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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19
MARkETS

u
chicago. Sept. 1s--Following are Ine open
ing, highest, lowest and; closing quotation
In today's markets: $50
wheat
Sept. 5sals 49,. III: 7ss
May, So; s2%-; 81; sl%
Corn
Dec, 504; sO9s 4s6 4916
May, 5O14; SOS; 40; 3d.
Oats
Sept. S5?s; s7X-: s6al: seS-.
May, ss7; 4O1S; 80; ss5S.
Sept. IS; 1925; - IS: 10 25
Oct, 1885; 10 SO; 1895; 1885.
May, 1889; 1882; 1928; 1872
Sept, 9.55 ZEE; s55; 55.
Oct, ~; 1922; Is, SIS.
Jan 7.27;727; M; III.
Ribs.
Sept, 907; $50; $40: 9.O7
Oct, 9.l7; 92U; 910: $50. -
JAM 6.92; 6 95; 6s2;e 81.
Rye. Sept. S. Dec. 70, May So; fax. N
W l.o3; s. W. %; Sept. 971s; Oct, 100; bar
ley 451G0.
81; hogs 10000; cattle 500, sheep 4,OOO.
Hog market opened steady.
Light e5.S0Q6.25; mixed and butch.
ers. IS 6O0e25 good heavy, $4,000 Is. rough
heavy, 5.4t6I565
OdtLlc market unchanged.
Sheep market opened steady.
Hogs at Kansas City 5000, cattle 1900;
hogs at Omaka 300, cattle 5000.
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Hog market strong to 1rC higher.
LlBnt, 80, SOG6S0; mixed and buLcners, IS. so
S5 40l5.70.
Cattle market steady.
BeeYes S3 60D600. cows and heiters lao
10. Texas steers % :2514 20. stockers and
teeoerS u 25QD4.20, westerns e3. 20Qo4.70
Sheep market steady.
hog market closed steady.
Light % 60G6 30 mixed and butchers, LEO
g6 IS good neavy, o 4O1S6. Is; rough heavy,
Cattle mark,t closed unchanged.
Sheep marktt closed unchanged.
Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat los,
corn 80, oats 100, hogs $1,000
New York Stocka
New York, Sept. I9.-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
Sugar lib, Gas 90. c r. p 26l4, South
ern Pacific 1919, Il. & y. 794, Atchlson COM
mon 65A, Atchlson pfd. 1914, G. NJ. & st. p.
Tel. Co. slk, L. s. N. l02, @, & A. 2I5z, Rdg.
common 49M, Can. Pacific 1214, Leather COM
mon rs, b. X. II 37A, Pacific Mail 49,, u.
S. Steel ptd. 6S14, U. S. Steel common l7SS.
Penna. 1885, Mo. Pacific sos. Union PACING
7s. coal and iron 34H, Erie common 27x,
Wabash ptd. 324, Car 1ounury 251s, @. & u
w. loss, Rep. Steel pfd. g 70. Rep. Steel COM
mon "a, New York Central lls%, Illinois
Central 1919.
New York Bank Statement.
New York, Sept 19-Reserves on all de-
posits other than u. s. decreased a., $50. $40;
Ioans decreased, &.52T, zoo; specie decreased
300; legals decreased, 81, 6O0t deposits
decreased, Ss,7lSSO0; circulation Increased
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly.
per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
gnatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town.
hip in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19

Only three of the Il members of the
famous electoral commission of 1877
survive - ex-senator Edmunds, Sena-
tor Hoar. Gen. Eppa Huntoon, of Nir-
ginia last two having been chos-
en- on the part of the house of repre-
sentatives. All of the five justices of
the supreme court who sat on the
commission long since passed away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19

The Kansas newspaper that spoke
of man as "9s years of age and quite
old'' may have puzzled some people
who are not aware that Kansas usu-
ally preserve the frOlicsomeness and
bloom of youth indefinitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

rOdAy's Quotations ON Provisions. Live
Stock. Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island. Sept. l9.-Following are the
quotations on the local market:
Provisions, ..,...
Butter-Creamery 2It @22c. dairy Ice.
Eggs-Fresh Ice.
Live spoultry-Spring chickens I0c per
pound hens &c per pound.
: Vegetables-Potatoes, new, SOC.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers $3.50 to Is 25 cows and
heifers $500 to e4.25, calves $500 to $500
Hogs-Mixed and butchers Is. IS to 90 60
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19

The fall elections do not strike Illi-
nois this year. But there is no rea-
son democrats should not perfect
their organization for a victory next
year. On the contrary, they should
improve the time in converting their
republican neighbors and getting in
to shape for effective work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19
Saturday, September 10. 1908.

In Germany there is law prohib-
ting saloonkeepers from giving cred
it. ''In other Words says the Chi
cago journal, ''when a man goes into
saloon in Germany it is no credit to
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-19
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
postofice as second-class matter.l
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09
CHAPTER XIX,
The Rally of the Clansmen.

The Rally of the Clansmen.
When the preacher took the
train in Boston for the south his
friendly merchant, a decon, was
by his side.
Now, you put my name and
address down in your note book,
William Crane. And don't for
get about u.s."
III never forget you, deacon. "
Say, I just as we'll tell You"
whispered the deacon, bending
close, we are not going to allow
you to stay down south. Wen
be down after you before long
just as we'll be packing up"
The preacher smiled, looked
out of the car window, and made
no reply.
We'll, goodbye, doctor, good.
bye. God bless you and your
work and your people. You've
brought me a message warm
from Gods heart. I'll never for
get it,"
Goodbye, deacon.
AS the train whirled southwark
through the rich popu1ous towns
and cities Of the north, again the
sharp contrast with the desola-
ton of his own land cut him like
a knife. He thought of Legree
and Haley. Perkins and Tim
Shelby robbing widows and or
phans and sweeping the poverty
stricken southland with riot, pill
lage, murder and brigandage,
and posing as the representatives
of the conscience of the north and
his heart was heavy with sorrow.
On reaching Hambright he was
thunderstruck at the news of the
sale OF Mrs. Gaston's place and
her tragic death.
why, my dear, l sent the
money to her OH the first Mon
day spent in Bostonl" he de-
clared to his wife.
1t never reached her."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

ed for the purpose, seated over
forty thousand people. Such a
crowd he had never seen gath
cred gether within one build
ing. se soul of the orator in
him ID I'd with divine power as
he glad d over the swaying oc-
can of man faces. There we're
twelve Il ousand trained voices in
the chorus. He had dreamed of
such music in heaven when count
less hosts of angels should gath
err around Gods throne. He had
never expected to hear it on this
earth. He was transported with
a rapture that thrilled and lifted
him above the consciousness of
time and sense.
They rendered the MASTER
pieces of all ages. The music
continued hour after hour, day
after day, and night after night.
The grand chorus within the
Coils cum was accompanied by
the ringing of bells in the city,
and the firing of cannon on the
common, discharged in perfect
time with the melody that rolled
upward from those twelve thous-
and voices and broke against the
gates of heaven. When every
voice was in full cry, and every
lnstru ment of music that man
had ever devised, throbbed in
harmony, and hundred Of anvils
were ringing a chorus of steel in
perfect time, Parepa Rosa step
ped forward on the great stage
and in a voice that rang its splen-
did note of trium oh over all like
the trumpet of the archangel,
sang the Star Spangled Banner.
Men and woman tainted, and
one woman died, unable to endure
the strain. The preacher turned
his head away and looked out of
the window. A soft wind was
blowing from the south. On it's
wings were borne to his heart
the cry of the widow and orphan,
the hungry and the dying still be-
ing tram pied to death by a war
more terrible than the first, be-
cause it was waged against the
unarmed, women and children,
the wounded, the starving and
the defenceless. He tried in vain
to keep back the tears. Bending
low he put his face in his hands
and cried like a child. "
God forgive them! They know
not what they dol" he moaned.
The kindly cid man by his side
said nothing, supposing he was
overcome by the grandeur of the
music.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09
lcHAPTE2 XVIII CONTINUED, I

lCHAPTE2 XVIII CONTINUED.
The days drugged slowly one
after another, and still no word
came to the anxious waiting wo-
man. 1t was only two day. now
until the day fixed for the sale.
She asked the sheriff to come
and see her. He was a brutal IL
llterate henchman of Legree, who
had been appointed to the office
to do his bidding. He was a
brother of the immortal Hog"
Scoggins, who had represented
an adjoining county inthe legis-
lature.
Mr.. Scoggins, I've sent for
you to ask you to postpone the
sale until DIR. Durham returns
from Boston. 1 expect to getthe
money from him to pay the tax
bill"
Cant do it, Mum. They's err
lot err folks comm ter bid on the
place"
But I tell you I am going to
pay the tax BILL"
We'll, NJ 'um, hit'1l have ter be
paid afore the time sot, err I'll be
erb1eeged to SELL"
I'm sure DR.. Durham will get
the money"
EFF he does, hit'11 be the fust
time hits happened in this coun-
ty sence the sales begun.
In vain she waited for a letter
or a telegram from Boston. Char
lie went faithfully asking Dave
Haley, the postmaster, two or
three times on the arrival of each
mail.
Il tell We there's nothin' fur
yei' he yelled as he glared at the
boy. EFF We don't go away from
that window, I'll pitch We out the
door"
The scoundre1 had recognized
the letter in DR.. Durham's hand
writing and had hidden it, sus-
pecting it's contents.
When the day came for the
sale Mrs. CASTOR tried to face
the trial bravely.~ But it was too
much for her. When she saw a
great herd of negroes trampling
down her flowers, laughing.
crackiugvulgar jokes, and swarm
ing over the porches she sank
feebly into her chair, buried her
face in her bands and gave way
to a passionate flood of tears.
She was reused by the thum ping
of heavy feet in the hall, and the
unmistakable odor of prespiring
negroes. They had begun to
ransack the house on tours of in
spection. The poor woman's
head dropped and she fell to the
floor in a dead swoon.
There was sudden charge as
of an armed host, the sound of
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

cess l see for you. She will love
you, and the flowers will blossom
on the lawn again. But l am
tired. Kiss mel must 60"
Her heart fluttered on for a
while, Int she never spoke again.
At tea o'clock Mrs. Durham
tender1y lifted the boy from the
bedside, kissed him, and said as
she led him to his room:
She's done with suffering,
Charlie. You are going to live
with me now, and let me loye you
and be your mother"
* n y
IT, preacher had made pro-
found"im preston on his Boston
congregation.
They were charmed by his
simple direct appeal to the heart.
His frey emphasis. impassionate
dogmatic faith, his tenderness
and the strange pathos of his
voice swept them off their feet.
At night the big church was
crowded tothe doors, and throngs
were struggling in vain to gain
admittance. At the close of the
services he was overwhelmed
with the expressions of gratitude
and heartfelt sympathy with
which they thanked him for his
messages.
He was Toasted and dined and
taken out into the parks behind
sparkling teams, until his head
was dizzy with the unaccustomed
whirl.
The preacher went through it
all with a heavy heart. Those
beautiful homes with their rich
carpets, handsome furniture, and
those long lines of beautiful car.
riages in the parks, made a con-
trast with the agony of universal
ruin which he left at home that
crushed his soul.
He fastened to tell the story of
Mrs. CASTOR to a genial old mer-
chant who had taken :. great
fancy to him.
A tear giistened in the old
mans eye as he quickly rose.
Come right down to my store.
III get you a money order before
the postofficc closes. I've got
tickets for you to go to the Col
scum with m to night and hear
the music-the great Peace Jubi-
lee. We are celebrating the re-
turn of peace and prosperity, and
the preservation of the Union.
It's the greatest musical festival
the world ever saw"
The preacher was dazed with
the sense of it's sublimity and the
pathetic tragedy of the south
that lay back of its JOY.
The great Coliseum, construct
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09
Good
TaStirl
MediCil

God liver oil is in
pute as the best bd
wasting diseases, an
reconstructor In rec
severe sickness known
Nevertheless, three
the people are really q
the taste and smell Of
Half Of them can't tai
stornachs either reject
upset by it that the
more harm than good. /
Vinol is the only pr
cod liver oil which
grease or bad taste We.
tain all the virtue Of
oil, and is deliciously ps
also contains organic !
gives quality to the bloc,
every ailing person need
The combination of
elements with table wi
scientific and efectiy,
accomplished wondeTf
right here in town.
we are doing a service
rundown, ailing, coui
vous, debltated person
attention to Vinol. W.
its merits money bacl
not help you. You ~
Old people revive lnd'
ence. Nursing mother'
worked people get new
DEN MARK DR.
AGENTS.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

blows, a wild scramb bic, and the
house was cleared. Aunt Eve
with fire shovel, Charlie with a
broken hoe handle. and Dick
with big black snake whip had
cleared the air.
Aunt Eve stood on the front
doorstep shaking the shovel at
the crowd. "a .
"Des put 20 big fiat hoofs IN
dis house ergin! I'll split 20 heads
wide open! You black cattle!"
Dat we will" rallied Dick as
he cracked the whip at little ne
gro passing.
Charlie ran into his mothers
room to see what she was doing,
and found her lying across the
floor on her face.
Aunt Eve, come quick, Ma
mas dyingw he shouted.
They lifted her to the bed, and
Dick ran for the doctor.
DR.. Graham looked very grave
when he had completed his exami-
nation.
Come here, my boy, 1 must
tell you some sad news"
Charles big, brown eyes
glanced up with a startled look
into the doctors face.
''Don't\te1l me she is dying.
doctor, I can't stand it,,
The doctor shook his hand.
You're getting to be man now,
my son, you will soon be thir-
teen. You must be brave. Your
mother will not live through the
night
The boy sank on his knees be-
side the still white figure, tender
ly clasped her thin hand in his,
and began to kiss it slowly. lie
would kiss it, lay his wet chet:k
against it, and try to warm it
with his hot young blood.
1t was about nine o'clock when
she opened her eyes with a
smile and looked into his face.
My sweet boyw she whis-
pcred.
oh! Mama, do try to live!
don't leave me-" he sobbed in
quivering tones as he leaned over
and kissed her lips. She smiled
family again.
Yes, I must go, dear. l am
tired. Your papa is waiting for
me. see him smiling and beck,
oning to me now. I must CO."
A sob shook the boy with an
agony no words could frame.
There there, dear, DON'T"
she soothingly said, you will
grow to be brave, strong man.
You will fight this battle out and
win back our home and bring
your own bride here in the far
away days of sunshine and sue
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

Then Dave Haley, ii
slave driver, has held tina
III see to this" He hu
the postoffice.
Mr.. Haley" he exc1ai
sent a moRey order letter
Castor from Boston on
a week ago."
Yes, SIR" answered q
his blandest manner, ut g
the day after the SALE"
You're an Infamous
shouted the preacher.
"Of coursel Of cour
Union men are liars to hes
els traitors talk"
I'M report you to Wash
for this rascality,"
so do, so do. MORN lik
president and this eeostofG
partrnent II be plaSo'to hay
information from sograata
AS the preacher was /
the postoftice he encounter
Hon. Tim Shelby dressed
height of fashion, his 81.
shining in the sun, and hi
rolling with the Joy Of
The preacher stepped SO
in front of Tim.
mo - Z
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

To CURE A COLD In ONE n
Take Laxative Rromo Quinine
lets. All druggists refund the b
II 1t fails to cure. e. w. Grove
nature is on each boz. 2Ec.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09
[To BE Continued

Back numbers OF the L.
prise to the first chapters d
Leopard's Spots can be had
new subscribers,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09


The less some men have
more they don't seem to wan
Every poison has It's autidots.
Malarial poison 1t Is Roberts Tonic
No cure no nay" J. Hawkins ca
map and A. H. Denmark, AlaO d
Wilcox & Bro, Mystic, Ga, III
A woman can have only one h
but she Is not limited al to 81
ents,
StopO the Cough and worx~ m&f
Laxative Bronco uinine Tablets
a cold In one day. No cure, No
Price Is cents.
One sure way to lose n
friends is to become a chrc
kicker.
The Hest Prescription for AtaIaFis.
Chills and Fever Ia bottle Of Gao
TAsTELEss CHILL TONIC. Ii ia
ply iron and quiuine In q last
form. No oure--nO pay. Prizes sd
Men who make speciality
picking quarrels rarely COMP
of a short crop.
Get free sample of Chamberi
Stomach and Liver Tablets AZ 4
Goodman q Co.'S drug storu.
are easier to take and more pIa
in effect than pills. Then shes
Is not followed BY constipation
often the case with pilla.
size, 25c. per box. j.. III.
& Co.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

The less some men have
more they don't seem to wan
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

One sure way to lose n
friends is to become a chr
kicker.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

A woman can have only one
but she Is not limited al to i
ents,
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

Men who make a speciality
picking quarrels rarely COMP
of a short crop.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09

GoId.s
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
a cold in one day. No cure, No
Price Is cents.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-05
CURE BLOOD POISON, CANCER.
Aching Zones, Shifting Pains, Itching
Skin, Pilnples, Eating Sores, Etc.

Aching Bones, Shifting Pains, Itching
Skin, Pimples. Eating Sores, Etc.
IF you have Pimples or Offensive Erup-
tons, S~plotches, or Copper-C olored Erup-
tions, or rash on the skin, fostering Swell
ings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers OLE any part
of tue body, Old Sores, Boils, Ctarbuncles,
Pains and Aches in Bones or Joints, Hair
or Eyebrows falling out, persistent Sore
Mouth, Gums or Throat, then you have
Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm
tB.B~B.) Soon all Sores, Pimples and Erup-
lions will heal perfectly. Aches and Pains
cease, Swellirgs subside and a perfect.
never to return cure made. BIB. cures
Cancers Of all kinds. Suppuratlng Swell
lngsy Eating Sores, Ugly Ulcers, after all
else fails, healing the sores perfectly. If
you have a persistent pimple, wart, swollen
glands, shooting, singing pains, take Blood
Balm and they viii disappear before they
develop into Cancer. Druggists, 81 per
large bottle, including complete, directions
toE home cure. Sample free. by writing
BLOOD BALM Co, SIS Balm Bldg. Atlanta.
Ga. Describe trouble and free medical
advice seat III sealed letter.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-05
AN uEMAlLED LOVE LETTER.
Trivial Oversight That Wrecked a
Promising Life.

Promising Lite.
Halt a century e a young English
man, while travelling, met a beautiful
girl and promptly fell in love with
her. A few days later he returned
home, and his first act was to write
her a love letter. In it he told her
that he could not be happy without
her and that if she regarded his pro-
posal fayorably he would expect a re
ply by the next mail.
To this letter he received no answer
and so disappointed was he that from
that time until his death, which oc'
Cured recently, he shut himself up
in his home and lived like a hermit
Most of his time was spent in reading
and the day after his funeral the heirs
began to search the books in his Ii
brary, for they thought it quite pos
sible that the eccentric old mar might
have hidden some bank notes in them
They found none but in a tattered
old pamphlet they found another KIND
of note, the love letter which was
written fifty years ago, and which the
writer had forgotten to mail.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-05
TRAGEDY OF THE CAUCASUS.
Peasant Murdered His Son "at the
Command OF God"

Peasant Murdered His Son cat tho
Command OF God"
In the village Of B~ayandour, IN the
Caucasus, lives a man named Ivan
A~slamazoff, who a few weeks ago
started the community by cutting the
throat of his seven-months-old son on
the threshold of the church. He was
at once arrested and taken before a
judge, whereupon he gave an eXtraor-
binary explanation Of his conduct.
a few years ago, he said, he was
very sick. and one night st. John ap-
peared to him in a dream ard TOOK
hin. into a valley, where he saw Q
seated on a throne Of gold. The Al
mighty, he continued, then said to
him: Ivan, | will restore your good
health to you, but in time you VIII
have a son, and as soon as he is sew
en- months old you must offer him up
as a sacrifice Aslamazoff said that
many times since then he had prayed
God to spare his son but that. as the
Almighty made no response, he n
sidered i. his duty to sacrifice him.
His story made a great impression
on the people. and the general opinion
was that he had acted like a saint and
that the authorities had no right to
arrest him.-New York Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-05

Among those men who have been
brought into prominence by the rail
road development Of the past few
years President Burt, of the Union
Pacific, takes front rank. The secret
of his success lies in his extraordinary
working capacity and his intimate
knowledge OF railroad duties. Every
detail connected with the system
passes directly through his hands, and
he leaves nothing to subordinates,
even the highest subordinate officials
being mere factOtums.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-05
WANTED AN EYE FOR EACH.
YOUNG Clerks Close Watch Without
f+e Dropar Reward.

Younq Clerks Close Watch Without
It's Proper Reward.
sIt is my duty to warn YOU" sald
one of the two well dressed women
who had just sided up to the counter,
"that nv sister is a confirmed klepto'
maniac. You must watch her most
carefully"
Thank you, madam" said the polite
clerk. 81 will keep her under close
observation"
For some twenty minutes the youns
man kept his y e glued upon the lady
he had been warned against, but al
last the ladies left the shop without
any purchase having been made. Still,
the smart young man congratulated
himself upon the fact that the klepto'
maniac had not klepped anything
worth mentioning that time, at least.
Then another customer approached.
"Why did you watch that lady SO
closely?" she Queried.
.Kleptomaniac," said the smart
young man. sHer sister warned me"
"Oh!" was the reply. Il should
think it must be in the family. I no
ticed that sister take a roll of silk
and two cards of your best lace"
Then that smart young man retired
to the darkest corne of the shop and
kicked himself.