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THE ARGUS, TUESDAY, MAKCII 19, 1007- THE ARGUS. Published Dally and Weekly at 1624 Second avenue. Rock Island, I1L En tered at the postofnee as second-class Biatter.J By THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Dally, 10 cents per week. Weekly, SI per year In advance. All communications of argumentative character, political or religious, must have real name attached for publica tion. No such articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every township in Rock Island county. Tuesday, March 19, 1907. congress was to pass a bill making this provision. When the new law goes into effect it will no longer be necetsary to rush to the postofflce or substation to ob- ain a special delivery stamp and thus lose the very time that the service was created to save. When the writer of a letter wants it "social delivery," all hat need be done will be to attach six 2-cent stamps to it, one for the post age and the others to make up the 10 cent delivery charge, and write on the envelope the words "special delivery.' The department will do the rest. The postmaster general is required o formulate the rules and regulations, but as the law clearly states that it was passed to avoid the necessity for an extra stamp for special delivery, he will make no changes. The postal service is being improved n every particular, with an object al ways to facilitating business for the patrons. The new rule will be wel comed. Itrmrinbrr It. It. HrjnolilV rnntliilm-y for rounty Jiulur. He In ciTlen-cl, rapnblr. anil woHIij, and nk the f 11 it only on It Im uu-ritn. Municipal redemption is the para mount duty. It is not difficult to predict what ma terial shape Easter "dreams" will take. To advance Hock Island industrially and commercially, it is essential that the moral standard of the city should be uplifted. The president writes to the Panama ana) commission that "the work of construction is going on well, and will continue to do so," but this does not necessarily imply that the head engin eers will resign or get fired ofleucr than three times a week. When George Washington McCask rin ran for mayor he promised if elect ed to give the people a peach of an administration. The species of citrus lemonum that they received in lieu of this tempting morsel ' will be handed back to the frolicsome George April 12 with none of the juice removed. The sudden order to close down the great Mid vale steel plant and the dis charge of its 3,(100 workmen is said to be caused by the refusal of the Pennsylvania railroad to furnish cars and deliver coal to the Midvale people. As the Midvale company is the com petitor of the steel trust in the manu facture of armor plate, there will un doubtedly be a thorough investigation to see if the railroad and the tnr-t are thus trying to defeat competition. In dwelling on the "efficiency" of his police force in his Market Sipiart harangue Saturday night, Mayor Mc Caskrin said: "The Argus 'got smart' not long ago and offered a reward of $50 for the capture and conviction of a burglar." "We went out the next day and got it," he added. Now the question, in view of the recent burgla ries, is, if it is necessary for The Ar gus to offer another $."i0 reward ttaat the police shall go "out and get it." The gavel used by the presiding off! cer of the senate has no handle like that used by the speaker of the house. It is an ivory contrivance, modestly ornamented, of cylindrical shape and about four inches long. In wielding it the vice president has to hold the gavel in his hand as if it were a small ham mer without a handle. How the cus tom originated of providing the vice president with a handlers gavel it not known, though the oldest senate at tache can- not remember when it was otherwise, just as the oldest senate at tache can not remember when the gol snuff Ikix that occupies its ancient niche at. the right of the vice presi dent's desk was not dutifully filled ev cry morniim, although no statesman now patronizes that once popular box for a gentle sneeze. Wliiskci-K at Last Have Standing. Samuel Beat toy of Wellston, Ohio has been awarded damages to the ex tent of $101 because of a gas explo sion which cruelly, ruthlessly and with out warning blew, singed, knocked and otherwise removed from off his face as fine and luxuriant a set of whiskers as bloomed throughout all the land. The stern and upright judge awarded a ver diet, as he should. True, the amount is small in comparison with the great damage indicted, but it is an entering wedge to which bewhiskered gentle men may point with pride. It is in keeping with other vindications award ed whiskers throughout tins land or' late. It but follows the footsteps of the great vote of confidence recently given a so-called "animated feather duster" in New York. It means that henceforth and forever- more throughout this land of the free and the home of the brave whiskers stand upon an honorable footing lie fore the law and before the bar of pub lic opinion. Now watch the crop grow. RAILWAY TIPS. St. Louis Excursion. On account of American bowling con test, to be held at St. Louis, Chicago, Peoria & St. Ixmis railway agents will sell tickets to St. Ixiuis at one fare plus 2") cents for the round trip, good going March IS 19 and 20, limited to return including April 1. Kates open to the public. The C. P. & St. L. railway operates the only through chair car line between Peoria, Pekin and St. Louis. Public Notice. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Rock Island: We, the undersigned property owners on tho east and west sides respective ly of Twelfth street, within 3M) feet of the front door of the premises on the west corner of Twelfth street an.l Eighteenth avenue, namely on lot six j) in M. B. DeSilva's addition, in the city of Rock Island, county of Rock Island, and state of Illinois, tl spectfully petition your honorable body to grant a license to Herman Vogol for the sale of intoxicating, vinous and fermented liquors iii the building on said Twelfth street and Eighteen! h avenue, said license to date from May 1, 1907 in order to admit time for the erection of a building. Names. Feet. Frank Wich 43 Fritz Philipp 17 Joseph Van Hoe 10 Gustav A. Borst 40 Mary Van Hoe ") Robert Wagner 2"i0 William Klockau in Henry Dreessen 40 DAILY STORY AN ELOPEMENT. 0 00O0 O0O0 QQQQOOOQi Sleeplessness. Disorders of the stomach produce a nervous condition and often prevent sleep. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets stimulato tho digestive organs, restore the system to a healthy condition and make sleep pos sible. For sale by all leading druggists. Kaiser Wilhelm occasionally shows that he has his own share of the miH of human- kindness. One day he was walking in the Thiergarten, Berlin, when he saw a soldier of his own regi ment striding along ahead. The sol dier met his sweetheart, who proceed ed to take her young man's arm after the manner common to engaged couples in all northern countries. The soldier, knowing that it was tho time of day at which the emperor generally indulgi'd in a constitutional along the very path where they were, was afraid that so loverlike an attitude might be regarded as a disrespect to the imperial uniform or some equally terrible, military of fense, and be punished accordingly. In a shamefaced manner he explained this to the young lady, who rather huffily withdrew her arm. The kaiser was nearer than tbey thought. He had overheard their conversation, and, catching them , up, said, jokingly: "Don't be a fool, Fritz. If you won't take her arm, I shall feel inclined to offer mine." Then he passed on and carefully refrained from looking back. ij 1 1 Jin V IO a AVI Rock Island. I u. A New Postal Kulc. The policy of the day is to accommo date the pubic more and more in the postal service. On the first of the month an order went into effect permitting nessages to be written on the left hand side of the- front or face of postal cards. On and after July 1, 10 cents additional postage affixed to any letter or package will serve as a special de ARTISTIC JEWELRY tawdry stuff is abso lutely excluded in this store. no matter how inexpensive the object may be, you may depend upon Its adherence to THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD ART. no? a Avi Rock Island. Iu Original When a girl of eighteen Is In posses sion of a fortune, she is very fortunate if she does not become a target for some person or persons desirous of re lieving her. of It Bessie Crapo had been tenderly brought up until she was seventeen years old, when she bad the misfortune to lose her father and mother in rapid succession. Her moth er's sister, Miss Barbour, a spinster of forty, was called In to take charge of the bouse and the young girl as well. The estate was administered by Arnold Atwater, an attorney, also in middle life and unmarried. Mr. Crapo had conceived a high regard for Mr. Atwa ter's shrewdness and had left him sole executor of his estate. A pretty girl and a couple of hundred thousand dollars were too tempting a prize for Mr. Atwater's integrity. Win ning the confidence of Miss Barbour, he succeeded in keeping the heiress a virtual prisouer with a view to prevent her marrying that is, unless he could succeed in marrying her himself. All this is an old story. The interest In this yarn lies in an effort made by young Bob Allison to get the maiden out of the bands of the designing attor ney. Bob and Bessie had grown up to gether and bad plighted their childish troth long before either knew anything about worldly goods. But Bob was to be the architect of his own fortune, and Miss Barbour, who, in her present position, was In better circumstances than she had ever been before and Lad no wish to leave it, made the young man's poverty a convenient excuse for opposing him. So it was Bob and Bes sie versus Atwater and Barbour. It did not take the young couple long to discover that there was but one way to win, and that was to gain for Bob the legal control of Bessie, wbi.-h would also give him the control of her fortune. To do this marriage was nec essary, and the only way to effect mar riage was an elopement. Now, in elopements it is far easier for the runaways to make a start than to avoid capture. Teverton, where these people lived, was a way station on a great railroad. In the event of the girl being missed the first place those desiring to capture her would look would be the Teverton station The exigencies of the case required that the couple should take to the turnpike. But how? An automobile has for enterprises requiring swiftness taken the place of horses, and Bob in laying bis plans gave the fact due consideration. One morning there was a sharp ring at Mr. Atwater's telephone, and the crisp voice of Miss Barbour informed him that Bob Allison had come to the house in an automobile; Bessie had evidently been expecting him. for she was dressed for a ride; she had run out and jumped into the automobile before she could be prevented, and they had sped away at a furious pace. This information was communicated in a few fragments of sentences. At water threw down the receiver, seized his hat and in two minutes was in an automobile garage offering any amount for the use of the fastest machine in the place. One was Immediately plac ed at his disposal, and, proceeding to pick up Miss Barbour, he sped along in the direction she indicated. Twice only he was obliged to slow up before getting on to the main road to make inquiries if an automobile had gone that way; but. the answers being definite and satisfactory, he was not obliged to ask ncain. for thero was but one road In the vicinity on which an automobile could make progress, that beside the railroad. Sundry vehicles were passed on the way. and all, hearing a ferocious snort ing behind, pulled out to the side of the road. But one old trap of a station hack jogged along without paying any attention to the coming clatter. Atwa ter was obliged to slow up. attempting first to get by on one side, then on the other, the hack driver taking up most of the road. Atwater. who was of a suspicious nature, suspecting that the man might 1 e In league with the fugi tives to delay him. threatened to run him down if he did not get out of the way. This brought the driver to his senses, and he drew up on one side while the automobile whizzed by like a cannon ball. The delay was but slight, and. the power of the automobile being tremen dous, the pursuers forged ahead at the rate of forty miles an hour. Since there was no machine to be had at Teverton that could do letter than thirty Atwater felt coulident of suc cess. Indeed. In turning the next bend In the road he saw ahead a cloud of dust that he knew concealed an auto mobile. It was a mad chase, a dangerous chase, but from the first It was evident that the automobile ahead was no match for the cue behind. Every mile passed by the former resulted in half a mile gain by the latter. The dust concealed the fugitives, but Atwater ' had no doubt whatever that they were there, for their machine was putting on all the speed of which it was capa ble in an evident attempt to distance him. I In due time the fugitive machine I waa overtaken, but what was the pur ; suers' surprise to find In it no one but j a chauffeur. After deliberation the twain returned to the bouse to find Bob Allison at the door. "I'm the husband of the owner of this property," he said, "and have no use for either of you." "For land sake!" exclaimed the aunt "How did you do itr "We were in the hack you passed on the road." NELLIE EDNA CURTIS. Opening Display of the Season's New Fashions NOW ATTRACTING ATTENTION Come at your co n venience we'll show you the cleanest as sortment of high class clothing ever offered in this city. Nobetter.time than now to get your EASTER APPAREL And no better place in town than here to get clothing that is CORRECT, in quality and most reasonable in price. Copyriyto 1907 Prices on Suits Range from Prices on Spring Overcoats from $10 to $30 $10 to $25 GUSTAFSON & HAYES CUT OUT THIS COUPON. During Our Grand Millinery Display And sale, which takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, March 21, 22 and 23, we will present each person bringing this advertisement a Useful Souvenir You arc not required to make a purchase, hut we would tike your presence on any one of the above dates. Only one gift to each person. Yours Sincerely, Young & McCombs None to children. 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