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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
So Deceptive.
Many Rock Island People Fail to Real
ize the Seriousness.

iZe tne seriousness.
Backache is so deceptive.
1t comes and goes-keeps you guess
ing.
Learn the cause-then cure it.
Nine times out of ten it comes from
the kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure it
Cure every kidney i'll from backache
to diabetes.
Here's Rock Island case to prove
it:
Thomas Bealer of 1909 Sixth avenue,
Rock Island, H.. says:
81 suffered from kidney complaint
backache and urinary weakness for 70
years. The pains in my hips and limbs
were very acute and came when
least expected them, and on several oc-
casions l had to go home and go tn
bed. The secretions from my kidneys
annoyed me very much both day AMI
night. 1t was necessary for me to get
up many times during the night. The
passage of the kidney secretions Was
far too frequent and | could not con-
troll them. The urine contained 4
thick sentiment and was almost white
in color. tried many remedies, but
without success and the ailment was
getting worse all the time Doan's
Kidney Pills were recommended to me
by friend and l procured a box at
| the Harper house pharmacy. After
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again, and after taking three boxes l
was completely cured. The results OBJ
tanned from using Doan's Kidney Pills
are swift and sure"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so
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falo, N. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now SO
years old, thrives on Electric Bitters,'
writes w. B. Brunson of Dublin, Ga.
"She has taken them for about two
years and enjoys an excellent appe
tite, feels strong and sleeps we'll"
That's the way Electric Bitters affect
the aged, and the same happy results
follow in all cases Of female weakness
and general debility. Weak, puny
children too, are greatly strengthened
by them. Guaranteed also for stom
ach, liver and kidney troubles, by al
druggists. so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

she snail never get one penny-so. re-
memberv'
Hurd shook her off. and, stepping in
TO the cab, drove away. Mrs. Krill
looked aDprehensively at him. what
did Maud say?" she asked. Hurd told
her. and Mrs. Krill closed her lips firm.
ly. MAUD is quite right" she said
with a strange smile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
DR.. A. w. ChaSe'S
Kidncy-Livcr Pills

Mr.. S. B. Holden, No. 2s4h Cass Ave,
Grand Rapids. Mich, says:-I have for
years been subject to sluggishness Of the
liver and constipation. the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me a great deal of pain
across my loins. got some Of DR.. A. w.
Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills and they cured
the Inactivity OF the organs rapidly and
easily. l would not be without them" Csc
box at all dealers. Write for a free sample
Dr.. A w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y
For Sale at Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
KIDNEY, LIVER
AND BOWELS

Sickness is next TO impossible II you keep
the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels In perfect
working order with an occasional dose Of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
When Frank Was Helped By Fairies

ground. His face was freed from the
saw himself In the midst Of at lenst n hun
dred men, Some were warriors, but for the
most part they were common ttllers Of
the. soil and tenders Of flocks like him
self.
what means this treatment Of me--a
free-born MANI" asked Thomas of one OF
the three men who had brought him
thither.
now our slave. We are picking the strong
men of the country for our army. We.
The Stalwart Three, mean to invade the
adjoining countries and take them as
our possessions. You are to fight for
us when the time comes. And in the
meantime. do not dare to try to escape.
Such a rash act would mean your instant
death. We are In the midst of our
stronghold that Is protected by an armed
guard. Now, you know why you are
here, slave
Thomas was a brave-hearted and Good
Man and knew that all would come out
right Of he prayed and waited. He
bowed his head to his informant ana
made no answer.
And at home Nancy Higgans and her
Little Son were waiting for the return
OF the husband and father.
At last the sun dropped behind the noun
tains and evening drew on. Nancy and
Frank grew uneasy and looked up the
mountain side for Thomas. At length,
when it began to grow dark Nancy sent
Frank to look for his father. She feared
he might have fallen over some preci-
pice, for the mountain was full Of such
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

step higher than their fathers held"
This logic had effect on Thomas Hig-
gans, and shaking his head he said: Per
haps you are wiser than l and know bet
ter the way of the world. / hadn't
thought of 1t that way, Sirs"
ITO be sure, Good Man." said the
third of the three. I'VE are out for the
purpose Of assisting the poor and show
ing them way by which they may bet
ter the conditions of their children. Wilt
thou follow us, Good Man? Well take
thee but a short distance and then re-
veal TO thee the mystery of Success"
Thomas Higgans threw down his broad
bladed knife with which he was cutting
fagots, and said: Perhaps 1t were the
right thing to do. Kind Sirs. I'm fond
father, and I-want to help my dear son
all that ! can. My main wish, be 1t
known, is to have him Good rather than
Great. But IL he can be Good and Great
Mt the same time I'll gladly have it so"
"Ah, now you speak words of wisdom, "
declared all three men in n voice. Fol
low us and you'll not regret It,"
Thomas Higgans followed the three stall
wart men as they wended their way
through deep canyon. After some min
utes of silence the leader drew his horse
to stop and said to Thomas: Come,
get thee on the horse in front Of me. 1t
is weary walk and slow one on foot.
Wen make netter haste II you ride.
Thomas did as asked, and was soon
seated on the mighty horses back In
front Of the rider. But scarcely had he
taken his place there when he felt n
heavy cloth suddenly wrapped over his
face, shutting off his sight Then be-
fore he could move n muscle his hands
were plnioned behind him and he found
himself a prisoner and blndfolded. In
vain he tried to call out; the bandage
about his face held his mouth shut, and
almost strangled him. make no noise
nor do thou struggle" said his captor be-
hind him. Then the horse started into n
quick trot and soon Thomas knew that
he was miles and miles away from home.
Nor did they pause till late at night
Then they drew rein and Thomas-to his
relief-was unbound and assisted to the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Then she was hidden by her fnther to
come to London and be presented at
court, The fond mother never again be-
held her daughter, for soon after the en-
forced separation Caroline went to travel
on the Continent, hoping to ease the
gnawing pain at her heart. Soon after
ward her daughter was married to young
foreign nobleman, and a little later the
sorrowing mother received the news Of
her childs untimely death. This decided
Caroline to remain abroad indefinitely.
She did not return to England till the
death of George III. made her husband
king Of Great Britain and Ireland. Then
she hurried home and insisted that she
receive her rights as the queen consort.
In vain she made her plea. George re-
fused to see her or to lend ear to her
prayer or those Of her friends. He COM
manded his court to ignore her and bade
none ever speak her name In his pres
ence. Indeed, he heaped upon his suffer
Ing and rejected wife all the insults that
a despicable monarch could.
When George ". was coronated he
gave orders that Caroline should not be
allowed to enter the church during the
ceremony. This last blow was too much
and three weeks after George Fourth's
coronation the broken-hearted Caroline
breathed her last.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

Frank lost no time In returning to his
mother, whom he told about the fairy
princes promise. AS Nancy knew the
fairies were not only trustworthy, but
could perform miracles, she made no OBJ
lection to Franks accompanying Prince
Don, and she sent him forth In haste
with her blessing.
Prince Don led Frank through the can
yon to the very outposts of the strong
hold of The Stalwart Three. There they
paused and Prince Don waved his wand
which was hidden in one of his arrows
and Immediately the armed guard about
the entrances fell into a deep sleep.
every stone and bush within a radius of
hundred feet rose and took on the form
of knights armed to the teeth. "Now,
were ready to rescue your father" he
said to Frank. Come, let the army en-
ter the stronghold
The army, with Prince Don and Frank
at Its head, entered the stronghold of The
Stalwart Three and fell upon the war
riors, unarming and binding them. Then
they set at liberty those who were held
In captivity. When Thomas saw his Lit
tie Son he gave a cry of joy, saying: II
knew my boy would find some way of
rescuing me. / prayed 1t might be So"
Then, with Frank and the young fairy
prince, Thomas went down the mountain
homeward. But before they left the
stronghold Prince Don waved his wand
over the cruel band Of usurpers and war
riors, as well as their leaders, The Stall
wart Three, and turned them all into
owls. And even to this day 1t is said
that the owls of that part of the noun
tain are more numerous than elsewhere,
hooting all night long as they sit in the
trees and high places on the rugged
mountain crags.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

Once upon a time, in the Age Of Fairies,
there dwelt in the mountains of beau
tiful land a Good Man with his Good
Wife and Little Son. AS their names
were too difficult for the children of the
Twentieth Century to pronounce l shall
give them modern names. The Good Mans
name shall be Thomas Higgans, his Good
Wife's name Nancy Higgans, and their
Little Sons name Frank Higgans.
One day while Thomas Higgans was
away from home gathering fagots with
which to build a fire for the purpose Of
cooking, there approached him three stall
wart men riding great white horses. They
drew rein at the spot where Thomas was
cutting brushwood and asked: why do
you toll so, Good Man? Are you too poor
to hire others to do your workP"
AYE, I'm a poor man, n husband and
a father But l am happy man, for my
wife is as thrifty as myself and our son
Is bright and promising. Together we
live In matched cot at the foot Of this
mountain. We have garden, and fields
full of growing grain. We have flock of
sheep that affords us meat and goats that
give us milk. We do not mind doing our
own work and ask for nothing more than
we now possess, Grand Sirs." Thus, spake
Thomas Higgans to the three stalwart
men who questioned him.
But for your sons sake you should de-
sire more than you already have" quoth
one Of the three. Come, follow us and
well put you in the way of finding for
tune whereby your son shall become a
Great Man in his country. 1t is meet that
parents should help their sons to exalted
positions
But / prefer that my son should live
the simple life that has sufflced for his
fathers before him." argued Thomas Hig-
gans. "He is strong and good. That is
better than being Great, 'Slrs."
Nay. nay" spake a second Of the
three. "Iou must know, Poor Man, that
the world is ever developing and our chill
dren must keep pace with It's growth. 1t
behooves US to see that they are edu-
Gated and prepared to occupy places a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

picked her way over the hills homeward.
Once inside her home she poured the con-
tents of the apron on the table and count
ed them "Two hundred dollars!" she
cried, tears of thankfulness rolling down
her cheeks. 1--WE won't sell nor plaster
our home, now. Oh--oh-oh! y
Ten minutes later Mans mother entered
to find her little girl on the floor where
she sat weeping and laughing by turns.
And after Nan had finished her thrilling
story the good woman gave up to her own
feelings In the same way. "Oh, Mamie,
Just to think, we shall now keep our home
and without a plaster And 1t all comes
through you being real little heroine.
too"
But I wonder where Tom went to r
cried Nan, jumping to her feet
Hes out by the stable. I saw him
as drove up, and wondered why he had
a bride on"
"Then verything's all right, ma" said
Nan. 81 can hardly wait till pa comes
to hear the good news"
I'm here now" came voice at the
door, and In walked Mans father who had
been listener at the door for some min
utes. kissing his little daughter he said:
"An' you shall have the carpet weaved,
fer I've arranged to turn work to Jones
for feed this winter. SO We'll be COM
Portable, all right, we will"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

dangers.
Frank went to the wooded place on the
mountain side where his father usually
went for fagors, but no father did he
find. There, 1t is true, he saw many
fagots piled and the cutting knife beside
them. In vain he called Father, IA
ther" but only the echo of his voice
answered him. He was about to return
home when a voice spoke to him from
an adjoining crag: boy, wouldst know
the fate of thy father7"
Frank looked In the direction from
which the voice same and saw there a
slender youth with golden hair and car
rying a bow and arrow.
Yes, my father is lost, and am seek
ing him." answered Frank. "Can you
tell me aught Of him, Grand Sirf'
I'm the Fairy Prince Don, out on
lark In disguise. l saw three men a-horse
with them. l then feared foul play, but
since had no way of knowing but what
he wanted to go of his own will I did
not interfere. But think you he was
carried away by stratagem7 If so, III
arrange for you to bring him home this
highland him unhurt, as WE'LL"
IF my father went away with men
a-horse, 1t was not of his own wish,
can swear to that" declared Frank. HE
was inuuceu 10 go on sohe ldise eVi-
dence furnished by those men. What
they want with my father do not know.
But know that my father must be their
prisoner, or he would not have remained
away so long. He Is very considerate of
my mother and me, Prince Don."
well, you run to your cot and tell
your mother of our errand that she may
not be anxious about you. Then return
at once and Wen follow the trail taken
by the .horsemen who carried away your
father"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

castle some miles distant from her. But
the grieving mother was allowed to visit
her babe once a week. This arrangement
continued till the daughter was grown.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

your pa will be back sooner'n that, /
reckon"
mo, I'll not git back till evenin'. for
I'm goin' to walk to ole man Joneses,"
answered Mans father. I'D ruther take
a whIppin' than to ride that colt. He's
only half broke an Is as wild as a
coyote. so I'll walk ap' come home
with a whole body"
When the sun marked the hour Of 2
o'clock Nan found herself alone on the
farm, that is to say, no other human
beings were near. But this was just
what she wanted. Her heart was SO
heavy that she felt she must have n
good cry all to herself. After visiting
the pigs and the calf and the colt, she
went up the hill behind the house. In
the distance nestled the little town, some
three miles away. Nan always looked
upon this town as the Mecca Of her
existence. In her alr-castle building she
always saw herself installed In a pretty
white cottage with fence around 1t,
In this same town. And now she was
to be forced away from 1t. Tears flowed,
and Nan was obliged to turn her face
In another direction. As she dried her
eyes and looked across the long range
of hills toward the West n curl of blue
smoke twisted itself skyward. 1t came
from deep ravine that during seasons
of rain became a swollen river Nan
held her breath. rubbed her eyes to make
sure, then exclaimed half under her
breath! ut is the railroad bridge-the
railroad bridge burningl And it Is most
time for the afternoon train. That
bridge is acrost Il gulley twenty feet
deep. Suppose the train"
She did not pause to think the mat
ter over. With the fleetness of deer
In - ~
stones that cut her bare feet, and on to
the small stone corral where the young
horse her father had alluded to as the
colt that was only "half-br was kept
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

when not out to grase. She pulled down
q bride that hung on a post near to the
gateway, then, with an ear of corn from
an almost empty crib nearby, she leaped
over the fence ana went coaxingly to-
ward the horse, holding out to him the
tempting ear Of corn.
But the animal was not afraid of Nan.
She had always been so kind to him,
stroking his name and talking gently to
him, that he never objected to her ap-
preaching him. But today Nan felt that
she must run no risks go she provided
herself with the corn. The horse came
to her. nosed the corn and opened his
teeth to take the bite. At the moment
Nan slipped the bit into his mouth and
had the strap buckled instantly about his
neck Then, leading him to the gate,
she opened 1t with one hand while with the
other she kept a firm hold on the bride
rein. Her next move was to climb upon
the fence and mount. Her heart beat
with fear as she remembered that the
colt had never been ridden by woman,
and her father had not thought him
safe animal for himself to ride; and he
always had a saddle, too But Nan
could not adjust heavy saddle and must
risk herself on the colts bare buck.
Putting her teeth together firmly and
saying aloud to herself: i've got to do
it," she led the horse close to the
fence and In another minute was astride
his back. She held tight rein as she
guided him out of the corral and across
the yard. but, nevertheless, the colt
pricked up his ears, lifted his feet as
though they were feathers, and was on
the point Of becoming too much for her.
She bent her mouth close to his ear,
saying: Now, Tom, old coltie, you must
behave and carry me fast and safe away
over them hills yonder. We've got to
meet the fast train that will have maybe
a hundred people in it. We must-save-
them-Tom."
Her voice seemed to have the desired
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

in love with a young German nobleman
who had lost his life in battle. The story
was verified by Georges agents, who In
vestigated the girlhood of Caroline. This
was reason enough for the Prince Of
Wales to become cold toward his young
wife, and to later force her to depart
from court and live at some distance from
him.
year after her unhappy marriage
Caroline gave birth to daughter The
child occupied all her time and thought
Int she was not allowed the joy of her
little ones society long, for the Prince
of Wales ordered the child removed from
its mothers residence and placed In q
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30

or ''plasterlng'' the farm which was homo
to Nan, a home full of tender ties and
associations, regardless of the stint she
had known there. She knew that mort
gaging meant the same thing as selling,
only there would be more delay In the
transaction. Ana though the farm gave
them stingily of crops, sue loved every
foot of It's soil, even to the stoney hill
side that was good for nothing save for
Nan to climb and obtain a splendid view
of the little county seat that lay at its
further side. And how she loved the
cornfeld, the wheatfield, the garden
patch, the melon patch, the COW lot, the
poor straw-covered stables, the pen full
of fourshing pigs, the yard full of
chickens and turkeys, the funny little
colt the brown-eyed little calf - loved
them all from the bottom of her heart!
And now they must go through outright.
sale-whlch Nan was wise enough to
know meant little better than giving
them away-or by being 'plastered" to
death!
"Well, I'll think It over today and go
to town tomorrow said Mans father.
"And now I've got to go an see II
kin git some feed from Jones. I'll work
It out If he's got anything on hand to
do. He ort to have-a big ranch like
his'n."
well, before you go / wish you'd har-
ness up the horses to the wagon fer
me-" said Mans mother, addressing her
husband. II really must take time to
go over an see how Misses Adams ls
She's bin sick month now, pore soul"
''Ill stay at home today" said Nam
II want to water my vines an wash 'em
all off. The dust is something dreadful
on the leaves. And / saw some ants on
them this morning. Then | want to do
some work about the chicken coop. I'm
going to make some clean nests
"All right, Man, said her mother. "1'll
not be gone over couple of hours an
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
Queens Of ENGLAND
doanw
snnov

Cafoline of Brunswick, consort OF George
TN, king Of Great Britain and Ireland,
Wds born at Brunswick in 176S Owing
tA her robust health and fine constitution
her dpother declared that Caroline was
born. for adversely, as nothing could de-
stfoH such physical strength as hers
Ahd, Indeed, 1t fell to the lot of Caroline
t6a5ccupy a most trying position as wife
taBsorge w., position which he never
acknowledged.
aIt,Was few days after Caroline's mar
g s1eg Win the PTlnee OF snyinHs Wales & SoI1eT,
df THE court whispered into Georges ear
the story that his bride had been deeply
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
JOkeIets.

JOke1ets.
Captain-All is lost. We can't save the
ship!
Moses-Did you hear that Ikey7 The
ship is going DOWN. .
Ike,-What's that to us2 We don't own
it, nor did we insure it Let her sink.
A Foreign Mothers Advice to
Teacher.
'Missus Broun, you mus stop teach my
Lizzie fisical torture. she needs yet read
in an figgers init more sums in 1t. II
want her to do jumpin 1 kan make her
do 1t my SELF"
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1907-03-20
Behannter Biiresr efIfarben.
geueraI Spiepb StOfter erliest mebr.
,u6Aentli6er &rnnfbeit.

gbicago, t8. Medr3. - @ene.
raj sssoIepb Stodter, elmer Der alten
glnIieoIer bon. gbicoeo, lit geitern nod
mebrrpo6entIiber aronfbeit seitor-
ben. F
gr ipuroe in 9ittsbirg, Bo., am
10. gaguIt 1888 geboren nro fam
nah gbicago, I'M Sabre 1856. SIM
esuIi 1862 trat er beim 70. Sainois-
Observation-Disclosures elm. Rad-
Dem Sale bon @idsburg iibernabm er
Sos 4ornntarr6p 6es Regimentes it1ro
naf Der SbIaGt Don 6rnnflin Eenn.,
In tpelfer er oerfpnnoet iplir0e, muir
be er gum Gberit lno 8rieaoeemerol
beforoert.
Gr mar MitgIieo Der 2incoln.Ynrf-
aomniiiiion bonn Sabre 1869 bis
1895 niro or tpar oerienige, iDelder
one genriibaingen leitete, tpeIbe CUR
grridhine oes groBen Monlmentes
fiibrten.
General Stofter mar @befrndr-
ihan ieoer republifnniihen Nrooei-
iion in Ghipooo felt Dem ariene
Die Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., SuÌˆd=Dakota) 18??-19??, 1907-03-20
Gin SnoenmatTafre
in 9umanifn.
Maiienperiammlung heute Ibeno IN
9tem yorf.

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aeitern glbeno bon Der bieiigen iiioi-
i6en Mprgen5eititng erbaltene Rubel-
nohriht, Dab in 9obihilo, &rmd-
nien, idredlihe Subenmaliacres itatt-
aefunoen baben, bat unter ben rinld-
niiGjeit sssllben Stem Norfs Eraiier
berporgerlifen. Sic fiirhten einc
@ieoerbolung oes &iibineff.Maiio-
cres, bel mef6em 5ablreihe rniiilhe
esuoen 5u @riinbe gingen. 8ooibilo
Iiegt MIR ettpa 30 Wseilen bon bort
entfernt.
glIe rlnnGniihen @eieaihaften
itnD aufgeforbert fporoen, belite
9lbeno an elmer Maiienperiammlitna
teilsunehmen, frel6e i'm Sitieite-
@betto abgehalten fperoen ioa. @s
miro iiber Mabregeln gum Sfute
Der ssuoen in 9ooibilo beraten iper.
oen. s
9as BON orei leitenoen Raufleiiteri
bon 8ooibiIo ge5eidnete 4abelgramnl
lalltet: rShredlides Moiiacre ieit
Donnerstag. Stabt pollfommen aer.
It6rt; ale iiibiiden getuobner riti.
niert. @ir bitten Inn Silfe.S