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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-07

lean. and supper's ordered for IL
sharp
You made as sure of me as all
that
There was no harm in ordering sup
per. We shall have it in private
room. but You may as well dress. il
you've got the duds.'
They're at my only forgiving rela-
tive's.'
How much will get them out and
square you up and bring you back
bag and baggage in good timer
L had to calculate.
"A tenner easily"
Il had one ready for you. Here IT
is. and / wouldn't lose any time If L
were you. On the way you might look
up Theobald. tell him you've got it and
how long you'll be gone, and that
can't be left alone all the time. And.
10y Jovc, yes, You get me stall for
the Lyceum at the nearest agent s
there are two or three in High street
and say it was given you when You
come in. That young man snail De
out of the way tonight"
I found our doctor in Il minute con-
sulting room and his shirt sleeves. 4
tall tumbler at his elbow. At least l
caught sight of the tumbler on enter
ing. Thereafter he stood in front of
it. with Il futility that had my sym
pathy.
so you've got the billet" said DR..
Theobald We'll, as told you before,
and as you have since probably discov-
cred for yourself, you won't find it
exactly Il sinecure. My own part of
the business is by no means that. In
deed there are those who would throw
up the case after the kind of treatment
that YOU have seen for yourself. But
professional considerations are not the
only ones. and one cannot make too
many allowances in such case
But what is the case:" l asked him.
You said You would tell me if was
successful
DIR. Theobald'S shrug was worthy OF
the profession he seemed destined to
adorn; it was not Incompatible with
any construction which one chose to
put upon it. Next moment he had
stiffened. 1 suppose 1 still spoke more
or less like gentleman, yet, after all.
l was only the male nurse. He seemed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-07
NO STNECURE
tCopynaht. 1901. by cha5le, sea5aet. so-.)
No. Z of che Series

Copyrsht 1901. By Chlfcs Scri5acrs SOD
Az still uncertain which
vE1E III surprised me more. ihc
& a telegram calling my at
-5 tcntion 10 the advertise
ESa7MHAe mcnt Or the advertise
v&0W9AE mcnt itself The tclc-
gram is before lie as
write. 1t would appear to have been
handed in al We're street at = O'Clock
in the morning of May IL. 1891. and
received before half past at Holloway
Il. %. And in the drab region il duly
found me. UuwlShcd. hut at work be-
fore the day grew hot ana my attic
insuppOrtable:
Sec Mr. Matur.u'e aIy,rt..a,u.l Daily
Mail might suit YOU earnestly beg try vii
speak il necessary.
i transcrihe the thing a., / see Il he
fore me, all in one breath that took
away mine. bat leave out the initials
at the. end, which completed the su.'
prise. They stood very obyiu,, - Tor
the kniGhtcG specialist whose consult
ing room is within "a cab whistle Of
We're street, ana who ouce called ne
Einsman for his Sin.s More recently
he nad called me other names. was
Al disgrace qualified 10y an adjective
which seemed to me another. had
made my bed and / could co ami l!c
and die in IL. IT | ever again had
the insolcncc go show my nose in that
house | should - ont quicker than
j came in. III ths and more NV least
distant relative could tell 81 poor Goyii
10 his fIr,, clIlt Tivu for his man ust
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Shouting Their Praisee.

Kirkland, H., Jan. End Special)
Cured OF the terrible Rheumatic
pains that made him a cripple for
years, Mr.. Richard +. Greenhon, an
old and respected resident of this
place is shouting the praises of the
remedy that cured him, Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
Il had the rheumatism in my left
limb so that | could not walk over ten
to fifteen rods at time, and that by
the use of two canes" Mr.. Greenhon
says. Il would have TO sit or lie
down on the ground when | was out
trying to walk and the sweat would
run down my face, with so much pain
| could not sleep at night for about
five or six weeks.
Il tried different doctors medicines,
but they were all no good. Then
sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills and
almost from the first they brought
relief. BY the time had taken four
teen boxes OF them my rheumatism
was all gone and | can truly say
feel better than have in the last
twenty-five years"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Condensed NEW.

Seeking revenge, it is alleged that
Stephen Gorrick, of Chicago drenched
seven horses with kerosene and set fire
to them.
A sharp earthquake shock in san
Francisco Sunday twisted one Of the
small towers on the city hall and broke
many plate glass windows.
A physical wreck from constantly eX-
perimenting on himself with medicines
he used in treating nervous troubles, DR..
Frederick Griffin. aged 40. killed himself
in Philadelphia by inhaling gas.
Eight hundred old sailors, living at
Sailors Snug Harbor home for indi-
gent salts" on Staten Island, y. Y.
turned out Ell masse to fight fire
which finally Quilted their chapel.
A negro posse near Memphis. Tenn,
has captured General Bone. half-wit-
ted negro, who is charged with murder
ing Matte Maben, middle-aged wo-
man, who resided five miles north OF
Memphis.
Chinese immigration to Hawaii is
urged by Territorial Governor Carter in
his report to the government. The Chi
nese are wanted as laborers in the rice
and sugar fields. as the natives will not
work, and Americans cannot.
Three convicts were shot dead while
attempting TO escape from the state
prison at Folsom. Cal. and four were
wounded. The dead men are H. g. Hill,
under sentence Of SO years for robbery;
J. Quinlan. serving l. years for rob-
berry; w. Morales, under sentence for
robbery.
To stop brutality in the German army
Emperor Wilhelm has issued a decree
forbidding those privates who have
shown an inclination to brutal behavior
to be promoted to commissioned of
ficers. Those whose near relatives In
non-commissioned positions have been
guilty OF maltreatment are also barred
from Advancement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Port Orford's First Twins.

The population OF Port Oxford is in
creasing at $40 gait. The stork be-
slowed its blessing upon the home of
George Forty last Sunday at 23O p.
m. and dropped into the arms of the
happy parents a daughter for each.
The doctor says they are as fine twins
as he ever saw, and that all parties
are doing nicely. They are said l.
the first twins born in Port Oxford
and the whole town is delighted at
their arrival. Here's to your health
and your family's, George; may you
all live long and prosper" and may
the example you set have many fol-
lowers.-Port Oxford (Ore.) Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
THE MICHIGAN NEWS
Showing What's Doing In All Sections Of the State
Fought for Life.

Completely covered with ice so that
she resembled an iceberg; with her bull
warks smashed in and holes stove In
her sides in battling against sea Of
Ice in a bowling gale, the fishing tug
Lloyd NJ. crawled into st. Joseph after
having been given M for lost for sew
era hours.
With five other boats the Lloyd NJ.
went out yesterday morning to fish, but
they were soon struck by wild gale.
The rest of the tugs staggered back, but
the Lloyd NJ. failed to come in and as
the hours passed and the violence of the
storm increased, watchers gave her
up for lost. Fighting almost against
hope, however. the crew desperately
kept at work and when the tug reached
port they were frozen in by masses Of
lee. Axes had TO be used 10 chop the
doors open n'order to release the cap
tain from the pilot house and the en-
Gineer and crew from the engine room.
where the four men had been busy
keeping the fires going under the boil
or.
Capt. Henry Mollhagen. who with his
brother Alfred Molhagon. the engineer.
own the tug. said on being released that
the boat had been at the mercy OF the
giant seas for practically five hours.
Nine miles OF nets were lost
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05

Murder on Friday, Capture on sunday.
Sentence on Monday.

sentence ON MOnuny.
George Bearss. the murderer Of Mrs.
Abel Brown. of Berville, was on Mon
day morning started through the court
in Port Huron from which he VIII
emerge into the state prison for Ire.
Bearss pleaded guilty in both the JUS
tees court and the circuit. and at o:5o
Judge Law sentenced him to Marquette
for life. and started the same evening
for his life home.
The explanation of the cold-hlooded
murder as told Judge Law follows: lie
seld that he was in the hotel at Mem
phis Friday morning and became drunk.
He then procured bottle OF WHISKY anu
started for the Brown place. He sad
that his Inyp2se in going over there was
to sell Brown some old rubber as Brown
is accustomed TO buy such stun. w men
he got TO Browns house he asked Mrs.
Brown for some cider and she took 4
pitcher and went down cellar for ii. lie
took the lamp and followed. and at the
foot of the stairs he stumbled and fell
against the woman, striking her WIN
the lamp. She screamed and he thought
that he had killed he~. He then took
club and beat her to death.
Bearss said that If the woman
throat had been cut he must have done
1t. but he does not remember anything
about II. He said that he does not re-
member anything of having committed
an assault or Of having attempted 10
commit one. His own words in Plead
ing guilty were: Il did II. | plead
guilty. but | wouldn't have done it II |
hadn't been drunk"
Abel Brown. husband Of the murdered
woman. heard Bearss sentenced, ana
when the judge came down from the
bench he clasped Browns hand.
THE law has taken its course, Mr..
Brown" said the Judge 1--WE feel very
very sorry for you. and we have done
all that we could do"
You have" said Brown. You have
done all that could be done 1t was q
terrible affair. | have been in daZt
ever since it happened.
When Brown left the court room be
was accompanied by several men
friends and neighbors.
They all expressed themselves as sat
sfed with the outcome, although one Of
them remarked III solemn sort OF
way:
Its too bad we amt got hanging
law"
The murder was committed Friday
forenoon. after which the murderer
made the journey to Flint, which place
he reached Sunday morning and was
soon after arrested. Sunday Afternoon
he was taken to Port Huron. arraigned
placed on trial, pleaded guilty. sent
enced and was on his way to Marquette
Monday night.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
rhe crnr GROW. LlhcrnI.

An imperial ukase issued Monday
eight makes decidedly liberal promises
under a number of heads. 1t promises
existing laws; assures the zemstvos the
fullest possible measure of self-govern-
ment and the enforcement of the laws
now existing in their behalf; promul-
gates a scheme Of workmen's insurance;
extends the liberty of the press. and
promises a full legal trial to all per-
sons accused.
At the meeting of the Moscow Zem-
stvo Tuesday in the presence of great
audience resolutions Of confidence and
congratulation were passed on the APP
pointment Of Prince Peter Sviatopolk-
Mirsky as minister Of the interior and
at the prospect of closer relations and
mutual confidence between the govern
ment and the people. The zemstvo then
voted 100000 for the construction or
school houses TO mark its satisfaction.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Hattie Creek HoId-ups.

Mrs. Loretta Smalley. OF Lansing,
had disagreeable experience in Bat
tie Creek Saturday evening. Arriving
to visit friends, she failed to locate
them and went back to the Grand
Trunk depot disappointed. While she
talked to the ticket agent a thief took
her handbag, containing ner return
ticket, every cent Of money she had
and her gold glasses. Later she To-
Gated her friends accidentally and
then borrowed back fare to get to
their home. The same evening young
thugs held up Oscar Trip. Bedford
farmer and took pocketbook con-
tanning $50. The fellows knew Trip,
ms they surrounded him and said,
Hello, Oscar" as they gradually
closed in on him. Then, playfully
jostlng him between them. one reach
ed into a pocket Of his trousers and
took the cash. Thugs. somehow seem
To favor the name of Trip. for last
week Mason Trip. another farmer.
but no relative Of Oscar, was held up
in an alley for $40.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Fire Too Luxurious.

Unconscious, in bed from the effects
of the cold Mrs. j. Rupert, of Sturgis.
aged -, and wealthy. was discovered
by neighbors just III time to save her
from freezing to death. Seeing no signs
Of life about the neighbors broke into
the house and discovered her condition.
Mrs Rupert lives alone and has repeat
edly refused to have anyone stay WITH
her. She was half frozen, having had no
fire for nearly n hours. and was also
exhausted from want of proper food,
which she has been denying herself. A
neighbor had offered to builG a fire for
her, but she refused, saying she cou.d
not afford il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
CAMEL is AN oUTcAs1.
Perfect Picture OF Mental and Mora
Depravity, Says Traveller.

Depravity, Says Traveller.
"Any ordinary horse on the sired
might feel insulted at being named b
the same class as a domestic animad
with that four-legged impass.ve va
hicle, the camel" writes a t,aveler
Fidelity in a camel does not exist
An artist might as well depict a do
voted crocodile fondling q lost child
as faithful dromedary standing over
the corpse of its fallen master Locl2
wood Kipling touched the core Of tho
matter when he avowed tina; a MAI
might as reasonably lavish his affeS
ton on a baggage wagon. II Short
the camel is an unredeemed boor|
more british than a mule, less ssul
sible Of endearment than even Of eI-
tremes of temperature and weather.
It's virtues are of the body, its great
endurance compromising for men-l
tai and moral depravity that must bel
labeled nothing sort of amazing"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Virtue in "Holy Wells"

Practically all the ills to which the
flesh is heir can be cured by one or
another of the holy wells of England
it is claimed. st. Ninan's, in Corn.
wall, is said to restore lunatics to
sanity, but the patient must be i'm.
mersed in the water and held there
until the breath has nearly left his
body. This seems a heroic measure.
But even this is not so severe as the
treatment which must be endured if a
mailman is to be cured at Llandegla
Well in Wales, for after the victim Is
nearly drowned he is trussed like a
fowl and laid under the communion
table of the neighboring church for the
night
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
HABITS CHAIN
Certain Habits UnconsciousIy Formed
and Hard to Break.


An Ingenious philosopher estimates
tnat the amount of will power neces-
sary t. break lifelong habit would,
If IL could be transformed, lift a
weight of many tons.
1t sometimes requires a higher de-
gree Of heroism to break the chains
of pernicious habit than to lead
forlorn hope in a bloody battle. A
lady writes from an Indiana town:
From my earliest childhood | was
q lover of coffee. Before | was out
Of my teens | was a miserable dys-
peptic, suffering terribly at times with
my stomach.
81 was convinced that II was coffee
that was causing the trouble and yet
| could not deny myself cup for
breakfact. At the age of sc | was
In very poor health, indeed My sis
ter told ne | was in danger of becom-
ing a coffee drunkard.
But I never could give up drink
ing coffee for breakfast although it
kert ne constantly i'll, until | tried
Postum. | learned to make it prop
erly according TO directions, and now
we can hardly do without Postum for
breakfast, and care nothing at all for
coffee.
II am no longer troubled with dys-
pirsia, Go not have spells Of suffering
W tn my stomach that used to trouble
III sc when | drank coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Look IN each pkg. for the famous
little book, The Road to MELVILLE"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Live stock p,r,or SHOW.

Richard Crawford, the son Of the
late Chicago financier. Andrew Craw-
ford, had Il high jinks" watch party
at the late millionaire's summer home,
two miles out of st. Joseph. 1t was 4
stag affair attended by about % men,
The guests were assembled In the re-
ception room, where Mr.. Crawford de-
livered n speech of welcome from the
back Of Holstein bull, which was led
up the main entrance of the summer
home and onto the Oil-stained floor.
Mr.. Crawford remarked in his clos
ing declaration that he had been sue
Cessful in raising stock. of which the
bull was one OF the finest specimens
in the state. lie then had ushered
in Poland China pig. a Jersey cow
and a Texas pony. The latter was
saddled after entering the reception
room, and while mounted was driven
out by Mr.. Crawford amid the wild
cheers Of his guests. Following the
live stock exhibition banquet was
served.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
snow nloc.sed Eycrythlne.

From Negaunee comes this report:
This section of the upper peninsula has
experienced the worst storm In many
years. Telegraph communication from
the outside world has been cut off since
Tuesday the snow is piled in huge
drifts fpm six to 10 Ieet deep, which
renders railroad, street car and street
traffic ilpossIble. All trains have been
from toto 81 hours late. and the St
Paul trim. due Tuesday night. did not
arrive ustil 4S hours later, having been
snow bond n few miles west. Food
was tako TO the passengers by men on
snowshos from n neighboring village.
The danige done by the storm will
amount totbousands of dollars.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Burmese Lack of Grit

Mr.. O'Connor thus sums up the BuI
ceso character: The real fault q
the Burmese character lies in its lad
of grit Continuity of purpose, stead
determination, the faculty of depths
these the Burman lacks. And the "a
PLANTATION simply lies in this-that hi
is racially still a child; a very cleve
and promising child with great apt
tudes, with much latent power an,
singular sweetness of character. bu
with the faults, the passionate temper
the cruelty. the want of self-control a
a CHILD"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
TRAVEL IN THE oLpEN TIME.
Louis Joliet Had Few Comforts on
Long Voyage.


Long Voyage.
II was a clear September day in
Montreal. 1872, that Louis Joliet, a
young Canadian, in the dress OF a
"coureur du bois," ran down to the
river and. placing his gun in a canoe,
already provisioned with bag of corn
and bag of tobacco, sprang lightly
into the boat and was soon breasting
the strong current of the ST. Law
renee. The man carried a commission
from the French government author
izing him to lead an expedition from
Mackinac to discover and explore the
great river of the West, conjectured
TO empty into the Gulf of California
He also bore a commission to Jacques
Marquette, of the mission Of ST. Ig-
mace, to be his assistant and COM
panion in the proposed expedition.
The prospect OF a lonely voyage Of
a thousand miles in a canoe caused
Joliet no apprehension of discomfort;
for a companion had he not his gun,
for warmth and cheer his camp fire,
for solace his pipe? And for protec-
ton there was his inverted canoe, be-
meath which he could sleep unmindful
Of the clements.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Thirty Lifers.

George Bearss. the confessed murder
er of Mrs. Abel Brown in 81. Clair coun-
ty. now wears No. 1890 on his breast In
Marquette prison. He will remain in
solitary confinement for several months
and to what work he will eventually be
assigned will depend upon circum-
stances and his behavior Mrs. George
Bearss. wife of the murderer, has been
located with relatives at Grayling.
Arriving on the same train with
Bearss were officers from Detroit in
charge of Charles Brooks of Flat Rock,
convicted of taking indecent liberties
with his daughter. and also sentenced
for life During the past few months
seven lifers have been received from
lower Michigan. bringing the total num-
bg to about 30, or 10 per cent of the
prison population.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
Governor Warner.

At O'Clock Monday afternoon Hon.
Fred NJ. Warner took the oath of office
and is governor of the good state Of
Michigan. There were the usual accom-
paniments of staffs in all their gold
braid. The business OF the week will be
social events. the inauguration and the
inaugural reception and ball Then the
legislative caucuses. the eX-augural
message of Gov Bliss. the inaugural
message of Gov. Warner the commit.
tee appointments and the adjournment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
No Pardon for McGarry.

Gov. Bliss has refused TO pardon
Thos. +. McGarry, the Grand Rapids at
torney sent to Ionia for bribery in the
water deal. The members of the state
pardon board were not able to agree
upon a recommendation TO the COVER
nor and the latter declared he would
not act except upon n unanimous recon-
mendaton. McGarry's friends will not
drop the fight. however. but will resume
their efforts as soon rs Gov. Warner is
comfortably Installed in the executive
office
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-01-05
CUTICURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest Skin Soap-Ths
Standard of Every Nation OF
the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best peopleI
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, the purest and sweet
est of emolient skin cures, for preserv-
ing, purifying and beautifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp Of crusts,
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for softening, Hhite1
ing and soothing red, rough any
hands, for baby rashes, itchinI
chafings, and many sanatiye,
tic purposes which readily
themselves to women, th
mothers, as we'll as for nN
poses of the toilet, Mth an