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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
LOng-Lived Trees.

The longevity of trees of various
species receives a notable illustration
in the case of a giant oak from which
the Burlington road is to have two
dining cars built. The tree in uues-
ton grew on an ancient English es-
tate, Rockingham park Ii was eight
feet in diameter In cutting I'D the
log they came across a gate hook about
10 inches from the center. which ap-
peared by the rings which had grown
around II to have been driven in the
tree seven or eight hundred years ago.
That would have been about the time
OF the Norman conquest. when the
Anglo-Saxon nation Indirectly received
its second infusion of blood from the
great Northland This shows what the
oak will do when given chance In
Texas are stumps of ancient pecan
trees which are supposed to be be-
tween 1000 and 1000 years old The
Sequoia trees of the giant forest in
California are about 5000 years old
covering almost the entire period of
the authentic records and traditions
of the human race. We haYe nothing
else to compare with the latter, but
the region of the great lakes has COM
mon instances of trees which are 400
to GOO years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Luckiest Man in Arkansas.

I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas, -
writes II. J.. Stanley, of Bruno, "since
the restoration of my wife's health af-
ter five years of continuous coughing
and bleeding from the lungs; and ] owe
my good fortune to the worlds great
est medicine, Dr. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, which l know
from experience will cure consumption
if taken in time My wife improved
with first bottle and twelve bottles
completed the cure" Cures the worst
coughs and colds or money refunded.
AT Hartz e Ullemeyer, druggists. soc
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
The up-to-date woman avoids caus-
tics, drugs and powders. They are ex-
tremely harmful to the skin, while Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea makes it
soft and beautiful. So cents, tea or
tablets. T. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
FOR NERVOUS PEOPLE
DR.. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS THE
BEST NERVE TONIC.
A Michigan Mother Preserved Her
Family by This Wonderful
Remedy.

How is it that DIR. Williams Pink
pills, recognized as a great blood build
Ter and purifier. have effected such Won
derful cures in severe nervous dis
orders?
The explanation lies in the fact that
the nerves receive their nourishment
Impoverished the nerves starve and
neuralgia or something more serious
swiftly follows. Nervous people are
generally pale people
| BY supplying through the blood those
vital elements that the nerves need,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie have performed those remarkable
cures that make it impossible for any
nervous sufferer to neglect them with
Justice to himself.
| \ recent case is that of Mrs Peter
Morrlssette, of No. 315 Eleventh street,
Alpena, Mich, who writes as follows:
my trouble started with child
birth. After one of my children was
| born | had a kind of paralysis. | was
very weak and my month was a little
crooked | was always tired and was
SO nervous that | could not bear to
| the little bird in its cage would annoy
me. My heart fiuttered a great deal
and | had dizzy spells | was not able
| to be left alone.
MY doctor gave me different kinds
| of medicine, changing it several times.
When it was evident that he could not
help me he said he did not understand
my case
This was three years ago and | was
very much discouraged when my
brother. who had taken DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, recommended them to me. |
tried them and noticed a change for
he better when | was taking the sec
ond box. DR. Williams Pink Pills
cured me and have been well ever
since. | now do all my own house
work, sewing and washing for seven of
us. l have recommended the pills to
a number of people and am very glad
TO make this statement
The fact that Dr. Williams Pink
Pills cured this stubborn case. as well
as others more severe, leaves no doubt
that they will cure lesser troubles arts
ing from disordered nerves and lack of
nerve force. They have also cured
diseases caused by impure or impover-
ished blood. such as rheumatism, amaze
mia. after effects of the grip and all
forms of weakness either in male or
female
$4,000 Reward The DR.. Williams
Medicine company has authorized the
cashier of the Union National bank of
Schenectady. ~ Y, to pay the sum of
$4,000 upon proof of fraud on the part
of the company in the publication of ,
the foregoing testimonial or any others
used in making known the merits of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or the remedy will be mailed, |
postpaid. on receipt of price. 50 cents |
per box: six boxes for $3.50 by the
DR.. Williams Medicine company, Sche- |
nectady. n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

The republicans of the house will
pass the senate ship-subsidy bill if they
want TO. bat it may be worth their
while to remember that the voters Will
hold a referendum on il and on them in
the November elections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Illinois Conventions.

TIE democratic state convention of
Illinois. which meets in Springfield on
May IL with 1.077 delegates. will be
a mucl less Inwieldy body than the
republican convention, which meets i'll
the same city three days later with
1852 delegates. The difference in
numbers will make strongly for great
er harmony and greater freedom from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Some of the surviving confederates
are about TO erect a monument to the
memory of the notorious Capt. Wirz.
If their desire is to keep alive the
memories of the war, they ought to
pick out something a little less infa-
nous than Andersonville prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

"CaIifornia, Winters Summer Garden"
Is the title of an exquisite sample of
letter press art. JUS off the press. The
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
has outdone all precious efforts in this
beautifully cOlCred book. 1t is depar-
ture from the vast multitude of railway
literature. Only a limited number will
be issued, to be used to interest travel
to California via 1.-The Overland Linn
ted on the Oh cago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul railway Official railway guide,
Chicago, sent to any address for .
cents postage. F. A. Miller, general
passenger agent. c. NJ. & st. p. rail
way, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Having a complete understanding of
the situation. former Minister COnger
does not believe that there will be any
war between China and the United
States. No crisis can discomfort an
Iowa statesman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character. political or religious mus'
have real name attached for publica'
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
C. M. G. St. q. Excursion Rates.

Homeseekers' tickets on sale the
first and third Tuesday in each month
to points in Iowa, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and to other home
seekers territory. For further infor.
nation phone or call at any c., M. &
St p office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

1t is now freely predicted that the
indicted members of the beef trust will
be acquitted. If they are, it will only
be one more step in the direction of
universal vegetarianism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

What has become of Secretary
Shaw's presidential boom? Can it by
any chance have been swallowed up in
the maelstrom that is swirling in re-
publican politics in Iowa?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Friday, Feb. %, 1906.

Castro is said to have made 100000
on asphalt. There is suspicion. how
ever, that the asphalt trust has cleaned
up even more than that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

That Omaha jury wouldn't believe
Pat Groves confession. Pat must be
an awful liar TO have his neighbors
think so harshly of his yeracity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Lead, Rapids City and Belle Fourche,
S. D.. will be one-half of the first linn
tied fare. plus 81. Minimum rates:
The lowest rate at which colonist tick
cts may be sold is Sc. For further in
formation call or telephone any c., NJ.
& st. p. ticket office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly 1T 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill len
tered at the postoffice as second-clas'
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23

Energy all gone? Headache? StOnl-
ach out of order? Simply case of tor
pid liver Burdock Blood Bitters will
make n new man or woman of you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
RAILWAY TIPS.
Homeseekers' Excursions.

10 points on T., NJ. d St. +. TdllWd!
Dates of sale: March and 20, and
April and IL, 1906. Rates: One regu
lar mot special or reluced} fare, plus
81 for round trip. No tickets to be
sold for less than SO. Rate for chill
dren to be one-half of the homeseek-
ers' excursion rate. Stop-overs will be
permitted on going passage within IL
days from date of sale at all points in
homeseekers' excursion territory. For
further information call or telephone
any c., NJ & st. p. ticket office.
One-Way second-CIass coIonists Rates.
To the west and southwest via the
c., M. & st. p. railway. Dates of sale:
March and 20. 1906. Rate: One-half
of the regular first-class limited fare,
plus 50, except that rates to Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad.
Col, and to Hot Springs, Deadwood,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
DR.. NICHOLS
The Master Specialist Physician
CURES PILES TO STAY CURED.


There nothing that
time attack of
sion do this without cutting hindance
is
tai disease FISTUA POLYPSI LIBERATION
PILES.
STOMACH AND BOWELS
Complaints often the of rectal diseases especially
constpated when d in vain arr those thousand and
well if follow simple directions Of
ue 10 those who VIII do this there failure
This business know
y l
YOU.
treat
failed
KIDNEY dangerous
without warning Attend Chemical
OF
Call and be cured before it is too late
of operation
others have failed
European method Let
Hundreds of cured testify these
RHEUMATISM in all its forms
the latest best methods We
Deeh gwen up Dy Ca let us talk 1t
sLEMSHES of
etc, removed without soaring never TO return.
MEN,
whether Their
the better No
methods Give the and 81 will
tell you so at once use natures own methods OF bringing back the
Nervous
Can and let us talk free OF charge and will tell
just what personal visit is preferred the fact that
out of town and call deprive
ices you can not call write and receive full particulars mode OF
treatment prices and These will be mailed free of
Ask for free blank Letters office calls free confden
tlal No treatment sent until ordered
When you come to town, can and see Dr. Nichols
Free Searching Scientific Examination
171oa Second Avenue. Rock Island, Ill.
Over r. Crempton 81 Company.
Hours, p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
ADOLPH P. JOHNSON.

March 81 will save cost of collection
Township Collector.
Office with II. A. Weld, attorney-at-
law, room SO, Mitchell & Lynde build
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-23
Tax is Due.

Taxes for the year 1905 are now due
Parties having personal taxes and nc
real estate will make immediate pay.
ment The law in regard to the collec'
tion of personal taxes will be strictly
enforced. Payments made previous to
and annoyance to the personal prope-
ty tax payer. Please bring your last
years receipt
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24

KS. ~ tkdEE1ORIAL DAYSt g 8 y.
E9Y ELoREAcs EYELYE pa Ar

Old men in carriages, trundling along so
slow;
Old, old men a-marehlng. with the spirit
OF long ago;
Old, old fags furled straitly. dreaming OF
sword aud shell;
All that is left OF the old war. save the
tale the histories tell
Young men marching briskly, all in their
khaki brown,
Heroes Of Santiago or far Mab"-
wounded. they never weakened (% :. ~
suffered and yet they sang,
And over the land long shackled the
hymns OF Freedom rang!
o. white heads bowed and feeble, q.
brown heads high and proud.
We love you and pray God bless your
we who stand IN the crowd.
And we thank the mereiful Father that.
all our history through.
He has given us such a memory and
such a hope as yOul
Youths Companion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24
In MemarY ~ II Hope.

Forty-two years ago the appalling
campaign Of the Wilderness. with an
it's magnificent devotion on both sides.
was but two-thirds over its guns slow.
ly wheeling southwark day BY day,
opposed with brilliancy and daring
the annals OF war have rarely seen
equaled, while around the heart OF ths
confederacy Sherman was drawing 4
girdle Of IRE
Now. on May so. All over the land.
south as well as north. wherever the
grave Of national soldier who foughs
IL the great war is known. bis old
comrades and his descendants will lay
an Offering e the fowefa which ars
ne pcgpetuaireblFth fearkhh beauty,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24
MILO HAS ARMY ENvELoPEs9
Few Of These Reminders Of the Civil
War Are to Be Found
To-Day,

Il would be interesting TO know just
how many varieties OF illustrated sol
diers envelopes were printed in the
course Of the four-year war. 1t is
said there were several thousands Of
them. Every loyal state was prolific
of local as we'll as general suggestive
ideas for pictorial and typographical
expression, and the opportunity was
wen improved by manufacturers OF
and dealers in stationery, Unlike the
war songs OF Root and other COM
posers, this Union envelope" fad had
an ephemeral existence.
In Grand Army halls and at Grand
Army campfres. and the stage enact.
ment Of civil war dramas, almost
everything else Is seen in the line Of
reminders Of the days Of '61'5-mus.
kets. swords. belts, knapsacks. hayer-
sacks, canteens. tin clippers, belts.
mass. etc.--but the army envelope Is
not in evidence. And yet. even at this
late day, there 4. II Is safe to Opine,
many q carefully treasured specimen
Of the oblong. illustrated and inscribed
Enclosure OF the soldier boys letter
from the scene OF suffering, Of strife
and carnage. which. II II could speak,
might tell q story OF sentimental and
thrilling intereat--0ne Of the tens Of
thousands Of unWritten rOmances Of
an heroic age that has no peer IN the
annals Of the camp and Geld Of "a
nous military campaigns "a the cid
o. re new W0rld
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24


To deck the humble mound or stately
tomb.
Some slabs are old and gray,
crumbling with Times decay,
And some, aye many, are Of yester-
day.
And Of that meager band
OF comrades left, decrepit, bent and
old,
Who stand
Apart, their white locks barred,
How many will be spared
To stand when that To-morrow's tale
ls toId9
Soon on their ears the last great Mus.
ter-cali
And they will pass to Join the mighty
host
At the Eternal Post.
onsI
Two, three--Runi RUM
Heyl send that lni
outi Out on first the everlasting
ehumpl
Our side will have to hump
To win.
Now watch Tim Murphy swat
The ball across the loS.
A fiyl
Say, he can't miss it-Yes,
! missed my guess.
oh, oloryI Why
In thunder did he let that catch 60 by,
confound his hidol
Run, Mick, You'll make Il. Slide,
you sucker, sLlpEl
What's that no sald2
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24

Come, tread
With solemn step and slow to where
they rest,
The honored and the bIest,
The Nations valiant dead,
Let hymn and prayer
Sound through the perfumed air
AZ little children sprinstlde blossoms
bear:
Vlolets, lilies and the lilac bloom,
Daisies from grassy leas
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24

And then man must toll
And play,
And pIaytimes are too rare to let him
spoil
A sprinstlde holiday.
So here, with solemn ceremonies tread
The mourners Of the dead,
And here, with frenzied shouts, tina
fans acclaim
THE GAME.
KENNETH HARRIS.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-05-24

out2
Well, that'a about
The rottenestl Someone beat In hls
head.
Kill hlml Amt that the limit, on the
dead7
Say, what's the scorer
Well, we can elneh 'em with a couple
more.
Whoops, yeIIs
And groan and cheers admiring, !
PerspIring IA
And scarlet bIeaehers eIappins,
Rapplng, s'Si
footing,
Roofing and hooting;
shells,
A gurgllng Of the bottles
Inclined to thirsty throttIes,
A strewing, not Of flowers
From leafy bowers,
But Ct discarded erusts and scraps Of
meat.
Sweet
odors Of cheap cigars and cigarettes
That's what one gets.
That's just one way
We have Of spending DECORATION
DAY.
!
Well, such Is life,
And memory Of death and fame;
A ehiseled name
Upon slab Of perishabIe stone,
To one age with it's reeolleetlons rife
And to the next, namo, and that
alone.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

four. Gussie and her mother and
even dear old grandma have been
cooking for crowds, and that en-
two gas Jets. And so it is IN about
every other household.
The city has never been so free
from crime and the sanitary Condl-
tions are excellent.
In our town everything is cash
and the banks being closed the
problem of meeting ones obliga-
tons and feeding the crowd Is a
difficult one.
We, ourselves, ESCAPED With
small loss, chimneys tumbled ovel
furniture smashed ard brio brao
i'll smltherIneS.
Hard times will come latter
wheu people unable TO pay thel
tent or to earn their living VII
have 10 be carried along.
We hope for the best, work Will
i will for one COILmou purpose
and leave the TEST ID The hands o
The Almighty.
Very sincerity, your cousin,
Charles Arnold BOrle.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

THE New York Sun gives this
simple and welcome solution to a
long veXed problem:
The free distribution Of Govern
ment seed might be narrowed dowH
close to the vanishing point by a
system of elimination. On every
packet of seed Sept out from Wash
inglon there is the printed request
tina, the recipient report to the Ag-
riculturaI Department the luck he
has with the contents. The de-
partme1t clerks are never over
worked after the harvest in tabulat-
ing such reports. So here the
plan:
"Uless the farmer writes. (Dear
Government, your Pride of the Can
corn was a wonder and one hea! of
YOUR Sure to Head lettuce headed) 4,
or words to that or some other ct
feet, put that farmer on the black
list and ignore all future aPpllca-
tions from him for free seed. His
Congressman will be able to tell him
that it his own isult, aud no harm
will be done.
The plan will not be complca.-
ed by new batch of applicants
this year, for there are not going to
be any more farmers after the pres
ent generation dies out. All the
sons of farmers are becoming NOR
termen or bankers o. drivers of ice
wagons
The absurd SANDER in regard to
farmers SONS may be ignored as a
petty attempt at wit by so-called
metropolitan newspaper. With
that out of the way the
farmers can turn their attention 70
the suggestion itself. So far no
one has ever heard of banner crop
except of votes, that ever sprang
from government seed. If a
change should come it should be
recoded as an event of some histor-
ical import. If no such report can
be made it behoves the farmers to
get together and decide on some
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD

could not bring as much happiness
to Mrs Lucia Wilke, Of Caroline,
Wis a. did one csc box OF Buck
lens Arnlca Salve, when it COM
pletely curea a running sore on
her leg, which had tortured her IS
long years. Greatest antlsept!c
healer of Plies, Wounds, and SJres
26c at all druggists.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

The fact that Omaha has gone
Democratic shows what Democracy
can do in Nebraska when Colonel
BRYAN and his~Nvoice are $4,000
miles away Kansas City Journal
The time is approaching to stir
I'D some more alarmist stories as to
the whereabouts of the drydock
Dewey
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18
SUBSCRIPTION ONE YEAR SI.O'
FOR CONGRESS-.
TO announce

We are authorized TO announce
JUDGE JOHN w. HUGHES,
of Mercer County, as a candidate to rep
resent the Eighth Congressional District
in Congress, to succeed Hon. G. &. Gil
bert, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

1t is "semi-officially" announced
tina. this government will make no
suggestion for the reduction OF ar
maments during the Hague Con-
terence. Nor afterwards either IT
the present signs bold.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

f. Gerry Brown thinks that un-
de1 certain conditions the use of
the word "hell" is entirely proper.
Washington Post.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

THE draft of the address to the
throne, in reply to the Emperor s
speech at the opening of the first
Russian Parliament, was submitted
to the lower House Of Parliament
Tuesday c. insists practically of the
following commands: General am
nesty. the abolition of the daath
penalty, the supervision of martial
law and all exceptional lbws, full
civil liberyty, the abolition of the
council of the empire. the revision
of the fundamental law. the estab-
lishment of the responsibility Of
ministers, the right of interpella-
ton. forced appropriation Of land
guarantees of the rights of trades
unions.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-05-18

form of distribution that will {
worthwhile. In ten of the eleven
districts of Kentucky the Congress
man is elected by the farmers
About all the farmers get out of il
is free seed. IT the free seed do
not deliver the goods the farmer
gets left,
Free hens. free hogs, sheep OF
SO gratis, and now and 'then tro'-
ter free would be much more sat
isfactory arrangement. The farm
ers make the Congressman, and
the righs kind of Congressman gets
what their constituents wants. It's
up to the farmers, if free seeds don
suit 'em, to get something better.
louisville Times.
El Nuevo mexicano. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1890-1958, 1906-01-13
asoALo os ANo Nugvo.
ccnmutaelon Do ID ssntsncla dol
Presldlarlo Mcdonald por susn
Compartments y caraotsr

Ell Gobernador Otero. sobre reco
mendaclon del superintendente y
o. Bursum da Ia nan,.a,.,,,,. .,
49,, ... '.'s4''a''a 'err''
'.a 'uss Recommendation rue apro.
oada por el Juez W. H. Pope, de Ia
Corte del Quinto Distrito Judicial ha
concedido ma conrutsc,or !. ~.
tsrc,. - ,..r.-.,s "a r.
= M'lons'o' convictado de
aSes'nA'o On tercer grado, juEgado
en- ell Condado de Chaves y ouien fue