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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
Tnden's Tunnel.

In tearing down the house in New
York Of the late Samuel J. TiIden.
elected 10 the office of president of the
United States in 1876. a number of
subterranean tunnels and passages
were found The Geographic report
says that one led directly south from
the mansion aud the contractors had
explored il considerable distance.
but had not reached the end Perhaps
when Mr. TUdCn was elected president
and saw The troops ordered out 10 pre-
vent him from taking his seat and a
commission appointed TO beat him out
of the fruits of the election. II may be
that he started 10 build this tunnel
from his residence to connect the same
with the white house N Washington.
hoping thereby 10 bob mp Sereuely in
the white house on the morning Of the
+,h Of March following his election.
Il is quite likely thar the tunnel was
no, completed in time 10 bring him
there for the Inauguration. and as a
consequence the late Mr. Tilden went
down in history as the only man who
was ever elected president OF the Unit
ed States who was prevented from Ia
King his seat
Il i unfortunate for the American
people that Mr.. Tilden did not get his
south tunnel completed IN time 10 car
~ out his apparent idea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
a Manly Type of Hero.

The newspaper man looms big and
strong in our vigorous modern life.
taking often mans part on many
fields to which duty has sent him.
Not too frequently. he is pictured effect
lively and justly in fiction by a pen
that has had its training in actual news
paper work-Jhe modern school of the
novelist. We have example Of just this
sort OF intelligenty vivid character
drawing in a new story Of action, The
Fortress by a young newspaper man
viii Lexington Comfort. This strong
human novel appears complete in the
September issue of Lippincott's Maya
zine
Mr. Comfort won his spurs in the
states. and when he left the office of
the Pitlsburs Dispatch to go to Man.
churia as war correspondent he was
chock-full Of energy and bristIing with
experience. OF course he succeeded,
and all who followed the news column
will read with fascination the spirited
tale Of love and war that grew out OF
this young reporters dash for Port Ar,
thur. II breathes the air of battle
It's descriptions of assault, repuIse
conquest. and famine are so faithfully
pictorial that they form. really, a con
rribution TO the inner history of the
Russo-Japanesc struggle.
The peculiar romance Of the move
centres in the fact that three of the
four leading characters are war cor
IreSpOndents-oue a daring. plucky. Low
ling little woman who does precisely
and completely just what a wholesome
land determined American girl would be
| expected to do-not only penetrates tC
| Port Arthur and makes a great news
| beat" but scoops" several desirable
| hearts into the bargain.
It is a refreshing thing TO notice tina
the power OF the newspaper press L
lmould sterling and sturdy character
aggressive and persevering manhoo,
and womanhood. is so impressivell
drawn in this lively novel-"The Fort
ress." LppinCott's Magazine has pre-
scented in this September issue wori
of fiction of wide reading. II is sure Il
! create comment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22

which has less than 5000 tons dis |
placement and all of which are heavily /.
armed and armored. with ample engine
power to carry them over the seas at
q good rate Of speed. This septet
alone constitutes a much more formid-
able armoTed fleet than the country
possessed at the beginning of the
Spanish war With the u battleships
already completed, it will give us a
force of - first class armOrclads-for
the older craft. Massachusetts, Indi-
ana. Oregon and Iowa are still units of
marked value
Within the next few months there
should be in active service at least six
new armOred cruisers. of about $4,000
tons. OF which the new Kansas. with
her powerful battery. high speed, and
fine defensive equipment is a type
Such vessels are coming more and
more into favor throughout the globe
umbining as they do many OF the best
features of the battleship with the SUI
perior speed and greater coal endur-
ance. They are designed TO be quite
capable Of taking their place in line
| Of battle under normal conditions, in
addition to fulfilling the ordinary func-
tons of the cruiser.
There will also be finished within
| the year three ships of about 10000
! lions each. which might perhaps be de-
scribed by semi-armOred cruisers. The
! St Louis. Milwaukee and Charleston,
while less fully protected by armoT
pilates than their greater sisters, yet
have their magazines and machinery
1.-The vitals OF a fighting ship-fairly
we'll defended by moderate thickness
Iof the best tempered steel. II they
! cannot stand up against a battleship
lthev can al least show their heels 10
| her. and they should be able 10 over
take and overcome nearly every pro
! -ected cruiser that is afloat. Their
usefulness as scouts. or as craft which
can pounce upon and sink torpedo
! boats in heavy seas. TO say nothing OF
their capability as commerce destroy
lers. amply justifies their construction.
Thus there is a prospect of the early
! increase of our naval forces by great
group of modern vessels. IS in all, OF
which Il are fully armored and three
are nartialIy so. The commits slonlng
Of this group. large enough IN liseh &c
constitute a formidable fleet. will &c
a long distance toward raising the
rank of this country as a naval power
III is TO be remembered. however, that
notable as this addition is, il will be
! followed by a steady succession Of
Iother armorclads over which the star:
land stripes Will be lifted as they q
into commission within the next three
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
NO TONGUE CAN
TELL SUFFERING
From Itching and Bleeding Eczema
Pain Terrible Body and Face
Covered with Sores - Doctors
and Medicines Failed.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTICURA

No tongue can tell how suffered
for FIVE years with itching and bleed
ing eczema, until was cured by the
Cuticura Remedies, and 1 am so CRATE
full want the world to know, for what
helped me will help others. My body
and face were covered with sores.
One day it would seem to be better,
and then break out again with the
most terrible pain and itching. have
been sick several times, but never in
my life did 1 experience such awful
suffering as with this eczema. 1 had
made up my mind that death was near
at hand, and 1 longed for that time
when 1 would be at rest. I had tried
many different doctors and medicines
without success, and my mother
brought me the Cuticura Remedies,
insisting that try them. l began to
feel better after the first bath with
Cuticura Soap, and one application of
CutiCura Ointment. l continued with
the Soap and Ointment, and have
taken four bottles of Cuticura ResOlv-
ent, and consider myself we'll. Any
person having any doubt about this
wonderful cure by the Cuticura REM
edies can write to my address.
Mrs. Attic Etson, Bellevue, Mich"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22

Statistics gathered in San Francisco
in regard To the japanese engaged il
business show that they have entered
into lively competition with America
in large number of occupations which
the Chinese do NOT invade. There are
10 Japanese hotels in San Francisco. 60
restaurants, 10 intelligence offices. nine
shooting galleries, II billiard rooms and
20 house-cleaning Offices. These are
all licensed and there is a large mum
her of unlicensed cobbIers butchers.
1anttors. porters and domestic serv-
ants
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
The Growth of,he NAVY.

II is doubtful if the average Ameri-
can citizen fully appreciates the fact
that within the next twelysmouth the
available fighting strength Of the Unit
ed States navy will virtually be
doubled by The completion of "a whole
array Of S-1-ored vessels on which
work is now going on.
Foremost on this list are seven big
battleships. the Connecticut I.ouisi-
ana. Nebraska. Virginia. Georgia, New
Jersey, and Rhode Island, none OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
Dangerous and Uncertain.

For sunburn, letter and all skin and
scalp diseases, DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve has 10 equal. Il is a certain
cure for blind, bleeding, itching and
protruding piles. II viii draw the fire
out of a burn and heal without a scar
Boils, old sores. caTbuncles, etc, are
quickly cured by the use OF the genu-
inc DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Ac-
cept no substitute as they are often
dangerous and uncertain. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
Violent Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by
Chasmberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy
and Perhaps Life
Saved
Saved.

a short time ago l was taken with
violent attack of Diarrhoea and be
lieve l would have died if / had not
gotten relief" says John J. Patton. a
leading citizen of Patton. Ala. "A
friend recommended Chamberlain s
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
| bought a twenty-five cent bottle and
after taking three doses of il was en-
tirely cured l consider it the best
remedy in the world for bowel com
plants. For sale by all leading drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
ITCHING ECZEMA
And All Other Itching and ScaIy
EruptiOnS Cured by Cuticura.

The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the fright
full scaling, as i'll psoriasis; the loss of
hair and crusting of scalp, as in
SCALED head; all demand a remedy of
almost superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment, and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt.
Ciicura Soap Ointment and Pills are sold throughout
the world Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Boston, sole
Projectors. RS-send for e How to Cure Eczema
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22

Chief Collins, of the Chicago police.
has ordered all officers to appear neat
and clean and in complete regulation
uniform while on duty Cleanliness
and tidiness are essentials in the prop
er maintenance of a police force in any
city. Rock Island not excepted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications Of argumentative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22

The children lost a friend with The
passing Of Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge
the noted poetcss and longtime editor
of ST. Nicholas magazine. She had been
prominently engaged in literary work
sinrn 1872
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22

Baron Komura is a trile over four
feet high and weighs 90 pounds Ser
gius Witte is over six feet and weighs
much over POO pounds. Yet the big
Russian has 10 look up 10 the little
Jap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
Tuesday, August p, 1905.

A New York author cut his throat
because he could not get his book pub
lished. Had he seen it published. he
probably would have cut his throat
twice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22

Wisconsin women are booming La
Toilette for president This should
add eloquence 10 the gOvernor-senators
Chautauqua addresses. even if the wo-
men can't vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. GEn-
tered at the postOfice as second-class
matterl
, 1905-05-15

attractive home lies nestled among the
cypress and ~quakenasp, surrounded by
flowers of his own cultivation entwined
with those of Gods raising. He runs
a nice bunch of cattle, owns a number
of city properties from which he derives
a nice revenue, keeps his ranch as
neat as a pin without the outlay of a
dollar for held, and over and above all
is a genuine sportsman, spending
much of his time with rod and run.
Always glad to see INT entertain you.
In season his table is invariably re,
called with a suculent cut of yenison.
and as he is free to talk of his affairs,
he will tell you as he has told me that
he is perfectly happy" | recall no
other instance in my varied experience
where the affairs of life are so harmon
iously geared and adjusted as in this
modest country home. Yes, the people
of Wyoming are happy. l know of
none who more fully comprehend the
true philosophy of life, a circumstance
undoubtedly due in large measure to
the close touch in which they live with
nature and its mafvels.
VIM. H.. GARRISON.
, 1905-05-15
SHE DECLINES
THE POSITION
MRS. OLIVE KILN WILL NOT AC,
CEPT REELECTION AS PRES
IDENT OF THE w. r. c.
Has Visited Every Relief Corps in De-
partment of Colorado and Wyo-
ming, and Order Has Larger Men,
bership Than Ever Before in Two
States-Meeting at Denver.

The annual convention of the depart.
ment composed of the two states, Col
orado II Wyoming, Of the Women's
Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic, will be held in
Denver Wednesday, Thursday and Fri.
day, May II, IS and 10.
The year just passed has been an
unusually SUCCESSFUL one. Mrs. Olive
A. KILN of Denver, the department
president, has been untiring in her eff,
forts for the interests of the order.
Mrs. KILN is chairman Of the com
mittee Of arrangements for the nation.
al convention that meets in Denver IL.
September.
Pressure is being brought to bear to
induce her to succeed herself as depart.
ment president, but she positively de.
clines a reelection.
Mrs. Alice T. Smith of Cripple Creek,
will probably be reelected treasurer.
, 1905-05-15
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots Of It in Laramie But Daily Grow
ing Less.

The kidneys cry for help.
Not an organ in the whole body so
delicately constructed.
Not one so important to health.
The kidneys are the filters OF the
blood.
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where there
is poisoned blood.
Backache Is one of the first indica-
tons of. kidney trouble.
1t is the kidneys cry for help. Heed
it.
Doan's Kidney Pills are what is
wanted.
Are just what overworked kidneys
need.
They strengthen and invigorate the
kidneys; help them to do their work;
never fail to cure any case of kidney
disease.
Read the proof from a Laramie citi-
zen.
A. j. Johnson, Of 7O9 Eighth street,
says. when / first learned about
Doan's Kidney Pills and went to the
Laramie Drug company's store for
them the pain in my back was just
commencing. l used the treatment as
directed and the aching ceased. So
pleased was l with the speedy cure
that l advised a friend of mine to try
the remedy, and, following my advice.
she took a course Of the treatment.
The results were equally as pronounc-
ed as in my case. This, l think,
stamps Doan's Kidney Pills as a medi-
cine up to the representations made for
it. I should always be pleased to ad-
wise its use."
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
, 1905-05-15
Making Panama Healthy.

The United States is playing health
officer as enthusiastically in Panama
as it did in Cuba and the Philippines.
AS the result the isthmus Is enjoying
a freedom from disease that it never
knew before. Persons who take an
occasional dose of Hostetter's Stom,
ach Bitters will also enjoy better
health than ever before. 1t will stlmu-
late the digestive juices, which are so
necessary to the perfect digestion of
the food, and thus prevent sick head
ache, nausea, bloating, ~costiveness, liv-
.er and kidney troubles, indigestion,
dyspepsia, insomnia and biliousness.
Women and young girls who suffer
from ills peculiar to their sex need
the Bitters above everything else, be-
1t has often cured when others
had failed. We urge every sick man
and woman to try the Bitters at once.
Avoid substitutes.
, 1905-05-15

the central portion Of the state. 1t has
been rumored recently that it had it's
eye on the Cheyenne and Northern
branch of the Colorado and Southern.
All indications poir. to the greatest
activity in the matter of railroad build,
ing the nation has ever seen and Wyo,
ming certainly has reason to feel much
elated over the bright prospect in store
for it. 1t lies in the path of the Pa.
cific coast business and must of neces
sity reap a rich reward.
, 1905-05-15
WYOMING

Wyoming enjoys the unique distinc-
ton Of having outsiders in all sections
Of the country boosting her railrad pos.
sibilities and probabilities. Almost
every day the Denver papers project
some new line across this state or re.
vive a humor in relation to an old line.
They now aver that the Colorado and
Southern is behind the Colorado, wy
oming and Idaho line and that the
Rock Island is behind the Colorado and
Southern; that it is the purpose of the
Rock Island to push a road through to
the Pacific coast and that Wyoming
will be traversed through its entire ex-
tent. We would welcome the Moores,
with their great Rock Island line, of
course. They are progressive people
and would give us added facilities for
the transaction of our growing bust
ness.
Another line that is much talked of
at the present time is the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul, which is alleged
to have a coast bee in its bonnet. The
Milwaukee is building west through
South Dakota. 1t is also a progressive
corporation and at the present time
gets to the Pacific coast through a traf-
fc agreement with the Union Pacific.
This is only in the passenger business,
however, and it longs to get its hands
upon q portion of the great oriental
trade that has assumed such vast pro-
portions.
The Northwestern is at work west of
Casper and there is no knowing how
far 1t will build before it gets through.
1t has already announced positively
that 1t will build a line to the Shoshone
reservation. 1t will doubtless extend
this line into Idaho and probably to
the Pacific coast. The Burlington has
a close traf1c agreement with the
Northern Pacific, Mr.. J. J. Hills line,
for coast business, but is ambitious al.
ways in building up local trade. 1t is
doing some construction work in the
northern portion of Laramie county, at
the iron mines, and has also announced
its purpose Of building down from
Frannie, Big Horn county, to Thermop-
oils. In the near future it will doubt
less connect up these lines clear across
, 1905-05-15
THANKS, BUT WE HAVE
STONE OF OUR OWN

The bids for the government build.
ing in Laramie have been opened and
it is announced that w. H. Mayfield
of Pierre. S. D., is the lowest bidder
and will likely receive the contract at
$79,27S, says the Rawlins Republican.
If Laramie citizens insist on using
the best stone to be had in the west
they will make a talk for the Raw.
Inns product, and the contractor will
certainly find it to his advantage to
take the same action. 1t is nearer and
better than any other stone that can
be secured.
, 1905-05-15

Miss Marie Buchanan, the charming
little girl who has SO frequently de-
lighted Wyoming audiences with her
great talent upon the violin Inc who
has been studying during the past two
years at Prague under one of the
worlds greatest masters, recently sur
prised the musicians of thai ancient
city with her remarkable powers. The
Denver Post Of Sunday morning had a
picture Of the beautiful young woman
and a lengthy article telling of her tri-
umphs. She is certainly a prodigy. She
has no trouble in playing without ref
erence to notes the most difficult clas-
steal pieces and the marvellous tones
she brings from her violin are nothing
less than enhancing. Miss Buchanan
will receive a royal welcome from the
people of her native land.
, 1905-05-15
FREIGHT RAN AWAY
AND SMASHED ENGINE

A freight train which was left stand
Ing on tie main line at Uintah broke
loose on Wednesday while some freight
cars We're being switched about on a
sidetrack and ran into the real end of
the switch engine, demolishing the 10
hours, says the Evanston News-Regis-
ter. The freight train was left stand
ing on a grade and was speeding along
rapidly when the engineer jumped to
the cab and brought the locomotive to
a %standstill. No one was hurt.
, 1905-05-15
Herbine

Will overcome indigestion and dyspep.
STA; regulate the bowels and cur liv.
er and kidney complaints. 1t is the
best blood enricher and invigorator in
the world. 1t is purely vegetable, per
fectly harmless, and should you be a
sufferer from disease you will use it
If you are wise.
r. N. Andrews, editor and manager
Cocoa and Rockiedge News, Cocoa,
Fla, writes: 81 have used your Her
bine in my family, and find it a most
excellent medicine. Its effects upon
myself have been a marked benefit. l
recommend it unhesitatingly.' soc.
Sold by Red Cross Pharmacy.
, 1905-05-15

place at Snyder, Oklahoma, the ele,
ments appear to have reached almost
the limit of natures possibilities. Peo-
pie were carried away by the storm
and not a vestige of them has been
found. Great buildings were torn from
their foundations and not a splinter is
left to mark where they formerly stood.
Even a big stone roundhouse was com
pletely demolished and carried away,
every stone being removed by the
storm. In the face of such tremendous
power man is helpless and mute.
, 1905-05-15

A cablegram from England an
nounces that there was an uproar in
the national meeting of the socialists
over a unity proposition. OF curse
Anything savoring of unity is entirely
foreign to the socialists. They cannot
even agree with themselves. 1t is al
legged that when the chairman of a so
cialist meeting finds there is no ap,
peal from a decision made, he always
reverses himself.
, 1905-05-15
HoW's This.

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for oousti-
patton.
, 1905-05-15

An investigation in Kansas discloses
the act that nineteen counties have
saloons. The different city govern
ments are receiving license money
from 4S0 places where liquor is sold
and there are countless joints from
which the government receives no rev
enue at all. For a prohibition state
Kansas appears to be doing tolerably
we'll.
, 1905-05-15

The university OF Nebraska has in
a%ugurated a censorship over student
calling to the high-class men and open
revolt is threatened. The faculty pur
poses c%ensoring the remarks of all the
students, in order that alleged jokes
upon the professors and remarks de
%rogotory to rich men with tainted
money may be eliminated.
, 1905-05-15

attacks of most microbes.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discoy-
cry puriies and enriches the blood, and
gives the body a vigorous vitality. It
cures s%crofula, eczema, boils, pimples
and other eruptive diseases which are
caused by impure blood.
NJ had been troubled for about four years with
eczema, or a skin disease, which at times was
almost unbearable as it would itch So writes
Mr.. John LARSON. of IFS Powhattan St, Dallas.
Texas. NJ concluded to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. and after using Ave bottles
found that I was entirely cured. Please ACCEPT
many thanks"
Accept nc substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing vjust
~ good" for diseases of the blood.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation and its consequences.