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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
City Chat
FAMILY HEALTH,

FAMILY HEAL n.
Brothers in a hospital
Busted up and lame.
Someone used him for a mat
In a football game.
Mothers also quite smashed up
Joining in the rush.
Got some fractures and the like
In a bargain crush.
Sister has a broken leg,
Quite a common hurt,
Got it walking in the street
In a hobble skirt.
Father has a broken skull
From little mix
Got a brick upon his head
Talking politics.-New York Sun.
Carpenter Coal company
Sell coal. Phone west 295.
Kerler & Co. make rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-city Towel Supply company.
For express. call Spencer & Trefz.
Mound City paints may cost a little
more. but! III & Ehleb.
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
H. T. siemon wants your tin and
furnace work 152G-152S Fourth ave
nue..
Paul & Hayward tailors, suits and
fancy gowns, 4O91a Twentieth street,
Knox flats.
Open every evening until 9 o'clock.
Cut Rate Loan company, 1901 Il
/ Second avenue.
Court of Honor will hold a dance
at Beselin's hall Thursday evening,
Nov. 8. Admission 10 cents. Freed
orchestra.
We want TO save you some money if
you will only let us. Cut Rate Loan
company 1SO11a Second avenue. Man
/ ager, J. w. Jones.
Will rent National cash register or
sell cheap on payments. Registers
from 1 cent to $40 Cut Rate Loan
Removal sale OF wines and liquors
Now is the time to lay in a supply for
the holidays at Riegers 2104 Third
avenue. After Nov. LIST at the new
location, 1928 Fourth avenue.
Carpenter Coal company, 1913
Twentieth street, old phone West
295. We handle best grades of hard
and soft coal. Our ln.:to, Satisfied
/ Customers"
I Next Thursday afternoon card par
Y for the benefit of the Visitation
guild will be given in the parlors Of
the New Harper. Cinct and SEQ will
be the games The hours Will be 3 to
;, and the friends of the guild are in
vited.
Yes, we have new plan. too. and
will tell YOU right out loud what it is.
We will cut your interest that you
have been paying other loan compa-
MES exactly in this manner: Pay US
just one-half of what you are paying,
and that is good enough for the New Cut
Rate Loan company, 1S011a Second av-
enue. Rock Island. Old phone west
III Managed by J. ". Jones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01
DELATOUR.
Infammatory Rheumatism, Cured in
Three Days.

Morton L. Hill. of Lebanon. Ind,
says: My wife had lnflammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and joint;
her suffering was terrible and her BODY
and face were swollen almost beyond
recognition: had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians, but
received no benefit until she tried DR..
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. 1t
gave immediate relief ant. she was
able to walk about in three days. l am
sure it saved her life" Sold by Otto
Grotjan. 1901 Secon4 avenue, Rock
Island; Gust SchIegel & Son. 220 West
Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-01

The old, old story, told times with
out number. and repeated over and
over again for the last Sc years, but
it is always a welcome story to those
in search of health-There is nothing
in the world that cures coughs and
colds as quickly as Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy. Sold by all druggists.
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Gossip and Stories About People in the Limelight

scution. Mr.. stimson proceeded both
against the railroads and the trust. The
New York Central, the Great Northern. the
Rock Island, the St Paul and the Central
Vermont roads were all either convicted or
pleaded guilty and the fines amounted to
$4OOOOO The sugar trust was fined $15OOOO
in 1906 for accepting the rebates.
Early in 1907 Mr. stimson began his in
vestigation into the sugar underweighing
frauds and this resulted in a suit in which
a judgment for S134,411 was recovered based
on frauds between 1901 and 1907 The gov
eminent then started out after extensive
frauds revealed by the evidence in the suit
tried, and the sugar trust compromised all
of its civil liabilities to the government by
the payment of 100000. In addition the
government got $695,O0O from the ArbuclSles
and S6O4.OOO from the National Sugar REIN
Ing company.
In the earlier days OF Colonel Roosevelts
term in the White House Mr.. Stimson had
made not infrequent trips to Washington.
his visits being usually of social character
and not always announced in advance.
On one Of these trips early In 1906 he
found that the president had left the White
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House for the day. and accordingly he de-
cided to spend the afternoon in seeing
some Of the country around Washington
from horseback.
His journey took him into Rock Creek
park. Suddenly his attention was attracted
by whistle and halloo from the other side
OF the creek End turning around nc saw
the presdert and Elihu Root out on one
of those rambles, which afforded one Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's chief diversions while in
Washington.
Hello Stimson," cried the president,
and after a brief exchange of greetings,
Come en- over"
Mr.. Stimson, without stopping TO look
for favorable place to cross plunged his
horse in. The creek was swollen BY re-
cent rain, and this, with the uncertain
footing, made his trip a perilous and, ex-
citing one for both horse and rider, but
finally they pulled themselves out, drip
ping, on the opposite bank.
After he had appointed Mr.. Stimson to
the United States district attorneyship
Mr.. Roosevelt recounted the incident, and
added:
Il thought that anybody that was fool
enough TO jump into that stream the way
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that it was from here Jonah took passage
upon the ship from which he was thrown
overheard into the mouth OF the whale
lie remained in the whales belly three
days. during which time he prayed to the
Lord, and the Lord spake to the whale
whereupon he was vomited out upon dry
land. Jonah was born about $50 years be-
fore Christ He was a baby when Homer
was telling the story of the Iliad and 100
years had yet to elapse before the founding
OF Rome. | am not sure as to the exact
spot where Jonah was taken up by the
sailors and thrown into the sea, but he is
said to have been buried not far from
Jerusalem, and there are dragomen in
Palestine who will show you his tomb
Ever since Jonahs time sailors have held
q superstition against having preachers on
board. thinking that such passengers bring
bad luck to the ship However that may be,
the harbor of Jaffa is one of the worst in
the world. 1t is almost always rough, and
often it is impossible TO land Upon our
arrival the sea was quiet, but nevertheless
the swell was such that the boats which
took us ashore bobbed up and down and
the waves soaked our baggage before
reaching port.
AS to Jonah himself and his narrow
escape one OF our preachers on board has
quoted new version for the reason of his
leaving the whale
Il threw up JONAH" said the whale.
Who'd lately come to town
81 threw up Jonah,
For ! could not keep a good man
down."
In coming in looked about for a whale
There was none in sight, although I am
told they are still to be seen in the Mediter-
ranean. In their place, however were
many jellyfsh, Of an opalescent blue. These
fish were as big as a foot ball, and Of the
shape OF mushroom. There were hundreds
of them floating about, and they bumped
again and again against the hull as we lay
there at anchor.
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action in the Italian courts concerning a
bequest Of 100000 lire to the holy see
The papal authorities we're not represented
at the proceedings, and the judgment could
not be carried into effect until formal no
tice had been served either upon the papal
secretary or on the pOntiff himself.
for Two months court official mRdJ re-
peated, but unsuccessful, attempts TO
catch the cardinal. One day 1t came to the
officials knowledge that his quarry had
gone to the lake Bracciano. Hurrying
thither he came face TO face with the
cardinal while bathing, whereupon he
flourished his all-important paper.
But his eminence. who is an excellent and
powerful swimmer, made off for the shore
and regained his cabin. When he emerged
the official was nowhere to be seen, and
the cardinal Immediately drove off TO
restaurant, where he lunched in private
room.
Presently he called for his bill. He was
handed a slip. only to find that he had
been given a court decree. But the judg-
ment was simply 70 the effect that the
Italian government had authorized the
Vatican to accept the legacy Of 100000
lire.
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screamed as they fell, making the rocks
re-echo with their cries as though the
beautiful Andromeda were still chained
there We had no trouble with the GUS
toms, largely, l believe, because our drago-
men had given the officers a liberal
baksheesh. The examination was short
and within half an hour after landing we
were comfortably housed at the Jerusalem
hotel mention this hotel because it is
kept by a man who was for a long time
our American consular agent His name
is Hardegg, and he spices his food with a
religious doctrine of his own kind. The
hotel rooms are not numbered 1, 2, 8. ETC.,
but are named after the sons of Israel and
the various Ola Testament prophets. and
each of them contains book which Hard
egg has written entitled Bible Pills" Ii
is composed of texts from the scriptures
fitted to ones daily life.
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The city Of Jaffa has now about $1,000
inhabitants, OF whom 5000 are NIoham-
medans, 10000 Christians and 5000 Jews.
1t has a considerable trade, and is rapidly
growing. The rich plains of Sharon at
the back furnish sesame. grain and olive
oil, while the highlands of Judea and
Samaria produce wool today as they did
in the times Of our Savior. All about the
towns are orange groves, the fruit OF
which is shipped to all parts OF the Medi-
terranean. The oranges are almost the
shape Of a lemon, but they are of great
size and sweet as honey. They are packed
I'm boxes at the groves and are carried
down to the harbor on the backs of camels
/ met caravans of these huge beasts sway
ing along as they made their way to the
steamers. More than 500 steamers and
LOCO sailing vessels call here every day.
was taken through the native quarters
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OF Jaffa by a young Syrian named Noses
We went together through streets so mar
row and winding that carriages could not
enter them, and at times were altogether
shaded by the houses, the roofs of which
touched overhead. We entered several of
the dwellings, Each consisted OF but one
room, facing a common court. where the
men, women and children were herded to-
gether.
The house Of Simon the Tanner was de-
stroyed some centuries ago, but another
house, which is probably OF the same char
acter stands on its site, and tanning 10
still done in the neighborhood. AT least 1
judge as much by the smell. This house is
now used as a second-olass inn. 1t is
stone structure, built high up over the sea,
with steps outside, which lead to the Sec
ond-story and roof 1 climbed to the top,
and there had about the same view as that
of st. Peter at the time of his remarkable
vision. In front Of me the blue Mediter-
ranean stretched out toward tho west. At
the north could be seen the sands reaching
toward the ruins of Caesarea and the foot
mills of Mount Carmel, while at the south
were those near which Askalon stood. 1t
was here that st, Peter had that wonderful
dream in which all the beasts of the world
were let down from heaven in a sheet, in
order that he might eat Of them You re-
member that he refused, saying: Not so,
Lord, for 1 have never eaten anything that
is common unclean."
And then came a voice, which said: what
God has cleansed that call not thou com
mon"
1t was these words that first led TO tile
preaching of the Gospel to the Gentles,
bringing about the conversion OF Cornelius,
the Roman centurion, aud later On the
preaching of Christ 10 all The world.
As my guide refreshed my biblical mem.
DRY with this story, he told me Of an Ameri-
can who had Visited this place with him
last week. Said Moses:
This Americaa WIS a funny man, ard il
seemed to me a foolish one. He was not
satisfied with seeing this house, but hs
asked me to show BIN the vision that ~.
Peter saw. and demanded to know what
had become Of ths sheet. He said he did
not think he oughS TO pay me without i
could show him the gtsiOu. but / told him
that could not do thHt Rlyhout he had Bt,
Peters heart, and l was sGrs tAat ne Aad
not"
This American was probably faceuous,
but his questions are not unlike those
Of many of the tourists whose ignorance
and superstition surpass belief. Many
Of them credit the stories of every guide.
and they go about kissing spots which they
imagine 10 be hallowed by their connection
with the Bible, but Of whose authenticity
no one knows.
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to .Jaffa, whence they were carried up to
Jerusalem by camels ana mon.
Jaffa was an important port in the
days Of the crusades and was fought for
again and again. At one time its walls
were overthrown by Saladin and little
later they were rebuilt by Richard the
Lion-hearted, who came here in a vain
attempt to rescue the holy sepulcher from
the hands Of the Turks. In addition to all
this there is tradition that Andromeda,
the beautiful daughter of the king Of this
country, VISA here chained to the rocks
in order that she might appease a huge
sea serpeant, which threatened to eat up
the people. While so imperiled she was
rescued by Pereus who killed the monster
and married her In Pliny's time the his
torians state that the chains by which
Andromeda was bound to the rocks were
still to be seen and that the bones OF
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Cardinal Merry del Val, who is reported
to have warned the state officials of the
recent anarchistic outrage in Spain, is a
I1Ond0HeT by birth, anu ON his mother 5
side is connected with England relates the
London Mail and Express His grandfather
was at one time member of Parliament
for Southampton, and his eminence him
self was educated near Slough. His father
was for many years secretary of the Span
ish embassy in London
In his young days Cardinal Merry del
Val, although not a particularly brilliant
scholar. was nevertheless a brilliant ath-
lete.
He is sim an exceedingly athletic man;
in fact it is said that he is the only one
of the august body to which he belongs
who ever makes amy attempt to take phys
ical exercise This, perhaps, is not sur
prising when It is remembered that most
of his brother cardinals are nearer 20
than 60.
Last year the cardinal was the hero of
a very amusing incident arising out Of an
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the sea serpeant were carried to Rome and
placed on exhibition there.
Jaffa In 1910.
The Jaffa of today stands upon rocky
bluff washed by the Mediterranean sea.
The city is built right on the rocks and
its yellow, white and blue houses come
down to the waters edge. They rise up
the steep sides of the bluff, making a wall
which cuts off the view of the country
behind. At the south Of the bluff, as far
as one can see, are white sands. At the
north are orange groves and then more
sand
As we left the ship we came down a
gangway and were lifted into the boats.
The third-class and steerage passengers
were hung over the sides of the deck of
the steamer by the arms, and dropped
down into the boats, which are twelve
or more feet below. Some Of them
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AZ the Tomb Of DOrcas.


But there is one thing 1 must not forget
about Jaffa. And that Is that here was
born the modern sewing bee, and ] might
almost say the Women's Missionaries
society You have all heard OF Dorcas the
queen Of the needle, who was raised from
the dead by ST. Peter. She was noted for
the garments she had made for the poor,
and al her funeral the people gathered
rouI,j and showed specimens Of her needle
work, which she had sewed and hemmed
and stitched for them.
This DOrcas lived two or three miles
outside Jaffa on a hin which has a com
manding view of the country for miles
around IT overlOOks the sea and lanl
including thousands Of acres OF orange
groves and gardens containing all kinds
Of fruits. The site Of her house Is now
occupied by a Russian Greek Catholic
church and tomb has been erected over
her grave nearby.
1 drove out % the place, winding my way
In and out through orange groves and up
the hill 10 the church. Here 1 met a Rus
sian priest, who was acquiring merit by
guarding the bones of the saint In whose
honor prayers are said daily. Il was with
him that ! visited the tomb. II Is OF stone
and Is rooted with dome. the whole being
covered with plaster There is a door
at the front. and by descending several
steps one can see the piece Of mosaic which
covers the spot where DOrcas lies. There
are cataoombs 70 the right and left con-
tanning the bones OF saints, and over the
whole are magnificent trees.
FRANK q. CARPENTER
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From EEypt 70 PaIe.tIne.

I came here from Egypt / took the ex-
press train at Cairo and in four hours
was landed at Port said. at the mouth OF
the Suez canal. where I got a steamer
which brought me 70 Jaffa- The whole
way was through the lands OF the Bible
The depot from which we started lies not
Tar from the spot where the guides say
the baby Moses lay in the bulrushes. and
the railroad runs over the old caravan
route down which Jacob and his sons
came into Egypt for corn and over which
Joseph and Mary must have brought the
infant Jesus when they fled to escape
King Herod. the baby killer We struck
the canal at Ismailia about midway OF
the Isthmus OF Suez, and thence rode
nOrthward along it's banks TO Port Said.
Our steamer was crowded with pilgrims
from Russia, Egypt and North Africa
There were many Americans. French and
Germans travelling first-class, and hun
dreds Of Syrians and Egyptians going
Hteerage. We left at S O'Clock in the
evening, and our first view OF the Holy
Land came at : o'clock the next morn
ing. We had been awakened at with
the cry that We were nearing shore. but
this was ruse OF the captain to get
breakfast out OF the way before landing.
When ] first came up on deck uothing
but the sea was in sight The sun was
about two hours high and the sky. a light
blue with long streaks OF fleecy Jfhite
drawn like half-veil over Il, fitted down
'nto the ocean az the eastern horizon. A.
looked 1 saw two lines OF hay gray
rise up as Il were out Of the water. which
rppled In sapphire wavelets. caught by
the sun. The first line was the ssl,dv
beach that edges tho rich plains OF sharon
and the second the wan OF smoky gray
which marks the hills OF Judea or the
highlands OF Palestine. Coming nearer
these lines increased IN size. and the first
turned to dazzling white sand out OF
which a little later the wooded green
strip OF the port Of Jaffa came into view.
Nearer stil we could see the Shipping
IN the har5or. and above and behind Il
the walls Of Jaffa, one OF the oldest towns
OF the world.
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Land Of MIX ana Honey.


The Bible has called this little territory
a land of milk and honey. The expression
must have come by contrast with the
dreary sand Of the Sinai desert, through
which the Israelites Travelled on their way
20 II. AS I know it from former travels
st Is more rocky than any part of the AL
leghanies, and the Blue Ridge OF Virginia,
which is covered with stones is the Mis-
sissippi valley compared with it. The
country has a backbone OF mountains,
comprising the hills OF Judea, Samaria
and Galilee. with a low coastal plain,
where the Philistines lived, running be-
tween IL and the Mediterranean sea. On
the other side Of the backbone is the
great ditch in which the Sea OF Tiberias
and the Dead sea lie. with the winding
Jordan running from one to the other.
This ditch is below the level OF the sea
and parts OF it have the hottest and most
oppressive climate on earth. On the OPP
pOsite side Of the Jordan toward the east
is a country much richer than Palestine.
1t is composed OF highlands from 1900 to
5000 feet above sea level giving excellent
pasture, and In the north large crops OF
wheat. This was the Bashan, Gilead and
Moab Of the Bible. and il is now inhab-
tied chiefly by MohaInmedan Bedouins
who live in tents driving their camels
cattle and sheep from place to place. In
tho past II was thickly populated and its
ruined cities are now being e1cavated.
Explorations are also going on in the
lands west OF the Jordan. Many discov-
cries have been made at Jerusalem, and
the Palestine exploration fund is unearth-
ing other cities. During our travels we
may visit old Jericho. where the Austrians
are now working; and not far from where
am w-it1g, ON the way TO Jerusalem.
is the ancient town Of Ge9er, which has
recently been exposed TO the light OF day.
AS 70 these things, however. shall de-
scribe them as we go over the ground
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soIomon's Timber Rafta.

In addition to the story of Jonah there
are many other we'll authenticated facts
about Jaffa which make 1t interest
ing. 1t has always been the chief port
for the Holy Land. It was at one time
owned by the Phoenlcians and later when
Solomon built the temple it was here that
the timber used in its construction was
landed. The most OF this was cedar which
came from the forests Of Lebanon sew
eral hundred miles up the coast. The
logs were dragged down the mountain and
thrown into the sea at Tyre and sidon
They were there made into RATS and towed
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Nl1a111sN toitFItnB places, going on tOOtt
on horseback and in carriages from the
Mediterranean TO the Dead sea, and from
Beersheeba TO Dan I shall have my cam
era with me and with pen and photograph
shall show you the land OF our Lord as Il
looks in this good year 1910
In the first place let me give you
bird s-eye view OF tile country. Palestine
is not large. With one OF Mr.. wright's
aeroplanes we could fly over the whole Of
It in very few hours, and were It crossed
by railways a fast express would carry Us
from one side to the other in about fifty
minutes. Including Syria, which takes in
the mountains of Lebanon and much other
country in addition to Palestine proper, il
is not as long as from New York to
Pittsburg, and its average width is less
than fifty miles. 1t begins at the boundary
of Asia Minor ON the north and extends
from there southwark along the line Of
the Mediterranean sea until II is lost in
the sands OF Arabia.
AS for the Holy Land itself that is not
as big as Rhode Island. II you could take
It up and stretch 1t over the United states
Il would hardly make a patch Of court
plaster on Uncle Sans body. Dropped
down upon New England with one end at
Boston, the other would be at Mount
Washington. and the most OF the country
would not be wider than from Boston to
Springfield. II spread out upon northern
Illinois the whole might be included in
side a line drawn from Chicago 10 Aurora
and thence to Decatur and back TO Chi
cage.
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law clerk for Senator Root in the
firm OF Root a Clarke in 1891 and
two years later became a member of
the firm. Mr. Stimson was In the firm Of
Winthrop & Stimson In 1906 when Senator
Root brought him to the attention of Pres
ident Roosevelt as good material for United
States district attorney in this district Mr..
Stimson married Mabel Wellington White
Of New Haven in 1898. He lives at 275 Lex
ington avenue.
MT Stimson was appointed district at
torney In January, 1896. He resigned soon
after President Taft was inaugurated, but
agreed 10 prosecute the customs frauds
against the sugar trust as special counsel
after he retired. He had not been in office
more than month when the payment OF
rebates 10 the sugar trust by the New York
Central and other railroad companies was
brought to his attention and he began pros
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CapdinnI Merry deI VnI.

stimson did would make a good prose
cutor."
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In the FOOtsteBs Of Jonah.
We set some idea OF the axe OF Jaffa
from the story Of Jonah; Tor tho Bible says
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INRY LEWIS sTIMsoN, repub-
hcGn candidate for governor OF
New York, is A years old. He
was graduated from Yale as an
honor man in 1888 and studied
law at Harvard. He became a
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How stimsOn Won ROOseveIt's Favor.