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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
Tha Condacsor Courteous.

ST. Johns, y. F.-somc of the natives
call it "Scnjens'-iS far more pictur-
esQuc than beautiful But its quaint
ness redcems it from stupidity. and,
wander where you will. you meet with
that courtesy and Kindness that are
the gracea of people who live unhurried
lives III remote places where strangers
are welcome break TO their mOnOto-
ny. When you say to some casual ben
cfactOr that YOU are much obliged
for some courteous direction, he will
touch his hat and say, THANK yOu," as
If you had conferred the favor upon
him. The street car conductor Chey
even have Il trolley line, though how it
can lie run in winter is Il mystery will
see that you are set down where you
should leave the car and. if YOU are
uncertain of your way, will get off his
car ana point your destination out,
holding his other passengers until he is
sure you nderstand.-Travel Maya
zine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
Summer Girls.

Summer Girls.
Some are summer sirlies;
Some are summer guys;
Some are priceless pearlies;
Some are simply pies;
Some are sveltc and dainty; some are
otherwise.
Some are summer beauties;
Some are summer bugs;
Some are toOtSy WOO tSieS;
Some are merely mugs;
Some are tit for heaven; some are fit for
hugs.
Some are summer fairies;
Some are summer freaks;
Some are certain marries;
Some are maiden mecks:
Some are chatty dummies; some are sole
~ checks
Some are summer seraphs:
Some are summer swells;
Some are fleeing sheriffs;
Some are finding shells;
Some are fresh and bonny: some arc
chestnut bellies.
Some are summer dimples;
Some are summer dots:
Some are partly crimples;
Some are purely clo'es;
Some are sweet and sunny; some are Just
so-sos.
ScmC are summer Stiles;
Some are summer Sads:
Some are seeking Wilies:
Some are following fads:
Some arc mammals larlngs; some OF
course are dads.
Some are--somc are--quit il,
Oh, my summer muse.
II VIC must admit it,
In the book of who's
| Who In Summer G:rldom' some are goo
| goo-gooS.
| --Robertus Love In New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
"lee Cream" May Become Obsolete.

The enforcement Of the latest food
law bids fair to make the 'ice cream
obsolete at York, Pa. Manufacturers
and dealers have practically all de-
cided to term their frozen delicacies
cream ices" They say they cannot
adhere to the letter Of the law in man
nfactUring product containing 20
per cent of butter fat and no coloring
matter without increasing prices OF
losing money People in York, writes
a correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Record. appear TO be very we'll salts,
fed with the quality of the alleged ice
cream sold by local dealers. ard the
dealers say that If they are willing &c
eat it under new name they can have
IT at the same price. One dealer whG
refuses to join with the others viii
charge 10 cents gallon extra and
preserve the time honored term fol
time at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24

de Vigcncre. tells one in which the
main point is the tremendous force
with which an arrow may be propelled
if the bow is strong and long enough.
According to his own account of the
matter, he saw Barbarossa. Il Turk.
admiral of a ship called the Grand
Solyman, send an arrow from bis bow
tean through cannon ball. Whether
the canEon ball had n hole in it or
not he neglects to inform us.
Perhaps the most astounding Of all
stories about arrow shooting is that
of the Indians who used To inhabit
Florida. It is said that group of
them would form circle: one would
throw an ear Of corn into the air:
the rest would shoot at it and shell
it of every grain before ii fell to the
ground. Sometimes The arrows would
strike the ear of corn so hard and fast
that It would remain suspended i'll the
air several minutes, and the cob never
fell until the last grain had been shot
aWay.-ChicaGo Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
TELEGRAPH STRIKE INCIDENT
Officials Wives Insist on Relieving
Western Union In Pittsburg.

Officials Wives Insist on Relieving
Western Union In Pittsburg.
The Western Union was able to post
bulletin III front of the general Of
fees sit Pittsburg the other night an
nouncing that messages would be sent
east and west without delay, says the
New York Tribune. This was due TO
the fact that the company had secured
the volunteer services of the wives of
its three most important Pittsburg Of
ficials, who had resigned household
duties and recreation TO stand side by
side with their husbands.
The other evening Mrs. E. +. Saylor,
wife of the Pittsburg superintendent;
Mrs. y. L. Church, wife of the Fits
burg manager, and Mrs. Schiller. wife
the night chief operator, took
places at the vacant keys despite the
protests of their husbands. The wo-
men were all expert telegraphers be-
fore their marriage and within an
hour had regained much of their speed.
They set fast pace for the other OPP
orators, and the company soon found
that it could guarantee the public
against further delay. All three wo-
men We're handling important wires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24

WaIshs for Special Diseases of Men,
world
spape
radical without being bed ridden
Washs NoRis for Varicocee.
take anyo place a stop
'front.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
LONG BOW STORIES.
Legends of the Far1ous Archers of this
Remote Past.

Legends of the Fan1ols Archers of tl,s
Remote Past.
Many long bow" stories may be
cited in the literature of the world,
and by far the greater part of therl
had their origin in the remote past
Vergil. in the ".1Gneid." tells of four
archers who were shooting for Il prize,
the mark being pigeon tied by cord
to the mast of Il ship The first man
hit the mast. the second cut the cord,
and the third shot the pigeon as it
few away. The fourth archer. having
nothing left at which to shoot, drew
his bow and sent his arrow flying
toward the sky with such speed that
the friction of the mir set the feathers
on fire. and 1t swept on like Il meteor
to disappear in the clouds.
That is bow and arrow story that
tests the strongest powers Of credulity-
The stories Of Robin Hoods archery.
Illustrated by his wonderful perform
ance as I.ocksley in SCOTS ''Ivanhoe,"
are also O decided strain on ones
power of belief.
lie ldUlbHS itS-tl'l VI " iiii'''' -
is believed by some 10 have founda-
ton in fact There was Il Dane named
Foke of whom the same story was
told, and William of CloudeSley, an
! Englishman, is said to have shot an
apple from his sons head merely to
show his skill.
The majority of bow and arrow
stories relate to the accurate aim OF
! the archers. but u Frenchman BlaiS(
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
Tip of $500 For a Waitress.

Crosby Hall, the we'll known lunch
ing place in London, England, is short
~ to be pulled down, but one at least
of its staff does not regret it, says Il
London special cable to the New York
Times. This is waitress. Miss Sage
who recently received a tip of 100
guineas $500 from a. plumber of Lon
don men whom she has regularly at
tended at luncheon and who subscrib-
ed the amount mentioned Miss Sage
says the present quite took her breath
away. 1t is believed to he q record tip
for London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
Didn't Get 1t Just RIGHT.

The subject of profanity was being
discussed the other evening at dinner
party in Harlem. When one of the
guests facetiously limited that his host
could tear it off little when no women
were present the hostess became indig-
nant Il would have you under
stand" she said, with crushing dignity,
that my husband never says anything
before ladies that he wouldn't say
anywhere" She is still wondering
why it was that everybody laughed
New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24

accused him of a heinous crime and
We're after him to kill him. He was
taken inside for safe keeping. The
other caller, Edward Smith, was suffer
ing from plain intoXication. He stated
he could not leave booze alone AMI
wanted to go to Jail until he got sober
ed up. Both men were later in the
day taken before Magistrate Roddewig
and given 10 day sentences.
Injury Proves Fatal.-Ed Lager, the
man who was badly injured by a fall
from his wagon while returning WeG
nesday afternoon from the races, del
Thursday afternoon at Mercy hospital.
Serious internal injuries sustained in
the fall are the cause of the death. He
had been attending the races and was
returning home in a spring wagon
when he was thrown from his seat by
bump and struck on his head ami
shoulders. He was hurried TO Dr.
Weber's Office and then taken to the
hospital where he expired. The de-
ceased was a truck gardener living on
a small farm near Mercy hospital. Ea
was As years old and single. His par
ents are both dead and he is survived
by but two near relatives his brother
Henry Lager of Chicago. and Mrs.
Joseph Ablen of Davenport. his sister.
Finds Against Company.-A jury Ill
Justice Oelker's court yesterday rem
dered judgment in the sum of $50 u
favor of Joe Wynes and against the
Tri-City Railway company. It was
suit involving the refusal of the coTu
pany TO accept transfer and tn
ejectment of Mr.. Wynes from the ear
o
Former Resident Dead.-Davenpor'
| friends are sorry to learn of the deaf!
of c. T. Banes. the former well-knowr
business man of this city. Mr.. Bane'.
health led him to leave his home il
Austin, a Chicago suburb. a couple q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
NEWS OFTHE NEIGHBORS

weeks ago, and go to Orleans, Iowa, or
the borders of Spirit Lake, with his
family. There, Tuesday morning,
letter from his daughter states, the
end came TO him peacefully and With
out warning. He expired while sitting
in his chair. in the little cluster OF
homes ON the border of the beautiful
sheet of water in northern Iowa.
A Indication for Mrs. Little.-W. Il.
Little who filed such long answer 10
the petition of his wife. Blanche r.
Little for a divorce, has withdrawn MS
answer and all its allegations, and dis
missed his cross petition and "A i
nounces he will not appear III the case
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
DAVENPORT

Boys Garry RevoIvers.-Ray White
and Albert Morris, two youths rang
ing from 5.te21G years of age, were
arrested Thursday night by Officer Al
ger on the charge of carrying conceal
ed weapons. When arraigned in police
cOurt@the boys stated they had come
here to look for work Both had VI
low back novels in their possession,
one edition being entitled, "Bowery
Boys Library" and the other wild
West weekly Both told Magistrate
Roddewig they were good stories AMI
the Judge remarked he guessed he
would read them himself One of the
lads is from Oskaloosa and the other
from Ottumwa. Both were carrying
loaded revolvers and evidently were
looking for the excitement thrille
through their brains by the reading Of
the yellowbacks. Both We're sent II
Jail for five days.
Teller of New Bank.-John H. An
derson, for some time past bookkeeper
at the Scott County Savings bank has
rendered his resignation from that pc
sitiOn Mr.. Anderson has been Offered
and has accepted the position of teller
of the new Home Savings bank about
10 be established in this city win
quarters on Third and Division streets
Mr.. Anderson is young man well
known in the city whose integrity and
ability has placed him in responsible
positions. His new position is we'll
earned appointment and advancement
o
Break Into JaiI-Pat McDoneSal aaf
Edward Smith. so to speak broke inJ.
the county Jail yesterday. At an cary
hour they knocked for admission. Nc
Donegal was evidently suffering froc
the Snakes" He stated two men ha|
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
Blaze at Gas PIant.-Ft

Blaze at Gas PIant.-For VIII" =
yesterday small blaze threatened the
total destruction of the gas plant It
Third street and First avenue but ;,t
ter an hours hard work by the fire
addies, the blaze was eXtinguished.
The alarm was sent in from Box II!
and No. and No > department 70
sponded Immediately But very littla
damage was done. A live wire is
thought to be the cause of the blaze.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
Endorsed by the County.

THE most popular remedy in o.
sego county, and the best friend of NV
family" writes William NJ. Dietz. cd
itor and publisher of the Otsego Jour
nal, Gilbertsville, N. Y, sis DIR. Kings
New Discovery. 1t has proved to be
an Invaluable cure for coughs and
colds, making short work of the worst
of them. We always keep a bottle IN
the house. l believe it to be the most
valuable prescription known for lung
and throat diseases" Guaranteed 70
never disappoint the taker, by w. L.
Hartz, drug store, sol Twentieth
street Price SOC and 81. Trial bottle
free.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers don't
s1cken or grippe. Small pills, easy to
take. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
MOLINE
Contract for Dry Kiln

Contract for Dry KiIn.-A contract |
has been awarded to Gust Ed & Sons
for the erection of reinforced con-
crete dry-kiln building to be an addi-
tion to the plant OF the Moline Wagon
company, plans for which were de
scribed some weeks ago. The building
is to cost about 100000, and cOnstruc-
ton work is to be started at one
The building is to be of brick, one
story high, so constructed that an adj
ditional story can be added next year
if requirements of the company so de
mand. 1t will have seven rooms, each
OF which will be reached by a door ii
rect from the outside, and walls be
tween the rooms will be of concrete.
Has Outing Sept. 1.-THE East End
club holds its annual outing Sunday.
Sept. /. at Ocean Grove, above Water
town This is the fifth annual outing
for the boys. There are going 10 be
games and sports of all kinds, but the
most interesting will be a heated base
ball contest. The football squad is
going to do some hard practicing, the
first of the season. The team is made
up of some beefy stock and a winning
team is anticipated for the coming fa'l
season. There are now about $50 mem.
bers in the club. so a great deal of ma
terial is on hand for an excellent
eleven
All Recovering.-Word from the
bedside of the young people who were
injured so seriously in the J. w. GOo.i
auto wreck Wednesday night is TO the
effect that both are doing as well as
can be expected. The physicians ~
charge are holding ont high hopes for
recovery. Miss Marjorie Wheeler who
sustained the serious fracture of hc"
left arm is about the same but it is no;
showing any change for the worse.
| The same is true of Miss Beal. Tha
other ones who We're injured are abOn;
but all are suffering with the bruises
sustained.
Blaze at Gas PIant.-For a wh;'a
yesterday a small blaze threatened the
total destruction of the gas plant Il
Third street and First avenue but at
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-07
SPECIAL TRAIN HURRIES
TROOPS TO GOLDF1ELD

San Francisco. Dec. 6.-FiVe COM
panies of the Twenty-second infantry,
stationed sat Fort Mcdowell in this
city. and four companies of the same
regiment.At Monterey were dispatch
ed to Goldfield. New, today by Briga-
dier General Frederick Funston, COM
manding the department of Califor-
mia. In compliance with orders re-
ceived from the war department late
last night.a The troops we're ordered
to the blgsgold camp I'm Nevada by
President Roosevelt in response TO an
appeal hes Governor John Sparks, of
Nevada, w&p apprehends serious trou-
BILE al a ~tsult of the strike of tne
miners. and an attempt to open the
mines with non-union labor. As Ne
vada has no state troops. Governor
Sparks called for federal soldiers.
About $50 men and fourteen officers
under command of Colonel Alfred
Reynolds. left the oakland Mole on
a special train of four Pullmans and
two baggage cars. shortly before noon
today. The Monterey contingent,
consisting of about one hundred men,
under Captain Curtis, left that city at
o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco troops were de-
layed about two hours near Davisville
by the wreck Of a freight train. Gold
field will be reached by the troops ear
ly tomorrow.
Ii is said the Monterey troops will
not leave sacramento until Z O'Clock
tonight. owing GA storm I'm the
Sierra Nevadas, wire communications
with Goldfield is meager IL is re-
ported that good order prevails.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-07
HAYWOOD FOE
To PEACE IN
NEVADA
F FEDERATION LEADER Is
BLAMED FOR TROUBLE
Advised Miners TO Refuse the
Checks in Payment of Wages
Which Brought On Present
DepIorabIe Controversy,

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. !
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 6.-M. J..
Monnette, president OF the Los An
geles-N Nevada mining exchange and
one OF the big operators of Goldheld,
in an interview today laid the whole
blame of the situation in -Goldfield
upon William ID. Haywood. Mr. Mon
nette is quoted as follows.
"All OF the present trouble at
Goldfeld is due to the activity of
William ID. Haywood, secretary-treas-
urer of the Western Federation Of
Miners. II was due solely to his in
huence that the miners refused to ac-
cept checks on the Goldfield banks in
part payment of their wages some
time ago and at meeting of the
miners. urged them to refuse those
checks. | am satisfied that rs per cent
of the members of the union were
not in sympathy with him i'm this
move. but they seemed TO be so thor
oughly under control of a few leaders
that they have been afraid to take
any action. Many Of these men are
anxious to return to work and in my
opinion there will either be split
in the union in Goldfeld or the open
shop rule will prevail in all Of the
large mines there The Mine Owners
Is determined that II viii
no longer submit to the arbitrary
dictation Of a few union agitators
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-07
PAELPS.OODGE
MAT TER Up
At GLOBE
NEW MEXICO WITNESSES
CALLED TO TESTIFY
Government Attorneys Extend
Their Field of Operations
Into Arizona Copper Camp,
Grand Jury At Work on Case,

Especial Dispatch 10 the HerntDg Journal. B
Santa Fe, y. NJ. Dec. al. II.
Vaughn, treasurer of the territory and
cashier OF the First National bank OF
Santa Fe. left here this evening for
Globe. Ariz.. where he has been sum
moned TO testify before the United
states grand jury now sitting there
and which. 4 Is understood. IL per-
suing further Investigations of the
charges of fraudulent acquisition Of
coal lands In san Juan county. New
Mexico. by Phelps, Dodge a Co. Of
New York. and on which charges a
blanket indictment was recently re-
turned by the United states grand
jury here.
What Is desired of Mr. Vaughn. Is
not known, other than that Il was al
legged in the indictment returned here
that certain payments for coal lands
were made through the First Nation-
al. of this city. OF which MIR. Vaughn
Is the cashier. and the supposition is
that he Is desired In connection with
the records of his institution.
peyton Gordon. OF the special de-
partmcnt force. is now at Globe. as Is
f. G. Dezondorff. chief OF the sixth di-
vision OF the land office, while ID Is
understood that several New Mexico
lawyers who have been Interested in
the matter Of the indictment returned
here are either In Globe or on their
way there. Ia view of this extension
OF the governments activity In con-
nectiOn with these coal land cases. Il
is no longer considered probable here
that the cases are TO be dismissed, az
was predicted short time ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-07
JURY SWORN IN
TOTRY MINER
PETT|BONE
TWELVE MEN SECURED
SOONER THAN EXPECTED
Both Sides in Famous Murder
Case Refrain From Exercising
Full Quota Of Peremptory
Challenges.

By Morning journal Special Leased wire.f
Boise, Idaho, De. 6.-The Jury
which will try the case of George A.
Pettibone for completely In the MUIR
der of former Governor Frank Steun-
enberg. was completed and sworn In
this afternoon. The jury is as fol-
lows:
J. II. Frazier, 25 years old, student.
H. l.. Evans. So years old. farmer.
A. 4. Tlllotson. 80 years old. mer-
chant.
W. W. Palmer, 40 years of age. Iiv-
eryman.
William stahl, SO years. prospector.
Newton Carper. SO years old. car
penter
Joseph Singer, As years old, placer
miner
A. c. Boot, SO years ago. printer.
Charles Wilmot, i5 years old,
farmer
Arthur Estes, as years old. farmer.
farmer.
c r. smead, 2s years old. livery
man.
j. II. Garrecht. Is years old.
butcher
Both Clarence Darrow. of the de-
fense and James II. Hawley. for the
prosecution. expressed satisfaction
with the jury selected. The defense
used but seven peremptory challenges.
and the state nine, each side being al
lowed by law ten challenges. Six
days were consumed In impanellng
the jury and eighty talesmen were ex-
amined. In the Haywood trial II re-
quired more than three weeks to OBJ
tain a jury 320 men having been
called. The opening statement for the
state viii be made Monday morning
by j. II. Hawley, and the taking OF
noon Harry Orchard VIII probably
take the stand Tuesday.
Al the afternoon session the first
four men examined were excused be-
cause they had formed opinions ss TO
the guilt or innoccnse OF the defend
ant. ]. II. Garrecht butcher, was
accepted by both the state and de-
fense. Attorney Darrow then asked
permission to further question Newton
Carper one Of the Jurors. He asked
Carper IL he had said 10 some friends.
after being subpoenaed. that he would
see that Pettibone was hanged. Car
per answered that while playing cards
some one asked him II he had been
summoned as a juror, and he replied.
Yes, and | am going to hang the
whole court Carper said the remark
was made as a Joke and his explana-
ton seemed satisfactory to Darrow.
The defense then sprung surprise by
announcing that the jury was salts
factory TO them, ana they would not
exercise their remaining peremptory
challenges
The state excused Michael HALEY
and Joseph Singer the first talesman
called TO take his place. was accepted.
Singer Is As years old and has been
a placer miner and prospcctoT for the
past three years. He has been
farmer most OF his life After his ac-
ceptance by the defense Attorney
Hawley said the state was satisfied.
and the jury was sworn In. Court
then adjourned until Monday morn
ing.