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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
United States Steel.

The stock market has been demon
allied for some time, largely through
the heavy selling of stocks and bonds
of the United States steel corporation.
The tremendous fall in steel securi-
ties is commonly thought to be a
mystery or a wholly ineXplicable per-
Torrance. 1t certainly is if the great
trust is to maintain its dividends.
But there is nothing mysterious about
it if the iron and steel market is fall
ing into a state which Will compel the
suspension of dividends on the COM
mon and some reduction in the : per
cent rate on the preferred; and if,
also, the great trust possesses little or
no power to overcome the lower
prices for its productions in the costs
of production. Nobody now attributes
to this or any of the trusts any such
power as that-least of all to the
steel trust which provides most of it's
own raw material and cannot there
fore gain, from lower prices of ore
and iron, much of what it loses on
over prices for the finished product.
The whole question of the ability of
the steel trust to continue present
dividends. therefore. turns upon its
ability to maintain present or recent
prices of its products on the recent
volume of business. This it cannot do.
1t is recognized on all sides that the
boom in iron and steel is over. If
the boom prices of steel products
are still well maintained, the fall in
iron certainly fOreshadows fall
there.
But if prices are being maintained
the old volume of business is not. The
demand is falling away materially
through the economies of the rail
roads and other large users of steel,
through the depression in the building
industry, and so on. and the closing
of the tin plate mills, construction
iron works, and steel mills by the big
trust as chronicled in recent news dis
patches.
What has become obvious is that
the iron and steel market is relapsing
into that comparatively depressed
condition to which heretofore it has
invariably fallen afterI period of
boom; and what has all along been
obvious is that only upon the basis of
boom prices and volume of business
can the trust pay dividends on that
part of its capital which represents
no investment of any kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
STRONG EVIDENCE OF FAITH
T. III. Thomas Guarantees That HyOmei
VIII Cure the Worst Case of Catarrh
In Rock Island.

When one of the most reputable
concerns in Rock Island guarantees
that a medicine will effect a cure or
it will refund the money, it speaks
volumes as to the merits of that rem
edy. 1t is in this way that 1y II.
Thomas is selling Hyomei, the treat
ment that has made so many remark
able cures of both acute and chronic
catarrh in Rock Island and vicinity.
Hyomei is not pill nor is it a
liquid that has to be taken with a
tablespoon or wineglass. just breathe
it by the aid of an inhaler that, comes
in every outfit and benefit will be seen
from the first treatment.
1t destroys all germ life in the air
passages and lungs and enriches and
purifies the blood with additional
ozone. 1t cures catarrh of the head
and throat, or of the stomach, liver
and kidneys. Whatever mucous mem
brane contains catarrhal germs, there
Hyomei will do its work of healing.
When using this treatment, the air
you breathe will be found like that on
the mountains high above the sea
level. where grow balsamac trees and
plants which make the air pure by
giving off volatile antiseptic fragrance
that is healing to the respiratory or
gans.
4 complete Hyomei outfit costs but
$1.OO, and Includes an inhaler, dropper
and sufficient Hyomei for several
weeks treatment
Remember that if Hyomei does not
cure you, T. IT. Thomas will refund
your money. This is good time to
cure catarrh by this natural method
and prevent catarrhal colds that are
common at this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Trust Prosperity.

The cost of living still continues al
normally high. The coal trust, the
beef trust and the thousands of other
combines are still doing business with
out let Or hin1rance. The railroad
mergers are advancing their rates.
claiming that their expenses have in
creased and their revenue must be In
creased proportionatelE. These high
prices for about everything must OF
course be borne by the consumers, and
as great proportion of these earn
wages or salaries that have not been
increased. or II any advance has been
made not to the extent that the cost OF
living has increased. their plight is a
serious one Some of the thoroughly
organized labor unions have been able
to force their employers to pay higher
wages. but the great mass of laborers
do not belong to labor organizations,
and their wages have been raised but
trifle compared to the increased price
Of what they purchase.
But it Is the citizen with the fixed in
come that trust prices press the most
heavily upon. such as clerks and others
whose wages do not raise with the cost
of living. The small hotel and board
ing house keepers are having n hard
time to make both ends meet The
price the coal and beef trusts eXtort
from those who with the strictest econ
omy in normal times only get a living
is disastrous in these times of trust
prosperity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Free Medical Advice to Women.

Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters
are received, opened, read and an
swered by women only. A woman
can freely talk of her private illness
to a woman; thus has been estab-
lished the eternal confidence between
Mrs. Pinl1ham and the women of
America which has never been
broken. Out of the vast volume of
experience which she has to draw
from it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks moth
ing in return except your good will,
and her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor,
is very foolish if she does not take
advantage of this generous offer Of
assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Woman IN an Unconscious COndi-
ton Found on Sidewalk.
Upon Examination at the Hospital, Her Bodywas
Discovered to be Covered with Scars, Caused
by the Hypodermc Injection Of Morphine =
Facts Published as Warning to Other Women.

The above headlines recite the
actual experience of poor wreck Of
a woman who had once held an hon
orable and lucrative position in
large mercantile house in New York.
Her health began to fail, and instead
of taking rest and proper medical
treatment she resorted to stimulants
and morphine.
The hospital physician discovered
that her primary trouble was an
affection of the womb, which
could readily have been cured in the
first stages. If when she had first
felt those severe pains in the back,
the terrible headaches, the constant
sense of fullness, soreness and pain
in the pelvic region, she had needed
the warning that serious trouble was
in store, and commenced a regular
treatment with the Pinkham Rene
dies, as did Mrs. Rober of Chicago,
whose letter follows, the polypus
in the womb would have been dis
solved and passed away, and to-day
she would have been a well woman.
Why will women let themselves
drift along into terrible suffering
and sickness in this way, when there
is monumental proof that Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound is daily relieving thousands
of women from this very trouble E?
There is no excuse for any woman
who suffers to go without help. Mrs.
Pinkham is very glad indeed to give
her personal advice to any one who
will write for it, and the following
letter simply goes to prove that the
Vegetable Compound will positively
cure female ills:
"Since the birth of my baby 1
suffered from womb trouble, backacke,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
A civil Service Reformer.

The statement of Postmaster General
Payne that President Roosevelt was
fully aware of the deal that had been
made for the division of the spoils of
office in Delaware Is rather hard on a
civil service reformer such as Presi-
dent Roosevelt processes to be. 1t
must be especially disheartening to
those Republicans who were hopeful
that their party would not be disgraced
by completely with the attempt of Ad-
dicks to purchase the Delaware SEN
atorship. That Mr.. Payne should have
given the Addicks faction its share
of the political spoils was to be ex-
pected, but that the president acqui-
esced in supporting the notorious Ad-
dicks is shock to all patriots who de-
mand decent government.
The offense that Miss Todd had com
mitted and for which her dismissal
was requested was that she opposed
the Addicks faction, and that and that
alone is why Mr.. Payne as official
headsman chopped of her head. There
was no word against her personal or
official conduct. no petition from pa
irons OF the Office for her removal, but
she and her family were opposed to
AddickS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
AProtective Paradox.

A paradox is the duty on wheat -four
of 25 per cent al valorem, for if the
manufacturers of -four were protected
like the manufacturers of other arti-
cles they could add the % per cent pro-
lection TO the price they charge, or
nearly that. and yet no foreign -four
could come I'm and compete with them.
The price of -four that is exported is
fixed by the law of supply and demand
in the markets of the world, where the
surplus from all countries which pro-
duce more than they can themselves
consume is sold in competition, so that
neither the farmers nor the millers are
protected by the duty on -four.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
The Value of Advertising.

John Wanamaker. of Philadelphia
and New York. is the most success
ful merchant in the United States. In
an interview the other day he said
that "a young man starting out in life
with the determination to be absolute
ly honest, to be successful he must
know that the people he deals with
are honest. Otherwise he will not cut
much of figure in the business world
At least he will have to devise a plan
which will insure honesty on their
part when he is dealing with them.
In business this quality will be valu-
able. And the most difficult step in
the progress of an honest business
man is to continually let his possess
sion of this quality be generally
known. Many an honest man fails be-
cause he is poor advertiser. BY
systematic honesty and by exercising
judgment in its display most young
men will succeed. As business
quality it has to be built up, and when
proficiency is demonstrated the value
is created. Thia is business honesty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

irregular menstruation, also Intense
nervousness.
After trying different remedies
with no relief 1 was induced to try
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. To my surprise and
delight found after taking my first
bottle very great improvement.
continued its use and it has made me
a well woman.
q am SO grateful to you for my
recovery that 1 wish to thank you,
and if this testimonial viii be of any
use to other suffering women, you
have my full permission to publish
it, Mrs. MARY RoBER, 5492 Ellis
Ave, Chicago, $4,000 forfeit ifUriginaI
of GboUs letter prOung geHuinensSs cannot be pro-
dUced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
The thumb

Thumbs have been appreciated ever
since the world began The ancients
used to call the thumb the other hand.
Barbarous kings used to swear and
make compacts by their thumbs. In
Rome it was a sign of favor to wiring
and kiss the thumb and of dfsfavor
or disgrace to lift it up or turn it out
ward. a man who was hurt In his
thumbs was excused from serving in
the Roman wars. Some of the scoun-
drelly citizens used to cut off their
thumbs SO as to remain at home and
get rich. Teachers used to punish their
pupils by biting their thumbs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

a New York paper has attacked DR..
Lorenz, the eminent Vienna surgeon.
saying that a number of his opera
tions have ended disastrously. As
Lorenz was combining attention to
cases held to be hopeless he certainly
could do no particular harm, and if
he succeeded in curing 10 per cent he
may be said to have accomplished a
wonderful work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

Kansas women voters have proba-
bly, elected a majority of the members
of the county school boards of the
state. Their platform denounces the
clause in female teachers contracts
forbidding them to marry during
their terms of service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for a Fancy Lot OF Tobacco.

The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made in the West by a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank P. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
Of so high a grading. Herald Tran.
script, Dec. 81, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

Mr.. Wanamaker's immense business
has been built up through continued
and judicious advertising. He is the
largest advertiser in the world, using
more columns of newspaper space
than any other man or any corpora
ton. That is why, as he frankly con-
fesses, he has succeeded. That is how
any merchant may succeed-be hon
est and advertise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

TERMS-Daily. 10 cents per week. weekly,
81 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
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

the lobster" hat is one of the latest
novelties in wOmen's headgear. 1t fol-
lows, of course, that the husbands of
fashionable wives and the fathers of
fashionable daughters are going to
get pinched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

would not interest you if you're look
ing for a guaranteed salve. for sores,
burns or piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder,
Mo-, writes: Il suffered with an ugly
sore for year. but box of Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured me. It's the
best salve on earth. 25 cents, at Hartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Thursday, october /. 1908.

y 5O-pound squirrel-hawk has been
shot in Central park, New York City,
and the people there are cunning
within the city limits for a tiger!
Roosevelt has lost the opportunity of
his life by returning to Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
TILE ARGUS.

Puhiisned Daily and Weekly q 1894 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
the postoface as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

BY THE j. W. PoTTER 90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31

"renovator," which Is a tube tlatteneo out at the end into q kind of long slit. This is rubbed over the carpet or up ana down the cloth covering of settees or chairs from which it quickly sucks all the dust, extracting it not only from the surface, but also from the body Of the substance and from underneath 1.-the underfelt being thus cleaned. Not par~ ticle of dust can be detected if the car ret Is then beaten. Indeed, In an experl- ment made in this city with a carpet re- turned as clean from a power beater; a considerable amount of dust was eXtract- cd by the vacuum process The severe test of sprinkling a carpet with flour ana thoroughly rubbing it in has been made, the vacuum cleaner removing every par ticle of the flour.
 No dust is raised In a room. All Is sucked through the hose into the liter whence it is removed and hNgieneally disposed of-analysis showing that Il is composed of many deleterious substances The pile and color of carpet are re- stored by this process, and 1t is claimed that there arc no injurious effects what ever.
 In a similar way walls may be cleaned of dust, the cleaner being brush Of horseshoe shape, with an exhaust tube in the center.
 In hotels, theateis. large business houses and the like it is proposed to in- stall permanent stationary plants so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31
A DusTLEss HousE-cLEANER.
Suction Device Which Takes All of the
 Dirt Out of Carpets.

From a Consular Report
 The sidewalk in front of large fur nishing house in Nottingham, England, is daily blocked by crowds of people watching through the windows the work ing of a new cleaning device. The first inquiry of the surprised and admiring spectator usually is, "Is that an American idea?"
 So far as Is known here there Is noth- ing like this cleaner outside of England not even in America-for the firm exhibit ing 1t says that it recently received from a Chicago dry goods house an inquiry for cleaning device on this same gen eral principle.
 ''The system was invented by MT. II. c. Booth of London and last year was taken over by a company which experimentea with 1t in verious metropolitan hotels, theaters and other public places. Lately 1t has been tested in railway carriages, and now, its practcability being assured, agencies are being established throughout the British provinces
 The apparatus consists. in the first place, of a machine composed of two to four horsepower motor-oil or electric and an air pump, serving to maintain an exhaust" of several pounds to the square inch. The machine may be porta- ble, on wheels, or stationary. To 1t Is attached a flter-the dust receptacle tightly closed metallic vessel. with ca- pacity of a peck or more. From the fl- ter extends one and one-half inch rup- Der hose, which may be of any desired length up to about seven hundred feet.
 ''The hose terminates in a cleaner or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31
FIVE YEARS OF
 CONTINUOUS SUCCESS
THAT IS THE RECORD OF H. ABEL, THE WELL KNOWN CARRIAGE MAKER.

H. Abel. the peerless carriage and wagon maker of 1909 Second avenue has enjoyed five years of continuous success. Just think what that means. Five years in business, each year more successful than the previous one, with never a back ward movement constantly growing larger, ever increasing in popular favor. Since ..e succeeded the firm of Snow & Cochran his entire business career has been characterized by straightforward dealings, honest manufacture and enter prise in every detail of his great and growing business. He treats his custo- mers fairly, and they have learned to ap
 preciate the fact The strongest evidence of the merits of his goods is emphasized in the character of his customers, which in the heavy line includes the packing houses express companies, wholesale grocers and produce dealers as well hardware, freight and transportation men, while Mir. AbePs make of light de- livery work Is never out of sight during business hours. An illustration of the popularity of his heavy work was seen on Wednesday night at the Elks horse show, when the draught horses were ex- hibited. Every one of the six elegant ve- hicles were built by MT. Abel. The wagon built for the lhil Schllinger Brewing company, which attracted universal at- tention, is one of Mir. Abels best efforts and he certainly can be excused for the pride indulged in its building, as it can not be dplicated south of the Ohio river. It Is made of the best material through out, and being equipped with roller-bear- ing axles, the draught with a five ton load is as light as an ordinary one-horse vehicle. MT. Abel makes repairing in all It's branches speciality. ''s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31
We WilH Gladly Credit You.

practically abolishing sweeping Such a plant would be in the basement with an iron pipe of small diameter leading to fixed points on each floor. At these points flexible hose would be attached. and the slant would be etoperated, collect ing the dust in the basement No skilled operators are required. Railroad and street cars, vehicles and ship cabins ane saloons could all be cleaned daily by stationary plants
 To clean residences. the portable ma chine can be placed in the yard or street and the hose extended into the different rooms It is stated that the carpets. ta- testry. upholstered furniture, mattresses and bed clothing can all DC cleaned or fost in day, one man cleaning six or eight rooms There are half dozen dif- fertnt renovators attachaole to the hose, adapted for carpets chairs walls or bed- ding as the case may be.
 Nothing Is said about cleaning clothing but there is no perceptible reason why the process would not serve that purpose
 The sanitary feature of this mode or cleaning in that 1t removes dust from the house and destroys il, is dwelt upon. The London Lancet considers the system oi sufficient importance to particularly ae- scribe and approve il.
 The machine and apparatus are at present only leased and in no case sold hy the cleaner company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31
MALARIAL CHILLS.

From the New York Tribune.
 Additional insight into the phenomena of malarial fever may possibly be af- forded by theory just outlined in "The New York Medical Record" That dis ease is now generally attributed to the presence of a parasite in the patients system, and the occurrence of chills is believed to be due to- or associated with, the operation Of splitting or multiplica- tion. Dr. A. F. A. King of Washington, expresses the opinion that the process is promoted by the action of red light. Sev- eral reasons are offered for so thinking. This organism belongs to the animal kingdom, and is practically an amoeba. It is already known that red light stim- ulates other amoeba, and darkness seems to prevent their multiplication. The great majority of malarial chills occur during the daytime Inasmuch as the parasite is immersed in the blood, 1t is under the influence of a ruddy llumina- ton when a strong white light falls on the surface of the body. Finally, 1t Is conceivable that the comparative im- munity of negroes to malaria may be in some measure an effect of the color of their skin.
 An ingenious phase of this hypothesis is its bearing upon the recognized poten- Cy or QulnlDe lndI dTuB lS OIlc Ol SCN- eral which possess the property of fiuor- essence. Fluorescence affords a violet light, and the latter antagonizes or sup presses red rays. Dr. King deems 1t possible that the sporulation of the para sites may be checked by huorescence. Quinine does not always break up ma larial fever: but 1t is suggested that the organisms which remain thus obstinate may be those of the "crescent" type. 4< m Dot rfoIx lCod d. Ing authority on the disease. the crescent shaped parasites hide in the spleen, brain and darker NSsesses of the body. Thus. in Dr. Kings judgment, they are not ex- posed to the fuorescent action of the quinine
 Though shrewd laymen who have had much experience with 'chills and fever" may be able to pick flaws in the theory here presented, and though physicians may find 1t even more vulnerable, at least one thing can be said In its favor. It is not flatly contradicted by accepted notions in regard to bacterial disease. Typhoid fever, diphtheria and tetanus, for instance, are the effects of toxins secreted by bacilli The germs of those and some other maladies operate indi- rectly. not directly; and their products can be, and have been, isolated. The parasite of malaria. not being a form or vegetable life is apparently free to work in an entirely different manner What- ever other objections smay be onered 10 Dr. Kings surmises. any lack or simiiar- itv between the latter and the fairly well established theories of bacterioiogy would be by no means fatal.
 If by further experiment his convic- lions should be confirmed, perhaps new methods of treatment might be suggest ed. At present it does not seem likely that auinine will soon be superseded; but 1t would be interesting to know what could be accomplished by the exposure of patient to violet light or consign-