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New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1910.

Every autumn the Muse Of Fiction takes
some other literary type under her wing ana
good humoredy observes that while she ex-
poets, usual to take up lot OF roOm she
is not unwilling that some one else should give
the publishing season its special color. Some
times it is the biography, sometimes the book
a travel or the art study, that is thus granted
the foreground. This year it is the anthology
No doubt that useful compilation mas been
with us for long time. but we do not remem-
ter season in which it was anything like as
conspicuous it promises to be within the
next few months. Volume after volume of
poeticaI selections have been announced, most
Of them geanings from familiar fields, but
here and there in the lot is a newer scheme,
like .'rhe oxford Book of Italian Verse which
Mr. ST John Lucas is preparing as COM
panion volume to the delightful collection of
French poetry brought out last year. Then,
what might be called ''Place AntholOgies' are
being developed as never before One such
book I'm Praise of Oxford inaugurates
series which is to commemorate all the uni
yersity and school towns of England, and from
the publicati ton of 'The Engishman in Greece
and a similar volume devoted to Italy, it is to
be inferred that all Europe is by and by to be
represented. The Cambridge AntholOgeS,
another series, is to let every age, from that Of
Shakespeare uOWN, SIcslk IOI lScll IA1Ou6u
both its poetry and prose.
The plans indicated above are farreaching
enough, but many more might be cited. 1t Is
difficult if not impossible, not to wish them
we'll These books are in most cases edited
with enthusiasm and good taste, they are
charmingly printed, and since they draw
heavily upon the classics one cannot but COM
:nend them. In some instances, too, they make
readily accessible a quantity Of things not
easily come at in any other way. Decidedly,
we have no quarrel with a good anthology.
And yet in the presence Of such a flood of
compilations is now bearing down upon us,
one is constrained to wonder If the thing is not,
perhaps, being a little overdone. 1t is an open
question, too, if the makers of these books,
who are nothing if not thoughtful folk, not
catering to the same weakness INDUCED by
those purveyors of "tidbit" literature whom
they are wont to condemn. The reader who
battens daily or weekly jumbles of amusing
odds and ends may be saved from intellectual
death by an introduction to ''The Golden Treas
ury,' but he might also miss salvation if
swamped by anthOlogies. He who turns from
Snippets Of trash to snippetS Of masterpieces is
not necessarily going to be saved. The last
state of that man may be worse than the first,
for the snippet. as snippet, makes but 4
dubious diet. If every field of knowledge is
presently to be explored by the masters Of
paste and scissors stout book on single sub
ject will find it harder than to make its
way. After all, books are tremendous breeders
Of habit. and the astrological habit is peculiarly
fnsdous and tenacious.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

''There are few things more renla r1a Die
amongst recent developments in popular 1ic-
tion.' told by writer in the Man
chester Guardian than the increased richness
and accuracy of the local color with which
authors embelish their tale. If the action is
cast in distant land in time remote from
our own it is recognized that the customs and
scenery and characteristics should be those Of
the time or place. Precisely, and we sup
pose that the credit for this quite
mon accuracy is to be divided about equally
between the artistic conscience and the auto
ble traveller. But has his sense of character
kept pace with his sense of local color? Does
he understand the foreigner as well as his
background? We take leave to doubt it. In
this regard convention is still potent in fiction
as it is upon the stage. The average portrait
Of an American in an English novel is to this
day fearful and wonderful thing and though
we DO little better with our English types we
are rarely as successful with them as with Eng
lish scenes. The Continental, whether in an
English Or American story is almost never
without certain traits recalling the lay figure
or the theatre We speak, Of course, of mod
crn fiction Of the people of our own day. Only
upon rare occasions has author turned up
like Marion Crawford or Joseph Conrad, whose
touch has been absolutely convincing. The
local color of the soul remains one Of the most
elusive things in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
INDIGESTION DEPARTS

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
Reynolds.

Edward Cook, who has been in Can
ada the past several weeks, returned
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schoonmaker
and daughter. Miss Lura. started last
Nebraska.
DR.. C. c. johnson and family spent
Sunday with relatives In Wilton, Iowa
The Misses Grace and Edith Farwen
went TO Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Monday,
where they expect to resume their
studies.
Congressman James Mckinney was
in Reynolds Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs j. B. Elliott are visiting
at the home of A. 7. Brown in Girard
Kan
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Lloyd and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Latin attended the golden
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lloyd
of Sears. Saturday, Sept. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. L. Lemon of Deep
River, Iowa, have been visiting rela
tives in this vicinity.
Henry and Marion Mcconnell start
ed Friday for Urbana, where they will
resume their studies at the university
Miss Mary Wayne and Miss Guyda
Higgins are attending the Villa dc
Chantal at Rock Island.
Miss Hazel Hawley of York, Neb.
arrived Tuesday for a several months
visit with her mother, Mrs. w. H. Full
Ter.
Mrs. John Carlson and Mrs. Oldberg
of Rock Island visited with Mrs. Gust
Olson Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Salstrom visited
relatives in Newman Grove, Neb., this
week.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Cozad spent Wednes
day and Thursday visiting her son Har
vey in Rock Island.
Joseph L. Conway, Miss Mabel Con
way, Miss Elizabeth Ayers and Mrs
James McManus started Thursday or
an extended trip through the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Gaunt lef
Thursday for a visit in Peoria.
B. A. Mitchell visited relatives in thi:
vicinity this week.
George Vanatta. is visiting his broth
er, Bert Vanatta.
A large number from this vicinity
attended the exposition iI'Rock Island
c. b. Smith and family have moved
from their farm southeast of town 4
the property owned by Mr.. Dunn il
town.
H. B. Kettle is in Detroit, Mich, thi!
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20

during the next 20 years. Only 50 per
cent OF such extensions can be paid
out Of the bond issue. The authorize
ton Of the above bond issue places the
Tri-City Railway & Light company and
auxiliary companies in shape to take
care of the growing requirements OF
the community for some time at least.
Touches" an Offioer.-James Cal
vert, hailing from Iowa City, struck
the wrong man when he walked up to
Detective Sidney LAGRANGE and en-
deavored to negotiate a small loan.
The cause Of his near-sightedness was
an over-supply of liquor which de-
dimmed his eyesight. The appeal to
Detective LAGRANGE was only one or
several which Calvert had made dur
ing the hour preceding this grievous
mistake and accordingly he was
brought to the police station for tntoxi-
cation. When arraigned before Magis-
trate Roddewig he plead guilty to the
charge and was given 10 days.
Obituary Record.-Mildred MacDon-
aid, infant daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Macdonald. died Sunday at the
family home on the northwest corner
of Elm and Broadway, at the age of 6
months and 10 days. She is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Macdonald, one sister, Edith, and one
brother, Herbert. The funeral was
held yesterday
The death of Vincent Joseph MaEtm,
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bergdahl, occurred Saturday night in
Davenport at the age of one month,
seven days from infantile commissions.
He was buried yesterday afternoon.
At the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs William Sueverkrueboe, =ts mS1es
north of Maysville on the Hickory
Grove road, occurred the death OF
Herbert Sueverkruebbe at the age of
years, 6 months and l day, death
following a short illness.
The funeral of DR.. George E. Barth,
whose death occurred in st. Louis,
was held from the residence of his
brother-in-law, E. w. Boynton, z Wall
ing court, at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Funeral services were read by
Rev. r. B. Williams of Rock Island
Miss Grace Ames accompanied on the
piano by Miss Mitchell. sang lone
Sweetly Solemn Thought" and at the
conclusion of the services sang Near
err My God to Thee" There were
many beautiful floral tributes. A large
attendance of friends attended the ser
vices, including many from Rock Is
land. The pail bearers were: :. J.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20

men arrived and, though they got
the blaze under control Immediately,
a 5000 or 800 damage was incur
red. Explosion of gasoline fumes is
thought to have caused the fire. Mr..
Hester carried $500 insurance on
the outfit. One of the damage items
is the Hester delivery automobile,
which was burned to an extent that
will make $3.50 in repairs necessary.
There was a 25-gallon tank of gas
oline in the shop.
Obituary Record. - Ernest w. A.
Clementson, an active worker in the
Salem Lutheran church. died at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Josephine
Clementson, 1928 Fifteenth avenue.
He had been i'll for a year. He was
born Nov. 81, 1886, in Andover. In
the spring of 1890 he came here
with his parents. He is survived by
his mother and three sisters, Mrs.
August Safe and Mrs. G. L. Peter
son of this city and Mrs. Holmberg,
wife of Rev. S. P. Holmberg of
Gardner, Mass. The funeral service
will be at 4 Wednesday from Salem
Lutheran church. The body will be
taken to Andover Thursday for bur-
ial by the remains of his father, who
died here three years ago.
Mrs. Edward Van Paul, for many
years a milliner in this city, died at
the city hospital of acute nervous
ness She was 35 years old and was
born in this city. She was married
eight years ago and leaves her hus-
band and two daughters, besides
three brothers and three sisters. The
funeral service was at 10 this fore
noon from the home, 624 Railroad
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
A1edO.

Mrs. A. c. Braucht returned
Thursday from a weeks visit with
her brother in Kilbourn, Wis.
Mrs. Mary Finley and daughter
arrived home on Thursday from an
extended visit with relatives in Den
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Kennedy re-
turned to their home in this city
Thursday after spending the sum-
mer with relatives in Iowa, Missouri
and Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Mitchell and
daughter went to Rock Island Thurs
day to attend the exposition and visit
friends.
Mrs. Nettie Butcher left Thursday
for Lincoln, where her daughter will
attend school this year.
Miss Dora Baxter, G. K. Baxter
and Mrs. w. c. Brown and two sons
spent Thursday in Rock Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Sheese went
to Rock Island Thursday TO attend
the exposition and spend a few days
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ericsson re-
turned Wednesday from Rock Island
where they have been spending a
few days.
Rev. Graham Lee has returned to
his home in Fairfield, Iowa, after at
tending the Rock river presbytery in
Millersburg and visiting old friends
and relativ' in Mercer county.
Miss Bernice Guthrie returned Wed
nesday from Rock Island, where she
had been visiting since Saturday.
Miss Kate Bridges of Franklin, Pa,
arrived in Aledo Wednesday to spend
several weeks with Miss Kate Burning
| and other relatives.
Mrs John McMullen was called by
telegram Wednesday to come to Ger.
mania, Iowa, to see her daughter, Mrs.
Cora Landmark, who had fallen and
had been seriously injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Chamberlin and
Mrs Pete Balmer and two children of
Fl. Collins, Col, came Thursday to
visit their relatives in Aledo and vicin.
ity until after the fair.
Miss Faye Lewis went to Alpha Fri.
day to meet her aunt, Mrs. Pullen, and
baby, who are returning from Alberta,
Canada, and will spend the winter in
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. David Tolle and son,
who have been visiting friends in Sill.
yer Creek, Neb, for a week, returned
to their home Friday morning.
Miss Haddie Patterson returned Fri.
day from a six weeks vacation with
relatives in La Plata, Mo.
Roy Dool and sister, Mrs. Pearl
Cooke of Billings, Mont, came Friday
to see their father, ]. c. Dool, who is
seriously Ill at the home of his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Lou Cannon.
Professor and Mrs. L. B. Mitchell
and baby have returned from their
summer vacation spent in Ohio and
New York.
DR.. e. B. David returned from q
months stay in Lincoln, Neb., and 9th
er western cities.
The news of the death of Rev. Thorn
as Stevenson Sept. IL has been receiv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20

Mrs A G. Braucht returned
Thursday from a weeks visit with
her brother in Kilbourn, Wis.
Mrs. Mary Finley and daughter
arrived home on Thursday from an
extended visit with relatives in Den
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
DAVENPORT

SEVERN Attacks Mother.-With his
girl wife a suicide, buried but a short
time and with an accusation lodged
against him of maltreating his aged
mother, Leo SEVERN was in police
court yesterday to answer TO a charge
of assault and battery for having at
tackled Arthur Crowley. The victim OF
the assault appeared in court to prose-
cute SEVERN on the charge and after
the trial had been heard, SEVERN was
sent to the county Jail for 10 days In
the meantime. an investigation will be
conducted in order to ascertain the
verify of the complaint which has been
made TO the police concerning the
treatment of his mother 1t was re-
ported that Mrs. SEVERN was unable to
appear in court to prosecute, the re-
port having been made by neighbor
of the young man.
Wholesale Theft Stopped.-WiIliam
Flynn, a resident of Davenport, was re-
strained from becoming somewhat of
shoe magnate when an officer caught
him in the act of removing shoes from
box car on the Milwaukee tracks Nm
Nahant. When interfeTed with the
man had transferred seven boxes of
the footwear from one box car to an
other preparatory to taking them
away, 1T is alleged. Each box is said
to have contained two dozen pairs of
shoes. The shoes were, consigned to
a Milwaukee house and were left on
the siding only for short time. Flynn
appeared TO be intoxicated. He was
taken in tow by the officer and is at
present in the county bastile, pend
ing his hearing.
Bond Issue Authorized.-J. F. Por-
ter, president of the tri-cities public
utilities companies. returned yesterday
from Hartford, Conn, where he attend
ed a stockholders meeting of the Tri-
City Railway and Light company. At
this meeting the stockholders author
lied the $4,000, 900 bond issue as vot-
ed for at a recent directors meeting.
Eighty per cent of the stock was repre-
scented at the Hartford meeting and
the vote in favor of the bond issue
was unanimous. OF the above issue,
10000 900 is to refund existing debts
when due; 100000 is for extensions
ard improvements during the years
1910, 1911, including the building of
the Muscatine interurban and the re-
naming $S,000,000 is for extensions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20

ed in this city. The funeral services
were held IN Pennington, Ill, on Thurs
day. Rev. Stevenson was pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church in AledO 20
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Talbot Of Los
Angeles, Cal, are visiting at the home
of w. w. Egbert this week.
Louis Arterburn, who has spent the
past seven months in Los Angeles.
Cal, returned to this city Thursday
evening.
John Fulton of Montezuma, Iowa,
has been visiting at the home of John
Eakin several days, leaving Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Fred E. Bates of ithaca. N. Y,
was the guest of Mrs. NJ. J. Merryman
this week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
Orion.

Mrs Belle Burns OF Charleston,
Wash, is visiting at the Charles Han.
ma home. Mr.. and Mrs Burns and
family at one time lived near Orion
but about two years ago moved west.
Mrs. Charles Samuelson left Wed
nesday for a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Willett of Jewel Junction, Iowa.
Miss Mary Howard has returned to
her home in Malcolm, Iowa.
Miss Ella Barn, accompanied By her
niece, Miss Alice Frego, left the first
of the week for visit in Williams
field, Iowa.
Adolf Nelson is quite sick.
The Baptist ladies held their aid so
ciety meeting at Mrs. Hammerstein'
Thursday.
Mrs. Streed left Friday for a few
days visit with her sister, Mrs. w. B.
Shirley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
WORK WEAKENS THE
KIDNEYS.
Doan's Kidney Pills Have Done Great
Service for People Who Work
I'm Rock Island


Doan's Kidney Pills Have Done Great
Service for People Who Work
in Rock Island.
Most Rock Island people work ev-
cry day in some strained, unnatural
position-bending constantly over a
desk-riding on jolting wagons or
cars-doing laborious homework;
lifting, reaching or pulling, or try
ing the back in a hundred and one
other ways. All these strains tend to
wear, weaken and injure the kid
neys until they fall behind in their
work of filtering the poisons from
the blood. Doan's Kidney Pills cure
sick kidneys, put new strength in
bad backs. Rock Island cures prove
It.
Mrs. E. Vandeburgh, 500 First
avenue. Pork Island. -. says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills have been used
in my household on several occa-
sions with the best Of results. Re-
Gently a member of the family suf-
fered from weak back and pains
in the kidneys, the trouble no doubt
being caused by heavy lifting.
Doan's Kidney Pills were procured
at the Harper House Pharmacy and
it required but a few doses to bring
relief. know that this remedy lives
up to the claims made for it,
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name = Doan's -
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
HoMss ThIsS

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
We. the undersigned, have known F.
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by his firm.
WALDING, KINMAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, OHIO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
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Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
-nstion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
Il Saved His Leg.

"All thought I'd lose my leg" writes
J. A. Swensen, Of WATERFOWL, Wis.
Ten years of eczema, that Is doctors
could not cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklens Arnica Salve cured It,
sound and we'll" Infallible for skin
eruptions, eczema, salt rheum, boils,
fever sores, burns, scalds, cuts and
piles. Twenty five cents at all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
MOLINE

Dalryman Assaulted. AN argument
over the price Of milk resulted in
dairyman. Theodore Faust, OF 126
Fifth avenue, emerging second best
To DR.. Perry H. Vessel, who dressed
the dairyman's injuries, Faust ex-
planned that a man named August
Johnson had hit him. AS the direc-
tory contains the names Of six Au-
gust Johnsons it is difficult to pick
out the one who hit Faust. Faust
appeared at the doctors office with
bad cut. extending from above his
right eye to the middle of his nose.
The cash exposed the bone of his
forehead, and it required six stitches
to close 1t. Faust said that Johnson
accused him Of charging too much
for his milk and that during the ar
gument he hit him. Faust didn't
know whether Johnson hit him with
his fist or used a club.
Another Out of Game.-Lynn Walk
er, candidate for a place on the Mo-
line high school football team, will
be unable to play as a result OF an
| injury incurred Saturday afternoon
during a scrimmage. His left collar
bone was fractured. Walker is the
son of Frank Walker and he is
member of the senior class. He
never played football, owing to pa
rental objection, but this fall he had
gained permission to play. Members
of the squad were divided into two
teams Saturday and the first scrim-
mage of the season was nearing an
end when Walker was hurt. Isaac
son was advancing the ball. when
Walker tackled him. When the two
boys rose to their feet, Walker dis
covered that he had been injured.
Since Elmer CLAIR was forced to re-
tire from practice, Walker has been
playing fullback.
Jury Returns Open Verdict. - The
coroner's jury in the Mcmahon case
returned the following open verdict
at 8 this afternoon: 1--WE, the jury,
being duly sworn to inquire into the
death of c. E. Mcmahon. on oath do
! find that he came to his death by
being accidentally struck in the
head by a blunt object which was
dislodged by the pulling of a rope
| fastened to it,
| Switchman Loses Wad. - Alvin Oh
son, switchman employed by the D.,
r. I. & N. w. road, who rooms on
Fourth avenue and Twenty-fourth
street, paid quiet visit to Rock Is
| land Saturday evening and it cost
/ him $50. He didn't lose the money,
as is usually the, case when a ''p2e"
! is dropped in Rock Island,-via the
green cloth route-because it was
in a pocketbook and he thinks that
the pocketbook slipped out of his
pocket. The money was in bills and
the pocketbook was in his pistol
pocket. When Olson reached his
room he made a move to transfer
the pocketbook to another suit of
clothes and found it not. He has
no idea where he lost the money.
Hester's Shop Damaged. - At 3:15
yesterday afternoon the central fire
department was called to the dyeing
and cleaning shop located in the rear
of e. J. Hester's residence 2S1S
Eighth avenue. The one-story frame
shop was in flames when the fire.
| ErEEFFE7R
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

Reimers, B. C. Hartz, s. Collins, W. H.
Whistler, E. H. Guyer and r. Dart. In
terment was in Chippiannock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-20

Hester's Shop Damaged. - At S:15
yesterday afternoon the central fire
department was called to the dyeing
and cleaning shop located in the rear
Of e. ]. Hester's residence 2s1S
Eighth avenue. The one-story frame
shop was in flames when the fire.