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The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
FEMALE BOOK CANVASSER
Russian Woman Who Is Said to Earn
$4,000 at the Calling-Society
Folk Her Customers.

New York.-The most successful
book canvasser in this country is q
woman. She is a Russian, and came
over hcre ten years ago, unable TO read
or write English. Now she is earning
$4,000 year selling special limited
editions" for Philadelphia house.
This woman thinks 1t nothing to sell a
set of books for $4,000, of which she
receives 40 per cent. The books, of
course, are supposed TO be bound in
covers of special design, the paper,
printing and illustrations are OF the
finest, and the edition is said to be
limited. The woman sells the books
mostly to wealthy women. She drives
up TO their homes in magnificent car.
riage, attended by footman in livery
She never fails to impress the pros
pective customer with her refinement
and frequently she poses as Russian
countess, There is hardly society
woman in the country who has not
purchaser set of books from this wo.
man.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
CONGRESS WAS TALKATIVE.

Wekes, Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Little
field, whose conversation in colloquy
often goes about the 200 word mark.
But the debates on the floor are only
part of the doings. Never before have
there been so many committee hear.
ings. A brand new chairman of the
house committee on appropriations
came in this session, and under the
leadership of Mr.. Tawney the depart.
ments of the government have received
such an overhauling as never before
This committee was in session almost
all the time, and the printed hearings
on the appropriation bills alone
equalled in volume the entire house
proceedings in some former con.
crosses.
There was scarcely an important
house committee that has not had more
hearings than usual. Often six OF
seven committees have been in session
at once and there was one memorable
day when IL committees OF the house
sat at the same time, and seven Of
them ran all day. The committee stem
ographers' record of the assignments tC
hearings shows that there have beer
656 during the session. or these the
regular committee force reported so
and outside reporting firms had to b,
called In TO take care of 155.
There was very little general politi
cal debate, strange as 1t may seem
Almost all the talk has been OF the
kind that seeks to attain a definite re
suit, and whether on appropriation
bills or on matters OF specific legisla
ton the debate was of the sort tha
counts.
The senate committee hearings
while very much less voluminous thar
those of the house, were also heavy
notably the interoceanic canal commit
tee hearings, which amounted to NOR,
than 100000 words.
Altogether there were more than 40,
100000 words spoken and reported a
the capitol in seven months, a recort
the like of which the world have neve
before known.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
WILL TAKE BRIDES NAME,
Prof. Williamson to Become M
D'Visme Upon His Marriage
to a French Beauty.

Chicago.-Prof. II. p. Williamson, Of
the University of Chicago, head of
French and the Romance languages, is
going to have romance Of his own.
Following a medieval French custom,
he is going to lose his identity in that
Of French bride. He has left for
Paris to marry Mile. Alice Azeline
Olympia D'Visme. When he returns
to his classes and the troubadour liter.
ature in the fall 1t will be as NJ
D'Visme.
For generations the D'Visme family
has been one Of the proudest In France.
Tales Of the bravery OF its men and
the beauty Of its women long before
the days of Versailles are tradition of
which each member of the family is
proud. Having once borne the name.
II seems little less than tragedy to
give II up.
Therefore, when Mile. Alice Azeline
Lucie Olympia consented to marry a
plebeian "Mr." II was agreed that the
change in name in accordance with
the old custom should be made, and
that Williamson" should pass into
oblivion.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
WILL TAX OUR WHEAT
BIG CROP IN MEXICO TO CAUSE
RESUMPTION OF TARIFF.
Product Said to Be Best Raised in Sis
ter Republic in Many Years-Ce-
real Is Displacing Corn az
Food Staple.

Monterey, Mexico.-lt is not proba.
extend the reduced duty privilege on
wheat from the United States. The
native crop is reported to be the best
that has been raised in the republic
for many years, and for this reason 1t
is thought that the duty of three cents
per kilo OF wheat will again 20 into
effect Immediately. Large shipments
OF wheat from the United States are
now coming into Mexico and the heavy
traffic will continue for some time.
The Monterey -four mill, one of the
largest mills in Mexico. has more thar
100000 bushels of wheat contracted
for, mostly from the United States
The railroads will be busy for The nexl
ten days shipping wheat to the diner.
ent fG!ls in the republic from the
United States, where large crop has
I~>ea raised.
'On account of the good crops wslicS
have teen raised in the northern part
of this country think that 1t is likely
|. that the full duty will be placed back
on wheat, beginning this month said
Ernesto Madero of Monterey, who is
interested in the Touring business III
Mexico.
"The crops IN Coahuila. Chihuahus
and Durango are all reported to be in
excellent condition, though those In
the southern part of Mexico are prac-
teal failure. on account of tina,
,,hn L., hn
cheaper than at Mexico City, which
fact may possibly determine the course
of the action which the government
| will take in the matter in favor of an
other extension of the reduced duty
But II the reports of the northern
states are to be believed the largest
crop In the history of Mexi has been
raised and | think that to protect this
the full duty will be put into effect.
mo matter what will be done, the
| mills in which | am interested will be
little affected for at least year &c
come, for we have laid in large sup.
ply OF grain and are still buying more
The wheat raised here is of as good Q
| quality as the best produced in the
United States, and soon expect to SEE
Mexico become self-sustaining in thai
respect"
Most Of the mills are amply supplied
with wheat and are turning out fioul
as rapidly as possible Wheat is rap
idly taking the place Of corn as thu
food staple in Mexico, except with thu
poorer classes, who still rely on thu
corn cakes. Over 30 mills are in oper
alton In the republic, turning out hou
as rapidly as possible, but the price o
-four remains the same, showing hov
great is the demand
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
Big Task Imposed on Official Reporters
by Lawmakers-Many Meetings
by Comniittees-New Record
Is Established.

Washington. Never before in the
history OF the world has there been
such a task imposed on shorthand re-
porters as the one which has just been
completed at the capitol. There has
been more talk recorded there in the
last seven months than was ever put
into print anywhere before in the
same length of time.
When the first session of the fifty
ninth congress adjourned 1t was
found that the Congressional Record
had gene beyond the 10000 page mark.
Only once has 1t ever reached that
figure before in one session Of con-
gress, and that was in the fifty-first
(the Reed rules SESSION., which sat I'M
til October l. The congress In seven
months did as much talking on the
floors of the house and senate as the
ffty-first did in ten months. The house
contributed the greater volume of the
oratory. but the 70 day senate debate
on the railroad rate bill was quite I'M
precedented in that body for its con-
tinuousness, quantity, rapidly and
technical character.
The official reporters of the house
who take an interest In such things
have collection of figures which
show that the debates in that body
average more rapid rate than any
where else. For instance the record
often contains 60 columns OF reported
matter for six hours session. This
means an average of about 165 words
a minute the whole time. Some men,
like Mr.. Tawney, Mr.. Hepburn, Mr..
Mondell and Mr.. Clayton, speak with
such delightful elaboration and clear
ness that they could almost be taken
by good longhand writer; but the
average is made by the rapidity Of 9TH
ers, like Mr.. Lacey, Mr.. Hull, Mr.. DE
Almond, Mr.. Stephens of Texas, Mr..
Bonynge, Mr.. Gillett of California, Mr..
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
MONKEYS WERE
BOOZE EXPERTS

and behaved just like a perfect gentle
man.
After little while, under the in
fiuence OF this fine whisky, he began
to show signs of pulling round, and
gave him some tea, which he took very
pleasantly, and behaved quite we'll
There were no after effects, and the
monkey was happy.
THE other monkey, when given
some OF the patent-still whisky, goi
drunk and went mad. He went flying
about the place and ultimately col
lapsed
so that the pot-still whisky made
one benevolently drunk and the other
mad drunk" asked Mr.. Bousfield. who
appears for the Islington borough
council, which instituted the prosecu.
lions.
Yes" Mr.. Hunter replied. 81
changed the experiment three weeks
afterwards, and the monkey which had
been peacefully tight on malt got sud.
denly uproarious with the patent-still
spirit"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
Figure as witnesses" in a Big Lon
don Liquor Case-Experiences
of Animals.

London.-There Is a distinctly hui
morous side to the evidence In the
great whisky case at the Clerkenwell
sessions, where two North London IL
censees are appealing against police
court convictions for "unlawfully SELL
ing Scotch and Irish whisky which was
not of the nature. substance and quail
ity demanded"
Mr.. Hunter, fellow of the Institute
OF Chemists, and q public analyst,
caused much laughter by his recital OF
the experiences OF two monkeys.
Il experimental on them with alco-
hol," he said, I'm order to ascertain
the physiological effects of pot and pa
tent-still whisky.
zone was filled with malt, and he
got peacefully and beautifully tight,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
MISSIONARIES USE AUTOS.
"Flying Rollers" of Benton Harbor,
Mich, Discard Bicycles and Buy
Horseless Carriages.

Anderson, Ind.-The Flying Rollers,
q religious sect that has its headquar-
tiers at Benton Harbor, Mich, is about
to abandon bicycles for rolling over the
country and adopt automobiles for ira
yelling missionaries. The first move
toward the change has been made by
NJ. S. Tyler of Benton Harbor, a repre-
sentative of the Flying Rollers, also
known as the House of israel, buying
from a local automobile factory 81
900 automobile and leaving an order
for another, Mr.. Tyler, accompanied
by one of his sect, is driving the ma
chine from this city to Benton Harbor.
He undertook the long trip after a few
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28

days of experience as chauffeur. The
| new automobile is paid for out OF the
treasury of the House of Israel.
The organization now has about g.
500 acres of land in a fine state of cul-
tivation near Benton Harbor. and also
is successfully conducting several BUSH
ness enterprises and manufacturing
concerns.
The total membership of the House
OF Israel, or Flying Rollers, is estimat-
ed at $4,000, but they are widely sep
arated at this time. over 700 are ac-
tive In the central states, with Benton
Harbor as headquarters.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28
Girl Caddies a Success.

At tie fashionable Clifton Golf club
ut Cincinnati the management has N.
ken on force of girl caddies Origin.
ally the girls were broken in as caddi' q
for the exclusive use OF the women
members. They were so faithful ami
attentive that they were soon In gen.
eral demand.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-28

A flock of $50 sheep strayed on
quicksand at Mont 81. Michel, France.
and before the shepherd could rescue
them AZ had gradually disappeared.
bleatipg pitifully. The shepherd him
self nearly lost his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

City Council Room. Rock Island. Ill.
Aug. 25, 1906.-The council met at
p. m. in adjourned session. Alderman
Blochlinger. mayor pro tenn. presiding
and all the aldermen present except
Dauber.
Alderman Trenkenschuh moved that
a recess be taken to inspect the Six
teenth street pavement. the Sixth av-
enue paving. and Third ward side
walks, and Longview Heights grades.
Carried
On reassembling Alderman Lawler
offered an ordinance establishing
grades in the Long View Heights.
which was considered, and adopted
by unanimous vote
Alderman Robbins moved that the
paving on Sixth avenue. between
Twenty-irst and Twenty-second streets
be accepted. Adopted unanimously
Alderman Smith moved that tae paw
ing on Sixteenth street between Tenth
and Twelfth avenues. be accepted. pro
vided that necessary repairs are made
and that the bond be increased to %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
COUNTY CHAUTAUQUA
CLOSES BIG SUCCESS
Thousand People Attend en- the Last
Night-Receipts More Than Pay
Expenses.

Under the management of the local
committee. the prohibition county
chautauqua at Prospect park has clos
ed a grand success. The attendance
increased from the first meeting when
there were about seventy-fve persons
present. until the last meeting last
night when there was an attendance
of 1000 people.
The chautauqua was also a financial
success. The people gave such patron
age TO the local management that af-
ter paying all expenses, there is left
a surplus of $40
Harry NJ. McCaskrin and W. L. Tall
man. respectively chairman and secre-
tary of the local arrangements COM
mittee. today asked the publication of
the following statement:
The local management wishes TO
call the attention of its patrons to the
effort of all the newspapers. to keep
this great series Of meetings before
the people of this county. Their men
ton of the various events and the
forecast of the programs were ex-
tremely gratifying TO the ones in
charge of this great undertaking.
I'VE would like to mention the
names of all those who gave their time
and talent to make this the success to
the community that it has been Suf-
fee it TO say. that the success of this
wonderful undertaking is a credit to
this community. No one man could
do this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
PLANS FOR BRyAN'S RECEPTION.
SIMPLICITY is TO DOMINATE

eGuitably as possible to the different
sections of the country.
The boxes in the Garden viii be ap-
portioned to the contributors of $50 or
more toward defraying the expenses
Of the reception. AS the delegates ar
rive in New York the chairman should
report to the Victoria Hotel headquar-
tiers and secure tickets for seats allot-
ted TO them. The earliest arrivals at
the Garden naturally will get the best
accommodations. This will be the
case especially with seats that have
rot been reserved.
On the evening previous to the re
ception. Aug. 20. the National Demo-
cratic Club. No. Gil Fifth avenue. near
Fiftieth street, will have an "at home"
for the visiting delegations from other
cities and states. For five days there
after the club will keep open house"
for all out-Of-town democrats.
Mr.. Bryan's only speech in New
York will be in the Madison Square
Garden, with the exception of short
talk to the overflow in the park after
the indoor meeting. Friday he goes to
Bridgeport and New Haven. Conn. and
the next day to New Jersey. He viii
probably start for the west Sunday or
Monday. Sept. . or 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
lnfiammatory rheumatism Cured in
Three Days.

Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind,
says: my wife had inf1ammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and joint:
her suffering was terrible and her body
and face were swollen almost beyond
recognition; had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians, but
Mystic Cure for rheumatism. 1t gave
immediate relief and she was able to
walk about in three days. l am sure it
saved her life Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island: :
Gustav Schlegel & Son, 220 West Sec
ond street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

! ne bryan reception, uNuGT the aus
pices Of the Commercial Travellers
Antitrust League, New York. has
sent out a statement to the public say
irg that while the reception to Viii
| liam Jennings Bryan in New York
Thursday of this week will be the most
remarkable popular demonstration to
plain American citizen ever seen in
the country. and while the city will be
crowded with more visitors than at any
one time in its history probably no
difficulty is apprehondcd by the mana
gers of the entertainment in caring for
the throng5 of strangers. OF course,
everybody will not be able TO hear Mr.
! Bryan's speech in Madison Square Gar
den on the night of August 80. but
every visitor will be able to sec him
during the parade in the afternoon and
at night in Madison Square Park.
| Mr.. Bryan will be brought to the bat
| terry at o'clock III the afternoon.
where he will be welcomed by as many
people who can crowd into Battery
| Park and the streets in the vicinity. A
sufficient force of police will be on
| hand to preserve order there and along
| the entire route of march. Mr. Bryan
will be in an open carriage with Gov
ernor Folk of Missouri. and probably
| Acting Mayor MCGOWAN. An escort of
one of the city troups viii be provided
ana il is optional with visiting dele
cations TO follow on horseback or in
carriages
Simplicity is TO dominate everything
about the reception. at the request of
Mr.. Bryan, end the procession up
Broadway will be without music or
other accessories of a garish nature.
As Mr.. Bryan Is to he welcomed mere
ly as a distinguished American in pri-
vate life. who has attracted world
wide attention as one of the greatest
men this country has produced. the
desire is to avoid the traDpings of po-
litical demonstration.
The parade will be up Broadway,
sidewalk. to Forty-ninth street. thence
skirting the park to Fifth avenue, and
thence down the avenue TO the Vie
toria hotel. at Twenty-seventh street,
Fifth avenue cad Broadway. Mr.. Bry-
ans headquarters will be ct the Veto
RIA Hotel.
The doors of the Madison Square
Garden will be opened at $50 p. m.
and q band of fifty pieces or more will
furnish a concert from to p. m. AT
the latter hour the speaking will be-
gin. In behalf of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League. under
whose auspices the reception is to be
held Henry w Walker VIII open the
meeting by Introducing Gov FOLK.
chairman of the reception committee.
Gov. Folk. in only a few words, VIII
introduce Tom l. Johnson, Mayor OF
Cleveland. as presiding officer Mayor
Johnson in turn. win introduce Au-
sustus Thomas. who will be the only
sneaker in addition to Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Thomas will speak for five or ten min
utes only. and the rest of the time VIII
be taken up by Mr.. Bryan.
The amphitheatre of Madison Square
Garden will be filed with seats
for visiting delegations. to whom
tickets will be issued. These tickets
will be handed out in packages to the
chairman of the delegations at the
committees headquarters in the Vic
toria Hotel. Tickets will be allotted to
the various bodies according TO re-
quests sent into the committee. The
instruction is to distribute seats as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

Elliott on charge of cruelty to ami
mails. 1t seems that Saturday horse
that Polas was driving was overcome
by the heat. Polas became angry, and
beat the animal with a chain, then
changed the harness to another horse.
and drove away, leaving the sick
horse to suffer The complaint was
made by Alderman Smith.
J. NJ Oakley was fined $50 and costs
on a charge of disturbing the peace.
He entered a neighbours home and Gre
ated a disturbance Saturday evening.
n default of the amount of the fine
lie was sent 70 Jail for 10 days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
ROBBED IN ALLEY
George Curkis. Greek, and Lou
iss r ynclds. coIored, The
Principals.
SHE TOOK SIPS FROM PURSE
Fine OF $3.50 for Man, and Grand Jury
Hearing for Woman-Angelo Po-
LAG Mistreated Horse.

As the result Of an incident that oc
CURED about midn,g ht Saturday nigh;
in the alley between Third and Fourth
avenues. at Twenty-fourth street. Lou
Use Reynolds. colored woman claim
ing Gaiesburg As her home. is held to
the grand jury under $500 bonds on
= charge of robbery. and George Cur
kis. a Greek. was sent down for 80
days TO work out fine of $3.50 and
costs on charge of disorderly con-
duct.
All the positive information about
the affair is that furnished by the po-
lice officer who arrested them. He
heard the two Guarreling. and on ar
irving at the scene found them rolling
on the ground. fighting fer possession
OF a pocketbooS. the property Of Cur
his. Gurkis claims that the woman
took 1928 from the purse. She claims
that il was another woman that was
with Gurllfs when his pocketbook was
touched. and that she did not have her
hands on the purse. She claims to
have come here Saturday night a u
O'Clock from Calesburg. She said she
was going to Davenport to visit
friends. The cases were heard by
Magistrate Elliott States Attorney J.
K. Scott prosecuting.
Bea; Horse With Chain.
Angelo Polas. a Greek. was fined S.
and costs this morning by Magistrate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

First Baptist Prayer service will
be held Wednesday evening
The Rock Island Baptist association
will convene Tuesday evening at the
Antioch church in Mercer county and
continue through Thursday evening.
Delegates from the local church who
will attend are Rev. Fl. w. Reed.
Thomas Campbell. B. II. Wilson. Mrs.
s. J. Woodin, Miss Nettie Dempsey,
Mrs. John Titterington, Mrs. Samuel
Campbell. Mrs. W. B. Petit, Mrs J.
Jones, Miss Edna B. Reed, and Mrs.
y. p. Tucker. Rev. H. w. Reed will
deliver an address Wednesday even
ing on the subject, can Implanted Ear
If Corn"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
In Self Defense

Major Hamm. editor and manager of
the Constituencies, Eminence, KY,
when he was fercely attacked, four
years ago, by piles, bought a box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. of which he
says: at cured me in 10 days and no
trouble since" Quickest healer of
burns, sores, cuts and wounds; %
cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

per cent of the contract price. Adopt
ed unanimously.
Alderman Eckhart moved that the
unexpcnded balance Of the Ninth
street fund. south Of Eighteenth av-
cnue. be used for the grading of
streets in the Third ward where side
walks have been built. Adopted unan-
imously.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Pratt H c. SCHAFFER,
City Clerk.
All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

Grace Lutheran-The Forward so
ciety meets this evening with Miss
Gladys Lundeen, 1913 Thirteenth ave-
nue., Moline.
The confirmation class will be or
ganized Saturday afternoon at . o'clock
in the lecture room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

Central Presbyterian.-Th The prayer
meeting services viii be held Wednes-
day evening.
The Ladies' Aid society viii meet
Thursday afternoon at o'clock with
Mrs J. r. Warner, 1892 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27
IN THE CHURCHES.

Broadway Presbyterian. - Prayer
meeting will. be held Wednesday even
ing.
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet Friday morning at 10 O'Clock
in the west parlor of the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

First Methodist.-There will be pray
er service Wednesday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

testimonial meeting at the church
Wednesday evening at 1870 O'Clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-27

United Presbyterian.-The Ladies'
Aid society will hold its annual picnic
Friday afternoon at the Tower.
The Young Peoples society will
hold its picnic at the Tower Thursday.
Sept. 6.
The Juniors will have their picnic
at Long View park ednesday. Sept >.
At the close of prayer services We'd
nesday evening there will be a confer
ence of all the members of the church
There will be no preaching services
at the church next Sunday.