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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23


In 1880 the total qusntlty of domestic
and foreign wool retained in the United
States for home consumption was 356. =
600 600 pounds. In 1890 the amour,
was $3.50 0U0,0 pounds. The increase
in 10 years was little over per cent
During that period the population Of the
country increased nearly 20 per cent and
tie consumption of woolens should have
increased in an even greater ratio, be
cause the ability of the mass of the peo-
pie to buy goods is greater than it was in
1880.
tits known that the wooden mil g
turned out far greater qusntity of goods
in 1890 than in 1880. While the stock of
wool they used increased only per cent
in 10 years their output increased enor-
mously. 1t follows that the wooden
goods they sold contained an increasing
quantity of shoddy, mungo. and cotton,
and that the people actually used a
smaller quantity of wooden goods per
capita than they did in 1880.
The manifest reason for this was that
the manufacturers were denied access to
the foreign woods which they need TO mix
with the home grown ones. Not having
these woods at reasonable rates hey have
had to blend the American fleeces with
cotton and other substitutes. Every in
crease in the wool duties means the Use
OF greater quantity of these substitutes,
and smaller use per capita of sll wool
q )ods by Americans. If the msnufactu
er can get a wool at 8 cents pound fol
mixing purposes he will use it, but if a
duty OF or cents pound is clapped
IN q MI hn 1nt k,,rr 10 I
take cotton at or s cents pound The
consumer gets fabric for which he pays
no more than for the old one, but it is not
an all-wool one.
The duty On woods makes woolsn goods
dearer and discourages their use. The
duties on the Australian wool, of which
American manufacturers are using large
quantities, is II cents pound. If they
get II duty free they would sell at
lower price the goods made OF mixe1
Australian and American woods. As the
price fell consumption would increase
The manufacturers would buy more of the
Australian wool. but that would neces
state the purchase of more home grown
wool to mix with it. There would be ar
increased demand for the latter. Its
price would advance, and more would he
grown. The mill man. paying IL cents
less for part of the wool he used could
afford to pay more for the American
feeces and YET. Task the consumer less than
he did.
The removal of the duties from wool
would be blessing to manufacturer,
wool-grower, and the consumer of wool
ems, who would get cheaper, warmer, and
more durable goods
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1892.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
Democrat,c Coun1y Conyention.

The democrats OF Rock Island county are
hereby requested to send delegates TO conven-
tion TO be held at the court house in the city of
Rock Island Thursday, April IA, 1892, at sc
o'clock p m. for the purpose of selecting dele
gates 10 the democratic state convention which
assemblies ut Springfield, Wednesday, April q,
1899. The basis OF representation at said county
convention will be one delegate for each township
and also upon the vote for Cleveland and Thur
man in 1888 apportioned among the different town
ships, precincts and wards in the ratioo dele
gate 10 every so voters, and one delegate for
every msjerraIt thereof, and according TO which
the following viii be the representation:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23

The csucuses in the several townships will be
held al p. m. and in Molire and Rock Island 81
$50 p. m. on Saturday. April 8, 1922. The differ
ent delegations will also report nsmes OF commit
teemen for their respective townships, precincts
ana wards. T. S. SILvIs Chairman.
DANW. GOULD, Secretary pro tenn.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

syHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND 3 PACIFIC RAIL
~ way-Depot corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
drst street, Frank H Plummer, agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23

tCon'tnusd on Third page
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23

The Union says. 1.-The man is here
Yes, but he's in the soup.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23

The Fifth ward hippodrome is running
in full blast this yesr as usual.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-23
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-27

minded and knew what they wanted;
others again worked themselves into
blind fury against the rich that was
pathetic and hopeless. Then there were
the cranks--the anti-vaccination crank,
who aired his grievance every Sunday
regularly, and whose opening sentence
was greeted with guffaw; the anti-cler-
ical crank, who thought the millennium
would be here If churches were done away
with. Mr.. W. B. Yeats. the young lrisn
poet, who promises more for greatness
than any young man We have writing
verse, was beside me. IL was curious to
hear low and sweet voice coming into
the debate and acutely questioning the
lecturer on some weak point IN ms argu-
ment. 1t was Miss MAY Morris. from her
place by the door there she was presiding
over a stall of socialist pamphlets.
She used to be heart and soul in her
fathers socialist work. With her young
lover she played in those socialist plays
which drew crowds to Harrington Street
Hall to see them. / have one of these
plays by me, The Tables Turned. or Nap
kins Awakened" which is certainly
adapted TO a working audience, seeing that
ii has scarcely poeticas touch to show 1t
the work of the poet who has written the
most richly sensuous poetry of our time.
Mrs. Morris never appeared on her nus
bands platforms, on which indeed she
would look curiously ont of place, for she
seems "a If. like the heroine of a ballad,
she should 60 In the most precious and
lovely silken stufis forever. do not know
If Mrs. Sparling since her marriage keeps
up her socialist work. She is q great EN-
brolderer and keeps still her band of ladies'
who assist her with those beautiful pict-
ures. She is very like her mother, but
without her mothers height, and with
much less than her mothers strange and
exotic beauty. You see her face often in
Burne Jones pictures, and | like TO make
picture of her in my mind sorting the
colored silks among her ladies.
Morris is brnsque ard kind. most gener-
Gus and large hearted. He is full of the
most restless energy, and choseric, one
would say, from his fine face. Like many
OF the socialist leaders, Hyndman and
Champion and Cunninghame-t5raham
among them, he comes of gentle-folk; was
public school boy and an Oxford uni
versity man. 1t was his restless energy,
suppose, that drove him out of golden
penencent life. / should not be bit sur
prlsed to hear of him some such story as
have heard of another social reiormer,
whose father was one of England's
greatest soldiers and Ireland's no.
blest sons. This gentleman, like
William Morris. has established CO.
operative industry near London which is
a practical socialism. He is a big, sinewy,
bronzed person. Imagine the surprise of a
friend of mine staying in the house at see
ing him, the first evening. draw out a
work basket and proceed with the making
of nightshirt, in which he took pro.
digious stitches. while sucking away
placidiy at big pipe! oh" said his
wife, when my friend laughed, Henry is
so energetic that his hands must be en-
pioyed, even when one would think he
might rest, so he makes all the night
shirts Of the neighborhood.'
KATHARINE lyman.
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men. This means 300 guests. or probably
less. For the bali each Patriarch IS al
lowed ten Invitations. This means ABOUT
500 guests, just enough to make the analr
comfortable and more than enough 10
make II notable
The cotilIion balls will be more notable
than ever this year These as the world
knows, are the outgrowth of McAlister's
II. {. ID. c." (Family Circle Dancing
Ciass), or rather the outgrowth OF q feei-
ing that Mr.. McAllister had drawn his
lines little too closely about the IF. Z.
ID. c." So the cotiilion this year. as
always, will be exc. usive, but not quite so
much so as the Charity or the Patriarchs.
The Assemblies this year will be more
exclusive than last. when the bans were
lifted here and there. These Will be given
at the Madison Square Garden and will he
under the auspices of Mrs. John Jacob
Astor and the Aston set.
OF course the Old Guard ball will be as
notable as ever, although by no means as
exclusive as those above mentioned. The
Gardiners will be there, and this will give
II tone" so to speak.
Then come the great "open" balls of the
season. These are the Purim ball. given
by the swell Jewish societies; the Arion
bal masque, which has come 10 be tea
ture OF special interest during each winter,
surprising the Liederkranz ball. which is
exclusive, and even the annual bali of
Circle Franchise de Harmonic, which
Is by no means exclusive. Both the lat
ter. called conventionaliy The French
BAR and the Arion, are being arranged
Tor TINS year on an unprecedented scale OF
grandeur. Society is In evidence at both
affairs until midnight--that is, it sits far
back in the boxes and looks on. After
midnight the debutantes, as we'll as last
seasons girls from other sections of New
York, not quite so exclusive, vie with the
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critic Sarcey whose criticisms gem
orally consist in grumbling about every
new thing, wrote in 'sS: II have a de-
cided respect for NJ. Antoine; he under
stands the theater; he seems to possess all
the faculties of an excellent manager, and
just at time when we feel more need of q
good manager than of good artists"
In 1857 Antoine was a minor official of
the gas company, from which he drew a
salary of 1,s00 francs. With small COM
pany of dramatic amateurs and enthu-
slasts he performed from time to time pop
ular plays in private; before large public
he had never appeared. Then he had the
lucky idea to select the unplayed dramas
of young authors for his humble evening
entertainments, and to invite the critics TO
the performances.
On the 30th Of March, 1887, the Theater
Libre gave its first performance, consist
ing of four one-act plays. One of them,
Jacques Damour," dramatized from
Zola's novel by Levi Hannique. was i'm
mediately accepted for the Odeon. The
30th of March had been wisely chosen be-
ing the pay day of the officials OF the gas
company. for Antoine, with a few friends,
had TO bear the expense. The second per-
Torrance. for the same reason, took place
on the Both of May, which not only COM
pletely exhausted the financial means of
the enthusiast, but left him deeply in debt.
1t seemed as if his project had fallen
through.
But Antoine did not surrender so easily.
Two months later he even resigned his
position with the gas company and began,
without any certainty of success, the diff
cult, almost impossible, work of creating
new theater after his own ideas. COSTA.
cles of every sort were put in his way.
Albert Wolff. the great journalist. fatty
refused even to mention his project in the
Figaro. Wolff wrote to Antoine: The
public does not especially care for your
praiseworthy endeayors What do thew
care for the existence of Theater I.Ibre
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-27
THE ANGEL OF THE TOMBs.
Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner Gives Her Time
and Wealth to Poor Criminals.

New York World.
most unique figure in police court circles is
Mrs. Ernestine Schaffner, who may be seen
daily Flooding her way back and forth between
the tombs and the police courts in New York
city, until even the most casual observer who
happens to be upon these streets is moved TO
inquire who She is and what she is doing.
Mrs. Schafner is a wealthy woman, living in a
fine house uptown, very near Central park. She
Is the owner OF a great Zeal OF property, and on
sundays and holidays may be seen driving
team of beautiful ponies IN front OF one OF the
finest little road carts in town.
Mrs. SchGtfuer's time, however. instead OF be-
ing spent in idleness or in seeking recreation is
devoted to cause to which she has resolved TO
give the rest of her life. This Is nothing more
nor lees than the work OF helping people uu-
justly accused OF crime, and OF assisting others
who have been guilty OF wrongdoing and whose
sentences have expired
More than ten years ago a poor servant girl.
falsely accused OF some trifing theft, came 10
Mrs. Schaffner tor assistance. Alter she had
assisted the girl to establish her innocence Mrs.
Schaffner turned her attention to others in the
same plight. And IN years time she had the
satisfaction OF knowing that more than twelve
poor men and women had been proved innocent
through her efforts.
Mrs Fchaffuer's work is now very extensive.
She hires two big Offices in q large building
down town, and she engages lawyer by the
month 10 assist her. More than g 600 have
been loaned out for bail at one time, and fire.
Gueutly Mrs. schaffner has made individual
loans or hundreds OF dollars.
sometimes they are guilty" says she, but
lend them tue money Just the same after they
have been released Last year | established Il
man in splendid stenogVaphic business and
another IN n dry goods store.
.Do they pay me? Nearly always. Indeed,
can trutniully say that during Ten years work
have never los, a thousand doitars-ail told.
Although Mrs. Schaffner IS little known in the
social circles, where her wealth aud intelligence
would naturally place her, she Is a iamlll II
figure down town, where she is known as The
Angel OF the Iombs.
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Government Rainmakers at Work.

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 25.-Rainmakers be-
gan work again today near here. a hydro
gen-oxygen balloon was sent up TO a
height OF 4. 900 feet and exploded by means
of slow match. The conclusion was per-
cep;iby felt on the ground for a few
miles around. Immediately following the
explosion the ground batteries fired sew
eral charges OF roselite. After firing one
round from the battery cessation
OF an hour was taken, when the
bomhardment was resumed. The first
series Of experiments were kept up until
midnight. a number of balloons being
used Up to II O'Clock the moon and stars
were shining brightly, but General Dyeren-
forth thinks morning VIII bring a great
change in the weather.
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THE THEATER LIBRE.
Has Brought Out Thirty Dram
atists Before Unknown.
REHEARSlNG IN A CELLAR.
Fighting the PreJudices OF Critics
Plays Produced in Private to
Test Their Merit.

PARIS. Nov. l4.-[Snecial Correspond
ence 1T is extremely difficult for a
stranger to witness performance at the
Theater Libre in Paris. The tickets are
sold only to members and have to be
bought at the beginning of the season.
Nobody knows when the performance
will take place. Suddenly the members
receive card announcing performance,
usually for the following day. Only two
performances of new play are given,
sometimes but one.
The Theater Libre is an invention of
NJ. Antoine. now only 30 years old. He
has shown himself a great organizing
power, and he now thinks seriously of
building new theater on the Boulevard,
near the Opera, supplied with all the
technical and mechanical advantages of
modern times, where he can realize his
dramatic plans in an ideal way. The
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They Will remain dumb and not contrib
ute SOU" Facts nave contradicted this
evil prophecy. for in the very same wear
Antoine was able TO open his first season.
he mad succeeded in collecting 8, 700 francs
The plays OF the two first evenings were
rehearsed IN the empty cellar of a house
IN the Rue Breda. The janitor had gratu-
ltousiy Gwen the permission without the
knowledge OF the proprietor. There Emile
bergeraI supervised for weeks the rehear-
sa4s OF his "BergomAque Night" while
Antoine, assisted by two Young literati,
carried the invitations from door 10 door.
IN order to save the stamps.
Afterwards he had 10 search for more
htung locality; az the same time the pro-
p:leior OF the little theater at Montmartre
where they had performed until then.
showed them the door TO avoid inconveni-
ences with the police. Antoine. with his
usual energy, soon found another more
suitable place. The Theater Mont
parnasse was loaned and the subscrip-
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THE SEASONS BALLS.
New York Will Guido Herself
at This Winters Fetes.
WARD NC ALLIsTER OUT OF DATE
He Won't BE Floor Manager Of the
Charity Ball-Millionaire Debu-
tanfes-The Patriarch,

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-rspecial Core
spondence.l - Ward McAlIister in his
palmiest days-mark you. don't say his
palmy days are OVERHEAD an interesting
habit of surprising his minions with some
brilliant coup. some peculiar adaptation
of a foreign method to the requirements
of his Four Hundred, or his Hundred and
Fifty.
But McAliister's greatness is gone. He
wrote a book. and he has committed the
grievous sin of writing society twaddle of
the smallest caliber for a newspaper.
So the winter of 1928 finds society
without leader for its functions and with
only an ordinary gossiper for its historian.
But l judge they are getting along as
swimmingiy as ever-more so. in fact-for
have actually a new idea to chronicle, an
idea which is to be the climax of a very
gay season. 1t is great bachelors bail
to be given on the night of the opening of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-27

An interesting feature OF the Deem Der mum.
Der o. Harper Magazine Will BE ihe pUoAca.
ton Tor Ias Hgst time o. 4 series OF drawings by
W n. IAa keaFy i.lus;Iai * she ballad OF LORD
Batenau. Mrs Anue Thackeary Richie, IN
some words OF comment on TIA drawings, ex
plains how they were discovered and low ihcy
came into the posses>ion o. the Ml-a.i9e ~
never knew" she SAYS, "taa: lay Ialuer had
made picture, - tie familiar ballad. nor was
Il unt.. .2s otte- day. when MIS-. Leslie Stephen
sent tacas 10 nae, taa; ever Jaw the skci he.
Ihis Lady happeoed 70 oe nursing her children
Though some !afaatiae illness ana il theiE
nursery stood = table which had also stood in
my own sisters nursery before. BY some scel.
dent tao table wvut over WIKI crash, and ~.
uasuspsctsd drawer leil out. all sigifsj full OF
papers ana odds and ends Among them were
these present pictures, which h2t emerged inio
daylight alter over q quarter Q. u century Of Sc
elusloa."
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\ rose in tatters on the garden path
Called out to God, and murmured gainst His
wrath
Because q sudden wind IN twiIight's hush
Had snapped her stem alone OF al the bush.
And God. VINO hears both sun-dried dUs: and
sun,
Made answer softly to that luckless one:
sister IN that tho1 sayest did not we'll
m. voices heardst thou " men the petals fell?''
Ana the rose answered: ''In my evsI hour
voice cried: Father, wherefore tails the
Aower2
For lC the very gossarers are sti-l!'
Aui voice answered: son, by Auah's
Will"
Then softly as the rain mist on the swa,i,
Came 20 the rose the answer OF the Lord:
.>istcr, be ore sul0te tae DARK in twain,
o. vet the stars ssw one ano.neF plain.
Time. tide and space | bound unto the task
Thar thoa sAoulist fall and such Gle should
ask"
Where's, the wi;herei flower, all content.
Died - they died whose days are innocent
" a..e ne who Questioned Why the flower fell
Caught hold Of God and saved his soul from
he.l-
--RadyGTd Hipling
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NEW YORK SOCIETY BELLIES.

champagne corks in vain efforts to take
the roof off the building. 1t is perhaps
useless for me to say that the champagne
cOrks tty highest
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Ministers, lawyers, teachers and others. whose
occU patton gives bur little exercise. should use
Carriers Little Liver Pills for torpid Liver ant
biuoUsnesx One Is dose. Try them
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Pullman Sleeping Cars Elegant Dsv cssesn
and finest Palace Dining Cars between scotia 4
Pau. and Chicago without chsnyA Coanscua.
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