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The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

- onIarging it's field of operations, advancing
,, miles farther each year into hitherto unin-
fos+od territory, and some people have feared
.l,+ i NAV cross the Mississippi and cover the
on+ire cotton belt. 1t is opinion, however,
tbo+ some effective means of combating the pest
will be found before it gets out of Texas All
k;nds of experiments are making, scientists and
farmers working together in the search for a
remedy.
The Gastonia Gazette's note about Prof. Sher-
mans letter on the Hessian Fly, reminds us that
his article has been reprinted in a considerable
number of county papers in the West. The sug-
restion as to blowing the stubble under deeply
after harvest should lead many farmers to SOW
q larger quantity of cUwpeas.
We direct attention to Secretary Pearson's note
As to the value of bullbats insect destroyers 1t
is to be hoped that farmers everywhere will aid
the enforcement of the new Audubon Bill for
bird protection.
Two or three more of DR.. Alexander's reminis-
cent papers will appear before the series is
brought to a close. At any rate we have material
for two or three more articles and we shall be
delighted if the Doctor will send new supply.
We think that the program of the State Tenn
perancc Convention to 1e held here July 7th is of
public interest. 1t promises TO be largely attended
and has some practical work to do.
We hope that other secretaries of County Al
iances will follow Secretary Stallings's example,
and forward notices of the approaching quarterly
meetings.
Mr.. D. L. Cores letter of advice to young men
Is sound and helpful, and deserves the more
earnest heed because it comes from an honorable
and successful business man. For as Emerson
says, 1T makes a great difference in the force of
a sentence whether there be a man behind it or
not"
The story of John Wesley's quarrel on page 13
reminds us that many people celebrated last We'd
nesday as the two hundredth anniversary of the
great Methodist's birth June 28th, however, is
the proper date, according to the corrected reck-
oning of time made by England's adoption of
the Gregorian calendar in 1852. We shall give
in our next number an interesting sketch of Wes-
Ieys career.
1t hasn't been many months since printed
the Board of Healths rules for the prevention
of typhoid fever but the disease is such a scourge
IN our State during the summer and fall that we
think it quite worth while to publish the article
again. 1t will be found on page Is and should be
clipped out and filed away.
Much progress is shown by the report of the
East Carolina Fruit and Truck Growers Asso-
citation on page 1. This organization has been
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

The man who does things makes many mistakes,
but he never makes the biggest mistake of all
doing nothing-Saturday Evening Post.
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

Apropos of the good roads resolutions on page
H. We are reminded that Col. J. B. Killebrew of
tennessee has this to say of his recent visit to
North Carolina: "The Brownlow Bill, which pro-
POSES to give governmental aid to highway i'm
pFoVement, is very popular among all classes, and
Is growing in favor wherever its features are
explained"
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

i Better be a nettle in the side of your friend
than his echo."
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

Much progress is shown by the report of the
East Carolina Fruit and Truck Growers Asso-
citation on page 1. This organization has been
OF ncstimable benefit to its members, especially in
the matter of freight expenses. When the AssO-
cation was formed about ten years ago, the rate
from Wilmington to New York by express or
refrigerator was about $1.25 a crate. Largely
through its efforts, the express rate has been re-
duced to 95 cents per crate and the refrigerator
rate to Is cents per crate. When we consider
that this season 10000 crates were shipped by
express and 100000 by refrigerator, the magni-
'ode Of the saving becomes apparent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
stevenson and Hearst Proposed.

According to the Frankfort, KY,
Advocate William j. Bryan is said to
have named, as a democratic ticket
for 1904, Adlai +. Stevenson, of Hi
nois for president; and William r.
Hearst. of Chicago, for vice president.
This ticket. the report states, would
be satisfactory to Mr.. Bryan, who will
undoubtedly have a strong influence
in the next national convention. The
Advocate adds: ITO Adlai +. Steven
son very little objection could be
urged. On a platform in accord with
the day he would probably head the
ticket acceptably to every one. He
unquestionably possesses sufficient ex-
ecutive ability to fill the presidential
office with honor and has so comport-
ed himself during the transient peri
cd of democratic breaks and disputes
as to be on good terms practically
with all of the too Jealous antago-
nists.
The Advocate then proceeds to de-
clare that Mr.. Hearst will never do at
all because he is a yellow journalist
and has made himself odious.
The appearance of Carter Harrison
as a presidential possibility also com
plicates matters for Hearst, as tend
ing to divide the young man senti-
ment. Probably there is no man in
the nation to whom democrats of all
factions could raise so little objection
as to Mr.. Stevenson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

y St. Paul club woman, responding
to the toast. The Ideal Man. at a
recent club function, said: Man is
too capable. He is the paragon of
animals. On his own ground he sur
passes the lion in his magnanimity,
the fox in acumen, the parrot in rep
artee. the monkey in versatility, the
ant in thrift. the fish in self-control,
the spider in all that goes to make up
a valued member of society. l dare
say that, if all the facts were known
man is more of an absolute success
than mule!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

to do anything effectual is owing to
the utter ignorance of the department
authorities concerning the contents
of the safe. The attorney general
wants to know whether Mrs. Tyner
carried off government papers or not.
OF course, Postmaster General Payne
does not know and he cannot now find
out. The presumption might well be
that as the safe was government prop
erty and was an appurtenance of a
public Office it did contain public
papers. But Mr. Knox insists on facts
rather than Prescriptions before in
stituting criminal proceedings against
the Tyners. The outcome is that the
great and powerful United States gov
eminent is completely baked, and for
no other reason in the world than
that the postoffice department offici-
ais did not properly attend to bust
ness.
1t cannot be expected that the pub
lie will relieve Postmaster General
Payne of responsibility in this pictur-
esque, yet scandalous affair. The
whole burden is on his shoulders. 1t
was he who compelled Mr.. Tyner to
resign, and then with leniency which
now has been fiagrantly abused. per-
mitted him to remain as the legal
and merely nominal occupant of the
office until May 1. 1t was Mr.. Payne,
therefore, who should have issued in
structions that the safe in Mr.. Ty
ner's room should be examined in the
interest of the government. The re-
port that he is upset and worried
about the raid" is probably true. The
whole affair reveals an astonishing
looseness in the management of the
postotfice department.
1t does not necessarily follow that
the scandal now raging in the depart
ment is due to the fact that the pres
ent postmastergeneral is primarily n
politician. and was brought into the
cabinet, according to the universal
understanding. because President
Roosevelt desired a practical poll
tician'' among his official advisers. 1t
is very probable. however. that Mr..
Payne has devoted more of his time
to national politics than to the super
attendance of his department of the
government. The department has been
left to run itself while he has pulled
wires for the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1904. In the last an
alysis. Mr.. Roosevelt himself is re-
sponsible for the present condition of
affairs, because he placed at the head
of the department man whose chief
function was to be that of a political
advisor to himself in the intricacies
of party control. rather than that of
administrative chief to a great and
highly elaborate business. as import
ant in extent and service as any rail
road system in America.
Mr.. Payne will undoubtedly remain
in office, yet it is no more than the
truth to say that public confidence in
his administration of the postoffice
department has been very seriously
impaired by recent events, and that.
as a consequence. he no longer adds
strength to the cabinet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

The state law prohibiting the use of
slot machines is very drastic. 1t is a
penitentiary offense to use them. The
law says that whoever, in any room.
saloon. inn, tavern, shed. booth or
building, or enclosure operates,
keeps. owns. rents or uses" Il slot
machine shall upon conviction pay a
fine of 500 for the first offense, $500
or confinement in the county Jail not
less than six months for the second
offense. and for the third offense shall
be fined not less than $500 and be i'm
prisoned in the penitentiary for not
less than two years. This law was
passed in 1895. A slot machine is de-
clared to be a gambling device and is
subject to seizure, confiscation and
destruction. And yet they do exist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

The war department has made an-
other bungling job of embarrassing
Recently an officer was sent to Den
yer to investigate the interview which
Gen. Baldwin, recently returned from
the Philippines, gave to a newspaper
representative in which he compared
negroes and Filipinos in manner not
complimentary to the latter. The of
ficer, it will be readily recollected, on
his return to Washington, reported
the interview without foundation and
stated that the reporter to whom it
was attributed had been discharged
from the Denver Post, the paper with
which he had been identified. Now
the Post editorially denies the state
ment from the war department to the
effect that the reporter whose inter
view with Gen. Baldwin was the sub
iect of an investigation, had been dis
charged from the paper, and says
that no such action is contemplated.
The reporter has made an affidavit
that he quoted Gen. Baldwin cor
reCflN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
The Banned POSTMASTER General.

The apparent impotence of the
United States government in the Ty-
ner case places Postmaster General
Payne in an embarrassing position.
The government is not only impotent,
but ridiculous. People are asking
ironically how it happened that Mrs.
Tyner and her assistants did not carry
off the safe itself; so far as the de-
partment officials are concerned. it
might easily have been done. Possibly
the building itself could be removed,
stone by stone, before the government
could intervene.
y remarkable aspect of the case is
that no one, in behalf of the govern
ment. had examined the safe to see
what it contained. Yet Mr.. Tyner
had been forced to hand in his resig-
nation early in March because of cir
cumstances, which in the light of de-
Yelopments in the department, We're
suspicious, to say the least. The safe
in Mr.. Tyner's office was a govern
ment safe, and was there for the use
of public officials. Yet for six weeks.
as it now appears, no one in authority
catalogued the contents of the safe,
although every new day was distin-
guished by increasing scandal in the
department. Finally Mr.. Tyner's wife
appears in a public building, leisurely
opens government safe with pro-
fcssionaI assistance, and walks off
with every paper and article that the
safe contained. While this was going
on. several officials around were con-
.scious of what was being done.
That the government is powerless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
CHARM AGAINST ASTHMA.
Breathe BaIsamic Air of HyOmei-Quick
Relief for That Choking"

Relief for That Choking"
Hyomei is just as valuable in the
treatment of asthma, as it is in cat
arrhal troubles, and many letters
have been received from prominent
men and women who have been cured
of asthma by this simple treatment.
Rev. George H. Honey, of Deer Park
parsonage, Baltimore, writes: "The
Hyomei came last Friday morning.
Mrs. Honey had been suffering severe
ly three weeks daily with asthma
when she began using it. and after a
few times of breathing it the asthma
ceased, and has not returned. She
has had this trouble since she was
years old. and we .have spent hun
dreds of dollars in search of relief.
When you consider all this, / think it
is most remarkable thing, that once
using Hyomei, should remove the
trouble entirely"
There is no disagreeable strangling
inhalation with Hyomei as with or
binary asthma cures. Its aromic,
fragrant medication is breathed
through an inhaler. both as pre-
ventive of asthma and cure for
acute attacks. 1t gives immediate re-
lief and prevents reoccurrence of
the disease.
Asthma appears in so many diff
ferent forms. that there are probably
some eases Hyomei will not cure; in
these T. H. Thomas will refund the
money, as the proprietors of this
treatments writes that they do not
want to take anybody's money, I'M
less perfectly satisfied with the good
done by Hyomei.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
LOCAL nIARKET CoNDIrIoNs.

roday,s Quotations on Provisions. Live
stock Feed and Fuel
Rock Island, May 2-Fonowing are the
quotations on the local market;
Provisions.
Butter-Creamery 2s:, dairy 20G2Ic.
LIVE pouitry-Chfckens Ioc per pound,
hens &C per pound, ducks EXC turkeys lSc,
veg VSeegefa6les-Potatoes. 4Oc to soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

William II. Hearst, congressman
from New York and editor of the
Hearst newspapers in New York, San
Francisco and Chicago, declares that
it is his purpose to smash the coal
trust. and he expects every patriotic
citizen of the United States to be with
him in his effort. There is scarcely a
doubt but that they will be, and give
him the most cordial support in his
worthy undertaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
rODAY'S MARKETS

Chicago. May 2-Fonowing are the oper-
ng, highest, lowest and closing quotations
In today's markets:
wheat.
May, 1864 rs; 765l:7T
July. -: 72h ~ 721s.
Sept, 704; 70S; 7O4; 7OS.
Corn.
May, 42K; 43H; 4s9l; 49,.
July, s4Ss; AS 44Ss' 443l.
Sept, AS Az; AN; Az.
Oats.
May, ss14: 1885,; 80. 1855
July, 3l2<; 3ls4 BIZ; Il.
Pork.
Nav, 1890; IL 10: IS 90: rs -
July, II OF: II II: 1897; IL o.
Sept, 1870; 1879; 1855; 1870.
Lard
May, OF: 9 Is; 9 O5; Q 10.
July, 9 20: 9 81: 9l7: 9.25.
Sept, 80; 30; %; $50.
RIbs.
Nav, 9 So: 9 As: 935: 9.45
July 9.31; q.45: 9.37: 945.
Sept. $50; e.37; $50; 81.
Rye, May so July 5OK; fax, cash, n. W.
LII; S. W, I.Os, May 1.ts July Ill; barley
ls054.
Receipts today: wheat %, corn 40, oats
III; hogs 5000; cattle 100, sheep LOCO.
Hogs at Kansas City 5000, cattle zoo
hogs at Omaha 1900, cattle 1Oe.
Hog market opened strong
Light, 70 % do.SO, mlXSu anu OuCCn-
ers. t6 751D7.la; good neaVy, to.SoGdldi rough
heavy, 6S00695.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened STEADY
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Hog market mostly &c lower,
Light Sc 5O616 IS; mixed and butchers, Is IS
07.O5i good heavy, g 7507.10; rough heavy,
Sc 1860.
Cattle market dull.
Beeves "a OOl55 IS, cows and heffers Loco
40, Texas steers f3.75945O, stockers and
feeders g s004.S).
Sheep market steady.
hog market closed weak.
Light, &c. 506 o %; mixed and butcnerss go
07O5: good heavy, s6.750110; rough heavy.
Cattle market closed dull.
Sheep market closed steady.
Estimated receipts Monday: wheat 10,
corn z25, oats Is5, hogs 2S,OOO.
New York Stocks.
New York, MAY 2-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
So. Pacific Sc. sugar I25S, c. 3 A com. =.
gas 1041f. Penna. 1875 b. q o. 9224. = X l. z
Pacific G 4 Mai / w.. w. Atchison com. s2 W. y
rel Co. - N. Y. Central l304. L. & N
Il7H, B.. K. t. C. Rdg. com. 50: leather
com. 1919, copper eI1S. Atchison pIa: go; .. y
Missouri PACING iIOI4. Union Pacific common
81, coal and iron GA Erie common o. q
wabash ptd -, Can PaSinc ci * R Rfd
NJ K. s. T. common Is. American Gar
Foundry common 4Ol4; c. & g. W. 2-1s
New York Bank Statement.
New York. May 2.-Reserves on all de
posits increased SI96,395; reserves on de
posits other than s. Increased Sl99,615;
loans increase, s13,45390o; specie increased
So I6s 200: lecals Increased. 81 81 400; deposits
increased, SlS,l56, 90; circulation increased
$4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
Saturday, May 2.

The report comes from Danville
that George Buckingham, a local poll
tician of that place, has concluded to
go after the scalp of Uncle Joe Cam
non. 1t is claimed that Buckingham
wants to be congressman in his dis
trict and. does not relish waiting for
the death of Uncle Joe before he can
take his turn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

TERMS Daily. 10 cents perweek. weekly,
d per year In advance.
All communications of political or argu-
mentative character, political or religious,
must have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed over
fictitious signatures.
Co. respondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, ILL., Entered at
the postofice as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02
ALONG FELT WANT

No more round shoulders. We
are showing Shoulder Brace that
positively does away with round
shoulders. Can't be round shoulder
ed with this useful article. Simple,
no machinery or wilderness of straps
but it does the work. We have ar
ranged with Miss Jane EIIedee, the
patentee and manufacturer of this
Shoulder Brace to spend a week ex-
planning the merits of the article.
The price is very low, only LOO,
but we invite the ladies to call
whether they wish to buy or not.
This brace is equally good for
men or for children.
Miss Elledge will also show Hose
Supporter which does away with the
objections to the front hose support
ers, the merits of which she will be
pleased to explain.
Notion Dept, main floor,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-02

By THE j. w. POTTER co.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-11-26
It MAY Be MURDER
REMAINS OF CHARLES KUYkENDALL
FOUND UNDER SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES
SPECIAL TO THE INrrR MOUNTAIN.

ofI'IHL ~ IhE IAIIk mDl MAIN.
Missoula, Nov a6.-The body OF Charles
Knykendall, wcll-known rancher, was
found in the Clark's Fork river, about
-four miles east Of Eddy, yesterday, under
circumstances which some take to indi-
cate foul play, and others think means
peculiar accident. kuykcndal's ranch
is near to where the body was found. II
is near the river. The cabin in which he
lived was found to have been burned to
the ground, with all its contents.
The barn near by was not damaged.
The appearance Of the body would make it
appear that kuykendall had been dead
about a week. There were no shoes ON the
body.
Opinions differ as to how he met his
death. One theory is that he was muir
dered and his cabin burned after being
robbed, and that the body was then thrown
into the river near the place Another
theory which finds more believers is that
his cabin caught fire and that he ESCAPED
from it partly dressed and run to the
river with the idea OF getting water to
extinguish the fire with that in the dark
ness he may have fallen in and been
drowned, or that in the extreme cold that
prevailed about week ago he was over
come and perished.
Coroner Long has gone to the scene and
will not be back until this evening.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-11-26
FRESHMEN PROVE
TO Be VERY EASY
DEFEATED BY SCHOOL OF MINES
SoPHoMORES BY 6 TO o. IN
A ONE-S,DED GAME.
PICK OUT THE WEAK SPCT
Sophs Pound Freshies' Line Like a Bat
terino Ran, and the Result Is
Never in Much Doubt.

The freshmen of the School OF Mines
went down to defeat before the sopho
mores this morning by a score OF six TO
nothing.
AT no time during the game was the re
suit i'll doubt and il took the sophs just q
minutes in the first half to get q touch
down with two minutes to play
Kane kicked off for the sophs, and then
followed a series of snappy plays in which
Hammond, left halfback, took any way
from two to five yards on every play.
Run Aroud Left End.
The sophs soon discovered the fresh
mems weak spots and pounded the line
like battcring ram. After ~ minutes
play Hammond go, the ball for run
around left end for about IS yards and
scored the touchdown without interference.
Kane then kicked a goal.
In the second half Kyle, for the fresh
men, got the ball for long run around
right end, but was downed by Hammond.
Brnton tried a series Of line bucks against
the sophs, but although successful i'll get
ting through the latter's interference pre-
vented any percep,iblc gain. Kyle tried
several times to go around the end, but
failing fell back to line bucking.
The game ended with the ball in fresh
man territory.
The Line-Up.
The lineup was as follows:
Freshmcn-Patton. center Bovett, right
guard Ostner. right tackle; Mclaughlin,
right end Schiffner, lett guard; Ginger,
left tackle; Meiklejohn, left end; Ham
mer, quarterback Kyle left halfback Nc
Cracken, right halfback Brighton, full
back.
ophomores-Piercc, center; Archibald;
right guard Schlosscr right tackle D,A
gan, right end Bowdcn, left guard Far
nam. left tackle; Ilumes. left end Johns,
quarterback; Hammond, left halfbaek
Warfeld, right halfback; Kane, fulback.
One Of the features of the game was the
punting by Kane, although the play did not
net much in gains owing to the failure TO
break through.
Wariicld was knocked out twice and
was down and out when the game ended.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-11-26
Premier Count TiSza OBJ
ject of Wrath of Depu-
t'eS-InSult Him.
It ENDS IN A M|X-UP
House Ultimately Adjourns
Amid Scenes of Great
Excitement.
ny AasnelAlrn rpEsa

Buda Pest, Hungary, Nov. 20 Scenes
of indcsctlbahlc confusion marked today,s
session oi the lower house oi the diet.
They originated in the proposals to hold
two sessions daily The members Of the
extreme lett Nchemcnlly protested and scy-
cral of them were suspended for disor-
dcrly conduct 10y the president, who was
the recipient at many insulting cpithcts.
Finally the premier, Count Iisza. at
tempted To speak. He called attention to
the agreement between the different
parties on rules oi procedure.
YOU have put all the advantages of
that agreement III your pocket" shouted
Nicholas lartha.
Better not speak of pockets" rctorted
Count fisza. whcreupon Bartha shouted.
II am not a broken bank director"
Deputy Garjary added to the disorder
by jccrlnPly shouting to Count lisa,
you have been called a scoundrcl"
Immediately there was a rush OF dept
ties toward Garjarin, causing a scene Of
Wild tumult and scniilInR. A free fight
was threatened the sitting was suspended.
At the resumption OF business Couat
Tisza appealed to the patriotism OF the
opposition. pointing out the dangers to
the constitution III policy Of obstruction.
Later when the president Of the house
two sessions the disturbances broke ont
again and the house ultimately adjourned
amid scenes Of the greatest excitement.