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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

Van Gaasback, who saw That unless
the secret could be kept his reputation
would be ruined, gave the doctor a
good fee to keep 1t and the next morn
ing before breakfast went to Mrs. We
sey's and asked her what would buy
silence from her. He was conscious
of having been perfectly sober, but
with two witnesses against him he
could not hope TO establish his case.
The good woman told him that her son
was pining for his daughter and his
daughter was pining for her son, who
had never been drunk in his life. If
the old man would cease his opposition
to the wedding she would agree not TO
tell a single person in the village that
Van Gaasback had made beast of
himself The old man, who saw dis
grace staring him in the face, was glad
to purchase silence at the price.
Nick Vesey became a great favorlte
with his father-in-law and in time con
fessed how he had changed the doors.
The old man looked at him skeptically
and shook his head
Nav" he said. ut vas not you. II
vas ST Nicholas
HELEN v. TURNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

bought there at $3.50 apiece less than
the price in the United States and re-
imported is straight and complete. In
the hands of democratic orators they
will give ocular proof that in the prod
ucts of this protected industry at least
the price to the American is 33 1-3 per
cent greater than to the foreign buyer.
Price lists of American manufacture
ers of agricultural machinery and other
ARTICLES circulated in South American
countries have repeatedly shown that
under the prohibitive tariff the Ameri-
can consumer pays much more for
American goods than does the for
eigner.
The American voter does not have to
put up with this robbery unless he
wants to. And it looks more every day
as if he doesn't mean to put up with it
longer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

the old man for his daughter, always
to receive the same reply.
"Vas my dachter to marry man
that spends his nights trinkin'? You
go way. You never git Anneke.'
Now, this was very hard on the low
ers-as hard as it was unjust. Nick
was a carpenter by trade and during
working hours very Industrious
young man. 1t was rather his light
hearted ways that prejudiced the old
man, who was as sour as Nick was
amiable.
One night Van Gaasback came home
from attending town meeting, and
when he stopped at his own door he
was astonished. He had built the
house himself and had put a door in it
unlike most OF the doors of that time.
1t was not cut horizontally in the
middle. His establishment came from
seeing cut door. Wondering how he
could have mistaken his house. to
which he could go at any time with his
eyes bandaged, he went out to the
street for a look, and his wonder grew
to amazement when he saw that the
house was the third in the row and
must be his. Collecting his faculties
with an effort, he went back into his
yard and looked again at the door. 1t
was changed, sure enough. His heart,
which had never been known to beat
faster than forty to the minute, rose
at once to sixty. Up went his hand to
his head for a scratch, the only way
he knew to collect his faculties. Had
ST Nicholas been around changing
the doors? Had he also changed the
locks? Wouter tried his great iron
key, but it did not At. There was
nothing for him to do but knock for
information, 50. Selling the knocker,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
Bryan's Quick Wit.

Mr. and Mrs. William ]. Bryan Gel
ebrated the 21st anniversary of their
wedding the other day at their home
in Lincoln. Neb. The occasion also
was a celebration of the 18th year of
their residence in Nebraska. The Lin
coin Star, in its report of the event at
which some seventy guests were pres
ent, says Mr.. Bryan was in excellent
spirits. He showed his visitors his
farm and stock. After looking over
his cattle, Mr.. Bryan assured his
guests that he preferred short horns,
because he had ascertained that the
ratio between the butter fat and the
skinned milk of short horn is about
10 to l. He described a banquet which
he attended in Japan, in which he
gracefully escaped drinking wine to
the health of the admiTals.
After the company had drank the
health of Admiral Togo the mikado
and Mr.. Bryan, a toast was proposed
to one of the admirals who could speak
English. AS they raised their glasses,
the admiral said to Mr.. Bryan: You
are drinking water. This toast is in
my honor and we are drinking wine''
You won all your victories on the wa
ter" was the quick response. when
you win honor for your country and
yourself on champagne, l will drink
Your health in it." The Japanese ad-
miral was thoroughly satisfied with the
explanation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
f - Look Us Oyer Before ~ 4NN
NZZ~ ~ You Buy sAX@>-S~

he gave a foud rap. 4 nead was
thrust out of a window above. and Il
woman's voice asked what was want
ed
rs this my house?" asked the puz-
zled man.
Your house? Who are youT
"Wouter van Gaasback."
whats the matter with you, Wou-
ter van Gaasback, to be coming to my
house at the dead o. night in this fix2
/ can smell the gin on you even up
here. And you opposing my sons
marriage with your daughter because
you call him a sot. Go home and go
to bed"
This is the third house in the row
and NINE" said Wouter doubtfully.
Its the third one way and the sew
enth the other. You must be awful
drunk"
The window was put down with u
bang. Wouter began to believe that he
had been stricken with some mental
malady and without waiting longer
went off to find a doctor who lived on
Bowling Green.
No sooner had he gone than the
house was astir. Nick Vesey took the
door off the hinges and put up the door
that belonged to the house. His moth
er came downstairs, and, both bidding
Anneke good night, they shut the door
and went home.
In less than an hour back came Van
Gaasback with a doctor, who came
with him to see If his own door was
in position. Finding the door in its
proper place and Wouter recognizing
it as such, the doctor turned upon him
for having taken too much schnapps
and bringing him from q warm bed on
a fools errand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. Oct. 13.-Following are the
market quotations today.
Wheat.
December, 749s, rs, 74ss, 747s.
May, 1915, 1874, 70, 1885.
Corn.
December, AZ. 421z, AZ, 1925.
May. 1915, 431a, 431s, 439s.
July, 1885, 437s, 1875, 1875.
Oats.
December, "a. 3416, 1873, 337s.
May, 1914, 359s, 351s, 35H.
July, 1895, 33A. 1895, 1855.
Pork.
January, 1910, 1880, 1870, 1877.
Lard.
October. 800, 9.35, 9.2O. 9.35.
January, S.12, $50, S.12, SIT.
Ribs.
October, $50, $50, $50, $50.
January, 7.42, 747, 7.42, 7.47.
Receipts today-Wheat SIS, corn 312.
oats 247, hoge 1000, cattle 400, sheep
5000.
Hog market opened strong to sc high
er. Hogs left over $500. Light 6.2O&
6.65. mixed and butchers 6.2O@675.
good heavy 5.95@675, rough heavy
5.95@62O.
Cattle market opened steady
Sheep market opened steady.
Hogs at Omaha 5000, cattle 500.
Hogs at Kansas City 1000, cattle 400.
U. S. Yards, $40 a. m.-Hog market
strong to sc higher. Light 625@6.65.
mixed and butchers 6.25@6.75. good
heavy 6.00@6.75, rough heavy 6.OO0
go.
Cattle market steady. Beeves 400
@7.3O, cows and heifers 1.4O@4.5O
stockers and feeders 2.6O@465.
Sheep market unchanged.
Hog market closed strong to sc high
er Light 6.25@6.65, mixed and butch
ers 6.25@6.75. good heavy 6.OO@6.75,
rough heavy 6.OO@6.2O.
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed strong.
New York Stocks.
New York, Oct. 13.-Gas 9O1A. u. p.
1874, U. S. Steel preferred 1879. U. S.
Steel common 40, Reading 1511a, Rock
Island common 2S5s, o. & w. 47%,
Southern Pacific 94A, N Y. Central
1908, Missouri Pacific 971a, L. & N.
LAT, Shelters 149A, C. F. 1. 555s, Can
adam Pacific 1873, Penna 144B, Erie
i71s, c. & o. CO.'S, 3. r. T. 1875, B. &
D. 123. Atchison 1881, Locomotive
7614, Sugar 1876, st. Paul 1868, Copper
las, Republic Steel common 1885,
Southern Ry. 361s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
Democratic Candi.


John Brown Moran. the nominee for
governor by the democrats of Massa-
chusetts, is district attorney of Suffolk
county and a man of forceful charac-
ter. He was born of Irish parents in
Wakefield, Mass, in 1859, and was ed
ucated in the schools of his native
place, at Phillips Andover academy
and in the Boston university Law
school. He first began the practice of
law at Woburn, but soon went to Bos-
ton and speedily won a reputation as
a trial lawyer Mr. Moran is unmar-
ried
He is MEMBER of several prominent
benevolent, literary and educational or
CARNATIONS and of the Boston Athletic
association. In politics he has been
known as an Independent democrat
On Sept. % he was nominated for gov
ernor by the independence league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

On the 2Sth of September Secretary
Shaw deposited s26,OOO,OOO of the peo-
pies money in national banks without
interest-that is, in effect, he lent them
S26,000,OOO without interest for an in
definite period, in order to avert SER
ious crisis in the market, caused by
over-speculation. The bankers like this
sort of business, of course: but what
will the taxpayers have to say about it
The national banks now hold S15S,971,-
094 on the same terms. And yet Shaw
is the star spellbinder sent out by the
administration 20 fool the people into
believing that their prosperity is
brought about by such a system of fl
nance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
DAILY STORY
YOUNG NICK OR ST. NICK?

tOriginal.J
In the olden days, when New York
was New Amsterdam, there lived on
one of the streets fronting the Hud-
son river an old Dutchman named
Wouter van Gaasback. Wouter was
distinguished, like most of his fellow
citizens, for the number of breeches
he wore and his thick skull. He was
widower having an only daughter,
Anneke, who kept house for him. I'm
like most OF the Dutchmen of those
days, Wouter would not touch schnapps
nor would be smoke pipe. In all New
Amsterdam there was not so circum-
spect a man.
Van Gaasback's house was the third
in q row of houses all standing with
their gable ends to the street, while in
the fifth lived young Nicholas Vesey,
gay, light hearted young fellow and
the favorite of the village Nick and
Anneke grew up side by side and could
not remember the time when they had
not loved each other. But as to get
ting the consent of the girls father to
their union, that was impossible. The
old man would as soon have wed his
daughter to a cask of Holland gin as
to the young Nick, who, If he wished
to sit late at night at the tavern mois-
tening his clay, would not scruple to do
so. Not that he was confirmed tip
ster, for he was as abstemious as any
man in the town except Anneke's IA
Their. Nicholas had often applied TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
The Lesson of the Fight for Congress.


In every congressional district in the
country the democrats in these closing
weeks of the campaign are seeing the
mighty efforts put forth by the repub-
licanS to elect their candidates for the
house of representatives. Republican
leaders are alarmed by the reports they
receive from the country at large. They
fear a serious reaction in states usually
safely republican and are putting forth
strenuous efforts to hold in democratic
states the ground they gained in 1904
through democratic Indifference.
The complaint of the republican con-
gressional compaign committee that it
is poorly supplied with money reads
like hypocrisy in the light of the large
expenditures the republicans are max
ing to win congressman in such states
as Missouri
On the other hand, the consignment
of watches received at headquarters of
the democratic congressional campaign
committee in Washington will be an
instructive object lesson in the methods
by which the American consumer is
robbed under the benign protection of
the Dingley act.
These watches were made in the Uni
ted States, but they were not bought
in this country. They were bought in
Europe at S7.9S each, whereas the low
est price at which the watch trust
would sell them to American dealers
is $10.5S apiece. The difference is
$3.50 on each watch. The DingIey tar
in, therefore, enables the watch trust
to charge American dealers exactly
one-third more for the watches it makes
than it is willing to take for the same
articles in countries where the tariff
does not give it the power to levy trib-
ute upon people who want to know the
time of day
By the time the retailers profit is
counted in, this tribute of $3.50 amounts
TO $3.50 or 81 ON each watch of this
grade carried in an American pocket
1t is paid by railroad conductors, en-
gineers and other train hands, by rail-
road station agents and telegraphers,
by street car conductors and motormen
and by hundreds of thousands of others
whose business requires them to carry
a serviceable but not too costly time
piece.
There is no trickery or mfSrepresen- |
tation in the use which the committee |
will make of these watches. Congress-
man Rainey on the floor of the house
last winter openly exposed the practice
OF the protected American watch man
ufacturers of gouging the American
users OF watches for a large percentage
over what they are willing to sell their
goods for in foreign markets. The his
tory OF the transactions by which they
were first sold by the trust in Europe,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
METAL LODGED IN THROAT
Part of Lead Pencil Fatal to 6-Yesr-Old
Boy in Stark County.

Eugene Malone. a G-ycar-old boy at
tending school this fall for the first
time. is dead at his home at Lombard
vile, Stark county. as "A result Of swal-
lowing the metal ring Of a lead pencil.
The obstruction lodged i'm the throat
and for several days caused no trouble
Eventually, however. Inflammation set
in, and death resulted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

of Canton, Ohio. won the champion
ship of the Western Professional Golf
ers' association yesterday from Fred
Mcleod of Midlothian, up. in 81 holes.
Sherwood finished the first Is = up.
The match was squared at the 35th
hole, then the seth was halved in four
each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
Gives Turkish Bath Party.

Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 13.-Robert
Lindenberg will marry Miss Grace
Adell Woodwork, on Oct 80. The
guests to the wedding are all invited
to bathing party at a Turkish bath
house on Oct. II. Three hours will be-
taken for the enjoyment of the bath.
This will be followed by a lunch at the
Columbus club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

Roosevelt trusted in Providence.
That's what the kilograms say. At
any rate, the republican state conven-
ton of Rhode Island met in Providence
and passed resolutions of trust and con-
fidence in Roosevelt. There are also d
few trusts in Providence and these
trusts trust Roosevelt and Providence,
Rhode Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

The president has made the first draft
of his next message to congress and
handed it over to Loeb to fix up the
phonetic spelling. II always was diff
ficult for republican reformers to re-
form themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

Farewell to the farmers. They made
us a good visit. and the people are
proud of the fact. The warmth of the
hospitality was dampened only by the
state of the weather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

If we annex Cuba, will the constitu-
ton follow the flag; and what will be
taxed to make up for the loss of the
tariff tax in Cuban sugar?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

The price of meat is soaring agan.
Nobody but the beef trust magnates
seem to have derived any benefit from
the legislation of congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
Saloon Notice.

j. Weinburger will serve q mush.
room lunch at his place tonight, 700
Seventh street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, II. tEn-
tered at The postof1ce IS second class
matter.i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

Get the available tracks to the lower
end factory district and the factories
will be available.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

TERMS - Daily. It, cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argTnentative
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, 1906-10-13

All the news all the time = THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

Sherwood Best in Mems Match.
Chicago, Oct. Nv w. Sherwood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
MISS CURTIS IS CHAMPION
Defeats Mary q. Adams of Boston at
GoIf-Sherwood Wins Mems.

West Newton, Mass. Oct. 10 Miss
Harriet S. Curtis of Boston today won
the woman's national golf champion
ship by defeating Mary B. Adams of
Boston up and l to play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13
Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing

At Beal and Schmitt's, Illinois theatcr
building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

BY THE j. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-13

We the exclusive selling agents of the world famous
MAJESTIC RANGES and Globe line of Ranges, Heat
and Stoves of every variety The Globe Hot Blast
stands without equal in America today and we are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13

great state for pretty girls. and this
may account for Speer's defeat at
Webb City Sunday. Perhaps he Kept
his eyes on the grandstand more than
he did on the home plate.
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Clay Center's Long Fight for
Light Plant Wins.
Citizens Declare for Municipal
Ownership by Good Vote.
1T WAS 4 QUEER FIGHT
An Interested Party Declared
First Election Illegal.
Then Mayor and Council Call
Another and Settle 1t.

Clay Center, July ia special cleo
ton for voting bonds to install a NUM-
cipal electric light plant was held here
Thursday.
This same question was voted on last
April and carried by large majority.
Bonds to the amount OF $4,000 were vot-
ed at that time and issued. The attor-
ney general c. c. Coleman, questioned
their legality. The mayor and city
council then called a special election for
$4,000 bonds when a light vote was poll
ed, resulting in favor Of the bond pro-
position by vote of $50 for to 147
against. The following is the vote by
wards:
First ward-94 for, So against.
Second ward-117 for. 81 against.
Third ward-ll4 for. go against.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13

Webb City touched Ward Isben safe
" twelve times in his first pitching
stunt for Armstrong. Joplin was de-
feated by the score of 6 to 4.
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rook Years to cloae the DeaI.

Pittsburg. Kan, July 13.-After
spending years of time and trouble
during which many yards of red tape
had to be unreeled, three Pittsburg
men. A. j. and John P. CUrran and j.
NJ Patmor have finally secured a deed
from a bunch of Britishers for 120
acres of coal land in Washington town
ship six miles north Of Pittsburg- The
land belonged to an old man who died
on the place years ago, leaving a large
number of heirs 1t took a. long time
to locate them but they we're finally
spotted in Wales. But even after they
were found, and agreed to sell. II took
a great deal of red tape to close the
deal and the United States vice consul
at Liverpool finally had to attend to
the matter.
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Topeka Team, Save Downs,
Played Primer Class Ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13
RAPID LADY CoNfPOsIToR.
ConcOrdia Blade Sets 1880 Ems OF
Loaded Brewer in Eight Hours.

ConcOrdia Blade Sets II, 500 Ems of
Loaded Brewer in Eight Hours.
There is a lady compositor in the Daily
Blade office who is a wonder and we'd
like to hear of the girl in Kansas who
can beat her sticking type" She is so
swift that the metal messengers of
thought almost smoke in their transit
ton from case to stick and her proofs
are RnOdels of cleanliness. This lady is
a recent addition to the Blades force
and she is one to be valued and day in
and out she sets big long strings with
so few errors that it is remarkable.
Tuesday, for instance, was a sample
days work and when complimented on
it her reply was that she was not very
well or she could have done better. She
is a frail looking girl. but it doesn't
seem to interfere with her speed. IN
eight hours composition Tuesday, TAX
ing the run of the copy hook, with no
scare" heads and not a line of ..phat"
matter or pickup she set 1850 ems
Of loaded BREWER type. If there is a
Kansas girl eompositor who can equal
or beat this record we'd like to hear
from her Wen find a case for her in
this shop mighty quick.-Concordia
blade
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Topeka has struck her old hoodoo.
The Cooleyerows can not win on the
Springfield grounds. The last trip to
the Missouri town we lost three out Of
four contests, and we started Thursday
with defeat. the Midgets getting to
Forrester's shoots for fourteen bingles
and six runs while we could garner
but one run from the delivery of
Olmstead. The locals always did have
trouble with Springfield on the home
grounds and it looks as if history
would repeat itself
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EIectric Lime Given Franchise.

Columbus, July 13.@The board of
county commissioners are in session
again for several days. The main bust
ness transacted was the checking Of
the bills for the month of June and
the granting of franchise to the
Rawlings electric line through the
county. The franchise as granted gives
that line the privilege to cross the
highways of the county but does not
grant the use of any highways for
roadbed purposes other than above
mentioned. The exact route of the
line is not designated as there are two
proposed routes from Columbus TO Ga
lena one would run through Badger
and the other would. almost parallel
the Katy railroad the entire distance
from Columbus to Galena-
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Tate Perkins. the veteran ball. Elay-
er, has received a commission from
President ShiveIey of the Western as
ISOLATION as umpire. Umpires in this
league receive S125 per month and
railroad transportation.
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THREE BOYS COME TO GRIEF.
Went Out to Harvest Wheat But
Grounded In, CIGARS.

SaIina. Kan, July 13.-The lark of
three Kansas youths ended when Sher-
if Meyer arrested them in Hill City
and brought them here. The boys are
Earl and Harry Van Bibber, Is and Il
years old, of Kansas City. Kan, and
Charles Davis, 16 years old, of Nor
land, Kan
The youngest boy cried for his mother
when arrested and told the sheriff all
about their escapades. They smashed
the windows of the Shipton railroad
station, stole cigars and went away with
a horse and buggy. They came here to
work in the wheat fields.
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of Michigan there is no hay fever-too
much fresh air and blue water for that
The weather is never too hot-for the
the same reasons
There Is plenty Of out-of-doors and
bright sunshine. That's why the
peaches, pears, pluns, grapes. apples,
and every kind of small fruit is abun-
dant.
THAT'S why health is there, too Try
It. write H. F. Moeller. G. P. A, Pere
Marquette Railroad. 424 Union Station.
Detroit, Mich, for illustrated booklets.