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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
Asto a Tariff Commission.

Rockford Star: The old idea that a
permanent tariff commission. 70 be
created by congress and appointed by
the president. was revived by the Chi
cago reciprocity conference 1t re
solved that the question Of schedules
and items 10 be considered in such
reciprocal concessions (under a dual
tariff preferably be suggested by a
permanent tariff commission, TO be
created by congress and appointed by
the president. which shall consist Of
economic, industrial and commercial
experts" II is a hard venture 10 say
how many times such a commission
has been proposed. but il is one of the
academic devices that have never at
tanned popularity. Il is not a all
probable that congress VIII ever create
such a body. and even if it should, it
is not likely. judging from past eXper-
fences. to pay much attention TO its
suggestions.
There is. Of course. something 10 be
said in support Of the idea of a pcrma-
ncnt tariff commission. Such a body,
composed of economic. industrial and
commercial experts. who would give
disiutcrested consideration 10 the tar
if from national point of view, might
prove very serviccable. but the first
difficulty 10 be encountered would be
in finding men of that kind-men who
would not be more or less under the
control of sectional influences or of
interests with which they were or had
been identified. \ tariff commission
would of course be made up of men
selected from every section of the
country and of different political affilia-
tiOns. 50 that on most matters there
would be likely 30 be wide difference
of views. However, it is safe to say
that this is one of the suggestions of
the conference which will get no at
tentiou from congress. That body is
very Jealous of its prerogatives and
will not confer any of them. at least
50 far as the tariff is concerned. upon
a commission
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

county. and it did just what might
have been expected.
Il was also clear 10 the mind of the
unbiased. disinterested student OF the
situation that with such an astute poll
tician as the AledO banker having am
billions 10 serve, and familiar as he
could not fail 10 be with the relations
between Rock Island and Henderson,
and his opportunities for align
ment with the other lower end coun-
ties. there could be but one solution Of
the congressional nomination. And that
was that Mckinney would be nOmina-
ted knowing these facts, The Argus
felt safe in making the prediction some
time ago that the first ballot in the
convention would prove but a bluff and
that the combination would develop
no later than the second ballot. would
leave Rock Island county out in the
cold and alone This was just as it
happened 10 be.
So that the Rock Island county re-
publicans came home practically with
out participating in the convention
with the nominee under obligations TO
every county in the district except
Rock Island. with no satisfaction to the
delegates. politically speaking, beyond
the fact that they had supported a good
man. and had gone down with him be-
cause Of the shortsightedness and
greed Of one Of their own party.
If the lesson OF it all shall be the
complete elimination of Larry Magin
and the odius element in the communi.
| ~ that clings 10 him like a ieech. from
republican politics. the party may con
tent itself that it has not fought the
| battle Of bushnell in vain, even though
losing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

Al no time in the history of New
York have SO many lawyers been I'M
der indictment for felonies as today.
Neither is there any period when pris-
ons and penitentiaries of the state III.
Cluded in their list of inmates as many
lawyers as at present What is more
striking perhaps, is the fact that among
the men 10 be- called for Judgment this
fall are some OF the most successful
and prominent practitioners of the day
There are in the state prisons of New
York. as shown 10y the prison commits
sion report for the current year. 10,
lawyers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
Among Lotus Eaters.

Curious tales come from the Philip
pines. one day we are informed that
Bourke Cochran. in speech at Manila,
has declared the policy of the admins
tration to be the best practicable. under
existing circumstances. The next
comes the news that. rs a result of the
he has obtained as a mem
Der of the official party now touring
the islands. Congressman GrOsvenCr
asserts the bill for free trade with the
Philippines will be introduced early in
the next session Of congress. and that
the prospects for its passage are good.
On top of this. adds the Detroit Free
Press. comes the announcement that
the Discontinued federal party in the
Philippines, accepting Secretary Taft's
statement of the attitude OF the United
States government toward the islands.
as given in his recent speech at Ma
Mia. Will reconstruct its platform in
accordance herewith
Had anyone suggested that Mr.. COch-
ran would ever accept the policy of
President Roosevelt as laid down TO
the Filipinos. he would have evoked
deserved criticism. vet one of the
champions of antiimperialiSm announc.
IS his own conversion.
That Mr.. GTosycnor. TO whom the
very suggestion of any change in the
tariff is heresy. should consent TO free
trade with the islands is well nigh in
conceivable. Yet We have his own
word for H. Is Taft wizard?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
a situation Amply Verified.

Almost at the outset OF the prelim-
iuaries ON the part of the republicans
throughout the Fourteenth congress
s.onaj district looking To the uomina-
tiuu Go be made by that party The
ArGuS announced the likelihood of the
honor being carried OF by Mercer
county This conclusion was reached
through "a careful survey of the field
verified subsequently 10y authentic in
formation coming from the lower end
of the district IL required only 10 be
fairly familiar with local politics 70
understand that from the treatment
the republicans Of this county had
accorded those of Henderson county.
the smaller OF the three grouped in
this senatorial district. that no favor-
could be expected from that neck OF
the woods The selhshneSs Of Hon.
Larry NaSiN in insisting repeatedly
upon political prefsTment that might
just aS well have been given TO Hen
derson. has already been commented
upon, together with the philosophical
dedUct ON OF what might naturally be
Henderson : attitude when he oppor-
tunlty ara for that county 10 pay
Rock Island back for past CouSidera-
lions. Under The peculiar phase OF
the congressional situation il was rea-
sonably within the keeping Of Hender-
son TO make or break Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
ECZEMA ON
LITTLE GIRL
SleepIess Nights for Mother
and Awful Suffering
of Child.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Had Given up All Hope of Ever
Making Any Cure.

Mrs. I. B. Jones, Addington, Ind.
T., writes: my little girl had been
suffering for two years from eczema,
and during that time I could not
get nights sleep. as her ailment
was very severe. I had tried SO many
remedies and spent SO much money,
deriving no benefit, 1 had given up
all hope of making any cure. As last
resort was persuaded TO try Cuticura,
and to my great delight marked
change was manifested from the first
application. 1 gave the child a bath
with Cuticura Soap, using soft piece
of muslin cloth. This I did twice a
day, each time following with Cuti-
Cura Ointment, and at the same
time gave the Resolvent, according to
directions. One box of Ointment
and two bottles of the Resolveut, to-
gether with the Soap, effected a per-
manent cure. l submit this for pub
LEGATION, hoping it will assist other
sufferers IN curing themselves"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
COMPLETE TREATMENT
Consisting of Cuticura Soap
Ointment and Pills.

The first step in the treatment of
chronic Eczema is to remove the
scales and crusts and soften the skin,
by warm baths with Cuticura Soap.
Dry carefully and apply Cuticura
Ointment, lightly at first, and where
advisable spread it on pieces of soft
cloth and bind in place. Take the
Resolvent Pills, or liquid, in medium
doses. Do not use cold water in bath
ing, and avoid cold, raw winds.
sold throughout the world Cutcura Resolyeui, SOC.
lin Chocolate CJatrd Pills. PIE. vial Of CD,
ointment jlc sap. .5c. Potter Drug Chem Corp,
Boston, sole Props sSeud Tor How to CuTlEczeIna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

Why need Japan be 50 insistent up
on an indemnity if they appreciate the
reputation of being the Yankees of the
east? Why. when We settled with
Spain. we took the troublesome Fill
pinos off her hands and paid her an
indemnity into the bargain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

Theodore Roosevelt has filed an ap.
pliCation in the district court IF Omaha
60 be admitted TO citizenship in the
United States. He was subject of
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria ami
served in the Austrian army. He was
in President Roosevelts rough riders
regiment. Living now in the sand hills
of western Nebraska. he wants to be
come citizen 50 he may file a claim
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
Robert NJ Burnett of Boston. who i.

Robert NJ Burnett, of Boston, who is
frequently spoken of as a possible dem
ocratiC candidate for governor Of Mas
sachusetts. is a wealthy and leading
business man. who has long rendered
efficient service in keeping mp the party
organization in his state. He is iden-
tilted With large undertakings. like the
recent gas consolidation of Boston. and
nobody stands higher as citizen and
business man than he.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All cOmmUnicat lions Of argumentative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
SICK Headache

For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache OF a very severe charac-
ter. She doCtored with several emf
nent physicians and at a great expense,
only 10 grow worst until she was IN
able TO do any kind or work. About a
year ago she began taking Chamber
laiu's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
today weighs more than she did before
and is real We'll" SAYS MI Geo. r
Wright, Of New London. New York
For sale by ali leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

Regardless Of political difference,
the people of this nation enjoy tho
distinction of seeing the president the
dominant and aggressive factor in the
attempted adjustment Of one of the
most terrible wars in the world. $ his
tory
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
Friday, August 25, 1905,
Call for Democratic Congressional Con-
vention, Fourteenth District
of IIIinoic

At a meeting of the democratic con-
Sr.ssIor.ai committee of the Fourteenth
district of Illinois. held at Monmouth.
III. Aug lG- 1908. il was ordered that 81.
d"legHte convention be held at the court
house in tH. city of Monmouth. on
Thursday. Sept IS. 1905. at thu hour Of
~ 80 o'clock o. M. for the purpose Of
nominating a 'audidat, for congress. to
I'll the vnrauey caused 10y the death OF
Col y p Marsh.
The county central com mIft"" Of each
county. i'm conjunction with :8- con-
grcssipual committeeman of the various
counties iu To. district are requested 4"
sirrHug, for tE" selection of delegates
10 said convention. either by holding
county conventions to select such dele
Eat.s, cor 10 appoint same. at their op-
tIDU.
The ratio OF delegates from each
county Will br ON TIA. basis of one dele
=at, for every 200 votes east for Alton
J. Parker in 1903
by order committee
n n BARNES. ohm. Pro Ten.
! W. LuSk. secretary
Crock Island county is entitled I" II
delegates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill Ten
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matterl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

Bodily pain loses its terror If
you've a bottle Of DR.. Thomas Electric
OIL in the house. Instant relief in cases
OF burns. cuts. sprains, accidents of
any sort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

War may be all that Gen. Sherman
termed it. but the farmers of the west
think they could struggle through
grain rate war very nicely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-25

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01
Noiae end the Nerves.

1t was SchOpenhauer who said that
insensibility to noise was the surest
indication of a low and undeveloped
nervous organization, on which assump-
ton it is certain that we as a nation
can hardly be reckoned very far adj
vanced. Certain it is that we are
more tolerant under this head than any
other nation processing to call itself
civilized, though l fancy the Ameri
cans run us pretty close in this respect
Sir Arthur Sullivan was wont to COM
pose in the middle of the night because
he could never obtain quiet at any 9th
err time. and without expecting the i'm
possible or looking for legislation on a
subject which is merely of concern to
the community at large, irrespective Of
party issues surely it is not too much
to ask that the local authorities shall
put their heads together on this matter
and exercise the powers which they
possess Mr.. Bernard Shaw once eX-
pressed the opinion that it was the
Estate aided noises" as lie called them,
which were the worst offenders as,
for example, the church bells and the
military bands.-London Truth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01
Joke Lost on Him.

An officer on one of the transatlantic
liners told a story last week which
serves as another illustration of the
Englishman's inability to grasp a joke
The officer while in London after his
last outgoing trip dropped into a cheap
chophouse in Soho He took a seat
near a table around which We're gath
cred a number Of cockneys. One of the
number, according to the conversation,
had been recently to New York, where
he acted as valet. The cOckney criti-
cised the city in scathing terms and
suddenly poured out a string of invec-
tive on the New York policemen. I'VE
ave a bad lot ERE" he said, ''but
they're not a circumstance to the
mOkes of boobies they ave over in
New York. l was sharpening a bit of
pencil one day in Fourth avenue and
Twenty-third street. The blade slipped,
and l halmOst bled to death l ran up
to a red faced bobby-'ang is bloom
in 'ide-and asked him in a way as be
comes a gentleman which was the
quickest way to 'ospital. e laughed
loike a foolish one, and SEE e, Go
across Broadway by the Flatiron build
ing three times at noon And Dim
bowed yet if l don't think the mOke
was drunk New York Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01

string for him to hit with his foot and
when l got the signal we redoubled our
noise in the sitting room.
| gave the man fifteen minutes more
to break his way III and then proceed
ed to the treasure room and opened
wide the door. Mr.. Jackson was all
there. and that bear trap had him fast
by the lc-. ! had a.. ..bt a GLIMPSE Of
him when he whipped oct gun and
sent a bullet so Close ID my ear that #
sized, and naturally / lost no tine
getting out Of rsN-e. He then fire.
was Of oak and they did not come
through.
l had captured him. but mt the same
time he had captured the house. lie
seemed to have a FIJI box Of cartridges
with him. and in shooting around pro
miscuOusly in the darkness he SMASHED
all the batteries. destroyed all the
switches and left the house in dark
ness. Then I had to get the police, but
none of the four who came cared to
face his bullets They talked to him
through the open door and the closed
window. but he was an obstinate man
He wouldn't come out. and he swOre
no one should come in. The police and
the shooting drew a crowd, and for
two hours people were trampling my
lawn and uprooting flowers and shrub
berry. l would have overlooked Mr.
JacksOn's lapse from morality had he
been reasonable, but he positively re-
fused to argue the case. As a last re
sort the police sent for a fire engine
and led a line of hose from the nearest
hydrant. The nozzle was directed into
the window, and the water came. and
after the liquid had found its way into
every room on that floor and stood
four feet deep in the cellar Mr.. Jack
son said he had had enough to last him
the rest of his life The trap had
pinched him. the cold water had chilled
and half drowned him, and he had
fired away his fifty cartridges.
The police took his gun and a score
of skeleton keys, and after a few days
he was convicted of burglary and got
a sentence of seven years. l was rath-
er sorry about it, Before leaving for
prison he Informed me that he broke
into the house for the sole purpose of
stealing clock a hundred years old
and that as for my collection he
wouldn't have given me 10 cents for
the whole outfit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01

This is the route of The Overland Limited leaving Union
Passenger Station, Chicago COS p and The California
Express at The California Express carries tourist
sleeping to California every day Both carry
through standard seepers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01

Water is found most everywhere,
especially when it rains, as it did the
other day till our cellar was half full.
Jane had to wear fathers rubber boots
to get the onions for dinner. Onions
make your eyes water, and so does
horseradish when you eat too much.
There is good many kinds Of water
in the wOrld-rain water soda water,
well water. boiling water and brine
There is Il girl in our school named
Waterman.
All the boys say. Waterman you
are" and then she gets mad l don't
think girls look good when they are
mad. Water is used for a good many
things. Sailors use it to go to sea on.
If there wasn't any ocean their ships
couldn't float and they would have to
stay ashore. Water is a good thing to
make dams in and TO swim in and to
fire at boys with a squirt gun and to
catch fishes in. Ny father caught a
big one the other day, and when he
hauled it up it was ali eel. Nobody
could be saved from drowning if there
wasn't any water to pull them out Of
Water is first rate to put fires out
with. l love to go to fires and see the
men work at the engines. This is all
I can think about water-except the
flood
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01

closet and l showed Mr.. jackson that
my alarm was so attuned that he had
only to touch hand to the sash to set
the bells jingling.
After a thorough inspection we
emerged, and when there had been
some further investigations he left the
house. This was in the forenoon.
There was no need of my entering the
closet more than once a month unless
something got out of order, but while
l was eating dinner at 6 o'clock a feel
ing of uneasiness came over me, and |
rose suddenly and proceeded to the
room. Everything appeared all right
at first glance; but, looking more close
ly, / soon discovered that Mr.. Jackson
had piled his nippers while l was talk
ing. He had cut the alarm wire for
that window. That l should discover
something wrong and trace it out when
l went to set the alarm at 10 o'clock
he very well knew. He must have fig
ured, then, on entering the window at
an earlier hour
My collection of coins and stamps
was in a room by itself next to this
closet, and the door was never locked
till bedtime. With the family all in
the sitting room the treasure room was
almost unguarded. The window by
which Mr.. Jackson would enter looked
out upon a side yard He could skulk
along by the shrubbery and escape be-
ing seen. 1t was high window, and
l therefore carried an empty barrel
around for his convenience. Then the
cook was ordered to hurry up her work
of clearing away, and before o'clock
the family occupied the living room.
and there was piano playing and sing
ing.
OF course I did not mean that Mr..
Jackson should go out as he came in,
and 1 also wanted to capture him with
out the aid of the police. l therefore
procured a bear trap at a hardware
store, and this was set under the win
dow in the battery room. He couldn't
enter without stepping into it, and the
great jaws were certain to give him
the warmest kind of greeting.
There was no tedious delay to keep
my nerves on edge. 1t was a dark,
rainy night, but at quarter to Mr..
Jackson showed up. / had stretched
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01
GLIB MR..
JACKSON
BY Donald Murray
Copyright, 1904, by 7. c. Mcclure

A week after 1 had advertised my
house for sale had a prospective Gus
toner in the person of Mr. r. y. Jack
son.
Mr. Jackson's business card CON
veyed the information that he was in
the life insurance business. and he
gave me to Understand that he intend
ed to establish a branch agency at
Chenille. He was man of middle
age, had prosperous look and was a
very glib talker l realized that the
glibness was a part of his business,
and as to his general appearance l was
prepossessed in his favor. l named
my price, and he thought it reasona-
bic. He paid me 500 in cash to hold
the offer for a week
l had paid great attention to details
in building the house. | had the best
of burglar alarms, something new in
the way of window fasteners, and the
place was connected with a police sta
ton and a fire engine house | needed
" NC oCNuLC" lltlu Il SOllttllOAl VI
coins and stamps worth $4,000. and
any burglar who once got in could
have taken the whole away in COM
mon gripsack. The newspapers We're
always speaking of the collection, and
l realized that sooner or later some en-
terprising man would seek to lay
hands on it without the formality of a
sale.
Mr.. Jackson had told me that he was
going to Chicago the day after he in
spected the house, but he didn't go.
He came back to measure some of the
rooms and take a closer look, so that
he might satisfy his wife's curiosity
when he did go. He paid particular at
tention to the electric wiring on this
occasion, and his words of praise made
me feel rather proud.
My battery room, as l called it. was
a closet between the dining room and
the library, and in here led the tele-
phone wires from the roof. The batter
les for the burglar alarm and the vari-
Gus bells about the house rested on
shelves in the closet, and | thus had
the whole system under my thumb
There was an outside window to this
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-01
Notice To
Tax Payers!

This is to notify the tax payers of Garrett
county that the Annual Levy for 1865 has
been made and published, and to call their
attention to the following abstract, Section
40, Chapter 566, Acts of 1890, relating to the
discount to be allowed and the interest to
be charged on all tax bills:
II county taxes shall be due and payable
on the first day of September next succeed
ing the date of the levy thereof and all
county taxes paid on or before the LIST day of
September discount of per cent. shall be
allowed, and after the first day Of January
all taxes shall bear interest at the rate of 6
urer shall take the discount from and charge
interest on the tax bills for county purposes
regularly in the manner aforesaid and shall
note the same upon his books and upon the
receipt given for taxes so paid But the dis
count shall not be allowed unless the whole
amount of State and county taxes are paid
when same is made.
93t F. 4 WIENER Tressu