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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
THEY SEPARATED.
But the Parting Was More Strenuous
Than Jim Expected.

But the Parting Was More Strenuous
Than Jim Expected.
A man named ROynor when gold hunt
ing in Alaska had as partner a veneer
able prospector. who went about habit
ually with his boot legs stuffed fun of
dynamite sticks. The old man had n
pleasantly casual way of filing the
stove oven with these sticks in order
that they might thaw out there. Some
times, too, he forgot them, which was
imprudent. to say the least. Roynor
was not at all of timorous DISPOSE
ton, but the ancient prospector's reck-
less careleSsness troubled his nerves.
He demonstrated with him repeatedly
and strenuously. but his protest did
not seem to have the slightest effect.
"Jim." he said finally when driven
to desperation. IF you can't be more
careful with that dynamite We'll have
to separate"
That night as he approached the
shack a terrific conclusion rent the air
and knocked him insensible. When he
recovered consciousness he perceived
one of the aged prospector's legs lying
near. He stared at it a moment medi-
tatively.
"Well, JIM" he remarked at last
sadly. II guess we've managed to sep
arate all right, particularly you, Jimw
Minneapolis Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
Sweating Coins

A drilled or plugged coin has be-
come something of a curiosity. Every
one remembers the inconvenience of
these mutilated coins. 1t was a mat
ter of daily occurrence to find one
self in possession of q silver, gold or
even nickel coin defaced in this way.
Sometimes the hole was filed with
some baser metal: often it was left
open This system of mutilat1ng coins
had the advantage, however, of being
perfectly obvious, and no careful per-
son need be deceived.
Nowadays the work of defacing coins
is reduced to a fine art The old, crude
method of plugging the coins will not
suffice, since the general public and
the government are far more fntoler-
ant Of the practice than ever before
If the precious metal is to be robbed
from the coins it must be done so
cleverly that even the expert viii be
deceived 1t no longer pays to mutt
late nickel or even silver coins, so, ex-
cept in exceptional cases, it is only
the gold coins which are mutilated.
This practice, commonly known as
sweating requires considerable skill,
and the ingenuity displayed is often
amazing.
The Sweating" must be done in
such a way that the coin will appear
perfect, even to the closest observer
The federal government will not per-
NIT any gold coin to circulate the
weight of which is below the point of
legal tolerance, which is fixed at one
half of / per cent. If a coin is found
to be lighter than this it is stamped
with a large L, to indicate its light
ness, and is returned 70 the bank or
the individual who last handled 1t.
The only redress of the owner is to
have the coins sent to Washington to
be reminted. The owner must stand
the loss in weight, which is often con-
siderable. In cases where the coin
has been ''sweated" an investigation
may follow. with criminal prosecution.
One of the most insidious methods of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

grew stronger, and within three months
was a perfectly well woman.
81 want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOHN G.. MOLDAN,
2115 Second ST., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu-
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exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
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the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Ifyou want special advice write
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this way, free OF Charge DOn't
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
TRY THIS
Two Minute Cure for Cold il
Head or Chest. .

1t Is Curing Thousands Daily and
Saves Time and Money.
Get a bowl three quarters full of
boiling water and a towel.
Pour into the water a teaspoon
full of HYOMEI pronounced High
o-mee).
Put your head over the bowl and
cover both head and bowl with
towel
Breathe the vapor that arises for
two minutes and presto. your head
is as clear as a bell and the tight
ness in the chest is gone.
Nothing like it to break up a
heavy cold, cure sore throat or drive
away a cough. It's pleasant cure.
You'll enjoy breathing Hyomei.
You'll feel at once it's soothing, heal
ing and beneficial effects as it passes
over the infamed and irritated mem
brane. Fifty cents a bottle. at drug
gists everywhere. Ask the Harper
House pharmacy for extra bottle of
Hyomei Inhalent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

! Nicholson Saturday morning after a
| prolonged illness, at the home, three
miles northwest of Blue Grass, at the
age Of 81 years, 10'months and 20 days.
Deceased was born in Kentucky and
had lived in Scott county many years
On May 2, 1850, she was married to
V. F. Nicholson, who survives her, in
addition to nine children, who are;
Mrs. Lusetta Larson, Marion ]. Mich
olson, Mrs. Martha E. Stigers, Miss
Anise L. Nicholson. Mrs. Mary Z.
Johnson, William E. Nicholson. Isaac
L. Nicholson, Mrs. Nora Herlein and
Alvin W. Nicholson, all Of Scott coun-
ty.
Word was received by relatives in
this city announcing the death in Salt
Lake City of Maxwell Rice Brothers,
whose marriage to Miss Frances
French of Davenport took place about
three years ago. The word was not
unexpected as Mr.. Brothers has been
in i'll health for some time, seriously
so for the past month. A veteran of
the Spanish-American war, the con-
fiict left Mr.. Brothers with shattered
health which he sought to recuperate
ny LdhiuS up his IeSlueuCS III SdlL
Lake City, leaving his former home
which had been in Mississippi Mr..
Brothers was prominent attorney in
the city of his adoption. He was
united in marriage to Miss Frances
French, June 20, 1907, at the home of
her sister. Miss Alice French in Dav-
export. Burial was at Salt Lake City
yesterday.
A special dispatch was received
Saturday announcing the death of
George Shepard of this city in Mar
shalltown, Friday afternoon at st.
Thomas hospital, following an opera
ton for an abscsss, on the liver De
ceased had been employed in a Mar
shalltown. drug store, and had been i'll
about a month. A brother, summoned
from Nebraska, was at the bedside
when he died. The body was shipped
to Davenport for burial.
Word has been received in this city
of the death of Mrs William Geiger
Friday morning in Louisville. Ky. De
ceased was a sister of Mrs. w D. Mid
dleton, 1922 Ripley street, in this city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
Dish Cloths

Cheese cloth, unbleached cotton and
heavy linen crash make most satisfactory
dish cloths. One trouble with dish
cloths is that they are hard TO keep
sweet, but they can easily be kept in
good condition by washing occasionally.
in lukewarm water to which has been
added a tablespoonful of Gold Dust
washing powder; then scald, rinse and
hang in the sunshine and fresh air to
dry.
Where kitchen utensils become burnt
or very sticky" pot rings are easiest
to use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
DAVENPORT

Licensed to Wed.-Wilhelm c..
Schmahl and Annie NJ. Hamer, Long
Grove; Oscar A. Powell, Des Moines,
and Edna NJ. Freeman, Davenport;
John Roderick and Sylvia Bradley,
Rock Island; Earl Lock and Luella Hill
ton, Davenport; George L. Mahair and
Mary G. Mcdonald, Quincy; Eugene
Ceurvorst. Davenport, and Miss Ra-
chael Iglehart, Rock Island.
Robbed In an Alley.-Enticing a
young farm hand into an alley in the
old red-light district short time af-
ter dark and while pretending to en-
brace him, lifting his pocketbook from
him, and then invoking the aid of her
affinity man in making good her es-
cape. is the resume of the bold holdup
which vas perpetrated Friday evening
near Front and Iowa streets. AS re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

suit of the affair Jessie Wilson is now
having her case investigated by the
November grand jury and her aces
sorry, Robert Lee, is held by the po
lice pending the filing of a charge
against him. The victim of the holdup
Louis Higgen, is minus about $50 and
will be called upon by the police to ties
tify at the trials of both the partlcl
pants in the crime.
Ball Player Held as Burglar.-With-
in a half block of the police station,
David Nance entered and robbed the
City Hall smoke house of SIS cash and
short time before broke into and
robbed the City laundry of 81 cash
within a block of the police station,
according to the statement made by the
authorities Nance, who is 20 years
of age and an old ball player, formerly
with Muscatine, has been staying In
Davenport for several days. and spend
ing most of his time around the pool
hall which is owned by Howard Potts.
Friday evening he was the last man
out of the hall, with the exception OF
the clerk Entrance into the building
was effected about midnight and the
robbery was discovered when the
doors were opened in the morning
The police claim Nance can be impil-
Gated In a robbery at Bureau Jun ction,
claiming he has confessed to having
entered a building there.
Held Up on Own Prenises.-Held.u up
at the point of two guns by two rob
bers in the barn at his residence, SIG
East Fourteenth street, Osborn Rey-
holds, former manager of the Saratoga
hotel, Third and Perry streets, was
badly beaten about the face and head
and lost three diamonds valued at ST.
275 and So in cash shortly after o
o clock Saturday night. A wallet con-
tanning diamonds valued at $500 and
$50 in cash was saved by Reynolds
Reynolds shortly after supper went 10
his barn to get kitten. He went up
into the hay loft of the barn and as
he came down the steps two men, one
with a handkerchief over his face,
Jumped from hiding. One robber
poked his gun into Reynolds eye,
gouging the eyelid and cheek so that
several stitches were necessary. Rey-
nolds, when called upon TO surrender
his diamonds, showed fight, and the
men struggled with him for 10 min
utes, beating him over the head. Sew
en- stitches were taken by DR.. J. r.
Cantwell. who was summoned. During
the struggle Reynolds managed to take
his wallet containing $500 worth OF
diamonds and $50 in cash from his
hin pocket and throw It in the horse
stall in the barn. The robbers grabbed
a watch charm valued at SIS and
ring and stud valued at $500 each dur
ing the struggle Slamming the barn
door in their victims face, they fled
west. Reynolds notified the police and
Detectives Bishop. Quinn and Sanford
were nut on the case. Reynolds could
give but a meagre description of the
robbers.
Loses Hand In Saw Accident.-While
working at a saw in the McClelland
sash factory, Casper Belick. who re-
sides at Sixth and Brady streets, had
the misfortune to lose his right hand.
The hand was amputated above the
third Joints by the fast revolving saw.
He was removed to Mercy hospital
for treatment.
Obituary Record.-One of Scott
county's Oldest residents was summon
ed when death claimed Mrs. Mary A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
Shall Women Vote9

If they did. millions would vote DR..
Kings New Life Pills the true remedy
for women. For banishing dull. fag-
ged feelings, backache or headache,
constipation, dispelling colds, impart-
ing appetite and .toning up the system,
they're unequaled. Easy. safe, sure.
Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

AS a final test the scales, which will
weigh single hair, are resorted to.
and If the slightest discrepancy can
be found every coin is examined sepa-
rately until the faulty one has been
discovered.-New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
CROSSES STREET LIKE CHILD
Dog Puts Paw In Mistress Hand
When Dodging Traffic.


When Dodsing Traffic.
a dog that carries his mistress bag
and one that carries his masters news
paper or cane have been familiar sights
to New Workers On Fifth avenue. A
dog that crosses the crowded street
walking close beside his mistress with
his paw in her hand has not been seen
often enough TO cease 10 attract at
tention.
Mistress and dog regularly cross g
crowded thoroughfare In this way, paw
in hand, close together. People watch
them as they stand together on the
curb waiting for a chance to cross.
With perfect unconcern they start
forth side by side when the chance
comes. When the opposite curb Is
reached the dog drops to a quadrape6
once more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
MOLINE

! Convention Much Sought After
Directors of the North Star Benefit
| association concluded their monthly
/ session in the head offices without
making any decision as to the meeting
for 1911. Des Moines is the latest
city to request the pleasure Of enter
tanning the grand observatory of the
/ N. s. B. A, but, like Galesburg, Du-
luth and DeKalb, has made no definite
proposition. What the head officers of
the association want is some sort of
guarantee from municipal and COM
mercial interests. Chief Astronomer
Myers explains that cooperation on the
part of the convention city will be nee
essary if the 1911 observatory session
is a success. County observatory ses-
sions, to elect delegates to the grand
observatory, will be held Feb. TO- and
it will be necessary for the directors
to act on 1911 meeting place before
that time. Observatory No. 1 of Mo
line announces a social meeting to-
morrow evening in Swedish Olive hall.
The slogan of the observatory is 100
new members before Jan. 1 next.
Mccoy Seeks Pardon.-Forrest Mccoy
the local barber, sentenced TO the in
stitution for criminal insane for grand
larceny from several Moline clothing
stores. writes to friends here asking
them to secure position for him in
one of the local barber shops, as he
expects to be free within several
weeks. Mccoy has spent about two
months at the asylum. His friends
state that they believe his parole could
be easily obtained If responsible par
ties would act as his guardian. He
was indicted for stealing clothing from
the Hub and several other stores here
about three months ago. He plead in |
sanity through his attorney, w. e. /
Whiteside. and was sentenced to the /
hospital for criminal insane for an in |
determinate period.
Horses Hide; Police Hunt. - In a |
game of hide and seek with the police /
department a team of horses hitched /
to a grocery wagon owned by William /
Karstens, 1917 Fifteenth street, so /
successfully secreted themselves be- /
tween two buildings that the police /
departments of the three cities were |
securing their respective cities in |
search of the supposed thieves who |
had disappeared with team, wagon and !
groceries. The Waterman at the Velie /
Carriage works noticed a team lodged /
in between the Velie building and a
small nearby shed and Informed the |
police. An officer went to the place |
and there found the horses that the ,
police Of the tri-cities spent II hours /
searching for. The delivery boy drove .
TO a house opposite the Velie works to .
deliver groceries. While in the place .
the team walked across the street and .
stopped between two buildings in such /
a manner that they could not be seen /
from the street. The boy returned and |
found the team missing At first the .
Moline police thought the team had /
ran away, but later in the evening
changed their theory and informed the
sister cities to look out for the sup
posed horse thieves. The animals were
returned to their owner and in the flu
ture will he tied while the boy deliv-
ers the groceries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

Cd uS6u 81 " OdhuCSS
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read so
much of wnatLydia
Z. Pinknam's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women l
felt sure it would
help me, andI must
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
mains all left me. I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

Owing to the deIinquencies OF the var
ious county officers and various extra
advances, Logan county has become
heavily in debt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

When a cold becomes settled in the
system, it will take several days
treatment. to cure it, and the best rem
edy to use is Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. It will cure quicker than
any other, and also leaves the system
IN a natural and healthy condition.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
New Recipe for Home
Made Laxative Cough
Cure.

A cough or cold is due to
congestion and Inflammation
of the membranes of the
throat and lungs. Something
to overcome the congestion is
necessary if you expect a cure.
Morphine and chloroform
preparations relieve, but they
do not cure-only aggravate
ultimately and weaken the
natural resistance and health.
Here is a formula that will
cure chronic cases of old peo-
pie and acute coughs OF old
or young:
Essence mentho-laxene. ga OF.
Granulated sugar syrup. 10 OF.
Get the essence mentho-
laxene of any well stocked
druggist, empty it into a pint
bottle and fill up the bottle
with syrup made as follows:
Take a pint of granulated sug-
ar; pour over it a half pint
of boiling water. stir and let
cool. Then add it to the
mentho-laxene and take a tea
spoonful every hour or two as
needed.
Try this simple but effectual
cure sore throat, relieve cough
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est cough and soon cure by
it's laxative tonic action, diff
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Try this simple but effectua.
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bless the day you learned of
1t, and you'll save SO or 81
besides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21
WANTS Her
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was great
sufferer from female troubles which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-21

Obituary Record.-One of Scott
countys oldest residents was summon
ed when death claimed Mrs. Mary A
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22
A SALARY GRAB

One of the bills passed by the
18th general assembly was to take
steps toward having the salaries of
the members raised 10 81 600 by a
constitutional amendment. This
amount is to cover the general and
all special sessions. The present
salary is 81 per day and mileage
of ten cents mile each way, to
and from Denver. This per diem
includes Sundays and all days that
members are absent.
The argument in favor of the
rise in pay is that with a stated
salary, members will not be so
anxious to prolong the sessions.
If the initiative and referendum
is adopted, there will be no need
of long sessions of the legislature.
They will proceed at once to obey
platform instructions and then adj
journ.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22
HOW DO YOU STAND?

The following resolution was
adopted by the Denver delegation
to the republican state convention
and taken to Colorado Springs for
endorsement:
I'VE are unalterably opposed to
the adoption to the initiative and
referendum amendment because it
is revolutionary in character and
subversive of a republican form of
government, and we recommend
that the people vote against the
adoption of the same"
Some one suggested that the
language was too plain and a strad-
die was adopted in its place.
How many of the local candi-
dates endorse this platform?
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22
FOR OUR SCHOOLS

Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, who has
been at the head of the Chicago
schools the past few years, has
gained nationwide reputation as
a capable, and progressive school
woman. Mrs. Young was not
selected in order to satisfy the
women voters of Chicago where
they have no right of suffrage.
1t has been the policy of Colo
RADIO, since the right of suffrage
was granted to women to elect one
of them state superintendent of
public schools and many of the
counties have followed the exam
pie. Thus far they have made
god. AS a rule they take more
interest in their work.
Rio Grande county, however,
has been little backward in this
respect. Mrs. F. G. Spencer acted
as county superintendent eight
months to fill a vacancy and did
the work faithfully and very salts
factorily. She is we'll known in
he county as well qualified, and
is woman of tire'ess energy and
marked capability. The local DEM
ocrats are facilitating themselves
on securing Mrs. Spencer as can
didate for superintendent.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22
HOW 1T WAS DONE

"When you see hundreds OF
men supposed 10 represent mil
lions of thoughtful citizens wait
ing for Murphy to finish his din
ner' and to learn from him what
man he would name for Governor,
what man for the judgeship, what
man for every place on the ticket
you have picture Of American
politics, Of free republican institu-
tions in the year Of civilization
1910. The Sun tells that while
waiting for Murphy to have his
dinner the crowd in the conven-
ton hall sang enthusiastically
Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here!"
N. Y. journal"
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22
FOLLOW KANSAS

Since, and before, Kansas be-
came a state, she has been fore
most in all the great political
movements for progress. In the
Free Soil movement, in the Grange
movement and the Insurgent move
ment, Kansas has been and is in
the foremost ranks. Kansas is a
safe state to follow.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

The one great issue in the pres
ent campaign is the adoption or
rejection Of the initiative and re-
ferendum amendment to the con-
stitution. 1t is of supreme i'm
portance because it will give TO
the people what they have always
imagined they possessed, but
which they have never had, the
right of self government Sagu-
ache Crescent.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

When Albert j. Beveridge, the
insurgent senator of Indiana, went
home last spring to give an &C
count Of his stewardship, the
young men of Indiana put on n
badge with these words, HE fights
for the right, and votes as he
fights"
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

An attempt of Alaska coal land
claimants in the Kayak district to
make final payments and receive
patents on their lands was defeated
by the receiver of the land office at
Juneau, Alaska, who refused to &C
cept the payments and issue an
official land Office receipt until the
general land Office has cleared up
the present ENHANCEMENT in which
all Alaska lands are now involved.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

"Oh, my! What very small
apples" said Mrs. Champa who
had just had the grocer open u
fresh box for her inspection.
Excuse me madam" said the man
getting busy. "Ive opened the
wrong side Of the box"
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

Registration for the election
November 8 for the city and county
Of Denver totals 62, 279, according
to official returns, with one pre-.
cinct unofficial, the tenth Of ward
9. The total is nearly 1900 less
than the registration for tho cleo.
ton last spring.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

In the death Of Senator Deliver,
OF Iowa, the country loses ono Of
the foremost statesmen in the
nation. He was broadmintleti and
had tho courage Of bis convictions.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-10-22

G. W. Spanglcr and George Cor
lett have declared themselves
against the Initiative and Refer.
endum amendment.