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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4 :33, rises 7:1S; moon sets
4:42 p. M; moon at descending node,
crossing suns path downward; IL
p. H.. planet Mercury in superior con-
junction with the sun, passing from
west to east of that body on the far
Their side. thus changing from morning
to evening star; T:31 Il. M. moon In
conjunction with Uranus; Invisible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
CITY CHAT.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.

Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Read Schroeders add on page 5.
Safety razors, 81 to S. at David
Dons.
Big reduction on all furs at the Mill
Store.
Roasters, GO cents to 81 at David
Dons.
Skates, skates, skates. at David
Dons.
Buy your Xmas poultry at Schroed-
er's market.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Geese, ducks and, chickens at H. Ire
mann's Sons.
| Ladies' pocketknives 43 cents at
David Don's
Order your Xmas poultry at Sehroed
er's market.
Lewis Single Binder straight cent
cigar made Of rich. mellow tobacco.
The new electric engines and pockel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
free-Dust Pans.

E. B. NcKown will give So E-Z
dust pan with every order for one ton
of coal. These pans are something
new. No bending over-no backaches.
Our prices are reasonable and our coal
can't be beat. 1401 Second avenue.
Phones 19S-619S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

Woodmen Remember Bethany Home.
Camp 30, Modern Woodmen of Amer
iastic meeting last evening at the hall.
The regular business session was held
and it was decided to give S. to Beth
any home at holiday gift.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

Temperature mt n. M, IS; mt 3 p. M,
AZ. Maximum temperature In last "A
hours. Al; minimum, 2S. Velocity of
wind mt 81. M, miles per hour. Stage
of water, ID feet, rise of .01 foot in
last "a hours. Precipitation, none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

stores close tomorrow evening soon
after supper instead of keeping open
late. The same request was made last
year of the proprietors, but it came too
late to be granted Whether the re-
quest this year will be granted or not
remains to be seen. In Davenport the
stores will close early, and the same
thing will probably be done in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
THE w EATH T. r..

Generally cloudy weather. with prob
ably snow furries tonight or Thursday;
moderate temperature; the lowest tenn
perature tonight will be about the
freezing point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
Holiday Gift Sale.

Tonight and Thursday all day and
evening one pound chocolate candy
given away free with every so cent
purchase at our store. Modern Tea
1925 Third avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

IN Amerlca curing 1eU0ffoUs'fi'
the Revolution, died; born 1873.
1SS9-Henry Wooden Grady, editor
and orator. leader of the new
SOUTH" died; born 1850.
19O7-Pierre j. c. Jansen, noted as
.tronomer. died; born 1924.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
WHAT is SOCIALISM?
Debs Calls 1t The Next Natural Stage
in The Evolution of Humanity.

"You know the old stock definition Of
Socialism" Debs said. 1.-The co-opera
tive control and the democratic manage
ment Of the means of production III
try another; Socialism is the next nat.
ural stage in the evolution of human
society; an organization Of all men in.
to an ordered, co. operative common.
wealth in which they work together
consciously, for common purpose: the
good of all not of the few, not of the
majority, but of all" .
How would that induce the worker
Il do good work." ] asked.
well, if there were no inspiration in
the idea of a common good there would
be the assurance of a full return for
the product of his labor"
But how could such d complicated
system give any such assurance!"
by abolshing capitalists and all
non-producers. Men would be paid ac-
ccrdiug to their social use; skill and
ability would count, but so would the
disagreeableness Of a job; to get it
done, society would have to make it at
ttactive somehow-with short hours or
big pay For men would be free, you
understand; much freer than now, and
net only industrially, but politically. in
ttIlectually, religiously every way. We
would have no churches that didn't
dore preach Christianity. But the point
is that nobody would get such pay as
Rockefeller gets now"
but Rockefeller did a service, you
say yourselves" | retorted "when he
socialized the oil industry"
Yes" said Debs, "but hasn't he been
paid enough? A billion. they say.
That's too much; but let him have it.
All we Socialists say is that he should
not be allowed to buy up railroads and
mines and natural resources, and Meth
u should oil consumers go on paying
lis children fortunes for generations
No, we must get rid of the Rockefell-
Cs. and keep only the organization they
build up."--Lineoln Safiens, in the
October Everwbody's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
$4,000 VICTIMS OF CHOLERA.
That Number Have Died in The Philip
pines Since January Last.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Cholera has
Gained approximately 10000 victims
in the Philippines since January of
this year. according to a detailed report
made to the public health service. Up to
August IS there had been 1886 cases
and 1880 deaths, and since then the
average number of deaths a week has
leen more than 500. These figures COW
or all the provinces in many of which
the conditions are much worse than in
Manila Discussing the situation Or.
McC1intic says:
Conditions in Manila have improved
Cases of cholera continue to occur, but
the disease shows very little tendency
to spread, In all the cholera infected
provinces except Iloilo an improvement
has taken place
A slight Improvement in the cholera
epidemic at Manilslwas reported to the
Rureau of Insuar Affairs Saturday by
Governor General Smith. VINO cabed
that during the twenty four hour period
ended at o'clock Saturday morning
there were seven cases. and only two
cases We're reported during the day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12

Maryland, not so much with a view TO
carrying those states as TO show their
people that they are a part of the Onion,
and as such ought to vote for the party
which will give them the influence in
the nation to which they are entitled"
Judge Taft said this to the Taft Sher-
man club OF Highlands, Ky, which came
to the Sinton Saturday to pledge its
support His address throughout was an
expression of intense feeling regarding
the political condition Of the South.
the South, he said, had made wonder
full progress under the application Of
the Republican principle OF protection,
and yet it remained a perpetual asset to
the Democracy OF the North to be de-
livered no matter what the issue or in
terest at stoke.
The speech was heartily applauded and
the candidate concluded the political ac-
tivities in his home city by personally
meetining the members Of the club.
Mr.. Taft busted himself during the day
cleaning up his office matters prepare.
tory to leaving Monday morning on a
campaign trip which will keep him con
SANITY on the road until election morn
ing. The personal headquarters here
win be presided over by his secretary,
Fred w. Carpenter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
MAGAZINE REVIEW.
The Effects of Alcohol.

Experiments 90 to show that alcohol
is not stimulant, that it's final effect
is everywhere Oppressive and inhibitory,
that, in short, it is properly to be classed
with the anesthetics and narcotics, says
Dr. Henry Smith Williams in the October
McClure's. Experiments show that al
cohol does indeed stimulate the flow of
digestive fluids, but that it also tends
to interfere with their normal actionj so
that ordinarily one effect neutralizes the
other. As regards the atcion on the
heart, the ultimate effect of alcohol is to
depress, in large doses, to paralyze that
organ. DIR. Williams continues:
THE experiments show that alcohol
does not increase the capacity to do
muscular work, but distinctly decreases
it, Doubtless this seems at variance
with many a mans observation of him
self; but the explanation is found in the
fact that alcohol blurs the Judgment.
As Volt remarks, it gives, not strength,
but, at most, the feeling OF strength.
A man may think he is working faster
and better under the influence of alconol
than he would otherwise do; but rigidly
conducted experiments do not confirm
this opinion. Both science and the ex-
perience of life says Dr. John j. Abel
of Johns Hopkins university, have ex-
ploded the pernicious theory that alcohol
gives any persistent increase of muscular
power The disappearance of this uni
yersal error will greatly decrease the con-
sumption of alcohol among laboring men.
1t is well understood by all who control
large bodies of men engaged in physical
labor that alcohol and effective work are
incomnatible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
JAIL STORMED
BY A MOB
South Carolina Sheriff Shot
Protecting Prisoner
TWO OTHERS MAY DIE
Spartansburg Is. CO. Guards Return Fire
of Frenzied Men Who Try to
Scale Walls to Get Girls
Assailant.
TWO OTHERS MAY DIE

Spartanburg, S. c., Oct. 12.-In the
heart of Spartanburg, with its 10000
population, mob of Infatuated citizens
at times numbering thousand or more
fought Saturday and Saturday night
with the military and civil authorities
for the possession of John Irby, negro
who attempted to attack Miss Lillian
Dempsey earlier in the day while the
young woman was on her way here
from Saxon Mil village, three miles
away.
-Four persons were wounded, one of
them seriously, and John Sparks, res
taurant keeper was arrested and held
without bail ON the charge of shooting
Sheriff Nichols who was slightly wound
ed in the exchange of shots between
the mob and the authorities who were
protecting the trembling prisoner in the
Jail
Late last night the situation was
again alarming, the crowd being aug
mented by 500 persons from Green
vile. There was some shooting in the
streets and the mob moved into the
public square.
A company of state troops from Lau-
rens arrived on special train at 9:45
Fp. m, and went at once to tine county
Jail. These brought the number of sol
diers on guard up to $50.
The first shot came from window
Of the Jail, and was followed by others
from the same qparter. An answering
shot was fired from the crowd. This
broke window in the Jail and slightly
wounded Sheriff Nichols. Sparks was
accused Of the shooting and immediate
" taken into custody. His attorneys
offered bail of thousand dollars last
night, but this was refused.
Just before nightfall the guard at the
lail WAS augmented by the arrival of
The Morgan Rifles, so strong, from
Clifton. a suburban min town. The
Hampton Guards, 40 strong, and local
company of state troops had been at
the Jail since 1 o'clock. A hundred
regulation army rifles, protruding from
windows, doors and porches of the
building, presented formidable propo-
sition for the consideration of the mob
leaders. Governor Ansel left for his
home in Greenvilleu, 30 miles west of
here, on a special train last night.
While Saturdays crime of the negro,
Irby, was the chief cause of the mob's
fury, the presence in Jail of two other
negroes against whom there have from
time to time during the last two weeks
been threats of violence, added to the
excitement. One of these negros, Clar-
cree Agnew, wrecked passenger train
on the main line of the Southern rail-
way two weeks ago near Duncan, S. G.,
and the engineer and fireman were kill
ed in that wreck The other negro,
win Foster, was twice convicted of the
revolving murder of John Young,
white man, last November. These cir
cucstances made it certain that en-
trance of the mob into the Jail would
mean a triple lynching.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
The Wonders Performed by Italian
Sharp-ShooterS.

Jean Webster, author of When Patty
Went to College," tells in the October
American Magazine an extremely inter
esting story Of Vittorio, common Ital-
| ian laborer, who surprised his fellow
workers by hitting the bull's-eye three
times running in a shooting match.
Peter, Vittopio's opponent, gave up in
despair. Turning to Harry Jasper, his
and Vittorio's employer, he said:
Guess I've mad enough. We don't
appear to trot in your class. How'd We
| LEARNT
"All italian mans know how shoot
learn in de army. shoot-a long time.
Shoot-a Afric''
Africa" said Peter. "You been in
Africa"
1.-TWO time" vittorio nodded.
"What'd We shoot there-lions ~
mo, no ion,." Vittorio raised his
shoulders with depreeatory air. "Just
man"
What corps-Bersagleri'" asked Mr..
Harry.
Isl, ST." vittorio's face was alight. 81
blong Bersaglieri. How you know"
That you for your interest, Peter"
Mr.. Harry laughted. 81 don't believe
I'll shoot with him to-day. I'm little
out of practice myself"
Peters face was mystifed.
'The Berssglieri," said Mr.. Harry,
"arc the sharp-shooters Of the italian
army, and well.trained lot taey are.
You and /, Peter, are amateurs: we
don't enter matches against them when
we we're about"
"He didn't tell me nothin' about bein'
a sahrp-shooter," said Peter, sulkily.
"He said he learned in Africa"
African" Mr.. Harry echoed. did
you go through the campaign in Abys.
sinia, Vittoriol"
The man nodded.
Good heavens!" Mfr. Harry cried.
Tine fellows fought against Menelik and
the dervishes." He faced the by-stand-
ers, his hand on Vittorio's shoulder.
you don't know what that means!
You never heard of Adowa? 1t means
that this chap nere has been through the
tiercest battle ever fought on African
soil. He was beaten-tke odds against
him were too heavy--but it was one of
the bravest defeats in history. The Ital
ians for three days had been marching
across burning deserts in a hostile coun-
try, on half rations and with almost
no water. At the end of that time they
accomplished a forced march of twenty
miles by night, across hills and ravines
so rough That the cannon had frequent
ly to be carried by hand. Then, as they
were, worn out and hungry, hopeless as
to the outcome, they were asked to face
an enemy six times larger than them
selves-not a civilized enemy, mind YOU,
but bowling dervishes.-and they did i
without flinching. There's not man
who went through Adowa but came out
a hero"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
FALL FLOWING.
Facilitates Work In the Spring and
improves Seed Bed.

improves Seed Bed.
While little definite investigation has
been carried on to determine the rela.
tive value of spring and fall blowing,
yet the practice on many Of our west
ern ranches Is TO get as much as pos.
sible of the land to be seeded In the
spring plowed during the fall. This
foresight Is considered especially es-
sentlal In breaking new ground. OF
course in the arid region Of the country
1t is difficult to plow in the fall, and
some farmers leave the work until
spring In order that the land may be
plowed much more easily after the
SHOWS and spring rains. One advan-
tage in fall plowlng is that it opens up
the soil and admits the moisture from
the fall and spring rains and winter
SHOWS more easily.
In some cases. however, quite as
good results are gained from leaving
the stubble on the ground throughout
the winter. long stubble tends to
prevent the snow from blowing and
accumulates considerable moisture in
the soil. Our spud and beet fields are
dug up so much that they do not need
autumn blowing, and such fields are
always in the best tilth in the spring
One distinct advantage In fall blowing
Is that 1t facilitates work in the spring
and tends to better preparation OF the
seed bed at that time.
If large areas must be plowed in the
spring the work is crowded and not
enough attention is given by way of
preparing the seed bed, Our springs
vary, and frequently it is quite late
before farming operations can begin.
1t In therefore a decided advantage to
have the ground plowed in the fall in
order that 1t may be worked up rapid
~ in the spring with the disks and
harrows, Another advantage for fall
blowing is that it affords a good means
of disposlng Of the manure. AS soon
as the grain Is cut and when it is
standing in shock manure may be dis
tributed over the field and as soon as
the thrashlng is done can be ploWed
under
The precipitation of the succeeding
months beats down the soil and so
tends to bring about decomposition in
the manure II the manure is left and
plowed under in the spring it fire.
quently lies in strawy lunches and in
terferes with the rise OF moisture
later. The observations in many sec
tons indicate that the very best way
to dispose Of manure is to get it on
the ground and plow it down In the
fall. Our modern traction plows and
the introduction of the disk pillow have
done much TO simplify fall and winter
blowing in this country. It frequently
occurs that we have a good rain or a
snowstorm, after which the blowing
can be done quite readily.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
REGULATES
DIGESTION
Leaving Nothing to Ferment
in Your Stomach
END ALL THIS TROUBLE
Take Some Diapepsin and Rid Yourself
Of Indigestion and Stomach Trouble
Forever-Absolute Reliefe Is at
Your Druggists Waiting.

When your stomach is weak or lacking
in gastric juice, anything that you eat,
no difference what il is, will sour on
your stomach raise the bile and acids
to cover your food like oil on water,
causing indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach
nervousness and belching of sour poisons,
which produce foul odors, nasty taste,
bilious headache, heartburn, intestinal
| gripping and make you an object of mis-.
cry. This is stomach trouble which can.
not be overcome with ordinary digestive
medicines. II is caused by fermentation
of your food, which will be remedied at
once by Pape's Diapepsin, a preparation
pleasant to take and as harmless as
candy, though IL will digest and prepare
for assimilation into the blood all the
food you eat.
Indigestion Is result, not cause Of
your trouble. II the stomach is sour
and unhealthy, your food becomes faint
ed, and that's what is causing the indi.
gestion and gas on stomach and other
miseries. Pape's Diapepsin is an antacid,
most powerful digestive and thorough
regulator for weak stomachs These tri-
angules will digest any kind of food you
eat and will cleanse the stomach and
intestines in natural way, which makes
you feel hne five minutes afterwards.
Any good pharmacy here will supply
you with case of Papes Diapepsin for
fifty cents. just reading about this re.
markable stomach preparation will not
help. You should 60 now and get
case. Put your stomach in full health
and by tomorrow you will forget the
misery of stomach trouble Your case
is no different from many others. 1t
isn't stomach nerves or catarrh Of the
stomach, or gastritis, or dyspepsia 1t
is food rotting -food fermentation
that's all--and takes about five minutes
to overcome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
The Rise of a Wen Known cartoonist.

Charles r. Macauley, whose ilustra.
tions often appear in the American Mag.
azne, is the brilliant cartoonist of the
New York World. He started as a car.
toonist in Cleveland, then went to New
York and gave up his time exclusively
to illustration Perhaps his best known
Illustrations are those for Poe's detective
stories But the cartoon eontinle ia
interest him, and when Bush, the fam
Gus cartoonist of the World was, on
account OF illness. no longer able to get
out his daily carton, Macauley took his
place-at first on trial, later permanent
ly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
BY The Sad Sea Waves

The thin man. pale in the large bath
ing suit, standing knee-deep in th5
water. sighed.
Why" Asked his friend, "are Sc
sad -
"Alasl" he answered, "the sea is the
grave of my first WIFE
The friends lips curled superciliously
but you are married again" he muir
INJURED.
Yes said he. "and my second wife
won't 60 near the water
Tit Bits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
BETTING IN FAVOR OF TAFT.
National Canvass Rests Bryan's Hope on
Labor Vote.

Washington, Oct. Persistent bet
ting in favor of Taft of to l. 81 to !,
and even 4 to l. would indicate that
some persons with great deal Of money
are fully convinced that the Republican
candidates are going to be elected,
The market has been held up Just as
stifily as it was in 1904 and 1900 The
Post is informed that this betting is
based entirely upon the belief Of finan-
cial interests t1at Taft can win If he
carries the states of Illinois and New
York; that Illinois is regarded as per-
fectly safe, and the financial interests
have decreed that he must" carry New
York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
Saving The Eggs.

why can't have eggs for support"
'You can't have eggs for supper. =
answered the landlord OF the Pmnuk-
vile house, because an affinity gen
tleman is going to lecture on afinities
st the town hall tonight / presume
you have some public spiriti'
He d.-Southwestern Book.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS.

nave you neglected your Kidneys? Have
#ta ovsrworked your nervous system and csus-
~ fouhle with your kidneys and bladder?
4.tta you pains IN ioins. side, hack. groins and
A&Hderg Have you fabby appearance 81 the
4tt Especially under the eyes2 Too frequent
s *8rise 70 pass urfnes II 40, Williams Kid
50 Pills will cure vou,-at Druggist Price
81 Williams Mtg. Co. Props. Cleveland. O
ssId BIZ c. H. Kendrick & Co, Barre, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
Great Religious Parade.

AS the emerged from the station the
cardinal gazed upon cheering mass of
men, women and children, who, with ma
tional, state and other banners, waved
him a greeting. Inside the building he
had been formally welcomed by Governor
Crothers, Mayor Mahool and United
States Attorney General Charles J. Bona
parte, and he had replied briefly.
He entered waiting carriage and
Joined a parade in which were represen.
tatives Of every Roman Catholic parish
and organization in Baltimore, besides a
delegation from Washington. From the
cathedral portico the cardinal reviewed
the line, the passing OF which consumed
an hour.
Afterward in the cathedral he deliv-
cred the papal benediction upon every
citizen of Baltimore, of whatever reli,
gious belief
Yesterday at the cardinals residence
his return home from abroad was sig.
nalized by Catholics of this city by
the presentation of a handsome silver
loving cup, appropriately inscribed. In
the subscription from this cup the only
ones barred we're tae members of his
eminence's own denomination.
1t is estimated that the number of
citizens who turned out to welcome the
cardinal Saturday were $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12

Very few people are so tender hearted
that they won't try to Kill a mosquito
when the mosquito is right IN the mid.
die Of bite -Somervllle Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
Dark savings Of a Prophet.

"The weather tomorrow win BE- dull
and rainy at first, cloudy and showery
later. "-EeYning News.
These sudden changes in the weather
are very disturbing. -PuncA
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
TAX REBATE FOR CHILDREN.
Prussian Dit Proposes to Take a Jest
Of The Kaiser in Sober Earenst.

Berlin, Oct. 12.-The kaiscr's Jest in
a speech some time ago in reference to
the taxation of bachelors, it is now
seen. has had serious effect.
The Pressian Diet at its forthcoming
session proposes to pass modification
of the income tax in favor Of married
raen with children. A special reduction
is to be allowed for every child.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12

The kissing bug has passed away.
Though not devoid Of dash.
One important thing be lacked
He had no chic mustache.
Chicago News