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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09

Newport residents who occupy sum-
mer residences are finding their taxes
largely increased this year by the city,
which under a new law is assessing
house furnishings and other personal
property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09

not so large as other exposition
stamps have been. but they require 4
lot more licking than the ordinary
article
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
TIE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. I'm
tered at the postoffice as second-cnss
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
Thursday, May 9, 1907.


Rock Island IN
"a city OF earnest
purpose and hon
est value. L0ca-
ted in the valley
of the Mississippi
midway between
81. Louis and ST.
Paul, Chicago and
Omaha and Kan
sas City. il il by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09

Boost for Rock Island. Contribute
TO the 100000 new factory fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
Boost for Rock Island.

Everybody for a Greater Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
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, 1907-05-09
NOW THEN.

We are Offering limited amount
of our stock for sale at a liberal dis
count for cash, and if YOU will come
in at once, your investment will be
even better than these figures would
indicate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
NOW SUPPOSE

That the cost of cutting. milling and
this lumber will amount
to $50 per thousand. That will leave
an average profit of $50 per thous-
anl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
FACTS AND FIGURES
Touching the Rock Island Tropical
Plantation Company.

$500 to $500 per acre, have paid
from > 10 "a per cent annual divi-
lends from such side crops alone.
BUT, FURTHER.
A developed rubber plantation is
worth more than $1,000 per acre.
that price having been offered for a
plantation almost adjoining our land
but the offer was rejected. Thus,
while drawing these dividends, your
capital has increased 500 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09
BUT HERE'S ANOTHER POINT,

Only a small proportion of our
stock has been sold, and it is more
likely that we will never need to
sell more than one-half of our stock
This will not only double our divi-
dends. but double our holdings as
well, since the unsold stock will be
issued as stock dividends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-09

That Il VIII average only One-1OurIh
of this amount; that will still mean
10000 feet per acre, or total pro
portion of more than 100000, 900
feet. This lumber includes large
proportion of such woods as ma
hosany. zapote. chicle. Spanish ce-
dar. paque, and many other equally
valuable varieties, some Of them
selling in the American market at
$3.50 per thousand.
1t sells at the railroad in Mexico
at SEQ to 500 per thousand, or an
average al American railroad mar
I.ntc of SoGn nor thousand
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

game, was the one who did the trick"
Long suffering had driven the old
gambler to the losers bible, Philoso-
ply! Cheated by mans device, he
knew he had some chance of get
ting even; but Fate he could not
combat.
Bob Brownley had thought himself
In hard luck when his eyes opened
to the fact that he had been robbed
by means OF dice loaded by man, but
when Fate pressed the button he saw
that his man-made hell was but q
feeble imitation, and--was satisfied,
as whoever knows the game of life
is satisfied. because--he must be.
Bob's strong head bowed, his iron will
bent, and meekly his soul murmured:
Thy will be done"
That night he married Beulah
Sands The minister who united the
grown-up man and the woman who
was as newborn babe saw nothing
extraordinary In the match. He
murmured 10 me. who acted as beet
man to- the groom, maid 6f honor to
the bride. and father and mother 10
both: We see strange sights. xs
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

But there was no Indication that she
would ever regain her lost mind,
Strange stories OF Bob's dolngs be-
gan. to. seep into my ONCE. For long
periods he would disappear. Neither
the nurses In charge OF his wife. nor
his brother. mother. and sisters. for
whom he had purchased mansion a
fsw blecks above bis own. would hear
q word from him. Then he would
return as suddenly as he had disap'
psared,' and his wild eyes and hag-
gard face would tell OF q prolonged
and desperate soul struggle. He
drank often now, habit he had never
before iadnlged IN.
For ten days before the second an
niversary OF his marriage he had been
missing. On the morning OF the ami
I versary he appeared at the Exchange.
wild-eyed aud dpre.devii reckless The
market had been advancing for weeks
and was at a high level. Tom Rein
hart and his branch OF the "6yetern''
were working out a'AeW eeooing 81
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

himself; that memory Of the happen.
ings Of the day had not fed In his
sleep. He rose to his full height, his
head went up, and his shoulders back,
but only from habit and for an in.
slant. Then he folded Beulah Sands
to his breast and dropped his head
upon her shoulder. He sobbed like q
father with the corpse OF his child.
why. Bob, my Bob, is this the way
you treat your Beulah when she's let
you sleep so your beautiful eyes
would be pretty for the wedding? Is
this the way TO act before this kind
man who has come to take us to the
church? Naughty, naughty Bob"
| looked at her, at Bob, in horror.
was beginning to realize the abso-
lutte deadness Of this woman. From
the first look | had known that her
mind had fed, but knowledge Is not
always realization. She did not even
know who / was. Her mind was dead
to all but the man she loved, the
man who through all those long days
OF her suffering she had silently wor
SHIPPED 10 all but him she was new
born.
At the sound of wedding,
church. Bob's head slowly rose from
her shoulder. saw his decision the
instant | caught his eye; l realized
the uselessness Of opposing 1t, and
sick at heart and Mortified, l listened
as he said in voice now calm and
soothing as chat of father to his
Guild. Yes, Beulah, my darling,
have slept too long. Bob has been
naughty, but we will make up fol
lost time. Get your hat and cloak
and wen hurry to the church, or we
will be late"
with a laugh of Joy she followed
him to the closet where hung the
little gray turban and the pretty gray
jacket. He took them from their pes
and gave them to her.
Not word, Jim,' he bade me. "lr
the name OF God and all our friend
ship not u word Beulah Sands will
be my wife as soon as | can fnd 8
minister TO marry us. 1t il best. best
II is right. 1t Is as God would have
It, or am not capable OF knowing
right from wrong. Anyway, 1t Is wha,
will be. She has no father no moth
er, no sister. no one to protect and
shield her. The system has robbed
her Of all In life. even OF herself OF
everything. Jim. but me. | must tr,
60 win her back to herself, or to make
her new world happy one--a happy
one for her
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

would come next had seen one mind
waited to the unknown that day. Was
It to have companion TO cheer and
solace 1t on its far journey to the
great beyond? How long We waited
Bob's awakening could not tell The
clocks hands said an hour; II seemed
to me an age. Al last his magnificent
physique, his Imprisoned blood and
splendid brain pulled him through to
his new world OF mind and heart tor
ture. His eyelids lifted. He looked
at me, then at Beulah Sands, with
eyes so sad. so awful in their per.
picked mournfulness, that almost
wished they had never opened, or had
opened to let me see the childlike
look that now shone from the girls
His gaze finally rested on her and
his lips murmured "Beulah"
There. Bob, thought you would
know It was time TO wake up" She
bent over and kissed him on the
eyes again with the loving ardor a
child bestows upon its pets.
He slowly rose TO his feet. could
see from his eyes and the shudder
that went over him ~ he caught sight
pf the pspsE op the desk that hs was
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

Forty.third streets and had erected
balsce. the inside Of which was unique
among all New York's unusual struc
tures. The frst and second f1oors
we're ali that refined taste and unlim.
tied expenditure OF money could pro.
dhce. Nothing on those splendid
floors told Of the strange things above.
A sedate luxury peryaded the drawing.
rooms, library, and dining-room.
bob said to me, in taking me through
them, Some day, Jim, Beulah may
recover, may come back to me, and !
want to have everything az she would
wish, everything as she would have
had 1t II the curse had never come"
The third floor was Beulah's A child's
dainty bedroOm two nurses rooms
adjoining; a nursery, with a childs
small schoolroom and big playroom
with dolls and doll houses, childs
toys of every description in abandon
as though their owner were In fact
but few years old. Across the hall
we're three offices, exact duplicates OF
mine. Bob's, and Beulah Sands at
Randolph g. Randolph's When first
saw them II was with difficulty that I
brought myself to realize that was
not where the gruesome happenings
Of year before had taken place. Bob
had reproduced to the minutest de-
tails our downtown workshop. Stand
ing In the door Of Beulah Sands OF.
flee faced the fiat desk ut which she
had sat the afternoon when ] first saw
that hideous result OF the work OF the
"System." I could almost see the lit
tie gray figure holding the afternoon
paper. In horror my eyes sought the
floor at the side of the chair In search
of Bob's agoniZed face and uplifted
hands. As 1 stood for the first time
in the middle of Bob's handiwork. J
seemed to hear again those awful
groans.
"Iim," Bob said 81 have haunt.
ing idea that some day Beulahs VIII
wake and look around and think she
has been but few minutes asleep.
II she should, she must have nothing
to disabuse her mind until we break
the news 10 HeT. nave iuotiuStOu
her nurses, one or the other of whom
never loses sight Of her night or day,
to win her to the habit OF spending
her time at her old desk: ! have told
them always TO be prepared for her
awakening. and when 1t comes
they are instantly to shut on the rest
OF the floor and house until can get
to her. Here comes Beulah now
Out of the nursery came laughing
happy child.woman. In spite of her
finely developed. womanly figure
which had lost nothing Of Its wonder
ful beauty, and the exquisite face and
golden.brown hair and great blue eyes
which were as fascinating as on the
day she first entered the Offices OF
Randolph & Randolph; In spite Of the
close-fitting gray gown with dainty
turned.over lace collar, l could hardly
bring myself to believe that she was
anything but a young child. With al
eager look and happy laugh she
went to Bob and throwing her arms
about his neck. covered his face with
kisses.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

blooaed geaboarA AIR Line deal. 0tlts
erwise It knew nothing Of the aff4ir:
His friends never met bis wife. Oc,
casionally they would pass the Brown.
ley carriage on the avenue or in the
park and, taking 1t for ofanted that
the beautiful woman was Mrs.. Brown.
ley, they thought Bob lucky fellow.
Il seemed quite natural that his wife
should choose seclusion after the aw.
ful tragedy at her home in Virginia
But they could not understand why,
with such cause for mourning, the
exquisite figure beside Bob In the
victoria should always be garbed In
gray. After while II was whispered
that there was something wrong in
Bobs household. Then his friends
and acquaintances ceased to whisper
or to think OF, his affairs. With all
New York's bad polnts--and they are
a. plentiful as her church spires and
charity bazaars--she has one onset
ting virtue. II dweller In her midst
chooses to let New York alone. New
York Is willing to reciprocate. In her
most crowded fashionable districts
person may come and go for lie
time, and none in the block In which
he dwells will know when his coming
and going ceases When New YORK
er reads in his newspaper Of the man
who lives next door to him. murder
ed and his body discovered by the gas
man" or the tax collector, the butcher
or the baker, as the case may be, he
never thinks he may have been remiss
In his neighborly duties.
There Is no such word. as neigh
Dor" in the New York city dictionary.
1t may have been there once, but,
II so, 1t was long ago used as a stake
for the barbed.wire fence of exclusive
p-your-distance-and-we.keep.our-dis,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1t As told
of a minister from the rural districts,
an old.fashioned American, who came
to New York to take charge OF a par.
ish, that he started out to make calls
and was seized In the hall of what In
civilization would have been his next
door neighbor He was rushed away
to Bellevue for examination as to his
sanity. The verdict was: Insane
Had no letter Of introduction and wa;
not in the set"
Shortly after the first anniyersar,
OF his wedding Bob gave up his office
with Randolph 4 Randolph and open
ed one for himself. He explained tha
|, he was giving up his commission bust
ness to. devote all his time to persona
trading. With the opening OF his new
ONCE he again became the most active
man on the moor. His trading wal
intermittent. For weeks he would mo-
be seen at the Exchange or on ''ths
Street" Then he would return and
after executing series Of brillian
trades, which were invariably success
full, lie would again disappear. HI
soon became known as the luckies
operator In Wall street, and the begin
ming OF his every new deal was thu
signal for his fast.growIng followinl
{, to tag on.
From time to time learned tina
| Beulah Sands was making no rea
! Improvement, though in some detaili
she had learned ~ child learns
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04
"Robert Brownley Creates the Most
Disastrous Panic in the History Of
Wall Street and Spreads Wreck and
Ruin Throughout the Country"

Ruin Throughout the Country"
A hideous picture scared It's every
light and shade on my mind, through
my heart, into all my soul. A fren.
zied.fnance harvest scene with its
CORY crop In the center one living
dead, part Of the picture. yet the
ghost left to haunt the painters, one
of whom was already covering before
the black and bloody canvas.
Well did the world-artist who wrote
over the door of the madhouse; Man
can suffer only to the limit then he
shall know peace" understand the
wondrous wisdom Of his God. Beu.
lab Sands had gone beyond her limit
and was at peace.
The awful groaning stopped, and an
ashen pallor spread over Bob Brown.
ley's face. Before | could catch him
he rolled backward upon the floor as
dead. Bob Brownley, too, had gone
beyond his limit. bent over him
and lifted his head, while the sweet
woman-child knelt and covered his
face with kisses, calling in "A voice
like that Of tiny girl speaking to her
doll; Bob. my Bob. wake up. wake
up; your Beulah wants you" AS
placed my hand upon BOYS heart and
felt its beats grow stronger, as
listened to Beulah Sands childish
voice, joyishly confident as It called
upon the one thing left of her old
world, some OF my terror passed. In
its place came great mellowing
sense of Gods marvellous wisdom.
thought gratefully OF my moth
er's always. ready argument that the
law Of laws, Of Gods and nature. Is
that Of compensation. 1 had allowed
Bob's head to sink until II rested In
Beulah's lap. and from his calm and
steady breathing | could see that he
had safely passed a crisis, that at
least he was not in the clutches Of
death, as | had at first feared.
Bob slept Beulah Sands ceased her
calling and with smile raised her
fingers TO her lips and softly said:
Hush, my Bob's asleep" Together
we held vigil over our sleeping lover
and friend. she with the happiness ol
a child who had no feaI OF the awak
ening. ] with a silent terror of whal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04
CHAPTER WI.

An old gambler whose life had been
spent listening to the rattle Of the
drop-in.bound.out little roulette ball.
was told by fellow victim, as his
last dollar went to the relentless
tigers NAV. that the keepers foot was
upon an electric button which enabled
him to make the ball drop where his
Thank God thought that prince
Of cheats, Fate. who all through life
has had his foot On the button CT lGy
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

Advertisedlist for July 16, 1907.
John Anderson, Sauel Alsop, w.
II. Berry, w. A. Braden, Clay
Crosby, Edw. $. Cauter, NJ. c..
Casey, Colman j.. DeGcod, Lora
Fogle, G.. F.. Finstenwald, George
NJ. Geasssr, Charles Garberson, DR. 4.
j. A. Hlauser, Grover Howell,
Prof. H. e. Hamhold, 2; George
Hayes, Asa Hesson, Marsh & Don
aid, G.. w. McConahoy, Mrs. Ce-
liza Bailey, Elma Butter, Della Be
bout, Mary b. Brown, Miss Algie
b. Carey 2; Mrs. Bertha Duncan,
Miss Alice Doubert, Karolin Geier,
Miss Star Herman, Ms. Harry
Harmon, Miss Sue Hill, Mae Jeffry,
Mrs. Sue James, Mrs. B. NJ.
King, Mrs. E. Lyons, Mrs. G. F.
Miner, Mrs. Alma Miller, Miss
Julia Willis, Federal Adjustment
Co. 2; Teacherston Foundry, For
eiqn. Ninette Autaliak, Mr.. Fiszalt
Mr.. Nicalios Dablake, Stive Poarkei
Despot Simenak Guban Gerdic.
NJ. B. DICKERSoN, P. M.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17
CHICAGO GRl.E

Chicago, July l7.-Wheat--|-S ana
| 1-sc higher; July closed at 80 5-S;
September sold between 92 3-S and 94'
opening at 80 l-2 and closing at 80
10; December between SO l-S and ~
8-4 opening at SO is and closing at
81 IA; No. red winter, 80 a VI IL,
Corn-1-S a l-2clower July closed
at SO Is; September sold between
52 rs and SO 1-2, opening at 81 rs
and closing at SO Is; December be-
tween 81 and 81 l-2, opening at 81 S-S
and closing at 81 Is; No. 3 yellow,
SO 1-2 a SO "a.
Oats-1-4 a l-2c lower; July closed
at 43 10; September sold between
I3S IA and 80 1-S opening at 3S ga
and closing at 3S 3-S December be-
tween 80 Ia and 40, opening at 80 l-2
and closing at 80 Ia; No, white,
As IA "a 4S 1-2.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17
A LETTER
JUST RECEIVED
The Lincoln-Nevada Mines
at Phoebe, Written by One
of the Members of the Com
pany to a Prominent Stock.
Holder StatesNas Follows:
Phoebe, Nevada, July

Phoebe, Nevada, July 1Ah, 1897.
Knowing that your thoughts were
often turned toward Phoebe, and that
1t takes a long time to get an ex-
change of thoughts, guess | will start
a few more your way. | am here
with eyes ami ears open, studying this
wonderful part of Gods heritage,
Phoebe and it's tributary mining
camps, and watching the moves of
the men who are at the heads of these
great mining properties. They are
simply sinking their shafts to a grea,
depth, blocking out great bodies of
ore that in few years will surprise
the nation, and are buying everything
in sight.
j was talking TO an old resident
here, brainy, full-blooded Irlshman,
who worked in the mines In Ireland
at the age of 10, and who is familiar
with most of the mining camps of the
country. | asked him what he thought
about the future Of this section: "Be-
jabers, it's no think with me! Do
you think would have been fool
lenough to hang on here for Is years
when the only means of support was
to do each others washings?" Mr..
Wier, President of the Raymond anc
Ely mines, brother Irishman said to
him the other day, do not sell any ol
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17

your mining properties as very few
know their real value.
Mr.. Hacket, the millionaire distill-
ing man from Kentucky, and part
ner of Sam Newhouse, has been here
for several days. He came to see
the great strike they have made in
the Susan Duster. Before they we're
aware that eastern parties owned
stock, they had the control. Their
stock is selling at SO so and is capital
ize6 at $15O0O,OOO "The Utah-Nevada
capitalized at the same amount is
selling at IS so. None of them seem
to be anxious to put up machines, but
are spending thousands Of dollars in
getting a business ready.
Way back in the early seventies,
Raymond and Ely stock was selling at
So 90 per share
The opportunities for young men in
any line of business here is great
The scenery is grand, the climate is
perfect My sister, who has lived in
many cities, visited many countries,
is simply delighted with this Am
waiting for Uncle Billy, let
me know when he comes.
Regards to office and all,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17
PIOCHE COMING
TO FRONT AGAIN
Building of the Clark Road
Infused New Life Into
the Old Camp.
Especial to the Herald }


Caliente, New, June 3O.--Ploche,
grand old Phoebe, a has been ana
'is to be-" has received new life In
to it's veins. Men with national rep
utations as mining men are making
heavy investments I'm the mines OF the
Ely and Highland districts as well as
Bristol Comet, Stampede Gap and
other promising places Real estate
has gone up in the blue and new
buildings and new firms will be tax
ing the place of deserted lots that
could hardly have been sold for taxes
few years ago. Today the town
boasts of Ave general stores, three
physicians, one drug store, bank,
chamber of commerce, three rooming
houses, tent city to house those who
have no other place to rest Their
heads. large opera house, two livery
stables, one tailor shop, nine saloons,
one barber shop, half dozen restaur-
ants, one assayer and metallurgical
works, mining engineer, notion store,
stock broker, lawyers, real estate men,
up to date cafe. the fittings of which
were recently purchased in Salt Lake
at cost of fifteen hundred dollars,
and last. but not least an up-to-date
weekly, under the management of old
time newspaper men, who have long
been at the helm.
The town has all the attractions
that may usually be found in a busy
mining camp. The road from the
railroad is lined with freight teams
loaded with everything from a pair of
cowhide bootS to a plug hat.
While thereig considerable activity
in building, maQy newcomers are
compelled to make their homes in
tents, and there an fully yseventy-five
families living undeA Acanyas just now.
A large stamp mill AaSalready been
shipped for the Lincoln Nevada peo-
pie Newhouse and his associates are
getting busy for the reduction works
lat Bullionville. Many gasoline hoists
are being freighted In and a num-
ber of the freighters are back haul
ing ore TO Caliente for shipment to
Salt Lake. : new Jail will be built
very soon. An excellent power plant
is proposed for the place, and with
the completion Of the Caliente and Pi.
oche railroad the camp will be q
hummer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-17
UNION STOCK YARDS.

Union Stock Yards, H., July
II. Cattle-Receipts 2lOOO; esti-
mated for tomorrow 1000; market
10 "a 15c lower. Prime beeyes $40
a 7.2O; poor to medium 4.5O "a
> 60. stockers and feeders 2.SO Cd
$40; COWS an dheifers $50 a
5.G5; Gamers go "a 30; Texans
4.70 a $40.
Hogs Receipts 3l,0OO; estimated
for tomorrow $4,000; market low
er; light $40 C0 6.1O; rough 5.2O
m $50; mixed 5,65 % COS;
heavy 5.S5 "a 5,s7 l-2; pigs $40
"a COS.
Sheep Receipts 10000; estimat-
ed for tomorrow 1900; market 10
a l5c lower; native sh eep 6.7O
m 100: native sheep 2.7O "a $50;
western sheep $50 % $50; west
ern lambs $40 "a 40.