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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
Or. Chalmers Prentice
WORKS WONDERS ON THE THE
DRY THAT EYE STRAIN CAUS-
ES NERVOUS DISEASES, APO
PLExY AND HEART
FAILURE.

DIR Chalmers Prentice addressed
the German Medical Society of Cleve-
land, Ohio, at the Hollenden hotel
Sunday evening, Sept. "a. Subject,
Control of the Nervous System
Through the Eye During the even
ing's clinic DR.. Prentice relieved two
cases of stammering. brought hearing
to one deaf ear, and completely re-
lieved the difficult breathing in a bad
case of bronchial asthma, all this was
done with glasses. DR.. Prentice was
given vote of thanks and an invita-
tion to lecture again at an early date"
The above lecture detained the doc
tor in Cleveland 10 days, during which
time the number of patients was SO
great that less than one-third of them
could be cared for. These cures are
so wonderful that question is sug-
gested, Are these cures due entirely
to the glasses?"
DR.. Prentice will give free lecture
and clinic at the parlors of the Kimball
house. Davenport, Monday and Tues
day, Jan. 8 and 3. at 10 a. m. and
p. m. each day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04

the finger piece at the outer end of the
knife the latter is revolved about the
rod, but owing to the thread on the
nut and rod the knife is advanced in
spiral direction, cutting the fruit into
continuous spiral ribbon. Then on
cutting through the fruit from the cir
conference to the center it will be
divided into a number of separate
slices, all of a uniform thickness. The
rod is adjustably held in the handle SO
that it can be heightened or shortened
for different sizes of fruit. 1t may also
be replaced by a rod with different
thread for slices of different thick
ness.-Scientific American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
A Modern Miracle.

Truly miraculous seemed the recov-
cry of Mrs. Mollie Holt of this place, ~
writes j. o. r. Hooper. Woodford,
Tenn, ''she was so wasted by cough
ing up puss from her lungs. Doctors
declared her end so near that her fam
lily had watched her bedside As hours;
when, at my urgent request DR.. Kings
New Discovery was given her, with the
astonishing result that improvement
began, and continued until she finally
completely recovered, and is healthy
woman today" Guaranteed cure for
coughs and colds. soc and $500 at
Hartz & Ullemeyer, druggists. Trial
bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
Motor Harve.tine at Nisht.

For the purpose. Of showing the use
fliness of the agricultural motor an
interesting demonstration was recently
given on an English farm. The field
was Illuminated by acetylene gas, and.
drawing two six foot mowers, the mo-
tor cut fifteen acres in three hours and
thirfy-hve minutes, the start having
taken place at 9 p.s M. The demonstra-
ton was given to show that the motor
can be used day and night. $50 enabling
field to. be mowed or pIowed In the
shortest possible time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
A Million Soap Bubbles an Hour.

A soap bubble machine on exhibition
at the recent Lewis and Clark exhibit
ton was a double decked continuance,
consisting of two beautifully decorat-
ed porcelain bowls of suds, one above
the other, surmounted by a plaster
fairy. The suds were made very strong.
The bubbles were produced by forcing
air into the soapy water. A constant
flow of air was maintained through
pipes. and the bubbles constantly rose
and fell in the basins, making most
beautiful effect. The capacity of the
bubble fountain, which was the largest
ever made. was 1900 bubbles a min
ute. This means 1,056,0oO an hour, or
9.5O4 900 during a nine hour working
day. Three-fourths of a pound of soap
was sufficient to supply the fountain
for two days, making a total of 1905
600 bubbles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04

Tent for Swedish Sineers.-While it
is yet months till the gathering of
Swedish singers of America in this
city in the summer of 1907, plans are
being laid by the Svea and Swedish
Olive choruses, which will be hosts for
caring for their guests and for the
great concert which is to be feature
of the convention. There is not a
building in the city large enough to
hold all the singers who will be here
and the audiences which will greet
them. Arrangements have been made
by the local choruses with Minneapo-
lis man who has agreed TO bring to the
city a gigantic tent, which will seat
5000 people Beside the tent this man
will also furnish comfortable chairs,
all at cost of $40 The tent will
probably be raised on Athletic field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
BREAD At HALF PRICE.
Modern MIL Promises to Cut FIour's
Cost In Two.

Cost In Two.
The Apostoloff system of bread max
ing continues TO attract attention
throughout the United Kingdom, the
claim being made that in the light of
more recent discoveries the price OF
the quarter loaf will be reduced from
siXpence to threepence. Mr.. Apostoiof
claims that owing TO a remarka bic
process of milling it will soon be posi-
BILE for bakers to convert wheat into
bread within the space of three hours,
and that the bread can be sold at
handsome profit at reduction to one
half of its present price.
Mr.. Apostoloff states that not only
will the miller's fee be saved, but that
the output of loaves will be increased
from IL to 20 per cent. One of the in
ventors mills is in Upper Thames
street, and, although of small size, the
utility of the mill Is enormous.
1t swallows the wheat grains and
elects from three chutes -four, mid
dlings and husks or bran. The bran is
packed away for farmyard use, the
-four goes into the bakehOuse recepta-
Gle, while the middlings are not hand
ed over to the gluten buyer. as has
hitherto been the case. They are pass
ed through troughs Of tepid water,
where they are so treated that nine
tenths of their substance remains in
solution.
Mr.. ApOstoloff in securing this nine
tenths of the ''middlings'' to the baker
and through the baker to the consumer
states that he has achieved that which
millers and bakers have been endeav-
turles.-LOndon Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
DAVENPORT DOTS.
County to Improve Road.-The road

| County to Improve Road.-The road
between Davenport and Blue Grass
| will be greatly improved during the
years 1906 and 1907. Resolutions TO
this effect were passed by the board
of supervisors yesterday. Some time
ago part of the road was improved by
being macadamized Lately the kohrs
Packing company and various other
people have petitioned the supervisors
to extend this work SO as to include
more of a particularly bad piece of
| road IL was in compliance with these
requests that action was taken.
EIks Will Go to Chicaso.-A party
consisting of about So of the local or
der of Elks will leave next Wednesday
for Chicago. The Chicago Elks are
to have a big housewarming in their
new palatial club house, and the local
lodge have received invitations to at
tend. Large delegations from all
towns in the vicinity of Chicago will
take part in the opening festivities and
royal good time is looked forward TO
by those who are to attend.
Goes to Victor Charge.-Rev. Her.
man Frencken, who has been located
as an assistant at the Sacred Heart
cathedral in this city for over year.
ever since the conservation OF Bishop
Davis. has been appointed by Bishop
Cosgrove to the pastorship of the
Catholic church at Victor. Iowa. Faith
er Frencken will leave for his parish
in about two weeks
Doctors EIect.-The annual meeting
and election of officers of the Scott
County Medical society was held
Tuesday evening at the Outing club.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. G. E.
Decker; Vice President, Carl Vollmer;
Secretary. George Middleton; Treas
urer. Ed Strohbehn.
Live Wire and NaiI.-Nott until yes
terday was the origin of the fire at the
Jeyne billiard parlorS early Christmas
morning discovered. Fire Chief Jack
Piening has made careful lnvestiSa-
ton and was unable to ascertain the
origin. The insurance companies next
took the matter up and conducted the
investigation further. Today one OF
the adjusters in the city solved the
problem by discovering the cause. This
is attributed to an electric wire under
meath the flooring which had come in
to contact with a nail driven into the
wood nearby and thus causing the in
sulation to be worn Off
Obituary Record.-Detlef +. HAZEL
died Tuesday evening at his home,
704 Jersey Ridge road. Mr.. HAZEL was
born at Leith, Germany. on May 10,
1S43 In 1873 he was married to Miss
Emma Wittmaack. with whom he
came to this country in 1884 AT first
he settled in Nebraska but few years
later removed to Davies City, Iowa
In 1890 the family once more moved
and this time to Davenport He was
a member of the Claus Groth glide.
The survivors are his wife, Emma Ha-
fel, Mrs. Maggie Sawyer and Miss Ber-
tina HAZEL. and three sons. William F.,
Herman u, and Harry E HAZEL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04

New Names for Streets.-A compre-
hensiye plat of Candee Grove and con-
tiguous territory which was recently
annexed to the city has been drawn by
City Civil Engineer Clark G.. Anderson
with view to furnishing basis for
the numbering of residences and
streets in the new tract The variety
of names which had been given to sew
eral streets particularly in Candee
Grove gives way to the system of con-
tinuous numbers, and here are some
of the notable changes: Candee street
becomes Twelfth avenue; Blaine street
becomes Thirteenth avenue; Bennett
street becomes Twenty -fiifth street; :
Edwards street becomes Twenty-sixth
street; PARA street becomes Twenty
seventh street; Elm street becomes
Twenty-ninth street; Fuller street be-
comes Thirty-first street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
Always Increases the strength.

reasonable amount of food thor
oughly digested and properly assimi-
lated will always increase the strength.
If your stomach is little off" Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you
eat and enable the digestive organs to
assimilate and transform all foods into
tissue-building blood. Kodol relieves
sour stomach, belching, heartburn and
all forms of indigestion. Palatable and
strengthening. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
MOLINE MENTION.

DR.. Meyer Health Conmissioner.-
DIR. r. c. j. Meyer Tuesday evening
won his long-deferred appointment as
commissioner of health under the new
ordinance adopted last fall, and Ed
ward Jones, peoples party worker in
the Second ward. was named health
inspector. according TO the schedule
which was announced some months
ago. The appointments were made by
Mayor Olson, and were confirmed by
the council. Jones slipped through by
the narrow margin of single vote.
The appointment of the two officers
is effective at once. Dr.. Meyer as
commissioner receives a Taiary of $500
a year, and Mr.. Jones as health inspec-
tor is to be compensated at the rate
of SOS a month
Two More PoIicemen.-The petition
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union of Moline was granted unani-
mously by the city council at its meet
ing Tuesday evening The petition
asked that the council authorize the
mayor to appoint two more policemen.
Lay Tracks in Night.-Hardly an
hour elapsed from the time the city
council approved the bond of the Mo
line Plow company before large force
of men were at work tearing up the
pavement on Fourteenth street and be-
fore daylight dawned the tracks were
down and the men were tusy putting
in the ballast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
spani.rd Invent. . New Propeller.

Spanlaro AnVcAts - NC" froPcllcEs
A Spanish engineer, Don Jose Fola,
has invented a new biconcentric screw
propeller, with which experiments
have been conducted at Valencia with
very remarkable results. The steamer
sIonserrat was fitted with the pro-
peiler and made trial. Mt which a
large party of scientific men was pres
to have confirmed the extraordinary
propelling power Of the invention, the
speed being, it is alleged, 60 per cent
higher than with ordinary screws and
with an economy In fuel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04
AN INGENIOUS slIcER.
Cuis Fruit or vegetable Into Orc
Long Spiral Ribbon.

Long SpAEuA feAVooh'
The accompanying illustration shows
an ingenious device for slicing yegeta7
bles or fruit. 1t comprises thread
ed rod or pin. on which the vegetable or
fruit is impaled, and knife adapted to
be revolved spirally around the rod.
The handle which carries the rod is
formed with prongs which pierce the
end of the fruit and prevent it from
turning on the rod while it is being
sliced. In addition to the prongs, the
handle carries a pair of spring arms
formed with jaws at their outer ends
which assist in holding the fruit dur
ing the slicing operation. A nut is
threaded on to the rod and carries the
knife.
In use the device is held as illustrat
ed, and by pressing the finger against
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04

Insurance Company Meetins.-Ofi-
GERS reports for the last year, read at
the 10Th annual meeting of the Moline
Mutual Fire Insurance company, held
in Turner hall Tuesday evening, show
ed that the company is in prosperous
condition and that it is steadily grow
ing stronger In the Is years of the
company but $3.50 in assessments has
been levied on each $1,000 of insur-
ance carried. making 90 cents the av-
erage annual cost for each 81 goo. Nine
losses were adjusted during the last
year. and in full settlement of these
losses s379S7 was paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-04

Wife of Year Dead.-Fhe new year
began in sadness for w. l.. Clark, re-
Gently appointed trade manager for
the Moline Wagon company, who has
been in the city during the last month
familiarizing himself with his new du-
ties. Mr.. Clark's wife died at Ran
tout, ILL.,, Sunday night after an opera
ton for relief from appendicitis. Fate
permitted them to enjoy married life
only year. MIR. Clark was formerly
traveller in northern Iowa for the wa
gon company, and he was arranging to
bring his wife TO their new home here
when she was taken i'll.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
YEAST.

r W. (Iovilia, Iowa.: Please send recipe for
making soft yeast that published in The
Tri-Weekly Tribune about three or four years
ago:
we cannot give you the desired recipe unless
you tell US the precise date OF its publication In
the mean while. the following recipe may serve
the purpose:
% Boil one pound OF -four one-fourth OF a
pound of brown sugar and a little salt in two
gallons Of water for one hour: when nilkwarm
bottle it for use In twenty-four hours. One pint
Of this yeast will make eighteen pounds of
bread
C2) Yeast CVienna): Indian corn. barley and
rye (au sprouting) are powdered and mixed, and
then macerated in water at a temperature Of
from 149 to 1877 degrees Fahrenheit. Sacchari-
fcation takes place in few hours, when the
liquor is racked off and allowed 10 clear. and
fermentation IS set UP by the help Of a minute
quantity of any ordinary yeast Carbonic acid IS
disengaged during the process with so much
rapidity that the globules Of yeast are thrown
off and remain floating the surface, where
they form q thick scum. The latter IS carefully
removed and constitutes the best and purest
yeast. which, when drained and compressed in
a hydraulic press, can be kept from eight TO
fifteen days, according to the season.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
MOTHER ooosE's MELODIES.

c. E c. (Canandaigua. n. V: % Was
Thomas Fleets Mother Goose Melodies" the
first collection Of rhymes under that name? (2)
Why is the theory Of Mother Goose connected
with these rhymes regarded as exploded by
higher critics?
% Yes; in English. In 1860 q story was
started the effect that the author of the melo-
dies for children veritable parsonage, not
an Imaginary character. Her maiden pame It
was said, was Elizabeth Foster, and shs was
born in Boston IN 1865. She married Isaac Yer
goose, otherwise Goose, in 1862, and lived to
the advanced age Of pinety-two years. The
nursery rhymes bearing her were COM
posed by her for the entertainment Of her grand
children. and were collected and published in
Boston IN 1719 by her son-in-law. Thomas
Fleet CD There is satisfactory evidence that
the songs were written by persUh named
Goose II is probably collection OF nursery
rhymes of tho times and belongs to French
folk lore, and not 10 English tradition Charles
Perrault q French writer (162S-1708), the
first person 20 collect. reduce TO writing and
publish In 1897, the "Contes de Ma Mere rOye."
or '@rales OF Mother Goose" though he did not
originate the name, and there is no reason TO
think that Mother Goose" was a term ever
used In English literature until IL was trans
lated from the French equivalent Mere IOye"
These tales, also known simply as Les Contes
de Psrrautt." include eighteen eharInins fhiEy
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
FEcUKDIY.

N D (Mnford, Iel): What is the total num-
Der q children & woman may bring forthY
A woman living IN accordance with the laws
of hygiene might, within the thirty years OF her
married life that she IS permitted 10 obey the IN
Junction of the Bible give birth 10 fifteen OF
twenty children, and this would be only the
-ro6uct % normal fecundity. There are how
ever. exceptional cases IN which the number OF
children exceeds this norm. Thus, Ihe
Statistics Of St Pancras's Royal Dispensary'
-s-s estimated the number Of children one
man nay bear as from twenty-five 10 sixty
,,.-- The ccnsvs OF Berlin Of 1901 shows one
woman who. ct the age OF forty-one, had borne
---e~---three children; three who, at the re-
e5sc-f~e ares os forty. forty-three and forty-slX
Rad given Mfe 20 twenty-one children each; 24S
.-c-ner. having from thirteen 70 twenty children
each and IS mothers OF twelve children ea1cIl'
--.scr-aerger relates the history Of a case or
v-ornar iu the eighteenth century bearing nifty
lre efuGven Atkinson speaks OF a woman
frsrr!-i Al sixteen, dying when she was sixty
Pc7.r who had borne thiTty-rine children ali AZ
sfrgls births. Brand, writer o. greet require
81 rs History e Newcastle" quoted by wal
sord mentions as & we'll attested fact the wife OF
a Scotch weaver Who bore s.xty-two chi!dren
81, one husband. ell OF whom lived TO be Dap
~s1aS
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
"TRE WORLD UPSIDE DowN.r

j. w. S. yorktown Va.): When Lord Corn
wallis surrendered to General Washington at
Yorktown. Va, and his forces marched out OF
the works, down between the lines to stack
arms. their band played what has been called
The World Upside Down." 1 have not been
able to get the piece Of music or words, which
L hope you will publish in your query column
or let me know what you know about It,
The ballad entitled The World Turned Upside
Down; or, The Old Woman Taught Wisdom"
was published originally in THE Gentleman S
Magazine and afterward on a music sheet set
to the tune Derry Down" The first stanza of
this song, the whole OF which may be found in
Moore's book runs follows:
Goody Bull and her daughter together fell out
Both squabbled and wrangled, and made a -
rout,
But the cause OF the quarrel remains TO be told,
Then lend both your ears. and a tale I'll unfold.
You will find the matter extensively discussed
in The Tribune of August II. 1898 page 12),
and in the Supplement. also the music of the
tune Derry Down." to which the ballad was
sung. The tune Derry Down" is of the six
teenth century. and is taken from "Old English
DittieS"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
Constant Reader Tells What He,
Kissed an Last Weeks Papers.

"A friend Of mine who is butcher" saidtthe
Busy Man, wants me 10 take half interest In
his business. Good money in it. don't you
think?"
I'd wait a While. II were you." repliedi the
Constant Reader. Just now the popular feeling
against the Beef Trust is very bitter. The
number of vegetarians IS increasing on all sides
President Roosevelt made public the Neill- -Reyn-
olos report. in which the revoltingly unsanitary
conditions that were found in the Chicago stock
yards were described With this report the
President sent 10 Congress a special message
setting forth the necessity Of federal inspection
Of The packing industry. he said the expense Of
this inspection should be borne by the packers
and that Il would not amount to more than s
cents a head. Present laws, he said. were in
adeooats 10 insure cleanliness In the packing
houses"
We'll what IS 10 prevent the reform which
the President asksr' interrupted the Busy Man.
The packers are making a vigorous fight
against federal Inspection" said the Constant
Reacer. "as provided for in the Beveridge bill.
This bill has passed the Senate, but was held up
IN the House Congressman Wadsworth. chair
man os he Committee on Agriculture. &c which
II was referred. seems 10 be its most bitter
enemy. The packers sent before the committee
a representative, who was encouraged by the
chairman dsfend the meat men at great
length. The next day Commissioners Nein was
brought before the committee and cross-exaIn-
ined by All. WadsWoItb with such severity that
other members OF the committee arose and re-
monstIatsd. Afr. Nell. however. stuck TO his
report. The exposure OF the Beef Trusts filthy
methods is said 10 have caused q decrease in its
business Of S20GO00O0 so far. Both England
and Germany are contemplating raising the bars
against American canned beef. and other coun-
-ries may take similar steps. Meantime, the
President has another beef report, worse than
rhe drst, which Will be made public IL the Beef
Trust continues obdurate-"
"'This beef stencil has made everybody forget
about the Pennsy1vania Railroad scandal" said
the Busy Man.
Not altogether." responded the Constant
tons have been uncloseted- Clerks were found
20 be making almost much graft out OF cor
poratlons doing business with The railroad as
men higher Up. IJoseph Boyer, chief clerk in the
once OF a. W. Gibbs superintendent Of
motive power, for example. admitted that he had
sccepted gifts OF stock amounting TO $1,000
and money aggregating more than $4,000 from
~oal companies in about three years AIr. Gibbs.
his superior, said on the stand that he was not
aware that such conditions existed in his de-
Tertnent. Another clerk. Joseph K. Aiken.
chief clerk 10 A. q. Mitchell superintendent OF
the Asorongahela River division Of the Pennsyl-
compenies. As a result OF these exposures both
-1sn were discharged at the order OF President
SessstL who had Just returned from Europe.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
TO DESTROY sEpeUes.

" p. QSorth Perry. Med: What Raporsscan
7 use 20 I'll bedbugsg
n, Take everything out Of the infested room.
Mug ID ar the windows tightly, close all chin
.sys enc empty about one ounce Of powdered
s,s-yhur on q pan OF hot Goals placed IN ule
--,6sIe % the foor. Shut the door and cover al
era KS. ,et the sulphur burn as long as II Will
Where tle room IS large it IS O good plan to
fasten a bit Of tin tube 20 the bottom OF the
pan and 10 this connect enough srnaH TupDer
piye 10 lead OFT OF the nearest door BY blow
i-g into the end OF the pipe with tho bellows
rae sulphur viii be caused TO burn more quickly
ty f1e draft created. and 10 give oehset
--y,ci-l AsIar the sulphur has burned out. paint
III lie CRACKS in the floor and around the mop
bond with q strong solution OF corrosive s1pn-
mate and treat the furniture 10 the saiiie Deioo
replacing f. . ,., ,,v, oil. +bis
e.lo.- is good but to make IL more eftectual ger
ID c-nfs worth Of quicksilver and add 70 II;
Puf h into an tae cracks around the pea AUG
thcy via soon disappear. The bedsteac ehouia i
1lrst be acalded and wiped dry, then put oh i .Ie
Gculd with 4 feather. March ana APrlI aie 10 20
months when bedsteads should be examiner "
10