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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13
For sALE-crrY pRopERTY.

FOR SALE-A modern double dwelling.
seven rooms each side; bargain If
taken soon . Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

FOR SALE-Desirable lots on Twenty
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets be-
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth ave-
nueS, in Beecher e. Walsh'S addition,
with city water and gas: terms to
suit purchaser; will assist those de-
string to build homes. See Beechcr
Bros, 1513k Second avenue. Old
phone 307; new 5516.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

LOANS ON FURNITURE. pianos. horses
wagons, etc: quickly, privately. al
the lowest rates. Mutual Loan Com
pany (uninc.), room Al, Peoples Ma
tional bank building: new phone 5109
Phone old west 1872.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

FOR SALE Acre and town lots just
outside of city limits on bluff near
street car line. cheap on monthly pay
ments. Inquire of John T. Campbell,
1929 Seventeenth street Phone 1922
west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13
wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Man for soliciting and col
Letting. Address L. care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

FOR RENT - Two rooms nicely fur
nished for either sleeping rooms or
light housekeeping; rent reasonable;
GA Eleventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

HURST & STAFFORD-At-
torn eys- t-law. Office in Rock Island
National bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

WANTED = a man capable of taking
charge of casting room; carpenters
for ordinary work, two floor mould
ers, shearmcn. firemen, and black
smiths. for work on big fire: also
furnace or hammer men. Apply La
Dor Bureau, Tri-City Manufacturers
Association, Moline Theater building,
Moline. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13
ron sALE-MIscELLANEoUs

FOR SALE-Cheap, coach dog. Call
old phone 791-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

WANTED - Bench moulders for light
gray iron foundry work. brass pat
tern makers, polihhers, machinists.
and buffers; steady work the year
around. Apply by letter or i'm per-
son. Slower Manufacturing Company,
EreepOrt. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

FOR SALE-Cheap. nice level lots. Ask
1875. corner Twenty-seventh street and
Eighteenth avenue. facing Long View
street car track. Also for sale or
trade. one acre lot. with new seven :
room house Terms to please pur-
chaser Inquire of E. Thonn, $40
Twenty-eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN on real estate secur-
ity at lowest rates. Marion e.. Swee-
ney. attorney. rooms 80 and 50, Mitch
ell & Lynde building, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-13

HOPE THOMPSON - Attorney-at-law.
General law business; probate. COM
mercial and corporation law; 304-305
Safety building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
WORK OF A BUDDING GENIUS
couplet That Lacked Something Of
the Divine Fire, But strikinsly
Original.

The ten-year-old daughter of an art
list believes that she is destined to fill
a great place in literature, and all her
spare momek.s are devoted to writing
poetry about every conceivable sub
ject, according to the San Francisco
Wasp. Recently she attended her
first church wedding, and so filed with
inspiration was she that she imme-
diately began to write a poem descrip-
tive of the event. A few days after
ward, when her mother vas entertain
ing friends, the youthful prodigy asked
permission to read her poem before
the guests. Her mother humored her
with not a little secret pride. Stanza
by stanza the poem progressed until
the young lady reached the point
where the description of the brides
maids was set forth. There one OF
her couplets read thus:
Some had pug noses and some had
Roman,
And each wore a blue ribbon about hel
abdomen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
More pIetetlc Facts.

Verify, the way Of dietetic righteous.
ness is a strait and narrow path. A
big s~anitarium gives its patients The
following printed list Of Dangerous
Foods" Cane sugar, fats, flesh foods
including fish, oysters, Holsters. etc.
eggs, milk, coars vegetables, such as
spinach, cabbage, turnips, etc; condi.
ments, including salt and pepper; tea,
coffee, chocolate, cocoa and all alcohol
&c drinks. This leaves practically only
cereals, potatoes and nuts. The skin
and seeds Of nuts r forbidden; this
practically cuts Off cherries, prunes
dried a%pricots, figs, dates, ~raisins. cur
rants and most grapes, unless strained
OF Objectionable parts. Peas and
beans are admissible, If passed through
a colander to remove the bulls.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
sMAsHEs HER IDOL
Broken "BiIikins" Strew Home
Of Their Creator.
Florence Pretz Finds the Image "eod
of Things as They oughtn't to
Be"--No Luck for Her.

Kansas City, Mo.-"Billikin" may be
the god of things as they ought to be,
but he has been of the job a long
while SO far as his creator, Miss Flor
ence Pretz of 261S East Thirty-nrst
street, is concerned. Doubtless there
are smiles in thousands of homes and
Offices where "Billikin" abides and In
the factory where he is fashioned In
Chicago, but his grin brings no laugh
ter or pleasant thoughts to the Pretz
family, and least of all to the gifted
daughter.
For Miss Pretz the squat little fig
ure has meant so much trouble n
disappointment that he has been BAN
ished from her home. She has
smashed the last Of the idols she
formerly had priced. She turns aside
from the shop windows to avoid see
ing one. She dislikes even to talk Of
"Billikin"-and all because a group
of men have, she believes, deprived
her of the profits which legally should
be hers. Not a "Billihn" is allowed
in Miss Pretz's home. It is a name
never spoken except when absolutely
necessary. Her mother is said to have
one Of two of the idols hidden some
where, but the daughter never sees
them. To Mrs. Pretz they stand for a
family hope unrealized. To Miss Pretz
they mean $50 a month royalty while
thousands go to the bank accounts of
the men who have involved the de-
signer in a maze of technically word
ed contracts and agreements not I'M
derstood when she signed them.
Miss Pretz is a teacher of art at the
Manual Training High school. She is
trying to forget "Billikin." She has
~despaired of ever getting what she
believes are her rights and would
rather go blocks out of her way than
see a "Bilikin" throne, a "Billikin'
pin, cuff buttons, watch charm or any
thing suggestive of her first business
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
Pathetic Pride.

Willie had had a tumble when he
was a baby and his hip was SO hurt
that ever afterward he was obliged to
use a crutch. On n occasion, when
his mother had bought him a new
crutch of the latest and most ap-
proved style, Willie expressed his en-
thusiasm and delight in the roundest
terms. And oh, mother!" he ex-
claimed, in conclusion, referring to a
little friend Of his who having the
use Of both legs had no need of
c~rutches, won't Johnny Knowles be
%iealous!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
"Billikin."

undertaking. There is just a chance
that she may break into some of the
profits II a really live lawyer can be
found willing to go into the tangle as
to the patent. Miss Pretz isn't quite
sure what she signed. She knows
just two things, and these are that
about $1,000 represents all she ever
got for her work, and that two or
three men are becoming rich as a re,
suit Of it.
I'm out of patience with the whole
subject" Miss Pretz said recently.
Don't care to see 'Billikin' again?"
was suggested.
"I do not" she replied.
You'd smash one If you had a
chance?"
Il certainly would"
Mrs. Pretz says her daughter has
broken the last of the "Billikins' that
stood on the family mantelpiece.
"She has dismissed the whole thing
from her life" the mother said. "She
worried about it a long time and her
father tried to make the Chicago PEG
pie pay her for what they had pre-
empted. There is a chance yet that
she may get what she deserves. !
can't talk about that now, however
She still owns the patent. She is reti
cent and refrains from going into
court to enforce her rights"
But listen: One Of these fine days
the creator of "Billikin" will give the
changeful public another idol, some
thing to touch every human beins
struggling along toward some goal
She won't tell what It Is, One thins
is certain, when Miss Pretz has an
other novelty 1t will take a mighty
careful lawyer to get her signature tt
any paper. The next contract Offered
her, she says, will go with her on {
long vacation to be studied. Aftel
which the bar association will BIZ
asked to pass upon 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
The
Exceptional
Equfpmen1

of toe California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attainments Of its chemists have
rendered possible the production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, in all Of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principlesof plants known to aca most
benefcially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup of
California Figs.
As there is only n genuine Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA and as the gen.
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
il, upon viewing the package, the full name
of the California Fig SyrupC Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
JOY OF THE WILDERNESS
Small Piece Of String Would Have
Rendered ~Prospector's Long
Journey Unnecessary.

There are situations worse than Gail
Hamilton's famous Twelve miles from
a lemon" The man in this New York
Telegram item seemed to have found
one of them. A party was encamped
on the Bear river in eastern Utah,
when a prospector came along n
morning on a mule. He had his jaw
tied up, and at first seemed inclined
to pass on without a word. On sec
ond thought, however, he halted and
gruffly queried:
How fur to Salt Lake?"
Three hundred miles"
"Humph!"
Travelled far?"
about 200 miles"
Get your jaw hurt?"
mo. It's just an Internal toothache,
and I'm riding 500 miles to get it
pulled"
We invited him down and n of
the crowd got a piece of string round
the tooth and jerked it out as slick as
you please. After the overjoyed man
had ceased dancing about l queried:
why didn't you try the string be-
fore starting on such a long rider
Best kind of reason, sir. l hadn't
nary a string."-Youth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

All through the markets of every
Turkish city and village are little
shops where the fez can be pressed
and ironed for a few cents. At his
prayers a Moslem could not use a hat
with a brim, as his head must press
the prayer rug a certain number Of
times during each prayer. AS the head
must be covered at all times, a fez or
some other brimless covering must be
used.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

house, My back ached all the time and
I was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health, and I am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
ScOundrel
By NJ. BERTIN
Copyright by Short Stories Co, Ltd)

And again to-day, like yesterday,
like every day, he found the envelope,
the feminine angular hand writing,
and it was marked Personal" and
Important"
AS usual Aladjev's first impulse was
to throw the letter unread into the
burning log-fre; but, also, as usual,
he only burned the envelope after he
had looked into every corner of the
room to make sure that he was I'M
observed. The letter itself contained
the only and ever-same word "Scoun-
drel."
How long since he began to receive
day by day, wherever he might be,
such a letter! A rough oblong en-
velope, bearing his address, in the
corner the words Personal and I'm
p~ortant," and the letter itself contain
ing the one word "Scoundrel."
These letters affected Aladjev in a
peculiar way. Some outraged soul
kept track Of him day by day, followed
him with undated hatred and persist
emily threw In his face that terrible
insult. Aladjev started under this &C
cusation; he felt 'keenly Its painful
Sting, he hated to think Of 1t, was al
ways expecting 1t, everlastingly fear
ing 1t. He tried to throw the letters
away unread, but a force stronger
than his will, compelled him to open
the envelope with trembling hands, to
take out the letter, and to search In
1t for the solution of the riddle that
tormented him. In vain. The letter
consisted always of the same single
word "Scoundrel."
The letter in the obolong envelope
dominated Aladjev's life. An insig
nificant incident nearly overthrow him
One day he met and old friend who
insisted that Aledjev come out in the
country with him and spend the NIGH
there. Upon arising in the morning a
the home of this friend the guess
found on his dressing-table the oblonl
envelope. His heart almost stopped
beating. He pulled himself together
opened the envelope. "Scoundrel," the
n word, nothing more. Even here
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
Importance 81 Teeth.

Dr.. Osler has stated that the ques-
ton of preserving the teeth Is more
important than the liquor question,
says Scientific American. No doubt
much dyspepsia is due to ,decayed
and defective teeth, which preclude
complete m%astication Of the food
(even If anybody In America had the
time to eat properly. Dentists, like
doctors, are now beginning to realize
that their true mission is not 6 gen
eral rebuilding system but a sys-
tematic and well-considered effort to
prevent and overcome the decay and
~loosening Of human teeth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

In the home where he was by acct
dent, and where he remained for one
night only, this implacable enemy had
reached him. Shivering from cold he
lay in his bed; an inexplicable dread
seized him. He was unable to subdue
his excitement, incapable of collecting
his thoughts.
The explanation Of this incident was
simple. Before he left his home Alad-
Jew had mechanically put the freshly
arrived letter into his pocket; when
the servant was cleaning his clothes
the letter dropped to the floor, and the
servant put 1t on the dressing-table. In
spite of this obvious explanation,
Aladjev was deeply impressed and
could not forget the incident.
Years ago Aladjev had begun to
write for a liberal newspaper. His
writings bore the stamp of purely
Russian liberalism, and were perme-
ated with a far-off idealistic, high
minded altruism. They reflected a
vague longing toward the good and
the true, and an instructive hatred of
the evil and the false. And he was
daring almost to foolhardiness. This
daring pleased the readers in the
provinces and gave Aladjev the repu-
tation of the banner-bearer and leader
In the fight for freedom. But besides
some sort of reputation In regions
where even the foxes bid each other
goodnight, and five kopeks a line,
these writings brought no return to
the author. However, he did not be,
come embittered; he merely deter
mined to make a fortune for himself
along different lines A small mort
bund paper fell into his hands. Be.
ing a clever man, Aladjev1 compre
hended that high-mindedness would
not make him prosperous. And sc
he changed his tune.
To those In power he spoke In an
apparently daring, critical, unpreju
diced vein; but 1t always happened
that after his strongest attack the
mighty ones shone far more resplen
dent than before. For the weary and
heavy-laden he had words of fatherly
b~enevolence. With a show Of com
passion and love he pilloried theii
failings and vices. He discovered .
new formula In writing--a cringinG
fattery, clad in the garb Of high
minded unselfishness, combined with
an unctuous t-ranscencental hatred
of humanity.
Th paper edited on these lines -four
ished. Some loved, others hated II
No one respected It, but everybody
read 1t. Aladjev had reached his goal
His financial grew daily, hill
income became magnificent.
But the years OF such feverish actiy
fly left their traces. Aladjev grew
old and infirm. Against his will there
arose in the bottom Of his sou
old longsforgotten, forcibly-suppresset
longings. They brought in their trair
the painful consciousness Of a duality
an unconauersble self-detestation.
1900 M N LEI DMM AA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
catarrh. Cannot Be Cured

with LoCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach
the scat OF the DIS Ease. Catarrh is a blood or consti-
~tutlonal disease, and In order to cure 1t you must take
Internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally. and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not 0 quack medi-
In this country for years and is q regular prescription.
1t is composed Of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
two ingredients IL what produces such wonderful re-
suits In curing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
=. j. CHENEY & o Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take HALLS Family Pills for constipation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
Feeding school Children.

Profting by the experience of sew.
eral American cities which provide
food at cost for their school children,
the London county council has about
decided on a similar system in some
Of the schools Of the metropolis. Par
ents having asked that meals be sup
piled at school to their children who
are not "necessitous." the county
council authorities r planning to
grant the applications, payment to be
made In advance, the charge to be
calculated to the nearest farthing."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
The Cost of Politics.

In his "reminiscences of Grover
Cleveland, George F. Parker tells a
story concerning prodigal expendi-
lures in politics. A rich mar who
had been nibbling at the Democratic
nomination for governor of New York
asked William G. Whitney's advice.
This is the advice: "Of course, you
ought to run! Make your preliminary
canvass, and when you have put in
100000 you will have become SO
much interested in it that you will
feel like going ahead and spending
some money"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
The parkY,s Idea Of It.

A correspondent of the Walker
County Messenger tells this one:
"A darky was on trial in the GRIM
inal court last week on a charge OF
bigamy. After the jury has returned
a verdict of guilty Judge McReynolds
remarked:
1.-The best I al do, Crrm, is to
give you the minimum
"Lordy, mercy me, jedge, don't do
dat! I'd rather go to the pen,' said
Crum."-Atlanta Constitution. :
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
LOST REGISTERED LETTERS
FOUND IN QUEER PLACE
Missed From a MangIed Mail Bag,
They are Recovered From


Car Trucks.
1t does not always follow that the
disappearance of registered mail
packages indicate a robbery of the
mail. This was demonstrated on
The Overland Limited train No. 2
Friday, November 9Th, when a pack
age of five registered letters from
Schuyler disappeared between that
point and Omaha.
The recovery of the lost package
was as strange as its disappearance.
The Schuyler pouch is picked up
from a crane by NEAR of a pouch
catcher as the train passes. This
pouch catcher is attached to the mail
a and hooks onto the pouch sus-
pended from the crane as the train
passes. In this particular instance
the pouch catcher did not make a
good catch and the pouch fell under
the wheels of the train and was cut
in two. The mail was scattered along
the track for a considerable distance,
uuL JuC i've IS6loISISu lSILtTS, WuiCu
were in a packet, could not be found
when the other mail was picked up,
The impression at once prevailed that
the registered package had been found
and kept by some n and it was re
ported as lost.
Postofice Inspector l.. A. Thomp
son was started out to investigate. His
first visit was to Council Bluffs to
make inquiries of the postal clerks
on the car, and scarcely had he
reached there when he received word
that the registered package had been
found by the car cleaner resting snug
ly on the trucks under the dining
car, where it had been blown Oh
thrown when the mail pouch was
flung under the wheels at Schuyler.
That the package was not injured
In the slightest, nor Jared from its
position on the trucks, is simply an
other tribute to the Union Pacific's
unsurpassed roadbed and perfect track
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

STERLING" as used in connection
with silverware means genuine silver.
The addition of the word patent" is
to indicate that the particular design
of the article on which the word ap-
pears is patented and that the article
is genuine silver.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
Never.

Mrs. Benham-You still insist that
woman has more curiosity than mane
Benham-Sure; did you ave- know .
man to want to find out If he coula
get off a street car backwards with
out committing suicide? /
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
WANTED CORRECTNESS.

Customer-M'yes, that's better. but
you'll have to alter it a little over the
hips, for I'm taking up a new appoint
ment on Monday, and the principal
informed me that his firm was very
particular as to correctness in figures
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
A MAN OF RESOURCE.

Actor (of provincial company
Can you give me ten cents on ac-
count? l must get a shave. l have
been playing Hamlet for four days,
and my beard is beginning to grow.
Manager-Well, that's easily RENE
died. Well put on Othello.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02
a Domestic Advancement.

"Bluster and his wife seem to get
along very we'll together"
That's because they have set aside
one day in the week to do all their
fighting. On the other days they
keep the peace"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills h a e
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
chung to me, my ex.
istence was one of
misery and for two
whole years 1 was un.
able to 20 out of the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

Il can say one thing in favor Of Mr..
Featherly," remarked Mrs. Hendricks,
the landlady; he never takes the last
piece Of bread on the plate" mo, in
deed, Mrs. Hendricks" assented Dunn.
ley, cordially, ~"Featherly amt quick
enough."-Bazar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

A woman would rather suspect heE
husband than distrust her preacher.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

You Seldom see a ire escape on
churches"
but, come to think of it, that is
what the whole building is for"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

WHEN YOU'RE AS HOARSE as a crow. When
you're coughing and gasping. When you've an old
fashioned deep-seated cold, take Aliens Lung Bal
sam. Sold by all druggists, Csc, Soc and 81. 90 bottles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-02

The less a man knows about won
en- the more he thinks he knows.