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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Six Cent Cotton.
A woman's protest


Senators, magnates of lordly air.
Hear the moan of the weaker sex;
Treat your colonies. foul or fair,
Crush trades unions and railroads vex,
Base our money on gold or lead,
But give us, oh, give us. our five cent
thread!
Wages may rise or wages fall,
The constitution and flag may part,
Tariffs make beggars of us all,
Trusts may triumph in ev'ry art;
These are trifles. when all Is said
But give us, oh, give us, our five cent
thread!
Beef may rise till the crack OF doom
And only the hoofs and tail remain
To the hungry worker at desk and loom.
Judges be blind to all but gain,
Courts may sever whom love has wed.
But give us. oh, give US. our five cent
thread!
Statesmen and rulers in places high.
Hear our warning and wisdom learn.
Long have we eaten humble pie.
But even the worm at last will turn.
Water our milk and scant our bread,
But give us, oh, give us, our five cent
thread
"A. z. Dyer in New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

in Ills toes. This curious deception Is
the same as any one can practice on
himself by striking his elbow on the
table. when he feels the pain in his
fingers OF course in both cases the
pain is felt in the brain.
We do not actually perceive different
distances with the eye. but judge them
from various indications. When our
judgment is at fault we are deceived.
If you see a person in n fog. for
instance. he seems to be much bigger
than usual The same thing happens
when YOU see men or cattle on the top
of Il hill against the horizon in twt
light. In both cases you judge them
to be farther away than they really
are, and consequently they appear IN
commonly large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Valuable Elderberry Patch.

Eldcrberrics are being cultivated by
the Pennsylvania railroad on ground
worth 100000 an acre, says Il PittSburS
dispatch to the Philadelphia North
American. Alongside the approaches
to the union depot is long stretch of
ground that the company could not
keep green because of smoke and SCOT.
Finally elder cuttings were planted,
they thrived and now are In fine bios
som. The ground is among the most
cent sale across the street being at the
rate of 100000 an acre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
\ Third Term Move.

The position of the administration
is, according to the Washington cor
respond art OF he New York Evening
Post, severely criticised by the foreign
embassies in Washington. This au
thOrty saws.
"The embassies do not believe that
the president has any warlike inteHt
in dispatching a great fleet of battle
ships to the Pacific, but they do be
lieve that he is engaged in the IN.
worthy occupation of employing inter
national pawns in domestic politics
His motive for playing this dangerous
game they believe to lie in a lurking
desire on his part to continue himself
in Office and make imperative his
nomination by the republicans 10" =
third term
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

The very careful way in which the
governments postoffice department
looks after its contracts is evidenced
by the remonstrance which comes from
The western railway officials in confer
ence in Chicago. To the surprise of
the average layman it is thus discov-
cred that fines are assessed by the
government upon such roads as per
sistently fail to deliver their mail on
schedule time One official declared
that the fines levied against his road
amounted to $4,000 in a single quar-
ter while somewhat similar conditions
were reported on othe. roads. 1t seems
that if the mails on any route are late
ten times q quarter without reasonable
and ample excuse, involving mavoid-
able accident and delay, a fine of 10
per cent ON the mail pay for trans
poTtatiOn is enforced. The remOn-
STRANGE will doubtless call for action
later on by an assistant postmaster
general. 1t is hoped, however, that nc
ontcry Of the railroads holding the con.
tracts will be allowed to influence the
governments insistence upon such alb
solute promptness in the delivery OF
mails as is possible under the most
disciplinary methods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

duce efficient government. Putting the
right men in the right places is al
important factor in good government.
Refusal to accept dictation, detrmina-
ton not to be made the puppet of DO.
litcal bosses" and resolution to serve
all the people with non-partisan pa
triotism and plain honesty-these are
the steps to good government and tho
way to municipal progress. Talk par
tisan politics all you please when it
comes to an issue that concerns a
municipal law or Il city's welfare; i
is far more important that an official
do his duty irrespective of party af-
filiations than it is that he demonstrate
so-called party loyalty by playing
puppet to partisan bosses" and thus
become disloyal to the city and a VIC
later of his oath of office. To get right
men in the right places is vitality inn
pOrtant, and as a rule is foreign to the
very nature of partisan politics as an
piled TO cities. 1t is to promote the
city's welfare that every voter should
make his duty. American cities need
intelligent. thoughtful. educated voting
something more than mere tagged
trailers for trucking teat-suckers
whose partisan prejudices make it im
possible for them to understand prin.
ciple and whose political efforts are
devoted to search for personal aggran
diZement and private snap. That sucn
characters as these have been controls
ing influences in several of the gree;
cities has caused wholesale municipal
debauchery and graft which fire.
quently startle the nation. Philadel
phia San Francisco and other great
cities know how prejudiced. partisan
| political plotters can use public trust t,
promote private snap. These cities
and many others. know of the ''organ
| lied appetite" and how it has gobble,
| up the taxpayers money.
So Mayor TaylOr's views as eX
pressed above sound good to the ears
of those who are interested in this
great movement for better municipal
| government in American cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
WlrlesS Telephone Success.

A German professor has solved the
question of talking by wireless tele.
phone. His experiments have been
successful at a distance of % miles
and he claims that the possibilities oi
extending the distance are almost linn
itless. During the past 81 years thouS
ands of persons have successfully soly
ed the question of how to regain an
retain their health, and that is througF
the aid of Hostetter's Stomach Bittec
No remedy is quite so well adapted TO
making the stomahc strong, restoring
the appetite and aiding digestion as
the bitters, and that is the main rea
son why won ought to try a bottle a.
once We guarantee it to be absolute
ly pure. 1t will cure dyspepsia, bill
iousness, cramps. diarrhoea, female
ills or malaria, fever and ague. b
sure to insist on getting Hostetter's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
CURIOUS DECEPTi0NS.
The Way Our Senses Are Liable to
Play Us False

Our senses deceive us curiOusly at
times. \ fash of lightning lights up
the ground for only ouc-milionth Of q
second, yet it seems to us to last ever
so much longer. What happens is
that the impression remains in the eye
or the retina for about one eighth OF
a second. or $4,000 times as long as
the flash lasts. II on Il dark night Il
train speeding along at sixty miles
an hour is lit up 10y Il lightning flash
It appears stationary, yet in the eighth
of Il second during which we seem TO
see it the train travels eleven feet.
But we really only see it during one
millionth of Il second, and in that
time it travels only one-hundredth of
an inch.
When Il mans leg is cut off, if the
stump be irritated he feels the pain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
Remedy for Diarrhoea-Never Known
to Fail,

81 want to say few words for Cham
berlain's collie, cholera and diarrhoe:
remedy. | have used this preparation
in my family for the past five years
and have recommended it to number
of people in York county. and hav'
never known it to fail to effect q cur'
in any instance. | feel that l canno
say too much for the best remedy o
the kind in the world Jemison
Spring Grove, York county, Pa. Thi:
remedy is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
HERPICIDE'S MISSION
1t Takes Away the Dread of Birth
DAYS.

Nothing is more annoying to met
and women of middle age than to see
those unmistakable signs of age-thin
hair and grayness-approach But
science has discovered that these col
ditions are no longer, "unmistakable.
evidences of old age, for the dandruf
germ theory proves that even very
young people may suffer hair loss,
while those fortunate enough TO escape
the ravages of the scalp germ. retain
their abundant locks TO a ripe old age.
NewbrO's leTpicide kills the dandruf
germ and removes the risk of appea~
ing old before your time. Save your
hair and Your feelings by using the
genuine Herpicide Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c in stamps TO"
sample to the Herpicide Co. Detroit.
Mich. Sold in two sizes. soc and 81.
T II. Thomas. special agent.
All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
CANADIANS TO USE PEAT.
Expert Sent to Europe to Get Ideas
About Boqs.


The fuel famine which prevailed all
over western Canada last year, the de-
pletion of the forests in the older set
tied parts, together with the ever in
creasing price of wood for fuel pur-
poses, has caused the government to
take active steps to ascertain the utili-
ty of Canadian peat as fuel, says a
Winnipeg special to the New York
Times. Erik Nystrom, an engineer on
the staff of the department of mines,
is now touring Europe and will make
a report on the peat industries in the
various countries he visits.
The estimated peat producing area
so far reported distributed over the
different provinces of the Dominion is
37,00S square miles, with an average
depth of from eight to ten feet. Fur
Their investigation will undoubtedly
prove that this estimate represents
but fraction of the total area.
The comparative fuel value of coal
peat and wood shows that ton of coal
is equal to Is tons of peat or % tons
of wood. Recent improvements in gas
producers and gas engines have open
ed a new field for the utilization OF
peat and Ignite. A power plant locat
ed at the peat bog using producer gas
derived from peat may furnish cleo
trio energy to be transmitted to the
market in the same way as hydro-elec
trio energy. Other industries in En-
rope using peat as a raw material are
at present either developed or in prog
ress of development-sucha as the man
ufacture of peat coke, wood alcoho
and moss litter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy, Better than
Three n0cforc
Three Doctors.

"Three years ago we had three doc
tors with our little boy, and everything
that they could do seemed in vain. At
last when all hope seemed to be gone
we began using Chamberlain's cello,
cholera and diarrhoea remedy, and in
few hours he began to improve. To-
day he is as healthy child as parents
could wish for"-Mrs. B. ]. Johnston,
Linton, Miss For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
AN APRICOT-PEACH.
FruitvaIe (Wash.) Man Has Produced


The apricot-peach, a grated product
turned out by \. VI. Gale of Fruitvale,
Wash, is attracting a great amount Of
interest among fruit growers of North
Yakima, Wash. Samples show the new
peach TO be very luscious. having the
best flavorS of both fruits, says the
Spokesman Review.
The successful grating of the two
trees. which occurred three years ago.
was largely accidental, Mr.. Gale being
almost convinced that the result would
be q failure. He was on the point in
fact of destroying the one tree that he
had, but concluded finally to leave it
alone for Il season. 1t bore meagerly
last year. but this year has produced
abundantly. Mr.. Gale has been offered
$1,000 for the secret of grating the
two trees, but has rejected the offer.
DcWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are best for backache and weak kid
Nv oil u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

There is one thing certain, Rockc-
Teller wont throw any of those rocks
of his at any one, regardless of all cic-
cumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

Edwardsville women tagged trains
and prevented a wreck Whether the
proverbial petticoat was employed dis
patches failed to say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matterl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

A New York woman gave onions the
credit for her 107 years. In onion
there is strength.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

Among the powers that be" and
continue that way may he cited Caleb.
of Kentucky He is to be tried agai /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

An Associated Press reports that
Diamonds have been found in ArkaL-
sas." Must be Little Rocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

A news item says ''little hope for
Taft speech" And it might be adde l.
little hope from Taft speech"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06

Get the good government habit and
help to make it epidemic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-06
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
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, 1907-08-06

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24

walking shoes with which he hopes
to cross the English channel some
time during the present summer. Each
shoe consists Of q beechwood box four
feet In length. IS inches In depth. and
one foot in width. In order that the
shoes may skim easily over the sur.
face. i've planes are secured to the
bottom Of each shoe. The shoes are
fastened to the foot by means OF
clamps such ~ those used on roller
skates, the foot being inserted through
. hole in the top Of the shoe. and the
ordinary leather boot being clamped
in place. A covering Of rubber around
the opening protects the wearer Of the
shoe from splashing Of water. Tho
shoes weigh 6ve pounds each.
Mr.. Oldheld has Just completed Q
trip from Cincinnau to New Orleans,
which consumed II days. - moro than
the time in which he expected to ful-
all the task. In the photographs here
preseated. Mr.. Oldheld y pictured In
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24

o. The simplest slope Indicators re-
osntly Invented IN France has . ver.
tical tube nxed on the froat Of Q
graduated scale like q thernomstsr,
aad containing . column Of liquid.
which 10 20 adjusted - to stand at
sero. tn the middle Of the tube. when
tho road 10 level. and to indicate either
IN upward or downward slope BY It's
rise or fall along the scale. Tho
hquid tn the tube 10 connected with q
ressrvoir placed behind the scale,
ead hses or falls ~ the automobiie
ascends or descends q slope. showing
both the fact and the degree Of In.
elinatiou.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
COOLING FRUITS.
Found That Thsy kssp Better In chip
nsnt When y Treated>

Cooling summer fruits before ship
ment now seems likely to become the
general practice for . good many for
warding agents have discovered that
1t IL the proper caper. Within few
years al important fruitshippins sta
tons viii probably bs equipped With
cooling apparatus and the cars Will
also Be chilled down before taking on
their loads. Two Or three years' ex.
perience seems to show good profit In
cooling the fruit before starting on IT.
Journey In hot weather for the per.
centaSe Of decay 10 largely reduced BY
this process. Experiments thus far
carried on 20 to show that fruit thor.
oughly cooled before It V started. and
With the interior OF the car thoroughly
cooled before 1t 10 Iced. show q
marked lessening In the quantity os
Ice required for the car to complete
the Journey. At the same time. say
Field and Farm. the fruit 10 kept Ia
much better condition than when
placed On board when warm and ther
cooled after the car has been CLOSED
up. . condition that to Q certain ex
tent causes sweating Of the fruit, In
ducing decay. II the fruit 10 thor
oughly dried and cooled and the cal
10 also chilled. the decay 10 reduced
to almost . minimum and the cost ol
icing 10 practically one-haH.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
HOW 70 CUT WIEN PRUNING.
Dent leeve . lens Pisee - Osaneh
Sticking From Tres.

When . branch 10 cut oR. the q.
posed wood has no power to heal
itself ~ the wood cells are lifeless,
but II the conditions are right. mass
Of tissue pushes out from the cam.
blum layer (the living layer bstweea
outer bark and wood) and covers ths
wound. The covering u . protection.
The wound. until covered. 10 exposed
to the weather. fungi and insects.
The greatest mistake 10 usually made
In cutting o9 the branch too far from
it, origin. II large stub II left. Q,
II can never heal over. - 70 food
passes out to this poiat
The cut should be made a. Gloss
~ possible 70 trunk Of treee, b. iron
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
Te olMplhx Terms.

The Medical Society Of Athens. !"
says the Medical Record. In the en-.
deavor to assist In the formation OF q
system Of classical Greek medical
nomenclature. has appointed q
coomittee. OF which Prof. 8. Maaginas
70 chairman. eatrusting this committee
With the collection Of the classical
Greek definitions to b proposed q
Substitutes for irregular terms newly
aatroduced iato medical literature sad
70 uss both IN 0rescs and II foreigu
lanAs. Dr.. Achilles Roee q this city
has beea snaaimoasly elected q mem.
eee q this committee."
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
Siii[iI{EE%;{f}iil9!ifi. ion
HANDY soor CLEANER.
Oe4e-oats contrivanes for Removing
Mud from eolss Of eheso.

Ono Of the most interesting OF ~
cent Inventions IL . boot cleaner which
q designed to take the place Of the
old-fashioned shoe scrapers. usually
peaced alongside Of the steps.
Al shown in the illustration. It con-
sists Of metal casing constructed to
support two brushes. The latter are
journaled in open bearings at each
end. there being but little open space
between the brushes and the casing.
Tho front and back upper edges Of the
casing arc sharpened to provide
scrapers for removing mud.
Al the foot 10 forced against the
brushes. explains the Detroit Free
Press. the latter revolve. removing
tho dirt from the shoes and forcing
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
Gse-shsil - Mantle.

An eGgShell 10 used - a incaAdos-
cent mantle With the acstyleos Aame
BY Emile Louis Andre. who has pateat.
Cd his idea In France. says The Hunt.
mating Engineer New York;. HE
uses an egx-shell. literally a. eGg.shsll.
~ IN incandescent mantle for acsty.
leae flames. II does not shatter o.
break. he says. and Il gives . pleas.
ant soft light. All the preparations
that u nesdful 10 70 make . hole at
each end Of the shell. aud to put the
she'll In position with the burner in.
side. The burner head throws out
lateral flames which impinge @ tha
interior OF the egg.sAell." q
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
H!0!RI|'I|||CUL:IIURE: !: :
HaA4g199g
BUDDING.
rhs opsratisns Which Ar Necessary
- Success.

Budding consists in taking . bud
from one tree and inserting Il under
the bark Of another tree. It V used
to take the place Of grating. and -
practicsd In . commercial way IN
propasating peaches, plums. cherries.
roses and certain varieties Of ornA-
mental trees and shrubs. 1t 10 essen
tia1 that the bod and stock unite free-
". To have this occur the cells Of the
cambium layer Of the stock must be
In . state Of active division, indicated
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24

which Il originated. says rarm and
Home. The wound at this poiat viii
be larger but viii ..sal over sooner:
the food In passing down tie cam
blum layer y coastaAtly passing Tie
wound and. pushing out, callus over Il.
Largo wounds require several years 70
heal over. Duriag this time tAe wound
sAould b covered with something
which will shut out the raia aaA dis
eases. Any good paint makes BY far
the best covering. Tar. wax. white.
wash. Stc.. are sometimes ueed bot
are poor substitutes for paint. The
picture shows . common way oe cut.
ting. which leaves loag stub, also the
right way to cut close.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
THE ROAST OF VEAL
NOW " MAY DG plsPosEp or
ECONOMICALLY.
Presents Fewer Problems Than the
Leg Of Mutten-cheps anS Cut
lsts Make Excellent eesend
Day Dishes.

To the capable housewife, the easy
disposal Of . roast Of veal should be
a less serious problem than the eco-
nomical disposition OF . leg Of NUT.
ton. Even when there are but two
mouths to feed. the matter II not one
that should tax her ingenuity to any
great extent All that 10 required 10
Judgment in the selection Of the re.
cipes that are to give the appearance
Of variety to her daily menu, and
whom It II veal that 10 the founda.
ton upon which she has to build the
choice Of tasty and attractive dishes
IL BY no means . narrow one.
The nfst point to which she must
give her attention 10 the selection
Of the veal itself, and this IL . mat.
ter about which she cannot be too
careful, ~ tho immature, or socalled
bob" veal 10 frequently the cause
Of many internal disorders. In spite
Of the vigilance Of the boards OF
health, Q great deal Of this unwhole-
some meat escapes detection and
10 sold - good veal BY unscrupulous
nArkstnen. Al such meats may b
detected without much trouble, how.
svse. there 10 no reason Why an ordi.
narily intelligent buyer nesd be i'm
posed upon. Wholesome veal has
pinkish tint, 10 arm TO the touch. and
has hard bones. Bob" veal 10 Of
. blush hue. and seems nabby and
sticky when pressed BY the finger.
A. veal 10 . meat that does not
spoil easily after It has once been
cooked. The economicaa way to pur-
chase . roast 10 for the housewife to
order two or three times - much
- she can possibly eat at . single
meal. Bought In such quantity the
ps3oe vim b lower. and there 70 no
reasoa Why any Of the meat should
- wasted. II Il q tie loan that has
bssa selected, It It b weighed. and
tAsa request the butcher to cut Of -
many chops - may b required for
secoad neal II II 10 tAo leg that
yoa prefer. have him cut OF enough
slioss q the meat To assure you Q
few outlets. In this vay the meat
Ter tAe sseond meal may - procured
q . mucA smaller cost than would
Aavo besa possible had the cAopo q
c0tloe0 beoa ordered separately.
Roast yoar veal. therefore, aad -.
~ Il jast - mech = yoa woulA u
~ DeoAje0 q IT, disposal "a no(
ceafroat yoa. TAsa. wAsa yoa have
eatea enough, put ~ ro0atns q ths
roast Into tAs ics-hox. aAA at ths nsxi
0sal seeve - cAops o. catlsts. II
you like. you nay s0other them q
= Creols.-JeaA Mario Dovaux n Ths
Dolin0otor.
Cs0ysaght. M. rhs Dsiineaeer. New Yesk.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-08-24
csst,sa IN G,es.sss r.sss,s~.

:. cawtisN IN Glsetess Tesseien.
AtesstSoa 10 called u the HDDsesScal
esvtev 70 certain sources q aaagsr
u eseetsic traotioa which nay sasily
y ssos1s1 By sxpsrissosd drivers. Oae
= ~ Asst issidioss Of thsss 4 ths
va rate = aecejsratioa poso6esea b.
~ soect1c MOTOR. Daginesfs aoeus-
looe1 - steam loco0otivee have 70
bosa - allow ~ th)A Voe iasGasee.
, eoas1iAg . carve Il b o(tsa nooes.
NJ = throw - power = ovsseoos
- laeesassl rssislaaes. A. sagiassr
esea1e1 %, ~ steam nay - uaesa.
'Hloas q ~ rapa1 satAssiag Of spseA
y ~ eeeetrie motor. aaA throw o.
- Dewee No seoa q too stsoasiy.
4 DosullAslty q ~ eleetris easleo b
~ ~ lowoe ~ sDee1 ~ groaAoe
~ DoWos ~ 80 - 1e)lvegol . ~
0s1DsA - esaeeeusoe1y ~ grsaAs1
- G0Dee tAae thsy 1svsaeD.