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i - THE AUG i:s,-Finn AY. XOVEMBETt 1, 1001. i V i t i r THE ABGUS. Pub!l btd D-ally and Weakly l 1M Second iaue. Rock Island. HI. (Entered at the Tostcttlce M Seeoad-elasa matter. ItV THK J. W. POTTKH CO. TER )i S Da U y, 10 eeota per week. Weekly, ft 00 per year la advance. All communications of political or argumen tative character, political or religious, must have real name attached (or publication. No aucb articles will be printed over fictitious sig nature. Correspondence solicited from every town sbip In Rock fcJand county. Friday, Nov. 1. UNiONh&LABclL Next Tuesday's elections in 'ten Matrn should offer proof that Ameri can democracy is stronger tliuu ever with the American eoplr. One of the elieonrajf injf sitrns of to the thought and calms one more quickly thau anything: else. Some people who have understood" the. idea partially have put blue rooms in their homes and have taken eare that the library esefially should have ii blue tint. "The most difficult part of my the ory, but by far. the most fascinating ami wonderful, is the resMnse of the inner spirit, or the soul's mind, to yellow. An exerieiice of my own has always In-en a marvel to me. uud I have never found anyone who eould explain. "I was driving one day in the coun try alone. It was summertime, and the whole country was growing wild with great yellow, old-fashioned nig gerheads. "As I turned a liend in the road I came upon a terfect ocean of them, a solid yellow ocean. The wind and the sun's rays were going acrosV them in opMsite directions, the wind cutting them into waves, the sun gleaming sideways across, tipping each wave with a brilliant shine. My horse stoped. "All of a sudden such a wave of feeling came over me that I lost coii- !trol and broke into sobs and tears. I wept aloud and then became hys- . I . : :.. . 1 . ..or ... . . .1 . i..e .i.i.r-s .s -,..,ri to urag na- .: , .,., w, ;, l:111.rltP Clonal politics into the New York J ,..verv tim. , . ey,.s , he municipal campaign have faded. he( ', ))St ,.,,., :. J,,,,, it was ' several minutes lefore I gained self Trust solicitude regarding I'rcsi- ; Kssession enough to make the dent Koosevelt's message to congress ; horse go on. The ight of yellow has is litaVed on the fear that the presi- ' a I wa vs since had the effect of seud- THE DAILY SHORT STORY. In the Dreamy East. dent may do his plain duty as a serv ant of the H'ople. : ing through me a strange thrill." IJev. Mclntyre's theory is interest ing, at least, and to those who are t intensely imaginative will possess an 'attractiveness that w ill lead to more Did you ver lar of my oriental! adventurer jinked ITom. "No? Well. tt' woitu hearing, tt was when I wan lu Damascus. I wan buying a pi).? of oriental style, when a great 'purry hug of black silk which, en-velope.1 u lady paused near uie amUsquatteddown be fore the tdiop vt a young -wel mer chant for the purjaise ofexamining hi bracelet. 'Only the eyes ofl the f figure were risible,, but they wereblaeker aud more leautifnl than those f any herolue of the 'Arabian Night') Knteatalnleuts. and they lit on me once. twice, three times and sent a wensatioii through my heart to -which it was hapily,';is yet a HtraiiKer. "Behind thejllgure stood n less care fully veiled jrsoii of an old female servant. That it was a. young beauty thus hid underlthe silkenlballoou I had no doubt. "The jewel merchant was busy with his wares. No one but the old woman saw the beauty make a little sign with her exijtiisiie hand, but she did it. The sign seemed to say. "Wait.' I waited. "What 1 walunl for 1 hardly knew. My reKrtory ofgestnre is not large. 1 noddetl a "Yea.' It suthced. "As she went in way. guarded by her old attendant. sl; repeated the motion. " 'Wait,' It saidlagniu. "There was u colTeehouse close at than casual thought. There is lors w can th ! hand, open to the street like all the j other shops. There I squalled on a A company in advertising an auto matic machine suggests that even t !. ,..,itu irriivt-niir 1 1 1 1 1 III II -! t ! Such a suggestion is hardlv reason- ; " """ ""' ; Cushion and sippeal and smoked. able from ieople who "on-ht to' V. ,,m" '"'V "I saxv a !igurepass. )ause, make , , - ! produced bvttheir comoinations, con-; ... know -mler. -. n.i.- sign t me. I I lev 10 i ne s"iie 01 siiii iii.ii i ' Mine. Wii. wife of the Chinese mill- ,-rsr allv worth looking at in the uni- ister to the I'nited States, accom pauietl by her daughter, has come from t'hina. says a dispatch. Minis ter Wit with the one he used to woo will now tind less time to talk. cr ha is. It was the old woiiiun. the servant There are :M.immi legitimate physic ians and li.iHHl ipiacks in the tiermau empire. As tin' quacks apeal to the itriiorant. wh are everywhere in a mujoritv. they constitute a serious menace to the tierxanu medical profession. The grave of ex-tiov. Jonathan Jen nings, at t'harlestow n. lnd.. the first dele-rate to congress from the Indian Territory, 'and the framer of the In dian constitution prohibiting slavery, has lieen uutrked by the state of In diana with a large granite monument. I :l nipping (lie Militia. Cen. A. I:, lbirtington. Chief of Ord nance I'. S. A., has recommended that the National (iuard of the various states lie armed with the Krag-Jor- gensen rule now tiseu ny tne t roops 'of the regular establishment. efficiency of the state militia, and es iecially as regards the alue of this ; volunteer reserve in the event of war. depends la rgely . u pon the organisa tions lieing main tainetl as nearly as Msible on the standard of the regu lar army. t lieir arms and equi- nieiits slioulil Im- the same. I Heir trainiiiir and iliscipline should Im similar, under the watchful supervis ion of regular-army officers. Their summer camps of instruction ought to Ik directed by these same profes sional soldiers. 'I he Chief of Ordnance would do well, the St. lmis Kepilbiie thinks, a No. to n rre that the National (.uarii artillery organizations be armed with the lireeeh-loailing tlel I- Prominent among the features ot the great loiiisiana l'urchase c.n itioii to lie held in St. I.otiis in !'.. t is to Ik- a temple of fraternity dedi cated to the fraternal organization art. ,,ie ,altt.rjes j,, tie regular ser t.f the country. TLe .Mislern Ymh1- .... . rt:irv .,r.r:,iiiviiti,,ii edu- liien shoulil place in that have a di inst it ut ion. itiniruished The Itoston Milk Trust has lieen smashed by newspaper advertising. When the trust was organized sev eral milk ilealers who had refused to go into the combine liegau to adver tise every day in. the newspapers, telling the ieople the facts about the trust and showing Lat it was to the interest of the public that the effort t monopolize the trade should be defeated. The cople were convinc ed, and there is no milk moiiooly. cated to the use of the old muzzle loading cannon, bus still everything to learu anil much to unlearn. This truth was made plain during the war with Spain and there will le no excuse for a reetitioii of the teaching. If the National tiuard is to Im- a genuinely valuable military force the entire organization must oe raised to the regular-army stand ards in all things pertaining to mili tant elVicieiicy. i!:yoxi uoriiT I i Thrw Part There docs not appear to have Ix-en much improvement in the manufact ure of bricks in the I'nited States since colonial days. The tirst bricks made in the country were turned out in Virginia, and were used in building the church at Jamestown and the residence of the governor and the most important citizens. Many of the bricks were used in oth er buildings after the decadence of Jamestown, and even now are in souud condition. I ted. Blue and Yellow. I!ev. llobert .Mclntyre. one of the most eloquent of Chicago's clergy men if taking a rest at Los Angeles, Cal. In a recent interview he dis cusses with a newspa)er reporter u et theory that he entertains in re gard to color, and its relations to mind and body and spirit. The jks sibilities of the thought have recur red to Mr. Mclntyre repeatedly and with force, and he believes there is :i future to it. I'.rielly his theory is that the three primary colors red. blue and yellow are colors each of the InjiIv. mind and spirit, and re spond each to its own. In explain ing his theory to the press represen tative. Ir. Mclntyre said: "l!ed be- i longs to the IhmIv. and the animal in- ', stiuct of every lieing responds to it. j It has lately Ih-cii discovered that it is the color, not the odor of blood. ihat arouses the thirst for it in the wild animal, it is the color of blofid instead of the smell that changes the tame tiger into a wild one and re stores ils old nature. The well known instance of the passion of the bull when it catches sight of a- red raj is a ffixsl illustration. "When a Ihv I used to ti-4h for bull frutrs with a bit of red flannel. It is the best kind of bait and all of us ooys caught nure frogs that way than any other. No c-nd of instances and animal peculiarities carry out the same idea. "lilue is the color of the mind. The color is restful to it. and refreshen after , long thought. A sight of n blue ky.-wben the sun is not too bright ia responsive and suggestive Null (ontiiirr Kvrrj Kurk Inlander. That which follows is the exper ience of a resident of Kock Island. Incredulity cannot exist nlwiut the statement liecaiisc it can easily lie investigated. Ir. W. II. Thompson, photogra pher, corner Second avenue and Twentieth street, living at rMO'J Third avenue, says: "I noticed for some time a sluggishness of my kidneys. The secretions from them were high ly colored, contained a sediment and had an offensive odor. To my mind it was a forerunner of kidney com plaint and anxious to get rid of it before further complications set in. and more difficult to check. When I heard about Doan's Kidney Pills I obtained a box at Marshall & Fish er's drug store. I took them as di rected. In a short time the trouble disappeared and the kidneys per formed their functions projierly. My wife also used Doan's Kidney Pills and is as firm a lieliever in their merits as 1." , For sale by all dealers. Price T, cents. Foster-.Milburn Co.. Huffalo, New York, sole agents for the I. S. Kememlier the - name Doan's and take no substitute. POST Kit. Foster. Oct. :;n. Mr. and Mrs. John I'utjt arrived here from their over land trip from Kansas. They are staying with Mrs. Dutz uncle. Wil liam Milton. The Nnsses Lucy and Kate Watson, also Miss Carrie Spickler. sjietit a pleasant day with their friend. Mrs. (on linves last Thursday. Mrs. Sarah ISailey. who has lecii visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I'eter tlarvin.' expects to return to her home at Omaha, Neb., this week. of my "mysterious Menu4y. 1 flung n coin to the storyteller and followed her. "She went on foria long while until 1 legan to think she would never speak to ine. but .U last sle paused under the shadow of the blank plaster walls of a house in a quiet part of the city, and suddenly letting down a long wisp of he t gray hair took from it n letter, a little crooked thing, written on bright paper and drenched with perfume. "'I a little Knglish kmw,' it began. 'My mother she Knglish. I wait for you. Come. "Where shall 1 po?" 1 asked of the old woman. "She beckoned. Again I followed. We walked on. she going before. 1 fol lowing, until she paused before a white plastered wall, in which was a narrow door. I'nhM-king this, she motioned mo to enter, and. almost trending on my heels in her haste. Instantly slipped In after me and relockcd it. -1 found myself in the liuost beautirid garden Imagination can depict. 15c yond it was a rose arbor, olieyiug the old woman's motions, I entered th-. door of this fragrant retreat.-- - "On the instant two beautiful aruis were cast about my neck, aud a voice like that of the nightingale softly breathed tuee words: " Oh. how long I have waited for you. joy of my soulT "It was the girl whom 1 had seen at the bazaar. I knew her eyes ami her hands at once, ami I knew that I had met niy fate. 1 loved her on the instant as well as she seemed to love me." -liotherr' said Dick. "I can't make you understand that delicious emotion," said Tom, sighing. "There we sat together, talking like lovers who had leeii parted for years. She slipped a ring upon my linger. 1 gave her one from mine. I vowed to lear her away to the land where lovers were not the slaves they were there, and she promised to meet me at the little garden gate at midnight." "Joins It fast." said Dick. ''Suddenly, as we sat there, the old woman rushed into the arbor. She whispered a word to my leaiififul lady love, who wrung lier hands in terror. "'Fly for your life" she said. 'If Allah spares my life. 1 will meet you at the gates at midnight. If not, adieu until we meet in paradise.' "At midnight I sat upon the stone bench again, clad in a coarse oriental dress, Init with a pistol hidden liencath It. I bad resolved to die rather than to allow her to be torn from me. "I waited. The moon arose, round and yellow. In the sky. A strange bird uttered a shrill cry. A dog barked. I heard steps within the garden and shrank back into the shadow. They were not the steps of women. As I listened the gate oieued, and four black slaves, bearing a burden, emerged therefrom. As the moonlight fell upon them I saw that they held the sides of a great sack. "They ni arched away toward the river. As I watched them, dreading I knew not what, the old woman, with her hair disheveled, rushed out of the garden, and wringing her hands point ed after theiu. ' "'What has happened';' I shrieked. "She threw into my hands a little note. I tore it open and read these words: ' Ureat Luck of mn Pdltvr. "For two years all efforts to cure Eczema in the palms of my hands failed, "writes Kditor II. N. Lester, of Syracuse, Kan., "theu I was wholly cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's the world's best for eruptions, sores aud all skin diseases. Only 25c at Uartz fc L'lleineyer's. , "Adieu: The caliph baa discovered alt, I waa hi wife. The fate t( an unfaithful wife in tuia land ia to le acwed ip in a bag ot lime and cast into the river. Adieu forever. Niiua. "With a shriek, I ruslfed after the re treating slaves and awoke." Kb?" said Dick. "Awoke';" "Yes," said Tom. "That was when 1 was down with bad fever three years go, and Sam had leen showing uie n Turkish pipe, and my black haired cousin Belle had read uie to sleep with the 'Ilowadji la Syria,' aud out of these things my adventure In Damas cus wuu the beautiful maiden born." was Trobably every child" cherishes It against bis parents that they once gave him a calf, and kept the money when they sold it Atchiaon Globe. a a .-a a itz. it t t. wa -a .-a. iTiTrCOiv fk " V k .1 a - I Vlll i .... 3fl), S'rCorni'i .a. e- Second and Harrison St Ww4 ., Davenport, Iowa.rjr i vFree Ferry Tickets Good for Season 1901. Our agent Will be at the Davenport lauding and will distribute cou pon! which when presented at the Beaton Store will entitle you to Two Free Ferry Tickets. Coupons will be distributed each day from 9:30 to 11:30 a, m. aad 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. Ty? Concert every Saturday Kveoiog by Straaaer'a Orcheatra. All are Welcome. Her Macjesty Corset. This week in our Corset Department we add the following addi tional bargains to the special cut prices on American Lady Corset?, which were advertised last week: Three nomters of the Her Majesty Corset at less 11 aa manufac turers' price: Mo. 200, Her Majesty Drab Corset, sizes 25, 2, 28, 29 t1 7C and 30. Regular price $2 75, for, pair 3l.lO No. 250, Her Majesty Corsets in drab and black, s .is 22, 23. 24, 25 26. 28. 21) and 30. Regular price $3 25. now Mo. 2t5, Her Majesty Corsets, in black. Regular price $1, O "7fZ a- a f V 2.25 ? while they last. The Le Grecque. We are 6ole agents for the tri-cities for the L (i eojue Corsets. l'eriiau W aist Cloths, 15c grade, Qlr this wetk 02L $1 60 S wits Taffeta?, -J QQ Strictly all linen Unbleached Crash, P'r yard Strictly all linen and a cheap ( rash at 10c a jard. 10 Q a. ii . . . -- ii pieces marked, yaid . , 25c Strictly all wool 41-lnch wide Dress (Joods. this week's special ptice Special Silk Sale. $1 Fancy Wafat and Dress filk, black taffeta, black satin f"l J 1 d(ich?ss your choice of the whole lot .... ii Ai ii ii ii it ii i' v i ii ii iii'iii'i.i'ii'i.itifi.ii; "t ' , ' ' " a - '-if ,ar " LW tnpou Nearest to If ops The pure and delightful flavor of choicest imported hops is found in MEM I AM "Mag of all Bottled Beers. Its use as a tonic will prove invaluable For tabic use no other beer is its equal. Its purity is absolute. . 1). HL'ElXti, Kotk Order from hind, 111 j if is. j'' Otir ilminljr lilai ftf mnns '-fcTr;cmm Stu.i--r." Bottled at the Brewery Only. .Never sold in Bulk. Amusements HARPER'S THEATRE. Charles Hleuer Kol Lessee sea Mgr. Kock Island. -Seven Nlhls ComanenelnB Sunday, Nov. 3. THi: HAlvliY siiaxxox The bliTKCst atl let repe'tolre com pany ii the world, featuring the famous Little On's. Little Hazil and Harry bhannon. Sunday night. No-. 3. Hu nlce Fitch's Great Seeds lroductioo, liLE(i ALLY DEAD." I'liacs 10 j, JOj and 30c Monday mubt. Nov. 4. -THE OPERA SlXtSfcR." Ladles free with each paid aoo ticket rsfe ved before 6 p. m. tn Monday. ITotlC of rabltcatloo Jhaner. State or minoia. t ' lounty of Rook Island. 1 In the Cir.ul Court. In Chancery. Hulda S'ranil fharles Slratid. Aflldavit of non-te-ionoe of .he defend ant. Cha.-lei Sira d. haiic been tilcJ In the clerk's ottce of the clruult curt of the saia jounty. notice is the eforo hereby i:icn to the aid non-resident defendant that the eomplalnant tiled her bUl of complaint in said court, on the chancrj side thereof, on the i J.I day ot June. IMC" and that thcrrucon a sum mens Issued out of said court wherein said luit Is now pending, returnable on the t-lro Monday in the mnnio of Sen mtr t bcroaiter an is by law required, and then cn the r.'th day of Xovrmerr. n a la stiinnnns was lsi l.-.ud tnnof sa id p.rt returnable on .helir.t Monday of January next. Now unless you. tne said non-resident deren lant above named, Cbarlea btrand. shab aersonally be and appear before the laid circuit court on the ?rstw,5tl of the next terai thereof, to be nolden at Rock Inland In nd for salu county on tne first Monday in Jsnuy out. and plead, an swer or demur to the said complainant s diii of compl.lnt. the same and the matters and thing inerein charged and stated will of tacen as confesed. and a decree enterea aeatnat yon acoordlniP to the prayer of sa.a bill. GmoBos W. GAMBLja. clruuia Ciiata. tock Island, 111. K. H. Uuyer. cmpllnnt's Solicitor ttt MM 'if-I ;?r 3 pr :0 G3&ff&$9B2s$g Sanitarium The finest equipped and most carefully conducted health institution in the West Treatment by Electricity. Medicated Air, Massage. RussianTurkish, Sitz, Faradic and a dozen other kinds of Special Baths, also Gymnasium and Swimming- Pool. Enameled rooms and beds ; glass top tables, and other aseptic furniture. Sanitarium and hospital entirely separate. Constituting' A Modern Health Home. The best skilled medical and surgical attendance given. Magnificent grounds, first-class cuisine, an ideal place to got health, if you aro sick, to tako rest if you are well Send for free copy of "Sanitarium Health Journal" Em Vm Dm MORRIS, M.Dm, D.D.S., Suutm, Calesburg, Ills. We Cure When Others Fair Our Electric Machine for the treatment of nervous Diseases, Kneumatism and X- Kay work. Chroiiie Nervous and 1'rivate Diseases of Both iSexes. Consultation FKEE. mi- DK. J. K. WALSH, Formerly of Chicago, as Snrgeon-ln-ehief of St. ADthony's bosbi'.al XKKVOL'S DKIJILITV, Kxliaustixe drains. Sleeplessness, Threatened Insaiiit v. Weak Memory. Mental Delusions, or any other eonclitions tlue to nervous exhaustion posit ively cured. CATAKKII. Dyspepsia. Astinna. i;heu ii:atism. Scrofula. Blond. Kidney. Liver and Skin Diseases can 'be iiickly and permanently cured by our advaneeu system of medicine. VAKK'OCKLK is the most active cause of Nervous Debility; Why trat months with others when we guarantee you a iermaiient cure in seven days by our painless meth ods. Hydrocele cured in three davs no .pain. YVOMKX suiTcrin- from diear.es pe culiar to their sex should consult us. We have cured many cases yhen iqi as hopeless, and we may be able to cure you. Sur-rical ope rations performed at your home if desired. Abdominal and brain sur-g-ery a specialty. Tin: qukstiox or von: 11 i: i.tji is a vital one. therefore you can not j. ITord to place your case in the hands of those who have had little or no practical experience in the treatment of chronic diseases. DII. WALSH'S large private practice and extensive experience as stir-reon-in-chief of St. Anthony's Hos pital, tog-ether with the fact lhat he hr.s cured hundreds who were .pronounced incurable by others during- the live years he has been iocaied in Davenport, proves con clusively that he is the physician you should consult if you want to ret well. Onlv Cvirsvllle Cases 'TaltPrt Best of references ar.ti credentials. If cured by mat . Hours '; to li a. m., 2 to 5 and T w S p, ra. Sunday 11: to l::K p m O trice l-4 Went Third Street, McUullouxb liuUcitns, Davenport, Iowa. "FT A VJE "3TOTJ Anything the Matter with Your Eyes? Have You Catarrh in' Any I lave You Ringing Read the 9 -T,rm S) an Antiseptic Healing Powder w ...... a...- U....II. ri..M anri ralri ffxA nciu vuu. .--. without a car. 23 cent. 0ruggsU. To cure torpid liver, constipation, loss of appctiic, biliousness, and all other complaints of the liver, stoma it or bowels, tak Liver-Lax. A cent little liver pill, ricasant to tako. T. II.-THOMAS, Leading Drugs. Fill Your Coal Bin He fore odd w-ather comes and prices adtance. We guarantee com fort with our li:iik;ii vallkv iiakd ttivi.. I-JH'AHOXTAS and, I NDIANA l'.I.OCK for fiirna-es. ("ANNKL for Orates an ! High grade SOI'T ("OA L and H.i;l WOOD for stoves. Try us. E. B. McKown, Fifteenth street and First Avenue. 1'hone ll'J.S. j We hae re-eni ly tidded to our ln j tirinary a new department for the sK'eial treatment and cure of ail dis eases of the eye. ear. nose and throat. This department is under the able management of one of the most skill ed and scientific exprts upon diseases of the eye. ear. nose and throat west of New Vork City, lie has no peers, and but few equals. If you have crossed eyes, granulated lids, inflam mation of the eyes, ulceration of the eyes, scum, film or cataract, failing sight, eyes blur or water, or any affliction, of the e e. CONSl'l.T Tlli' ONLY KXl'KUT. 1)1!. .1. A. .MILLICAX. of Chicago, who is now associated with Dr. .1. Alvin liorne. who can cure your eyes to stay cured, and will remove your cataract or straighten your eyes without the use of the knife. If you have catarrh of the nose, throat or ears, or deafness from any cause, consult this eminent gentleman and expert, who will give you his candid opinion about your casc. and if curable he will kindly tell ou so and advise vou against Form? Are You Deaf, or in Your Ears. If so Following. .--lending money for u.-clc.-s treai mcnt. OI.ASSKS l-TTTKI) FUL'K OF CHAKCK. COXSCLTATIOX, KXA.M 1 NATION AND ADVICF AIJSOLUTK Ll FKKF. $.- N-RAY LXA'mIXATIOXS WILL iii:(;ivi:. Ai;sm.cri:LY 11:1:1'. foi: this wi;i:k. Call on or address Rock Island Roofing Company, Incorporated. CHAS. HANS(ii:N, l'resident. Old roofs repaired, roof painting, .old style - gravel rooting- put on bv our mechanics. J. ALVIN HORNE, M. D., And Associa.te PhysiciaLns. Rooms 49. 50. 51. 53. 54 and 55, Mitchell & Lynda BuiMinjr, Rock and. Houra: 9 to 12, 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sanclajs, 9 to 11 a. m. l'hone '-Vt iii the rear. L'Jl Twentieth street Horse Blankets. Come and see my larfreline of horse biKnki'ts aodcovere hattiple gnoOs, and am scllir them a little kvc manufacturer s t-riccv It will pajr you to invciilalc. W. SLOCKIIAM. H lYIartal l"iuir. Qhrls. Mueller $ Sons TwentymFfiurth Stt end Tllrd Ave. Are now prepared to furnish the test Grades of Hard and Soft Coal that money will bay, aid at prices that aro all right. When in need of anything in the lino of coal or lumber, kindly give ua a. call. David J. Buckley, . MANAGER