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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-28

Silence has been the order of the
day recently regarding the scandals in
the pCstoffice department. The party
hacks have perhaps been telling the
susceptible gentlemen who are still
voting to abolish slavery and not to
reform the condition of the country
that everything of he-graft kind has
been stopped. and white dove might
fly through the department. corridors
without having is immaculate feath-
ers smudged. But along comes the in
dictment of Beavers. and the charge
translated into ordinary English is
that he charged employees graduated
sums for promotions, which would
draw different amounts from the
treasury. In connection with this
true bill it appears that former Con
gresham briggs, also under indict-
ment, had relations with Mr.. Beavers.
Heroic measures are being used to
prevent congress ordering a full inves-
tigation of the pOstOffice service, but
every Indication is that the disease
has progressed too far to be thus ar
rested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-28
working Night and Day.

TheS busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. These pills
change weakness into strength, list
lessness into energy, brain-fag into
mental power. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only % cents
per box. Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-28
Tuesday, July %, 1908.

Corn is growing rapidly in Missouri.
They are telling the Kansas City Star
of Jasper county man who saw a
stalk shooting out of the ground so
fast that he thought it was spouting
from the earth and he forthwith or
ganized an oil company and began to
sell stock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-28

TERMS-Daily. 10 cents per week. Weekly,
per year In advance.
Ali 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.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

was one of the enrolling clerks which
the house appointed for the secretary
of states office and which Secretary
Burrows refused to receive. I think she
was afterwards employed as an expert
stenographer.
Il. Eastman was clerk of DR.. Lewis
committee on insurance.
George NJ. Eagle. who lives here in
topeka, was a committee clerk, but I
oOn t remember what committee
Della Housinger was Watkins
clerk on the committee on rules.
"Novella Heusel was the wife of
Representative Heusel, and was the
clerk of a committee.
| Lorraine M. Kinney was Weldon
clerk on the manufacturing committee.
| Nv. 3. Mclaughlin was put in the
place of c. A. Snyder, my bill clerk
when Snyder was taken away from me
''F r. Matthews I think was Men
denhalPS clerk on the committee on
federal relations. I am not positive
about this. however.
| Eugene Merrithew was DR.. Fishers
clerk on the committee on labor.
| &c. Ritter I know nothing about per-
sonally. The only thing I have found
about him is from F. W. Knapp, who
and helped copy roll calls for a couple
of days.
'Will Roughton was a son of Repre-
sentative Roughton and had some mi
! IOTlly 1OD.
sd. B. Shuey was clerk of Evans
committee on cities of the second class.
| "A Thomas was a janitor
| "Claud Tressel am not positive
about. 1 think he was clerk of the
Irritation committee
John Workman I don't know.
| &C. l. Webb was a committee clerk
but don't remember what committee.
I'D. w. Wheeler was Billings clerk
on the committee on enrolled bills.
george Wil6V T7IQOod he
pay roll to succeed Harry Coons. a
doorkeeDer who went home.''
Senator Harry Pestana says he
knows two men on this list He saws
Ed Bremen lived at Wilson. Ellsworth
county, and was clerk of O'Donnell's
committee on hygiene and public
health Cliff is former probate judge
of Trego county.
both men were here during the
session" said Senator Pestana today
don't know in what capacity Cliff
served. but understood DR.. Jones OF
Trego got him a place."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
RITTER A MYSTERY.
No Trace of Man Who Got $3.50 Can
Be Found.

The identity of E. Ritter the signature
OF whose name in receipting for a s120
warrant on the state auditors warrant
reglster does not appear to be genuine,
rs still a mystery. 1t was reported that he
was a proof reader for the COMMITTEES on
enrolled bills. State Auditor Wells today
called up by telephone Representative 3.
Z: Billings Of Marion, who was chairman
of that committee and asked him if he
had any recollection of Ritter.
Billings says he remembers a man of
that name said Auditor Wells, but he
thinks he had something to do with the
engrossing committee. He says that at
the end of the session when his COMMITTEES
was swamped with work, his recollection
is that Ritter helped them a day or two,
but where he came from or who appoint
ed Ritter he doesn't know"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
KING ON THE HUNT.
He Is Looking Up Things About Mr.
Diekerson.

r. D. King, county attorney of Marion
county, who was a candidate for APP
pointment as judge in the Eighth judic-
ial district recently, the place that was
secured by ]. T. Dickerson of Marion.
over Judge o. L. Moore of Abilene, is
in Topeka today, digging up the rec
ords of the legislatures of the 1897 and
1899. He looked up the vouchers of j.
T. Dickerson. who was the clerk of Sen
ator Battey of Florence in these legisla-
lures. He also looked IN the vouchers
of D. w. Wheeler. clerk of the commit
tee on enrolled bills in the last house.
Wheeler was largely instrumental in
Dickerson's appointment as judge.
Just what Mr. King expects to do with
this information he did not say. but he
secured certified copies of some of the
documents from the state auditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum Food
Coffee since it came upon the market
eight years ago knows from experience
the necessity of using Postum IN pIaee
of coffee if one values health and a
steady brain.
She says: AT the time Postum was
first put on the market was suffering
from nervous dyspepsia and my physi-
clan had repeatedly told me not to use
tea or coffee. Finally I decided to take
his advice and try Postum and got a
sample and had it carefully prepared
finding it delicious to the taste. So 1
continued it's use and very soon it's ben
eficial effects convinced me of its value
for 7 got well of my nervousness and
dyspepsia
My husband had been drinking cof-
fee all his life until it had affected his
nerves terribly I persuaded him to
shift to Postum and it was easy to ge:
him to make the change for the Postum
is so delicious. 1t certainly worker
wonders for him
I'VE soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate OF depress and does not
stimulate but steadily and honestly
strengthens the nerves and the stomach
To make a long story short our entire
family have now used Postum for eight
years with completely satisfying results
as shown in our fine condition of health
and we have noticed rather unexpect-
ed improvement in brain and nerve
power Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Increased brain and nerve power al
wavs follow the use of Postum in place
of coffee, sometimes in a very marked
Look in each package for a copy OF
the famous little book, The Road to
! Wellville-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
CIDER" SMITH SAYS.
Thanksgiving VIII Be Fair, He
Thinks.

Cider Smith today issued the fol-
lowing forecast to include Thanksgiv-
ing day:
"A right handed change of wind from
south to northwest is often, in winter, a
dry change without precipitation. A
left handed change brings moisture
from the ocean and that means rain or
snow. That will be the change on the
9th and 2Sth. I think Thanksgiving
will be fair but threatening for the
storm to follow. Towards those dates
the weather will be in a better mood
than at present. We may have some
snow fiurries but no heavy storms be-
fore that date
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
Coolest November in 10 Years.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 1S.-Montana is
undergoing the coolest November
weather for 10 years. In the northern
plains country temperatures from 80 to
SO below are reported and as the snow
is very deep extensive stock losses are
feared. Other parts of the state report
temperatures from 20 to "a below with
no signs of abatement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
His Courage Failed.

Paris, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Patrie from Lugano, Switzerland, an
nounces that an anarchist has sur
rendered to the police there and has
confessed that he had been selected to
kill the president of Switzerland. but
that his courage failed him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

Thanksgiving dinner, Perhaps there is no
the poor than Mrs. Thorpe. Her expert
ence aids her in sitting The deserving poor
from the persistent CRATER. She has the
address of a number of the needy ones,
and those wishing to help out will be
given a chance. Several of the churches
will assist in the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

SlISGAs
STANLEY-NEER.
A pretty wedding was celebrated at
the home of the brides mother. Mrs.
V. E. Stanley, in which Miss jesse
mine Maud Stanley was united in mar
rage with Edward Alfrus Neer of
Kansas City, Mo, Tuesday evening,
November II. at 4:3O, by Rev. Stavely,
Of the Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church
The parlor was tastefully draped in
white with floral decorations of brides
lilies. caIlas and white chrysanthe
NUNS. The bridal couple stood under
an arch of green and white. The dining
room was decorated in salmon red with
California peoples, and on small tables
luncheon was served in courses. Re-
ception room draperies were Nile green.
The bride wore cream silk dress
trimmed with chiffon and applique.
and carried brides roses. The wedding
party consisted of near relatives and
few friends of the bride The pres
ents were beautiful and appropriate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
Minimum Tariff for salt Meats

Paris, Nov ia petition signed by
a number of deputies was distributed
today in the chamber of deputies, pro-
posing to allow salt meats from the
United States and Canada to benefit by
the minimum tariff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

Mr. and Mrs. Neer departed on the 8
p. m. train for Kansas City. where
they will be at home at 1922 Magee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

VIII be given at X p. hall, Thursday
evening. November IS. Admission Soc.
Ladies free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
Hutton knocks a home run.

Hutton writ his signature in large let
ters on the visage of Mr.. Gay and
brought him anyway. Then a gang of
officers went back to the negro hall
over Weber's grocery where Gay was
arrested, and searched the entire crowd
of Ethiops. They were looking for a
gun to fit the round of cartridges they
found in Gays pocket, but failed to find
the same. The officers were on the war
path, and searched the gang with law
ish hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Kansas Avenue Joints Still Do
Good Business.
New Chief of Police Doesn't
Worry Them
HUTTON'S HOME RUN.
Mr.. William Gay Was Used as
the Ball.
New Rules Are Not Being Very
FavOrably Received.

The fact that a new chief of police is
holding down the job does not seem to
seriously affect the booze market. The
same brands of "red-eye' and valley
tam which were dispensed while Golf
was chief are procurable at the present
writing, and at the same places. In
fact some of the jointists have gone one
better, and the festive highbalI, Man
haitian and other fancy mixtures are
on tap Keg beer has taken the place
of hop tea in some of the principal
Joints which formerly catered to the
booze trade exclusively. OF course the
frigidity of the weather has cut down
the demand on brew, and pony key is
enough to put on tap at one time. Hot
whiskies are very popular. A dose of
this kind, veneered with Angustora and
nutmeg improves the circulation-at
least the patrons seem to think SO. The
heavily barred joint is a boon to the
long suffering politician, and many
times each day the legislative scandal
and other weighty matters are adjust
ed in some of the Kansas avenue Jag
mills.
Officer "Bill" Hutton knocked anoth-
er home-run last night. He scored on
the person of one William Gay, a mu-
latto jointist. The other day Gay per-
sonified his name while Officer James
was making an arrest down in the bot
toms. He escaped at that time, but a
warrant charging him with interfering
with an officer was issued for him. Last
night Hutton arrested him on Kansas
avenue, but Gay got gay and desired
not to accompany the officer to the can
ming establishment. 1t was then that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

The order of exclusion has not been
kindly received by some of the men who
had no other place to while away the
evening hours. One man went out carry
ing load of Indignation and remarking
that it was a 60 of a note If he, good
Republican, was to be dictated to by a
iack-leg Democrat chief but the order is
a good thing Just the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

Raids are now made in pairs The
Chiles Joint was raided again last night,
but the result was disappointing. After
taking the trouble TO break in the officers
found nothing but a key of Schlitz and a
few spawned chairs and string-halt ia
bles. Not a Senegambian was visible to
the unclothed optic. SO they brought the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

Ex-Chief Con was at the station yester-
day for the first time since he was quar-
antined with his little boy. He was check
ing up and returning to attorneys some of
the joint stock seized by him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

Mrs. Thorpe. police matron, will follow
her time h0nored custom of seeing that
the poor and nesdy Of the city get a good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

Among the works of the new chief may
be seen several rules and regulations. One
of them is the rule against using the po-
lice station as convention hall. No
more will those who have no particular
business congregate around the stove in
the jail office and talk over the tariff
question local politics, etc. The chief
has kindly excepted reporters from the
lockout proposition The slaves of pub
lie sentiment may still thaw out their
frozen systems at the official base
burner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18
STANLEY-NEER.

Mrs. F. c. Bowen. on West Tenth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-18

The patrol wagon made a hurry trip
to Southeast Topeka about 10 O'Clock
today after a trio of colored persons
who were having a nice little scrap.
Mary Norman, alias Bell Cooper, and
Emma O'Brien were trying to see who
won the company of Henry Jordan, a
mutual sweetheart. In fact they were
tossing each other for him. According
to their own statements. both of them
won. They had one revolver between
them, but no shots were fired. They
tore hair and called names until cap
tured by the police. Both colored ladies
seemed to be foolishly fond and ex-
tremely jealous of the small, dark
Henry. The whole bunch were arrested
for fighting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
HoRg and tho Texas Farmers.

The Hon. JAMES STEPHEN HodG is
the longest anti-monopolist and largest
monopolist in Texas Like JOB, hs has
washed his feet with butter and the rock
has poured out rivers OF oil for him. A
man of syndicates and corporations. he
knows the value Of combination and he
wants the Lone Star farmers to make
one Everybody else has organized
he says, and now the farmers must; and
when they do 'organize for social, in
tellectual. financial and political pur-
poses, a general howl will be heard from
the wolves in the brush.
Apparently the heaven-kissing Texan
yearns for the resusoitation Of our old
friend, the Farmers Alliance, the father
Of Populism and stepfather of Bryan
ism But the new Farmers Alliance
would be a trust, with all the modern
improvements. One Of its objects would
be to prevent the further consolidation
Of railroads.
There you are again Form farmers
trust, a good trust, for tho sake Of
whacking railroad trusts, which are Of
necessity wicked and criminal trusts.
II farmers combine, the combination is
laudable. X other capitalists combine,
the combination is against public policy.
Texas Legislatures have made anti
trust laws exempting farmers and labor
ers from their operations, but tho courts
have been unable to see that 1t makes
any difference whose bull Is gored. Mr..
HoGo liz still true to the principle that
trusts are all right 80 long as they are in
the hands OF his friends, OF the right
people. 1t is very comforting theory,
no doubt, but those who hold it and have
trusts Of their own are not in q good
position to attack other trusts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
The Coures.ion OF a Man who Can't Spell
Correctly.

To raE EDITOR OF THE SI'N-.Sir. While hope
that am always open to conviction. admit that II
would take great deal TO persuade me that the
ability TO spell the English language correctly Is
not a distinct gift.
II that be admitted, why is II fair to discriminate
against person lacking in that gift any more than
in any other, lmay not be able TO play upon any
musical Instrument. TO paint. or draw, nor may
excel in mathematics: but | am not therefore
subject for rdcule Nor does II bar me from using
the gifts do POSSESS,
Now l simply cannot spell Whether II is due
to faulty INSTALLATION. or to distinct lack OF some
brain quality. am unable TO say. But the fact re
mains a dictionary Is OF little use. for | should
he compelled 10 look up thirty words out OF any
given forty: and fifteen minutes afterward
should look them up all over again. A WORD simply
makes no Impression on my mind
have gone In all humility although past the
school agr-to a tutor and taken dIctatlon for 4
given time each day. AT the end OF year he
frankly gave me up, varied. Some days mis-
spelled more than half some days more than three
quarters and some days only quarter. My friends
tell me that sometimes letter OF four pages will
contain thirty words wrongly spelled. sometimes
seven or eight can detect no errors. think
II am absorbed in my subject there ARE fewer mis-
takes. My brain may have automatically photo
graphed some words and will reproduce them II not
bothered. But II am at all conscious OF my spell
ing-it is all OF,
Now, happen to have given great deal Of time
and attention 10 a certain subject Not long since
was requested to write article on this subject
for leading magazine As / have at long intervals
contributed similar papers to various magazines.
was certainly not a novice. l wrote my article
and was distinctly amazed 10 receive 10 back al
most Immediately With formal printed slip.
WAS naturally annoyed. and not wishing to lose
both time and labor sent 1t to two other similar
magazines. only to have IL promptly returned. l
hid never had a MS. returned before.
When was sufficiently curious to investigate the
editor OF the magazine to whom II was rst sent was
as amazed as J. IL developed that the reader"
had discovered many misSpelled words In the rSt
few pages that he had supposed II TO be the work of
thoroughly ignorant person and had returned
Il without showing It to his chief. The editors Of
the other magazines confessed the same truth
Anur dcrs ding having been arrived al. the article
was sent back 20 the original destination and &c =
cepted and handsomely paid for.
Now wish to protest that !. who happen 10 be
unable 10 spell am not nearly so ignorant. funda.
mentally. as the readers" supposed. being able
to spell themselves they had no other standard by
which to Judge ignorance and knowledge.
NEW YORK. Aug. IL. r. s, V.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
What Firemen Are For.

II would not appear to require much
perception or reflection to determine
what are the principal objects for which
a great municipality like the city'of New
York maintains large Fire Department
at an annual expense amounting to many
hundreds of thousands Of dollars, These
purposes manifestly are, first, the saving
Of human life and, secondly, the saving
OF property. OF the two functions OF
firemen that of saving human life ia OBJ
vously the more important. At the
burning OF great building, If the al
tentative presented itself whether the
life of an inmate should be saved at the
sacrifice OF million dollars worth Of
property or the million dollars worth
Of property should DO saved at tho
sacrifice OF that life no one can doubt
that 1t would DO the duty Of tho firemen
to save tho life and let the property go,
1t follows that when firemsn are sum-
moned TO fire the chief incentive which
moves them to haste should be-and We
assume that it is-the desire to succor
human beings whose lives may DO en-
dangered by tho flames The law, there
fore, is right in helping them on their way
by giving their engines preference over
vehicles generally in their passage
through the streets. Such legislation
is based on tho idea that the ordinary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
Goose and Gandor.

In different parts Of Tennessee recently
two white men killed two negroes. One
killer was released on bail Of 1900 The
other was acquitted on the ground Of
self-defenoe.
The courts and the jury may DO sup
posed to have done justice according to
the law and the facts. We are not CEN
surfing them OF Tennessee. But the cases
suggest an obvious inquiry. II these two
negroes had killed two white men under
the same circumstances, provocation
and Justification, would there have been
any preliminary hearing in the one case
or any trial before jury in the other?
Would they not have been put out Of the
way, on suspicion, on the ground that
they were negroes?
Even il due process Of law had been
followed, would negroes charged with
homicide be likely to fare az well in the
courts az these white defendants did'
As between the higher and the in
ferior, pride OF race Is something not
to be argued with 1t is an indomitable
instinct. But nobIcsse obItge