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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
MEN ARE HELPLESS
AS CHILDREN.
When Taken Suddenly IIl-Here is a
Common Sense Safeguard.

When Taken Suddenly IIl-Here is a
Common-Sense Safeguard.
Big, strong man is as a helpless in
fsnt when he is suddenly i'll.
The sturdiest chap in town usually
loses his self control, and IS entirely
unable to regard his condition with
the common sense that characterizes
his every day actions.
For example: He comes home tired
read and smoke away a quiet evening
Suddenly he notices a heavy weight
Oh his stomach; then sharp pains
around his heart, and feeling of suffo
cation. Thoughts of heart disease
rush over him, and in his agony he
fears the worst.
His trouble was acute indigestion
brought on by overlooking his tired
stomach.
A couple of Rexall Dyspepsia Tab
lets would have given him instant re
would have saved him hours oil
suffering.
Carry package of Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets IN your vest pocket or keel
them in your room. Take one after
each heavy meal land Indigestion car
never bother you.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets cure stom
ach troubles by applying the one ele
ment, the absence of which in the gas
trio juices, causes indigestion and dys
repsia. They enable the stomach tt
digest all kinds of food and to quickl.
convert it into rich, red blood.
We know what Rexall Dyspepsia
Tablets are and what they will do
We guarantee them to cure indigestion
and dyspepsia. If they fail we viii
refund your money.
Price, 25 cents per full package. Solt
only at our stores or by mail. T. H
Thomas. druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27

100, ~ Y. Central 117B, Missouri Pa
icific 631a, Great Northern 140A
Northern Pacific 142B, L. & N. 1924
Shelters 95k, c. F. l. SO, Canadian
Pacific 1858, Illinois Central 147h,
Penna 1921, Erie 331s, Lead S3A, c.
& o. As, B. R. T. 55k, B. & o. 1854,
Atchison 9SA. Locomotive 565s, Sugar
134H, st. Paul 149B, Copper S6H
Republic Steel preferred S7A, Repub
lie Steel common PTS, Southern Ry
|25X
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
MYSTERY IN FIVE DEATHS
House Burned, Women and Children
Dead and Man Missino.

Hartselle, Ala, Nov. 27.-The home
of Tom Richardson at Woodland Mills,
seventeen miles east of here, was
burned to the. ground Wednesday
night and Richardson's wife, mother
and three children we're burned to
DEATH. The remains of the children
were found in the burned barn which
adjoined the house. Several theories
have been advanced, one of which is
robbery. Richardson is missing, but
his body was not found in the ruins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
Want Duty on Tin Kept.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Representa-
tives of labor appeared before the ways
and means committee of the house to-
day to advocate the maintenance of
the duty on tin, the reduction of
which they argued would demoralize
the American industry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
Eczema Is Now Durable.

Zemo, a scientific preparation for
external use. Stops itching instantly
and destroys the germs that cause
skin diseases. Eczema quickly yields
and is permanently cured by this re.
markable medicine. All druggists
Write for sample. e. w. Rose Medi
cal company, st. Louis, Mo. For sale
by Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

Alice S. Craig to Frank w. Mueller,
lot s, block 4, Stewards altered addi-
ton, South Moline, $2,250.
Edward Coryn to Sylvia DePorter,
lot 5, block /, Oak Hill Park addition,
Moline, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
Americans Win and Lose.

Melbourne, Nov. 27.-In the singles
for the Davis international lawn ten
mis- cup here today Norman Brookes
of Australia beat F. B. Alexander OF
America and Beals c. Wright of Amer
lea beat A. F. Wilding of Australia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
New York stocks.

New York, Nov. 27-Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Gas 101A, U. P. 1s4H, u. S. Steel
preferred i12N, U. s. Steel common
56H. Reading 140ss, Rock Island pre-
ferred 49h, Rock Island common 22%
Northwestern 1765s, Southern Pacific
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
Blue Ribbon For Biooe,t Foot.

Forty men of Alton, Ill.,, VIII bare
their soles to the worlds gaze at q
foot fair in December The longest
blue ribbon win be attached to the biz
toe Of the biggest foot shown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
DAVENPORT

Record Marriage Business.-Wed-
nesday was p record breaking day in
the marriage license business but it
would have been still greater had it
not been for the hoodoo which the 23rd
license seemed to have over the
would-be happy couples After %
licenses had been issued by County
Clerk Harry ] Mcfarland, four couples
applied for the 23rd license IN rapid
succession, Who had to be turned
down because they failed to fulfill the
qualifications. In most of the cases
some one of the applicants who had to
be refused had been divorced less than
a year. The fifth couple to apply
however, fulfilled the requirements and
the hoodoo was dispelled. The total
number issued was %.
Defendant in Suit.-MaX Homfeldt
who has not Leen heard from since he
came to Davenport last Saturday tc
settle an account for his employer
George Hadenfeldt. who conducts a
dairy near DUck Creek, is named de.
PENDANT in suit commenced in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27

Chapped hands are quickly cured by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price,
Is cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
TALKS TO C0L0RED PEOPLE
President Lays Corner Stone for Y. M.
c. A. Building at Washington.

c. A. Building at Washington.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 27.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt yesterday laid the cor
ner stone of the colored Young Mems
Christian association here and told a
large audience of colored men and
women the advantages of the Y. M
c. A. to them as individuals and as q
race. The new building will cost
100000, of which large amount has
been contributed by colored men and
S25, 900 by John d. Rockefeller. The
contractor has promised to construct
the building as nearly as possible witt
colored labor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27

Negro Dies at HospitaI.-Steven Bal
lard. negro, 50 years old, died We'd
nesday at Mercy hospital after having
been confined to his bed there for a
year. Before going to the hospital he
lived with his son, Wallace Ballard,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27

Mayor Opens Fair.-Mayor George
w. Scott was the center af attraction
at the opening of the East Davenport
Turner'S fair Wednesday night. 1t
was an suspicious opening and the
fair which continues through Sunday
night. promises to be very successful
event and will undoubtedly net a neat
sum towards the new building fund
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

district court in which a writ of at
tachment against his property is asked
by George Hadenfeldt. The latter al
leges that he was induced to pay
S213.75 for an interest in threshing
machine which Homfeldt said be-
longed to him. Mr.. Hadenfeldt has
since discovered that the machine was
the property Of another person, and
that Homfeldt had no interest in it
Homfeldt hal $3.50 in cash and notes
to make a payment on an account OF
his employer George Hadenfeldt, when
he reached Davenport last Saturday
morning. He did not pay the bill, but
instead celebrated among his friends
in the east end. He is thought to have
skipped out. The police have beer
asked to aid in locating him, but thus
far have no trace of him.
o
Deserter krrested.-Chief of Police
James NJ. Carl of Cedar Rapids was il
Davenport yesterday after Charles w
Wells who gave himself up at the ar
sena, as a deserter from the army
Wells is wanted in Cedar Rapids TO
passing a forged check for $21. H,
had served nearly all his term in tn,
army when he deserted so he wa!
turned over to the police at Ceda
Rapids to answer for the grave
charge of forgery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-27
FRANCE ON THE BRINK OF
SHOCKING new SCANDAL

Continued from Page One.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
THE M WIND.


We used to I've where We had oeafru 'au
an attic OF our own.
And slep' in a back room on the second
floor, alone.
And nearly every night I'd seem to hsaz
things overhead.
Or dream that they were ghosts that come
and stood beside my bed.
Ma told me It was on account Of wicked
And every night I'd wish had a litus
brother. too,
Like Willie Jones has got, because It
doesn't scare you SO
TO hear the noises when you atn't In bed
alone, you know.
Pa loaded up with stocks last spring-at's
on account Of that
We sold our house. and now We al 1.-Two in
little flat.
And pa and ma sleep right across the
narrow hall from me,
AND l don't have to go upstairs to bed
alone. you see.
Ma frets around lot because they robbed
pa Of his pile:
She has to cook the meals herself, and we
can't live in style.
but amt sorry that we adn't got things
We had before,
For don't have to 60 upstairs TO bed
alone no more.
5. e. Kiser in tho Chicago Record Her
aid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
MALLEABLE YOUTH.

Among other things which are going
on in Chicago these days is cam
paign being waged by the Y. M. c.
A. for a million dollar fund for the
purpose of building and equipping a
building in that city adequate to the
needs of the young men and boys. The
Y. M. G. A has been advertising for
subscriptions and one of it's advertise
ments Is so good that it is worth re-
printing as it is as equally applicable
to conditions in this city as we'll as in
every other city where there are Y.
M. c. AS and boys. This advertise
ment follows:
Youth is malleable. Like moist clay
it can be shaped and reshaped up to
the time it becomes hardened. The Y
M. c. A. is taking youth in the clay
and molding 1t into the highest type
of manhood. 1t is shaping the body in
its gymnasium-the mind in it's edu-
cational classes-the soul in it's ethi-
cal courses. Thew and sinew, brain
and heart. must all be cared for in the
creation of strength. Men must fight
life physically, mentally, and morally.
be, no matter what handicaps have
checked his start, no matter what en-
vironment has darkened his first view
point, he can find the path to achieve
ment If he can discern the guide post
and secure the strength to endure to
the goal. The Y. M. c. A. is setting
men in the right direction in every city
of the land"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Capital punishment must be the kind
melted out to the Trusts.
When a married man has a better half
how can he be half a man?
Don't accept advice from man whose
cigars you wouldn't accept
The ba1d-headed mans hair always re-
minds him of a fool and his money.
To make a mountain out of a molehill
would appeal to the real estate specula-
tor.
Many man of high estate owns moth
ing more tangible than castles In the air.
The girl whose shoes are always coming
united is naturally untidy about her feet.
Hoax-"A woman couldn't very well
talk without q tongue" Joax-'No; but
still her teeth could oh9xte1.s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION.

The government of the city of Leav-
enworth under the commission system
has only been in progress for a rev
months. That it has already proved
to be a wonderful success there is no
doubt. E. w. GRANGER, the mayor
commissioner, declares that even now
there is a saving to the city of $1,000
a month under the new plan of gov
eminent. That's considerable but 1t
does not tell the story of the real sue
cess of the new scheme. Because OF
the direct responsibility which is
placed upon them, and the authority
given them, the commissioners are
able to accomplish works of public
moment with the same dispatch that
the ordinary business man would use
in doing things. There is no need or
| room for the vexatious unravelling of
mile after mile of red tape that is de-
| manded when ii is proposed to co any
| thing in city whose administration is
like Topeka's where the authority is
divided between a number of officials
and a crowd of councilmen The COM
missioners. being business men. deter
mine ~ . glance OK two what's to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

Many a doctor with q good temper
is frequently lacking in patients.
n n
When a widow becomes interested In
a mans work he might Just as well or
der his wedding clothes.
=
AS in other piscatorial pursuits. when
a person fishes for compliments the
big ones get away.
= \ n
After man has been married for
some time he gets all over the illusion
that a woman's mo" means Yes"
X
Not until a man catches himself
cheating at solitaire does he decide that
all men are liars and frauds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

done and they go ahead and do 1t. OF
course. Leavenworth is fortunate in
the high caliber and business ability
Of her commissioners who are SO pub
lie spirited that they are serving with
out pay, but there are probably the
same sort Of man In every city in kan
sas. Surely there must be some IN
Topeka It's not doubted that many
OF them could be found among the
members Of the present administers
ton. men, who. II their hands were
unfettered and whose real authority
was definitely fixed, would give quite
as good an account of themselves as
the Leavenworth commissioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
Chicken Butter.

A strapping blond, with made in
Germany stamped all over his hand
some features. asked Uncle George
Asher in Washington Market for some
chicken fat I'VE don't deal in fats.
said the veteran poulterer, amiably.
But. don't you draw a great deal of
fat from the chickens you sell?" Not
an ounce. The fat goes with the chick
en- to the purchaser. He pays for and
is entitled to it." AS the German walk
ed away Uncle George remarked: THE
every day. That German uses chicken
fat for butter, and he and his whole
family prefer it to the finest dairy
product Most of us Americans have
been in the habit of throwing away the
fat Now, since the German demand
set in there are stalls IN the market
where chicken fat, turkey fat, lamb
fat. mutton fat, beef fat, and other
fats are for sale.'-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago Newell

CFrom the Chicago Nevys.1
The experience we buy IL seldom,
worth the cost
Always try your BEST not to be trv-
ing to your friends.
And the honesty of q Door man q.
seldom questioned.
Most Of US could do a lot of work
while trying to dodge 1t.
Even IL an actor Is not spirftuanst
he likes to sec the ghost walk
s How much more a man enjoys doin.
thing he doesn't have to do.
A saloon isn't necessarily a house NJ
mirth because it is full of smiles.
Money talks, but 1t never gets a
chance to say much at bargain sale
A woman is as sensitive about bar
freckles as a man Is about his baId
head.
About the only difference between n
five cent ana ten cent cigar IL a nickel
You can't always Judge the sweet
ness of q woman's nature by the size
of her smile.
One little mistake In a drug stor.
may cause more trouble than two huns
In q china shop.
Lots Of mon are % contrary thai NAV
would refuse 70 take whis1V e III ~.
tor prescribed {.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

To Looie Linkenfusser. verefer he iss
Liebet Looie: VI you hat yedt
lasd week, will came azainsky NIT
dis sveedly solem fought:
'vot iss fame?" und foller NIT
few uf der ansers dereto. Fame.
Looie. ies q twin broder to notoriety..
und id iss sometimes hard to tell
dem from togedder. Fer instincts;
Der late Misder Wild Bill vinned fame
by killing gross er so uf Injuns und
horseradish thiefs, and follored by
winning notoriety NIT killing q few
skitixenss. Id iss nod vot you did.
Looie. i'd ISIS how you did i'd. I'd ISIS
due to der feet dot so many chumps
do nod know der difference between
fame und notoriety dot dere iss SO
much foolishment bidding in dis
vorldt- 1t dondt dake much effordt
to acquire elder fame or notorfety.
under DER line ISIS so closelessly drawn
dot We are sdill in doubt vedder dot
oldt niggero preacher down Sout' ISIS
famous er notorious fer hiss asser-
ton dot der ''sun do moot"
Some folks are famous skimply Pc
caus dey permissioned DER parents
to leaf dem a few millyunt dollarss.
Id ISIS lods cheaper den acquiring
notoriety by falling ofer der Brook
1yn bridget. und ISIS not so damp a
sysdem. Der LATEST combination
notoriety-fame gag hat discofered, is
der volunteerency uf some sailorss to
| ride on der gun-ship Floridy vile a
noder ship shoots Id full uf dinny-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

Every once in a while some irrespon-
sible in the town will rise up with a
word or two of criticism for the f1re
department. OF course not much at
tention is paid to these rantings for
Topekans have felt that they have an
adequate fire department in adequate
hands. That these feelings were justi-
fed is made apparent by the fact that
the National Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers has given the Topeka fire depart
ment a marking of 100 per cent eff
rienf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
GLOBE SIGHTS
lFrom the Atchison Globe.l

| [From the Atchison Globe.1
| People don't care for explanations and
don't believe them.
Every woman has a cat or a dog which
knows as much as a human being
If it is girl and the shoe pinches. she
calls it a perfect fit, and buys the SHOE
| 1t is said of so many boys: They will
come out all right" indicating they are
not all right now.
After a woman passes a certain age she
would Just as soon be married on Friday
as on any other day.
Every woman advises her daughter not
| to marry a man WHO is in the same KIND
A woman looks for something that Is
pretty when buying for a girl and some
thing that will wear well when buying for
a boy.
A girl usually manages in such a way
that after she is married the neighbors
saw she did not marry the man OF her
choice. .
when we are out in company we don't
know whether to say tomatoes" or ito
mattoes." Some school teachers say ono
thing, and some another.
when a man sits and looks dreamily out
into the night, it is not nearly SO likely
that he is thinking of his girl as that he
is calculating something about dollar.
IT like her very much" we heard man
f foo1 streak streai.'' It would be good thing II
everyone avoided his fool streak as much
as possible.
When a man leaves nome MS VIE oOes
NOT want the fact mentioned in the news
papers; she imagines that the burglars
will become aware that the man IS away,
and attack the house.
There are so many people who leave
Atchison with the intention OF becoming
famous in New York, who, for some rea-
SON. go to clerking In a grocery store in
some town half way there
Don't engage in foolish love affair.
But if you can't resist that temptation,
don't write fool letters. They always turn
nm Not one person in million can be
trusted with a foolish letter.
Some town people expect farmers to
come to town and trade every day. We
do not feel that way about IT. We are
willing that that occasionally farmer
shall remain at home and take care of his
crops and stock.
when a man ellis his friends that he has
..accepted'' new position that was offer
ed him, he doesn't fool them any They
know from experience that the position
waa not offered him. but that he hounded
n Tor months. Not one man In twenty
eva had . position o&Ged h1u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

It is the expressed opinion Of friend
who has Travelled around this and 9TH
er countries a bit that you can search
the whole world over and not find in
any city streets that are more beautiful
than two or three of the one in Topeka
which are more than radiant these days
with their parkings of glorious green
and their four rows of trees. To be
sure there are streets in other cities,
this friend says. where there is block
after block of more costly and
more beautiful residences than any in
Topeka but in no place can more beau
tlful streets be found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

XMAS COAAENT

~ x
EVEN ENEMIES MUST ADMIRE.
Hardly day OF the month, scarcely
an hour OF the day, passes In which
PRESIDENT Roosevelt is not obliged to
reiterate his declination of a third
term ter, OF the presidency. Day after
month now, he has found himself be-
sieged by sincere friends, who find
delight In the national honor paid
their friend, and glory in the benefits
which have accrued to the nation
through his strong instrumentality.
hope of continued enjoyment at the
public trough is his acceptance OF
third term. and circumvailated Dy
polattcal enemies, such as Senators
Dick and Foraker Of Ohio. who be-
lieve that II Mr.. Roosevelt is nomi-
mated and then declines, Secretary
Taft's strength will at once be dis
stpated and the prize go to one of
their allies, and accompanied always.
whether sleeping or waking, with that
artful ensnarer. assiduous ambition.
Wall street. over whose funny
financial antics of last fall the stolid
west is still smiling. will not concede
that the sincere friends of the chief
executive have any real foundation
for their desire in regard to the third
term. and that is Wall streets privi-
lege which the rest of the country
has no particular desire to deny 1t.
While many of Mr.. Roosevelt's best
friends and greatest admirers feel
that all men are mortal and that fate
should not be tempted in trying to add
four more years to a record already so
replete with magnificent governmental
achievements, any number cannot
help but exaggerate the indefatigable
endurance of the president and insist
on his submitting to. the call of the
people They will not give up the
idea apparently and within the past
week have organized and gathered
together finances. There has also
been talk of third term bureau. %
to be established at Washington.
Notwithstanding all this. the presi-
dent remains loyal to Taft and un-
shaken in his determination.
Even his enemies must admire
Wichita Eagle.
THE LATEST FASHION.
There is coming to this country
from France. where all the fashions
come from, a new old style in wo-
mems dresses that is likely to cause
the Merry Widow hats, peekaboo
waists, ETC.. to be forgotten. This
wonderful new style, which is being
revived after a rest of a century or
so, is the sheath Dress" or Directoire
gown. According to the advance no.
tees. the Directoire Is dress, all
right, but it had a narrow escape; it
came nearly being tights, or a union
suit. And the skirt Of this near-fit-
ting garment is slit at the side, pre-
sumably to make walking possible.
This calls for another article I'M
common to feminine attire; long
trousers will be worn, these being re-
garded as more modest than open
work hosiery for the Directoire cos
tune. However, from all reports,
modesty isn't the strong point Of the
Directoire gown, and it is due to be-
come the object of more abuse from
the Anthony Comstock crowd than
ever befell the elbow sleeve, or the
decollette gown. But it is comins
from Paris, SO 1t is safe bet that
women will wear it for awhile. You
may as well prepare to turn your
head.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30

There's one thing that everybody
ought to be thankful for. The famous.
or rather Infamous, Smell case has
been settled, jury bringing in a YER
dict in favor of the son and breaking
his fathers will on the ground that the
deceased was not in his right mind at
the time he negotiated the instrument.
The disgusting details Of the senile
amours of old man Smell will soon be
forgotten They belong to a class of
news that the newspapers might well
print as little of as possible.