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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

the 'parlor' kept in cold storage for
company is being crowded out of the
old Kentucky home. There are so few
'parlors' of the old type left in this
part of the country that some museum
should hasten to secure one before the
last shall have disappeared
They fail TO remember that the genial
fast Table, who said: How hard it is
for some people TO get out of room
after their visit is really over. g.
One would think they had been built
in your parlOr or study, and were wait
ing to be launched
1t was because the old parlor was so
comforting. so inviting and homelike
despite the stiff back chairs, ingram
carpet and ''whatnot," that they were
not anxious to leave it. Here is the
Rochester Post-EXpress, its editor for
getting his bOyhood days on western
New York farm, painting this ugly,
but, perhaps, true picture of the par
lOr:"
The children of today do not know
what a parlOr is, for which they are
to be congratulated: but their fathers
and mothers remember wildly the
damp and musty room, its impossible
carpet and again more impossible wall
paper. the straight. stiff walnut furni-
ture the hair-cloth chairs and sofa, the
marble top tenter table on which re-
posed the family bible, with big brass
clasps. the photograph album. the plush
covered autograph album, the basket
filled with shells. the instrument of
torture known as a stereOscOpe and
the basket of views There were
pictures on the walls all encased in
heavy gilt frames. There were the us
ual crayOn portraits, and the inevitable
gold-framed mirror. The family never
used the pariOr except on Sunday after
moons, or i'll case of calls. The social
status of the caller was accurately re-
vealed in the manner of her reception.
If the visitor was an ordinary caller,
a friend of the family, or one who did
not amount to a great deal socially,
she was entertained in the comfortable
sitting room. But if she was a person
age, such as the minister's wife. or
the wife of the banker, or the leading
member of the sewing circle. she was
escorted with impressive ceremony
through the severely white portals of
the best room"
The ''parlOr" was the creation of
mother She made it the treasure
trove of the home. In that dearest of
spots she read from the bible every
Sunday. 1t was there that the daugh-
tiers were Courted and there the minis.
ter uttered the words tnat made the
Oldest of the family the wife of a good
man. Ii was in the parlOr where they
placed the casket that contained the
remains of the beloved member of the
family and from there they were borne
to the silent city of the dead
The 'parlor' had its vogue in the
better days of the republic A man
was considered for his moral and men
tai worth. and not because he lived in
a great house and possessed millions
We We're homespun people and d
| hOmespun nation.
! Who can say that we were not as
well off then as now?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
MOONSHlNING.
More Illicit Stills In New York City
Than In Kentucky.

Than In Kentucky.
Don't talk To me about moonshining
in Kentucky" said the internal rcyc-
nue. agent. There's more moonShin-
ing going on all the time in little old
New York than could be done in ten
kcntuckyS. In the crowded sections of
the east and west sides stills spring up
right along and for awhile conduct Il
tiOurishing business in the low grade
whisky they manufacture. You see, it
doesn't take much trouble to equip Il
still with corn and yeast and start III
to make the mash. which is finally
turned out as a pretty poor sort OF
whisky. The great difficulty is III get
ting rid of the peculiar smoke and
odOr from the stills without exciting
suspicion. This is usually attempted
by running the still i'll connection with
dye shop or some other chemical en-
tcrpriSe as blind. We keep watch on
all such establishments and have the
town well covered by sharp eyed and
sharp nOsed agents besides. We are
constantly arresting these small moon
sinners and sending them to Jail. But
enough spring up in their places for
YOU To say with safety that. as l say.
there's more moonshining going on in
New York city right along than there
could be in ten KentuckyS. New York
Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.

Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
of la grippe with all its miserable
symptoms says J. S. Esleston of Ma
pie Landing, Iowa. Knees and joints
aching, muscles sore, head stopped up.
eyes and nose running, with alternate
spells of chills and fever. We began
using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
aiding the same with a double dose
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
tablets, and by its liberal use SOFA
completely knocked out the grip. Sold
by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
The Passing of the ParIOr.

Men who came from humble homes.
who received their early lessons in
truth, honesty and morality in the little
back 'parlor,' now affect to be glad
that the 'parlor' has passed away.
Here is Colonel Watterson. a product
of the ''parlor" home. glorying over its
elimination, saying: "One of the wei
come signs of the day is the passing OF
the 'parlor.' In times past no home
was complete without this prim, chill
place. 1t consisted of stiff furniture
that was rarely used, pictures that
were seldom seen and an atmosphere
that was conducive to discomfort and
discouraging to hospitality And he
again asserts: 1--WE are glad 10 learn
from our esteemed contemporary thai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
A woman who knows all about the

A woman who knows all about the
Americans in Paris says that the most
exclusive entertainments of the season
have been given in tiny house, the
property of Mrs. John c. Breckenridge,
who before she was married was Miss
Adelaide Murphy, the daughter of a
San Francisco banker and the daugh.
ter-in-law of Mrs Sharon. Not word
of English is ever used in Mrs. Breck-
inridge's house. She entertains only
people in the literary and artistic
worlds. and her table is noted for the
brilliant conversation to be heard
there. She entertains all the most bril-
liant people of the day, and no Ameri
can is admitted whose imperfect knowl-
edge of French would be likely to be a
drag
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

Among other things for the DISPOSE
ton of which the time is most propi-
tious is the solution of the down town
track proposition. Get the competitive
rights of way, or find the reason why
these essentials to industrial develop.
ment cannot be acquired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
Bitten by a Spjder.

Through blood poisoning caused by
spider bite, John Washington of
Bosqueville, Texas, would have lost his
leg, which became a mass of running
sores, had he not been persuaded to
try Bucklen's Arnica Salve He writes
THE first application relieved. and
four boxes healed all the sores" %
cents; guaranteed at W. T. Hartz's,
druggist, 301 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

DR.. George w. Clarke. now 80 years
of age, between the years 1915 and 1880
taught many boys in New York who
afterwards gained celebrity. He once
thrashed Roscoe COnklin. He always
said remarked Dr. Clarke one day,
that the sound thTashing | gave him
made him a United States senator"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

Adlai L. Stevenson, one of the two
living vice presidents. puts in most of
his time travelling about the country
visiting relatives, whose name is le-
gion. He stays but little in his COM
Portable but unpretentious home in
Bloomington, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

That republican disturbance in Ohio,
whether Foraker or Taft wins out, will
give us a good many inklings of how
the republican machine works. espe2
tally when well oiled with trust and
corporation contributions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

James j. Hill never locks his office
desk and allows none of his immediate
employees to lock theirs Not long ago
an employee who violated the rule found
that locksmith had opened the desk
before his arrival the next morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

1t is said that on a frieze of the
new Pennsylvania capitol is inscribed
The truth shall set us free and yet
some of the mahogany in the building
has been found to be made of putty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
WORTH KNOWING

When it is known that its
power to strengthen the system
and build up the body is why
Father Johns Medicine cures
colds, it will be understood why
it is so valuable as tonic and for
driving the impurities out of the
blood. Father Johns Medicine
is for sale by T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

The Baltimore newspaper which de
Clares Everybody is poet is Likely
TO be deluged with manuscripts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

Corporation contributions to the re
publican campaign fund are something
like Banquo's ghost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

Mayor-Elect Schaffer is in no hurry
is disposed to keep close to the lever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
Boost for Rock Island.

Yes, the line was still busy-but so
was Mayor-Elect Schaffer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

Especially recommended for piles
that is DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Ha-
eel Salve. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

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-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township In Rock Island county.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-14
@ F l CT N A
DIRECTOR DE SANDAL, BENEFIoENc1A
CORRECTION.
Proposiciones para ell suministro de co.
mestibles J otros efcctos al Asilo de Ciegos
en- Ponce, durante el afo fiscal
de 19O7-19O8

Sc recibiran en- la Ofcina del Di-
rector de Sanidad, Benefcencia y Co.
rrecci6n, hasta las nueve de la malta
ma del dia ~ de Mayo del af1o en- cur
so y Sc abr riran el mismo dla y hora,
en- subasta pdblica, proposiciones ba.
jo pliego cerrado para Ell suministro y
|conducci6n al referido Asilo, de los
artlculos que, aproximadamente, han
de consumirse en- el mismo durante
Ell af1o econ6mico que empezara Ell dla
primero de Julio de 1907 y terminara
Ell treinta de JUNO de 1908.
Carne de res benefciada en- Ell ma
tadero, llenando los requisites que
impone la Sanidad, 900 libras. Pan
1880 libras. Leche 700 cuartillos.
Hielo 1900 libras. Arroz 1896 Ii
bras. Habichuelas coloradas $500 Ii.
bras. Habichuelas blancas $3.50 Ii
bras. Garbanzos 1856 libras. Baca-
calao 1850 libras. Papas 6756 libras.
Manteca 1900 libras. Cafe 1900. Ia
sajo 1850 libras. Azucar centrifugal
5000 ibras. Az1car refnada 5000 Ii =
bras. Fideos 600 libras. Jamon 72o
libras. Tocineta 72o libras. Cebollas
72O libras. Ajos 1900 cabezas. Harina
de trigo $50 libras. Vinagre $50 Guar
tillos. Aceite de OLIVIA 800 libras. Sal
en- grano 900 libras. Sal de mesa $50
libras. Harina de maiz 600 libras. Le-
gumbres y huevos S 900. Carbon de
piedra "a toneladas. Carbon vegetal
1925 mochilas de a latas. Jabon azul
- quintales, Mecinas 40 dollars.
Con cinco dias de anticipation al
de la celebration de la subasta debe-
ran los postores presentar .muestras
de los articulos cuyo suministro soli-
citen.
En- las Ofcinas del Director de Sa-
nidad, Beneficencia y Core ccion, San
Juan, Allen ntlme.o $. y Ell las del
Asilode Cie2os en- Ponce, entire las
horas, 1-3o d a PM. pod1an yer los
postores copia de los contratos y fan.
zas que deben regir.
La Direction sc reserva el derecho
de rechazar cualquiera 8 todas las
proposiciones y de escoger aquellas
que, uniendo calidad q precio, ofrez.
can la mayor ventaj ia para Ell mejor
servicio del Establecimiento'
A.. te II. .EcMnn, 8:
Direttor dc Sandal, Benefoenca
CORRECTION.
Nota e Fespecto 4 carnes sc adj
clona aderas .carne relrjgetada
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-14

de este modo aseguran pacffcamen
te. Ia. cQbfanza del tribute que su au-
dacia y Ia to1erante complicidad de
las autoridades han establecido sobre
Ia superstition musulmana.
FL camino de hierro que los ale
names construiran en- breve, 81 asi
10 acuerdan las Potencias, transfer
mara el pintoresco bandidaje ejerci-
do sobre la podredumbre de una raza
decadente y degen erada, y los gran
des expresses europeos 1anzados So
bre aquellos inmensos paramos, q I2o
kilometres por hora. espantaran con
la estridencia de sus silbidos, las
negras nubes de cuervos desorienta-
dos y hambrientos..
Lsts Parts
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-14
" Vino Cordial de- CEREBRINA,

usted
Ha
AaSo R no hay gm2 IS a.n e g*so ase 1900 u
de dsbss L. debidad de
REVIVE " n.ual pasones g uvud ss ves
ss issno e. Sssss =
ru4nrlsa q -8 y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-14
Linea Norton

FL vApoR "EToNA' salio de Monte
video el 20 de Abril .lltimo con carga
para :nuestro puertoy Sc despachara
Seguidamente para los de escala de
Cuba. ~
VAPOR "ARABIsTAN'> Sc anuncia pa
ia salir de Montevideo y Brenos Al
res hacia la primera quincena de Ju-
MO proxino con este destino siempre
Y cuando suticiente compute de carga
asl 10 amerite. @=
Son sus consignatarios.
&VILLAR & CO.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

vehicles, etc. capital $50. 900. Johr Hill
and others stockholders
There will be 2S students from the
law class at the state university 10 ap-
ply for license next Monday. when the
supreme court Will make the examrna-
tions The number from the Wake
Forest Law school is 90 and it is un-
derstood there will be Is from Trinity
Law school. Durham.
Secretary Bruner OF the board OF az
riculture, who is acting labor COM
missioner, is now in France He has
been I'm England and Scotland As
soon as the cool weather comes 8
number of Scotch lads are coming over
Those who settled In this state last
winter and spring appear to be very
well pleased with the conditions AL
their employers certainly like them
II is to be noticed that at all the
cotton mill here improvements have
been made during the summer. and
this applies to the other industries.
The brick business has again become
quite important here and there Is aiSD
a tile plant There will be string OF
industrial plants along the line OF the
Norfolk & Southern railway from here
to Wilson. The country thus opened
for the first time is very fine one,
as to fertile lands and large timber.
darees Coca ffeSwf ascEEe
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
SHOOTING UP OF BROWNSVILLE
Mentioned i'm Report as a Lamentable
Occurrence Still ShrOwded i'm Mys-

Washington, August 22.-An echo of
the shooting up" Of Brownsville,
Texas, last August by negro troops Of
the 25th infantry is found in the an
nual report of Brigadier Gen. Albert
L. Myer, commanding the department
of Texas, for the fiscal year 1907, who
refers to it as "a lamentable occurrence
which is still shrowded in mystery to
great extent
He adds: 'However, it seems to have
been established that on the night in
question a few enlisted men of the first
battalion, 25th infantry, the garrison
ing Fort Brown, did go armed into
Brownsville and do some prOmisciOus
firing, resulting in the death Of one
civilian, one horse and the wounding
of one policeman. 1t has been I'M
possible to identify the individuals
who actually did the firing. Undoubt-
edly there was at that time mutually
bad blood between a part of the gar
risOn of Fort Brown and some of the
citizens of Brownsville and this fact
must, to some extent, account for the
occurrence"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

excluded, provided that every one else
who lacks similar qualifications is
equally excluded.
The 18th amendment Is merely in
tended to secure him In his political
rights from race discrimination by the
states. 1t is not intended to give him
affirmative privileges as a member OF
his race. Its strict enforcement does
not involve an amalgamation of the
race, has nothing to do with social as
ISOLATION or equality. 1t does not in
Voive so-called negro domination and
to permit the question at this late day.
forty years after the war to control the
vote Of intelligent men in respect to
lack of sense of proportion, which I
cannot think, will continue to manifest
issues hat are living, is to indicate the
itself in the south. II only under the
influence Of President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration some of the southern
states, including Kentucky, could be
led into the republican column in ac-
cordance with the real sympathies of
bAC sOICIO III IuOSS IL "Ou1u UC
a crowning glory of his administra-
ton
AS an American citizen and lover of
my country, long for the time when
the south shall be received again in the
councils of the nation and when the
people of that section shall resume the
influence to which they are entitled
and which they deny themselves by
being frightened at mere ghost of the
past.
On the question Of greater congress
siona1 representation than the vote of
the south seemed to warrant he found
an injustice which he believed had
been largely counterbalanced by it's
tendency to drive northern voters in
to the republican party
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
TWO FIRES IN PITTSRURG.
Both Caused by Explosion of GasO-
line in Clothes Pressing Establish
manfS

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 22.-Two fires
today caused by gasoline explosions
in clothes pressing establishments
caused damage estimated at $3.50, 900
and for atime threatened the entire
east end section of the city. The first
fire broke out shortly before noon in
the Club Pressing and Cleaning Com
pany at 6339 Pennsylvania avenue.
The three-story brick building was de-
stroyed and IA employees were rescued
from the windows by the firemen.
The second fire was more serious
and before it was controlled seven
buildings were wiped out.
The blaze started in the Enterprise
Pressing Companys shop at 5975 Cen
ter avenue about ten o'clock and spread
with great rapidity.
A number of automobile garages in
the neighborhood had quantities of gas
oline on hand and barrels and tanks
of fuel were removed from the v1cin-
ity.
The flames leaped into the air fifty
feet above the burning buildings.
Shortly after four o'c1oc kthe fires
were declared to be under control.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
DATE POSTPONED
Tn seuin2 OF Monument Ia CaDtain
JOhI smith.

Norfolk. Va. Aug 22.-LirItenant
Governor J. Taylor Ellyson. acting
president for the, association for TN"
preservation Of Virginia anaquities.
announced today that the unvsilinE OF
tn ?, monument to Captain Jonn Smith
being erected at jamestown ISLAND by
the United States government will nee
essariiy have 20 be postponed. the
contractors giving notice that II will
not be completed on September II, the
dty set for the exercises
Uncertainty when the SHAFT will be
completed prevents the naming Of flu
tre day
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
FIVE MEN ENTONBED
Two are Rcscued-The Others
Thought to oe Dead.

Wilksbarre, Pa. Aug 22.-Fiye men
were entombed today by fall of rock
in No 1 tunnel in the mine of Port
Erie Coal Company.
Michael Naughton, one OF the men
caught in the fall, after several hours
effort crawled from under the debris
badly injured. He reported that four
other men were caught in the fall
Late tonight a rescuing party reach
ed John Justice of Plainville and
brought him to the surface He was
not injured but was completely ex-
hausted. He fears that Jane. Boyle
or N1ckerman and John and Joseph
keening, Germans, for whom search
is being made are dead.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

zen's Experience Before It's Too
Late.
When the back begins 10 ache.
Don't wait until 6ackache becomes
chronic.
Til serious kidney trouble develop:
TIL urinary troubles destroy nights
rest
Prose by a Wilmington cttiseGs az
perience.
H w. Bragg. merchant and fuTni-
ture manufactures Of Second and
Market streets. residing az 114 North
Sixth street. Wilmington. n. C.. says:
'T used Deans Kidney Pills and they
proved TO be q grand medicine, ans
] can only say that Deans Lnament
u the best remedy Of the kind on the
fAce of the earth. l suffered with my
back for a long time. When I sat at
my desk for n while and attempted to
get up would have to catch hold OF
q chair for support and straighten my
self up gradually. The kidney secre-
tions were dark colored and full OF
sediment. I read about Doan's Kid
ney Pills in our papers and went u r.
r. Bellamys drug store and got a box.
Since using them my back Is strong
and l can move about and stand up
straight as ever and the kidney Sc
cretions have all cleared up. You may
use my name as an endorser OF the
claims made for Doan's Kidney Pills
and also Doan's Ointment which
used with good results"
For sale by all dealers. Price 5O
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doans-anh
lake no other.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27
FIRE II COTTON MILL
Delegates Appointed To the National
! Prison AssOcia ton
(Special 10 The Messenger }

! Especial TO The Messenger
! Raleigh. n. c., AUG 22.-FIre which
In the lapper room Of the
,Neuse Rivev Cotton Mill near here
'dfd about thousand dollars damage
to cotton AMI machinery.
The governor appoints J. S. Mann,
superintendent OF the penitentiary, Rev.
DR.. Aired II. Moment, pastor, of the
First Presbyterian church here, and
Rev. +. Murdock OF Salisbury, dele
gates TO 6tend the national prison as-
sociation conference at. Chicago Sep
tember 18th to II.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

Oriao laxative Fruit Syrup 10 sold
under a positive guarantee 10 cure con-
stipation ack headache, stomach
trouble or any form OF indigestion. II
1t fails, tAs manufacturers refuad your
money. What more can any one do.
Jos. @. Shepard aad ]. Hicks Bunting
DRUG Co.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

Another di zDrdcyiy reunion l-Ee that
hello In WadceDQrO yesterday, would be
all yhe proihbtionlsts would need toI
enable Them 70 sweep the deCs. AS ~
is, It has aDout Killed al tie chance
the ants Ind-if they had ~ at all.
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

A man was recently given a good
whipping because he vent about tell
ing that he had kissed certain girl.
Served him right
The meanest thing this side Of
Is to kiss girl and then 20 tell
News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

The best remedy for hackacAe. kid
neys, inflammation of tho bladder - De-
Wits kidney Ind Bladder Pills. Their
action is prompt and sure. A rEeek's
Treatment for 25c. Sold by Root. r.
Bellany
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

Gentleman Lodger| say, Mrs. Nap
per, 1 don't care for your bacon this
morning. It does not seem fresh.
Mrs. Napper-Very strange sir, the
shopman said 1t was only cured last
week,
Gentleman Lodger-Well, It must
have had a relapse.-Punch.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

is an expression as old ss the race.
No doubt the rising and setting OF
the sun is the most regusAr performs
ance Ia the universe, anless IL is
the action OF the liver and bowels
when regulated with Dr. Kings Eevy
Life Pills. Guaranteed by Il. X.
Bellamy. druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

Never can tell wnen you'll mash q
or scald Be prepared. DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil instantly relieves the
pain-quickly cures the wound
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-08-27

Don't use harsh physics. The reae-
tioa weakens the bowels, leads N
chronic constipation. Get Doan,s Reg.
ulets. They operate easily. sons the
stomach, cure constipat3m.