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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05
1t Will
Pay You

To investigate this if you want to own
a farm in Texas.
The state il now offering public lands
ut from 81 To 81 per acre One-fortieth
cash Balance in 40 annual payments
at > per cent interest. There is some OF
this land in most every county in the
state. and we also have large list OF
decided lands at from SO to $50 per acre.
Excursion rates on the first and third
Tuesdays of every month. Fare, S23
for the round trip to any part OF the
state with liberal Stop-oVer privileges.
We are selling real estate of all kinds
in all parts OF the city.
If you have property to sell. list 1t
with us. If you want to buy property
of any kind. call on us and see what we
have to offer.
Ward 6 Downs
I52IE Second Ave, Rock Island.
Old phone west 81. New phone 1862
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05


on dwellings and house
hold furniture a speciality. G. r.
Chamberlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05
FOx sALE-CPrY rkUPEKri.

FOR SALE-Lot 40x150 feet, centrally
located, on paved street. For partic-
ularS address Box 267, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05
FOR Observation-Disclosures.

FOR RENT-Ofice rooms in the Ire
mann building.
FOR RENT-A blacksmith shop in MI
Ian: good location. Inquire of Mrs.
TengeS, Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05

FOR SALE - 100 feet ground facing
Twentieth street. 60 feet deep corner
lot. north of Sixth avenue. II. *.
SWalker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05

FOR SALE-A second hand lawn NOW
er. in good condition, newly sharpen
ed. Can he seen at CHARLES FiebiS :,
1917 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05

STEAMER ECLIPSE-DAILYC CLINTON
Packet - Leaves Davenport y. IN.
leaves Rock Island 3:15 y. m; arrives
clinton D. m. G. j. MANGAN.
Agt., Rock Island. Ill
Dock, foot OF Nineteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05

GEORGE II. sIDwELL & Co-Com-
mission merchants. Grain. hay and
provisions. Members of the Chicago
board of trade and Chicago stock ex-
change Established 20 years. No.
542 and SAB Rialto building Long dis
lance phone Harrison 1855
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05
FOR RENT-ROOMs.

FOR RENT-Unfurnished rooms at 2516
p Fifth half avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

n IT TOHER & CO.-Brokers. Daven-
mort Stocks, grains. provision. cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago Offices, 100 Main street Tel
enhOne 407.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05

Depot, Second avenue and Twentieth
street. Telephone old west $50, new
Gl70. +. A. RIDDELL, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-05

CHICAGO. MLwAUKEE x ST. PAUL
Railway-D, y. /. & ~. w. passenger
station at foot of Seventeenth street. s.
u. STODDARD. Agent. y. /. Hinrichs.
commercial agent, 2oS Brady street
Davenport
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY.
A "Plain an Pinted" Duty That Was Not to Be Misun-
 derstood.

Deacon Smith and Deacon Jones were pillars of an Alabama eolored country church. One day while stor- ing hay in their employers barn, Dea- con Jones came upon a hens nest. in which reposed a dozen large, white eggs, relates the American Spectator
 Now, whut us gwine do bout dis hyah?' he demanded.
 "Er, reckon We mout take 'em up ter Ge big house?" Deacon Smith sug- gestad. without enthusiasm.
 Now, how we know dat hen b'long ter Mars WHIP" Bro. Jones objected No, sab! Cent take no chance on gibbin Mars Will some yuther man S aiggs!'
 "Mout leave dem hyah, den," was the Tueful reply.
 Now, lookyere, Bro Smif, Ans 'sprise at yo! Don de church teach us ter be kind ter all critters? And don yo think dat 'cludes hens? Elf we wustef leave dem aiggs hyah, dat DO lil' hen woul think day warn't pre- ciatef. an feel bad bout hit. No, sah! Duh plain an pinted duty am ter take dem igs out wonder in dat pine thick ct whar nobody won see de smoke, an roast em
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
NOTES ON COTTON GROWING.

About 10000 bales of cotton is this years crop of the Laguna section of Mexico. The Mexican mills will also require an additional S0,000 bales from the United States during 1906.
 The British charge in Guatemala has forwarded to London a sample of weevilresisting cotton grown in the Retalhulen district of western Guate mala It is called "Pachon, is a short-season cotton, productive and with q fiber of good length and tex ture.
 The Turkish minister of agriculture is about to buy 2,200 pounds of Amer jean and Egyptian cotton seed for the improvement of the quality of cotton raised in Turkey. The seed will be distributed in the provinces of Adana. Aidin and Salonika, according to the Leyant Herald.
 The exports of raw cotton from southern Nigeria in 1905 declined to 96, 306 pounds, having been 2S5,699 pounds in 1904. This falling off is ex- peeted to adjust itself during the pres ent year, when the new plantations will commence to yield, states the Government Gazette of the Nigeria protectorate It has also been re- ported that there was some cotton to be shipped from northern Nigeria.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
ODD HAPPENINGS.

While scratching his nose with the end of loaded revolver man in Paris accidentally pulled the trigger and blew off the tip of the nose.
 In the midst of an electric storm the Mariette fire whistle called out the men, who rushed about in the rain till the apparatus was drenched before it was discovered that lightning had played a prank on the department There is an ordinance against turning in q false alarm.
 The death lately occurred at West bury workhouse, Wiltshire, England, of a 46-yearold baby" The person was born in Westbury, and at the age of 12 months it's further development, both physically and mentally, was arrested. Throughout it's life it was attired in babys frock clothes, and continued to act and play and had to be fed and taken care of precisely as an infant
 An extraordinary sudden death oc- currred the other day in Paris. A sexagenarian wen. to have his photo graph taken. He sat in a chair be- fore the camera, and as the photog- rapher uttered the customary words, Please don't move," down fell the old man on the floor. It was natural ly supposed that the sexagenarian was in a fainting fit, but he was in reality dead, as the doctor who was sent for testified after brief examination of the body.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
FOREIGN FINANCE.

Great Britains public revenue in April the first month of the fiscal year. amounted to e41S.S95, and ex- penditures, G21, ,36036l.
 New capital issued in London from January l to May 5, amounted to s2SS, ,7SS,9l5. as against S434. ,5o5 in the same period in 1905.
 Total operations of the Bank of Japan in the year 1905 amounted to s14,57S,127.060 an increase of s5,744.- l06,420 compared with 1904.
 The annual report of the Banque de Paris for 1905 shows that net profits amounted to only 10,S04sS3 francs, against 19,4l1.421 francs in 1904.
 A loan of 1oO.O00.000 francs will be shortly put on the Paris market for the French colonies in West Africa. The greater part is intended for Sen. egal and the Upper Niger, to improve the navigation on the two rivers.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
CREST OF GRINS.

Eddie-'Say, uncle. what's radium ?" uncl.-"Aw, that's the stuff they make radiators of.
 Father. what's the difference be- tween a lunch and a luncheon 9" "Abolt a dollar and a quarter. my boy
 How did you get that black eye, Willie" T got dat. replied Willie, disgustsdly. by waitin' to count ten when was angry. like you told me to-"
 Nervous Old Lady ton seventh floor of hote)-"Do you know what precau- tions the proprietor of the hotel has taken against fre?' Porter-"Yes. mum; he has the place inshoored for twice wot it's worth"
 Well, Mir. Lambkin, how do you like being married?" Not in the least. am no longer allowed to smoke, to drink or to go out alone" Then you must be sorry you married" T am not allowed to be sorry, either"
 Mrs. Nibs-"Why were you so absurd as to tell Bbbs at the dinner table that you can tell an old turkey from . young one by the teeth?' Nibbs- "So can" Mrs. Nibbs-"N Nonsense. Turkeys have no h."-Nibbs- Well. l have.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
THE DOCTORS WIFE Agrees with Him About Food.


 A trained nurse says: .In the prac- tiee of Hy profession l have found so many points in favor of GrapeNuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients.
 Tt is delicate and pleasing to the palate tan essential in food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders masticatlon impos- sible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet l find Grape-Nuts and al- bumen water very nourishing and re- freshing. This recipe is my own idea and is made as follows: Soak tea spoonful of Grape-Nuts in a glass of with the beaten white of an egg and a spoonful of fruit juice or fiavoring. This affords a great deal of nourish- ment that even the weakest stomach can assimilate without any distress.
 My husband is physician and he uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders it many times for his patients.
 Sl sohdAlS iSSaAu d uish oA Grape-Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for anyone we'll or sick" Name given by Postum Go, Battle Creek, Mich.
 In any case of stomach trouble, nervous prostration or brain flag. a 10 days trial of Grape-Nuts will work wonders toward nourishing and re- building, and in this way ending the trouble 'sThere's a reason" and trial proves.
 Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, "The Road to Wellville.'
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
ACCOMPANYING ECZEMA.
Troubled Badly for Several Years with Eczema on Limbs-Another Won
 derful Cure by Cuticura.

For several years I was troubled bad
 ly with an eczema on my limbs and wrists. scrbed for me without giving me any re-
 suits. had often used Cuticura Oint- ment and received relief temporarily. In the spring of 1904 l tock the Cuticura Re solvent Pills and used the Cuticura Oint- ment for about five weeks, and at the end ct that time there was not bloteh on me anywhere. This spring I took as precautionary meas"re, and will con tlnue to do so every spring simply as a spring tonic, as they are so easy to carry with you, and they certainly fix your blood for the ensuing year. I now use only Cuticura Soap. The Cuticura Oint- emnt and Pills certainly cured me of an aggravated case of eczema. St. Clair Me Vicar, San Antonio, Texas, July 6, l905."
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.

An official estimate places the acre. age of timber in British Columbia at present at 1S2, 750,oO0 acres.
 The number of quart bottles of champagne in the French caves last year was 100.96S, ,363
 The sugarcane estates of the West Indies have been made vastly more profitable by the introduction of steam piows and other laber-saying devices.
 A London dentist has made a pro- posal Of marriage in one of the most novel ways which have yet come to light. He fell in love with an elderly patient who ordered a set of false teeth from him. When the teeth were delivered the woman found neat pro- posal engraved on the plate which held the teeth
 The British Zeitung am Mittag says that Russian some time ago gave ring worth s250 to a newspaper seller in the Friedrichstrasse for three copies of the Zeitung am Mittag. The period fixed by law during which the Russian could have regained possession of the ring recently expired, and the police have informed the newspaper seller that the ring is his lawful property.
 It is estimated that from 100000 to 500,o00 natives have died in Africa of sleeping sickness in the last ten years, The disease is, moreover. spreading with alarming rapidity, yet nothing is done to check it. The weight of opin- ion is that no person once infected eyer reeovers. Despite it's name. sleep is not an important symptom, as 1t oc- CUTS only towards the end of the dis ease in small number of cases.
 curious case of museum robbery is engaging attention at Weimar. An agent offered some time ago to the Goethe-Schiller museum series of Goethe manuscripts, which on exam inatioa proved to have been stolen from the museum itself. The agent ex- plained that he had received them in good faith from a well-known anti quarian in Berlin A search of the an- tiquarian's house brought to light many other documents belonging to the Weimar museum.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
INVESTMENT IN MOTH BALLS
Manner of Using the Preventive That Proved to Be Signal
 Failure

A State street druggist, telling of the quaint characters whom he encounters in his business, recently said: Late one afternoon one of the 'ould sod ambled up to the counter. Hoy yez onything good to kill moths% he asked, relates the Chicago Record Herald.
 Yes, said l. we have moth balis' the best reemdy known.
 "Give me tin eints worth, thin, says be.
 T made up the package, handed 1t to him, and he ambled out again. l had forgotten all about my customer until about four o'clock the next afternoon, when ' was forcibly reminded of the transaction ot the day before. After I had waited on my customers in their turn l walked over to another coun- ter and was there confronted with my moth-ball investor. Without giving me time to make an inquiry, he said:
 Are yez the young mon that sold me thim things yistiddy?' showing me the remains of about half a dozen Of the white balls.
 dHSWeTtu III tue ditt tHdtiNcs anu also inquired what the trouble was.
 '@'Av all the con games I've run up against in me toime, this bates thim all, he said To think of onyone run ming a decent downtown store selling the Ioikes of thim things to kill moths with, or onything else, for the matter of that They might be all right for playing marbles, but for killin' moths, niver I may not be as young as yez are, young mon, but I'm just as stiddy, and I want to tell you wan thing. If yez can show me the man or woman that can throw wan of thim balls quick enough to xii! a moth I'll not only ate ivlry wan of thim yez have in stock, but I'll say nothing about the picture the ould woman and meself broke iii the foine little game yez would have us play.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
AMATEUR AERoNAUTICS.

Do not stick pins into the enevlope, even if the balloon is stationary one.
 Never leave the car while in mo- tion-especially when at consider able altitude. It hurts.
 Do not throw out empty bottles when pasisng over densely populated urban rural districts; they will only get broken.
 Should your grappling iron "grap- pie" a harmless old gentleman and lift him off his feet. do not be too angry with him; let him down gently.
 When passing over friends estate try and resist the temptation of drop ping sandbag through his conserva- tory; somebody may be there. and be- sides, your friend may be a retaliator and tirst-class rife shot
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
TEETH THAT WERE USELESS
denly Sustained the Loss of Them.

Harry Leon Wilson, author of 'The spenders," was domiciled for a summer In Connecticut with a colony of artists and writers, all of whom had to go into the city every day, relates the Saturday Evening Post.
 Wilson was doing nothing but loaf ing. He loafed artistically. and from time to time met and had fun with some of the natives of the place. One day lie found two men in the road who seemed conger al. and he struck up an acquaintance with them. He proposed a drive and they got a surrey and two horses.
 Can you drive?" asked Wilson.
 Sure one of his sudden friends re- piled, 'l am a fine driver
 They got aboard and started down the read. Before they had gone half a mile the team was frightened by a passing automobile and ran away. The driver valiantly steered the horses Into q telegraph pole and Wilson and his two friends were thrown helter- skelter into the road.
 Wilson slowly gathered himself to- gether One of his friends was sitting in the ditch rubbing his bruises and the other stood in the middle of the road gazing in fearful misery at two front teeth which he held in the palm of his hand
 Pretty lucky escape, wasn't it?" asked N ilson, for want of something better tc say.
 Yes, replied the man with the teeth, weeping afresh, but please, oh. please. tell me, what shall l do with these?"
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
GENERAL GLEANINGS.

The king of Ashanti has 3,332 wives. A young Jones is born every 40 minutes.
 The number of known stars exceeds 100, 0,000,000.
 Contributors to the London Times are paid s25 a column.
 One man in six in the American navy is total abstainer.
 The parrot appreciates music more than any other of the lower animals
 Over 20,000,000 leeches were used annually 25 years ago. but now not 1,000,000 a year are used.
 The worlds largest prune orchard in Los Gatos, Cal-contains 50,000 trees and yields an annual profit of x50 000
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
Pitied Pitcoe.

A man who had started with friend on a weeks automobile tour stayed away two weeks. When finally they got back to town. he went home. and his wife received him coldly What he dreaded was a scolding and an upbraiding tI am so glad to be back with you here, dear" he said; but I pity Pitcoe. Poor old Pitcoe?" What is the matter with Piteoe?" said the lady. sharply. "Ah, poor fel- low" said her husband. "at this mo ment his wife is giving him the very deuce," And that willy speech got him of.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
Give and Tahe.

Gracious, my dear said the first society belle. spitefully, " I do hope you're not i'll. You look so much old CT tonight
 Pm quite well, thank you, dear" re- piled tho other. And you-how won- derfully improved you are You look positively young. Philadelphia Led ger.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

Mir. H. J. Henneman, Oakland, Neb., writes "I waited before writing to you about my sickness, catarrh of the stomach, which had over a year ago. There were people who told me 1t would not stay cured, but am sure that I am cured, for l do not feel any more i'll effects. have good appetite and am getting fat.
 So I am, and will say to all, l am cured for good.
 "I thank you for your kindness.
 "Peruna will be our house medicine hereafter"
 Catarrh of the stomach is also known in common parlance as dyspepsia, gas tritis and indigestion. No medicine will be of any permanent benefit except it removes the catarrh
 4 Great Ionic.
 Mir. Austin NJ. Small. Astoria, Ore, writes: During the hot weather of the past summer lost my appetite. 1 tried Peruna, and found it pleasant to take, splendid appetizer and a great tonic"
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
Save the Babies.

INFANT MORTALITY something fht can hardly realize that of
 all the children born in civilized countries twenywo per oen or nearly
 one-quarter die before they reach tySeven than ond before they fV and ne-hal before
 We do not hesitate say that timely save ma j these precious lives Neither hesitate say many nn deaths occaon by the preparations nues and soothing ps sold for chdns less opium morphine They considerable quantities deadly pOns quantity they supe red circulation and lead congest sickness death Caa operates exactly the reverse but you signature Ca Fletcher Caa the blood properly opens the pores of the skin and alays fever.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
Good Test of the Dog.

Suourbante (to visitor)-Oh, how are you? Come right in. Don't mind the dog
 Visito1-But won't he bite?
 That's just what l want to see I only bought that watchdog this morn- ing La Rive
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
Went with the Shit.

Muggsy = Where did yer git de watch?
 Gafer-Got it wid a suit O clo'es.
 "Aw, go'n; de clothin' men ain't giyin' away no watches like that wid suits O elo'es.
 Well, dis was a secondhand suit what belonged to a gent what was in swimmin'. '.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
You Don't Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better Lax Fos keeps your whole inside right. Not one erpe in a full bottle. Sold on the money back plan everywhere. Price 50 cents.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
LID to Him.

Regular Boarder-How many more times am I going to see this same piece of pie?
 Waiter-Dunno, sir. The boss told me to keep giving it to you till you ct it-Dctroit Free Press.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

A man who speaks from experience says that it costs almost as much to keep a wife in clothes as it does to keep an automobile in repair
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

A man finds it easier to boast of the glories of the past if there are not a few old-timers around who remem- Der it even better than he does him. self
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

The mare is by no means singular. Everything goes. where money is the motive.-Puck.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

Talent often regards with envy the well-filled stomach of mediocrity.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
A Harmless Laxative.

Ii you must take a laxative, take harm. less one. LaX-Fos does not gripe. therefore does not irritate. Irritation Is what does the harm. Price 50 cents.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

There may not be more than two inches of strawberries. but think of the size of the box with the lumber higher every day.-Detroit Free Press.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

If a woman has a really good hus- band. the neighbors always say he is henpeched.-N. Y. Mail.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28
Really an Awful Affair.

Really an Awful Affair. Sha-He married her for her money. Wasnl that awful2 He-Did ne get it? No" ''It was. Judge.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

What the world needs is men who do more of their work by day and more of their dreaming by night.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

There is always room at the top, Of course, but sometimes it's whole lot more sociable at the bottom.--Puck.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

Yellow clothes are unsightly. Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue. All
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

If you use Ball Blue, get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large oz. package only cents.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

Some lies are not as white as they are bleached.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

You never make a mistake by talk ing to a man about himself.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-28

Prosperity seems to be some men g earthly punishment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-26
FIVE SECONDS TOO SOON.
Tiny Fraction Of Time Decides Land
Contest.

Special to the Evening Times.
Bemidji, Minn., May 26.-The register
of the Cass Lake land Office has made
an important decision in the contest
case Of P. NJ. Larson against Charles ].
;Hansey, the land in question being a
part of the ceded Chippewa reserva-
ton. The contest WAS started to es-
tablish the prior rights of actual settle
ment and entry.
The land Office holds that Larson,
the contestee, went upon the land
five seconds prior to the time set for
filing, and that Hansey made his en-
try at one minute past 8 o'clock on
the; day of the entry. The secretary
of the interior, in issuing orders gov
erning the opening of the land, declar-
ed any one going on the lands for pur-
pose of establishing settlement prior
to the hour set for fling at the land
office, would be considered and dealt
with as trespassers and preference
would be given the prior legal ap-
plicant Notwithstanding the unlawful
settlement.
The effect of the decision is that
Larson, because he was five-seconds
sooner" loses his right to the land
he had settled upon and also the i'm
provements he made upon 1t, while
Haney, having filed in the prescribed
way, Is given possession of the claim.