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THE ARGUS, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1903. 4 THE ARGUS. ' Pvlllahed Daily and Weekly at 1624 Second avenue. Hock Island. I1L En tered at the postoffieo a second-class taatter.J my The j. w. potter co. TERMS Daily. 10 cent per week. Weekly, $1 per year in advance. All communications of argumentative Character, political or religious, must bave real name attached for publica tion.. No uch articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from avery township In Rock Island county. Thursday, April 20, 1905. The Easter hat is the paramount is sue. Tomorrow will be Good Friday, the naddest as well as the greatest day in the history of Christianity. The two United States senators from Indiana Beveridge and Hemenway both republicans, have agreed upon the men they want for postmasters in sev eral cities of the state. What the rest of the people of Indiana think about the program is of small consequence. Da run Kaneko says that the inven tion of the alphabet of 47 letters by Mable in A. I)., is always consid ered to have given birth to Japanese literature, and is recognized as the be ginning of Japanese literature. The Japanese language is phonetic, while the? Chinese is hieroglyphic. The alpha bet is called "shin k.ma." dend upon present valuation. The in crease in business which will inevita bly arise in the future with the growth of the country will then inure to the benefit of the people in three forms. First, they will get it in the form of betterments, extensions, and constant ly improving service. They will get it in the form of better conditions of em ployment higher wages and shorter hours for the l.SoO.ooo men actually en gaged in the railroad industry, and a pension fund to secure them in sick ness or old age. Finally, this increase will be transmuted into public bene fits, in the form of constantly lowering rates of freight and passenger traffic." DAILY SHORtTsTORyI j A HUSBAND CATCHER. j James F. Hyde, city treasurer of Lincoln. Neb., probably is the oldest municipal officer in the country who is actively engaged each day in the per formance of his duties. Mr. Hyde's age is 'J2 years, yet each day he ap pears at his office in the city hall. works during his office hours and then departs to take up other work which Utilizes his time until 0 o'clock. His mind is as clear and unclouded as that of many men of ru. Strange Disappearances. Kvery now and then someone myster iously disappears, apparently without any known or imagined cause, and the whereabouts of the missing one is dis covered, if ever, after years of search. Men have been known to turn the cor ner of a street, and days have length ened into weeks, and weeks to months, and months to years and no trace found of them, nor cause assigned for their disappearance. A singular case of this kind which oc curred in Detroit. Mich., is now being given renewed publicity. The man's name who disappeared was Charles H Smith. He was one of the leading bus iness men of Detroit, and a partner of the late Gov. Pingree. In May, 1S90, lie mysteriously disappeared. His wid ow mourned for him. aud the nest year in March. ISai, went into court, hat him declared legally dead and came in to possession of his estate, valued at $f,iMMHt. It now appears that Smith became involved in financial difficul ties and went to New York. His in tense pride led him for 15 years to re main hidden from his wife, children and friends. One of his old acquaint ances found him by accident in the metropolis, and unknown to anyone ee. sent him regularly a small ftim which was sufficient to keep him from starving, and for 11 years he has lived a recluse in that great city. The other day he fell sick, was taken to a ho pital and died, and now his wife has claimed his body and will take it bark to Detroit for burial. This year's celebration of Memorial day in Philadelphia will be marked by the participation in the exercise, in an official capacity, of a confederate lead er. Gen. Fitzhiigh Lee. This will be the first time in the history of the Grand Army in Pennsylvania thai a confedernie general has delivered a Memorial day oration under tbeaus plces of a Grand Army post. Gen. I.ce will bo the guest of Col. William I.. Curry Post No. 1... A dispute has arisen as to the origin of the title "Kasy Boss" applied to Sen ator Piatt. The- phrase was originated by Senator Piatt, and was first pub lished in the New York Evening Sun in January. 1K;,". Mayor Strong had been in office a few days, and had re fused to take orders from Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst. The doctor gave out a long statement, in which he said that ' Boss Piatt" was running the city government. When asked by a. reporter to reply to the Parkhurst statement. Senator Piatt chuckled and aid: "I am an easy boss if I am boss. I do not say to thts man. 'You must come.' or to that man. 'You shall go.'" The Interview with the senator was published under the headline. "I am an 'Kasy Boss. Says Piatt." That origin ated the title of Easy Boss. Senator Xewland'a Panacea. Senator Frances G. Newlands, from Nevada, explains In the North Ameri can Review, the salient points of the icsolution which he recently introduc ed Into the I'nited States senate with a view to the settlement of the trans portation question. The senator would require that all railroads engaged in interstate commerce should incorpor ate under a national law; that all such railroads should be valued by the in terstate commerce commission, and that their capitalization ' should not ex ceed the value thus declared; that the interstate commerce commission should revise all rates so that an annual in come of not less than 4 per cent should be !elded on the valuation: that rail toad property should be exempt from all taxes, except a tax on gross re ceipts, which should begin at 3 per tent and Increase at the rate of one fifth of 1 per cent each year until it reached the maximum of 5 per cent; that a pension fund should be created for employes disqualified, either by in jury or by age. from active service; and that all disputes between the rail road and employes should be settled by arbitration. Senator Newlands says: "I'nder this plan, the vast increase of transportation business in the future will tend to the reduction of rates and . the advantage of the people. The ap preciation of values which ha occur icd up to the time this act goes into effect rightfully belongs to the owners of railroad property. They invested in, a speculative undertaking, took their chrncv. and created a property valua ble to. themselves and indispensable to the rubllc. Bat now we propose to ellm'n::- t"i" speculative element, and to create conditions which will make' railroad securities almost as pood as government bonds. In return for this j great advantage we k that capital! shall be content with' a reasonable divi- FINALS FOR, CANDIDATES County Superintendent Ferguson Or ders Examination rinal examination for teacher's cer tificates will be held in Rock Island county May in. County Superintend cut S. J. Ferguson has designated the placc-s and those to have charge as follows : District 2 Nellie Daly, Bessie Montgomery. District X Dora A. Zelgler. Iottie Davis. District 1; A. B. Johnson Minnie B. SieUk. District P. Margaret A right. Orpha Yirt ue. District 0 Bertha Derrick, Bessie Heeler. Lillie Crompton. District 24 Clara Koliman. Anna Carlson. District 29 Tillie Hanawacker. Mary B. Kdelman. District o2 Carrie Walton, Justin Washburn. District Nelson. District Anderson. District Caughey. District Baker. District Young. Dist rict Peterson. District ':! Adelia Schoessel. District '.S Kmil Scharman. Flor ence Jackson. Nellie M. Moran. District 71 Effie Maherry. Julia Mallette. District 72 Ida M. Mctiinnis. So phia Anderson. District 74 Elsie M. Elliott. Char lotte Raugh. District 7' Agnes Shetler, John liwe. District So Edna IVsch. Sara Rich ardson. District ss Carrie Walker, Mebel Linilqjist. District su Hattie H i : I . Clara Zude. District CX' H. C. Johnston. Thomas Armstrong. District Elizabeth Weaver, Ida M. Millett. District si Adelia White. Kate Foster. i" Charles Ege, Anna M 42 Julia McGinty, Edna 45 Marie Anderson, loi 4 It Maude Graham. Edna :G D. B. Hoffman, Ethel f.S Ruth Biiffum. Laura "Itching hemorrhoids were the plague of my life. Was almost wild. Detail's Ointment cured me quickly and perma nently, after doctors had failed." C. F. ""ornwell. Valley street. Saugerties. N. Y. AI ITor over TIP veara Dr. RICHTER'S WorId-"Renowned "Anchor" Pain Expeller has proven to be the But tbers Is for Rheumatism, Gout, Ncura!gia,etc Rheumatic Comclaints. Only 25c and 50c. at all druggist or through F. M- Richtcr & Co. 213 Pearl Street, rvew York. XL no HvAMtevs Original I was what is commonly called a "gay toy" that in. of a reckless, con vivial nature. Many were the warn ings 1 received that I would come to no good end, but they were all unheeded till at last 1 received one that changed the whole course of my life. Going home one night after a late supper, I cliuibed the stone steps of my home, put my key in the lock of the front door, opened the door and en tered the hall. The light iu the hall was turned very low. It was always left for me when I was out. and, after depositing my hat and coat Iu the closet, I turned it out and started up to my room wheu suddenly from some where ou the ground floor came the voice of a young girl. -Stop:" Now, there was no girl In the family, not even a servant, for our only do mestic was a woman of fifty, with an Irish brogue. Curious to know what the voice meant. I went into the living room and listened. It was pitch dark and n silent as the tomb. There was something grewsome in that silence. 1 certainly had heard a voice, and there was but one explaua ion that it wo from the dead. Suddenlv it comment ed again, coming from a rear room '"You cannot harm ine. What astonished me mot was that it should be supiHised that anv one would want to burin a person with so sweet Mini childlike a voice. "Mv innocence s uv protection," the voice weut on. "Change your life, be coiue guileless sinl no one can harm Von." The fust question that arofte iu my mind was whether 1 hud lost niy rea son, the second if some one else had gone daft. I whs in no inood to speak to this spiritual lelng. not lecause 1 was frightened, for 1 was too well braced with champagne to be fright cued at anything, but I could not ninke out who was talking to me. "On the mantel Is a vase," the voice said after a brief silence, "in which you will find $1. Take the money go away and live a better life." This girl, who must be biding In the other room, had evidently mistaken me for a burglar. But who was she and how did she come into our house? I, fancied a terror stricken miss in wrap per and curl papers crouching in tin back room endeavoring to get rid of a robber by preaching and bribery. Sin seemed to be firing her words at Inter vals. "You had a mother. She may be 11 v ing now. Think how it would wring hei heart to ihink of her dear boy thief and a robher." "My little girl." I said my words were slightly run together from the w ine 1 had drunk "if you'll permit me to come in there and turn up the light I'll show you that I'm no robber, but a young man In evening dress." I waited for a reply. I must give her time to collect her faculties, for de spite ner calmness sue must ie very much frightened. Her answer caine at last: it is urniK mat ruins so mauy young men. Doubtless drink has ruined you.' "Not yet." I replied. "I wouldn't be the worse for another bottle now. But enough of this. I'm going to riud out who you are. Don't be frightened. 1 won't hurt you." I struck a match, lit the gas and stood astonished. By the furniture In the room I knew I was iu a strange house. Between portieres I could look Into a bac k room, and there on a table stood a pboiiogrni.il. 1 saw lr all Quick as a Hash I turned off the gas stepped on tiptoe into the hall, and as I passed out the front door the phono graphic miss said sweetly: Think how happy I shall be at hav ing saved a human soul." 1 lived In a block of ten houses all alike and was constantly trying to get Into any of them that I mistook for my own. This was the first instance iu which my key happened to fit an other l.M'k. I was going into my house one after- uoou soon after this esplsode when I saw a very pretty girl mounting the steps of one of the houses in the block three doors from mine. Before enter ing she called "CJoodby" to a friend who had left her. 1 recognized the voice 1 had beard on tbti night of my ii u in tent ion a I boitsebrea king. "Phonograph!" I cried. The girl sinned, aud turned. "Think how happy I shall be at hav ing saved a human soul," I said loud enough for tier to hear. Then we ImhIi smiled. That same evening 1 ent in my card and received an explanation. She lived with an old niHid aunt who was terri bly afraid of burglars. The aunt bad lougbl a phonograph. Into which she and her niece Lad talked alternately. with a view to iuduce aDy intruder to go away. Hie instrument was wound and set going when they went to Led and would run till dawn. I had hap pened in while the niece's voice was soundiug words f warning. And so I was saved from a life of self Indulgence for one of usefulness, though the warning phonographic words had nothing to do with my con version. After a brief courthlp I be cam engaged to the owner of the voice that had captiriated me and took the place of the phonograph In seating away burglars. I will, however, rec ommend the device to unprotected women, bat woald suggest that the warnings spoken into it sboaVi be by young ladies with melodious voices. Then If a burgier is sot scared away a lt::;&t2:3 naj at least be caegfct. "JOjEf B. ABMSTBOXQ. oxooooooeoeoooooooooooo ccxxxxxxxcooocxooocooc Yovi Will Find Only Exclusive Patterns In Our Stock. Order jour Spring Suit or Overcoat at once. J. B. ZI&1MER & SON Mercha-nt Tailors, g New Location, 1817 Second Ave. ooooooooooooooooocoooooooo YOU CAN Now Buy at My Grocery Store HAY AND STRAW. CORN AND OATS. WHEAT AND SCREENING. CHOPPED FEED. CRACKED CORN. CORN MEAL. BRAN. In fact I am going to keep all kinds of feed. I thank my old customers for past favors and would like you to come back and a good many new ones. Best goods at lowest prices. N. P. F. NELSON, CASH GROCERY. 2025 4th Ave. New phone 6137. O H4lfjf ( (Good. 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