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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
CLAuRvOYANT.

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KHIRON-The Great; tells everything,
past, present and future, giving ad-
vice, names, dates. facts and figures:
descriptions of friends and enemies !;
who is true or false; the separated
reunited; evil influences removed /;
whom and when you will marry
palmistry taught; readings private
Hours, a.. m. to $3.50 p. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday. Low fee, % cents Lo-
Gated at Moline, near Airdome; 1911
Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
FOR RENr-nooas.

FOR RENT-Modern furnished rooms
at Miss L. Connelly's. 219h Seven
teenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms. for
light housekeeping. Call old phone
1257-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-Two furnished room suita-
BILE for light housekeeping; bath. gas;
$3.50; 1921 Fourteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT Two unfurnished rooms.
with kitchen, at 229 Twentieth street.
Inquire 227 Twentieth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-A large front room, with
bath; a nice home for one or two gen.
tlemen; at TIA Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

WE can get you a tenant for your va
cant house or rooms IL you telephone
or send US a postal soon as vacant
We do not charge for this Service
Summerfeld's, 1918 East Second
street. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room, all
modern conveniences; 40 Twenty
fifth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-NiceIy furnished room or
second floor; all modern conveniences
opposite court house; at 217 Fifteenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
FLORISTS.

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HENRY GAb THE Proprietor Chin
piannock 1rSery. Cut flowers and
designs of i1l kinds. City store, I6o7
Second aver ue- Telephone ITO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-A large front room on
ground floor, suitable for one or two
ladies. Inquire 1902 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Il. J. TOHER & CO.-Brokers. Daven-
port. Stocks, grains, provisions, cot
con. Private wires to New York and
Chicago. Once. 100 Main street TEL
ephone 4o7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
HOUSES WANTED.

WANTED-Io rent a nVe or six-room
house, in good locality; references
given. Address 1887 Twelfth street
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
MULTIPLE nLnorRoLxsns.

AULT1PLE ELECTROLYSIS-Sup
Gus hairs on face and arms perma-
nently removed with one to six
needles. four to six hours work IN
one with six; treatments given at
home unless otherwise desired Ad-
dress Miss A M Kfttridxe, 1913 Per-
~ street. Davenport Old phone 1886
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
FOR RENT-FLATs.

FOR RENT - Four-room modern fiat;
first floor; 831 Fourteenth nd-a-halt
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-Store room and fat at $50
Seventeenth street. Inquire Il. E.
Buffum, Argus Office. or phone west 4.
FOR RENT-A hve-room fiat, all mod
ern. Call at Mrs. Graham's, 1924
Fifth and-a-half avenue Phone west
1599-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE. on dwellings ana house
hold furniture speciality. Chamber
lin & Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
Publication Notice.

Sweeney & Walker. solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

feet deem sonth STront Fifth-and-a-
half avenue and Twenty-seventn
street. Also lots on Fifth avenue
near Twenty-seventh street. suitable
for store and nat buildings, ia feet
deep and OF frontage TO suit purchas-
Inquire at $50 Twenry-seventh
street. or of any real estate agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
wANrEp-MALE HELP

WANTED = A waiter at Turner Hall
buffet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT Neatly furnished front
| room, all modern, suitable for one or
two gentlemen; 1049 Twentieth street
| Old phone west 16A1-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

LOST - small brown leather wallet,
containing $2S in bills and some valu-
able family papers of interest TO no
one except owner; property OF an old
soldier; liberal reward for its return
to this office, or news of the finder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR SALE-we have $4,000 acres in
Yellowstone county, Montana, at $3.50
per acre; $4,000 acres in Alberta dis
Irict, Canada; $4,000 acres north of
Rowlins, Wyo., at SO per acre. Plenty
land in North Dakota, South Dakota
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa in
large or small tracts. See us. Jen-
nfngs Land Company, rear Rock Is
land house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

RELIABLE STORAGE - On first floor;
also manufacturer of awnings. tents,
wagon covers, etc; Tents for rent. B.
opposite the court house, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
LOST AND FOUND.

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LOST-At the Watch Tower Friday ev-
ening, a gold watch fob. Suitable re-
ward Will be given If returned to The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR RENT-Aug. s. a store room suit
able for shoe snop, at GIT Ninth street
Inquire within.
FOR RENT-A Carlisle piano; veneer
mahogany; rent 81 a week. Inquire
Miss Parker, at Sweeney & Walkers
office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
FOR sALE-LANDL

FOR SALE-224 acre stock farm; fine
price $100 per acre. Reidy Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
FOR DECENTRALIZATION.

FOR RENT-In Robinson building, well
lighted offices; all conveniences. in
Guiding elevator service. roomy vaults,
etc; one choice suite with large prt-
Rhoads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR SALE-Two very nice properties
on Fourteenth -and-a-half street, south
OF Tenth avenue; one is two-story,
other is one; each has six rooms, with
the latest improvements; both are on
good lots. ana are located on opposite
sides of~the street; price of each $4,-
500. ii. K. Walker, agent, Robinson
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

LOST-Thursday after p m, between
NJ w. A. building and Terry, lady S
gold watch with initial b engraved;
closed case. fancy dial. Reward for
return to Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12

FOR SALE-On Twenty-frst street, two
houses on corner Tot; they are both
modern and up in nice shape; they
are on that asphalt street. and you
know the location Is great; owner is
leaving city, and the price is down.
II. K. Walker, agent Robinson build
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-12
MONEY TO LOAN.

lowest rates LudoIph q Reynolds,
lawyers, Best block. corner Seven
teenth street and Second avenue.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04

The genuine have w. L. Douglas name and price
stamped on the bottom. Take No Subatitute.
Ask dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes. II they are
not for sale in town write for Mail order Cataog,
giving full directions how to order by mail. Shoe3
ordered direct from factory delivered the weareR
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
Far-Fetched Stories.

Lincoln" said veteran Chicago
journalist, used to laugh skeptically
over that scurrilous book, Mrs. Troll
lope's Travels in America
Lincoln used to say that If Mrs.
Trollope's book were true, then the
story of the senator and the pIaice
was gospel
This story-Lincoln often told it.
was about certain senator to whom
Washington hostess said at dinner:
Senator, what kind of fish do you
prefer?'
Plaice. madam, thank you,' the
senator answered. politely.
"A gentleman on the other side of
the room then said, with a loud laugh:
"'Oh. senator, still a place-hunter,
eh?
What's that to you, you dern
Stranger exclaimed the senator, In
dignantly, and. whipping out his revol-
yer, he shot the punster dead.
But afterwards, when the joke was
explained to him, the senator had a
good laugh, and confessed that he had
ben rather hasty; and. indeed, to show
that he bore the humorist no LASTING
grudge, he went to the mans funeral"
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
SAW CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY
Unreasonable Attitude of His Friend
Naturally Disguised Man Of
Business.

Solomon and Moses, while walking
by the canal, saw notice board which
stated that five shillings would be paid
to whoever rescued another man from
drowning.
1t didn't take them more than min
ute to arrange that one should fall In
and be saved by the other, and the
Stakes" divided
In went Sol, and found it rather
deeper than he expected. However, he
splashed about, crying:
Come on, Moses! Save mel"
Moses hesitated
SOL" he said, I've been reading
that notice board again. and it says,
Ten shillings for a dead body Now,
do be reasonable. London Tit-Bits.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
POSTUM FOR MOTHERS
The Drink That Nourishes and Sup.
plies Food for Mother and Child.

my husband had been unable to
drink coffee for several years. SO we
were very glad to give Postum a trial
and when we understood that long
boiling would bring out the delicious
favour. we have been highly pleased
with it.
"It is one of the finest things for
nursing mothers that have ever seen.
1t keeps up the mothers strength and
increases the supply of nourishment
for the child If partaken Of freely. /
drank 1t between meals instead of wa
ter and found it most beneficial.
Our five-year-old boy has been very
delicate since birth and has developed
slowly. He was white and bloodless.
began to give him Postum freely and
you would be surprised at the change.
When any person remarks about the
great improvement, we never fail to
tell them that we attribute his gain
In strength and general health, to the
free use of Postum and this has led
many friends to use 1t for themselves
and children.
II have always cautioned friends to
whom have spoken about Postum, to
follow directions in making It, for
unless 1t Is boiled fifteen or twenty
minutes. It Is quite tasteless. On the
other hand, when properly made. Il II
very delicious. want to thank you
for the benefits we have derived from
the use of your Postum
Read ''The Road to Wellville,' = found
In pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letterf "A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine trues and fuIl of hanan
Interest.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04

Earn $4,000 as quick as that" NUT.
tered Edgar, pressing his temples.
That's only for a simple job" cool.
ly explained Trad Say there's been a
big fire and many acres are in ruins
l look the job over and offer to do
it for half a million, completing the
job in day, or give a forfeit It's a
bargain and l git busy. 1t begins to
rain ruins-only it rains up instead of
down. Think of it! Acres and acres
skimming straight up into the air,
never to return"
Gee Whit" whispered Edgar.
'But all this is only pocket money to
what I'll git from the government, +"
easily added Trad. 1.-The government
will be tickled to death to pay me,
say, 100000 a year just to insure it
against war. Any government would.
And Lawd knows what they'd pay If
they got to bidding against each 9TH
er. But let it stay at 100000 Then
comes war. Gents says 1, it'll
cost you just even four million for
me to stop this trouble tomorrow
afternoon It's dirt cheap and they
agree. 1 go out and meet the foe
and turn on eight lines of gravity
hose. Instantly the enemy is kiting
skyward, 1S miles a second" And
Trad paused triumphantly.
''Witham amt your man." hoarse-
ly pleaded Edgar. But l be-"
'Then we'll begin putting up the
air shaft at once" warmly agreed
Trad.
''Air shaft?" puzzled Edgar.
Eyes; you see we've got to build a
air shaft, like chimbly, till we get
above the atmosphere and can tap the
non-gravity ozone and pipe it down
into tanks. Just a tank and a hose
is all that we'll need after we git
the ozone. No heavy machinery to
cart around, you see
How high will these shafts have to
be?" cried Edgar
All we need Is one," soothed
Trad. Some say the atmosphere
ends at five miles up; while others
say"
'1ll take you by Williams place
early to-morrer morning." promised
Edgar, fiercely.
Copyright. 1903, by w. G. Chapman)
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
Diamonds Once More in Demand

Diamonds Once More in Demand.
The diamond industry, which in 1908
suffered severely from the effect of the
1907 financial crisis in the United
States, commenced to show decided
improvement in the beginning of 1909
The rapidly increasing prosperity of
the United States. which absorbs so
per cent. of the diamond production of
the world. caused renewed purchases,
so that In the early spring all the dia-
mond shops of Amsterdam were at
work in full force to supply the de-
mand. Conditions have steadily Inn
proved, and the trade prospects are ex-
ceUtlonally good.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04

I'll have to ask you to hurry as
| must be back in time for milking -
reminded aged Trad Biglow's cousin,
Edgar
I'll be ready in ajminute," meekly
replied the old man, his face weary
with apprehension as he wondered
how long his cousin Freeman would
incoming about my insulated gravity
scheme, the one Jim Witham is COM
ing in on, you know. If you don't
mind I'd like to drive. by Witham's
place. He'll be anxious to hear how
I'm gittin' on. Now if you'll lend a
hand with the trunk
Il hadn't figgered on passing With
ANS place." slowly informed Edgar,
his eyes scowling. Il amt got much
use for him. Queer you should take
any stock in him. Cheated his moth
er out of the farm and let a note he
give his father go to protest. Huh!
What is this gravity business?"
Trad paused in reaching for his
trunk. Its simply my old idea Of
rocks, of clearing wrecks from rail-
roads and of clearing off old build
ings in cities. All done without men
or machinery and each job requiring
only a few seconds. Jim's sort of
pleased with the scheme and wants
to put in some money and"
''Yas, he'll put in a pile" hotly
Il.
up a cent it means some one is go
ing to get skinned. Had his gram
mother put on the poor farm winters,
as there want no chores for her to
do. I've always treated you like a
Christian. Dang the money! don't
care for that. But it's the principle.
Trad, you amt treating me right.
Now, for old times sake, won't you
spare me another day and not go to
Freemans till to-morrer?"
Edgar" cried Trad, when you talk
like that I'm conquered. I'll stay.
I'll stay"
Then while we're waiting for bite
to eat s'pose we hear a little about
this scheme of your'n," lightly sug-
gested Edgar. Remember, Witham
ain't the only man what's got ready
money"
Irad's face relaxed at the reprieve.
'1'll tell you ALL" he cried Insulated
gravity simply means overcoming the
power that keeps things on earth. l
create a vacuum and fill it with anti
gravity ozone and everything inside
the space covered by that vacuum
goes whizzing into the air, never to
come back. Just imagine me insulat-
ing gravity over your rocky pasture.
Here's a big stone. / slip the vacuum
hole in the ground; stone has gone
Next we take stump-sizz! It's only
a memory. Say there's wreck on the
railroad. Send for Biglow's vacuum
cleaner and eradicator, says the tele-
gram. Along !. come on a special train.
Whit wreck Is cleared and vanished
into space. A big building must come
down to make room for sky-scraper.
ALI right; turn on the insulated grav-
fly. Sizzle! All clear in four SEQ
onds.
When it comes to old buildings and
fire ruins every job of that natur' in
the country is mine. My apparatus
can be carried on farm wagon. No
contractor can buck against me- Say /
git pitiful $4,000 for city job. /
loaf up to the place, light seegar.
ten the crowd to stand back and calm
" hitch the hose onto the gravity con.
denser. In three ticks of the watch I'm
ready to ask VIII that be all?' And
there you be-
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04

.F YOU look at a map of AT
rica. with British territory
marked in red, you will find
- on the west coast a splash of
RR color now known as British
IMl Nigeria. three times the size
III of the British isles and COW
XII ering 100000 square miles Of
- cOuntrV RunnfnO I'M tbr0uob
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
Good Illustration.

Mrs. Bridgewhist-Wha is the sub
tect/ Of Mrs. Suffragette's lecture this
afternoon?
Mrs. Clubwoman-The disasters Of
married life.
Mrs. Bridgewhist-I suppose she
will have her husband on the platform
as an exhibit?-Stray Stories.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
Manhattan,s New Rrido.

The total length of the new Manhat-
tan bridge connecting the burroughs
of Manhattan and Brooklyn is 6,S55
feet. The total cost of the bridge, in
Guiding real estate, is $15, ,S33, 500. The
weight of the cables Is $500 tons.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04

with their yells, and if they come
across any one murder him and steal
his belongings. The native who knows
their yell croucheS in terror, for he
knows that if caught his doom is
sealed. The alligator" societies have
canoes made to resemble crocodiles;
they lie in wait underneath the over
hanging branches Of a tree on the
river, and when a native comes pad
ding down shoot out, upset his boat,
kill him and seize his belongings. The
difference between these murderous
societies and the ordinary tribal So
cieties is that, while the object of the
former is the commission of crime,
one of the chief functions of the lat
ter is the detection and punishment
of crime.
The most widespread of the secret
societies in Nigeria is the Egbo So
ciety, which is partly religious and
partly social in it's functions, and may
almost be compared to Freemasonry
In England. The functions of the high
officers are secrets which have not yet
been discovered by European investi-
gators. The societies meet in a Sc
cluded spot in the bush, and then set
out in procession to different places.
dancing in their fantastic costumes.
They shout as they go along, but vary
the tones of their voices from gruff
bass to thin falsetto, and all the while
shake wooden rattles.
Every member of Egbo is bound by
oath, under penalty of death, to obey
every command issued by the spirit
under which the society processes to
be organized. One of the members
acts as priest to represent the spirit.
When his voice is heard every one in
the town shuts up his house and re-
mains within as long as the priest is
near. When he goes forth he is pre-
ceded by runners, who carry whips of
hippopotamus hide, and thrash every
body out of the way, while those who
are not successful in getting out of
sight take care to avert their faces.
Of course, the natives know that the
orders are given by human being.
but will not confess, even to them
selves, that the voice is any other than
a spirit which must be obeyed. To
disobey the laws enacted by the Egbo
society Is to risk death.
But there is an even more inf1uen-
tial society than the Egbo in Southern
Nigeria. 1t is called Idion, and con-
sists only of men of rank and impor-
tance No man who has not passed
through all the grades of Egbo can be
admitted The laws of the Idion So
ciety demand that its members shall
not steal, lie or do anything wrong.
These secret societies are valuable
factors in the government of the coun-
try. When the British authorities can
persuade the heads of them that q
particular thing ought to be done or
ought not to be done there is never
any question on the part of the people
to the order, but they obey instantly.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
lmproved Type Of shovel.

A shovel with high. sharp sides and
with hinged blade that lifts away
from the front. has been patented by
a New Jersey resident to cut and lift
sods.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
Why She Permitted II.

"Why did you ever permit your hus-
band to buy flimsy, rickety automo-
bile like that?"
He recently got himself heavily
insured against accidents"
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04
History.

History is the witness Of the times
the torch of truth. the life of memory
the teacher Of life, the messenger Of
antiquity Cicero.
Barbour County index., 1910-05-04

Mrs. Joseph Lacelle, 124 Bronson St.,
Ottawa, East, Ontario, Canada, writes:
II suffered with bafkac1e and head.
ache for over nine months and nothing
relieved me until took Peruna. This
medicine is by far better than any other
medicine for these troubles. A few bot.
ties relieved me OF my miserable, half.
dead, half-alive condition"
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-05
IOWA INSJRGfsTS SWEEP CONVENTION
"Pt oqressiVe" Delegation at Washing
 ton Enthusiastically Endorsed.

Res NoiI 7, Republican Iowa has jus written herself vigorously InsHrgent at a state convention which was most of tte time in an uproar
 Briefly. the proceedings of the coll veHtion were as follows:
 Senators Cummins and Dolliyor ana the Insurgent delegation at Wash ineton were enthusiastically endorsed
 The new tariff law was branded as a f. iInre in the light of the parry p1edge of 190S
 President Taft received at best only lukewafm endorsement.
 \ sop 10 harmony was flung ont in the endorsement of Inc admins tration of Governor Carroll
 An attempt to use the steam roll CT to make fha state central com mif.ee overwhelmingly InsGrgent was called off. presumably al the hint os Senator Cummins.
 Senator Cummins was temporary chai man and Senator Deliver per manent chairman
 The majority ranged close to zoo on every question The resolutions committee was insurgent, 6 te ,.
 Senator Cummins. in keyno; ( speetn. urged tariff commission, and law whereby one schedule may he revised without disturbing the wh5'a
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-05
Dance to Bring a Reprimand.

Washington, D. C.-Several civilian employees of the naval torpedo fac tory al Newport, R L, will be reprt manded by the commandant of the Newport naval station for participa- tien in an entertainment a short tima ago, in which a Boston chorus girl gaNe 9 dance, draped only in an American flag- As the persons in. voaed were civilian employees of tho torpedo factory, they were not amen able 10 military discipline. The fact in ;he case have just been reported to the navy department.
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-05
There Should.

Fritz the gardener was a stolid Ger. man who was rarely moved to ex. traordinary language. Even the most provocative occasions only caused him to remark mildly on his ill-luck. Not long ago he came back from the city in the late evening after a hard day in the market place. He was sleepy and the train being crowded. the bag. gageman gave him chair in hh roomy car
 Finally the train reached Bloom. field. Fritz still slept as 1t pulled in and his friend had to shake him and tell him where he was.
 T tanks you said Fritz, as he rose slowly to his feet. The open door oi the car was directly in front of him He walked straight out of it. The baggagemaH sprang to look aft | CT him. Fritz slowly picked himself up from the sand by the side of the track. looked up at the door, and said with no wrath in his voice.
 There should here be some steps St. Paul Dispatch.