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The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
ADVICE MUCH NEEDED.

He entered the meteorological serv-
Ice office and said, abruptly, This
'ere's where you give out weather pre-
dictions, amt it?'
The clerk nodded.
well" continued the old man. Il
thought as how | could come up an
give you some tips
Indeed" said the clerk politely.
"Yes; I've figured on 1t a little. an
I end that We amt al'ays right
mo; we sometimes make mistakes"
Course you do. We all do some
times. Now, I was thinkin' as how
a line that used to be IN the auction
handbills down in our county might
do fust-rate on your weather predic-
lions, an ave you a lot OF ex-
plainin'."
What was the line?"
wind and weather permittin',"
He went down without waiting to
say goodbye.
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Useless.

OoClCSos
'Tffeel," she said, sitting a little
closer to him. that we must have kin
dred souls.
"Do you?"
"And | am almost sure that the fates
must have planned that we should
meet"
STILL" he replied. IF they did they
might have fixed 1t up In some pleas
anter way than by making me spoil a
pair of $12 trousers trying to get your
sparker to work."
"Oh. pshaw!" she said, giving him
up in disgust, IF you can't do any
thing but dwell upon the base, mate
rial things Of life what's the use of our
sitting here running up the electric
light bill?'-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
Exodus Of Young Women.

Liverpool. Sept. 2O.--The remark
able exodus of marriageable young
women from this country to the
United States and Canada is empha-
sized by the departure Thursday Of
1000 unmarried women on the steam
err Baltic alone, while several hun
bred more are among the total Of
5000 passengers carried on three
transatlantic steamers which sailed
today.
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Would Run Mo Risk.

Darling" said the young man as he
bent fondly over her chair. Il would
die for you"
WELL" rejoined the practical but
otherwise fair maid, 'the rates of in
surance are pretty low. Suppose you
get your life insured in my favor for
$10,0 900 and then die for me?'
"And let some other fellow lux
uriate on the insurance." exclaimed
the wise young man. well. guess
not"
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Quite a Difference.

Alice-Kate is awfully disappointed.
That young Englishman asked her II
she thought a married couple could
get along on 30 a week and she
FASTENED to say yes.
Mildred-Well?
Alice-Now she has discovered that
he meant 30 shillings.-Somerville
Journal.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
Kansas Delegates to Mining Congress.

Kansas DeIe9ates 10 winning congress-
Topeka, Sept, 22.--Gov. Hoch has
appointed the following delegates to
the American mining congress, which
will meet in Joplin, Mo-, November ii
to 16: Frank Gilday, Pittsburg;
Joseph Fletcher, Frontenac; Edward
Nevins, Pittsburg; Alexander Howart,
Pittsburg; John Holiday, Pittsburg;
J. H. Haxen, c~urranville; Joseph
| Burnett, Weir; ]. W. Hodges, Pitts
burg; James Hamilton, Weir; J. w.
Gardner, Pittsburg: Charles Spencer,
Stippville; w. H. Barrett, Weir; ].
H. Williams, Weir; G. M. Sweeney,
Weir; ]. T. Kirkwood, Pittsburg; ].
H. Cook, Lawrence
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dered and passages Of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice Of my
husband I began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my trou--
BILE has not reappeared. This is won--
derful, after suffering two years."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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Aids to Memory.

His Wife lat dinner)-John, I wish
you would remind me that | am to
make out a shopping list this even
ing.
Her Husband-I will, my dear. II
you'll remind me of something.
His Wife-What am / to remind
you of?
Her Husband-Of the necessity of
my reminding you about the shopping
list.-Chicago News.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
What He Liked.

Our Marian had been to her first
public ball.
Sarah Jane-Well, tell me, Marian,
and 'ow did you henjoy the ball?
Mariar-On the whole / liked 1t
very well. l didn't think much O.
the dancin', but the 'uggin' was cav.
eniy.
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Mrs. Heavyton-I can't climb over
this fence, John. II you were half the
man you ought to be, you'd lift me
over.
Mr.. Heavyton-H'm! If you were
half the woman you are l might have
a try.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
Nobody Wanted Church.

When North Gosforth church, near
Newcastle, Eng, which had never been
consecrated, but in which services had
been held regularly, was put up at
auction, not a bid was made for the
property.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

ago, dropsy set In,
and my left side was
SO swollen the doctor
said he would have
to tap out the water.
There was constant
pain and a gurgling
sensation around my
heart, and I could not
raise my arm above
my head. The kid
new actinn waa disnr..
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

To prevent that tired feeling on
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves time-saves labor-saves annoy
ance, will not stick to the iron. The
big 16 or. package for 1Oc, at your
p%rocer'g,
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
Caste.

Big Calf (vainly)-Get out az 1sy
way or III step on you. You're no
body.
Barnyard Fowl (haughtily)-If you
could hear folks grumble when they
find veal In chicken salad you'd
change your tune.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
An Advantage.

"Gee," said the small boy to the
bald-headed man, Il wish was
you"
"Why?" asked the man.
because l could go swimming
whenever ] wanted to and ma
couldn'. get next by running her
hands through my hair to see II it
was wet."-Detroit Free Press.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
The Russian Press.

First Russian (laying down a native
newspaper)-This paper isn't quite so
i~nsufferably dull as usual.
Second Russian--No; It's almost In
teresting. If that editor isn't careful
he'll get sent to Siberian. Y.
Weekly.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
An Ounce Of Prevention.

Mrs. Nubbins-Why do you employ
that darby to whitewash the ~hen-coop?
tm know he's the most notorious
.Als~.a-thief In the neighborhood.
~ Nubbins (a practical mani
N1Ja hiiD to see how poor and lean my
as.sns are.-N. X. Weekly.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
Tsnnyson,s Melancholy.

After meeting Tennyson for the
first time, an Englishman asked the
poets friend, Jonas Speeding, II his
temperament was as melancholy as
his countenance indicated. We'll"
SPEEDING began, thoughtfully, 81 fancy
when he is alone Tennyson finds HIM
self In very grave company"
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

BY following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package Of
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can he made just as stift as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for loo, sold by
all good grocers.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
An Old RacheIor,a oplnion,

ut is said that the safety pin was
invented by a man"
"Ald I'll wager he was some man
whose wife was too busy assisting
with the social uplift to keep his trou-
sers properly equipped with buttons
Chicago Record-Herald
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
The Truth Of n.

She-I always think of motoring as
the poetry Of motion.
He-Yes, until the machine breaks
down. Then it becomes blank verse.
Puck.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

For him who aspires and him who
loves, life may lead through the
thorns, but 1t never stops in the des-
ert.--Lord Lytton.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

a tax Of $50 annually In the counties
or towns where they propose to sell
their goods. There is a law covering
the matter and vigorous protests
have been filed against 1t, A suit Is
expected to test Its constitutional,
ity.
Looking After Child Labor. - The
state labor commissioner of Kansas
Will take more than 1000 children
from the factories Of the state, where
they have been employed. on account
of the violations Of the child labor
laws.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

But few men are able to retain their
s~elf-conceit after marriage.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
A MISSOURI WOMAN


Mrs. J. D. johnson. Of e03 West
Hickman st., Columbia, Mo-, says:
Following an operation two years
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
FACTS
Carefully Guarded Secrets Of the
Standard Oil Company Reveal
ed at New York Hearing.
ENORMOUS PROFITS SHOWN
In Eigh. Years They Amounted to
$3.50, 315,934 or at a Rate OF
More Than $6f 100000
a Year. ia

New York, Sept. IGNORE light was
shed upon the remarkable earning ca
pacity Of the various subsidiary COM
panies Of the Standard OIL company
Wednesday when Frank B. Kellogg,
who Is conducting the federal suit
succeeded in placing upon the record
the profits of II Of the principal sub
sidiary companies in the years 1903
and 1906. The statement of earnings
Of the Standard Oil company Of In
diana, which was recently fined $780,
100000 by Judge Lands Of Chicago, for
rebating, disclosed that In 1906 the
company earned $10,516,0S2, on a capt.
t~alization of 1000, 900 or yer 1000
per cent a year. The Indiana company
in 1906 earned more than any sub
sidiary company Of the big combine.
Mr.. Kellogg developed during the
day, while Clarence g. Fay, assistant
comptroller Of the Standard Oil COM
pany was on the stand, a curious prob
lem Of financial bookkeeping or han
ding Of accounts, which Mr.. Fay
failed to explain. From figures sub
mitted 1t was shown that the Standard
OIL company of New York in 1904,
made a profit of $7,751,1 60, and paid In
dividends to the Standard OIL company
of New Jersey, the total sum OF $780,
998, 430. This transaction reduced the
net assets of the New York company
from s4O,425,9O0 to $15,17a, 7o6, while
the liabilities leaped 81, ,646,235 In
1903 to $751; 9 Jas in 1904, an increase
Of nearly $34, ZOO, OGO. The gross as
sets of the New York company, how
ever, increased from $SS,074,56 in
1903 to $96,574,S 52 in 1904. Meanwhile
the accounts receivable Of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey grew from
$40, O45, O41 In 1903 to $5S,272.924.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26
IF You USE BALL BLUE.

IF EUU USE BNLL bLUHf
Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball
Blue. Large Q OF. package only 5 cents.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

New York. Sept. 20,-Evidence was
adduced Thursday at the hearing of
the federal suit against the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, which
Frank B. Kellogg who is conducting
the governments action says tends to
prove that the Standard OH company
Is operating In Texas under the name
of the Corsicana Refining company.
The Texas antitrust laws forbid the
Standard from doing business within
the borders of that state. Mr.. Kellogg
developed from Wesley M. Tilford,
treasurer OF the Standard OIL CON-
pany that H. C. Folger and C. M.
Payne, who Mr.. Kellogg says are the
owners of the Corsicana company are
officials of the Standard Oil company.
Another interesting development
was the official statement made for
the first time of John d. Rockefeller's
| personal holdings in the Standard Oil
company. Just to what extent the
reputed head was individually inter-
ested In the great concern has long
been a matter of speculation. 1t was
brought out Thursday that Mr.. Rookie
Teller owned 25G,854 shares, or more
than one-fourth Of the total 972,500
certificates of the Standard Oil COM
pany. Based on the earnings of the
company as placed On record Tuesday,
1t is computed that Mr.. Rockefeller's
personal profits during the past eight
years have aggregated almost $685.
0OO, 1000. At Tuesdays hearing 1t was
testified that in the years from 1899
to 1906, inclusive, the Standard Oil
company had earned total profits of
$490,315,93
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

New York, Sept, 21.-A record of the
present stockholders Of the Standard
Oil company Of New Jersey, part Of
which was placed in evidence Friday
In the federal suit against the oil COM
bine, disclosed that John D. Rookie
Teller owns 247,G42 shares of stock,
and that his holdings are almost five
| times larger than the shareholdings of
any other individual interest. The
record shows though, that since the
dissolution of the ~liquidating trust Mr..
Rockefeller has disposed of nearly
10000 shares of his holdings. Based
on the present market value Of $40
for Standard Oil stock, Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's interest in the company is valued
at about 500, 200 1000.
The Globe-republican., 1907-09-26

Farmer Dies Riding In Buggy. -
George B. Gloon. a widely known
business mar Of Franklin county and
for several years a merchant at Lee
loup, died in a buggy while driving
along the street at Ottawa. A man
seeing Mr.. Gloon apparently helpless
IN his buggy while his horse was just
starting to run caught the animal
Death had occurred several minutes
before.
Drug vender Must Pay. Attor-
ney General Jackson has given an
opinion that drug vendors must pay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
WHAT Is THE SOIL?
Extent of This Precious but Limited
Surface Material.

Surface Material.
If you were asked to name the most
important of mineral substances, you
would doubtless hesitate for moment
and weigh the respective merits Of
coal, iron and the precious metals.
Only after some consideration prob
ably would 1t occur to you that these
highly useful substances have inSig
nificant value as compared with that
familiar mixture of ground up min
erals which we call the soil.
Man could make shift to live ard
even in a measure to progress with
out glass or cement or metals. but his
very life depends upon the little film
of triturated rock that is spread over
the surface of the globe i'll the form
of earth. The constituents of this are
metamorphOscd into the substance Of
plants and ultimately into the tissues
of man himself.
Properly to understand the matter,
however it must be compchended
that the soil is no important part of
the earth'S structure, except from IA
strictly human standpoint. At best it
is only a little film of material frayed
off from the jacket called the earth's
crust. To giant Of such size that
the earth were TO him what an apple
is to us the soil would BE- no more
than the bloom on the peach.
With his handkerchief he could wipe
off the films of water that we call
oceans, like so much dew. and polish
off the soil as we rub the bloom. from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

an apple, clear down to the rock 1oun-
dations, without changing appreciably
the size or the weight of his toy.
To scrape away the entire crust of
the earth $50 far as known to usl
would be but to remove an infinitesi-
NAL she'll and the total bulk of air and
oceans aggregates only per cent
of that shell. Yet the oceans cover
three-ffths of the earth's surface and.
as measured in human terms, are some
miles in depth. How, then, shall we
estimate the insignificance of that
little powdering of soil, only n few
feet in thickness, that is busted over
the remaining twO-fifths of the earth's
cruSt.-Appleton's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

The Merchant Marine league, intent
en- subsidy, protests against the navy
department sending coal in foreign
ships from one American port to an
other. Yet this professional mendicant
admits it cannot supply American ships
to do the business. Is the navy to go
without coal because our absurd navi-
cation laws prevent an American cit
izen from buying ship wherever it
can be bought cheapest and sail it u1
der the American flag? If we want an
American merchant marine, we must
have free ships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
Where to Find IL,

Two sons of Erin shared the same
bed as well as the same bottle of
whisky. Pat waited till he found
Mike slept, when he quietly arose and
emptied the bottle. Soon after Mike,
waking. stole out of bed and, cropping
about in the dark, was asked by his
companions:
"Phwat are yez lookin' fer, Mike?"
ooh, nothin'"' says Mike.
We'll, Mike" says Pat, yell foind
1t over there in the corner in the bot
tle.',LondOn Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
.Hi11ericdn
Surety
Company
OF Retu York
OF Reu York

! is the largest Company in the
4 world whose sole business it is
to furnish Suretyship Bonds.
4 1t does not engage in bank
q or trust business, bot limits ali
B its operations to the broad field
q of Suretyship.
This limitation, with its
& large capital and surplus of
i $4,oOO,00O, makes its sigma
ture on a bond far stronger
than any personal security that
can be offered.
The fact that the American
4 Bankers Association have
selected this Company as the
sole guarantor Of the money
orders now being issued on
h their form, shows its standing
with the leading financiers of
a the country.
4 When required to give secur-
4 ity, whether in the shape of a
fidelity, official, court, contract,
probate or license bond, apply to
AMERICAN SURETY co. OF NEW YORK.
Capital and Surplus s4,soo,o 900
q Ludolph & Reynolds, Attys., Blu
i ford block; VIM. G. Maucker, Agt.
Masonic temple. VIM. II. Moore,
Atty, Chase block. Moline; John
Goodmanson, ASt., 14x2 Fifth Ave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

The Cosmopolitan Shipping company
Of Philadelphia protests to the inter
state commerce commission that the
Hamburg-American Packet company is
maintaining a monopoly of land and
sea transportation for the shipment of
goods between the United States and
Europe. No wonder our own ship
trust is demanding subsidy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

differences between the Massachusetts
senators, so as to leave nothing of it.
But perhaps the Junior senator may
not regard the matter as serious enough
to require his appearance on the
stage"
According to a Freeport gentleman
who has lately returned from there,
"the Boston talk is that the BostOnians
are now beginning to eat beans with
their forks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

Naboth's Vineyard.
The bible story of Naboths vineyard
is familiar to most people. 1t has its
counterpart in an episode which has
just come to light in connection with
William Rockefeller, who, like Ahab of
old, coveted his neighbors' possessions.
Rockefeller had acquired an estate of
something like 10000 acres in the state
of New York, and i'll order to make it
complete he cast covetous eyes upon
the flourishing little town of Brandon.
He succeeded i'll buying up all the
property i'll the town except certain
tract belonging to civil war veteran
by the name of Lamora. But the old
soldier refused to sell, and what was
more, he insisted upon fishing in d
stream which ran through the Rookie
Teller estate. He also continued To use
the roads to which the people of that
community had acquired prescriptivc
IrighC
In due course the postofIice at Bran
don was abolished. and another was
opened at Bay Pond, three miles with
in the Rockefeller estate. There every
one who had formerly been served by
the Brandon postofiice was supposed
to get his mail
But when the recalcitrant Lamora
a t,,I To, do, h., =,
treSpass at the instigation of Rookie
teller. An order of court was handed
down prohibiting him in person or
agent from going to the Bay Pond post,
Office.
The matter has been called to the
attention of the postofIice authorities
and they are taking it up i'll earnest.
| 1t is probable that if no other way can
be found to correct the abuse of power
the old postofiice at Brandon will be
opened again.
This is Il striking illustration of the
insolence of wealth and the power OF
oppression it cOnfers upon its owners
land the whole country would like to
see Lamora vindicated.
This LamOra case is similar to that
CT an old negro by the name of Collins.
who owned small plot of ground and
ia cottage i'll the heart of the great
BiltmOrc estate, a Vanderbilt domain
in the state Of North Carolina. near
Asheville, and likewise refused to sell
out. He saw fit to decline the most
| ~ lttTrIr3r nffnpG hold ,l.i
his wealthy nCighbor, George Wander
bilt, for long time. But eventual,
| he was forced to sell, not at the fatter
ing figures which were at one time of
| fered him, but at what he could get.
Lamora would seem to be i'll a mucf
more advantageous situation than the
old negro. He is manifestly entitled t
set his mail without having to be pros
ecuted for trespass, even though tn,
government has to open a postoficC fo
bis special benefit.
| No man in this democratic govern
mcnt should have the right to fence
Iup 10000 acres of land, or any consid
cradle potion thereof, and prevent cit
liens from free transit over it. II
fact, no man should be permitted t.
own so much land. 1t is this eXcessiv,
Ownership of valuable lands by indi
viduals that has much to do with tn
increased cost of living, and that i
making many converts to the singl
tax doctrine of Henry George
The principles involved in this La
mora case will make the outcome O
the contest between the old soldie
(Naboth) with the man of million
(Ahab) watched with great interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

The outcome of the Haywood muir
der trial at Boise, as conveyed by spe-
cial bulletin to The Argus yesterday
was just as the Associated Press dis
patches in The Argus of Saturday eve
ming forecasted. The Associated Press
is anything big doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
Eating With Forks.

The editorial columns of the Repub-
lican, printed at Springfield, Mass, con-
tain this interesting bit of information ::
The latest Boston talk is that Sen.
ator Crane may be made chairman of
the platform committee of the next
republican state convention, if he will
take the place. 1t is held that that
would iron out" the talk about any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

The republican ring in Iowa must be
in tight fix when it requires the ac-
tive assistance of Senator Allison, with
one foot in the grave, to clean out the
Cummins gang. In spite of the large
republican majority in Iowa, there
should be fair prospects for the demo-
Gratis whichever faction comes out on
TOP.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

Out Of all the discussion about the
most available democratic candidate
for president may come victory, but it
is borne in mind that it is necessary
to carry several close and doubtful
states. which is only possible by unity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

No known trust will be hereafter
permitted to operate in Texas. The
sale of trust goods has been made
felony. punishable by a term of
from two to ten years in prison.
Texas is a democratic state and goes
on the theory. born of experience, that
all trusts are bad trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

The railroads are fighting the state
laws reducing passenger rates and the
federal judges, appointed by President
Roosevelt, are helping the railroads.
Perhaps this is on the principle of not
letting one hand know what the other
hand is doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

The republican standpatters are
fighting i'll the last ditch, but the awful
heresy' of tariff revision may again be
beaten back by the aid of the money of
the tariff protected mOnopOlists, if the
plundered people are not up and doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

After having handed Moline three
state appointments i'll week. one
should not have much difficulty i'll i'm
agninG where Governor DeneeL con
siders the big end of Rock Island Coun
ty republicanism to be located.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

Now that the 4OO-and over-have
decided to abate smoke nuisances, and
whooping cough parties are in vogue,
and William E. Corey is back on his
job, and Harry Thaw is temporarily 4
mitted a vacation from the press head
lines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
Consultation.

For constipation there is nohing
quite so nice as Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. They always
produce a pleasant movement of the
bowels without any disagreebale effect.
Price, % cents. Samples free. All
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29

Every inch of human skin contains
$500 perspiration pores says the Chi
Cago Journal. Thus even in our anatO-
my it never rains, but it pores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. lEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l