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Panama City pilot., 1908-01-23


na the passion for wealth. for learning placed
receptacle How insignificant humanity charity
all mad fled Like the dumb brute the field
ana alone In brief depopuated
again to be the habaon of The pure
property often left without living beneciares Joseph
was dead.
Two had city vegetation
taken place shrubs and flowers Of the ers we'll kent
grounds Joined with the heat of summer had
made sad havoc with
aey herons paraded the
ravens croaked and whed above buildings
e Sous favored songster alone melOdiou
requiem the field o death.
summer passing Already growing
the first cool breath from the heraded approach
impending struggle between the mighty wind North
South week calm
forests to the north east there fu gusts of wind increasing
strength with the growth
dropping of the gulf through
venturesome fishermen remaining there who feared neither
death by peence yard
and watched the seehng
nued increasing ul in the storm The
mountainous clouds which had
seemed was shifting Slowly
eered from north east to north from north
There stopped though
qverng land Soon began again. with
Jury u 'ne broke the cables of the few boats the
them ashore like through
the rand brick walls crumbed regned supreme
Then from falling
and flying debris sound that struck
waves crasbipo ron be heacha< - hsI ~ h ta 1rt
continuing power more
They rushed opposite
city, h separated the bay from the gulf and came roaring in at the wide
The quickly flooded
crashing through
buildings The low plain which the a
but
And there cessation of the hurricane
waters of the gulf gigantic the
umbng atoms brick buildings undermining carrying
with
time before formed stable n city
The light another
complete Heaps
irresistible
stately buildings Slowly the
brightly the wrecked ambitious
had completed the work begun
buried beneath the sands of the
all that remained of the proud Joseph
Three passed since the destroyed
but wilderness
capital ntercs Other
which to
foundation
along the beach,
brick the old while the
mile back
wrathful
material that
wires bell
call the borer steel driving
ruined
tomb ground all that
ambitious thai rocked
hurricanes that
like the foolish
and fell o
" ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~
Panama City pilot., 1908-01-23

Pursuant To the authority vested in me by
the above writ | will sell at public sale i'm
front of the office of G. NJ. b. HarrieS, j. P
in Millville, Fla, on February 10th, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, the above described
property.
j. III. DAFFIN,
Deputy Sheriff.
Panama City pilot., 1908-01-23
~ ~ ~ 81 - ~ ~
" OLD ST JOE"

this ubropical land Nature swiftly obierates attempts
activity nowhere this unequal struggle
of which known as cold st Jo'
eaboad countries have their traditions of cities that long
but this world,
that
Nearly years ago
gold peers to-day
sody timber,
portals prominent merchant traveller of the
the question had become the issue
built United
transportation by steamship was eXendg ge OF the SOL mad reached
the haul the
taking
the horse and the the fat abored
against the swollen rivers.
from Alabama all Of was boios moved to tide water where
ports
the economical this
active energetic the 3O from IO the
achcoa river st Joseph the first railroads the
completion began ships by
inexpensive method, the
the world This erection
offices,
village became quite metropolitan
The growing then green bay
tree" Vessels brought its inhabitants the the Old World
they returned from Liverpool for while those
Ne England ports laden with the cho products World
mat nton os w ha1d bo 20 ~ f1ato - Gtt +iG % a." III, m
further ut all odds abes
railway Apaacho river brought its doors
products people
their tributaries
@ aucyen " amman" OF Ne" 00'n trade
of
facing stately public
buildings while
Old JIG.
Life then idyI the the
bay Eagle harbor provided the bathing
dancing neghboy gatherings
living pleasueable
CALL and the langudness the southern
the
cities the lower South The
situated mile
in
1850 ssad that in its prosperous days there five thousand
inhabitants in the little city, while the charms the nln
the
professional
serVa
Panama City pilot., 1908-01-23

the its
board This welcome
Daily showers had filed the
mosquitoes many breeding places
the awful yellow robbed
beenb be to
Secretly
stole Offices
charming entertainments touched hands with
the public
memorable
flew
dscountng bills laid aside their briefs
unObnable
this disease
they might insert the merchants quit their
offspring thinking thereby impending danger
The
the utmost sufficient the
The limited high
had opened had ended all
tvies Cheeks that flushed
blanched
Then uncomfortable upon
slipped their anchors and stole the night The
filled
stricken side.
undputed throughout the city
heard the rumble
trenches the
men would rush to the surrounding with heads bursting
their
Under lofty flight stagg
hen the dark blood the black
parched
and die Great God a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

Tie following from the COmmoner
prints the entire appreciation of the
Bryan democrats, and i0 commended
to the democrats of Illinois for earnest
consideration.
1. BE on guard lest the party be
crippled by an organization out of
harmony with the party's purpose"
2. Let every aspirant or a position
in the party organization be scruti-
nized. If his present position or his
past record is open to objection let
him stand aside. The party has more
important work than apologizing for
its representatives, and no representa-
tive ought to desire to make himself
an issue.
3. THE corporations will attempt to
control the organization, and they will
have candidates for every vacancy
from precinct committeeman to the
top of the organization. The people
must have their candidates, and it is
well to begin at once to look out fol-
the right man for each place and have
him ready.
4. What the party now needs is tC
prove to the people that it can be
trusted to carry out the desired re
forms. and this confidence can only be
established by roofing out of the dem
ocratic organization every member
whose business connections are sucl
as to bias him in favor of the corpor
atoms which have been securing priv
ileges and favors against the people.
5. Each community has right t
instruct it's delegates, for the delegate
is the representative not of himsel
alone, but of those who elect him. Tit
voters have a right to instruct and thu
representative is in duty bound t.
obey. And while it isl generally SAFE
to trust man to obey instructions
even when he doeS mot agree will
them, it is better 70 select delegate
who are in symr1athy with instructions
1t is best to Instruct, and it is safes
to put the in Nructions in the hands o
those who. iagree with the voters as t
what L is best to do.
G. With a platform that is reall
democratic, with candidates who reall
represent the platforms and with al
organization that is really in sympath
with the platform and the candidate:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
THE LOCAL PROHIBITION
QUESTION.

commits a crime when he is drunk is
punished twice as severely as he would
be should he commit the same crime
when he is sober; because the fact of
his drunkenness constitutes a crime
in itself
Alcoholism is the curse of fami-
lies in France as elsewhere.
Alcoholism is the peril that men
aces the state, the seed-sower of nat
ional degeneracy. The alcoholism of
France diminishes the number OF
births; first by augmenting mortality
and by aggravating depopulation ;
next by destroying the energy and the
intellect of the individual and by
spreading the two great scourges, tub
erculosis and insanity. Alcoholism
lpropagates tuberculosis, an evil more
to be dreaded than black death
1T destroys the bodily organs; its
victim is living corpse, a walking
corpse, communicating the air that he
breathes. Insanity is the inevitable
doom of the drunkard who livesto die
a natural DEATH Of all countries
France ought to be the first able tC
give her opinion of alcoholism, because
her increase in crime is directly due
| to it."
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT
| TEE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
Alcoholism in the French
Army.
CBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
LOCAL OPTION COMMITTED

LOCAL OPTION COMMITTEE.l
Advocates of the saloon are fond of
calling attention to the alleged fact
that in the old world the drinking of
intoxicants is universal and that no
evil effects ensue. Glowing pictures
are painted of the contentment and
happiness of the people who get their
outlook on life through the bottom of
a beer glass and float down the stream
of time thinking of nothing at ALL"
1t is well known, however, that the
"publics" are the bane of Great Brit
ain, and the cause of much of the
lpauperism and crime for which that
tight little island is noted Emperor
William of Germany has taken steps
recently to check the ravages of drink
in that country, greatly, no doubt, to
the disgust of the AUTHORIZATION
league of Rock Island. An article en-
| titled Alcoholism in the French
Army" appearing in the Review of
Reviews for March 1908 just published.
shows that the same evil is being rec
ognized and combatted in France. The
article in substance is as follows:
| Alcoholism is one of the most ter
rible scourges of France. 1t is a dan
ger of intellectually appalling force, a
danger which menaces the individual
the family, and society, says an edi
torial in recent number of the Petit
Journal (Paris). The danger to the
individual is both moral and physical.
alcohol gradually demoralizes and
decays the stomach, liver, kidneys and
lungs. A disease easily durable in a
man who does not drink is fatal to
the drinking man. The drunkard' S
face shows the Tavages of his vice
According to his temperament he
bloats, yellows or becomes livid; his
breath exhales the poison that has
stepped his organism: his health, like
his intellect. decays; he loses all sense
of manly dignity. Morally he falls tt
a point where self denial is impos
} Isible; to the point where he is con
scious of nothing but animal appe
little.
"But he is piteous he is helpless
his disease makes its own conditions
: The pain that he inficts, the terror
the anguish, are the results of hi;
weakness; he is not responsible for hi
: lacts. An honest man may commit the
worst of crimes when under the in
} fiuence of drink.
. Knowing this fact Ga fact wei
known and recognized by medical ex
, perts) the officers of the army o
, France have opened course of lee
, lures intended to school the troop
against the fatal consequences o
, drink. In an address delivered recent
ly Captain Roman, of the artillery
said to the men of his battery.
. You have seen drunkards ofteI
enough to know what a man is lik
at such time. A drunkard civilian
} is bad enough; a drunkard soldier i
doubly guilty. The military code doe
not consider mans lack of mora
consciousness an excuse for rebreher
2 sible action; in the eyes of the la,
Y his mental condition is an aggtayf
!, ton of his guilt; and soldier VIII
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
Do Not Crowd the Season.

The first warm days of spring bring
with them desire to get out and
enjoy the sunshine. Children that
have been housed UP all winter are
brought out and you wonder where
they all came from. The heavy winter
clothing is thrown aside and many
shed their flannels. Then a cold wave
comes and people say that grip is cpl
demic. Colds at this season are even
more dangerous than in mid-winter, as
there is much more danger of pneu.
monia. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, however, and you will have
nothing to fear. 1t always cure, and
we have never known a cold to re
suit in pneumonia when it is used. II
is pleasant and safe to take Children
like it. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
that the newspaper is the best 7adver-
Using medium.
shakespeare,s VIVA Animals.

Shakespeare VIVA AnifNatS
Shakespeare makes use of no fewer
than twenty species of British wild
animals. OF these the badger, the otter
and the water rat are once each en-
ployed by name merely as terms OF
abuse. The polecat and hedgehog are
also terms of abuse, but are so far
''described'' as to be called respective
~ striking and ''thorny." The dor
mouse ands ferret are each used once
as adjectives for sleepy" and fierce"
The shrew gives its name TO play,
but is never mentioned as an animal
The mole is mentioned twice as being
blind" the wildcat once as sleeping
by day." the cony as struggling in the
net and dwelling where she is kin
died" and the squirrel as 1.-The fairies
coachmaker" and as having already
boarded that years nuts on May day.
The rat and the mouse. being only
the NJ. dOmeSticus, required no Job
servation'' by the poet. so that the
above represents the total of Shake
speare's natural history with regard to
all but six of his British quadrupeds.
The poets only original references
to the weasel are blunders. The-bat is
mentioned three times as an actual an
imal-once wrongly, as migrant, like
the swallow, pursuing summer; once
fancifully, as the ''reremduse." out of
whose 'leathern" wings Titania's elves
made their coats, and once, finely, "ere
the bat hath flown his clustered
f1ightS' as fixing the hour of Duncan's
murder.
The fox of course affords endless op
portunities for metaphor and sfmiie
and Shakespeare's description of 1t az
the fox of fable and tradition covl6
not be surpassed.-London Saturday
Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
No Use to Die.

81 have found out that there is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as
you can get DR.. Kings New Discov
cry" says Mrs. J. p White of Rush
boro, Pa 81 would not be alive today
only for that wonderful medicine. 1t
loosens up a cough quicker than any
thing else, and cures lung disease even
after the case is pronounced helpless.
This most reliable femedy for coughs
and colds, lagrip, asthma, bronchitis
and hoarseness, is sold under guaran
tee at all druggists. so cents and 81
Trial bottle free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
ALesson for Advertisers.

AS an instance of the value of news
paper advertising to increase or force
trade, the following facts are remarka-
bic. During December the orders re-
.ceiyed by the Douglas Boot and Shoe
company of Brockton, Mass, fell off
in consequence of the business depres-
sion following the panic. The advcr-
Using manager of that large concern
mentioned the matter to Governor
Douglas, and asked his advice, wheth-
er under the circumstances they
should place the usual amount of al
vertising during January and Febru-
airy, which are usually the slOwest
months in the year in the shoe bust
ness. Governor Douglas at once or
dered an increase of 80 per cent in the
amount appropriated for advertising,
declaring that sucn an increase would
help to overcome the mfavorablC bust
ness outlook. There was considerable
lskepticism about the result among the
principal employees of the Douglas com
pany. But the result showed almost IN
immediate improvement in business
which is now averaging more than last
year during these unusually dull
months.
Thus the business sagacity of Gov
ernor Douglas has overcome the HARD
times, and his optimism has proven al
antidote to the republican panic.
The advertising manager of Cover
nor Douglas explains the phenomenon
of increased sales, when by all the
rules of business there should have
been decrease, as entirely produced
by the increased advertising. Other
advertisers of shoes were drawing il
their horns and many of their former
customers were induced to patronize
the Douglas shoe because it was more
than ever brought to their notice.
1t seems that persistent advertising
pays, for last year nearly 5000 news
Ipapers carried the Douglas advertise
ment, and the profits of the bushes:
were larger than ever. The bushes:
managers of newspapers should poin
out these facts to those who decrease
or decline to advertise to all when bus
mess is dropping and show them tina
persistent advertising pays and tina
Increased advertising pays better, ant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
Kites and Kites.

Mr. Plunkett, famous Irish barris-
ter, had great wit. Before Lord Chan
cellor of Ireland Redesdale Plunkett
had occasion to use the word kites
very frequently as designating fraudu-
lent bills and promissory notes.
II don't quite understand your mean
ing. Mr.. Plunkett," said the lord chan
cellor. I'm England kites are paper
playthings used by boys. In Ireland
they seem to mean sAne species of
monetary transaction"
There is another difference, my
lord" Mr.. Plunkett replied. In Eng.
land the wind raises the kites; in Ire,
land the kites raise the wind"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

Governor Cummins of Iowa has de-
feated the Allison-Shaw combine, and
will control the delegates to the ma
tional convention. congressman Cous-
ms and Birdsall, both standpatters
have fallen by the wayside, and now
announce they will not be candidates
that the tariff fosters trusts is evi
IDENTIFY coming to the front again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Effective.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs, colds and Group,
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing in any way in
furious has made it favorite with
mothers W. S. Pelham, merchant
of Kirksville. Iowa, says: For more
than 20 years Chamberlain Cough
Remedy has been my leading remedy
for all throat troubles. 1t is especially
successful in cases of Group. Children
take it and my customers who have
used it will not take any other" For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

Speaker Edward D. Shurtleff of the
Illinois house has ceased to be a can
didate for the republican gubernatorial
nomination in favor of former Gov
ernor Richard Yates. Did Mr.. Shurt-
left ever imagine that ne was candi-
datpo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

The four democrats in the Kentucky
legislature who betrayed their party
by deserving Beckham for Bradley
proved unworthy of the positions they
enjoy, as well as uhdeserving of honor
at the hands of the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

With reference to E. H. Hartman S
candidacy for delegate to the republi-
can national convention, the Topeka
Capital suggests that New York send
H. H. Rogers, John D. Rockefeller and
Chancellor Day as the rest of it's Big
Four"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

An Arizona man claims to have
sheared so sheep in nine hours. And
the Keokuk Gate City says that is al
most as rapidly as they shear lambs
in Wall street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

A teacher of the blind says that
stenography is good employment for
the sightless, and that the number OF
blind stenographers is increasing.
Perhaps this accounts for some of
the spelling in the letters that you
get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

the democratic party can enter upon a
vigorous campaign with splendid pros
poets of success. Will the rank and
file undertake the work and thus pave
the way for victory?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

While the cost of living may go
down the weary householder is afraid
it will take a distressingly long time
to pass a given point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

Tafts boomers say that they have
496 votes in sight for Taft in the ma
tional convention. But claims are per-
fectly harmless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

A Cinnamon in New York kissed a
white woman in public. Then he
took his cue and departed before the
mob could get him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

Kodol is today the best known rem
such as dyspepsia, heart burn, sour
stomach and belching of gas. Sold
here by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

If March did come in as a lamb it
will probably go out as sheep-never
mind what the old adage says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. I'm
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious must
have real name attached for publica-
tIon. No sucn articles will be printed
ever fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
/pzb RsIA19s
EEA6Es GsIaf( eo5NeIIs 10
IHIcII
Monday, March 2, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-02

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-19

Sncar-Cured Hams
Royal Suart brand:
I, :. inspected; mild,
tender, sweet hams;
sold nj this - eclal
price with grocery
orders ord Rs only; llYc
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-19
14-YEAR-OLD BOY,
HEIR TO 100000,
: HOMELESS WA|F
Lad Who Slept in East Side
Basement Son of a
: Wealthy Woman.
CAST ADRIFT BY KIN.
Aunt Refuses to Care for Him
or to Send Him Back to
Russian Home.
CAST ADRlFT BY KIN.

Mendel Hazcn, fourteen year. old, a
Of support. although he is heir to $780,
oo and several thousand dollars are in
trust for him IN Russia. was arrigned
in the Chtdren's Court to-day under
the technical charge OF Improper
guardian ship
The boy was brought to the Ch;ldren's
Society last Sunday upon complaint of
james p. Byrne. an attendance officer
FOR the Board Of Education. Miss Julia
Richman, district superintendent Of
schools In the lower east side. had no
tilted tie Children's Society about tie
boy, who had been seeping IN the base
ment Of Apollo Hal. No. I.6 Clinton
strect.
II was learned from Jacob Cohen.
owner of the hail, that the boy is dis
family related to him. and that he had
allowed the boy to sleep with the Jan
itor.
Nobody Warts Him.
NJ Cohen said the tov cana % this
country about eighteen months ago with
an uncle, Alter Babus, who died nine
months ago. The boys aunt sent him
10 Snother uncle. L. Chasan, who lives
IN East Eighth street. This uncle kept
the boy month or two and then turned
him out, because. he said he was vi
able to provide for him.
Agents Schultz and Bohn said Mrs
Bahus lives comfortably at No. lsa De.
lancey street. IN court to-day Mrs
Babus told Justice Hoyt that she has
three children and could not AFFORD t.
take care of the Hazen boy. Justice
Hoyt asked Mrs. Babus to take care OF
the boy until something could be done
to send him back to Russia and she re.
fused.
Superintendent Jenkins, OF the Chill
dren's Society. said he would take caro-
OF the boy at the society's room an.
communicate with the boys mother IN
Russia and md A way to send him
back there. and Justice Hoyt remanded
the boy TO the Ohildren's Society
Jacob Cohen told the society aSents
thst Mendel Haaen's mother conducts
. department store In Bialospock. Rus
He also. said that the boy has several
In oussnd col.ars In his own right, Of
VIII HIS r:oiher is custodian.
The boy said that for the last month
u. s st tea, pig sail sal. hoping ,sains,
aboard one Of them and return to Rus
NV ss ii. use ss q ns going .s, to , :se
oares Tor rne!' he told tho Justice. "Td
rather watch the ships sail away and
dream that was going back home.'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-19
ST. eArRIck's SOCIETY.

81. patrick'$ Society mas resumed It's
meetings and the next regular meeting
viii take place tonight In the School
Hall, No "a Mulberry street. The pur-
rpse of the society is 20 make memoir
able the centenary anniversary OF the
laying OF the corner stone OF the old
cathedral, which Will occur on June 9
The success OF the entertainment last
April and the sympathy OF the large
gathering for the purposes OF the society
have gwen every encouragement to the
work VI prePaI alton for the coming
event.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-19

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