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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Handsome Lace Trim
med Linens at
,..l. About Half.

MONDAY the art Needle
III work department Of
fers a rare lot of lace trim
med linens in Renaissance,
Quincy = and Battenberg
pieces. These are sample
lines somewhat mussed from
being shown on the road,
but every piece in perfect
condition otherwise.
Doylies and Center Pieces, 6. 8.
u, 20. "a and IS inches round.
and scarfs. 2ox54 inches in finest
all linen Quincy work, about half
real values. from $3.50 to Csc
each.
Real Battenberg Scarfs. linen
centers. l8x54 and 2ox54 inch,
pick quick. each at csc.
Real Battenberg. 3o-inch square
center pieces. $1.25 and CSC.
Battenberg and Mexican Drawn
Work tumbler Doylies and Cushion
Tops. less than half value at &c
and Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
New Holly Ribbons.
A Great Thanksgiving Sale Of China,
Cut Glass, Copper and Nickel
Plated Ware.

ENGLISH COMFORTS and salads. beautiful. decora-
tons in Havilsnd and French China. only 98c.
Turkey Platters. ia & lo-n. size. assorted decora-
tions, worth up to 81 .25 for this SALE choice. Sue.
Haviland China Ceiery Trays new shapes and
decorations. special for Thanksgiving. $1.254s
s-inch genuine cut, glass Berry Bowls, $2.95.
Cut Water Pitchers, deep rich cuttings. new
shape, very special $4SO.t;i ~ FC@Fs
handsome deep cut glass Water tTunbaerss set,
$2.75. a.
Cut glass Salt and Pepper Shakers sterling silver
tops special. 39c.
Nickel plated and polished copper Chatting Dishes.
priced very low. Sl2.5o. 300 700. 500. and $3.50
each.
Chatting Dish Forks and Spoons. ebony handle.
each, l.39.
Carving Sets. attractive patterns. best steel,
ebony and stag handles, special prices. $1,000. 900
100 and on down to CSC set
Lisk's self basting enameled steel Roasters all
sizes, commencing at $l.75 each
The Troy Blue Steel Roasters. with timed bake
pan, rack and patented ventlator sizes. 96c. 6ec
and Acc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
c.S.n ecabe E Coz
DROCK ISLAND. Ill ::HssssR
CONFIDENCE seems fully restored.

1ONFIDENCE seems fully restored.
The past few days enormous buy
ing at this store fully sets at rest
any thought of stringency in the local
money market.
The good old fashioned holiday shop
ping crowds are in evidence. With ap-
petites whetted with few days of ankle
ty mixed with caution, and then the I'M
usual bargain offerings here would tempt
the money out of the pockets of even
miser.
The scare is .over-bargains here
which cannot be selling records
are being broken-let us celebrate to-
gcther forgetting our groundlcss fore
bodings. The banks are all solvent
your deposits are safe, our local business
houses are on sound footing. Business
will go forward with confidence, prudent
buyers will see in our offerings oppor-
tunities for investment not equalled for
years. Come and help yourself to the
best there is-you have the freedom OF
the store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Rugs at rs TO 40 per
cent Reduction.

HERE is a price saving sale you
4 should not overlook. Our stock
Of Rugs is large. most attractive and
scarcely any taste that cannot De
satisfied in the variety Of beautiful
designs and color effects, u4s 90
Read these prices and consider
if you can afford to do without a
rug:
Room size Velvet Rugs. 8sl-4x
let feet wide. made in our own
workroom. from Smiths. Sanford's
and Dobson's best goods. 1000 to
22.5o values. for this sale 1900 to
1850.
Brussels Rugs 9xl2 feet. mag
nificent assortment. in latest and
choicest patterns, rugs Of beauty
and durability. $500 and 1875 val
ues, this time 1875.
Velvet Rugs. 9xl2 feet. in floral
and conventional designs, soft and
silky, with beautiful color blendings. :
at these prices: 22.oo and 1880.
Royal Wilton Rugs. 9xl2 feet.
For elegance, finish and wearing
qualities rug without a peer---with
. deep heavy pile. designs and co!ors
of true Oriental splendor. These
rugs OF beauty and distinction for
this sale 34.oO.
Wilton Rugs. 27x54 inches. and
35x63 inches, highest in design and
quality. BIS to 500. :.
Administer Rugs. 27x60 inches
and 36x72 inches. richest and most
harmonious co.or effects. l.o5 to
3.e7.
Mohair Rugs. Persian Rugs. cot
ton and wool bath Rugs, Egyptian
Rugs. Smyrna Rugs. Deltox Rugs.
Fiber Rugs and Mating Rugs. spe-
cially priced for this sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Opening Display and Sale of
Chiffon ScarfS =

Ia and Neckwear will be opened on the main
aisle Embroidery Dept
Fully 100 beautiful new styles and colors in
Chiffon Liberty Silk and Crepe de Chene Scars will
be shown for the first time To attract sharp atten
ton to- this new section will sell On Monday, one
gross plain color Liberty Silk Scarts two yards long
hemstitched. in pink. light blue and white, each roc.
large assortment Of dantiest plain and floral
designed Silk Crepe Scarfs. two yards long very
specially priced at S 90 and y .oO.
Neat Christmas Boxes with the Sl.5o and Sl.9S
Scarfs free OF charge you wish them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Speakers at Y. M. c. A.

The mems meeting at the Y. NJ. {
4. tomorrow afternoon will be address.
ed ~by George D. Conger of Chicago
whose theme will be one of vital il
terest to men. The Y NJ C. A. quar-
tet will sing and Raymond McCarl O
Davenport will render solo. TIL
boys meeting will also be in the ne
ture of temperance meeting an,
will be featured with an illustrate
song.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
CITY CHAT.
y a home of Reidy Bros.

AiFSrty lOWei supply CoIupduy.
Me to Jones for a cheap stove
For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz
A furore in long gloves at McCabe's.
Are you going to the opening of the
rink?
The stage of water was $50 at
a. m. and 3.65 at noon,
/ sell Reed Sanitary Rooster, needs
no basting. David Don.
Let Krell & Siemon do your furnace
and tin work; 1916 Third avenue.
You can bake bread, cake, beans
and meat in Reed Rooster, David Don.
Don't forget the grand opening Of
Sthe roller skating rink Saturday night.
" Christian Science lecture Monday ev-
ening at Illinois theater. Admission
free.
Christian Science lecture Monday ev-
ching at Illinois theater. Admission
free
y Go to the Rock Island House cafe
for Sundays dinner, IL to and to 8
o'clock.
Christian Science lecture Monday ev-
ening at Illinois theater. Admission
free.
Go to the Rock Island House cafe
for Sundays dinner, IL to and to s
+ O'clock
Well, everything will be ready at
the rink Saturday night. Try the new
skates.
3 Go to the Rock Island House cafe
for Sundays dinner, IL to and to s
o'clock.
Selling out everything below cost at
Peterson's confectionery, 1914 Third
avenue.
Go to the Rock Island House cafe
for Sundays dinner, II to and G to 8
: o'clock.
Go to the Rock Island House cafe
for Sundays dinner, II to and 6 to s
o'clock.
/ defy you to beat my prices on all
kinds of stoves. Jones, the second
e
Don't shiyer yourself into sickness
take your small change to Jones and
get a stove. re .
Go to the Rock Island House cafe
for Sundays dinner, IL to and 6 to s
o'clock 4aHsz ais
A great Thanksgiving sale of china
cut glass and table ware next week at
MeCabe's. s
What's the poetry of motion? Rol
sler skating, at the big rink. Every
thing new and clean. ~'-
You can save all the natural juices
of meat or poultry in the Reeds enam
eled Rooster. David Don.
Eagles Thanksgiving dance at Arm
DRY hall, Thursday, from to p. m
Tickets, % cents. Ladies free.
:. Eagles Thanksgiving dance at Arm:
DRY hall, Thursday, from to p. m
Tickets, rs cents. Ladies free.
Eagles Thanksgiving dance at Arm
DRY hall, Thursday, from to p. m
Tickets, 25 cents. Ladies free.
1t makes the tough meat tender, nj
basting, no bother, Reed Sanitar!
Rooster, $1.50 and up. David Don.
Miss Lenahan, teacher of dancinl
at Villa de Chantal, will start dane
ing class Saturday, Dec. Z, in Math'
hall.
See the special bargains in the new
est, prettiest holiday handkerchief
ever shown hereabouts. Open Monda.
at McCabe's.
The Christian Science lecture at tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
REPRESENTATIVE M'KINNEY
TO BE IN TOWN M0NDA'
Congressman Home from the Orier
Will Spend Day in Rock
Island.

Congressman James Mckinney
Aledo. who has just returned from tn
Philippines. and who is making a hui
ried swing around the district befor
his departure for Washington, write
that he will be in Rock Island Monda
to greet his constituents and friendi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Attention arother EIks.

There will be special meeting al
the lodge rooms this evening at 7:3(
sharp, for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the funeral of the de
ceased brother, Harry F. Blocker.
]. G.. DUNN. E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23

Iowa, was run over and had both legs
mashed in an accident Thursday even
ing at Oskaloosa Davenport stood on
the track signaling an approaching
train when his own train, which was
backing. ran over him. Mr.. Davenport
iiyesrat NE oskaioosa1end of the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23

VOU will not wonder at the in
creasins popularity of our Opti-
cal Dept. after you have visited it
once. The painstaking care with
which DR.. Myers makes all of his ex-
aminations can have but one result:
perfect-fittins pair of glasses. Con-
sultation and examination free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Attention, EaaIes.

You are hereby notified to appea
at Eagle hall (Beselin's) tomorrow
Sunday afternoon, at 1880 to attene
the funeral of Brother H. F. Blocker
D. R. M'FARLANE, Pres.
j. F. DINDINGER. Sec'y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Saloon Notice.

Coon lunch Saturday night at Rent
frow's place, 231 Twentieth Street.
Grand opening and coon lunch to
night at 100 Fourth avenue. jim
Brinn. proprietor.
Grand opening and coon lunch to
might at 100 Fourth avenue. jim
Brinn, proprietor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Attention Brother EIks,

You are requested to meet at the
lodge rooms at 1:30 Sunday Afternoon
for the purpose of attending the funer
al of Brother Harry F. Blocker.
J. c. DUNN. E. r,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
ADVANTAGEOUS Purchase
of Scotch Madras and
Curtain Nets. r,

IVORY tinted. white and Arabian cur
tain nets in panef and bordered pat
terms, splendid values viii be found here
at CSC yard.
Imported Scotch Madras in Colonial.
Floral, French, Renaissance and new
art designs. suitable for any room in the
house, q decided saving here at 35c yd.
Arabian Soutache Nets with borders.
work in colors on best cable net, $l.Oo
and 75c values, choice at SIC and 40c
yard.
800 yards Scotch Grenadines in double
bordered and panel patterns, regular 32c
values at l9c yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
4 Ii the remna ants from this weeks

IA treat sale. all the short lengths
of H1usiins, Sheetines, Camb RIGS, Ten
mis-. Domet and Cotton FlaIneis.
Prints and Percales, already marked
at lowest sale prices. to close quick.
Monday and till sold IS percent dis.
count. one-quarter off marked price.
Figure it OUT yourself, a fourth of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
5000 Yds. Holiday Silks,
48c, 75c and CSC yd.

D EADY Monday at go fully 5000 yards of Silks specially
In desirable for holiday prices that should have
your immediate attention.
275 yards all silk Crepe de 1000
Chenes the delicate shades of Crepe Chene Silk
light fully designs
48c evening as muffers etc. 75c
yard. yard
About 800 yards imported all silk Marqete Peau
rich floral and Persian
to yard your Of all at csc yard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23

Best remedy for motherA to use is
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. 1t
tastes nearly as good as maple sugar,
it contains no opiates. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAYS
Meat Market Proprietors Agree -
Shut Up Shoes.

All meat markets east of Twentieth
street will be closed all day Sundays
from Oct. to May 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
Most Important
Ribbon Sale

OUR annual Holiday Sale of Rib
bons is looked forward to by hun
dreds of knowing buyers. Most COM
plete collection of ribbons and ribbon
novelties we have ever shown.
Hair and Sash Bows tied free,
splendid gift ideas in the way of
Fancy Bags, Hat Pin Holders. Hair
Receivers, etc. will be shown in con-
nection with this sale.
5-inch beautiful warp printed
Taffeta Ribbons in many patterns and
coIors. per yard sec.
New Holly Ribbons.
Narrow Holly Ribbons. per
bolt of ten yards at only
Csc. Wider widths at 36c, Csc.
zoe, sc, loc and SC yard. No
description can be given here of the
hundreds of new and attract!vely
priced Holiday ribbons that will be on
sac. Come and see them and you
will surely supply your wants here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23
THE w EATHER.
Fair and warmer tonisht and sum
}. NJ. sHERIER, Local Foreca.ter.

Temperature mt a. M, 20; at $3.50
p ma, 80. Maximum temperature in last
"a hours, As; minimum, %. Velocity of
wind mt a. M. L mile per hour. Stage
OF water, 30 feet; no change in last "a
hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-23

The accident is not expected to prove
fatal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-25
BIG CROP OF WHISPERS.
Distress Signal Sent Up by the Male
Population of Falfurrias.

Falfurrias. Starr county, Texas,
wants shave and TRIM at least
the male population of it does. Fall
furrias has no town barber, but the
community is ambitious and progress
sive, and a town barber would help
some. In the hour of need Falfurrias
appealed to San Antonio, and very
properly so. for the metropolis OF
Texas stands ready to furnish, on
short notice, anything from the steel
girders of a sky-scraper TO town
barber. warranted TO be gentle and
KIND and not talk too much, espec-
tally since the baseball season Is
over
For ever and ever so long hair and
boards in falfurria, have been grow
ing with the persistent vigor 10
which the unsurpassed climatic con
dition, Of that vicinity lends ITSELF,
but sad to relate there is no one TO
harvest the abundant whisker crop,
and with the moist season approach
ing Their. is some apprehension OF
mildew
The appeal for suocor came Ia the
form II i letter received this morn
tne by Secretary G. n. kight ot tho
san Antonio Businoss Mcns CLUB.
ana b. viIl NOT so uuheedd no' u a
E...t an ha f1und ia this fUNH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-25
Iadins' Aid NotietN.

Mrs. ". T.. Shiye was at home to
the ladies aid society and members
OF the First Presbyterian church
THURSDAY The purpose was 90 plan
for the coming Christmas bazaar and
I'm connection with this, a deiishtfui
social feature was the Silhouette
marty which caused much merrl-
meut The decorations ~ete Amefi-
can beauties. ferns and palms
Delicious refreshments ot sand
witches. pickles and chocolat, were
served
Mssdamvs D "a. N,Cariny' and W
g. Huod ar, rulerttIuiuE Nth ara H'
hams .ala afternoon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-25

IN THE SOCIAL REALM.
q . . . . % q . 4
Waxahachians Attend Fair.

Among the Waxahachians seen at
the fair Thursday, Dallas LAY
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Stroud, MI.
and Mrs. Fred Meredith and little
Margaret Edwards and Joe Edmon-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Mcknight
and children, 4. b. Mcknight, Mrs.
VIM, Misses Susie LomaS, Annie
Peters. Madeline Fearis and others.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-25

Miss Lura MAY Lancaster enter
tanned the Tuesday Afternoon Sew
ine Circle in a pleasant manner at
h. hcne IN West End Tuesday. De
ughttul ref.e shments Of sherbet and
cake were served,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-10-25

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Evening star., 1907-05-24

able. Hammering and other violent noises.
according to her, continued In the house for
four months. To escape nervous break
down she had been obliged several times to
leave the place.
She had arranged that her rehearsals OF
the Marquis Of Priola" with NJ. le Bargy
were to be carried on in her fiat, but after
few attempts all idea of acting had to be
given up., The noise of hammering drowned
the rehearsals, and drove both actress and
actor, who are equally nervous. to distrae-
ton. Sensitive nerves are. OF course, re-
Quired to play in the Marquis OF Priola,
but not nerves strung to the swapping point
This, at any rate, Is the lady's case before
the courts and she is suing her landlord
for 600 damages, besides claiming that
her lease ought to be canceled.
Diplomatic privilege extends further than
most persons imagine. The court of ap-
peals has just decided that It applies to
divorce procedure as well as to civil and
criminal cases. Every diplomatist is, of
course as general rule, immune from
prosecution in the ordinary courts of the
country to which he is duly accredited. 1t
Is now laid down that he Is in particular
protected against an irate wife. She cannot
divorce him in France while he Is diplo-
matte representative in the country. In
the case of the suit by a lady against her
husband who Is an attache of a South
American legation in Paris, the courts have
just decided the marriage to be indissoIuble
in France. and that the lady must go to
South America IL she wants to be rid Of her
husband legally.
Evening star., 1907-05-24
TOO ILL TO APPEAR IN COURT.
Trial of President Of Mutual Reserve
Life Likely to Go Over.

NEW YORK, May 24.-On the testimony
of physicians that he is unable because of
illness to appear in court the trial of Fred
erick A. Burnham, president of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance Company, on a
charge of forgery and grand larceny was
postponed without date by Justice Green
baum in the supreme court Tuesday. 1t is
said that the case will probably not be put
on the calendar before autumn.
Burnham and several other officials of
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Com
pany were indicted following revelations
mad, at the recent insurance investigation.
George Burnham, jr., former general coun-
sci for the company, was convicted and Is
now serving a sentence of two years in
Sing Sing
Evening star., 1907-05-24
IRISH PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT.
Dublin Journal Declares Him Greatest

Dublin Journal Declares Him Greatest
Ruler on Earth.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, May 4.-The Freeman's Jour-
nal of Dublin is a great admirer Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. In recent editorial that
publication declares:
The greatest ruler the earth knows today
Is Theodore Roosevelt. the President OF the
United States Of America. He does not
reign. but he rules. He Is the chosen and
the trusted head Of the most powerful
state on the globe. He possesses an author
ity far higher
Than arms or power of brain or birth
Gould give the warrior kings OF Old
"He wields the intelligent strength of a
great republic. The utterances of such a
man. honest and able and resolute on the
road of duty, are always of SURPRISING In
terest.
''The pith and the marrow of his recent
speech at jamestown was the resolve, fear
lessly expressed, to save the nation from
the predatory classes, whose anti-soeial
power Is immeasurably increased because
Astounding material prosperity has gener-
ated the evil which he professed himself
determined to suppress. At this moment
he said, the greatest problem before US Is
how to exercise such control over the bust-
ness use of vast wealth, individual, but
especially corporate, as will insure its not
being used against the interests of the pub
lic There have been <many Illustrations
recently OF the power of the evil which the
President is preparing to grapple.
"A man named Lawson created a pro-
found sensation by his exposure, in book
called 'Frenzied Finance of the methods
by which the public are plundered by the
great trusts. His exposure was all the
more remarkable. because he had seen the
corrupt system from within, because he had
been himself one of the boodlers, who had
fallen out with the robber chiefs over the
division of the plunder. There is certain
class of criminals who can only be brought
to book by the evidence Of accomplices.
The horrors Of the meat trust ir Chicago
astounded the world, the scandal of the
great railways where the interests of the
many are made subservient to the greed
of the few, have all tended to concentrate
public attention on the debasing tyranny of
wealth corruptly and dishonesty employed.
There Is at present being published in a
great American magazine an account of
the operations of vast trusts in the direct
promotion of'drunkenness and vice too vile
for description. These articles are too ap-
palling to be believed. But an uneasy feel
ing is left that there is at least in them
substratum of truth. Against this terrible
system President Roosevelt manfully de-
clares war"
Evening star., 1907-05-24
An ODD PR[D|cAMfn||1
Mistaken Birth Registry Halted
a Marriage.
FRENCHMAN IS 0BDURATE
Paris Cabman Secures Prize Held Up
for Two Decades.
DROVE CAB FOR AZ YEARS
Curious beputation Of Men - Asked
Justice for the Blind-Imposter
Startled officials.
DROVE CAB FOR AZ YEARS

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, May 24.-The banns were pub
ished a month ago at the church of NAL
herbe in the Eure and the wedding was to
have come of forthwith. Cousins came
from the country round to stop at the house
of the brides father on the eve Of the mar
riage. But at II o'clock at night an unbid-
den guest knocked at the door. It was the
schoolmaster, breathless, who Is also clerk
of the registrar. He was agitated and
seemed to have run some distance. II for
bid the banns," he gasped, "or, rather,
don't do that, because 1t Is too late. But
whatever 1 do will not marry the couple
tomorrow. They can't marry. They are
both boys" The future bride was angry;
the future bridegroom was angrier still.
Cannot you see that am a girl?" she
said, and he echoed, Cannot any fool see
that she is not a MANI" The schoolmaster
was too polite to contradict a lady fatty.
If she thought she was a lady let her con-
tinue to think so. For his part, he could
but continue to abide by the law. The reg
lister Of births said she was boy and boy
she remained Enthusiastically. In fact, she
would be called up for military service this
year.
The young couple their parents and their
cousins thought the joke had lasted long
enough, but 1t was no joke, and it Is not
yet over. Two days have been spent in
frutless efforts to get round the registry
clerk. The sworn evidence OF the father
and mother are of no avail. The girl Is a
boy in the books, and cannot be married to
a party of the same legal sex as herself.
The mayor Acknowledges that On the face
of 1t q mistake seems to have been made
when her or his birth was registered. But
it is exceedingly difficult to correct an Of
ficial error Until that Is done there can be
at OF drnfn niSfr a
lady and the man. 1t follows that she
could legally be married to another lady
without any possible objection from the
registry clerk. Another feature Is that II
she does not soon disintangle herself from
the muddle she will soon be captured by
the conscription.
Evening star., 1907-05-24
PERFECT HEALTH AT 11e.
Remarkable Old Man In Portugal
Who Still Works.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LISBON. May 24.--Dr. Eduardo Abren, a
member of the Royal Portuguese Acad-
emy Of Science, has just written a
pamphlet describing Francisco Jose, who
was born at Paradella, Amares, in 1885,.
Jose was recently presented to the medi-
cal congress on tuberculosis at Oporto as
fine specimen of a perfectly healthy old
man of the Lusitanian race. Though 119
years old he has no symptoms of disease.
Jose served in the Portuguese army
which. in 1910. opposed the invasion of the
French under Napoleon I. He was present
at the siege of Oporto in 1892 and at the
revolution of the province of Mimic in
1916.
He Is still a good shot and works as a
tailor, carpenter, shoemaker. painter and
gardener.