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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

Gates, total OF $37,091, 800. In other
words, in the transfer of S42,S20,GS3
in gold coin and certificates from the
treasury there appears to be gain of
$49, 593,797 in the circulation, the &C..
1929 representing the actual in
crease in the stock of gold money.
The circulation for the month was
also increased by the transfer of 81
1854 standard silver dollars froll
the treasury to circulation. At the
same time, the treasury holdings os
silver certificates diminished from 512
S75,749 to $7,177,432 There was also
a transfer of about $5,000,000 in na-
tional bank notes from the treasury
10 the circulation. The total increase
in circulation for the month, ther4-
fore, was $75.500,O00, while the actual
increase in the total stock of money
was $14,0SS,562
The figures are particularly interest
ing as gauging the supply of money,
the amount in circulation being larg y
than ever before and the monthly liz
creases to the stock on hand being
much above the average.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

A new answer to the national prob
lem of how to regulate the great pub
lie service corporations was given by
Chicago last week when the city coun-
Gil made complete publicity of ac-
counts the basis of its renewal of tn
franchise of the Chicago Telephone
company This is directly in line with
the latest work of the interstate con-
merce commission, which is now pre
scrbing the forms in which the rail-
roads shall keep their accounts. Bat
as applied by city to local utility
it is distinct new departure. The
ordinance reserves to the city the
right. also, to regulate rates at future
intervals, and was the result of what
was probably the most thorough inves-
tigation of the telephone question ever
undertaken by public body. Nearly
two years was. spent in collecting i'll
formations from all over the worl l.
Endless facts and figures were ull-
earthed showing the superiority "
the measured rate over the fat ra >
method of charging for the business
telephones of great cities. Among
other interesting facts it developed
that nearly all the large Europea l
governments are now abandoning the
flat rate, because they have found it
unjust and impracticable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
TAYLOR RIDGE.

o. l.. Bruner was a Taylor Ridge
caller on Friday.
Albert Fox and wife of Peoria visi-
ted at the home of his father, Sam
Fox, few days last week.
Agnes Owens of Moline is visiting
with her friend, Emma Ball this week.
Mrs. NJ. Roberts left on Saturday for
Savannah, H., to visit her sister few
weeks.
Mrs. Joe Heath left on Friday for
Marcus, Iowa, after visiting with
friends here
Jennie Nissen will visit with friends
in ST Louis this week
Mrs. Ramsay and daughter left Mon
day evening to visit with their mother
Mrs. Potter of Glen, Iowa.
Charles Kramer of Rock Island was
a Taylor Ridge caller Monday.
WILDER Mongerson, the five year old
son of Charles Mongerson, was thrown
from horse last week and had his
arm broke and elbow thrown out OF
|Dlace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
''Who is the girl?'' asked Bradley.
ElwOod held out his hand for the al

"Who is the girl?'' asked Bradley.
Elwood heidi out his hand for the al
bum.
Hanged II | KNOW he answered as
he glanced at the photograph. That
was off the last film roll | had.
snapped it on the train just as we
were pulling out. Pretty little thing
isn't she?"
Bradley nodded. To him the pictur-
ed girl was more than pretty She was
beautiful. She leaned against the side
of the door of the waiting room, evil
IDENTIFY watching the passing of the
train, and the Inconsistencies of her
pose was one of its charms.
She was dressed in something white,
and her hat swung from her hand, the
hair-Bradley was sure that it must he
goden-futfing softly about the per-
feet oval of the face. From the first
glance Bradley had fallen in love, and
it was irritating that Elwood could not
remember which station it was.
Surely you must know something
about it," said Bradley impatiently.
"Was it near town or some distance
out?'
Search me-" was the irritating re-
ply. ITS one of a roll of a dozen
films that l exposed salong the line.
After the film was cut up | could not
tell which were which. l just took
them to use up the film"
Il wish you'd let me have print,
said Bradley, trying to appear uncOn-
cerned and longing to throw book at
Elwood's grinnlng face. His anger
fell when the other promptly ran a
paper cutter under the edges of the
print and handed it over to his friend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
HAMLET.

Edward Lee of Chicago visited over
Sunday with his father, Graham Lee.
Lewis Gridley' lost horse the first
of the week
There will be box sociable at the
home of William DeBorde Friday night
of this week for the benefit of the Dex
ter school.
A number of the young people atten
ded a roller skating party in Reynolds
Friday night.
Miss Edith Reaber YVES an Aledo Wis
itor Tuesday
John Lentz went to Bay island Sa:
urday. He returned home the first o.
the week and reported fishing poor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

Byron academy last Friday evening.
Mrs. Nettie Banks is spending few
days in Port Byron with her frien'
Mrs Merritt.
Ed Schafer butchered six calves a
his brother Burt's last week.
Miss Allie Beal departed last Friday
morning for Elizabeth, H., to visit he:
friend Miss Virtue.
The. Yuma Aid society met at M rs
Christ Donahoo's last Thursday.
Miss Fry of Freeport gave a very
interesting recital at Rose Hill last
Thursday evening. Miss Ada and Ne
lie Franklin rendered a number OF
piano selections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
USEFUL DISCOVERIES.
Are Not Always Startling, Neither Do
They Create the Most Talk.

They Create the Most Talk.
1t is not always the greatest, most
startling discoveries of science that
are most useful to the human race.
Comparatively few people were di,
rectly interested in Herschers finding
of the new planet Uranus, but many
thousands have been benefited by Pro-
fessor Unna's experiments, which
proved beyond a question that dan
druff and badness are the results of
the inroads of parasitic germ which
invades the roots of the hair.
The discovery of the true cause of
badness made Newbro's Herpicidc
possible. Herpicide effectually kills
this germ. Destroy the cause. you re-
move the effect.
Sold by leading druggists. Send -
cents in stamps for sample to The Her.
picide company, Detroit, Mich. Two
sizes, so cents and 81. T. H. Thomas,
special agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
He FOUGHT at GETTYSBURG.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y, who
lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes
Electric Bitters have done me more
good than any medicine l ever took.
For several years | had stomach
trouble, and paid out much money for
medicine tolittle purpose, until I began
taking Electric Bitters. | would not
take $500 for what they have done for
me- Grand tonic for the aged and
for female weaknesses. Great altera-
tive and body builder; best of all for
lame back and weak kidneys. Guar
anteed by all druggists. soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

Governor Folk, in his speech at the
jamestown exposition, on Missouri
day, hit the standpatters on sorn
spot when he said: "a tariff deiibeT-
ately designed to create monopoly and
to give a few people the right to prey
upon, the rest of the people is pro-
hibited by the moral law-the law Of
conscience"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

After the clutch-as-clutch-can Asiatic
rough-and-tumble, the next exhibition:
in the White House might better be
straight American prize fighting, II
though, perhaps, if we are to keep the
Asiatic basis, Philippine cock figh.
might do less damage to the furniture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
NEWS OF THE NEIGHB0RS.
Continued from Page Two.)

on Sunday and shooting their quaiis.
They are contemplating doing som.-
thing to stop the trespassing.
The w. F. C. us of Yuma and Joslin
entertained the Port Byron union at an
all day meeting last Wednesday, and
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Daily
very fine dinner was served at noon.
after which the Port Byron union gave.
program. A pleasant time was hal
by all
James David attended the farewell
party in honor of Herold Short of Port
Byron, which was held at the Port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

Having made close personal o.
servation of recent results in Cleve-
land, Senator Foraker is undergoing a
deepening conviction that all subse-
quent attempts at repairs will leave
the Taft variety of airship still in the
class of nondirigible orthopters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

There is no doubt that the whole
currency system needs reorganizing,
but the republican proposition for "as-
set currency is only a makeshift 20
aid Wall street and not the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

President Roosevelt holds to his po-
sition that the In God We Trust in
scription must be obliterated from
American coinage, maintaining that it
has no place there. Even the relig-
ious sentiments of our forefathers must
give way to the notions of the siren
uOus one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

1t almost seems like the Happy
New Year event with all these kind
words from Japan. Frame them, by
all means.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
InfIammatory rheumatism Cured ir
Three Days,

Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind,
says: my wife had infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and joint:
her suffering was terrible and her BODY
and face were swollen almost beyond
recognition; had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians, but
received no benefit until she tried DR..
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. 1t
gave immediate relief and she was
able to walk about in three days. |
am sure it saved her life" Sold by
Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue,
Rock Island; Gust Schlegel, 20 Yves.
Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

well have a Thanksgiving day, any
way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

1t expels all .poisons, stimulates the
internal organs, cleanses the system
and purifies the blood. Such is Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea, the most
effective preventative of disease. 35
cents. tea or tablets. Harper House
pharmacy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
KBz7 THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1929
Second avenue. Rock Island, ILL., ZEN
tered at the postofice as second-clas.
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14
Is There a Money Famine?

The monthly circular statement Of
the treasury department, issued on
Nov. /. would indicate that the finan-
cial furry in the east is due to lack OF
capital and confidence rather than
lack of money. The United States has
more kinds of money and a larger
volume of it in circulation than any
other solvent nation on earth. Ac-
cording to the government report, we
have. in round numbers, the following
kinds of money:
Gold -...........'...' =. .Sl,ofo,ooo'oVo
Silver OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SCI, 100000
Treasury notes. ......... foVu,uuo
GTeellDdCkS $1,000. Of ,oVV,Vo'
National bank notes.. 574,OOO,0 900
Minor Coin. 120,000,000
Total ...........$ So, 149, 100000
This stock was increased about S14
100000 in the month of October, rails
ing the per capita to S33.23, the lars-
est in any nation of the world. OF
this increase nearly S7000,000 is III
gold and $6,000,000 in national bank
notes. the balance being in subsidiary
silver. So far as the effect of the in
crease in the ''stock of money con-
Germs the public, it is necessary to
note the difference between the
amount held in the government
treasury and that the government
counts its money on deposit in na-
tional banks as circulation and not as
a treasury asset.
The amount of gold reserve in the
treasury was reduced in October from
$2OO,123,252 to S166,645, 800, reduc-
ton of $33,477 1852. In circulation
there was an increase of $12, 492, 497
In gold and $14,59S,S03 in gold certif-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-14

DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills made. Sold by all druggists.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-24
REVIEWS MARKET LETTER.
Furnished by Clay Robinson Co, the
Well Known Omaha Firm.
South Omaha, April 20, 1907.

South Omaha, April 20, 1907.
While cattle receipts during the past
week have been heavy. there being
six thousand head more received than
last week and nearly eleven thousand
more than for the corresponding week
of year ago. it seemed to have had
no depressing influence on the trade.
Outside orders were quite numerous.
and it is due particularly to this in
fuence that we have had such a good
market. Local buyers Invariably en-
deavored to take advantage of the
heavy receipts. but they found that
their tbear dope" availed them moth
ing. For the week prices on good
steers are fully five to ten cents high
err. light. handy-weight steers meet
ing with most favor. Butcher stock
has been even more favored. prices
being fully 10 to Is cents higher. the
same preference for the good stuff
being also shown in this division.
Feeders have changed very little for
the week. Steer prices on the basis
of to-day's trade are about as follows
Good to choice 1900 to 1850 pound
beef steers $5.40 to $3.50: fair to
good 1850 to 1850 pound beeves Sd. 80
to S. common to fair warmed-up
and short-f fed grades $500 to $4.85.
or prices not a great deal different
from last week. Good to choice fat
cows and heifers are quoted s4.35 to
4.90: fair to good butcher grades So SO
to S4.25. with Gamers and cutters
1925 to S3.4O. Good to choice stock
ers and feeders S4.6O to $5.l5: fail
to good grades $500 to $3.50: common
to fair stuff and odds and ends So. O(
to $500.
The hog market has been very un-
even during the past week. The
market to-day is shade stronger,
bulk of the sales being made at So. 81
/ to $6.35. top $6.45. this being five t.
ten cents lower than last Monday.
We believe that supplies SHOULD
come forward just as fast as they ar,
fit. There does not seem to be any
thing in the trade that warrants hold
ing for higher prices.
CLAY. ROBINSON & co.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-24
GRANT AT SHILOH.

1t will ever be an interesting ques-
ton whether Grant was surprised by
the Confederate army at Shiloh. The
battle ended IN a glorious victory
for the union arms. but more could
have been accomplished if the pursuit
had been vigorously made and there
would not have been SO many lives
lost if the men had been given orders
to entrench. When the boys had long
err experience they did not need orders
to begin to protect themselves. They
began to hurrow like SO many rabbits
as soon as it became evident that they
were to remain any length, of time in
one place. or it was known that the
enemy was near. P. A. Smith. the
able vigorous eX-soldier. editor of the
Scranton Journal who was on the
battle field and thinks he knows what
he is saying. insists that Grant was
surprised to a considerable extent. He
cannot reconcile knowledge of the
presence of the Confederate army and
the lack of the ordinary preparations
to meet an enemy, and he thinks
Grant was surprised at Shiloh. Mr..
Smith also regrets that the Confeder-
ates were not vigorously pursued, for
he says they were badly demoralized.
Meade was criticised for not follow
ing up Lee after Gettysburg when the
waters of the Potomac rose up and
held the rebels for days in helpless
condition. AS to the retreat after
Shiloh Mr.. Smith has this to saw:
"The fight on the 9TH did not
Eamount to much. BY 9 O'clock the
Confederate army was IN full retreat
back to Corinth. Gen. Sidney John.
ston had been killed on the afternoon
of the first days fight. Gen. Wallace
and Gen. Buell. had arrived on the
scene of action with some 10000 fresh
troops and the Confederate officer:
knew this and hence beat a sudden
and hasty retreat. This is not CUES!
work for The Journal editor in com
pany with 22OO other prisoners of wa
was with them in their retreat. The,
actually abandoned artillery. commits
sary stores and nearly their entir
train of wagons which regiment o
soldiers could have captured withou
firing a gun. had they followed VI
that retreating army.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-24
SWEET SIXTEEN
The Dow City Enterprise Rounds Out
Sixteen Years.

The Enterprise has rounded out
full sixteen years and with this issue
we begin volume seventeen. The year
just closed has heen as prosperous as
the average. but has not been up to
what we expect to make it in the
future. We thank all who have assist
ed us in the past and solicit your CO.
operation in the future. We can not
make it what it should be without
your help"
Under the direction of Mr.. Rudd
the Enterprise has been good paper
for Dow City. 1t has always been
safe. conservative. reliable. the good
has been maintained and the wrong
stunned. The day may come when
our neighboring town will even more
highly appreciate than now the work
of Harrison Rudd in the years gone
by. Such men as he are an honor to
the newspaper profession.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-24
COLLEGE NOTES.

Miss Brackney went to Vail with
the band boys and assisted in their
entertainment with a reading.
Grant Barber from Ohio. nephew
of John Richardson called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Ness on Saturday. Mr..
Barber is on his way to Montana to
enter business enterprise and comes
directly from Mr.. Van Ness's old
home.
All of the students who took ex-
animation recently secured certificates
and go out to teach this spring. That
is satisfactory proof of good work
done.
The senior class are supporting
some very tasty class pins.
The junior class held a meeting
recently and elected officers.
j. Fleming of Deloit was calle,
last week.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-24
P. A. SMITH GETS PLUM.
jefferson Bee Gives the Editor of the
Scranton journal Well Earned
Endorsement.

Greene county people dotf their hats
to Hon. P. A. Smith, of Scranton,
upon his appointment. last week. as
one of three members of the new
state board of parole. established by
the last legislature. The purpose of
this board is to take out of the hands
of the governor all cases of pardons
for criminals except the board of par
dons has larger powers than what
the governor had under the old sys-
TEN. The bill creating the board.
and establishing the new indetermln-
ate sentence law is a good one, while
"Pa's" appointment as one of the
members thereof is popular In the ex-
IRENE. Mr.. Smith is man who will
give his duties careful consideration.
one who will see that criminals get
what they are entitled to. not only
from their own side of the case. but
from the standpoint of the public.
justice and morality.
The other members are: Messrs.
w. H. Berry. of 1ndianola. and j.
M. Emmert, Of Atlantic. This leaves
Mr.. Smith as the only representative
of northern Iowa on the board.
The board will take charge of the
paroon and parole business which now
is done in the executive Offices. It will
establish grade system at the new
reformatory at Anamosa in pursuance.
of the indeterminate sentence law,
and will pass on the cases of persons
confined in the reformatnry who de-
serve release or who earn parole and
pardon. They also have charge of the
transfer of convicts from the prison
at Fort Madison to the reformatory at
Anamosa. and vice versa. This board
will employ secretary who will
maintain headquarters for it at the
state house. but the members will not
be continuously in session. They are
paid a per diem of $40 for actual time
employed and actual expenses incur
red, while the secretary will be paid
salary.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-24
WATER WORKS MATTERS.

The committee of the council has
let the contract for digging for water
mains on Railroad Avenue. to Jas.
Armstrong for g. cents per lineal foot.
The iron is expected within few
DAYS and work will begin at once.
The object of this main is to give
circuit connection with the west Dem
ison lines. This is of great value as
tire water service is bette. the dead
ends do not have to be flushed. and
when, on account of break. the
water must be cut off. it can be done
without depriving large section of
its water supply.
Alderman Wright tells us that a
similar connection is to be made in
east Denison and that it will be the
policy of the water committee to per-
feet the water system. rather than to
enlarge if. Mr.. Wright tells us that
there is no adequate map of the water
system. That for years no accurate
records We're made. so that the coun-
ell must proceed in the dark. He
tells of one instance where it was
found that two houses were being
supplied with city wa'er without the
knowledge of the council and without
any rent being paid. At the present
all changes. cut-offs etc.. are being
accurately mapped as made and the
old lines are being mapped as ac-
curately as possible. One result OF
the careless methods of the past has
! been to make repairs doubly expen-
sive and to make the users of city
water pay a high rate. much higher
than it should be. Mr.. Wright in
! terprets the new law that the city car
incur no Indebtedness without vote
of the people. Thus it was impossi bic
to accept the offer of prominent
citizen that he would advance the
money without interest for two years
if the mains were extended to his
residence where not only this property
owner but many others would be bene
fitted. Mr.. Wright also CONSTITUTES tn,
law that the city cannot save none,
one year to expend it the next.
would seem to US. either that tn.
alderman has misinterpreted the ne.
law. or else it is lame affair. ser.
iously crippling the buslness-like ad
, ministration of the city's affairs. W
have fine water supply which shout
be extended as rapidly as possible t
cover the whole town. This shout
t not be done however at the sole ex
a pense of the users Of city water. A
Y present they are obliged to pay. nc
d only for the water they use. but fe
e fire protection for non-users, for il
: terest on debt. for sinking fund. fl
r extension of mains and for water fl
e all public uses. 1t is hardly squal
deal. but we must confess that we Sc
no adequate remedy.