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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
HOTELS AND RESORTS.

Las VEGAS HOT sPRINGs-Located
6,767 feet above the sea All year
round resort perfect place for
rest For particulars, address DIR.
Daniel g. Perkins, medical director.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE q EE
Railway-D.. r. i. & N. ". &
station at foot of Seventeenfn + (
B. STODDARD. Agent. p. T.
commercial agent, SoS BraI
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

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WANTED-A solicitor for Rock IslanC
on salary or commission. Gran
Union Tea company. 226 West Sec
ond street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

BENEFITS Insurance Agency - Fire
life, accident, health and plate glass
ford block Residence phone union
S6l, ONCE union 113.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms at 1929
Fourth avenue: one fight up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24

FOR SALE-To close estate, the beau
tiful home No. 732 Seventeenth street;
Modern improvements; east front;
eight rooms; fine location; best OF re-
pair. Call and examine.
The two-story brick store building.
situated at 1917 Second avenue, now
occupied by DindinRer. the printer.
This is a good investment
Four acres, with house, situated on cor
ner Twelfth street and Cemetery
road. in South Rock Island; fine place
for gardening, florist, or poultry
raising. The heirs are DESTROYS OF
selling these properties as soon as
possible. For further information,
apply to H e Krell, It's Seventeenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-24
GRAIN AND PROVIsTONs.

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H J. TOHER & CO.-Brokers, DaVen-
port Stocks. grain, provisions, cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Ohices los Main street Tel
ephone GOT.
GEORGE H SIDwELL & CO-Com-
mission merchants Grain, hay and
provisions. Members OF the Chicago
board of trade and Chicago stock sx-
change. Established rs years No.
$40 and 543 RialtO building. Long
distance phone Harrison 366G
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Where the Ark nested.

Contrary to the general idea. local
tradition places the site of the set
tling of the Ark of Noah not on the
summit of the greater Ararat. but in
the hollow OF the saddle between it
and the lesser mountain bearing
the same name. Seen from the north
the view Of the Two mountains. with
their symmetrical forms, the lesser to
the east. 10000 feet in height. the
other 1000 feet higher. With Il g~ace-
full dip between in which the Ark is
said to have reposed, is singularly
impressive. both in its natural aspect
and because OF its association.-New
York Sun.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
MACHINE ERY.

The Machine which skins the
cream from milk does not lose drop.
while the old skimming process was
crude and wasteful. Washing ma.
chimes. which will relieve woman Of the
drudgery OF cleaning clothes have not
proved an encouraging success up to
date. but when 1t comes to manufac-
turing exclusively by machinery with
out the touch Of human hands, there
is nothing more interesting than the
history OF Pillsburys Vitos-the best
breakfast food in the market today.
The white heart of the wheat ker-
mel is cut out by steel rolls. conveyed
to sterilizers. and then packed in two
pound, air-tight packages (this is the
whole story, all by polished steel ap-
pliances. no handling, no cooking. no
cOloring. no adulteration. Just the
white heart OF the wheat berry steril-
lied. nothing added. nothing taken
away.
Pillsbury's vitos is therefore a
healthful, substantial breakfast dish.
actually the Meat of the Wheat"
Price 15c. Rocky Mountain Terri
tory 20c.
A package will supply weeks
breakfast for FIVE persons.
See the economy.
Ask your grocer to-day. r
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
FERvenr PRAISE OF NICOTINE.
Col. Robert G. ineersolI's Eloquent
Tribute to Tobacco.

Four centuries ago Columbus. the
adventurous, on the blessed isle of
Cuba. saw happy people with rolled
leaves between their lips. Above their
heads were little clouds of smoke.
Their faces were serene and in their
eyes was the autumnal look OF con-
tent. These people were kind, tnno-
cent. gentle and loving.
The climate of Cuba is the friend.
ship of the earth and the air, and of
this climate the sacred leaves were
horn-leaves that bred in the mind of
him who used them the cloudless, hap
py days in which they grew.
These leaves make friends and cele-
brate with gentle rites the vows OF
peace They have given consolation to
the world. They are the companions
prisoned. of the exiles. of workers in
mines. OF fellers of forests. of sailors
on the deep seas. They are the givers
of strength and calm to the veNed and
wearied minds of those who build with
thought and brain the temples of the
soul. They tell OF hope and rest. They
smooth the wrinkled brows of care.
drive fear and strange misshapen
breads from out the mind and flip the
heart with rest and peace. Within
their magic warp and woof some po'
tent, gracious spell imprisoned lies,
that. when released by fire. doth softly
steal within the fortress of the brain
and bind in sleep the captured senti-
nels of care and grief These leaves
their snokelike incense rises from
myriads of happy homes. Cuba is the
smile of the sea.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
BISHOPS VISION VET TO CONE.
Stumbling Block in the Way Of Con-
tempiated Marriage.

The late Bishop Williams of the
Episcopal diocese of Connecticut was
justly celebrated as a wit The fol-
lowing story was told by young
clergyman of Connecticu' who was a
friend Of the bishop.
Bishop Williams was confirmed
bachelor and had a deep-rOoted an
tipathy for becoming entangled in
Cupid'H net One afternoon he was
visited by rather effusive maiden
lady of his acquaintance. who was also
his ardent admirer.
We'll. bishop she remarked. after
somc unimportant preliminary skir-
mishirg. II have had vision from
the Lord that you and | are to be mar
ried."
The bishop looked at her, overcome
with CONSERVATION and amaZement at
her presumtion. But only for a short
time was he at a loss: then. his wit
coming to the rescue. he replied:
Wait moment. madam; l haven't
had my vision yet"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
GOOD READING FOR CHILDREN.
Best Way to Develop S ,und Taste in
Literature.

There ought to be a collection of
good books within the reach OF every
child from the earliest yeas. These
books ought to be selected with the
utmost care. and should exclude all
inferior. sensational and careless
writing. The list ought TO exclude a
large number of the books written
especially for children. because many
of these books lack reality and liter
ary quality.
A child who is brought up with well.
bred people will have good manners
far more certainly than child VINO
is taught good manners in any for
NAL way: and much She best way to
develop a sound taste for literature
in children is TO make them familiar
with the best writing from the very
first, and to shut them off from access
to inferior writing. The hest litcra.
ture offers every kind OF writing
which should interest a child.-Week
ly Scotsman.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
corcoran's Hopeless Witness.

The late Judge Corcoran of Massa-
chusetts, while conducting a case was
having some difficulty in getting a
straight story from one of the wit
nesses. He tried various methods,
but. do what he would. the truth was
not forthcoming. AT last. pointing his
finger at the witness, he said: "Mr
Witness, wish you would stop pre-
varicating."
The witness then turned to the
Judge and said "Your honor. | wish
you would protect me from being in
suited here can't help this: I've
lost two front teeth
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
CONVERT TAKEN At HIS WORD.
Man Evidently Thought Much Restsu-
ton Was Due.

One Sunday evening many winters
ago. during a revival meeting In a
church in Bangor, Me-. certain citi-
zen who was well known as hard bar
gamer. and against whom many had
grievances, was evidently touched by
the spirit of the meeting. for he arose
and told Of his regrets as to his sinful
and selfish life. saying that he was re-
solved to deal justly and live upright
ly. and. II there was any one within
the sound of his voice who felt that he
had wronged him and would come TO
his home the next day he would make e
restitution.
The next morning about l O'Clock
the midnight quiet OF his neighborhood
was broken by very loud knocking
on his front door. and voice which
showed much impatience asked, Hal.
10. you. down there! Who are you?
What do you want?" To which the
voice of well-known joker replied:
IT'S me-Jim Brown. l was down 10
the church tonight and heard what
you said about paying back what you
had got by cheating, so as l wanted to
be sure to get my share l thought /
would come around early and get
ahead Of the crowd"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Such is the State of Man,

Which ! have noticed" said the
telling how 10 run peace conventions
and dig canals and do other odd Jobs
of world work. which | have noticed
speaking about nothing in particular
that before man is married he wor
ries because he knows he isn't as
smart as the girl thinks he Is, and
after he is married he worries be-
cause he knows she knows he isn't as
smart as he might be-
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Ewes 1emptation,

A botanical friend showed ne no,
long since what he said was the apple
that must have tempted Eve in what
war surely a tropica. fruit garden,
say, a writer in Country Life In
America. 1t was little bit of an
Oriental crab, about third of an inch
in diameter, and of course. it was
bitterly sour! My philosophizing
friend pointed o.. that. of course, the
fruits in Eden We're the natural wild"
fruits, and he was wondering whether
the fall of mankind would not have
been accelerated if the attracting
tree had been hung with q fair crop of
the golden Bellfower. or of crimson
striped Wealthy or Winesap.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Two Kinds Of Earthouakes.

Earthquakes are of two kinds; one
caused by subterraneous fires. and the
explosion of volcanoes. The other
kind OF earthquake is produced by the
explosion of intiammable matters; sui
phurous materials. fermentation pro-
duced by filtration of water: these
matters follow the (always) perpen-
dicular strata, as though searching for
a place OF escape and meeting IN the
caverns subterraneOus air or yupor,
produces in Its passage noise and
poti0n, proportioned in its Gorct to the
assistance II is compelled to meet
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Deacon Phillips Read the Sion,

Deacon Daniel Phillips of Douglas
Mass. who had not been accustomed
to riding on the steam cars. arose to
tell mis- experience at temperance
meeting in the Congregational church
Of that town one Sunday evening. He
said that short time before: while
riding in steam train, he saw a sign
at one end of the car which read.
Ladies Saloon and the ladies' were
going in and out very frequently.
Il tel! YOU, said the deacor. with
emotion. something must be done to
stop this liquor tratf'
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
DANCING Is Old as the Race.

Dancing is as old as the human
race. The little child dances by in
stinct, as a kitten rolls and jumps
about in play The Spartans had a
law obliging parents to exercise their
children in dancing from the age OF
i've. The Greeks made the art of
darcing into Il system expressive OF
sentiments. and the most eminent
Greek sculptures studied the attitudes
of the public dancers as aids to their
work Aristotle places dancing on the
same plane as poetry, and says in his
Poat'cs that there are dancers. Tho.
by rhythm applied to gesture. express
thought, manners. action and life
New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Concentrating the Mind.

The trained mind" is tha, dis,l
pliued intellec. whose faculties the
will can converge to the apex of ac.
lion. as general marshals his forces
Concentration can be developed. but
not by half-measures. Scattered
thoughts are of no value. The whole
mind must be bent on the subject. no
matter how small either the mind or
subject. The whole of small mind
may defeat portion of the mind of a
genius.-ENchange.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
To make Cheap Gas-light for
Country Homes

out extra charge which used any one Of these -
Ace.yene Generators it had found safe and effective
or wired for Electricity, under proper conditions,
Now, the Insurance Companies osRht to know
whether or not these 70 different makes OF Acetyiene
Generators were absolutely Safe to use.
Because, they have to pay the bills. if Fire Of Ex-
ploson occurs from any of the Aaetylene Gener-
ators they authorize.
And, here's a proof of their good judgment.
=, Though there are now Two Million people using
Acetyene Light in America, there have only been osr
Fires from it i'll one year, against S6o5 Fires from
Kerosene and Gasoline
There have also been 46e1 Fires from Electricity.
1907 Fires from City Gas and $40 Fires from Candles
Suns rays. But,-only four Fires from Acetylene
That shows how earefa! the Insurance Board was
in its @ 10 OF aee.ylene ,.. o; ano IN
teios out OF the 600 experiments that were once on
the market.
Well-the boom i'll Acetylene Lighting made lo7.e,
Prices possible on the material it is derived FROM viz.
Calcium Carbide material that looks like Granite
but acts like Magic.
Kerosene Light or Gasoline Light, per Candle Power
1t is not more than holt the price of Electric Light
nor hree-foArth that of City Gas.
If can't brozf these statements TO your full satis
faction my name is not "Acetylene Jones'"
But Acetyene is than the safest and cheapest
II is also the Whiess 1,ght-the nearest to natura!
because of this with its freedom from flicker, it is
1t is much like real Sunlight that il has made
plants grow - hours day i'll dark cellars where no
ray of Sunlight could reach them 1t made them grow
fsVce fast similar plants that had only the Sun
light of daytime. viz, half the time
That proven by Cornell University in three
months experiment made this very year
Now, I've saved up for the last point i'm
portan to you than all the others about Acetylene
Light.
1t consumes only one-fonrth much of the vital
Oxygen from the Air Of Living rooms or bedrooms,
either Kerosene City Gas-Lght consumes.
That's Tremendous difference in lifetime, mark
you-three- -fourhs of difference.
Because,-O1ygen is Life
And every bit of Oxygen stolen from the lungs of
Women, Children and Men. through Lighting, is
loss that never be made good again.
"a Candle Power !Acetylene Light costs you only
tsUo-f -ffths of cent per hour.
That's about $s.85 per year, if burned every ight
in the year for four steady hours.
Kerosene Lamp of equal capacity would cost you
third more viz: Mree-ffths of cent per hour for
Kerosene alone, or $875 per year.
That's exclusive of broken lamp chimneys. new
wicks, and the everlasting drudgery and danger of
cleaning filling and trimming daily.
want to bro1e these figures to you, Reader if you
HORSEPOWER storekeeper
Tell me how Macy rooms you've got and I'll tell you
what it will cost light them with brilliant, beautiful,
Sanitary, eye-savng Acetylene.
Write today for my Free Book about Sunlight
on Tap
Just address me here as
"Acetylene JONES'
8 Adams ST.
Chicago, Ills.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
How to Drive Rats From Houses.

There are other effective means be-
sides the destruction OF the rat TO pre-.
vent his living in houses. The rat
has very sensitive foot, covered by
very delicate intesumcnt. which is
burned by unslacked lime. If we
sprinkle the holes and runways of the
rat with unslacked lime he will desert
our houses. He is also very thirsty
animal, and if we cut off his sources
of water he will desert the region
British Medical Journal
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
thin BLO0O-WEA% NERVES
One Fellows ths Othss. but Dr.. WILL
isams' Pink Pills Quickly
Cure Beth.

Tho steady use Of . particular set OF
muscles tends to chronic fatigue. when
produces faulty or difficult motion.
trembling, cramps and even paralysis.
Writers, telegraphers. tailors and seam.
asrpases arc among the classes moss
thrssssned in this way with the loss OF
thoir power to earn . living. The fol-
lowing Instance shows that nerve power
NAV be recovered after it seems entirely
lost, il the right means are taken: Ms.
O. s. Blacksten, of No. 5S4 North Bow.
MAJ, street, Mansfield. OHIO, says:
..For wears my hands would become
N numb at times that l would drop
savthing I attempted t" lift. Later
thev becane 80 bad that could not sew
ANY longer, nnd at last could scarcely
do anything at all with my hands. AZ
right the prickiuG sensatlons wonio
cOsne on worse than ever. and my hands
aud arms would pain 10 that l dreaded
u 20 to bed. My family doctor gave mo
so,,,e nerve tablets. They helped me
little, hut only for . short time after
had taken them aud il happened to te
without them for a day or two would
b - bad ns ever or even worse: fnauy
I got . box of DIR. Williams finx FAis
aud began to take them.
"Tho result was surprising BY the
time had taken the last pill i'll my first
box I could see a gain Thanks to DR..
Williams Pink Pills. lam now all right.
can sleep undisturbed by pain, and for
two wears / have been MS well ~ ever.
Or. Williams Pink Pills feed the
nerves by making new. rich blood aud
in this way have cured nervous diseases
Of every description from simple rest
lessness to paralysis. They have BAN
ished the tortures OF neuralgia, the
weakness of nervous prostration, the
disability and awful pain of locomotor
staxin. They are sold by all druggists
or direct by the DIR. Williams Medicins
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
He Knew His Mother

Georges mother was very insistent
ever she purchased anything. and
little Georgie knew that.
A few days ago his mother was
blessed with baby twins, and as soon
as Georg:. heard of it he FASTENED
to his ms.ners room. and whispered
into her ears: Say. ma didn't YOU get
any trading stamps with The twins"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Only a Money-Earner.

Every modern woman should have
two husbands. exclaimed bright so.
ciety woman in a tone of despair
"one to earn the money, and the other
to stay at home ana keep his wife and
children company. haven't -een
mine awake but two hours a day for a
week, and he hasn't been out of the
house IA single night. .''-Weekly Scots.
man.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
WILLIAM HAWLEY SMITH
Soys-You're Educated When You're
"Onto Your Job"

At this time OF the year many young
people are debating how best to spend
the winter months. Do they realize
the importance of thorough business
training? Success in life to-day is won
by the specialist. The greatest prizes
are found in business.
Boys and girls. it will pay you to Sc
cure thorough business education.
The Barnes Commercial School of Den
ver have issued a beautiful catalogue
that gives full information about their
line of work. A copy is sent free by
addressing the president. L. c. Barnes,
lG25 Champa St, Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

What 4 satisfactory old world this
would be If we We're all paid what we
think we are worth - and actually
earned the money
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

II you don't get the biggest and best
it's your own fault Defiance Starch
Ia for sale everywhere and there Is
positively nothing to equal 1t in quail
Ity or quantity.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

see on the feet of his client pair of
boots that had been stolen from him
some time before.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
AcetyIene Gas.

All country people will be interested
in reading about it in another part OF
this paper.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

Yes. she's married to IA real estate
agent. and n good. honest fellow, too"
MY gracious. Bigamy."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

But few people realize the fact tha
experience is good teacher until aftel
they get too old to learn.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

About the only way to convince a girl
that her favoritc young man is not an
angel is to let her marry him.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Here is Relief for Woman.

Here Is Relief for Women.
Mother Gray, nurse In New York, dis.
covered a pleasa mt herb remedy for womcn's 8
ais, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF. 1t is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by
mail SO cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N. Y.
Try letting other peoples affairs
alone and you viii have more time to
devote to your own.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

There's no use in playing the prodi-
gal son unless you are dead sure of the
fatted calf at the other end.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

Are you soiu. to send your boy to
college, ThInt necessary. He can
s'"nite cigarettes now"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
'EA
l EA
Did you learn tea cookery?
When did you learn and
who was your teacher?
Are you a real tea cook?

GOOD Intentions may do for paving
n'a'eftai. but the streets get just as
dirty.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
EA
TEA
We want you to have the
money, you know, if you
don't like Schilling's Best.

Your grocer returns your money II you don't like
schillinE's Hest
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

Dealers say that as soon as a Gus.
toner tries Defiance Starch It is i'm.
possible to sell them any other cold
boiled.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

An awful easy way to get girl to
marry you is to have her mother tell
her -he ought not to-
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
r4a1us 1H5 J. \. WILSON STOCK SADDLES
Ask your dealer for them. Take no other.

Bl lcKSNlTHS' ana ~, wasonmsksss M, ,suppI!e.
Hardware 4 Iron Co.. 18th q Waz-~. Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

THE COLORADO TENT & AWNING CO
Hnn,mOckn. Camp Furniture, Flags.
1921 Lawrence St. Denver. Colorado.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20
Denver Directory

THE C. W. FAIR CORNlCE WORKS CO
Metal skyights stamped steel ceilings. pip
Ing and slate. tile and metal roofs. etc.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

ST0vE REPAIRS, OF every known make
SsSSe v stove, furnace or range. Geu. A.
Pulen. 1884 Lawrence. Denver. Phone I2a
The Grit-advocate., 1905-10-20

AMERICAN HOUSE 7S;sn Two s,Ssss Ssaa, t5G% fS.
best e. per day hotel in the. weet- American plan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-17
u. OF penn.
DEGREE TO
THE KAISER

Berlin. Feb. i7.-Emperor William viii
accept the degree OF doctor OF laws In
the University OF Pennsylvania II will
be conferred upon him In Absenta, Feb.
%. at the same time that Il Is bestowed
on President Roosevelt
Instructions have been oabled 10 Baron
Won Speck Sternburg. the German am
bassador, 10 represent the emperor. This
Is the first instance in which a reigning
sovereign has taken an American univer-
sty degree.
Charles c. Harrison, provost OF the
university. wrote TO Ambassador Tower a
few DAYS ago. saying the usiversity would
be pleased 10 bestow the degree OF doctor
OF laws on the emperor IN recognition OF
the exchange OF American and German
professors.
Mr.. Tower had the opportunity OF tell
ing his majesty that the university Is one
of the oldest and most respec table Ameri-
can institutions. and that II had conferred
the same degree July 4 17S3. upon George
Washington The emperor said ne appre-
ciated the distinction and accepted the
honor with pleasure.