition. She bowls
strong ball, and has more speed than
most women bOwlers. Her strong
point is accuracy. The score is be-
lieved to be one of the best ever made
by a woman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
COLD KILLS THE GERM.
Lieut.. Pcary Says There Are No Bald
Heads in the Arctic Region

The people who come back from
klondike testify 10 the fact that no
native bald heads are there. The evi-
dence is that the cold climate kills
the germs that eat the hair off at he
root. LieJJ. Peary. who went To the
Arctic regions. gives the evidence
Newbro's HeTpicide has the same ef-
feet as the cold climate II kills the
germ that eats the ha,r of al the roots
and the hair grows again Herpicide
is the first hair remedy built upon
the principle OF destroying the germ
that eats the hair of. Its phenomenal
sale demonstrates the correctness Of
the scalp germ theory. Sold BY lead
ing druggists. Send 10 cents in stamps
for sample 10 the Herpicide company.
Detroit, Mich. T II. Thomas, special
agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
A Distinctive Fire.

To draw the fire out of burn, OF
zeal a cut without leaving a scar, use
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. \ speci-
.c fer piles. Get the genuine J. J..
fucker, editor of the Harmonizer. Cen
e, Ala. writes: Il have used De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve in my family
or piles. cuts. and burns. II is the
pcst salvc on the market. Every fam
" should keep it On hand" Sold by
Il druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08

Daughters of Revolution Given
Use of Art Room for
Lectures.
TO BE ON RUSSIAN HISTORY
Total of 5,667 Books Are Circulated
During Month Of Feb
ruary.

The regular meeting of the board of
directors of the public library was held
last evening. During the evening it
was decided to grant Fort Armstrong
chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. use of the art room of the
building for a course of lectures on
Russian history
Arrangements are being made for
series of five lectures to be given Sat
urday afternoons The lectures are to
be given under the auspices of the so
ciety. by Prof. J. K. Hart. instructor Of
history at the high school. Mr.. Hart
has given considerable study to this
subject. and his lectures are anticipa-
ted with interest. The first lecture will
be given March IS, at 4 clock, and a
lecture will be given each Saturday
afternoon for five weeks.
A list of books for purchase, by the
book committee. was adopted, and will
be placed on the shelves of the library
shortly. The question of securing cat
aIogue cards was referred to the book
committee. The report of an inspec-
ton made of the boilers at the library
building was read. The report showed
that the boilers were in good condition.
A vote of thanks was rendered Ira KaTr
for the donation of framed pictures of
Darwin, Huxley, Tyndall, and Spencer.
Circulation for February.
The librarians report for the month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
White Sox on Trip,

Chicago, March S.-Chicago's White
Stockings, with Manager Jones and
Secretary Fredericks at the helm. left
Yesterday afternoon for the sunny
south, where five weeks will be spent
training for the American league
pennant race of 1905. The party num-
Der 81 persons. 16 of whom were play
prS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
Walsh Wins FIGHT on a Foul.

Boston, March S.-TOmmy Feltz lost
10 Jimmy Walsh on a foul in the 11th
round of what was scheduled as q. Is
round bout at the Douglas a. c., az
Chelsea last night. Feltz was outclass-
cd throughout the bout, although at
times he took spurts and showed up
brilliantly. In the third round Walsh
had him going. but did not have the
punch, and besides used poor judg-
ment. In the 18th round. when Feitz
knew that he was all in, he persisted
in hitting low. until he was disquali-
fed by Referee Crowley of Hartford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
Got Of Chean-

He may well think, he has got off
cheap. who. after having contracted
constipation or Indigestion. is still able
TO perfectly restore his health. Moth
ing Will do this but DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. \ quick, pleasant. and Ger
tain cure for headache, constipation,
etc, 25c at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store; guaranteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
o,keefe outpolnts Charley Burns.

Peoria, Ill. March SACK"
OKeefe Outclassed Charley Burns in
10 rounds of hard fighting. Burns, on
q hours notice, took the place of
Dick" Green against O'Keefe. He
had had no opportunity TO train and
showed it. He was fully 10 pounds
heavier than O'Keefe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
never fails to tone the stomach, regu-
late the kidneys. stimulate the liver
and cleanse the blood. A great tonic
and muscle producing remedy. 50 cents,
tea or tablets. T II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
Marshall Wins Chess Match.

Paris. March S.-Frank J. Marshall
of Brooklyn took last nights game in
the chess match with d. JanOwski of
this city winning the contest. The
final score was: Marshall. S; JanOw-
ski. 5; drawn. T. Marshall was greet
ed with applause when he made his
EnaI move.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
INSANE MAN'STR
John Wright, Inmate of Barton.
II vile Asylum. Dies After
40 Mile Walk.
ESCAPED FROM INSTITUTION
Lay Down to Rest on Pile of Snow
Near Canton and Expired
From Union County.

Wandering from the Bartonville asy-
lum while in a fit of insanity, John
Wright, an inmate, picked his way
through woods and tangled forests
over streams and hills. for a distance
of nearly forty miles. and after II
hours of continuous walking fell dead
on the road six miles east of Canton
How the man ever travelled such a dis
lance over a rough country is not ex-
planned. except that it was the deed of
a crazy man. Had the night been cold
he must have fallen in one of the many
woods that lie between Bartonville and
Canton. and another mystery would
have been left unsolved.
Found Near Canton.
He succeeded in making his way I'M
til within few miles of Canton. when.
evidently exhausted, he sought rest on
a pile of snow and died He was found
by employees of Ed Arnett, a farmer
Sunday morning, and on examination
by the coroner death was laid to expos
ure and heart failure
! Ht ulllOl Juudjt man Hdu DGCn z
pa-o.cd patient at BartonvilIe for two
years. At times he had seemed per,
fectly rational, and N order that he
might not suffer from entire seclusion
he had been allowed to work about the
yard and had been given the liberties
of the place.
Disappeared Saturday.
He was last seen by the attendants
Saturday afternoon, and when his alb
sence was noticed Saturday evening a
search was made for him. 1t is sup
posed that while working in the yard q
desire TO leave came over him and thai
he wandered aimlessly until he fell
from exhaustion. How the man tray
ersed such a distance is unexplained.
as the country between Bartonville
and Canton is mass of woods and
hills and tracklcss forests.
The man was about 40 years of age
and had been an inmate of the asylum
ever since II was C~Cned. He was sent
there from Union county and had al
ways been one Of the best behaved pa
Gerts in the institution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08
Tax is Due.

Taxes for the year 1904 are now due.
Parties having personal taxes and no
real estate will make immediate pay
ment. The law in regard to the collec-
ton of personal taxes will be strictly
enforced. Payments made previous to
March 25 will save cost of collection
and annoyance to the personal property
tax payer. Please bring your last
years receipt. NJ. D. RUDGREN,
Township Collector.
Office with Leonard E. Telleen, at
torney-at-law, room SO, Mitchell &
Lynde building.
If troubled with weak digestion,
belching or sour stomach. use Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will get quick relief For
sale by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-08

nant in good style and will not be 2
mile over the salary limit.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10
All
Sorts
of
Costumes
for
the
Little
Pets.
THE HUSBAND AND THE WIFE'S HAT
BY ANGELA MORGAN

purchase hat OF 1t with shred
individual judgment" left.
would cumb sooner than does
poor thng-for would have the patience to put
up the submits to the inevitable
The average would ANY old hat" the BILL
and depart in hurry before the miiners argument
half
Taste! Can you define it? The most elusive, in
tangible quality in all the category of human faculties
to just what extent good taste be the
acceptance of already prescribed fashion.
Judgment! Why. has Judgment it would
SEEM inclination calls for low hat framing the
face they wearing small hats perched high
upon the coiffure.
All this your unhappy wife sister sweetheart
discovers her despair and the upsho of the matter
that she concludes adjust her taste to the fashions
instead bring the fashions her She
reflects that ones taste in millinery need to be edu
that it is possible to cultivate liking
styles in hats 1t is love for Ibsen
Wagner.
Beauty and symmetry she decides. not absolute.
but relative qualities in which style is the determining
The painful shock she first experienced in
tempating grotesaue flowers and foliage
alton for the chic. effect produced
1t is all question of adjusting ones ideas to the
requirements. who perhaps ridicule
wifes selection. will doui tless learn.
You will fall in line after have become
the hat and will pronounce it charming.
when rolls round will be ready
anything that would claim suppant in your IA
the creation you formerly found so impossible.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10
BEATING GAS TRUST.

Let me show you my new scheme
for beating the gas trust" said the act
ress housekeeper, leading the way to
the kitchen. where the gas meter was
installed. On a shelf just over the
kitchen door was a bulky object
swathed in flannel. The flannel was
wet, and pan underneath caught the
drippings.
That's all there is to it," she said
triumphantly Just get an old petit
coat, soak 1T in water and wrap 1t
around the meter. You will find that
your gas bill will be reduced by at
least one-half. Don't ask me the ex-
PLANTATION of it: all / know is that the
results are there
When i first took this fat my gas
bills were terrible. A friend told me to
try this wet-cloth plan, and now / burn
just as much gas as before and at half
the expense. When the man comes to
inspect the meter 1 take off the cloth.
The cold-water treatment doesn't af-
feet the mechanism, so far as 1 know
At any rate, the inspector makes no
complaint, and l am saving money"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10
- - READING THE CHARACTER - -

and lifeless hand. which you have to
shake, beware.
5. You can tell liar as far as YOU
can see him by watching his eyelids-
If the eyelid cuts off the eve at the
outside corner dropping over it. the
possessor is a stranger TO the truth
and has only heard of veracity as a
word in the dictionary.
6. The persons who show white all
the way around the eyeball are per-
sons who prevaricate-
Z. When persons head is bigger at
the back and sides than at the front
and top, the animal predominates over
the intellectual forces.
s, In judging women the essential
things to be observed are the lips and
eyes-pay no attention even to powder
and rouge in your estimate of female
character. The woman with a thin
upper ip-like a streak of red, is not
only cold-hearted. but clammy.
9. IT woman's eyelid cuts off the
eye at the corner she is liar like
man with the corresponding eyelid
10. If she has white all the way
around her eye she does not tell the
truth.
II. Beware of the person. man or
woman, who does not look you straight
in the eye. If he or she examines the
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10

wall or the sky or the dog. make up
your mind that you are dealing with
one who is insincere.
II. Courage and force Of character
are shown by the person who walks
with his head held high In the air.
Some of the phrases af which Dr.
Boger delivered himself Were:
Twentieth century methods OF dis
pensing justice usually consists first
in ascertaining the defendants condi-
ton. If rich, he is kleptonianiac II
poor, a thief.
I'm determining character you must
estimate the man as a whole.
Dishonesty exists not so much from
a desire to possess. as from the in
ability to resist that desire.
"As 1t is impossible not to feel hungry
when the stomach is in a certain con-
dition. so it is impossible not to feel
definite desires, tendencies and dispo-
sitions, whether for good or evil. when
particular brain centers are In a state
of excitement.
"A man OF great intellect possesses
more liberty than an ordinary indi-
vidual.
"A man is great because he is born
great.
"A born criminal never feels re-
morse"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10

~ O YOU want to read the character
of the men and women with
1 whom you are brought in con-
tact? Watch their eyes. head.
handshake and walk. and the matter be-
comes simple as reading the first book
in your library. if you only observe
the rules laid down before the Chicago
Credit Mems Association at the Great
Northern Hotel by DR.. Charles F.
Boger, who has made a study of char
acter reading for sixteen wears, says
the Chicago Tribune.
If you follow DR.. Boger's recipe you
can tell almost at a glance the hidden
idiosyncrasies of character of any one
you meet.
Here are DIR. Boger's rules:
/. A man who presses his thumb on
the back of your hand when shaking
hands is liberal.
q The man who never presses his
thumb against yours when hand
shaking is stingy, and the higher he
keeps his thumb the stingier he is.
g. A man who shakes hands with the
tips of his fingers only is not to be
trusted-he may pay one debt. but he
will never pay the second.
a. When man gives you listless
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10

w /HEN will men ever understand the why and
w gear? This is the season when the woman who
just purchased a hat must brace herself
meet the Where did you pick that up?" ex-
preston in her husbands
such with her purchase that her
leges lord will have the courage to what he
thinks.
But if be will probably quail and
Tess ignobly misgivings WheEeupon she will
hnd herself subject lecture which gives her hus
band opportunity the accumulated wisdom of
years concerning the sin of bndy following fashions
dictates.
Haven't you any mind of own? Haven't you
taste of your own? You don't have to hide
thing your head just because the milliner tells
it's the fashion, O you?'
To all these questions, the susceptible
the miserable consciousness that there
is much justice the allegations. And she begins
wonder IT, after ALL masculine judgment might have
easily mastered the problem which at the milliners
peared so houeessly bewildering
In defense of this msiudged and harassed creature
To you who in your masculine ignorance of condi-
tons claim that in woman's place. would follow
unswervngy your individual taste. permitting
dictate you in selection. to who
witticisms absurdity of making fruit orchard
flower garden of ones head. and who wonder what
on earth possesses the freaksh hats
they simply have this There isn't of
who could through the ordeal woman does when she
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-10

with all the political work of her
husband. In fact, she has been his
adviser in many important matters,
but she has always kept her own per-
sonality in the background.
Mrs. New was formerly Miss
Catherine Mclean. Before her mar
riage she spent a year on the stage
as a singer, having previously de-
voted several seasons to study in
New York. Her marriage cut short
& career that would probably have
been artistically successful A few
years ago Mrs. New published a book
of short stories under the title of "A
Woman Reigns."