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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

We have a beautifully appointed home in
one of the most exclusive neighborhoods IN
Montgom which will sell for 50, $50
cash. or part cash and the balance on long
time. or will exchange in part for smaller
property. This place will make most at
tractive home
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

1000 acre farm at a sacrifice. This place
10 near Montgomery gravel road.
You can get a bargain here.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

We offer 20 acres red land within three
miles of Montgomery on gravel road for ST.
900. half cash
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

SMALL investors make big profits; the John
established firm, whose reliability is unques-
toned, pay per cent weekly on investments
of $40 upwards the skeptical don't see how
this Is possible, but the wise reserve theig
decision until they receive particulars ana
are able to investigate for themselves; paying
of dividends at rate OF per cent weekly
for particulars which will be sent free,
John ]. Ryan Cooperative Investment Coz
Louis DO
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

AN ENERGETIC with good business
qualifications can secure managerial position
with Wisconsin corporation capitalized for
90 600: must come well recommended and
be able to take stock in company during term
Of engagement from ST. 500 to 81, 600. same to
be taken up at expiI alton of agreement; this
company is composed of the representative
business men of Milwaukee; salary | 300 and
liberal commission Address John Bulge.
Secretary. Wells Bldg. Milwaukee. Wis.
boz q
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-New handsome Groom residence
on Mildred St. $3.50. Pierce & Watts, over
Knabes.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
PERSONAL.

LADIES, our harmless, reliable monthly reg
ulator falls positive. sure. safe; box
free. Reliable Chemical Co.. Box X So. Mil
waukee. Wis. p-su- st
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

We will be glad to figure with you on fire,
life or accident insurance and guarantee salts
faction.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
HELP WANTED.

----~-----~--"-@----N~ =
BOYS wanted for bundle counter; apply
asriv saturday morning. John L. Cobbs &
co 7 and Dexter Ave.
manage business for old house; salary Sl8
weekly: expenses advanced; permanent post
aSer, a32 Caxton Bldg. Chicago, su-sa
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
WANTED-sALEsMEN.
WANTED TO BUY.

WANTED-At once, experienced travelling
salesman for Alabama; want a salesman;
no novice need apply. Box 5l4 Chicago. IS
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
z. B. Joseph & Son,
Real Estate and Insurance.
For Sale.
Suburban Home.

FOf sue.
Suburban Home.
The pretty cottage with 5 acres-of garden.
orchard and vineyard. belonging to Mr.
Hopper, only q short distance from city on
Selma Road, convenient to the railroads. We
will be pleased to show you this and feel Ger
all the conveniences of a city one. this will
suit you.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Montgomery Coal and Wood Company
corner Perry and Pollard Sts., have opened
coal and wood yard and we would be pleased
to have share of your patronage. Phone
1870.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-19

MILL cart wanted large two-wheel log cart
Address E. Napier. Thompson. Ala su-2t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
The Country's Schools.

The annual report of the commits
siOners of education, just submitted
TO the secretary of the interior. shows
that there are 17.290.23O pupils in the
schools of the United States. and
1915. 963,0s9 worth of property is in
use for their education. while expendi-
lures for the common and secondary
schools last year-excluding all col
leges and institutions of higher edu-
cation amounted to S226.O43. 236.
These figures. which stand against
$13O.3S0,O0S worth of school property
and $63,396,666 expended for school
purposes in 1870, Indicate that our
country. in educational matters. is
more than keeping pace with her rap
idly increasing population. In 1870
the expenditure for schools per capita
for the population was $1.64; the last
year it was 1898 per capita of the
population. the highest that il has
ever been.
Never before was the schools of the
whole country in such excellent con
dition. an average attendance of %
days each for the whole enrolment
last year standing "a days above the
average of the previous year. which
was considered high.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

merly the Union Traction company.
and the United Gas Improvement
company, to pool their issues, and
also combine their interests with
those of the WhitneyRyan syndicate.
in New York; but the divergent pur-
poses and strict laws under which
they were chartered prevented such n
contamination. 1t was after this fact
was realized that the big financial
powers began careful search for
some method by which legal obsta-
cles TO the desired merger could be
overcome.
They found il. 50 il is said. in the
North American company. which. by
reason of its ominous charter, inn
possible to be obtained in these latter
days. was granted permission to- do
exactly what the eastern magnates
wished. For six months past negoti-
ations with the North American com
pany have been pending.
Should the deal carry through. the
consolidated company would un-
doubtedly be capitalized for a larger
sum than any corporation now in eN-
iStence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

side history of the great trusts and
how they are. conducted.
Richard Whiteing, the author of
that popular book, no. 5 John
Street" is to write one of the serials
for The Century i'm 1903, THE Yellow
Van." the story of an American
who marries an En-
glish duke. Another serial, by the au-
thor of Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" the most popular book of the
year. will begin to appear in the De-
cember Century. Papers by MIR.
Dooley," giving his unique 'Opinoins"
on literature; new light on the lifes
of Edgar Allen Poe and Sir Walter
Scott; richly illustrated articles on
the great exchanges of the world.
and the best short stories that can
be procured from the leading writers
all these are coming to The Cen
fury. Beautiful pictures i'm color will
appear from time to time.
The pictures are richly worth franz
ing and place in every home. The
reading means wide information, Gull
ture. and rich intellectual pleasure
from month to month The bound
volumes should have permanent place
in every library. Big returns. all this.
on the small investment of 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
A NOTABLE INSTANCE
OF ADVERTISING BENEFITS

One man who believes that business
success is dependent upon, advertising
is Col. \. \. Pope. prominent among
the officials of the American Bicycle
company. THE cessation of adver-
Using killed the bicycle business. and
the way to revive it is TO resume that
same important matter" says Col.
Pope. In one year the latter eNpend-
ed 100000 in this sort of publicity.
In 1877 Col. Pope organized the Pope
company. which start
ed year later with an output of "a
wheels. Now the company employs
a capital of upward of $4,000 900, COW
ers 10 acres of fioorage in its factory
at Hartford. Conn. and besides an
army of skilled mechanics engages
the services of 1000 selling agents.
Col. Pope gained his title in the war
of the rebellion. entering the service
as private at the age of Is years and
receiving his discharge with the rank
of lieutenant colonel. He served I'M
der Burnside. Grant and Sherman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
Largest Guns Afoat

The guns to be placed in the tur-
rets of the new battleships Connect
cut and Louisiana will be the largest
and most powerful in the world. hav-
ing the advantage of increased veloc-
ity and penetrating power. With
such weapons to defend us we need
have no fear of foreign invasion in
times of war. nor need persons suffer
ing from stomach. liver or kidney
troubles have any further fear if
they will only protect their stomach
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
No better medicine for insomnia. ner-
vousness. Indigestion. heartburn, dys-
pepsia. liver and kidney troubles. or
malaria. fever and ague can be found.
1t is therefore deserving of a trial. es-
pecially if you wish to recover your
health again. The genuine has our
private stamp over the neck of the
bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
The Biggest Trust Yet.

There is more than rumor to war
rant the assertion that there is now
being formulated. in Philadelphia.
the plans for a trust that will throw
all others. not even excepting the
famous billion-dOllaf steel trust, into
practical obscurity. The plan con-
templates no less a scheme than the
consolidation of all the traction,
electric lighting, elevated railway,
underground railway and gas fran
chises of the states of Pennsylvania.
New York and Ohio. The financiers
said to be interested are r. A. Ii.
Widener. William l.. Elkins and John
Mack. of the newly formed Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit company: Whit
ney-Ryan syndicate. New York, con-
trolling the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way system and long closely af-
filiated with the Wedener-Elkins syn
dictate; Thomas Dolan. president of
the Union Gas improvement COM
pany, in which Widener and Elkins
are largely interested; and Ohio and
Minnesota capitalists. interested in
the North American company.
Senator Foraker. of Ohio. is said to
be acting for the latter. For some
time past there has been evidenced
desire on the part of both the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit company, for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
Asleep Amid Flames.

Breaking into n blazing home, some
firemen lately dragged the sleeping
inmates from death. Fancied securi-
ty, and death near. It's that way
when you neglect coughs and colds.
Don't do it. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption gives perfect
protection against all throat, chest
and lung troubles. Keep it near, and
avoid suffering, death, and doctors
bills. \ teaspoonful stops n late
cough, persistent use the most stub
born. Harmless and nice tasting; it's
guaranteed to satisfy by Hartz & u
lemeyer. Price, so cents and 81. Trial
bottles free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

The Stewards club. of Cleveland.
representing the leading clubs and
hotels of that city. has just complet-
ed an investigation of the character
of food products sold there with sur
Prising results. OF us samples of
oleOmargarine examined. 40 were
found to contain impurities; of AGO
milk samples, 132 were impure; 81
per cent of the mustards tested were
adulterated, and 81 per cent of the
tiavOring extracts were dOctored.
Many other food products fell far
short of the standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
A Polioeman.s testimony.

j. y. Patterson, night policeman of
Nashua, Iowa, writes: Last winter
had bad cold on my lungs and
tried at least half a dozen advertised
cough medicines and had treatment
from two physicians without getting
any benefit. A friend recommended
Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds
of bottle cured me. 1 consider it
the greatest cough and lung medicine
in the world" All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
In the Field of Literature

Prof. John Bach McMaster recently
wrote to the editors of St. Nicholas:
Thank you very heartily for the
pleasure and profit ST. Nicholas
brings to my boys"
Boys-and girIs-are very much
alike the world over. The delight and
help st. Nicholas is giving to Prof.
McMaster's boys. and thousands of
other girls and boys, it holds for
every girl and boy who can under
stand English.
Since the first number of St. Nicho-
ago. many weekly and monthly pub
lications for children have come and
gone: but st. Nicholas still holds its
place. the unrivalled prince of peri
odicaIs for young folks" 1t was never
more enjoyed by its readers than
now. for. in addition to the usual Sc
rial stories. short articles. etc,
there is a department called The st.
Nicholas League" i'm which the chill
dren themselves have an opportunity
to take part. There are said TO he
nearly $4,000 children now belonging
to the league, and prizes are given
out each month for the best stories.
poems. drawings and photographs
sent in by the Young members. Any
reader of ST. Nicholas may become
a member.
ST. Nicholas announces for 1908
The Story of King Arthur" written
and illustrated = by Howard Pyle, a
companion story to his famous Rob
in Hood" but which readers of the
manuscript think surpasses that in
the strength and interest of the mar
,rative and beauty of the illustrations.
Two short stories by Miss Alcott,
written for her own little nieces and
never before published. will soon APP
pear in St. Nicholas, with other stO-
ries and articles by the author of
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
by Ruth McEnery Stuart, Frank II.
Stockton. Clara Morris, and scores of
other well-known writer's. st. Nichol-
as makes n speciality Of papers of in
formation, richly illustrated articles
on practical subjects, like the navy
yard. the assay office. etc.
The price of St. Nicholas is So a
year. The publishers announce that
new subscribers who begin with Janu-
airy may receive the November and
December numbers free, and so be-
gin the volume and get the commence
ment of all the serials. The publish |
ers are The Century company. Union
Square, New York.
Four dollars is small sum with |
which to supply family for a year
with the best pictures and literature: |
THE high-water mark of color re-
production as Howard Pyle char
acterizes the exquisite color repro
auctions of his paintings in the De-
cember Century; history. current |
topics of vital interest, the best |
verse and fiction of the day.
The most striking successes of the |
Century Magazine have been in the |
field of history. witness the famous
Century War Papers, NicoIay and /
Hays Life of Lincoln. etc, and il is
to return to the field of historical
literature this year. striking Sc
ries of illustrated articles on the
early campaigns of the Revolution.
written by Prof. Justin Harvey Smith.
of Dartmouth college, will be one of
the features. especially covering the
march of Arnold through
the Maine woods. Important arti-
cles on the Trusts will be printed
from time TO time-not attacking or
but simply telling the in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
Tuesday, November 4.

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
State Ticket
Clerk Supreme Court,
JOHN L. PICKERING.
State Treasurer,
GEORGE DUDDLESTON.
superintendent of Public instruction,
ANSON L. BLISS.
Trustees University of Illinois,
JULIA HOLMES SMITH,
JOHN HUSTON.
DIR. j. f. WHITE.
Congressional.
For Representative Fourteenth Dis
trict,
]. w. LUSK.
Senatorial
For State Senator, Thirty-third Dis
trict,
o. j. MOWRY.
For Representative Thirty-third Dis
trict,
GEORGE A. COOKE.
County.
For County Judge,
For County Clerk,
BENJAMIN FOUNTAIN.
For Sheriff,
CORNELIUS DONOVAN.
For Treasurer,
GEORGE w. HENRY.
For Superintendent of Schools,
.........
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

Vienna is distinguished above most
cities of Europe for the number of
its suicides. During the first nine
months of the current year $50 men
and 9S women killed themselves there,
and 367 made unsuccessful attempts.
Poverty is put down as the principal
cause. with unrequited love as next in
order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
October weather Summarized.

The summary of the neurological
conditions for the month of October
just passed prepared at the office of
Observer j. NJ. Sherier reveals the
fact that there is n greater excess of
moisture for the season drawing TO
close than the deficiency noted at the
end of last season. The total excess
moisture since Jan. l last is 7.0S
inches and October. while in the main
fall month. contributed 80 inches
more than the average to the excess
side of the account. There were -
clear days. IL partly cloudy and =
cloudy ones. There was n light frost
the LIST, a heavy one the 18th and
killing one the 2sth. The highest tenn
perature was as on the 25th and the
lowest 80 on the 18th. The greatest
range of temperature was % degrees
on the 10th. The least daily range of
temperature was degrees on the 4th.
The mean temperature was 80. three
degrees above the mean temperature
for the month during the past 81
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

TERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week. Weekly.
eI.OO per year in advance.
All Recommendations of political or argumen-
tative character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
snip IN Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

Your bowels can be trained as well
as your muscles or your brain. Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic train your
bowels to do right. Genuine tablets
stamped c. C. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

Japan will spend Ss2.OOO.O00 on its
navy in the next 10 years. The mika-
do wifi order. at once, four battle
ships from English builders and six
cruisers from England, France and
Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

Kruger is said TO be weakening and
it is reported in Brussels that he soon
will ask permission to return TO
South Africa. Gen. Botha has writ
ten To a London magazine that bOer
leaders are loyal to Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

Now. may it please the court. the
public would like to have official YER
ificatiOn of the announcement here
tofore made as to political appoint
ments in this vicinity that have been
neld up pending the election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

The brief announcements of the safe
arrival of Gen. Miles at Manila is all
that has come so far. The efforts of
the press censorship bureau were
probably redoubled with the gener-
ais arrival
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

Foley,s Honey and Tar for coughs
and colds; reliable. tried and tested.
safe and sure. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1884 Second
Avenue, Rock Island, Ill. lEptered At the
Postonace as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

1t is all over but the counting-and
perhaps the shouting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

WnGn you get up Al IhS
morning with a coated tongue
and a bad taste in the mouth,
YOU may or may not be Seri-
ously i'll, but If there is any
disease going, your system is
lust right to catch il.
We know what you think
first you are half persuaded TO
try Vinol, and then you say
to Yourself: That's the same
story all the medicines tell; I've
heard il before"
But Vinol is not like other
medicines. If it were, we
shouldn't be talking about it in
any special way.
If you will regulate your
bowels with Vinlax and take
Vinol to improve your diges-
ton and assimilation of food,
these troubles, with the head
ache, liver complaint" neu-
ralgia, rheumatic pains, and
nerve troubles will disappear
as by magic.
We pay back the money If II
doesn't help you.
Mail Orders Supplied. 81 per Bottle. Ex-
press Paid.
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-04

BIZ THE j. w. POTTER 90.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-11

changes by the ever-howing lava. 1t
Is estimated to be at present about
5000 feet high. In the eruption of
1922 it lost 500 feet, nearly all of
which has been restored by suisse
quent working. Before this event the
summit was rough and rocky plain
covered with blocks of lava and rent
with numerous assures from which
clouds OF smoke and steam were con
stantly issuing.
The lava which was elected on the
occasion of the first eruption GO
A. d. buried the two famous cities
of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which
remained almost unknown until
century ago. Since that fearful out.
burst it has been a volcano, more or
less active. Once in 1888 the summit
known as Monte Nuovo was forced
up to height of 413 feet in two DAYS.
In 1881 the villages at its base were
covered with lava, and boiling water
poured forth for twelve days.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-11
curlosltles Of Nature

The thread of the silkworm is SO
small that many of them are twisted
together to form our finest sewing
thread. But that of the spider is
finer still, for two drachms of it by
weight would reach 400 miles. In
water in which vegetables have been
infused the microscope discovers ami.
malculae of which many thousands
together do not equal a grain of
sand; and yet nature, with a singular
prodigality, has supplied many of
these with organs as complete as
those of the whale or the elephant.
and their bodies consist of the same
substance, ultimate atoms, as that of
man himself. In a single pound of
such matter there are more living
creatures than of human beings on
the face of the globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-11

In 1879, just 200 years after the
hrst, came the great eruption, and
second only to the first in its colossal
heath-dealing upheayal. destroying
i'orre del Greco and all vegetation
within three miles of the base of
Vesuvius. At its close eleven cones
We're in active operation and the dis.
charge so great that at one time a
falling in of the entire mountain was
feared.
Half way up is the crater of the
outburst of 1920. Only smoke and
steam issue at present-some day will
witness a terrible breaking out of
this dangerous little assure. When
we reached the top we were allowed
by our conscientious guide to sit down
and rest. We never appreciated rest
like this, even though we were seated
on jagged rock. We were ANNOYED
by peddlers selling centimes set in
lava. We wanted to make one of
these curiosities ourselves, so we
ventured near the crater. The sui
phurous gases strangled and blinded
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-11
CLEARED BARN OF RATS.
Vermonter's Ingenuity Was Equal to
a Hard Task

Vermonter's Ingenuity Was Equal to
Hard Task.
The tale is old as Hamelin Town.
Rats! They hit he babies in their
cradles, they licked the soup from the
COOKS own ladies'. And they also ate
up the grain in a Vermonters barn.
Iiamelin tried the Pied Piper and got
rid, to its sorrow, of more than the
rats. But this Vermonter tried rolled
oats, and still has his thirteen-odd
children, but no rats. If this were an
advertisement for a breakfast food
the moral would be plain.
1t was this way" said James f.
Manning. "Out in the country, not
far from Burlington, the grocer. who
IS general grain and feed dealer and
disburser of farming tools and the
like for the surrounding district, found
his storehouse to be overrun with
rats, which no trap seemed cunning
enough to catch nor big enough to
hold them all. AS the grocer put it.
no ten traps could catch them fast
enough to prevent second genera
' ~ nc III Ou all lued. lie JOOK
great wide tub and filled it half
fun of rolled oats.
The rats fattened on it, or rather
In 1t for some days. When they had
learned to go there with confidence he
one day filled the tub half full of
water, on the surface sprinkled a
coating of chopped cork, and then
over all sprinkled a thin layer of the
rolled oats. That night the rats came
to the tub as was their wont, peered
over the edge, saw that all was rolled
oats, and jumped. The next morning
seventeen of them were found dead
at the bottom. In this way the grocer
cleared his storehouse. Being a Yam
kee, he is already talking of a pat
emit"