davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-10
Dc S9c| EDAD.

Los que REPRESENTATIVE los otros
pasajeros que trajo aver ell vapor
, que Precadente de los Estados Uni
cos tomo puerto en- las primeras no.
as de "a manana, 'ncuentra
los distinguldos esposos ua la Hab"
Brunei y dos de sus ninos; sehori1
Rosendita Brunei Guayts; senora
a. Laguna, senoritas NJ. Z. Atkln.
L. Smith, A. Colby Y J.E. Beman
esposos C. NJ. Griffith, Z. A. Bakley
H. r. Holt; senoras L. S. Brown,
A. Evadford, H. NJ. Sylees y J. Ii
barona. Regres6 tambien nuestro
compatritoa ell joven Enrique Bias
cochea que estuvo algun tempo en-
Washington desempenando un car
go en- la secretaria de Ia guerra Y
vuelve a Puerto Rico para CONT
nuar sus @nrvicios en- el cuartel ga-
neral de ! pollcia insular.
La distlaguida Sra. Brunei de Ia
Haba regresa bien de salud Y res.
tableelda de Ia dolencia que Ie obl-
SO a sufrr ana operacion qulrdjlca,
Nuestra blenvenida i todos.
va estd blen.-La indisima Made
lalne Luchetti estuvo algunos dias.
pocos por fortuna, amenazada de un
ataque de grippe pero va esta
blen, y 10 celebramoS mucho.
.Pror}mas ausencins. Sc auuncla
para en- breve Ia ausencla, en- viale
para Europa, de conocioias famhas
de esta ciudad, Y entire elias los dis
tinguidos esposos Bosch-Colas COZ
sus bellas ninas, esposos L. NJ. CNa-
tSron Y esposos Nazquez eatos co
su hermosa hija Ia senorita Ma1
/ Estas tltimas harm su viale de p
smavera en- Abril y pasaran algH'.
/ tempo en- Paris. despues de visital
8 Italia y otros palses de Europa
como hacen casl todos los amos
! Persondles-El 10 de los corlcA, y
embarca para Puerto Rico, el -.
Skinner sub director del censo y rN
sab secretario de Puerto Rico qU"
hace algsln tempo Sc encuentra en-
Washington Ell trabajos de su aneva
cargo.
Cortes,n ponceha. -Hemos tenido
el gusto de recibir la siguiente lnvi-
tacion
La Comision Gle invitaclones para
el Gran Boile que Sc celebrara, en-
pezando 4 las 10 de la noche, en- ell
Frances, el dia | del corriente, e2
conmemoraci5n del 2l7o aniversa-
rio de la Fundacion de Ponce, tie
nen ell honor de invltar 4 usted y su
distlnguida familla para aslstr di-
cho acto Social. Ponce, Dlciem-
bre de 1909.
DR.. Ermelindo Vidal Vilaret, Dr..
Germdn,co s. BelarnI, Gmllermo
Valdirleso Y Jalne Oppenheimer :
Hay ALI gran animacion para Las
expresadas fiestas que seguramente
han de quedar espltndilas, como
todas las que en- Ponce Sc efectuan
Semper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Helm the Sick.

Quincy Herald: The Modern Wood
men organization is doing q great
work in caring for its membership
afflicted with incipient tuberculosis
In New Mexico they maintain a sani-
tarium, where a large number of pa
tents are treated free of all expense
to the individual. OF these people IS
come from our own state. The great
majority of the patients do not enter
the institution early enough to be
cured completely, though the ravages
of the disease are arrested and in
many cases the patient becomes pe~-
manently benefited and oftentimes is
again enabled to go out and resume
his regular avocation. On the waiting
list today are GO men, for whom the
sanitarium has no accommodations,
while scores are turned away every
month because their cases are so far
advanced as TO be pronounced hope
less. It seems strange that Illinois
with all its boundless wealth and its
wonderful resources should have left
this work to the fraternal orders.
The state should exercise for its
citizens the care and kindness the or
CC1 CCSS 1OI It's ltlSiHUCAS oOlLiC OiA'@
will argue that the fraternal member
pays to his lodge a monthly or year'y
due. Yet does not every man contri-
butte to the state in the form of taxa
ton his annual due? Just now there
is in the east a commission made up
from the membership of the general
assembly, whose members are study
ing tuberculosis and the probable es-
tabLshment of a state sanitarium. AS
a result a bill will be introduced into
the legislative body next year appro-
priating funds for the work. It VIII
meet with opposition on account Of
the expense and the cry will go forth
that Illinois is no place to treat con-
sumptives. Yet physicians generally
are agreed the past few years that
open air, fairly free from moisture, is
the same in one section of the coun-
try as another. The report of the
commission will be watched with IN
terest, ard the undertaking of the
work will be looked forward to with
close attention.
Through this women and children
may receive the benefits now accorded
TO men only by the fraternal sanitari-
ums. which are altogether inadequate
to care for the many persons afflicted
with the scourge."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Profit for Workers.

The employees of the United States
Steel corporation made an enormous
profit out of their investment in the
stock of that company through the
profit sharing plan inaugurated in 1904.
At quotations recently established the
shares thus bought are now worth ST.
957.S31 more than these employees paid
for them.
1t is said that the majority of the
employees have retained their shares
and that comparatively few of them
sold on the recent big rise.
In 1904 the employees of the com
pany bought 32,51S shares of preferred
stock at So, which cost them s1,7SS, $50,
The present market value is S4,129, 532.
In 1905, 1878 shares were sold EN-.
ployes at $3.50 per share. The cost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

an open window, but all the windows
were tightly suffered and barred.
Once outside again, he turned the
great brass key in the front door with
an involuntary sigh of relief. The east
wing had separate entrance and was
shut off from the rest of the house
by sealed door. A days work by
black Anna would make the wing very
habitable for him and his bachelor be-
longings Ebenezer didn't want e
housekeeper-he detested women.
He had lived in the Elmsbury plnce
for three weeks before he heard the
singing ghost. 1t was the 21st Of Sep
TENDER. and the equinoctial gale was
shaking the old house to it's very foun-
dations. Ebenezer had gone to bed.
but be could not sleep. The wind
screamed down the wide chimney and
whistled around the windows. The
roar Of beating rain drowned all sound
save the whlstlinS wind. There were
creaking sounds beyond the walls, and
Ebenezer fell to thinking of the ghost.
1t was then that the wind paused
for breath and the rain fell more light
IL. From a distance came the echoing
jangle of an old piano touched by tim
i'd fingers and Il mere thread of mel
ody In a wOman's voice; then the rain
continued its monotonous beat, and he
heard the music no more.
Ebenezer Pollock was angry. He re-
solved to lay the intruding ghost IL
possible, and so the next day when a
watery sun rendered the house little
less dreary he lighted a lantern and
unseaIed the door that led into the
other side Of the house.
The house was quite as dusty and
forlorn as on the day be had bought
Il. Strangely enough. EbeneZer did
not look at the little piano which stood
open just as Cornelia Elmsbury had
left it so many years ago. with yell
lowed sheet of music upon the rack.
He scurried through the rooms with
q half realization that some slender
spirit was fitting through the rooms
away from his communicating presence
A few weeks afterward there came
another storm of wind and rain. and
again he heard the ghostly music.
EbeneZer had Il tWinge of the rheuma-
tism that night. and be very irritably
raped on the wall with his cane. The
music stopped abruptly. and be did
not hear it again. although there were
many storms that fall.
One winter evening. when the old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Plutocrats and Publicity.

There is some disgust IN New York
over the fact that the papers In Gi-
vorce case affecting enormously rich
people have been sealed. So far as
the publication of the evidence is con-
cerned, 1t is undoubtedly a gain to
the community to have as little pub
licity given to a case of this sort as
possible.
On the other hand, the experiments
with secret divorces have not COM
mended them to judicious persons.
Divorce is probably encouraged by
secrecy. The opening of the door be-
hind which the family skeleton is con-
cealed deters some persons from seek
ing divorce. But the complaint that
judicial favors are extended to the
enormously rich which are denied TO
the poor Is a piece of obsolete senti-
mentalism; of course the very rich
can have their divorce papers sealed
up while people in ordinary walks of
life have to be shamed by publicity.
What's the use Of being an Astor II
you can't get little favors of this sort?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

was s1,572,63S. The present value IS
s2.2s2,571. In 1906 the employees pur-
chased 2S.9S9 shares at par for ST.
$4,000, present value S3,146,6O3. IN
1907, 27,032 shares were bought at
lO2, at cost of $2,757,246, present
value s3.4S3,064. In 1905, $4,000
shares were bought at $3.50 at cost
of S2,1S7,500, present value s2,175, 600.
AT the beginning of the present year
$4,000 shares were sold to employees
at ITO, at a cost of SI,9SO,000. The
present value is S2,296,0OO.
All these operations were in pre-
ferred stock. This year, however, en-
ployes bought common to the value
of $765,900. This stock now has a
value of $1,37S. 900. The common
stock was sold employees at $50 d
share. Steel common is now selling
about 80 and preferred about 127.
1t is the intention of the directors,
1t Is said, to continue the distrib1-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
( HuInOr and
, Philosophy
by DUNCAN n. .shfTTH
APPRECIATION.

TF son picks a gal who IS prstt,
l. A sensible creature 10 boot.
One who IS a JOY and treasure
And any old codger would suit
In fact. II his choice IS an angel
with no fault or olemish or flaw
AID makes al the other chaps lea ro,.
us enc 10 be father-in-law
I'm getting rheumatic and wheezy
Nv bones have contract 20 ache.
Al east so II seems IN the morning
When I from my slumber awake
Too cld TO admire pretty faces
OR trouble about them. but. pshav
90 ike although am ancient.
A sweet. pretty daushter-in-lawl
For when the old man goes 20 visit
chair in the parlor Is set
And evervthing's done for his coulfort
So he won't get lonesome and fret
TIN. fabie is loaded with dainties
And TO Il rns- chair must draw.
There's nothing too good Tor old daddy.
Fer cranky old daddy-in-law
l. males me feel young just 70 loiter
Around where az work / can see
THE daughter so busy, yet always
with time 20 do favors for me
I tell you it's great when you get them.
So bonny. so biithe and so Draw.
I wouldn't trade half OF the county
or more for my daushter-in-iaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

VIM. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla.
was an exile from home Mountain
air, he thought, would cure frightful
lung-raclzing cough that had defed all
remedies for two years. After six
months he returned, death logging his
steps Then began to use DR.. King 5
New Discovery he writes, land after
taking six bottles 1 am as well Us
ever" 1t saves thousands yearly from
desperate lung diseases. Infallible for
Coughs and Colds, it dispels Hoarse-
ness and Sore Throat. Cures Grip,
Bronchitis, Hemorrhages, Asthma,
Group, Whooping Cough. SOC and s1.0e
trial bottle free, guaranteed by druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
1890 Pieces in Ten Days,
speelaI Taxatfon NotIce.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that the city council of the
city of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
having ordered that a local improve
ment be made by the paving of Ninth
avenue from Twenty-seventh street 70
Twcnty-eighth street, the ordinance
for the same being on file in the office
OF the city clerk, having applied 20
the county court of the county of Rock
Island for an assessment of the costs
of said Improvement, according to
frontage, and an assessment therefor
having been made and returned to
said court, the final hearing thereon
viii be had on the I'd day of Deem
Der, a. D. 1909, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court will per-
NIT. All persons desiring may file OBJ
jections in said court before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense. Said assessment
is payable in ten irstGllments, and ali
installments except the first shall bear
interest from and after date of the
first voucher issued on account Of
work done until paid, at a rate of >
per cent per annum.
EDWARD SCHOEDE.
Official appointed to make said as
sessment.
Dated Nov. 1G. 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Infiammatory rheumatism Cured In
Three Days.

Morton l.. HILL. of Lebanon, Ind,
says: my wife had infiammatory rheu.
matism in every muscle and joint; her
suffering was terrible and her body ane
face were swollen almost beyond rec
ognition; had been In bed for six weeks
and had eight physicians, but received
no benefit until she tried DR.. Detch-
on's Relief for rheumatism. It gave
Immediate relief and she was able to
walk about in three days. / am sure
it saved her life" Sold by Otto Grot-
Jan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock Island; ;
Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 West Sec
ond street. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
BISHOP DUNNE TO CHERRY
Will Minister to the Suffering in the
Grief-Stricken Town.

Peoria, III, Nov. 18.-Right Rev.
Bishop Dunno fthe Peoria diocese
left here yesterday afternoon for
Cherry, where he will minister to the
sufferings of the grief-stricken. MAJ
local sisters of charity requested Bish-
op Dunno to allow them to accom-
pany him to Cherry but he denied
them the privilege, instead obtaining
a number of sisters from Nazareth
hospital in Chicago. The nurses at
the latter hospital can speak both
Polish and italian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
INTERURBAM READY IN FALL
Rock Island Southern Will Not Get
Line in Operation for Months.

IfOSh IsIAhu oUUIHtEH " III NOt NVt
Line in Operation for Months.
1t is now given out that the Walsh
brothers have concluded it will be
impossible to complete the main line
of the Rock Island Southern and have
it in operation before early next fall.
While everything has been rushed at
top speed there is a vast amount of
work yet to be done before the line
can be finished and the electrical ap-
paratus installed. 1t will be neces-
sary to build a power plant, among
other things, and that is no small I'M
dertaking. OF course coal will be
hauled over the road and probably
some heavy freight handled by steam
before the electrical equipment is in
stalled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Are You in Doubt Where to Spend
Your Vacation?

The Grand Trunk Railway system
double track offers the choice of
many delightful resorts via Canada,
New England and on Jersey coast
Special low round trip fares to many
of them. IL you will advise how much
you have TO spend for railroad fare.
publication describing attractive
routes to the sections you can reach,
together with fares, will be sent you.
w. S. Cookson, A. G. P. A, 135 Adams
street. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Springfield Register:

Springfield Register: The federal
courts seem determined to send
Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Morri-
son to Jail for exercising a constitu-
tional right, as Judge Sheppard of the
District Of Columbia appellate court
stated in his minority opinion dissent
ing from the decision of the majority
Of the court. OF course, the imprison-
ment of these men will be recognized
by the public as an outrage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
MUST HAVE OFFICE IN STATE
Oklahoma Lays Down Rule for Pub
lie Service Corporations.

Guthrie, Okla, Nov. 18.-The cor
poration commission yesterday issued
an order requiring all public service
corporations, foreign and domestic.
including railroads, to maintain gen
eral offices within Oklahoma. rno
order requires every corporation to
maintain an agent in the state with
the same poyers as a general IN ana
ger in accepting legal service, or in
conducting business with the com
mission. The order is effective June
1, 1910. It is said the railroads will
appeal to the courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

A man from East Aurora, n. Y. has
been sentenced to death in South Da-
kota for having murdered four people
for the purpose of robbery. East Au-
rora is the home of Ebert Hubbard,
the eminent philosopher and word
smith. 1t is proper to state that this
man had left East Aurora before the
benign light Of the Hubbard idea had
had more than dim and smoky radia-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

A new ruling by the Chicago Board
of Trade prohibits attempts to corner
tie wheat. cats or corn market. And
while this may cause some protest
there is no doubt that the rule Will
save many spectators enormous sums
of money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

San Francisco, which acknowledges
its ambition to become ''the Paris Of
America overlooks the fact that the
city government of Paris is honestly
administered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
lust Like a Woman.

81 have sprained my ankle dreadful
~, dearie."
Have you. honey%
Yes"
you will be so reckless in spite of
all | tell you"
RECKLESS. What do you meanY
Jumped at conclusions, as usual, 1
suppose"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

King George of Greece wants to alb
dictate. The king business is getting
to be almost as strenuous as shooting
lions on the jump in Africa, and the
crowned heads of Europe are not used
to IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Bring in the interurbans. Lack of
such facilities constitute the chief
drawback of Rock Islands commercial
advancement and welfare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Because an alien had never heard
of congress, a judge refused to give
him naturalization papers. That
wasn't exactly fair Very few people
ever hear of congress IN these days.
Cannon and Aldrich do all the bust
ness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Wife desertion is becoming one OF
the great evils of the times. a pun
ishment to fit this crime would be the
sentence OF the marital deserter TO
hard work in prison, with the profits
thereof going to the family deserted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.


When n man is IN love with his wife
he does not say much about IL 10 her
for be never knows when she VIII
think she needs new hat.
A professional genius has n bard
time with the occasional Snocker.
4 man may be ironical just TO be
smart. but more than likely II IS 10
make others smart.
Women's rights may bother men a
great deal. but II they are inclined TO-
ward athletics their lefts are just ~
annoying.
The things you mean 20 do are ~
ways chasing the things you dlah'
mean to do but never quite caichins
them
Other peoples money always seems
made FOR spending.
Life IS a riddle. and by the time we
have guessed the answer nobody that
we care for Is living TO applaud.
We all admire n man OF deeds. ana
some OF us have Il sneaklng fondness
for n man of mortgages.
Croup is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather OF the early winter
months. Parents Of young children
should be prepared for It. All that Is
needed is a bottle OF Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
rover without It in their homes and
II has never disappointed them. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Two Ohio politicians were stricken
with fatal illness on being indicted for
grating. The Ohio conscience should
get busy earlier in the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

The secretary of the treasury Is
going to shake up the customs service
in order to prevent the sugar frauds.
But wouldn't it be more effective o
shake the trust?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Had Paid For Il.

Had Paid For Il.
What did you buyP
Nothing"
Got any money leftT'
"Of course"
sometimes nothing is expensive"
Il don't see how it can be"
well. my wife has nothing to wear.
and you ought to see the bill for It."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Vocal Exercise.

Vocal Exercise.
Landlord. you have a sign on the
wall If you don't see what you want,
ask for it."
THAT is what we want you to DO"
But 1 called for chicken pie and
didn't get it."
well, the sign doesn't say it will
come"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Christmas will be on hand right on
time. Get some OF your Christmas
J shopping out of the way early and be-
! gin tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Where Needed,

WHAT is this liquor Extra Dry"
That always comes In crates?
Well. that must be refreshment for
The Prohibition states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
MAIL is DELAYED
Former Congested Condition
Again Prevails on Rock ISL
and st. Louis Run.
FORCE OF CLERKS is SMALL
Estimated that 1890 Pieces Have
Been Held Back From IL to Sc
Hours in Ten Days.

Some weeks ago The Argus made
allusion to the congested condition of
the mails between this city and ST.
Louis on the Burlington road. 1t was
found that mail was being delayed
frequently on account of an INSULT
cient force of mail clerks. Appar-
emily the matter was taken up at
Washington, for an improvement was
noted for some time. Within the last
couple of weeks, however. former
conditions have again prevailed. De-
lays of first class mail have been
noted, and an investigation shows
that there is again a lack of compe-
tent mail clerks to handle the matter
so that delays of from - to SO hours
are of daily occurrence.
Not only are the clerks, working
from IL to l 4 hours at a stretch, I'M
able to take care of the mail, but
they are frequently unable to find
room for it in their cars, making it
necessary at times TO place some of
1t in the baggage cars. One recent
lhSiduCe was lSdfHSu Vi III NulCh
train was ordered out before the mail
had all been transferred, and a large
quantity of first class matter was
thus thrown back for "a hours in de-
livery.
1890 Pieces in Ten Days.
The night forces are frequently
forced to turn what they cannot dis
tribute back to the day trains, and
vice versa. 1t is estimated that not
less than 1900 pieces of mail. large
ly first class, has been retarded in
transmission in this manner within
the last 10 days. Tn esituation is the
more serious with the holiday con-
gestiOn approaching.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Explained.

Explained.
"why does bride weep Oh her we'd
ding dayY
"Don't you suppose she is in love
with her husbandp
why, of course"
"Wen, isn't that enough TO make
any one who cares for him weepT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
on the Level.

'He wanted TO print a book for the
blind"
"Why didn't be. then"
Couldn't make a raise Of the let
ters."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Pull for the belt line 1t means T.
everything for Rock island. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18
Not Worth CT.

Not Worth Giving Second Thought.
Robinson is so rhoughtless."
sis he?"
thing about bis reputation"
well. ! shouldn't either If l bad one
like his"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

Read The Argus advertising columns
and shop early.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

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-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

BY THE }. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-18

A professional genius has n bard
time with the occasional knOcker.