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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
A Discovery by Chance.

Finiguerra. the master of early en-
craving. delighted in doing deeds Of
kindness. One day washerwoman
in washing piece Of clothing in
which a needle had been carelessly left
had the misfortune to run it into her
hand. The needle broke, and more
than half Of it was left imbedded in
the flesh. 1t gave her much pain, and
as soon as she could she went to Fini-
guerra's studio, put down the bundle
Of damp clothes that she was carrying
to their owner and asked the artist to
help her. After much patient. careful
manipulation with his fine tools he sue
ceeded in extracting the broken needle.
The woman thanked him, and as she
lifted her damp bundle to leave the
studio Finiguerra noticed that it had
rested upon one of his engravings and
had received an excellent impression
from 1t. The engraving, like all 9TH
ers of that time, was metal plate
complete in itself and was regarded
as single picture. The impression
made upon the damp cloth suggested
to the alert mind of Finiguerra the
possibility Of producing an indefinite
number of pictures from a single orig
inal. By experimenting he perfected
his discovery and eventually made 1t
possible for all homes to have beautiful
engravings, for previous to his discoy-
cry only the wealthy could afford
them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
THINK HARD.
It Paws to Think About Food.

The unthinking life some people
lead often causes trouble and sick
ness, illustrated in the experience of
a lady in Fond du Lac, Wis.
about four years ago | suffered
dreadfully from indigestion, always
having eaten whatever l liked, not
thinking of the digestible qualities.
This indigestion caused palpitation
of the heart so badly | could not
walk up flight of stairs without
sitting down once or twice to regain
breath and strength.
81 became alarmed and tried diet
ing, wore my clothes very loose, and
many other remedies, but found no
relief
Hearing of the virtues of Grape.
Nuts and Postum, commenced using
fast of coffee, cakes, or hot biscuit,
and in one weeks time l. was re-
lieved of sour stomach and other ills
attending indigestion. In a months
time my heart was performing its
functions naturally and / could
clumb stairs and hills and walk long
distances.
81 gained 10 pounds in this short
time, and my skin became clear and
/ completely regained my health and
strength. / continued to use Grape
Nuts and Postum for / felt that |
owed my good health entirely to
their use." There's a Reason"
II like the delicious flavor of
Grape-Nuts and by making Postum
according to directions, it tastes sim
liar to mild high grade coffee"
Read 1.-The Road to MELVILLE" in
packages.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full of human
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
! NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

only tens of thousands of years of
work and study could reveal.
81 say that if there is life on Mars
can see no reason why its inhabitants
should not understand electric COM
munication. Doubtless they are mas
tiers in the art Of the use of ether
waves. hope to intercept some OF
their ether waves. OF course we
would not understand these messages.
but we would have something to puz-
zle out Perhaps we could learn their
code and in the course Of years or
months be able to return the mes
sages and actually communicate.
'In the basket of the balloon will be
our two cylindrical tanks. each about
four feet high and from two to three
feet in diameter and capable of hold
| ing a single person. Entrance to the
cylinders will be by manhole on
the top fitted from the inside with a
compress cover screwed in place from
the inside. AS soon as we reach the
, low outside pressure above this cover
would hold itself in place even though
it We're not fastened.
1.-THE bottom of the cylinder will be
Of clear, thick glass. while there will
be three or four windows around the
sides. Inside there will be chair for
the comfort of the occupant.
"Just in front Of this chair, where it
can always easily be reached. will be
small rotary air pump for supplying
| oxygen from the outside when that in
the tanks gets depleted. Both Mr..
| Stevens and myself will have an ane-
, roid baromenter for determining the
| air pressure inside. and the cylinder
| will have safety valve. which will
T, blow off at pressure of from fourteen
to fifteen pounds to the square inch.
"Within the cylinder there will also
| be mechanical means for performing
certain work outside, such as throw
| ing out ballast when desired. without
diminishing the needed pressure In the
tanks. The weight Of each of these
| tanks. which Will be built of either
| steel or aluminium. Is TO be about 100
pounds. We shall carry appliances for
| taking specimens of the air in this
rarefied region. as it is asserted by
| many that the character of tue atunos-
phere so far above the earth Is of an
entirely different nature from that be-
low.
'Of course as we mount upward. II
we find ii impossible TO draw upon the
outside for oxygen. we shall have to
| stop the ascent, but | do not expect
any trouble of this nature. Because
of the difficulty of making straight
ascension directly upward by means OF
a single ground wire three of these
wires will uncoil from below at sta
tions at three opposite angles. each
acting as a guide and stay upon the
balloon and assuring practically direct
flight upward
Moreover. these wires. which vii
together weigh only about hundred
pounds. will be the important instru
ment Of bringing any possible Martiar
messages straight down to the earth
These messages will be received OF
| the ground and will be CAREFUL,
guarded until the work of decipherins
begins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
MONUMENT TO ADAM.
Builder Says First Man Should Have
HOMAGE Paid to Other Pioneers.

Believing that it is better late thar,
never John L. Brady of Baltimore.
contractor and builder, has had erect
ed at his country house, Hickory
Grounds. near Gardenville. Md, a
monument to the memory of AdaUl.
the first man.
After spending much thought upon
designs for the monument Mr. Brady
came to the conclusion that nothing
could be more fitting than a plain
square shaft of concrete surmounted
by sundinl.
Without saying that women will not
be admitted. Mr.. Brady wishes the oc-
casion of the dedication to be distinct
ly masculine. He has no intention at
any time to erect memorial to Eve.
The monument bears two opposite
panels, which read:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

and made me feel like new person,
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, 9O2 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, n. J.
Gardiner, Me. -" was great suf-
ferer from female disease. The doc
tor said l would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. S. A WILLIAMS, r. +. ID. No. IA,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
fiammatiOn, liberation, displacements,
fibroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
Feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. 1t costs but a trifle
to try it, and the result is worth mil
lions to many suffering women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

ceive the homage which we pay to
pioneers in all fields. There seems to
be glory enough 10 go around for ev-
cry one who ever did anything. and
many monuments and other tributes
have honored men who never did any
thing.
IF ii is so easy to get ones name
graved in stone l thought 1t was high
time Adam had something to show for
having been here. Adam had pretty
hard time of it. He was something OF
a hero, after all. Just think of it. to
be here on THIS big earth. not soul
until Eve came, and them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
THIS, THE FIRST SHAFT IN
AMERICA, IS DEDICATED
TO ADAM, THE FIRST MAN.

In the circular form surrounding the
sundial is the Latin quotation:
Isle transit gloria mundf' $50 passes
the glory of the world.
after all, there is no serious reason
why there should not have been thou
sands of memorials to Adam" said
Mr.. Brady the other day. "Some Of us
may blame him for the misfortunes
which we get in this world, but few Of
us wish that we had not been brought
here. 1t was kind of Adam to come
first He paved the way and should re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
ORANGES RIPENING
(SpnctaL Co,respondentl

Climatic conditions are most favorable
for the ripening of the new crop of Cali
forna navel oranges, and their favor
promises to be more distinctly delicious
than ever. Up to the present time the
weather has been perfect, and the grow
ers are anticipating a harvest which for
quality bids fair to excel that of any
former season. The rare succulence OF
these "Sunkist" oranges is largely due
to the extreme care taken in their cul-
tivation and the perfect weather condi-
lions under which they are ripening. Or
ange culture has been brought to high
state of perfection in California during
the past few years, and the forthcoming
crop will bear evidence of this fact in the
unusually inviting appearance of the fruit
rs well as in its rarely delicious flavor
End juicy richness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
T0DD'S MARS PLANS.
Professor to Live in Steel Tank to
Signal Planet.

I-rOleSSOf 10 1--we III steer TANK 10
Signal Planet.
Professor David n. Todd. head of
Amherst college observatory, in a re-
cent interview announced his plans
for picking up messages from Mars
by means of wireless instruments car
ried up in balloon to the edge of the
earth's atmosphere. says Il Boston dis
patch. Shut up in an air tight tank
borne aloft in huge balloon. Profess
or Todd will make the first attempt
ever made by the Inhabitants of the
earth to intercept messages from the
people of the planet Mars, who. as
tronomers are inclined to think, have
been signaling to the earth by means
of ether waves for years.
The attempt will be made in Sep
TENDER. when the planet is at its near
est point to the earth. Professor Todd
will be accompanied by Leo Stevens
of New York. celebrated aeronaut
who will endeavor to pilot the balloon
to height of ten miles. The outlay,
it is expected, will not exceed 5000.
IF there are human beings on
Mars" said Professor Todd. II have
no doubt that they have been sending
us messages for years and are still
wondering at our stupidity in not re
plying. The Martians have found out
the things that the people of this
planet are still blindly cropping for
Upon Mars they have progressed thou
sands of years beyond us. Many
things that are mysteries here mus
be an open book there. Once give u:
a connecting link and in that Inomen
we shall have unsealed book which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
The Most Common Cause of Suffering

Rheumatism causes more pain and
suffering than anysother disease, for
the reason that it is the most COM
mon of all ills. and it is certainly
gratifying to sufferers to know that
Chamberlain Liniment will afford
relief, and make rest and sleep pos
sible. In many cases the relief from
pain, which is at first temporary, has
become permanent, while in old peo-
pie subject to chronic rheumatism,
often brought on by dampness or
changes in the weather, permanent
cure cannot be expected; the relief
from pain which this liniment affords
is alone worth many times it's cost.
25 and SO cent sizes for sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
DAVENPORT
Held After Companions DEATH

Held After Companions Death.-C.
L. Concannon of Davenport is in GUS
tody at Iowa City He was arrested
pending investigation of the cause OF
death of Howard Keveney of Chicago,
who was found dead near Oxford. Con-
cannon was seen with Keveney Sat
urday night at Oxford. both having
bummed their way from the west. The
dead mans body was found in a creek
under a railroad bridge and death was
probably accidental as he had been
drinking. Concannon denies all knowl-
edge of the affair.
Another Home Coming Week.-A. d.
Summers, president of the LeClaire
Old Home Week association, has rs
sued a stirring appeal to all former
residents of the town, for another re-
union at LeClaire the first week of
next August, similar to the one they
held last year
Bankers in Outing.-The Davenport
bankers are planning for an outing
next Wednesday afternoon. Seventy
of them have already signed the list
for a trip to Linwood on the Columbia
and will leave at O'Clock. Officials OF
the Rock Island and Moline banks
have been invited. Baseball and sup
per and then a trip on the boat farther
down the river, returning to the city
about 9 o'clock, are the program.
Fire in Garage.-Rert Brown, the
well known automobile expert, had his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
Caviarc.

Caviare is the roe of the sturgeon
prepared as a table delicacy. AS a
dish too rare to be known by the gen
crafty Of people and the flavor Of
which would not be relished by an I'M
educated palate, Shakespeare makes
Hamlet speak of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

hands severely burned and had mar
row escape from serious injury in a
fire at the garage of Pete Petersen On
Main street above Fifth street.
Pierce Involved Financialiy-Frank
Pierce, the Davenport man who for
merly conducted the peanut and pop
corn stand in front of the Western
Union telegraph Office at Second and
Brady streets and who ran away with
a Davenport girl named Minnie
Moenck, has been bound over to the
grand jury at Galesburg, where he
was arrested on the charge of fornica-
ton He is accused of having drugged
the girl in an effort to accomplish his
purpose. Pierce aside from running
bad in this city in other ways. A war
rant has been issued for his arrest
here on the charge of disturbing the
peace. He skipped town, however, in
company with the Moenck girl before
the warrant was served. Saturday two
attachment suits were filed in the
Scott county court against Pierce by
Attorney Isaac Petersberger. One
was for Robert Smythe of Rock Island
who claims $25 for automobile hire and
the other is by J. p. Van Patten e
Sons who claim $11250 for merchan-
disc sold to Pierce. Attachment pa
pers were issued and $3.50 which
Pierce had locked up in safety de-
post box in this city was attached and
taken possession of by the sheriff.
Obituary Record.-The death of
William Dunlap occurred Saturday at
his home, 2104 Scott street. Mr.. Dun
lap had been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia for about week. He had also
undergone a severe operation at the
University hospital at Iowa City III
March but had fully recovered from
this. He was apparently in good
health when attacked by pneumonia.
Deceased was born Dec. "a, 1855, in
Pennsylvania. He came to Davenport
% years ago and was married here
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dun
lap, and three children, Roscoe, Grace
and L. Lois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
Big Diamond In His CHAR.

Levi j. Satterfield Of Milford, Del,
wondered why cigar that he was
smoking the other day did not draw.
On investigating he found handsome
diamond of 2 carats. worth $500.
firmly imbedded in the filler" The
only theory that Satterfield has as to
the ownership Of the jewel is that it
was dropped into the tobacco by a
packer before the cigar was made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

this valuable medi-
cine, Lydia f. Pink
hams Y e getable
Compound. L suf-
fered from terrible
headaches, pain in
my back and right
side, was tired and
nervous, and so
weakIcould hardly
s tand. Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound re-
stored me tn health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
Bad Attack of pysentery Cured.

IAN honored citizen of this town
was suffering from severe attack of
dysentery. He told a friend if he
could obtain bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
he felt confident of being cured. he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

having psed this remedy in the west.
He was told that | kept it in stock
and lost no time in obtaining it, and
was promptly cured" says NJ ].
Leach, druggist, of Wolcott, VT. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
An Execution.

Little Joe-Say. papa, is IT trne that
history repeats itself? Papa-Sa they
say, my boy. Little Joc-Well. mine
don't when I'm trying to learn it.
Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
MORE
PINKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Camden, at is with pleasure
that / add my testimonial to your
already long list hoping that it may
induce others to avail themselves of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24
MOLINE


Lynch, manager of the Elite theater.
on orders from the Chicago Offices of
the Western Vaudeville Managers as
ISOLATION, closed the Moline playhouse
yesterday after the evening perform
ance.
Contest Right to License.-An appli-
cation in the nature OF a quo warranto
has been filed in the circuit court with
a view to testing the legality Of the
saloon license issued two weeks age
for the operation of saloon at Fourth
avenue and Seventh street. The e.
lator is F. Q. Johnson, who appears for
"a number of residents of the section
of Moline in which the saloon is oper-
ated, and the action is directed against
w. J. Hel.nele, NJ. d. Rosenfield, agent
for the United Breweries company.
and Henry Vandegenachte. former po-
lice officer, who resigned recently to
take charge of the saloon.
Moline Man Honored.-George Gould
and other delegates TO the convention
of the National Association of Station
airy Engineers have returned from the
convention at Elgin. The following
officers were elected: President, j. l..
Randles, Peoria; vice president, w. l..
Parker. Engin; secretary and treas
| urer, w. e. Hill, Moline
Touches Till.-A tramp tailor Friday
afternoon took $11.75 from the cash
drawer of the Smith Panitorium, 314
Seventeenth street, and departed for
parts unknown. He executed his little
coup while the cashier stepped across
the street for a moment. He had been
engaged to work only that morning,
giving at the time the name of Henry
Robbs.
Big Lodge Members of
the Odd Fellow lodges in Moline and
its branches will hold union memorial
services Sunday. There are upwards
of 1900 Odd Fellows in Moline and it
is estimated that at least 500 men will
be in the line of march.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

Fire in Garage.-Rert Brown, the
well known automobile expert, had his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-24

hands severely burned and had a mar
row escape from serious injury in a
fire at the garage of Pete Petersen On
Main street above Fifth street.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11
PRESCOTT HARDWARE COMPANY

revolvers resting useless in their holsters he sneered: You're a purity one, ain't you? I'll take your guns. You needn't trouble yourself to touch 'em."
 He snatched one of the pistols out of my adored ones belt, then the other. and rapped the owner over the head with its butt, bringing a stream of blood over his face. Then he took what money the man had and his watch and chain and passed on to the next passenger. When he got to the end of the car he went out, the man at the door still pointing his gun at us. In this position we remained till we heard a shout, and the man at the door went out. Pretty soon after this the conductor came into the car and told us the robbers had gop
 But what an awful fall
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11
MY HERO.
A Story of a Train Robbery.

[Copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso-
 ciation.l
 When 1 was d girl of sixteen l left my home in Little Rock, Ark, to spend several years in the east. I was rather proud of the rough and ready ways of our western men and regaled my girl friends with stories of their bravery. I really didn't know much about brave men except what l had read in novels. Nevertheless I often kept my asso- fiates spellbound with my tales of heroism
 1 was so fascinated with my stories that on my return home l was on the lookout for some of the drastic scenes I had depicted. I was not disappointed in viewing a scene, but l was disap pointed in the bravery of just such man as I had selected for most of my heroes. I was at the time on pas senger train of the Iron Mountain railroad in the first car, and in front of me was my typical brave. He wore his hair long under the broad brim of his sombrero. and pair of enormous revolvers were stuck in his belt. He couldn't have been more than twenty five or twenty-six years old and was very handsome. Somebody told me that he was an express messenger. It was about 10 o'clock at night that 1. l felt jog, and the train slowed down. Then the forward door flew open, and masked man stepped in with shot gun in his hands, the butt of which he immediately brought to his shoulder, pointing the muzzle at the passengers. "Sit stillv' he yelled in stentorian voice "Pll shoot up the car if any one movesr'
 He hadn't more than spoken the words before another masked man passed in front of him and demanded the valuables of the first passenger he reached. He relieved several of them before he came to my hero. AS soon as he caught sight of the messengers
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11
READ THIS.

Prescott, Ark, Dec. 12.-This certifies l have been selling Halls Texas Wonder for years and I re- commend it as the best kid ney, bladder and rheumatic medi- cine 1 have ever sold Hesterly Drug Store.