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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19
A Miraculous Cure.

The following statement by H. NJ
Adams and wife, Henrietta, Pa, will
interest parents and others: "a mir
aculous cure has taken place in our
home. Our. child had eczema five
years, and was pronounced incurable,
when we read about Electric Bitters.
and concluded to try it. Before the
second bottle was all taken we mo-
ticed change for the better, and af-
ter taking seven bottles he was COM
pletely cured" It's the up-todate
medicine and body building tonic.
soc and 81, at w. r.
Hartz, druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19
PUTS LIGHTED PIPE IN
POCKET WITH DYNAMITE
Mackinaw Falls Man May Recover, But
Case is Extremely Doubt
full.

Thomas Vandelin of Mackinaw
Falls, ILL.,, will go down in history as
one of the most monumentals fools of
the century if the stories told of him
in the newspapers are true. 1t is re-
lated that the other day he started out
with a couple of sticks OF dynamite TO
blow up the den of a fox that had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

which COrinne has in this play is
called $50 Long Mary" which for a
year past has been all the craze in
New York and Chicago.
Mildred HoIIand.-At the Illinois
soon that talented and accomplished
emotional actress, Mildred Holland
will appear in her new impersonation
of Lolita, in Matthew BarTy's master
ful romantic drama, "a Paradise of
Lies" Miss Holland holds undisputed
sway as one of Americas foremost
emotional actresses, and to her work
she brings a magnetism and a charm
ing dignity which makes her perform
ances events of the theatrical season.
She is, without question, one of the
most popular histriOnic stars in the
country, and in scores of cities where
she plays.
TWO Hours of Enjoyment. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

Helmberg Art company of Chicago will
visit the Illinois theater Monday, Dec.
"a. with a fine selection of moving
pictures. a veritable fortune has been
expended in procuring for our patrons
the worlds remarkable phenomenon,
the Midnight Sun" and the Northern
Light" in colored animated pictures.
You Will follow ON the same tour
that was taken last summer by great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

vestigatiOn of the Southern railway
into the rear-end collision which occur
red at Lawyers, Va. Thanksgiving day,
and in which President Spencer of the
Southern and six others. including a.
number of prominent people. were kill.
ed, has been concluded, and RESPONSE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19
AT THE THEATER
BOOKINGS AT THE ILLINOIS.


Dec. 23-"The Circus Riders"
Dec. 24-"The Land of the Midnight
SUM-" moving pictures.
Dec. 25-"lnnocent Maids; matinee.
Dec. 26-"Peck's Bad Boy"
Dec. 28-Oriental Burlesque Com
pany.
Dec. 2e-"Painting the Town."
Dec. 3o-"The County Chairman;
matinee.
Dec. 31-"A Child of the Streets"
BOOKINGS AT THE MOLINE.
Dec. 19-"Miss New York, Jr."
Dec. 23--"lke and Abey," (matinee).
Dec. PA Gentleman Burglar"
Dec. 26-"The Innocent Maids"
Dec. 27-The Oriental Ruriesquers.
Dec. 29-George n. Yale, in "Paint-
ing the Town."
Dec. 31-"The Pit"
Dec. 3o-"The Maid and the Mum
my" (matinee).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

been making depredations in his poul-
try. On the way he put his lighted
pipe in the same pocket that the dyna-
mite occupied with the result that
there was an explosion that tore the
right arm of the unfortunate man to
pieces and otherwise injured him so
that his life is now despaired of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

bility for the wreck placed on G. ID.
MattoX, block operator at Rangoon
Station. Va.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

richards Hand Painted China
For gifts at Bleuer's, 1902 Second
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

BOOKINGS AT THE GRAND.
At an Early Date-Lena AshweII
and Guy Standing in "ShuIamite."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

| land" which comes to this city soon,
is one of the most successful of mod
ern librettists-his royalties have been
so large for the past 10 years that he
has never had occasion to complain. A
short time ago. however. one of his at
fractions. in order TO fill an open date,
played an unusually small town. Mr..
McDonough was standing in front of
the little theater. grumbling because
the business was not up to his eXpecta-
tions The local manager resided on a
farm several miles from town and only
visited the theater occasionally, as few
dramatic companies ever stopped there.
On the occasion of Mr.. McDOnough's
visit, the local manager said: MIR.
McDOnough, | am sorry that business
is poor tonight" Eyes, it is strange,
How do you account for it?" We'll,
the only way l can account for it, re-
piled the manager, lis because the
night is too dark for the people to come
out" In all my experience said Mr..
McDonough to a friend, Il never heard
such an excuse for poor business" He
suggested to the advance agent that he
carry carload of lanterns to be dis
tributed on dark evenings.
innocent Maids. - The Innocent
Maids. the big American beauty ex
hibit will be the attraction at the IL
linois theater Christmas day. This o.
sanization, now on it's annual tour Of
the principal cities. may be briefly de
scribed as a representative illustration
of the progress and the evolution of
that much abused but ever popular
form of entertainment known as bur
lesque. Individually or collectively
speaking, it is beyond question a high |
ing 50 people, all of whom have pre-
yiously been connected with the best
IF New York musical and comedy sue
,esses, and the cast includes the names
If such celebrities as Nat and Sol
Fields, comedians; Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Shaw, singers and dancers; the Sey-
ms, eccentric talking act; Emma
O'Niel, the California lady baritone;
hughes and Hazelton, travesty sketch
irtists, and Marvellous Dale, the jug
;ler.
Is Successful Comedian.-L. c. Wad-
lell. with the Circus Rider" has been
cry successful in speciality work for
ONE time, and the company is for
innate in securing the services of this
lever comedian. Mr.. Waddell comes
rom Burlington. Iowa, where he orig
lily scored much success in his work
n the production of miss CiviliZa !
ion at the New theater, Chicago, he
assistance in his portrayal .
f the character of "Brick" Meakin.
lis comedy kept his audience in con-
tant uproar during the entire per-
)rmance The Illinois theater should
ave the largest house of the season
)r this excellent production, Sunday, j
lee. %, matinee and night.
Has Many Song Hits.-"The Time, Il
lie Place, and the Girl" has more song I
its in its score than any musical play
ow before the public. At least this is :
lie testimony given by music dealers, +
no ought to be a trustworthy baro-
eter of such matters. This attraction 5
ill be at the Illinois in February. S
A Miraculous Cure q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

Has Many Song Hits.-"The Time,
the Place. and the Girl" has more song
hits in its score than any musical play
now before the public. At least this is
the testimony given by music dealers,
who ought to be trustworthy baro-
meter of such matters. This attraction
will be at the Illinois in February.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

Brings the Tears.-When Corinne.
the peerless little Coincidence. who is
playing Mary in "Forty-fve Minutes
from Broadway" sings Mary is a
Grand Old Name" she is said to bring
tears to the eyes of most of her audi
ence and is nightly taking from eight
to ten encOres on the song. She sings
it without any chorus effect. and as
the lines of the song are extremely
sentimental. it never fails to make 4
profound impression. Another song
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

Gave Lively Miss
New York Jr." at the Illinois last night
furnished Lively entertainment. going
rather ahead of all expectations. The
possibilities of burlesque were taken
advantage of and there were some eX-
ceptiOnally good vaudeville features.
The leading performers We're generally
good in their respective lines, and the
chorus above the average carried by
such attractions. The atmosphere was
clean and there were no suggestive
features. The company is one of the
Empire circuit aggresatiOns filling in
a break in the bookings among smaller
cities. innocent Maids" here Christ
mas, is of the same class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

TWO Hours of Enjoyment. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19

Too Dark for Good House. Glen
the author of the book
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-19
ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
COUNTY COURT.

Rock Island county court, Judge E
E. Parmenter presiding.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
Daily Weather Report.

The Times will hereafter pub.
fish daily a report of thewcath-
er, taken every morning at Z
o'clock a. M, giving the tempe
nature, and condition of the
weather generally.
October LIST, 46 aboAe, clear.
October End -48 above, clear.
Oct. 3 so above, clear.
October 18th 81 Dove, clear.
October 9Th, al, above, clear.
October 9Th, IA above, clear.
October 7th, So above, clear.
October 9th, So above, clear.
October 9th, 80 above, clear.
Oct. 1928 above, clear.
Oct. 1l-36 above, clear.
Oct. IL 48 above, clear.
Oct. IA -58 above, clpudy.
Oct. Is Sc above, rain.
Oct. 1870 above, clear.
October 18th So above, cloudy.
October 18th, so above, clear.
Oct 10 "a above, clear.
October 2Oth,- Sc above. rair.
October 2lst-48 above, rain.
October z2L6-lG glove, lain.
October 23rd, -4S above, rain.
Oct. 24-40 above, rain.
October 25th, "a above clear.
Oct. 26-4S above, clear.
October 9th, 40 above, clear.
October 2Sth, 81 above, clear.
October 2Stb, AZ above, clear.
October 80, Sc above, cloudy.
October 3lst-29th above, clear
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
Cla,,,s, EGGS.

The CLAIMS eggs arc carried hy tn.
mother on her gills. When there are
fish in the later with them the mother
clans discharge the eggs which soon
hatch. but II there are no fish they
carry the eggs until they decay. The
reason Of this strange behavior is this:
When the eggs are set free in the
water they soon hatch and the little
ones swim about until they find some
FISH to which to attach themselves.
They live for time on the mucus Of
the fish and then drop off, sink to the
bottom and form burrows for them
selves. This curious semiparasitlc life
Is 10 doubt reversion to the habit Of
some ancient ancestor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
A N.ce Distiactien.

A we'll known Albanian has wife
with sharp tongue. Jones had come
home about in the morning rather
the worse OF for few hishba!ls. AS
sooa as he opened the door his wife.
who was waiting for him in the accus-
toned place at the top Of the stairs,
where she could watch his uncertain
ascent, started llpbra!ding him for his
conduct. Jones went to bed aad when
he was almost asleep could hear her
still scolding hin, unnc-cifully. lie
dropped off to sleep and awoke after a
couple of hours. only to hear his wife
remark, II hope all the women don't
haze to put Up with such conduct as
this Annie" said Jones. "arc you
talking again or yet:"-kansas City
Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
How to Remove a Corn, Try i.

Eos. to Remove q CornJ Try Il.
Expose the corn and pass the faser
tips of your right hand over it slowly
and caressingly, at the sane ti..la send.
ing vibration from the brain to the
corn. If 1t is u soft corn 413 Vibrations
per second will suffice; IL n hard corn.
put on forced draft. Repea. slowly.
II am now sending current of
thought force into my corn and SO seq
arating, deducing. dlsintegratins. rem
Ge1ing. splitting, sundering, splinter
Ing. shipping. dwellicatins, whiting.
dispensing, dislocating. Gliding, divorce
ing, pulverizing, slashing. sllcins end
dissecting it that presently 1t viii pass
away. Repeat 1t three times: then,
with rising infection, "Avaunt. avauat,
avauat" Finish by repeating the pass
word: "The universe is mine. am it,"
The corn will Mt first look extremely
surprised. then wilt and fade beauti-
fully from sight.-New Thought.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
To Be This Week

The ladies of the Valley
Chapter No. IS, Order Of East
ern Star, of this city, have de-
cided to hold a social, at their
hall, next Friday evening, 10
which they have invited their
brothers and sisters of Logan
aud Oaawa Chapters, and have
thepromise of quite a liberal
attendance of the membership
from those Chapters. That
they will have a social time
will not be questi ned, and
Valley Chapter Will make an
effort To make The meeting i
pleasant one fcr all WHO at.
tend.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
Oac Man.. wisdon,.

Green-Who was 1t that said. LET
me make the songs Of nation and I
care not who makes its laws"
Brown don't know the mans name.
but he was n wise guy. all right
Gree:-Because why? Erown-Be-
cause 1t is possible to eyade the laws,
but one can't get away from the songs,
especially when they become popular.
Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01

The esteemed Des Moines Register
and Leader says that it does not be-
lieve it pays to print the party ticket
at the head of its editorial columns
and claims to believe that 1t can use
its space to better purpose. But how
about the Burlington Hawkeye, the
Cedar Rapids Republican. the Des
Moines Capital. the Iowa City Repub-
lican, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil and
fifty others? Are they merely econo-
MIXING in space?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01

Anybody with half an eye can see
that there is nothing that can prevent
the nomination and election of Bryan
in 1908. The pendulum is swinging
the other way. The Republican party
has been on the upward swing for a
dozen years. 1t is going the other way
now. Many Republicans pretend to
recognize the fact that nobody but
Roosevelt can heat Bryan and thus
save the party. We accept the chal-
lenge. We say nobody can beat Bry-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01

Ii would seem that candidate for the position of
repre- sentative should be man who has had thor
ogla business training, of sound Judgment and one
who would represent the people OF tic whole county.
In George A. Kellogg the republicans OF Harrison coun-
ty believe i!ey have suci, and he will be elected
without doubt. George Kellogg was born and raised
in Harrison county and has had the business training
necessary to make man diplomatic in all matters.
lie has held political office and yet has always
been in tie lead weF the time fer action, thus
dsnot'g his strong PARTY affiliations which should tie
recognized by tic voters OF this county.
In Cur state legislature there is CRYING need for
'nen OF business experience Wi1o deal with the
difficult problems continually coming before that body.
man OF limited experience is too easily influenced by
the leaders and lobbyists and OF real value when
the time comes for actual legislation they usually vot
ing as they told. The time is at hand when a
member of the legislature will be called upon give
expert ideas q the different bills for which he co=
tending, and to do this, he certainly must be qualified
he day OF the spectacular legislator is past, and what
the people want who have the presence Of mind
to iatlon the many schemes laid before them in the
guse OF legislation, and separate the wheat from the
chaff.' What the people want is to make a state
legislature their means OF government and not the
seppingstores for ambitious politicians who arc lobby
ing for corporation and doing nothing for the
business interests
he members of the state legislature also have am
other great mission to perform, that of electing
United States SENATOR In the selection for man to
represent this great state in congress must be we'll
qualified to pass Judgment upon his character and
standing; of his business ability and courage
Election is but few days off and when you step
up to cast your ballot remember that is not always
the best to follow out the plans laid down in years
gone by, but figure how much good Mr.. kellogg can
do for the conservative business interests of the county,
Let us hope that every county in this great state will
send to Des Moines who perfectly capable and
willing to legisate for the best interests of their con-
stituents and men of whom we will be proud when the
session is over for the work done and the bills passed.
Such man is George A. Kellogg, Of Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01

There will be no school
Thursday and Friday. owing to
the meeting of the, Southwest
ern Teachers Association.
Many of the teachers will leave
tomorrow morning, stopping in
Council Bluffs to visit the
schools.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
THEY ARE STILL eoLTlNe CUM.
MINIS.

You cannot go anywhere where
there are Republicans of the old
school that you do not find them bolt
wild talk or the talk of Democrat
who doesn't know what he is talking
about, but we can assure you that it
is OF very little Importance to US
whether the Republicans bolt Cum
n.ns or net. 1t is OF a vast deal of inn
Icrtance whether we tell the truth as
newspaper or not. 1t is important
that every Democratic paper tell the
news.
And to tell that truth it must be
stated there never has been such
sentiment against a man as there has
been against Cummns in his own
party. 1'his is not guess work or
dreaming or slcight OF hand, but facts.
We have talkel with old wheel
horses by the score WHO say they
would no more vote fer Cummins than
for JEFF Davis. They Go not use that
name but they use names that are
stronger if not SO polite. They say
voting icr a Democrat is Lal enough,
hut ii il; infinitely preferable to voting
for Democrat in Republican Iis-
guisc. They say, We take cur Re-
pablo an:sm straight. We would rather
vote for JEFF Davis than for C,,n:.lins."
That is not the language they use,
but what t;lay do say is less polite
than we have indicated.
And scofIirg at these boilers will not
mend matters. These old timers are
off the reservation to stay till after
the election. They claim they had no
Fart in nominating Cummins and
therefore have no part or parcel in
the business. They say sometimes
the party has to go through fire i'll
order that it may be purified. If Cum
Minis is elected it won't be Repub-
lican victory, SO you may set it down
that we will not vote for hir, q, 80
suspect that there is not D j.: :. &c
editor in Iowa who does not ~ ~,
same thing. This is year w,,ea the
Republicans are not getting together,
although We recognize the propensity
of the party to patch up their trou-
bles. They are bound that Cummins
shall not win. II they stick to what
they now swear to there is but ont
outcome for the election this fall and
that is the defeat of Cummins and the
election of Porter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
BLYTHE is FOR THE TICKET.

We see by the Register-Leader's
Washington correspondent that Blythe
Is for Cummings. Certainly such hAr-
:nony is beautiful thing to contem-
Plate. How blessed it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity! Certainly,
1t must be q constant source of delight
to regular Republicans to see such
unanimity oi thought among the Re-
publican voters. Blythe is for the
ticket. 1t seems funny to a Democrat
that the Progressives should want
Blythe at all. 1t is wonder to us
that they will allow him to vote for
Cummins at all. And we hardly
think they will let him support tie
ticket too openly. He is one of the
members of the party Of whom Cum
minis said he was bad company. He
said Perkins was all right, but he was
like good dog Tray, he was caught in
bad company. And Blythe was that
company.
We can imagine Blythe supporting
Cummins. We really hear him at it
and can see him wink the other eye
as he tells his followers never to sleep.
but to work for Cummins in season
and out of season. How he works for
the governor and the Hawkeye, the
Cedar Rapids Republican and the Des
Moines Capital and half hundred
other papers throw up their old hats
for Cummins.
A few Republican newspapers are
raising a howl because Tillman in a
speech at the Centerville Chautauqua
roasted the negroes and swore the
whites of the south would not allow
them to vote even If it meant war to
the knife. The Republican papers try
to make it appear that it will hurt
Claude Porter because this occurred in
his town and because he was chairman
and introduced Tillman. Very likely
the people will hold Claude Porter
responsible for what Tillman said.
Besides, if 1t had not been for Tillman
the railway rate bill that Roosevelt
claims the honor of having had passed.
would have died bornin'. Very likely
the voters will hold Porter RESPONSE
BILE. They will also hold him account
able for the negro lynching in South
Carolina few days ago, and for the
dynamiting of those Russian officials
and for the railway wreck in England
recently wien a lot of Americans
were killed, won't he? How foolish
some Republicans can talk when they
get started.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
The Price of ynnity.

what became Of that life guard
wiio had forty-one medals for saving
peoples livcs!''
THE poor fellow fell out Of launch
with them all on and the combined
weight sank ti,n."-a.inneapol's Jour-
nal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-11-01
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