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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

with more to follow. When asked
 what the Union Pacific was to do with the proceeds of it's just author
 ized bond issue, which will probably
 be announced this week, MT Harri- man replied: We want to resume developments and put our people to work" And 'so of the New York Central, Delaware and Hudson, IL l linois Central and other consideraDle bond issues pending or lately hoated on advantageous terms to the issues. In word, the railroads will soon be in the markets for iron and steel ana equipment and other material, as well as labor, to an extent not known since the panic. and this will impart stimulus which must be felt. through all the markets.
 But beyond all this and much more important is the advancing agrieul- tural season with its promising pros pects-the government report Npn winter wheat given out during the week being the best for the time or year since 1905, even though the condition of S9 was a little lower than the trade expected. While tenn perature has been somewhat below the normal throughout the grain growing regions, needed moisture was fallen clear to the foothills of the Rocky mountains, and from De-A yond the Mississippi come reports that farmers and merchants alike are much more confident respecting the | a,tflnnk than th1U haVA been.
 This promised improvement in de- mand from the railroads and agri- culture is being noted in manufac- turing circles all around, and im- parts a brighter color to prevailing views of the outlook The copper producing interests are now confi- dently declaring that their market has seen the worst of it's experiences. The New England cotton manufac- turing interests are asserting that the depression with them is at it's lowest possible stage, and are more hopeful of an early turning of the tide. Shares of the steel and railroad equipment companies have been strong even in the face of an uncer- tain feeling respecting the wisdom or success of the policy or holding ID standard steel prices, and reflect the existence of an increasing demand in that quarter.
 The stock market otherwise has been under active manipulation for the rise as during the previous week or two, and further gains as a rule have been made in nearly all issues. The railroad loss now stands on the average at considerably the highest prices of the year and the highest known since the month before the panic. Yet it cannot be said that speculation for the rise has broad ened greatly, which evidently means that the market is still largely in professional hands whose activities continue to center around the Har- riman stocks, Reading and the north- ern transcontinental roads. Spring field Republican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

By the loi,l- In this room, which was dot1 Sophy reached by a separate
 sat. door in the left side of the porch and crazy flight of dozen winding stairs, lived Sophy.
 By the window she sat on the night of the kings name day on low chair. The heavy figure of girl carrying lamp-a specimen of her landlords su- perfuous stock-stood unemployed on the window sill. The room was dark, for the path of light from the illumina. tions, which made the roadway below white, threw hardly gleam on to Its somber walls, but Sophy had no need of lamp and every need to save her money. She sat in the gloom, busy in thought, the fresh evening air breath ing soft and cool on her brow from the open window. -.. \
 Suddenly she raised her head. There was a wild, quick volley of cheering. It came from the Golden Lion, whose lights across the square a sideways craning of her neck enabled her to see. Then there was silence for few min- utes. Again the sound broke forth, and with it confused shoutings of a name she could not make out. Yes-what was it? Mistitch-Mistitch! That was her first hearing of the name.
 Silence fell again. and she sank back into her chair. The lights. the stir. the revelry, were not for her, nor the cheers nor the shouts. A moment of reaction and lassitude came on her, a moment when the present, the actual, Tapped her around with its dim. muddy flood of vulgar necessity and sordid needs. With a sob. she bowed her head to meet her hands-a sob that moaned a fam inc of life, of light, of love. "Go back to your scullery. Sophy Crouch" What voice had said that? She sprang to her feet with fists clinched and whispered to the darkness, "No"
 In the street below Mistitch slapped his thigh.
 Sophy pushed her hair back from her heated forehead and looked out of the window. To the right, some twenty yards away and just at the end of the street, she saw the figures of three men. Tn the middle was one. who bulked like a young Falstaff-Falstaff with his paunch not grown. He was fanked by two lean fellows who looked small beside him. She could not see the faces plainly since the light from the square was behind them. They seemed to be standing there and look ing past the sign of the Silver Cock along the street.
 A measured. military footfall sound ed on her left. Turning her head, she saw a young man walking, with head bent down n"d rrns behind him. The
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
NEW STRENGTH FOR OLD BACKS.

swellings under the eyes or arounA the ankles. rheumatic or neuraigle pain. gravel, scalding urine. too fro. Quent passages, sandy or stringy sedi. ment in tho urine, scanty or discolor- ed urine, or passages at night. be sure your kidneys need attention.
 Doan's Kidney Pills is the bese medicine to use, It has cured thou sands and will cure you.
 WATERBURY PROOF.
 Thomas Miller, wire worker. of Sf East Clay street, Waterbury. Conn.,. says: T was laid up with my back and had to quit work. was suffer- ing pains through tho loins and could hardly get out of bed in the morning. Besides the weakness felt frequent shooting pains through the loins and the medicines had been taking had no more effect than so much water. A friend of mine. boarding In this same house. told me to try Doan'a Kidney Pills and sent to the H. W. Lake Drug Co for box and began using them. Tn three days time 1 was so much better that got out of the house and was back at work h the shop"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

Save money ana get the EvenIng Democrat and three monthly maga. zines by paying subscription in ad. vance. The price of paper and three magazines, namely, the Evening Democrat, Spare Moments, Dress. making at Home. and The Mothers Magazine. all for 42 cents a month. This Is not a choice of the three mag. azines, remember, but the whole combination for i2 cents q month.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
(T5 i Chapter
 ltE Eleven

TT was the evening of the kings
 name day. There was banquet at the palace, and the lights in its
 windows twinkled in sympathetic response to the illuminations which Llazed on the public buildings and principal residences of Slavna. Every where feasting and reyelry filed the night. The restaurant of the Hotel de Paris was crowded, every seat on its terrace occupied. The old inn of the Golden Lion, opposite the barracks in the square of St. Michael, a favorite resort of the officers of the garrison, did trade no less good. Humber hos telries were full of private soldiers and the streets themselves of revelers, male and female, military and civil, honest and dishonest, drunk and sober. Slav- na had given itself up to a frollc, for, first, fete is fete, no matter what its origin; second, King Alexis was the most popular man in his dominions, though he never did a decent days work for them; last, there is often no better way to show how much you hate one man than by making a dispropor- tionate fuss about another. It was well understood that by thus honoring Kins Alexis, its monarch, by thus yociferous ly and untiringly wishing him the longest of reigns, Slavna was giving a stinging back handler to Prince Sergius, its titular prince and commandant You would see the difference when the princess day come round! When Gen eral Stenovics pointed to the lights gleaming across the Krath from the palace windows and congratulated his royal highness on the splendid popu- larity of the reigning house the princes smile may well have been ironical.
 T shall go and see all this merri- ment for myself at close quarters pres ently, general" he said. T think the oommandant had best return to the sity tonight as early as the king will allow"
 "An admirable devotion to duty, sir," answered the general gravely and without any effort to dissuade the zealous prince.
 But even in this city there was one spot of gloom, one place where sullen rancor had not been busted by malic- ious merriment. The first company of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

y . Hf2f burly back and whisper bh lM ed in his ear:
 .r[. Al Take friends ad- sa vice. captain" he said. ~' -So I've been at the palace,
 and l know the prince
 Wae' Who had permission to with bs 'I.H1"' c,.icd draw at half past 9. He was to return to Slavna then to duty. Come. go back. You've had your spree"
 By the Lord, I'm obliged to you" cried Mistitch "Eaa6A we're obliged to Baron von Hollbrandt Could you tell me the street he means to come by? Because'-he rose to his feet again well go and meet himw
 Half the hall heard him, and the speech was soon passed on to any out of hearing. A sparse cheer sputtered here and there, but most were silent. Rastatz gasped again, while Sterkon drowned and squinted yillainously. Hollbrandt whispered once more, then stood erect, shrugged his shoulders. bowed and walked back to his pretty friend. He sat down and squeezed her hand in apology. The pair broke into laughter a moment later. Baron von Hollbrandt felt that he, at least, had done his duty.
 The three had drunk and drunk. Rastatz was silly. Sterkoff vicious, the giant Mistitch jovially and cruelty reck- less, exalted not only by liquor. but with the sense of the part he played. Suddenly from behind the glass screen rose mighty roar:
 Long live Mistitch! Down with ty- rants. Long live Captain Hercules!
 It was fuel to the flames. Mistitch drained his glass and hurled it on the floor
 Well, who follows me?' he cried.
 Half the mon started to their feet. The other half pulled them down. G tending currents of feeling ran throu the crowd. To one his neighbor gave warning, to another instigation. They seemed poised on the point of a great decision. Yet what was it they were deciding? They could not tell.
 Markart suddenly forgot his caution. He rushed to Mistitch, with his hands out and For Gods sake" loud on his. lips.
 You" cried Mistitch. By heaven, what else does your general want? What else does Matthias Stenovics want? Tell me that"
 Amid a dead silence he went out, his two henchmen after him. He and Sterkoff walked firm and true. Rastatz lurched in his gait. A thousand eyes followed their exit, and from 500 throats went up a long sigh of relief that they were gone. But what had they gone to do? The company decided that 1t was just as well for them, whether collectively or as individuals, not to know too much about that. Let 1t be hoped that the cool air outside would have a sobering effect and send them home to bed! Yet from behind the glass screen there soon arose again busy murmur of voices. like the hum of beehive threatened with danger.
 Outside, big Mistitch had crossed the canal and come to the corner where the Street of the Fountain opens on to St Michael's square. What say you to call at the Hotel de Paris, lads?" he said.
 Hist" Sterkoff whispered. Do you hear that step coming up the street there?"
 The illuminations burned still in the square and sent a path of light down the narrow street. The three stopped
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
BUSINESS SITUATION.

Improvement shown On Account of
 Rise in Stocks.
 There has been, marked improve ment in business sentiment the past week. but this is due to the contin- ued rise of stocks and improvement in the financial situation rather than to any noticeable enlargement of trade volume and activity toward a more normal state is the successful financing of several railroad loans,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

age. The door of the shop stood far back within a black and an- cient porch. Behind the shop were a couple of rooms where Meyerstein and his wife lived; a bove 1t, one large room, with a window which jutted far out over the narrow street. Vo 4l,:z ,11x~, xx,h.al rx,ae
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

who had directed Sophy's steps to the old house ten doors down the Street of the Fountain from St. Michael's square.
 It was no more than half mile from
 her own villa on the south boulevard, from which the street ran to the square, and she had long known the decent old couple-G German Jews-who lived and carried on their trade in the house over whose front hung the sign of the Silver Cock. The face of the building was covered with carved timbers of great
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

his majesty's guards was con-
 fined to its bar racks in the square of St. Michael by or der of the com m a n d a n t of Slavna. T h i S by reason of h gh military
 misdemeanors slack ness
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

na tonight unless l meet one man. But you can't stop me, Markart, and you'll only do mischief by trying. Now, my boysw
 They were with him, Sterkoff with a gleam in his squinting eye, Ras- tatz with a forced, un- easy gisgle and shaking knees. Mistitch clapped
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

Kodol completely digests all classes of food. It will get right at the trouble and do the very work itself for the stomach. It is pleasant to take. Sold by Buckingham phar- macy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
DAILY FASHION TALKS
A SIMPLE SUMMER BROCK.
BY MAY MANToN

RoCKS dainty and charming the that they involve
 very making cannot fad demand for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15
and turned their heads. Sterkofr point ed Mistitch looked and smacked his ponderous thigh.

WHATEVER Marie Zerkovitchs / feelings might be, fate had its hand on her and turned
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-15

tie young man Baron von Hollbrandt, junior secretary of the German legation ill Slavna.
 Hollbrandt bowed to Mistitch, with whom he was acquainted, then bent over the giants burly back and whisper ed in his ear:
 Take a friends ad- vice. captain" he said. I've been at the palace, and I know the prince had normisSiop to with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
THE GREAT AMERICAN BROOM
Sweeping Energy Sufficient to
Stem Niagara.
ITS BIG STICK HANDLE FIFTEEN MILES LONG

1t could talk, could tell a tale of
vigorous service, blisters and back
ache; for. ton upon ton of pressure
has it undergone in the course of its
useful existence.
Placed end to end the broom
handles alone of the United States
Would reach once-and-a-half around
the globe. One hundred million
pounds of broom corn are raised year
ly in the United States, the value of
which is nearly 100000. Imagine
a broom. not counting handle, weigh
ing $4,000 tonsi It's handle would
be over fifteen miles long, the ceilings
of the house where It might be used
would be over forty miles high, and
the house itself would have a very
small yard, If located in the state of
Illinois.
NO household article is put to as
many varied uses as is the broom
Besides being new broom at the
start and expected to sweep clean,
wrapped with cloth ii has often TO do
duty as cobweb cleaner Graduated
into the kitchen, it loses its symetri-
cal form and says over to the side.
from which egregious shape 1t may
be changed only by turning around
and sweeping the other way. Worn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

and Mary Engels. east half, northwest
quarter, section 3, II, Wv, 81.
John II. Brookman to William King
and Ira l.. Brunk, tract northwest
quarter section 27-17-3w. $4,000.
William King and Ira l.. Brunk 20
Charles l.. Merks and James G. Brit
ton, tract northwest quarter section
27-17-3w. $4,000.
Nels J. Carlson to Gunnard Oker-
son. all lot 8, part lot II. Anderberg' S
replat of lots a, 5. 6. Lincoln Heights
addition, Rock Island. $4,000.
George Vogler and others to Charles
Vceler, three acres northeast south.
east quarter southeast quarter section
elsie. 81.
| George VOgler and others to Charles
Vogler, part southwest quarter south
west quarter section 1-1S1e: also lots
Sc, 50. 49, in southeast quarter sec
ton 2-1S-1e. $4,000.
John Rinck to Franklin l.. Bliss
lots 1. 2, 8, Weatherhead's addition
Rock Island. $7.375.
| Alexander c. Campbell to John J
Normoyle. lot s. f. Carriers subdivi
sion lots 4, ). 6. block l. j. w. Spen
GERS Second addition, Rock Island
also strip of land being the soutf
seven feet of east 40 feet lot 2. f
Carriers subdivision lots 4. 5. 6, blocl
H. Spencer's Second addition, Rocl
| Island 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
The Contented Hostess.

All sorts of ideas are advanced by
writer's on women's affairs as TO how
to make entertainments easy: how to
stop worry: how to make every guest
not only feel at home but that all the
little niceties you offer were prepared
especially for each one. These writ
ers mean well but they don't go deep
enough to get at the real facts or they
would find that NabiscO Sugar Waters
the dainty, delicious confectiOn, are
the real basis of a hostess success
and contented spirit. They're just the
sort of dessert for luncheon. idea
after dinner and delightful with hot
cup or with the tinkling glass on 2
moonlit porch. Ever tried them with
chocolate into which a marshmallow
has been dropped? Merely sugges
lioni
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

Mary A. Sperling to Conrad J. Vein
berger and others. lot Is, block 8, Wait
& Walkers First addition, Reynolds, 81.
J. d. Beecher TO Henry A. Laplow,
lot 26, block l, Beecher & Walshs ad-
dition, Rock Island, 1915.
Moline, East Moline & Watertown
Railway company to Margaret Wright
lot IL, Campbell Park, Campbelrs is.
land, 1925.
Moline, East Moline & WATERFOWL
Railway company to Charles H. Aims
worth, lot %, Campbell Park, Camp
bells island, 1925.
Mary Engels to George c. Wenger
east half. northeast quarter, section 8
II, Wv, 81.
| George C. Wenger to August Engels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
Excellent Health Advice.

ford avenue. San Jose, Cal. says: 1.-THE
worth of Electric Bitters as a general
family remedy for headache, bilious
ness and torpor of the liver and bow
els is so pronounced that am prompt
ed to say a word in its favor for the
benefit of those seeking relief from
such affections. There is more health
for the digestive organs in bottle o.
Electric Bitters than in any other rem
edy | know Of" Sold under guaran
tee at all druggists. SO cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17

home. and the police say he broke into
another place, securing another coat,
besides what he got at the Wichelman
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
MOLINE

Opens Office in Moline. - Will
Whiteside, who has been in the Office
OF Searle & Marshall in Rock Island
since completing his law studies at the
University of Illinois. has started in
business for himself and has decided
10 return TO Moline.
Banks Help New Road.-A Joint
subscription of $1,000 has been made
by the three banks of the city toward
the fund to be devoted to the opening
OF the proposed Coal Valley road to
Rural township.
New Manager Takes Hold. p.
Nelson of 1880 Fourth avenue, the
well known former livery man. has
been appointed manager of all the
Offices and yards of the Rock Island
Fuel company in Moline. He entered
on his new duties today.
Captain Lyons Receives Check for
! $H00.-Captain NJ. H. Lyons of Com
| pany f has receivedsa check for $500
which will be paid to the members
for their time served while in camp
ut Springfield this year. The pay will
he given out tomorrow evening at the
regular meeting of the company.
| O.
| Complete 41 Oil Burners.-Forty-one
| engines on the Rock Island system
are now equipped with oil burners, the
last one OF the lot being completed
Saturday. The Silvis shops have beer
busy for several months equipping the
engines with the new fire boxes anC
oil burners. and the ones that were
completed this month will be taker
Immediately to the southern division
| A number of oil burning engines are
being used at present by the ROcl
Island in that territory and they arr
proving a great success. Employe
at The shops were paid off Saturday
$50. 900 going to the shop and $500
10 the store house. This is the larges
lp&yroll since August. 1907. which wa
just before the strike trouble arose
Never since that time has the inst
tuition been in better condition tina
it is at the present time, but takin
4 year to get that way. An entir
force is at work, l 100 in all. and the
are working nine hours a day. Durin
he last month 80 engines have bee
l | 9.
side to be worked upon. Superintel
dent Seidel is in Chicago on business
=, All the news all the time - TIL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17

down to the point where 1t becomes
the yard broom, 1t finds all kinds of
things to do. BY some the yard
broom is highly esteemed as a white
wash brush, while others think it
makes the only kind of paint brush
for bricks.
Old Stub too. finds plenty to do
besides cleaning the boys boots as
they come in from the muddy back
lot. Worn to a fragile, 1t is quite
apt to be converted into a shiny
stick, crutch, lazy mans poker
a burglar proof window fastener, a
wash stick, bed stick, or axle, shaft
or tongue of homemade soap-box
wagon for a bil!v-goat to pull.
Lots of pee. lie never think Of
buying wire. depending entirely on
that unwound from discarded brooms
Many straw from the good broom
goes to test a cake on baking day,
and many a straw from the kitchen
broom goes to clean pipe.
With all our brooms made into
one big one, the smallest tree from
which the big stick might be cut
would have to be more than a mile
in circumference.
STATISTICAL SAM WITH NEW
-INEORMATION NEWT WE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
<<"HE energy expended in one
Saturdays ou S h o d

II"HE energy expended in one
Saturdays gu h o d
sweeping in the United
States is sufficient, If 1t
could be so applied, to stem the tor
rent OF Niagara Falls said Statis-
teal Sam, speaking to the listening
members of the kitchen cabinet.
"a pound a stroke, and three
strokes to the square foot, gives over
a tons pressure to the floors of a
f1ve-room house, or more than 15,-
100000 tons to the aggregate num-
Der of households of this land for one
Saturdays sweeping
Twenty million dollars worth of
brooms and brushes are manufactured
annually in the United States. The
average broom costs twenty-five cents
and lasts as good broom three
months. Four BLOOMS, or one dol
lars worth GEAR to the average
family, means s15,000,00O spent each
twefvemonth for the great American
sweeper
Every well-regulated household
mas four brooms, rejoicing under the
following or similar titles: The new.
or good, broom; the second-best, or
kitchen, broom; the yard broom,
- and old Stub old Stub II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
The Longest Continuous Double Track
Railway in the World

under one management is the Grand
Trunk Railway system from Chicago
tC Montreal and to Niagara Falls The
Grand Trunk-Lehigh Valley double
track route via Niagara Falls reaches
from Chicago to New York.
Descriptive literature, timetables
etc, will be mailed free on applica-
ton to George W. Vaux, A. G. p. & T
A., Grand Trunk Railway system, 1875
Adams street, Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-17
MAXIMUM FIGURE 80 DtGaEES
Sunday Nearly Equaled Record 70;
Heat and Was Most Oppressive.

Yesterdays maximum temperature
gave the record for the season a close
run for the money. About 4 O'Clock
93 was recorded Officially, the figure
being two degrees below the warmest
we have had. Much moisture in the
air rendered the afternoon probably
the most oppressive experienced this
summer.