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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-28
is TO GO HIGHER
n. S. Gable to Become Identified
With the Rock Island
Road.
TOPEKA TO BE HIS HEADQUARTERS
DIR. Eyster Understood TO BE Slated
as Successor to DIR.
Middleton.

The unofficial announcement is made
that II. 5. Gable, vice president and
general manager of the Rock Island
q Peoria road, has been called to a
higher position with the Chicago,
Rock Island q Pacific. of which his
father. II. II. Cable. is chairman of
the board of managers. Mr.. Cables
new headquarters, il is said. will be
at Topeka. Kas.. and he Will be con-
nected with the Rock Island in Il
managerial capacity.
While this report could not be
verified today on account of Mr.. Ca
ble's absence from the city and the
refusal of others approached To dis
cuss the matter, it comes in a man
ner that leaves little doubt as to its
authenticity.
While there will be general regret
that Mr.. Gable is to take up his resi-
dence elsewhere. his friends will be
glad to learn of his advancement and
it will afford pleasure to all citizens
to note the rise in the railroad world
of another Rock Island boy.
The changes that will be made in
the officers of the Peoria road in
filling the vacancy left are not an
nounced.
May Appoint DR. Eyster.
DIR. G. l.. Eyster is talked of as the
successor of the late DR.. w. d. Middle
ton, of Davenport, as surgeon-in-chief
of the c. II. l. Il p. The place is one
that gives the incumbent consider
able prestige in the medical world.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
POULTRY POINTERS.

Gam" '.,v.iens have mcrr mcat iu
proport on to their height than any
other breed uf fowls.
When the chickens are growing rost
1t Is good plan to mix n little bone.
meal In their soft feed.
SmearinS whole wheat with Kerosene.
or turpcntine and feeding it to the
chickens is good remedy for gapcs.
Adding some carbolic acid and put.
ting ON hot will secure much better re-.
suits from the whitewashing of the
poultry house.
While it is. at no time advisable 70
Keep food Of any kind before tho fowls
all the time. it will bc an advantage TO
keep mix where they can drink all
they want.
rows do not run together In large
numbers. They will always divide into
focks Of small! size and will select diff.
ferent feeding grounds, always pro.
Vioed they have the opportunity.
A growing chicken, like a growing
animal, requires plenty Of good. whole.
some food supplied literally and often
In order to enable them to grow and
mature rapidly and to develop proper.
ly.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
SIDE LIGHTS ON HISTORY. .
Curious Letters by n Harvard Man
Who Served Under WashinRtou.


Some curious side lights on history, as
valuable in their way as the more sert-
Gus studies, are found in little collee-
ton of letters from Revolutionary
soldier which are preserved in the Hap-
ward library. They were written to
relatives and friends in New Hamp-
shire by one William Weeks, Hax-
ward graduate, who was an officer I'm
Washington's army.
Homesickness must have been severe
at times, though in one Of his letters
from Valley Forge this soldier seems
TO have had hard struggle between
his natural pleasure ut the honors
which lie was fortunate enough to be
accorded and his nostalgia. "This
Day. he writes, Il must be at GENT
Sullivan's to take Dinner with him, the
other day | had as great an Honour
confer'd upon mel had the Honour
to take Glass Of Wine with Genl
Washington & his Lady-But Mt the
same time l should count as great an
Honour to have the satisfaction Of see.
ing, convcrsing & taking Glass sr.
Wine with my-Frienus Mt Home.",
There is curious indication, Of the.
state of mind in the Continental army
at times during the war In another
letter, where Mr. Weeks says, "If my
wages were not higher than L expected
when at Home, would by no means
tarry, but rs they are rais'd and for
the Love I have for the Country, I can
by no Means think Of leaving tho
Army"
That the manner of obtaining a Her.
ward degree has changed radically i'm
the last hundred years appears I'm o.
paragraph written at Valley Forge i'm
1US. Weeks had taken his A. B. three
years before that, but evidently was
anticipating an a. Nj. "As the cam
paign is coming on" he wrote, 1T have
but little expectation of coming home
Tor my degree" But 1t appears that in
consideration Of the $40 which bis fam.
lily forwarded to the college In response
to this request the desired honor was
conferred.
SIaS
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
SUPERSTlTIONS AT SEA.
Quaint Notions Sttli Rreynu Among
the Older Mariners.

1t Is Q mistake, according to a we'll
known young naval officer, to suppose
that the sailors Of our present navy are
free from superstition. 81 remember"
he said, "only five years ago when l
was in the training ship that the old
salts there were as full Of old super
stitious beliefs as any OF their ancestors
could have been.
when at sea In q dead calm, the
swaying OF the masts in the motionless
atmosphere sometimes causes a pecul-
lar wailing sound like distant cries.
This, the old seamen assured us, was
the moaning Of the souls of sailors lost
at sea.
Another one of their pet beliefs is
that all sailors that die by drowning
are at once transformed into Cape
Horn pigeons, or. as they are also call
ed, Mother Carey's chickens. Officers
are supposed to find their reincarna-
dons in sea gulls and news, while the
big, solitary albatrosses, following the
wake Of passing vessels, are the souls
of captains who have gone down with
their ships. These are the reasons why
sailors never kill these birds.
II rerifember that these tales i'm.
pressed me great deal in those days
when ! was still n mere boy. On one
occasion / was sitting in the forecastle
on my watch below. chatting with the
boatswain's mate, real old timer,
when our conversation was interrupted
by low wall Of agony. louder than
that usually produced by the wind. We
listened in deep. awed silence. -
Boy said the boatswaii's' mate. we
hear that? Thata searnan's call wots
been drowndcd.
E"Again the wall disturbed the silence.
ayes said the old sailor in an anx-
tous whisper; that's some old salt
wot's lost his life ON board this vessel.
likely he's come for something he's
frgot.'
After awhile ventured out on deck.
LIE walls were coming from the roof
OF the forecastle. climbed up and
TIRE found the captains little son
tugtng away at the cats tail, which
the Dor animal was resenting with the
Iull over Of it's lungs."-New York
Tribue
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
Read 1t in His NewsoaDer.

George Schanb, ii well known German
citizen of New Lebanon. Ohio, is Il con-
slant reader Of the Day ton Volkszeitung.
He knows that this paper aims to az YER
'ise only tie best in its columns, and
wl.cn he SAW Chambellain's Pain Balm
advertised therein for lame back he did
not hesitate in hnyi'ig a bottle for his
WE, MEn for eight we, ks had suffered
with Tue NEST terrible pains in her back
AID cou'd get Gu relief. He says: "after
uSi:g the Pain Balm for few days my
wit" said to me, Il feel as though born
aiew,' and before using the entire con-
tents Of the bottle the unbearahe uains
bad entirely vanished ard she could again
Ike up her household duties.n lie is
very thankful and hopes that all su Fer
ime likewise will hear rS her wonderful
itcoyrry This valuable liniment Is for
sale hy r. Q Duke, Druggist.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

BY vote of AZ to 81 the Senate
adopted the spooner substitute for the
Hepburn, Nicaraguan Canal bill. This
substitute authorizes the President
to purchase the entire property of
the Panama Canal Company after
having satisfied himself of the validity
of the title and secured the necessary
concessions from the Colombian govern
ment.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
How to Avoid Trouble.

Now IS Iho tim" 10 provide Yourself
"Hd family with bottle oe Chamber
AL; 'oic, Cholera ard Diarrhoea
sE:'ls':'. It. is a''ooft certain TO hp
,."'d 'd'd before the summer is over, and
II y ocured now may save YOU ii
'';n :" town Ip ~" night ~ in yomr
busiest -season. 1t is oyeri where ad-
mitted co be the most successful mcdi-
cine IN use for bowel complaints, both
for children ard adults. No family can
afford to be without IT, For s,!e by F.
l.. Duke, Druggist.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

Following the receipt of the message
OF the President, in which he so
strongly advocated Cuban reciprocity,
the republican members of the Senate
have held two conferences in an effort
to agree upon some measure of relief
to Cuba but their deliberations have
not been productive of results and now
all hope of reciprocal tariff concessions
to Cuba at this session of Congress have
been abandoned by all buS a few,tn-
thusiasts. Mr.. Roosevelt asserts that, in
as much as he considers that the honor
of the nation is at stake, he will not
abandon the fight.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
What She Snys.

"A man can't tell whether q girl
means what she says" he remarked
thoughtfully.
"of course not" she replied. .Tf he
thinks she does. why she just naturally
doesn't the moment she finds It out,
and' IT he thinks she doesn't. why she
does. s."-Chicago Post.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
Sweet Sympathy.

Mrs. Youngwed-Yes: Mr.. y.ungwed
didn't feel at all well this C1rling' SO 1
just made him stay hor' irom the Of
fee. ,ooa,
Mrs, o. nayooE7e rnS,o up and your baeh %
> Mrs 1oungwed-Yes; 1 got Mr.
Y: .swed to do all that wbile ba ~. -.
ome days-Philadelphia Press
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

My little son had an attack of whoop-
ing cough and was threatened with pueu.
monia, but for Chamberlain, Cough
Remedy we would have had serious
time of it, 1t also Saved him of several
severe attacks of Group. H. J. STRICK-
FADEN, editor World Herald, Fair
Haven, Wash. For sale by F. G. Duke,
Druggist.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
FREE BLOOD AND SKIN CURE
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
HeQlfBatiOu.

we ever realize the full value of q
thing util we lose it." remarked the
moralish
Ihav rif':t" remarked the practi-
cai mR Especially If the thing lost
was 1naEed."- Philadelphia Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
TRAMPS' GATEPOST SIGNS
Explanations Which Will Help You
to UnderstanI Them

10 understand Them.
The rude drawings hardly need q
key. When on some white gatepost 1
found the sketch OF gun, 1 stole far
ther down the road. l had q strong OBJ
lection so early In my career to being
riddled full Of holes by some intrepid
farmer. The outline Of dog Of war
like proportions, with wild eyes and
ferocious teeth, was wont to make me
go breakfastless. My summer ward
robe was not in condition to allow of
further mutilation. If l felt brave
enough to kick yelping cur, saun-
tered In recklessly at the gate which
bore portrait Of toy dog. Once past
him one could usually get bite.
A big round 80" did not make one
wild to approach the premises it adorn-
ed. 1t generally portrayed q hostess
with a nature Of adamant. a single
"X" stood for cross saw, which with
small manipulation might earn a-meal.
Two KS made q tramp OF none too
vigorous makeup go farther down
the road. 1t suggested considerable
wood cutting in exchange for meal.
The sign every tramp looks for anx-
iously is crudely drawn table, with q
lopsided coffee cup and plate upon 1t.
Beyond that gatepost dwells a sweet,
simple, motherly soul who will wei
come the most dilapidated hobo into
her spotless kitchen and set before him
good square meal. She may sit be.
side him. inquiring as to the safet, Of
his soul, and she may give hin. q
mothers gentle advice or she may haze
story to tell tearfully Of waywarl
boy lost somewhere In the great world
and all the fee she asks for her gra
cious hospitality is n simple request
that in the wanderings OF her guest he
may look about for her absent boy and
give him loving message of n moth.
er's longing and watching. - Good
Housekeeping.
Playing Wagner Upside Down.
A London paper tells story of Wag
ner in the days Of his youth and power
ty calling upon Rossini in Paris anG
noticing "a little composition" of hi,
own on the piano rack. The reply o
Rossini when it was pointed out to hin
that the music was upside down wa,
| perhaps hardly up to the best form o.
"the polite Frenchman." "You see,
found 1t sounded better that way"
Bill Nye's compliment to Wagnel
was in a happier vein. He told tn,
great composer that he had no doub
his music was really much better thar
1t sounded.-London Speaker.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
You know What you are Taking

When you take Growers tasteless Chill
PRINTED on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in tasteless
form, No cure no pay. SOC. 43-1y.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

DIR. Mason's Depilatory removes
superfuous hairs permanently from
any part of the body. $500 kn
John HI. Mason & Co.. panconb 27-y,
land.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
Timely.

Muggint Youngpop is going to have
his baby listened Bill. .,,.
buggins How strange.
muggins9h, don't know. He
came on the brst Of the month.-Phila.
delphia Rec ID.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

The necessary capitol has been sub
scribed for the 100000 cotton mill at
Ninety-Six, home folks taking S75, 900.
a 1O,OOO-spindle mill will be built.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

Laugh. Az the world laughs with
you; weep. pd the world laughs at
G9M-Sk LOU AEtar.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

JERSEY BULL standing at my
house Soc cash in advance for service.
Calf guaranteed or money refunded.
52-1y j. G.. HUNTER.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27

Stops the COueh and Works off the
Cold
Laxative Brono-Quinine Tablets cur,
a cold in one day. No cure no paw
fffce % Genus. 43-1y
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-06-27
Rooms to Rent.

Three desirable bed rooms to rent.
Apply at The TIMES office.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-05-30
THE VROOMAN
COOPERATIVE
MOVEMENT,
AS Described by the Chicago Record-Herald.

IN Missouri and Kansas, where the very at
mosphere inspires Utopian ideas, "people's S
universal trust" intended to throttle all other
trusts, is rising, and is finding astonishing sup
pert.
The head of this new movement is Walter
Vroomau, young Missouran, who founded
Ruskin Hall, at Oxford, England, and Ruskin
College, at Trenton, Mo.
The latter is school which has elf-help as
its fundamental principle, and which pays
wages 10 its students in return for labor done
on the farm, in the dairy, i'll the kitchen or
o,h,r departments, and, oddly enough, the
women draw Just as much pay for their work
as the men do for theirs.
Mr.. Vrooman, who makes his headquarters
IN Kansas City, would use trust methods to kill
the trusts, and he would control all avenues of
activity solely in the interest of the people
themselves. In her words, he is firm be-
lever in cooperation, and in the fulhlment OF
his scheme, every person would be stock
holder in one national institution, which would
return its profits to those who give it life and
existence.
GENESIS OF THE MOVEMENT.
AS starter, Mr.. Vrooman organized the
Western COOPERATIVE Association, which is
buying stores right and left, and conducting
them on the pro6t-sharing plan.
The venture seems to be successfuul thus tar.
A little later, he says, it will not be necessary
for these stores to buy the commodities they
;otip for for
dairies, factories, canning, packing and pre-
serving plants, etc.; in fact, he is reaching to.
ward all industries which produce the supplies
needed by members CT the co operative associa-
ton.
He has organized trust company, with
the state of Kansas, as its principal officer He
has purchased large tract of land few miles
southeast of Kansas City, and will build a
model village. He has leased several theaters,
in which he is now giving, or soon will give,
free ente rtanments TO members of the Western
Co Operative Association. He expects his
movement te spread all over the United States.
"J. Pierpont Morgan is the only man or
trust growing faster than we are" said Mr.
Vrooman. "In five years, we will have put
humanity into business in every part OF this
GREAT country. And we will have the law.
making power, for we will have the votes. We
vii, institute the initiative and referendum.
The labor unions are with us; the people are
with u.s."
While speaking, Mr.. Vrooman walked the
Aoor. A nervous man is he--only 80 years
old-a man in whom purpose burns in fierce
fame. His personal enthusiasm accounts for a
,oroe part of his victories thus far, and he
stated no more than fact wnen he said that the
labor unions and the people were with him
they seem to be.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-05-30

vantage of its university extension system.
was laughed at when announced my project,
but the institution speaks for itself. Ruskin
Hall is the official college for the cooperative
movement in England, and it has the support
of the federated labor unions. The board
chooses the faculty.
"While still am its president, the manage
ment rests with board of nine members
three Oxford professors, three members named
by the cooperative societies and three repre-
sentatives of the federated labor unions This
board chooses the facnltv-
"The success of Ruskin Hall at Oxford in
creased my desire to do the same thing for
America. When l was young man, l was
deprived of full college education 1t was
cause of grief to me, and I determined that if
ever should be able, would see that no man
or young woman who deserved college educa-
ton and was willing to work for it should have
to do without it.
"On my return to America, l established
Ruskln College at Trenton. That was in
August, 1900. Now, the college is the educa-
tional head of the coope rative movement,
while the association represents the industrial
end"
FOUNDING OF RUSKIN COLLEGE.
The significance of the last few remarks,
perhaps, is not clear without word of explain
alton. The founding of Ruskin College, at
Trenton, really brought about the cooperative
movement.
Ruskin guarantees to its students who are
anxious to work their way through college ten
cents an hour for their labor. Most of the
students earn $3 week, which, by the low
charges at Ruskiu, covers all of their expenses
for board, lodging and tuition.
TO provide labor for these students, Mr..
Vrooman purchased 1000 acres adjoining the
college property, and recently 400 acres more,
making 1900 acres in all. He established
dairy, which now supplies Trenton with butter
and milk.
The farm was put under cultivation and tim
Der land was cleared. From the trees cut down
the students sawed lumber, which was used in
The erection of factory and other buildings.
But still, there was not work enough for the
students, so an ax-handle factory was estab-
lshed. Residents of Trenton subscribed $1s,-
600 Of the $I7 900 capital.
Here began the cooperative movement
proper. From ax-handles, the factory passed
to other wood work. The products of the farm
became plentiful, and canning factory was
established, and will run during all the summer.
The scheme worked so we'll, Mr.. Vrooman
bro,dened his ideas and looked about for wider
fields.
The Western COOPERATIVE Association then
purchased dry-goods store, stocks of drugs,
hardware, notions, aud laundry in Trenton;
also, three grocery stores, and fourth recently.
1t began to raise chickens and to manufacture
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-05-30

The theoretic possibilities in the mans plans
are enormous and the manner in which he has
made start toward fnlfllment has caused
wonder. Apparently, he stops at nothing.
Probably half million dollars have been
invested by the Western Cooperative Associa
ton thus far, and the announcements for the
near future mean probably as much more.
"Where is the money coming from?" people
ask
Mr.. Vrooman is averse to giving details
However, he personally invested $500, 900 IN
the cooperative association Immediately after
its incorporation in New Jersey, in January
last and other members of the Vrooman fam
ily and wealthy friends contributed the remain
der.
The greater part of the money was expended
in the first purchases of stores, which were
bought for cash; but the scheme has been so
successfully launched that the association no
longer is in need of money to make cash pur-
chases.
An officer OF the association said that every
week day now brings into the association $25,-
other persons with stocks of goods to sell may
Join the movement only by accepting associa-
ton stock in exchange for their merchandise.
PRUDENT IN DEALS.
Said Mr.. Vrooman: "Why, only Yesterday,
refused to purchase $4,000 stock of goods,
stock we'll worth the money Why? Be-
cause the man refused to accept stock in ex-
change, and knew of no g cd man to put in
charge. We have passed the point where it is
necessary to buy for cash.
New York city will soon be flooded with lit
eratu.e explaining the cooperative movement
and the manner in which it is being conducted.
Mr.. Vrooman has leased Carnegie Hall fora
series of Sunday nights, and will open CAM
pagn there after the methods in use in Kansas
City He says he has list of between 200
and 900 persons of great wealth who are inter-
ested in his plans, and he intends to stir the
city from one end to the other. He also ex-
OF trade. He proposes twenty-five for Kansas
City, and on all equal basis, New York city
should have not less than 400.
"Where did you get the fundamental idea
for your scheme?" MI. Vrooman was asked.
cit has been within the family for years."
said he. My father was Free Thinker and
an admirer of Kossuth and Garibaldi, while
the rest of us-T haye five brothers-al have
Socialistic ideas.
SOCIALISTS BY PRINCIPLE.
'.We're all Socialists in the modern and
proper sense of the term. But it was while in
England where cooperation is in successful
operation, that conceived the idea of working
on similar plan in America.
81 established Ruskin Hall, at Oxford, four
years ago on Washington's birthday anniver-
sary, and now, 5000 students are taking ad-