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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Timely WARNING.

o elephants in Africa
And other mighty game.
How little do you dream today
How close you are to fame!
A mighty hunter. with his gun,
Is coming for your hide.
And should i mention but his name
know you'd swell with pride.
In jungle or in grassy plain
Or in the boundless woods
The gentleman of whom l speak
VIII gather in the goods
No use to plan a getaway; :
No use to dodge his gun.
He's after you, and that's a sign
He'll get you one by one.
The animals that roam at large
About his native land
And that have met him face to face
His prowess understand,
For when he deigns his time and skill
Against their strength to pit
They, knowing what they are against
Throw up their hands and quit.
Ho. elephants and other game
On Afric's golden sands,
You may as well prepare to die: Z
Your fate is in his hands.
A world of trouble for you waits,
And that the whole case sums.
So say goodby to all your friends:
The mighty hunter comes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks Office Rock Island, ILL.,,
until Monday July IL, 1908 at 5 O'Clock
p. m. for, remodeling city hall. Plans
and specifications on file at the city
clerks Office. Certified check in
amount of $3.50 to accompany each bid
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Rock Island, ILL.,, July 2, 1908.
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Judge Alton B. Parker's attempt to
use his dead friend former President
cleveland as a means of Shaping VIII
liam + Bryan in the face in the Den
yer convention has proven one of the
most distressing and deplorable po-
liticaI tricks in all history. It's ex-
nos,re has brought humiliation to the
aoo , the last democratic presidential
nominee and if ne has the least touch
of feeling he is about the most un.
comfortable man in the country today.
People who regarded that irrespective
of all else Judge sParker possessed a
fine sense of propriety and dignity be
coming his station are at last disap
pointed even in this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

4.
The hosts of democracy can not as
semble without doing honor in some
manner to Judge Gray, of Delaware.
While other members of the party may
have more enthusiastic personal fol
iowings there is none who enjoys the
esteem Of his countrymen to greater
extent than the Delaware scholar and
jurist. He has been member of the
United States senate, was on the peace
commission which arranged the terms
for the treaty with Spain in 1898. and
was appointed by Roosevelt as a mem
Der of the commission which settled
the anthracite coal strike, Since 1895
he has been judge of the third cir.
cult of the federal court. The Delaware
democrat is being prominently men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
president Of the canadian PA

AS president Of the Canadian Pa
cific railway, Sir Thomas Shaughnes
sy IS head of the most gigantic rail
road corporation, in the world. which
owns or controls 10000 miles of tracks.
has five fleets of steamers on two
i Rans. employs $4,000 people in three
81 inS.entgs and. >besides having its
III os5 mines has nearly 12,00O.OOO acres
of land in Canada. Sir Thomas has
been described as "a man almost
bloodless in the Intensity of his de-
votion to material ends. He does not
please, he does not charm ne uoes
not delight, but he interests. he at
tributes his success to his maryeious
acquaintance with all details OF rail'
way organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
UniUersaIA Adding Machine

!. Whether banker, broker, manufac-
turer, wholesaler, retailer, the useful
ness of the Universal Adding Machine
in your business will more than pay
its cost right from the start
The Universal has a carriage that
permits the printing of regular or IT.
regular columns any distance apart on
the same sheet; has individual cor
rection keys, prints totals and sub
totals in red, is easy to operate, is
fully guaranteed.
We solicit the opportunity of
demonstrating to you on your
work, in your Office at our eX-
pense, the proof of our claim.
Drop us u postal today
Forest III. Montgomery, District Sales
Agent, Suite 1S34-1S36, Commercial Ma
tional Bank Building, Chicago, Ill.
Universal Adding Machine company
st. Louis. Branch Offices in all prin-
cipal cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Fitted For the Work.

Campaign managers overlook lots
of good BETS
(which ones, for instanceY'
"For one, they ought to send out base
ball players as speakers for unpopular
candidates"
ITO catch the popular vote?"
"No; to catch the lemons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Schooled by the difficulties he has
encountered in elephant management
for the past six years, President Roose-
welt has prudently besought the advice
of experts before he goes to hunt ele-
plants in the jungle. knowledge
comes. but wisdom fingers" Expert
ence does not appear to have been en-
tirely thrown away on the Rough
Rider.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Construction,

For constipation there is nothing
quite so nice as Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. They always
produce a pleasant movement of the
bowels without any disagreeable eff
feet. Price, 25 cents. Samples free.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

"Sir up We beseech thee" is the
admonition that is going forward to all
the former faithful of the republican
party throughout the country. But
they will not stir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Rock Island is like the rest of the
country-nothing doing in the repub-
lican line. Witness last nights at
tempt at Turner hall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

"a mess of ptttage and man of
straw says Colonel Henry Watterson
of the republican platform and candi-
date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

afield, thus rounding out an interest
ing issue. Your newsdealer can sup
ply YOU if not, then send Is cents to
Sports Afield, 1858 Dearborn street,
Chicago. H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

That distressing cry you hear in the
air is the call of the Kansas harvest
fields for help.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

A1O matter how large or how
IL small your business, it is
bound to force some valuable
employee to do work that can be done
better-quicker-ch by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

toned for the second place on the
ticket. If he would accept he would
not need to fear that the convention
would fail to nominate him. Bryan and
Gray would unite the factions of the
party which parted in 1896 as no other
ticket would. Bryan and Gray sounds
good to democratic ears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

There is another celebration COM
ing for Rock Island-that at Long
View park next Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, III. rEn-
tered at the postofflce as second-class
rnatter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

A Kansas railroad is reported as be
ing .under water, but not the Wall
street kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

The democratic convention next
and. then the spellbinders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

There are 200 newspapers in China
while ten years ago there was only
one recognized as such.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Secretary Taft is a Unitarian. which
is being the least of Christian the
law allows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Don't talk about ginger snaps when
girl is around wearing large ard
beautiful freckles. She may be sensi-
tive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Not Jealous.

who did you say gave the bride
away%
"No one. They didn't have that kind
Of a ceremony"
"Oh, well, what was the use? Ev-
erybody knew she flung herself at
him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Hu1nor qaa Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

We always admire man who has
nerve enough to take the gamblers
chance, especially If it leaves the sure
thing for US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Siz. BONN! Hurrah for the Fourth
Of July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
own particular trail two brown hands
were waved in friendly farewell.

| When he heard the news Dock Cum
mings waved a deprecating hand.
fellers what wore white wing collars
and crisscross baby blue neckties" he
asked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

We are SO constituted that when We
see an innocent mar called down we
can't help saying what shame, all
the tine feeling that he deserved some
thing anyway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

We are a credulous people. We ney-
er can be sure that it is not gold
brick until we have tested it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
The nervy man
Is seldom for
saken and never
up a in 8 t 1t
very long at one
time.

Even the most
sociable people
often get stuck
up at a tafy
party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

The trouble with the fishing at most
summer resorts is that the fish have
become so used TO the yarns of the
press agent that they won't take any
bait
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
NeededsHeIp.

II wonder who invented the Merry
Widow hat"
"You mean what syndicate invented
it."
"Was it the work Of syndicate?'
"Must have been. One man couldn't
have Invented all that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
thlng anyway.

The people to whom you can't give
offense aren't worth spending any time
with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

Got your fingers budnt yet?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
Natural For Then.

did you ever think of the danger
Of flying machines to ciyilizationy'
'What'll they do to tip
"See how easily a criminal could get
away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04

When one of the idle rich turns busy
body there is sure to be something do
Ing among your best people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-04
'.Fine fes' jailbirds."
All . Guess,

''what are you eating. Bill?s
Elm sure I don't know
oh. yes; the bill says chop suey.s
"Yes; that is why don't know
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
MAKING BOOZE
IN NEW YORK
Illicit Distillery Is Discovered in
a Suburb Of the
Metropolis.
FIRE GIVES, PLACE AWAY
Several Copper Vats, Thirty Gallons
Of Spirits and Other Evidence Is
Found by OiIicers-Lookine
for Occupants Of House.

New York, Dec 14.-While the
internal revenue officers in the south
are battling with "moonshiners" fire
in Hopkins avenue, Williamsburg,
late Sunday night, uncovered what
is believed to be an Illicit distillery
in two-story fran building and
government officers have begun an
investigation to break up trafhc
which it is presumed. is carried on in
theS confines of Greater New York.
When the firemen arrived on the
scene it was discovered that one OF
the caldrons used in making liquor
had boiled over, starting the Dlaze.
This was easily extinguished ana
the firemen began an investigation
which resulted in the discovery or
several copper vats, thirty gallons OF
spirits, several demijohns and jugs.
The police were notified and they
Immediately got in communication
with the internal officers who are
now seeking the former occupants.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
HAWK WHIPPED BY GANDER.
Bird of Prey Foiled in It's Attempt
to Carry or IL Fat PulIet

Darby, Pa, Dec. 15-President
Robert K. Lee of the board of health
and William Crumback and Thomas
Clark were the witnesses to a war
in the air, in which the participants
were Teddy, a 21-pound gander, and
a big chicken hawk
Teddy is a prize winning gander,
and he's boss of Crumback's barn
yard and goose pond. Therefore, he
went to the rescue when a big hawk
swooped down and grabbed fat
pullet. The hawk made a successful
strike, and was slowly rising with
his prey when Teddy, with hiss of
defiance, spread his great wings,
scared high in the air with a circling
flight, and struck the hawk like a
cannon ball. The next moment the
hawk, gander and pullet struck the
ground The hawk held onto the
pullet with one of his talons, and
with beak and the other talon gave
battle.
Teddy fought with his wings.
When he recovered from his fall he
rushed at the robber and hammered
him with his big pinions. The hawk
struck back and cut open the gan
der's flank, bringing blood; but he
had to let the pullet go to defend
himself
Teddy backed off, and the hawk
tried to rise, but the gander rushed
at him again and knocked him over.
Then began what DR.. Lee describes
as nothing more or less than rough
and tumble fight that carried the
contestants all over the barnyard.
Teddy lost the best part of his feath-
ers and the hawk had a number OF
the biz quilts of his wings broken.
Finally. as the men were about to
interfere. the hawk ducked under
the gander's wings as Teddy made
rush at him, managed to gain
poise and scared away.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
ROOSEVELT FLAYS
NEGRO TROOPS
Not a Member Of the Battalion,
the President Says, Is
Cuiltless.
FORAKER DISPLAYS AN|MUs
Champion Of Soldiers Who Shot Up
Texas Town Criticises Those Who
Are Seeking Truth-A
Special Message.

Washington. Dec 15.-The
Brownsville affair consumed nearly
the entire session Of the senate yes
terday. Senator Foraker obtained
she floor early in the day and read
letters from a former soldier of the
1 3twenty-fifth regiment, telling of the
procedure of the government detec
lives in attempts to get confession
from him. Mr. Foraker introduced
an amendment to his original bill
for the re-enlistment of these SOL
diers, providing that a commission
of three retired army officers be ere
ated to determine whether the dis
charged soldiers were implicated in
the shooting up of Brownsville, as a
prerequisite for their enlistment, in
stead of leaving that duty with the
president, as provided in the War
ner bill The presidents message,
giving the result of the war depart
ment's investigation of the affair at
Brownsville was read and Senator
Foraker again took the floor to COM
ment upon the message. Senator Car
ter announced that tomorrow he
would speak On the postal savings
bank bill, and would ask that it be
made the unfinished business of the
senate.
In addressing the senate Mr.. For
aker said 1t was an elementary prop
osition In American law that the ac-
cused may have an opportunity TO
confront the accuser and to appear
in person and answer evidence with
evidence. He said that he had not
expected that it would be necessary
to enter a new investigation of the
Brownsville question, but that dur
ing the summer letters had been
coming to him from these discharg-
ed negro soldiers, declaring that de
tectives were constantly engaging
them in conversation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
WANT DEEPER CHANNEL
Representative Garner and Others
Are Pushing the Matter

Washington, Dec. 15.-Represen-
tative Garner, with a delegation of
Texas citizens interested in the in
tercoastal canal, attempted to get a
recommendation from the board of
engineers for nine-foot channel
one hundred feet wide instead of a
five-foot channel forty-five feet
wide as recommended. by Capt Jad-
win and adopted by congress.
The board declined to take up the
qu usstior, being confined by law to a
iivefoot channel The committee on
rivers and harbors, however, has au-
thority to order an estimate on a
deeper channel and Messrs. Garner,
Holland, Hopman and Gresham will
carry the fight before that commit
tee.
Representative Cooper and Col.
Davidson of Beaumont had a long
conference with the board on a
twenty-five foot Sabine Lake chan
mel
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
ROCK ISLAND 81 YEARS OLD.
President Tells Employees Economy
of Operation Is Distributed
Burden

In hisannual message to the en-
ployes Of the Rock Island, B. l..
Winchell, president of the company
says:
Our good old road is approaching
her 5Sth birthday, is better and
stronger than ever, and it seems to
me fitting time for every one of US
to resolve to make the coming year
the best in its history. Every man
has a vital part to perform If we
succeed in that determination When
no more fuel is burned on any trip
than is absolutely necessary, when
such care and intelligence are shown
in each class of service that the loss
and damage accounts are reduced to
minimum, when every agent and
every trainman puts forth his best
efforts to please our master, the
public; when not a dollars worth of
supplies or material is wasted by
even one employe, when every man
puts in every hour of his time to
the company's best advantage, when
we form solid body of more than
$4,000 men, shoulder to shoulder,
headed with determination in the
direction of success, then it will be
generally known and admitted that
the Rock Island is the greatest rail-
road with the best employees in the
world.
Mr.. Winchell explained that when
a brakeman or section man or gem
eral office employe saves the COM
pany from the loss of 81 that indlvld-
ual has an actual share in the saw
ino &c the corpt,any cannot spend
money which it does have.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
KATY AFTER ANOTHER ROAD.
Reported That 6he Ii About to As,
sume Control Of OklahOma


1t has been "doped out that the
Katy is TO take over the Oklahoma
Central railroad, and whether this
is true or not. it is generally admit
ted that it would be good thing for
the Katy.
B. NJ. Halle, brother of G. Halle,
traffic manager of the Katy, with the
title of yice-president. has taken
charge of the same department OF
the O. c. with headquarters at FUR
cell The road has recently been
completed, extending from Lehlgn
to Blanchard, a distance OF los
miles. and has seen many viclssltu-
des. Somebody has bought $4,000
worth OF receivers certificates, ana
Dorsett Carter. president OF the road
announces that the road will soon De
ION it's feet, and pay the employees
all their back salary
At Guthrie, Okla, a few days ago
Mr.. Carter announced that he would
retire from the Office he now holds
between now and the first of the
new year but would give no hint as
to who would succeed him. He also
stated that the road was doing a
good business at present. ana py
making direct connections with the
=, Katy at Lehigh, and the Santa re
! at Purcell, it is really factor IN
transportation In that portion or the
( country. In addition to traverslng a
country In which there is great
deal OF farming and ranching, IL
taps the richest coal field in the
southwest.
Now that money conditions are
easier. the movement to extend the
road is again up. 1t is proposed 10
build the line south from Lehigh, It's
1 present terminus, to Paris, Texas
| and from Chickasha. Okla, to the
northwest. On account OF its position
as a vantage road, the result OF the
rumored deal will be watched with
| much interest. t.-Denison Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
Fireman Is Injured.

The fireman on Trinity and Braz-
os Valley locomotive No. 80, which
pulls the gravel train between Wax
ahachie and Corsicana, sustained a
painful scalp wound at the coal
chutes here late Monday afternoon.
The engine stopped at the chutes to
take on a supply Of coal and the
fireman was standing on the tender.
The chute was tripped before he
could get out of the way and several
large pieces OF coal struck him on
the head, inflicting bad cut on the
sIoreAeA4 and hruieing his face,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
Mrs. McRaney's Experience.

Mrs NJ McRaney, Prent1ss, MISS,
writes: II was confined to my bed
for three months with kidney and
bladder trouble and was treated by
two physicians but failed to get re-
lief. No human tongue can tell how
| suffered, and ! had given up hope
Of ever getting we'll until ! began
taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. AT
ter taking two bottles l felt like a
new person, and feel it my duty to
tell suffering women what Foley's
Kidney Remedy did for me. B. w.
Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
Mad 4 nOse Cal.

What might have been serious
accident was narrowly averted
Tuesday morning at the South Rog-
ers street crossing of the Brazos
Valley. Several farmers had started
out of town in wagon and were
crossing the track when freight
train came around the short curve
just back of the Campbell-Dunaway
company's lumber yard. A vigorous
application of the whip to the team
is the only thing that saved the wa
gon from destruction and the preAr
able injury OF, the occupants.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
MURDER CASE NOW WITH JURY
The Fate Of Frank McCue Is in the
Hands Of Twelve Men.
Special to the Daily Light;

SpeC1dl 10 lue Ddliy Ai6At-
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. Ia
The fate of Frank McCue, who has
been on trial since last wee, on a
charge of murder. is now IN the
hands of twelve citizens Of Tarrant
county. Theevidence in the case was
concluded Saturday afternoon and
Monday was devoted to argument by
the attorneys. The courts charge to
the jury was delivered this morning
at $3.50 The jury retired at once
and took a number of ballots before
the holr for lunch. At 2:3O no YER
dict had been. agreed upon, and 1t
is quite possible that the case Twill
result in 6 mistrial. 1t is understood
on the outside that the Jury is about
evenly divided on the question OF
the defendants guilt or innocence.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
wilkes Family Good to Cupid.

Kimball, S. d. Dec. 15.-Father,
daughter and grandson married In
the same week. This Is the record es-
tablished by ex-senator John Wilk-
es, who married last week at Cham
belan, the event being followed by
the marriage Of his daughter, Miss
Lena Wilkes, to Guy Frick Of the
same place. and this served as IN
spiration to young Leo, who HE'D
away to White Lake and brought
home a bride in the person Of Miss
Lucy Vice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
y BOLD BURGLARS
Enter a Liquor Store in a Building
Occupied by Police.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Burglars broke
into a liquor store in the same build
ing occupied by the central detail po-
lice station Sunday night. When they
backed up truck in front of the
place, loaded it with four barrels of
whisky and sixteen cases of bonded
whisky, m all worth $1100, drove to
nearby building In which several
city officers are housed temporarily,
stole goods from a tailoring estab-
lishment there and escaped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-15
'Possum and 'Tater Club.

The following has been, received
at this Office:
Dear Beloved Editor: With an ap-
petite fit for the occasion, with
your molars in proper trim, you are
most cordially invited to be present,
and if you cannot come, send a
hand to Mckinney, Texas, Tuesday
night, Dec %. 1908, at 8 O'Clock,
the Mckinney hotel, where the Nc
Kinney 'Possum and Tater club,
will dine and feast you, they already
having on tap, II possums, %
bushels of fine simmons. 100 bush
els of 'taters-for slaughter by you,
or your hand If you fail to come. 1t
will be a feast, fit for ye gods. We
will be disappointed If you do not
come. hence let us not be disappoint-
ed. Address reply to toastmaster.
TOM w. PERKINS, Toastmaster.