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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

after election. That sure barometer
of business, the iron and steel mar
ket, is becoming more and more de-
mOralized, and Nov. 5, the steel billet
pool reduced its prices from $27 to
$23 per ton. The steel trust being the
dominating power in the pool would
not have agreed to this cut unless the
conditions required it. Cut nails
have also been reduced % cents a key
and other products of the steel trust
have also been reduced in price in
like proportion. While these cuts in
prices are taking place in the whole
sale market. the reduced price to the
consumer has, so far, not materialiZed
and probably will not for some time
The reduction foreshadows the much
more serious problem of reduction in
wages that must certainly follow in
the spring of 1904. Then will come
the crucial test of Senator Hanna's
statement that his reelection was
necessary to preserve the industrial
and business situation from disturb
ance'
There may be no panic such as oc-
CURED in 1892 and '93, but readjust-
ment of prices and wages is under
way and the result may be as disas-
trous to business and labor as in the
former trying times. That the pro-
cess has already commenced is GER
tain. The New York Journal of Com
merce, Nov. 6. reports that a new
scale of wages has been signed by
the employees of the American Sheet
Steel company at Scottdale, Pa. 1t
goes into effect the first of the year
and carries reduction of 20 per cent
in the wages of the skilled wOrlImen.
The same newspaper reports on the
same day that 5000 coke ovens are
idle in the Connellsville region and
the remaining $4,000 ovens are only
running about half time. With an in
dustry in such shape a reduction of
wages is sure to follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
In mentioning the names of

In mentioning the names of living
eX-speakers of the United States
house of representatives one is in
variably overlooked. There lives to-
day in Auburn, \. Y, at the ripe age
of 70. rich banker named Theodore
Medad PomerOy. On the 3rd of March,
1869, Mr.. PomerOy was elected speak
er of the house to succeed Schuyler
ColfaX, who had been elected vice
president and resigned the speaker
ship TO be indicted into the higher Of
fee. 1t is said that Speaker Pomeroy
served only five minutes, but the en-
cyclopedias and biographical diction-
aries fail to tell why he was elected
for so short a period, why he left
congress so suddenly, why COlfax re-
signed to get out of his way and what
Pomeroy did while speaker for five
minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

An Iowa mother who knows the
value of education sent this letter to
the teacher in whose school her boy
was being instructed: Deer Teacher:
You rite ia ma an Sa eff ah shued skare
eff yu viP Olaf. All hereby Civ WI Ell
legal reit ia Xix hem eny TEEN cts all
rite. Ha ba Yust lake has fadder on Ell
hat to larn ba a cloob. Pond nOlege
in hem. All wante ia gat her an
don't pa ana tenshun ia what heem
fader sa. FL take kar heem al reit all
reit Yrs truly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

Savannah (Ga) News: President
James Monroe, who gave to the Unit
ed States the famous doctrine to
which President Roosevelt is devoted,
waited from six to 10 years before
recognizing the independence of the
Spanish colonies in South America
after they had declared themselves
free. He wanted to be sure that their
governments were Stable and able to
maintain themselves. But President
Monroe was an old-fashioned fellow
with conservative ideas. The present
day diplomacy recognizes new gov
eminent before it has even formed a
government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
The Innocent Filipinos.

Our unsophisticated subjects in the
Philippines are again Offering prayers
to the administration and congress for
relief from the Dingley protective
tariff. These innocent natives, though
they reside in Manila and Panay.
where numerous newspapers inspired,
if not edited, by the Philippine COM
mission daily deal out wisdom. seem to
learn nothing. The cable, if the censor
allows it. keeps them in touch with the
main political movements here, and yet
they imagine that a Republican con
gress or a Republican president would
think of amending the sacred tariff on
tobacco and sugar in their interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
A scientific Discovery.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the
stomach that which it is unable to do
for itself, even when but slightly dis
ordered or overloaded. KodoI Dys-
pepsia Cure supplies the natural juices
of digestion and does the work of the
stomach, relaxing the nervous ten
sion, while the infamed muscles of
that organ are allowed to rest and
heal. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat and enables the stomach
and digestive organs to transform all
food into rich, red blood. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
Hanna to the Rescue.

The egotistical announcement of
Senator Hanna during the Ohio cam
paign that a continuance of undis-
turbed business conditions demanded
his return to the senate will soon be
put to the test. 1t is to be hoped that
Senator Hanna's statement, that his
reelection will preserve the industrial
and business situation from disturb
ance. will be verified and that conf
dence. which he believes to be the
basis Of prosperity, will be preserved.
The signs of the times, however. do
not bear out his representations, as
since his election was assured the
stock markets have again largely de-
cIined and three banks failed, two in
Colorado and one in Iowa, the day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

In a novel just issued by London
publisher, Frank Richardson. the au-
thor. makes his characters utter these
more or less philosophical observa-
tiOns: Most men are honest; three
things make them Otherwise-women,
poverty and ambition" A handsome
old man looks as if he had a past and
behaves as though he were sure of IA
future" "A mistress secrets are the
most valuable of a maids perqui-
sites" NO man worth the buying
can be bought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
James j. Hill has introduced

James j. Hill has introduced a new
economy on the railroads which he
controls. Each engine has tab kept
on its daily employment and against
it is charged every cent used for oil,
fuel. repairs and operation. Thus if
engine 200 is found to be costing more
than go the engineer of the former
is-a skc,i to explain. The same plan
rs to be extended to every car on the
system. Then the conductors and en-
ginemen who make the best showing
are to have bonuses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

Emperor William has taken to
smoking a most elaborate pipe, which
was especially prepared in Havana.
He inherits the smoking habit from
his father. who was a great smoker
of the well-known student pipe. such
as Bismarck substituted for cigars
toward the end of his life. The old
emperor neither smoked nor snuffed,
although the latter habit was adopted
by Frederick the Great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
Stockholders. Meeting.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. 81, 1908.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Power com
pany will be held at the Rock Island
Office of the company, corner Seven
teenth street and First avenue, Fri
day, Nov. 81, 1908, at $3.50 p. m, for
the election of directors, and any 9th
er business that may come before the
meeting.
PEOPLES POWER COMPANY.
S. S. Davis, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

In declining positively to be con-
sidered as a candidate for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination. former
President Cleveland has acted both
timely and wisely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

TERMS-Oaily, 10 cents per week Weekly,
81 per year IN advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached for publication. No
sRch articles will be printed over fictitious
81 gnatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
SHIP in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
Saturday, November %. 1908.

Grover Cleveland is out of the run
ming for the presidency in the APP
preaching campaign-but how about
Mark Hanna?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEntered at
the postofnce as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

By THE j. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

The lively pen that created "A De-
tached Pirate" has lost no vivacity in
its latest tale, 1.-The Fascinating of
Mr.. Savage" The wielder of the pen
is Helen MiIecete, who tells a story of
intrigue, love, and final JOY that
ought o eliminate sobriety from the
dullest existence. The novel appears
complete in Lippincott's Christmas
number.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-28

strikingly the wretched causes of our
present financial difficulties.
There are stories by Eden Philpotts,
Harrison Rhodes, j. j. Bell, YOne No
guchi and many others. and the illus
trations for them are by Bayard
Jones, f. Gruger. Harrison Fisher, O..
Toaspern and Mary Wilson Watkins.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

1t is quite surprising to the
editor, sometimes to have patron
come into our office and give us
an item of news, and apologize as
though the visit might be con-
sideIed as an intrusion. No one is
more welcome than the man who
brings in items of news even if ii
does not concern himself. We
naturally consider every man who
furnishes us an item to make our
oolums more newsy and interesting
as benefactor. We hope none
of our readers will feel the least
hesitancy in visiting our Office, OF
appearing before us on the street
with the request to publish any
proper item. The more interest
we can cause you to have in our
paper the more your visit will be
welcome.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
In Old KentucIxv.


Man born in the mountains of
Kentucky. is of feud days and full
of virus. He fiddleth. cusseth and
fghteth all the days of his life.
He shunneth wster as mad dog
and drinketh much mean whiskey.
When he desireth to raise hell
he planteth a neighbor and 10, lie
reapeth twenty fold. He riseth
from the cradle to seek the scalp
of his grandsire's enemy and bring
eth home in his carcass the ammu-
milton of his neighbours wife's
cousins father-in-law who avenged
the deed.
Yea verify, his life is uncertain
and he knoweth not the hour when
he may be jerked hence.
He goeth out on Journey half
shot and cometh back on shutter
shot.
He riseth in the night to let the
cat out and it taketh nine doctors
three days to pick the buckshot
out of him.
He geeth forth in joy and glad
ness and cometh back in scrap and
fragments.
A Cyclone bloweth him into the
bosom of his neighbor's wife and
his neighbor's wife's husband
bloweth into Abraham,s bosom be-
fore he hath time to explain.
He emptieth a demiiohn into
himself and a shotgun into his
enemy and his enemy's son lieth
in wait for him on election day;
10, the coroner ploweth forty acre
field to bury the remains of that
man.
Woe. woe is Kentucky, for her
eyes are red with whiskeY and her
soil is stained with the blood of
innocent moonshiners.
Kentucky, oh Kentuckyl How
/ love the classic shadesI
Where fit the fairy figures of the
brighteyed southern maids:
Where the birds are sweetly sing
ing mid flowers newly born.
Where the corn is full of kernels
and the colonels full of corn
Monroe Watchman. Union, w.
Va.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
A Surgical Operation

is always dangerous-do not submit
to the surgeons knife until you have
tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t
viii cure when everything else fails
it has done this IN thousands Of cases.
Here is one of them. ] suffered from
bleeding and protruding piles for
twenty years. Was treated by differ
ent specialists and used many reme-
dies, but obtained no relief until
used DeWfttas Witch Hazel Salve.
Two boxes of this saive cured me
eighteen months ago and / have not
had a touch of the piles since.-H A
Tisdale, Summertons S @. For Blind,
Bleeding, Itching and Protruding
Piles no remedy equals DeWftt's
Witch Hazel Salve- Sold by g w NJ
Hooff
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
Don't Drink.

To young man who drinks the
great railroad corporations say,
nothing for you;" when some
large factory advertises for com
petent men. the answer to him is,
"pass on;" apply for life insurance
and the application comes back
"rejected;" knock at the door of a
good society and here the answer,
mot at home Over the gates OF
the Eternal Kingdom is written,
"no drunkard shall enter here"
What, then. shall. become of the
young man who drinks? The
education of the past generation
has closed all responsible position
to him. IF he labors, he must
work by the day or take mental
position where brain and character
are not essential; no good society
for him, he must take the slum;
no church, he must take TO the
saloon; no Heaven. he is headed
the other direction. There is but
ond logical course for the young
man of today who intends to make
anything of himself, and that is
total abstinence and an upright
life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
aHow many seeds in a hiII2"

doW many SEEDS IN NH
"About 90, | suppose I've got to
make allowance for those that
won't sprout. Are you satisfied
now?"
"Yes. I'm satisfied that people
will come 10 miles to view our lit
tie farm as curiosity Don't you
know that farmer never drops
ever six kernels of corn to hill?"
"By gum, womanl' shouted Mr..
Bowser, "but do you pretend that
you can teach me how to farmP"
Perhaps not, but four or five
seed potatoes are plenty for hill.
and as forlpumpkins and squashes,
you shouldn't put in over six or
seven seeds. Will you make your
own beds for radishes. onions and
so forth or hire it done?"
"None of your business You
can let go of this thing right here
and now. and don't let me hear
another word from you. / shall
have little fsrm. l shall raise
crops. l shall get the exercise and
I'll be hanged if you get single
onion of the whole dozen bushels
l am going down to buy seeds, and
I'm going alone"
He left the house for the seed
store. bat on his way he stopped in
at his family grooer's and asked
how many kernels of corn farmer
planted in a hill.
Five or six" was the reply.
"And how many seed potatoesP"
"Not more than that"
The druggist told him the same,
and so did the butcher, but he was
not satisfied A farmer who was
making ready to return home after
selling load of produce, was ap-
pesled to.
do you think of farmingp" he
inquired after looking Bowser over.
"Yes"
"And you don't know any better
than to plant pint of seed corn in
hillP"
81 contend that pint is the
proper proportion" y
"Wall. if 1 was going to raise
jack ass fodder I'd plant pint to
a hill. I'll bet your wife has darn.
ed hard time livin' with you, and
that she knows more in minute
than you do in a week"
A policeman happened along
just in time to get between them
and prevent a row. and Bowser
slowly walked back home.
II forgot to ask you about clothes
pins" said Mrs. Bowser, as he en-.
tered. How many do you plant
to hilIb''
But he Rlared and gritted his
teeth and went down in the cellar
to sit upon an empty barrel to sulk
over it in the darkness, and when
the cat came down to cheer him
up, he threw the whole coal bin at
her.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
A nlascullne Vanity.

Why does man always run has
hand through his hair when he
takes his hat off ?" asked an obser-
want mcn. Did you ever notice
that men will invariably do this
very thing? Is it just a nervous
habit? Is it vanity? is and old
habit. i have never known man
who did not indulge this habit.
Even men who have no hair to run
their fingers through. men whose
heads are as bald as billiard balls.
will brush their hands over their
heads when they lift their hats. If
the men simply wanted to smooth
their tousled hair. of course. this
would afford ample explanation of
the habit But why should man
who has no hair on his head do the
same thing? 1t is not sufficient
answer to say that such a man may
have had a full suit of hair at ono
time. and that it is simply matter
of habit contracted under different
conditions. AS rule men are un-
conscious of the fact. They do
not know why, how or when they
run their hands over their heads.
But they all do it just the same.
Go into a court room or any place
where they congregate, and where
it is necessary for them to remove
their hats, and watch them. You
will observe that every man will go
through the same performance. It
seems to be a perfectly natural
thing for them to do. My own
conclusion is that it is an evidence
of vanity. A man wants his hair
to be just 30. Originally probably
it was simply matter of tidiness.
But it has grown into an act of
vanity. The lawyer, for instance.
if he has enough hair for the pur-
pose, will want his head to have
tousled appearance. 1t gives him
a studious appearance, and leaves
the impression that he has been
struggling with the books. What
ever the reason the habit is a curl
GUS one, and one which seems to
be deep-rooted in the masculine
nature" New Orleans Time Dem
ocrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
Mere Opinions.

The luckiest man in the world
is the one who marries for money.
and then falls in love with his wife,
Most men would rather win SO.
600 on horse race than to honestly
earn it, even if the work were all
done.
A woman can never understand
why her husband pays out money
for new hat when it looks just
like his old one, anyway.
ALI men want to laugh, but most
of them are generally discouraged
because they have been laughed
at for one thing OF another.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
Cheap Trips tor HOmeseekers
via .. e. Lines.

Greatly reduced rates for one way
tickets to points in the South and
West. Also special low rates for
round trip tickets, LIST and Sd Tues
day of each month. Full particu-
lars may be obtained by calling on
Agents of o @ Lines. Moulton
Houk, q P A, Toledo. D.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

The Treasury officials have dis
covered syndicate organized to
defeat the immigration laws. Im-
migration makes suoh docile vo-
ters that it has long fiourished nm
disturbed"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

There's only one crime in this
country which will cause burn
ing at the stake. The frequency
with which the crime has been
committed recently and the conse-
quences is appalling. yet all argu-
ments against mob violence fail
when one considers his own house.
hold.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
Fishing Rates TO Northern Mich,
via Ohio Central Lines.

Special reduced rates to the best
fishing grounds in Mich. Tickets
on sale daily with return limit of
IL days after date of sale. Ask
Agents of o O Lines about these
low rate fishing tickets. Moulton
Houk, g P A. Toledo. D.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

New York has adopted "mzzl-
ing ordinance" for all dogs. Now
if New York wants to do the thing
up brown it will adopt ''mizzlipg
ordinance" for the toy pistol which
is another dangerous "barker."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

Senator Hanna may have the
craftsmanship of the republican
national committee but Mr.. Tom
johnson promises to give MIN a
lively tustle for a chair in the
United States Senate.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

There is plague of grasshop-
pers in the Bridger Greek country
of Montana, and it is proposed to
dig long trenches and fill them
with kerosene oil and drive the
grasshoppers into it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

Senator Hanna came to Wash
ington and saw" the President.
The both statesmen announced
positively that Henry Q. Payne
wonld not resign from the Cabinet.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

A man has to have license to
keep gunpowder. and it is interest
ing to note that he also requires a
license to keep a wife.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

The new Subway station at the
Circle in Broadway at Central
Park west and 59th street, New
York City. is to be opened for
public inspection soon.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

pcOp4luE III {
| darkness with
phantoms, start
ing at the creak-
ing of the bed or
the rustic of the
bedclothes.
Snch symptoms
in general point
to disease Of the
delicate womanly
organ S, and a
Constant drain of
the vital and
nervous forces.
This condition
cannot be over
come by sleeping
pow ders- The
diseased condi-
tiou must be
cured before the
consequences of
disease are re-
moved
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08
Little Ratings.

Do you know people who are
good as gold, who have odd little
ways of their own, little failings
that annoy and inconvenience
their friends? Some have trying
little habits that rasp others and
put them in a fidget, much as
they love those who are uncon-
sciously guilty of the small exas-
perations. Some. are absent mind
ed and forgetful. others have
trifiing tricks of manner that their
friends exclaim inwardly. "Oh, I
wish you wouldn't.
There are foibles as we'll as
faults; there are weaknesses as
we'll as willfulnesses, and all these
must be borne with. In some
cases, they may be corrected, but
oftener these small idiosynorasies
are fixed in the character, are flaws
even in the gold. We must make
the best of them;we must make
themost of the gold, and not
magnify what mars it.
When we are tempted to be i'm
patient with these little failings, it
is good to remember that others
have to bear with ours. How do
we wish them to do it? Let us
mind the Golden Rule, then if
others were perfect. how would
they get on with our imperfectionsf
If others were perfect, would we
feel at ease with themP If we
had nothing to bear with, could we
be truest friendsP-Young People.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

1t is a singular fact that the best
wedding presents come from the
people who are not yet married.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

Elmer Gates cf Washington, d.
o. has taken out thirteen patents
covering a machine for measuring
human thoughts and feelings.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

No matter what his rank or po.
sition may be, the lover of books is
the richest and happiest of the
children of men.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

There are many reasons for be.
lieving that ''turn the rsscals out.
will be the winning slogan for the
democrats in 1904.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

Sugar beets 8 feet long and
weighing 200 lbs. have been
grown in California.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-07-08

OF the worlds total output of
minerals Great Britain and her
colonies yield about one-third of
the coal, one.ninth of the copper,
one-h half of the gold, one-eighth
of the iron. one-ffth of the lead,
one. e.seventieth of the petroleum,
one-quarter of the salt. one-ninth
of the silver, five-eights of the tin
and one. fiftieth of the zinc.