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"t TOE ARGUS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1898. OKC ENTOVS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs ia taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and IJowcls, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels roMa, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of iu kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial m its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable tubstances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. . Syrup of Figs is for Bale in 60 cent bottles by all leading drug gista. Any reliable druggist who may not Lave it on hand will pro cure it promptly for aDy one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. MAM FKAHCISCO, CAL mmuiE. a. new roue. nr. She Was a Willing Victim. 7? If. 7 He didn t nava to ccax any of the girls into our Ice Cream Parlor. Juit tho nitntion of Krell & IHath'd Name and their delicious Ice Cream la all the natural fruit flavors will draw them In without any coaxing There is nothing so refreshing and nourishing on a spring-like day as a dish of our superior Cream or a glass eour lovely Fouutaiii Soda Served with pure cream and rich natural fruit syrups. It you feci the pring fever coming on drop in and see us. we can serve you with some thing refreshing and toning. KRELL & MATH Try ooe c f onr Crashed F nit Ice Cream Sodas. Phone UK 17I8-171S Seeond Areoue THE White Palaoe sgweets ARE the leaders for fine " fresh Candies- Almond and Hickory Nut Nugots are wonderful takers. Taf fies and Nut Candy's fresh every morning. Our Cara mels are perfect, and those delioious Popcorn Fritters lead them all. Italian Creams Will surely suit jcu. and oar elegant bill of Cream and Chocolates are the best in the three cities. Try a Brick of i Ice Cream i IKHNNMNI rsox TBI Wbite Palacs cf "Sweets Telephone 3 on 1348. ELOOUEMI WORDS. . Continued f rum Fint Pave. - - Bryan. -we lav' the cornerstone of this building and dedicate it as the home of the greatest fraternal benefi ciary organization in the world. Eieh age has its p-i-uliar conditions and its peculiar statesmanship. The great spirit of this age is of com bination and organization. When this government was Imilt our fore fathers lived ly themselves, with no nar neighliors. and were marked with .strong individuality, like the inighiy oaki that grows apart and alone. Today, with steam, electrici ty, and crowded population, capital is organized and coin M nation is the order of the hour. L'nder these con ditions, the individual is likely to lie driven to the wall and liccome hcl less against this comliination. But now comes the brightest inspirit ion of the nineteenth century in the great spirit of cooicratioii. and men reach out their hands to touch the hands of 4 heir fcllowmen. In the Mod ern Woodmen of America, 800.000 of the lirainiest and strongest men that the stars have ever shown upon, join hands for the pro tection of the home, to nurse the sick, to lift the fallen and to Iiury the dead. This, organization is not composed of the extremely rich, for they do not need this kind of insurance; it does not include the jMiverty-stricken. for they are not provident enough to make provision fur their families; but it enrolls in its ranks that great mid dle class of men. who earn their liv ing by their brain and their muscle men who love their families, and men who sleep well of nights, liccausethev have clear consciences and have pro tected their loved ones. This great middle class turns a strong arm against the aggression of combina tions and corporate greed, and a frowning face iimhi communism and anarchv. Such men are the bulwarks of the republic: ami in them a nation hinls its safety when threatened by the demonstrations of agitation or the ruin of corruption. The great vital, life-giving principle of Woodcraft, is in the fact that it is absolutely gov erned by its meinliership. The engi neer with Ins hand upon the throttle has no more control of his engine than has the meinliership of the Moiiern Woodmen of America over its affairs. Every member nntler stands its full workings, knows fully the system upon which it is founded, is acquainted with all the details of its management, knows where every dollar roes. and is thor oughly imbued with its early history. its progress, its mistakes and its grt'at achievements. I.Ike a Krprpneiitatlve Government. The Modern Woodmen of .America is much like a representative govern ment. The iiieiniH-rs of the society are its rulers and the officers, its ser vants. It is not a joint stock compa ny, managed by a few individuals, with an indefinite tenure of office and without accountability to anyone but themselves; but it is a great fraterni ty that has immediate control, through its delegates, of the affairs of the society. If ofliccVs become in conipeteiit or corrupt, they are sced ily displaced and new ones put in their places. This society jmisscsscs the power of self-preservation and self-perpet nation. The statistics of history show that but two or three fraternal betielit societies have failed since the foundation of this govern ment, while the nunilierof mutual in surance companies without the frater nal feature that have failed is very great. The fraternal insurance order, once established, seems almost im mortal. The first camp of this soci ety was formed iu January. 1883, and consequently we are now "in our six teenth year, and the record tells a wonderful story: 1 'It now has a meinliership of over .100.000 licncficiary memliers in good standing, with 5.600 local camps. It comprises the- states of Illinois, Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska. Missouri. North and South Dakota. Minnesota. Wis consin. Michigan. Indiana. Ohio. West Virginia. Indiana. Pennsylvania. Wy oming. Montana. Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The cost of insurance for the year 18!7 was only 4.o0 jier one thousand dollars at the avenn'e age of its meinliership. The cost of Tho spring remedy that is better than all others la Paine's Celery Compound Thousands have been evrti lj it. physician U6e and rec ommend It We Recommend It! We have it Try a bottle. T. II. THOMAS. Seventeenth St. and Second Av. in:iii.weiieii was only ;o cents per ineiuiier, me cneapet since the exis tence of the- society. The avenge, age ot the membership is less than ever. Iieing 3j.4S years the paradox of Iieing younger now than at our lurth. In 18U the average death rate pr thousand was only 4.35. less than it has been for eight "years. In 18'J7 it gained 53.048 meiuliers. and since January 1, 1S'J8, it had a net gain of oo.uuu inein iters. 'This true story reads like a fairy tale. The men from the farms anil shops and offices, send in each month small payments, which in the aggre gate amount to a quarter of a million dollars monthly, and this is sent out to make desolate places glad, to wipe the tear from the cheek of the widow, to feed and clothe little children and send them to school. It is a great organized charity that goes directly to the right place. It follows death in crossing the threshold of the home and binds up the wounds it has made. But the insurance is only one part of the objects of this great society. There is something in the brother hood of man. There is something iu the sympathy in times of distress, the kindly visit from a ncighlior when we lie on a sick lied, and the help given to our families w hen we arc so unfor tunate as to lit- not able to help them ourselves. None of us are so strong or so fortunately situated that there may not conic to us a dark hour heu we need a kindly hand to help us. And this does not come to us as char ity, for we have a right to it; we would do the same ourselves for other neighbors in distress, and we have a right to expect the same from them. One stick is easily broken, but a bun dle of sticks is .invincible. It is a grand thought that 300.000 ncighlior are bound together as with a common cord, for mutual iH-nelit and protec tion. "This magnificent assemblage here today is but a type of the many gath erings miner i lie ii.Hiinerot v ooilcraH. I wish you could go with me on my travels and witness these ni:iriiilicen'l demonstrations. From the hot winds of Oklahoma on the southern border of Kansas northward to the pineries of Michigan and Wisconsin, from the tablelands of Ohio, through Indiana, across the prairies of Illinois, through the golden harvest-fields of Iowa, into the cornfields of Nebraska, every where and in every state, is heard the music of Woodcraft, magnificent men. wearing its badges, keeping step to its music, marching under its splen did banners. Wonderful is the en dorsement that it receives from Un people. Thev love it liecause it pro tects their homes and teaches the grand lessons of charity and lteiicvo- lence. The ominous crescent of the Saracene was never more awe-inspir- nig. or inc cross oi ine erusaiier more worshipful than this great banner of Woodcraft lifted up in onr midst to protect and guard our homes. 'Standing here today under the in spiration of this magiiilicent gather ing, we look info the future with con fidence and hoiie. We see. as the years go by. the people fWkingto our standard. We sec camps organized from the Atlantic to the Pacific. We see two millions of men clasping hands in the great band of brother hood. We see the Modern Woodmen of America the greatest organization the world has ever known."' Mr. Northcott in conclusion pro posed three cheers for Mr. Brvan. and they were enthusiastically given, and the gentleman so honored immediately returned the compliment by propos ing mrec eneers lor Head Consul Northcott and the Woodmen order, which likewise met with hearty re sjtonse. Bleuer's band played the closing nu iu Int. The Rrrrptlon at the Court Houkp. The distinguished guests were then escorted to the court house, where they took their ositioii in the center of the rotunda, and the doors at the south end were thrown open that the public might pass through ami meet Mr. Bryan. Lieut. Gov. Northcott and others. There was a perfect jam during the time that the reception lasted, the people thronging through and making exit through the north doors. Hon. William McKniry made the presentations. THE HAMOl fcT AT THE IN'X. Plans Interfrrrrtl With l.y Departure of ;nest. Hat a l'lraiiant Affair. The-concluding event of the day was the bampiet tendered the distin guished visitors at Black Hawk Inn in the evening by the entertainment committee. A large numlter of citi zens attended, and while the necessi tated departure of Lieut. Gov. North cott in the early evening and the enforced absence of General Attorney J. G. Johnson and Director Tallmt. to say nothing of the fact that Mr. Bryan himself was obliged to leave the banquet room early in the even ing, thus, as it might lie said, taking Hamlet from the play f Hamlet, had a disappointing enTect, the affair was. nevertheless, one of pleasant social intercourse. I The tables were prettily arranged on the first fioor of the inn. O.i the second floor Petersen's orchestra was; stationed, discoursing mus!c at inter vals, and an occasional strain of a ' patriotic nature set the gathering to hand clapping. There, too. Mr. Bryan held a i-hort informal reception ltefore the lunquet was announced. ' ("apt. W. C. Bennett presided, and prominent among those seated aliout tables were: Hon. W. J. Bryan. Congressman George W. Prince. Hon. J. W. White, of Rock Falls. Prof. M. I Quackenbush. of Dundee, Hon. A. N. Hollister. of Madison. Wis.. Judge J. J. Glenn, of Monmouth. The mavors and a numlter of other ilit:ngni'shed tri-eity people were included anion" the guests. Under direction of Mau ager Charles McIIuirh the banouet was admirably served, the following being the excellent menu: Men a. Utile Xerk Clutus. Olives. Sail Alxouds. Fi:llii. in Cup. Baked While KMi. Sauce Homimlaixe. l'oiatocs StUiaine. Fillet of ik;e. A La Finaneiere. Xew Potatoes. French Peas. Chumpavne Punch. Roast Sprfns tTiirken. on Toa-it. Aspani?vs. cilice ug iomio naynsnutee. Assorted Cake. Ice Cream. Fruit. CoSee. Mr. Bryan Called. uniortunateiy Air. Bryan was obliged to leave the inn at y :30 in or der to reach the city for departure for the west an hour later. Aceordii!Lr!v. Toastmaster Bennett interrupted the proceedings early in the evening, ami explained the necessity for a change in l lie program. He thereupon called upon Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan, in responding to the toast. 'America." after referring in his characteristically pleasant wav io the necessity of having to leave earl v. and thereby depriviug himself of what he considered an ipMirtuiiit v of gathering from the remarks of "t he other speakers some new speech ma terial, dwelt on the patriotic feeling of which the country is possessed just now, at a time when a conflict is Iieing waged with a foreign foe. He said patriotism had no party lines. Men who fought one another mliticallv stood shoulder to shoulder as brothers now. No one knows how long the war will last. War is not a desirable thing, vet he believed it a necessity under some circumstance. Nations are coniitelled to go to war in order to enforce their principles and laws, in the case of America, no matter how many men are wanted. they will lie furnished. No matter what the objects of the present war. it will 1m- gained Itcfore it. ceases. Mr. Bryan believed the warn just one. It any oilier nations were situated as America with reference to Cuba they would do as we are doing. Thev certainly would not stand by and countenance the atrociles. the like of which have lieen and are Iieing carried on by the Spaniards iu t.he oppressed island ot v. ii ha. we stand .-.s one man lichind our government, and there shall be no division until vic tory is fully and completely won. This conflict is going to convince the world that the strife which existed a generation ago is wiped out and we stand us brothers. Those who lired on the stars and stripe then are will ing to die for them now. Die ulti mate outcome of this conflict, we must all realize, will lie a higher civ ilization. We w ill make our position so thoroughly understood that no other nation will raise her voice other than in a friendly tone toward Amer ica. We have resolved, and will go on until victory is ours. We love jH-aee. but we will not sacriliee our honor for it. Shortly after Mr. Brvan withdrew in company with Hon. K. W. Hurst tnd came iu to town. Ollirr ICfMMiftrtt. Mayor T. J. Medill, Jr.. responded to the toast -Hock Island." He told of the gratification the city and its people felt over the consummation of a long-sought victory the laving of the cornerstone of the Woodmen building. Bock Island, enibrae:u' all its cardinal virtues, which are well known, also has its licaiilil'itl women and brave men what more could we ask for? Mayor Gustav Swenssou spoke for Moline." a place w hich had grown since his coining there 20 years ago from a village to a flourishing busy city. He said the most Hipular thing in Moline was the Curfew law a law which he understood origi nated in Lincoln, where all popular things come from. He said Daven port w as for pleasure. Bock Island re pose and Moline religion. Mayor George C. Baker spoke for 'Davenport." After welcoming the Visiting guests, he congratulated the Woodmen order on its good fortune in locating its headquarters in Rock Island. Col. A. N. Hollister. of Madison. Wis., responding to the toast Wiscon sin." said his heart was full of tin-enter prise which had lieen finally launched in Hock Island. He said the teople of his stale loved Illinois. Thev were together often. First of all. Wiscon sin had good water, and plenty of it and if had Iteer, too. Wisconsin had 4.700 lakes, all flowing this way bless ing and to be blessed. Wisconsin also had good fresh air. and plenty of fish it was an ideal spot for "t he angler. It also hail great statesmen and noble men. The steaker said the jteople of the three cities should look iiHin the laving of the cornerstone of the Woodmen build ing as a red letter day. Congressman G. " W. Prince re scinded to the toast of ' The Ameri can Congress." ' He had seen the people's representatives down at Washington contending on questions of public and of Uk-.i1 interests concern ing their respective coiiimuniti"s, but when a few weeks ago it was apparent that a conflict with a foreign power was imminent, the battle scarred vet erans of the north and the south joined hands ami declared that there was one president, one flag and one country for tl em, Mr. lYir.ce said when he looked into the honest face of Mr. Bryau, and heard him a man who but a few mouths ago was Wil liam McKinley's opponent for the presidency declaring his suport of him in the prer-ent crisis and saving we were all brothers now. he said it impressed him with the honor and f.iith of American til'z nship. 'The Modern Woodmen of Amer ic" was the toast to which Director J. W. White responded. II: said the Itoy in blue who are marching to ward the inland of Culct. are tiimr there to establish protection to tho J home the same principle taught by . the great order which lie represented. It was not necessary to dwell at length telling aUiiit the goixl things and the magnitude of the order. !? cause it lived here. Some t,hh things come out of Nazareth he meant out of Whiteside the sjieaker said he re ferred to the Woodmen order, not to himself. C J. Scarle resjtotided to the clos ing toast. ' The Federal Interest elf Bock Island." He spoke briefly, tell ing of the Iieauty and grandeur of Kock Island, the'state and the coun try. The assemblage disH-rsed singing The Star Spangled Banner." Woodmen Note. Bryan dcMtsited a silver dollar among the keepsakes to lie preserved. Hon. W. J. Bryan, accompanied bv J. G. Johnson aiid A. It. TalUd. left over the Rock I-!and for Lincoln last night. The Head Oflice quartet which led the singing is composed of E. R. Malolicv. Carlton Tavlor. D. F. Hart- maii and A. A. Burt. Director J. N. Recce was detained at Springfield as adiutaut-reneral of the slat,.. hile Director H. II. Smith is ill at his home at Maiikato. Minn. The .Rock Island imiKcc force re ceived many compliments on the a peaninee of the men. the stalwart si.e f individuals being frequently eom- uieiii.-o upon, wiiile Unci Pender s service in maintaining such ncrfcct order in all crowds, bcingals. worthy of tiie highest praise. CootW at "Half rrtoc" Tho mill aj-ent, importer cr mann factnriT tahes orders for a line of Roods from jobl trs and from largo r tailers for n full oponing supply, bet a gnat many of thiui urc thus sold on a pnar autee that is, the buyers can return what they do not sell a pretty mfd bniucss for the buyer. When the Roods fail to move tt a stipulated price, the tellers r.rs notified tbuLa certain quantity-will be returned. Then u w nego tiations begin. If tin y aro ia jobbers' handii and tbo qtantity is large, a drive may be ar ranged fT; if not l.trse enough for this, a salu may be crraiiKed to a larger re tailer. Then conn his announcement cf a Iurso purchase from a well known tpauufactarcr cr importer, greatly i.. low cost, n:id Ltiiitf content with a small profit they are to lie sold below cost. Very often, thenfero, these sales do i;rt mean a loss to tliu retailer or to the iu.urter. but usually to the maker o the poods, w bet her domestic or for eipn. Of courw, buyers from nRents who iuul;o up tho pootis i:ito garments cr convert them into bleached, dyed cr printed articles cannot well fall bauk upon tho mills. Textile World. ZJacota and the flattery. A ttorv nf Lincoln told i'.m l.r thn man to whom it happened (since dead) is as follows: At tho brcakinc cut c-f thn civil war Caplaiu Tompkins of tho battery of ar tillery, stato of Klioila I.sland iniliti:i stationed at Provideure enlisted-with his entire command ami b-ft at oncn for Washington. Soon after bis nrrival hia battery, together with other tronns. was reviewed by tho president iu front of tint vMCo House, nud CVptain Tomp tins, proud of bis batti rr. brnmht it pat the president in the very best shape he was capable cf dcing and at once re turned to bo presented to the Tirpsiibmt as was tlonu with all tho other oflicors. w neu tlio captain was presented, Lin eal:! said loud euouiru for all hnzr hv tn hear, "Captain, your battery it certain. ly a very pretty Lattery in fact, the prttticst battery I have ever seen," and then in so low a tone that no onn hut the captaiu heard him, "but I most say, captain, i nave Been very few bat terieH." New York Times. If You are Rnttlem And cannot sleep at night, a dose of lr. rscll s IMie-far-J lone v will .rive natural rest and refreshing sleep. It checks a cough at once and cures a cold iu one night. It heals the throat, chest and lungs, cures la gripjH' M-rmancntlv. does not stupefv. ; j i i i ! -i.'i i -. . . is ii. n ill less. ill IO It'll IOVC II. I till too pie like it. Good druggists sell it. Price 2.5 cents. ;lve the Cliililren a llrink Called Graiu-O. It is a delicious. ni- lM-tizing. nourishing food drink lo take the place of coffee. Sold bv all grocers and liki-d by all who iave used I. because when properly pre pared it ;-istes like the line-t 'colTee, but is free L-'iu all its injurious proit- erties. Graiu-O aids digestion ami strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant, hut a heaii'i builder, and children, as well as edim. can drink it with great 1iciiclit. CoUs aliotlt one-fourth as much as coffee. 15 and 2"t cents. A llraron of linfMt To those afflicted with kidney or bladder diseases is Folev'a Khfnev Cure. Guaranteed. For sale by T. ii. i nomas. 'Now good digestion Waits on ajt jH'tite. and health on lioth." If it doesn't, try Burdock Blood Bitters Stld by Marshall & Fisher. O TOrtl A. . Bwitk Tlsa Ktr.d Yoo Han Himrs BongM Why They Are Better. The woman who selects her spring millinery, aided by th possibility of our ' large and weU selected stock, may be sure of getting the correct thing. The pecuh n:ies of this season's millinery Is very marked. The correct hat is a com posite of Richness, Elegance and Good Taste. . Oar varietyof such millinery is end'ess, and we have trimming talent capable ; of producing these advanced sty.es. You pay nothing extra for these at ; . Swanson's Millinery, 108 West Second Street, DAYEfiPOflT. is s ill Si a .05 Revenue Sunr.p t.vcry dc:.:c CI ..... OLD HERMITAGE WHISKIES c . a certifying U ths s 0 -V 4 'At r K"TE,-tf ' "fiwri"""'! fji Tk tl-.-. tie ua Vf . A. UAINHS :. f ALL DEALERS feFI L IT tt i . a DOLLY BR0Sc Open Until 9 Sporting Goods and Ball Gloves, MADE TO ORDER BENNETT'S GLOVE STORE.: Largest Stock BEER OF JUST THE RIGHT AGE Comes from cor brewery. It It th ftvorit nf the labsrer, the epicure, tha rich mar. ini the poor ata. Iti flavor is delicioo. It -bidy" right to pleaa all taatea. Made right here at home of the fioeat malt ted choicest bopa. and bv the most ndvanced procoss; why shouldn't KOCK ISLAND" be the best? TELEPHONE 1089. A few notes regarding erring ijoods tbat can be fonnd by look ing a' this ad. Here m r,mj prices we onota: HDrinr novel ties in tniU the price range from 18, 20. tt. Z3 and np. The pricee in the apring tronsers range from 6, 6.0, l, I' M and upward- Come in and tee onr fine Una. Gus. Englln, liuipr, - IB03 S:t::i Jfi PA RID ON & SON. iiSSi M Painters and Decorators Paper Hangers, Calsominert, tt It Js ths CcvcTT-rnoat Intsmd . tt ever the Ccrk and Capsule of fi - f CROW and t and Purity of tha contents. a. I Crj,y that re wh ttai bpttliat 52: CO. . .rntl Zn ttm aumpT - 'S'KJ""' O'clock F.veniDpt. AT- in the West. r 4 : ROCK ISLAND BREWING CO ffbnp 41 evcatceaife fttraat. ' ; i i;