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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
PHREN0K0SMlAN is
STUDENTS HOST TONIGHT
Society Gives Semi-Annual Reception
at Augustana-Short Program
Is Arranged.

Tonight the Phrenokosmian society
of Augustana college will give its semi
annual reception to students and
friends of the institution More than
400 invitations have been issued. and
as this will be the last of the impoc-
tant social events at Augustana this
fall, large attendance is expected.
The gymnasium hall has been artic-
tically decorated i'll lavender and
white, the society colors, asters form
ing the principal floral decoration. The
invitations are the most artistic and
unique that have appeared in social
circles at the college this season. The
covers are OF lavender, on which is
written in white ink the name of the
recipient of each invitation. The pro
gram will partly consist of addresses
by Dr. Andraen and Professor Maurit;-
son in English and Swedish respective
ly, and music by an orchestra of /?
pieces. To add novelty to the occa.
sion, the young women members of
the society will act as ushers, while
the young men will serve the refresh
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
Subverting the Constitution.

In his recent speech at jamestown
Judge Parker performed a great pub
lie service by analyzing the fundamen-
tai policy of the Roosevelt regime. He
quoted from the text of the presidents
Harrisburg speech the words: 1--WE
need, through executive action, through
legislative action and through judicial
Interpretation and construction of law,
to increase the power of the federal
government. If we fail thus to increase
it, we show our impotence"
Judge Parkers principal objection to
this revolutionary, not to say treason
able policy, was in substance that it is
braZen, unequivOcal proposal to sub
stitute for the constitution a govern
ment by commissions that in the end,
| through successive expansions of the
commerce clause of the constitution,
might cover almost every incident of
productive and creative energy Not
! by a constitutional amendment, but
through the concerted action of the eX-
ecutive, the legislative and the judi
cial departments of the federal govern
ment. That it was, in other words, n
proposal to change essentially the form
of government in these United States
by the creation of commissions empow-
cred to deal judicially with special
subjects; by the comforting upon the
same commissions of legislative func.
tons, through delegation of the power
committed to congress by the constitu.
ton; and finally by committing to the
executive the unrestricted power OF
appointing and removing the members
of such commissions; thus in practical
effect concentrating in the hands OF
the executive alone unlimited power.
| Judge Parker has discovered the rea'
issue upon which the next campaign
must be fought, and he has presented
it with clearness which will command
| attention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

the ugly human brutcs and the shrek
of wild birds of the night or the howl
of tigers, make Il scene that cannot be
fully described to the imagination.
This steaming process has the effect
OF lOosening the scalp from the skull
or in some way of softGning it that all
the bones Gse removed. With the va
cant sack of skin drawn from the head
intact, they next fill it with hot pebbles
and sand. These are replaced by 9th
ers when they are cool. The process
they use has the effect of drying and
shrinking the skin, but in some way.
not clearly known, it preserves the
original features of the victim. They
are thus distorted and CHASTITY looking
remindeCs of the departed. London
Spare Moments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
RELICS OF THE DEAD.
Horrible Custom of South American
Indian Tribe.

Indian Tribe.
The Ucayali Indians, numerous
south American tribe. with decided
cannibalistic tastes, who inhabit both
banks of one of the uppcrmost and
longest of the afilucnts of the Amazon,
have a system by which they preserve.
the features of their dead, so that
friends can always identify those that
have gone to the happy hunting
ground" as surely as if gazing at Il
photograph.
TO accomplish this they cut the head
from the body, but retain the long hair.
The CHASTITY, bleeding trophies of a
days battle or Il nights massacre of
their enemies are suspended by the
long, straight black hair to the limb
of tree. Directly under this they
dig Il hole, which they fill with water.
in their primitive way causing it to
boil by placing hot stones in it, or, if
near Il camp or village. an earthen pot
of boiling water is used.
The ascending hot vapor and steam
which envelop the suspended head
outlined by the fire and shadows, like
ghosts in the darkness of tropical
night, in the deep solitude and under
the black shadows of the palm forests
accompanied by the weird antics OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
A National Disgrace.

Another good republican congress-
man has been indicted and arrested,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
and also for obtaining money under
false pretenses. This time it is the
Honorable f. Hurd Cassel of Penn
sylvania. Mr. Cassel and 13 other
good republicans were picked up OF
Sept IS, on charges originally pre-
feIred by democratic State Treasurer
Berry of Pennsylvania in connection
with the theft of s5,0OO,OO0 from the
treasury of that state, in transactions
relating to the furnishing of the new
capitol building at Harrisburg.
Several state officers are among tho
fellow-grafters of Mr. Cassel for whom
warrants have been issued. No won
der the Pennsylvania republican lead
ers regard the democratic motto
thou shalt not steal" as persona
affront to themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. ]. Blackmore of Halter e Black
more, Pittsburg. Pa, says: "a short
time since | procured bottle of Dr.
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. u
got me out of the house in "a hours
| took to my bed with rheumatism
nine months ago and DR.. Detchon $
Relief for Rheumatism is the only
medicine that did me any good
had five of the best physicians in the
city, but l received very little relial
from them. | know DR.. Detchon's Re
lief for Rheumatism to be what it Is
represented and take pleasure in rec
ommending it to other poor sufferers.
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Secon
avenue, Rock Island Gust Schlege
& Son, 30 West Second street. Daven
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now IS
years old, thrives on Electric Bitters,'
writes w. B. Brunson of Dublin, Ga.
"She has taken them for about two
years and enjoys an excellent appe-
tite, feels strong and sleeps WE'LL
That's the way Electric Bitters affect
the aged, and the same happy results
follow in all cases of female weakness
and general debility. Weak, puny
children too, are greatly strengthened
by them. Guaranteed also for stom
ach, liver and kidney troubles, by al
druggists. so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

candidacy matters little, as he will be
governed entirely by the wishes of his
party. Those wishes have already been
pretty clearly defined north, east, south
and west, and today w. J. Bryan j.
considered a candidate, and the de-
mocracy has been proceeding along
that line for some time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Bryan's letter to Judge Owen P
Thompson is considered a virtual au
nUuncement of his candidacy, but Il
is not formal announcement.
Bryan's candidacy rests not will
Bryan. but with the democracy. Bryan
is somewhat reluctant to yield to TIL;
demands of his party for him to leat
in the fight in 1908, but the people
tie rank and file of the party-recog
ME him as their leader, and wha
Bryan's individual attitude toward hi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

If the bishop beat the president in
that game of tennis there seems to have
be IN no good reason for keeping the
lie on the information until a housing
reporter got it out. Even among the
Greeks pan-athlete was not expected
to excel in all sports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
A Nice Little Hint.

First Lieutenant-How do you like
the horse you bought from me last
week? Second Lieutenant - Very
much. He might hold his head little
higher, though. First Lieutenant-Oh,
that will come all right when he is
paid for.-London Tit-BitS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
Soothinq.

Are you hurt, John?'
eyes. dear. l am afraid three or four
OF my ribs are broken"
"Well, don't feel bad: it doesn't
show."-HouStCn Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

After a prohibition law goes into
effect in Georgia the people who are
accustomed to feeling a bit uncertain
of their footing may get the same eff
feet by trying roller skates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

AS for the immunity to the Chicago
and Alton railroad company, why
should not corporations that peach
or their confederates have the same
privilege as other criminals?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

\ man has been discovered in
Massachusetts, who is for Henry Cabot
Lodge for president first, last and all
tn time" This puts the Lodge boom
right up alongside the COrtelyou boom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Surely the Connecticut statesman
who advocates the death penalty for
grating has no idea of the hole ne
would make in the population stats
tics of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
THE ARGUS.

published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill [En-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Bad breath is most offensive all
ment, irritates you as well as your
friends; HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea takes the bad taste from the
mouth, removes the cause, purifies the
breath So cents, tea or tablets. Har-
per House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

The campaign now on for a deep
channel in the Mississippi will never
cease until western commerce gets
what it is asking for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

The Yelled Prophet made his annual
visit to St Louis Tuesday night, but
there was no Yelled Prophet in the
chief attraction the day following.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

The grand old Mississippi has been
getting the attention of late that has
been coming to it since the days of
De Soto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Vow that the lumber trust is to b.
81 lied the people may be let in on ;
lower plane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

The law compelling newsboys to b.
over 10 years of age is along the RICH
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

The Atlanta girl who was welded on
skates may find herself an authority
Oh them yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Emma Calve enthuses over America.
Two thousand dollars a night is apt to
have that effect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Secretary Taft should remember that
General Leonard Wood also received Il
tea set
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

Chicago is having a carnival of fail
trade. United effort and advertising
have brought about the success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04

The Louisiana bears are reported to
have seen their shadows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-04
BY THE ]. w. POTTER CO.
TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per weel

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications Of argumentative
character, political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
MRS. RoMADkA CHANGES PLEA.
At Attorneys Advice She Makes
Declaration That She Is Not Guilty.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from Chicago
state that Mrs. Evelyn Romadka, wife
of the millionaire Milwaukee trunk
manufacturer withdrew her plea of
guilty made to Judge Brentano on ar
raignment, and entered a plea of not
guilty to the three indictments for
burglary and two for larceny against
her.
The change was made after hur-
ried trip from Milwaukee by John F.
Donovan, the attorney engaged for
her by her husband.
1t developed that Mrs. Romadka' s
first plea was made without the adj
vice of counsel, and without knowl-
edge of it's effect on her case. She
believed that her confession signed
before Lieut.. Larkin precluded her
from entering plea of not guilty.
"The poor girl did not know what
she was doing" said Attorney Dono-
van.
"Of course, Judge Brentano ex-
planned to her fully the effects of a
plea of guilty, but she did not under
stand the legal phraseology.
''The woman was hysterical and eat
en- up with loneliness. She really did
not know what to do. Your Chicago
practice is different from that in
Wisconsin,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
Mexico's Indian Women.

The beauty Of Indian women is one
of the charms of Mexico. In the cap
ital, where the Indian has degen-
Grated through poverty and mental
service it is less to be remarked than
in the smaller towns and in the coun-
try. But the beautiful faces one takes
In memory away from Mexico are
those of Indian women. Fine eyes
are universal, and, what one hardly ex-
poets, the features, according to eau
casian standards - broad brows,
straight noses, well-formed mouths
and chins full but not gross or heavy.
The expression is very generally intel
ligent, and often one is struck, both in
Indian men and women, with the no.
bility and refinement of the coun-
tenance. One frequently sees types
among the poems that seem to belong
to some highly civilized ancient caste
an Egyptian priest of royal blood,
Roman centurian, an Aztec emperor.
The women are gently lovely where
they are beautiful, and the men at
their best in carriage, in manners and
in countenance are strikingly like the
very advanced product of civilization.
Modern Mexico.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
CHAMBERS KILLS MAN.
Two Others III and Four Horses Die
from Disease.

Madison.-One man dead, two in q
Milwaukee hospital for treatment;
four horses killed and all the horses
in the neighborhood quarantined for
100 days is the story of the ravages of
CHAMBERS near Richland Center. as told
by State Veterinarian David Roberts,
who has just returned from there.
DR.. Roberts killed four of the horses
affected with the disease and has
ordered all the animals in the neigh
borhood to be kept on the place where
they are now working for at least 100
days, when thorough medical exam
ination will be made to determine If
the disease has been thoroughly ex-
terminated.
Thomas Ryan, a farmer of Hub
City, about ten miles from Richland
Center, traded about year ago for a
western horse. The horse was run
ming at the nose at the time, but it
was not thought to be CHAMBERS. Final
ly the owner became infected and died
of blood poisoning last July. Nothing
peculiar was thought at the time until
the son, Leo, who was tending to the
horse during the illness and after the
death of his father, became i'll from a
disease of similar symptoms. He is
now in st. Mary's hospital, Milwaukee.
In the meantime Patrick Ryan, a
brother of the deceased, permitted
one of his horses to be worked with
the affected horse, not knowing that
the animal had CHAMBERS. This horse
has showed symptoms and now Pat
rick Ryan is i'll and has been taken to
the Milwaukee hospital.
DR.. Roberts learned of Milwaukee
hospital authorities of the nature OF
the diseases the two there were suf-
fering from. He went to Richland
Center and shot four horses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
Wrecked BY
TWO EXPLOSIONS
WILLIAM r. BURKHARD'S STORE
IN ST. PAUL BLOWS UP AND
is BURNED.
Two Terrific Explosions Shake the
Surrounding Buildings and are Fol-
lowed by Fire Causing a Loss of
$4,000.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 1.-TWO ter
rife explosions that shook the sur
rounding buildings wrecked the Will
liam Burkhard sporting goods estab-
lishment, 319 Robert street, last night
entailing a loss of $50, 900, fully COW
cred by insurance. Fire followed the
terrific blasts starting in the rear of
the building and burning fiercely for
a time.
The first explosion occurred at9:5O
bursting out the large plate glass
window and hurting cloud of splint-
cred glass and wood, watches, knives
and revolvers across Robert street to
the opposite curb.
A heavy cloud of white smoke
swirled through the gaping rent in
the building, completely shrouding
the street, and blue fame reached
out in solid sheet across the car
tracks. Two minutes later second
explosion of terrific force again shook
the building, throwing up a cloud of
glass and wood and completely
wrecking the front part of the store.
The entire front portion is bulged
outword by the explosions and will
have to be taken down.
Two women had just passed the
store and were within fifteen feet of
the large display window when the
first explosion occurred. AS the blue
fire jumped into the street they
started to run and were last seen
racing across the Robert street
bridge.
The cause of the explosions is a
mystery. William Burkhard says that
every evening all the powder in the
store except that in the loaded shells
and cartridges is taken out into the
yard and stored in the magazine. He
says there couldn't have been more
than fifteen pounds of powder in the
store, all told, and is at loss to ac-
count for the explosion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
THE FACULTIES OF JUSTICE.
Blind, Perhaps, But No Reasonable
Proof of Deafness Also.

Judge Harlan, who lives up on the
hill, was passenger on a Fourteenth
street car the other day and was seat
ed next to a couple of clerks who were
deeply interested in some discussion,
which caused one of them to raise his
voice to quite a high pitch, says the
Washington Star. This appeared to
make the other man rather cautious,
as he glanced warily around to see
If any one was listening to the talk
of his friend. AT this moment he dis
covered the presence of the dignified
justice and turning hastily to his loud
talking comrade, he said: For
heavens sake, lower your voice; you
may have heard that justice is blind
but that doesn't necessarily mean
that it's deaf ALSO" Whether Judge
Harlan heard the remark it is i'm
possible to state, yet, all the same, a
calm smile fitted over his face at
the conclusion of the young fellows
admonition to his friend
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
Finds LARGE Sum in Stamps.

Stevens Point.-The discovery under
lumber piles of bulky package,
weather beaten and yellow, has made
the Hole family, former residents of
Stevens Point, now of Wausau, rich
er by $238.51. The package was found
by Clyde Hole and several compan-
ions. It was found to contain stamps
of all denominations. Mr.. Hole sent
the package to the post office depart
ment at Washington, believing that
the package had been hidden by post
office robbers.
The find was made on February &c.
After several months, Col. Stuart,
post office inspector at Chicago, has
returned the stamps to Ellsworth
Hole, father of Clyde, with a letter
saying that no evidence can be found
that the stamps are the property OF
the government.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
Changes Name to Donaldson.

Rhinelander.-The fact that the rail
way station of State Line has been
moved from Wisconsin to Michigan
does not reduce the number of post
offices in Wisconsin. A real postmas-
ter will be stationed there. He is G.
w. Fish. The INSTRUMENTATION Lum-
Der company has heavy interests in
the border section, and as soon as it
was announced that State Line sta
ton would be moved into Michigan by
rolling the unpretentious depot SO feet
northward, application was made for
post office for the convenience of
the villagers and the lumber company.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
South CT Pa11l Nov. IL
Will Test the Law.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Constitutional-
ity of the ''Des Moines plan" of city
government which has attracted at
tention all over the United States,
will be fought out in the courts here.
The legal questions in connection
with the commission form of govern
ment are raised in an injunction suit
started to restrain the present city
government from calling an election
for commissioners or sur-ender1ng
the reins of government. The case
will be before Judge Howe, OF the
equity division of the district court.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
DIG UP AN INDIANS BONES.
Skeleton Unearthed in Redmen's
Graveyard at Lake Ripley.

Cambridge.-While excavating on
his lot at Lake Ripley, A. E. Morton
dug up a human skeleton and is sup
posed to be the remains of an Indian
buried there perhaps 100 or more
years ago. The bones are all well
preserved and their size indicates that
it was an exceptionally large and
well proportional Indian. An unusual
formation was the presence of set
of double teeth on the lower jaw. This
makes II skeletons that have been
dug up near this spot and confirms the
general opinion that an Indian burial
ground is located here.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
From Game to Funeral.

Fargo, N, D., Nov. 12.-Unable to
reach his home on the White Earth
Indian reservation in time to attend
his sisters funeral if he waited for a
train, Laroque the Indian end and
and captain of the North Dakota ag-
ricultural college football team was
rushed to Detroit, Mimi, where he
caught 500 passenger.
Laroque played in the game Satur-
day against the Haskell Indians of
Lawrenceburg, Kan, some of whom
are his own tribesmen, and Bemus
Pierce, their coach taught him at
Carlisle for three years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-11-14
kosHKoNoNG HAS A DOUBLE.
Town in "Show-Me" State Named for
Badger Summer Resort.

Fort Observation-Disclosures lake,
made famous by the hunting and fish
ing trips of Grover Cleveland, Gov.
Peck, Col. Dan Starkey, ex-Gov.
Hoard and numerous other celebrities,
has a namesake. Way down in Mis-
souri, there is a place called Kosh-
konong. 1t has been discovered that
Hiram digging, a former resident OF
this city, went to Missouri and named
the settlement in honor of the lake
south of this city. Koshkonong is a
Winnebago Indian name. Blackhawk,
the famous chief, made the lake here
his stamping ground during the war,
and the most important battle was
fought there.