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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

and was fined 81 and costs of the case
on the charge. He Informed the po-
lice Judge, when the case was called,
that his violation OF the law was ne
cessity, as he had to speed up the ma
chine to escape running into street
car on Brady street. But as the law
requires that automobiles shall come
to almost a stop at crossings, the
Judge stated he would have to fine him
as an example and to assist the po-
lice in enforcing the speed ordinance.
o.
Obituary Record.-Mrs Hannah De
Gear died Saturday night at 1880
o'clock at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Carrie Brown, 123 West Locust street,
after an illness of two years. Inftrmi-
ties of age were the cause or her
death. The deceased was born in Rock
Island, Nov. 20, 1886, and came TO Dav-
export in 1858. She had spent most OF
her life in Davenport and Rock Island.
In 1860 she was married to Benjamin
De Gear. who died several years ago.
Two years ago she came to Davenport
and lived in this city since then. She
leaves to survive her a sister, Mrs.
Augusta Pemberton Of Davenport,
three nieces, Mrs. Carrie Brown, Miss
Emma Pemberton, both of Davenport,
and Mrs. F. p. Mckinley of Minneap-
oils. One nephew, William Duffin, OF
Rock Island, also survives.
At the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Schrieber, 1910 Leonard
street, at $50 p. m, Saturday after
noon, after a short Illness, occurred
the death of Mrs. Sophie Hagen, nee
Burrman, at the age OF 81 years, )
months and IT days. Deceased was
born in Holstein, Germany, and was
united in marriage to Henry Reimers.
The couple came to Davenport in 1882
and had made their home here since.
Mr.. Reimers passed away in 1881.
Later Mrs. ReimeTs was married to
Henry Hagen, who died in 1907. She
is survived by three children. Chris
tan Reimers of Maysville, Iowa. Mrs.
Wilhelmiua SChriebeT of Davenport
and William Reimers of Wilton juno
ton, Iowa. The funeral will be held
Tuesday at p. m. from the home, 1910
Leonard street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

Electrician J. G. Hale is everywhere
while on duty solicitious always of
the passengers comfort. seeing that
they are well lighted" figUrativcly
and literally speaking. Clerks Robin
son. Graves and Rogers do not over
look the courtesies that make a river
trip enjoyable and pleasant and
Steward Callahan with a master
hand serves the inner man. The
mates are kind uniformly thoughtful
of their charges which under the
best conditions are not easy to han
die. but using almost without eXcep-
ton no rough language, in the ar
duous task of directing the niger
rOustabouts. These latter are n
in rags that are never removed ex-
cept as they wear from their bodies,
occasionally cotton seed sacks with
holes for the head and arms are the
chief articles of clothing. Shoes
with tapping soles and black toes
and heels protruding through the
strips of leather frequently sacks
bound to the feet with strings. serve
as foot covering. They seem only
half human as they amble loose
jointed, laughing and singing up and
down the gang plank, carrying their
loads of freight and coal. Between
stations they Toll on the bales of cot
easy losers, dance TO the time of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

and dumped onto the boat on its re-
turn trip down the river. Sacks of
cotton seed. one after another are
shot down shoots onto the boat, to
he taken to the market From the
lint still adhering to the seeds a
fine quality of cotton fabric is made
and from the seeds a certain kind of
lard.
There there are the fields of to-
bacco, broad leafed and green droop-
ing a little now on account of the
first light frost.
1t is new experience to Chamber
up. those steep banks to pick
chestnuts from their prickly burrs,
or to gather mellow, yellow persim-
mons, or pick pecans and hickory
nuts growing in such quantities
that they are left untouched, on the
ground. Peanut fields were a nov
city this being n rich peanut country
from where are shipped many bags
of the much priced nuts. Now and
then at the landings some hook
worm" looking man saunters down
the bank, dragging by it's tail a
'possum as bait for a few cents from
the roustabouts AS it roasts for
their evening meal, they go about
their work singing THAT 'possum
smells mighty good to me-" Yokes
of oxen hitched to numbering, I'M
calmly wagons were another sight
curious to the northerner, their slow,
easy going pace being we'll suited to
their master.
In times of high water the river
overfows its banks and covers great
areas, low places between the hills
being covered with water to the
width of five miles. The Clyde, ex-
cept in times of low water makes the
trip up the river several hundred
miles to Waterloo, Ala, the round
trip being made in a little more than
a week. On it's return trip the Clyde
took on great quantities of cotton,
cotton seed. hickory sticks, lumber
and nuts in season.
The boat is a commodious vessel
and the service is excellent. The
crew is genial and always thoughtful
of their passengers. Captain Wright,
in command, has the welfare of those
intrusted to his care always in mind.
Captain w r. Smith and Roy Smith
are at the wheel The former ma
gician and sIeight of hand perform
er of no mean ability and clever
ness and the latter gifted in music,
not to forget Charlie the "cup
pilot gifted with witty tongue.
give a constant round of entertain
ment Down below at the pulse
of the boat are Engineers Lyons and
Daugherty among their shining en-
gines and dynamos, discussing to
them a subject, ever new, the bible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
TEN DAYS ON THE TENNESSEE

loaded and their contents, packed on
the shoulders of the niger" rousta-
bouts, to the hold. and the decks
Of the steamer, until one wonders
where there can possibly be room
for those large drays filled with
boxes just being driven up. Freight
of all kinds is handled, rolls of fenc-
ing. groceries, fruits, meats guam
titles Of -four and mysterious boxes,
which in prohibition Kentucky and
Tennessee, surely cannot be fire
water.
Already the sun hung low in the
west when we boarded the boat and
it was long after night fall before
the vessel was ready to draw up It's
stage and haul IN it's ropes. The
roustabouts were fearful OF work
and 1t took much coaxing and many
promises to persuade them to make
the, trip up the river, but as the
boat swung out and the stern scrap
ed the wharf's edge, they one by one
skunk on, sure Of plenty to eat, a
place to sleep, their only thought
perhaps. except a certain yellow Jug
We were up at 6 the next morn
ing ready for breakfast at and
what q beautiful country lay about
us. The Tennessee is a happy disaU-
spOintment in the length and breadth
Of Ihe stream, the depth of its waters
and the beauty and variety Of the
scenery bordering its banks. Near
it's mouth the land lies low and is
thickly wooded. AS we ascend the
stream the banks begin to rise and
we soon find ourselves in a beauti-
fully picturesque country. Steep
cliffs rise precipftously from the
waters edge and are broken and
worn by the rains of ages into fan
tastic turrets, towers, inviting val
leys and small gorges which in the
rainy season spout forth volumes of
water with innumerable water falls
decking the cliffs. Lodges of rock
overhang the river and small caves
Tecede from its edge. Scrub pine and
trees of many yarities, now in their
multi-cOlored autumnal dress thickly
cover the hills that rise far back of
the closer cliffs. Many beautiful is
lands, now with wide inviting beach
es, now with heavy timber trailing
their branches and tapping the
waters edge, are unfolded in the
panorama before us. Here and there,
disturbed at his feast, rises a buzz
Yard sailing and ciTcling away with the
very poetry of motion. Occasionally q
Iowly log cabin or shack of loosely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
ANTLERS HANG A MOOSE.

Fails to Revive When Released From
Natural Trap.
e. z. Sweet of Mars Hill. a game
warden, in his report to the game COM
missioners relates a predicament in
which he found n large bull moose near
Presque Isle lake in Maine.
The animal was lying on his side
and hung by one of his horns on a
broken blowdown. In trying to free
himself he had driven his legs under
the log into the soft ground until 1t
was impossible TO get out.
Sweet got a lumberman to help lib
crate the animal. They cut him loose
and pulled him out. but he could not
get upon his feet. His neck and side
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
Try a Laxative
Cough Syrup
Make 1t Yourself

If you have been going all
winter with troublesome
weakening cough, without OBJ
tanning relief or cure from the
numerous old time out of date
cough mixtures, then you
should try making at home a
cough syrup that has a laxa-
tive cleansing and tonic action
Essence Mentho-LaXene when
made into a syrup, quickly re-
lieves the most chronic coughs
and colds on the lungs Of old
or young, and not only that
but it has a most decided cur
alive action so that almost any
chronic case may be cured in
a week or two Buy of your
druggist a 2 y ounce package
of essence mentho-laxene, con-
tanning full directions for MAX
ing a pint of laxative cough
syrup very easily at home.
You make a syrup of gran
ulated sugar. Here is the for
mula:
Essence menth o-Iaxene Pr ozs
GRADUATED sugas syrup 1914 ozs.
1t makes the surest cough
remedy known for old people.
and children like it so well,
too.
1t not only quickly loosens
the tightest cough, but it
drives the cold out of the sys-
tenn and cures by its tonic and
laxative action.
You can save SO to $4 by
making it at home cheaply, as
a pint lasts a family a long
time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

On the bottom lands. at the
juncture OF the Ohio and Ten
nessee rivers, lies Paducah. KY the
red waters of the Tennessee and the
yellow waters of the Ohio, making
quite perceptible furrow as their
waters unite in their swirling rush
to the sea. It was here we boarded
the steamer Clyde for a trip up the
historic Tennessee.
The steamer was locked at a Ions
wharf house and was gOrging itself
with tons of freight, seemingly IN
Vulnerable large drays being IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14


II. w. MITCHELL. Box 8, Sabattus, Ne
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, VI. -"I was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restoredmy health and
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women / am willing You
should publish my letter" = Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite
vile, Vt.
Women who are passing through
this critical period or who are suffer
ing from any of those distressing ills
peculiar to their sex should not lose
sight of the fact that for thirty years
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is made from roots and
herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills. In almost every COM
munity you will find women who
have been restored to health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

seemed paralyzed. he probably had
been lying there several days. They
cut feed for him, but he wouldn't eat
and died the next morning. BE had
fifteen points on his antlers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
DAVENPORT

Beats Wife and Gets Ten Days.-For
having come home in an intoxicated
condition and because he threw bas-
ketful of dishes at his wife and her
brother, Harry Malkins was sentenced
to 10 days in the county Jail, when
given a hearing before Magistrate
Roddewig on a charge of intoxication.
His wife appeared in police court to
. prosecute him and after the case had
. been aired, the penitent husband of
Tered to reconciliate and give his wife
. the money he had coming to him at
the firm he worked, but she refused,
stating that she did not want to see
him again.
More Candidates In With Accounts.
Several more expense accounts for
the recent election have been filed with
County Auditor Collins. Thomas W.
Griggs has filed his account in which
he shows an expenditure of STATS as
candidate for representative. Henry
H. Boettger, also candidate for repre-
sentative, shows an account of s129.S5
for the campaign. For supervisor,
Henry Schroeder has filed an account
I
cipal candidates for county and state
tickets have not yet filed their &C
counts, but must do so within 10 days
after election.
Woodwork CIum to Speak.-Wood-
worth Clum. secretary of the ROches-
ter, n. Y, chamber of commerce, is
TO give an address on City Building"
at the Burtis opera house this even
ing under the auspices of the Greater
Davenport committee. No admission
charge will be made. Mr.. Clum is well
known in the tri-cities. He is a SON
in-law of DR.. Carl Bernhard of Rock
Island.
Speeder Is Fined.-George Adam
son. who has been working for Pete
Petersen, the automobile man, was ar
rested by Detective Quinn Saturday
for violating the speed law of the city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

shutting feet and clapping hands OF
their companions for the pieces of
money dropped to them from the
decks by the passengers. They are
care free with no thought of the NOR
row, with. no fixed abiding place. I'M
couth and unlettered. lazy and in
different, surely subjects for our
cOmmiseration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

20 m p o u n u a II q
Liver Pills before
childbirth, and we
are all surprised to
see how much good
it did. My physi-
clan said Without
doubt it was the
CO m pound that
h e lped you /
thank you for your
kindness in advising
me and give you full
permission to u sc
testimonial S."-MrS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
MOLINE

Auto PIunees Over Embankment.-
To drive Velie automobile over 10
foot embankment without injuring
driver, passenger or machine, was the
luck that befell Richard Hosford while
he was on the highway between Bar
stow and Silvis at dusk last Thurs
day. The accident occurred when Mr..
Hosford, at the wheel of the Velie, at
tempted to pass a team on a narrow
fill. The fading daylight made the
road look wider than it actually was
and the catastrophe was the result.
"Unluckily we escaped once more" is
the way Mr.. Hosford put it. The ma
chine Just slipped off that I'LL as smooth
as you please, but we managed to run
the hood into barbed wire fence at
the bottom and prevent the auto from
turning turtle" Mr. Hosford was hur-
rying home at the time and was &C
companied by another citizen of Mo-
line whose name could not be learned.
They secured assistance and had the
machine pulled back to the road NJ.
Hosford had considerable to say about
the miserable condition of the roads in
the vicinity of Moline. That road is
fright The accident occurred near
place where they are digging drain
age ditch or something of the sort.
There is an impromptu bridge some
where along there and the whole road
situation is acute"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
HER
PHYSICIAN
APPROVES
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Sabattus, Maine.-"You told me to
take Lydia i. Pinkham's Vegetable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

Reform School Fugitive Caught.-At
the first opportunity given him. Leroy
Peterson. aged Il years, 436 Fourth
avenue, escaped from the st. Charles,
where ne was committed with his
brother Merle. aged II years, as a de
linquent about three weeks ago and
made his way to his home here, where
he was captured Saturday night by the
Moline police. Young Peterson states
that he grew tired of his surroundings
and that when he was placed in the
open to work he made his getaway.
He must remain at ST Charles until Of
age. Although a young lad, Peterson
has had much worldly experience and
made no fuss whatsoever when told
that he would be forced to return with
the sheriff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14

Foreman Pays Fine.-Believing that
to err is human, but to forgive is di-
vine. Con Hurley, foreman for the
Lewis Roofing company, Saturday ap-
peared in police court and paid fine
of $3.50 for Tom Harmon, the man
who chased him with a knife and
threatened do him up" Hurley filed
information with the police against
Harmon and ne was charged with dis
orderly conduct. Hurley also needed
men Saturday, so there was a system
to his charitableness. Harmon re
turned to work and all is now serene
in the Lewis Roofing company camp.
Shop Workman Injured-Frank Wit
ofski, S26 Observation-Disclosures quarters
street, while at work Saturday at
Deere & Co.'S shops, fell from truck
and injured his right hand. He alight-
ed upon his right hand, breaking the
middle finger, wh'c-- may be ampu-
tated. He will be confined at the city
hospital about three weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-14
Gold dust
Does ore than clean

Msz : q 'II88z 6saE'gsEl
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-08-12
cRCSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, 495
MILES, FROM IsSY LES MOU-
LiNEAUx TO PARIS.
TWO FALL BY WAYSLOE
Not Since the Grand Prix Competi-
ton Have Such Crowds Gathered
to See A Sporting
Event.

Paris, France-Eight aviators start
ed at daylight Sunday in the great
1872 kilometre (4S5 miles, cross coun-
try race from Issy les Moulineaux. and
! by night six of them had covered the
| first stage of the journey to Troyes,
1875 kilometres (S3 miles) from the
starting point.
Not since the Grand Prix competi-
ton for automobiles have such crowds
gathered or has such enthusiasm been
displayed in a sporting event.
Following each other at five minute
intervals the aeroplanes rose and after
swinging for a moment over the city
proceeded at full speed in the direction
of Troyes.
Aubrune was first away and LIE
Blanc the next to get the signal. They
speedily covered the distance to their
destination, which marks the compile
ton of the first lap in their race, only
few minutes separating them. Lee
Blanc's time was / hour, 33 minutes,
20 seconds. while Aubrune's made the
trip in l hour, 81 minutes and 20 sec
onds.
Owing to the haze. and the difficulty
of locating land marks, the pilots
steered by compass Mamet lost his
way He covered $50 kilometres. but
finally reached the goal. Lindpainter,
the American, Weymann, and the
Frenchman Legagneaux, all arrived in
safety at Troyes, but they were com
Dp11ed to make several StODS They
reported head winds. Weymann de-
scended for the purpose of picking up
passenger to guide him, but the pas
senger complained of nausea and the
aviator had to land him after they
had gone a few miles.
One Machine Is Wrecked.
Bregi and Busson did not finish. The
atter's machine was wrecked when
he dropped into cornfield.
Indisposition prevented Hubert
Latham from starting. Latham Sat
urday made splendid flight from
ChalonsSurMarne to Paris, entering
the city at an altitude Of / $50 feet
and twice crcling the Eiffel tower
The circuit to be covered by the
contestants starting at Paris embraces
Troyes Nancy, MeZieres, Charles
vile, Douai and Amiens. and ends
at Paris.
Local aviation meetings have been
arranged at each stopping place, the
prizes totalling s32.40O in addition to
the $4,000 offered for the big event
by a Paris newspaper
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-08-12
POPULATION 90,00O,OOO
CENSUS OFFICIALS KNOWN TO
SHARE IN THIS BELIEF.
Though II Will Be the Middle Of Oc.
tober Before Official Count
is Known.

Washington, D. CT will be the
middle of October before the people
of the United States learn their true
numbers as revealed by the official
count of the thirteenth census. 1t is
generally believed that 1t will be about
9O,000O00; and census officials are
known to share in this general belief
although officially they know nothing
about it.
This belief is based on the fact that
an increase slightly in excess of the
100000 increase in the previous de-
cade would bring the population in
1910 to the 90,O00,000 mark.
Enumeration figures will continue
to be given out day by day for the
next two months or more, while the
sociological and industrial figures will
come later
In two cities, evidence of fraud has
been discovered, and in one, Great
Falls, Mont, prosecution has been
undertaken for fraudulent enumeration.
The intention of Director Durand
is to tabulate first the population of
the large cities, after which the figures
for the states will be given out as they
are ascertained, the returns for all
counties in the state being announced
at the same time as the figures for
the state
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-08-12
FROM DAY TO DAY
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
1 VIDE AREA IS COVERED
Embracing . Condensation o. events
In Which Readers Generally Are
Interested.
Washington.

What Is assumed to be Italy's for
NAL demand for the extradition of
Porter Charlton, the young Amer
lean In the Hudson county, New Jer-
sey Jail, charged with having killed
his wife, Mary Scott Castle Charlton,
at Lake Como, Italy, reached the
state department. AS the case has
not reached the jurisdiction of the de-
partment, the papers were returned
to the Italian embassy, whence they
came.
Lieutenant Ellery Farmer of the
Twenty-sixth United States infantry,
has been detailed as professor of mill
tary science at the University of Mis-
souri,. He will report at the uni
versity about August Is. Major Fred
erick s. Foltz of the Fifteenth
cavalry has been detailed as as
sistant commandant of the mounted
service school at Fort Riley, Kas. He
will relieve Major George H. Cam
eron, Fourteenth cavalry, who will
join his regiment.
Present indications that the ma
SsOAdk AC6dIld vi luC AuuCI ICdu AS-
eociatiOn of Amateur Oarsmen to be
held this year on the Potomac river
under the auspices of the Potomac
Boat Club, will be one of the great
est gatherings of oarsmen ever held
in America. Two days, Friday and
Saturday. August IL and 13, will be
devoted to the races. Crews and in
dividual scullers from all parts of the
United States and from Canada will
enter the contest.
Emigration from and immigration
to Canada is the subject of state
ment issued by the immigration
bureau. During the twelve months
ended. March 81 last there were "a
921 arrivals of aliens and citizens
from Canada for permanent residence
in the United States, against 61,517
during the previous twelve months
In the same period there were 1O3,789
departures of aliens and citizens
from the United States into Canada
for permanent residence, against 59,-
1872 the previous twelve months.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-08-12
Personal.

DR.. Crippen and Miss Leneve must
remain in Quebec until August IS.
Oldfield says he Is willing to meet
Jack Johnson in an automobile race
PrOgressives of Iowa largely con.
trolled the republican state co.ven.
ton at Des Moines.
President Taft has decided that his
public speeches henceforth will be
few and far between.
Arthur Gogelin, night marshal of
Telluride, Col, was shot and killed by
Jesse Mum, a miner.
King Alfonso has given Premier
Conale-jas q free hand in the contro.
versy with the vatican.
Congressman Charles @. Tirrell OF
the Fourth Massachusetts district.
died suddenly last week.
DR.. Crippen and his companion
were identified and arrested on the
steamer Montrose at Father Point.
Premier Canalejas describes the re.
call of Marquis de Ojeda, the Span
ish ambassador to the vatican, as IAN
indefinite suspension of negotiations. /"