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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
The Wonnle Run.

The Woggle Bug" is announced as
the summer attraction for the Garrick
theatre. Chicago. This is one of the
e Marvellous Land of OF" series of stor-
les by l.. Frank Baum. Mr. Baum has
written the libretto and the music is
by Frederick Chaplin. The production
will be made some time during the
summer Under the supervision of
Henry Raeder. of the old Dearborn
theatre. and who has to his credit
The Burgomaster. The Storks."
The TenderfOOt.' and many other sue
cesses. The original plan of the Gar
rick 10 have De Wolf Hopper in sum-
mer show had 10 be changed by reason
of the fact that Mr.. Hopper decided
that the strenuous season he mad pass
ed through would not permit him to
PLAY this summer He decided to take
a rest. which gave opportunity for
The Woggle Bug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
RHEUMATISM

Gout and Asthma. We absolutely KNOW
that 1t will cure you if you are afflicted
with either Of these diseases. We absolutely
KNOW it TO be the one remedy that viii
neutralize and e1pel the poisonous uric
acid from the system. 1t costs only sI.00
per bottle and can be bought at any drug
store, or will be sent direct by express.
Ask your druggist for our little book
Plain Talk About rheumatism. 1t costs
nothing and tells in plain language all there
is to know about the cause, treatment and
cure of Rheumatism, Gout and Asthma.
Address {. A Sennewald & Co., 500
Hickory Street, St. Louis, No.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
Full of Tragic Meaning

Are these lines from J. II. Simmons. OF
Casey, Iowa Think what might have
resulted from his terrible cough II he
had not taken the medicine about which
he writes: 81 had fearful cough, that
disturbed my nights rest. | tried ev-
erything. but nothing would relieve
it. until / took Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry for consumption, coughs and colds,
which completely cured me-" Instant
" relieves and permanently cures all
throat and lung diseases; prevents grip
and pneumonia. At Hartz & Ullemey-
er's. druggists; guaranteed; 50 cents
and ST. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
PROMINENT PEOPLE
Testify To the Efficacy of the New
Scientific DandrufT Treatment.

Testify Ia the EsHicatS VI thC WV
scientific DnndruH Treatment.
A. +. Lanier, Denver, says: "Herpi-
eide has made my hair grow rapidly"
Mrs. A Guerin, Great Falls, Mont,
SAYS: Il find Herpicide an excellent
dandruff cure"
H Greenland. Portland, Ore, says:
''Newbro's Herpicide stopped my hairs
falling out
J. D. Israel. Norton, Wash. says:
"Herpicide has completely cured my
dandrun"
Charles Brown, president First Ma
t.onal bank, Vancouver, Wash, says:
"Herpicide is noted for keeping the
scalp clean
Insist upon the genuine. Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10 cents in
stamps for sample TO the Herpicide
company. Detroit, Mich. T. II. Thomas,
special agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15

Total
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
D0INGS OF WEEK AT COLLEGE
Easter Vacation to Commence Next
Wednesday.

Easter Vacation to Commence Next
Wednesday.
Following is the bulletin for the
week beginning tomorrow at Angus
tana college:
STANDARDIZATION class, 1 D. m; ser
mon, DR. Bartholomew, 7:30 p. m.
Monday-W chorus, 5 p.
m: committee on work in congrega-
tions, p. m; recital, Miss Don and
Miss Daugherty. p. m.
Tuesday-College faculty. p. m;
Gladstone Debating club. p. m: Web
ster Debating club, 4 p. m; Oratorio
society 1880 p. m; Phrenokosmian So
ciety. 7:3O p. m.
Wednesday, faculty, 4
p. m; prayer meeting, p. m; band
rehearsal. p. m; Adelphic society,
7:30 p. m.
Easter vacation commences Wednes-
day, April 10, at p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
Mnnr Mnnt Chcnncr Rondr.

There have been many calls from
different parts of the state for roads OF
a cheaper character, like those in Rens-
selaer and Orange counties, and which
will give satisfactory results where
heavy traffic does not occur and where
the people do not wish to build the
high class and more costly macadam
roads. but who desire to avail them
selves of the liberal provisions of the
good roads law.
Acting under these provisions, the
estimates and specifications have, in
many cases, provided for the use of
local stone. sometimes using the best
lodges TO be found in that vicinity. and
in other cases using selected field
stone. and in still other cases. where
local conditions have demanded cheap
er roads. they have been formed of the
hes, local soils and gravel. which have
been spread and rolled upon the high
way after properly clearing it of sod
and of stones. and forming it with the
bitches and culverts necessary for per
feet drainage. In such cases the i'm
proved roads thus made Will be vastly
better than any former condition of
these highways. Roads thus made will
not be 'macadam roads but their cost
will be less than one-third the cost of
macadam roads. or. say. 50 900 10 s. 600
per mile. varying with the amount of
grading and the number OF culverts
which may be needed.
Much OF the stone throughout New
York state is entirely unsuited for per
manent road building. some of the
limestone being too soft for the pur-
pose. while much of the sandstone is
too brittle and friable and has no
binding properties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
Frazer, J. II. NormoyIe. oscar Ramscr

Frazer, J. II. Normoyle. Oscar Ramscr.
special delivery messenger.
Stations. NJ. Keim. clerk in charge,
\. j. ReisS. clerk in charge; Aug Helm
beck, clerk in charge: {. w. Horton.
clerk in charge; Noah w. steiner, clerk
in charge.
\. w. Coulter. John r Stengel, Patrick
Cary. Edward \. Lundbcrg. Fred
Schuck. William w. Colburn. james L.
McCartN. Chris Koch. Al"m II. Hamp-
ton, Edmond Ramser. Herman G. f.
AppclqUiSt, Fred w. Bladcl, i. c. Sim
mon. William 7. Sexton, Henry Burris,
William y. Lawson.
Substitutes - Theodore Hinrichsen,
Henry \. Potter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
Visit of His Hiqhness.

Bubbling over with tunefuI and
tasteful musical numbers and fitting
dialogue, and plenty of action, His
Highness the Bey' has been running
in Chicago all winter 1t will visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
TESTED 40 YEARS.

Since 1854 thousands Of Rheumatic and
Gouty sufferers have been cured by
Sennewald's Prescription -Four Thousand.
1t is no new experiment. There is
nothing uncertain about it. We abso-
lutely KNOW that it is a quick and
permanent specific for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
SYSTEM SUCCESS.
Hard Roads Plan Proposed for
illinois in Operation in
New York.
CIRCULAR BEING USED HERE
Shows Where improvements Are Made
More Are wanted-HeaVy De-
nSands on State.

A public meeting in the hall of rep
| resentatiyes at Springfield in the good
roads movement under the auspices of
the house good roads committee will
| be held soon. The movement to pass
some dill which will start the build
| ing of hard roads in this state is not
dead nor dying The original measure
will not be pushed but some legislation
that will encourage hard road building
is hoped for.
The committee and advocates of
good roads have been collecting data
from states where this movement has
been under way One of the most eff
fective documents yet procured is cir
cular No. S, recently issued by the
good roads commission of New York,
where the state aid plan is operative,
The following is a section from this
circular:
One-haif of the necessary funds for
the Improvement of 1874 miles has
been provided by the counties within
which the several roads are located
The state has appropriated, up to Jan.
l. 1905, sufficient money to provide
for its one-half of 704 miles of this
] GA. leaving go miles yet to provide.
OF the 7O4 miles, 45G are completed
and in use, and about 24S miles are
row under contract and will be com
pleted early this year u905). The $40
miles viii be taken up for construction
as soon as sufficient funds are pro
vided by the legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
Appropriations Grow.

as soon as sufficient funds are pro
vided by the legislature.
Appropriations Grow.
! Here is the way the state appro-
priations for hard roads have grown
for seven years: 1898, $4,000; 1899,
$50, 600 1900. s15O,OO0; 1901. 100000;
1902. $4,000; 1908. 100000; 1904,
81 Jos. 265; total, S3.173,2G5.
But the counties have far outdone
this, making appropriations as follows.
i1S9S. s63,S72: 1899. S42.S76; 1900,
s431 227: 1901. $1,O55.S74; 1902, ST.
74S.115; 1908. $2,19S.G23; 1904, S2,052,-
S55; total. $7,573.442.
The counties have petitioned for a
total of 5,466 miles of hard roads UNI
der this law. and they have completed
their part of the agreement and provid-
ed the money for l GA miles, as stated.
Sixteen pages of this bulletin are
taken up with three tables, the first
giving details about each one of the
1852 roads already completed and in
use: the second furnishing individual
data concerning the 20 roads under
contract and not completed, and the
third. particulars of the 24S roads for
which the counties nave ldlSCu NAN
money and the state has not.
The following items from the report
of former State Engineer Edward A
Bond for the year ending Sept. ~
1903. the last issued) are to the point:
There have been built, or are now
building. 14G of these macadam roads,
located in - counties, aggregating 446
miles in length. at an average actual
cost of IS, 0G3 per mile" page 63).
An accompanying table shows the
cost of each road The range in total
cost per mile is from S14.330 down to
sl.4S9 The latter road is gravel only.
The widths of these roads are II, Ia,
Is and l6 feet There is six inches OF
crushed rock or gravel after rolling IN
all cases: in few cases greater depth. |
In many cases the rock, or part of II. !
was shipped in, but the distance and
cost of shipping were not found in the
report The engineer says. page 65:
These roads which have been com |
pleted have given unqualified satisfac- |
ton to the people who have used them |
and who have helped to pay for them, |
and in nearly every case the immediate
result has been the presentation of pc
titions for extension of the roads so
built
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15

Rock Island next Sunday. Howard.
Hough and Adams are responsible for
the book and music. The scenic mount
ing, electrical novelties and costuming
are more pretentious than anything
here this season, while the cast, head
ed by Ida Emerson, is better than it
has ever been. The chorus, from a mu-
steal and beauty standpoint, is not ex-
celled, and the sprightly "broilers"
nightly dance themselves into favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
Rock Island Po-tomce Roster.

Eork IsInnd PO-tOffice Roster-
Thomas IL Thomas. postmaster
DltNer I. Olson. asSis ant pOstTnaSteT
Money order Registry and stamp De-
partme nts-Anus Huesing. clerk IN
charge; Blanche W. Ramsk kill George
h saunders Sarah Lawson. John g
azard. Nellie r Murrin
Mailing Department-D- r krell.
clerk in charge: IL +. Potter. T -.
Gillespie. Joseph Goldsmith.
city. Delivery Division-F. 5. Brough.
clerk in charge; 4. +. Lundq uist, q. B
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-15
THE THEATRE.
Illinois BOOKINGS,

April 23-His Highness the Bey.
April "a and week-Guy Hickman
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21

London playhouse. II was not worth
more than that-at least to anyone crit
ical Of printing, of literary art. or Of
morals.
Yet this same little book has re-
Gently been discovered In the house OF
a country woman In Sweden, and to-
day 1t Is almost priceless. Dealers
in such treasures say that 1t will fetch
at public auction anywhere from s5,-
600 to $4,000.
This sixpenny quarto. hidden in
Sweden for 300 years, is the only COPY
known to exist OF the first edition OF
the play Of Titus Andronicus," print
ed in 1894. Students have long been
aware that the play was then printed,
but 1t has been believed that the en-
tire edition was lost. Now this chance
discovery adds one more to the small
number Of unique books in the world,
and again illustrates the Importance
attaching to any smallest bit of
Shakespeariana.
Titus Andronicus" is probably not
by Shakespeare, but 1t was doubtless
revised by him, II was acted by his
company, and q few lines in It were
written by him. Because OF this slen-
der connection with one Of the great
est genluses the world has known, this
single copy Of single play has q
value which makes 1t a coveted prize
for book lovers the world over.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21
Postomoe hfYstsries.

The clerks In the foreign branch OF
the postoffice In New York, says The
Epworth Herald, have many anus
ing episodes to tell. One day mod
est young man, after inspecting the
mafl-slots marked foreign" city
and domestic" approached the clerk
at the window.
where do you mail lettersT he
asked.
Ascertaining that the letter was for
city delivery, the clerk told the man
to drop 1t in the slot marked city"
The modest man went over, read the
inscriptions, and came back to the
window with the letter still in his
hand.
"well. did you mail itr inquired
the clerk.
"No," replied the man. IT don't
know what to do. You see, it's this
way. She lives In the city, but she is
a foreigner and a domestic"
On the same day a man approached
the window. and thrusting a money.
order, asked for the cash. The clerk,
after inspecting It, handed It back. re-
marking:
1--WE don't cash these here. This is
the foreign branch"
The man leaned over and said, con.
fidentially, Il know this is the foreign
branch. That's why I came here
That order is from my fatherin-law
in Cincinnati, aLd"-lowering his
voice-"he is a foreigner"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21

lsziiy, that PhInsas is to have holl.
dayr
mo. only an Grand" Constance re-
piled. Il heard Mrs. Littlsnsld send
him." and converts ton lapssd-
At Q o'clock Phineas returned and
did his Chores" The girls could see
his Unconditional, whits-eyslashsd face
as he plodded about the barn-yard.
At quarter before seven a sudden sx-
plosion rent the stillnessi II was fol-
lowed by another and another, and
then began a regular fusillsde Of can
non crackers, punctustsd By the roar,
every few minutes, Of an old muxkst
and the rsvsrberating below Of a
conch-shell horn which Phineas was
blowing vigorously but calmly.
The two girls started and looked
guiltily at each other, and the accuse
tons were simultaneous
Constance solnAyr'
Margaret Patterson
He is boy" Margaret defended
herself. 1T was too dreadful, q boy
without frecrackers. I thought we
could stand a little noise. And be-
sides, there's Phlneas."
Yes" Constance agreed, "ther~'s
Phineas."-Youth's Companion.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21

the steamers deck just in time to give
one terrified glance around and to
hear a noise he knew only too we'll.
Without an instant's hesitation be
jumped overheard from the opposite
side of the boat. For as he looked be
caught sight Of the jaws Of big
shark which, spying this tempting
morsel Of a plump little darby boy,
had leaped toward the careened boat
with open mouth. So vigorous was
the sharks leap that as Pedro went
over one side OF the boat the shark
Topped in at the other. Not being used
to these surroundings, and missing his
prey, he noundsrsd around until his
head bore down the gunwale and he
rlid from the csreening boat into the
sea again before the people on the
steamer could ding a harpoon at him.
Almost as he disappeared poor Pedro's
head popped up on the opposite side
Of the boat and in a terrible fright
be clsmbered into the dingey again, as
thoroughly scared a young darby as
ever had a narrow escape.
Had he not thus saved himself from
the meneater, help from the steamer
would have been necessary, and even
then II "a more than probable that the
boy would not have been saved. This
10 a remarkable instance OF the feroci,
ty OF a shark seeking bis prey out OF
the watsr.-St Nicholas.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21
INSTINCT OR REASON?

A Western doctor who owns a thor
oughbred mare sent to Mr.. John Bur
roughs an anecdote which he quotes
In an article In the Cosmopolitan Mag
azlne. The naturalist protests vigor-
ously against the frequent attempts
OF persons to attribute the reasoning
faculty to animals in every interest
ing case, and In the Incident In point
he does not agree with the owner Of
the mare.
A drove Of horses was pasturing in
a torty-acre lot. The horses had paired
OF, as horses usually do under such
circumstances. The Doctors thorough
bred mare had paired with another
mare that was totally blind, and had
been so since a colt.
Through the field ran a little creek
which could not be well crossed by
the horses except by bridge at one
end. One day when the farmer went
to salt the animals they all came gal
looping over the bridge and up to the
gate except the blind one. She could
not and the bridge, and remained on
the other side, whinnylng and stamp
ing. while the others were getting their
salt q quarter Of a mile away.
Presently the bloosed mare left her
salt, made her way through the herd,
and went at dying gallop down
across the bridge to the blind animal.
Then she turned and came back, and
the blind one followed.
The doctor Is convinced that his
mare deliberately went back to con
duct its blind companion over the
bridge and down to the salt-lick. But
writes Mr.. Burroughs, the act may be
more simply explained. How could the
mare know that her companion was
bllndi What could any horse know
about such a disability The only
thing implied In the incident is the
attachment OF one animal for another
The mare heard her mate calling, prob
ably In tones OF excitement or dis
tress. and she flew back to her. Find.
ing her all right, she turned toward
the salt again, and was followed by
her fellow.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21
Mu.cIea Ohnr Him.

Medical circles in Vienna are being
edited by some remarkable examples
OF muscular action which a man sgsd
about 80 years Is showing His power
over his muscles is so great that he
can perform fsats that would usually
be deemed incredible. He can contract
his abdominal muscles so as to show
ali undulating movement passing up
wards and downward; his larynx aces
up and down without the aid OF the
tongue; and he can even cause his
pupils either TO contract or dllste,
thus showing the influence OF the will
over so-csned involuntary muscular
actions BY contracting the diaphragm
he is able to displaco his heart by four
inches. One OF his marvellous fsats
narrated by a Lancet correspondent
IL the Transportation" OF the intsstines
into the space occupied usually by this
lungs.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21
WoMENrs MrN IN FICTION,
What the feminfns Reader Thinks
OF the Various Heroes.

What women like In men has been
discussed by various Of our readers,
primarily regarding fiction and its he
roes, but in reference also to real life,
says Golfers Weekly. One warns us
not to confuse the attractions of TO
nance with the qualities which attract
In living beings. Speaking Of George
Eiots "Romola," she says: I'm real
life believe a man Hike Tito would
attract girl on account OF his super
hcial qualities, while in the book the
strength Of the author has shown them
up In such true light that a girl Of
10 could not fail to see the danger sig
nal and take to cover"
In novels strength is always requi-
site In the hero and weakness cannot
be redeemed by head or heart. No
Dobbin for her. This lady, who halls
from Texas, thinks william Ashe de
serves all he got" When she was IA
the hero Of '"rhe First Violin" disturb
ed her huttering heart. To her, as to
many OF her sex. Scott is obnoxious,
partly on account OF the kind Of wom-
an he preferred. On her favorable
list are Adam Bede, Monsieur Beau
cairs, Peter Sterling, John Storm, John
Halifax, Colonel Newcome, The Little
Minister, John Alden, Jacob In Lady
Roses Daughter" Tome Of THE Mil
on the Floss" and the hero OF ITO
Have and to Hold Such men as
David Oopperfeld, Richard Csrvel and
Hugh Wynne have little interest for
our Texas beauty, and the Egoist,
Charley Steele, and Alec D'Urbervtlle
represent her view OF the repellsnt
A girl from Missouri. who is all for
strength. as are most OF our lady cor
respondents, Is strong for Felix Holt
with the same authors Doctor Lydgate
standing high. Rochester is strong
all along the line, although one dame
thinks his power is too Grass and mix
ed too freely with the cruel. Such
reservations bother not her for whom
Petruchio reaches the highest mark
Of male attractiveness. Gentle men,
she thinks, women love ''aE we love
month-old babies-Colonel Newcome
and Olive, for instance" THE vir-
ginian" for her. Isn't 1t with a strong
desire to stand in Molly's shoes that
we turn to the beginning Of the book
and read it againf She doesn't object
to Rob Roy, among scott's heroes, and
In George Eliot Felix Holt would pass
If he used a comb and necktie. Caleb,
in Haggard's Pearl Maiden" she
would have seized upon three days af-
ter finding him.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-10-21
AN EkGINE-BELL IN AFRICA.


Although there are no locomotives
in the part of Africa to which a GER
tain missionary ia returning, and no
railroad crossing nor suburban sta
tons, one OF the most cherished tro-
phies of a visit to America which the
missionary is now carrying back with
him, says the New York Press, is an
engine-bell which has changed from
one end of New York state to the
other.
A few weeks ago the missionary,
Arthur W. Simpson, was explaining
to congregation the good work a bell
had done at his station.
at is no bigger than a turnip," he
said, "but 1t is invaluable. When II
was first placed on the mission the
natives used to gather around and
stare at II in wonder. After a while
they began to understand why II was
rung. often on a Sunday, when they
were en- route to work, we would point
70 the ringing bell as a reminder that
1t was the Lords day, and many Of
them would return to their homes.
"A chief Of a neighboring tribe tried
to buy the bell We told him It was
not for sale. Then he offered to fight
for It. He offered ten head OF cattle
for It. Then he offered crops. Finally
he said we might have his two wives
IL we gave the bell to him. The bell
Is not big enough for the mission now,
and ! am going to buy new one be-
fore return"
In the congregation was the presi-
dent of a railroad. The next morning
Mr. Simpson received letter from
this man, telling him to go TO the re
pair shops Of the road and pick out
any bell he liked, and have It mounted
there. So the old bell which has long
been a warning to wayfarers to get
OF the track" will henceforth clamor.
ously urge the jungle Africans to gel
on the right track and stay there.