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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS-As the
Rock Island, now in process of liquid
alton. have expressed a positive de-
sire that the affairs of said associa-
ton be closed up within the next 90
days. l. as liquidator, offer for sale all
real estate now owned by said aSSo-
citation at greatly reduced prices, and
/ also have number of other desir-
able properties, not owned by the as
ISOLATION, but controlled by me- which
] also wish to sell. I propose to give
the people of means an opportunity to
tage Information will be given by
me at my Office, in rooms l and 2.
Masonic temple. or the property will
be shown by me at any time. Call at
once il you are interested. w. G..
Maucker, iiquidator.
LIST OF PROPERTY
West half lot 10. sub-div.. South Rock
Island (cottage).
TwO-story dwelling house, 18th ave-
nue. and 44th street, Rock Island
3Sth street and 14th avenue, dwelling
Of Ave rooms.
Dwelling of eight rooms. 1926 10th
Fwo-story dwelling. 3O7 45th street.
Saloon building and hotel, l0l2-l014
Railroad avenue, Moline. III
Two-story dwelling, six rooms 1871
eth street. Moline Ill
TWo-stOry dwelling, six rooms lS45
Attn street. Moline, Ill
Two acres, which will make 10 city
lots. located corner of 18th street and
2Sth avenue, Molipe. Ill
15-room frame hotel building,
Sh errard. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

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WANTED-On account OF rapid growth
well established business in Rock
Island requires additional capital;
right party with $1,000 may acquire
interest; no trihers need apply. Adj
dress a b. c." care Argus office.
POSITIONS OPEN-We have hundreds
of iiign grade business and technical
positions paying from $1,000 to s., 900
a year, but we haven't enough capa-
BILE, experienced men to I'LL them II
you believe you are the right man for
any of these places write today for
booklets We have Offices in all large
cities and offer the surest method of
marketing your ability for every
cent IT Is worth. Hapgoods Qnc.)
Brain Brokers. 1913 Hartford build
ing. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Washing and ironing to a.
at home. Inquire 1905 Fourth ave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

FOR SALE-To close estate, the beau
tifuI home. No. 1872 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 Dindinger, 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 Z. Krell, us Seventeenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

WANTED - Household goods to move,
store. pack or ship at reduced rates
to Pacific coast and other points. For
the best service at loves rates, write
or call on Ewert &, Richter Express K
Storage company. S22-326 East Fourth
street, Davenport, Iowa Tel. SSS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

THE MYSTERIOUS Redo KARO has
moved Trance medium, ciairvoy-
ant and palmist; does what others ad-
Vertise to do; tells your name and what
you wish to know, without asking a
question: tells what worries, annOyS
and pcrplcXes you now, and what will
bring success. Reduced prices for a
fews days, 30 cents and 81. 409 Six
teenth street. Hours, 10 to ., daily
and Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

WE MAKE A SPECIALITY OF Ioaning
money on household goods. horses,
wagons, etc. without removal and IN
quiet way. Call on us for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company. room
IS. Mitchell & Lynde block
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

and room in nice pri-
Vate family for man and wife; ref
erences eXchang ed. Address IS. L.
care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

- First class work
only. Estimates free. Large assort-
ment of covering samples. +. Renaut.
329 Twentieth street; new phone 1892.
Old phone w. 712-L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
Trains.

IOWA & ILLINOIS RAILWAY (INTER-
Davenport Telephone. Central Union,
North 74O. Fare. one way, between
Davenport and Clinton. 20 cents Round
trip. S1.2O. Five hundred mile book,
Trains Leave. Arrive.
Davenport for Bet $50 ami S:45 am
500 am IL as am
tendOrf, Pleasant IL 40 ami las pm
200 pmI AIS pm
Valley, lie Claire, 1880 pml 6:45 pm
200 pml 9.15 pm
Prlncetn, Clinton S:3O PM Has pm
Davenport for
STEAMBOATS,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

FOR SALE. G. Martins new home,
1915 Twenty-second street; beautiful.
modern house of eight rooms, recep-
tiOn hall, cement walks, paved street;
place will be sold. as Mr.. Martin has
moved to Denver. Inquire II. X.
Walker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
LAUMnRIEa.

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ROCK ISLAND STEAM LAUNDRY
Bauersfeld e. Sexton, proprietors
Fine finish and Quick service 1919
Third avenua Phone west 1873
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
HONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY To LOAN-On real estate Sc
curity at lowest rates Marion T.
Sweeney. attorney, rooms 1855.
and.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
NATURALIZATION.

WANTED-Position as substitute stem
Ographer by young lady graduate of
Browns Business college; will do
substitute work for summer. For
particulars. call up west All old
phone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

WANTED - With a private German
family board and room, with use of
bath; party must have early break
fast. Address "B. II. c." care Argus.
WANTED - BY a reliable German to
enter as a partner in an active bust
ness in the tri-cities with a capital of
$500 or $500, and take an active part
i'm the same. Address X. So" care
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
East I West

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
Trains

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, 4 ST. PAUL
Railway-D.. r. 1. q n. w. passenger
station at foot OF Seventeenth street q
b. STODDARD, Agent. =. L Hinricha,
commercial agent S0S Brady street.
Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

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WANTED - young man for light
work Apply at stage door. Illinois
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL. NO. 20. r. &
s. M.-Meets in stated communica-
tion on the third Wednesday of each
month. d. ]. Sears. 7. /. NJ; l. c.
Daugherty, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

ROCK ISLAND COAMANDERY. NO. Is.
X. meets in stated conelave on
the second Monday of each month.
L c. Daugherty, Z. c.; r. G. Willer-
ton recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

CHICAGO. BURLINGTON Il QUINCY
Depot. Second avenue and Twentieth
street. Telephone. old west $50, new SIZE,
+. A. RIDDEL4L. Agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER, NO. Is. r.
A. M.-Meets in stated convocation on
the first Tuesday of each month. S. j.
Ferguson. H p; l. c. Daugherty.
secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

FOR RENT-Two large front rooms
furnished. at 23l2 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23

ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER, NO. 269. o.
l. S.-Regular meeting second WedneS-
day OF each month. Mary E. Krels
w. NJ; Nashta Bollman, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-23
CLAIRVOYANT.

DIR. MARY YATES-Magnetic healer
p. IN. Residence, 7O5 Fourth avenue.
Take the Blue line weS-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21

quick to follow the lead of his confrere
from Pennsylvania. and from his room
at the New Willard many al i'm
portant communication has gone forth
to New York and Albany and Buffalo.
Toward the end of his life the late
Senator Hanna, who was noted for the
conservatism of his methods, became
an ardent advocate of the telephone,
and, in fact, conducted more business
by long distance telephone than by
any other means of communication.
The prime advantage of the policy Of
giving the Bell men control of the tele-
phone business in Washington is that
every man busy with the affairs OF
state, from the president down to the
youngest private secretary of any con.
can readily get himself INTO
communication with distant points.
and nowhere else than in Washington
arise more often crises necessftating
the quickest possible establishment @:
communication 10 some city far away.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
Congressman Freely
Turn to the Phone
White House. Capitol and Departments Equipped With
Branch Exchanges---The President Long Distance
Conversatonalist--Ca Appointment Made the
Talking Wire.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The strenuous
life has been resumed, which is an.
other way of saying that congress Is
again In session. Washington without
congress is like Hamlet without the
prince or like watch without main.
spring. 1t simply does not go at all
The air here is always filled with
gossip, both social and political, but
there Is really nothing doing until
congress Is in session. Then every.
thing else takes second place.
Generally speaking, the excitement
attending the December reopening OF
congress spreads over several weeks
From the proprietors of the fashion
able hotels patronized by the rich
bachelor statesmen down ia the
proprietOrs of the modest boarding
houses patronized by the thrifty con.
gressmen-though the thriftiest or
them, however, soon learn that II ts
hard to save money In Washington
all the public purveyors Of the hospi
tality for which the capital Is famous
are busy for weeks refurnishing their
houses, foregathering their help and 10
a dozen other ways preparing for the
season" Then one by one are found
returning the wealthy people who,
though they take no active interest In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
ELEcTRlcIrYs INFLUENCE.

Lecoq, the detective touched an
ivory button, and the great first floor
of the mansion was flooded with light.
In a corner of the buffers pantry
crouched the burglar, the big black
bag at his side heavy with family
plate.
Nothing has done more to do away
with burglary" said Lecoq on the way
to the station, than the electric light,
with it's switchboard buttons that
illuminate instantly every corner,
every crevice. | do not hesitate to
say that the electric light has driven
SO per cent of our burglars out OF
business, while the remaining 20
per cent have had to learn their
trade all over again,
"The whole art Of burglary was
based in the past, on darkness,
helpless darkness as regards the vic
tim. There was one teat-a peculiar
way of crouching, striking match
above ones head, and tossing it to
left and right-that took weeks to
learn: it was valuable because it
showed the burglar what he wanted to
see, while it misled the victim. who
might be armed, as to the burglars
location-well. this trick is now
worthless for the victim, instead of
covering in the black darkness at the
burglars mercy, now reaches softly
over touches a button at his bedside,
~, cbnc tIn ipb
Eyes, electric lights, guess have
done more in the last decade to do
away with burglary than all our
churches have done in the last 1900
years"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21

this city who is acquainted with his
manner of doing business to learn thai
in a short time assistance was being
summoned by telephone.
To the stranger the large part the
telephone plays in politics may seem =
little surprising, but the fact that the
telephone possesses advantages all its
own, combining promptness, CELEBRITY,
md accuracy, appeal to the executiv"
o,icers of the government and TO con
gressmen in a special manner. TIE
telephone seems to fit The presidents
characteristic way-his way of doing
things promptly and directly. 1t was
over the long distance wire between
lnis city and Philadelphia, for instance,
that he persuaded Senator Knox to
leave the cabinet and take up congress
& onal work. He did not wait, as for
mer presidents would have waited, to
urge his views in formal manner by
nail, but he uttered them while the
mood was upon him and the telephone
him to discuss the situation
lutte as effectively as il he and Mr.
Knox were standing face to face.
1t was the same, it will be remem.
bered, during the memorable coal
strike, when the president frequently
engaged in long distance conversations
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
Telephone Capitol

politics. appear to derive much enjoy
mcnt from Washington life during the
winter, Gradually, too, the tradesmen
prepare to meet the heavy demands
that will soon be made upon their re
sources, and the men IN the postal,
telegraph and telephone services get
ready for Il long period Of almost IN
interrupted liveliness. Indeed all the
matters social industrial and govern
mental involved in the incoming OF
congress are rather too numerous TO
mention,
Perhaps no branch Of business, pub
lie or private, has more to DO during
the sessions of congress than the tole
phone. 1t is generally supposed that
the telephone service connecting the
capitol, the white house and the warn
GUS other federal buildings is managed
and controlled by the government
but the fact Is that II is a part of
the widespread Bell system.
1t Is for very practical reasons that
the government makes use OF the Bell
line. Not long ago there was an IN
.quiry into the relative merits OF this
system and government system III
the capital and II was the decision OF
those who conducted the inquiry that
the results obtained under the presem
conditions were better than those like,
liz to be secured II the government 1t.
self went into the business. The white
house, the capitol and all the depart
Iments under control of the cabinet are
equipped with branch exchanges run
ming into every subdivision OF the
government service, and simply by
flirting a receiver President Roosevelt
can quickly communicate with any
member Of congress, or II he Is In tho
mood for an outing, can order his
/ favorte saddle horse from the white
4 house stables. There is a telephone
and telegraph room in the white house,
and there the president is frequently
engaged in conversation over the long
distance wires. The central telephone
station In this room is SO arranged
that the president can talk with any
government official in Washington
without the Intervention of the city
central Office
When the vessel on which the presi
dent was going down the Mississippi
after his visit to New Orleans, was rnr
into aud disabled. Mr. Roosevelt, after
he had been assured that the iaiurios
were slight, went on deck and tool
commend: and 1t surprised no one i
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21

with the leaders of both sides. DurinG
the last national campaign the preSt-
dent aud Secretary Cortelyou, who
was then serving as secretary of the
republican national committee, con
versed twice day for an hour or
more between Washington and New
York. Naturally what they had to say
would have been valuable material for
the campaign managers on the other
side, especially when the republc2p
leaders We're striving to persuade the
president not to reply to Judge Park
er's charges regarding campaign con
Itributions; but after the battle was
lover Mr.. Cortelyou admitted that not
once had he received any information
that would lead him to suspect that
the privacy of the telephone had been
Violated.
Apropos of this important matter or
privacy senator once remarked to a
group of his associates who had been
discussing the subject: Il have founn
out by experience tnat the employees
of the Bell system are just as honor
able and can be trusted just as far as
the telegraph operators, or the letter
carriers and the other employees OF the
postofilce. And as time is valuable /
prefer to use the telephone"
The congressman without a telc-
phone Is an exception to the rule. One
OF these exceptions is Senator Knox
himself, but even he makes frequent
| use Of the telephone that stands on his
desk at the capitol After congress
opens the wires are buzzing here night
and day. congressman are conyers
ing continually. not only with one an
other but with their lieutenants nj
home and with their constituents
The time the congressman formerly
spent In writing letters is now spent
otherwise, for he finds the telephone
! the readiest means of communication
not only for short but for long dis
tances. Senator Quay was the first
party leader to make 4 practice OF tele
| phouing from this city TO his lieu
tenants at home, and both when at tn"
capitol and when at his residence IL
X street he managed to keep In con
slant touch by means or the telephone
with his friends and his supporters
II is said that all his important in
struetions TO his men gathered at The
state house at Harrisburg were de
Nx.ar An.
Senator Plat of New York wa
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21

that it may do so, the trees which
die and those which are cut must be
replaced by young ones. And since
young trees are exposed to many dan
gers, many more young trees must
start to grow than are needd in the
mature forest which is to replace the
older enc. In making plan for the
management Of me forest, therefore.
it must be determined whether or not
sufficient number of seedlings and
young trees are present to replace the
old trees when they are removed.
Apart from the ridges and slopes of
this tract, which has been so re-
peatedly burned over that seeding re-
production has become impossible, it
was found that If fire could be stop
ped reproduction would be abundant
in the forest.
The recommendations based upon
the study of the tract deal with the
solution of the following problems:
l. Protection of the forest from
fires.
2. Restriction of grazing to clear
ings and land not recently numbered.
3. Obtaining satisfactory Seeding
reproduction of the more valuable
timber trees.
4. Removal from the forest of in
ferior species at a profit, or, in other
words, the utilization of low-grade
timber.
5. Modification of present logging
practices, for the purpose or reducing
waste in felled trees and of leaving
the forest in improved condition.
Two types of forest were disting-
uished, the mixed hardwood type and
the chestnut-oak type, and the recon-
mendations indicate how each should
be handled in the logging and what re-
turns each may be expected to yield
under the plan. Tables compiled from
exact measurements of the trees
show the present yield or stock on
hand in the forest, the rate of growth,
and, finally, the period in which the
cut.over land will again be stocked
with timber trees of merchantable
size. Rules for the marking and cut
ting of trees, for the sparing of
young growth for the regulation of
grazing, and for the prevention of fire
complete the recommendations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
Men Two Miles Hiuh.

IF the stars and planets are inhab-
tied" said an astronomer, 1T is nat
ural to suppose that in size their in
habitants bear the same relation to
them that we bear to the earth.
What mean is that. if a man is one
ten-millionth of the earth's weight, a
Marian is one tenmiIlionth of Mars
weight and so on.
Let us work this out
"An inhabitant of Jupiter. accord
ing to our ratio, must then weigh l.
$50 pounds. He is so feet in height
His chest measures 50 feet Jupiter,
you see, is over ten times the size OF
the earth.
"The sun is 100 times the size of
the earth A sun man, then, would
be COO feet high. He would weigh
1880 pounds His chest measure
would be $50 feet His front teeth
would be feet long.
Sirius is the largest of the fixed
stars. Sirius is the great central sun.
1t is 1900 times larger than the
earth. Thus a Sirian would be a
mile and a half high. He would
weigh 100000 pounds. His front
teeth would be So feet long. His nos
trils would each be so feet in diamet-
er. His eve would measure 100 feet
lengthwise and rs feet up and down.
A hair from his head would be thick
enough and strong enough to make a
crntch for you or me"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
S, 5. BARNEY GOES
ON CLAIMS BENCH

Washington, ID, c. Dec. 20,-tormcr
Representative S, S, Barney of West
Bond wis, has boen nominated as
Judge of the court of claims by pros'-
dent Roosevelt. Stanton j. peelle OF
indiana has been appointed chief jus
lice of this court The salary is $i,5OO
and carries life tenure Judge Barney
served the NTH Wisconsin COMPRESSION.
al district In the nftytourth, lifty.tltth,
nfty-sixth and iirtysoyon congresses.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21

Declare Columbia Authorities Acted
Unfairly In Football Matter.

New York, Dec. 20.-Fina action
was taken by the Columbia university
council yesterday on the recommends.
ton Of It's committee on student organ.
izationS, that football be prohibited A.
Columbia. The decision will not be
announced until today but 1t is gencr,
ally believed at the university that the
recommendation Of the committee has
been adopted and that there is no fur
Their hope for the game at Columbia
In a last effort to induce the council 10
pursue less radical course in the
matter, speeches were made by A. w.
Pitman, graduate director of football,
G.. b, Curtis, manager OF the 1905
team; J. X. Fisher captain of the
team, and Il. w. Macbeth, president Of
the senior class, The students were
then requested to withdraw and artcc
an hours dellberation the council
came to n decision on the question.
There Is considerable excitement
they declare was the unfair treatment
accorded them by the faculty. Their
petition that tho football association be
given hearing was rejected and the"
say they have had no voice at all in a
matter which they consider Of peculiar
interest to them, The dissatisfaction
Of the students, II Is reported, will be-
expressed today In some form of dem.
onstratiOn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21

Desplaines and the Illinois rivers to
the mouth of the Illinois river, thence
by way Of the Mississippi river to st.
Louis, and for nayigable waterways
seven and eight feet In depth respec,
lively from he head of navigation Of
the Illinois river at La Sale, H.,
thence through said river to Ottawa,
Illinois
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-21
SHE KNEW.

1t was in Sunday school, and the
teacher of the class Of very littlest
children was trying to describe a
crown.
Its a beautiful circle, made Of gold,
and decorated with precious jewels, :"
she explained. Now can any Of you
tell me who wears a CROWN
Kings do" said the hoy with red
velvet tops to his shoes
And some other peoples, too, said
the little girl with the poke bonnet.
Who else 90. Dorothy?' asked the
teacher.
Jacks" said Dorothy