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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
ROuUIlinR 1t.

The city man Sojourning at Kipeo
grown tired of the ridiculous fashion
of donEing evening clothes for dinner
in backwoods hotel, fancies he would
like to strike into the woods and
rough it, for awhile. Whereupon he
hires Il guide with whom all the ar
engagements are naturally left-the buy
ing of provisions and supplies. the Sc
lection OF the route. etc.-and paddles
away in canoe TO camp out BY
happy chance they reach the comforta-
bic farmhouse on CheSuncOok lake the
first afternoon, where, since there will
he no mosquitoes to bother and every
comfort of home to be had, the guide
suggests they put up for the night.
The next morning it is n little rough on
the lake perhaps, so they wait until
after dinner for the water to become
smooth enough to paddle across. Din
ner at the farmhouse! In the after
noon they proceed leisurely and by
another happy coincidence reach the
comfortable cabin Mt Mud pond at
about shutdown, where they put up for
the night. After q week of this sort
of camping OUT the sportsman, be-
ing guided from one comfortable camp
to another, returns to Kineoandprescnts
worth of fishing tackle to the guide
Then he goes home and tells wonder
full stories of his adventures in the
Maine woods.-William HickoX in Out
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
What 10 Eat and
When 10 Eat
Two Important Questions Answered
Easily After Reading This.

Every nutritive element OF the best
white wheat grown is found in Malta
Vita. This fam gus food is the whole
of the wheat thoroughly steamed and
cooked in absolute purity and mixed
with the finest malt extract that was
ever made. thus il is the richest,
strongest food i'm the world. You un-
derstand. Of course, that the cooking
and steaming Of the wheat gclatinizes
its starch, and then the malt extract,
powerful digestive agent. quickly
converts this starch into maltese or
malt sugar. Maltese is great food. and
the weakest stomach digcsts and as
Stimulates il without effort
We all know that for many years
physicians Of high standing in their
profession have prescribed malt ex-
tracts. which contain a large percent
age Of maltese. Malta-Vita. the crisp,
delicious wholc-wheat food, contains
from eight 10 ten per cent Of maltese
When Malta-Nita comes from the
ovens, il is the crispest most delicious
food in the world, containing only one
per cent Of moisture. The other 80 per
cent is food-brain and bone and nerve
and muscle food-and most easily d.
Ecstcd
Malta-Vita is always fresh and crisp.
and ready TO eat Delicious, refresh
ing, invigorating. No other food like
it. All groccrs, now 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
a NEW YEAR NOVELTY.
"a Cheerful Year Book" and some OF
Its AphOrisns.

- Cheerful Year Book" and Some OF
Its AphOrisIns.
One Of the novelties Of the new year
is a Cheerful Year Book" for engage
meuts and other serious matters, ac-
companied by philosophic and moral
aphDrisms for the instruction Of youth.
The inspiration or maturity and the
solIce of age. by +. NJ Knowles. the
same being illustrated 10y tasteful and
Illuminating pictures 10y q. +. Lester
and the whole being introduced and
concluded with profound and edifying
remarks 10y Carolyn Wells. who de-
Scribes her task as rolling"
The production is Il humorous picture
book to keep the spirits up as the days
20 10y, with n handy diary attached
Come of Mr.. Knowles philosophic aph-
OrismS are as follows:
1T doesn't take much skill 10 write a
love letter, but it may TO get it back"
some men are never So solitary "A
when alone with their thoughts"
- girl in the kitchen is worth two
in the parlor."
The cOntontcd man thinks Of him
self not rs less fortunate than some,
but as more fortunate than many"
when a boy has a fight mother says.
Did You get hurt father says. did
you spoil your cIOtheST brother says,
Did you lick himT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Reading the Future.

One day in October. 1883. Lady A,
living in Rue du Bel-Respiro. Paris.
found that she had been robbed of n
sum of $500 francs. She notified the
commiSsary of police on Rue Berryer,
who instituted a search and questioned
the servants, but discovered nothing.
Lady ~, when enumerating her serv-
ants. begged the commisSary to eX-
clude from his suspicious her second
valet de chambre, n youth of nineteen.
very good looking, very respectful and
very well qualified for his duties who
had been nicknamed lie Petit" not
on account of his sta ture for he was
rather tall. but from feeling of deli
cate. protecting familiarity which his
good qualities had won for him. Mean
there had been Il good deal of talk
about certain DemOiselle E. who.
they said, could see the most surpris-
ing things in bowl of coffee grounds
VI. L. d'ErvieuX had the curiosity to
accompany his governeSs to the house
of this person and was quite surprised
to hear her describe exactly each piece
of furniture in Lady AS apartment.
pass in review her seven servants and
say that. though she could not name
the thief, he would be guillotined
within two years. Some weeks later
lie Petit left the service of his mis-
tress without giving any reason. and
two years later he mounted the seat
fold. This servant, so highly esteem
ed, was none other than Marchandon
the assassin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
MOLINE

Molders on Strike.-SOme 80 molders
and coremakers quit work at noon yes
terday at the Root & VandervOort plant
in East Moline Some of the men
claim that the company demands that
they sign individual contracts, which
they refused to do, for it would be di-
rectly against the constitution of the
Iron Molders' union. Mr.. Vandervoort
stated that every man employed in the
plant is expected to sign an individual
contract if he expects to stay in the
employ of the company. He asserted
that only five or six holders refused
to sign the contract, but admitted that
the whole force walked out. He en-
phatically denied the report that the
shop had locked out the men, and in
timated that many of the men who
walked out would return to work. The
molders state that nearly every man
will refuse to go back to work. The
same conditions developed at the Mo-
line Foundry company last week, and
the foundry was shut down. Some 20
molders and coremakers were employ
ed there and all refused TO sign the
contracts presented by the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Governor RENTS Fines Governor
Cummins has RENTED the fines of $50
each imposed recently against four
Davenport cigar dealers for having slot
machines in operation in their places
of business. The fines are RENTED on
condition the defendants pay all the
costs. The action on the part of Gov
ernOr Cummins is taken in response to
a generously signed petition. contain
ing the names of numerous public Of
ficials and leading citizens of Daven-
port. requesting him TO remit the fines.
1t was pointed out to the governor that
out of several hundred places where
slot machines were in operation, the
proprietors of but four places were
prosecuted, and it was unfair to pros
ecute and fine only four, without TAX
ing in all of them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Want Better Rates. The manufac-
turers and jobbers of Davenport are
going after the state senate with 4
view to having a law passed compell-
ing the railways within the state to
grant joint rates as low as the rates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Obituary Record.-Henry Ehlers, for

Obituary Record-Henry Ehlers, for
many years employed at Fairmount
cemetery and later its sexton, died
Tuesday afternoon after a long illness
at the age of So years, 6 months. He
was born in Holstein, Germany, July
10, 1913, and came to America with
his parents when 4 years of age, and
direct to Davenport
n. Merrill, father of Mrs. DR.. c. r.
Baker of this city, died at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. DR.. b. j. Merrill, at
Saltwater, Mimi, Tuesday night. Mr..
Merrill had made his home with Dr.
and Mrs. Baker here for some years,
when he went to Saltwater a year or
two ago to visit his daughter there, and
failed in health so suddenly that he
was unable to come back to Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Try Dandelion.

for constipation. It is an old fashioned
remedy-been i'm use 400 years. DR..
Edwards Comp. Dandelion tablets and
pills sold by all druggists. Free trial
package at T. II. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

4 SeUlul6nIOr set
Ting indicatesan
unhealthy con-
Gition of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it IS
evidence of kid
ney trouble ; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
in the back is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
How to Cure chiIbIains,

ITO enjoy freedom from chilblains, u
writes John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me,
81 apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have
also used it for salt rheum with excel
lent results" Guaranteed to cure few.
er sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns,
wounds, frost bites and skin diseases.
CSC at w. F. Hartz's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
May Get Wholesale House.-Negot

May Get Wholesale House.-Negoti-
ations are now pending with the head
of a large wholesale grocery house
hereabout with reference to removal
here, and a definite answer is expect
ed some time this month. Those who
are pushing the matter refuse to make
predictions or to hold out hope. as a
wholesale man is naturally slow to
move the headquarters of his business,
and must be convinced that business
conditions are about right in the local
ity to which he is invited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Indigestion, constipation come and go
like rent and tax day and other sor-
rows, if you take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea, the greatest remedy
known to mankind. 50 cents, tea or
tablets. T. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Resigns as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. af-
ternoon at a meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Deere-Clark Motor Car COM
pany, c. F. Drury, who has been act
ing in the capacity of secretary and
treasurer of the company since its or
ganiZation year ago, resigned that
position. Mr.. Drury has been in Mo
line for some years, and first estab-
lished an architectural Office under the
name of Drury & Whitson. Later he
became interested in the auto company,
but still maintained an interest in the
architect firm which was reOrganiZed
under the name of Whitsitt & DruTy
his former partner, Mr.. WhitsOn, hav-
ing left the city Mr.. Drury will again
take up his first line of work as an
architect and will still make Moline
his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
What To Do.
There is comfort III the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. k1lmer
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary. passage.
1t corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing 1t, or Dao
effects following use of liquor, wine OF
beer. and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity OF being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need medicine
Won sh0uld have the best. Sold by drug
sIists in fiftv-cerlt and Oue-dollar sizes.
Won NAV have n sample bottle and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect it.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours !;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Y. M. C. A. EIects.-The annual cleo
ton of directors and officers for the
Y. NJ. C. A. took place Tuesday night
at the association hall. The directors
were elected by the active member
ship of the association, and they in
turn held a meeting and selected the
officers. The same officers that served
in 1906 were reelected. They are:
President, A. E. Montgomery; vice
president, p. S. McGlynn; secretary, ].
F. Strombeck; treasurer, J. H. Hau
berg; directors, for three years, w. p
Hunt, p. c. Simmon, E. H. Wilson, and
w. l.. Alsterlund
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Boys Had Keys.-Two boys, Harry
Foster, aged 10 years, and Fenton Pat
ton. aged II years, were arrested Tues
day night by Officer Frank Lew and
charged with breaking and entering
Stones fruit stand at Second and Main
streets. OF late the place has been
broken into five different times, the
last time something over 100 pennies,
some cigars. gum and bananas being
stolen. When arrested, the two boys
had a large quantity of keys in their
possession and a blank carefully filed
down so that it would unlock any door
with the key left on the inside of the
lock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

writing mention this paper and don l
make any mistake, but remember the
name. DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and
the address, Binghamton, y. y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Fire Less $1,000 fire the origin
of which is a mystery, broke out in the
Tuesday afternoon and for a time
threatened to destroy the building,
which would have made five families
homeless. The residences in close
proximity were also threatened with
destruction before the firemen gained
complete control of the blaze. The
loss is estimated at 81 900. 1t is posi-
BILE that the fire started in the kindling
room in the basement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Insurance Company Grows.-The Mo


line Mutual County Fire Insurance
company has now i'll force 1886 poll
cies which represent a face value of
$1,265,519. The year has been very
good one, there being only 10 claims
for damages by fire, lightning and
storms which called for $1,021.20, and
the company now has a balance of ST.
56S.26. The amount of insurance in
force Jan. l. 1906. was $1,175.470,
which represented ,2S7 policies. There
were 347 policies written during the
year for the sum of $350,275, making
a total of l 1884 policies for $15,257.45.
During the year policies representing
$260,226 were cancelled or expired,
which will show a net increase of $780,
600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

book that tells all
about it, both sent free
by mail. Address DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hanton, y. Y. When
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Took Poke at "UncIe AlIen.'-"Un-
cle' Allen MertZ, who publishes the
Peoples Union Mission, and Herman
Kuhne, proprietor of the Klondike sa-
loon at the corner of Fourteenth street
and Fifth avenue had an encounter
upon the streets yesterday. The cause
for the mix was an article published in
Merits magazine questioning the good
character of the saloon conducted by
Khune. The two men met in the af-
ternoon on Fourth avenue, near Fiji
teenth street, and Mr.. Kuhne took oc-
casion to chastise the noted reformer
by taking a soak" at him. Mr.. Mertz
stood for one or two punches and then
he fed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
DAVENPORT
Doctor Answers WIFE Dr. c.

Doctor Answers Wife, DR.. c. F.
Jappe, whose wife, Agnes Jappe, is SUI
ing him for divorce, has answered her
charges He claims that about three
years ago she began a course of cruel
and inhuman treatment, in that she re-
fused to treat or speak respectfully to
him. He claims that on June 1, 1903,
he decided to her a house and lot at
GO West Fifteenth street, valued at
1880, the upstairs of which she rents
at SIS per month. She also owns, he
states, an undivided half interest in q
farm near Durant which brings her in
$500 per year. On the other hand, the
doctor claims that his practice, which
is his sole source of revenue, has di-
minished as the result of her conduct
and actions. He states that he has al
ways supported her and the two chill
dren and is willing to take the chill
dren under his own custody and care
for and educate them. He asks that
the suit be dismissed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Annual Meeting of Academy of Sci
ences.-The annual meeting of the Dav-
export Academy of Sciences, held
Tuesday evening, was the occasion of
the most gratifying summary of a
years record of the institution that
has ever been made. Instead of being
made to a half dozen of the faithful,
such as formerly graced its annual
meetings, the reports were made to
about thirty of the active members of
the present membership, and in some
what the same PROPORTION has life and
activity been instilled into the acad-
envy during the past year. The acad-
emy's annual election resulted as fol-
lows: President, C. A Ficke; vice
president, Edward X. Putnam; secre-
tary, A F. Ewers; treasurer, Miss E.
d. Putnam; trustees, one year, Henry
Matthey, ]. l.. Hecht, A. w. Elmer,
two years, A. A. Miller, Miss S. G. +.
Sheldon, C. II. Preston, three years,
Charles erik, Edward X. Putnam, C.
f. Harrison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

Obituary Record.-Alfonse De Noble
died at the city hospital Tuesday night
of inflammation of the bowels. He had
been i'll only a short while He was
33 years of age and was born in Bel
GUM, where he leaves widow and a
son. He had been in Moline two years
and leaves a brother here
Herbert Wesley B. Swanson sue
cumbed to membraneous Group Tues
day evening after a short illness. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Swanson, 1902 Fourteenth-and-a-hal
street, and leaves two brothers and a
sister.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

granted when shipments are made
over one road alone. As it is at pres
ent, when a shipment is carried, for
instance, 100 miles by one road and IS
miles by another, the rate is consider
ably higher than when a single road
carries the shipment 175 miles. AS
other cities outside the state have Sc
cured these joint rates from the rail-
roads, Davenport is left with hand
leap in the struggle for commercial SUI
premacy.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
The Selfish Two-Step.

Our social pleasures are individual
istic and selfish. This is well typi-
fled in the popular dance of our times
the two-step-where two people may
spend the entire evening enjoying
themselves without touching the gen.
eral social life Of the assembled CON-
pany. The square, line and ring
dances, now so sadly out of style, are
old folk forms, generated by the So
cial cooperation of the group, reflect
ing the joys, sorrows, occupations and
interests of the people.-Charities and
Commons.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
Would Wine II Out Entirely.

Tariff takers, who treat the ques-
ton OF revision fairly and honestly,
ask the would-be tariff thinkers, free
traders, tariff reformsrs and pro-
moters of selfish interests-all enc
mics Of the protective tariff-to name
the sections they would revise. Should
they all comply, the free-traders and
tariff reformers Chey are one and the
same) would name enough to wipe out
the protective tariff entirely. and even
should this class of tariff haters keep
still, the demands of the representa-.
uves OF selfish interests would prove
60 diversified as to cover all classes
Of goods and would wipe out the pro
tectIve principle entirely. This the
true friends OF the protective tariff
win never submit to.-Tif1n CO., Trib'
una -
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
BECOME A DUMPING GROUND.
What Would Follow a Reduction OF
the Tariff.

II our tariff is reduced, as is serious
come the common dumping ground of
the German and the British trusts, in
competition with each other. The
American people can then have the
pleasure of buying steel at very low
price, probably less than the cost Of
production. They will also have, con-
currently, the pleasure of finding other
employment for many thousands of
workmen, as American steel plants
shut down in the face of such a COM
petition.
Free traders in this country are re-
lying in their forthcoming assault upon
the tariff on the prejudice they may be
able to arouse by reason of the fact
that a small percentages very small
percentage, almost infinitesimal as
compared with the whole-is sold
abroad cheaper than at home. But
that is the settled policy of manufac-
turers in European countries, and
especially is it the policy of free trade
England. If we should lower any of
our protective duties below the point
of adequate protection European man.
ufacturers would go after this market
the richest and the greatest in the
world-if they had to give their goods
away. And their people at home would
applaud them for doing it, expecting
to reap their reward later on. Mean
time, with American industries Grip
pied, millions of our laborers would be
without employment and hence unable
to sustain the tremendous buying pow
er that the country now possesses and
which is the foundation of our unex.
ampled prosperity
We went all through this experience
only few years ago, but some of us
seem to be itching for another term at
it. If they keep on fussing we shall
get it.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
THE DAY OF THE FARMER.
Useful, TilIer of the Soil Has Come to
His Own.

The farmer who is not an amateur
is really increasing factor in to-day's
life. In fact farming is rapidly be-
coming one of the professions. We
have our agricultural schools just as
we have our law schools.
1t is getting to be business as
well. Farmers have their trusts. like
other manufacturers.
1t is far cry from the New Eng
land farmer, trying to arrange an ex-
ploded granite quarry into stone wall
that he may have room in which to
plant his crop, and that master of cap
ital, science and black earth ten feet
deep who plows with traction engine
and reaps with ten-horse team. And
between these two types of farmers
the drift is steadily toward the lat
ter
The comic paper does not laugh at
the granger" as frequently as 1t
used to laugh. 1t wants his subscrip-
tion
The capitalist does not foreclose
mortgages on the prairie farm now.
He borrows money of it's owner.
And, what is vastly more important,
the entire country looks with respect
bordering upon apprehension on this
new type of American who has decid-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-09-14
Deer Running His Crops.

A seAit for damages threatens the
state in consequence of that provision
of game laws which prevents a person
from protecting his crops from the
invasion of deer by killing the invad-
ers. John M. Greig, living on White
fish point, at the eastern end of Lake
Superior, is the man with the griev-
ance. Greig owns farm at the point,
which includes fine garden from
which he usually derives a considera-
BILE income. This year, however, the
deer have played havoc with his
crops, this despite a high fence and
unique devices which Greig has in
stalled to brighten the animals. These
include life-sized scarecrows and a
set Of bells operated by wind power;
but nothing so far has been able to
check or prevent the depredations.
Vegetable tops have been eaten to the
ground and the garden has the appear
ance of having been tramped by a
herd of cattle. The loss occasioned
by the destruction of his crops is con-
siderable, and more than Greig is able
to bear. He will take up the question
of damages with State Game Warden
Pierce, and If he receives no satisfac-
ton from this source will probably
begin action in the courts against the
state.