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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
AID FOR THE RIVER.
President Roosevelt Refers tc
Mississippi Valley as Gran
airy of World.
ALLY TO THE PANAMA CANAL
Association Committee Much En-.
cOuraged by Trip TO Wash
ingtOn.

Lewis +. BOSWELL. secretary of the
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
association. has returned to his home
IN Quincy from Washington. lie went
as member Of 4 committee 10 repre-
sent to congress the Importance Of
the Mississippi river as a waterway
of the world and an artery Of com
mcrce. The committee went accord
ing to promise and by appointment
ana had an extended session with the
river ana harbor committee cf the
house. 1t is true that there viii BE-
no river and harbcr bin at the pres
emf session. Nor viii there he any
public building appropriation meas
ure. But it is necessary 10 campaign
ahead to reach congress. and if the
service pension. the-rew navy and the
Panama canal appropriations pass
this congress the Mississippi river
viii have the right of way at the next
session.
The other members of the commit
tee with Mr.. Boswell were Gov. :. Il.
Van SAINT, Ct Minnesota: Capt. Lon.
BrNscn, of Davenport. and Hon. Ellis
Il. Usher. former congressman from
Wisconsin,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

William 5. Crane. of California, Md,
suffered for years from rheumatism
and Iumbago. He was finally advised
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
which he did, and it effected a com
piete cure. For sale by ali druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

Sam l.. Kearns. of Galesburg. j busy
gathering a team for that city to
enter the race for the Eastern Iowa
signed Frank Clements, Of the Greene
Ia. team and a pitcher named Girls
holm. who was in the Western league
for q time last year. II is thought
Joe Zalusky. who was one of Knox
colleges best baseball and football
players. viii be with the team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
4 Life at Stake

If you but knew the splendid merit
of Foley's Honey and Tar you would
never be without il. a dose or two
will prevent an attack Of pneumonia
or la grippe. 1t may save your life.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

Pretty Miss Nellie Hascomb. Omaha:
L owe my good looks and health to
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. Have
fully regained my health IS cents.
tea or tablets. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

cur racial character in its more re-
fined aspect
Mr.. Hanford is IN communication
with Il number of senators and repre-
sentatives or the subject Of a national
theatre. who hope TO have the idea in
shape for formal consideration before
congress has adiourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
CompIimented by Cong cessmen.

At the conclusion Of.the arguments
before the committee there was in
formal discussion. in which all par
ticipated. When the session was over
the members of the committee con-
graduated the visitors upon the terse
and effective way in which the claims
of the river had been presented. Sec
rotary Cassidy. of the river and Ear-
bcr committee. subsequently hunted
up Mr.. Boswell to tell him that no
petition had ever been mere effective
~ presented t. congress since he had
been connected with tn" committees
Upon the strength of it an engage
ment was made with President RouSC-
welt and he gave them an hour in his
private Office. Here GOV. Van SAINT
talked fer moment and then intro
GEcCd Secret AIRY Boswell as he chief
spoke man. The latter succintIy stated
the proposition as having its incen-
tive in the meeting in Quincy and now
CNteudin" from the source to the
mouth of the mighty river. He said
that he did not >peal, to enc who was
uniformed about the Importance and
resources Cf the great valley. for he
knew that the president had visited
Quincy. st. Paul. Dubuque. and most
Of the larger cities aion" tn" valley.
ard realized that the stream was no
longer mere w"tery path for logs
and lumber, but was = great factor in
the commerce of the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

~ Run On the Bank will occupy
the local stage Sunday. This bright
farce comedy will be presented by 4
large company of comedians and pref
~ girls. headed by those two clever
actors. Wood and Tyland. who viii be
seen in the leading roles Of Percy and
Harold. These parts give them ample
opportunity to display their vcrSatil-
ity. and that they are successful i
evidenced by the generous applause
and hearty reception they receive ev-
cry time they appear upon the stage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28
THE STAGE

Jan. 3O.-"The Little Christian"
Jan. GA Run on the Bank"
Feb. 1.-The Cavalier"
Feb. 2-"Richard Ill"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-28

The Little Christian" which comes
here Saturday. matinee and night is
As dainty Il bit of the PLAYWRIGHT
art as ever graced the stage. 1t Is a
pretty love tale. bringing strongly in
10 the foreground the vagaries of hu-
man nature. but not relying upon
sociological puzzle to gain favor. aa
some play, have, largely because peo-
pie thought they had to understand
them. whether they did or not. The
Little Christian" is love story of a
lively type. often becoming spirited.
never growing dull. while there are
moments when there i enough action
TO suit the most eNacting gallery
god The auditor i not called upon
to digest a social problem CT struggle
with Il TerpleNity of feeling. All the
auditor has to do is watch delightedly
the unfolding of Il pretty story. 1t
takes four acts to tell the story. and
as the play moves smoothly along, the
feeling If the auditor X akin to OK
hilaraticH. 80 fresh. bright and ami
mated i the action throughout. Too
much cannot be said IF this produc
ton. 50 thoroughly i it enc that APP
rcals to every sense Of the good. the
artistic and the perfection Of stage
genius. No one can ever succeed in
life without some definite purpose. !
and no one ever did. No one can fail
to see the reason for the success of
The Little Christian" for in Witness
ing the production it may be easily /
diScerned that the definite object in |
staging the play was. first Of all, to /
give it the mounting it deserves.
OF the few plays that are consider !
ed worthy e securing Il place in mod !
ern literature. the peoples and crit /
les favorite. The Cavalier" which !
comes to the Illinois theatre Monday, !
Feb. 1. takes precedence over all other F.
works of the past year. for its many /
commendahle attributes tend to per- /
nit it to perc0late into the archives |
Cf TermaneucN. not only rs Il literary /
gem, but as the beacon light Of that !
George w. Gable is certainly the high
priest. This production j. noteworthy
in many respects. for il not only
comes here with east Of exceptional /
lie investment and elaborate stage eff
feCtS which characterized its pheuOm-
email run for over one hundred nights
at the Criterion theatre, New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
NO MORE DOUBLE ALrMoNY.

A recent amendment ito the divorce and alimony laws of New York has knocked out one source of money making which has been open to enser- prising females. Under the law, as it formerly stood, when a woman se- cured a divorce from her husband the court allowed her alimony. Then if she married another man and secured a divorce the second husband had also to pay alimony. and so on. as often as she could secure and divorce hus- bands.
 It was an easy way to make money and some women are good fnanciers. The richer the divorced husband was the larger the profit. of course. and we have seen 1t stated that some wo- men made quite a handsome income by splicing and unsplicing as often as circumstances were favorable. It is amended law, as that provides that divorced wife shall draw alimony only as long as she remains single. If she marries again the payments cease and she must look to the new victim for her reward. There is to be no more geometrical progression in the divorce and alimony industry. in New York, at all events. It will be a setback to some of the enterprising divorcees, but ex-husbands will feel relieved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
The Dignity of Labor.

opartanDurB No. C.) 6eralu
 onstitution. to life, liberty. the pur- suit of happiness, and the right to la Dor, whether with hand or brain, in any occupation to which he may be called by nature or impelled by cir cumstances; provided. that occupation Is not forbidden by the laws ot the State in which he lives. And any oc- cupation, not so forbidden. and in no way base or hurtful, is honorable.
 Toll, as toll, has no dignity. The horny hand of the manual laborer is no more deserving of merit and praise than the soft white hand of the brain worker; nor is the work of the one more difficult than the other, nor does it make heavier drafts upon body and nerve. Men are co-laborers, and all kinds of honest work are entitled to respect.
 There is no dignity in the labor that would substitute false work for true. There is no honor in the labor which works only under the taskmaster's eye. There is nothing but pity Tor tme laborer whose soul is too small to en- ter with any enthusiasm into the plans of his employer. There is nothing but earner who draws his pay for work half done, or for hours unemployed. Nor is there anything but the sever est condemnation for him who viI not work himself and will not let oth- CTS take their part.
 No, the dignity of labor is not in the hand, but in the heart behind the hand. It Is in that honesty of purpose which scorns to live on the labor of others: in that justice which Is not willing to get more than it gives, or in that high CT than justice which prefers rather to lose than to deprive others of their money, their time, or their right to live. And not lease of all, it Is found in that intelligence which delights in what 1t shapes or produces.
 The true dignity is not conferred by h1l is such organization only by the charac- ter and spirit of its members. What is entitled to respect is the individual and his manner of working. And all organizations must have their true benefit in this, that they protect their individuals from those who would in jure him, and insure justice to its others
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1904
rRIFLING WITH JUSTICE.

At various times The Advertiser has called attention to the inequalities of the law in criminal cases, or rather to the partiafity shown in its enforce ment. case in point recently occur red in New Jersey, of which The Wilkesbarre (Pa.) Record thus speaks:
 A .New Brunswick (N. J.) editor has been proceeded against for contempt Of court for criticising the action of a local judge in sentencing white brute who had committed criminal assault upon a white girl. A jury had prompt the judge sentenced him to pay a fine of $75, accepting $50 on account and giving the fellow four months to pay the balance. The editor denounced iI's tice, and if the case Is as represented we should say that the criticism was about right, and that the editor de- serves a vote of thanks instead of be- ing held for contempt of court.
 i. We have often heard and read of "Jersey justice," and if this is a speci- men of it that State Is in a bad way. If The Records information Is correct. which We have seen no reason to doubt, there was no doubt that the man was guilty of one of the most brutal crimes known to humanity. It is a crime which the laws of Alabama. and probably of most other States. punish with death. It is a crime, too. for which the criminal is often put to death without waiting for any pro- cess of law, because 1t Is so inhumap and revolting that men of right in Stincts are sometimes forgetful of laws and take the matter of punish ment into their own hands. Yet. for such & crime as this we find a Judge afaxing a punishment which is a trav- esty on justice. It is such a penalty as might be visited on a man for strik- ing another with a cane without seri- ously injuring him, or for any other trivial offence.
 Such a verdict as this is a direct in- eentive to lynch law. Further. it is a challenge to the friends and neighbors of the outraged girl to treat the brute in the case as rapists are often treat ed in various sections of the Union, to the hurt and shame of the community. If there is any one thing that will bring the criminal laws of the country into disrepute, and will cause good citizens to disregard the law. or to look with indifference on those who go beyond the law in punishing a brutal crime, it is the failure of those whose duty it is to execute the laws to i'm pose such penalties as the case de- mands.
 We do not know the name of the ed itor who criticised the verdict, but we agree with The Record that he not only deserves a vote of thanks from his neighbors and the community gen orally, but if he has been fined or oth- erwise put to expense. 1t should be made good to him. And if. in case another such crime Is committed in or near New Brunswick, the perpetrator is sent by the outraged people to join others who have travelled the lynch CTS rope route to eternity, the blame will rest on the officials who trifed with justice and defed public opinion. Such a lynching would be nothing more than an example of cause and efEect and should not cause surprise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
JUDGE PARKER's HOBBY.
He Believes In Constitutional Govern
 ment.

New York Times.
 All men have hobbies; the Judges is the restoration of the Constitutional branches of the Government. No ap- propriation bills will be passed by Executive order In his administra- cesses." nor will any canal strips be ruled by one-man power exerted through the Marine Corps. If he is elected President he will enter upon new conception of the rights of the Executive. This need not be elaborat- ed all one has to do is to read his de- cisions as Chief Judge to find that he than MT. Dick could keep the head of King Charles I. out of his kite.
 His low estimate or the tnlnss ne When Arthur McCausland came to be his secretary. four years ago, he round that the Judge had not preserved any of his speeches. essays or other pro daintily painted and guarded as the apple of the authors eye.
 After good deal of search. McCaus- land found four typeWrltten manq- dIaalI,- Judge had to show for all his speeches and writings, and he had forgotten their existence or they Wouau HaUe os loose sheets jumbled together,
 McCausland made a noble endeavor to get back of that period. but could not do 1t, which was a pity Tor the prior. to that date than he has since. McCausland had them neatly typewrit- ten and gave them to his chief with the suggestion that they ought to be hound The Judge glanced al them, grunted good naturedly, and hurled them into another drawer. The inde- fatigabIe McCausland rescued them aeain, preserved all the speeches and ytritines of the Judge in the four years following. and. when 1t looked as if his chief would surely be nominated for President, he had them printed Tbn and nd grinned when the bill came in and paid iti'i it; 1t was the first he knew of the printing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
The Tag of Pronunciation.

MCDlle Register.
 'Southerners and Westerners may rub off their accent in New York;" said the dialect expert. They may even catch the Bowery way of making 'goir out of girl. but you can nail them to the very last by noting what word always packs anything and the South erner totes it. The people of rural New York lug it. Only death sepa- rates them from these folk-words. Just notice it."-New York Sun.
 Southerners, outside of New York. usually say carry"
 As a general thing the English tongue Is more correctly used in the South than in any other part of the country, for the reason that there Is a predominance of English stock in the South, and not the admixture of con tinental blood such as corrupts, the lan- guage of the inhabitants of the East erl, Middle and Western States. Even that for which we are most reviled Is English-the soft. almost inaudible T final The Southerner says Sir" as If IL were written ST, and that Is the English way. The Yankee says "Slrur-r." with a bold twist of the final r, unlike the pronunciation of English by the cultured in any part of the world
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
POPULISTs' TACTICS.
Watson is to Campaign in Doubtful
 States.

States.
 New York Herald.
 fight in the debatable States, the cleo toral votes of which will decide the Presidential contest, the adherents of Thomas B. Watson are preparing their campaign in New York and New Jer- sey.
 In the opinion of many of the Repub- lican leaders the Watson movement is a mistake. because 1t may draw as many votes from the Republican as from the Democratic electors. The call of the Populist State Convention in New Jersey, like Mir. Watsons speech of acceptance. teens with abuse of the Democrats but allows the Republicans to go unscathed The call summons all New Jersey Populists to meet in mass convention" in Atlantic City next Saturday to place full ticket in the field.
 "The nominee of the St. Louis con- vention for the office of President does not represent the tenets of true De- mocracy," the call declares. His si- lence upon the most vital questions of civil polity before and after the con- vention is significant of the nominees tnsincerity and uncertainty. His elev- enth hour telegram to the convention on the money question was a Wall Street inspiration. The management of the Democratic party by August Bel mont and Judge Parker's allegiance to his manager show the degradation of the Democratic party and the subser- viency of its candidates.
 The platform adopted at St. Louis, as interpreted by the Presidential nomi- nee and his sponsors, Hill and Sheehan, presents no appreciable difference from the Republican platform. In effect 1t manifestly seeks to evade an honest utterance on living issues. It is an apology and not a platform"
 George A. HOnnecker, who signs the call for the convention, is said to live in Jersey City. He is unknown to the Democratic leaders.
 It is expected that a similar "call' will be issued in this State within the next few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
BRING DELAWARE BACK,

There is one State in the Union that Is hanging in the air, as 1t were, be- tween North and South, although 1t was a slave State in the old days. It Is the little State of Delaware, which had the Southern influence of Mary land on one side and the Northern in- fiuences of Pennsylvania. New York and New Jersey on the other.
 Delaware was a Whig State in the early days. until the slavery question became prominent, then it fell in with the Democrats. It went for Pierce in 1852, and for every other Democratic candidate, except Greeley, up to 1896 In 1892 it only gave 500 plurality for the ticket, for then the baneful infiu- ence of Addicks had begun to get in its work and the Republicans came near capturing the State. In fact, if the small vote cast for the Prohibition ticket had gone to the Republicans they would have had a small majority. Since then. owing partly to Addicks- ism and partly to dissatisfaction on the money question, the Republicans have carried it by comparatively small pluralities.
 It is more to the influence and work of Addicks and his gang than to any other cause that the Democrats lost the State. Though he has never been able to get himself elected to the Uni ted States Senate he has had power enough to turn the electoral vote over to the Republicans, and with the open backing and influence of the President he hopes to do 1t this year, but he will probably fail. The Democrats are united and as the Vice Presidential candidate is Delaware's near neigh bor there is little fear of defeat. Roosevelt's attitude on the race ques- tion has incensed Democrats generally, and his dealings with Addicks and his sort has dis gusted the best people of the State. For all this, Democrats should not take any chances. The State is really a Democratic one, but 1t will not be safe to neglect all proper means to bring 1t back where 1t belongs. Good campaigning is needed and will al- most certainly be successful
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
PARADISE OF UMBRELLAS.
A Country Where Rank Is shown by the
 Camp.
The Century.

The Century.
 surakarta is the paradise of umbrellas They are carried proudly over the heads of every official and every nobleman, but in- variably are shut at the approach of a per son of higher rank. and inside the kratoR no umbrella may be carried open, except that of the emperor himself. The umhrel- la Is the crown. the wand of office. the out ward sign of rank and distinction. There are umbrellas of gold inside and out for the emperor of gold outside only for the en- press: with stripe of yellow satin for the emperor's brothers; with wider stripe of the same material for his illegitimato broth CTS of white silk with a narrow gold stripe for the illegltimate sons of the legitimate brothers. and so on ad infnitum
 Every official, every military officer, ex- hibits his rank in his umbrella, which is invariably held from behind by and attend ant whenever he leaves his house, in sun shine or in cloudy weather. There is an official guide book to the umbrella laby- rinth of Surakarta, which contains not less than three hundred various designs, in all imaginable coors and ornamentation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08
Monr Anour rHE cANrEEN.

General Jesse M. Lee, who Is in com mand of the Department of Texas, Tn a recent report declared that "the eff feet of the abolition of the canteen Is to increase unauthorized absenteeism and promote drunkenness and disorder. all tending to induce assertions. v Commenting on this report The Chat tanooga Times says:
 Soldiers resent the restrictions that appear to interfere with their individ- ual liberties, among which Is to take a drink; It you'd s bs goSdi SSinl thing, n a1 Hi but inasmuch as most of them will do 1t, 1t would seem best to enable them to do it in a way that would cause the least trouble and result in the least injury. When they can do their drink ing in. camp they at least get an un- drugged and an imprisoned article. which they do not always do at the doggeries and joints they seem to have a penchant for visiting when off duty. mental view of the temperance ques- ton over again. The soldier who drinks is going to indulge himself. moderately. when he can do so under has to. do 1t periodically and at re- sorts that encourage him to drunken ness. Whether the time for practi- cal temperance regulations in the army has arrived or not, 1t must come at an early date-possibly after the election. The majority of the commanding offi- cers of the regular establishment are ready to testify to the i'll effects of the regulation.
 One would think that there has been enough testimony of the same kind to convince any one. but there are still to be found many. wellmeaning but mistaken men and women who think that soldiers and private individuals can be forced into total abstinence. The government itself is convinced of the mistake it made when it abolish ed the army canteen, but, as The Times intimates, nothing will probably be done till after the election. To re- store the canteens would assuredly cause the loss of some votes, and all considerations of right and justice. as well as the good of the army must give way to the exigencies of the cam paign. When the political battle has been fought. whether it is won or lost. the administration may take steps looking to the betterment of army discipline, as well as to provide for the morals and well being of the sol diers,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-08

Pennsylvania, each gets over ten mils lion dollars, the last named receivinx very nearly fifteen miiiicns each year. Among the Southern States Missouri if 1t is classed as southern--is first. with over seven million dollars a year. while South Carolina is lowest. get ting but little more than a quarter of a million a year. It is not surprisinr that ten or fifteen millions distributed each year inclines many voters to the party which has built up such a fund. much of which is fraudulent or unde. served.