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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
To HIT SOCIETY.
Theatres, Cards and Dancing
Taken Up in Sunday At.
ternoon Service.
MEMS MEETING IN EVENING
Women Only Addressed at First Meth
odist Church - DR.. Biederwolf
Talks on Love of Money.

The theater, the card table and the
dance hall will be subjects spoken of
by DIR. William f. Biederwolf in his
address Sunday afternoon at the rink,
at 2:30. His subject will be 1.-The Re
lation of the Christian Life to the
Pleasures of the World
Sunday evening he addresses the last
meeting for men only, his subject at
that time being Gods Gentlemen"
Special music will be furnished by Mr..
Gilbert, a male quartet, and large
male chorus. The meeting will be held
at 1870 at the rink. Admission will be
by ticket only, these tickets being fur
nished free to any who cares to at
tend. The Y. NJ. G. \. will participate
in the service, no mems meeting being
held at the association rooms in the
afternoon.
\ service for women only will be
held at the First Methodist church Sun
day evening. DIR. Biederwolf will
speak briefly and Mr.. Gilbert will sing.
The local pastors will assist in the
service.
DR.. Biederwolf declared the words OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
SENIORS GUESTS
Are Entertained by Juniors OF
Augustana College at Man
ufacturers Hotel.
DECORATE IN CLASS COLORS
Wcnnerberg Chorus Gives Saturday
Excursion-Dr. F'orsander Enter
tains Seminarians.

At the Manufacturers hotel in Mo-
Augustana college most pleasantly en-
tertained the seniors. The chapeTones
of the party were Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew kempe The parlors of the hotel
were tastefully decorated with tho col
ors of both of the class organizations,
and a course dinner was served at .
o'clock Otto Peterson. president of
the junior class delivered an address
of welcome to the invited guests. and
son. president of the class of '06. The
other speakers were Professor Kempe
and C. G.. Bloomquist. In mock field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
Postmaster Robbed.

G.. w. Fouts, postmas ;er at River
ton. Iowa, nearly lost his life ana was
robbed of all comfort, according to his
letter. which says: For 20 years
had chronic liver complaint, which led
to such a severe case of jaundice that
even my finger nails turned yellow;
when my doctor prescribed Electric
Bitters: which cured me and have kept
me well for IL years." Sure cure for
biliousness, neuralgia, weakness and
all stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
arrangements. A wonderful tonic. At
Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug store. SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
sciatic Rhematism Cured.

L. Wagner, wholesale druggist, Rich
mond, Va, says: 81 had fearful at
tack of sciatic rheumatism, was laid
up almost two months: was fortunate
enough to get Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. This cured men after doctors
prescriptions had failed to have any
effect. have also heard of fine results
from others who have used it." Sold
by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue.
Rock Island, Gust Schlegel &c Son, 20
West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11

Saturday. MAY &c. the Wennerberg
chorus gives river excursion on the
w. w. those who take advantage of it
being given a trip to Mississippi park.
DR.. Forsander entertained the gradu-
ating class of the seminary at his
home last evening A 6 O'Clock dinner
was served. several toasts being re-
sponded to by the theologians.
The sophomores have appeared in
black silk hats with yellow bands. the
class colors. One of these novel top
pieces has already disappeared and a
freshman is under suspicion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
Stomach Troubles.

Mrs. Sue Martin, an old and highly
respected resident of Faisonia, Miss,
was sick with stomach trouble for more
than six months. Chamberlain's Sto-
mach. and Liver Tablets cured her.
She says: Il can now eat anything I
want and am the proudest woman in
the world to find such a good medf
cine" For sale by all leading drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11

his text last evening, How often would
/. but We would not" to be among the
most sad TO be found in the bible.
Though spoken of the people of Jeru-
salem, he held them to apply to the
people of the present day who will not
accept Christ as the personal savior.
IF you lose your soul, it will not be
Gods fault, for the penalty of broken
laws was paid by Christ's sacrifice on
the cross" he said. He showed three
reasons why man is himself to blame:
because the way is easy to salvation,
because Christ is ready and waiting,
and because he is able to save.
distractions i'm Way.
The evangelist took up the influences
that keep men from Christianity, speak
ing of the love of money, the pleasures
Of the world, ambitions, and pride ut
is not money, but the love of money,
that is the root of all evil he said He
defined money as 1.-The white-winged
of God, which may become
he black-shrouded emissary of the
levil" He quoted the saying that
money can do anything almost" and
showed some of the things which mon
" can not accomplish. 1T can not
purchase from God one throb more of
he heart. it can not purchase peace of
heart, and it can not buy title in the
world 10 come"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-11
singers Give Excursion.

meet that followed. the seniors were
victorious.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-08-31

branches pastcular,
S3 Text books >>@ ~: =.
sn so has nss the s
is not thine needed by pupil IN school
the regular routine $50 Wensters Academic
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Decorations.
m number of valuable pictures added
drawing class have framed and
80
said to ss @ OF aus
ss4,s.: The class 1899
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The Night School.
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in this wok BY Peterson Mr. n A. Xyeo
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every year. ~ 40 A"1'''D'De '''A " ''"'"
Suggestion for . subschoo, of Mines.
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sumininx school the midst
Permanent improvements
Primary buildings; Connection BEING made
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on S
these buildings
have been laid front franklin school
the east side and number Of
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university contributed num-
for
repeat concerning manual
@ se % nice are boys and girls who
selves while school Work with
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Education
Minnesota Journal of Education School Education
throughout
the at every
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number of spelling matches music
the detailed
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF STUDENT ENTERPRISES
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Cash from advertising $3.50
Total @316.5o
Disbursements
Casn PAID Tor photographs and material
Casn bureau OF Engraving ~ half
cash southern Printers Sup Co., half
Casn postage and express
Casn Slgver DAHL distributing
Casn material w. E. Hannaford 17457
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .85
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-08-31
Notice.

We the undersigned have agreed
to keep orr Photograph galleries
opened on Sundays from 10 a. m. to
4 p. m. only, beginning Sunday,
August 5th. All Wishing to have
settings on Sunday please take
notice of this fact. .>s ss.5.s==s .ssss
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methodcal
lower the standard scholarship They fail
ton OF lessons assigned Their personality
and lacks being inspiration
the printed book but by the example their
School
who understand like fdeas
scholarship exact broad
profit
authority punctua in
SO that they enjoy good solid book Such
They deliver the goods They English
csion and their pupils
know their arithmetic they SPELL
they acquire good
are get such teachers and then when
it
Special throughout the year
all
English United
In fact the schools primarily
branches reading children
the thought from printed but
others with the articulation
unusual stress laid the utility
subject meet the demand business
fundamental
edge OF such business terms practices
ordinary work life Geography taught with the
tracing and effect
things What is the climatic
product
acquan the pupil with the machinery
development good citizenship
great making
couaged books hold debates
about and Strong spelling
compositions emphas
lied also all through the high
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-08-31

SUPERINTENDENT'S= ANNUAL
REPORT, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ?.
To The Board of of City Virginia
the "
ADDITIONAL % in the R0os
the winter became evident
S;5 5 sfx
will be completed soon after the opening of
tS Library stock rooms auditorium o2F
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(eox4o and office toilet rooms boiler AMI
s eens:sa s ess % s will ss s the district
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the f. at the
the streets and the
tive s: on Rs fne
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not ns About % and ss ns
have
be the duties Of who
ticular as the money of any private corporation
Quite. J.nitor..
Janitors and all school within
and without the budnss the buildings grounds and fences about
ID
building clean to keep floors and corridors c'eap
dust likely to TO wipe
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To keep the walks the buildings
TO lock lights
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the up and an orderly The
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and smission OF pupils and assist order in the
To keep all sanitary
part tho eC se @ ss
children.
cleaning
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janitors.
deserving praise. Virginia
and genuine character high The
did their in conscientious exercising
and @ with the eg s
themselves be carried social whi
higher
their mehodical
ton of lessons assigned Their
OF the world have been those who taught
the printed book but by the lives"
School
understand like children,
profit suggestions readily are oyaI to
authority punctua
that they enjoy good solid book
They deliver the They dramatically
clson and their pupils acquire the
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
New and Simple Barometer.

DIR. Eydam. a noted German me,
teorologist, has discovered new and
extremely simple kind of barometer.
1t consists of the telegraph wire
which is strung from pole to pole
along the roadsides.
DIR. Eydam declares that by listen
ing closely to the sound made by the
wind blowing across the wires any
one can tell exactly what the weather
is likely TO be several days in adj
vance. If the wires emit deep, mel
low and sustained note, like that of
an organ. it means that the weather
will be showery, with possible gales.
A sharp, high note foretells cold.
stormy weather, with. in winter, snow
and sleet.-Electricity
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
Reeame senator Despite Boss.

The announcement made by Senator
Pettus of Alabama, who is now in his
eighty-fourth year and is the oldest
man in the senate, that he is candi-
date for reelection revived the story
at the capital of how he came to the
senate the first time. Ex-senator Pugh
was the Democratic boss of the state.
When Pugh was conducting his can
vass for reelection to the senate Pet
tus went to him and asked for his in
dorsement for local judgeship. Non
sense" said Pugh, arrogantly, you
are too old to be a Judge" We'll. by
gum." shouted Pettus, Il may be too
old to be Judge; amt too old to be
a senator" And he wasn't, as Pugh
found out when the canvass was over
and Pettus was elected.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
"s.ateIIness" Has Returned.

The social trend of the times in
London is toward a return to old
fashioned stateliness. During last
year girls were given the same good
time that they had in the COS and
'7O's, smart women no longer rule the
world and new rich" entertainers
have given place to hostesses of the
aristocracy. The return of the chap
eron means the disappearance of
'hooligan" girlhood. There has been
falling off in the matter of private
concerts and the craze for fancy
balls seems to be a thing Of the past.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
PRACTICE HAD MADE PERFECT.
Redwood James Spilled" Cinnamon,
But He Mas Proficient.

Miss Bret Harte, with the aid of n
number of her fathers English
friends, has opened a typewriting Of
fee in London. She is a proficient
typewriter and an American journalist
calling to have some copying done
complimented her on her skill. My
skill, such as 1t is, is due to prac-
tice," said Miss Bret Harte. 1T was
acquired very painfully. like the mark
manship of one of my fathers west
ern friends. My father used to tell
of man called Redwood James, a
character of California. James in a
bar one night drew a revolver and
shot the ashes from the cigar Of a
friend on the other side of the room.
The friend laughed and calmly drank
off the remainder of his cocktail. My
father said to Redwood James: That
must have required considerable prac-
tice.' Practice Redwood James re-
piled. I should say so, young man.
| guess l spilled more'n three dozen
Cinnamon a-learnin' that there
trick"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
"Mr." Shakespere.

In the household books (16th ane
18th century, of the Duke of Rutland,
at Belvoir castle. quite recently ex.
amined by Sir Henry Maxwell-Lyte,
the following curious entry has been
found:
'1615-Item, 81 Martii, to Mr..
Shakespeare in gold about my Lorde's
xlinjs: to Richard Burbage for paynt-
ing and making vt in gold xliiijs-iiii
Ii Wis
The recovered document adds one
to the many links which are already
known to have bound together Shaks.
pere and Burbage, the versatile actor
painter.
She prefix Mr." the accepted mark
of gentility, stands before the drama
tist's name alone. With great diff.
Guilty he had in 1899 obtained from
the College of Arms a recognition OF
his claims to a coat-of-arms and to
the title of gentleman. London
Mirror.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15

There are many intimate ties be-
tween the national capital and the
quaint city of Fredericksburg; be-
tween the majestic city of the Poto-
mac and the ancient and distinguished
city OF the Rappahannock. Iii the
haste of the period and the careless
ness of most persons toward things
historic the ties between Washington
and Fredericksburg are often over
looked. 1t was the master spirit OF
the revolution who gave his name to
the capital OF the republic he helped
TO create. The debt OF the city of
Washington TO George Washington is
manifold. says the Washington Star.
Close by Washington are a score of
places also Identified with the father
Of his country. There is Mount Yer
non. the home and tomb OF Washing
ton and place rich of memories of
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
"euIIsr of Parliamentarians.

Sir Harry Samuel, unionist candi-
date for parliament, is the author of
this bull: THE legislative garden of
the liberals" he said. 'is an arid
swamp" If such a parliamentary au-
thority as Mr.. Gladstone said ut is
no use for the honorable member to
shake his head in the teeth of his
own words" lesser lights who blunder
in the political arena have no reason
to be ashamed Mr.. Balfour once
spoke. of ''an empty theater of I'M
sympathetic auditors and Lord Cur
zon congratulated his party on the
circumstances that, though not out
of the wood, we have good ship"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15

shaded by heavy oak trees. It was
a shady place in the days of Mrs.
Washington, and the trees that shield
ed her from the sun survived till 1862,
when they were torn to death by the
storm of shot that rolled over the
grave of the mother of the country's
father.
Susan Riviere Hetzei, in her His
tory OF the Mary Washington Asso-
ciation,'' following very closely Marion
Harland's "Story of Mary Washing
ton" writes OF the funeral as follows:
Business was suspended in the city
of Fredericksburg; crepe hung from
the houses. The church was thronged
with her friends and neighbors. Her
body was followed by her loving
daughter and grandchildren to the
place chosen by herself for her last
resting place. near the granite bowl
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15

der now called Oratory rock, where
she loved TO retire and pray for her
beloved son during the troublous days
of the revolution.
"The mourning was general all over
the country, press and pulpit made
note of the event. Members of Con-
sress wore crepe for thirty days as
for distinguished official. Congress
passed a resolution to erect a monu-
ment to the mother of Washington,
and to that resolution Gen. Washing
ton responded in a note of thanks,
adding:
1 attribute all my success in life
to the moral, intellectual and physical
education which / received from my
mother
How the government fulfilled this
resolution may be seen when one re-
calls that hundred years intervened
between the passage of the resolution
and the building of the monument by
private subscription. In truth, the
work of forming a new republic was
no small task. Washington's admins
trations were hampered by the Indian
wars. the whisky insurrection and
Shay's rebellion; Adams term was
taken up with the French troubles
and the threatened war with the direc-
tory; Jefferson's administration was
filed with the wars with the pirates
of Tripoli. Lewis and Clark's marvel
Gus march to the Pacific, the Louis
lana purchase and Aaron Burr's con-
spiracy. During Madison's adminis-
trations Congress could. of course,
think of nothing but the second war
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
pERsIANs FOND OF ArHLErlcs.
Peculiar Methods Of Training Seem to
Produce Good Results.

Peculiar Methods Of Training Seen, to
Produce Good Results.
Amusements are scarce in Persia,
according to an explorer who, reports
that there are no theaters there.
The Persians. however. delight "
athletic sports. and their athletes aNs
men of superb physique.
Their method of training for reats
OF strength would, nevertheless. hard.
ly commend itself to western trainers.
Before giving their displays in public
Persian athletes lie in bed for several
days to store up their strength Queer
as the custom is. however, there is no
question that the Persian Shadows and
Samsons show enormous strength and
endurance.
In the arenas in which they perform,
they will go through their exercise ia
the way of swinging heavy clubs to
the accompaniment of music for two
hours at time. In fact, there is a
club swinging competition, the athlete
who holds out the longest winning the
prize.
In wrestling, too. they perform ex-
traordinary feats, cases having been
known of Persian champions who
have wrestled with and overcome
more than twenty powerful antago-
nists during single athletic display.
Such performances are as popular in
Persia as are bu.I-fghts in Spain
Montreal Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
MAIL MATTER MOVES RAPIDLY.
From End to End of Continent in
Eorty-EiQht Hours.

When rocks and hills divide Pacific
coast dwellers from Atlantic coast
dwellers and they each other no long
er see they can take pen and paper
and write a few lines that will fly
from one end of the continent to the
other in forty-eight hours. In 1906 1t
first has been made possible to mail
letter in New York city and receive
a reply from San Francisco within n
week. The fast mail train leaving
New York on Monday at 2:45 a. m, is
due at San Francisco Thursday noon.
reply mailed before 6 p. m. is due
to reach New York at $3.50 a. m. on
the following Monday. The number of
passengers who benefit by extraordi-
narily high railway speed is trifie
compared with the public advantage
represented by saving of six hours
in the time of transit of perhaps a
million letters and other mail matter
carried every trip by the fast trains.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
Dance Sixteen Miles in a Night


Few young women if asked to hop.
skip and jump for sixteen miles dur.
ing single evening would approach
the pastime with exuberance. A
young man recently took a pedomcter
to a dancing party. however. and has
fignred it out that most young women
cover more than sixteen miles in an
evenings dance. During the festivi-
ties the pedometer registered that the
young man had Travelled thirteen and
one-half miles. The local mathemati.
clan calculates that women dance
more than men, and places sixteen
miles as the distance of an average
feminine terpsichorean performance.
He computes that the average length
of waltz is half a mile, of polka
thre~quarters of mile. of galop or
schottische mile and of lancers a
quarter of a mile.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-15
Historic Memories Cluster Thick
Around Old Town of Fredericksburg

the style and execution to please the
family of Washington and the citizens
of the United States. Let her sleep
upon the bosom of her mother earth
where she selected her pillow. and
let the willow of Mount Vernon from
the tomb of her son be transplanted
to wave through time over the moth
er's grave"
The design adopted for this monu-
ment was square pedestal inscribed
Mary, the Mother of Washington"
There were two Grecian columns on
each side, each surmounted by an
eagle, and between the columns rose
an obelisk, topped with bust of
Washington. and perched on top of
the bust was an eagle with out
stretched wings.
The corner stone of this monument
was set May /. 1888, by President An
drew Jackson. who delivered one of
the most elaborate and impressive dis
courses of his career.
Soon after this ceremony Mr.. Bur
roughs sustained financial misfor.
tunes and the work was suspended.
The pedestal was in place and the
obelisk had been hauled to the grave.
but was not erected. Some desultory
efforts were made appropriately to
mark the grave, but without success,
and the approach of the Civil War
turned peoples thoughts away from
such tender memories as those of
Mary Washington.
A writer who visited the grave OF
Mary Washington in the sos wrote
the following. which appeared in the
New York Times:
Tho monument was commenced
long before the great war, but never
finished. For four years 1t lay be-
tween two armies and battle surged
around 1t. The marbles are pock-
marked with bullets fired in that sad
time. 1t was within sight of this mon
ument that occurred the terrible
slaughter of our troops on that awful
December day, 1862. But ten miles
away in the following May the rout
of Charlottesville took place. and in
May. 1864. within fifteen miles, was
the bloody wilderness, in whose tan
giles so many men went down in bat
tie or were burned in the forest fires
ldndled. Within ten miles was the
slaughter of Spottsylvania courthouse.
So 1t may be said that within sound
of that spot died over $4,000 brave
men,"
1t was in 1889 that a strong impetus
was given to the monument move
ment. The city of Washington and
the whole country were wrought up
over the approaching inauguration of
President Harrison, when there ap-
peared In one of the Washington pa
pers, under the name of local auc-
tioneer. this sensational advertise
ment:
THE grave of Mary. the mother Of
Gen. George Washington, TO be sold
at public auction. to the ladies attend
ing the Inauguration of President
Harrison. on Tuesday. March 5. 1889:
At 12 O'Clock m. we will offer at pub
l;c outcry. at the capital of the United
States of America. twelve acres of
land, embracing the grave and mate
rial of the unfinished monument of
Mary, the mother OF Gen. George
Washington
This advertisement created the ex-
citement it was designed to produce.
Mrs. Frances r. Goolrick. of Fred
erlcksburg, a descendant of George
Mason, of Gunston Hall. issued an
appeal through the press in October,
1889. reviewing the history of the
grave of Mrs. Washington and propos-