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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
Hanna and His Party.

Cleveland Press: In the death of
Mark Hanna the republican party has
lost its greatest leader. The presi-
dent-ma ller" he WAS called. and called
truly. And more than any other man
he has ,haped the policies and sup
piled the spirit of the party for eight
years. There are many big men in the
republican party. but all were sub
servient 10 Hanna. Hi favor meant
advancement:' his disfaNor meant de
cline and death. Not man in the
party has had the tcmerity To meas
ure strength with him and the luck tn
live through the test. The shades Of
private life are filed with public men
who have faced his froyn and fell he
fore il. There il fascinating interest
in study of the effect that Hanna
death Viii have upon the republican
party. That there j. no man Ia take
lliS peculiar place goes without say
ing. There are candidates in plenty
whose partisan> deem them compe-
tent Ia take up the leadership There
i long list OF magnificent men
Roosevelt. Aldrich, Lodge. Bliss. Plat.
Foraker. Cannon. Frye-but no Hanna.
Hanna methods were peculiar and
iuimiiable. Scorniug diplomacy and
the soft measures of Cancellation. he
yea had power Ia combine antagonis-
tic elements and turn strife into har-
III y. chaos into orGer and iealou>ies
int Friendships M man before him
ever pvreeGcd in bringing labor and
>caT'.., &, =. her under one party ban
ner and holding them there through
two national and innumerable state
campaigns.
All the world knows that there *
strong antitrust element within the
republican party and that its princi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
The Jap as a Soldier.

The New York Evening Post an
alyze, the physical and mental make
mp Of the Jap and reaches an adverse
conclusion concerning him as sol
dier. 1T says his stomach is dilated
from eating too much rice; that his
ihorax is nj variance with virile ideas !:
that his hips are really effeminate,
and that he lacks both pluck and en-
durance. Finally this is said:
The .Iap's ability to play his antics
may please the galleries for short
time: but. once defeated. Il Jap lies
down. or commits in IL spectacular
way. harakiri. His courage is never
lasting. He is a gutter. and when he
quits ne stays quit for IL long time.
This j. his nature: to show his teeth;
To stamp and show his thigh muscles.
etc. in the wrestler's ring: but when
whipped. to bow his head TO the dust
and forever be his conqueror'S slave.
At heart he j. an arrant coward
The popular conception of the Jap.
baSed on his conduct in the war with
China. j. that he i brave and sue
cessfuI fighter. But the Chinese are
not noted for being fighters them
selves and the contest with them can
not be considered fair test. The
events Of the next few months Will
probably. demonstrate which of these
two conflicting estimates is correct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
a Night Alarm.

Worse than an alarm of fire at night
IS the brasSy cough of Group. which
sounds like the children's death knell,
and it means death unless something
is done quickly. Foley's Honey and
Tar never fails to give instant relief
and quickly cures the worst forms of
Group. Mrs. p. L. COrdier, of Man
nington. Ky. writes: MY 3-year-Old
girl had severe case of Group; the
doctor said she could not live. l got
a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
the first dose gave quick relief and
saved her life" Refuse substitutes.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

Illinois ha- lost DIR. Draper. He
leaves the Illinois State university at
Champaign aud goes 10 New York
City "a commissioner of education. on
salary of $4,000 Il wear for life.
Thi> illustrate, the great demand for
educational men of high executive
ability throughout the country. Ev-
erNUhcre there i cry for talent for
the higher institutions. 1t il stated
that Nashville Tenn. university has
offered President John Cook $4,000 a
wear to leave DeKalb normal and take
charge 81 its interests. but has thus
far offered in vain. Who i to succeed
Draper i a. yet an unsettled ques-
ton. but il VIII be hard TO find his
equal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
NEWS IN OUTLINE

EuLonig pla que has rcappeared ir
Lima. Peru.
The building of the railroad along
the southern shore of the CriEea with
Russian state funds has been post
poned on account of the war.
Falling plaster in the gallery of the
Bijou theater at Pittsburg caused a
panic. resulting in twenty women he
ing carried from the building uncOn-
Scious. many being injured.
The annual schedule meeting of the
National Base Ball Lea que has been
called for TUESDAY. March l, ut New
York
Michael PallOne. an Italian. was
hanged at BrOokville. Pa. for the muir
der of ROsso Crocco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
Cure for Eczema

Ny baby had eczema so bad that its
head was solid mass of scabs, and
its hair all came out ] tried many
remedies. but none seemed to do any
permanent good until / used DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. The eczema is
cured. the scabs are gone and the lit
tie ones scalp is perfectly clean and
healthy. and lite hair is growing beau
tifully again. l cannot give too much
praise TO DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Prank Farmer, Bluff City. Ky. In
buying Witch Hazel Salve look out
for eounterfeits- DeWitt's is the origi-
nal and the only one containing pure
witch hazel The name E. c. Dewitt
& Co. is. on every box. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

John Sharp Williams. the Mississippi
vii. tells or a southern friend whose
celored valet fell in love with "a pair
of louo 'heckered trousers which his
master Owtssd. BY way cf Fastening
The day when Fey should be turned
over 10 him he thew some grease on
them. Then he repCct"d that he was
unable I" remove the spots. Have
You tried everything. SAM" said his
master. Yes. sab. Hate YOU tried
ammonia" No. sab replied Sam.
insiuuatingly. Il ain't tried dem ON
me. but I'm sho' dem pants II tit me
gunG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

Former Senator Towne. who became
an ally uf the democratic party on the
free silver issue and has been full
tiedged democrat for hong time
made. ii speech i'm New York last
Tuesday evening and in the course of
his remarks declared most emphatic
ally that free silver i Il dead issue
Now, why can't Mr.. Bryan follow suit
ana be good?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

Gatc, has over one thousand mem
DeT- Of tn" pay roll brigade working
tooth aud tee nail for him all over
the stale. Public service j. complete
~ neglected and thousands Of dollars
of other peoples money are being eX-
pended Ia keep Yates in place. The
Quincy Herald say> it J. the great
est prostitution of the state service
known IN tie history of politics in
Illinni.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
ChamberlaIn's stomach and Liver Tablets
Uneaua1ed for Constipation.

\. II. Kane. prominent druggist of
Baxter Springs. Kans.. says: Cham
berIain's stomach and Liver Tablets
are, in my Judgment. the most super
Tor preparation of anything in use to-
day for constipation. They are sure
in action and with no tendency to
nauseate or grippe. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

The Associated Press brings the
unbiased report, from Columbus, that
IS OUT cf III republican members of
tie legislature have signed an agree
nfent pieigimg their Votes TO Gen.
Charles Dick for United States SEN
ator. This i the republican idea of
Epiitic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Ger
man paper speak of the Bewilligung-
aus-chus~ Of the senate and its ac-
ton upon the appropriation for the
tellungs gesellschaft. But the
exposition i 50 big thing that the
big German words are not TOO large
for IT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24
Wednesday. February "a. 1904.

Mr.. Rockefeller is prepared to seize
the Russian oil fields if the Japanese
win. Between Japan and our own j.
ID. there won't be much left of Russia
when the smoke of battle clears away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

TERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week. Weekly.
Iper year Ill advance.
All communications of argumentative
Character political or religious. must have
real name attached for publication. No
such articles viii be printed over fictitious
signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
suip In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

Hon. David Meekison is well known
not only in his own State, but through
out America. He was elected to the
Fifty-ifth Congress by a very large
majority, and is theacknowledged leader
of his party in his section Of the State.
Only one flaw marred the otherwise
complete success of this rising states
man. Catarrh with its insidious ap-
proach and tenacious grasp, was his
only unconquered foe. For thirty years
he waged unsuccessful warfare against
this personal enemy. At last Peruna
came to the rescue. He writes:
"I have used several bottles of Pc
runa and 1 feel greatly benefited there
by from my cafarrEI of the head.
feel encouraged TO believe that If use
ii a short time I0ngerF will be fully able
to eradicate the disease of thirty years
standing. David MeekiS0n, Member
of Congress.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad.
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

Published Daily and Weekly At l6s4 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
he postofnce as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-24

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08

site shore of the river. cannot be pre-
vented 1t seems, therefore, as inevita-
| bic that some commanding position upon
the Yalu river must ultimately fall TO
her lot.
The position of Russia at Niu-Chwang
has been indicated by past events. Her
occupation of Mahchuria is an old story,
and she is now engaged in the rapid de-
yelopment of her interests at An-tung.
The position of the port endows it with
unusual advantages and the commercial
potentialities of the place are great.
Striking away from An-tung is the
Pekin great road" which runs to Lao
yang. Above An-tung the river divides
and shoals exist, the water being so shall
low that none but native craft can ply.
Win is situated about ten miles to the
eastward, and at a point west of Mao
kewi-shan four miles below An-tung,
there is the terminus Of the branch Of
the Manchurian railway, which is to
strike the river.
With this undertaking the position Of
Russia will take on a new phase. and
the isolation of Port Arthur, at present
a grave defect in the strategic qualities
Of her military situation in southern
danchuria, viii have been dispelled.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
DIE AS SHIP BURNS
Fourteen Men and Women, Fearin.
Cremation, Perish in Mad Sea.

, Fourteen Men and Women, Fearing
Cremation, Perish in Mad Sea.
Threatened with death by fire on ship
| board, off the Pacific coast, many pas
sengers and members of the crew of the
steamer Queen risked their lives in small
boats in a tempestuous sea and fourteen
of them were drowned Those who pre-
ferred TO face the peril of what seemed
for hours unquenchable flames fought
fire and storm and survived to rescue
| others, bring in the half-burned ship and
tell the story OF the disaster.
With the greater part Of the upper
deck burned away aud the stern almost
burned out, the Queen arrived at Seat
I tie and landed the 200 survivors Of one
Of the most narrowing voyages ever ex-
perienced along the north Pacific coast.
The ship caught fire in the after sa-
loon Saturday morning, while a terrific
gale was raging 1t seemed within a
short time that the entire vessel would
be destroyed, and then the captain allow
cd all who desired to do so to take TO the
small boats. two Of which were instantly
swampe6. the occupants being drowned
The lifeboats that were fOated safely
ana Two raIts LhaI were ihTONn over 10
pick mp any who might be thrown into
the water remained in the vicinity Of the
burning vessel and within view OF it
while the FIRE was being fought by the
crew and those among the male passen-
gers that remained on board
The passengers aud those Of the crew
who remained on board continued their
fight against the flames, with increasing
success. until the FIRE was brought IN
der control When it was thought the
danger from FIRE was past Captain Cous-
ms recalled the lifeboafs and the occu-
pants were taken aboard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Babies in Arabia

Babies in Arabia are rubbed with
brown powder as soon as they are
born, and their eyelids are painted.
Then, instead of being dressed in
warm, soft fiannels, they are wrapped
in calico and tied up like bundle so
tight they cannot move hands or feet.
Then tight hoods are put on their
heads, with blue beads sewed on the
front to keep off the evil eye. These
babies cry a good deal, as one would
think they would. They cannot move,
and flies and other insects crawl over
them and bite them, and the sand gets
in their eyes and hurts them.
When a baby is about six weeks old
a sacrifice is offered and the baby's
hair is cut and weighed, and the same
weight in silver is given to the poor.
If he hasn't more hair than some of
our six weeks babies, it's weight in
gold, or even diamonds, might be given
and not make the poor much richer or
the parents much poorer. The mother
puts charms on his neck and arms,
and a verse from the Koran is written
and put in a little silver or leather
case and hung about his neck to keep
off evil
If he is sick this is his medicine A
verse from the Koran is written with
ink on paper, then the ink is washed
off and the inky water is given him to
drink The funny little cradles these
babies sleep in are made of date sticks
fitted together. The rockers are al
most fat, so when the poor thing Is
rocked he is so shaken up that it is a
wonder he is not seasick
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
short Nsr. Nnte..

Tic new ServiaD cabinet is Headed By
a. Dr5yes as premier.
q company has been organized al sun
SPRINGS. Kan, 70 employ Oh driiiers and
capable miners 70 prospect and see what
lies under the surfaee.
4 collision between two freight trains
IN III Paso, Texas. caused the death OF
Engineer Gillespie, Fireman Daniels and
an unidentified brakeman.
Three Of the thirty victims n the Ne
va6u desert have been identified as Phil
n Geiger William Hancock and George
Hollberg Of Ogden. Utah.
Gen. Joseph Dan. formerly chief Of
staff OF Gen. Rosecrans and provost mar
shal general Of the department OF the
Missouri. died in Washington.
The directors 81 tho steel trust have
accepted the resignation Of John ID.
Rockefeller and elected Henry Phipps
Of Pittsburg TO fill the vacancy.
Morris Welch. at Depew. " Y. walk
ed in front Of an express train in biz
yard and was killed. Joseph Kurowski
vas found frozen 70 death near his home
BostGn's death rate OF 1893 per 1000
inhabitants last year was the lowest since
1919, when the first attempt TO keep re-
liable records was made. The rate in
1902 was 1873.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
CHAPTER V.

Charles Balgonie. son OF John Bal
conie OF Strathearn. had come into the
world during that which was perhaps the
most stupid, lifeleSs and impoverished
era OF Scottish existence, the middle OF
the reign of George II.
BY the early death of his parents.
Charlie had been east. in his extreme
boyhood. upon the tender mercies of a
bachelor uncle, Mr.. Gamaliel Balgonie,
a hard-hearted. graSping. avariciouS mer-
chant in Dundee.
In the lovely vale OF Strathearn stood
the home of Charlie Balgonie. On the
death Of his parents his small paternal
estate OF few hundred per annum
would have become his inheritance. but
the relation before nentioaed-the pa
ternal uncle. Gamaliel suddenly produc-
ed a win. b. which. to the profound as
constituent OF all, the entire estate was
left 20 him as n return for certain loans
and sums advanced to the deceased. Of
which. however, no proof could be
found; but il was a veritable desthbed
win. written accurately by notary, and
duly signed.
Though tremulous and shaky. strange
ly so-and rather unlike the usual sig
nature Of the deceased laird. three men
there were. accounted good, worthy and
religious men. who solemnly deposed TO
having seen the hand OF the dead man
pen those words"
1t was a case which made some noise
IN those days, because thirty-six hours
after the alleged signature was given
John Balgonie died.
The law OF Scotland requires that, az
ter framing and signing such deed. the
testator must have been able TO 50 once
AZ least to church or market. How II
came to pass we know not now, but the
ainputs, though without a basis, was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Ito be continued.)
NEW WAY TO RAISE BABIES.
Hospital Managers Have Devised a
EminentIy Successful Method.

Hospital Managers Have Devised an
EminentIy Successful Method.
Hospital methods are adopted NOR.
each year in the private treatment Of
babies-the methods, that is to say, Of
the superior modern hospital conducted
under the best medical supervision.
The cradle is doomed and all its rock
ing memories. The child lies upon its
bed and is not picked up and carried
about the room even when it yells.
Visitors and relatives are no longer
encouraged to pound it in the ribs,
pinch its chin or transfer microbes to
its lips. This strictness is laughed at
by rihald outsiders and resented by
critics of the old time regime which,
like every other fossil, is attributed to
nature, no doubt, with justice, but
without releyance.
Actually, this intelligent treatment
of infancy is doing much to check
nervousness in our children, to pro-
tect them from bad habits and need
less exactions and to make them self
reliant Babyhood, indeed, is the best
conducted age at present. When the
child grows older u meets undoubted
loss in the substitution Of nurses for
mothers care, a tendency encouraged
by the new activities of women and
by city life. AT the beginning, how
ever, the first weeks and months Of his
existence, when change and develop
ment are more rapid than at any other
period, the human being has never had
such decent treatment as it is the hap
He is treated for his own welfare in
stead of for the amusement of his
friends.-Collier's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
Use wood Ashes Profitablr.

While there is no reason why wood
ashes cannot be used on many of the
farm crops raised, provided they are
carefully used, the best results come
from their use on hay lands. Here they
may be freely used and will invariably
give good results. The writer has used
them to advantage in potato growing
and in corn, on rather sandy soil well
filed with humus or vegetable matter;
but dissolved South Carolina rock was
always used to mix with the ashes,
and the combination was used as a
dressing, not dropping out the usual
fertilizers applied during the prepare
ton Of the seed bed.
In using wood ashes on meadows,
one must be sure that they are dry, I'M
leached ashes, or their potash content,
their main value, will be small, hence
the application will fail to produce
satisfactory results, and the expense
will be heavy. 1t is a good plan to
submit samples of wood ashes to the
experiment station of your State for
examination before going into them
very heavy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-08
1GE2 lTlSE9g2E'&{lgRS
.ssssts;SsStlIi$ 6$s&E1c On
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Chicago Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to S565; sheep, fair TO choice. So
to $4.65; wheat, No. red, $1.03 to $1.05;
corn, No. 2, 52c to 53c; oats standard,
42c to 43c; rye, No. 2, Toe TO 76c; hay,
timothy, $3.50 TO $3.50; prairie, 5000 TO
5000; butter, choice creamery, pc to
26c; eggs, fresh, Ice TO 1Sc; potatoes,
Soc to 96c.
ianapolis-Cattle, chipping, $500 to
$500; hogs, choice light $500 20 $3.50;
sheep, common to prime, S2.50 TO $3.75;
wheat, No 2, $1.07 to $1.10, corn, No.
white, Acc to 46c; oats. NJ. white,
43c TO Acc.
St Louis-Cattle, $3.50 20 S5.25; hogs,
$500 to $50 sheep, $3.oO to $500;
wheat, No. 2, $l.02 TO $106; corn. No. 2,
44c to 46c; oats, No. 2, die to 43c; rye,
No 2, 56c to SIC
Cincinnat-Cattle, $500 to S475;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$3.50: wheat. No. 2, 500 to 81. 10; corn,
No 2 mixed. 46c 70 47c; oats, No 2
mixed, 43c to 44c; rye, No. 2. soc to Sic.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to S5.75; sheep, $3.50 to $4.25:
wheat, No. 2. 500 to S110: corn, No 3.
47c to 4Sc; oats, No. 3 white, i6c to 4Tc;
rye, No. ?, Sic TO SIC
Milwaukee Wheat. No. northern,
9se 20 S1.00; corn. No. 3, acc to 47c;
oats, No. white, 43c 10 44c ye, No. J..
Sic 10 SIC; barley, No. 2. Csc to 64c;
pork, mess. $3.50.
Toledo Wheat, No. . mixed. S1.OO 70
$LO9; corn. No. ? mixed. 4Tc to 4sc;
oats, No. . mixed, 45c to &c; rye. No. 2,
7Se TO 75c; clover seed, prime, 500.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
$3.50 to S5.25; hogs, fair 20 prime, $500
to S5.75: sheep, fair 70 choice. $3.25 10
s47J; lambs, common 70 choice, S4.75 to
S615
New York-Cattle. $3.50 to S5.I5:
hogs. 800 10 $40 sheep. $500 10
$500; wheat. No. 2 red. S1.02 70 S109;
corn. No. ?. SIC 70 SIC. oats, No. white.
SIC to Sc. butter. creamery. re to DC;
eggs. western. 20c to Die