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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26

that, while no organized effort has yet
been made for the collection of funds.
Governor Haskell, treasurer of the
committee. reports that very crafty
Ing contributions are coming into his
Office every day.
when the Democratic newspapers
all over the country take up the mat
ter of collecting money we expect sub
stantial results. You know that this Is
peoples campaign. and the people.
therefore, must produce the money 10
carry 1t on. Donations Of small sum
viii be just as thankfully received rs
those Of larger amount. and oar reg
ords will be so kept that the small con-
tributor will receive the same credit
and be just as gratefully remembered
as one who contributes n larger sum.
We feel that in fixing the maximum
limit to be received from any one per-
son ut $4,000 we acted patriotically
and wisely. but we would rather have
10000 contributions Of 81 each than
one big lump sum for TIE perfectly OBJ
vious reason that such q list Of contri-
buttons would mean 10000 loyal SUP.
porterS of the Democratic cause
The German Press In the Campaign.
Tt is no doubt due TO the Influence
Of the New York Staats-Zeituhg and
its distinguished editor, Herman Rid
der, that so great Il number of German
papers have swung over to the Demo
craft" party. 4 rather interesting H.
lustration of this was furnished me the
other day by l.. T.. Fay of the Clifton
Daily Advertiser of Iowa. Mr.. Fay
is a candidate for congress in the Sec
ond congressional district ot that state
and he informs me that six German
newspapers which heretofore have
been Republican are this year sup
porting the Democratic ticket This is
rather unusual situation in the mid
| die west. While many Germans have
been in sympathy with Democratic
politics and with the candidates OF
| that party. there has been on the par
of voters of that nationality, and par
| ticularly on the part of their newspa
pers an inclination to support the Re
publican party. Possibly this has
grown out of the service of so many
| Germans in the civil war Possibly Il
may have been due to the almost dom
| inant influence of Carl SchurZ and OF
| Herman Rldder In earlier days. Blu
| 1t seems now that the German devo
ton TO the Republican party is finally
| broken. II began in 1892 to weaker
when the issue of the Lutheran schools
was first raised and when. under tn,
leadership Of Governor Altgeld. the
question as to the existence Of tn,
little red schoolhouse' first becam,
important. If in one Iowa district ev
cry German paper swings 10 the Dem
ncratic ticket. both congressional a:lC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Especial Washington Correspondence OF
The Argus)

Especial Washington Correspondence OF
The Argus.)
The work of pushing the Bryan cam
palgn has begun in earnest at the
headquarters of the Democratic ma
jtional committee in the Auditorium
Annex. in this city. Colonel John W
Tomlinson. the national committeeman
from Alabama, who is in charge 6f the
bureau of organization, said the other
day: "We hare not less than 10000
precinct committeeman throughout the
United States. TO every precinct rep
resentative it is our intention to send
requests for the formation of clubs, q
plan for their organization and direc-
tons as to where they can secure the
proper Autographs, buttons. post cards
and other pa:aphernala necessary to
club work. While it IS not altogether
probable that we shall get returns
from all of these committeeman, | feel
/ 1t is certain that we will get at least
10000 answers. You can readily I'M
derstand that 10000 organizers of clubs
Throughout the country viii mean u
tremendous power for the Democratic
cause OF the o0,000 at least half are
in doubtful states, but we shall have
clubs In all states. whether doubtful
or not l wish you would say II you
have an opportunity. that men other
than precinct committeeman who viii
write to me ut the headquarters of the
national committee can secure uuthOri-
ty for the organization of clubs and IL
printed certificate of the authority,
provided that some one has not earlier
been appointed in the same precinct
Colonel Tomlinson viii shortly begin
a tour of the country organizing Gibbs
Meantime those who desire to take
part in this work may well communi-
cate with him at the Chicago head
quarters.
Political Finances.
The finances of the present campaign
both in the Republican and Democrat
ic parties, are likely to lie embarrassing
No doubt the Republican party will
have the more money. but us for many
years it has ,een in the habit of hay
ing absolutely unlimited means its
comparative poverty this year IS like
ly to trouble it more than the positive
poverty to which the Democracy has
long been accustomed. Apropos OF
that. the chairman of the financial com
mittee. Moses Wetmore of st. Louis
gave me the following interview:
"The committee on finance will nat.
urally need n certain amount Of money
with which to pay the legitimate ex
penses of the campaign and Chairman
Mack Of the national committee is de
termined to run the campaign on 8
very economical basis. The committee
Is very much encouraged by the fact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26

meet them. The younger companies
see this crisis considerably further off,
however, and they feel that they could
make rate of insurance which would
give them no mean advantage in COM
petition with the other companies. Be-
cause of this advantage of younger
membership they fight the minimum
rate scheme, and so nothing is done,
while the public continues to pay in
its money to number of societies
which will never be able to meet their
obligations under the present condi-
tons
Gives the Remedy.
Major Halves explains the situation
and gives the remedy, as follows:
THE effort that has been made to
establish minimum rate standard
means absolutely nothing as related to
the solvency or perpetuity of our as
tsociations, because one organization
may be able to sell the same sound
insurance much cheaped than another,
due TO its selection of members as TO
occupations, character, residence, ply
steal condition, etc, and TO the ability
of it's management, its business sys
TEN, and methods.
1.-The enforced collection of minimum
rates under any standard. l care not
what standard or how high it may be
will not and can not insure solvency
or guarantee the ability of any organ
iZation TO meet its obligations. Sub
stantially the only purpose rate legisla
Ition accomplishes is to force all organ
izations to a dead level in their charges
without the slightest regard TO their
solvency or the safety of their mem
bers or policy holders.
| "If valuation legislation be enacted
then, indeed, will each society be known
| for just what it is. No society will be
compelled to collect from its members
more than is necessary to the dis
charge of its contracts, nor will any
society be permitted TO evade- its re
Sponsibilities in this direction. Each
will be compelled to provide an income
according to its needs. That means
solvency That means honesty to the
members, honesty to the state and t
the insuring public"
l. BY taking the valuation of a society
Major Halves means that its income be
measured to see if it, with accumula
ting interest, will be sufficient to mee
the death benefits which must be pai(
tout year after year until the younges
Imam in the order at present is dead
If this is done yearly, there will be NJ
danger that in a certain number o
Years the death rate in the societ.
Twin eat into the reserve fund will
Isueh rapidity that there will be M
money on hand to meet all obligations
Major Halves address shows full
knowledge of the conditions which sur
round the insuring of lives of men, ant
Ibis views are broad and far-sighted. |
has taken years of study to be able Il
round up the problems of fraternal sc
lcieties and face them with remedie
as the major seems to have done il
his solution of the scheme for deter
mining the solvency of the fraterna
insurance societies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Excellent Health Advice.

Mrs. M. NJ. Dawson of No. 379 Gif.
ford avenue San Jose, Cal, says: "The
worth of Electric Bitters as general
family remedy for headache, bilious
ness and torpor of the liver and bow.
els is SO pronounced that am prompt.
ed to say word in its favor for the
benefit of those seeking relief from
such Affections. There is more health
for the digestive organs in a bottle Of
Electric Bitters than in any other rem.
[edy know Of Sold under guaran
ttee at all druggists. SO cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
New York Stocks.

New York, Aug. Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Gas 955s, L. p. 1881, U. S. Steel
preferred 1851 u. S. Steel common
1854. Reading 124as, Rock Island pre-
ferred 34H Rock Island common 1875
Northwestern 1874, Southern Pacific
1012s. n. Y. Central los, Missouri Pa
cific 573s, Great Northern 1861 u
Northern Pacific 1925, L. & n. 1888
Shelters 96ls, c. F. l. 33A, Canadian
Pacific 175A, Illinois Central 1877
Penna 1241a, Erie 22$4. Lead S4A, C
e o. ALB, B. R. T. 5214, b. & o. "a
Atchison S77s, Locomotive sc. Sugar
1854, ST. Paul 1925, Copper 1872. Re
public Steel preferred 77A, Republic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Steel common 225s, Southern Ry. 1917
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Aug. 26.-Following are
the wholesale prices in the local mar
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 17kc.
Live Poultry-Hens, per pound, &c:
springs, 15c ID.
Butter-Dairy, zoe.
Lard-11c.
Vegetables = Potatoes, 55c; onions,
SOC to 60c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, soc; oats, 40c to Acc;
wheat. S5c to 90c
Forage = Timothy hay, So to SO;
prairie, $3.50 10 50; clover, $40 to S11;
straw, $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per busheI, 14c; slack,
per bushel, &c to &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
$5.9O@G.SO; mixed. $5.95@G.SO; rough,
CnH1c

So.9UU6.SO; mixed, $593mG.SO; rough,
S5.90@615.
Cattle market opened steady
Sheep market opened steady.
Omaha-Hogs. $500; cattle, 1900 !;
sheep, 1900.
Kansas City-Hogs, 5000; cattle,
10000: sheep, 5000.
Hog market closed active and
steady. Light, s590@G.S5; mixed,
$5.95@6S0; heavy. $59O@GSO: rough,
$5.90@G15.
Cattle market closed steady. York
ers. sG.50m660; good choice heavy
$615@6.SO; cows and heifers. sl.75
$3.50
Sheep market closed weak.
Northwestern receipts:
Minneapolis-Today, 80; last week
141; last year. g.
Duluth-Today, I; last week. 2;
last year, IS.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat Is
| higher, corn Is higher.
Liverpool closing cables-Wheat %
to y higher. corn IL higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Rheumatism Cured in = pav

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism and neuralgia radically cures in
one to three days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 20 West Second
street, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
September, "a, 94h. 93%, 94B.
December. 94%, 95as. 94s4, 95B.
May, 9S5s, 91s, $50, 9S7s.
Corn.
September, Il, 771a, II, 77H.
December. 66B, 66Ss, 66, 66ss.
May, GAS, 64A, Ga, 641s.
Oats.
September. 40, 491s. 40, 49H.
December, 40, 49la. 40, 1875.
May, 81, 51A, SOS, Sis.
Pork.
September, 14.40, 14.47, 1435, 14.42.
October, 1850, 1857. 14.45, 14.55.
January, 1880, 1892, 1875, 1857.
Lard.
September, $50, 9.32, 9.17, $50.
October, 9.40, 9.42, $40, $40.
January, 1922, 1927, 9.22, 1926.
Ribs.
! September, s.75, SIT. S.72, S.75.
October, s.s2, S.S7. $50. $50
January, S.22, S.25, S.22. S.22.
Receipts today-Wheat. 20: corn
ga; oats, 1853; hogs. 21,eo0; cattle
1900; sheep. $4,000.
Hog market opened weak, LET
over, 1900. Light. $5.90@6.65; heavy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
Try This for Dessert

Dissolve one package of any Favored
JELL-O in one pint of boiling water.
When partly CONCEALED, beat until light
adding one cup whipped cream and six
|crushed maccarooffs Whip all togeth-
er thoroughly and pour 1t into a mold
or bowl When cool, it will jellify and
may be served with whipped cream OF
any good pudding sauce.
The JELL-O costs 10c per package
and can be obtained at any good gro
GERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-26
BUdWejser.

The most popular beer in the world
There is less profit to the dealer who
sells it, because it costs more at the
brewery. yet its sales exceed those of
all other bottled beers, which proves
that its superiority is recognized every
where
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-18
When Easter Comes

Winter has vanished, and balmy
days that suggest summers warmth
should remind you of that greatest of
summer Injuries, the up-to-date
bath. If your house is deficient in this
essential, you had best consultHUGH
McSIIANE, the sanitary plummer,
where work is of the highest quantity
and where prices are noteworthy
for their reasonableness.
Why not have US repair your
stove? We make a specially OF that
kind of work.
pHnSNEc J Cumberland $50.
Home 1871.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
WANTED-FEMALE HELP
Primary EiectIon Notice.

FTlndry GIeCtlon NotiCc. Notice is hereby given that on Monday the 18th day of May, 1908, general state democratic primary election will be held in all the counties of this state for the purpose of making the following noml- nations:
 l. Delegates to the national democratic convention and alternates. ?. Presidential electors and alternates. 3. State officers as follows (a) Two associate justices of the su- preme court of Alabama.
 (b) President of the railroad commis- sion.
 Co State game and fish commissioner. (d) Chancellor of the Southeastern chan cery division.
 (e) Judge and solicitor of the 14th judicial circuit, and the 18th judicial circuit and the 16th judicial circuit. Q) One congressman for each of the nine congressional districts. q (g) All other officers, state, circuit, district, division or county, except munl- cipal, who by law are to be elected at the general election in November 1908.
 H. s. D. MALLORY,
 State Chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

Steven D. Haley is a candidate for member of the Board of Revenue of Jef ferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
A. NAT HAWKINS.

hereby announce myself a candidate for member of the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary
 J. ThAD MULLEN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
ONE GENT A WORD.

RATEs-One cent word a day; no nd. taken for less than 25 cents for first insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

I hereby announce myself candidate for the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the dem ocratic primary.
 A. NAT IT ASyVKINc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

S. l.. Robertson is a candidate for mem- bership of the Board of Revenue of Jef- ferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

James H. Patton announces himself as a candidate for member of the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county, subjec. to the action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

D. M Malone is candidate for mem bership of the Board of Revenue of Jef- ferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary, May IS, 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
For Board oi Revenue.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the Board of Revenue of Jefferson county. subject to the action of the dem- ocratic primary. J. ED HAIGLER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
ANNOUNCEMENT.
pr Superintendent of Education.

Prof. Henry Page Burruss is candi- date for county superintendent of educa- tion for Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

Prof. I. w McAdory announces as a candidate for Superintendent of Educa- tion for Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY, Cpecialist Private Diseases,

l guarantee you a cure and give you reference with permission, to First Natl Bank, Jefferson County Savings Bank and the Commercial State : Bank, as to my responsibility.
 1906 First Na- tional Bank; of- flee hours S:30 a. m. to 6 p. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
ONE GENT A WORD.

RATES-One cent a word a day; no ad. taken for less than 20 cents for first insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
ONE GENT A WORD

RATEs-One cent n word a day; nd. taken for less than 25 cents for nrst insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
For Judqe of City Court.

Henry A. Sharpe of Birmingham offers for reelection as judge of the city court of Birmingham, subject to action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
MONEY TO LEND

JOST-STRAYED-STOLEN LOST-Ladys silver purse containing about S6 in silver on Norwood car, leaving town at GAO p. m. yesterday. Reward if returned to 1106 North 30th street, or Bell phone 32i2. 2-27-tf SPRAYED OR STOLEN-On March g. one bay mare mule and milk wagon; name on wagon c. D. Dunlap Shades Valley dairy; liberal reward for infor nation. Call Bell phone IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the Board of Revenue, subject to the democratic primary.
 FRED G. MACKE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

P. M. McNeil is candidate for county superintendent of education, for Jeffer- son county, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10
ONE GENT A WORD.

cent a word day; no ad. taken for less than 25 cents for first insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-10

c. c. Nesmith of Birmingham offers for reelection as judge of the city court of Birmingham subject to action of the democratic primary of May IS, 1908.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-03-06

5E III O. IL
By the time ~ got to Sandy Hook:
the ship was having st: Vitus dance.
and smost of the passengers decided
to go below to unpack. 1 started to.
find my stateroom, and / think but.
ted into every one there was, Twas
finally hurled into one just az the oc-.
cupant, lady, was climbing into the,
upper berth. She said Sir. Then
the ship went the other way, and l
was never so completely sat on by a
lady in my life! J ..
At last found my own stateroom,
which, was a locker with . couple of
shelves in it. :
The ship now seemed to stand on
her nose and wag her tail in tho air;
deliberated whether I shot id elSse
the port hole and 60 to my berth, or
close my berth and 60 to the port
hole. On the fourth day I began, to
take notice of things, and crawled out
on deck just as the ship was doing q
buck and wing. I was shot from one
end of the ship to the other, finishing
with a head-on collision with a fat
mans stomach. He was mad because
1 butted in on his breakfast. l apollo
gized for the intrusion, and crawled
into a steamer chair.
It was so rough they had a fence
built round the table to keep the
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-03-06

BOY, you 80 topside, ketchee my one
piece chair, bring to me-" He will
depart cheerfully, knowing just what
you mean.
'Pidgin" is the Chinese word for
business and a great many years
ago this motley means of communica-
tion was evolved, piece by piece, as a
medium through which the English
speaking traders carried on business
with the Chinese. Despite the fact
that numbers of Chinese. especially
the merchants, speak excellent Eng
lish. this absurd polyglot has held its
own. and it is benighted Chinaman,
indeed, who cannot conjure up q few
lame phrases. 1t is means of COM
munication, even among Cinnamon,
50 it is said; for the different prov.
inces of that country differ in dialect
as 80 many countries. but with a lit.
tie of the universal "pidgin" they
make themselves understood.
During our entire trip across the
Pacific we were never of an almost
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-03-06

experiences for US. And it is such 4
great, big, lonesome ocean-only once
in all the IS days did We see ship,
a big, full-rigged ship with all sails
set-but seeming to stand perfectly
STILL utterly becalmed, "a painted
ship upon painted ocean,"
Captain Porter was a delightful ra-
contour and entertained us on several
occasions with stories of his sojourn
in the frigid zone. His tales of Es-
quimaux dainties, especially q duck
soup, where the bird is put in for
cooking not only undressed but un-
plucked, made us glad there were no
Esquimaux cooks on board.
The evening before our expected
arrival at Honolulu the chief topics of
conversation were the principal sights
Of the town. and the best methods OF
seeing them.
Within three days of Honolulu we
realized our approach to the tropics by
the sensible rise in temperature, the
number Of flying fish and the summer
costume of the passengers and off,
GERS.
Every one retired with the keenest
anticipatiOns, for even six days on
the water create a longing to see
land, proving that man, though he 20
down to the sea in ships, is beyond
question a land animal
Most of us were up betimes and
were rewarded by the sight of dark,
low-lying island on our port bow. This
is Molokai, the leper island and the
scene of Father Damien's heroic life
and death. This Belgian missionary
priest, who started life a simple un-
lettered peasant, so lived and worked
and died that his name will eyer be
one of those who need no hall of fame
to make their memory immortal. His
will 60 ringing down the halls of
time as one that loved his fellow
men.
Ahead, another island, with high.
rocky promontory, stood; out now
quite plainly. AS we came nearer we
could distinguish fleets of little fish
ing boats, their white sails dottine
the blue water like flocks of birds. A
snowy sickle of sand outlined the
black and beetling cliff, and around it
came the little Alameda" rolling and
plunging in a swell that. did not even
disturb the stately calm Of our
giantess.
1t was noon before we really
warped to the: wharf, alongside OF
which was United States naval
training ship, whose band welcomed
us, accompanied by the shouts of the
white-clad boys IA .% .:.=e.>>e S..