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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-10

The roads about Mukden must be in
very nearly as bad condition as those
leading into ST. Paul which have been
repaired by the county board.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-10
May Have Wanted a Long, Thin One

1t is positively denied that the de-
termination of Mr.. Roosevelt to carry
a big stick had anything toEdo with
the nomination of Senator Fairbanks
Baltimore Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-10

What the governor of wisconsin said
ito the treasurer of Wisconsin had in it
no suggestion Of conviviality.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-10
CANADA
Seven Were Killed

tNot included in totals because contain
lg other items than clearings
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-10

Judge Lovely, who was nominated
by the Democrats for the supreme
court, should receive the votes of all
Republicans who desire to rebuke un-
holy political methods. Judge Elliott
was nominated by trickery.-Wadena
Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
HEARST CITES THE PRINT SHOP

Downey Credits Improvement to Machin =
cry-SOme Remarks About Graft"
Representative Hearst cited as an
example of the reduction of cost in
manufacture that newspapers i'll the
last ten years nave dropped in price
from and cents a copy to / cent Il
copy, and at the same time the hours
of wOrkmen had been decreased and
wages increased. IF that can be done
in the newspaper business why not in
your business: If we have put our
brains to work why don't yOu:" he
asked
Disclaiming any knowledge of the
ramifications of publishing newspa-
pers Downey proceeded to give his
ideas on the subject. He spoke of the
great presses and the intricate plants
installed at enormous cost. which he
said prObab bly, were responsible for the
decrease in the cost of producing And
now | want to say" he added, that
take off my hat to the man who in
vented the machine. the man who had
the means and the courage to 90 to
the expense necessary to install it. TO
the machine itself. rather than TO the
man who merely stands beside it and
fedeS in the white paper"
w. +. Cowles. of the Long Arm Sys-
tenn company. of Cleveland. O.. and
ii. y. COvell. of the LedgerwoOd Manu-
featuring company. of Brooklyn. both
declared that eight-hour legisla ton
would drive all such concerns into
bankruptcy. Edwin Freegard. of ST.
Louis. secretary of the United Typed
thetae Of America, appealed to con
gress TO keep hands off in the matter
or regulating the work day. Dur
ing his remarks he used the word
graft
Representative Caldwell. of Illinois.
said: Il suppose you mean graft in
the st. Louis sense of the word
''Unhesitatingly. yes; and the New
York sense, too responded Freegard.
And in the Chicago sense" said
Representative Bartholdt. of Missouri
And don't forget the postOffice de-
partment." added Representative Gil
bert, of Kentucky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
FASTER WORKMEN
New York shipbuilder Says Brit.
ish Accomplish More Than
Americans.
AsToN1sHEs HOUSE COMMITTEE
hearst Inquiries Into Lack OF Pro-
gressiveness In Print
ing Ofices.

Washington. Feb. 26. do you
mean to say that the Scotch. the Irish
Or the English laborers in the ship
yards at Glasgow can do GO per cent.
more work with the same tools and
in the same time than can be done
by American shipyard workers. de-
manded James O'COnnell, president of
the International Association of Nee
EanicS, of Wallace Downey Il New
York shipbuilder and representative OF
the New York Metal Trades aSsOc:.O
ton. during the progress of a hearing
on the eight-hour bill before the house
committee on education and labor.
That Was What He Said.
Il do mean to say that most en-
phatically," answered Downey. And
/ am not making the statement from
hearSay. 1t has cost me $JOO.OCO in
the last five years. in addition to gray
hairs. la find it out. l spent $4,000
in purch2s sing the best tools. in acquir-
ing knowledge of methods i'll Glasgow.
and tried for three years to INDUCE
American wOrkmen 10 believe that by
doing piece work they could accom-
plish more. They would not see il,
and the shipbuilding interests have sur
fered. In turn the laborers have sur
fered. for the weekly pay rolls have
been decreased"
Challenges O'COnnelI tn Investigate.
O'Connell declared that he had no
belief in the statement of Downey. and
expressed the opinion that American
workers in the shipyards We're far sn-
perior TO those of other countries.
Downey responded with a challenge
that O'COnnell make an investigation
or consult other builders whose words
would be accepted by the world. He
then made an argument against an
eight-hour day. declaring that such leg
islatiOn was cutting the throat of Ia
Dor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
CAME NEAR DYING
From an Awful Skin HumouP.
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Wasted to Skeleton.
CURED BY cuTIcuRA
One Application Soothed Him to
Sleep. Cure Speedy
and Permanent.

"When my little boy was about three
months old his head broke out with q
rash, which was very itchy and ran con-
siderable watery fluid. We tried every
thing we could, but he got worse all the
time till it spread to his arms, legs, and
then to his entire body, and he got so
bad that he came near dying. The rash
would itch so that he would scratch till
the blood ran, and thin yellowish stuff
would be all over his pillow in the morn
ing. / had to put mittens on his hands
to keep him from tearing his skin around
his wrists. He got so weak and run
we would think him dying. He was al
most a skeleton and his little hands
were thin like claws.
"He was bad about eight months
when we tried Cuticura Remedies. /
had not laid him down in his cradle in
the daytime for long time. He had
got so that he just slept in our arms all
the time. l washed him with Cuticura
Soap and put on one application of
Cuticura Ointment and he was so
soothed that l put him i'll the cradle.
You don't know how glad felt when he
felt better. 1t took one box of Cuticura
Ointment, pretty near one cake OF Cuti-
cura Soap. and about half a bottle of
Cuticura Resolvent, to cure. l think
our little boy would have died only for
the Cuticura Remedies, and l shall al
WAYS remain firm friend of them"
Mrs. NJ. c. MAITLAND, JASPER,
ONTARIO.
No return in II years. Mrs. Maitland
writes, under date of Feb. "a, 1908, that
the cure is permanent.
cit affords me much pleasure to in
form you that it is fourteen years since
my boy was cured of the terrible skin
disease from which he suffered.
"He has been permanently cured and
is hearty and strong"
Sold throughout the world. Cuticura Resolvent SOC.
Tin form of Chocolate Coated Pills. 25c. per vial Of SD,
Ointment 5Dc. Soap 25e Depots London 2. Charter
Ave. Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole PropnetorB.
az Send for " How to Cure Every Humour."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Chronic Rheumatism Cured

DR.. II. B. Hettinger, Indianapolis,
mo. says: For several months after
spraining my ankle / was severely af-
ficted with rheumatism. 1 finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism, and in four days could walk
without my cane; two bottles cured
me sound and well. / take great
pleasure in recommending the Mystic
Cure to all who are afflicted with
rheumatism" Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue, Rock Island:
Gust Schlegel & Son, go West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

= strong, healthy, active cOnstitu-
ton depends largely on the condition
of the liver. The famous little pills
known as DeWitt's Little Early Risers
not only cleanse the system, but they
strengthen the action of the liver and
rebuild the tissues supporting that or
gan. Little Early Risers are easy to
act, they never grippe. and yet they
are absolutely certain to produce re-
suits that are satisfactory in all cases.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Better Than Gold.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic Indigestion and nervous
debility" writes +. j. Green. of Ian
caster. y. II. No remedy helped me
until / began, using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines l ever used. They have
also Kept my wife in excellent health
for years. She says Electric Bitters
are just splendid for female troubles;
that they are grand tonic and invig-
orator for weak. rundown women.
No other medicine can take its place
in our family" Try it. Only 50
cents Satisfaction guaranteed by
HaFtz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

81 Louis j. he only large city in
, the United States which il not a part
OF county. The municipality i self
governing: the county of 81. Louis has
no jurisdiction in he city. William j.
Courtney. clerk in the office of the
clerk Of the federal courts. recently
attained. his ma icrity and owing 10 The
peculiar locat ion of the house i'll which
n" lives he ha> been puzzled over the
question OF whether he should regis
ter to vote in ;he city or 81. Louis
county. From the latest maps Mr..
Courtney finds that the imaginary line
dividing She city from the county
pa, sea! Niagonally through the house
in which he lives. The houSe j. on the
nCrth >iGr of GambletUn avenue. and
therefore if the information be corr
rect. lies half in the city, and half in
the county. Mr.. CouTtueN SAYS that
under the best advice he has got on
the question a man should vote in the
precinct in which he sleeps. He there
fore decides 20 Sleeptip the st. Louis
size OF the house and vote i'm the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Gambling Lesson.

II seems that of,1l4 embellishments
which have come to public. notice IN
Chicago since Jan. l last. 1915 were due
10 gambling and Il large percentage of
these to playing the races.
In these figures i contained one of
the strongest possible indictments of
the pooIrucmS. The theory of THEN
corrupting influence has been we'll es-
tabliShed. 1t has been wei. under
stood that much of the money lost
there and in the ring at the track
has been money improperly used for
betting funds distracted from casD
drawers or borrowed surreptitiously
over night with the expectation of re-
paying the loan with winnings that
fail Ia matcriaiize. The circum>tan-
tial evidence of the poolroom'> evil
work WAS sufficiently ample rs IL was.
But here are the facts themselves
for fun confederation. They furnish
painful revelations of a dishonest y
" hich ! all the more regrettable by
reason OF the causes leading up To il.
The youth who plays the races
knows well enough that when he deals
with Licensed bookma ker> the chances
are largely i'm their favor. while in the
poolroom the odds are dead against
him.
ls ! well aware Of the enormous
expense TO which the bookmakerS are
put ncf' - any profit i in sight. ex-
pen < which they count on clearing
with "A single book He knows that
the winnings of the "Pittsburg Pills
are made good in the end by the losses
of the betting public But with fatu-
Gus confidence in his luck he Dor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

Forty years ago the negroes of this
>cath did not own square foot OF
ground nor Il roof To cover them
Now. ON the other hand, there are $780,
600 farms owned by negroes. valued nj
$3.50. 900. 600: 10000 homes outside the
farm township. valued at S26j.0O0.00O
and personal property valued at $l6j.-
900. So. starting from nothing. here
il an accumulation of nearly $780,.
OOO.O 900. When the work began not !
per cent Of the negro adults of the
south could read or write. Today 4t
per cent can Go so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

rows and bets until the borrowing
becomes embezzlement and public dis
honor.
Z There is a growing practice among
business honses of having clerks
watched and of discharging them
when detected in the act of betting
The espionage seems objectionable,
but in the light of the Chicago ex-
perience excusable. While entailing in
justice on many it protects the en-
ployer against robbery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

The star Of Hope. q paper published
in Sing Sing prison is edited by some
one who al times shows Il grim wit.
y paragraph in late issue makes this
announcement: The Star of Hope
seeks to review books that deal with
Justice. punishment. villainy and crime
not because il processes TO bring to
the task any degree Of critical acp-
men. but for reasons that will >ug-
ge>; themselves to any alert mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

Thee new matrimonial records
must be recognized. SO far Jackson
county (lud.D woman. who is de-
-cribcJ as having been a belle in the
carly So. seems TO have distanced all
competitor. She mas had seven hus-
bands. marrying each Of them under
her maiden name. and these seven
husbands had each been married on al
average Of three times-a grand total
of tWeutX-eight marriages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

\ Wisconsin inventor has succeeded
IL: rising from the earth by charging
his body with electricity. He says
every man can be his own flying ma
chine. \ good many men have left
the earth prematurely by reason of
being persiStentiy charged with Jer-
sey lightning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Friday, February %. 1904.

The United State supreme court
has struck blow at the very Judges
themselves by handing down de-
cision holding that n clause on ever:
railroad pass eXemPting the company
from damages for personal injury,
through negligence of employees. is
valid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

Winter coughs are apt TO result in
consumption If neglected They can
be soon broken up by using E'oley's
Honey and Tar. 6aA9 by al druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
Escaned an Awful Fate.

II. Higgins; OF Melbourne, Fla,
writes: My doctor told me / had
consumption and nothing could he
done for me. 1 was given up to die.
The offer of Il free trial bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton induced me TO try it. Results
were startling. l am now on the road
to recovery and owe all To DR.. Kings
New Discovery 1t surely saved my
life" This great cure is guaranteed
for all throat and lung diseases by
Hartz & UIlemeyer. druggists. Price,
so cents and 81. Trial bottles free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

Tied down to the desk in the office
While others are free and at play.
Papa faucies he is having vacation.
While drinking Rocky Mountain Tea.
II. II. Thomas, Pharmacist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

rERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week. weekly,
per year In advance.
Ali communications of argumentative
Character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
snip in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

We have thousands of testimonials
which prove that appendicitis can be
prevented by the use of HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. without the
knife. IS cents, tea or tablet form.
T. II. Thomas, Pharmacist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly az 1904 Sec
ond avenue. Rock Island, Ill. Entered at
he postofnce a. second-cIass matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

BY TIE j. w. POTTER 90.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
PROPOSED PHILIPPINE BOND.

Secretary Taft was before the
house committee on Insuar affairs
recently and explained the ne
cessity for giving authority to the
Philippine commission TO issue bonds
for insular and municipal improve.
meDts He recommended an issue
Of si0,O0O,000 but said that $5.00o.-
0O9 would be acceptable If congress
would not authorize more
Within the past six months the
revenues of the islands had de.
creased 70 per cent, and unless there
was an issue of bonds some of the
public Improvements contemplated
and already begun could not be car.
ried on TO completion.
But" added Secretary Taft. If
congress will give US free trade. or
will even reduce the present tariff
rates 10 to IS per cent. there will
be an immediate increase IN the in.
come of the island
He estimated the revenue from
customs In the islands al $4,000, 900
year, from taxes in Manila $2,010
900, and from the other provinces
between s3,000000 and s4.000.000 a
year. in all between s15,00O,0o0 and
$4,000, 0G0
Secretary Taft thought the bonds
ought TO be sold at par, and pay
interest at the rate OF per cent
but believed that the prospective
purchasers would insist that the
bonds have the approval Of the Uni
ted states This statement caused
much discussion sn the committ,e
as TO whether or not the United
States would be held responsible
for the payment of the bonds No
definite conclusion was reached
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29

changed since
At last DEFINITE news cares of
hcially TO give us an idea OF The
japanese aggressive plans upon Man
ehuria As we anticipated some time
ago, they hope to make the Yalu
river a base for operations from the
east against the Russian base along
the Chinese Eastern Railway from
Moukden south to Port Arthur Two
columns are in motion, at present al
one from the north is across the
Yalu near its head waters. the other
from the east is moving apparently
to cross the river near its mouth
the two to form q junction near the
mouth or a few miles north to make
demonstration on The railroad about
Moukden TO New Chang a third
column Of Japanese may be landed on
the Manchura coast west uf Port
Arthur, and the three may be ioined
in the face Of the Russians a very
dangerous operation in even the most
dnfcult country aud rigorous eli
mate There is unofficial news Of
a fourth army corps west Of the
railroad but transports with troops
sufficient to land west Of New Chang
cannot venture into liaoung gulf
as long as the Russian fleet is intact
in Port Arthurs inner harbor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Rtshoo,s Novel Dinner.

The Bishop Of London has had a
happy thought a few days ago he
welcomed ass his guests at a dinner
party the several couples whom he had
united in matrimony Stree he was pre-
ferred to the See Of London. Each
lady was CARRIED in white and with
one or two exceptions, the costume
was the oua the bride wore on the
day that made her a wife Very ap-
the gathering closed with a
short service of thanksgiving.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
JAPAN SEEKING OUR AID

There Is creditabe information
that 2 Japanese secret envoy haI
been sent TO this country TO arrange.
If possible. for a large. long time
loan in New York Over two years
ago an inquiry was made by Jsps-
nese officials as to the American
methods Of bankins, and officers cf
one or two of tho large insurance
companies which have invested large
~. in French and Russian securities
we're Intercepted as 10 the POSSIBLE
itg OF Japan borrowing in this mar
ket That was long before the pres
enl military saG naval operations
in the Far East were begun. and the
financial conditions have materially
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
India Rubber Imports.

The Importation OF India rubber
irto the United States last year eX.
ceeded 50000,000 pounds. and was
valued at more than s3oQ00,0oo The
IMPORTS have increased about 40 per
cent in the last ten years over $780,
000oo0 worth of manufactures from
India rubber are nov turned out an
uualy from American factories.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
USED RAZOR
WITH Eject
Rad Shot Wife and Then himself
and When Pursued by croAd
Used the Razor.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Danyille. March 2S C NJ. SmiA
today shot and seriously wounded his
wife aud pursued by citizens, shot
Believing him to be lead
they left the body to notify the Police.
Looking back they saw Smith ym-
ming away and started in pursuit again
They had nearly reached Smith Wien
he cut bis throat with a razor .le
tied IN 4 few hours
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Hon. vcspasian Warner,


Hon. vespasian Warner, member
of congress and one of the Republic
can candidates for governor of Hi.
nois, In his address to the Alexander
county convention yesterday after.
noon, referred to Congressman Smith
in way which will arouse general
sympathy for that gentleman and es.
pecially for his niece. who, Mr. War
ner said. was lying at the point Of
death in Washington from an opera
ton recently performed for append
citis. He said Congressman Smith
would have been here. but for this
fact, and he expressed the hope that
his interests would not be neglected
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29

The manufacture o; toys in Ger
many gives employment to fully 5egHo
peopla The toto value Of the annu-
al exports amounts 20 $i3.I96.3S6.
The manufacture is conferred chiefly
in the cities Of Nurcmberg and Some
berg. while many domestic lines oi
manufacture which are mainly asso
ciated with tne industry have sprung
up in the surrounding county hamlets.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29

There are only four papers on the
Sunday night circuit Of the Associ
ated Press. by which The Bulletin is
served. Hence readers of this paper
have service in the Monday Morn
ing Bulletin which not many people
in this section enjoy. That the sew.
en-day-a.week Bulletin will win its
way among the people of the sur
rounding territory is already evident
from the daily lists Of subscribers
which is being sent in by the repre-
sentatives oil the paper
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Marx TMain's Estate.

Mark Twain has leased his larry
town estate 10 Charles A. Gardiner a
New York lawyer It is one og the
famous places on the Hudson, Il is
Asa feet above the river aud com.
mands an unobstructed view for many
mites IN all directions. Il is beau
tifully laid ont with trees and drives.
Its collection of trees contain every
variety that ttgiyes in that part Of
The country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29

Animal foods, Judged by bulk and
weight, are more expensive. pound for
pound, than vegetable foods But. as
whole vegetable foods arc not more
economical Animal foods furnish
more than six tenths of the protein and
nlne-tenths of the fat Of tho total
food consumed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29

What shall we conclude from the
fact that there are about five times
as many illiteratcs proportionately to
the population in Mississippi as in
New York, but there are nine white
criminals In New York to one ia Mis-
sissippl in every 5000 whites.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING,

Calls for activity among the bust.
ness men Of the city and advertising
Is enc of the needs Of the time. The
Cairo advertisers cannot afford to lose
sight of the fact that the surrounding
territory offers d rich field for him
and that The Bulletin makes nearly
every county within fifty miles Of
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
DIED SUDDENLY.
BY the Associated Press.

hE IWt NHoWJfdNEu ENNo,
Helena. Mont, March IS, Major
Jae r Ho7sford for twenty years con.
nec,ad with the office of supervising
architect of the treasury department
and over two years superintendent OF
the construction of the Helena fed2r-
al building, died suddenly here today
aged 81 years. The interment will be
at GenCsCo, ILL.,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Gen. slckles a New York Alderman.

Gen. Daniel y SickIes, who was
elected an antiTammany alderman.
was sworn in by Mayor Low lie car
ried with him to the mayors Office
little King Charles spaniel which he
said was to be his assistant when he
ook his seat in tha hoard of aldermen
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29

This little eycelsrt 1ole play and
tub" foc small children raec TIE neck
which q the back d the This
with easily adjusted shield
The on malpe t ana
Tine te adds the extremely
this design This model make
havne little it, nothing 81 folds
fecty Plaid hambr3r duck All
Of embroidery o plain white material