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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

When the immigrant officials at Ell
lis island. New York. learned that
Charles Peppermint, late of Italy and
now an aspirant for future citizenship
in the United States, was go years o..
age they hesitated about admitting
him because of a possibility of his
coming on the public for support They
began first place, he was strong and
vigorous. In the second place. he car
ried a goodly sum of money concealed
about his person. In the third. he had
eight sons and four daughters, all earl
ing good incomes in this country. Also
thirty-tive grandchildren, number
of whom are in business. supporting
themselves and their children. Also
nine grandchildren who are can
didates for future citizenship After
all these discoveries had been made
SiSnOr Peppermint had no further trol-
BILE in taking the first step in citizen
shin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

went to the hotel where the Flfcks So
journed and sent up his card. While
waiting he paced back and forth in a
terrible suspense. 1t seemed an age
till be was summoned. though il WAS
only ten minutes. Ushered into the
apartment used for 4 reception room,
he saw standing on table the flowers
he had sent and the box Of candy.
The box WAS empty.
Come in here. marquis!' called the
CHEEKY voice of Miss Molly.
With visions of Il private boudoir
dancing i'll his head. CASTOR entered the
next room. lie saw no one these.
"Why don't you come in:" came q
voice from an adjoining room.
The marquis did as he had been
hidden. Still he saw no one
This roOm," presently came the
voice.
"Oh, mademoiselle, what is this pref
ty game you are playing? Where are
you? DO you call to me from hcaven?"
Il hope not. l don't want to go to
heaven just vet. I'm in here
Again the marquis entered another
room, only to he led farther. Indeed,
the rooms all communicated. and the
girl led him in Il circle till he stood
CeptiOn room. He WAS very much cha
grined at being forced to play this
Juvenile game for the amusement of
Miss Flick, but he remembered that
she was barely eighteen. and. if 10
French girl would have done the same,
there was no French girl with an enOr-
nous fortune that he could marry. 50
he kept his temper and wore perpet-
| ual smile. thinking that after all it was
very drOll.
You're getting warm" came the
girls voice as he went hunting through
| the room.
Every warm"
Baking hot"
He went to Il curtain hanging be
| fore recess. lie knew Miss Flick
| was behind it. How strange these
Americans. He pulled aside the cur
tain and started back. \ young man
was with the girl
Games up" cried Molly. Mar
quis. this is George Trimmingham, just
come over TO join us He brought me
| this" And on the third finger of her
left hand she displayed Il ring. The
| marquis has been awful nice to me.
George; took me to the opera and lots
of places. You'll show George around.
| won't YOU? He doesn't know any
thing about Paris. That's a dear Old
| marquis
The next morning CASTOR went with
out his breakfast. and pool stock stood
ut zero. LOUISE c. FARRELL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
DAILY STORY
A POOL IN MATRIMONY.

lOrlSlnaLl
MY dear marquis. we can't all mar
ry this splendid fortune, with an Amer
lean girl for an incumbrance, and none
of us has the means to court her prop
erly. You, having her acquaintance
and being the son of Il duke, have the
best chance. Now, | propose that we
make up pool to be yours for the pur-
poses Of courtship and to he returned
to us with, say, 100 per cent interest
after marriage"
The arrival of Molly Flick, the dauGh-
ter of the head of the firm of Flick *
Co, one of the largest American meat
concerns, was known twelve hours
after ii occurred to every impecuniOuS
noble fortune hunter in Paris. The
remarks quoted were the result of Il
dispute between several of them as to
who should have Il free field to win the
prize. The proposition was accepted
by the Marquis of COurtemache and
the rest of the company. Not more
than 1000 francs could be raised by
the subscription, but this was handed
over to the marquis. who called that
very evening on Miss Flick AMI began
TO lay siege to her heart.
How do, marquis?" she exclaimed.
awful glad to see yOu"'
Il came, mademoiselle, to ask your
mother and yourself to go with me to
the opera
Mother! Goody gracious. marquis.
Do you suppose l have my mother
traipSing around after me? No. sir.
I'll 90 to the opera with you, but no
mother for me-"
But. madcmoisclle. in Paris that
would occasion remark"
"Oh. that's it! Very well. We'll take
mother. Will you go. mammy?"
Il suppose I'll have to-"
The young man proceeded method
| ically During this his first call he told
Miss Molly of his ancient lineage. wind
| ing up with decription of the chateau
of the Courtemaches, built several cen
turtles ago and now ruin Then. heav-
ing Il deep sigh. he said he would love
| to repair and live in it. Miss Molly lis
| tened attentively and asked what it
would cost. The marquis replied that
| it would require 100000 francs. or q
million of dollars. whcrcupOn the girl
remarked that if that was all she Won
| dered why he didn't make them at
once.
The marquis after his visit met his
| friends at the club and reported prog
reSs. For month he devoted himself
| 10 the heiress. He not only accom-
panied her on her sightseeing tours to
| Versailles. Fontaineblcau. Sevres and
other curious points in the envirOnS of
Paris. but secured for her and her
mother invitations to the best houses
in Paris.
But at the end of the month CASTOR
one morning awoke to find in his vest
pocket but Il single NAPOLEON of the
money furnished him. 1t was neceS-
sary that he bring matters to a head.
Half the napoleon he spent for candy
and the other half for flowers. These
he sent Miss Flick during the day. 1t
occurred to him to save a few francs
| for Il breakfast the morning after his
proposal, but if he succeeded in win
ming the heireSs he could make a fur
Their loan from his friends. and he was
sure of winning.
About . o'clock in the evening be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

When a man like w. c. Brown OF
the New York Central lines, reaches a
high station in the railroad world by
climbing step by step from the Lowest
round, he is generally reasonable in
his ideas. He is just with the emf
ployes of his own road and just with
the people. because he comes from the
labor class and from the people Bui
when you find a man who has be-
sChOOled in the railroad college, he is a
different type of man. He is a slave dri
Yer with his men and can see no side to
any question but that of the corpor.
alton. That is probably one of the
reasons why w. c. Brown and jim
Hill did not get along very well to-
Sether on the Burlington, after the la.
ter grabbed the property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

! hat so many democratic newspapers
and individuals who opposed Bryan in
1896 and 1900 now admit they were
wrong in their opposition to Bryan, is
very significant. and indicates beyond
question that if Bryan will accept the
nomination in 1908 he will be the al
most unanimous choice of the conven-
ton, provided the convention voices the
choice of the rank and file of the par
". Among other papers which have
come back into line for Bryan is the
Louisville COurier-JOurnal which. while
opposed TO the railroad ownership idea
OF Bryan. recognizes in him the great
est democrat of the present day. An
other convert is the Atlanta Journal
the following very interesting com
mCnt:
Our Broad street contemporary. the
Journal, taking cue from the COnstitu,
ton. in effect comedies that it has no
other alternative than to support Mr..
Bryan for next years democratic pres
idential nomination
Good.
And so, after a decade or so. our
neiShbOr, with its Ratchet blOOd-red
with the gore of those whom it toma-
hawked all these years for consistently
supporting Bryan, now comes across
and takes its stand by the Constitrl-
tion-all this time staunCh. true and
immOvable in its support of Bryan
and as earnest now as it was in 1896,
when it helped blaze the way for Bry-
ans first nomination.
And after that. in the stormy years
of party strife that followed, it will he
recalled that it was the Constitution
that was ever ready to defend M
Bryan from the ungenerous and unjust
filings of the same contemporary that
now, in Substance, by its change of
base. admits that in all these years
the Constitution was right and it was
wrong. If our contemporary though,
for a moment that all its former as
saults of, and personal attacks on Mr.
paiGn-werc justly founded. it could
not. of course. support him now.
But, it is the opinion of our con
temporary that Mr.. Bryan does not
need the Constitution now.
Alas, dear neighbor, there is moth
| ing like the old guard standing by t.
see that the new converts really mcar
what they say in pledging allegianc,
under the pressure of events
Yet Bryan may not he a candidate
| He advises conservatism and declare.
| there are many able men in the part,
who may be preferred by democrat;
as their candidate. Bryan, eve
thoughtful of his party, wants the ranl
and file to let their will and choic,
prevail, and he periodically eXhort
care and caution lest he be Choscl
when perhaps some ADLER man or bet
ter democrat can be prevailed upon It
accept the 1908 honor.
But where is such man? TIL
choice of democracy throughout tn
land responds: Bryan is the mani"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
The Arctic Has Attra ctions.

81 cannot imagine" said the woman
with the short sleeves. why in the
world Eskimos live in their country
after they have learned what is to be
had and seen in civilized places. Just
think. They have no theaters, no ho-
tells. no trains. no street cars, no shops,
no schools, no churches, no clubs. no
yachts, no scandals-tbey positively
have nothing that we have"
Possibly that is the reason they
stay where they are" vcntured the
man with the dinner jacket-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
Rock Island

nature, geographically, commercially,
and Enthusiastically, the gateway of the
west, northwest and southwest. Favor
ed by situation on the mississippi at the
mouth of the Hcnnepin canal, connect
ing river and lake, IL has the additional
advantages of the main line OF the Rock
Island railroad, three branches spring
ing from the stem at this point
10 the northwest and far southwest,
while the main line goes ON to
sas city line, and the BurlipEtOn's st.
Louis and ~. Paul line with direct
communication with PcOrin and SPRING
field. 1t has three interurbans under
way. II hns miles OF paved streets,
beautiful parks, Including the historic
Black Hawks Watch Tower, handsome
churches, n Y. VI. &. 4. building. mod
ern school buildings. college md Il
sites for more. IL has three first class
hotels, three thcnters, and n model sys-
tenn of rapid transit. IL has six sub
stnntiaI banks, up-tO-datc business
blocks and three more In course of
erection, immense department stores
and hundreds of other branches of mer-
camille pursuits. II IL the location of
the Rock Island arsenal, the greatest
In the world. II has the head Offices of
the Modern wOOdmen of America, the
largest frRternaI society In the world.
housed In n quarter OF million dollar
hreproof building. Its public buildings
are a quarter of n million dollar court
house. city hall, n public library
building. and pOstohicc building
in which are the Offices of the govern
ment engineer corps In charge Of upper
Mississippi improvements. II has 25,-
600 population. II has an Industrial
commission that Il boosting the town
along Legitimate and substantial lines
md everybody IN helping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

When the late Jere Rusk was gov
ernOr of Wisconsin he attended clam
bake in New Jersey. and of course
had TO make a speech. He began by
saying that he had greatly enjoyed
their lOw-necked CLAIMS. \ long-fac %
old man across the table scowled AMI
said in a stage whisper, Little neckS.
not low necks." Governor Rusk paid
no attention to him, but after dinner
the lOng-faced man followed him ont
of the hall. You don't have many
clans in Wisconsin, | reckon" sad
he. Well" said Jere. I'VE have some,
but it's a good way 10 water. and. Iii
driving them across the country. thei.
feet get sore and they don't thrive
very we'll" Why, man alive" SAIL
he, CLANS haven't any feet" Soon
after that he buttoned one of Rusks
friends. rs that fellow governor &C
Wisconsin," he demanded. The man
addressed replied in the affirmative.
WAL" said he. "p'r'aps he may be
a smart enough man for Wisconsin.
but he's a good deal of fool at the
seashore."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

On the Davenport boost envelope, to
which reference has heretofore been
made in The Argus, and which sample
of neighhOrly enterprise. by the way,
so scrupulOusly avoids placing Rock
Island or Moline on the map. appear
as cities contiguous to Davenport. Wa
pCllO, Dewitt. West Liberty, Maquoketa.
Monticello, Muscatine and Monmouth
In view of this discovery it mayhap
that DavCnport's kindly feeling toward
the seven cities mentioned to the ex-
clusion of her old time commercial sis
ters nearer by. is found in the fact
that those spoken of are associate !
with the ambitious Mississippi
city in that promised croQuet league
that Davenport is said to be promOtiny :
in lieu of baseball And who know
but the Davenport excursions now DO
ing made to the points mentioned may
not result in the establishment of =
ping pong league as well. This "a.
Complished Davenport could certainly
boast Of lively doings in the athlete
line the year round And then the riv
airy might not prove so thrilling as T.
drive Davenport out of either league
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

That was vivid and popular bit of
description in which the vaudeville per
former on the stage referred to the Off
cal at the front entrance of the thea
ter as the t-dOllar-a-week man at
the door who wears Il thousand dol
lars worth of gold buttons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

President w. A. Garrett of the Sea
board Air Line railway made the posi-
tive announcement Friday that the
SeabOard will promptly accept the 3
cent passenger rate order of the Mary
land state corporation commission. He
says that the proposition to fight the
order has never been considered by
his road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
Cause For Celebration.

Mrs. De Style-I met Mrs. Schopper
at n bargain sale today; said she was
celebrating her silver anniversary.
Mrs. Gunbusta-Is she married TWEEN
ty-fve years? Mrs. De Style-No. but
her husband gave her So. - New York
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
A man is confined in the Rock Islam.

A man is confined in the Rock Islam,
county jail charged under the law,
with the theft of money to take him II
his mothers funeral. The amoun-
stolen was small, but the crime re-
mains. Recently Senator Cullom d.
clared that J. H. Hartman who made
millions out of manipulation of Alton
railroad stock should be in prison 70.
the transaction. But Hartman is still
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Senator Beverage said the other
day: THE president is no child"
After a visit to the White house,
John l.. Sullivan said: Hes a gay
boy" And there you have it-from
two distinguished gentlemen,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

The republican outfit in Ohio seems
decidedly averse to holding that
presidential primary. One side is
afraid and the other side prOcrasti-
mates. and both sides claim the ma
iority of the state committee which
has the "say so" as to the time for
the voting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

The Duchess of Marlborough is sail
to be socialist. Does this mean part
of the Vanderbilt millions is to 90
back to the people from whom it was
taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
\ Fly Trust.

One of the best things that Mark
Twain gives in his autobiography
which is being published in the North
American Review, is the following
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

at large. The criminal code reaches
one offense against the peace and dig
nifty of the people, regardless of the
circumstances, but it does not touch
the other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

DeWit's Kidney and Bladder Pills at
ford prompt relief for weak kidneys.
backache and urinary troubles. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postofflce as second-csoss
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

w. r. Hearst says he will not stan!
for the democratic party" Is this be
cause he can't sit in its councils?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Mr. Hartman is not teetotaer,
but when it comes to water-there's
where he takes stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Rock Island is
u city of earnest
purpose and hon
est value. Loca-
ted in the valley
of the mississippi
midway between
ST. Louis and St.
Paul, Chicago and
Omaha and Kan
sus city, ID il by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Be true to Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Boost for Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Devote yourself to Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Stand by Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16
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 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.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-16

Greater Rock Island.
The Brunswick news., 1907-12-27

WANTED 80 EVE1YEcDY WHO
WANTS THE BEST GRAlN Al
COHOL. Gait AT CHRIS
SHORTS. 2f5 OCLETtIcRPE
STREET. $500 PER QUART;
$3.50 FER GALLON
The Brunswick news., 1907-12-27

!Eg criCtEAi. layATssss &C jets 2TRga
4 z. .iII(iksEDY('S " lana TIVE
&C. Alyaa S.IGse{99y 2 H.Ss { AZ
The Brunswick news., 1907-12-27

4 HAVE a FEW MORE BUSHELS
OF SWEET POTATOES SEE NE
QUICK. C. L. PARKER. TELE-
PHONE "a. eos j. STREET.
PRlcE. 60 CENTS Pl-R BUSHEL.
The Brunswick news., 1907-12-27

INVITE THE PEOPLE or BRUNSWICK TO COME IN AND IN
sPEcT HANDsoMEsT LINE or SUCH EVER DISPLAY
IN BRUNSWICK DRUG sro RE- SEE OUR LINE OF TOILET
ARTICLES CONSISTING SUCH BRANDS PALMER coLeATEs
RlcKsEcKER ALFRED WRIGHT. RoaER-eALLETT LugMs ETC.
The Brunswick news., 1907-12-27

FOR THE rES1- OK AND PINE
WOOD CAL rol J. E. ABBOTT.
TELEPHONE. C0ENER OF
AND ALBANY STHEET
SONABLE PRICES.
The Brunswick news., 1907-12-27

EY D NEWS HkaGCE WAcA
ZINE. PRICE. 25 CENTS 0t5'
sAlE Ar TAiS cr }CE AND
FLEMING @ eRYANTG.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-29

charges from those Who DO NOT real.
Ire what N awful thing It y TO blaek-
en- the character Of the innocent. The
alleged injustice done in this. state In
such cases in the last year or two re-
suited In the enactment Of Law by
the last Legislature providing that
mo conviction shall be had for the
offense of rape, or seduction, in this
state upon the testimony Of the fe-
male unless It be corrob-
GRATED by such other evidence as
tends to convict the defendant of the
commission of the offense." This act
had nothing to do with the outcome
of the Mobley case, although 1t is not
improbable that the decision of the
supreme court, which was handed
down before the legislature met, had
something to do with the enactment
Of the law.-Tacoma Ledger.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-29

IT is not the climate after all. Over
in Wenatchee an aged priest was yes
terday acquitted of assault upon a
girl who swore she was under IS
years of age, but who, according to
other testimony, had seen the apple
blossoms whiten and fall at least
Twenty-Five consecutive times. The
father of this young lady, whose age
is shrOuded in so much doubt, testi-
fed that he once took a shot at the
prisoner but out of compassion he
aimed high and to one side. To our
mind this is conclusive proof that a
doubt of the prisoners guilt existed
in the mind of the father. We cannot
imagine man shooting otherwise
than straight under such circum-
stances. People may pirate as they
will about the horrors Of the ''un-
written law but in that law lies
the reason why nineteen out of TWEEN.
ty men who are accused of crimes
against females are acquitten. The
average juryman has red blood in his
veins and he knows deed down in his
heart that if man should ever com.
nit an offens against member of
his family he would take a gun and
blow hole in him so large that a
cat could jump through it without
tcuchilg the sides. The juror listens
TO the testimony of the male relatives
OF the girl and he says: This is all
a lie. If it were true I'd not have
to sit here and listen to it." Then
he votes for -Bellingham
American.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-29
CONTRAST IN VERDICTS.

A remarkable commentary on the
uncertainty of justice is the story
from North Yakima telling of the
acquittal of Max A. Robley at a sec
ond trial after he had been found
guilty at first and sentenced "a
prison for life. One decision meant
life ending in death behind prison
walls, unless the governor granted
pardon or parole; the other means
freedom and happy communion the
rest of his days with his wife and
children.
How can such antipodal conclu-
sions be arrived at? Life imprison-
ment in one decision, freedom in an
other. 1t is enough to make people
skeptical about the courts. Max Mob
ley, however, is thankful there is :.
supreme court in this state to review
free from the passions of local in
fiuences, the conclusions of lower
courts and juries. This was a case
in which girl charged a statutory
offense. She worked at the Mobley
home, and when the charge was pre-
ferred feeling against Mobley ran
high, as it always does nsuch cases.
In the first trial Mobley lsked
leave to show by the evidence OF
members of his family that the girl
was in the habit of staying out late
of nights. The evidence was not adj
mitted and Mobley was found guilty
and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The supreme court said that evil
dence should have admitted, as II
went to show the character OF the
girl, and sent the case back for an
other trial. The result is now an
noanced, acquittal of Mobley. The
jury returned a verdict in thirty min
ntes, so it must have been satisfied
OF the lack of convincing evidence.
Moreover, there was a demonstration
in the courtroom when acquittal was
announced, which indicates change
in opinion in the two years Mobley
has been lying in jail.
Penalties can hardly be too severe
where such charge as was made In
this case is borne ont fully by the
evidence. At the same time, oppor-
tunjties for blackmail may bring false
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-29
TEXAS CYCLONE KILLS FIVE
Path of Storm Nearly a Mile IL
Length.

DALLAS. Tex, April 27.-News
reached here at 1890 tonight tina
the village of Henning, in Cook coun
ty, was destroyed by cyclone THU
evening. Five persons are dead an
nearly twenty injured. The dead
VIM. Alexander, Is years old; infan
daughter OF Mrs. Jennie Wilkinson
TWO men, names unknown; one I'M
identified girl about six years old.
No list Of the injured has yet been
received.
The village of Henning was locat-
ed several miles from any railway
line and as wires were all prostrated
news had to be sent by courier te
GAINESVILLE, the county seat. RELIEF
is being sent from Gainesville, Hen
rietta and other towns. The path OF
the storm is said to have been five
hundred yards wide and nearly 6
mile long and everything was swept
1t is feared that other disasters have
occurred.