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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23
after he viii come back and invesu-
gate the progress OF his pet children.
A POLITICAL ANATHEMA.
Rev. DR.. Hills Describes Advantage
I'll IL. In Dc ~, RrnnIEIxn Car

Rev. DIR. Hills Describes Advantages
of Trip to Hades on Brooklyn Car.
ITO Hades on a Brooklyn carr is the
title of the latest poetical effusion of
the Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills,
pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
says the New York Herald.
DR.. Hills when seen at his residence
the other day said that he had written
a poem on a recent Sunday while filed
with righteous Indignation" over hav-
ing been stalled on q trolley car while
trying to catch a train at the Grand
Central station. He had an engagement
to deliver an address in Connecticut in
the evening. He took a trolley car to
cross the bridge, and when about half
way over there was a block.
DR.. Hills left the car and walked to
the New York side, where he caught q
train to Forty-second street, arriving at
the Grand Central station to find that
he was just one minute behind the
train. The doctors blood was up. Sit
ting down in the station, he composed
the following anathema:
TO HADEs ON A BROOKLYN CAR.
Lines Composed In a Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Car by a Tramp.
dedicated to the president. with apollo
gies to William Watson.l
For me this cars a goodly place wherein
to die,
For me, to sudden changes grown
averse.
All violent contrasts fain avoid would I
On passing from this world into a worse
When Tantalus. by gods accursed, his fats
endured,
He saw the water from his lips recede.
My goal not cen recedes, while I'm i'm
INJURED
Four deep in car mates oaths of every
breed.
While creeping, shivering. jerking, we go
inch by inch,
My home. the place long for, shines
afar.
Some day. when summons comes to hades,
what cinch
To take a Brooklyn rapid transit carl
''It is all right for hades, because no
one is in hurry to get there, but for
the higher place we want better serv-
ice than is now given" said DR.. Hills,
when asked to explain the wherefOr
of 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23
SERVANT GIRL UNION RULES
No Sunday Night Suppers and No
Rabies to BE Cared For.

No Sunday night suppers will be
prepared; no work will be done in the
kitchen after 2:30 p. m. until $50
a. m; no babies will be minded be-
tween the acts of ordinary Homework
functions; no children will be allowed
in the kitchen; no girl will work for
less than So per week; each girl shall
have three nights out each week.
The above are six of the articles of
faith adopted by the newly formed
Servant Girls union of Holyoke, Mass,
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Another stipulates that 1.-THE girl
shall be allowed the use of the front
door and of parlor or other room
more suitable than the kitchen in
which to entertain her male cousins"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23
NOVEL YACHT FOR GATES.
Speedy steel Boat with Only Thirty
Inch Draft.

John W. Gates is to have novel
steam yacht says a Chicago special to
the New York Times. Though COM
plete in every detail, magnifcently fur
nished and capable of steaming seven
teen miles an hour, the boat will draw
only thirty inches of water when load
ed for a ten days cruise.
The craft is to be delivered to Mr..
Gates at Port Arthur. Tex, on Oct. 1
and after winter in the south will be
used In the st. Lawrence the following
GUNNER. 1t will cost $4,000. The new
boat will be 100 feet long, with a sew
enteen foot beam. The hull will be Of
steel, semidivided into water tight COM
partments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23
New Slang Word. "stung.,

An undergraduate is no longer
stuck for a dinner, seat at the play.
a railroad ticket;r he is ''stung" for it.
says the Yale Alumni Weekly. He is
"stung" by the professor for his recita-
ton and the bursar for his term bill;
he is "stung'' for a loan from his class
mate, and so on without end. If the
word takes" as hard in the spring
term as it did in the winter term the
days of the purist will be one amending
sting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23

year and declared his intention OF str1k-
ing out in the world on his own ac-
count.
Not much you won't" shouted the
old man, "at least not for awhile yet!
You wasn't born until after u o'clock.
so you can just take off them good
clothes and fix to give me another half
days work down In the potato patch"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23
The Enther,s Idea

Daughter-Papa, mamma says birth
day gifts are luXuries but 1 say they
are necessities. Now, what do you say
they are?
Father-I? Oh, say they are nui-
SanceS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23

The enlisted men of the navy will
have added 20 their menu this year
10000 pounds of frankfurter sausages
and IA, 600 pounds of sauerkraut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23

Continued on Page Eleven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-23

New York Physician Said to Have
Found Secret of Restoring Sus-
pended AnimntiOn-BrOugh Life to
n Dog That Had Been Dead Sixteen
Minutes.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
HELP WANTED.

FOUR cooks, four housekeepers, four farm
hands, two news agents, SIC weekly
1111h Congress. %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
Death Of a Great Fro Fighter.

Chicago Rccord-Herald.
Flfty-two years service with the Chicago
fire department, twenty-five Of those years
as chief would alone suffice to secure
Denis j. swenie an unforgetable place In
the annals of the city, He will be remen-
bered. however, not merely for the length
of his service, but for Its character also.
Mayor Harrison gives him this praise, that
long before the Introduction of u merit sys'
tenn into the civil service OF the city lie
had made 1t the one essential 10 the man
agement of his department,
Chief SWenle's career as n fire fighter be-
gun when he was mere boy, shortly after
his arrival in Chicago from Scotland, lie
served as u hose boy, ran with the Yolun-
teer companies, became foreman OF one
company, ana finally as chief engineer In
1858 organized the paid steam FIRE depart
mcnt From that time on he was employed
exclusively in the dty's service. In 1879
he succeeded Matthias Benner as chief Of
the department
Both az chief and subordinate he distln-
guished himself by his intelligent grasp
upon his work. by his courage and 10y his
unaagglng devotion to duty. He earned and
received the gratitude OF his fellow citi-
zens during his life, and the announcement
Of his death Win be received with general
regret
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
WORLDS VIsIeLE suPPLY.
Secretary Hester's Statement Shows In
crease for Week OF 1891.

Secretary Hester's Statement Shows In.
crease for Week Of 1891.
New orleans, February %. Secretary
Testers statement OF the worlds visible
supply Of cotton, made up OF the soeclol
cattle and teegraphic adyices, compares the
fgures Of this week with last week. last
year and the year before, 1t shows a
decrease for the week Just closed of 49,
SOL bales, against decrease OF $685. last
year ana a decrease OF e5,sG1 the year be-
fore last.
The total visible is so2O.o52 bales,
against 4,O34,34S last week, 4,487, $50 last
ltai and 4,O2u, T22 year before last OF this
The total or American cotton Is q Sti3 O51
lnles, against 1887 ,343 last week 33gO9Sl
last year and 3.O3o, 10 year before last ANA
OF oil other kinds. Including Egypt BIazil,
lrdih etc, 1901 600 bales, against lOiT 900
last week; Loaf 600 last year, and 0sl 900
year before last.
he total worlds visible supply Of cotton
us above shows decrease compared with
last week OF 1891 bales, decrease coin
Iared with last year OF 5i7 O3T aud de-
crease compared With year before last OF
or the worlds visible supply OF cotton. as
above, there u now nhont aud held IN
Great Britain and continental Europe ,o5i,-
MOO bales. against BRO 900 last year and
!, 769, 600 year before last in Egypt III 900
bales, against 252.0Oo last year and 10000
year before last N fndia $4,000 bales,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
ATTORNEYS .DlKEsloS-- =

L. n. MOODY,
Attorney for First -, q
i0osll Congress- A y.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
Philsdelphla's Wittiest Man.

Philadelphia Record.
The wittlest man" said the antlquury,
that ever lived in Philadelphia" The
subject OF this praise was the noted Judge
Peters whose residence still stands, under
the name of Belmont mansion, IN the park.
Judge Peters" the ant!quary went on,
was great punster. Even to the last
When his health had fallen very low he
attended the Fourth Of July dinner of
the Society of the Cincinnati. The year,
l think. was 1898. Judge Peters was very
feeble; he had to be helped in ana when
he made his address he kept his seat, be-
Ing too weak to stand. But 1t was bril-.
liant address, most brilliant. AT Its con
elusion he rose and departed, leaning oil
two servants, one white and the other
colored. L now bid you all farewell he
sald, smiling, as he paused aud turned at
she doorway. 1T Is my last farewell. and
YOU will notice that 1t is in black and
white. He tapped his helpers, and they
led him away. That was his last appear
ance In public, A little while later he
was dead"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
LEGISLATIVE.

The cattlemcn of Northwest Texas have
made protest against the passage Of the
Bryan bill.
The house set apart Wednesday nights FOR
local ellls; Tuesday and Wednesday ncxt
were set for consideration of platform de-
mands; the text book bill was passed, the
amendment eNempting cities being lost;
took up the election bill, but did nothing
with st.
Lipscomb persists In his desire to have a
vote of the people.
The senate passed the Santa Fe merger
bill; passed the BRACES river survey bin.
passed the bill providing for private trials
of persons accused Of lunacy; passed the
Rock Island consolidation bill
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
]. n. Wlsner & co.,s Letter.

~ ~ NlSllSi " W. ; ESNeNls
Houston. Texas, February 21--Llverpool,
New York and New ORLEANS cotton markets
nre thoroughly lmbued with the spirit Of
hesitation and uncertainty as distinctly evil
uenced by their action today,
Tcn-cent cotton In February, considering
all conditions impartially, Is possibly pre-
mature, ana that the long continued and
especially the extreme bnd weather Of the
past few days has heen instrumental In
greatly assisting manipuntiys enhancement
70 that ngurc, aud elightly nbeye, Is
TACT worthy Of consideration. The e,e,,
mentS apparent bull clique support, and
outside buying IRE the sustaining features
Of oil markets today.
The fact OF the movement since Scpteln-
Der j, this yenr, having exceeded the CORE
spending period OF several years, the knowl-
edge Of MILL takings to date having been,
ana probable present holdings being In ex'
cess OF Last year, md especially the uneer;,
tainty OF the Invisible supply are, or should
be, conducive Of conservatism on the long
Side particularly so in the face Of such
decided advance Ia values this early In the
senEon,
impossible roads and prospects Of better
prices have retarded 10 some extent thu
movement from plantations, but 1t seems
probable that with the advent of sunshine
that existing values Will induce the mat.
keing OF the bulk of cotton now In pro.
duccrs' hands.
1t seems natural to presume that this will
cause Revision OF sentiment aud probable
consequent depression, as It will be the
earnest endeavor OF consumers to secure
the balance of production at lowest figures
possible We believe that after this occurs
that. values mny possibly enhance decided
ly, bnt for the moment advise conserYa-
tlsm
Opinions during extreme manipulation are
In great measure yalue,ess. and. while
many are I ow convinced TINT large bull lii.
tercsts can increase prices ne they desire,
yet lr Is advisable In our estimation to be
cautious. Liverpool is due TO pc A to 5
points higher tomorrow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
DOMESTIC.

The Mississippi river is above the danger
line and serious overflow is threatened.
Benjamin Goodwin, prominent Ken
tucklan, sulcidcd at Lexington.
President Roosevelt IS said to desire the
nomination at the hands of the republican
States only and docs not care for it II he
has to depend GA the Southern delegates.
Mitchell the editor of republican paper
at Raleigh, " G., has been asked to resign
because he did not favor Roosevelt for the
nomination.
The dividend payments for March will be
in the neighbor.iood Of $"p,O90O0D,
The cotton bun clique predicts even high.
err prices
The fight is ON for the tobacco trade
among the retail stores in New York
Mrs j. =. Morgan is TO make a lcisurcly
tour Of Tcxas while ON route California.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
SyUSTOrl WHOLESALE MARKET

tho Inst few DAYS, and IN consequence quo
tntions are slightly lower, hanging from
"a to s4.25 yesterday.
Eggs showed a little better feeling yes.
terday quotations ranging ut 15e to 10c
There Is a good movement Of fruit at
present, apples, oranges and bananas find
ing ready sale at usual prices. A scarcity
Of good apples exists, but receipts are ex'
pected to be larger in the next few days
The c. L. DIESEL company yesterday re-
ccived a carload OF box apples OF good
quality and which are meeting with ready
sale.
Thomas j Meehan & Co, of Baltimore
say Of canned goods: Business picked up
considerably in this market during the past
week, the especial feature being the In.
creased buying OF tomatoes for future de-
Livery. There are 30 many buyers OF 'fu-
ture' tomatoes awaiting any slight conces.
sion from the present asking prices that 1t
causes much activity when any sellers APP.
pear who are willing to entertain any prop.
osltion, especially for round lots. The buy
Ing OF future tomatoes In this market by
w eStern JoObcrs Is regarded as quite sig.
1lhcant especially at this time In the sea
on but the facts appear to be that the
ostern tomato packers have sold about
"A the tomatoes FOR future delivery that
iaey dare to sell, with safety to themselves,
4, at the present prices the Maryland to.
toes can be laid down at u lower cost
ID @ Increased demand encourages the Mary
80 j packers to anticipate an active bust
at the present prices and some OF
IN have already given notice that they
either advance or withdraw their
IS shortly. For prompt shipment the
ITO market Is somewhat nrmer. but the
have not advanced The holders OF
tomatoes seem TO be In frame OF
that much increase IN the demand
Guse them to advance their prices"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
Pretty Girls slowest to Marry.

Philadelphia Record.
Beautiful girls are slower TO marry
than those of only average appearance"
said an observRnt bachelor. ~ knew In
my prime two Of the fRirest creatures that
were ever made-two tall, slim girls, with
dark hair and eyes-and / thought they
would each capture mlllionaIres, but they
stlll remain single. 1t has been ike this
with every mans experience, l fancy.
Every man has noted that very beautiful
girls nrc slow to marry. For the fact
there are. / think, two reasons. One is
the girls disposition She is apt to be
naughty. selfish, spoiled by all the adua-
ton that Is hers The other is the mems
fear. A man, you see is little afraid
to marry very beautiful woman, for he
knows that she will always be sued and
eourted, and he fears that she will be
Won away from him, Man Is modest md
with u wife so beautiful he doubts whether
his charm will prove strong enough to
hold her constant through all the years"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28

lORSES AND MULES for sale wv $50
inrton street j. Rothsteip. {. 4
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
QUOTATIONS.

sTER-Blue Star, pc; dairy, 1sc; El.
creamery, 2Sc Meadow Gold 31c:
mloyer creamery, 90 and cobb tubs, %
Red Clover In lib sealed packages
&c; Pparkdale Farm, 2dd27c; Belle
sc; fancy renovated creamery, 25c;
Us dairy, lSgl9c; Defiance creamery,
If; western creamery. 2432Jc O eo-
o. rlne- Lincoln solids l2Kc; IAnco n
1870 Premium solids, 18c: prints.
,oxley's special, lie; Crystal Gem aud
hJ Tolls, LEI Empire State special,
LERY.california, per bunch, Coa7oc.
lsDAGE--fer To- 1AM2c
ap ESE-Nisconsn full cream, long
nccloc; Wisconsin full cream diaries,
bo seonslo half cream, 14e; Wisconsin
lhe rints, Ice
the Texas, I5@1Gc; Kansas, 15c
thrN-New, IN half barrels, So. 6Ol
I gallon kegs. 81. 10.
"sA per 10, lAd2c.
rom l-Chile, now. 15Gl10c Der- mound;
poligc3apore. measure of humunity In
spoTsHVtO au appeal, to which this <
prcplc should not close IT'S ears. We
ASSUMED responsibilities toward the !
lppiuc islands. which we are In honor bo
to fulnl We have the specific duty OF
ing every measure in our power 10 SCI
thcr prosperity The first aud most
puriaut step lu this direction has been
comWisngd by the Joint action Of the
itary and civil authorities In securing p
and civil government. The wisdom III
gIpss an the present session has prov
Tor thau q HtAh.e currency ana IT'S spur
uum,ur Hhcralty and justice toward {
Will De shown In the appropriation
substantially agreed upon OF $4,000
meet the pressing lmmrdlute pcccssl
bat ia ne remains q vital need that
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28

MULES, MuLES-Always On On and 'cettsaa
Is to 400 head railroad, f gooa horses. .
mules, and a iot 81 ~ ~ ~ go Preston ~
]. s. Bowser's' 90 70 ~ -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
FIGHT WON BY FORBI
AWARDED HEAVYWEIGHT CHI
PiONSHlP OF THE WORLD.
Had the Best of the Fight from S
TO Finish--Tokell a Dlsap.
pointment

Detroit, Mich, February 2T.-Engl
= tried for another championship tonight
O. sustained another defeat Her cham
bantamwe!ght Andy roken, was be
~ by Harry Forbes, the champion ban
le weight Of the world. Forbes was h
4. the decision at the end OF the tenth re-
He won the fight from start to fnishi
had the better OF every round. WITH
possible exception OF the seventh, In 1t
+, he held his own. and proved hImscs-
superior OF the English champion In Is
a, thing that goes 10 make a championll
the exception Of courage and In tor
was equal to Tokcll. The latter was ,,
thing OF disappointment He
himself strong rugged youngster. N.
world OF power behind his hlowAis
. proved himself game to the core. Hch
-, heavy punishment AMI cam4 IN 1car.y.
he best prices OF the day. with considera.
Die strength being shown in the spot 70
iitions In New York and the late summer
months In New Orleans. The visible sun.
ply statement was the most bullish OF the
season, showing n dencit Of American cot
on Of 627 600 bales from the same time last
'ear, With a decrease for the week Of 1913
100 bales, and, Notwithstanding that. Price
vas out today with bearish circular stat
ng that the visible deficiency is on the
worlds consumption for q period II two
weeks and a stoppage Of spindles FOR one
lay in every fortnight for the balance OF
he season VIII offset this. the trade doubt
lis sincerity, and the real facts are more
han spinner short OF stocks or a bear
short Of the market can stand This was
notice day In New York, aud instead Of 30.
40 10 5000 bales being rendered, AZ many
believed would be the case, only about 2OO)
we're out, and they were promptly stopped
~ the bull clique, who late In the day gave
he market generous support In New Or
cans the bull leader took 5000 bales OF
March on the opening at 9,S1. ana bid Q. 90
'or 2o,OOO more. Some notices We're out IN
New Orleans also, but all were promptly
stopped. Unsettled weather Is predicted for
learly all of the cotton belt
In the spot market business was smaller
oday, but prices were Arm, with quota.
Ions advanced y In Galveston and Hons.
on, making prices for middlng cotton In
his market lOisc higher than any other
southern spot market
While IL seems like riding free horse 10
leath 10 predict still higher prices for cot
on. continued strength in the spot mar
iet and further bad weather will likely en-.
lance values further. The New York mar.
iet Is In the hands OF a strong bull CLIQUE
who have the spot cotton and the near
months where they can do about as they
please with them, while IN New Orleans
prices viii continue arm 80 long "A spots
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS.

st. Louis. February 27,--Poutry Steady
chickens. 1OHM11c; turkeys 13H14c; ducks.
14c; geese, Tiac. Butter--Steady; creamery,
2oG2sc dairy, l0d2ic. Eggs Higher;
fresh, l4Lc.
New York. February 2I~-Eggs Receipts,
II 400 packages; market steady; State and
fancy. Ice; southern, l5isc refrigerated.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
COMMERCIAL.

The inroads upon bank reserves caused
declines in the stock market, indication
pointing to short selling as the direct
sause OF the break.
Cotton values were lower at the open.
Ing Of American markets, owing to LiveG
POOLS lack Of strength, but advances "
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
New York Dry Goods.

New York. February 27.--values are on
the up grade IN dry goods There is DIFF.
ference between buyers and sellers on the
price question, which makes trading light
er. Stocks were well sold and good
many offers ore being refused.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28

Houston Texas, February 27--Estlmntos
for Houston and New Orleans for Saturday
1000, against GOO; ports 21,ooo, against
22 600; into sight for the week $4,000,
against TO-, 600; the movement since Sep
TENDER l, l15,Oo0 in excess with the same
time last year, Memphis and Augusta re.
celved 1900. against 1900 one year ago.
Spot market closed steady, Galveston "
up. The bulls still express confidence In
Il cir ability to continue In control of the
market, but 1t looks Gs though they viii
have to continue aggressive buyers to main
tain their position, as the public Will not
buy cotton, either for speculation or IN
vestment, Mt these prices. and tho dry goods
markets have not responded with any such
Improve nent commensurate with the nd
vance OF lc per pound, which has taken
place in the staple the past three weeks.
Liverpool markets show the same uncer-
talnty as ours has done the last two days.
Spot markets at the South continue firm
and maintain their advance, Receipts,
however, look like Increasing. and the move
ment will be larger as soon as weather
conditions improve
Mr. Price wired US to-day; Looks very
much like top cotton to-day
lower than expected, and is due 4 higher
ON Saturday. Richard Cooke Co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
Today


,e ai variable IN GENERAL LINES
West Texas-n
except possibly siT-----
nandlei brisk to hlsl This Weeis---A
New Mexico Fair lies Has Ar
north portion saturday ~,
day.
Oklahoma, Indian rerHtcl
Fair, cooler Saturday, Sun
Alabama Fair, cooler Satur, wnoiesuie
day; fresh west to northwest neu 10
Mississippi Saturday; LoeAi
north aud east portions sunpaIioh
fresh north winds. 'nis
Louisiana-Falr Saturday; colder aSeu
east portion. sunday, fair fresh anu
winds. "s
Observations taken by the United "
weather bureau at p. m, 10Th mer'
time. Temperature. Rain State
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
GALVESTON STOCK,


Port Arthur, Texas, February 2T.-Ar-
rived: American steamship Catania, from
Sandy Hook Cleared; Steamship Toledo,
for Philadelphia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28

centrifugal 31lG3%c; centrifugal whites
3JsGl41sc; yellow, 3l56l4c; seconds, 2lAq312c
Molnsses-Opep kettle, nominal ut 1342oci
centrifugal, Sd1Sc; syrup, nominal ut ~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28

BARRED WIRE - Galvanized Glidden.
80 80 per 100 lbs; galvanized Baker, SO. IS
per 100 lbs
WIRE NAILS 50. rs base per keg.