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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
DAILY SHORT STORY
The End of a Quarrel.
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Burglars were in possession of the
town-not Din open. poss ession. for they
were nevert seen; they hid somewhere
all day, doing{their housebreaking at
night This wSs comparatively simple,
for the police fforce consisted of five
men, who weresoxpecta dfto watch 5000
houses, Org IthousandSh to each
man. On tSmHlay ev ening when the
Burnes family twere aC'church and the
servant 'iout"s burglars entered the
house ands gott away with ,much plum
der. On Mo1B1ay nigE4, or, rather, morn
ing, they scutm hole(with a jig saw in
the kitch en- door of the LawrenceS,
turned the#key, walked in, took every
thing on Ii e ground|floor and depart
ed ,withOIr: awakening the inmates.
And\so thry proceeded, nearly every
night ente ting some house and carry
ing off va auables. Why they contin-
ued opera ions I'M one locality for so
long a time no one could tell unless
it was on account of lack of protec-
diOII-
Young Mrs. Bartlett had tiff with
her husband in jthe morning at the
befo re had left herr in the Iurch, there
was, an unusually 'large washing and
no oil lie to do it. She.had requested Mr..
Bart EFT to go out and hunt up a wom-
an to come in and launder. Mr.. Bart
lett II al replied that by so doing he
might possibly lose,an important bust
ness cal and thousand dollars that
WOULD go with it. Then Mrs. Bartlett
had To Id him that if he refused the
washiny would hTYe to go over, and
this VIC uld disarrHnge the household
for thef whole week and perhaps Ion
ger, wLereupon Mr.. Bartlett told her
that he : would rather the washing
stand ovCT n month than that he should
lose his deal. This was the way it
started, and itIended by Mr.. Bartlett
putting Ole hisihat and going out, shut
ting the COor ION the middle of SEN
tence his wife was firing at him.
As soon Es'the husband had departed
the wife went out herself, luckily
found a la nndress, brought her home
and in few minutes the serenity of
the household was only broken by the
rub, rub, III in the laundry. Mrs.
BartIetts irri tation cooled down as the
wafer in theE ange boiler grew hot, and
shea began IN regret her harsh words.
Mr.. Bartlett went to his office, had an
unmcky business day and when even
ing came, suppOsing his wife would be
in tINe same IqImor he had left her, in
steady of going home to continue the
quarrel went TO his club, dined and
spent the evening there.
When the dinner hour arrived and
Mr.. Bartlettldh not return Mrs Bart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
Where Reform is Needed.

The report of the civil service COM
mission is a striking arraignment of
the postoffice department. The re-
port shows that the department has
been handed over to the politicians
who have used it to billet their heel
ers in the public treasury.
No attention has been paid t o the
merit law. Clerks have been employ
ed under the guise of ''laborers" and
the heelers have been placed on the
rolls without even the semblance of
an examination.
The postoffice at Washington City
has been the dumping ground for
those who could not secure positions
through the merit system. Hench--
men of congressman and senator's
have been given places in other parts
of the country without any eXamina
ton. To tide over deficiencies in
branches of the parent department
the Washington office has been drawn
upon. The purpose of the head Of
ficials seems to have been to set the
merit law aside and manage the de-
partment by politicians for politici-
ans.
Inc WnOle system seems TO De at
fault and vigorous changes are need
ed. President Roosevelt declares the
corruption and open defiance of the
merit law must be probed to the bot
tom.
The Rockford Star suggests that
he should begin by asking for the
resignation of Postmaster-GeneraI
Payne, very prince of spoiIsmen. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Payne was ia
ken into the cabinet to look after
politics. While he has been doing
this the spoilsmen and corruptionists
have managed the pastotfice depart
ment and made Il mess of il. Mr..
Payne is an accomplished politician
but has thus far shown no business
capacity He is too much of spoils-
man himself to uproot the spoils
system.
The paStofiice department is a bust
ness institution and should be con-
Quoted on business principles. Poll
tics and politicians should be elimin-
ated from it and until this is done the
spoilsmen will continue to look upon
the whole department as graft"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
The PowerfuI CattIe Baron,.

The administration has a kindly
heart for the cattle barons. so has or
dered the strenuous Colonel NIosby to
other pastures than the public domain
in Nebraska. where his presence caused
so much annoyance to the cattle men
in removing their fences several
months ago.
The Republican senators from Ne
braska made it plain to the secretary Of
the interior that the cattle barons
would defeat the Republican ticket in
that state unless the raid on them was
discontinued. 1t is stated that the cat
tie barons appealed to the president,
who, having been q cattle man himself,
was induced to aid them. The settlers
are indignant that their rights have
thus been trampled on, but as they are
but few their opposition counts but lit
tie against the power and wealth of
the cattle men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

lett began TO tremble for fear she had
gone too far. She dined alone-that is,
she went through the motions of din
ing. for she was in no mood to eat
When she paid of the laundress and
found herself absolutely alone in the
house her heart went down like the
mercury on the eve of a cyclone. Two
terrors We'd with each other for the
honor of absorbing her attenticn-one
that she had driven her husband away
from her, the other that the burglars
who were infesting the town. might
make her visit Locks and keys were
q great deal for her, and she locked
and bolted every door in the house, in
Guiding the front door, besides noting
carefully that the catch was properly
set on every window. The evening
was spent, first, in abusing her hus-
band for not coming home; second,
fearing that he never would come
home, and, third, expecting every min
ute to be burglariZed. About II o'clock
she went upstairs, and, putting on
wrapper, lay down on the bed.
Suddenly she started up. Had she
heard a sound below or had she dream
ed it? While she was wondering there
was step in the rear of the house Co
ing to a back window she peeped
through the blinds, which she had pur-
posely slanted, but though she could
hear some one below she could see
nothing. Noiselessly opening the shut
ter, she put out her head and looked
down upon a man trying the window
catch on the floor below.
Sometimes the most timid uneXpect-
eddy display the greatest bravery when
put to Il trial. Mrs. Bartlett realized
that something must be done to drive
the man off. She feared that if she
cried out she would not be heard and
it would incite the burglar to kill her
There was neither gun nor pistol in the
house, and if there were she would not
dare touch either. Like q flash it came
to her that the water in the boiler was
very hot, having been kept so all day
for laundry purposes. Selling pitcher
she rushed to the bath room, filed it
with steaming water, returned to the
window and poured it down on the
head of the burglar.
There was yell and the man, wiring
ing his hands, stepped back and looked
up at the window.
'Fiend," he cried, chow can you be
so devilish as to pour scalding water
on your husband?"
There was Il shrek at the window,
and Mrs. Bartlett, frantic, rushed
downstairs and threw open a back
door. There was a passionate protest
from the husband, willie the wife beg
God him IN como into rho bouCp Mr.
Bartlett had been protected from the
hot water excepting his hands, which
looked like boiled Holsters. The water
was not boiling. but was hot enough 10
blister them. His wife wrapped them
IN cotton saturated with sweet oil, and
a. neighbour. looking in through the win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
Startling Evidence

Fresh testimony in great quantity
is constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kings New Dis overy for consump-
ton, coughs and colds to be unequal
ed. A recent expression from 7. j.
Mcfarland, Bentorville, Va, serves as
example. He writes: 81 had bron-
chitis for three years and doctored all
the time without being benefited.
Then 1 began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery, and a few bottles wholly
cured me-" Equally effective in cur
ing all lung and throat troubles, con-
pneumonia and grip. Guar
anteed by Hartz & Ullemeyer, drug
gists. Trial bottles free; regular
sizes, so cents and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
Tariff Reform.

The republicans are getting to-
gether on the tariff and refOrmers in
Iowa and elsewhere have succumbed
to the threats of the protectionists
that they would find themselves out
side of the republican ramparts if
they persisted in their efforts to
change even one schedule of the
DingIey law The deluded voters in
Iowa. Wisconsin and elsewhere, who
last fall elected the republican candi-
dates for congress on their promise
and that of Mr.. Babcock, the chair
man of the republican congressional
committee, that ''the incoming con-
gress was charged with the duty of
revising the tariff" are left in the
lurch There are those who believe
that Mr.. Babcock was never sincere
in his tariff schedules that shelter the
trusts. but there are other republ
can congressman who made similar
promises who are credited with a de-
sire to redeem them. How can they
do 50? The majority of the republi
can members of the next congress
that will soon meet are determined
stand-patters and are pledged to not
change letter of the sacred law.
There is only one way open to those
republican members of congress who
really desire tariff reform, and that
is to join the democrats in demand
ing it. To be successful in this there
must be IA republicans willing to join
such coalition, for the trust party
has - ma iority in congress. 1t is
hardly likely that IA Independent re-
publicans can be found who will so
vote. Judging from the past Mr.. Bah
cock certainly viii not do SO. a bill
to place trust productions on the free
list will be introduced in the incoming
congress and an opportunity will be
thus given the supposed reformers to
curb the eXOrbitant trust prices.
The rules that the republican ma
jority in congress will again adopt
are intended to prevent any vote be-
ing taken on a bill that the legisla-
tors do not approve. The power Civ
en- the speaker is so autocratic that
he can refuse to recognize any MEM
Der, to call up bill or offer an
amendment to one that does not suit
the republican leaders. But IA re-
publicans can change the rules, if
they vote with the democrats.
Nearly every western state is rep
resented by one or more congressman
who promised the voters of their dis
trict to vote for tariff reform, but
they will need a good deal of spur
ring by the voters to make them keep
their word. There are two or three
Massachusetts congressman who are
ready to vote for free raw materials,
and one of them, Mr.. Lowering, will
urge the passage of his drawback bill.
which Is. in fact, a modification of
tn tariff. If tariff bill of any kind
can be brought up for consideration
the democrats can propose an amend
ment ~ place trust productions on
the free list and every member of the
house will have to go on record by
yea and ray vote. That proposition
will be defeated in all probability and
the democrats can then present the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

The French have found a reason for
the popularity of the cakewalk. The
thing is French! One of the negroes
at the Nouveau Cirque, interviewed
by Paris paper, says that the origin
of the dance was French. Accord
ing to this latest account. some of the
French refugees from the court of
Marie Antonette introduced the minu-
ct into New Orleans about the time
of the revolution, and it was the ma
tive imitation of the most fashion
able dance in Europe that was after
wards developed into the cakewalk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
Use ALIENS Foot Ease.

A powder to be Shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nerv-
Gus and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have smartiDg feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools
the feet, and makes walking easy.
Cures swollen, sweating feet, ingrow-
ing nails, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try it
today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores for 25 cents. Trial pack
age free. Address Allen S. Olmstead,
lie Roy, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

Hon. j. NJ. Head, mayor of Nash
vile, Tenn. and member of the eX-
ecutive committee of the national
democratic committee. says the dem
ocratic party will not have so much
difficulty in uniting upon men as
candidates next year, as upon meas
ures. He thinks neither Mr.. Cleveland
or Mr. Bryan will be seriously consid-
cred for the nomination. but the
measures they represent will be on
hand for consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago, June 17-Following are the open
ing, highest. lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
Wheat.
Sept. 7315. 74K: 7SIh; 74&-
Dec, 734; 7414; 7316; 7S7s-.
Cora
July 9I14; sos 4914 sos.
Sept, 40 so isB 49K
Dec, AN; 4S16 4716; asa.
Oats
July, 3SY: s9al: 3S5: s91s-
Sept. 81 3lJs 386 33z
Dec, 1873 34I4; 33s1; 34J4.
Pork.
July, 1897: II 90: 10 %: 100
Sept, 1890; 1890; 1885; 10 So.
July. g s. 81. SIT: SIS.
Sept, s97, co; So; S97
RIDa.
July, e.3n: $50; e27: $50
Sept $50: q.30; 9.25; %.
Rye, July 5214; fax, cash, N. W. I.O7; s. W.
l.04, July LOS; Sep. 1925; barley, H6B55.
l02; hogs 81 200; cattle 20 OOO, sheep I2,C0O.
Hog market opened steady
Light % 95 96.25; mixed and butch
ers. f59596 25 good heavy, e5.CO&6 30, rough
heavy, 0t0D1.I0
Cattle market opened easier.
Sheep market opened slow.
Hogs at Kansas City 5000. cattle 1900;
hogs at Omaha IA 0J0 cattle 3,tGo.
Onion stock yards $40 d. %.
Hog market opened slow and steady.
Light, % 95d6 20, mixed and butchers C6 co
Q6.25: good neavy, Is 0O46 30; rough heavy,
t6 OOQ6l0
cattle market steady 10 a shade lower.
Reeves a l5G550, cows ana netters l.709
I 50, Texas steers S3 2o04 so, stockers ana
feeders a. 750b1.75.
Sheep market weak.
Union Stock yards close.
bog market closed S'rong.
LlgnI. 1875 GO; mixed aud butchers. 6.0c
Q6;25. good neavy, S6OO16.3O; rough heavy.
c title market closed steady.
sheep market closed dull
Estimated receipts Thursday: Wheat %
corn $50, oats l55, hogs Is 600.
New York Stocks.
New York. June 1.-THE following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
So. Pacific 4SB, sugar 1904. G. & A. com. 27Jz
gas q7A Penna i26l6. b. & .. S5l6 c. r. &
P. com S32i c. NJ & st. 2 1904, Manhattan 1876,
Pacific Mail 211i, Atchison com. 66ss. w. L
Tel. Co. S554. N. Y. Central l2s, L. s. n
llOIS, B.. L. T. Fly. Rdg. com. As leather
com. ga, copper 542i, AtChison Dfd. 94H. U.
). Steel ptd 1888, u. $ Steel common 3014.
Missouri Pacific 1928, Union PACING common
so. coal and iron 81. Erie common 81 3
wabash ptd 1915; Can Pacific 1918, Repu bic,
Steel common Is. Republic Steel ptd. 74h
NJ. *. s. 7. common 2t1s. American Car
Foundry common 35; C. s. q. W. lSH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
open Door For Exports ONLY.

Russia-Delighted TO find you so de-
termined on the open door. but when
are you going to open the door at
home?
United States-Oh, you don't under
stand the situation. Our susceptible
manufacturers simply couldn't stand
the drafts through it. The open door
is purely for export.-New York Even
ing Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
A serious Mistake

E. C. Dewitt & Co. is the name of
the firm that makes the genuine
Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's is the
Witch Hazel Salve that heals without
leaving a scar. 1t is a serious mistake
to use any other. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures blind, bleeding, itch
ing and protruding piles, burns,
bruises, eczema and all skin diseases.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy;
A. J. Riess drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

dow. saw AIR Bartlett approach his
wife to embrace her and thought the
couple wero entering upon a sparring
match with boxing gloves. He was
wrong. The sparring match was ended.
and the couple, disguised with the
fruits of it, have taken every precau-
ton against its repetition.
LUCY BRAKEMAN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

Estimated profits of the steel trust
for April and May are $25,0O0,00O, and
it is expected that the June winnings
of the combine will be about S13,000,-
600. That infant is surely big enough
TO get along without the tariff bottle
by this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17
Wednesday, June II.

If the present congress should pass
Il ship subsidy bill there will be
great many new faces in the next
one. Treasury raids for the fattening
of private interests are growing less
and less popular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

Makes assimilation perfect, healthy
blood. firm muscles, strong nerves.
Quickens the brain. makes and keeps
YOU well. Great medicine. Rocky
Mountain Tea. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

Mary Dahl, Clinton, Iowa: Rocky
Mountain Tea is just .lovely-makes
the skin soft and beautiful, brings
bright eyes, sweet breath. Keeps you
well. So cents. L. III. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

matter to the jury of all the voters of
the United States at the presidential
election
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
per year1in advance.
All communications argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication. 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, 1903-06-17

All the news all the time = The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-17

Chicago, June 17-Follow1ng are the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing quotations
IN today's markets:
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

level of the garden from the hill on Whlch the
Van Cortlandt mansion stands and also from
two other sides On the remaining side the ad-
Joining ground is level In the shade OF the
big trees on the hill by the Van Cortlandt house
rustic benches have been placed in spots COM
manding a fine view of the little garden
The trees that have been set out in the little
garden are fine ones, among them being Nor
vegian and Belgian NAPLES, white birches.
beeches, lnagnOlias, hardy evergreens, lockwood,
japanese trees and others beautiful in coloring
and shape All of the trees are young, and af-
ford shade yet.
Work on the garden was begun last fall un-
der the direction of Samuel Parsons, IT, land
scape gardener of the Park Department, and
the formal opening to the public came on Me
mortal Day. Although the park is now beautiful
it's present beauty is nothing to that looked
for when years of growth have added size and
abundant foliage to the trees and shrubs and
a substantial green to the grass, with just
suggestion of the rustic bridges and
walls of the canal
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
WH4T "VHIRLERS" ARE.

Frederick Ward Putnam, of Harvard Univer-
sity, who has recently been made a correspond
ing member of the famous Swedish Academy Of
Literature, History and Archaeology. asked a
group of students the other day if they knew
what "whirIers" were. The students said they
did not.
Then I'll tell you" said Professor Putnam.
There was once a dealer in haberdashery to
whom a teamster once came and said, I want to
get pair of whirers, sir
"'Whirers?' said -he haberdasher. What on
earth are whirlers?'
Why. stockings with the feet cut out the
teamster answered.
" Oh, said the haberdasher. Well, haven't
any whirIers. but I've got some very excellent
stockings Suppose show you some?
" All right the teanster said
so the haberdasher exhibited the best stock
ings he had in his shop. and the other selected
a fine pair, saying:
"T suppose you don't mind making whirlers
out of them for me?'
80 Not at ALL retorted the other. and with
pair of shears he cut the feet off the stockings.
Now said the teamster, how much are
they?
" Fifty cents. the same as before, Of couIse-
Fifty cents? Why. never paid more tnan
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
DUTCH COLONIAL GARDEN
One of the Nee attractions Of Fan
COrtIandt PdTk.

piece of work almost bordering on the
magical has been performed in Van Cortlandt
Park There, i'll a natural hollow on the LETT OF
the roadway leading from the station to the
old Var COrtlandt mansion, what was a snort
time ago a piece Of swampy, waste land has
been converted into a beautiful little garden
A Dutch colonial garden" the Park Depart
ment officials have named it. Laid out in the
form of a square and covering about three acres,
It is bounded on three sides by pretty little
lagoon or canal, across which rustic bridges
are thrown On the other side is the wooded
hill on which the stately old Van COrtlandt
mansion stands. The canal, walled III and ce-
mented is about ten feet wide and from four 10
six feet deep. 1t is supplied with water from
T | belts Brook, the outlet of Van COrtlandt
Lake Water lilies and other aquatic flowers
are planted in the canal, and when in blossom
the whole will present an attractive appear
ance.
There four main approaches to the centre
of the garden where a little fountain plays,
and rustic benches are grouped about. The
garden contains many prettily arranged flower
beds carefully laid out walks and rare young
trees and shrubs.
The fountain is encircled with aquatic flowers,
and each Of the four squares into which the
garden is divided is outlined with borders of
plants. trees and shrubs. Inside these borders
the recently seeded grass is developing into
blankets of green. Stairs lead down to the
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

we're made successfully with pieces torn from
window curtains, part of the carpet from a Car
floor and part of an old towel. Each man IN
turn was invited to play doctor and show MS
skill at bandaging the living lay figure, ana III
an aStonishingly short time the clumsy hnSeTs
of the pupils m astered the art of tying bandages
so that they pressed on just the right spot and
with just the right amount of pressure, of fash
ioning splints from any old piece of wood that
came handy and of locating a breakage sug-
gectcd by the lecturer.
When the lessons had been thoroughly learned
the lecturer informed the men that each one
could consider himself a missionary to his fel-
lows and that it expected that IN season
a.d out of season first aid to the injured Demon
STATIONS would be given by those who had just
been taught the way to attend the victim or d
ra ai!road accident. In this way. it is hoped the
en,i.e force on the road will become skilled IN
the rudi.nents of surgery. Train crews as they
tr"rol along the line will instruct station men.
stet:Cn will teach track walkers and plate
ayers. these in turn will give lessons to labor
that in time none on the road VIII ne
helpless when disaster occurs in his vicinity.
Il is due to Dr. Joseph S. Nef, a physician OF
Philadelphia 10 say that the idea of impaItInS
first aid to the injured knowledge TO railroad
men originated with him. He intended to give
lectures railroad employees in the JefIerron
Hospital and invited the president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad to send his men to the lecture
room Instead. the Pennsylvania management
decided to take up the matter on a grand scale.
and the plan to teach all the employees how to
act in time of wreck and disaster was the out