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4 THE ARGUS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1903 THE AEG O S. j person he will;' charge a higher profit. He believes tbie. rich should pay high- Published Dally and Weekly at J6J4 Seconal er pric es, in order to allow of more Avenue, Bock Island. I1L Entered at mei oeing given- ii-ee to tne poor. "J in: Poatofflce as Second-clan matter.) , iih a. curious combination of busines religious and real. BT THE J. W. POTTEK CO. TERMS Dally, 10 cents per week. Weekly. 11.00 per year in advance. - . All communication of political or argumen tative character, political or religious, must hate re al name attached for publication. No such articles will be printed over nctltlou signatures. Correspondence solicited from every to1 sbip In Bock Island county. Monday, February 23. It is reported that Attorney Gener al Knox and President lloosevelt nre satisfied with the anti-trust legisla tes eongress. So are the tion of trusts. Mr. Marconi promises to send mes sages aci"oss the ocean for one cent a word. Wireless telegraphy is going to be a big" thing for the down-trodden millionaires. The judgment of the divorce court in the case of the crown princess of baxony is that she is at liberty to marry any man she can get with the exception of the one she wants. Need oTXavy Increase. , According to facts furnished by the Army and Navy Journal one substan tial reason for providing for a liberal antl continuous increase in the en listed force of the navy is the fact thaf between .Ian. 1. V.W.I, and July 1. 1004, there will be 3.S76 discharges of men-by reason of the expiration tf their terms of enlistment. The sys tem of four-year enlistments began in March. lSUS, ami under the operation of that system there will be 1.28S dis charges in the first half of the pres ent year, while between July 1. 190.1 and July 1, 1904. there will be 58S dis charges, lo thas natural waste of nearly 1,300 every year must be added a still larges waste of 638 per month, or 7.5G6 per yenr. because of death. medical survey, inaptitude, bad con duct, dishonorable discharge and tie sertion. Here is an annual waste of 8.9."G, or considerably more, than one third of the entire enlisted force of the navy on its, present- basis of '25.000 I - ' -' ' v ' vwmiu- 1 nous system of repairing this waste. What is needed in place of the present nap-hazard method is a system au thorizing the enlistment every year of a number of men equal to the annual waste -as well as enouarh additional men to provide a full complement for every new ship placed in commission This thing of increasing the taxes of corporations like the Standard Oil and big railroads without finding a way to regulate prices and rates is not what it is cracked up to be. The only result- is that the consumers pay the increase through increased rates. Since the publication of President lloosevelfs letter deploring the lack of children in American families he has received many letters of congrat ulations from different parts of the country. The most original commu nication was in the shape of a photo graph from rJucyrus, Ohio, showing a sturdy-looking couple surrounded by their 12 children. Heneath the pic ture were written the pithy words: .Not guiltv." The Coal Supply. A century from now the hard coal question will cease to be a burning question, for, if the estimates of en gineers who are familiar with the geological situation are correct, there will be no Pennsylvania hard coal to burn. In a recent work upon the an thracite industry bv Dr. Peter Hob erts the writer cites the estimates of three of the most eminent experts. The lowest estimate on tons vet to be mined is 4,832,085.008, the highest B. 512.167.703; the lowest estimate of year's duration. 80.54; the highest 10S.53. These estimates are made up on the assumption that production and consumption do not exceed 60.- 000,000 tons annually, but as the pros pects are that before long that limit will be far exceeded it is clear that in less than a century there will be no more hard coal to quarrel over unless larije deposits' are found outside of Pennsylvania, of which at present there are no indications, except in Colorado. There are those now living who may see the last lump of anthracite pro duced, in Pennsylvania. People then will be reduced to bituminous coal and must discover new ways of using it in the interests of cooking, cleanli ness and health. There is a vast sup ply of soft coal, but it is not illimit able. Some day. perhaps centuries hence, it must be exhausted. Then nature will step in. Nature is always ready for contingencies, and. suppl mcnted by man's ingenuity and skill, life probably will be as easy without coal antl wood as it is with them, and certainly cleaner and healthier. "Star eyed science will not "waft us home the message of despair." It will find agencies in the sun, in the sea, in the winds; and in the earth and in the at mosphere it will hnd unending sup plies of that marvelous electric fluid of whose properties as a power in na tore we still know but little. Chicago Tribune. The Diamond Match. ' ftl Tf 1 T4 . J 1 - 4,ne i-iamoni .uate.n company has concluded to move its home from Illi nois jfo New Jersey, says the Slar Its iresio ent sadly complains that it will have seek some place where the exactions are not severe. Last year tart s were $125,000. It only- earn ed $l.ivr.674, and to think that it should have to pay the euornious sum of $125,000 in taxes npon this bej?- gardly aiiount of aboiiit two million iollars earnings, wrin gs the heart of ts president. After making its divi dend it announced that its surplus i now $2,104.5tt. 1 he riresident lament ed that legislation is gettingunfriend- y towards the match industry. There s a- disposition Incoming more and more prevalent toi insist upon the cor porations paying their share of the public buruens. and tnis. so annoys Mr. liarler that; he feels that he will have- to move. One of these days, perhaps, the roMt of the nation will have to build a fene around the state of New Jersey in order to fence in the trusts, and then Mr. Uarber will have still further cause for sorrow. Carried Too Far. in Kokomo, Ind., A man in Kokomo, Ind., by the name of A. F. Norton, has purchased a grocery store, and he proposes to run it as Christ would run it. M.r. Norton will sell for cash, will pay his clerks at the close of each day, and will not deliver goods. Un der no circumstances will the store ln- 'open on Sunday, and will close every evening at 6 o'clock. Should the prof its any day exceed $2.50 Mr. Norton says he will sell at etjst the remainder of the day. The clerks will be given a percentage on all profits after Mr, .Norton s actual living expenses are paid, and all will get groceries out of the store at cost. The poor are to be charged the actual wholesale cost and those unable to pay are to be' given bread and molasses free. Mr. Norton expects to give away 200 loaves of bread to the poor every day. and is counting on this as part of the expenses of the. store. No pack ed , eggs, chickens or butter will be sold. Mr. Norton will buy directly from the farmers, and will charge one cent a dozen profit for eggs, and one cent a pound profit for chick ens. If he has an order for a fine quality from " a' rich OLD AND NEW WAY, Ilyomei. the Latest Scientific DIscoTery for th Core of Catarrh. The discovery of Ilyomei has wrought a wonderful change in the treatment' of catarrh. Prior to three years ago the medi cines ordinarily employed in the cure of this disease were nauseating drugs and worthless" tonics. In some instan ces they benefitted, but the improve ment was not lasting. With Hyomei you take into the air passages of. the-throat-and heat! balsamic air that goes to the minutest sells, effectually killing all germs and microbes of catarrh. It enters the blood with the- oxygen, killing the germ in the blood, and restores health to the whole system. Many astonish ing testimonials have been" received from those who have been cured by Ilyomei. N. (i. Durham. 2 Wellington street Iloston, Mass.; "writes: "I have suf fered from catarrh for a number of years. I tried Ilyomei and found it the only cure for this disease I have ever used. Perhaps the strongest evidence that can be given to doubters, is the fact that T. II. Thomas has so much faith in Ilyomei that he sells every, pack age under a positive guarantee to re fund the money if it does not cure. Aow is the time to begin to use Hyomei. Th Easy PIU. DeWitt's Little Early Risers do not gripe nor weaken the system. They cure biliousness, jaundice, constipa tion and inactive livers, by arousing the secretions, moving the bowels gently, yet effectually, and giving such tone and strength to the glands of the stomach, liver and bowels that the cause of tlje trouble is re moved entirely. These famous little pills exert a decided tonic effect upon the organs involved, and If their use is continued for a few days there will be no trace of the trouble. . Harper House pharmacy; - A. J Riess drug store, corner Seventh ave nue and Twenty-seventh street. Mother Gray's Nweet Powders for children. Mother Gray, for, years a nurse in the Children's Home, in New York, treated children success fully with a remedy, now prepared and placed in the drug stores, called Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They are harmless as milk pleasant to take and never fail. Acer tain cure for feverishness, constipa tion, headache, teething and stomach disorders, and remove worms. At all druggists, 25 cents. Sample sent free Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. " C. C. C." on Every Tablet Every tablet of Cascarets Candy Cathartic bears the famous C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. Look for it and accept no other. , Beware of fraud. All druggists, , xoc. DAILY SHORT STORY A Spat. Original.! "Singular," he said musingly, "that I have never seen this feature of your character displayed before." lie had never before seen me angry. I knew what he meant and knew that I was on dangerous ground, but this did not deter me. "My character doesn't seem to suit you," I said haughtily. "Not as It at present appears." "Very well. Since I don't suit you there is your ring." I took off my engagement ring and Intended to toss it indifferently on the table, but Irritation put more power into my arm than was necessary. The ring rlcochetted (that's what be always calls a bound) and. falling on the floor, rolled dear knows where. "As you will," he said coldly, "but I don't care to have the ring. It is indis solubly connected in my mind with you and could only have n sad influence." "I1 can see nothing sad In being re minded of one who didn't suit you." "It would remind me of one as I have always 6een her except on this occa sion one I have dearly loved." "It's a pity you made such a mistake, but fortunate that you found me out in time." "I certainly would not relish a recur rence of such scenes as this." "They would occur daily should you ill treat me as you have just done." "If you can convince me of one act of ill treatment I will apologize on my knees." That's just like a man. He must al ways be getting at the bottom of things. Instead of coming to me, put ting his arms about me and telling me how sorry he was, he must go back to the beginning and prove by what he calls logic that I am all In the wrong. I shall consent to no such thing. "It isn't necessary," I said, "especial ly since I have come to the conclusion that you wouldn't suit mo any better than I would suit j-ou." I looked at him to see if my shot struck home, but he was so Impertur bable that If he had any feelings he concealed them perfectly. This turned the shot into a boomerang. It made me angrier than ever. I should have waited for his reply, but I didn't. I added two words which at the time ' seemed very forcible, but which now seem ridiculous: "There, now:" I turned my back as I spoke so I couldn't see his face. This was a mis take. It gave him a great advantage. for it was impossible for me to judge of the real intent of bis words. . "Will you kindly give me the mean ing ol that expression?" he said. If his tone had not been so cutting, I would have supposed he was chaffing me. I sat down on the corner of the sofa, with my back still toward him. and did not delgu a reply. "What would become of a husband,' he asked, "who upon presenting to his wife some proposition of vital impor tance to both should receive a reply rounded off by those two words? What a conclusion to an argument!" I neither knew nor cared anything about his arguments. How would logic help us to get together again? I knew a trick worth two of that. I bent my head down on the back of the sofa. moving to such a position that he could see my waist, the waist he had so loved to encircle. He couldn't see my face and didn't know whether I was crying or not I didn't intend he should. "However." he said presently, "you have settled the matter by a return of my ring that is, you flung it on the table and it rolled in under that brie a-brac cabinet in the corner. Please keep It as a memento of my" "Former affection." I should have said it mournfully, but I couldn't. I was still very angry, the more so that he wouldn't give me a chance to make it all up. I spoke vin dictively. "Never mind that. Do you accept the ring?" "Does a gentleman offer a lady a ring that is lost without finding It for her?" This must have been an argument that his stupidity could comprehend", for it silenced him for a few moments. "Had you handed me the ring in a ladylike manner I would have found it for you. However, I am willing to do my part in its recovery, but you know that I am nearsighted aud haven't my glasses with me." I didn't believe a word about the glasses. "I don't want the ring," I said. "I'll find it for you, and you can give it to some other girl." I got down on my knees In the cor ner, and he got down on his knees be side me. I soon saw the ring, and he must have seen It at the same time, despite his nearsightedness, for we both readied for it at the same time, and his hand fell on mine. I waited for him to take it away, but he didn't. I looked up at him. His face was beaming, and his eyes fairly danced. ' I turned away from him, but remem bered that my waist was where he could conveniently encircle it. He did so, while with the other band he slip ped the ring on my finger. Both his hands being occupied, he did the rest with his lips. : "I warn you,? I said, "that you are again becoming entangled with a girl who doesn't suit you. You could never consult with her. Think what will be come of you." "Sweetheart," he replied, "you suit me so well that I Intend to bear with vim wn -vtvn Atm't unit rnf ?Rf! 1 there r ." - CHARLOTTE AT.WOOD. I AMUSEMENTS. ILLINOIS THEATRE Tuesday Evening Feb. 24. Event of !5he Season in Amateur Theatricals. An Evening of POLITE VAUDEVILLE Introducing the leading talent of the three cities in a series of novel acts for the benefit of the . ... . . . CEMETERY ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND. Some Neat Surprises in Store. Prices 25 cents to $1. Sea.ts xxt Illinois Smoker- 3 321 CUMLCTION CHAMBeRUN.KlNDTACOItPANV. Monday, Feb. 23. Jules Murrv presents America's fore most emotional actress ROSE COGHLAN IX "Ue Second Mrs. Tanqueray. Written by A. XV. PIXKKO. author of "IIIIS." V Prices: $t..1, $1.00. 75c, r.Oe and'2."c. Seats on sale Saturday morning at Ilinois Smoker. Direction CtiAMB(suN.KiNDTConpANV. Friday, Feb. 27. ONE NIGHT Hall t'aino's ijreat success and "jhpwit k ful play, iu a prologue and , four act, , .... CHRISTIAN Lii:rLi:n & co., maxac.ki?s. 40 IK PEOPLE M 40 Including an excellent cast. Special Scenery, accesories and detail of perfection as has characterized the production eve ry v h ere. Prices: ,fl. 7.". 30 and 2." cents. Sale of tickets at the Illinois Smo ker Thursday morning1. Direction Chamberun.Kinot k company. Wednesday, Feb. 25. HENRY W. SAVAGE Presents the Com edj -Opera Triumph KING DODO By Pixley & Liulers. Authors of "Prince of Pilsen." 111.11 t.u 11U1VI 1' 1 IV The Prices for this Eocatement will b: 50c, 75c, $1, 11.50. Seats on sale Tuesday morning at 8 o clock. Numbers will be riven outat 7 a.ni. 20 - Principal Comedians 20 40 Pretty Choristers 10 Famed "Kinir Dodo"" Orchestra of Soloists. Sumptuous Special Stae Settings. Beautiful Costumes. Hear the Beautiful Song Hits: "The Tale of the Bumble Bee" "Look in the Book and See"' "A Jolly Old Potentate'" "The Eminent Dr. Fizz' Checkering D a Artltttlo Standard X lCkllUkll of the World... Prospective piano buyers wish ing1 to purchase a high ""'grade piano, investigate the thickering & Sons new artistic quarter grands and uprights that have astonished the musical world. x The above instruments will be sold for a limited time at factory prices. Catalogue and further par ticulars. Address J. M. ZIMMERMAN, P. O., Hock Island, III. ugusta.riaL College Monday, March. 2. s p. m. GRAND CONCERT During Ladies' Quintet "The finest vocal quintet in I'll rope." direct from Sweden, assisted by Curtis D. Morse, Entertainer, under the aus pices of T5he , Lyceum. -Heservcd seats, 0 cents. Advance tickets now on sale. He served seats at .losephson's, Molinc: Harper House drug store. Hock Isl and. Sale of reserved seats begins Monday, morning. Feb. 23. ...WE ARE STILL HERE... PRU-RI-TA Has cured more people in Hock Island in six months than any other medi cine for Blood, Kidneys and Liver. Sold at 1913 Second Ave. Sfjjrl f fi TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGEILES To Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Puget sound points. Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars. 'Phone 1180, C, B. 6c Q. Ticket Agent. H ) Depot TiyentietK St. and Second Ave. X t 3. T Mow;: is the time to buy t yuur wmxer . . . one-fourth off on any winter x Overcoat in the house - - t 1 Gustafson & Mayes, ? The New Clothing Store : 1714 Second Avenue. if3' Third Week of Of the ROCK ISLAND SHOE GO. 's Shoes. Still Greater Reductions all Through the Stock. About 60 pairs of Ladies' high top "V shoes, splendid values, sold formerly at $2.50 and $3.00. Almost all sizes and widths, only $1.18. Don't miss this snap. We have added to our odds and ends lot some great values for 50c, 75c and 98c. Some patent leathers slightly dam aged in this lot. Odds and ends of all solid boys shoes $2 worth of wear for 95c. in 9 Whe Leaden V Opposite Harper Hoise. C.C. Trent, Mgr. Nothing Better Than 4 f Chsvndeliers tvnd Porta-bles, Go.s, Electric and J Combination. J Call and look through our new J Fixture Koom. New stock. Right prices. J VV.A. ROBB &CO.J 119 lSth. fit. Pliono West 1538 Hill I l44l 1 H It-Hi II I II I II I 1 1 I III Ii 1 1 I 1 1 l nil,-. t '" i,-. .A. J. M I a -.ft, ly "5- N. 4-W Dr. S. H. MILLER., M. D. V. g g Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist. g Graduate of McKillip'a Veterinary College, Chicago, 111. g H S1B5 Third Atinat, Rock Ialand, 11). RcUdano 1813 Foarlh Ainu f S Offlce hours 7 to 8 m.. 1 to 8 p. m.. 7 to 10 p. m. Central Phones: Office 1409 S S West, Residence K61 Wat. Union Pnone: Office 57OT, Residence 6397. g