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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
Newspapers the Rest.

In an address before the New Eng
land Dry Goods association Nathaniel
&. Fowler discussed methods of adver.
Using. Concerning newspapers he
said:
Without depreciating the value Of
any of the good advertising mediums.
for there are many. | wish TO state en-
phatically. and without qualification.
that he newspaper is the best and
cheapest advertising medium for the
retail advertiser, and is the only local
medium worthy of being called indis-
pensable. l cannot too forcibly i'm
press upon YOU the intrinsic value of
newspaper advertising space. / base
my opinion upon % years Of actual ex-
perience in weighing advertising val
ues. l am speaking through the head
of experience and not through the har
of conceit, nor have / any self-interest
whatsoever. Il makes no difference 10
me whether YOU advertise in the news
papers or in any other way. or at all
''Thc n-wspaper. from every stand.
point. logically. psychologically and
practically, is the most natural adver.
Using medium. Advertising belongs To
the newspaper The reader buys the
for the advertising as well
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
Death of Boys Friend.

Jules Verne, the author, is dead
His death viii be mourned among his
readers young and old Jules Verne
was essentially the boys friend His
books found their way into the hearts
of lads who enjoy pleasant story, and
as writer Of stories Verne was one
of the most satisfying to youthful
readers. He has been criticised some
for the elasticity of his Imagination.
but many of his most startling dreams
are today eclipsed by fact. Thousands
of thousands of boys have read Verne's
Round the World in Eighty Days. -
his Twenty Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea and other works of fiction
especially suited TO occupy and enter
tain the youthful mind.
AS a friend of the boys from a lit
erary standpoint. Verne has been one
Of the foremost of authors. His books
have given boys opportunity for enter
tainment and thought, and there is lit
tie question but that the works of this
author have served as a medium TO
keep boys out Of mischief" TO use a
well-worn phrase. and to have done
this in addition to having entertained
the boys. Verne has filled a place in
the world for which the world lauds
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

Centralia MOI Courier: You have
no enemies? Then you have never
dared to stand up for the right against
wrong: you have never protected the
weak against a bully; YOU have never
even dared to defend your own rights
against oppression. Had you done any
of these things YOU would have made
enemies. Even if YOU had done none
of these things, but simply achieved a
little more success in your business
than did your neighbor YOU would have
an enemy. for failure always hates
success. The man who has no enc
mics should be ashamed of it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

as for the news; and many a woman
buys ii almost exclusively for the ad-
vertising she expects to find in it.
Something for nothing is not bust
ness, nor is it good advertising. That
which we get for nothing. whether it
be free calendar or a free newspaper,
receives little consideration. If l were
"a dry goods merchant / would rather
have my advertisement in 900 copies
of any Of the daily papers paid for by
the readers than TO have the same ad-
vertisement in 10000 sample copies of
the same paper. Because the reader
pays for the paper, he proposes to get
his moneys worth, and he cannot get
his moneys worth unless he reads that
paper, and he reads the advertise
ments because they are a part of that
paper"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

According TO an exchange, a Russian
timber dealer has discovered yalua-
BILE mine of oak. 1t is in river of
south Russia. in layers three or four
feet deep, scattered over one hundred
and fifty square miles, and its most
striking feature is its variety of colors,
supposed TO be due TO the variegated
soil of the river bottom. No fewer than
81 shades of pink. blue. yellow and
brown have been noted, each log hav-
ing its own uniform shade The logs
taken out have ranged from 40 to 200
feet in length and from 10 10 20 inches
in diameter. and it is estimated that
more than 10000, averaging 20 feet,
remain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
THE HOTELS.

At the Harper. T. Walker, Kan
sas City; c. F. Hafner, New York;
Carl Schulz, Mrs. Waxman, Chicago;
Mrs. H. NJ. Cowperthwaite, D. Bucks
weller. New York; V. Wyitange, Cey-
lon. India: 4. NJ. Silbernagel, New
York; J. II. Williams, Chicago; r. p.
Norton. ST. Louis; Mrs. Anna f. Steele.
Mrs. Hendrick V. Fischer, Miss Abigail
Fischer, Geneseo; F. c. Torelle, De
troit: r w Rust. Chicago; w. kaden,
Clinton, Iowa; w. Chapman, New York;
George w. Ball, Detroit; w. p. Lem
mon. New York; Harry S. Curtis, Chi
cago: George NJ. Chandler, Indianapo-
lis: +. f. Thompson, Newark; f. y.
Woodruff, Peoria; Tom Middleton,
Bloomington: George T. Oliver, Tou-
Ion, H.; Charles NJ. Martin. w. w.
Newhan. Kansas City; Hal &. Stein.
St Louis; J. w. Powers. Chicago; J.
E Baird, Kansas City; p. E. Stoke and
wife, New York; F. l.. Gregg, Kansas
City: E. II. Wagner, New York; G. w.
Forest and wife. Clinton; Z. b. Hofeit-
epen. Cincinnati; w. NJ Bartlett. Kan
sas City; f. f. McCOrd. Louis Stein,
Chicago; a. c. Summers. New York;
J. II. Austin, Detroit; w. w Ayers, St.
Louis: F. c. Schoemhaler, F. w.
Welles, Chicago; B. c. Tanner, De
troit Martin Bourbon. Milwaukee; E.
b. Douglass, George Roach, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

Charles NJ. Schwab has sailed for
Europe, accompanied by Mrs. Schwab.
While the trip Is partly for recreation,
Mr.. Schwab. il is known. goes abroad
in the interest of the shipbuilding trust,
of which he is president. 1t is said he
is confident that as a result Of visit
that he contemplates making to the
realms of Nicholas H.. several ships of
the new Russian navy will be built in
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

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-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

At the Harms (European)- NJ. II.
Cohen. Chicago; r. II. Mccoy, Balti.
more: W. w. Stone. Chicago; f. J.
Stoltz. S. J. Kruger. New York; c. l..
Stone, Bloomington: S. Green, Chica.
go; F. /. Jones. Streator: J. NJ Farms
worth. Townsend; II. II. Wandel; G. f.
Shaw and wife, Geneseo; G. r. Haw,
Peoria; James p. Brown, New York
J. w. Adams, Mason City. Iowa; w. X.
Sutleff, Peoria; c. w. Morrison, PEG
ria: W. b. DoTman, St Louis; William
G. Mason. Chicago; J. A. Young, Buff
falo. y. y; r. II. Ess. New York; d.
f. PAIRING, Chicago; r. Y. Meyers; c.
w. Odds. New York; f H Trump, St.
Louis; George f. Shaw. Geneseo; r.
G. Harris. Chicago; William r. Norton,
Peoria: d. NJ. Anten, Oelwein, Iowa !;
J. o. Lindburg. Ottumwa: ]. A Hills,
81. Louis: H. d. Louisville: J. II. An
des, Lancaster. Pa: s. B. Williams. c.
\. Burman. Chicago: Blanche Tarver,
John Crippen. Jack Bessey, Grace Bes-
sey. Ada Dalton. Leroy Lewis. S. d.
Humid: J. Smith, Toledo. Ohio; Mr. Fer
guson and wife. Chicago; George Che
ney: J. F. Rosenberg and wife. Chica-
so; George Skinner. Princetown; vii
liam Waterman, Geneseo; Z. Dfenor.
Loganworth; F. f. Cook, Peoria; VIII
liam Bochman. Peoria: NJ d. pullman.
Peoria; 2. f. Story and wife, Cam
bridge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

Look out for machine oil. The
machine" is scattering it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
THE1RGUS.

rpblIshed Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill IEn-
Tered at the postofice as second-cIass
matterI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

This is no time for mirth and laugh
ter: this is the time TO spot the CRATER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

They do say the beef trust is endeav-
oring 10 give the people the wrong
steer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
Monday, March 27, 1905.

Try this year and vote above all else
for Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

Al the Rock Island (EuOpean)-T
W. Powell, St Louis; W. r. Carey, Car
bon Cliff: 4 NJ Lewis. Canton: Guy
s. Fry. Genoa. III: W. D. Baker Edg-
ington; G. T. Blakeley. Buffalo Prairie:
c. r. Baker. Chicago: l.. Virtue Owa-
tonna; c. l. Ulrich. Aledo: \. J. Fra
zier. Beardstown; C ". Black. St
Louis; F. A Johnson. Cambridge: c.
\. Piper, Allerton. Iowa; A II. Kramer.
West Liberty; William Strohmeier. An
dalusia; II. B. Thomas. Columbus juno
ton; c. II. Clarahan. Ainsworth: E. A.
Ebey, ST. Louis; c. L. Borem, St. Lou
is; J. B. Mcconnell. St. Joe: R. B.
Reed, GalesbuTC; c l. Lawton. z.
Boyce. Chicago; J. p Chandler. St.
Louis; H. F. Bowen. Chicago: W. N.
Nee. Minneapolis; W. NJ Lewis. Buffa-
10. y. Y; NJ. Paulson. Milwaukee:
Capt J. l.. GiIbreth. Fl Sheridan: r
t. Shields, Bloomington: J. F. Smith.
Toledo, Ohio; George Cheney. New
P. J. Doyle, Chicago: o. 1.
Peck, Muscatine: c w. Mauer La
Sale; ]. Jones. Chicago; Henry Berk-
lee. Chicago; c. H Syferd. Buffalo. y.
Charles Langstead, Beaver Dam
Wis; Clarence Watrous, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
Robbed bud for Fnn.

New York, Feb. 5.-Christopher Smith. of "sanrock." who is looked up at police headquarters charged with being the perpetrator of many start ling robberies in private residences within the past few weeks, made a con- fcssion to Acting Inspector O'Brien, of the Detective Bureau, today, according to q statement made by the Acting h. spector tonight
 Slmth declared that he had not work ed for plunder, but merely for the en- joyment he got out of the excitement incident to the robberies. He confess ed that he had been interested in the exploits of the Western bandits and that he had tried to emulate their ex- ample. The character of "RafIles," he declared, had also given him an idea and he had attempted to follow out the example.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
WALL STREET REVIEW
REALIZING SALES IN
 EVIDENCE.
Gold Outg0 Caused Expected Decrease of Over S5,OOO,OOO in Cash Re- serve of Banks, Despite the
 Inflow.

New York. Feb. 4-Realizing sales for the end of the week were in con- siderable force during the short ses- sion of the stock market today and finally overcame the market, making the closing weak and point below last night for some Of the speculative leaders. The Pennsylvania group and the Pacifics, including Missouri Pacific. were especially affected by the profit taking. There was a little to accent selling as there had been for the buy ing during the week so far as any spc cine news bearing on the individual properties was concerned.
 The bank statement may have con- tained a suggestion that the present redundancy of money will not continue @tndeanitelx @ under the operation pa,, out: 2. go of gold In spite of the inflow from the interior caused the expected de- crease of oyer $5.000,000 in cash re- sion of sis.44s. 500 iifted the level Of deposits and the reserve requirements at the same time so as to furnish the net result of a shrinkage of $79,1S7,625 in tn esurplus reserve of the banks: firmly today and offered no indication that this weeks heavy outgo of gold will not be duplicated or exceeded next week: Attention was attracted to the fact, however that the country sent out last week 5,200,000 bushels of corn which is considerably in excess of any other weeks shipments for over four years past. As a source of replenish- ment for the exchange this movement must be accorded consideration. The Southern Pacific refunding operation and yesteNday's quick sale of $75,000.0 of these bonds must be reckoHed with In estimating the future showing of bank loans. The progress of efforts towards securing consolidated party ac- ton on the federal control of freight rates had some effect on sentiment and may have prompted the growing sell ing movement The notable price movements of the day were in stocks of minor importance. Total sales of bonds. par value. $2,795.000.
 NEW YORK STOCK HIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
TO LOOK INTO TROUBLE
JOHN MITCHELL IS HEADED FOR
 BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT.
President of United Mine Workers Coming to Investigate Grievances of the Men who Have Been Out
 on Strike.

Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. 5.-John Mitchell. now president of the United Mine Workers of America. left today for Birmingham. Ala, where he will investigate the grievances of the bI- luminous miners of the twentieth dis trict. who have been out for some time on disputed wage scale.
 There are 5000 miners in the dis trict and the difficulty is considered to be one of signal importance as the men have been out since July.
 NO. am not going down to set- tie the difficulty" said president Mitchell. just before he left, Tn fact know of no developments that are likely to come about soon. Ihave been very busy here for some time and this really is my first opportunity to make personal study of the Alabama troub- les will probably be gone for some time.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
]. .. PMRCE c CO.,s COTToN LETTER.

(Ey Private Wire from Gfbert & Ciay.)
 New Orleans. Feb. 4.-Continental buying erdess and scarcity of offerings were given as the cause O. the good Liverpool market today. Some cables, however expressed she opinion that no further advance of mo Klent would ensue for the present and that U reaction was expected. The sales of spots 1esoe0 bales, were large for short day and uaotations were advanced 6 points, options gaining half as much. Persistent buying was tu evidence around our opening induced by continued bad weather tending to retard the movement and bullish features of the vtslble supply and mills takings statement fn addition to those factors which have re- gently prevailed in favor of the market. Values improved until a gain of about Il points had been recorded after which, how aver. realizing caused 1t almost all to be lost.
 The receut advance has been accomplish Cd with apparent ease. At no particular lime have bears contested 1t by heavy sell ing. but on the contrary have contributed to the movement by freely covering. We think further expectations of moment will only be attained with far more difficulty as the factors accountable for the reaction from the low levels become of less potence as the market advances
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
HE NEWS OF SELMA
Advertiser Bureau,
 GnIn1o Eah E

A basketball game is scheduled to be played in this city Februaiy 15. be- tween the Young Mems Christian Asso- citation team of Selma and the Howard College team at East Lake.
 The acceptance of the local clubs challenge was made by Howard College several days ago, but the date was not fixed until yesterday The East Lake team wanted to play here Thursday, the 16th, but on account of the religious meetings in this city that night, Physi- cal Director Franklin, who manages the local team, asked that the visitors come the day prior. which was agreed to by Manager Berry in a letter received by Mir Franklin yesterday.
 The game will be played in the as- sociation gymnasium, which is commo- dious and we'll equipped. The seating capacity of the gymnasium can be made 200, and 1t is believed that fully this number will see the Howard-Selma game. There is marked contention be- tween about five basket ball teams in the South as to the championship and two of the bidders are the two teams that will play this month. Howard College has always been represented by strong basket ball team, and is said to have a stronger aggregation this year than ever before. While Selma hasn't played any match games so far this season, Mir. Franklin thinks that his team will rank high in the stand ing.
 Following is the line up of the How ard College team: Captain Robinson and Cross, forwards; p. c. Payne, cen ter; F. Greenhill and Counts. guards; substitutes. F. Payne, Russell and Palmer.
 Mir. FranIxlip has announced fbat tha Y. M. C. A. team will oppose the visit ors as follows: Kincey, S. Marks, Huston. Phillips, forwards; H.. Marks, McCown, Helmer Hobbs. guards i; Cothran, Perrin, center. The average weight of the local team is about 152 pounds. the average heighth, five feet eight inches. Individually. the players weight and height are as follows: Kincey, weight, 146; heighth, 5:9; S. Marks weight, 165; heighth, feet: COthran. weight, 160; heighth, 5:11; McCown, weight, 145; heighth, g 1-2; Perrin, weight, 14S; heighth, 5:9; H. Marks. weight. 160; heighth, 5:11; Phil lips, weight, 146; heighth. 5:10; Hus- ton, weight, 149; heighth, 5:9; Helmer, weight. 139; heighth. 5:7.
 Monday night the local team will be- gin regular practice that will be con- tinued until the 18th.
 The Howard College team will stop in Selma en route to Mobile, where d game will be played two days later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
ss.tts.ai7.sa

Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific pas senger train No. 6, east-bound, was wrecked two miles west of Lebanon, Kas.. today. Running forty-five miles an hour, the engine left the track and the full train of eight cars followed. One car turned over, but no one was dangerously injured. Twelve persons were slightly bruised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
4 Tennenaee Trnredr.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 5.-A special to The Commercial-Appeal from Dres- den. Tenn, says:
 B. B, Atkins, a prominent farmer residing in the Twenty fifth District of this County, and his wife and her sis- ter. Miss Mary Nanny, are in jail here charged with assault on T. D. Atkins. son of the first named. who lies at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
HAYWARD, WICK 2 CLARK's COTTON
 LETTER.
(By Direct Private Wire to Virgin Faun,
 ManaRerE; Phone 73a.l

GGy Direct Private Wire 10 Virgin X Faunce,
 Managers; Phone 73S.)
 New Orleans Feb. 4.--The bears Tn the cotton market did their best to talk prices down this morning, but although they spread reports by cablegram and telegram that the Southern spot holders were weak eninE, the market made a very fair advance for Saturday and 1t was not until a great deal Of profit taking had been done by the long side that prices were brought down to about the level of yesterdays close.
 The week end figures favored the long aide and prospects now are that they will again favor the bulls next week. A storm As slowly passing over the cotton belt tieing up railroads and making country roads im- naasable. Under these conditions the farmer sstn find it hard to market his cotton even 9nerefere the chances are that the interior movement wiil be lighter than ever, with a conseuuent effect on the amount into rfrhf Whils the trade knows that an iTn- s4ense amount of cotton is being held in tha country. q light movement stin has its
 se market opened steady. to points hfsher. Liverpool was batter than expect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
ROCK ISLAND TROUBLES.
Three Accidents Reported on the Road
 YeatertaY.

Three Accldents Reported on the FNOUu
 Yesterday.
 Kansas City, Feb 5.--Three Rock Isl- and passenger train accidents were re ported tonight. The California and Mexico fast mail from Chicago went into the ditch two miles east of Came ron, Mo, tonight. Conductor Marvin suffered a fracture of a leg. and num- Der of passengers were hurt.
 The Chicago limited, the fast Rock Island train for Chicago with the pri- vate car of J. O. Crockett, the General Superintendent, was wrecked two miles west of Winston. Mo, tonight. B. Bau- man, Mir. Croeketts stenographer and James Butler the porter of the private car. were both injured, but 1t is inn possible to learn to what extent. Mr. Crockett was not hurs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
SancIZ Enat In lee

Chicago, Ills. Feb. 5.-The Goodrich Line passenger steamer Iowa which left Milwaukee early today is stuck fast in the ice two miles outside the Chicago harbor. Twenty or thirty pas- sengeTs are supposed to be on the steamer but the officials of the com pany said tonight that they were in no danger, The vessel is surrounded by an immense field of ice and so far sa tug has been unable to reach the steamer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
neWs in Brief.

Rev. J. A. Jenkins. the pastor. will preach at the West End Baptist church Sunday morning. Subject ''The des- truction of Sodom and Gormorrah" at night he will speak on Two persons telling God a lie"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
MARKET FOR FUTURES
OPENING CAME WITH ADVANCE OF
 TO POINTS.
xavexpool's Early Showing Was Better Than Looked For-Aetive ShOrt Covering and Broad Suecula-
 tive Demand.

New York, Feb. 1.-The cotton mar ket opened with an advance of to points and during the early trading in- creased the gain to a matter of about 1z to ls points on active covering of shorts and a broadening out of specu- latlve demand for long account, pro- noted by the firmness of foreign and Southern markets. Liverpool came better than expected. prominent feature beng large sales of spot cot ton nk an advance of 6 points, and over night advances from the south reported continued firmness among spot holders while private wires from New Orleans reported market leaders assisting the smaller longs to put up the market. Realizing became little heavier at the addIf3onaI advance and the market toward the middle of the morning eased eff to points from the best. but con tinued nervous The market closed steady. prices l to points higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
PERSONAL ITEMS.

Major w. w Screws left yesterday Tor Indianapolis to be absent until the middle of this week.
 MT. Amos Jones is seriously i'll at his new home on Madison Ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
ExecutIve CommIttee FeptIur

The Democratic Executive Commit tee of this city has called a meeting to be held Monday afternoon. The pur- pose of the meeting Is to set the date for the municipal primary next month.
 The meeting will be held at o'clock in the afternoon in the office of the Register in Chancery in the court house.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06

deaths door from two shotgun wounds inflicted at the hands of his father. They were arrested OH warrants sworn out by the son after the shooting oc- cured.
 Domestic affairs caused the shooting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
NEW ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans. Feb 4.-SpOt cotton firm; offerings light; sales 4.sO0 bales. including 400 to arrive and 900 o. b. Quotations unchanged.
 kutafes opened steauy ana S@e ,polnts soon bid up 4@s points additional. PE1fir takfnga by weak longs before the session Nnda1 sent prices down to within a point CT two of the days gains In the trading March opened points up at 2. 27, sold up to kst closed steady and unchanged to net points higher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-06
Atkins and Otheru Annonno.a

Three city officials this morning an- nounced their candidacy for re-elec- tton. They are: Mayor. V. B. Atkins: Police Captain. Frank B. Miller. ana Tax Assessor. Robert D. Walker.