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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
SQUIBS OF INTEREST
TO ADVERTISERS,

The modern Jack Horner
In his store on the corner
Stood watching the crowds pass by
Said he. I'll be wise;
will now advertise,
And get my share of the pie
Every advertiser should know and
has a right TO know how much circu-
lation he is getting for his money.
Six hundred million annually en-
pended for advertising is a strong ar
gument in advertising's favor
Too many cooks spoil the broth
too many words spoil the advertise
ment.
You can make an egg stand on end
" YOU spend enough time in the eff
fort; and you can get results from
a poor advertising medium with about
as much profit as would attend the
egg experiment
Neracity uS-extrayagapt word
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Says the Review of Reviews of the
serial the opening chapters OF which
appear in this issue of The Argus.
One OF the strongest. sweetest. most
helpful characters who have visited
our shores from abroad for years is
Pastor Charles Wagner. the author of
the now famous book. The Simple
Life" Enjoy the complete story by
beginning with the first chapter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
Exsravasances OF Senators.

The salary of United States sena.
tor. lie that of the member of the
house of representatives. says Pear
sons Magazine. is $1,000. and he is al
lowed in addition. mileage AT the rate
OF 10 cents per mile each way between
his home and the capital for each ses-
sion OF congress. a private secretary at
$500 Gf he is not chairman of a COM
mirree. in which case he has the appoint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Congressman William r. Hearsts
bill 10 enlarge the duties and author
ity Of the interstate commerce COM
mission and TO give them power 10
regulate freight rates should have the
endorsement of every commercial
body in America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

The second session of the fifty
eighth congress begins Monday. The
prospects are that interest in the SEES
sion will center in what is not done,
rather than what is actually accom-
plished. The subject of reciprocity,
the tariff, and the trusts are likely 10
receive attention. but no action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
A Great Coal Production.

Last year the total coal production
of the country was over 100000. 900
short tons. and while the bituminous
product showed wonderful increase
the anthracite had an actual loss of
40 percent. The actual loss of time
and money. TO say nothing of the suf-
fering. of any person suffering from a
weak stomach or diseased kidneys
cannot be estimated. but we do not
know that when Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is resorted TO at the first symp-
tom a quick cure is invariably effect
ed. This has been the experience of
thousands of persons who have volun-
iarily testified TO the fact. We urge a
trial al once. You'll find il unequaled
as cure for sour stomach, nausea,
belching, heartburn, dyspepsia. indi-
gestion kidney ills, chills, colds, ma
laria and general debility. At all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Young Rockefeller says that en-
trance TO heaven cannot be bought
with money. This is consoling. Il
would have given us a fearful jolt
TO find when we got 10 the place that
IL belonged 10 the Standard Oil COM
PAW
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

One OF the University Of California
professors has observed that poetry
quickens the heart beats. Unfortu-
nately this may encourage Alfred
Austin TO keep hammering away at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
Saturday. December 3, 1904.

II will be well 70 get your Christ
mas presents early this year and avoid
the rush II will be big one. The
advertisements in The Argus will tell
you where 70 go to get what you want.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Notice-Life insurance companies
will reduce the rate 80 per cent to all
who agree TO use HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. 4 wise measure. 35
cents. tea or tablets. T. II. Thomas
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

ment OF a higher salaried clerk) and
s125 for stationery. That seems mod
est; but the perquisites and emolu-
ments not set down in the law are
numerous and attractive and account in
no small measure for the tenacity with
which small calibre senator holds on
when once he has been elected.
The senate is a small body. but it
takes big amount of money to run it.
as the following extracts from the last
annual appropriation bill will show:
For compensation OF senators.s 100000
For mileage of senator's. $4,000
For expenses OF the Office OF
vice president Sthere Is
none. by the way. but Mr..
Frye occupies this room).. $3.50
Chaplain 1000
Office OF secretary OF senate. 1853
Document-room ..-.....-- 1920
Clerks and messengers TO COM
mittees 1880
Office Of sergeant-at-arms and
doorkeeper ..... l54.Ss4
PoStoffce Observation-Disclosures. 1855
Folding room .--.. 27.52O
Engineers. elevator service.
etc 2..is5
Senators secretaries . $4,000
Stenographers Of investiga-
tions and inquiries .. 10000
Reporting debates. $4,000
Miscellaneous not including
the expense OF the capitol
police force. one-half of the
total (s75. 0oO) being paid by
sICn house. $500
Grand total ---..-....-.---S1.2 2I.S13
The total of s1,227 .S73 tells in gen.
eral way the story of how expensive il
is to record the doings of ninety law
makers. and TO keep them comfortable
and happy for a period of twelve
months. but IL is the details that are
most interesting.
In 1878 a senator of the United
States provided himself out of the pub
lie treasury in addition TO his salary.
with his mileage. his s125 for station
cry. and one clerk. II he happened to
be the chairman of committee. That
was practically all. In 1904 a United
States senator would sniff at one clerk
and declare il impossible TO attend to
his work without two or three Such
a thing as paying for n clerk out of
his pocket, as his predecessors. up to
a comparatively few years ago. were
10 do, would be regarded
by the senator today as a crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
tion- No such articles win be printed
over fictitious signatures
Correspondence solicited from every
township In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
THE ARGUS.

Publishes Daily and Weekly at 1894
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill lEn-
tered at the postofsice az second-class
matter.1
~ THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Yesterday is gone forever-a wis
man makes mistakes. but never re
peats them. Did you make any yes
terday?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

veracity extravagant word
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Advertisements are like trees IL
that it takes time for them 10 ma
ture their fruit: like trees. also. the!
produce better the longer they ar
kept growing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

What shall it profit a man though
he have a strong line of goods shoul'
he fail to appreciate the value of pub
licity?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03
Chicago Dental Compan,
OFFICE 1874 SECOND AVENUE.
Painless Extracting

and removal of nerves done by us. and
the best and most careful treatment
given to all cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

Store-publicity is a flash-light which
should be thrown upon every line of
goods in your store which you desire
TO sell. The goods which cannot be
profitably advertised cannot be profit
ably carried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-03

The horse may starve, waiting for
the grass to grow" and your store
may grow lean if you wait until you
are entirely ready to advertise it ade
quately.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Daily Cotton Market:
Galveston-Quiet; middling, SIC: net
receipts, 1852; gross, 1882; stock,
107,S9S. Exports. -Coastwise, 1,4OO;
Mexico, LAS.
Norfolk-Net receipts. ZOO; gross, ZOO;
stock. 25.465.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 1925;
gross receipts, 246; stock, LIB
Boston-Quiet; middling, 10. soc;
gross receipts. 2.505.
ilmington-Steady; middling, 9kc;
net receipts, 6,S12; gross 6,Sl2; stock,
29, 726.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, IL. Soc:
net receipts, so; gross. LIZA; stock, 1872.
Exports. Great Britain, LIT.
Savannah-Easy; middling, 11-16c
net receiots, 1852: gross, 1852; sales.
LOS; stock, 1922. Exports.-Coast-
wise, 1891.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 9%c;
net receipts, 1881; gross, 1881; sales,
1900; stock, 59.379.
Mobile-Easy; middling. CSC; net re-
ceipts, $3.50; gross, $3.50; sales, 1000;
stock, 10. III.
Memphis-Steady: middling, 1Oc;
net receipts. 1922; gross, 4,425; sales
800; stock. 21.S49.
"Augusta-Steady; middling, CSC;
net receipts, 4,757: gross, 4,757; sales
Charleston-Quiet; middling. 7-16c;
net receipts. S093; gross, S,093; sales
200; stock. 27,190.
sCincinnati-Net receipts, 96: gross
90; stock. 2,634.
sLouisville-Firm; middling 10Izc.
sSt. Louis-Quiet; middling. 10bc;
gross receipts. 304; stock, 3.162.
sHouston-Easy; middling, 9%c; net
receipts. 1888: gross, 1923 sales, s..
ESQ: stock, 52,76S.
New York-Quiet: middling, 10. 30c;
gross receipts. 1920; sales, $500; stock
43,159.
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass-Net re-
ceipts. 1915; gross, 1876. Exports
Continent, 2.975.
Savannah-Deduct 50 bales from
Great Britain. and 1856 from continent
since Sept. /.
Total to-day, at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts. 731S5: Great Britain, LII; con-
tinent. 1876; Mexico, LAS; stock, 800.
$50.
Consolidated, at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts, 1864: Great Britain. 5000;
France, 1852; continent 6l.ss9 Mexico
LAS.
Total since Sept. !. at all seaports--
Net receipts. 1.214.325; Great Britain
44i.735; France. % 1886; continent. $685.
49,. Japan, $3.50; Mexico, 2,945.
+Not Included IN totals.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
COTTON.

New York, Oct. 8, 19O4.-The govern
ment report. issued to-day, is, with one
exception, the best October report in
the past ten years. Assuming condi-
tions hereafter to be the same as last
year. the indicated crop is 12,1l1,OOO
bales.
Assuming conditions hereafter to be
the same as In 1878. the indicated
crop is 1922. 900 bales.
In either case, the probabilities now
seem to point to crop of 100000
bales or over.
The truth is that but few have APP
preciated how nearly perfect for the
development OF cotton the weather
during the month of September has
been. With stocks increasing on every
hand and the movement the largest
on record, there seems to be nothing
now TO support prices except the loo
sentiment, surviving as result of
last years speculation. IL is my be-
lief that II will shortly be found that
Toe under normal conditions is high
price for cotton, and l therefore adj
wise producers to accept present quo
tations and spinners to buy as SPAR
ingly as possible at present. II frost
is deferred until later than last year
the size of the crop will be surprising,
and meantime It is evident that the
cotton trade is face to face with a
new problem. namely: The value OF
an American crop of 120O0.000 bales.
Theodore II. Price.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04

quotable change. May. soc; Decem.
Der. 57Hc.
Oats-Spot firm; mixed oats, 35d
S51zc. Options nominal.
Beef steady.
Cut meats firm.
Lard firm; Western steamed, $3.50;
September closed $3.50 nominal; re-
fined firm; continent, $3.50; compound
6h @6Ac.
Pork firm; family. $3.50; short clear
s14.0o@17OO; mess. $1S.25@1S.75.
Tallow firm.
Petroleum steady.
Rice firm.
Confee-Spot Rio steady; No. 7 in
voice, SIC: mild quiet.
Sugar. raw. strong; fair refining
SIC; centrifugal, 96 test, 5-16c; mo-
losses sugar, 31sc; refined quiet; con-
fectioners' A, 5000; mould A, 5.5Oc; cut
loaf, 5.S5c; crushed, 5.S5c; powdered
525c; graduated, 5.15c; cubes, 540c.
The market for coffee futures open
ed steady at decline of SOLO points
closing steady at a decline of solo
points Sales 26,500 bags.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; Long Island, $1.50d
l.S112 Jersey and Southern, 81 .4O6
l.65; Jersey sweets. $1.0O@1 so.
Peanuts, weak.
abbages-Steady; per 100, s.. o0@
800; per barrel, 50m75c.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, Ice.
Butter irregular; creamery, common
to extra, 13@20Ac; state dairy com
mon to extra, 1S@191ac.
Cheese strong; state full cream small
fancy colored and white, 101ac; large
colored. white fancy 1Ohc; large
white fancy, 9%c.
Eggs weak; state, PENNSYLVANIA and
nearby fancy selected white extra, $50
soc; Southerns, 16@19c
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
PALES TOOK DROP
ROSIN MARKET RELIEVED OF ITS
TOP HEAVINEsS BY BIG CUT.
NOW ON NORMAL BASIS.
MARKET OPENED FIRM AND UN-
CHANGED ON PALES, AND
CLOSED FIRM.

Slight Reduction Reported on Com
mons Mt Opening. but no Change
at CIOse-CGmmOns Sold ON in
Some Cases I'm Post Market Bust
ness-Other Sales Made in Which
Quotations Were Received for
Upper Grades-Spirits Opened and
Closed Firm Mt 32Ia Cents-TOtal
Receipts of Neither Resins Nor
Spirits Cleaned Up.
The long anticipated cut in the price
Of pale rosins came yesterday and
though it is not shown in the official
figures because taking place after mar
ket hours it will show on the boards
to-day. w. w. dropped 22h cents.
w. G., zoe, and N and M, 10c each
and K, 15c. The three highest grades
have been at a fictitious price for
some days and, for some time factors
have been forced to cut them out of
lots in order to make sales, that is
except in such cases as they formed
but a small percentage of the offer
ings. The break in price had to
come and it came yesterday, when
one firm sold over 1000 barrels of the
pales alone.
The market opened with the three
top pales quiet and unchanged as to
price and with the remainder of the
list firm, though showing a slight de-
cline from the close of the previous
day. The sales were Lis barrels.
The close was firm and unchanged
without additional sales. 1t was in
the late trading that the slash was
made in the prices of the high grades,
though this cut was not general for
some sales were made for which quo
tations were received for K, and above
though the lower grades went at a de-
cline ranging from 21a to cents, and
another sale was made with the en-
tire list at quotations, inside where
prices were split. A part of the days
receipts were not sold. The receipts
were 1892 barrels, and the shipments,
5.352. The New York market was
quoted dull at 80 so
The spirits market opened firm at
521ac, a decline of a cent from the
close of the previous day, and with
sales of 445 casks. The close was firm
and unchanged with further sales of
107 casks. In the afternoon all sales
made were at closing quotations
though not all of the offerings were
cleaned up. The receipts were 347
casks, and the shipments, 694. New
York was quoted quiet at 55Ac, and
London reported 1913.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
DEMERE & HAMMOND's
Daily Cotton Letter from New
York.

Daily Cotton Letter from New
York.
| New York, Oct. 3.-Liverpool open
| ing was considerably weaker than ex-
! pected, and this, combined with the
| general belief in a bedrish bureau re-
port, caused our market to decline
about 10 points during the morning.
The bureau report which was publish
ed at noon, placed the crop condition
at 1873 or just about as expected. There
were the usual number of selling Or
ders on hand, but it was noticeable
that although January sold off to )
points more, to 10c, there seemed to
be an enormous demand at that level
Prices rallied Immediately after tile
first shock and recovered to 8 points,
but sentiment seems to have become
very bearish, and persistent selling
started another decline which was not
checked until prices had sold off %
points from those of Saturday. A slight
rally before the close leaves the mar
ket about 10 points below Saturday.
Taking the bureau figures for the
deterioration during the month, it IS
hard to find fault with them. The At
lantic States suffered least, while Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Tennessee show
the greatest loss The decrease in
Texas, however, is 8 points. and dis
appointed many who looked for some
improvement in that state during the
month. AS is well known, we did not
share that view, neither do we feel
that the condition for Texas of 50 cor
rectly pictures present condition in
that state. Last year the October fig
ure from Texas was 81, the year be-
fore, AZ and in 1901, 81. By no man
ner of reasoning can we figure that
Texas this year promises a yield per
acre of 80 per cent, more than the
average for the past three years, yet
that is what the figure So indicates.
If addition were made of the increased
acreage, then Texas and Indian Terri
tory should yield 1000, 900 bales. AS is
well known, such a figure is 100000 to
100000 more than the best estimates
so far received and this feature should
be remembered when dealing with the
very large crop estimates, with which
the market will be flooded based up
on to-day'S general average
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04

1873 per cent. A deterioration for the
month of s.S per cent. Our own re-
port, issued on last Friday, showed a
deterioration for the month of Sc per
cent, and other private reports is
sued about the same time made the
falling off all the way from 5 to ~
per cent, so that there was little
ground for expecting anything less
bearish. Our correspondents who re-
ported trade conditions to be just over
70 per cent. estimated that the crop
would not exceed 11,150,000 bales. The
Gulf Port Trading Company, of Gal
weston, estimated crop at 11,075,0OO 1t
is our opinion that spinners will not
accept the government condition fig
ures Is pointing conclusively to bum
per crop, and that they will buy with
increas sing freedom as prices approach
their previous buying level of around
DISC for the winter months.
II holders are willing to sell spot
cotton around &c at this time of year.
there is no bull speculation which can
check the decline. Unless such
policy becomes evident on the part of
the Southern holder we believe in buy
ing on any decline below 10c.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS
LOST Ia OF A CENT

New Orleans, Oct. 3.-Cotton futures
barely steady; October, $1,000 64c;
November. 9.6769 soc; December, 9.7S
@s.74c; January. 9.s1@9 SIC; February,
9.91G9 .93c, March, 10 01@10 02c; April,
10 0S@10 10c; May, 1O.1S@1O. lac.
The spot cotton market was quiet
and weak. Sales 1,425 bales, including
600 to arrive. Quotations Nc lower.
Futures opened steady at a decline
of to IL points. Liverpool was dis
appointing and New York lower. From
the opening sentiment was rather bear
ism toward the coming report and
prices gradually sank although the
market preserved a fairly good tone
on covering by shorts, who did not
wish to carry their lines over the
bureau report. The report was read
at II O'clock. Its immediate effect was
to send prices 5 points down. They
Immediately recovered, and a quarter
of an hour after the report was out.
values were at the same level as they
were before it was read.
Later in the day prices again sag
ged Off the market closing quiet with
net losses of 21 to 25 points.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
sAssER AcCTDENTLY SHOT.

Sylvania Telephone: About IL o'clock
last Friday morning Mr.. Euley Sas-
ser drove to Mr.. Berry Reddick's house
at Scarboro. Mr.. Reddick's son, Cleve-
land, was cleaning his pistol. Mr..
Sasser pulled out his pistol in a jok-
ing mood and pointed it at Mr.. Cleve-
land Reddick, saying Hands up!"
Cleveland then pointed his pistol at
Euley and said: You, hands up"
Then both the young men dropped
their pistols, laughing as they did so.
As Cleveland Reddick took his pistol
down it went off, shooting Euley Sas-
ser in the stomach. Both these young
men were known to be the best of
friends. Mr.. Reddick was Mortified
when he discovered what he had done.
He stayed by his wounded friend I'M
til death. Both parties were residents
of Scarboro.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
REPORTS CAUSED
HEAVY SELLING.

New York, Oct. 3.-It was a nervous
and more or less excited day in the
cotton market with the governments
October report the main object of spec
ulative attention. 1t proved bearish
as had been expected and attracted
heavy liquidation as well as some bear
pressure leading to another sharp break
in prices. The market opened easy at
a decline of 8@17 points in response to
lower Liverpool cables than looked for
heavy receipts and good weather, to-
gether with the efforts of certain spec
ulative accounts to discount bearish
bureau. During the morning it in
creased the decline somewhat then raj
lied slightly, and at the hour of the
bureau was at about the opening fig
ures. Following this it broke sharply
with all the active months selling be-
low the 10-cent mark and catching stop
orders through commission houses. At
the low point December touched 9.85c;
January. 8. soc; March, 9.97c, and May,
10 .02c. From this level the market was
rallied about or points by room COW
ering, and the close was steady at
net loss of 11@23 points. Sales esti-
mated, 100000 bales.
Port receipts for the day were above
estimates and Southern spot markets
were again lower, while exports fol-
lowing the record breaking clearance
of Saturday We're lighter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
WARE a LELAND
Say Sooner or Later Market VIII BE
over sold.

Say Sooner or Later Market VIII BE
over sold.
New York, Oct. 3.-Very few antici-
pated a government report of 1858
Basing crop estimates on a condition
10 points better than last year, with
the increase of 10 per cent. in acre
age, and we would have a yield one
fifth larger than last season, or over
100000 bales. Taking the figures of
acreage and condition of two years
ago and we would have a crop some
thing like 14,5O0,0OO bales. Going back
to the record production of 1898 and
one could easily figure out crop of
over 100000 bales. While all these
figures are of course out of the ques-
ton and deserving very little serious
attention, nevertheless that the gov
eminent should place the condition
higher than during any October since
1898, was hardly to be considered a
bull argument on the market The
result of this showing was heavy SELL
ing, for both accounts and prices Slip
ped off 20 points from Saturdays close
without very much hindrance. While
shorts covered on the break, long cot
ton continued to come out and traders
were inclined TO let the downward
movement run it's course without OPP
position. Sooner or later the market
will be oversold. as It has been In the
past, irrespective of the size of the
crop. and the fact that cotton at 10
cents and 9% cents in New York
means SO and Sh cents I'm the South
is quite enough to make one conserva-
tive on side of lower prices. The
market has been so weak and those
who bought higher have taken their
losses that the buying power for a day
or two may be limited But notwith-
standing the high figures. we can but
feel that 10 cents is a moderate price.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-04
LOST LIFE FOR ANOTHER

Lee Whitton. a prominent young
farmer, % years old, was asphyxiated
in a well yesterday at Draketown.
eight miles east of Buchanan. He had
descended to rescue Avery Carroll. He
was overcome and Warner Merritt
sent his son to rescue both, but Whit
ton was already dead. Carroll is in a
critical condition, but It is thought he
will recover. Whitton was a son of
James Whitton and a relative of SEN
ator Golden. Two years ago the only
other son of James Whitton was ac-
cidently shot while hunting.