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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

tons of bituminOus coal year and
pay 81 TO $1.25 ton more for coal
than they do in Pennsylvania. But
with free coal we would be even and
our great iron industries. which we
have lost. would be revived
The free admission of Canadian
coal would have under ordinary con
ditions almost the same effect as the
free admission of coal from all parts
of the world. During the fiscal year
1901 the value of coal imported was
s.. $50, 900. and of that 1920, 900 came
from the dominion. The Pacific coast
is the greater importer of foreign
coal. 1t took $3.3sO,OO0 worth from
British Columbia and $79O,OOO worth
from Australia. Free Canadian coal
would be as great boon to the in
dustries of California as of Massa.
chusettS.
while the United States, in spite
of the duty. buys considerable Cana
dian coal, the Canadians buy in spite
of the dominion duty greater guam
tity of American coal. For the fiscal
year 1901 they bought $7,67O,OOO worth
of anthracite and S6,95O,OOO worth OF
coal. II lHcTe were TO DC
IL reciprocal repeal of duties the
Americans would continue To ship to
Canada much more coal than they
would take from there.
The mine owners of the great soft
coal producing states will not protest
against that reciprocity. The Wilsof,
tariff law reduced the soft coal duty
from IS cents a ton to 40 cents. When
the Dingley law. raising the duty to
81 cents, was before congress. pro-
test from the leading mining com
panies in Ohio and some other states
was submitted. Among the signeTS
were NJ. \. Hanna d Co. The petition
said the dominion of Canada is our
best and practically our only foreigp
market for coal The dominion is
still the best market. OF 1875 200 tons
of coal imported in 1901. the dominion
took 100000 tons. 1t would take
much more if there were free trade
in coal.
The repeal of the Canadian and
American coal duties would increase
the consumption of American coal in
Canada and would benefit American.
consumers of coal, especially in New
England and on the Pacific coast. II
would also be Il curb on the hard coal
mOnopOlists. They should GO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
snol.- Erom Experience.

Fond Mother - Now, look here,
George! / want you to break off with
that girl. She is very pretty and all
that, but 1 know her too well to want
you to risk your life and happiness by
marrying her. Why, she knows no
more about housekeeping than l do
about Greek-not bit.
George-Perhaps not, but she can
learn.
Mother-After marriage is rather late
for that, George.
George-But you said yourself that
you did not know a thing about house
keeping until after you were married.
Mother-Very true, George. and your
poor father died of dyspepsia twenty
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

Cornelius Donovan is the right man
for sheriff. He did not receive his
nomination through political trick
cry and is not the representative of
an already overfed office holder. The
nomination went to him unsolicited.
and if elected he will be unhampered
in the management of the office. In
other words. with Con Donovan as
sheriff there will be new man in the
ntficn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

It's mistake to imagine that itch
ing piles can't be cured; mistake to
suffer day longer than YOU can
help. Doan's Ointment brings instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
drug store. SO cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

The republicans are shouting Lei
well enough alone" y more appro-
pirate republican battle cry would he
Give the trusts a chance"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

1t is well enough to give President
Roosevelt all due credit for what he
has done in settling the coal strike.
But before we fall down and worship
him it might be we'll enough, as the
Springfield Republican-Registe sug-
gestS. to wait and see whether or not
he has toted fair in the makeup of
the commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Americas Ramon. Beauties.

Look with horror on skin erup-
tions, blotches, sores, pimples. They
don't have them, nor will anyone,
who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
glorifies the face. Eczema or salt
rheum vanish before it. 1t cures
sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains.
Infallible for piles. 25 cents, at Hartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly.
d. 90 per year in advance.
ACCOMMODATIONS of political or argumen-
tative character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for utilization. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
Saturday, october IS.

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. Z. WHITE.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Representative Fourteenth Dis
trict,
j. w. LUSK.
For Representative Thirty-third Dis
trict,
WILLIAM r. MOORE.
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, 1902-10-18

The claim department of the repuh-
lican party is getting ready to take
all the glory of having settled the
strike-if it ever happens to get set
tied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

Attorney General Knox seems to be
the man who is sent out by the re-
publican Fagin To- steal the demo
cratic idea of how to bust the trusts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

cupation is among the most hazard
Gus in fact and cheerless in general
sense in which man may employ him
self
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and.weekly at 1924 Second
Avenue, Rock Island, ILL Entered At the
Postonice as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-18

BY THE j. W. POTTER 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
BOYWONDER WHIRL WIND
He Startled Members of Board
of Agriculture Today.

A boyish-appearing young man got
up in the session of the state board of
agriculture this morning and he set
the farmers wild with enthusiasm. He
was down on the programme as Prof.
A. D. Shamel, and those in attendance
at the meeting expected to see an
elderly, dignified looking professor, who
would use spectacIes to help him read
his paper Instead they saw a young
man, scarcely more than boy, who
appeared hardly out of his teens. He
talked for more than an hour at the
rate of almost two hundred words a
minute.
IF a few Kansas farmers would put
into practice what he has said it would
be worth millions of dollars to the
state" said H. D. Watson, the NebraS-
ka alfalfa king, when Prof. Shamel had
finished.
Secretary Coburn said the same thing.
Mr.. Coburn also added that he is the
greatest recognized authority on corn
in the world.
He is 'it' when it comes to corn
said Secretary Coburn. No other man
can anywhere approach him in knowl-
edge of corn"
Prof Shamel is little less than a mar
vel He is really just % years old. At
the age of Is he started into Illinois
university, and after three years OF
study he was placed at the head OF the
nois experiment station. He has been
conducting these experiments and
teaching in his department in the lll1-
nois Agricultural college for the past
five years.
Prof. Shamel's description of how seed
corn is bred is interesting. Each
variety must be kept pure and free
from all mixture he said. This is a
difficult problem in most cases, because
the pollen will drift at least so rods.
The breeding must therefore be done
where the breeding field can be protect
ed from other corn fields, as by hedges,
timber or other natural barriers to
pollen drifting, or in a very large field
of the same variety that is being bred.
This last plan has been used with good
results in developing sweet corn var1e-
ties, but it is not so quick in results as
the plan of isolating breeding fields. A
field of about an acre in size Of the best
corn land is selected. The character of
the soil is of extreme Importance. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10

placing of the breeding plot in a poor
soil in a single year may destroy the
work of many years careful breeding.
The land should be carefully prepared,
according to the best methods of fitting
the seed bed in that locality The plan
is to plant each ear by itself in this
field, either in plots ten hills square or
in a row. For simplicity, the row sys-
tenn will be described and the same
principles will apply to the plot as to the
row plan. Select thirty-two typical
ears of the variety to be improved.
This seed should be secured from some
breeder Of this variety, because he has
accomplished what would take the be-
ginner many years to develop. In other
words, the corn grower can begin where
the breeder left off. Lay out this acre
with a marker. Shell off the tips and
butts of the ears to be used for seed and
plant three kernels in every hill by
hand, covering with the hoe. Plant one
row 112 hills long from each ear. Now
cultivate ordinarily. As soon as the
corn begins to taSsel go through the
field three times, once every other day,
and cut off or pull out the tassels of all
stalks that have produced no shoots;
all weakly stalks, and all suckers.
These barren and poor stalks produce
more pollen than the stalks bearing
ears, and it is important that this pollen
does not fertilize the future seed. The
seed kernels will produce plants like
the parents, and if one of the parents is
weak the chances are that this weak
ness will crop out in some of the prog
eny. In Illinois this per cent of barren
stalks has been reduced from 81 to IL
per cent. in five years of such attention.
In the fall the number of good ears
should be counted in every row. The
seed for the next seed field should be
selected from the five rows producing
the largest number of good ears. The
rest of the field can be used for general
planting
Prof Shamel is an enthusiastic be-
lever in the rotation of crops in order
to preserve the fertility of the soil Any
farming community, he says which
practices one-crop system is bound to
eventually become poverty stricken.
The fertility of the soil is like bank
account. BY continued drafts without
any deposits, the balance will sooner or
later be found on the wrong side of the
ledger.
T. w. Morse of Mound City, also read
a paper at the morning session today on
THE Lister in Kansas Corn Economy"
The sessions of the board will close
tonight. Prof. H. NJ. CottrelI will de-
liver an address on the work of the
experiment station at Manhattan, and
Mrs. S. E. Roby, of Topeka. will read
a paper on THE Farmers Wife and the
Rest ROOM both of which are eX-
pected to be very interesting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
SELLS CIRCUS SOLD.
But Topeka Snowman Will Have
1t Back Again.

New Orleans, Jan. 1o.-The Sells &
Gray circus was sold at auction yes
terday at Algiers by the civil sheriff
to satisfy the debt of the Donaldson
Lithographing company, of Newport,
KY. There were three bidders-Jam es
H. Gray, who was Mr.. Sells partner
in the show, bid; VIM. M. Donaldson,
and the Schwartz Foundry company
being the others. Mr.. Donaldson
bought the property for $5,025.
The sale was made in a lump, and
everything in connection with the show
goes to the purchaser. Mr.. Donaldson
said last night that the property would
be resold to Mr. Sells and NJ. J. Downs
who have formed partnership, and will
carry on the business. Mr.. Gray is
eliminated.
The show will be taken to Louisville
or Newport at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10

get their moneys worth. 1t is not any
more like a lottery than entering ones
chickens in this chicken show. Judge
Hazen has held that slot machines
which give something every time are
not gambling devices. 1 have no OBJ
lection to the guessing contest, but
whether I will demand Mr.. Forbes
resignation is another question"
In talking of his letter, Mr.. Griley
says: I wrote this letter at the sug-
gestion of several of my constituents,
and it seems to meet with the hearty
approval of several members of &ne
council to whom 1 have shown it. Mr..
Forbes is a city official He has no
more business to be fighting this public
enterprise than General Miles had to
criticise his superiors. The people of
Topeka want this guessing contest;
they want the pipe organ in the Audi
torium. and it is the people who pay
Mr.. Forbes his salary. He ought to
either shut up or get out and quit
drawing pay from the city"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10

Joe BeveIIe and Charley Coats were
arrested last night on the terrible charge
of ''disorderly conduct. This covers
any crime from rough house" to talk
ing too loud and waking a sleepy police
man, but in this particular case it
means that the boys had burning de-
sire to see the fowls at the Auditorium
Not having the price, they made bold
to enter by a door reserved for en-
ployes and exhibitors, and were caught
at it. OF course the boys We're not
time boy and crawled under the tent
at the circus just like other boys. In
speaking of the act for which the boys
were booked, the court observed that
he knew of many people who worked
harder to secure an undeserved pass
to the hen party than the boys did.
Last night a pair of would-be high
wayrnen made a sorry attempt at
''elevating' Mr.. Harvey Benton at his
livery stable, 235 Monroe street. They
marched boldly up to his door and
pointed three revolvers at his person, al
the same time requesting him to put
up his hands. Instead of complying
with this reasonable request, Mr.
Benton ''Iiz up" and the bold,
bad highwaymen, hastily departed.
of the law and gave a description of the
thugs. One of these parties was a ne
gro, and this description was a Sufh-
cient excuse for the arrest of Attorney
Turner, who is a dark black colored
person without visible means of sup
port, was sojourning at the Union Pa
cific depot in North Topeka and was
therefore collected on the grounds that
he might be the man behind the guns.
Mr.. Benton called early this morning
and relieved the minds of the police by
telling them that they had the wrong
man. Turner was armed with a choice
collection of alleged legal papers,
among which was worthless deed to
a large tract of land in Texas, power
of attorney, etc, which he made bod
to introduce as evidence of his good
standing. He said that he was travelling
in cog, and was simply masQuerading
as a bum, had the best kind of a real
estate business, and was en- route to
Sweetwater county, Wyoming, to COR
ner a large and juicy land deal. lie
made a strong talk, but his medicine
was not good with the court, who fined
him ten, Just to hold him for awhile"
James Adams is weary walker from
far Denver. He had been to a sanitor-
ium in Missouri to consult a learned
doctor about his condition. He exhibit
ed his condition to the court by a series
of wobbles suggestive of a disorderly
spine. He said that the specialist had
told him that electricity alone would
cure him, and that his weak heart
would not stand for the treatment The
court advised him to wobble onward in
the direction of Denver, which he pro-
ceeded to do. A policeman who watched
his progress alleges that the kink in his
backbone suddenly disappeared when
he was block from jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
AMY FAIR OFFER"
Looking 10 Peace VIII Be En-
tertained by Beers.

Amsterdam, Jan. 10.-Tht Boer dele
gates I'm Holland evidently anticipate
that some kind of peace .overtures will
shortly be made, though they are reti-
cent as to their reasons for this belief.
They maintain, however, that the de-
mand for an unconditional surrender
must be abandoned.
1t is privately admitted that the del
egates will not reject what they call
"any fair offer of terms" If the nego-
tiations are started by neutral power
the delegates will earnestly seek to OBJ
tain modus vivendi, which will recon
cile Mr.. Kruger'S desire for complete in
dependence with the terms offered by
Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
WANTS FORBES OUT.
Councilman Griley Asks Mayor
to Remove Him.

Councilman Joseph Griley of the Sec
ond ward has written a letter to Mayor
Hughes demanding that Mayor Hughes
call for the resignation of License Col
Iector P. H. Forbes, who is fighting the
letter is as follows:
ITO the Honorable Mayor of the City
of Topeka.
Collector p. H. Forbes, one of your ap-
pointees. is proving himself to be a
knOcker by taking the position he has
against the Choral society of Topeka, 1
respectfully request that you demand
his immediate resignation, because l
think his actions are against the best
interest of our city and l do sincerely
believe that a large majority of the
taxpayers do object to having their
money, which is paid in the shape of
taxes, used for the purpose of main
tanning such man IN office.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH GRILEY,
"A Taxpayer and Member of City
Council"
When Mayor Hughes was asked to-
day whether he would demand Mr.
Forbes resignation, he said:
Il don't knoW-I haven't decided. Mr.
Forbes can't be removed from office.
He was confirmed by the council. 1t is
optional with him whether he resigns
or not suppose Mr.. Forbes will say
that he was talking in his capacity as
a private citizen, not as a city official,
when ne jumped unto the guessing con-
test. Hasn't man right to express
his individual opinion?
Personally, can't see that there is
any harm in the guessing contest.
can't see that it is a lottery. People
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
DECREASEIN REVENUE.
French Treasury Is Still Falling
Behind

Paris, Jan. 10.-A decrease in the rev.
enue returns is again shown by the fig
ureS of the last three months, which are
S,271, S44 francs below the estimates and
20,105000 francs below the returns for
the same period of 1900 The total de-
felt for 1901, compared with the esti-
mates, is Ill 900, 900 francs. The falling
off is attributed to the nonimportation of
wine in consequence of the exceptional
crops of 1900 and 1901, to the rearrange-
ment of the excise liquor duties, and to
the sugar bounty policy The latter Is
deficit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
Death of Percy Charlton.

Chicago, Jan. 10-Percy Charlton,
travelling passenger agent of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad, with
headquarters in Chicago, son of James
Charlton, chairman of the Transconti-
mental Passenger association, and
brother of George G. Charlton, general
passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton
railway, died here today. Mr.. Charlton
was operated upon for appendicitis last
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
Too Much on His Mind.

New York, Jan. 10.-Christopher Miller,
80 years old, hanged himself in the bath
room of his sons home here today. A
week ago the man was much grfeved by
the death of his sister-inlaw at the age
of 81 years and his mind was further up
set by reading of the accident in the New
York Central tunnel on Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Explained at the Crawford Sunday
at p M

Edward A Kimball, C. S. D. of Chi
cago, who lectures at the Crawford
opera house Sunday at p. m. has had
years of practical experience in the
Christian Science work as teacher, lee
turer and practitioner All who wish to
know what Christian Science is should
not fail to attend this lecture. 1t is free
to every body and no collection will be
fol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
Bliss Made President.

New York, Jan.10.-The Union League
club elected Cornelius N. Bliss, presi-
dent, last night. President Roosevelt,
who had long been an active member,
was elected honorary member.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
The Fight Was Stopped.

Bellows Falls, VT, Jan. 10.-Young
Kelley of Boston was given a bad
pounding by Dave Mcneil last night
before the Mountain Athletic club. The
bout was stopped at the end Of the
thirteenth round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
A Baby Prin cess.
[From the PhiIadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record
Princess Yolanda Marguerite of Italy.
though debarred by the statutes from
succeeding her father as Queen of
United Italy, is yet regarded through
out Victor Emanuel's kingdom with in
terest and affection. The baby princess
was born on June l last, and with the
one exception of her grandmother, the
queen dowager, she is the first princess
born to the house of Savoy during the
last fifty years. Yolanda is also the
only baby ever born in the Quirinai
since the palace passed away from the
papal court. There are at the present
time ten male heirs to the Italian crown,
all cousins of the present king. Prin
cess Yolanda should she remain an only
child, will be one of the great royal
heiresses of the twentieth century. for
she will inherit her fathers large phi
waite fortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
For Boxing in New York.

New York. Jan. 10.-James E. Sulli-
van, secretary of the Amateur Athletic
union, is preparing for presentation to
the legislature boxing bill under which
amateurs will be allowed to compete in
this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
POLICE JOTTINGS.
Harvey Benton Has Experience
With Highwaymen.
yolvers But Reiterated.
GOT THE WRONG MAN.
But p. L. Turner Was Fined
Just the Same.
Apparently 1t Was Because He
is Lawyer.

EW were the cases
to come before the
honorable p o Ii C e
court today. The
case of A. Brown,
"Hikf," was con-
tinued until the
IN o + r o w. The
charge a g a i n 5 t
him is now keep
ing a hog in the
city limits and he
pleads guilty. but
contends that the
ordinance has been
suspended. t h {
court will advise
with himself and
determine whether.
or not such is the
case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Her Mistake.-"And she didn't think
she would like golf at all?" mo. She
had a strange idea that plaids would
not become her.'--Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10

Card of Thanks-I wish to tender my
sincere thanks to friends and relatives
for their help and comfort during the
sickness and death of my mother.
MRS HATTIE REED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10
FREE pIsPENsARY.

FREE DIsPENSARY, 12s Kansas ave.
north of 1st ST., under management OF
seven Topeka physicians. where those
ment may have the same free of charge