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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

mated Mr.. Bryan and not any snrewd
plotting or planning before the con-
vention.
Types of Statesmen.
Five southern states have brought
the railroads doing business within
their borders to their knees. Five
southern governors, of course all Dem
ocratS, have shown themselves to be
superior to corporation establishments
and have led the attack of the legisla
lures upon railroad eXtortion and ag
Sression. President Finley of the
Southern railroad, after having been
arrested in one state and having seen
his roads license TO do business for
feited in another, has surrendered ut
discretion. In passing it may be fair
10 say that Mr.. Finley has acted
throughout this agitation with fair
ness and in spirit of Cancellation that
reelected the greatest credit upon him
Nevertheless the conciliatory attitude
Of the railroad man most affected does
not detract in the slightest degree from
the excellence of the work done by
Governors Glenn of North Carolina,
Swanson of Virginia, Hoke Smith Of
Georgia, Conner OF Alabama and Camp
bell of Texas. Elected largely Ga the
issue of railroad regulation, these have
proved faithful 10 their pledges and in
Office have reflected the sentiment OF
tie people who put them there.
1t affords rather an interesting paral-
lei to contrast these five Democratic
governors with certain Republican
senators who have lately come into
disrGpute or worse. Never mind Platt
and Depcw; they are off the political
stage already and not long Tor the
worldly one. But there was Senator
Mitchell OF Oregon, Indicted and con
vicred of completely in land frauds.
There is Senator Burton of Kansas,
who has just finished Il jail sentence
for violation of Il United States stat
ute. There is Senator Boran of Idaho
indicted for land frauds. but going
about Il free man, not even, by some
! curious cOmplaiSance of the depart
ment of justice, having been put un-
| der bail. And there Is Senator Du
Pout Of Delaware. whose powder trust
Is now being proceeded against by the
| government and whose Indictment is
promised by the attorney general.
The Republican party is as luckless
IN its senators as the Democracy is
fortunate in its governors.
Washington, u. c.
WILLIS ]. ABBOT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
The Sting and Curse Of Ill-GOtten
Money.

Chicago Examiner: mike" McDor-
aid, the king of gamblers, was burie
like a king of men. There were flo"-
eTe. tears. friends. orations and proce :
siOns
But as clothes are not. neither is 4
funeral an index to character-nOr
even is the obituary column.
Strangers. reading the story of the
last dav above the sod of McDOnald's
body, might have thought that Chi
cago had lost a leading good citizen.
They were told that Mcdonald had
amassed wealth. but they were not
told how he got it. They read of the
great men whom he had befriended
but they were not told of the IN IN
whom he had ruined. They were MOI
told that mike" Mcdonald. living, had
violated the laws of the land, of 50.
ciety and of the home.
Mike" Mcdonald died worth pos.
sibly three quarters of million dol
lars A young man beginning life
familiar only with the post-morten
story Of Mcdonald, and seeing IL
condemnation of his method of get
ting rich might feel encouraged t;
hold to the idea that the accumulation
of money bars all criticism for the way
1t is acquired.
Though the publicity of cold typ
has put a brand on the dead McDoG
aid, the story of mike" McDonald's
life and fortune is not yet finished.
Suppose he did die worth three
quarters of a million dollars. whoa,
will it benefit? What good will it do,
There will be fight in every dol
lar, a quarrel in every penny.
There will be a strife among mer
and women over this fortune.
Much of it will go to lawyers to do
tend a woman charged with murde'
Much more of it will go to other law
yers who will try to break the will
AS McDonalfs money was ill-gotteI
so will il be spent to no good purpose.
In few years Mcdonald will b;
forgotten except by those whom l.
life he ruined. His fortune will ~
gone. No one will remember him 70
the good he did, if he did any good
Let not mike" McDonald's success
in securing money encourage you :.
follow his methods.
If you, young man, had an oppo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
DAILY STORY
A CHEERFUL LIAR.


lOIiS4llaI.l
Judson Castor. gentleman of leisure,
member of many clubs. in order to
escape the heat of the city went to the
seashorc. On the beach the morning
after his arrival he noticed Il lady
whose appearance he admired greatly.
She was about twenty-five years old
and tastcfully dressed and had Il strong
face and an Independent mien. Castor
sat on the beach where he could look
at her as well as the bathcrs and be-
tween her and them divided his atten-
ton. When the lady tired of them she
put up huge paraSol, took up book
ana began to read. At noon she arose
and went to her hotel.
This was repeated daily. The lady
was never seen by Mr.. Castor with
any one else. He saw her go in and
come out of her hotel, but never in
company. She did not appear on the
piazza or on the beach during the aft
ernoon nor in the drawing room in the
evening. Castor was obliged to he con
tent to see her for Il couple of hours in
the morning. Not finding any one to
give him an Introduction, he set about
contriving TO scrapc an acquaintance.
One morning he went to the city, and
when he returned in the afternoon he
had with him Il handsome stickpin, Il
large pearl in a birds claw. The next
morning he approached the lady. lifted
his hat most deferentially and said:
Il beg your pardon. l found this pin
in the sand yesterday at the place
where YOU had been sitting. May
ask if it is yours?'
The lady looked at the pin, put her
hand to her throat, appeared surprised
| and said:
Il had my pin with me yesterday
and thought had it now, but l see
| haven't. l didn't know that l had lost
it. Thank you very much"
! Mr.. Castor made Il remark about the
| pleasure it gave him to restore her
jewel. but since it did not appear from
| her manner that she desired the Incl
dent to form n basis for an acquaint-
ancc he bowed again and passed on.
But he was astOnished. He had found
no pin, and he was not aware that she
had lost one, and yet she had taken the
one ne had given her and did not even
| give him permission to chat with her
What did it mean? She was certainly
Il lady. But would every lady have
the strength of character 10 refuse q
| jewel to he obtained so easily?
Mr.. Castor was much put out. He
had no objection to buying a woman's
favor. but when bought he expected
the goods to be delivered. He pur
pOsely passed the lady later In the
morning While he was walking from
the foam line up the incline of the
beach. She did not notice him. He
looked at her the next morning on the
beach, but she gave him no recognition
whatever. Castor when cool had good
enough Judgment, but when irritate6
it vanished. He made up his mind
that the lady was waiting for more
Of the same kind.
The next day he went to the city
again, and on the following morning
the lady received through the mail {
little box containing a solitaire dia
mond ring. With it was a bit of pa
per on which was written, "Also foun(
on the beach"
The next morning Castor went t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
The earnings of the tariff protected

The earnings of the tariff protected
steel trust for the last quarter show a
net profit of $45 500, 705, which allowed
the corporation to add $1S.500,000 to
Its surplus after providing for interest
on bonds and regular dividends on its
watered stocks. Yet the standpatters
declare the tariff on steel must not be
touched so as to allow the trust to
continue to plumber the American peO-
pie and add to the millions of its mil.
liOnaire magnates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

President ROOsevelt's declaration
favorable to criminal action against
the criminal trusts again listens
very much like Bryan. 1t is merely
times borrowed by the republican lead
OF his day from the democratic leader
OF IL years standing. The time wi l
come when the people as unit viii
admit the wisdom of Bryans position
on all great questions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Regular as the Sun"

is an expression as old as the race.
No doubt the rising and setting of the
sun is the most regular performance
in the universe. unless it is the action
of the liver and bowels when regulat /
with Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Guar.
anteed by w. T. Hartz, druggist, Sol
Twentieth street. Csc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

In spite of its harmlessness, the
roar of the thunder will always seem
more dreadful than the silence of the
lightning Still it may be revealed t"
some trust magnates" who hear Bona
parte reverberate that their actual
suffering will not begin until Cortelyou
strikes them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

When Senator Dubois comes all the
that the country is still in peril from
pOlygamy in Utah, the country VIII
hope that it is not peril of the kind
that explodes when the front gate is
Opened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Wednesday, August q, 1907.

Senators Knox, Crane and Foraker
are clearly undesirable citizens" They
are actually saying and doing things
without consulting the oracle of Oyster
Bay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

Everybody in the twin territories
will listen intently to anything NJ
Taft may say about the Oklahoma con-
attution as revised and amended, but
he will get a cold farewell if he ali
vises the Republicans to vote against
-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island, III. lEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matterl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
For an Impaired Appetite.

To improve the ppetite and strength
en- the digestion try few doses CT
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. j. H. Seitz, of Detroit, Mich,
says: "They restored by appetite
when impaired. relieved be of bloat-
ed feeling and caused a pleasant and
satisfactory movement of the bowels
Price, % cents. Samples free. AL
druggists.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve penetrates the pores and heals
Iquickly. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week

BY THE j. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

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.
/Nnz6 s a9IAzN>
tTRApGsll I Hsi4f co9NcJLS 20
Wednesday, August q, 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
"The County Fair" Next Week.

Neil Burgess closed 4 very Successful
week 1T tn" jefferson theatre in Port
land last week and the Portland Argus
has the following to say of tn" opening
performance:
THE auspicioUs opening OF The
equity Fair at The jefferson theatre
last night was 4 demonstration that
Mr.. Burgess has lost none of his abi-
ity to amuse and please. and that his
delightful idyl of New England life is
no less potent as an attraction for
theatre gOers.
"All the familiar features of the old.
but ever welcome play, are retained
and ye; there was q freshness and
charm about the we'll known charac-
as in the days long gone by. when the
play was first presented, and the
laughter throughout the performance
was almost continuous. Mr.. Burgess
in the familiar character Of Abigail
Prue, WAS the same droll. central figure
Of the play and his delineation of the
character left nothing to be desired.
He is surrounded by a company Of I'M
usual excellence, evidently selected
with reference to their ability 20 por-
tray the peculiar roles assigned them.
several of the members having been
with the star SO long that a perform
ancc Of The County Fair without them
would almost appear incomplete.
"Bartley McCullum in his well liked
portrayal of the character of Otis
Tucker. received 4 royal welcome on
his first appearance. from his many
friends in front and he made an eN-
cellent counter irritant for the eccen-
trio Aunt Abby of Mr.. Burgess. An
ME Blanckc continues in the role of
Tags the city waif. and scored
heavily in the part Gail y Towers
was most satisfactory in the part Of
Sallie J;reenway. and Walter Kelley
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
AMUSEM ENTS.
"The Honeymooners,- Tonight.


The Bangor Commercial makes the
following comment on The Honey
moonerS' which appeared in that city
Monday night:
Those who attended the performance
of The Foneymonners' at the Opera
House, Monday evening. heard and wit
messed roilicking comedy after the
Conan order, lots Of singing and dane
ing, lively dialogue absurd situations
and attractive stage settings and cos
tunes. The spectators as a rule We're
we'll satisfied with the entertainment
afforded
THE farce is a renovated edition Of
Running For Office and there is plen-
ty of plot. indeed a bit too much to al
low it to be clearly followed by the lis
tenerS. There is Il rather complicated
network of family relations brought
about by the wedding of Il widow and
widower, whose honeymoon IS any
thing but quiet and peaceful one and
fight for the mayoraltE between Ii
cense and prohibition candidates al
though the difference in their plat
forms is not to be noticed in their per-
scnal habits. There was a very lively
period at the last of the second act
when the entire company INDUCED in d
series of Sprnts and hurdle races that
showed remarkable staying powers
But it was certainly amusing and kept
the audience laughing and that was
the result the actors were after.
Some of the most clever work of the
evening was done by William Dunlay
as Augustus Wright, who proved HIM
self an excellent comedian and sang
several songs plcasingl%, one of the
best being kid bays in which he
was supported by the pony ballet whose
costumes and dancing wer" very fetch
ing Lola Merrill as Madeline Tiger
made a hit with her song, The Musical
Comedy Maid" while Harry T. Morey
did a good bit of acting as Sam Gay
land. the popular man At the place.
In One Night stand as sung by
Maude Morris. Daniel Sullivan and
chorus was one of the most sprightly
bits of the evening while some Of the
best dancing by the chorus was done
as accompaniment to THE Story of the
Wedding March as sung by Miss Nor
rill and Mr.. Dunlay. Albert Stuart as
Herman Highberger had an excellent
lnake-up and contributed to the amus2-
mcnt of the evening. The chorus was
large and sang we'll and certainly was
kent busy and the costumes We're fresh
ard new"
The HoneymoOners" will be at the
Opera House tonight. Prices. 80, %.
81 90 and $3.50. Curtain rises promptly
at ) o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
HAD WARNING FROM HEAVEN.
Capt. Richter Gives Up kronprinz Vii
helm and Quits Sea Forever.

New York. Oct. Capt. August
Richter. known to thousands of Aheri-
can ocean travellers. has given up his
command of the North German Lloyd
steamer kronprinz Wilhelm and quit
the sea forever because. according to
his friends, he was warned by heaven
through the medium of his ships COL
iision with an iceberk to abandon sea-
farirg.
Capt. FIGHTERS retirement is similar
in its "details to the abandonment Of
Scafaring by his brother Hermann.
who. after a collision between his
command. the Saale. and Il Maynard
iceberg in a fog on the Grand Banks
nearly twenty years ago. received what
he called an admonition from heaven
To give up the sea.
The trip during which Capt Richter
is stated to have received a divine
warning began at Bremen on July ,
Four days later. when the KronprinZ
was Steaming through 100 miles of fog
on tho Grand Banks. she crashed into
an iccterk, but escaped serious injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
SHIP BEES TO PHILIPPINES.
Big, Buzzing BUNDLES Expected t.
Improve Islands Flora.

Washington. oct. Sin response to
q rush order from the philippines, two
cigar boxes of bumblebees are hurry
ing across the continent. The bees are
expected to improve the flora of the
islands.
Experiments by the Department of
Agriculture in LuZon in the cross
fertilization of certain plants have
shown that the honey bee is unequal
to the task, but success crowded the
efforts of the scientists when they
tried the bumblebee.
The experts made a requisition on
the department in Washington for a
consignment of bumblebees, but
inability to cage a sufficient number
delayed the shipment
As the season in which the humble
bee can make himself useful in the
Philippines is rapidly nearing an end,
the experts yesterday cabled the de-
partmcnt to rush through what it had.
So last night the bees started. provided
with every comfort the ingenuity Of
the department could devise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
Creasey-1rask.

Willard A. Creascy and Miss Cora
L. Trask We're united in maria sc
Wednesday at the home of the bride 5
parestn, 20 West Crescent street
The ceremony was a very pretty
one and was witnessed by the imme-
diate families and Il few intimate
friends. Mr.. Creasey was attended
by Leland Snow as groomSman, While
Miss Hattie Farnham attended the
bride as maid of honor The bride
was dressed in Il beautiful creation
of lace and muslin and carried b
bouquet of white roses. The brides
maid wore white crepe and carried red
roses
The ceremony was performed by
Rev Henry f.. Dunnack, who read the
full service of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The house was tastefully
decorated with cut flowers ard autumn
leaves. After the ceremony refresh
ments We're served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Creasey are to spend
their honeymoon in Boston. The best
wishes OF their many friends go with
them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
SHE QUIT
But II Was a Hard Pull.

It is hard to believe that coffee will
nut a person in such a condition as II
did a woman of Apple Creek. o. Sne
tells her own story.
II did rot believe coffee caused my
trouble. and frequently said | liked 1t
so well | would not. and could not quit
drinking it, but | was miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and
nervous prostration for four years.
II was scarcely able to be around,
had no energy and did not care for
ANYTHING Was emaciated and had a
constant pain around my heart until
thought I could not endure it. For
months I never went to bed expecting
to get up in the morning. I felt as
though I was liable to die any time.
"Freouently | had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleep
away. and any little noise would upset
me terribly l was gradually getting
worse until finally one time it cam"
over me land l asked myself what's the
use of being sick all the time and buy
ing medicine so that l could indulge
myself in coffet?
so thought l would see if I could
unit drinking coffee and got some
Postum to help me quit. l made it
strictly according to directions and
want to tell you, that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
to quit coffee because had the Postum
which I now like better than the old
coffee One by one the old troubles
left until now | am in splendid health.
nerves steady, heart all right and the
main all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medicine,
ran do all NV Homework and have
done a great deal beside.
There's Reason" Read The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Abram Choate, one of the leading
farmers OF Windsor, was in the city
yesterday and brought in few ears of
his famous sweet corn which is in such
demand for seed. This year Mr..
Choate had corn for his table just Sc
days after the field was planted, which
comes pretty close to being a record.
1t was by no means all in the kind Of
corn, however. for Mr.. Choa te gave the
piece constant care and not weed
was allowed above the surface The
corn won first prize at the Windsor
fair and would probably captured other
blue ribbons had it been exhibited else
where.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

was excellent as Scion Hammerhead.
and Cold Molasses' he was there with
all four feet in the exciting race scene
of the fourth act. His anxiety to win
was almost apparent and at the climax
of the race the announcement Cold
MolaSses wins was the signal for
much well deserved applause.
"A pleasing feature of the perform
ance is the singing of the County Fair
quartette and the staging of the play
was admirable. 1t is but just to say
that the performance in its entirety
was most pleasing and as the play is
to continue for this evening and to-
morrow afternoon and evening, the en-
gagement promises to be a profitable
one to both the patrons and the man.
aGtment."
MIR. burgess will be at the augusta
opera House Oct. Is and 16.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
has been made that

Announcement has been made that
the motion for an appeal in the case
of John TherapiS, who was convicted of
manslaughter at the present term of
the superior court for Kennebec county,
and sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment in the State prison at
Thomaston, has been Withdrawn. The
crime for which Thcrapis was con-
victed was that of causing the death by
stahbinE of one Castos Laskcrides at
Waterville. June IL, of the current year
Therapis is at present confined IN the
county Jail in this city but will be Ia
ken to Thomaston to serve out his SeE-
tence,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

The bake of cream of tartar biscuits
in the model Hub Range at r. w.
Soule's furniture store was a great
success. The Model Hub is the range
the kennebec Journal is giving away
in their voting contest and this has
been an opportunity for examination of
its good qualities which was improved
by a large number. The fire that was
built Tuesday kept over night and it
was used to bake biscuits all the fore
noon with only four small shovelfuls of
coal being used
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
KILLED 20 SICK WITH FEVER.
Chief Who Carried Out Indian Custom
Is Found Hanging Dead.

Winnipeg. Manitoba. oct 9.-Josc
Pa t'je Guam, a famous Indian chief
Of the far North, who had been lodged
in jail to await trial for executing a
young girl affected with fever. Accord
ing t" tribal tradition, broke Jail. and
though fired upon repeatedly by the
n'"unted police, escaped. Later he
was found hanging to a tree dead
either Il suicide or executed in revenge
by members of his tribe.
The Id chieftain had executed 20
members Of his tribe by this ancient
ritz which prcscribeS publ" strangula-
ton II. case 0f fever. because Indians
believe Il person in deliliun never re-
covers his spirit. and unless executed
before recovery can never enter the
'happy hunting grounds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10
HOkEY-POkEY INVENTOR DEAD
Made Fortune by His Scheme for
Ice Cream Bricks,

Burlington, Oct 9.-Samuel A. Dun
ham, an aged citizen and originator Of
the now popular hockey pokay or ice
cream brick has just died at his home
from heart disease. Durham con-
ceived the idea of selling ice cream in
cake form for a penny and secure a
snug fortune before imitators spoiled
his trade He lived, however. to see
the business he invented become a
great industry and took just pride in
being styled the original hokey-p
nan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10

Arthur W. Fitzgerald of this city has
purchased the peanut and confectionery
stand of George Washington Grant at
the corner of Western avenue and State
street and will reopen for business Fri
day afternoon.