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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
TARIFF DISPUTE WITH GERMANY.
Reply in the Reichstag to Part of Clevc-
lands Message.


lands Message.
BERLIN, Dec TO- The minister of for
eign affairs, Freinerr Marschall Won Bic
bernstein, made a statement in the reich
stag on President Cleveland's recent mes
sage to congress. He said: "The United
States still treats German sugar the same
as in 1895 in spite Of the fact that we have
the most favored treatment. 1t is there
fore surprising that President Cleveland
should reproa CHI Germany with treating
American products differentially and
American insurance companies vexatious-
ly. This is quite unfounded. The i'm
port of American cattle and beef was pro-
hibited because Texas fever broke out in a
consignment received here. Similarly,
there is no questions of the differential
treatment of American insurance COM
panies. The regulations are published by
the Prussian minister for the interior, and
are applied equally to the home and for
eign companies. Whether these rcgula-
lions met the object in view or not is a
matter solely for the Prussian government
to determine and foreign states have not
the right of criticism.
I'VE have always truly and loyalty full
filled out treaty obligations to the United
States and will continue to do SO, but do
not let us be intimidated by::threats of re-
prisals or induced to revoke cur measures.
The German government is always will
ing to discuss politico-commercial ques-
tons with the United States on a treaty
basis, in order to deal with them in a
manner befitting our multifariOus trade
relations with great and friendly pow
er. But we expect reciprocal treatment
to the fullest extent. The foreign Office
in any future handling of the question
will combine calmness and moderation
with the firmness which corresponds with
| our rights and duty and to which our in
tcrests and well-foundcd rights entitle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
NI'BRIDE'S ANNUAL ADDRESS,

He Discusses Political Action and De-
nounces the Bond Issues.
The annual address of President Nc.
Bride was listened to with profound at
tcntion. Mcbride spoke at length on
the question of political action and asked
that the federation clearly define its posi-
ton, continuing as follows: 1.-THE peo-
pies interest can be better subscrved by
employing public servants than they can
by the people themselves remaining ser
wants and serfs to individuals or corpora.
tions. AS an organization we may decide
to leave politics alone, but unfortunately
politics will not let us alone. Hence we
are compelled from a purely business
standpoint to consider and act politically
in such a manner and along such lines as
will yield practical results to the trade
union movement in its efforts to anchor
ate the wageworkers' condition in life.
1.-The ideal state of society or form of
government aimed at by state socialists
philosophical anarchists, Populists, single
takers and others should not be permitted
to stand in the way of immediate and
practical efforts, because the ideal state of
society hoped for can only be reached, il
ever it is reached, by an educational evo-
lutionary process, which means too great
a delay to suit the masses Of our wage
workers, who are asking for relief from
the ills Of today rather than agitating for
reform that will secure the comfort and
happiness of coming generations.
According to the most reliable sta.
tistics obtainable there are fully %, OOo, 900
of persons employed, or should be, at gain
full occupations in this country, and in
view of the fact that about one.tenth of
that number are members of organized
labor, and only large portion of the lat
ter in the American Federation Of Labor,
1t would be useless for you to attempt po-
litical reform work along independent
lines. At this time it is not an independ.
ent party. but independent voting that
will accomplish bcneficent and speedy re-
suits. By cooperating in the support of
men and measures favorable to labor in
tercsts you would soon have all parties
striving to secure the votes of organized
labor; by this means the Iationalizing of
the means Of transportation and commu.
nication could be accomplished and the
municipal ownership of water, heat, light
and power plants be assured.
The greatest crime CT the nineteenth
century was that committed by the pres
ent national administration in adding to
the bonded Indebtedness Of the country
during time of peace. The attempt tu
maintain a gold reserve Of 100000, 900 by
. contract such as was made with the Bel
mont-Morgan syndicate was farcical to
SAY the least, but a farce only In so far a
Il xbs intended to blind the people to the
nseethat they were being robbed. deliber.
ately and numerically, in the interests 81
eastern bankers and bondholders, who's
only dssixe has bssn md now b the psepee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
TUG SINKS IN LAKE SUPERIOR.

Seven Men Drowned bv the Loss Of the
Pearl b. Campbell.
DULUTH, Dec. l0-By the sinking of
the tug Pearl B. Campbell of Huron Isle
in Lake Superior Saturday last, seven
men, all Of whom but one lived in this
city, were drowned. The names Of the
dead arc: Captain William McGilvey,
master; George M,Cort, chief engineer,
(Chcboygan); Captain John Lloyd, mate,
Fred England, second engineer; Peter
McCallin, cook; two fiScmen, names I'M
known. All the men were unmarried.
The news OF the disaster came in a tele-
gram from the captain Of the tug Castle
at L'Anse, Mich, saying that the Camp
bell had been lost with all hands On
Saturday a terrible gale was blowing over
the lake in the vicinity Of Huron Isle.
and it Is probable that the Campbell,
which was ohe of the staunchest tugs on
the lakes, was caught in the hurricane
Huron Isle is about forty miles from Mar
Quctte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
Decided by Attorney General Mo,oney.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Dec. 10.-Attorney
General Moloney has decided that the por-
ton of the general incorporation act which
exacts from all companies organized and
doing business under the laws Of this state
prior to July l, 1895. and desiring to ill.,
crease their capital stock a fee of 81 for
each 81 ,0o0 of increase is unconstitutional
for the reason that it is special legislation,
because it does not exact the fee from
corporations or companies organized after
that date The attorney general further
holds that the law is applicable to insur-
ance corporations, but not to banking cor
pOratiOus,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10

lation of a system of bonded indebtedness

uation of a system of bonded indebtedness
Of the government"
A mass meeting was held at Cooper
Union last night under the auspices of the
American Federation Of Labor Samuel
Gompers acted as chairman of the meet
ing and made brief address. He was fol-
lowed by Mcbride, in which - contended
that in proper comparison with the
wealth OF the country American labor is
more poorly paid than that of any other
country. and in no country is capital more
highly rewarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10

GRAIN, ETC.
Corn-New, q.
Oais-New, 16c0Soc.
Hay-Timothy. x120s13: upland, 81; wild, 81
OSLO; slough, s704S; baled. $11.
Potatoes-25c.
PRODUCE.
Butfer-Fair to choice, 1sc; fresh cream
cry. &c.
Eggs-Fresh, 20a
POnltry-Chickens SIC.
Turkeys-Sc.
6tese-7c.
Ducks-7c,
LIVE STOCK.
Catle-Butchers pay for corn fed steers
3kc04c; COWS and heifers, 3Lcl3xc; cal,es
3xcG14c
hOgs-3c03kc.
Sheep-3c03Ic.
Spring lamb, &c pound
Coal-Soft, 10c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
Are We Complaining Of China,

TACOMA, Dec. 10.-Thomas Riggs, for.
merly Of Washington, d. c., engaged two
Chinese servants. Tacoma is the only
strictly anti-Chinese city in the country.
When asked why he had brought in the
Cinnamon he declared his rights as IN
American citizen to employ whom he
pleased Later the negro population, $50
strong, started to remove the Chinese
servants They were persuaded to wait
until a committee of citizens had waited
upon Riggs Serious trouble is appre-
hended il Riggs refuses to discharge his
Chinese
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
Wisconsin Town ON Fire,

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10.-It is reported
that Chiffon, Wis, is burning. and that
Green Bay has been called for assistance.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Dec. 10-An engine,
hosecart am ten firemen left here at l:10
a. m. for Chiffon. A hotel. an elevator
and a number of other buildings had
burned and the blaze was sweeping over
the business part of town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
Chicago Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.
The following were the quotations ON the
Board of Trade today: Wheat-December.
opened 51ssc, closed 5J5sc; Jan uary. opened
5sc, closed 5s34c; May. opened 6l1sc, closed
6Sc. Corn-December, opened 2p4c, closed
26ssc; january, opened 26t4 &C. closed 26l &C;
May. opened 2ac, closed 29lsc. Oats-De.
cember, opened l71sc. closed l79sc: February,
opened 1870. closed lSIac; May, opened 2011sc.
closed 2J1sc. Pork-December. opened S7.721s,
closed &.so: january, opened $3.50. closed
$500; May, opened $S92}a, closed $3.50. Lard
December nominal, closed $5l2Ja; Jam
uary, opened s5.2s1a. closed $5.211a.
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, 25c
per Id. extra dairy, 20G2lc; packing stock Iloo
l2c. Eggs Fresh stock, Zoe per dozen.
Dressed Poultry-Spring chickens 61a@Ic per
lb; old hens, 6g6Iac; ROSTERS, 4aa5c; turkeys,
6Goc; ducks 9dlOc; geese, 6CG9c. Potatoes
Burbanks, 2J9s5c per bu. Sweet Potatoes
Illinois $2.25Ga0 per Dbl. Apples-Fair to
choice, $12Jd3.50 per Dbl Honey-White
clover. l Id sections, fancy, 12ls e13c per lb.
broken comb. 10Gl1c; extracted, 5Gic. Gran.
berries-Cape Cod, So 50g2.S5 per box.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock
Yards today ranged as follows: Hogs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day, 5000; sales
ranged at S23tg3.55 pigs. s3.35ta3521a light,
S33OG34O rough packing. 50. 3Jd3.55 mixed,
ami s3.4595.o5 heavy packing and shipping
lots.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the day,
1900; quotations ranged at $ISJd5.lO Christ
mas beeves, $35Gl75 choice to extra ship
ping steers $4.OOlGi.4) good to choice do, $3.45
3.05 fair to good, S3.l5g34O common to meii.
ums do, s2..OG335 butchers steers, 81. 20 93.OJ
stockers, $2.s5 $3.50 feeders, sl.5Og340 COWS,
se.4Id3.5s hc;fers. Sl.75G350 bulls, S26Oa3.3J
Texas steers, $2.7Oa 80 western range steers,
AMI $3.O0Ga IS veal calves
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the day,
5000; sales ranged at $l.75d325 westerns.
$l.15Go75 Texas, $L75ga50 native, and $'.6Og
4. 40 lambs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
Abou Ben McGinty.
AFTER ABoU BEx Abbey.


AhOr Ben McGnfy, may his tribe inrr are
C-awled ont Of bed AL covered with fleece
~ jabbers"' he said. whats this reeY
Faith II ;ooks 10 me like P-Cox Brownie"
And what are you dong - says Nc very bold,
" Tttine al Over that book Of goid:''
The Brownie vanished out Of eight.
Twas the last He cav Of him that night.
The rext night the Rrornie appeared "agin.~
NC bad finished HE prayer and jast turne 4 in.
''Faith- y he said. 'tai- 10 OGrady'> ghost
TUNED oui 70 give me an elegant roast."
"And what willye have" said Nc In a trembling
voice.
'sure it,e whisky Ill tske. its always my
CHOICE
The BroUBie vani, he'd "a tn. nigh. bsrore.
Went ont Of the window instead oi the coor.
The next night the Brownie appeared fer the
fhrd lime.
Ne had been out 70 a wake and was fali Of fght
and rnyDe:
The Brownie bad written IN hi- book OF gold
A story he row ready ~ unfold.
s'Ard what have We writ in tha. precious books
I'll give ye n swig IL ye ID give me look"
The Brownie an A.. red i've written the names
Of soaps that best
And 10 and behold Anti Washboard soap leads
a1the rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.
Money on call nominally lI.G per cent
Prime mercantile papers +G5ls per cent.
sterling exchange steady, with actual bust.
ness in bankere bills at 4S3;sdiSJ for de-
mand- and 4s1s494S3 for sixty days; posted
rates, 4ss1 2&g4Sy and 49, g 40; commercial
bills. 4S7.
Silver certificates. 671l(@5lz; no sales; bar
silver, 66ls. Mexican dollars, $50
United States government bonds firm, high.
er: new As reg, 1904; do. coupons. 1874; SIS
reg, 1liA: coupons 1l47s; As reg, ll03s
coupons, me-; rs reg. "a; Pacific Is VI
'96, 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
THE TRAVELLERS, Guide.

HlcAeo, ROCK ISLAND q PACIFIC
kaiivay-Tickcts can he purchased or bag
gage checked At & 4 Twsniietr street aepot
thirty -nrsi street Frank II. Piummer. Agcn;'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10

When BABY was SICK We gave h-r Ca<oriA.
Whsn abs sss Child, she cried for Castria.
When he became Miss, che chung to Cassosla.
Vhn shs bad Children, che gave than OaseEa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10

THROUGH CAR SERVICE
ROCK ISLAND TO ST. LOUIS.
Train leaving Rock Island at 500
a. IN. carries through coach to st.
Louis, passing through Pekin. Hav-
ana. Springfield and Litchfeld.
Lines east Of Peoria carry through
coaches and sleeping cars on night
trains TO principle cities.
X. STOCKHOUSE.
Gen. Ticket Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10

Daily. oDsiIy except sunday. ftioine norfh.
t3oing South ard east. No. 10 runs between
Cedar Rapids and West Liberty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
The Banana Apple,

At the recent annual meeting of the
New Jersey State Horticultural Society,
an apple called by the exhibitor the
banana apple was shown. This variety
is a Seeding, originating on the farm
Of c. E. Blackwell, of Titusville, Mer-
Ger County, n. J., about twenty years
ago, and it has in the meantime become
quite well known in that section. 1t is
thus described: Large, roundish conical
with deep calyX basin, which is some
what irregular, calyX closed, some rus
set patches in basin. In color when
ripe it is yelloWish green, a pale cop
perish blush on sunny side and fainter
splashings Of the same color, and
sparsely marked over the surface with
minute dots. Stem a half inch, some
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24

in Mexico of Robert Tribolete of Bisbee.
Ari., who was accused with others of
robbing stage.
Owing to the bright crop prospects
along the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
system the force at the Dubuque shops
has been increased to $50 men, working
full time and Sundays, and further addi-
tons are expected.
"A tumble of signals at the crossing
of the Big Four and Clover Leaf railways
at Veedersburg, Ind, led to a head-end
collision between freight and passenger
trains. Both engines were wrecked, but
no one was injured
-Manuela, the "leper" outlaw, has
been captured near Honolulu.
Window glass workers are practical
ly out of the knights Of Labor
Freddie" Gebhard will soon receive
$4,000 his share of an uncle's es-
tate.
Employees of Triberg & Workum's
distillery at Cincinnati struck for an ad-
vance in wages.
j. L. Ebbs, P. D. Table and A. T.
Reed were arrested at Kansas City, Mo-.
for swindling farmers.
The clergymen of Duluth, Mimi, have
resolved to begin a crusade against all
classes of business that keep open there
Sundays.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Camper and three
children were poisoned by lemonade or
dried beef at Constantine, Mich. They
will recover.
The stOreroom of the Jackson (A1ich.)
Paper cOmpany's plant was destroyed.
1t was filled with old rags and paper.
Loss, ST.. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
The Quality of Honey.

Honey is obtained by bees from the
nectar Of flowers, and it's color, taste
and character are mainly dependent on
the kind of flower which the bees fire.
quent. Every experienced bee keeper
soon learns to recognize the white ana
excellenthoney procured from the white
clover blossom. In localities where
there are numerous Eastwood trees, a
very choice honey, but darker than that
from white clover, is made from their
blossoms. It is to many tastes prefer
able to the lighter-colored honey from
the white clover. The bees do not visit
different kinds of flowers on the same
trip, nor are different kinds Of honey
placed in the same cell. Buckwheat
honey is that made last in the season,
and it is also the darkest. 1t has a
strong flavor, but some prefer it for
eating to the more Acknowledgement
kinds. But as buckWheat honey does
not sell so we'll on the market, it is US.
ually left for the bees to eat during the
winter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
killing Canada Thistles.

The first thing to be done to get rid
Of these pests, says the Rural New
Yorker, is to plow the land just after
the Crop is off, with good set of gang
plows, turning it about three inches
deep; then in three or four days dig or
harrow it with harrow like the Thorn
as. Leave it alone for a week or so
and pillow it over with an ordinary plow,
about five or six inches deep, as it had
formerly been plowed. Then harrow
well, and prepare for fall wheat and
seed down to clover and timothy, and
you will find very few thistles If the
land is in good shape for wheat, or if
you intend to SOW spring crop, do
not give the second blowing until late
in the fall, and where spring blowing
will answer, it is a good plan to cult
yate or harrow the land, then plow and
harrow and prepare the ground as usual
for whatever crop you wish to SOW.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Clover and Poultry.

The cows and pigs are allowed on
the clover field with profit, and If one
will estimate the space thus given over
to such stock it will be found that, in
comparison with weight, the poultry
will give better returns, with the same
privileges, as the larger stock. We
know Of no place more appropriate for
poultry than clover field, says Mirror
and Farmer. The fowls will not only
find the best kind of green food, but
also insects. Then, again, clover is
rich in the mineral elements, and con-
tains many times more lime than does
grain. If not too fat, the hens that are
privileged to pick the leaves Of clover
will never lay eggs that have soft shells.
They will cost nothing for food, and
will give as good returns in proportion
as any stock, and with less outlay for
labor, doing no damage whatever to
the clover, and being less liable to dis
ease. Glover is excellent food also for
geese, ducks, turkeys and guineas, and
provides an abundance Of food at a
low cost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Lemon Peel.

Nowadays when we make pies, pud-
dings, custards and desserts under ev-
cry name from the orange, the orange
peeP' which accumulates is wonderful,
and it seems a pity to let it waste. Some
soak and prepare it in a form called
''candied" peel and use it like citron in
pies or cakes, but it is easier to gra tie
off the yellow part and put this in a
glass can or bottle and cover with al
cohol. Let stand a couple Of weeks
and then strain. A fine extract is Sc
cured in this way. A word as to pro
portiOns-for the skin of ten oranges
carefully grated, quart Of alcohol will
be needed. Be very careful that only
the yellow part Of the rind is grated off,
as the inner skin is worse than useless.
-Womankind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
IMPORTANT FOOD TESTS.
How to Produce More Economical and
Healthful Articles for the Table.


Healthful Articles for the Table.
The official food analysis by the United
States and Canadian governments have
been studied with interest. The United
States government report gives the names
of eighteen well-known baking powders,
some of them advertised as pure cream
of-tartar powders, which contain alum.
The report shows the Royal to be
pure cream-of-tartar baking powder, the
highest in strength, evolving 1906 cubic
inches or leavenlng gas per single ounce
OF powder. There were eight other brands
OF cream-of-tartar powders tested, and
their average strength was lilo cubic
inches of gas per ounce of powder.
The Canadian government investiga-
tons were of Il still larger number of
powders The Royal Baking Powder was
here also shown the purest and highest in
strength, containing forty-tive per cent.
more leavening gas per ounce than the
average of all the other cream-of tartar
powders.
These figures are very instructive to the
practical housekeeper. They indicate that
the Royal Baking Powder goes more than
3o per cent. further in use than the others,
or is one-third more economical. Still
more important than this, however, they
prove this popular article has been
brought to the highest degree of purity
for to its superlative purity this superior
ity in strength is due-and consequently
that by its use we may be insured the
purest and most wholesome food.
The powders of lower strength are
found to leave large amounts of impuri
ties in the food This fact is emphasized
by the report of the Ohio State Food
Commissioner who while finding the
Royal practically pure. found no other
powder TO contain less than 10 per cent
of inert or foreign matters.
The statistics show that there is used in
the manufacture of the Royal Baking
Powder more than half of all the cream
of-tartar consumed in the United States
for all purposes. The wonderful sale thus
indicated for the Royal Baking Powder
greater than that of all other baking pow
ders combined-is perhaps even higher
evidence than that already quoted of the
superiority of this article, and of its in
dispense bleness to modern cookery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Ironing Tables,

Several Of the combinatio ironing
tables that can be changed into a seat
with a receptacle for various articles
underneath, have lately been made into
excellent seats for halls and piazZas
One has been stained deep olive green
and had the seat upholstered with olive
corduroy fastened with white nails,
Another seat stained an oak color had
a pattern on the back picked out with
fancy headed wrought iron nails. This
one was covered with figured burlap in
oak color, fasteeed in place with the
same kind Of nails used on the back. A
seat Of the kind in a bedroom is painted
with white enamel and has the seat GOV.
cred with scarlet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Delicious Tuscan Pudding.


Make boiled custard with one pint
of milk, sweetened with half cup OF
sugar, boiled and poured on three beat
en- eggs, writes Elizabeth Robinson SEQ
VII in timely article on ''The Summer
Luncheon Table," in the Ladies Home
Journal. Return the mixture to the
saucepan and stir until it thickens, but
do not let it curdle as it will If 1t bolls
for more than a second. When cool
add one pint Of cream, half cup OF
sugar, quarter of box Of geladne,
dissolved and strained, half teaspoon
full Of vanilla, quarter Of teaspoon
full Of essence of lemon, twenty drops
Of extract of bitter almond. Put in a
mould with smooth sides and pack IN
ice and salt. The proportions is two
quarts of broken ice to one of coarse
salt, we'll mixed. In an hour remove
the mould, and after wiping it careful
ly uncover it, and with a knife scrape
the frozen cream from the sides. Beat
it thoroughly, as this makes the texture
fine and smooth. If 1t is nearly frozen
add half pound Of sweet almonds,
blanched and chopped fine, half a
pound Of candied ginger, cut in small
pieces, and half pound Of citron pre-
pared in the same way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
The Vitality of Chickens.

Chickens Matched in hen houses in
hot weather are generally feeble and
easily succumb to any disease. AS
the hens approach the moulting period,
their eggs contain germs with weaker
vitality and many are unable to hatch
This is in part due to the rapid evap-
Grafton of moisture from the egg in hot
weather. The hens that have a run out
of doors and make their nests on the
ground, sit and hatch full broods. The
moisture in the soil checks the evapora-
ton from the egg and thus preserves
the vitality of it's germ. Hens should
be allowed to make nests, sit and hatch
their chickens on the ground during
the summer months.