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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
AHnrrihIe Outbreak

"Of large sores on my little daogh-
ter's head developed into a case of
scald head" writes &. ID. Isbill, of
Morgahton, Tenn, but Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve completely cured her. It's
a guaranteed cure for eczema, tet-
ter, salt rheum, pimples, sores, ulcers
and piles. Only 25c at Hartz & Ulle-
meyers drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
Inspecting Steamers.

James |. Carey and George i.
Knapp. government steamboat in
spcctors, of Dubuque, reached the
city last night from Burlington,
where they have been busy for a few
days. and today proceeded to inspect
the Helen Blair and other boats ly-
ing in the yards here that are about
to begin the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
Police Points.

William Hoy was fined so and
costs by Magistrate Johnson on a
charge of assault and battery.
Al Phillips last evening informed
the police that he had been relieved
of his bicycle, Liberty Bell, which
he had left at the wheel room at tho
Rock Island Plow factory3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
Other River Notes.

The packet, City of WinOna, will
not begin the season between the
tri-cities and Clinton, Fulton and
Lyons for period of perhaps two
weeks. She is having new boilers
put in place and the work will take
some time yet for completion.
Capt. Zach G.. Suffer, the rapids
pilot. is on deck for his season of
duty, having taken his place in line
today for the first time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
Stand by the
Standard!

Prices Cream Baking Powder is
everywhere the acknowledged standard,
the powder of the highest reputation,
greatest strength, and absolutely pure.
1t renders the food more healthful and
Palatable, and using it exclusively you
are assured against alum and other dan
gerous chemicals from which the low
grade powders are made.
DR.. Prices Baking Powder is sold on
its merits only never by the aid of
lotteries, gifts, commissions or other
schemes. The entire value of your
money comes back to you in baking pow
der-the purest, most economical made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Ioc 25c. II c. c. @. fail, druggists refund money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27

NoTE.- Alum baking powders are low
priced, as they cost but three cents a
pound to make. But alum leaves ia the
bread or cake glauber salts, sulphuric
acid and hydrate of alumina-alI iniuri-
Gus, the last two poisonous,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27

PRIcg BAKING POWDER Co.;
CHICAGO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
Cannot Farm.
Evan.vIIle's Seating Capacity.

\ letter from EvansviIIe says The
seating capacity of the grounds
there will be nearly 1000. The ban
ner crowd last year was 1907
Evansville works the season ticket
advance sale plan to raise money
and reports flatteripg success al
ready, insuring crowds TO come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27
f. j. Math

1716-171s Second Avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-27

The latest decision uf the baseball
rule makers is to have the new foul
strike rule tried for two months and
then take mail vote ON it. when IL
Il ma iority of clubs are against il,
To change it. This rule seems To he
generally misunderstood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
HARp TWENTIETH CENTURY PROGRAM.

Afghanistan is very backward great in population
industries wealth and Of OF the worlds
great of It's rather large. but its
surface is rugged for the part and the conditions of
life tend to poverty and more or less hardship.
But the land OF the Afghans important the less
It lies between the Asatic empires held by Russia
and Great Britain Both Of those great powers watch it
with jealous Each dominate its policy
control its rulers The first least expects to annex
all Of its territory at convenient time Muscovite
and British systems of government and civilization
likely meet Afghanistan in the stress war; if
then surely in the competition Of peaceful
Manifestly a country situated. with India
side and Persia and Russian Turkestan on two more
cannot keep out of the general Of the world
impulses forces the age Inferiorty
of resources and remoteness Of position may postpone
modify pressure as China has resisted in vain
but the Afghans permit the progress Of the world
touch and modify their land they do not there will
be trouble
Yet great gathering and council Of Afghan chief
tans held in Cabu recently the Ameer, the despot
whose power limited only by the chance Of revolt among
his retainers and vassals declared would guard
Afghanstan against foreign aggression prevent the in
PRODUCTION railroads. telegraph lines and European trade
stand firm against the educational work of mission
aries. That to say viii defy the spirit Of the age
and the great forces of modern civilization.
This is a hard program for the twentieth century,.
says the Cleveland Leader. 1T must be modified
smashed for even the Balanced pressure from Russia
one side and England on the other hold up for
many years state whose ruler utterly opposed
progress The more stify the Ameer maintains posi-
ton he taken the probable the downfall OF his
throne and the end Of Afghan independence must be-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
Random Comment.

over four thousand sheep were brought
recently from Montana 70 Lansing. Mich.
10 De fed there on sugar beet refuse.
a mammoth cottonwood tree was cut q
few days ago u the bottoms Of the Little
Wabash river. over in Illinois. whiea
contained eight thousand feet OF lum5er
The tree was twenty-one feet in circun~
ference, and a twelve-foot log on the
first limb cut six hundred feet Of ruer-
charitable lumber. When the tree VS.
felled the tailest man in the neighbor-
hood could not see over the logs IS trey
say on the ground.
The coaling Of army transports II Va
gassik.. Japan. IS one OK the most inter
estinE sights OF voyage, the coaling he
I1g done hy about four huncrea Ja0a-
nese men and women very quick y. and
ay manual labor alone. no mechaH caf d.
vice 81 any kind being used Coal ldrges
age run Up along each side Of re trans
post. Every opening IS used 10 receive
coal. while lines OF women are sorufcd 0n
ladders aud along the decks . pass coal
il baskets from oHe 70 another
Ii is said that il Rhodesia while ants
destroy boots and articles o. eio-s.iite llft
ol- tables and hanging o. nails t..a ffi-
lowing IS from letter received rerentlE
frou south Africa ION awsllirg 90 ire
morning sou axe astolisaeil t. see q loT-,-
shaped object on the brick foor short
distance from Eour bed. whh t0a nsiss
It the tep. on closer examination ysu
discover that the holes have 5lst tne sise
AID sl-Ise 81 The inside ~ rour hscrs.
which you lucsl1Llouslr Jeff Ga tns si-s1r
use nlShr before T1er have gfrrn fsrnt
ard T.rorertial 20 an alL aesu. a-I th-
ing IS .elL 81 them except tl- nslis- Lfe-
.ess. ard mas le Part ~ TIE hee,s.
= remarkable nsturdt cave has lesa
lieC 1FaTel 81 1Ient.La4 about flsr rrrise
ea-- ~ Ellre 4 large rirer win cs.1-
rart . ator- 6Ee hurdrsi FEET w1s ,r-
alei1 4s distance - seerl macs
E7.th9at discoveries IS cesrs- ~ o-r,-t-
= -ew arte-ls - Stone ard copper 1le--
s14 se1e ns oHlsef 81 50 is
zuan bones we're sfse discovered g. cr
~ tae large lfsartu7elts ssulr-Ess asse
ae-c ettr evidence taaE - ssru2 tr1c -
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Etalte1- 4ae Er~ng -stre 81
tae aft s -a4e srrse isrl
astu 50 a telut tfs9 fest aAslEe ttt led
fae Sea rs1u rlvsr whsle s7g gagged = hiaef-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02

commissioners negotiate such treaties presented their
favorable trade results to and declared that we have
come to the parting Of ways We must go to the left
he said 'on the Spanish exclusveness and indus
trial stagnation home market and for our nsular
possessions go to the right on the smooth highway of
reciprocity and industrial expansion"
In spite OF the opposition one body of proectonist
opinion which holds high protection with no avors
to give to ask there the radical change
that has taken place since the rapid rise Of our exports
in larger body Of opinion among manufacturers
ar McKineys very radical change of attitude during the
last year his life reflected the change Of the dominant
protectionig opinion Whereas we used to fear protec
ton for home industries" now hear encouragement
for exports"
That constantly widening application of reciprocity
would logically free trade is true But so gradual
best viii be practical application of the principle
this possible ultimate effect in no way deters proec
tonists from favong reciprocity They declare indeed
that is logical extension of professionalism also
is true.
Considered from political point of view the subject
suggests this interesting renecton-that are so prac
teal people that we easily our political doctrines
commercial necessities. The important fact that
the American manufacturer wants foreign markets. must
have foreign markets, viii have foreign markets. Until
few years ago he paid little attention foreign markets
and then he strenuous friend Of protection against
imports. Now it is imports that trouble hint is
his needs exporter Whether his changing doctrine
be merely the extension of his old principle of protection
or its abandonment matters little; for happily it is
doctrine that rules either the commercial world
political action We grow by facts. If permit
political formulas withhold from reciprocity shall
discover that they will protect retaliation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
9aiit115 Eaale

IN. III. MURDOCH. Editor


Nchita welcomed birth of the second year Of the
new century with very noisy demonstration Those who
in sleep forgotten recurring event were awakened
by booming ringing bells shrekng whistles and
fusaue furious render sleep for time impossi-
bic No Oub the inspiration Of glad demonstration
in honor Of the newborn day begotten the salts
faction vi ch the dying had Afforded The year whose
passing signalled lively fashion had been
the great et for Wichita all her people in all her
history It year of many victories
alaro substantial gain The bottom can never fall
out Of VIII Wichita in the first year Of this new cen
fury. H stride long one which opposing inter
es lie ished beneath her feet the past year is to be
the of the cys future pace the race will border
the sp scacular The year 1901 added to Wichita in
population way little understood and much
less appre cated by those have thought they we're
keeping cl tab her progress Her trade has ex
panded her capital increased by leaps and bounds
And why 81 oud this richest grandest coun-
ties which the shines on in being developed to its
uFumates roduce relatively grand city? AS sure as re-
suts mmensurate with environments it win Within
the fed CO vered by wichas trade influences and inter
ess day hundreds Of prosperous towns and cities will
founlS neurshng future time but the greatest
Of these VII be the Peerless Princess of the Praries
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
THE POPE ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.

The popes recent declaration regarding the divorce
habit is in keeping with the most sacred principles and
traditions Of the church and is douby impressive because
OF the evident realization of his holiness of the growing
tendency of civilization in certain phases to disregard the
sacred obligation of the marriage tie. It is Of the
immuable Of the church Of Rome that there be
dissolution of the marriage tie. that marriage is
sacrament and cannot be nulhfed.
King Edward has taken occasion to make declaration
Of approval relative to the poUes recent erance he
subject of marriage and divorce Queen Victoria hos
tile 10 divorces and he present sovereign has inherited
her wen known antpalhy that scaudalous feature CT
modern civilization KING Ed2wrd has manifested his
opinions urcn this subject Enthusiastically that certain
members az tbe English nobility have determined orego
contemplate divorce proceedings and to patch their
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
That BIG REPUBLICAN, PowANow.

The Kansas Day Cub, which was originally and still
largely an Plantation composed Of yeng and aspiring
Republicans wiz hold annaa pow-vtow at Topeka on
this month These annual meetings are kind
social function of political proclives There viii
quantum cient of stuflng, me9iocrity of proh
bition suI3ausage not redundance Of politics
States viii be compared and VIII ere possible adjusted and
the future disposed fer the time being
The coming meeting is be the important at least
numerousy attended any the history of the
club Every fellow pass for his dish and all pay alike
the being very reasonable. if not nominal one.
Politics wiz be wholly of proportion to the provender
the coming occasion upon which predicted the
unusuay large attendance The aspirant who fails to be
on hand viii probably sacrificed all chances for i'm
medat preferment capture the Kansas Day Club has
capture the party hence the state What between
buzzng smoking figuring and, lofty speechifyng the
heads Of tie newly initiated win whirl Any Republican
viii be welcome all there is in sight or hearing
all else that he catch on to- All local leaders
contemplating participation in the fesvity should notify
A Valentine secretary Topeka that place and plate
may be reseped for them And it viii be worth the while
Of all such to attend.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
ENTERPRISES OF EXPANSION.

The two greatest practical enterprises that our ex
pansion of activity has led and which lie immedi-
aey before US the cutting Of the sthian
the laying Of Pacific cable, and both certain to
be done The treaty with England laid before
the senate soon congress convened It gives all
asked fer and need desire The Isthmian Canal Com
mission made its report expressing preference for the
Nicaragua route and effort viii be made during
this session Of congress to authorize its construction The
Pacific cable equally well assured TO these enter
prises there is organized opposition that follows party
lines.
The other two measures that meant to further
outward growth the reciprocity trade treaties whether
sngy by general SYSTEM and subsidies to American
ships About reciprocity the Republicans VIII not easily
agree; and to subsidies there viii again be party oppo
sition by the Democrats wei some Republican
onnositinn
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
THE NEW sEcRErARY OF rHgTREAsuRv.

seltmade men run this country. Its greatest hnancers
its greatest statesmen its greatest successes along all
lines nine cases ont ten started at the bottom came
Of humble conditions oaten Of extreme poverty Outside
OF the and the families Of the prominent
were obscure And majority Of the heroes of our
and Of the past and present started as poor
boys sefreliant selfmade men of humble and oftime
INDECENT boyhoods were Lincoln, Grant Garfield and
Mckinley as also were the original Goulds vanderbils
Norgans Rockeeers Armous Carnegies and the others
Governor Shaw Of Iowa Who becomes secretary Of the
treasury is another shining convincing illustration
Of the democratic assertion that there is no chance fer
poor boy this country says the Lawrence Journal He
born log cabin in Vermont and earned money TO
pay his way through school and college. He was a
farm hand. teacher and afterward q lawyer and he
his advancement TO his own ezertions He became
banker and millionaire twice elected governor OF
Iowa and becomes the head Of the financial depart
uent Of the government. he has splendid reputation
:or honesty and integrity and While the eastern financial
do not al approve Of The selection the chances
that he win make success Of his work in tie treas
ay just he has made success Of everything to which
be has put his hand
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
4 NEM @PAPgR CANDIDATE ZOE PREsIpENr.

The new eDaper correspondents at Washington whose
business pr rarily is up news that is new and
which in turn oompes them keep touch by whatever
means with tt e undercuent the political stream viii
have the re going be candidate against Roose-
welt before the next national convention and that such
candidate will NJ be Fairbanks Indiana but Hanna of
Ohio The Boso Transcript correspondent declares that
Mark Hanna be confidential friend late pres
ident is made the Iegaee Of all those who find occasion
to disagree with Ro oeve who have been turned down
by him directly indiDecty Fairbanks spooner and
Foraker can commaIh the attention. sympathy and con-
fdence Of such dgr united element while Mark Hanna
not them This another instance of the
unexpected in politics
These writer's can further into the future than
the average politician, tainly two three years
further reversal Of pres nt prosperous conditions fol
lowed by panic and disaster might reyoIonize public
sentiment or Roosevelt might so antagon1ze Republican
leadership as precpitate fight against him But no
such episodes are in sight present IT, therefore things
continue they are. they thus continue it is
hot air talk about possible opponent to
Roosevelt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
raE McREAslNe as EoR rRApE REcleRocIry

THE INCREASING Push FOR TRADE RECIPROCITY
The agitation by American manufacturers FOR more
aade treaties becomes more ana more earnest Meetings
small and large are ROW held 50 often that reciprocity
dinners may Be called the fashion anong associations Of
Manufacturers Many were held daring the carly fan all
ieadng mp to the convention In Philadelphia At the an
nual dinner Of the Iynos Manufacturers Association
al Chicago 0cto6e alr Kasson President MeKinIeys
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-02
nncH NlRraE N ~ .aer

'AsseEauces are al very weii-5f guaranteed. Il Is
reported thar General Louis Botaa has already received
assurances taf the hnea hofaesteaas 81 TIE brs wi
Il rebuilt IS the British nineria RequeT II peace
- aranso5 BE has hen informed faat the iaDisaeI
leaders 5 q er1ttee 60 rezirn - tle!r c)ntfy sirlI
rwelv months - the ouclaf Proclamation 81 SETTLEMENT
and tba within the pero2 amnesty which
incInde tbe convicted Cape Tsae VIII be declared fer 81
bona .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

500 days in the year. No country in
the world is possessed of more pleasing
seaside resorts. South of the thirty fifth
parallel, its semitropic sea permits of
surf bathing the year round. Few
storms disturb the placid waters of this
part of the Pacific. hemmed in by a
chain of islands that themselves have
large possibilities as pleasure places.
The coast, picturesque and abrupt for
many miles of its length. has beaches
that for beauty and magnitude are not
excelled anywhere. The fame of Santa
Barbara is worldwide. and Santa Moni-
ca, Long Beach, Terminal island, Santa
Catalina island and other resorts re-
ceive each winter an influx of pleasure
seekers from all over the United States
and even from Europe.
And these resorts are well equipped
to minister TO the comfort and amuse
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07

took a postgraduate course at Johns
Hopkins university and then spent
year studying dramatic art and oratory
in New York. At the age of twenty he
was elected member of the North
Carolina legislature. This induced him
to take up the study of law. and he
was admitted to the bar.
Later. however, Mr.. Dixon became
persuaded that it was his duty to
preach the gospel, and. after filling pas
torates in Raleigh. n. c., and Boston,
he received call from New York. His
church. the Twenty-third Street Bap-
fist, at once began to feel the influence
of his preaching. The congregation
doubled and finally outgrew the capaci-
ty of the church. The hall of the Y.
M. G. A. was engaged. and for four
years it was taxed to its full capacity
Later he withdrew from the Twen.
ty-third Street church and founded the
Peoples church. Services were held
in the Academy of Music. one of the
largest auditoriums in New York
Rev. Mr.. DiXon's efforts in his new
church did not meet with the success
he hoped for. and he finally abandoned
the pulpit. He went to Cape Charles,
Va. where he now resides with his
wife and children.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-02-07
American
Winter s@
ReCorts

Americans who are unable or disin-
clined to brave the rigors of northern
February and March have no need to
seek the West Indies or Mediterranean
shores to find sunny skies and balmy
breezes. Within the United States are
many beautiful and fashionable winter
resorts where the rude breath of old
Boreas is unknown and the pleasures
of outdoor life undiSturbed by suspi-
cion of Jack Frost.
During the past decade the develop
ment of the east coast of Florida has
converted semitropical wilderness in
to a paradise where pleasure loving
and health seeking mortals may revel
in perpetual summer. Southern Cali
fornia. THE Land Of Sunshine" is I'M
surpassed. even by the famous Riviera.
and a visit to its flower embowered
groves is like being transported to the
land of Arabian Nights"
Those who prefer the tonic influence
of mountain airs will find in he hills
of western North Carolina a climate
that replaces languor with strength
and vitality. So the American may
easily get in his own country that
which he often vainly seeks in foreign
clines.
Palm Beach. Fla. is a most fascinat-
ing spot. 1t owes its delicious. balmy
but not enervating climate to Lake
Worth, which is an arm OF the sea. A
narrow strip of beach between the
lake and the ocean is its site. Here.
amid cocoanut groves and tropical gar
dens, one may listen to the orchestra
and be cooled and conforted by fresh
breezes from the gulf
But resting is not the only diversion
of Palm Beach. Bicycle chairs. pro-
PEELED by col1red man mounted on
saddle behind the chair. take one