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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-08
TRAINS.

TRAINS. LEAVE ARRIVE.
SSt. Louis, Springfield
9Slesburg. Peoria and
Quincy ..............-.I F1:3O am $500 Am
Sterling, Mendoza and
Chicago. ..,............ "a 80 ami fo:5o am
S. Louis, Kansas City,
Denver and Pacific
OO&9b S~7sSo PM SIslu Pn
sermediate ............ +7:25 pm +7:IO PM
d lbuque, Clinton, La
Crosse, 81. Paul, MINI
and n. W........... s. 7:4G pDnI 200 an
La Crosse -. -. roo am roo pm
Clinton and intermediate ss7:00 am ZOO pm
g. Stop at Rock Island % minutes for meals,
sDaily. Italy except Sunday
Telephone 1850.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-08
TRAINS,

TRAINS. LRAVE. ARRJVB.
Peoria, Springfield, ST. L,
Indianapolis. Cincinnati. $40 an 3 55 pm
Peoria Express ............ t1:2o pm
Peoria, Indianapolis Gin
cinEAu, bloomington. lttl:lA am
Gable & Sherrard Accom-. t5;45 amIt1l;So am
Gable 4 Sherrard AccOm t2-01 PM TICS pm
sArvival departure tDaily, except Sun
day Phone West 1898, West 1928.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-08

c. j. Aldene, the merchant tailor
whose rooms are in the Mapufactur-
ers' hotel building, has sold out to p.
b. Anderson, the well-known former
Moliner, and the new proprietor has
taken possession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-08

Warren L. Eastman has left the city
to be gone for several days. 1t is said
that he will not return alone. but will
be accompanied by an assistant edi
tor as wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-08

Moline lodge, No. 1873, l. o. o. +.
met and elected officers for the com
ing year: Noble grand, Charles Nor
rison; vice grand, John Hawk; CORE
spending secretary, q. f. Crane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-08

Hiding Ardahl. the famous wrest-
Ter of Moline, will endeavor to throw
eight men in an hour in an exhibition
to be pulled off in Rockford some
time this month";
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
THE MoDoCs

The last gallant remnant of the once glorious tribe of Modoc Indians are soon to depart for their homes in the lava beds of the state of Washington. For nearly thirty years they have re- sided on their little reservation in the Indian Territory about ten miles south of Baxter Springs
 This tribe was at one time the brav- est of the brave, and made the most heroic stand for their liberty ever made by any tribe or nation. With small body of chosen warriors they stood off, or held at bay the entire army of the United States for many weeks. They killed General Canby, commanding the United States forces, and killed and wounded more soldiers than there were members of their tribe. They were finally conquered and after, hanging Captain Jack, their 2 head chief, and four others, the bal ance of the tribe was corraled on lands in the territory. Every member was allowed forty acres of poor land, and they were informed this was all they could expect, or in other words they must root hog or die" All of the old historic members of the tribe are dead. except Princess Mary, the sister of Captain Jack, and old Lu-ke-el-tu, now 105 years old the bow and arrow maker of the tribe Captain Jack, Steamboat Frank. Scar Faced Charlie, Schack Nasty Jim and all the old landmarks of the tribe have gone to the happy hunting grounds. Their bones repose in strange land far from their native rocks and hills where their forefahheFs are buried.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29

In these times of trust prosperity let the man with a fixed income, such as clerks and wage-earners, whose in- comes do not increase in the. cost of living, ask themselves how much of the prosperity they are getting out of the times, If the answer Is satisfac- tory then let them continue to vote the republican ticket and stand pat" with the trusts who are shouting that as their battle cry in the campaign that is approaching. Let them stand pat and continue to "let well enough alone" and they will continue to pay high prices for their living and their salaries and wages will continue to stay in the same place. A vote for the democratic ticket means that much nearer the time when the tariff wall will be reduced and the cost of living reduced with it. A vote for the repub- lican ticket means that the trusts and cormorants will continue to rule and that prices will be showed up notch every time they get the chance. The people may take their choice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
London sparrovs.

One hardly looks for natural history lessons in the streets of London, but the observer need never despair oi lighting upon. something of interest, even though cae subject be so common a being as the London sparrow. The other day one of these pert little birds was aattering excitedly outside a gro. cer's window, keeping himself sus- pended just without the glass as long as he could. After moments rest in the gutter he returned again, and this time there was no mistaking the object of his excitement He was vainly striv. ing to get at some bottled green peas in the forefront of the window. Tn the country all sorts of devices are re- sorted to for the purpose of getting rid of sparrows, where they bear a very bad name for their destructive proc1iv- ities, and many a London gardener would cheerfully heave half brick at his visitors if there were the slight est chance of his hitting them. Can 1t be that this sparrow's wits, sharpened by the chase of his enemies, are un- dergoing an educative process whereby he is qualifying for that advanced stage of civilization marked by a pref. erenee for prepared food over the raw products of the earth ?--London Chronicle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
A REafARKABLE RECORD.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy has a remarkable record. It has Been in use for over thirty years, during which time many million bottles have been sold and used. It has long been the standard and main reliance in the treatment of croup in thousands of homes, yet during all this time no case hase ever been reported to the manIl- lecturers in which 1t failed to effect a cure. When given as soon IS the child becomes hoarse or even as soon as the croupy cough appears. it will prevent the attack It is pleasant to take, many children like it. It con tains no opium or other harmful sub- stance and may be given as confidently to baby as to an adult. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29

A frequent proposition to better the sharing scheme in one form or aIoth- CT, says Egbert P. Watson in the En- gineering Magazine. The difficulty with it as a permanent institution is that workn1en have exaggerated ideas about profits, thinking that they run into fabulous sums, and, under the cir- cumstances of their environment, it is not to be wondered at that they fall into such an error. They see supplies of all sorts purchased and lavishly used. The proprietors and officials generally have expensive establish ments, are clothed in purple and fine linen, reck not of tomorrow, and, whether there are plenty of contracts on hand or none at all, spare not to spend. Under such conditions, I say, 1t is not surprising that workmen think that their gains from their daily work are too small, become restive and de n1and higher wages, shorter hours and AnOES pIlRlLSSSS SCuGId44S AS 4Edu- CTS of unions dilate constantly upon this phase of the argument, sedulously harping upon the large amount of money employers make and the small sums they pay out. Therefore, when it came to sharing profits, the men naturally felt that there was a chance of getting more than they had been receiving, but they were disappointed, for the percentage allotted at the end of the year was pitifully small con- pared to their expecta tions, and really small in any light. A workman said to me that one. experience of profit sharing was enough for him, for after working twice as hard as he ordinarily did and turning out a greatsdeal more work, all he had to show for it at the end of one. year was $75;. as he got .$3 per day his profit in 300. days. was about twenty-five days, about one sixth of what he felt it ought to have been. At the same rate, he said, he would have to work ten years to make $75O; by that time he would be dead-- Under the high-pressure system.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29

and everything and everybody that stood in the way of the machine had to bow gracefully and get out. Ralph Blakeslee and his friends know this. It is very amusing now to be told that the delegates to the convention at the eleventh hour were released from the pledges the bosses exacted of them. The result of the Convention shows just how far they were released If they had failed to deliver the goods last evening their heads would have been topped of at once. No punish ment is too severe for the republicans who attempt to kick over the party traces
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
HEARD IN PASSING

If President Roosevelt should de eide to dig the Panama canal himself, the. task would be easier than for him to follow all the advice about it that has been given him. Bridgeport Tele- grH m.
 organized labor really holds its des- tiny in it's own hands. Where 1t shows itself reasonable, orderly and peaceful 1t has almost invariably the public sympathy. So showing itself it need not resort to the policy of club bing men into it's ranks.-New York World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
Au&ono Di1e. anu safety.

Ample evidence of the narrow margin of safety in the powerful automobiles Is shown by the fact that in the Paris Madrid race nearly all the big cars came to grief through failure of working parts. The heat softened the metal in the bearings, cylinder heads crooked, rods bent, giving evidence that the ma chinery was under-proportiO and overworked It is more than probable that this disastrous race will prove use- full in showing that the limits of safety, either in construction or operation, can not be exceeded with inpnnity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
A Perp1exed Porter.

''One certainly meets with queer ex- periences while travelling" remarked the person of rowing tendencies. "One time, for example, when on my way to Chicago, I awoke in the morning to find a boot and a shoe under my berth i'm stead of the pair had left there the night before. Not wishing to appear thus in public. called the porter and showed him his error. He appeared somewhat bewiidered, and finally re- marked in tone of mingled perplexity and surprise;
 Well. dat suttinly am mighty pe- culiar. Hits de second time dat's hap pened dis mawuin ...-~N. Y Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
nmergency Aid 1n n1a1ls.

Nearly all of the metal working plants in Pittsburg and vicinity are admirably equipped with 9 hospital annex for cases that require speedy and prompt atten- ton. The distance of hospitals from some of the works renders it possible that an injured man is liable to expire from exhaustion before he is admitted to the institution. S To obviate this the owners have fitted up aroom or building where injured and sick employees can be treated at once.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
Planet Mars Inhabited.

A recent dispatch from Prof. Percival Lowell from Flagstaff, Ariz., stating that large projection of Mars has been discovered, leads Prof. Garrett P. serviss to declare that the planet is undoubtedly inhabited. On the other hand, Prof. Flammarion, of Paris, declares that the projection is only an illumination of. the clouds or lofty mountain summits in the setting sun, and that many other analogous observations have already been made.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
previousIv announced, u

As previously announced, the Saturday evening caucus pledged all present to MT Elton, but at the opening of the convention Mir Driggs stated that it had been de- cided to release all from this pledge, and that the committee had decided that every delegate could vote for whom they pleased.
 Republican.
 It is to laugh surely, For sevsra days Republican Chairman John P Kellogg and his helpers have beel snapping the party whip unceasingly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
OWES HIS LIFD TO A NEIGH
 BORIS KINDNESS.

D. F. Daugherty, we'll known throughout Mercer and Sumner coun- ties, W. Va, most likely owes his life to the kindness of a neis s.hbor. He was almost hopelessly afflicted with diar- rhoea, was attended by two physicians who gave him little, if any, relief. when a neighbor learning of his serious con- dition, brought him a bottle of Cham berlair's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him in less than { twenty-four hours. Tor sale by all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
Vitality of the canrfpede.

The sight of q full grown centipede is said by travellers in tropical lands to be enough to affect the strongest nerves. Ten to eleven inches is the average length, although larger ones have been seen. Lafcadio Hearn, in ''Two Years in the French West h. dies,' says that the vitality of the cen- tipede Is amazing. He kept one in a bottle, without food or water. for 13 weeks. at the end of which time 1t re- mained as active and dangerous as ever. The hen attacks the centipede with de- light, and often swallows them, head first, without taking the trouble to kill them. The cat hunts him. but is care- full never to put her head near him. She has trick of whirling him round and round upon the floor so quickly as to stupefy him: then, when she sees a good chance. she strikes him dead with her claws,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29

For bilious attack take Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29

LAC1uS1hS4y .OuI OWA u1dF&Ss 2
 1.-The melancholy days have come, so you will need new Umbrella oz a ParasoL. Don't put it off to rainy day, but provide now for keeping in cut of the wet. We have the largest stock of Umbrellas, many styles tc suit your taste; you will wonder at the tiheapness of them Recovering and repairing with the best Gloria silk from 65c up.
 TRUNKS FOR TRAVELLERS.
 We have the best assortment od Trunks to be seen in this city at ths lowest prices without sacrificing strength and durability.
 STEAMER TRUNKS. $2.25 up.
 SQUARE TRUNKS, $2 up.
 SATCHELS. SUIT CASES, S5c UP
 Remember, every article you pnr chase from us we guarantee to keeT in repair, free of charge, for one year Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk Mfr.
 1858 Bank st, opp Waterbury bank.
 Telephone 1892. X.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-29
vTHOMAS FEhTON. PROP'R.
l PROF HoI IIF7 '

Teaches every pupil 10 wrlre fnl fapid, business hand, In q course or 13 private lessons and no failures. All kinds or pen work executed in the highess degree of art. 'ss X
 167 BANK STREET.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Official Averages as Given Out bI President KaVaDaugh Cause
 of Many Surprises
JIMMY O'BR|EN LEADS
 REGULAR THIRD BASEMEN
Millerick Is Second as Catcher, While Maquire Gets Third Place as Shortstop-Pitchers Above
 the Average. ;,

The long expected and much discussed official records of the baseball players in the Southern league have, at last, been given out by President Kavanaugh, and within the next few days numerous wagers on the merits of the respective favorites will have been settled.
 In the average, Birmingham shared well. Crabell gets the championship as bat ter having sixteen base hits out of thir- ty-six times at the bat. This gives him a percentage of Al. Next to him, comes Kennedy, the youngster who startled the natives out at West End for a short time, and then fell down. His record is per- centages of 413.
 As Crabell played in but fifteen games, other cities will claim that Jim Delehanty is entitled to the championship. Under the rules of baseball, however a player s average counts, if he has played in more than ten games.
 Jimmy O'Brien leads the third basemen, while Millerick finishes second as a catch CT. Mcguire was third as shortstop, and Lawler gets fourth place as second base man. Birminghams pitchers were above the average, though none of them were among the headliners on paper.
 Following are the figures, as officially announced:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
ANALYSIS OF THE TERRACE.
Make-Up of the British Aristocracy of
 the Period.
Prom the London Truth.

From the London Truth.
 Progress is revolution is disguise and by degrees" a well-known tory has re- gently said 'it is destined to make the peers powerless and the poor prosperous" :" The description will remind many of the phrase uttered by Cromwell; "There will never be a good time in England till we have done with the lords"
 What is the value of our peerage of to- day? Lord Beasonsfeld answered the question in "Coningsby" many years ago:
 "'Ancient lineage said Mir. Millbanl1. T never heard of a peer with an ancient lineage. The real old families of this country are to be found among the peas antry; the gentry, too may lay some claim to old blood. l can point you out Saxon families in this country who can trace their pedigrees beyond the conquest; l know of some Norman gentlemen whose fathers undoubtedly came over with the Conqueror. But a peer with an ancient lineage is to me quite a novelty. No, no; the thirty years wars of the roses freed us from those gentlemen. take it, after the battle of Tewkesbury, a Norman baron was almost as rare a being in Eng land as a wolf is now
 ." I have always understood,' said Con- NfifN'N in Europe.
 From themselves,' said Millbank; and the heralds they pay to paint their car riages. But I go to facts. When Henry VII called his first parliament there were only twenty-nine temporal peers to be found, and even some of them took their seats illegally. for they had been attaint- ed. Of those twenty-nne, not five TO- main and they, as the Towards, for in- stance, are not Norman nobility. We owe the English peerage to three sources-the spoilation of the church, the open and fla grant sale of honors by the elder Stuarts' and the borough -mongering of our own times. Those are the three main sources of the existing peerage of England, and, fin my opinion, disgraceful ones.'
 Lord Beaconsfield might have added a fourth origin of the existing peerage, to wit, the bestowal of honors upon the mis- tresses of the kings and their illegitimate children. This decorous nation, therefore, delights to honor those who have inherit- ed titles from such shameful sources!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Postmasters and Civil Service.
Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
 If the postmaster general has begun the wholesale removal of postmasters in Ala bama for political reasons, the sooner the President interferes the better it will be for his reputation It cannot be that so earnest a civil service reformer as MT. Roosevelt would deliberately renounce his principles even to mend his political fortunes. The charge is made that these removals are a part of the attempt to crush the lilly whites" and that the par ticular sufferers in this case are the so- called 'McKinley democrats' or the anti Bryan men whom the late President ap- pointed. Such a course is perfectly in keeping with the attitude of MT. Payne toward reform but it does not square with the professions of MT. Roosevelt Unfortunately the latter has more than once pursued dubious policy in post office matters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
The Last of the Laurel?

From Country Life in America.
 A new danger has arisen to the noun tain laurel. which is the most important American wild flower that is in danger of extermination. The spoon and ladle man ufacturers and the furniture makers have for some time wrought great havoc among the rhodendrons and kalmias, and now the pipe makers are after the roots of the -laursl. The mountain laurel ought never
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
Signaling Under Water.

From Golfers Weekly.
 The cause of three-fourths of the ship wrecks and loss of life at sea seems about to he removed It is not a wire or even the air but the water this time that is used to transmit sound vibrations. For some weeks there has been installed on the steamers of the Metropolitan com- pany of Boston an apparatus which may vet make it possible for the vessel beat ing about the coast in storm to know where the rocks and shoals are when the fog will not permit the light to be seen and the noise of the wind drowns the sound of the bell-buoy or the siren; Tor A battleship to know of the approach ot a submarine and a fishing smack ot the approach of liner off the banks ot New foundland
 The apparatus is extremely simple. It amounts to nothing more or less than ringing A bell under water, which the pilot or captain can hear telephonleally. Screwed on both sides of the vessels hull are two receivers, which are connected by wires with the wheel house. These re- ceive the vibrations from the bell hang ing in the water on the side ot the hsht- ship. The navigator has only to put the ear-piece to his ear and ascertain on which side the vibrations are the louder in order to know the direction of the lighthouse and his own position in the log with comparative accuracy.
 For fishing vessels ball receiver has been provided, and this is used also to get more delicate intonations aboard steel vessel The value of the apparatus was put to good test recently when the steamer James s. Whitney was ap- preaching the Boston lightship on her re- turn from New York. The lighthouse was obscured by rain and fog. Thanks to the signal apparatus. the captain inn mediately heard the bell and got his di- rection. It was not until five minutes after that he heard the lightship's whis- tie foi the first time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
HOLIDAY RATES
Via Central of Georgia Railway.

Tickets will be sold December 20, 24, 25. sO and 31 and January l, 1904. final limit January 4, 1904, at rate of one and one third fare, plus 25 cents for round trip. To teachers and students of schools and colleges holding certificate. tickets will be sold December 16 to 24, inclusive with final limit January s, 1904 For full in- formation phone 976 or call on
 JOHN w. BLOUNT, Traveling Passenger Agent. 1921 First Avenue. 12-13-16-20. 23
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

to be used for Christmas decorations. It is too rare and choice a plant, and al- ways will be- The laurel is slow grower. and demands peculiar conditions of soil and shade. Fasteners ought to be as proud of it as the Californians are of their big trees, and protect it by law The amount of laurel shipped from Maryland ana Virginia for use at Christmas time is small compared with the quantity now used all the year round to decorate the fruit stands in the big cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
The Reason.

From the Argonaut.
 A missionary in China was endeavoring to convert one of his. natives.
 Suppose me Christian, me go to heav- en?'' remarked, An Sin.
 Yes" replied the missionary
 All lite" retorted the heathen; ''but wha for you no let sChinaman in Amer ica when you let him into heaven?'
 An said the missionary with fervor there's no labor party in heaven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
DAIRY INSPECTION.

We invite the health authorities the physicians and the people of Birming- ham to visit our sanitary dairy and in spect the modern and up-to-date meth ods used to furnish clean and healthy milk and butter. w. M. GLASS,
 Nc S12 North Twenty ty-first Street.
 12-19-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20

Popularly called the king of medicines Hoods Sarsaparilla. It cures rheumatism and catarrh.