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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
TOOTH POWDER MISSING.
What Roosevelt Chisets to In OkIfho-
mas Observation-Disclosures i r

Robert L. Owen, the senator to be
from tlie new state Of Oklahoma. came
to Washington recently and made the
presidents acquaintance. says a Wash
ington special to the New York World
'.Mr. Owen" said the president, ~
have only one criticism to make ongthe
new constitution you have adopted in
your state. 1t fails to prescribe the
kind of tooth powder true Oklaho-
man must use. Why this omission
when it regulated everything else I'M
der the SUM-"
ut was an oversight, Mr.. President"
said Owen alphabetically, but we
reckon on fixing that by statute"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
Future Strap Hangers.

''The airship will be a tremendous
improvement over all other methods of
transportation"
''You bet you," responded Mr.. Grab
all, with enthusiasm. why, you can
not only place straps in the usual posi-
tons, but also suspend 'em from the
bottom and hang an indefinite number
of passengers In the ambient air.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
Children Required In These Flats.

When one wishes to let apartments
it is not uncommon to hear a hostile
concierge say. 'In this house we do
1t is quite refreshing, says the Paris
Eclair, to hear company of house
owners in the Rue Belliard announce
that all it's tenants must be parents to
three children at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
\ Methodist Minister Recommends
ChanberIajn's Couch Remedy,

We have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in our home for seven years,
and it has always proved to be re-
liable remedy. We have found that it
wC,ld do more than the manufacturers
claim for it. 1t is especially good for
Group and whooping cough,
Rev. James A. Lewi,,
Pastor Milaca, Mimi, M. e. Church.
Chamberlain's Cough remedy is sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
Lake StahI SinnS.

Jake Stahl has finally affixed his
name to a contract with the New
York Americans and will appear reg
|ularity with that aggregation next sea-
son. He will dispose of his indepen-
dent baseball interests at Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09

line in such cases and they will prob
ably observe the state commissioners
instructions. The ordinary citizen
will get nothing for filing complaints
unless the hunter is found without y
license. So the hunters MAY weigh
his chances and elect his own course
for tomorrow, and for Dec. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
A Pretty Bit of Courtesy.

At one of the public receptions given
at the White House during the Cleve-
land administration an old lady who
was drawn up in the line that was
pushing its way forward to shake
hands with the presidents wife drop
ped her handkerchief just before get
ting to Mrs. Cleveland. She was too
old and rheumatic to stoop down and
recover Ii, and those back of her in
the line were too intent upon getting
the one fleeting glimpse possible of the
mistress of the White House to notice
the old lady'S loss, and the handker-
chief was trampled upon roughly.
Just tbefore the old lady reached her
Mrs. Cleveland stepped out of her
place and deity picked up the hand
kerchief, tucked it in her dress and.
taking her own fresh one, which was
of the most delicate, dainty lace, smil-
ingly handed it to the old lady with
the sweet remark, please take mine,
and when you get home send it back
to me, will your And when the
handkerchief came back to her Mrs.
Cleveland returned that of the owner,
freshly Numbered, lying on the top of
beautiful box of rosebuds that came
from the White House conservatory.
|. Her Word or Two.
A Manchester man, whose wife was
going abroad, asked, her to telegraph
him word or two letting him know
of her safe arrival in London. -1
In few hours he received the fol-
|, lowing message. rft 80
Dear GeOrge-Arrived here safely
at fifteen minutes after 6. The train
was due at g. but we were delayed
| fifteen minutes while en- route. Had
q perfectly lovely journey. Do not
| worry about me, l will get along all
right. And take good care of yourself
| Be very careful about taking cold this
weather. Be sure to have the house
open and aired as often as possible
Remember what l told you about your
socks and shirts. Do not forget to
keep the basement door locked. Write
every day. / am sure 1 shall have q
| lovely time. SO good of you to let me
go. You must come over after me
soon. For ever and ever and ever
| yours Mamie"
An hour later Mamie was panied tc
| receive the following reply to hel
word or two: do not wire from
! Switzerland. Am ruined if you do
| George London Standard.
Let us speak of men as we find them
And censure only what We can see,
Remembering that none can be perfec
Unless they use HOLSTERS Rock,
| Mountain Tea.
Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
sETLEY SIGNS FOR NEXT YEAR
Old Three-Eye League Umpire Evi
IDENTIFY Did Not Land Hiuher.

Bloomington, H. Nov. 9.-President
Holland has announced he has signe1
William Setley and Turpin Danehy for
umpires in the Three-Eye league Set
ley was a member of this years staff
while Danehy was with the Northern
league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
A SIGNIFICANT PRAYER.

MAY the Lord help you make Buck
lens Arnica Salve known to all"
writes ]. G. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, n.
c. at quickly took the pain out of a
felon for me and cured it in wonder
fully short time" Best on earth for
sores, burns and wounds. Csc at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09
To the Orient

Seventy days costing only $500 and up,
including shore excursions SPECIAL
Madeira, Cadiz Seville, AL
giers. Malta, 10 Days i'm Egypt and the
Holy Land, Constantinople,A Athens, Rome.
the Riviera, etc. Tickets good to stop
over in Europe. Tours round the world
and to Europe, Sicily. etc. r. c. CLARK,
Times Bldg, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-09

Let us speak of men as we find them,
And censure only what We can see,
Remembering that none can be perfect
Unless they use HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea.
Harper House Pharmacy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

Thaw's Trial in Print.


Thaw, the murderer of Stanford
White, is to be put on trial tomor-
row. The newspapers will print col
umns of the trial and the minutest
details of the evidence. The more the
evidence partakes of a character
which should be u"nprintable, the more
eagerly will 1t be sought for by the
readers of the reports. The newspa-
pers will be criticised for the amount
of space they give the trial by the
very people who turn first to that
page and read every line of 1t before,
they think of voicing their criticisms.
1t may be set down as q general
rule that any newspaper successful
enough to continue in existence has
become successful through supplying
what its readers want. If the public
did not. insist upon murder sensa-
lions" being dtshed up to them as
sensations, The newspapers would be
too Wise 10 waste time and money up
on TINT ssort of enterprise. Every
newspaper takes its character and its
standagdsofgoms those of its readers.
The fahlts there are in newspapers
are sfnenf the reflections of the
faultsA6 sehe public. And that there
are so many good newspapers, and
so feWr RNye .fanlts in the worst of
thems Abaks pretty highly for the
American public.-New Brunswick
Times
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
sister Jane Is Waiting.

1t was a Chattanooga poet who
celebrated New Years day, when the
anti-pass law went into effect:
Sister Jane is walking,
So is Brother Will;
In fact, the whole Dam family,
Since Hepburn passed his bill"
This year, legislatures miss the ia
miliar faces of lobbyists, undertook
byists, and assistants and clerks to
lobbyists who helped to make state
capital cafes prosperous when passes
grew on every passenger agents hat
tree. The flow of travel to Florida
and California has %perceptibly lessen
ed since Father Dam, with a job in a
railway office, has been unable to get
free transportation for Mother Dam,
Brother VIII, Sister Jane, and Sis
ter James cousin Belle. II IS ssuspa1t-
ed. however. that the railroads are
Zaa,t baott4s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

Hicks, the Bakersfield, Cal, miner.
who was rescued from the bottom of
a hundred foot shaft fourteen days
after a cavern in which all his com
panions persisted, and whose philo-
sophical acceptance of the perilous
and uncomfortable situation was duly
advertised by the newspapers, states
with offers of marriage and PROPOSE
tons to go upon the stage. Hicks is
a hero. Not because he saved the
life of another, but because he allow
ed his own life to be saved in so
graceful a manner If it had been his
fortune to save some one else, there
is no question that he would have
done the thing we'll. But after all
the heroism displayed during his in
generation in the shaft he confesses
himself knocked out" by the stream
of propositions that is necessarily
pouring in upon him by post and wire.
THE funniest of them all, though,
he says, with a laugh that explains
his survival of the terrible ordeal
through which he has passed, lis one
from a theatrical manager. l won't
mention his name, for / imagine he
is more or less well known in the
show business. He offers to have u
play written for me within ten days
after my signing a contract he in
closes in his letter. That contract is
better than anything l v saw in
Puck or Judge. 1t specifies among
other things that ! will save the ex-
pense of n meal a day regularly
and two on matinee days, for food
will be sent down to me through a
pipe during the imprisonment and
rescue scene I've been resting my
self from reading matrimonial and
theatrical offers by imagining what
a play quilt around my experience
with me as the star would beNlike."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
Railroad Quotations.

Most valuable to bankers, brokers,
investors and spectators is a new
feature of the Railroad Quotation
Record (176 pages), compiled by Y.
Mont Benton, obtainable gratis on
aunlication to Stock Exchange Brok-
ers. This innovation is in the form
of handy and original tables, by rel
erence to which n may instantly
ascertain the high or low prices OF all
railroad stocks within the last Two,
five and ten years.
For instance, every II recalls
that a few years ago Northern Pacific
was cornered and quadrupled in
price over night, but how many who
were not caught short in that stock
remember the date? A glance at the
compact tables of The Benton Com
pany show that Northern Pacific
reached it's h~igh-water mark OF
$1,000 per share on May 8, 1901.
These Railroad Quotation Records
are printed monthly by The G. Mont.
Benton Company for brokers', bank
ers and others, whose cards are
printed on the ocver and title page,
and by whom they are distributed
gratis to their customers. The con
veniently-arranged little booklets,
which slip easily into the pockets,
contain the latest quotations Of rail
road stocks and bonds. as well as
those for previous months and years,
Besides, there is full data of all rail
roads as to their capital stock, bond
ed debt, dividend payments, location
of general Offices, time of annual
meeting, gross and net earnings and
summary of financial operations af-
fecting incomeo i
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
and spoke to him ;,

Dryden and spoke to him
Mr.. Watson further says that al
the time of this particular caucus Mr..
Holman told him of Palmer's at
tempt to buy his vote for Dryden.
The Passaic citizens may never gel
an answer to their letter as to how
it was that John F. Dryden was
elected senator when he had never
devoted time or energy to the SER
vice of the public, and how it was
that he defeated many prominent men
of ability popular with the people be-
cause of long and faithful service,
but they a take the evidence as it
is now before the public and draw
their own conclusions as a great ma
jority of the people of the state have
already done. 1t is difficult to under
stand how the present members of
the legislature can continue to vote
for Dryden. let alone the thought of
any of those now opposing him
changing their vote and assisting in
his election.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

made no reply. Being thus non-com-
initial the people who voted for them
had a right to suppose they would
tote according to the prevailing SEN
timent in the county. Assemblyman
Drake, however, is the only man who
has not disappointed his constitu-
ents as far as Middlesex is concerned.
There must be some reason why the
other two assemblymen take the stand
they do. VIII they tell the people
what it is? Their constituents have
a right to know.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

the paying business that is offered.
The West wants more of all kinds OF
cars. 1t doesn't mourn the passing
of passes;it really doesn't need them;
it is full of resources. The Hale
Hustle Leader" tells how they feel
about the problem of passenger trans
p~ortation in Missouri; Here on our
line, if a fellow gets tired waiting
for a train and starts out on foot it
is his W fault If he let's the train
overtake him." Hale's independence
is, of course, ideal. Most OF us are too
short winded to cut loose entirely
from the parlor car, but We gain in
respect for one another md for the
human race when we know that at
least the Dam family across the aisle
Is paying its way.-Colliers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
Phil. Kearny,s Buriai place.

Few people who know and admire
the heroic record of General Phil
Kearny knew the spot where his
body lies inferred until the announce
ment was made that congress would
oetitioned to remove the remains
from a vault in Trinity Churchyard
to Arlington Cemetery 1t Washing
ton. The surviving members of
Kearny's old brigade have been solicit
tous to have the tr~apsferial made and
it is now understood thatthe children
of the dead hero have complied with
their wishes. 1t remains for congress
to act. The fitting place for the Ru-
pert of the Army of the Potomac is
Arlington, where sleep so many of
the heroes of the great Civil War;
Newark Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
WHAT is THE REASON:
his election.

Assemblymen Crowther ard
Haines, both of whom were elected
to the state legislature to represent
the people of Middlesex county, show
n disposition to obey the popular
will. What is the reason these two
men thus defy public sentiment? Is
it because that they hold the same
view as Boss Strong's organ which
declares that public opinion is a will
o the wisp? Or is it that these two
men from Middlesex have not the
courage of their colleague. Assembly,
man Drake, who. realizing that his
duty is to the people first, has defied
the boss and stood out boldly ike a
man?
No substantial reason has been CIV
en- by Messrs. Crowther and Haines
for their action and they owe 1t to the
people they are supposed to represent
TO explain why they insist upon vot-
ing for Senator Dryden.
Is there any Substantial" reason,
as Boss Strong's organ calls 1t? And
If there is, will the assemblymen who
stand with the ring tell about It hon
estly? Assemblymen Crowther and
Haines cannot claim that their cleo
ton last fall meant the endorsement
of Senator Dryden for before the
election they refused to go on record
as to how they stood on the question
of the United States "senatorship. Even
up 10 a few days before the legis-
lature convened they were asked how
they stood on the matter and they
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
...tE yANDERPOELs.

..a.tsA ~Vanderpoels were of the
maTscs, S whose fortunes were q
,a,.tios L the history of their u
nv 1~I4erature touched upon them,
morai 4sstems considered them, stor-
les fer the young treated them
gravelyI as illustrative.
.'Itfwas a common saying that the
yanderpoels were possessed of a mon
ey making spell. Their spell lay in
their entire mental and physical abb
sorption in one idea. Their peculiar
ity was not so much that they wished
to be rich as that nature itself i'm
PEELED them to collect wealth as the
lodestone draws toward it iron. Hay
ing possessed nothing, they became
rich: having become rich, they be-
came richer; having founded their
fortune on small schemes, they in
creased it by enormous ones. In
time they obtained that omnipotence
of wealth which it would seem no cir
cumstance can control or limit. =
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
1.-The Shuttle" running serially
in the Century.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
BILL FOR REFORM BALLOT.

Senator Silzer's measure regarding
the reformed ballot is an excellent
one, Being similar to the law now in
force in Massachusetts. It provides
that there shall be but n ticket and
the names of-the candidates of all
parties Shall be printed thereon, the
voter being required to mark an tx"
after the names for which he desires
to vote. This puts the Independent
voter on the. same footing with the
straight party man. Senator Silzer,
however, could improve his bill by
substituting the voting machines in
the place of all ballots and have. the
party lever on the machines abol-
ished.
There is but one feature in the
bill which somewhat conflicts with
public sentiment at this time and
that is the expression of the popular
will on the question of the United
States senatorship. The bill provides
that all ballots contain the names of
all candidates duly nominated and,
except for the election of presider-
tial electors, shall contain the name
of no other person. At present the
most accepted plan for the people to
express their choice for United States
senator is to have the names of the
likely candidates printed on the bal
lot, but as Senator Silzer's bill pro-
vides that no name except those duly
nominated shall be placed on the
such a plan could not be car
ried out. Doubtless there is some
feasible way of getting around this
objection and the bill should be
changed before it advances very far.
Otherwise the measure, judging from
It's description, is an excellent one
and should be made a law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

JRlthe middle states and New Eng
land today overcast weather and
slightly higher temperature will pre-
vail, with fresh southerly to south
westerly winds, becoming variable,
and snow, probably turning to rain
in the southern districts. On Thurs
day partly cloudy and clearing wealth
er will prevail, preceded by snow or
rain, with fresh, variable winds,
mostly westerly, and falling temper
ature, and on Friday fair and much
colder weather, with a cold wave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80.
DRYDEN's POPULARITY.


Several citizens of the city of Pas
sale have written an open letter to
Senator Dryden asking this questions
How was it that John r. Dryden
was elected Senator? He had not de-
voted time and energy to the service
of the public. He was not well known
and popular with people of the state.
Sdany prominent men dS ability, nopu-
lar with the people because of long
and faithful service were passed by
In his favor. This has never been
satisfactorily explained"
A few days ago former Assembly
man George w Holman, Jr., who
represented Ocean county in the leg
islature when Senator Dryden was
elected Ave years ago, made an aft
davit to the effect that he had been
offered $1,000 for his vote by the
late Thomas Palmer, who was a lob
byist for the Erie railroad.
Monday afternoon former Assem-
blyman Charles r. Whitehead, who
represented Morris county in the
legislature five years ago, made a
similar affidavit to the effect that
this same Thomas Palmer, the Erie
railroad lobbyist, offered him $4,000
for his yote if he would cast 1t for
Dryden.
These two a~fidavits, coming one
after the other. and from widely sep
arate parts of the state, only tend to
cortirm the popular suspicion
as to the real reason for Sen
ator Dryden's election the first time,
and go a great ways toward answer
ing the question asked by the Pas
sale citizens who want 20 know
Senator Dryden's only answer to
these afidavits is TO call them a worn,
out low political trick and to deny
that he ever knew Thomas Palmer,
Who IS said to have offered the
bribes. In the face of this comes
Thomas R. Watson, now city clerk of
the city of Passaic, who was assist
ant custodian of the capitol at Tren-
ton when Dryden was first elected,
with the following statement;
II don't see how Mr.. Dryden can
say that he did not know Tom Pal
mer, for / remember very wen that
he spoke to Tom several times that
day while the caucus was in progress.
When the contest was the most exclt-
ina ! saw Ar. DRYDEN ldunging on
ire sofa which stood IN the custodi-
sa Office, xea hia dYsk aaa ~
eat wall. ana nlaacr cans into
oEe oso e ETas ~ e ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

Many good reasons can be advanc-
ed why this city should have a pub
lie scale. Such a thing is a necessity
in any community and it is to be
hoped the Board of Aldermen will
see its way clear to provide one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

At the rate ice companies are be-
ing incorporated in this vicinity the
people otght not to suffer for the
want of competition anyway, unless
they are all forced to buy their sup
ply from the trust.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
FAsTIDvOUs WOMEN

consider Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic a
necessity in the hygicnic care-of the
person and for local treatment of
feminine ills. AS a wash its cleansing,
germicidal, deodorizing and healing
qualities are extraordinary. For sale
at Druggists. Sample free. Address
The r. Paxton Co. Boston. Mass
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

H1-Raritan Copper Works.
81 Madison venue and Paterson street
eB-Smitb and High streets
98-New Brunswick ave. and New st.
e1-State n Smith streets.
f1-Buckingham ave. and Hartford 81
4b-COmmerce and Front streets.
E-High and Washington streets
s4-State st. and Buckingham ave
81 State and Wayne streets
bS-Near United Lead Works.
Syn ashIngton and First gtrsete.
eS- New Brunswick ave and Hln 81
k4--Smith street and Watson avenue.
eb-Commerce and State streets
12-Front and Smith streets.
z9--Water Al Gordon streets.
14-Kearny avenue Gordon street,
B3-Smith and Herbert streetS:
s3-WoodbTfdge road and washington. 81
e4-Ifhig1 avenue and STANFORD street.
Nea City Hospital.
94-Mapfer.
To send in an alarm, cper the door OF
th0rbox and pull down the lever n let
-. once only. Stay at box until nrernen
SPECIAL CALLS.
/ tap--Break in circuit. z -taps--Drin
and fire alarm test. 3 taps-F1re out .
kaps-Police call. 13-Call for Wash
ington Hose. 14-Call for Mcclellan
Engine Company. 15-Call for Pre-
lection Hook and Ladder. 16lCall for
Eagle Hose. Company. 22-Cal for
Lincoln Engine Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

The French say that Nothing is a
footless stocking without a Leg" and
that is about the only thing you cam
not buy or sell through advertising.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

at is not enough to run; ONE
MUST START IN TIME" And this
is true, especially, of answering want
ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

II haven't vet made up my MINE
whether to go on the stage or accept
the old maid with a wooden leg a
polparrot-and a fortune ne re-
piled, quizzicahy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

DRESSERS
$1,000 Oak Dressers..-......... $ O.75
1900 Oak D%ressers. .....--....-. 11.25
2oIOo Oak Dressers. .............. 1900
$500 Oak Dressers...".m...~. 1878
27o0 Mahogany Dressers........ COTS
27IO0 Bifdseye Maple Dressers 2O.75
$500 Curly Birch Dressers 49,. 2l.OO
5000 Tuna Mahogany Dressers $3.50
1890 Mahogany Dressers...... BATS
1890 Birdseye Maple Dressers 24.z5
1000 Mahogany Dressers........ 5000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-30

that has been needed so long to complete the fur
~nishing of your bedroom. Our immense variety
provides any WOOD or finish necessary to match
what you have and the tremendous reductions
from the regular prices makes it imperative for
yotf to select now.
we show a large assortment of Wood Beds as we'll
aaSSotthe Brass and IrSn ones, and Dressers s to match
every one of them, so that you can furnish a
room complete or just match up what you have
there.