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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
He Smoked.

A very pretty girl with a we'll de-
fined air OF knowing her way about
tripped into a day coach OF a train
bound for Washington at Pbiladel-
phia Tuesday afternoon. Every win
dow seat was occupied. The girl walk
sd half way down the car and with
obvious disappointment took the best
seat that offered A large, superheated
looking man already occupied half of
It. He held his breath long enough to
make room for the girl, and she squeez-
ed IN. Then he settled himself again
and appeared TO swell out in every di-
rection. The girl cast longing glances
at the window, but the mans huge
bulk aad open newspaper cut of her
view. The girl adgeted. The man
spread himself more and more. Full
three-Quarters of the seat he filed to
0verdOw1ng. The girl set her teeth
Thirty miles spun by. The girl could
endure II no longer. She turned her
face to him
Excuse me-" she said distinctly,
hut don't you ever smoker
Two minutes later the whole seat
was hers.-Washington Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24

OF special interest at this time is the
history of Nine. BakOunina, known as
the Russian FLORENCE Nightingale"
says the London Hospital. At the time
of the Crimean war she was head of
the Russian order of Sisters of Mercy
and attended operations at the field
hospitals regardless of danger. she
and her sisters also had the courage to
discard their uniform and don sheep
skin coats and long boots and go out
In the snow and render first aid and
help bring in the wounded. This order
of nurses, which was founded by the
Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna in
1854, has many members now st the
front
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
KATHARINE GRACE DAVIS BROWN.

winters since the death Of his Wife a
year and half ago. Lieutenant r. NJ.
G. Brown, the father of Miss Kath-
arine, was one of the masters of cere-
monies at the White House during the
Harrison administration and met the
young woman who later became his
wife through Mrs. Mckee. President
Harrison's daughter. Mrs. Mckee and
Miss Davis We're schoolmates and in
innate friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
Looking Ahead.

She bored)-No, Mr.. Lytely, I can
never love you. honor and respect
you. l am sure you would make some
other woman a good husband. I
He-Well-er-could you-er-givc me
letter of recommendation to my next
place?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
FIVE PRESENTS

One large package OF RED CROSS
Skin Soap (mcdicatcd) free: This is
new soap, unlikeSlny other Toilet Soap
on the market II is the best preparation
ever discovered for cleaning the skin,
cradicating all impurities and leaving the
complexion fair and beautiful. II is posi-
lively the purcst and best Toilet Soap
ever manufactured. It is the most re-
niarIablc discovery 81 the twentieth cen
fury for Identifying the skin. IT IS abso-
lutely the purcst and best Toilet Soap
ever manufactured. DO the women like
il? [ should think 50. Price 25c per
cake. Free to introduce it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
FOUR PRESENTS

Free to Introduce it: One large pack
age OF Saline SALT. This is the
purest salt known today; being refined,
purified and siitcd by our new process,
which makes it better than any other salt
you have ever u5ed for household
purposes.
PLEASE TRY IT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
His Point of View.

what is your idea Of u truly good
wife," asked the youth.
"A truly good wife," answered the
Cumminsville sage lis one who loves
her husband and her country, but
doesn't attempt to run either."-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
An international Japanese Lantern

a favorite design for lanterns USED
in the professions to celebrate the
japanese victories is one having on its
four sides the rising sun, the union
jack. the Italian flag and the stars and
stripes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
LITTLE MISS BROWN.
GAe Is the FavOrfte Granddaughter
of Henry GassaySay Davis.

of Henry Gassaway Davis.
Henry Gassaway Davis, the Demo
cratic vice presidential candidate, has
many grandchildren. but little Miss
Katharine Grace Davis Brown is said
to be his favorite. Perhaps this is be-
cause her mother, who was Mr. Davis
daughter Kate, died not long ago.
The young miss, who is very bright
and lovahle child, now makes her home
with her aunt, Mrs. Arthur Lee. with
whom the ex-senator has spent his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
ONE PRESENT

Free to introduce it: One large pack
age OF RED CROSS Soap Powder. Best
Soap Powder you have ever used for
destroying dirt; will not yellow the
clothes nor injure the hands, as no
impurities are used in its manufacture
For washing dishes, glass, tinware, pots,
kettles and pans, it is superior to all
other Soap Powder heretofore used.
PLEASE TRY IT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24

Children never know what n safe
guard their mother has been TO them
till after their father is left widower
-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24

Success may sometimes come unex-
pectedIy, but work alone can hold it,
Murray.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-24
TWO PRESENTS

Free to introduce it: One large pack
age OF RED CROSS Soda. This brand
of Soda we guarantee to be as good if not
superior in point of comparison to any
and all brands of soda on the market.
Absolutely pure.
PLEASE TRY 1T
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
More Samples of the Results of Our Big
Republican MajOrities

The Democratic party in the last leg
islature presented and fought for bill,
introduced by Bundy OF st. Johnsbury,
that would have reduced state expenses
by $225.OOO year by simply cutting off
waste. Though Republican papers near
ly all declared that it contain,f good
ideas" the great Republican majority.
after holding it in committee to the last
moment. voted it all down.
The Democratic party presented an
other measure, introduced by Eli. H.
Porter, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. to increase revenue by some $780,
900 by raising the taxes on corporations,
especially railroads. The latters taxes
are now only about $4OO-probably less
ON each $1,000 of property. while the
other property in the state averages to
pay nearly four times as much, $l5.92
and even savings banks nearly twice as
much 500 on .OO0-higher, with u
single exception, than in any other state
in the Union.
The response of the Republican ma
iority was to smother this bill also in
committee, until the end of the session,
and then report substitute. which
passed. whose only change of Importance
was to raise the amount of savings bank
deposits exempt from local taxa tion
from 81 800 to $1,000. thereby reducing
| the grand list of almost every town.
| These are only samples of the luxu
ries these heavy Republican majoritie'
are constantly bringing us.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
WOODSTOCK. VT. SATURDAY. AUGUST p. 1904

when we remember that the largest pro
portion that goes to the state any
where else is one.third in New York
Thus both these robberies stood when
the legislature took its Thanksgiving
recess, when exposure OF the enorm'y
in every state paper that would publish
it. drove few of the plunderers in very
shame to vote ont of the bill por'ioh
of the atrocities they had voted into II :
but the House Republicans 81 to 41--
almost two to one-still voted to rc'ain
them.
In short. but for Democrats and the
Clement men we would never have got
a license law at all, even in its present
mtlated shape. And the Clement men,
who thus helped to prevent their party
from betrayal Of its pledges, have got
their reward by being slaughtered in
practically every instance where they
have sought denomination.
Could demonstration he completer OF
the folly of again trusting the Repnbli'
can party with this subject?
Next week in this column we will nm
cover the Republican scheme this year
for bctraying the people by tactics pre-
cisely similar to those they lacked the
power TO more than partially carry
out two years ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
Roots Final Word.

Oyster Bay.-"My final woId has
been spoken. That am to be consid.
cred in any sense in connection with
the New York governorship is out OF
the question" Ex-Secretary Elihu
Root made this statement to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press.
Accompanying Chairman Cortelyou,
Mr.. Root arrived at Oyster Bay. They
will remain as guests of President
Roosevelt at Sycamore hill day or
two.
They came to consider with the
president the latter's letter OF accep'
tance of the nomination made by the
Chicago convention and to discuss
with him various matters relating to
the national campaign.
New York politics will naturally be
considered during the visit OF MT
Roosevelts campaign manager and his
trusted friend; but assurance Is given
that no determination will be reached
regarding the candidate for the guber
material or any other nomination
While it is known that the confer
ence is important it is not deemed de
sirable that it's details should be made
public,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
II Is Safe To Saw

That no ONE who does not want to he
fooled will be fooled by the shoutings
that few of the men having interests
in the TrustS-the New York Tribune
has managed to count up just forty.six
of them out of some thousands and only
one out of the hundreds of heads Of
Trusts-that are Democrats and sup
porters of Parker.
If the next town meeting should vote
to make you or me a present OF $4,000,
doRh'(f1Ts fTeHM we stHaE TGaa take t. s i were rru
minded enough to advise the town not
to continue to throw away its money to
enrich lis, there would be inst rs much
sense in making this an argument for
the continuance of the robbery as there
is in the talk of the Tribune 4 Co about
Mr.. Belmont, Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Harrison,
and such gentlemen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
ANOTHER HUMBUG PUNC
TURED
Speaker Cannon and His Free Silver Re-
cord by the Side of His Stump Talk

The lovable "Uncle Joe" Cannon was
also unworthy of himself when he rang
the changes, as he did for an hour
or more, over the claim that the Demo
cratic party had gone wrong on the
Silver Question and therefore ought 10
be voted down.
If this were true it would prove that
Mr.. Cannon himself ought to be retired
to private life-whch would be Il seri-
ous loss to our public service-because
few men in any party have been SO
much and so thoroughly wrong on the
silver question as he has. He was one
of BANDS original allies in the cause
of free silver voted in Congress for the
Bland Bill. voted to pass it over Hayes
veto, and in 1893, voted and fought
against the repeal of the silver pur'
chase law.
Better play fair, even on the stump
Uncle Joe. The truth is, both parties
have been wrong on the silver question
il the free silver idea was wrong. The
Republican platform of 1888. drafted
by Mckinley. denounced Grover Cleve
land for his opposition to free silver
and that issue which was worked tC
the utmost in the West, elected Harri
son. Every line of law enacted in favo,
of silver for 30 years was of Republican
wrlllng.
As long as the question has beer
settled by the discovery of new golt
fields unexpectedly increasing gold pro
duction more than four-fold. it is tim'
for both parties, in view of the recort
Of both, to drop it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
Stirling at Shanghai.

Washington.-At conference be-
fore Acting Secretary of State Adee and
Acting Secretary Darling Of the navy,
It was decided to keep Rear Admiral
Stirling at Shanghai for the present
instead of allowing him to proceed
to Manila, where the regular fall prac'
tice of the Asiatic feet is scheduled
to begin Sept. l.
The target practice will be delayed
If necessary to await developments at
Shanghai. The explanation is that 1t
is desired to have Admiral Stirling at
Shanghai so long as there is any
possibility of trouble, though 1t Is re-
peated that he will not take any hand
in clash between Japan, Russia and
China.
Consul General Goodnow has notified
the state department that the Chi
nese foreign Office has extended the
time within which the Russian war
ships at Shanghai must disarm or
leave port until next Sunday at noon
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
THE DELINEAT0R
With The Age,
One Year, $l.S5.
Four Months Trial Subscription
to The Age
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We Do Job Printing
An Independent Opinion
New York Herald, Thursday. July II. /

New York Herald, Thursday, July q, 1901
Judge Parkers telegram declaring
himself for sound money has made such
an impression that he may save the
Democratic party in spite OF itself. The
comments elected from all quarters
show that Judge Parker's action has
won the confidence of the people and
that sort of confidence Presi.
dent Roosevelt has not inspired.
His imperialism and his dictationsl
was together with revival of the race
Issue IN the South and other Rough
Rider lads have awakened among the
people distnst of Mr.. Roosevelt and
the Republican party quite as great as
the distrust which Bryanism. l6 to
Ism, populism and other freakish
"isms' had excited with respect to the
Democrats. MIR. Roosevelt has the sup.
port of his intimate friends and politi.
cal protcg6s, but conservative people
eye him with distrust They acknowl.
edge that he is irreproachable as an in.
dNidual; that he is Il staunch patriot,
good husband, II loyal friend, but they
doubt his capacity for self.control, dis.
trust his Judgment and question his con.
ception OF presidential duties.
Like the German Emperor he desires
to medde in every detail OF the public
service, to control every department, to
rule every official, to be both the law
maker and the executive, to be the
'"mrca -nf now"r ond 10 annly it, -.--
Between Mr.. Rooscvelt's views of the
presidents duties and the views of the
American people on that subject there
is very wide difference He evidently
thinks the president of the United
States is sort of dictator. while the
people rightly regard him merely as
their chief magistrate and as the en-
ecntive head of the administration. This
dominating conception of his official
duties has excited widespread resent.
ment among Republicans and has led
him to make mistakes that would have
prevented his nomination if the he.
publican party had had any other
available candidate
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
A Concrete Illustration for the Vermont
Farmer

When Mr.. NIandigo of Bellows Falls
went to the Vermont Farm Machine Co.
to order print for friend, he
was informed that the price was $40.
Ordering it shipped to Derby Line and
mentioning that the friend was in Can
ada. he was told that if he could
guarantee that it was to go into Can
ada, he could have it at the price they
sold in Canada, 81.
3 This is Just what is constantly happen.
ing to the Vermont farmer when he
buys plows. shovels, hoes or almost
anything that comes within the aegis
of this Republican trust tariff. with
plenty of pure pretence of protecting
him it really protects the Canadian
farmer against him.
No one can blame the Vermont
Farm Machine folks or the rest for
taking the extra dollars the farmer, by
his vote. invites them to take.
The only question is whether the ipvi-
tation will be extended this Fall for"an-
other four years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
WHOLE NO. 1868.

did Q years ago, one that will be at
once fairei to the law,obeying seller
and swiiter and severer in its punish
ment of tn, law.breaker, one that will
consistently and logically carry ont the
fundamental principles .f the system
one that will provide efficient means of
administration and will make it an OBJ
ject for every community, "ycS' or
"no", to see that the law is well ell
forced, instead of virtually iining it for
doing so, as the prohibition Republican
politicians sought and partially succeed
ed in doing-and one that will emhody
the lessons of experience in other states
and lands and give to Vermont the best
real temperance law ever enacted,
Whether such a bill will have any
chance of passage depends upon the
mandate that comes from the people
September 9th
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
Finally

Your Freeman's Oath, which you took
before your Maker when you became
citizen of Vermont, binds you:
touching any matter that concerns the State OF
Vermont, yoH wiH do it so as in your conscience
gom shall Judge ,oiH MOST CONDUCE 70 ne
BEST GOOD Of the same, as established by the
constitution, sithont tsar or taror of any num-"
Have you, solemnly weighing you
duty, particle of doubt that Den
cratic vote would most c0ndmce to $
good by arresting the plan of the
publican machine to kill the local opt
license law, by stopping the protiig"
and waste of this machine in waste c. .
penses, that means $8.76 of your money
every year, by bringing just and ade-
quate taxation of your property which
probably means as much more. and by
developing our good old state to what it
deserves a1l prosperity.
When these Republican stumpers be-
seech you to disregard all these things
and cast your vote to make louder the
sound of the "first gun" of the Nationa-
Campaign. they simply demand that you
shall ri0late yOur Freemdn's Odth. That
YOU have so listened them in the past
il lust what ails Vermont.
And as to National issues, will it not
most conduce to Vermont's good and
that of the whole union that an end be
put to the policy of Imperialism and
colonialsm that has taken $4,000 OF
your money in order to give 30 per cent
to the Trusts and the Brewer; that the
Washington extravaganza and corruP-
ton may be stopped that means $64.37
every wear out of you, and the Trust
fostering Tariff that means $4,000 year
more of pure plunder out of you for the
benefit OF the Trust-all of which you
nav in living expenses-may be reduced
fo a reasonable; level and that there
NAV be an arrest-of the policies thst
are swiftly sweeping the Repuohc
towards wreck, and with it the best
N0p C. H. DAVENPORT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
CHARLESBATCHELDER
ATTORNEY-A7-LAW
Woodstock, Vermont.
Office i'm Jones Block.
NEWS IN THE FAR EAST.

Togo lost sixtyfOur killed and 113
wounded In fighting the Port Arthur
fleet.
An enormous body of troops was re-
ported at Mukden, acknowledgements
having poured in rapidly.
Captain MatOusevitch. the late Ad-
miral WittsOeft's chief of staff. died
from his wounds at Using Chou.
The Japanese a dispatch from. Lao
Yang reported, captured Houtsiatse,
fourteen miles east Of Liao-Y Yang.
The total of japanese casualties
from March % to August / was given
on their own authority at 12,O55.
Admiral Kamimura's losses in the
battle of the southeast coast Of Korea
were two killed and seven wounded.
The cruiser division of the Baltic
will go round the Cape of Good Hope.
The Russian cruiser Novik was re-
ported sunk forty miles from Tsing-
Chou, the German port she had to quit.
1t was reported from st. Petersburg
that the bulk of General KurOpatkin's
army had been withdrawn LOrth of
LiaO-Yang.
Russian and Japanese accounts Of
the seizure of the destroyer at ChefOo
agree that the Russian crew tried to
throw the Japanese overheard.
The Russian reply to Great Britain
In the case of the Knight Commander,
maintains the right to sink neutral ves-
sells under certain circumstances.
Russia charged China with compile
ity in the seizure Of the destroyer at
Chefoo and demanded its restoration,
with full explanation. China has de-
manded that Japan give up the boat.
The Russian flag was hauled down
from the battleship Czarevitch and
other warships at Using Chou. The
Germans compelled them to disarm.
They will be held till the end Of the
war.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
FOL-DE-ROL ABOUT 1893 PANIC
Statement Of Cannon and Littlefield Com
pared with the Cold Facts of History

L.. IT, II. -, III ...., al
- P''! '""' sum '"'e '"e" ""u
a.',"ctNe orators as PeaNe, ~, .n"no,' ,,,
snu Congressman i-''''ene'u s'io"'" p"'
iotth snrh campaign rot as lhty "".e
oeeh uoihs on the vermont stump "
the ehect that the pane Oh 1919 wa, wa
que 10 the Deihoera''e victory " ,.,s''- io'-
oeea"se o' Ieaf Oh lowered '"''h' Nv.
+ {" tbor s,v and so an
p,,n - ,,a,,,on,o,, l.o,, os .vorr
'"''s ""."' "'
o,uih"Iiiy, lnteii'se"l c"He" N"'"'
that the 1000 panic ana Ns ioi'o" ing
hard times were part OF Worldwide
business storm, that swept over high
tariff and low tariff countries alike.
that II nrostrated Soutb America. Ans.
tr.li, and Ipd;, before II reochcd here,
.L,. :. - 's,,,.,,I ,,,,is hof,ro ,ho
,'' =, o'S"" '''''"' 'o','" "1 ~
heP"ol''ai PartE went oo' vi Po"'' ""',
Two years De1ofe the tarlt was loucheu
by the Nilson'(iOrman bill, and contn-
uN nearly two wears after the Repub-
lean party returned to power and
oy.r n yo,r ,ft.r tbe restoration of thp
b;uhost tor;fy wo hava .ver knowu in
h:u
M l., ~ ,,:, :,
,.,'A ,A Nnom' "S uo'S 'N''I N"'.' w"
'''' '""' "a" ''''l, oI
party IN power hnanciai reNu's'ohs nave
come almost regularly once III ~ years
and once in 20 years with great
severity and long duration; ana Jnnt
tho onjv exc.nt;ons ore i'm favor Of low
tor;T Thus wo bod ono lonu and
~ t:.t IL =,
severe anu 'i,'' '"'''' ~ ..'"S W
the iorihatph Oh the CONSTITUTIONS
Before there was auy tariff at all iu lT3s-,
A temp.rory one under a 3 per cent
to 10 per cent tariff .1I9:
Another under embargo aud high
war-tarifr, prolonged ............. .lSO1-l'
Another. following the first distinct,
Weiy protective tarln tnat OF islo, le's-'
Ano.her though anoush ,ne ,Ua ur' 3 ',au ,,s' pe'n 1907
.u",nsr a"hs '"ianu Innr anH y" severe @ ~ h.gnniny
fonr Years ofter the tnrlff wns low,
cred DIV the bill lof '33, ............. 1888
The next came four years after the
high tariff Of 1912 and was soon
ended after the enactment OF the
Democratic tarih OF 1916 'e""'''" 90,
, al'er !. "nu ossun, @ to,, months
u, , mrN' ,'o,, 49, o", ,tton.or,iv wns
enactsd a" % IN" Lowest tarIf we ever
hnd Observation-Disclosures .ls5
The next came under the Republican
war tariff Observation-Disclosures. lS6G-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
Japs Buying Shrapnel.

Fitchburg, Mass.-Two well dressed
and apparently highly educated Japs
arrived here Aug. "a from Boston.
They came only recently from Liver
pool.
Their mission. they told a reporter,
was to contract for an immediate ship
ment of shrapnel shells. The missiles
made here were not the kind required,
so both emissaries left for Waterbury
Conn.,, to visit the plant of the scoviiie
Manufacturing company, the large gov
ernment contractors.
They declined to express themselves
IN national affairs, but said that they
we're among the number educated al
Amherst college few years ago BY
the Japanese government.