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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
WOULD LAY BY
ALMOST half
Writer on Subject of Living on S10
Per Week Considers it Easy
Thing to Do.
WOULD SOON PAY FOR HOME
Another Has Items Figured to Such a
Nicely That She Lays BY IS Cents
Per Week.

Saving SAP per year on sts is be-
Iieved possible by one of the contri-
butors<of an essay in the contest now
being conducted by The Argus. She
would be decidedly economical ana
provide sparinsly for clothing and in
cidentals. She makes absolutely no
provision for social pleasures outside
of the home, but those who attempt TO
follow her pIGn are con3cied by the re-
Fiction that after they have paid for
home they may safely be a trife
more lavish.
Another lady who says she is
actually keeping her family on $1s a
week, has figured the details out to
such nicely that she is able to lay by
IS cents week, but then that has to
be devoted to water rent and taxes.
in nearly all the plans for conducting
a domestic establishment which have
been offered it is noticeable thar the
sum set aside for hubby to "blow'' is
decidedly smell, il such an item is in
cIuded. Therefore one may we'll in1ae-
inc the pinched circumstances which
must govern in the home where the
head of the house is an ordinary lab
orer and spends two or three dollars
or more week in pursuit OF pleasure
for himself.
Four days are left for those who
have not entered the essay contest to
DO so. Prizes of $15 and $40 will be
given for the two best efforts on the
subject of living on S19 per week.
Some additional letters from those
who have aeas on the subject arc
herewith presented:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
APPOINTS SCOTT AS
SPECIAL ATTORNEY
Judge Gest Allows Prosecutor Whose
Term Has Expired to Conclude
Case Against Boys.

Although night session of the cir
cult court was held Saturday, the trial
of the case against Eddie Bledsoe and
Hilbert Kelly has not been concluded,
and it may be necessary to continue
the hearing tonight to conclude the
term as states attorney having .eX.
PRED, Judge Gest, on the request OF
L. NJ. Magill, states attorney. appoint
ed Mr.. Scott as special states attor
ney to finish the trial. The attorneys
for the defense objected, but their OBJ
! jections were overruled. A new jury
panel reported this afternoon, and was
excused till tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
urnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-

urnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
lue.
DR. Moore has located at 303 IL
Twentieth street over Shakes tailor
shop.
The O. r. S. Sewing circle will meet
N Masonic temple tomorrow after
noon.
Double coupons on comforters and
blankets all this week at The Mill
Store.
Double coupons on F. P. American
Beauty and Parisiana corsets all this
week. The Mill Store.
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes make
/ hearty. wholesome breakfast. Fresh
supply now at your grocers.
Easy to buy, easy to try, the best
wholesome, appetizing, breakfast is
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes.
DIR. Nichols has removed his dental
Office from 1921 Second avenue to
rooms 1896 Mitchell G Lynde build
ing.
Beautiful table linens, napkins, hand
some towels and other fancy linens at
McCabe's make most attractive Christ
mas gifts.
The newly incorporated Parker
Laundry company solicits your bundle
Of shirts and collars. Cali them up,
they have both phones. Do it now.
Note the crowd which will gather al
McCabe's on Tuesday for those elegant
sample corsets at Just half price. Dol
lar corsets for 50 cents, $500 corsets
for $3.50, etc, etc
ST. Paul's lodge, Knights of .Pythias
) will hold its annual election Of officers
this evening in the new hall in the
London building. The old quarters il
the X. of P hall have been abandoned
; and at the same time the meeting
night changed from Tuesday to Mon
day.
: Mr.. McCombs of Young & McCombs
= on being approached concerning adver
Using today, was busily engaged at tht
time, stating, however, that business
was very good and merchandise wa
selling at rate that left no doubt il
their minds, as to the peoples opinion
of their goods and prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
PROPOSE way
TO Get CASH
Supervisors to be Asked to Authorize
Borrowing OF $50, 1000 on An
ticipated Orders
TO MEET PRESENT CLAIMS
Warrants for Large Sums to Be Issued
Against Revenues to Come From
Spring Taxes.

The board of supervisors convened
this afternoon in it's December session
The most important problem before
the board as usual, is finances. Il Is
expected that the finance committee
this afternoon will request the adop-
ton of a resolution authorizing the
treasurer and finance committee to
raise fund of $4,000 by issuing or
ders against the anticipated revenues
from the tax levy already made. This
resolution will probably be adopted
and from the fund thus created the
county will pay the bills already al
lowed at the present meeting. Thi.
procedure differs from that Of last year
in that heretofore the county nas is
sued these orders to the individual
creditors, rather than issuing large CT
ders to create a lump sum. These
small orders each bore interest at the
rate of five per cent. The method pro
posed now will eliminate much record
and simplify greatly the work of keep
ing the accounts.
WI Neeu All.
While the finance committees report
is not quite complete, it is expected
that the bills to be acted On at this
meeting will use up practically the en-
tire $4,000. to be raised, and that il
the spring when the taxes come in
there will be but $4,000 of the S77.
600 levy available. The spring bills
will nearly equal this amount. ans
there will be no money again till tn,
tax levy is made in the fall
Aid to Build Bridges.
A petition from South Rock Island
for aid in bridge construction, est
mated to cost $3.50, was filed, and re
ferred to the bridge committee.
The report of the grand jury urgin:
| the supervisors to do something 10
ward providing a new county Jail. anl
ending with a complaint against tn
habit Of merely receiving and placinl
\ these reports on file, went the way o
all others. IT was received and place.
on file, and the supervisors who offere,
| this motion did so with a smile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

Good Cough Medicine fer Children.
The season for coughs and colds is
now at hand and TOO much care can
not be used to protect the children.
A child is much more likely to con-
tract diphtheIia or scarlet fever when
he has cold The quicker you cure
his cold the less the risk Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is the sole re-
lance of many mothers, and few of
those who have tried it are willing to
use any othar. Mrs. f. f. Starcher. of
Ripley. w. Va, says: Il have never
used anything other than Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for my children
and it has always given good sa'isfac
tion." This remedy contains no opium
or other narcotic and may be given as
confidently tc a child as to an adult
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
Dec. 7 In History.

16S3-Algernon Sidney heheaded CT
Tower hill, London, for completely
in plot to murder Charles II.
1S15-Marshal Ney. one of NapoleOn'S
ablcst iieutenants. who committed
treason for his sake, executed by
his own soldiers at the LuXem-
bourg gardens in Paris: born 1859.
1S9i-Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, pro-
moter of the Suez ard Panama
canals, died: born 1905.
1907. II. Stoddart, called the dean
of the American stage" died in
Seawarren. n. j.; born 1926.
1S62-Battle of Prairie Grove Ark. in
which Rock Island county was rep
resented by Company y, Captain G.
w. HAYES, and Company II, Cap
tain Herman Wolfertz. 37th Illinois
infantry volunteers The 37th Hi
nos was part of the Army of the
Frontier. Major Gen eral F. J. Her
ron, commanding, in camp neal
Springfield, Mo. To effect a june
ture with and thwart the capture
of the 1000 troops under Gen era
J. 6. Blunt by General Hindman
c. S. A. the Army of the Frontier
made the longest forced march OF
record during the war of the re.
bellon-11S miles in three days
fighting the battle of Prairie Grove
on the following half day, driving
the confederate forces southwark
Federal loss in killed and wounred
1,251; confederate, 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
Ii Is q Wonder.
~

Chamberlain Liniment is one IF
the most remarkable preparations Yet
produced for the relief of rheumatic
9ains, and for lame back, sprains and
bruises. The quick relief from gain
which it affords in case If rheumatism
IS aI,'e wcr.h many ti;:fs ia cCs;.
Price. % cents: large size 50 cents.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

am buying my home on monthly
payments of $500 which is $3.50 per
week. And we pay 10 cents week for
The Argus so as to know what is CO.
ing on in tire tri-cities making a total
of SIZES. There is IS cents left each
week which ! put away to pay taxes
and water rent.
ANY family large or small can live
or $500 week if they spend it use
fully. Yours truly,
MRS. 4. NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
Advertised List No. 4o.

List of letters unclaimed at the post
office at Rock Island, H., for the week
ending Dec. 5, 1908:
Mrs. Chas. Ashlen, Charley Banner
JaAes Brook, Mrs. Fannie Bush, Miss
Kathryn Considine. Mrs. Alice Camp
bell, Mrs. Margaret J. Franklin. +. W.
Granger. Mary Greenbongen, Joseph
Thomas Gleason, Robert Glib, Mrs.
Anna Hefer. Mrs. Lille r. Johnson,
Andrew Johnson, Mrs. Margaret
Kenny. Miss Mamie Kline. A. Keil-
holtz. Miss Hilda Logan, Mrs. Anna l..
Lester, Mrs. Anna Lester. c. E. Leder-
lick. Miss Katie Lewis, w. d. McIn-
tyre, Mrs. William McDoiald. L. S.
Milleson, II. A. Missildine. Peat Meyer,
Charles Nelson. Miss Minnie Owens,
Thomas Peterson. Fred Richard. Gre
gor Reinhardt t3), VIII Reno, Fred
Strombeck, Clara Smith. Mrs. John
Smith CD Mrs. Carrie G. Thorn, E. T
Thompson, Walter Weber.
HUGH A. ]. MCDONALD,
Postmaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 400, rises 1903; moon rises
Al p. III. eastern time, In constella-
ton Taurus; sun in constellation Scor-
pic: D. H., planet Saturn apparently
stationary; 10 p. m, planet Mercury at
descending node crossing suns path
downward; today maximum probable
ity in IA day period for Geminid me-
teors in east.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
WOULD SAVE s442 YEARLY.

ROCK Island, IT., Dec. 5, 1903.
"Paid in FulP' Department of The
August
Living on $1,000 week depends a
great deal upon a couples aim in life.
If the wife will be as economical as
possible, and the husband abstain from
liquor and tobacco and try to save UP
for rainy day, they might live in a
house that would rent for $500 a
month, go on street cars as little as
possible and devote themselves en-
tirely to home life instead of theaters
and other society. Itenize as follows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

This would leave for clothes, doctor
drugs and pleasures and would give
each member of the family $1.45.
One could live seven years ago much
easier than il is possible to do today.
If the women did not get out and
hustle for herself she would not have
clothes fit to 20 out with. 1t is SIM
make enough to keep two or three
children on. Yours truly,
e E c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
uniuue.

Many are remedies tried for aliaying
pain, reducing swelling, removing in
flammation, etc. The efficiency OF
Salubrin in all such cases is so remark
able that ali who have tried it recon-
mend it to their friends as remedy
of unique value. Ali druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
CITY CHAT.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.

Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
Read Walkers real estate ad.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
More hot shot" Tuesday at Nc
Cabe's. See ad.
Save the Mill Store coupons and win
a valuable prize.
Furs, furs Double coupons all week
On furs at the Mill Store.
Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work. 1916 Third avenue
Lewis Single Binder richest
most satisfying smoke on the market
Fl. T. Siemon wants your tin and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
MEN SHOULD MAKE MORE.
Rock island, H., Dec. 5, 1903

Rock Island, H., Dec. 5, 1903.
"Paid in Full Department OF The
Argus:-
For a family of four or five one
would have to figure close to live on
S1s per week, but must say ! have
lived on less, but had no money for
any worldly pleasure or to pay up back
bills. have had but $14. would
,,urchaea &C eclIo,uc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

For any e the ordinary diseases of
the skin Chomberlain's Salve is excel
lent. It NOT only allays the itching and
smarting but effects cure. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
TIL T. " EATH T. II.

}. VI .sHERIER, Local Fo-ecaster.

Fair and warmer tonight and Tues
day.
j. VI .SHERIER. Local Fo-ecaster.
Temperature at q. III. above; at
u. M, IL. Maximum temperature in
last "a hoErs 81: minimum above zero.
Velocity of wind mt a.. iii. 10 miles per
hour. Stage of water 1 foot, fall OF
.oS foot In last As hours. Precipitation
trace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

elected the following officers for the
coming year: President, c. II. Seidel;
vice president, Miss Lydia Parker;
secretary and treasurer. a. NJ. Parker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
FERRY PL0WS THE CAKES
Floating Ice Does Not Prevent Trips
of the Rock Island.

The ferry Rock Island presented a
rare spectacle today as it plowed
through the river of ice into which
the Mississippi has been changed by
the cold weather in the north. The
ice is so closely packed together at
times that the river appears to be en-
tirely frozen over, but the big ferry
keeps On working just the same and
slowly pokes it's nose into the mass
and forces its way from one bank to
the other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
HAS IL CENTS LEFT.
Rock Island. Ill.,. Dec

Rock Island, Ill.,, Dec. 3, 1903.
"Paid in FuII' Department of The
August
| am enc of the housewives of Rock
island and desire TO state how my
family of six live comfortably off of
$1e.oc per week. Following is the list:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07
McCabe's Hot Shot" for Tuesday

AT $3.50 A. Nj. 100 Southern fleece gray blan-
ketS, big | IA size-a big snap. OOo
Be prompt. Sold singy at, each NV
All 1880 A. M. china doll heads, light and
dark, limited quantity; %
while they last, each ~
AT ZOO p. M. 25O American china salad
bowls with dainty floral and rose 1Ro
decorations, regular 25c value, choice lOC
AT 200 p. M. real Battenberg does, and
5 inch, round and square, plain linen centers,
worth five times this special price; Co\
limit of six to customer, at each "
AT 2:3o p. nj. in the book department. e.
fancy post card albums, &c each w
AT 500 P. M. 1900 yards of short lengths
fancy dress gingl1ams, Persian chaes in full
pieces, and remnants of white goods OIL
worth up to &c yard, all at, yard O2C
AT $3.50 P. MI. mems heavy fleece-lined shirts,
large sizes only; half regular OOo
price, each NV
All day Tuesday ladies' belts with hand
some buckles, in pretty gift boxes, Eno
real 75c and 81 90 values wv
Tuesday ALI day elegant sample corsets at
just half price-dollar corsets for SOC; $500
corsets for $3.50, ETC. The earlier you come
Tuesday A. M the more luck in finding styles
and sizes to please YOU
L. S. McCABE & CO., Rock Island, ILL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

Laundry Company Elects.
The directors of the Parker Laundry
company, at a meeting Saturday,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-07

Total, $3.50, leaving a balance of
$3.50 to be laid away or to rely on
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
HOSPITAL SHIP COMMAND
Secretary Metcalf Ha1ang Informa-
ton Prepared for Congress.

Washington. Jan. 15-SecretaTy Metcaf has
withdrawn the request made to Congress for a de-
fciency appropriation Of s22 $50 for equippng the
hospital ship Relief soon TO be put into commits
sion on the Pacific Coast, in care of Surgeon
Stokes and to be manned by civilian officers and
crew Two golfers have recently been withdrawn
from commission. and the money thus saved VIII
be diverted toward fitting out the Relief Secre-
tary Metcat said to-day that he was Of the oplnion
that officers and crew could be obtained on the
Pacific Coast, thus saving the money that would
be expended were they obtained on the Atlantic
Coast and sent overland to Mare Island.
At the instance of Secretary Metcalf, Solicitor
Hanna. of the State Department, is preparing
chronologically the information file in the de-
partnnent TO be sent TO Congress in reply TO the
Gill resolution calling for all papers regarding the
controversy over the command of the Relief. which
terminated in Admiral Brownson's resignation
There are large number of these papers ana con-
siderable time is necessary to have them properly
copied and compared before they are sent to the
House Particular interest attaches 10 one paper
more than any other, and that is communication
addressed to the White House by Admiral Brown
son for the Presidents attention, dated November
Is last which sets forth why, in the judgment OF
the officials of the bureau of navigation d sIaIt
officer should not be assigned 10 the command Oh
a hospital ship. and contending that such duty
nroperIy belongs 10 a line officer. THIS memo
raDd1Irn has not been published. greatly TO the
dissa atsfaction of Admiral Brownsons friends VINO
assert that it should be given to the PUBIC IN
order that his exact attitude in the controversy
which ended in his resignation should be fully un-
derstood
IN connection with the general subject Of assign
inp surgeon to the command OF d hospital ship
attention has been called by department officers 20
an order issued by Assistant Secretary Darling on
August g. 1901 and which It is asserted, may De
regarded as a precedent The order is as follows;
Medical officers in charge Of naval hospitals or
the command of the station. are hereby authorized
to use the term in command Of instead OF in
charge Of TO designate their respective official
positions.
Captain John z. Pfsbury. who has been con-
frrned by the Senate as chief of the bureau of
navigation to succeed Admiral Brownson, expects
to assume the duties Of his Office before the
end Of week.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
INSTALL WOMAN INTERNE.
williamsburg Hospital Authorities
Welcome First One.

The Williamsburg Hospital now houses the frst
woman inferno and ambulance surgeon in Brook
lvn DR. Mary Merritt Crawford. of Nyack, N Y
graduate OF Cornell University, entered yesterday
morning upon her duties, which will be those OF an
interne for four and half months and or an
ambulance surgeon from June 10 October.
Her numerous friends and classmates sent her
flowers which filed her room. Upon her arrival
several of older visiting physicians shook their
heads half hunorousy. "A lot Of work is done
in the precinct" said one ''and We can't help
wondering how she will handle some Of the cases.
How on earth is she going 10 handle 'drunks' for
instance? Some of them pretty lively and II
takes a strong arm soothe them. Why, if a
man with delirium trenens came TO and saw d
woman sitting on the back of ambulance he d
be worse than before. And wouldn't l like to see
the first policeman who finds her answering CALI
DR.. Crawford simply smiled and said: Try me.
I never handled drunk, but 1 don't why
can't. 7 shall work exactly like any else in
the place. I am as strong as can be. and III
have the ambulance driver to help carry people If
necessary. 1 worrying about that parT
of it
Dr. Crawford is devoted 10 athletics. She was
born in Nyack in 1884 and has spent a good part
Of her life in the open air At college she rowed
stroke or the girls crew. She was in the class
of % al Cornell and was graduated from the
medical school last June.
Dr. Crawfords only fear now is that she will be
bounced upon by the woman suffragists OF Brook
Iyn when they learn that while officially classed
as a Mugwump in the 1904 statistics she confesses
TO a desire for political equality with special
privileges" Her father is a lawyer and her
grandfather is Stephen Merritt head Of the large
undertaking establishment.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
DOG COPS ABOUT READY
Their Duties When They Pound the
Walk" at Dead of Night.

T, ts .Insct.d that PatroInen Jim. Max, Nogi,
Lady and Donner. who compose the latest
squad" OF the Police Department and who nave
been working on probation under the direction o.
Lieutenant Wakefield and Patrolmen Beerman ana
Mcdonnell. will be sent out 10 pound the Walk
within a few days. There have been al sorIs ol
squads in the Police Department, but the Ia'est
one the dog squad" is attracting more atteh-
ton than any of the former ones
The patroInnen in the new department are OF two
nationalities-four Belgium sheepdogs ana one
Airedae terrier. There were formerly nVe foFeign-
ers on the squad, but one Of them died as re-
suit of the long ocean trip 10 this country anu
was buried with full police honors. The dogs
have been on probation near Fort Washington
Park since their arrival IN the city, ana nave
been put through system or training tnaL "oui1
make the ordinary bluecoat sit I'D and take
notice
The main thing taught the dogs is TO recognize
the police uniform wherever seen. although the
policeman himself Is unknown TO them. ana 10
obey him at once The policemen in charge OF me
dogs have worn their uniforms all the time during
rroba+ion and in this way the dogs have become
accustomed 10 them. Policemen IN CIVILIAN dfess
hid behind posts and attacked the uniformed men
and in every case the dogs came Vahanty 10 tho
rescue of their friends and in several cases were
60 -onrb tbat they would have been brought up
on charges in Mulberry street had they been on any
other part of the force
One OF the most difficult problems was 10 ootaIh
rnuzzles for the new patrolmen which would aHo"
them 10 gel noio Oh d NiASOAO4 -, !.
him to pieces and at the same time allow the
dogs TO drink while preventing them from eating
anv food that might be poisoned After mucn
experimenting such a muzze was found and VIII
be used the dog
The dogs which are always 10 oe on the hIsn1
tour have also been taught to answer police
whistle and TO hold UP any one VINO Is carrying
bundle of any sort and acting IN suspicious
manner Woe be 70 the tenant OF the rurnlsneo
room on Washington Heights who tries to oeIrauo
Iis t.,61.dv bv moving out IN the middle of the
rigb+ With his belorgings packed in dress suit
case and a sheep stealing look on his face ne
runs into one OF the canine cops NFor the oos
will hold him until arrival OF his side partner
a real cop" and explanations VIII nave 70 De
forthcoming Deputy Commissioner Woods VINO
has charge of the dogs. says that they are gentle
but hs has cast CONSERVATION into the hearts OF
reporters by adding that as yet the new cops
have not been taught TO recognize the resuiauon
police cards and fire badges.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
HoBsON's NAVAL PROGRAMME.
He Saws the President Favors $50, 900, 900 a
Year for Battleships

Washington. Jan I--Representative hobson had
a conference with President Roosevelt to-day ana
on leaving the White House sale he would have
tbs Presidents support III behal: Of bill he has
completed providing for continuing naval pro-
gramme.
Later in the day Representative HoDson intro7
duced in the House a bill TO provide navy sde-
o15ate for national defence II appropriates $50.
600 annually for the purpose of constructing new
hattIeshps the number and features of the vessels
10 be determined by the President under expert ad-
vice 1t also authorizes the President. whenever Ill
his Judgment the national defence requires IT, TO
order or purchase al home abroad. vessels or
other war material the total cost of which sha!
not exceed $4,000 900 in any year, without fur
ther authorization The enlistment of one thou
sand additional men and commissioned officers in
proportiou is authorized with the authorization of
each new battleship to be constructed under the
provisions of the bill