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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16
Jaxn's Formulation.

Java is very thickly populated, and
cultivation is pushed to an extraordin-
airy distance up the steep slopes of the
hills. The plain of Leles in the month
of July lis one sea of ripe golden rice.
with here and there village of brown
thatch roofs Nesting in a group Of
green cocoanut trees" In the middle
of the island white chimneys of sugar
mills peep above miles and miles Of
sugarcane fields.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

The Cuban banker who fled on board
ship from Havana with nearly mil
lion of other peoples money has not
yet been sighted. But sooner or later
he will run afoul of the wires or the
wireless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

Japanese children begin to go 20
school when 6 years old. During the
first four years they learn Japanese
and Chinese; in the next four years
every child has to learn English.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil tells
its readers TO look out for the "Spor-
gvongns Kjoretur' that is to occur
"Torsang Den IIIte October" and adds
that several special cars have been
chartered to accommodate the crowd.
1t sounds as if they would be needed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

An English physician declares that
he has discovered powder which will
cure i'll temper Ordinarily giant pow
der will do that if properly placed and
ignited
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

An exchange wants to know what the
women do with all the things they buy
at the dry goods stores. They general
" take them back and have them
changed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

Wisconsin's agricultural department
is trying to deOdoTize limburger cheese.
But isn't that odor its strongest claim
On the gourmet's liking?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

Now that the baseball season is final
~ over. the public may turn its mind
for diversion to fOOtball-and other dis
asterS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill. I'm
tered at the postofhce as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16

Competitive railroad facilities mean
d diversity of industrial interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-16
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year III advance
All communications OF argGmentative
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.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-01

ties imposed thereby. Ignorance or The
law 10 no excuse for It's violation, That,
soothing, ain't 1t And here's q case oE
brandy you have forwarded to Iowa.
prohibition state. That's another mis-
demeanor, but thank God. we can prob
ably escape 10 the hills before the au-
thorities get on 10 it,
He sprang from bis chair and began
pacing the floor, muttering 10 himself:
"Oh, no; there's no heroism required to
run stationno responsibility attached
to the position. Fines are laid up for
you, jails and penitentiaries yawn for
yon; but that's nothing that's merely
the everyday routine"
He caught sight Of the express book
and stopped short.
"Those quail" he faltered. looking at
me imploringIy. "You examined each
bird as the law directs, to see that IL had
not been captured by net, pound, wire
or trapi You know rule SO says agents
must acquaint themselves with and be
governed by the game laws Of their state
and territory"
| could not speak, but he read the am
swer in my downcast face. He extended
his hand to me while look or sublime
exaltation trans6gured his homely coun-
tenancs.
Gas the agent" he said. and his voice
had the terrible calmness Of despair. II
am responsible for your crimes---T am
forever undone. but bear you no malice.
II was fate; whatever happens, remem-
ber forgive you, but and he jammed
his hat down over his ears and his eyes
glared wildly, "tbey will never take my
alive"
Then be strobe out Of the Office and
disappeared.
The sun sank below the western hori-
zone and twilight and mosquitoes in
vaded the melancholy landscape.
Presently freight train came along
and halted for water. It so happened
that an empty box car stopped right OPP
posite the Office. and as gazed into the
Hospitality open door, great homesick-
ness and a yearning stole over me. For
a moment / hesitated. but scream Of
mortal anguish reached my ears from the
direction of the saloon and decided me.
Softly closing the office door, / crept
into the untenanted car, and when the
engineer had @taken up the slack and
pulled out of Beaufort my career as an
assistant agent was at an end.-San
Francisco Examiner
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-01

In the Circuit Court Of the State Of
Oregon for the County Of Multnomah.
Eleanor Olmsted, plaintiff, vs.. The
Traders Insurance Company, ct al
defendants.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed by the above
entitled court in the above-entitled cause
receiver for the State of Oregon. of the
defendant, The Traders Insurance Com.
pany Of Chicago Illinois, and that by
order Of the said court, all persons hav-
ing claims against the said defendant,
The Traders Insurance Company, arising
on policies issued in Oregon, are required
to present the same to the undersigned.
at the address below given on or before
the 3lst day of October, 1905, and if not
so presented. the same viii not partici-
pate in the distribution of the funds of
the said defendant company, in the hands
VI the ISCcANCis
Notice is further given, that all re-
turn premiums will be computed from
the 5th day of May, 1906, the date of
the insolvency of the said The Traders
Insurance Company and all policyhold-
ers of the said defendant company are
urged to reinsure. if they have not al
ready done so, and to present their claims
properly verified promptly to the receiver
with the surrender of their policies.
Forms for proof of claims may be had
from the receiver of from the former
agents of the company.
A. H. BIRRELL, Receiver.
Address Mckay Building, Portland,
Oregon.
Dated June 25, 1906.
BEACH h SIMON.
Attorneys for Receiver.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-01
PORTLAND MARKETS
Latest Quotations In the Portland
Markets
Complete Market Reports Corrected Eaca
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices VI
Commodities, Farm Produce and vsgs.
tahlss.

PORTLAND, June 20,-~Front street
fruit men fear shortage In tropical
and California fancy fruits. The arrivals
have been very heavy. but aS the de-
mand for shipping exceeds expectations
10 rthe holiday trade. unless the express
Ii rcsorted TO the market will be almost
bare before the carload consignmcnts
arrive.
This. however, may be crossing the
bridge before coming to IL for orders
are placed for probably all the fruit
needed, and II may come In time TO avert
the threatened scarcity,
\ 4 Rather full lots Of eantaloupes are IN
n stock. for the cool weather Of the past
two days has influenced buying to
considerable extent. The melons are for
tunatsly In ilrst.elass shape, and dealers
expect stocks 10 be pretty well cleaned
up before the danger point arrives.
Price IL considered steady at $3.50 .
crate.
Car lots Of peaches, cots and plums
probably will be coming along about the
middle OF next week. No improvement
10 obe expected In apiicots, and the
fruit IL hardly in sufficient quantity to
maintain a quotation
Valley cherries Of the BIng variety
presented fine appearance on account
Of careful boxing and good quality Of
the fruit. They are quoted at sl.lo 70
sl.20 per box.
Ioganherries we're some sitter In
price this morning with starting figure
sl.s5 per crate. The berries are In extra
good demand
Eggs and Butter.
There continues TO be q very good
market for all concerned. In the egg
market, prices being firm at 22c, which
10 considered reasonable TO buyer and
satisfactory to seller. In some quarters
half cent is named on top Of the gen.
orally accepted figure. Ranch eggs are
not coming In sufficiently to meet 70.
quirtments. but the light receipts are
being augmented by the Eastern goods,
that sell side by sidc with the local eggs,
No Portland storage eggs are being with.
drawn, as far az could be learned.
Butter Il frmer, though there are still
very heavy receipts from usual sources
Of supply. and some from quarters news
70 this trade previous to this year.
Grain. Flour. Feed.
wheat--Walla walla, Tic, Valley. T3ci
bluestem. T4cj red. zoe.
oats-White, $685. gray, ssl.
corn-whole. $1,000; cracked. $500
per ton.
Barley Brewing, s2i, feed. S23.75;
rolled. s26@2O.
Rye-sl.5o per cwt.
Buckwheat--s36.00 per ton.
Flour--Hard wheat patent, s4.l0;
straight, $3.45i graham, $3.50; rye. $780,
whole wheat -four. $780, Valley -four,
s3.50@30Sj Dakota, s5.30@5.60; East
k,ern rye, $780, Pillsbury. $500; Corvallis,
Bs.7O.
y Millstufrs -Middlings, s250o@20.oo;
chop, sl7; bran. sl7@ls, shorts sls@
10.
Hay-vallcy. timothy. $ll@l2.5o;
Eastern Oregon, $l5@l7,5O; clover. $3.50
@o0Oj cheat, s750@sj alfalfa. Gil.
Grain bags--Foreign and domestic, %
@l0c.
Produce.
Butter-Country creamery. lsa@20ci
city creamery. 2O@2lic, dairy, l4@l5cj
store, lS@l4c; butter fat, zoe.
Poultry-0ld roosters 0@l0c; hens,
l2@l3c; fryers. l6@l7c; broilers, lac
Ice, dressed chickens, l9@l4c; geese,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
Rnin rnrIrr shccts.

Washington oct s., TO construct
new rules aud regulations for the
simplIficallon Of tate tariffs Is tho
object Of IL hearing which hogan TO
day before the interstate commerce
commission and which will probably
continue for several days.
The demands which the commerce
commission will make Of the rail-
roads in the preparation Of rate tar
iffs include the following require
ments:
Joint tariffs to be filed by the ini-
dal lines; schedules OF each initial
line TO be printed as an Independent
document: class and commodity rates
TO be separated; tariffs must be limi'
ted to five supplements and any class
form order in the compilation Of all
tariffs must be observed, and all ter
minal charges must be properly spec
flied In tho tariff Of the initial line.
II is expected that the hearing VIII
result In the formation OF other rules
tending to make the rate 'ariIis oil
the railroads ineligible TO the aver
age shipper, instead OF the Chlnesc
puzzIes that they now are
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
penyer Road Excursions

TEXTS state Fair, Dallas, Texas,
Oct. 13 to 2S--Tickets on sale Oct.
~ to II, inclusive, with final limit
to Oct. 20, rate $l3.20 for the round
trip. on our trains Nos. 2 and s,
leaving Amarillo Oct 30, we will sell
round trip tickets TO Dallas for $3.50
final limit VIII be on our train No
Z. leaving Fort Worth S;45 p. m,
Oct. 20. Chllds' rate between the
ages OF five and twelve will be one.
half Of the rate quoted above. We
will also sell tickets to Fort Worth
on the above selling dates, rates and
limits to be the same as Dallas Fail
tickets. This in order to let pasScn.
gers return home without making d
trim to Dalhs should they not de-
sire to do 10.
Meeting Scottish Rites Of Mason
ry and Mystic Shriners, Dallas, Tex.
oct. 20 to Nov, Dates Of sal,
oct 2S, 80, nov. ? and 3, final limi
Nov. 3, rate $500 for the rounC
trip
Home coming week for Alaba
mians, birmingham, Ala, Oct. IS L
20.-Dates Of sale oct. 15, II anc
Is, limit to thirty days from date o
sale, rate one fare plus 81 for thu
round trip.
international Convention Brother
hood of ST. Andrews Protestan
! l1p, : '"rch Memphis rem
oct. is to q LA of sale oct II
and II, limit to thirty days from
! date of sale rate $24 for the rounO
,trm 81. II, WHITE,
lT, n. SIMMONS. Local Agen
/ II. f. a. y. Agent.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
HU@5 or WOOD.
Mahogany when II - New Is of a
Light Color.


Mahogany when II Is New Is of
Light Color.
Not All The mahogany which we SEE
in use today exhibited as an heirlooM
is the real antique il is said 10 be-, for
hclrooms may he made 10 order, and
even furniture connoisseur will have
difficulty in detecting the difference.
Most people think OF mahogany rs
deep red, while, in fact, when new II il
a light color without stain, and when
treated with colorless liquids 1t be
comes golden shade, This darkens
with age, and at present all the gcnu-
inc mahogany which we see must have
attained its dark hue through centuries
OF use, II Is about the most expensive
Of the woods in general use, but Cir
cassan walnut is valued even higher,
Blrdseye maple is next, q costly mate
rial on account Of ne great difficulty
IN treating H. Its grain /, perhaps the
most eccentric Of all the various styles.
aud consequently its working up ana
IFS lasting qualities are rather uncer-
tain. The differences in grain make
differences IN its density aud hence lis
disposition to crack ana split Nenls
Martin Is a style which was favorite
in the reign of Louis Nv, and its pop
ularlty has not wancd with the years,
It takes It's name from famous fam
lly named Martin who were noted cab
inetmakers in Louis NN,'s reign This
beautiful spattered gold dust dccora'
ton. with its paintings by Vatican, is
the real Vernis Martin style, unchang'
cd today.
OAK is at the head Of the lists OF
woods which have varied finishes Bog
oak is a brown green shade, caused ny
long immersion in peat or marsh Dogs,
Old English oak has 4 rich brown
shade, supposed 10 be acquired by age
and the smoke from dreplaccs. Both
these styles are, however, successfully
initiated by the manufacturers OF To-
day. Weathered oak and Flemish oak
are both popular finishes the former
representing the color which rain and
sun and wind would cause on the oak
and the latter is black, representing
the effect caused by centuries OF smoke
on oyerhoated rarlers. Antwerp oak l.
one OF the dark finishes Ike the Others
mentioned, but yarnish and shellac arc
used, SO that a high polish is the re-
/ suit
Birch natural or curly; maple anl
/ sycamore are the original wood shell
lacked and vanished without artIicla
| stain. - Brooklyn Eagle.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
All For Nnught.

All these international conferences
to remove causes of war are tutlIc'
Wars arise fror, conflict OF human de-
slres. There will always be wars while
desires conflict until the millennium
comes and we are angels The ilhpel-
ling desire that brings together these
universal peace conferences is chiefly
social The dreamers want chance to
ten their dreams 10 other drcamers.
Men who lind happiness IN 'promi-
nence" want more prominence. So they
gather and shake hands ana make
speeches and tell how happy the world
will be when creams come true,-Chl'
cRgo Inter Ocean,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
MISSISSIPPI Fair and Carnival.

Yasoo City Misc, Oct. S.--rhe
Yazoo City trade fair and carnival
opened today with many visitors in
attendance from all over the state.
Tho program includes a big parade
with dozens OF floats in line, a gun
shoot in which sportsmen from all
parts Of tho state will participate and
epeeches BY many prominent men, In
eluding Senator McLalrin and Money
me fair, which will last all week
was Originally set for May of last yeal
Int was postponed on account of the
fire here.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09

Kansas CIV, oct y Cattle rc
ccipts $4,000 including 1000 south
erns, Marko. steady 20 Toe lower
Native steers, $l@G.50; southern
steers. $27bm8.S0; southern COWS
$2m2.9O; native COWS and hciIcrs
SL75Uj; stockers and feeders
$2bOW4.GOs bulls, $210m&25;
calves, S3@6.5U; western steers
$4,000; western COWS, $2@3.7j,
Sheep receipts 1900, Market
weak to Toe lower. MuLtons, Sl.i5
W5.5O; lambs, $5,5Od725; range
wethcrs, $i.25m5.75; fed ewes, 81
M5.40.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
NAPOLEON BONAPAE1E

showed, at The battle OF Ausloritz.
hc WAS the greatest Leader in the
world. Billiards. Snow Liniment has
shown the public It is the best Lint-
nicut I'm the world \ quick cure for
Rheumatism, SprHns, Burns, cuts,
Gtc. A. C. PITTS, Rodossa, Ia. suys,
81 use Ballard's Snow Linimsnt in
my family and find It unexcelled for
Sore chest, headache. cOrns, in fact
for anything that can be reached by Il
linlmcnt. Sold by J.. O, Thompson 4
Rro T-B+I
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09

Can yon win? Yon realize that
TO win in anything these days. re-
oulres strength. with mind and body
In tune. A man or woman with dis
ordered digestive organs Is not in
shape for days work or days
play. How eau they expect 10 VIM
Kodol For Dyspepsia contains the dl-
pestlve Juices of healthy stomach
and viii put your stomOch in shape
to perform its important function of
supplying the body and brain With
strength building blood. Digest
what you eat. relieves Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Sour scomacn, Polpitatloh
of the Heart and Constipation. sold
by l.. o. Thompson & Bro ~" 3
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
4 Not Worthy ARTICLE.

When an article has Deen on inc
market for. wears and gains friends
every year. ht is safe to call this me-
dicine a worthy one ouch is BAL
lard's Horehound syrup. It posi-
lively cures coughs and all Pulmon'
arv diseases one of the best known
merchants of Mobile Ala. says
For live years my family has no
been troubled with winter cougo
we owe this to Billiards. Horehount
Syrup. 1 know It has saved my chill
dren from many sick spells" Fol
sale by l.. O. Thompson q Bro. T,B'4
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09

Two posslbG weapons were round
Yesterday and brought 20 The ao-
thor,ties as the instruments OF mo
bop's death one is iron bar eish-
teen inches long and one inch vide
with curved ends Deep pitted marks
IN toe side resembled blood stains
This was picked mp not far from inc
snot where the body was found the
o,ber and more formidable weapon
was an axe picked up along the track
ont coward tho Denver round house
Neither weapon. however. Is credl'eu
with being the instrument OF inc
murder as the nature of the WOUNDS
Is decidedly against the possibility
Many Expect to Identify Boy
Al an evidence OF the wide pub
uelty that has been given the crime
through the complete newspaper ac-
counts messages are coming from
mauy quarters, concerning various
missing boys. Yesterday two men
from canyon came over to identity
Inc body and after they had visited
,hc morgue. they came upon the mis-
ling man himself coming from the
nn,on station. He has been idenu-
flea as a missing man from Carlsbad
and portales, n. NJ, Pueblo and Den
ycr. COL, Mclean and Bellevue, Tex
as besides other fanoied identifica-
tions These are Of no value OK
Gent A. proof Of tho widespread In
terest In the case, aud The increasing
likalIbood that out Of all these
threads and clues. some true and
many false, there will be gathered
ana spun together the net OF evidence
that win close around the murderers-
some Conclusions
since the boy has died with his
secret untold and all the witnesses
are probably aecomplices, circum'
stantial evidence will have to build
up tho proof Since Saturday the
discovery of the clothes in car that
had been In the yards all the time
gives proof that the crime was com
Emitted in Amarillo. It Is by no
means clear that robbery was the
onyy motive. From the nature OF the
wounds and the extent of the sashes
Il would seem that the murder was
actuated by an insane fury. The
weapon was evidently a Ratchet but
apparently the blows were directed
with a great deal Of force A mar
striking madly as the blows seem &c
have been made would have made
much deeper gashes, The ciroum
stances suggest many possibilities
which are yet 10 be made clear
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
BEATEN AND ROBBED
Victim Of Booze and Thugs Loses
Money Last Night

1From Saturdays Daily Panhondlel
some time after midnight ono Of
those dlsgracefnl crimes that con-
time 10 happen 20 he pulled OF
near tho BOwery cost q man q CON
siderable sum OF money last night
The man. 80 the story goes. had boon
drinking all evening In the Bowery
saloons aud. strungo 10 say, had u
roll Of money left when he turned
his uncertain steps away from the
booze counters some time after MID
night Some companions who had
ihonghtfully taken him IN charge,
led him few hundred feet away ana
finished the work already well be-
gun by stripping The unfortunate OF
n roll OF good money This roll Is
,ariously given from $50 10 $500
but Il was of course no fault Of 'dr
hold.up men that II WAS no larger
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
Iiovt worth Fair.

Fort Worth, Tex Oct S-AThe
Fort worth Fair opened today with
better exhibits and faster horses than
ever. Friday will be the closing day
and on the following Saturday the
state fair at Dallas VIII open.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
Quaker school In New state.

Gate. Okla, Oct S.--The Gate aca-
denny. an institution recently estab-
lished here by the Friends, opened It's
first term today. Professor 7. j.
Perry, a we'll known Kansas educator
is president Of the new school.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
stockmen in Kansas city.

Kansas city, Mo, Oct S.u-Many
stockmen from all over the west are
arriving here today 10 visit the A.
merican Royal Livestock show and
90 participate IN the convention of the
American National Live Stock asso-
ciueion. to- be held here tomorrow
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09

vJohnny," Queried the teacher Of the
juvenile class, "what is the difference
yptwefn electricity and lightning?'
You don't have TO pay nothin for
rightuln'." answered Johnny. Milwau-
kee Sentinel
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09

rngE growing what is was 10 sur
a "-h fer. will give FREE OF
CHARGE 70 any afflicted a positive
cure for Eczema Salt .Rheum Fry
sipeIas, piles and Skin Diseases. In,
slant relief, Don't shffer longer,
Write ~ ~. WILLIAMS. '4oO Man
haitian Avenue, New York. Encloss
Stamp. Tlo-5,o7
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
Chicago Grain Market

Chicago, Oct S.--Wheat, Dee.
.74hc; MaN 1875 @7S%c Corn
Dec, 42hci May, 1850. Oats, Dec.
.34ssc; May 351s @35%c,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
ChIcn,o Proyislon Marriott

Chicago, Oct. S.-Pork, y Ian.
$13.571k. Lard, Oct, $500; Jan.
ST87h Ribs, Oct, $S,35i Jan,
$73O@5b2.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09

Kind Lady Here is glass OF water.
Certainly you can drink that Tramp
No. mum. I've got an iron conSttu
ton, aud the water wouId'rust IT,
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-09
DEATH CLAIMS BOY,
Continued from Page OneJ
May he bellevue hoy

John Lewis of Bowie Texas. who
a hero visiting his father Dad
Lewis. MAS among the many VINO
viewed the body az the morctlr today
Hc stated that he lhoughi the hoy
lived near BoVlc, his father being "
wen 10 do fuwwr did not know MS
name but bis ermdtnlhers nomo "
Robert Jotlou lie said ldat nc
boarded with lhc gentleman named
for several DAYS and this boy win
ble parents and little brothers Vl'-
itod there. The paily Panhandle
Immediately wired u description OF
tho boy 10 Mr.. jaton asking who'
his rrand-sonB naule is and whether
or not he is away from home. up
10 press tlmc no answer has been
received.