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Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

ing, highest, lowest and closing quotations
N today's markets;
wheat.
Oct. 7sS: 7s%: 7s%; 75I
Dec, 78B 7e1S 7sS-;7 ;7sH-.
May, 7s2s; 7s1s 1875; 7sh--.
Corn.
Oct 441S: 441S 44H: 44IS
Dec, 459s; 459s 44h; 44ss.
May, Az; 444; 4S21; 4SA-.
Data.
Dec, S71s, So 37-;3754
May, SS14; 3S2s 371x; S79S.
Pork.
Oct, lilo; II. 10; IL 10: IL 10
Jan, ll.95; l2 o.: IL %; lI.u7,
May, 12.12; 1222; l2.07; - %.
Lard
Oct, $40: S5; 6 20, or.
Jan $40; 6.S5; $40 6.S5
May, 6.72, s5; 672. 6.S5.
Ribs,
Oct, S.45: s so; S.45: SEQ
Jan, 6 81; 6 As 6.37: 6.45.
May, 80; $50, 6.42-; $50.
Rye, Dec. IS; May 5eA; fax. N. W. LO2;
s. W. 94h: Oct. 95; Lee. 81; May 1.0l;
barley 42Qt5S.
Peceipts today: wheat 165, corn S5l, oats
25S; nogs $1,000; cattle 25,O 900, sheep 5000.
hog market opened strong to lOc higher.
Light. S5 3595.95 mixeo anu Dutch
ers. t5 3o95.95; good heavy, e4.s5G5 IS: rough
heavy, 49545 Is.
Cattle market steady.
Sheep market opened slow.
Hogs at Kansas City 000 cattle 20 900;
nogs at Omaha $500, cattle 5000.
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Hog market active, to l0c higher.
Light, e5 7505. .e5; mixed and butchers, e5 30
as %; good heavy, a 90G5 so; rough heavy,
"a 9O0515.
Cattle market steady TO 1Oc higher.
Sheep market steady.
Hog market closed weak to sc lower.
Light, e5.3595 90; mixed and butchers, $50
1590: good neavy, q 90GS5s0; rough heavy,
4 9OGl5l Is.
Cattle market closed slow except for best
Sheep market closed for good steady.
Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat 175,
corn 400, oats z25, hogs Is 600.
New York StOcks.
New York, oct. 12.-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
Sugar 1914, Gas s91EC. r. I. s p. 231< South :
ern Pacific 3g1&, B. S .. 1914, AtChison com
mon 6315, lAtchison pfd. 81, G. NJ & st. p.
1853, Manhattan 1898. copper 36I4. w. U.
Tel. Co. g. L. s. n 961S, G.. s. A. 231<, Rdg.
common AN Can. Paclnc lI71i, Leather com
mon So, b. r. T. 324, PacificMail 1914. u,
s. Steel ptd. $50, U. ). Steel common l2sl
Penna. 1l7S, Mo. Pacific SIX, Union PacihC
6SSs. coal and iron 271s, Erie common 265l
Wabash pfd. %, Car foundry 20I4, c. & u
W. l414, Rep. Steel pfd. 56t Rep Stt ell COM
mon ~, New York Central 1I51, Illinois
Central I29.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

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 for publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

Gov. Yates would have a streak of
luck were it the election and not the
nomination that was before him.
Billie Lorimer is announced as oppOs-
ing a second term for the governor.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

\ man laughed himself to death in
a New York theatre and the press
agent doesn't even tell what show it
was. They'll all be claiming it in a
few weeks.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

Spain objects to Uncle Sans naval
vessels visiting her ports. Spain has
some very unpleasant recOllectiOns on
this score.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12
THE ARGUS.

Publisned Daily and Weekly at 1884 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. IEntered at
the postof1ce as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12
Monday, October 12. 1908.

Not being able to lift one cup. Sir
Thomas intends to give away another.
at is more blessed" etc.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

aspiring young men who have begun
life as mechanics.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12

BIZ THE j. w. PoTTER 90.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-10-12
TODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago, Oct. l2-Fonowing are the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing quotations
N today's markets:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Pe-ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years OF
Suffering.

Miss Muriel Armitage, sc Green
wood Ave-, Detroit, Mich, District
Organizer of the Royal Templars Of
Temperance, in a recent letter, saysi
Il think that a n naturally
shrinks from making her troubles
public, but restored health has meant
SO much to me that feei for the
sake of other suffering women it IL
my duty to tell what Peruna has done
for me.
II suffered for five years with
uterine Irregularities, which brought
on hysteria and made me a physical
wreck. | tried doctors from the dit
ferent schools of medicine, but with
out any ~perceptible change in my
condition. In my despair l called on
an old nurse, who advised me to try
Peruna, and promised good results e
| would persist and take it regularly.
I thought this was the least i could
do and procured a bottle. knew az
soon as began taking it that it was
thing I had used before, and so l kept
on taking it. / kept this up for SIX
months, and steadily gained strength
and health, and when l had used
fifteen bottles I considered myself
entirely cured. I am Il grateful,
happy woman to-day.'-Miss Nuriel
Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh Of the pelvic
organs with the same surety as il
cures catarrh of the head. Peruna
has become renowned as a positive
cure for female ailments simply be-
cause the ailments are mostly due
to catarrh. Catarrh is the cause Of
the trouble. Peruna cures the ca
tarrh. The symptoms disappear.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04

At the hearings before a magistrate
the other day an old man was brought
In. charged with drunkenness. He had
been there before, and the judge knew
him. He finally prevailed upon the
Judges clemency to let him of. prom
ising to take the pledge.
But / want one more drink, just OF
more" he pleaded. Il amt got another
cent. Say, jedge, buy me o drink. and
It will be the last"
A saloon is right across h street,
and the magistrate said:
"Well. John, I think you mean well.
over and tell the bartender that you
want a drink and that I will stand for
It, If he doesn't believe you. tell him
10 come to the door and shout for me.
and / shall tell him 1t Is all right"
with, many thanks the old fellow
went across the street to the bar.
"say. Mike" he said to the bartender,
.1et me have a quart OF whisky. The
fudge will stand for It."
The man behind the bar was skeptic-
Al. however. and went to the door OF
the saloon and shouted over to the
magistrates office, rs It all right.
juds9s2"
"a said the judge, thinking that
he referred to n drink
And Gle old r~eprobata dashed OUT 2
.rar entrance. .lNtchirs Q a9-Tsst
49, LLE
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work without the greatest exhaustion.
This is q very common sight and Is
almost always due to pelvic cutarrh.
1t is worse than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with q
disease that can be permanently cured.
cures old chronic cases as we'll as a slight
attack, the only difference being in the
length of time that it should be taken to
effect a cure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving Z
full statement of YOU case, n he wild
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
OLD WHALEMEN,s HOMES.
fhe Villages Around New Bedford
Abound With Them.

gHl.a4IE ! ] HSTUs ItssG-.tT
New Bedford correspondence New York
tribune In the country towns around,
about this city are many evidences OF
what was once New Bedford's greatest
claim to fame, the whaling Industry. Chief
among these are Westport and Darts
mouth, where nearly every aged man you
meet Is addressed as "Cap'n,"5 and right
tuliy bears that title. White-headed and
White-bearded men they are, the few that
are leIt, and their ranks are fast thinning
out. Their farms and homes attest their
former calling and show the orderliness of
the quarterback. Hicks, Grape, Trip,
Rowland, Weekes-these are names once
conJured With, when nearly every Dart
mouth and Westport family, from the
mead or the river to the harbor, sent its
sturdy sons from the plough to the fore
castle OF the whaler. andasaw them not,
saVe Tor brief times between cruises OF
TWO and three years Duration. @
Now the young men go to the cities, and
hardly one follows the sea. Then, how
ever. the share Of even the greenest sea-
man In a profitable whaling cruise was q
sum or goodly proportions; moreover, the
calling appealed to those whose journeys
TO the city Invariably led them to the
Wharves where the whalers discharged
their. cargoes.
In front Of every other house that greets
QoFoOA Wy 6S lC Journeys
from the head Of Westport to the harbor
ne VIII see q tall mast with crosstree,
topped by a weather vane. and If this
a4one would not give him an inkling that
the skipper Of a whaler dwelt there, the
huge pieces Of coral thanking the gate post
on either side would apprise him Of the
TACT. Everything is shipshape around
these homes, board walks being almost
as clean as II ho~lystoned. Snug cottages
OF q cabin-1ke cosiness most Of these
homes are, and inside the signs Of the sea
are displayed on every side. Miniature
ships In glass cases, cunningly made,
adorn the nantes, and standing beside
them are whales and sharks teeth carved
by sa1lornen, representing scenes in the
life OF a whaleman. There's a little old
fashioned cabinet in the parlor, and o
Its shelves are curios from far distant
to whose borders the hardy har-
pooners pursued the sperm whale. Beau
TRULY colored shells and coral of gorge
Gus tints. nuts and shells of curious form,
carved in still more curious designs by
South Sea islanders; swordfsh blades,
sharks teeth necklaces-these are brought
forth and, witt eye that kindles at the rec
election, the "cap'n" tells you on what
he obtained this or that. There's
a story connected with every curio.
You see a bracelet tattooed on the
"cap'n's' wrist, and when you mention 1t
he bares his arms and you see that his,
forearms, too, are decorated with tattoo
marks. A ship was the most popular de-
sign then, judging by the frequency with
which 1t is seen on the arms of the old
shippers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
Weakness
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick Are the Women Who
Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh Of any organ, if allowed to
progress. will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
go hand in hand.
What is SO distressing a sight as a
poor half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearuble symp-
toms Of pelvic catarrh? She does not
consider herself i'll enough to go to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
Many School Children a

Many School Children Are Sickly.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse
in Children's Home, New York, Break
up Colds in "a hours, cure Constipation,
F~everishness, Headache, Stomach Trou-
ibles, Teething Disorders, move and reg
ulate the bowels and Destroy Worms.
Sold by all druggists or by mail, 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. z.
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tsssing case Of Fibroid Tumor,
baaed the skill Of Boston doctors,
Hayes, of Boston, Mass, in
owing letter tells how she was
after everything else failed, by
] Pnkham's Vegetable Compound.

81 FtrsC Lettef appealing TO, Mrs. Pinkham for Helm.
bs PNKHAM:- have been under Boston doctors, treat.
|y time without. any relief: They tell me I have a fbroid
mot sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends
lhaye bearing-down pains both back and front. NV oh.
n,and have had flowing spells for three years. Nv an
pod cannot walk or be on my feet for any length Of time.
Is my case, so I write to you for advice.o-(Signedl Mrs.
80 Dudley St, Roxbury) Boston, Mass.
(he result Of Mrs. Pinkham's advice-aT.
e advised Mrs. Hayes, of Boston, to take
Hne-Which she knew would help her
contained a mass Of additional instruc-
ntreatment, all OF which helped to bring
happy result.
8, p1S K a.1sai Son Sometime ago l wrote to you describ.
hs carefully, and to-day / am a we'll woman.
qaLydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound entirely
Rnor ana strengthened my whole system. l can walk
EGPinkham's Vegetable Compound is worth fvo dol.
ADVISE all women who are afflicted with tumors or
Nd any kind to give it a faithful trial.n-(Siened) Mrs
aDudey St, Roxbury) Boston, Mass.
Mt hgo1d, could not purchase such testimony-or tabe
y health and happiness which Lydia Il, Pinkhan,'a
npound brought to Mrs. Hayes.
noy should be accepted BY all women as convincing
Iyala =. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound stands
q 9 remedy for all the distressing ills of women: ali
II; JUNIORS; lnhammations; liberation, falling and dis.
~ s1,s Ioh a. D~aackache; irregular, suppressed or painful
ypEntlng IN the newspapers can leave no room for doubt.
~ nr above address will gladly answer any letters
~ WA v may write for fuller information about her illness.
mm mhs: Ilhkham and Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable
I'm l m return for her health and happiness.
ma lnat 1t Is Lydia r.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
mig % many women, and no other medicine don't for
D. druggist wants to sell you something else.
s ssa ! s siaot IN sGTt nrots PRO produce II: o,stne, letters and szna.urss k
Igdi. = flnkhan hsdieias Go. Lynn. Mas.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04

During the first six months Of 1903
the imports of Egypt amounted to- $37,-
B64,045 and the exports to $43,986,665.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
Another Life Saved.
shippers.

Short Of breath and was troubled with
bloat1ng after eating and my limbs,
We're badly swollen. One doctor told
he 1t would finally turn to Bright's dis
ease. | was laid up at one time for
three weeks. l had not taken Doan's
kidney Pills more than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and later all the
other symptoms left me-"
For sale by all druggists. Price so
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04
National bank notes are one-sixth
IF the money in %cirulation.

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color
more goods, brighter colors, with less
work than others.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-12-04

Clothes.
Life: A mans clothes reveal his tailor;
a woman's, herself.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19
Practical Ways

for the production of lambs for
freezing, and this accounts for some
of the changes shown in the agricul-
tural statistics Of New Zealand. It
has been found advisable to grow
roots and forage crops. and the Gull
stivation OF cereals has decreased. In
the latest return that we can OBJ
tain, the number of sheep in New
Zealand was 2O,233,099, the highest
total yet reached by the colony,
which furnishes conclusive evidence
that the demands of the frozen meat
trade are exercising most decided
effect upon the agriculture of that
colony. But the dairy is formid-
able rival of the flock. ).
The climate of New Zealand and
the. character of the pastures APP
proximate more nearly to what is ex-
perienced in England than those of
any other English colony. The butt
ter, accordingly, has a very ready
sale in Great Britain. The dairying
industry is not taken to very kindly
by men who have been accustomed
to the free and rowing life on large
sheep runs but. still, it is gradually
extending in Canterbury, and no
doubt will go on increasing. For the
year ending March 81, 1902, the total
value of the butter and cheese ex.
ported was $4,000, 900. Local experts
say that this industry is capable of
much greater expansion without in
creasing the number Of milk cattle,
but by improving in breeding. The
government has imported certain
number of pedigree bulls from Great
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19


.5 - Of the agricultural inter
est. In this: respect they show an
example worthy Of being followed by:
the mother country. The English
board of agriculture is composed to
a very large extent of very able sta
tisticians, who at short notice will
produce figures upon any point capa-
BILE Of being illustrated or dealt with
by them. But the New Zealand de-
partment is much more practical in
character. It's leading features are a
special veterinary staff, under a chief
veterinary officer and bacteriologist
with a large staff of veterinary sur
geons, and a special dairy staff and
produce commissioner in London.
This department exists for the pur-
pose of helping farmers, which it ac-
complishes in several ways. Instruc-
tors are sent out to all the various
classes who work on the land, wheth-
er they go in for arabic cultivation
or dairy work, or whether they are
fruit growers, horse beeders or sheep
owners. Then if anything new turns
up, it is printed and distributed
among them. More important still,
the officers of the department in
'spect the meat to be exported and
the public abattoirs, and they are
responsible for that grading of dairy
produce which is the envy of other
countries. This Isl what is done at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19

send us 10000; AustrcHungary, Is 900;
Roumania, 1880. ), = ss@ Is
Most Of the Italians now f1ocking
here come from southern Italy and
the Island of Sicily. As a rule, they
do not bring their women with them,
which would lead one TO the surmise
that they are coming over only for
a temporary residence; that after
they have picked up the proverbial
gold in our streets they will return
to the girls they left behind. The
proportion of men to women among
the Italian immigrants is four to
one.
The women immigrants among the
Irish outnumbcr the men; in the
nine months from June, 1902,$ to
March, 1903, inclusive, the number of
Irish women coming to this country
was 9,745, and the number of men
1855. With the exception of Italy,
Ireland and Japan, the different ma
tons sending us immigrants usually
send about half as many women as
men. The ratio of Japanese men to
japanese women arrivals is about that
of the Italians, four to one.
There is a very markedly noticea-
BILE increase in the number of Japan
csc immigrants, and in 1908 the Japs
will constitute quite two per cent
of the immigrants to the United
States for that year. In the afore-
mentioned period, from June, 1902
to March, 1908, only two per cent. OF
the immigrants came from England
and only four per cent. from Ireland;
the Germans got down to eight pc,
cent, and also the Scandinavians
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19

headed with lace or insertion or by q
beading, through which a ribbon is
run, which ties in bow at the side.
Skirts show a close fit over hips and a
great fulness in deep rufles bout the
feet.
Little skirts measuring in depth to
the knee for wear under silk skirts or
to take the place of the chemise skirt
when a chemise is not worn almost in:
variably have a slightly flaring ruff1e
finish, as plain model catches at the
knee and model with very full ruff.
file, by its bunchiness. interferes with
the graceful lines of the gown skirt.
~ Let us pass for moment from the
enticements of summer lingerie to
the attractive linen gowns, of
which we shall see many before the
close of the season. There is a dis
tinct fancy for mixing rough and
smooth stuffs. For instance, some
rough hopsack-linens are trimmed
with pipings of plain silky linen in a
contrasting shade. I saw fawn mop
sack trimmed with an almost white
So1U A1nCu, Cuc UOulCc was AulCiCA
adorned with red embroidery and
guipure, and was surmounted by a
red, coarse straw sailor hat.
Most effective was an orange
linen-a real, bright flame shade-the
skirt trimmed up to the knees with
bands of black and white coarse en-
broidery, which also outlined the
pelerine-bolero bodice; under this
was worn blouse of lace, finished
with an orange leather waistband.
The linen coat of short or three
quarter lengths lends itself to va
riety of Celebrations. Very smart
motor and carriage coats are being
made in linens, cut after the old
guards pattern, and simply strapped.
Needless to say, to be successful,
they must be extremely well cut.
Then there are some chic linen coats
made with basques. trimmed with
pearl buttons, which lay claim to
some consideration.
A great many mauve and purple
linens are worn, some of them mixed
with very good effect. Pale green and
grass lawn shades the coats lined
with contrasting colors, also form
charming costumes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-06-19

home. At the other end. that is to
say in London, q produce commission
er is kept, whose duty is to keep his
finger on the pulse of the English
market and send home information
that will guide those who are prepar-
ing food for export. In addition to
all this, there are state farms, dairy
schools, and laboratories that are of
the utmost service to those engaged
in agriculture.
Another feature in the agricultural
policy of New Zealand is that of the
advances to settlers. which has been
found of very great advantage and
convenience. The system begun in
1894, at the time when worldwide de-
preston in agriculture existed. Set
tiers were becoming embarrassed in
their circumstances, and the high
rates of interest then charged were
found to be burden not easy to
bear. To relieve the pressure, the
government brought in the advances
to settlers act. By this measure,
sums varying in magnitude from 1925
to $4,000 were advanced to farmers,
dairymen, market gardeners and 9TH
err producers, on the security of their
title, the advance not being more
than 80 per cent. on the freehold
value, and so per cent. on the lease
hold value. The interest charged is
six per cent, and the amount is re-
payable on the installment system,
which repays the principal, together
with five per cent. interest, in 70 half
yearly installments. 49,.
Then there are the fixed loans,
within the same limits of amount at
five per cent. interest,", on freehold
tenure only up to half the value, on
periods of ten years. Under both sys-
TENS the mortgage may be paid off
at any time without notice. No COM
mission or procuration fee is charge
able, and the payments are transmit
ted free by the post Office. The. ar
rangement seems, to have worked
very we'll, since under the scheme
over $40, OOO, 900 has been disbursed,
and there have been practically no
losses, dAu oS0ASSAy oAy -oAACdAS u
interest. One can very easily see
what great advantage this system
of lending must be to young and
struggling colonists.
These are some of the conditions
under which agriculture are carried
on in New Zealand. ss .s 81
Tt remains to be asked what is the
best kind of farming to follow, and
s. is very evident from the statistics
that considerable changes have been.
effected during the last few years.
The main cause Of this undoubtedly
IS the invention Of the freezing cham
Der. Until it came into practical OPP:
Grafton, sheep farming could only be
carried on probably on very large.
areas, because wool and tallow were
the only marketable products. Nut
ton could be grown only for local.
consumption but since the great ex-
port trade IN frozen meat has been
ablished, nearly every farmer
keep his focks Of breeding ewes