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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-22
DAVENPORT DOTS

The annual report of the Iowa Sol
diers' Home. just submitted to the
board of control, shows that the death
rate OF that institution during the
past year has been four times the
normal death rate of a city like Des
Moines. Out of an attendance OF us
there have been 50 deaths. Such sta
tistics are startling.
Wednesday evening at Marquette
Heights occurred one of the prettiest
weddings of the year, when DR.. Will
liam F. Speers and Miss Agnes L. Pc
tersen, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry F. Petersen, were united
in marriage. DR.. and Mrs. Speers will
not take a wedding trip, but left af-
ter the departure of the guests for
their new home on Farnam street.
At the regular meeting of the stock
holders OF the German Theatre Stock
company, it was definitely decided to
continue the German theatricals dur
ing the coming fall and winter. and
already negotiations have been enter
ed into looking towards the recruiting
OF a capable company. Ludwig
Schmahlfeldt, the former director. has
removed to Germany for residence,
and his successor will have to be Sc
lected.
Sophia Hartz has applied for di-
vorce from her husband, Henry Hartz.
alleging cruel and inhuman treatment.
She alleges that her husband owns suf-
ficient property SO that she can be al
lowed a house and lot and $500 per-
manent alimOny without going beyond
her rights of dover.
There have been six young men en-
listed into the regular United States
army service from the local recruit
ing station, who have been assigned
TO stations as follows: Frank Flider,
of Cedar Rapids, to Fort Stevens. Ore. ::
William w. Lockard, of Cedar Rap
ids, to jefferson barracks, Mo-; John
V. Rowan, of Dubuque, to Fort Ste
vens. Ore; Carl II. Meyers, of Burling-
ton, to Fort Stevens, Ore; John II.
Champion, of Burlington, to jefferson
barracks. Mo, and julius Peterson, of
Davenport, to jefferson barracks, Mo.
\ week ago a cOrked bottle was
found in the river near Cooks Point
containing a card on which were writ.
ten the words, Il am tired of life
Goodbye" and signed Edward Hoag-
land, Minneapolis" 1t was turned
over to the police who started an in
quiry. 1t now develops that the note
was cruel hoax. Chief Herzog has
| received 4 reply to his inquiry from
superintendent Ed J. Conroy of the
| Minneapolis police which establishes
that fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-22

John Sward, well known in this city
and living at 1923 Ninth street, met
with q painful accident yesterday
while at work at New Shops. He sus-
tanned q serious cash under his right
arm. He was attempting TO place a
belt over a moving pulley and i'll some
manner the belt came off. striking him
4 fearful blow under his right arm and
cutting Il cash four inches long. DR..
Taylor was called and took nine stitch
es to close the wound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-22
MOLINE MENTION

Temple. Burrows & McLane. Dav-
export architects. have been ordered
by the Moline Automobile COMPANY
10 prepare plans for the plant which
the concern Will erect on the six acres
of ground acquired recently in East
Moline. The architects have been or
dered to design a complete plant that
the construction work may be taken
up by piecemeal as the necessity for
one building after another arises. The
building which Will be erected this
year will be a general factory struc-
ture with dimensions of G0XS0O feet.
1t viii be two stories in height, and
the expectation is that it will be ready
for occupancy toward the first of the
coming year. Part of the manufacture
will still be turned out at the Root *
Van Dervoort plant in East Moline.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16

What did Caesar ever do for America
that he should have a statue at Wash
ington? Well, he furnished the motto
that we have been living up to these
many years, "Veni, Vidi, Vici. I'm
quirer.
Some weeks ago President Roosevelt
accepted a statue of Frederick the
Great from the Emperor Of Germany.
What has Frederick ever done that he
should have a statue in America +?
Well, he hired his Hessian soldiers to
his cousin King George III, of England
to fight our ~forefathers. But then that
has been so long ago that he has been
forgiven. We want some big warlords
as examples in this strenuous age and
ambition to equal the European coun-
tries in building a big army and a big
navy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16
Legislative Officers.

The Republican Assemblymen-elect
met at Trenton on Tuesday and agreed
upon the following as the caucus NOM
inees for the officers of the new Assem-
bly,:
Speaker, J.. Boyd Avis; Clerk, James
Parker; Assistant Clerk, Upton S. JEFF
ferps; Journal Clerk, Robert S. Ter
hume; Sergeant-at-Arms, George B.
Lutz; Assistant, William S. Dey; Sup
ervisor of Bills, George E. Grover;
Bill Clerk, Edward S. Topper; Assis-
tant, Frederick w. Bender.
Edward Duffield of Essex, was agreed
upon as Leader.
The Steering Committee will recon-
mend a reduction of about $4,000 in the
expenses of the minor offices, which
means a decrease in their number.
Galem county will be given one office,
assistant journal clerk, and Assembly
man Hunt will name Howard B. Keas-
by, of Salem.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16

To help the Phoenix Fire
Co., beside giving such ele-
giant values, we give one of
their coupons with each pur-
chase Oslo.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16
West JERSEY I sEAsE.sE RAILROAD
On and after Oct. 4th, 1904,

1
trains will leave WOODBURY. as follows:
For Philadelphia, SIS, $50, 7.I5, 7.SO. 7.So. $50
S.29, 9.06, 1902. II IL A. NJ: l02. LIP 3m-
44. 4.43, SIS, COL, SIS, 40, 1e22, and nOa P,
No. weekdays; sundays. so. s.A A. NJ.
sos. $50, SOL, 6.2. and i0.24 P NJ.
For GlasSborO, ga, S.19, S.4S. 9.22. 1904. 1872
Am l23, 2.02 saturdays only 322 3.37, S.47,
5p4, $40, SAB, 6.32, 7y02, 500, 9.32. lI.l2 P. M:
~ nignt; weekdays. Sundays, $50 A. NJ.
For Swedesboro, GA, e.l2. 1872 A. NJ; 200. 4.ss.
81 AZ !. N. weekdays. Sundays, $50 A.
AN .;l2.SS. s.s7, 5.4S, ZOE p. Nj. weekdays
Sundays, SOS q. M; 5.3l P. NJ.
For Maurice River and points ON the Maurice
River Branch, sig A. NJ. 1888 and 5.4s P. NJ.
For Sea Isle City and Ocean City, 9.22 A.
M, 3S7 p. NJ. weekdays. sundays, 9 A. NJ.
For Cape May, 922 a, M; 3S7 P. NJ.
For Atlantic City. sic A. M.:ssS' P. Al. week.
days. Sundays, $50 A. NJ, and 5 81 P. NJ.
For Salem, via Glassboro, S.4S A. M.:3E p. M
weekdays. Via Swedesboro, ga, aI2. lI.32
AN. ;2.O2 4.34, and 6.l2 p. NJ. week-days.
Sundays. $50 A. NJ; sol P. NJ.
For BridgetOn, ga. S.4S A. NJ; u SO, S.47. S.26
and o.32P. NJ. weekdays. Sundays, $50 A.
NJ. aud 5.3l p. NJ.
RETURNING TRAINS.
Leave Philadelphia for Woodbury.. Il a.
S.24, S.4S, 900, 9.S2, 1l.00 AM; l2.0Onoon +:
$50, $50, Sis, S25, 4.O8, 4.32. 500. 500 < al 6ua'
6.2S, &c, 600. 1910, II so p. NJ. week DAYS
sundays, 500, $50 A. NJ; 1876, 500. $50 and
Leave SwedesbOro for Woodbury.. Sos. sss
sos, 9.34 A. NJ. 1929, 4.46, $40 r. Nj. week
days. Sundays, 742 A M; 4.4s p. M.
For time tables and further information apply
te Ticket Agent at the station.
W. W. ATTERBUl.Y, j.. r.. WOOL.
General Manager. Pass'r Trafie Manager.
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16

The election of a larger Republican
majority in the Assembly is not the
best thing for the distribution of Off
ces as they have to be spread out thinner.
PENIS Grove will be left out this win
ter in the distribution. A page was
our portion last winter.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16


Commoners In the Japanese Army.
Japan has an a~ristocracy answering
In some respects to that Of the old
slaveholding states before the civil
war. They are the knights, the cava-
liers. the privileged class. and look
down upon the common people as the
F. f. VS. did upon the poor whites.
At the outbreak Of the war In the east
It was generally assumed that the aris-
tocracy, or samurai, would furnish the
heroic element of the army just as the
southern riding and hunting gentle
man believed that he could whip Eve
northern mechanics or s~hopKeepers-
"mudsills" he called them. But it
seems that the commoners of Japan
have fighting blood in spite OF their
plebeian origin and training. 1t is
pointed out that they are the fellows
who drowned themselves off the coast
Of Gensan rather than surrender to
the Russians. The defenders Of Nan
shan hill were the ions of small mer-
chants, shopkeepers and mechanics. of
shoemakers and farmers in and around
Tokyo.
The southern a~ristocracy led off in
the political fermentation which
brought on the wal and naturally mo-
nopolized the offices Of the army. Aft
er three years Of hard fighting it turn
ed out that the commoners were the
mainstay of the Confederate cause on
the battlefield. AS one Georgia crack
err expressed ii, ut was a rich mans
wah and a poor mans fout" Georgia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama
and Texas were comparatively new
states, settled by small farmers, and
free from the class distinctions which
existed in old communities like Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and
Louisiana. They furnished the best
fighters the south had In the field.
From their ranks came the commoner
leader General John B. Gordon, orig
inally a schoolteacher In the Alabama
wilderness. War is q leveler Of con-
ditions, and there may yet emerge
from the knapsack of a Japapese COM
moner the baton of a field marshal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1904.

As a h%ypnotizer of bank financiers
Mrs. Chadwick beats the world. A
woman who can borrow nineteen mil
lions on spurious collaterals is surely
the queen of high finance.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16

An English eye hospital surgeon has
discovered a new method Of treating
defective eyesight, such as long sight,
short sight and irr~egularity in the
shape of the eye. The inventor calls
the treatment manipulation and is
making marvellous cures, according to
the report of our consul at Noting
ham.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16
Watches Given Away

Until Christmas with Little
Boys'C Clothing, Hats, Shoes
and Furnishings; we want
the Boys to talk about US.
The Genuine Yankee Nick
ell Watch and Chain with
S. worth, the Eclipse Sill
yer " atch and Chain with
SO worth. Prices the
Same and Big Stocks for
Selection, Holiday Goods
ready and selling, House
Coats, Bath Robes, Umbrel-
las, Canes, Gloves, Suits,
Overcoats, Hats, Caps, Slip
pers, Dress Suit Cases, Gum
Boots, Boys Leggins, and
everything for Men and
Boys to Wear. You will
find Styles, Qualities and
Prices right and satisfac-
tory.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-12-16
Tidal Wave

That's the size of it. A
great tidal wave of customers
that taxes us to our wits end
to serve them. There is that
about our Clothing that brings
customers from every part OF
the city and surroundings.
It's accounted for by the relia-
bility, by the good fitting and
modest prices. We are doing
more business than ever this
season. We have just the
article suitable 70 your needs
and will sell it lower than
you'll find it elsewhere.
Remember, there are no
Overcoats like ours. Better
for the money. Great lines
for men, $3.50, 500, 10, 10
and Is. Boys Overcoats
start at $500, and stylish.
Keep in mind the perfect
fit OF our Mems and Young
Mems and Suits, $500 to Is.
Splendid values for $40 and
|$l2.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
Whaling Reviving.

In July, 1904, sperm whale was
killed off the east coast of Newfound-
land, and from the cavity of the gigan-
tic skull nearly $500 worth of sperma-
ceti was dipped. This, so far as tho
records show, is the fourth sperm
whale ever caught in northern waters.
Within the last four years whaling
has sprung to a foremost place among
the industries of Newfoundland. For
unforeseen and inexplicable reasons
these monster mammals Of the deep
have resumed their visits to the North
Atlantic, and dozens Of whale fac
tories" have been built and are now In
profitable activity along the coast of
the island. Every part of the whale is
now utilized. Oil, bones, skin, entraiIs
and flesh have places in the market
able products Of the mighty creatures.
Bologna sausages made from the flesh
Of the whale are one Of the most prof
table products and find ready sale In
the West Indies and in the markets OF
Central and South America.-Kansas
CITY Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
Majority Of 118.

1t has been found that the Republi'
can majority in the house Of represen-
tatives in the fifty-ninth congress will
be 116. According to the unofficial
returns, gathered from newspaper &C.
counts and made as reliable as posi-.
BILE In the absence Of the official
figures, the Republicans November s
made gain Of forty.one members
which amounts to change Of eighty
two. This added to the present ma
jority Of thirty-four makes majority
of 116 In the next house, which will
consist Of 251 Republicans and 1856
Democrats. The Republicans made
gains in the various states as follows:
California 8. Delaware /, Illinois 6,
Indiana 2, Iowa l, Kentucky l, Mas
sachusetts l, Michigan /, Minnesota
l, Missouri 8, Nebraska /, Nevada ],
New Jersey 2, New York 6, North
Carolina /, Ohio 8, Pennsylvania 2.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
NOVEL CUSHIONS FOR SOFA
Special Designs for Both Useful and
Ornamental Purposes
Here Given.

There are pillows for show anG
pillows for utility in abundance shown
In the shop windows. To the former
class belong those which seem to be
most popular and an eccentric craze
for the bizarre in decorating these
pillows Is the latest idea. Instead OF
using cord and tassels to give the de-
sired finish all sorts Of odd ornaments
are conspicuously employed, and the
corners appear grotesque, says the
Brooklyn Eagle.
A white satin pillow with q ping
pong table and an almond eyed maiden
at each end Of 1t has tiny ping-pong
balls hanging from the corners on
slender gilt cords.
Another pillow shows an athletic
maid at one Of her fayorite out-sf-door
sports. Each corner nf the pillow has
q cluster Of miniature tennis racquets
depending therefrom. A coy corner
cushion Is of green burlap, embrold-
cred In red. The design Is of clusters
of cherries. The realism Of this pillow
IL further carried out BY having the
corners finished with large punches Of
natural looking velvet cherries on
green wire stem.
For yachting there are special cush-
Ions One made Of green denim has q
coil Of rope, IN anchor, and q pretty
yachting girl on IL The edge Is
finished with 3 manila rope. which Il
knotted at the corners, and from which
hang tiny Indian canoes and paddles
Marine pillows have sea shell orna-
nents at the corners, and some are
luaintly pretty. even II they are not
practical
A japanese sofa pillow, which shows
paEoda design, has the corners IN
she'd with little Jap dolls. three In 81
row
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
What HoCh Wants.

First-End to factionalism In Re
publican party.
Second-Good men in Office regard
less OF "Mschiue" or "Boss Busters.
Third-PromiSes made by Republic
can platform enacted into law.
Fourth-A complete investigation
Of all state departments. He will mol
conceal anybody's trickery.
Fifth--A better system Of transact.
ing the states business.
Sixth-A short, economical and
busy session Of the legislature.
Seventh--If he promises a man an
office the man is going to get it, re-
gardless Of any pressure brought to
bear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24

force the rank and file Of the Demo.
cratic party to swallow ticket they
did not want, and did not help to
nominate and the rank and file
rebslled. and that 10 oil there Is Of It,.
The question Of personality" Of the
Democratic ticket did not cut as much
figure as the personality Of the few
Democratic ringsters who have arro-
gated to themselves the right to die
tate just whose name shall 60 upon
a ticket ami whose name shall be kept
off. So far as the Democratic county
ticket was concerned there Vss neither
principal" nor principles concerned
with it. IT. was q desire for Office
without any kind Of principal" or
principles. The five hundred or
more Democrats who "voted d straight
Republican ticket" simply became
tired Of this ring rule and decided
hereafter to cast their votes with q
party Of principles and with party in
which the individual voter has voice
in determining who the candidates Of
the party shall be.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
The Cause Of Our Defeat,

The cause Of our big landslide ant
the defeat ,of the entire Democrats
state and county ticket can be sum
moned up in a few words. Over 4O'
Democrats in Dickinson county voted
a straight Republican ticket. Their,
is no more or no less to the situation
Now why they did this is more
than we are able to understand
Those men who voted that way didn'l
do SO because they believed in Re-
publican principals nor the great ad-
miration for some men on that ticket.
The only reason we can see is they
were led astray by the shouts Of
prosperity" and "give us one more
chance" And the people did. And
the part we wish to criticise is this:
That they slaughtered the very coun'
ty ticket they help nominate. They
turned down a ticket that was with
out one word Of censure from anyone.
Not one an3idate on the ticket was a
factional man, yet they we're slaught-
cred by their own neighbours. Mep
voted for q personality and not a
principal.-[ The News.
1t was scarcely to be expected that
the News would thus publicly admit
the personality" Of the Republican
ticket was so far superior in merit to
the Democratic ticket as to induce
500 Democrats Of the county to scratch
their own ticket and vote for the Re-.
publicans. And yet here is the con-
fession. But the News is woeiully
mistaken when it says that "they-
slaughtered the very county ticket
they helped to nominate" The fact
is that the Democratic party OF Dick
insou county did not help to nomi-
nate any county ticket, nor was the
rank and file Of the party ever con-
suited as to who should be the nomi-
nee for single county office. A
caucus was nominally called to meet
At the court house. and when they
assembled, instead Of permitting the
lew Democrats who answered the call |
to participate In the nominations, q
was named consisting Of
i've Of the ringleaders Of the party
who repaired TO a private room. and
here behind closed doors made up
late for the Democrats OF the county
o swallow and without asking the
iaucus there assembled whether there
'srs any other candidates than those
u the slate, the list Was submitted
nth instructions from the leaders to
ndOrSe the same without question,
E debate. No contest for . single
lace on the ticket vas permitted.
'bsae same ringIters undertook 10
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24

Junction City Union: Really, things
are getting 80 malodorous In Topeka
that they need general airing. The
other day the governor presented bis
grocery bill for the state to pay and
the state treasurer held IL up because
Of it containing several items that
were out Of the ordinary. One item
was "For rental Of two punch bowls,
70 cents" These bowls were rented
for party that was given at the exc
cutive mansion for several Atchison
society ladies and the object was to
show that Topeka had two cut glass
punch bowls even II they were rented.
1t has been suggested that the gov
ernor should cut down bis grocery
bills enough to enable the state to get
q couple Of punch bowls at least, out
OF that $4,000 appropriated for main.
tanning the executive residence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
Socialism Defined.

In discussion Of Socialism thu
Oklahoma State Capital gives somt
good reasons why that doctrine car
never be popular because the Social
lists would smother all individual Of
fort and ambition. They would have
the crementof personal labor, aside
from bread and clothes and house and
school, go to common fund, that all
may be placed on a common level.
They would kill the competitive sys-
tenn by causing each to work for the
other and all for the aggregate. They
would give no reward for superior
genius, brain or energy.
Under such system there would
be no great inventions, no enterprises
Of magnitude, no special develop
ments or successes. There would be
no incentive. The reward would be
divided among all. Ambition cannot
have the selfish eliminated and sur
vive. ltwould decay, or never assert
itself, under a communism OF reward.
There never was time when indi.
vidualism was so much at a premium
as now. No country ID the world Of
fers greater reward, or has developed
to so high degree, personal endeavor
and indivual opportunity, as here in
the United States. The rich grow
poorer and the poor grow richer.
Fortune is guAged by the man. On
himself depends his present and his
future. The little fish readily become
big ones. The daily changes are as
kaleidoscope as imagination.
In America ell the avenues OF sue
cess and greatness are open to the
poorest boy. There never was q time
when tbs motto Of HAgar. "Give me
neither poverty nor riches was so
nearly exemplifsd. More people have
the comforts of life, and a competence
than at any time in our country and
average conditions here are many |
times superior to those Of any coun. |
try on the globe.
This is becsuse Of diversity Of sdu-
catiOni because Of the improvement Of
The sacred home life, and because OF
he general elevation Of the heart and
mind, under the freedom and iuspira-
Ion Of our Republican Instructions,
80 the more careful development
u'e ni our vsst And varied re-
'ou.ssa 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-24
The Fifth District.

The politicians Of the Fifth distric
who have tried to give the impression
that Congressman Calderhead's hole
on the voters has waned have another
guess coming. They will find by
comparison OF the vote that he is 9
remarkably popular official. Mr.
Calderhead was elected this year by
10,251. This more, than doubles the
Fifth district congressman's majority
Of two years ago and three times that
Of four years ago. In 1902 Mr.. Cal
derhead's majority was 4,s9l, and in
1900 1t was 1925.
But Notwithstanding these figures
Mr.. Calderhead did, not get as many
votes this year as he did four years
ago, although his majority is larger
by over 1000. In 1900 he received
22,436, and this year he received 49,
O7s. Four years ago the Populist
candidate polled 1921 votes and
this year only 1885.
Clay, Dickinson, Marshall, Repub-
lie and Washington counties all gave
MIR. Calderhead fewer votes this year
than four years ago, although ma.
jorities for him were largely increased.
In fact Clay county in 1900 gave a
majority Of 66 for tbs fusion candi-
date, but this year 1t went 7O4 for
Calderhead, but he got nearly 100 less
votes than then in the county. Ip
1900 his vote in Clay county was L.
SS9 and this year it is 1892. In his
home county, Marshall, he received
244 fewer votes this year than four
years ago, although his majority was
from 751 to 1883.
These figures seem to indicate that
hundreds OF voters either stayed away
from the polls this year. or they
from voting for congress
man in the Fifth district. There is a
larger population than there was four
years ago.
MIR. Calderhead carried every county
N his district this year by a ma
ority Of more than 500. He has al
Ways had good majorities in Marshall
md Washington counties, but this
rear Cloud gives him his banner ma
ority and Riley comes next. Cloud
county rolls u q majority Of ASS
or Mr.. Calderhead. A few years ago
Republican would have been glad
o get that much In the entire dis
riot.
The following figures show the Off
ial vote in the Fifth district on con-
'ressmAn.