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Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
COMET COMING 600
MILES A MINUTE
HALEY" COMET WILL BE
VISIBLE THIS WINTER
After an Absence of IS Years 1t
Will Agaid Make Its Appear
anCe-I 900, 900 Miles Long

dDC6"l ,OOO,OOO MILO 14OllS
Extensive preparations are being
made by Harvard astronomers for the
studying and photographing of the
HALEY comet, which after an absence
of three years will be visible through
a powerful telescope some time this
winter. The German Government has |
offered a prize to the scientist who |
determines its exact position in the |
sky. At Cambridge plans are being |
made to photograph the sky every
night. Pictures will be taken at the
Harvard Observatory in South Amer
lea where apparatus is being used to
photograph the Morehouse comet.
The comet has been named after
HALEY because he predicted that it
would appear in the year 1853 and,
though he had been dead Is years,
the comet did appear as he foretold.
The history of the world indicates
that this comet appeared at the fol-
lowing dates: B. C. 81 and II and A.
D. &C, 141, 218, 295, 973, 451, $50,
COS. 684, 76O, 837, 912, 989, 1866,
1145, 1922, 1901, 1886, 1881, 1852,
1858. Astronomers say that the comet
is moving toward the earth at the
rate of 500 miles a minute, over
an elongated orbit of $500, 900, 600
miles from the son. The comet may
only appear family but if so it will
do so contrary to its past history by
the middle of the summer it is pre-
dicted that it will be possible to see
it with a small telescope. About
Nav Is, 1910 it will be within %, 600,
900 miles of the earth, when it ought
to be visible to the naked eye. The
, tail of the comet will extend l, 900, 00C
miles across the sky. The search fOl
the planet which is believed to be be-
yond Neptune is being actively pur
sued at the Harvard Astronomical
observatory by Prof. William H
Pickering and his assistants. Th'
search is being made through a care
i full study of number of excellen
: photographs of the region where the
planet is supposed to be taken by tn
Rev. Joel H. Metcalf, Taunton
clergyman, who is interested i
I, astronomical study. Boston Trans
cript.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
A. His Own Risk.

Caller Cun crutches and with band
age over one eyeI--I have come. sir. {"
make application for the amount Que
on my accident insurance policy. fell
down lcag flight of stairs the other
evening and sustained damages that
will disable me for a month TO come.
Manager of Company-YOung man.
have taken the trouble to Investigate
your case. and | find you are not enti'
tied to anything. 1t could not be called
an accident. You certainly knew tn'
young lady's father was at home.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10

Foley's Honey and Tar clears the
air passages, stops the irritation in
the throat, soothes the inhamed MEM
branes, and the most obstinate cough
disappears. Sore and inhamed lungs
are healed and strengthened, and the
cold is expelled from tn system.
Refuse any but the genuine in the
yellow package. Sold by all drug.
qists, Smyrna and W. X. Keys &
Co. CLAYTON.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10


pany has decided to discontinue busi-
ness and has reinsured all its out
standing premiums with the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company, of Hart
ford, Conn. Agents have been in
structed to return theirpolicies, COM
missions of authority, and skate Ii
censes, and render their accounts
current for all premiums written
since the last report. The Delaware
is retiring with unimpaired capital
and the above is necessary in order
to satisfy certain dissatisfied stock
holders interests The company was
) organized in 1897 with capital stock
2 Of $50, 900, which was afterwards
) increased to 5000, 600, and until
n recently the company transacted a
e general business throughout the
2 United States, having 800 agents
n The same officers, Senator H. A.
= Richardson, president and William
d d. Denney secretary, have served
t continuously since the company's or
J. ganization. Owing to trouble brough
e on by outside agents, the stoekholder
o deemed it wise to discontinue bust
8 ness. The policy holders will loos
% nothing as their insurance has bee
1t placed with the Hartford company,
70 thoroughly reliable one. William {
ne Denney will continue to manage II
e. business and will have entire charf
an Of the new company's affairs in De
aware and Maryland
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
An Old Saw Strikes a Nail.

Mr. Scrappington (musincly' - AZ
Lincoln said. man may fool some "f
the people all the time ard all the poo
pie some Of the time Mrs. Scrap
pington (brisklyl- But you can't fO"I
me any of the time!-Puck.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
Pretty Unpopular.

Wigg- Bjopes doesn't seem TO be
very popular WaggI should say not.
Why that fellow is so unpopular he
couldn't even get job as bill cot
lector or-Philadelphia Record.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
Didn't Take the Bait.

Miss Anciente dnsinuutinglyl- ! dis
like my name: it's hOrrid Mr. Fly
(absentlyl-I fear it's too late to change
It now.
Thick silence. e.-Pittsburg Press
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
Nc smart Ones..

..Do you believe that the world owes
us all a living?"
''Yes. hut the smarter fellows are
coflectihc the delt fer Us on ;;n so ?er
cent commission" Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
a Reliable
Remedy
EIy'S Cream Balm

Is quickly absorbed.

Gives Relief at Once
II cleanses, soothes.
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
CatarTh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses OF
Smyrna times., 1909-02-10
CATARRh
.AY FEVER

Taste and smell. Fun size % cts, az Drug
gists or by mail. In liquid form, rs cents.
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
4 Pin Case For the Schoolgirl.

A dainty present for the room of a
schoolgirl is the ever useful pin case
in a form that appeals TO her love of
decoration.
a small bisque doll head has fasten-
ed around it's neck two pieces of satin
ribbon three inches wide and ten inch
es long. This is gathered in such 4
way around the neck Of the doll that
it appears TO be dressed in a long,
straight sin Of silk.
Between the ribbons are shorter
pieces of flannel. as many as are de-
sired. Each piece is featherstitched
in the same color as the ribbon, or it
may be pinked Through the flannel is
stuck white and black pins, safety
pins, colored pins of all sizes. such as
are so useful in the adjustment of
stocks and belts.
If one knows the color of the room
decorations of the girl for whom the
pin case is intended it should be made
of a harmouiZing color.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
ger. lot 1. part lot 2. block IL. Milan,

ger. lot 1. part lot 2. block IL. Milan,
$500.
Catharine Salem to Sebastian F.
GOreth. lot 7, o. w. Lockers list ad-
dition, Hillsdale, 81.
Olof Peterson to Fred r. Burgquist,
west 1872 feet Of south Il. lot 4, Elk
lund's subdivision, southeast Il sec.
ton 6-1-1W, $500.
Simon Mcmahon 10 Mabel C. Mack,
lot 1, block 8, Highland Park addition.
Rock Island, 81.
Katherine Senger to Ferdinand
Schnell. lot 16. block I, Black Hawk
4th addition, Rock Island, 81.
Chas. F. Kruge to Chas. A. John;
son, lot 5, block 2, Woodin's Ord ad-
dition, Rock Island, $3.50.
White. Babcock, SiIvis, ct al, to c..
F. Gaetjer. part lot 10, Aiken's subdi-
vision, part section 2-17-2W, 81.
Jas. Gauley, est, to Jas. A. Gauley,
Jr, east II southeast Except 2 acres)
section 22-16-3W., 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
THE DARK OF The MOON.
A Result That is Produced by the Light
From the Earth.


From the Earth.
Many people have wondered why the
part Of the moon that receives no sun
light is often visible TO US, the term
being the "old moon In the young
moons arms" The dark part is easily
seen as a copper colored globe repos
ing in the bright crescent This that
we see is nothing more or less than
the earth shine on the moon. We ap-
pear the same way to the moon when
we are in that phase. and our dark
part is where the moonshine appears
and the bright part of the sunshine.
The reason the copper color appears
is because light has to traverse the
atmosphere of the earth three times
once on coming from the sun to the
earth, once when reflected to the
moon and again on being reflected
back to US. Our atmosphere possesses
the peculiar property of absorbing the
blue rays of this white light and al
lowing only the red and orange to go
through, thus causing the appearance
Of copper color by the triple ABSORB
ton.
phenomenon. though having nothing
to do with ii, is this: That part of the
moon which appears dark to us is the
same part of the earth that appears
light to the moon at any specified time.
and that part Of the moon which APP
pears bright to US corresponds to the
portion of the earth appearing dark to
the moon.
OF course It IS well known that the
moon gives out no light whatever
Itself, the moonshine being merely the
light of the sun on the moon reflected
to us. The same applies with the
earth in it's shine on the moon, save
that we do give out CLOVIS, no doubt
around great cities at night, on ac-
count OF the enormous number of
lights. One thing, however, in which
moonshine excels the earth shine is its
constant character. Where the earth
possesses varying clouds the old moon
never has any at all.-St Louis Re
public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
FOR STOMACH AGONY.
Ask HI. o. Rolls About Mi-o-na, 1t
Gives Relief in Five Minutes.

Ask HI. o. Rolls About Mi-o-na. 1t
Gives Relief in Five Minutes.
He will tell you that he guaran-
tees Mi-o-na to relieve promptly and
cure permanently all diseases of the
stomach and indigestion; or he will
return your money.
Have you gas on stomach?
One Mi-o-na tablet and the misery
is ended,
Are you bilious, dizzy or nervous?
Mi-o-na tablets will put you right
in day; give relief in 10 minutes.
Now, dear reader, don't go on suf-
.fering with stomach trouble. Be
fair to yourself; throw aside preju-
dice and try Mona. 1t is a great
doctors prescription. No doctor ev-
er wrote better one.
And money back from H. o. Rolls
If you don't say Mi-o-na is worth its
weight in gold. Sold by leading drug
gists everywhere but in Rock Island
by H. o. Rolls. Fifty cents large box
Test sample free from Booths Milo
ma, Buffalo. y. i.
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson says:
Pains and distress in my stomach
and a general stomach complaint
was entirely cured for me by the use
of two boxes of Mi-o-na, and I have
no hesitation in recommending its
use" sos Pearl street, Ypsilanti,
Mich, Dec. 10, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Cover Hatpins For Christmas.

The latest fad is to cover hatpins.
Does that sound strange? 1t is not,
however, for If you possess a plain
and unatractive pin and wish to give
it the cachet of originality all you have
to do is to embroider a tiny disk of
black satin or any shade that you pre-
fer with gold thread, put the disk
over the head Of the pin, tie it tight.
and the deed Is done. If you had a
jeweled pin and the real diamond, or
whatever it was, has disappeared. COW
er a small button in any way you like
and paste it into the empty space left
by the lost bit of glass. If hatpin
is too small. make a little rosette Of
gold tissue and run the pin through
the middle.
The ways of decorating such pins
are really too numerous to mention in
detail. but any one may do it and get
the best results with the least effort
and expense. Indeed, it is not diff
cult to make.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
A Public Benefit
Rock Island People Greatly In
terested in the Generous
Offer of the Thomas
Drug Company.

The people have already demon
strated that they would rather trust
a man who is naturally honest than
one who is honest only because he
had to be.
The Thomas Drug company have
firmly established reputation for
square dealing and sterling honesty.
When they told the people that Rex
all Remedies are the purest and
most dependable medicines that it is
possible for modern science to pro-
duce, and that they would tell the
public what each one of these 800
or more remedies contained, and that
they sold Rexall Remedies on their
personal guarantee that they WOULD
give entire satisfaction or they
would not cost the user a single
cent, they were believed.
Even since this announcement the
Thomas Drug company store has
been largely patronized by people
buying Rexall Remedies, all of which
proves that this store has the con-
dence of the people and that hos
esty is the best policy.
There is no "cure-all'' among the
Rexall Remedies. There are differ
ent and separate medicines, each zone
devised for a certain human ailment
or a class of ailments closely allied
For instance Rexall Dyspepsia tab
let's are recommended for the posi-
tive relief of stomach irritation, in
digestion. fatulency and dyspepsia.
They are rich in Observation-Disclosures
pepsin and carminatives. They arc
prepared by special processes which
perfect and enhance the great rem
edial value of these well known med
icinal agents. This remedy sells for
25 cents, so cents and $1.0O per
package. Every one suffering from
stomach disorder should try Rexall
Dyspepsia tablets. inasmuch as they
cost nothing If they do not satisfy.
Remember. the Thomas Drug COM
pany store is the only store in Rock
Island where these remedies may be
obtained, and every one in need of
medicine is urged to investigate and
take advantage of the frank and
generous manner in which they are
sold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

silver backed articles on some women's
toilet tables.
Backing a brush or a hand mirror
with Dresden silk is really a very sim
pie matter and any one with def fin
gers can manage it. The silk is glued
to the wooden backed brush. and gold
braid is glued around the edges. a
comb and brush tray and a powder
box can be covered in the same man
ner, and the set makes a dainty pres
ent for a woman. The Dresden silk
pincushion is shaped little like a pair
of bellows. The sides are of silk Gov
cred cardboard. and the cushioned edge
holds the pins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

frOsh red paper of a heavy variety,
then tie the leaves together with red
baby ribbon. Between the leaves of
white paper are blue carbon paper
slips, so that q duplicate copy is made
when one marks of her laundry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

to LeClaire about 20 years ago. Mrs.
Jennings is survived by her husband
and three daughters. Mary, Matte,
wife of Charles Friese, and Emma, wife
of w S. Hileman. Funeral services
were held at the home Wednesday af-
ternoon, and the remains were placed
beside her sons in the family lot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Tho New Goethe Museum.

Twelve years lave passed since the
Goethe museum at Frankfort was
opened as an annex to the Goethe
haus, and in the meantime the library
has grown to 10000 volumes, together
with precious collection of manu-
scripts and drawings. Now it has been
decided to replace the unstable struc-
ture with two fine fireproof editices in
the style prevailing in Frankfort in
1870, to be erected in the Grossen
Hirschgraben and the Salzhaus, I'd
joining the birthplace of the poet.
The greatest danger from influenza
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

MOLINE

WEIGH City Attorney at kewanee.-
Thomas ]. WEIGH is Kewanee's new
city attorney. The Moline boy, son
of Thomas WEIGH. assistant fire chief,
was appointed by Mayor Mclean at the
Kewanee city council meeting this
week, following acceptance of the res
ignation of H. S. Pomeray, who was
elected judge of the city court The
mayor stated that a number of local
improvements are to be gotten under
way in the immediate future and that
the services of a city attorney are i'm
mediately necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
For the Trousseau.

Engaged girls will appreciate several
of the ribbon holders that are made for
keeping in place certain sets Of lingerie
or table linen. The gift is simple
enough, being merely a length of rib
bon which in the center has a square
of linen covered cardboard embroid-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers.

Maurice Goethals to Rome. Van
speybroeck, lot 10, block ia, East
Moline, 1000
Peter DeCuype to Louis Duslier, lot
10. block 152, East Moline. $1,000.
Chas. A zeitschel to Anna Ranbar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
FOE TIE TRoUssEAu.

cred with the girls initials sewed to
the ribbon. The ends are then put to-
gether and a round slide like those
used on directoire sashes is made OF
linen. This slide is drawn about the
article that is to be surrounded with
the ribbon band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
DAVENPORT

Turner's Annual Fest -In anticipa-
ton Of the annual entertainment which
is given each year during the holidays
by the members OF the Davenport
Turngemeinde, meeting was held to
complete the plans for the affair. Com
mittees were named, one each from
the active Turner class and the other
from the active ladies' class. The date
which was chosen for the event is
Dec. %, and will be at the Turner
hall. A musical program of merit will
be one Of the features of the entertain
ment, and dancing will follow. The
committees from the active Turner's
and the ladies' class are the follow
ing: Actives, John Schroeder, Harry
Struck, Henry Lambach, August Sun
derbruch and Harry Warnke; ladies'
class, Misses Frieda Weigentesch, Al
ma Kuehl. Della Eberly and Frieda
iFlemming.
Runaways Return.-Walter Leyerly
1917 East Pleasant street, and Willie
Landers, a school friend, two minia-
ture wanderers and companions who
are aged II and 10 years, respectively.
after causing their parents two days of
uneasiness, have been returned to their
homes, due to the vigilance of the Dav-
export police and the police authorities
of Clinton. The two lads were found
wandering aimlessly over the streets
of Clinton Tuesday afternoon and were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

Turner Fair in January-The Con-
cordia-Germania Turner society of this
city is planning to hold a fair in jan
uary, 1910. The week chosen is that
of the oath to the 31st. A fair commit
tee has been appointed, and it will meet
the coming Monday to complete details.
The committee is composed of Fred
Peters, Gus Peters, Henry Sellmer,
William Efflandt, Adolph Oppenheimer,
Oscar Lehman and Henry Werlich.
The woman's auxiliary met Tuesday
evening. but owing to the small num-
Der present the election of officers was
postponed until the first meeting in
January. The matter Of appointing a
committee to assist the Turner's with
their work was left to the new presl
dent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

at once taken In by the police depart
ment there. AS notification had been
sent to the authorities in that city to
be on the alert for the lads should they
come that way, word was sent the Dav-
export department, and they were re-
turned home by Oscar Leyerly, father
of one of the wanderers.
Bogus Checks Passed.-After pass
ing two forged checks on two local
business men in the same night, each
check being for the sum of s25, F. s.
Simpson has apparently made good his
escape from the hands of the law and
has left behind him but a slight clew
upon which to work towards his appre-
hension. In the meantime the two men
on whom the bogus certificates were
passed are wondering how they were
taken in on the job, which was a clever
one, though common. The first check
was passed upon John Ahrens, pro-
prietor Of Washington Garden park,
and the second on the Albrecht Meat
company Both checks were signed by
August Baumann, were made out on
the Farmers & Mechanics Savings
bank, and were for $25 each. They
were made payable to F. s. Simpson.
the nom de plume under which the
forger sailed while working his game
The checks were worked Monday night
within a short time of each other
Neither proprietor discovered the fact
that he had been worked for SIS until
about noon Tuesday, when the checks
were taken to the bank to be deposit
ted. The men were told that there
was no money on deposit there for
Otto Baumann, and further search
tended to show that there is no such
person as F. S. Simpson. Additional
developments have brought to light
the fact that he passed three checks on
local merchants instead of two. as at
first ascertained The third victim to
suffer TO the extent of s25 was Mat
thias Thompson. a saloon keeper at
Seventh and Myrtle streets. This check
was passed the same night as the 9th
er two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

is of it's resulting in pneumonia This
can be obviated by using Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, as it not only
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

cures influenza, but counteracts AM
tendency of the disease towards pnen
monia. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

Will Urge National Pact.-Through
a movement started in the Belgian club
Of this city it is planned to organize
a national society among the Belgians
in this country. The local club has
taken the initiative in this matter, and
a committee has been appointed to get
expressions from other Belgian socie-
ties of leading cities in the United
States. The committee is composed of
Edward Coryn. Maurice Bockaert and
Alphonse BreynoOghe. Letters have
been written to Belgian clubs in Chi
cago, Detroit, South Bend, and New
York city, acquainting them with the
plan. Other letters will be sent out and
in a short time something definite will
be decided. If clubs in other cities ia
vor the plan, the organization will be
perfected. It will be along fraternal
lines, and the head Office probably will
be maintained in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
a Laundry gook.

For the college girl a laundry book
is fine. Select neat rice paper for
the leaves and cut the double cover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

Taylor Goes to Rock Island Company.
o. F. Taylor, formerly with Deere
& Co., has been given charge of the
territory of FIVE states by the Rock
Island PIow company. The states in
clude North and South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Virginia, and eastern Tennessee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

Exonerated of Larceny. Justice
Phil Daum indicated a charge of lar
ceny preferred against Leona Belden
by her step-mother, CivilIa Belden, who
in her information charged the young
woman with having borrowed her furs
and refused to return them. The de
PENDANT in her hearing promised to
return the borrowed goods. and the
court dismissed the charge against her.
o.
Obituary Record-Mrs. Mary z. Jen-
nings died at her home at LeClaire
Tuesday after a lingering illness. She
was born in Providence, r L. Oct. 20,
1888. When 9 years old she moved
with her parents to Troy, n. Y. At
the age of IS she came to Galena, Ill,
where on June Is, 1859, she was uni
ted in marriage to Thomas Jennings
They came to farm near Port Byron.
where they resided until their removal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Christmas Presents

Dresden silk is so much liked now
adays that it is even used to cover the
backs of hairbrushes. Hand mirrors
and hairbrushes with Dresden silk
backs are beginning to superSede the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

The greatest danger from influenza