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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-10

The ministerial union met yester-
day afternoon with the Rev. c. A.
Hemborg of the Swedish Lutheran
church. AS is usual the host fur
nished the subject for discussion, and
the pastor used his knowledge of as
tronomy-a very appropriate subject
to intermingle with religious sub
jects among ''sky pilots"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-10

Mrs. c. w. Head was elected third
vice president of the Illinois Equal
Suffrage association at the conven-
ton at Evanston Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-10

Yesterday morning the canvass
for the fund with which to buy the
library site was started and f. i.
Eastman, who has the matter in
charge, called upon the first of those
who are upon his list. All citizens
are to have an opportunity of Civ
ing toward this fund, but the canvas
is to be carried on upon n definite
plan of advance, so that the ground
shall be covered thoroughly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-10

Canton Moline, No. 60, Patriarchs
Militant, !. O. o. F., reelected all serv-
ing officers last week:
Commandant Captain-N. f. Mum
son.
Lieutenant-F. Oscar YOungren.
Ensign-AXel 5. Johnson.
Clerk. ANel Swanson.
Accountant-Rob Trenaman.
The Canton is now in god condition
and has several applications on the
way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-10

The carpenters commenced work
on the third story of the new oat
meal mill, in West Davenport yester-
day. and expect TO he raising the
roof next week, if favored by the
weather.
The courier., 1901-08-31
A By-Produet.

A By-P Product.
10 consequence Of the competition
between two electric companies at
Evanston. Illinois. it has been demon
strated that electric light as by
product OF heating or of any large
manufacturing or energy-producing
business can be manufactured with
greater economy Of fuel and labor
than when the plant is built entirely
for that purpose.
The Yar-Yan company Of Evanston
supplies heat to the citizens by means
OF hot water piped to its customers.
The courier., 1901-08-31

fer profitably on situation and on
relations which have been unse, led
and unsatisfactory to both since the
first servant agreed or was compe. ed
to serve the first master.
The courier., 1901-08-31
THE COURIER.

After the piping was laid the COM
pany made proposition TO furnish
light to the municipality, and to pri-
vate citizens at a greatly reduced
cost. Then the electric lighting COM
pany met the Yar-Yan cOmpany's
prices with still lower reduction
and the competition has become so
spirited that stores 10 Evanston are
being lighted for almost nothing.
However large the capital Of each
company may be, neither one can
long continue to sell light for price
less than the cost Of its production.
But the competition for business has
disclosed a fact OF great importance
to all cities. Without regard to the
final success Of the heating aud light
ing company. future investors who
put in public utility plants will util-
izs in producing light the surplus
energy left over from pumping water
into stapdpipes or forcing steam into
conduits. The pumping and the man.
ufacturing energy is required in the
day time, while the energy which
produces the electricity is, Of course,
required, for the most part. after the
sun has set.
The transference of electric light
from main product to by.product
can not be made without the usual
bitterness and strife between the
iong-established electric light com.
panies and the companies which will
sell electricity by the way and as an
afterthought, as a dry-goods store
sells deal boxes. or as gas company
sells coke. But when the change has
been effected cities and homes will
probably be better lighted and much
more cheaply.
The courier., 1901-08-31


strains.-the uns,eakable. ineffable
poetry of life lie 'ncommunicable.
So true is this that il an unborn, in
telligent soul we're given his choice to
be or not to be. and IL he had to form
his opinion Of the worth Of life from
reading the modern novels which
Mr.. Rowells reveres 80 because be says
they paint life as It Is. l doubt II an
-i0telligent spirit would consent to
live, even though he read also the
most triumphant songs of life-intoxi-
Gated poets. But few who have lived
say that il has not been worth while,
so much more is loving and being
loved and the beauty and mystery Of
life than the most inspired descrip-
tion Of it.
Tolstoy is like a diver with a high
dive to make who, instead OF jumping
arrows shaped into the water and
thus cleaving it, throws his body,
stomach first. onto the air, and gets a
heavy blow on most sensitive part
Of his body from an element which
&c might have cleaved, but which in
stead he has clumsily and obstinately
made into q solid resistant.
Jokai's story is Of family cursed
by the suicidal impulse and the strug-
gle OF the last male representatives to
avoid their fate. In the last chapter
all but two Of the principal characters
die. The heroine is stabbed by her
own father, the villain hangs himself,
she hero's leading man is killed by
bee sting. Hot sealing wax dropped
on the philosophers hand. his arm
swelled. blackened, and in an hour he
sas dead. Another villain falls into
a pit of boiling quick-lime and
crawled out q ghastly white, with his
flesh dropping from his bones. You
see how cheerfully the book ends. and
how pleasant the dreams OF him who
sits up at night to finish Mr.. Jokai's
tale, are likely to be. Bloodpoisoning,
hanging, stabbing and Quick-lime are
crowded in at the end of the book evi.
IDENTITY to demonstrate the authors
versatility, aud those who are allowed
to live beyond the pages and the
readers cognizance are sorry for it
and deprecate the habit of living
which is too strong for them to break
themselves Of.
This would all be worth while il it
were true, because truth is worth
while being uncomfortable and un-
happy for. However, the story. as a
whole, is false. Mr.. Jokai does not
preserve his values and it is lack
rather than proof Of versatility to
dispose Of ones characters by death.
even il each one is killed in an orig.
inal and totally unexpected manner.
Stories to be true in effect should be
brighter than life, because the painter
uses only pigments for sunshine and
for lustrous objects, the word music
for music and only words for all the
visions and perfumes OF life. Shak-
spere got the morning in with apple
checked wenches and earth favored
rustics. but it is not safe for any nov
elist, however gifted, to have faith ia
his own Shaksperean powers. 1t is
much safer to tone up the heavy
opaque shadows and make the high
lights very bright indeed, brighter
than they are. il he be such a master
OF technique.
The courier., 1901-08-31

servatiOns refer only to the Americans
rich and aspiring enough to 60 sbrOad.
there is no conflict between them.
There Is abundant testimony from
travellers returned from Europe that
the manners Of the peasants Of France
and Of Germany are much better than
the manners Of the low class Ameri-
can. 1t must not be forgotten. how
ever, that feudalism and the still re-
maiping result Of sharp class distinc-
tions may have produced 10 the Euro
pean peasant consideration for and
Difference toward those above him
that is accepted by member of the
greatest democracy as spontaneous
politeness.
In America, members OF one class
rapidly graduate or degenerate into
another.
Luxury applied to the same race or
family for certain number of gen
erations Invariably enfeebles it. and
the last scion Of an old fortune meets
on his way down to poverty the
ascending sons Of hod carriers. diggers
and ditchers on their way upward to
commercial and consequently to social
eminence.
A sense OF lack Of permanency and
fixity Of position pervades and ami
mates all America. Thus the tempo
rarily elevated do not expect and the
temporarily obscure do not render the
Difference paid to the upper classes
abroad.
A genuine American or democrat
rejoices in the phenomena of demo.
cracy and believes that self assertion
will eventually become dignified self
respect SO well founded that its possess
or need not fear to be courteous.
The Homewives' Union.
The Chicago branch of the House.
maids Union held Q meeting last
week in the Auditorium, at which
Mrs. Henrotin was one OF the speak
ers. She advised the housekeepers
to form Housewives Union" whose
officers and delegates might confer
with delegates from the "Housemaids'
Union" and aid in the adjustment Of
grievances.
Just what such a combination of
housekeepers could accomplish in the
case Of general strike, is only vague
ly stated. II the cooks, second girls
and nurses OF Chicago laid down their
skillets, sifters and spoons, their
brooms, busters, trays and white
aprons and their infant charges and
walked out Of the houses with the dec
laration that they would not return
until certain grievances were righted
and certain demands complied with.
what would happen?
Two meals a day would still he
served in most households. although
the hotels and restaurants would be
patronized by larger number of
hungry people. The children would
still be washed. dressed, fed and put
to bed. Rooms would not be so fire.
Quently swept and busted, but there
would be no closing Of houses as there
is OF mills when the employees walk
out. Then it would be the duty of
the president OF the Chicago union of
housekeepers and housewives to call
a meeting for the discussion and anne
Iteration Of the situation.
UnaccustOmed to organization as
the housemaids are and without the
alWayS acouired a ahilifu Tn couoa.al
The courier., 1901-08-31
A New Washington.

The Filipino commission, in decid-
ing to give the city of Manila a mu-
nicipal government closely resembling
in its fundamental features the ad-
minlstration Of the District of Co.
lumbia, could not have arrived al a
better solution Of the problem which
confronts it in the largest and most
important community OF these far
away American possessions. Wash.
ington is the model city not only If
the United States, but OF the world.
In nearly every respect the manage.
ment Of affairs may be truthfully said
to be ideal. Its magnificent avenues
and streets are almost as pure as are
the Railways Of the residences that
frame them in such stately array. The
parks are gems Of shade and flowers
and verdure and fountains which
cannot be paralleled anywhere on
earth. Nowhere is there a more effic.
lent police department. A better fire
department cannot be found. The
public school regime also is excellent.
The courier., 1901-08-31
The James Method.

ne James Metnoo.
There is, it seems, no brain SO great
that it can defy the ravages of a
method.
When an artist or a critic:or a
scholar invents method and pre-
ceeds to coddle and develop 1t, then
you need look no more for the good
things you once expected of him.
Henry James has shown symptoms
Of an incipient case OF method for
long time, but the rayages that it has
wrought in his dignified andigentle-
manly manner Of novel-writingjwere
only recently exposed in "The Sacred
Fount." Mr.. James has long held
that the most trivial incidentlcan be
exhaustively and Observation-Disclosures
through the various personalities con-
cerned in it, and that every afternoon
tea presents material for novel.
He has dangerously expanded. this
theory before and on more than one oc-
casion has come near being tedious:
but he has reached the apotheOsis of
his method in "The Sacred )Fount."
The first thirty pages contain. abso-
lutely all the material of the novel;
after that it advances not fall. Such
petty and melodramatic devices As
action and movement and climaxeS
are entirely dispensed with.
The characters are denied any tang
ible physical characteristics and are
defined only by the vsguest generali-
ties or am mbiguous psychological attri.
butes. They are not in the least
people, but the disembodied minds
and opinions Of people. When.the
first situation is at last outlined, moth.
more is accomplished except CONVEX
sation.
Among the guests at a house party,
the author, or at least the ego Of the
book, discovers former guest who
has grown much younger than she
appeared when he last saw her, five
years before. Upon investigation he
discovers that she has married man
much younger than herself, who. since
their union. has aged in ratio as she
has grown younger. From this cir
cumstance he draws that in all un-
equal unions one Of the twain battene
on the other, SO to speak. At the
same house-party he finds young,
formerly a stupid fellow, who has sud
denly become clever, and he finds the
woman by whose reflected light the
fellow shines. But the woman, he
votes, has lost none of her old brill
fancy; so he infers that she must be
borrowing from another source in
order to replenish her own store. and
The courier., 1901-08-31
Comparative Manners.

Comparative Manners.
Last spring Professor Charles Eliot
Norton of Harvard university. in the
familiar worried Boston manner, told
the girls Of Radcliffe college, as they
were about to say farewell to a some
what ungenerous and grudging Alma
Mater. that he hoped they would pay
special attention to their own man
ners in their future intercourse with
America. He urged them to do all
they could to ameliorate the defects
of "vulgar, semi civilized America"
where most OF them would have to
live.
President Eliot and Professor
Charles Eliot Norton occasionally dep
recate America and Americans, most
Of whom receive such criticism as un.
graciously and to as little profit as in
the early days when an English kings
disapproval of our savage ways was
one cause for the establishment of the
American republic.
A month ago Mr.. Thomas Nelson
Page returned from Europe. where he
spent eight months. He says that he
''could not help noticing while away
what good manners Americans have
as rule. He saw none of the gauch-
erie, loud talking and conspicuous
ignorance that President Eliot COM
plains of in Americans. To be sure
only the well-to-do or the poor but
culture-hungry American goes abroad,
and therefore America is represented
in Europe by those to whom wealth
has opened the doors of culture, or by
those brilliant men and women whose
cravings for knowledge have enabled
them to overcome the obstacles in the
way Of obtaining it. When these few
are compared with the hoi-polloi of
America, tn whom, perhaps. Professor
Norton referred, it is easier to under
stand the difference between his opin.
ion aud Mr.. Pages view of American
mahhers.
1t has been said by more than one
student Of human beings that the
polite world has the same boundaries,
the same internal characteristics, and,
with few exceptions, the same Gus
toms. whether located in Hungary,
Russia. France or America. II Pro-
The age-herald., 1901-01-05
GREAT EXCITEMENT
 IN STOCK EXCHANGE Recorded Transactions Footed Up 1,S37,9OO Shares PRICES WENT UP AND DOWN Sentiment Was Abruptly Changed From Mood of Depression to One of Ex-
 cessive Exhiiaration-Many Rec
 ords or Transactions Lost.
PRICES WENT UP AND DOWN

New York, January 4.-Today was one of the most exciting days in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. The matter of recording the transactions on the exchange is inexact at the best, and spe- cially in such market as today are trans actions likely to be lost from the record. But there can be no doubt that the aggre- gate sales for today exceeded anything having been done before on the exchange The recorded transactions footed up 1884,, 900 shares compared with the previous re- cord of 1,623,919 shares on November F. 1900. There have been wider price move ments than any of those made today in individual stocks, or in groups of stocks but it is doubtful whether there has ever before been so violent quotation in the price for all stocks traded in from the low price to the high price today.
 The confusion during the early hours of the market while the ultimate course of prices was still in controversy was beyond all description and the excitement during the late hours of the day. when the demand was at its height and prices were moving most rapidly upward, warrants the use of the term frenzy. Blocks of many thou sand shares of stocks were banded about from hand to hand among the brokers with no more apparent consideration than be- yond the excitement of the game and buy CTS showing at times indifference.
 Considering the extreme variations in prices and the highly concentrated charac- ter of some of the dealings it is no exag geration to say that vast fortunes were made and lost on the floor of the exchange during the day. The occasions are very ITO xrhny been so abruptly changed from mood of depression to one of excessive exhiliration as was shown today, although events have occurred to precipitate sudden panics in the midst of speculative excess. It would be useless to attempt to analyze closely the causes underlying such a market. There was a recrudence in full force of all bull ish sentiment which has stirred up the stock market for two months past. The effect was more acute by reason of the re- bound from yesterdays depression.
 Recoveries in the bond market were not so general as in stocks and the weakness of many railroad bonds persisted. Total sales, par value, $3360,0 000 United States new As coupon declined per cent, United States registered %, and refunding 2s Ii, old As coupon advanced H.
 New York, January 4-Money on call steady at 3R@5 per cent; last loan AZ per cent; prime mercantile paper 4%@51a per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers bills $4.S61s@4 .S6A for demand and $4. S21sQ4. SPA for 50 days; post ed rates $4.S3@4. .S7; commercial bills 4 S1A@ ASIA. Silver certificates 6419@65c bar silver 63ss; Mexican dollars 49zsc. e+
 Government bonds irregular; state bonds strong; railroad bonds irregular.
 New York Stock Market.
 By Private Wire 10 Murphy & Col
The age-herald., 1901-01-05

 four days of the month but 111,349 bales were brought into sight against 14o,3do-say falling off of about B, GOO for the four days These and like incidents of the visl- ble supply figures all contributed to make the statistics unusually strong. Strange to Say when secretary Hesters reports were posted the market immediately made a small decline of one to two points. This was much of a surprise and the enquiry for explanation is too puzzling for satis- factory reply.
 Does the price discount the situation? or the trade conditions such as to warrant or cause of the apathy. We. shall have to wait future developments before sati9fac- tory answer. Liverpool declined on spots 1-16d and lost about 3-64d for the day on contracts. Bet ter foreign markets are expected tomorrow or ours are apt to be lower The bull inter est manifesto but little or no disposition to part with their holdings except at a ma terial advance. January crop movement is hardly expected to show any or much gain on last year and trade demand we have recently written, is in our opinion the chief factor in making the price.
 At present demand is dull and 1t seems the great battle between producer and con sumer is yet to be fought out as the spring advances.
 So far cotton bought on weak markets has given profitable results and so it looks to be continued thus for at least some time to come.
The age-herald., 1901-01-05

posters. Now. Tor the information CT tn9 above experts I will state so they VIII hlioM not to tell any more lies. except they DO so wilfully md maliciously, that until com menced to exclusively treat private ois- eases as speciality was memper oi 'ne State Medical Associations; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society anu one of it's board of censors. or medical ex- sminers. (See Transactions of Medical AS, AS sociation of Alabama. 1887, for proon. Wi' still give special attention to private .rou- bles, and also treat at my office patien.s with any disease u'ey may trust 'o n'E care.
 refer you with permission to First s Ts- tional Bank. Alabama National Bank, JSI ferson County Savings Bank and oteiner Bros. Bankers. as to my responsibility ID. my contracts. cure many patients oy ii.ah treatment. Write for prices and tern Al. dress Dr. E. Holloway. 1s01ls Secoho avenue. Birmingham. Ala.
 Office. Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, S.3c a. m. to 5:30 ?. m sur days. 10 a. m. to 12 m.
The age-herald., 1901-01-05
COTTON MARKET J
 AGAIN ADVANCING The Undercurrent of Sentiment Was BulIish Throughout BEARS STRENGTHENING UP A Furry of Profit Taking Cut Down the Advance Several Points Near the Close, But here Was Noth-
 ing Gained by Bears.
BEARS STRENGTHENING UP

New York, January 4-The under cur rent of sentiment in the cotton market to- day was bullsh throughout, and the efforts of the bears were entirely directed toward the strengthening up of accounts. While n- vestment speculation was nothing to boast of, considerable new buying was recorded and the south from opening to closing was continuous supporter of the spring and summer months. On the first call prices de- cliled 1Q5 points in response to disa appoint- ing Liverpool cables and in keeping with foreign selling orders.
 The low prices brought out speculative buying and local covering, and in short time quotations were up to points, and for the rest of the session the general ten dency of variations, though sluggish. was upward Liverpool rallied slightly. The local market derived considerable fresh strength at midday from small estimates for tomor- rows receipts. Covering ard Wall street buying increased the advance. Still later the market forged higher general buying based on small weekend insight figures. A furry of profit-taking cut down the advance several points near the close. but on the reaction there was nothing in the way of bear speculation noted. he close was barely steady, with prices net to IA points high 
 New York, January 4-Cotton dull; mid ding 10b: net receipts 15S9; gross 1859; stock 90,179; exports to the continent HOO.
 Total today: Net receipts 30,592 exports to Great Britain 19,S13 to France 5500; to the continent 1923; stock 971903.
 Consolidated: Net receipts 175,65S; exports to G-"eat Britain 77,S32; to France 9517; to jle continent 7S,252
 Total since September 1: Net receipts A. CPS, ,59l; exports to Great Britain 1,696, ,SS6; to France 374,51S; to the continent 205 ,529.
The age-herald., 1901-01-05
Comparative Statement.

New York, January 4.-Comparative cot ton statement for the week ending Friday January 4:
 Net receipts at all United, States ports 175,65S, same week last year 149, 2H; total re- ceipts to this date 4,62S,551. same date last year 4,039,544; exports for the week 165599, same week last year 202, ,364; total exports to this date 3,276,933. same date last year 2,707,391 stock at all United States ports 971 1903, same time last year 1,001, ,101; stock at all interior towns 792, $40, same time last year 7SS, 755; stock at Liverpool 6S2,0O0 same time last year 72O GOO; stock of American afioat for Great Britain 230,000. same time last year 1S5, 900.
The age-herald., 1901-01-05
Bonds.
Financial

New York, January 4.-Commercial-Ad- vertiser's London financial cabhgram:
 The markets here were flat at the open ing today, but general recovery took place in the afternoon on more favorable views of the outcome of the Whitaker Wright group collapse. Americans were the center of interest. They opened hopeless on New York overnight prices, sales being well nigh impossible in some eases, but presently good buying was observed to the superior group, which extended buying in the street. although the public is now inclined to fight shy.
 The bank lost f20000 gold to the West Indies. The price was lower %d. Money was plentiful