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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
MESMERIZED.
A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used

A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used
Many people are brought up to
believe that coffee is necessity of
drug has on the system makes il
hard to loosen it's grip even when one
realizes its injurious effects
A lady in Baraboo. writes: II had
used coffee for years. it seemed one
of the necessities of life. A few
months ago. my health. which had
been slowly failing. became more
i'm paired and | knew that unless
relief came from some source.
would soon be a physical wreck
Il was weak and nervous, had
sick headaches. no ambition. and
felt tired of life. My husband was
also losing his health. He was
troubled so much with Indigestion
that at times he could eat only q
few mouthfuIs of dry bread.
eve concluded that coffee was
slowly poisoning us, and stopped il
and used hot water. We felt some
what better, but it wasn't satisfac.
tory.
Finally we saw Postum adver.
tiSed, and bought package fol.
lowed directions for making care.
fully, allowing it to boil 30 minutes
after it came to the boiling point
and added cream, which turned il
to the loveliest rich-looking and
tasting drink | ever saw served a,
any table and we have used Postum
ever since.
Il gained five pounds in weight in
as many weeks and now feel well ant
strong in every respect. My head
aches have gone and ] am a new
woman. My husbands indigestion
has left him and he can now eat any
thing" There's a Reason
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" il
packages.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine. true and full of human
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

"oHl" SHE SAID, LOOKING UP IN EN-
BARRAssMENT, "oH"
idea you're an easy mark, and they'll
encroach on you right and left"
Hills Strengthened himself. and his
eyes flashed.
IF it's matter of PRECEDENT he
began.
ut is" said the lawyer laconically.
ri know the crowd round here"
Every well. them" said Hills; I'll
have the gardener and some of the
men fix this matter up in short order.
Back goes the fence where it belongs.
Two hundred yards to the south. you
say? Good. I'll see it goes there"
"a man may just as well stand up
for his rights" the lawyer remarked.
land in this vicinity | know perfectly
we'll what I'm saying when l advise
you to keep 'em off your toes at the
outset"
Hills turned on his heel and made
his way back toward the house, the
lawyer following.
Twenty minutes later Tim. the gar
dener. was tearing down the offending
fence, while two helpers he had in
weighed into service were digging post
holes for its resetting on the other side
of the grove.
But next morning Tim. with lugu-
brious expression on his homely face.
appeared before Hills. who was loung-
ing In the library OF the house he had
recently purchased.
THE fence is back, sir" he began
back just where it was before we
tore 1t down.
.Then take it down once more and
set it the other side of the grove
Hills commanded.
All the morning Tim labored again
with his helpers, hut at dusk Hills,
walking down TO inspect the job,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Court A.,ache Interyencs.
An Economical Vacation.

slightly in excess of one way fares to
a hundred or more resorts in Canada
and New England. also to New York
,ity and Jersey coast resorts will be
placed on sale on various dates after
June 1, 1909.
Full particulars of dates of sale
limits, stopovers and descriptive lit
erature can be obtained by writing
w. S. Cookson. A. G.. p. A. Grand
Trunk Railway system. 1873 Adams
street, Chicago. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
A MEERSCHAUM PIPE.
II Requires Careful Smoking to Color
II PronerIv

II Requires Careful Smoking to Color
It Properly.
Ordinarily meerschaum pipe is
boiled for colorinc in a preparation of
wax. which Is absorbed and thin
coating of wax is held on the surface
of the pipe and made to take a high
polish. Under the wax is retained the
oil of tobacco. which is absorbed by
the pipe. and its hue grows darker in
proportion to the tobacco used. A
meerschnum pipe at first should be
smoked very slowly. and before sec
ond bowlful is lighted the pipe should
cool off. This is to keep the wax as
far up the bowl as possible, and
rapid smoking will overhead. driving
the wax off and leaving the pipe dry
and raw.
A new pipe should never be smoked
outdoors in extremely cold weather.
Fill the pipe and smoke down about
one-third. or to the height to which
you wish color. Leave the remainder
of the tobacco In the pipe and do not
empty or disturb it for several weeks.
or until the desired color is obtained
When smoking put fresh tobacco or
the top and smoke to the same level
When once burned the pipe cannot be
satisfactorily colored unless the burn
ed portion is removed and the surface
again treated by the process by which
meerschaum is PREPARED. The color.
ing is produced by the action of the
smoke upon the oils and wax which
are specifically on the exterior of the
pipe and are applied in the same proc
ess of manufacture.-Lond Answers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

The reason why some men are fast
may be because they are trying to get
away from their regulations.
We all consider reform an extremely
good thing for our friends to investi-
gate and seek TO practice.
The only reason. probably. why all
our friends haven't an ak to grind is
because they can't find the ak.
Most people will speak the truth-for
consideration
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Vaaaries of a. Cold.

In winter cold may settle in the
bowels: In the summer it may give
you conc or summer complaint. But
uon lear appendicitis or inflamma-
ton OF the bowels. At the first main
or cramp take Perry Davis PainkiII.
er in warm water and relief will
come at once. There is but one pain.
killer, Perry Davis A large 35t
size as well as the soc size.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

"Who ever saw purple cow? asked
the scoffer. looking at a collection of
art posters.
THAT is no sign there isn't any,"
Good enough proof for me"
well. il isn't conclusive. [ should
Judge to look at it that the milk l get
came from a blue cow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
astedElnnueno.

80 Liberty. what crimes are com
mitted in thy name." shouted the
speaker.
what crimes?" asked one who want
ed to know
THAT speech. for instance" volun-
teered one in the audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Kansas farmer is the authority
for the statement that the college lads
who shocked wheat and pitched hay
for him this year were the best hands
ne ever had. 1t leaks out, however,
that their coach told them it would DC
me development for line bucking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
A Niuht RIDER R,ia

The worst night riders are calo-
mel. croton oil or aloes pills. They
raid your bed to rob you of rest Not
SO with DR.. Kings New Life pills
They never distress or Inconvenience
but always cleanse the system. cur
ing colds, headache, constipation
malaria, 25 cents at all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
{ HurnOr and --r
} Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN n. .ssslrx

THERE are individuals such poor
demonstrators that they can't even
show the point of their own jokes. .
Nobody would be guilty of writing
an anonymous letter. That's why it is
anonymous.
One-half of the world knows how.
the other half would live If it were
running things.
Too many people keep all their cour-
tesy for their acquaintance and ALL
their indifference for their families.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL
CONVENTION.

The demL eracy of each county in the
Fourth supreme judicial district in the
state of Illinois, composed of the fol-
lowing counties, namely, Adams, Brown.
Cass. Fulton, Hancock. Henderson, Mer-
Ger. McDonough. Mason. Menard. Nor
gan. Rock Island, Schuyler and Warren,
is requested to send delegates to the
judicial convention to be held Thurs
day, July 90, A. ID. 1909, commencing ut
o'clock p. m. at Monmouth. Ill. for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
judge of the supreme court of the state
of Illinois in and for said district, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge Guy c. Scott. and for the trans
action of any other business that may
properly come before said convention.
The county central committee of each
of said counties is hereby authorized
to select the delegates for their respec-
tive counties or to call county conven-
lions for the purpose of selecting such
delegates.
Each county will be entitled to one del
egate for every 500 votes cast for w. j.
Bryan for president in 1908, and one
delegate for each fraction of $50 votes
or over, which entities the several
counties of said Fourth supreme jud
cal district to representation in said
convention. As follows, viz:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

among the articles found in New
1 o,H on the L" trains in one day are:
pa'hihg suit. ACCORDION. drum sticks
ooA Oh gravel, file rosary. coil of wire
ia'i. noe, bag of corn. derby hat tn saw
hothing, says the American Of in.
Vulnerable everyday losses. such &c
bags and umbrellas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
An Excaption,

"You never can tell what you can do
until you try.
"Oh. yes. you can"
I'D like to know how"
That's as easy as catching cold.
There Is Bill Johnson eterually telling
what he can do. and no one ever saw
him trying yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
A Heavy Burden.

The Saturday Evening Post calls at
tention to the tariff in the following
paragraph. You can easily count up
what it is costing you per annum on
the articles mentioned: and it is prob
ably costing you as much more on ar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Joe Folk holds that democrats will
win. not by fighting republicans. but
rather by fighting that class of demo-
Gratis who are with the republicans on
the present tariff measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

An organization of Christian CONNER
cial travellers has requested the hotels
of the country to place bible in eve y
room Their favorite quotation is prob,
ably Sell all thou hast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

A woman was expelled from a club
in Chicago because she permitted the
care of her children to interfere with
the quality of her play at bridge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Desired TO Settle.

''Hear about Wilson"
"No: what about him!'
wants to marry his landlady
'Is that so? 1 didn't think he owed.
that much on his board"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Naturally.

How do you feel?" breathlessly IN
auired the friend who has come run
ming up to discover the result of the
accident.
"All run down. replied the man
who had Just been bowied over by a
large red automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
SHOOTS IN COURT
Arkansas Litigant Fires Over
Head of Senator jeff
Davis.
KILLS HIS MAN ON SPOT
Dead Man Husband of Slayer's For
mer Wife and Suit Was Over
Possession of Child.

Little Rock. Ark. July 2S.-After
being spirited away in an automobile
last night. w Y Ellis of Pine Bluff.
Ark. who shot and killed Nathaniel
p. Willis. a wealthy resident of India l.
apolis. Ind. in the circuit court room
| yesterday afternoon. has been returned
to the Pulaski county Jail and although
the shooting has occasioned great eX-
citement there is no danger of violence.
The coroner's inquest over the body Of
Willis resulted in verdict finding the
killing unjustifiable and recommended
that Ellis be held on the charge of
murder. A formal charge of murder
was preferred against Ellis today.
shoots Over Senator's Head.
over the head of United States Sen
ator Jeff Davis. w. Y. Ellis, resi-
dent of Pine Bluff, fired bullet into
the heart of Nathaniel Parker Willis,
wealthy owner of a liquor cure at In
dianapolis, in the chancery court
room here late yesterday afternoon.
The killing was on the tragic end
ing of lawsuit brought by Willis
against his divorced wife. who had
subsequently married Ellis. for the
possession of his child.
Willis died almost instantly after
he was shot. in his mothers arms,
who was waiting across the room and
rushed toward him as he fell in the
hallway outside of the courtroom.
Willis obtained his divorce several
years ago and recently started litiga-
ton for the possession of the child.
Willis Davis Client.
Monday he got an order from Cir
cult Judge Fulk to take possession
of the child. who has been for the
past 10 days in the custody of an
uncle at Pine Bluff. and yesterday
the parties to the suit met in the
courtroom to decide where the child
was to be delivered. Ellis appeared
FOR his wife, the former Mrs. Willis
md Senator Davis represented Will
| lis
While Judge Fulk was seated at a
table in the courtroom discussing
with Senator Davis the conditions of
| the transfer vi tue CHilu, Ellis pulltu
a revolver from his pocket and fired
point blank at Willis, who was seated
| across the table.
Court Attache Intcryenes.
A court attache knocked UP his
| arm just as the weapon was discharg-
| ed and the bullet was imbedded in
the wall.
Willis ran around the table. with
Ellis close at his heels Ellis rested
his revolver against the door jam,
| just as Willis ran out. and fired a
| second time. Willis fell to the floor
Flying, clasped in his mothers arms.
| Sheriff Roberts seized Ellis, pulling
| him into an ante-room to prevent any
| further shooting. He surrendered
lis pistol to Judge Fulk and was at
once taken to jail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Now there is said to be a scaud II
developing in the tariff on gloves.
What a startling announcement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Rockefeller says it is our duty to
fill the world with bright spots. OF
course he means kerosene lights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

As there are many houses vacant III
England the German invasion should
he able to enjoy cheap rent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

A Minneapolis preacher took snap
shots of women who wear peek-a-boo
hosiery. This is no yarn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Homemade Pie.

"That man has an adamantine Jaw"
"Sure enough"
Wonder where he got It."
Probably his wife does her own
cooking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

after the suffragettes, what?'' asks
a contemporary. Over in England the
police
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Miss HUI will enter Wellesley as a
freshman this fall Who's HUI?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Experienced.

"we should always make hay when
the sun shines"
would you call grass widow IKE
" material?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Total number of delegates. ..... lat
Necessary to choice .....-.... "A
BY order of the democratic supreme
judicial committee in and for said dis
trict Carl. L. EPLER.
Chairman.
S. S. HalIam. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28

Voted for the fire queen yet?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Busy Times.

This little Joke upon the hen
Projected by some awful men
They're going to RIG electric light
And have her laying day and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
Showed u.

what college did you graduats
.trom?''
None Of them"
LET me congratulate the colleges."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-28
BY THE J. W. POTTER CO.
TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per weel
Weekly, 81 per year In advance.

Weekly, 81 per year In advance.
All communications of arghmentative
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.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
Mencans Rob Indian

George Hammond, Wells Indian,
reached town Sunday and visited the
Indian camp on the hill. From there
he went to Walter Kline's store to
deliver letter entrusted to him by
Herbert Badt. From the store he went
to Chinatown and then started for the
Indian camp ON the hill. He was
followed along Fifth street by four
men. When somewhere between Mr..
George Russells residence and the
Indian camp, he was set upon by two
Mexicans who took from him two $40
bills, two silver half dollars, a gold
ring valued lat 81, knife worth so
cents. a memorandumf book valued at
10 cents, a sealed letter from Herbert
Badt. to Walter Kline and pair of
shoes worth $3.50.
The robbery occurred about 8 o'clock
Sunday night and the officers we're
notified. Monday morning Const table
Onderkirk arrested Mexican, who
gave his name as Pete Martinez, as he
was leaving town as one of the men.
The other one was tracked by the
officer and Indians through the hills and
out through Burners basin to Osino
where he was caught going east on the
Western Pacific track. He gave the
name of T. Lucero. The shoes stolen
from the Indian was found on one of the
Mexicans. ......
The Mexicans were locked up and
the Indian made a complaint against
them charging them with robbery
They are having their preliminary
examination before Judge Bruce this
afternoon. ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
Uncle Sans Family

Of the $4,000, 900 people in the United
States, Alaska included, about one
third live in the ID original states, ac-
cording to a statement made by the
Bureau of Statistics of the Department
of Commerce. and Labor. Another
third live in the states created from the
territory coded to the common union
by the original states, and the remain
ing third in the portion added by pur-
chase and annexation. 81. F.. -.
The statement also shows that in 1908
there were 754, $50, 5000 acres of unap-
propriated and unreserved land, of
which almost one,half was in Alaska,
81, III, O05 acres in Nevada; 48, 532, 900
in Montana; Arts, 900 in New Mexico
and az, 739 in. Arizona. ''>
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
A Republican Prediction

Senator Cummins. of Iowa, in the
senate on Thursday said, "This bill of
the senate finance committee will not be
accepted by those fsvoring a revision of
the tariff as either fulfllment of the
party pledges or as settlement of the
controversy over the tariff. If the bill
or anything like it becomes law pre-
dict that the campaign for lower duties
will continue increasing in zeal until
judgement is entered in the court of
public conscience and also entered in
the journals of congress. It gives me no
pleasure to utter. this prophecy, for 1
had earnestly hoped that the revision
now in progress would end this dispute
for years to come"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
Robbina Dante's Tomb.

Robbing a blind man is commonly
regarded as about the meanest crime
person can commit, but stealing the
oil from sepulchral lamp seems to
run 1t pretty close. .'"-
- Some time ago all Italy associated
itself with a project to keep d lamp
continually burning on Dante's tomb
at Ravenna, and recently the flame
sRas kindfed with great ceremony in
the presence Of representatives of all
the chief towns in the country. x,
But the other day It was found to
have gone out. The publication Of the
news caused indignation, which. was
intensified by the discovery that some.
one had stolen the oil from the sacred
lamp.--New York Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
All Lead the Simple Life

In Finland everybody lives the simple
life in summer time. They camp out
on islands, in the forests, and always
somewhere near the water, for every
body swims and bathes. Almost all
classes sleep and eat alfresco at this
time of year, and the town councils in
the towns of this progressive and al
together delightful little country provide
public fire-places and public bathing
sheds in all places where the working
classes go in search of fresh air.
But the simple life is by no means
dull with the risky Firms. They COM
bine it with surprising amount of
gayety. They eat, drink and are very
merry in their picturesque little log
cabins outside the cities.
When they are tired of bathing and
splashing they dance, they sing, they
watch fireworks and practice gymnas-
tics, they all become like children and
are the very happiest, merriest, most
good natured, most easily pleased and
most healthy holiday makers in the
world. We might take many leaves
from the Firms book.-Ladies Pictorial
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
Deaths Of Presidents.

Washington's death was due to
acute laryngitis; Adams, Madison and
Monroe, practically to old age: Jeffer-
son, chronic diarrhoea; John Quincy
Adams, paralysis; Jackson, dropsy;
Van Buren,, catarrhal affections of the
throat and lungs; William Henry Har-
rison, pleurisy; Tyler, cause OF death
not given by biographers; Polk,
cholera; Taylor, cholera mor5us, COM
bined with severe cold; Fillmore
paralysis; Pierce, dropsy; Buchanan.
rheumatic govt; Lincoln. Garfield and
Mckinley, assassinated; Johnson.
paralysis; Grant, cancer at the root
of the tongue; Hayes neuralgia Of the
heart; Arthur, heart trouble, and Ben.
jamin Harrison, pneumonia.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
.How,sThis2

!, we offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrli that
cannot be cured by Halls atarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
+. j. Cheney for the last fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
I'm all business transactio ns and flnanl
cially able to carry out any obliga--
tions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken I'm
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, Testimonials sent free.
Price t5c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
Women and Weather.

No truth could be more self-evident,
te believe, than that woman does not
ft square meteorological deal in
tHs world. Her sufferings when man
cfries the umbrella in q. shower may
u gauEed only by the cost and be.
dmingness Of her new hat, on which
te raindrops drip with O. sad and ex.
IIhsive splash. Invariably Easter is
tP cold for her new spring raiment
"a lingering autumn too warm for
II furs. Bravely does she strive to
dfy the seasons and their attendant
ements by meeting low temperatures
b low shoes, and she matches the
lard soaring Ipf the mercury with
co rs that aSnAn their highest alti.
tn in awful August. Bit the cost!
N pan, we are sure, could realize
WI woman suffers in and for her
cl %.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-05-11
The Principal Loss.

Mr.. Sirius Barker had been cheated
I'm q horse trade, according to writer
in the Washington Star, and the ex-
perience formed his chief topic of con.
versation for some time.
Cant you get over talking about
t,1e way you got cheated in that horse
raider suggested friend, who had
heard the story several times.
No" answered Mr.. Barker. II
ino'i mind the mans getting my
irt""v 80 much. but I do hate to think
that I lave lost his respect. "--Youth's
W"ai!ioE