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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

thing--how dare theyi"
But II she is innocent the search
can do no harm, and give you every
assurance that it will be quietly con-
Quoted"
But 1t shall never be entered up
On. sirl Miss Clay's reputation is
aboave reproach in all directions.
Show me the man or woman that
doubts her and I will make them
kneel and ask her forgiveness"
But two ladies claim to have seen
her coming from one Of the state
roomss that was robbed" insisted
the captain. They may nave been
mistaken. hope by g search to
prove that such is the case"
Captain" replied Mr.. Pennington
as he drew himself up and folded his
arms. Il have known Miss Clay for
years- In fact, we are engaged.
You must and you shall not shame
her and me by any such search as
proposed. ! will protect her at any
cost"
The speech was good, what there
was of 1t. Had Miss Clay heard 1t she
might have advised the orator to go
on the stage instead Of going in for
cement.
Being defied in his own cabin
aroused the captains ire. He said
the search should be made, and when
Mr.. Pennington got ready to shed his
last drop of blood he was trotted away
and locked up in his own stateroom.
This had scarcely been accom-
plfshed when the demure Miss Clay
came forward with a emile on her
face and said that owing to the en-
barrassing situation she would be one
of the first to ask to have her belong
| ings searched.
THAT girl is a TRIUMPH" was the
mental ejaculation OF the captain
and 10 minutes later the proposed
Fearch was being made.
| Nothing whatever was found to in.
eliminate Miss Clay. Nothing what
ever was found to incriminate dozeI
fother ladies who insisted on a search
lof TRUNKS and hand bags. Then ev
erybody asked themselves and eacl
other over again: "Who can 1t be-?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

The query was soon answered Mr..
Pennington was liberated from dur
ance vile and had Just promised the
captain suit Of $4,000 damages on
arrival In England when he In
stinctively thrust one OF his hands
into the side pocket that Miss Clay
had cuddled against for hours before.
He felt a package and drew Il out,
but the captain reached for Il and
saved him the trouble of opening Il.
The package was made up ef the
missing jewelry.
OF course sensation followed. OF
course Mr.. Pennington protested. II
would have looked better for him II
chivalry had not forced him to pre-
varicate about Miss Clay. She prompt
ly denied having known him for an
hour before coming aboard. Al for
the engagements he had affirmed, was
1t likely that she would marry any
such man7
Mr.. Pennington went under lock
and key. There was no wireless IN
those days. and IL there had been hu
had been caught with the goods on
film.
Among the passengers were seven
Christian Endeavor people. i've "Y.
NJ. G. A.'s'' four prohibitionists and
nine missionaries going abroad to
convert the heather. They took turns
at interviewing the prisoner and
pleading with him to mend his ways.
AS for Miss Clay, she simply went
to the door of his stateroom and
raped 1t and called him q bad. bad
man. At Liverpool he was turned
over TO the police. and though mono
Of the passengers would press
charge. they found way Of keeping
him In jail for the next six weeks.
He would not have been released
| then had not detective said:
| We'll, I've got her at last She's
as slick as they make 'ei-. OF course.
when she knew there was 9 stir about
the stolen stuff she unloadsd 90 you-
Cut 1t out after this. my friend. CO
into cement, IL yon III. but let up
on chivalry. It makes you . soft
mark"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

win be placed under the closest posi-
INle observation with q view of asoer-
Ia, ming the exact condition OF their
tai festive organs. Then q scientific
dig trse Of feeding viii be started to
oou hg them up TO normal weight. upon
brit lining which. II other symptoms do
att : forbid. they win be given system
raticaIly graduated exercise.
EFFECT OF INJURIOUS FEEDING.
1 DR.. ]. A. Rutledge. medical director
Of the institution. and his star of spe-
cialists believe that m ssnatoria gen.
orally. injudicious feeding deprives
I hundreds OF patients Of chance OF
= sroVery. Often It happens that an
re Noted person viii make quick gains
am. Abe beginning Of treatment. only to
At tier q sudden relapse due, not to the
sub Aktng down Of lung tissues. but to
'bre.l failure Of the alimentary tract to
thu form its functions. Generally this
.pe-ves the individual In worse condi-
ition than when treatment was begun.
NAAg A4O4ASoA oI<-n Al NheA DC VI NuS
fWoodmen ssnatorium are convinced
that such relapses can be avoided II
Sufficient attention is paid to getting
he digestive organs in proper condi-
kion and keeping them so.
A graduated system of exercise will
tbe step Ia advance OF the methods
followed by other sanatorio. The rule
has been, and still is, to turn out pa
tents in Gs good shape as possible,
4 so Tar as pulmonary condition is con-
cerned, but with muscles soft and
habby after the long period of rest,
or chasing the cure" Walking is
about the only form Of exercise now
regularly provided for and that is con.
sidered insufficient The majority OF
patients. on returning to their homes,
must at once resume physical labor
to support themselves and their fami-
lies and often they again break down
before they have acquired the neces-
sary degree OF physical endurance. II
Is the intention TO devise a system OF
exercise that will be graded to the
needs Of each individual and which
win enable him to go back to the farm,
4 the workshop or the desk fitted, SO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

dining room, where he will be served
with such varieties Of food as might
be properly set before any man in
ordinary health. Those served in the
third dining room viii be put through
a course Of exercise that may, in some
cases, take the form Of manual train
ing, and in others calisthenics for pre-
scribed periods under direction of an
instructor, and planned to bring into
play all the muscles of the body.
In addition to the receiving hospital
and central buildings, the Woodmen
will. during the coming year, erect a
power house and, make other improve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
100000 in Extensions for the Woodmen
Tuberculosis Sanatoril1m in Colorado

menfs costing, an tod, nearly SSa8S
0UA Work On the power house, for
which most urgent need exists, w1n
be started rs sncn 2stE Jan as pos
sibae- Prum this Structure the exca-
vatnrs. concrete gang masonS carPen-
tiers. etc, WIN proceed IN turn 10 the
receiving hospital and central build
ing so that In a few weeks work on
all three win be under way.
THE POWER HOUSE.
The power house wiz be built In a
swzle OF gulley at the southeast end
OF the saastoTium proper. The level
Of the boiler room VIII be below that
Of all other buildings ON the grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Quick Relief for rheumatism.

George w, Rooms, Lawton. Mich.
says: "Dr. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot; had to be
lifted for two months, She began the
use Of the remedy and improved rap
idly. On Monday she could not move,
end on Wednesday she got up. dressed
herself and walked out for breakfast"
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second ave
nue., Rock Island; Gust Schlegel &
Son, 220 West Second street. Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
N Z z &

ez1 Correspon6enoe o. ma ArguA0
,sc7 or110 Springs Colo Dec az
Col tmeH1 O Tuberculosis On q plan
ea ring materially from that foslowed
De- amy other institution Of rs kind Il
= templAaed st the Modern Wood
n M sznztoF11m near Colorado
, rings. when improvements that are
FONT 70 be started have been CON
ESted Proceeding On the theory thai
kulty nutrition In the Immediate
ffuse OF breakdown and by lar the
best serious obstacle In the way Of
ecovery In the vast majority OF cases
tatients On entering the sznstorium,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

And yet he would have been right.
James Pennington did not know him
SELF. Those instincts and sentiments
were lying dormant and waiting, Ike
nSwiy-planted potatoes. for their
ehance TO grow and expand.
Even the chevalier stunt comes to
him who waits, and though IL had lain
IN ambush for many long years, It
finally appeared in the open.
Business called him to Liverpool,
aud be went 10 New York to take one
OF the slow steamers to that famous
port. Friends OF his warned him
against many perils. but strangely
enough they forgot to warn him
against the main one.
His steamer had not sailed yet
when be made the acquaintance OF
Miss Ettie Clay. II was one Of those
simple events that are always occur
ring aboard q passenger steamer, even
when she Ia fast to her dock. The
lady dropped her handkerchief on
deck and he picked Il up and re-
Estored IL. and To- they were acquaint-
D II was not until several hours later,
however, that the young lady gave
him her confidence. Then she was
rather forced to do so. The passage
Ind been booked for her aunt and
herself, ana some dreadful accident
must have detained the aunt at the
last moment. Indeed. until the steam
was miles down the river, II was be
lipved that her relative was on
lizard
The captain was OF course appealed
70, but he could do nothing. Owners
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
lightning Kills Few.

In 1906 lightning killed only 1es PEG
pie in this whole country. Ones
chances Of death by lightning are less
than two In a million The chance of
death from liver, kidney or stomach
trouble is vastly greater. but not Il
Electric Bitters be used, % Robert
Madsen Of West Burlington. Iowa.
proved. -Four doctors gave him up
after eight months OF suffering from
virulent liver trouble and yellow jaun-
dice. He was then completely cured
by Electric Bitters. They're the best
stomach, liver. nerve and kidney rem.
edy and blood purifier on earth. Only
SO cents 1t all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Of the central building and receiving
hospital These stones, which lie ON
the surface, are covered with moss
and are of such variety Of form and
ooloring that they lend unsurpassed
beauty 10 a building constructed Of
them. At the same time there is no
building material more durable than
they.
THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
The receiving hospital viii be To-
Gated at the head Of Murphy drive, at
the southwest corner Of the sanatorl.
um. It win be two stories high and
its ground area viii be Ssx10e. In the
basement viii be storerooms for the
records Of the patients. which are the
most elaborate kept by any institution
OF this kind and win In a few years
demand large amount Of space.
There win also be a geological labora.
tory for experimental purposes.
On the first faoor viii be Offices for
the superintendent and his staff OF
physicians, fully equipped main labo-
ratory, pharmacy, nose and throat
room, library and kitchen In which
cooking for bed patients and the new
arrivals win Be done These patients
win occupy rooHs ON the second foor,
There will be 20 Of these rooms, each
llx1s feet, Each will have . balcony
porch to which access will be had
through a windoNe~aoor, so that "chas
ing outside VIII De possible 1t is
the tnteptioa to isolate bed patients,
the advantage being obvious, but each
room viii have two eots and both will
&c occupied In emergencies,
Largest OF al the structures at the
sanstorsQm win be the central build.
Ing, Backed BY Murphy rock. it viii
stand at the head Of the central ave
nue. opening between the tent colonies
and extending away toward the south
east. This structure viii be virtually
divided into two parts, The front viii
be two stories In height and viii cove.
a ground area Of s1sx&7 feet, while
back OF. and parallel with It, will be
the kitchen and dining rooms for EN-
ployes, single story and basement and
covering a ground area of 1STxSe
Dividing the basement will be drive
way, through which supplies viii b.
brought In, while the main floors viii
be connected with a servery. or pan
try. Beneath the front section viii bs
storerooms, while under the kitchen
viii be located the bakery and cole
storage plant. The three dining
rooms for patients. seating altogether
400 men. and each %Sx6o feet. will oc
cupy the main floor Of the front por
ton. Dining rooms for male and fe
male employees with be placed at op
posite ends Of the kitchen. Quarter
for employees will be arranged on tn,
gecond floor Of the main building.
NEW UTILITY BUILDINGS.
Four new utility buildings and 49,
additional tents will be added as sool
as the three buildings mentioned hav,
been completed. These will give CO
pacity, including the facilities Of tn
receiving hospital. for 400 patients.
Improvements about to be begul
will result In the sanatorium becon
ing virtually complete little city
with Independent water, heat an
light systems, concrete walks, an
other modern conveniences. It's Dol
ulation will be increased to 600 O
more persons, including patients an
employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Steam under high pressure will be de-
liVered to the Kitchens for cooking
purposes.
In the power house will be the laun-
dry, occupying a room 41x46 feet.
This will be equipped with modern
machinery and is expected to be used
in doing work for patients and en-
ployes, as well as for the sanatorium
in general. Conduits and open tun.
nels covered with concrete blocks will
convey steam pipes and light wires
from the power house to all buildings
Cap rock, taken from the sanatori.
um grounds, will be used for the walls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

he sat in his cabin debating the mat
ter IN hand with himself, the young
lady and Mr.. Pennin gton sat side by
side in their deck-chairs.
She seemed to snuggle mp to hiIh
closer than usual, and the sturdy oak
was pleased and glad. They had
talked OF lonely lives made happy by
Just such chance meetings as this, and
he was about to ask her business
opinion of adding cement to the other
commodities when q message reached
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
HUNTING TRUFFLEs.

In France Thsy Train Dogs to Find the
PRICED Plants.
Trufies, like mushrooms, belong to
the family of the fungi, but are dis
tinct and very peculiar genus. They
are cryptogamic plants and subter-
ranean, their position underneath the
soil varying from two to three inches
to two feet In depth.
They have no root, stem or leaf and
vary in color from light brown to
black. They are sometimes globular
In form and vary In size from that Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

ever. something descended upon the
decks of that ship with a flop. It was
as IL farmer had thrown a summer
squash against the port side Of an old
brindle COW. One OF the lady pas
sengers had missed three diamond
rings and a bracelet from her state
room.
They try to keep all such matters
still on shipboard, which is the rea-
son why they are speedily known to
all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

her, and before she got hint Of IL
the captain was being threatened
IL he did not order her stateroom
searched.
: The responsibility was great. II
the stolen ieweiry was not found
there, Miss Clay had an action in law,
and be would lose his command As
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
, her eye as she looked at her neigh.

her eye as she looked at her neigh
Dor.
There was thief aboard, and with
great unanimity it was declared that
the said thief must be female. The
stewardesses were given the third
degree" by the captain without avail,
and then suspicion was turned loose
on the passenger list.
How 1t came about that the demure
Miss Clay was suspected no one could
explain, but the finger pointed at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

eighteen months before dog becomes
skilled In the art
In some parts Of France Potion and
Perigord, for instance-pigs are train
ed for trufae hunting. and By some
they are deemed to Be better ftted
for this work than dogs. - Harper's
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

him that his presence was desired in
the captains cabin. He FASTENED
away, and the first 30 words spoken
to him caused him to wave his arm
about his head and dramatically ex-
claim:
Never, captain-never in this
world. Why the shame Of II would
XIII hers How dare they say such a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

There was talk, and talk and more
talk. and then the theft was OF course
laid to q steward OF the ship and
nothing more done about it.
Next day two other rings were
missing, and on the next a bracelet
and 800 in bills. Then The passen-
gers began to sit up and take notice,
and every woman had suspicion in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
BY JAMES PURMoRr.

anyone had told
James Pennington,
bachelor OF 40 and
living IN q lake city.
that he had within
his breast the in
stincts and Eenti-
ments OF q chevalier
Of old, the speaker
would have been sals-
pected IS up to some
cOn9faDCa cana
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
PROPOSED CENTRAL BUILDING.

PROPOSED CENTRAL BUILDING.
plan. Each individual will order what
he wants from the bill OF fare, OF "pre-
scription," prepared by his physician.
who viii be guided by his experiments
upon the case in the receiving hos
pital, Tissue building foods viii be
given the preference.
Having made satisfactory progress,
the patient viii be advanced to the
second dining room, where force
feeding" will be employed to put on
weight as rapidly as possible. Carlo
hydrates viii here form larger por-
ton Of the rations.
Exercise will not be encouraged till
the patient is advanced to the third
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

. ~----s,SrE---~"TTs..I- --c--T 49,
so that water formed through conden-
sation Of steam used In heating and
cooking viii return to the heating
plant by gravitstion. insuring perfect
drainage Of radiators. Granite bould-
ers taken from the grounds OF the
sanatorium will be the material used
in the walls Of the power house, which
will have a ground area of 145x50.
There will be 20-foot chimney of re-
inforced concrete. Three double boil
ers, generating steam sufficient to
heat and light all buildings, including
tents, will occupy a room "a feet long.
Three engines will drive the dynamos,
which will generate 800 amperes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

CON4ASn w lAAaAA1AH-oA-
4 course Of fsstnE ciEided intD
four distinct stages VII be lna1g1-
rated within = year On being admit
ted TO the institution the patient Eli
be CHARTERED AZ the recefving hospital
and kept under the closest watch until
his symptoms are noted During that
period he VIII be given an experiment
tai diet Then he VIII be assigned To
q tent and VIII take his meals h the
first Of three main dining rooms in
the central building This dining
room win serve on the short order"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
COURSE or IREATXEST.

Ezr a. n Is PuxIhzs to Il him. to re
sune his rREulzr pccHpz15un-
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-29

low is only stunned; ws must tie and
gag him. In that you, Mob? Where 10
the girlf
Il am here. Captain Keith" and he
heard the soft rustic Of her dress
ACROSS the room. What Is It may
DOR
"A coil of rope. or soms strapa, with
4 piece of cloth; anything you can
lay hands on"
She was some moments at II, con.
fused by the darkness, and Hawley
moved slightly. his labored breathing
growing plainly psroeptibie. Keith
heard her cropping toward him. and
held out his hands. She started as be
thus Unexpectedly touched her, yet
made no effort to break away.
''You-you frightened me 4 little
she confessed. This has all happen.
Cd 30 quickly | hardly realize yet Just
what has occurred"
"The action has only really begun
he assured her, still retaining bis hold
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-29
CHAPTER XII.
Through IN. NIaht On h.Aow.,

Keith had very little to guide him.
ss he could not determine whether
this mysterious cabin on the Salt Fork
lay to east or west of the usual cattle
trail leading down to the Canadian
Yet he felt reasonably assured that
the general trend OF the country lying
between the smaller stream and the
valley OF the Arkansas would be SINH
lar to that with which he was already
acquainted. II was merely Wild
stretch OF sandy desolation. across
which their horses would leave scarce
iy any trail. and even that little would
be quickly obliterated by the first pun
Of wind. An thoy drew In toward this
river valley this plain would change
nL' sand dunes. banning and confus-
Ina. but no matter how hard they
pressed forward, II must be daylight
long before they could hope to reach
these, and this would give him oppor-
turJty to spy out some familiar land
mark which would guide them to the
for.l. Meanwhile, he must head AS di-
rectly north as possible. trusting the
horses to nnd footing
II was plains instinct, or rather
bong training in the open. which en-
ablsd him to retain any true sense OF
direction. for beyond the narrow
frihge OF cottonwoods along the
strsnm. nothing was visible. the eyes
scarcely able even to distinguish
whsre earth and sky met They ad-
yanced across bare level. without
elevation or depression. yet the sand
appeared sufficiently solid. SO that
their horses were forced into a swing.
Ing lope, and they seemed to fairly
press aside the black curtain. which
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-29

first, the rose festival has become an
annual event to which the whole north
west looks forward with interest. The
local committees are putting forth ev-
cry effort to make the carnival this
year surpass in magnitude and attrac-
tiveness the similar events in the past.
The festivities will start off with a
royal welcome to Rex Oregonps, the
merry monarch who rnles the season
of revels. Through the entire week
there will be . succession Of attractive
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-29

call this morning at the opening Of the
annual convention Of the National
Wholesale Grocers' association. Pres
ident Fred X. Drake of Easton, Pa,
called the meeting to order and pre-
sided over the opening session, which
was devoted to the exchange Of greet
irgs and the appointment Of commit
tees. The convention will spend three
days in the discussion Of various mat
ters Of importance to the wholesale
trade. The Mann weights and meas-