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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
NO BREAK YET.
Quick Relief for rheumatism.

George W. Rooms, Lawton, Mich.
says: ''DT. 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
and on Wednesday she got up. dressed
herself and walked out for breakfast y
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, 1912-02-24

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 22.-Michigan is
for Roosevelt. Taft supporters private
ly admit it, while publicly preparing to
put up the fight of their eventful lives
to capture the state delegation.
The reason is easy to find. Taft ad-
vocated reciprocity, and the word reci-
procity tastes like poison in the mouth
of the average Michigander. Possibly
Roosevelt would have advocated Cana
dian reciprocity also, but he didn't
have to take stand, and so he escap.
ed trouble. Such luck!
1t may seem cruel trick of fate to
President Taft and his supporters
that, although Gov. Chase S. Osborn
Endorsed the reciprocity policy, he
managed to get away with it, and is
now fighting tooth and nail for Col
Roosevelt with popularity undimmed
If Taft must suffer, why not Osborn?
Why are the fates so unjust?
| Osborn is a Rooseveltian sort oil
person, and that may account for his
ability TO keep the people with him. In
| Michigan they, say the names Roose
welt and Osborn would sound we'll to
gether at the head of the republican
ticket. If elected vice president, who
knows but that the presidency might
fall to the portion of the ambitious
man from Michigan in 1916?
Most people outside the state re
member Governor Osborn as the mar
who lambasted Senator LaFollette
good and hard a few weeks back aftel
conserving to act as host to the Wis
consin aspirant. Osborn would have
launched the Roosevelt boom RICH
in the hall hired by LaFollette haC
not the senator missed his train anC
cancelled his Lansing meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
AT THE EMPIRE.

For the first half of next week, the
Empire will offer the following acts:
Marmeen Four, classy singers and
quick change artists; -Four Flying
Valentines" casting act; Charles
Ferrera, equilibrist; Frank Rogers,
ventriloquist, and Dunbar and Tur-
ner, singing and dancing team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
Eails Victim to Thieves

s. W. Bends of Coal City, Ala,
has a justifiable grievance. Two
thieves stole his health for IL years.
They were a liver and kidney trou.
BILE. Then Dr. Kings New Life Pills
throttled them. He's well now. I'm,
rivalled for constipation, malaria
headache, dyspepsia, 25 cents at all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

excellent preparation for troubles
caused by weak kidneys"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buff
falo, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

or all the numerous creators of best
sellers none is more popular with the
public than Harold MacGrath; and
aside from his ability as an author,
none is more worthy of its esteem, for
he is the simplest. most unaffected,
nnspoiled celebrity one could imagine.
Remarkable literary success. as in any
other artistic endeavor, is more liable
70 engender IN aloofness, a snobbish-
ness. that IL one chances to meet the
author. produces a disagreeable i'm
preston which forever detracts from
q fun enjoyment OF his later work Not
so with Mr.. MacGrath. He never pos
rs. and Is as modest and unassuming
as one OF his own manly and intensely
american heroes He is a thorough
cosmopolitan and there are verg few
corners Of the world he has not visit
ed which Is probably why his novels
all seem written with so much author
ity. He has seen what he writes
about. He knows his Germany. hence
s.The Goose Girl has the true German
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

Helsingfors, Finland = In conse-
Quence of the emperor of Russia
confirmation of the bill subordinating
the pilot service of Finland to the
ministry of marine, the Finnish pilots
have all resigned their positions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
Feb. 24-"Young Buffalo"
March 1.-THE Goose Girr' Baker
and Castle).
March Eagles Minstrels.
March Address by John Mitchell
under auspices Tri-City Federation of
Labor.
March 9-"My wife's Family"
March 16-Davenport Elks' Min
0 strels.
March 1.-THE Gamblers" John
Cort).
March 24-F1ora De voss Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

week of mild spring weather TO even
break up the crystal that covers the
rapids 1t will probably take twice as
long for the ice to break away from
the rapids and go crashing down
stream.
THICKNESS VARIES.
The thickness of the ice varies in
many places. When the river had
been frozen over for more than a week
the ice had formed to thickness of
20 inches. In some places it was less
and in others where the current is
not so strong it was more. The river
was reported frozen over Jan. 4. Since
then approximately half of the time
the weather has been most severe.
There have been but few mild days,
so the exposed surface of the ice has
hardly been touched by weather ele-
ments. However, the water has prob
ably honeycombed the under part of
the ice and that as usual will be one
of the prime reasons for a breaking
of the bridge.
Today the ice has held exactly as
long as 1t did last year. Ii was Dec
26 that the river froze over at this
point in 1910 and Feb. Is, 1911, when
the bridge broke and the river cleared
Feb &c the ferry boat was plying its
traffic between the Davenport and
Rock Island shores, as in the good old
summer time. This year the river
froze over nine days later than the
previous season, and today the bridge
has held just nine days more. Preyi
Gus to January, the weather this sea
son was fairly mild.
NO BREAK YET.
1t will be many days before the
crashing booms of breaking ice vii
be heard. Many days of weather sucl
as that of yesterday will be required
to have any telling effect on the ice
In order to establish a record th'
bridge will have to hold until the lat
ter part of next month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby announce myself a candi.
date for the democratic nomination
for township collector subject to the
decision of the city-township conven.
ton and invite the support of my
democratic friends.
HENRY r. WINES.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

Berlin-PrCfessor Engelburt Humper-
to walk about in his house supported
by his wife, but one hand remains par
alyzed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24

the throne and declared princess and
where fine young American finds the
''angel of his dreams" The play
comes to the Illinois March l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
AT The ILLINOIS.

AT THE ILLINOIS.
Young Buffalo" comes to the I'LL.
nois tonight This is one of those
quiet dramas that burn little powder,
still Astounding in heart interest and
thrilling climaxes. II tells a beautiful
love story OF the plains, with just
enough comedy 10 relieve the intensity
OF the dramatic situations. The story
B is told in four acts and the company
carries all OF its own scenery and
stage equipment for the entire produc-
ton. The plot and scenery are laid
near the Sioux reservation. Fred ].
Lester. the author, has added but very
little fictitious establishment to the
already interesting facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
(BY v. v. M'NITT.)

CThis is the second of a series of
articles from correspondent who is
personally investigating political con-
ditions in the central and southern
states, particularly the latter, wherein
President Taft expects to poll solid
convention vote in his fight for the re-
nomination. The articles will be writ.
ten from strictly non-partisan view
point.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
MAJESTIC

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS daily a
8, 1880 and o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-24
THE EMPIRE.

Daily vaudeville performances al
$500 and Sis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06

~ remember an American at a ball
In Monte Carlo" said an American
actress. Ills self reliant American
ism stood out we'll amid the elegance
of the counts and earls and grand
dukes who We're there. overheard a
Russian princess talking to him on the
mooniit terrace. DO you dance? she
said. No; he didn't dance DO you speak
French No; he only spoke American.
DO you play bridge: No The prin-
cess raised her aristocratic eyebrows
May ask she said, what you do
do? 4 earn my own living said the
american. The princess laughed gay
ly and approvingly. He was, and she
knew it, the only man there who did"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Now, Who Could Blame Hin7

4 thin little woman who couldn't
have weighed hundred stood OH IA cor
ner with a heavy baby in her arms.
The rest of her stepladder family.
ranging from three to seven. were
grouped around her. She wanted to
flag motor bus. and passer by saw
her difficulty. He hailed one, put the
tribe aboard and paid the fares, as the
little womans hands were SO fully oc-
cupied with the fat baby. He was be-
ginning to feel that glow over doing a
decent thing decently when he heard a
woman in the bus say:
look at that great big man allowing
his poor little wife to carry that big
child"
Then he got sore.-Chicago Tribune
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Class Distinctions.

Travelling in a second class carriage,
gentleman had little misunder-
standing with a lady. the only occu-
pant Of the compartment besides him
self, in reference to the opening of the
window.
You don't appear to know the diff
ference between the second and third
class" said the lady cuttingly.
"Oh, madam" replied he. II am an
old railway traveller. l know all the
class distinctions. In the first class
the passengers behave rudely to the
guard; in the third the guards Behave
rudely to the passengers; in the second
with bow to his fellow passenger
the passengers behave rudely to each
other London Answers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Rider Hagsard's First Success.

The incident which inspired Sir Henry
Rider Haggards first successful ven
ture in authorship is interesting, He
and one of his brothers We're riding in
the train together from Norfolk to Lon
don. He bought Treasure island to
read in tie train. finished it and said
as he dropped it into his bag. Well. /
think ! could write n better boys story
than that"
IF you think It's so easy as all that,
why don't you try" asked the skep-
teal relative.
81 WILL" he rejoined. and he did.
A few weeks afterward be had fin
ished King Solomon's Mines" of
which 100000 copies were sold during
the first five years.-faIl Mall Gazette.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Net a Dandy.

The Bucolic Cus;omer-9oung man.
l wants dark gray tie. The Shop AS
sistant-Yessir. For half mourning?
Tie Bucoic Customer-'Arf mornin' be
bowed. Wen puts on a tie 1 puts
it on for the day!-London Sketch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Tho 1rarantula.

The sting of the tarahtula Ia name
derived from Tarahto, a town in
italy,. the most venomo,ts of spiders.
was popularity supposed to produce
disease called tarantisni. which could
be cured only BY Music or dancing.
and the dance which cured it was
called tarantella. You can see the
peasants dance the tarantella now, but
without waiting for spider bites.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Making CT Character.

To endure injustice without answer
ing it with hatred. to endure grief
without having the spirit broken. to
endure disappointment and yet to go
on cheerfully-these things make char
acter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
A Fitting Name.

'Why do they call Washington the
City of Magnificent DistancesT'
Because" answered the disappoint-
ed office seeker. ''it Is such long way
between what you 90 after and what
you get."-Lcuisyille Courier-Journal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Consideration.

eff anybody gave you tainted money
would you keep it yourself or send it
to the foreign missions?"
Keep It myself. of course. Would
you have me spread infection Y-Balti-
more American.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Perfectly Easy.

Henry-You don't mean to say that
you got two counterfeit half dollars in
one week? What did you do with
them? James-Left them in my peck
ct over night. and my wife did the
rest.-philadelphia Telegraph.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
Meant What She Said.

Mrs. Wise-Will you come home
straight from the club tonight? Mr..
Wise-Eou mean to come straight
home Mrs. Wise-No: mean to come
home straight-no zigzag walking
New York American.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
The Family Meal.

I consider tie family meal to be
something much more sacred than
merely an act Of satisfying hunger.
To me it is tie meeting ground of all
family joys and all family sympathies.
Professor Won Herkomer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
THE AFFECTIONS.

Young men and women some
times assert fippantly that to de-
ceive OF play with the feelings Of
others is fair enough and does no
special harm. Whether it vitality
Injuries a persons life to have his or
her affections trihed with may be a
question. But there is no question
whatever a: to the effect upon the
riner. There is no playing fast
or loose with truth in any game
without growing the worse for it. -
Charles Dickens.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1912-06-06
The Soft Answer.

"Dear me. Mrs. Billinger. who would
have thought of seeing you down
town? Are you shoppingr
"Oh, no. I'm hunting antelopes in
South Africa. "-Cleveland Plain Deal
err
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

necessary, for she at once led the way
to what she described as the second
floor front, the room In which Elser
had killed himself only the day before.
Probably she had no intention Of tell
Ing US this. but garrulity overcame
her caution. She had been expatiat-
ing on the advantages Of the room
Heaven knows it needed an eloquent
advocate! when suddenly she low
cred her voice to mysterious whis-
per. - 80
Zone gentleman has occupied this
room for fourteen years-ever since
I've had the house, and fine old gen.
tleman he was too. ! wouldn't have
the room vacant but what happened
to him yesterday" She let her voice
sink still lower. If it was couple
Of ladies looking at the room, I
wouldn't be telling It, but know you
gentlemen won't mind. It was In this
room yesterday Mr.. Elser killed him
self, not on the bed, but right here on
the floor. 1t was poison he took--cya-
hide Of mercury, the doctor said.
"You don't say!" exclaimed the In
spector. as IL he had heard the news
for the first time. why did he do it?''
Its more than can say" said Mrs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Youth Imprisoned for Four Hours
in Burial Place. .@
3 & Z.
Young George smsdiey and Play.
mates Found Door Of the Tomb
Of Hero Of Tippseanos
Open and Went In.

Cincinnati.-George Smedley, six
teen years old, living at North Bend,
on the Ohio, few miles from Gin.
,innati. was a prisoner for four hours
in the vault Of President William
Henry Harrison's tomb. standing lone
ly and sombre on the heights over
cooking the river. sIs.
Young Smedley and two companions
wandered up to the tomb and. finding
he door open, went inside. Smedley
.emained In the interior after his com.
panions had emerged, and they. as a
Joke. shut the heavy iron door and
oraced it with a heavy stick, and they
ran away, in the belief that a little
effort on Georges part would open the
loor. But the fastening held and he
couldn't bulge It.. He was in a panic
# fright by this time and crying for
1elp. 3
Mrs. Gabriel of Norwood. O., who
vas visiting her parents on the road
ust beyond the tomb, was passing
! through a lane which passes near the
5-omb when she heard muffled cry:
" Help! Help" Frightened, and not
moving whence the cry came, nor the
occasion OF 1t. she hurried her step.
They were taking her nearer the tomb.
and as she approached it the cries
grew louder. She thought of the
creek which flows behind the tomb.
ind, thinking that possibly some one
had fallen into 1t, she ran to the bank.
Then the voice seemed to come from
behind her-from the tomb itself. She
realized now that the voice came from
within. She was almost on the verge
Of collapse.
"Who are you?" she called out in =
voice the tone Of which bespoke her
terror. Is
George smedley!"' was the answer:
open the door, quick!" $
Nerving herself, Mrs. Gabriel 70
moved the stick that braced the door.
It burst open and the boy fell into her
arms. She had to almost carry him to
the home Of her father.
Later he was revived and taken to
his own home. which adjoins. It was
several hours before he finally recov-
cred from the shock of his ordeal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
BOY HELD IN VAULT
CHILD DIDN'T KNOW FATHER
Friends Had to Convince Daughter
Before She Would 90 to L. A. Mel.
son Of Flat Creek, Mo.

Petersburg. Ind A., Nelson Of
Flat Creek, Mo-. who left here IL years
ago without means. after separating
from his wife. who kept their two
year-old daughter, returned to this city
the other day to become reunited with
his family. His wife died number
Of years ago and the daughter was
placed in the care of the matron OF the
orphans home, who, In turn. placed
her in the care Of John Stradtner. a
prosperous farmer in Madison town
ship. He cared for the child as one
OF his family.
Nelson begged that his daughter be
restored to him. as he was able to pro-
vide TO- her, having made small
fortune in the zinc mines Of Missouri.
Tho girl, who had not seen her IA
Their since she was two years old, had
no recollection OF him, but old friends
convinced her that the stranger was
her parent, and they left for Flat
Creek, where they will live. {.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
Tramps at Sea and Ashore

Whoever first named the wandering
cargo steamship tramp" did it In a
moment of inspiration. A sea tramp
and shore tramp have more in COM
mon than the name. These steamers
90 everywhere in the same slouchy,
aimless way, without knowing with
er they will sail from the next port,
and never knowing when they will get
into the lane that leads home. Tramps
ashore and af1oat carry with them
enough to cover their nakedness; the
bare necessities of life suffice; they
are involuntary ascetics. Tramp
steamers have the pinched, hungry look
OF city newsboy, for they were born
In adversely, and the chill breath of
economy constantly blows over them.
They are the undermined, underfed,
overloaded Ishmaelites Of the sea.
Every seaman's tongue is against
them, and the merchants Of the world
conspire to get their goods carried in
them for nothing. It is seldom one
hears anybody speak respectfully OF
tramp. Men in liners, deep water YES
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
cIRcusEs sNUB TOPEKA, KAN.
No lntimatlon That Even One Ring
Show Will Be There During
Season.

Topeka. Kan.---Is Topeka to be de-
prived OF one it, ancient pastimes this
year! Indications point that way for
not q single circus-not even one
ring animal show-has yet signifled
it's intention Of playing the town. y
Present conditions are almost with
out precedent and those who have fol.
lowed the circuses for the past score
Of years-especially the man who al
ways took sonny for sonny''s sake-Are
at loss to understand the snub the
town is getting.
Roy Crawford, manager OF several
Topeka theaters, who generally knows
before anyone else in town just when
the circus would be here, said he had
not yet any intimation Of one Of the
animal shows coming.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20

gave him something for insomnia. He
called here at the Office and wrote
him prescription. He was to return
in few days for further treatment,
but he did not do so. Another time !"
The doctor hesitated.
There was another time I had al
most forgotten, year or two before
that. He met me In the street one
day and asked what my office hours
were on Saturday. He explained that
he was the guardian OF boy who was
In a boarding-school. The child had
some slight throat trouble and he
wished me to make an examination.
On the following Saturday he brought
the boy here, a bright little chap about
ten" il5 II
do you know tho boys name? What
school did he attend?" The inspector
fred this question rapidly, but 1t was
quickly apparent that the doctor had
nothing more to tell, 80 we left.
What q. wonderful man you are!"
exclaimed as the doctors door closed
behind us. How did you learn that
Doctor Berner had been called in after
Elser killed himself"
There is nothing wonderful about
my knowledge" answered Davis with
a laugh. What is the first thing that
people do when anything happens7
They run for the nearest doctor. Doc
tor Berner is the nearest doctor. Could
anything be simpler?" 3.
The simplicity OF his logic amazed
me. 1t was like conjurer's trick aft
er it has been explained, or like one OF
those puzzle pictures with hidden
faces. You work hours trying to find
them, and after you have found them
you wonder how you ever happened
not to see them. IA AS 81 S ;-l,;; 2
We now arrived at Mrs. Trask's
boarding house-one Of those dingy
ex-residences that proclaimed it's ret
repression by a white slip OF paper on
the door frame. had supposed that
here, too, my friend would introduce
himself as Inspector Davis" on ac-
count Of the prestige it would give
him in searching the rooms, but to the
slattern maid who came to the door
wiping her hands he merely said:
Tell your mistress a couple Of gen.
tlemen are inqpirinEs about l' room and
board"
Mrs. Trask was the old-school board
ing.house mistress fast disappearing
before the inroads of the family apart
ment hotel. Better days" was writ
ten all over her, though somewhat OBJ
scured by years In boarding house
grease Eying us sharply through her
spectacles, she inquired how much we
were willing to pay, meanwhile debat-
ing with herself whether 1t was neces-
sary to ask for references.
Davis mot more than twelve dol
lars a week each" apparently con-
WINGED her that references were un-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
SNAKE ON RAIL HALTS TRAIN
Joker 10 Arrested For TrespassIn0 q
Obstacle Looks Like
Iron Bar.

Norristown, Pa.-Because he took
liberties with q snake, Leonard Mink
Of Philadelphia. a resorter at Graters-
ford, was fined heavily by Justice e.
M. Harry.
Mink, while fishing, saw a large wa
tersnake. and killed 1t. AS its tall
was still wriggling he threw the rep
tile on the tracks OF the Perkiomen
railroad In front Of an approaching
passenger train.
The engineer. seeing the act and
noting that the man ran up the bank.
thought he was train-wrecker, and
mistook the snake for bar of iron.
The engineer applied the emergency
brakes, which brought the passengers
to their feet and the train to sudden
stop. Then the snake was found.
Special Policeman O'Donnell of the
Reading Railway company happened
to be on the scene and took Mink in
to custody for trespassing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
PLAN CENSORSHIP OF DANCES
Committee on Amusement for Work.
Ing 0irIs Maps Out Campaign for
New York "4o0."

New York. Censorship OF the 90
ciety dances that take place 1T sher-
rvs and Delmonico's and other public
places affected by the Weather class
is an essential part of the winters pro-
gram outlined at a meeting Of the COM
mittee on amusement resources Of
working girls at 81 Madison avenue.
The committee stands back Of tho
license bureau, which has the support
Of Mrs. Charles H. Israels and her as
sociates In the demand for . $4,000
increase in the budget. It is the OBJ
ject of the committee to secure an
elastic list Of inspectors. including
both those under civil service require
ments, and those who are not. This
is done to insure the getting of EVIL
dence by person not recognised BY
the frequenters Of q hall