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Northern wheat nrarket

WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Dee 15.-AIlling: Buestem, 81 16
@1.17; club. $1.06. Export-Bl Bluestem, ST Is;
club, S1.05: red Russian. $1.02
SEATTLE, Dec. 1l-Miing: B1uestern,
s1.12h; club, s1.011a; fife. s1.0l15; red Rus
sian, 9913c. Export-Bluestem, $1.O91a club,
9914c; Fife, 991ac: red Russian. 96lac. No
car receipts up to noon. Yesterdays receipts:
Wheat, q cars; oats, 4 cars
OREGON
PORTLAND, Dec. 15.-Track prices: Club.
1.06; bluestem, S1.1T red Russian, 81 90: Tur-
key red, $l.05 forty fold, $1O5; valley 81. 09.
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Northern Businesn

PORTLAND, Dec. 15.-cIearings. $1544oss;
balances. $l05, ,S95
balances $107, 1862.
SEATTLE; Dec chickering's. s2so4, ,155;
balances $315. .72S.
TACOMA. Dee 15--cleariDgs, ssss s247; bal.
ances, 0,6J1.
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SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 15.-PrOducers are re-
ceiving 46 cents for eggs; demands in
creaslng faster than the supply on account of
the approaching holidays.
PETALUAA, Dec. 15.-The best prices paid
for eggs after the receipt Of quotations from
the San Francisco dairy exchange today were
52G 53e. The market remains unchanged.
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New Work MONEY NTarLa,

NEW YORK. Dec 15.--Sfoney on call firm.
41sm5 per cent; ruling rate. AS; closing bid
45se; offered at ~ per cent
cent: 90 days, y per cent, and six months.
AZ M4i5 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5G51a per cent
Sterling exchange firm, with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.s42e@4.S430 for 60 day
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General NIerchanhise

Bags-Grain bags. 51a@J4tc spot and -
sac future: San Quentin bags, 5Ilc: wool bsss
32c for 3l2 ID and soc for lb; fleece twinc,
Coal-PeunsyIvania anthracite egs. sid
ton. 81; Coos Bay $40; Australian
house Richmond etc. So Pelaw Nam.
in bulk and $3.50 IN sacks; Welsh anthracite
SIS; coke, SIG per ton in bulk and SIT in sacks
seed. 7sc per gallon for boiled ami
77c for raw; eases. Sc more; castor
oil in cases, No. 1. lie; Bakers "A, Si13@
l. To- China nut, cases, 60Q7Oc per gal; cocoanut
oil. in barrels 7OG735sc for XXX. 67iadTfG
quantity; extra bleaehed winter sperm oil. 9re:
natural winter sperm oil. Ole: natural whale OH,
5Sei extra winter strained lard Oil. 95d06c;
pure neatsroot oil, Zoe; No; neatsfoot oil, 60es
herring oil, 4Oc; salmon oil, 35cs boiled dsh oil,
Coal OH. Gasoline etc.-water white iron
barrels drums. 1Oc; $50 deg oil. iron barrels
or drums. 1115c; special do. lie; pearl oil, in
cases, lie; astral. lie; star. lie; extra star.
49, Aldlne. <oi2cs tgcene. Eucs reu crown anu
motor gasoline. in bulk 15c, in cases BE; No. I
engine distillate. in drums. Sc; No. do, Ics
cases &c more; So deg gasoline. in bulk 3Oc. in
eases 3I5ac; varnish makers and painters naph-
ina; IN bulk lie, In cases Isle.
Iurpentine-7Sc per gallon in cases and 1le
in bulk. drums and iron barrels.
Rosin (Der bbI Of 2sO lbs)-Is lower b. S6.5Os
G, $3.50. H. $6.7O; l. $7-2O
Red and White Lead-Red, 81 99c; white, S
9S12c per ID.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows. terms net cash: Standard fine granu-
lated, 5.35e; Standard coarse granulated, 535c;
fruit granulated. 5.SJc: monarch bar. j. roe;
d. E. crystal dOmnos. cases, S.35c; cubes
and A crushed. 5.6Oc tablets in half bbls. 5.s5cs
do. IL boxes, 6.10c: monarch powdered, 5.45c
xxx powdered. 545e; candy granullted 5.45e;
eonfeetioners A. 5-45e; eonfectioners' crystal.
5-45c; extra ine grannlated. J15e. magnolia A.
4.95e; extra c. 4.SJc; golden c. 4-15c; d. 4.6Jc;
bbls and so ID bags ioc. half bbls 25e. boxes
soc more per 100 lbs than for bags OF 100 lbs
net; bar in 50 and 40 10 tins 81. 20 more; in
and 10 ID tins, 81 30 more per 100 lbs than
price of this grade in 100 ID bags.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows. GraDulated basis.
5-35e; 4Higrade' bar, 5.70c: powdered, 5.45, :
crushed. 5-60c; berry. 5-35c; c. < H. extra dns
dry granulated, 5.35c; coarse dry granulated. J
5.35c; eOnfeetioners' A. 5.35e; eonfeetionerss
crystal, 5-45e; cubes. 5.6Oc; bricks, $50; extra
fine dry granulated 600 ID bags only. 515c;
excelsior A, 4.95cs extra @. 4.S5c; golden c,
T. Toe; yellow ID, 4-65c: H. & E. crystal dOminos.
S.35c. Additional per 100 lbss in barrels and
80. ID bags. 1Oc more; half barrels. 25e more,
boxes, soc more for all grades. Bar in 50 and
40 ID tins $40 more; in 10 ID tins, S235 more.
Minimum order, carload weight
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Grain Exchange Publishes Stocks
Wheat Easier and Barley Lower

/ imported rape. 4G4lsc; timothy. &c; hemp, 81.
634fc: millet. &c per III.
Dried Peas-Green. s. per ctl-
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Loans. Exchange and silver

Silver and Hongkong exchange were lower.
Prime mercantile paper ......... 5d6 per cent
Loans real estate. .512 as per cent
Sterling exchange, 60 days. -14. .S41a
Sterling exchange, sight. IA. So
Sterling exchange. cables. -g4.S9
New York exchange, sight. -.... q 2@
New York exchange, telegraphic. -
Hongkong exchange, sight. "a 4334
Hongkong exchange, telegraphic. IA 431s
Silver, per ounce ..-..-.....--. "a 52B
Mexican dollars, nominal. -0 %
CONTINENTAL
New York on Paris. .....---.-----.. DIGS
New York ON Mexico. 2011s
Paris London 20 *
Berlin on London .-....--....,s...--. 70 464s
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4. :. Glass Company,s Dixtde,d

PIrTSBURG, Dec. l5.--Ihe board of directors
Of the United States glass company today de-
elared quarterly dividend Of ! per cent on
the capital stock, payable December %, 1909
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Readfnr necInres nividend

PHILADELPHIA. Dee. 15.@The directors of
the Reading company today declared q semian-
nual dividend Of per cent on the common stock
an increase of per cent
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smoked beef 19c per lb.
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels. $3.50; clear
$50; mess $50; pig pork $3.50 pigs feet, SOD
for half bbls, $40 for % ID kegs and Sl-3o
for kits.
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bills. and at 81 SIS for demand
Commercial bills. 81. S3la M4S4.
BAr silver. 33sc.
Mexican dollars, 44c
Bonds Government. steady; railroads, steady.
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READING DIVIDEND
ANIMATES TRADING
Bears, However, BOmbard the
Market With RumOrs That
Cause Bulls to Waver
New York stock List

L. F. Hutton & Co. $50 California street,
members Of tie New York stock exchange, fur
aish the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday:
- 1890 TT.-t a - / ~ ! a ~
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Portland Butter Market


PORTLAND. Dec. 15.-City and countrl
creamery extras, 39c; fancy, S593Te; store
20024c.
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following We're the sales on the San Francise'
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCkS
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Boston stocks and Bonds

BOSTON Dec 15.-The copper market ruled
quiet during the morning session. with the tone
hrm and a majority of the issues fractionally
sher. Lake has been OF the features at 81,
a gain of a point last nights closing. Miami
has been somewhat active and is selling 20I I2c.
Other firm features have been North Butte, Han
cock and Arcadian. East Butte has been ex-
ception to the general tendency and is one
point lower. Other departments Of the market
are quiet and featureess.
The following list is furnished by E. Z. Hut
ton 4 Co.. 400 California street, San Francisco:
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All Classes Of Stocks Are Quiet
With Few Changes in Quotations
Mining Stocks
--ru.~cr

.,oo pa,n,on ~, .93
100 Sterling .....'.................... 5.to
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MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN and Produce Narket

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15.-Flax closed at
$1.90A a 1 .90A-
Corn, No. 3 yellow, 61$. GlG2%c.
Oats, No. 3 white. 41% %Q422sc.
Rye, No. .. 724M72%c.
Wheat, December, $1l0; May. $1.I0h; Cash,
No. 1 hard. $1.1215 01-l3; No. 1 northern, 81. II
MI121a; No. 2 northern, S1IO@l JOE.
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Hides, TaIIow, Wool and Hops

Prices for dry and wet hides are lower all
around. with a fair demand SheepSkins
quiet and goat skins very dull. The circular
/ Of the Sumner tanning company says that ir
skins has proDably been reached AdviceS from
the east quote hides weaker, with downward
Hides-CuIls and brands sell about y ale uu-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, 13c me-
dium. 121bc light 12c: eOwhides, 12c for
heavy. 12c for light: stays. Size; salted kip.
13c; salted veal 1Sc; salted calf. 1Sc; dry
hides. 20c; dry kip 19e; dry calf 24c; dry veal.
DE; sheepskins. ShearingS, 2Ott 4Oc each; shorz
wool. 900 zoe each; medium. I9eqS1 each; long
wool, $3.50 1-15; lambs, 2J0I5c. horsehides
horsehides. dry. S2M2.25 for large and 81 25ef2
colts; gOatskins. prime angora. 5O690c; large
hair goats. 25et 4Oc; medium, 20@60c; small.
5G15c; Mexican deerskins 7IaQ3Sc: drS
salted do, 2512715c; picked do. 3O@37hc.
Tallow-No- I rendered, 5951se; No. 2, "A
4l;e; grease, Ts1 "a 29slSe, S.. "a
13c; Humboldt and MendocinO, 13015e south
ern. less defective, 71a0Sf3c; fall
lambs. sq10e for southern and 124l5c for
HOps-1sa24c for crop of 1907
New York Produce q
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Hops-Dul
Wool-Steady- Domestic aeeces, 369S7e.
Hides-Quiet.
PetrOleum-Steady.
Sugar-Raw. firm; AluscovadO. 50 test. S27c:
centrifugal 96 test. 4.17c; molaSses sugar, 50
test, 3-42c Refined. quiet.
Co6ee-Futures closed steady net unchanged
to 5 points higher. Sales were reported OF
AT ,25O bags. including: December 6.509i6 5Jcs
March. 6.fOd6. Toe: May, 6.SO@6.S5c. July and
september, 6-SOe- Spot, quiet; Rio No. 8.
nominal; santos No. A, sac. Mild, quiets
Cordoya. 9M12iSc.
Butter-Firm, unchanged
Cheese-Firm. unchanged.
Eggs-Firm. RefrigeratOrs. 20624ise.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-Quiet December, 7at6g
Sc; spot fancy, new crop, 1919 0111sc: choice.
DC; prime. ~ GSc; old crop prime. 71Se; do
common to fair, 607c-
Prunes-Firm. California up to 3O-4Os 2at a
Sc: Oregons. 66I9c.
Aprieots-Firni- Choice. 11x 01115ks extra
choice. 111s6 12c: fancy. 12AM13tsc-
Peaehes-Steady. Choice. 6S4 e87cs extra
choice. IdT1sc: fancy, 7&t tNSc.
RaiSinS-Quet. Loose muScateI. 405fac:
choice 70 fancy seeded. 51a d6Ac; seedlcss,
31s 45c; London layers, $i.1715 4I30.
Chicago Dairy Produce
CHICAGO. Dee 1J.-Strong- Butter,
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: 9oUOTATIONS

TONOPAH AND GOI4DFIELD sIUCNo
Regular Morning Session -
900 Daisy o9I2O00 May1ower Cons o.
100 Giroux Cons II 0O 500 Pitts s Peak. 6S
200 Jumbo Exten l3 100 Tonopah Exten. 5l
Afternoon Session
500 Atlanta lOlI150 MacNamara 81
100 Belmont - 65ilOOO Mayfower s30.. Oh
200 Com Fraction AZ 10000 Mayfiower w
800 Gid Con NJ -. s. 10l 100 Montana 10
800 Grit Bend b30 03I 800 Red Hills ..... VI
Informal Session
400 Atlanta 800 O9l1O00 Mayiower VI
1900 Great Bend O3 500 Midway 70
1900 Great Bend . O2l23O0 Rescue Cons. ol
5000 Jim Butler lOt
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
Rid Asi Bid. Ask.
Argonaut .3 90 -ICent Eureka % =
BrInswick O.. 03lfiehtner NJ Co 80
Bunker Hill 415 lis Eureka NJ C.3.50 =
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Regular Morning Session

Board
- Alaska Packers ................ sc 90
10 Alaska Packers .............. So. %
% Associated Oil ..........-..... 52 so
10 Hutchinson Sugar Plantation. 16 so
10 AIakaweH Sugar Co. ............ 30. 80
10 Onomea Sugar ...-.....-...... 81 90
; Onomea Sugar ........-........ 50 80
20 Pacific Tel. x Tel. pfd- 81 p
Spring Valley Water Co. 1900. 81 90
Street
$4,000 Z. r. R. of S. f. 4s......... 5.25
81 900 L. r. Z. of 5. f. As. s..... 75.37is
81 .000 City Electric Co. 5s............ 81. 90
1000 North Pacific Coast II. X. 5s. .102. p
81 600 Pacific Electric Ry 5s- Jos. G2 y
81. 900 Peple's Water Co 5s. 10 10
$1,000 S. z. r. r.. lst ref 4s....-..... SO 80
Afternoon Session
Board
65 Associated Oil ................. so. "a
90 Associated Oil ..-.............. 81 90
10 Associated OIL ................. 30 %
- Associated Oil .............,...s 81 20
80 Onomea Sugar .............. 80 90
30 Paauhau Sugar Plantation. %. 90
80 Spring Valley Water Co. ....... 80 S71s
81, ,00o S. v. Water Co. gen mtg 4s.... SO. 80
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New York Mining Stocks

Do cv IS ser A Sly West Elee CIV 5s.. 94ls
Do cv A., ser b 1874 Wisconsin Cen As. 94ls
Cen EIen cy s.l4S
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Iondon CIosing StocI,s

Money-steady, 3st a4 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market 70
short bills is Az per cent and for three months
bills is per cent.
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20 661t 7o7. 500 272. .22oi q. .420l 34s. .556l SEQ
I07 I3 I'll 52S 3OOl3 $40 O00l274 g4o S6S650 II 80
i05, ,3SS Cos. 900 500 Oo0t "a 620 237 99sI $3.50
81, ,00S 2 400 4403 $40, ,0S0 234 7So S15.251 I6640
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Chicago Dairy Produce
CHICAGO. Dee 15.-Strong- Butter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
NEW MINISTER ASHAMED
THAT HE is AN AMERICAN?
Atlanta Man Declares John b. Jack
son Was Angered When Adj
dressed in English.

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 22.-John B.
Jackson, United States minister to
Persia, who has been ordered to
transfer his diplomatic activities to
Cuba. is ashamed of being an Ameri-
can, according to Joe Jacobs, the
leading druggist of Atlanta.
Dr. Jacobs and Minister Jackson
crossed the ocean together on Ger
man liner. During the voyage a
waiter addressed Minister Jackson in
English instead of German. DR.. ia
cobs says Jackson became enraged
and asked the waiter why the latter
used English.
II thought you were an Ameri-
can" exclaimed the waiter.
do 1 look like an Americana"
roared Jackson. Don't you dare
take me for an American, and don't
talk English to me-
Dr. Jacobs doesn't understand how
a man who is ashamed of being an
American is able to hold the post of
United States minister.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers.

Graham L. Candor to Henry Flue-
gel, lots 1, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, II, IL,
S. Falkovitch's addition, Rock ISL
and, 1870.
Herman Abrahamson to Robert M.
Bennett, part lot 4, Atkinson's sec
ond addition, Moline. $4,000.
Robert NJ Bennett TO Charles II.
Godehn, part lot 4, Atkinson's second
addition. Moline, $4,000.
John n. Hardy to John Hayes Rob-
inson, lots 10, IA, block 2. Acme adj
dition. Moline, 81.
Frederick G. Raisch TO Frederick
II. Ficken, lots 4, 8, 81.
E. H. Stafford to Joseph L. Early,
lot Z, block s, town of Silvis, $400.
Dahn & Muhleman to William
Eckerman, lot 10, block s. r. Daven-
ports fourth addition, Rock Island.
$1,000.
Sarah L. Osborne to Harry Roth
kofsky, east quarter lot 4, block IS,
Old Town, Rock Island, $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22

Mrs Fannie Casper of Lincoln Wis
tied few days this week in Water
town. She has gone to Chicago to
fill q position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Seine have
moved from the cottage of S. P. Cos
ner to Rock Island.
Mrs. Dirreen of Jacksonville ar
rived this week to make an extended
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Holland and
baby of Geneseo have been spending
the last four days with Frank Sovey's
family.
Mrs Hays returned this week from
her visit at Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dirreen well
coined a little son to their home Fri
day night, and George is passing the
cigars.
Mrs. Emma Ellis and family will
spend Christmas at Let's, Iowa, with
relatives.
Mrs. Charles Trout of Abingdon
came last, week for az weeks visit
with her son Ross and Family.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Sovey and family
will go Friday evening to Camanche,
Iowa, to spend Christmas.
Ed Axelson and family left Sun
day to stay over New Years with
relatives at Fairfield, Iowa
Saturday night a daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Trout.
Miss Estellye Elliott of Reynolds
was the guest over Sunday of Miss
Leila Ausbrook, leaving Monday to
spend Christmas with friends in
Iowa.
Miss Hazel Pierce will spend
Christmas in Davenport with friends.
Miss Sadie Scott has returned from
a visit at HillsdaIe with her sister
Mrs. George Passmore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
Louis the Maanificent.

As soon as he rose he was dressed
by his valet In a coat Of blue cloth.
Two little epaulets of gold cord were
sewed to the cloth. Under the coat
was a white waistcoat, which was al
most entirely hidden by the ribbons
and wide sashes of his orders. His
satin breeches ended In a pair of high
boots or CATERS of red velvet, which
came above the knees and were more
supple than leather, for the thickness
of leather on legs that were often
painful from govt would have created
too much friction. He made a great
point of these boots. he thought that
they made him look like a general.
ready at any moment to spring upon
horse, though this was a physical
impossibility to him since ME was
much too fat and too infirm. He used
powder with view to hiding the
white locks of age, and this gave his
complexion an appearance of youth
From 1.-THE Return of Louis XVIII"
by Gilbert Stenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
Jim-Conqressman.

When Jim was 'Iected congressman -four
years ago 1 vowed
My cup O. Joy was brimmin' full, an
wuz mighty proud.
my Jim IL make his mark" said. The
world will know his name
He'll rise above the common run an wig
uncommon fame.
His voice will ring throughout the land
his words electrify"
An then 1 sat t wait fer him L catch the
speakers eye.
Dragged about my Jim a lot, my Jim in
Washington.
HE'LL show 'em how" I told my friends.
this country shoSld be run.
Jes wait until he IN q es a speech an
then you'll all admit
That when it comes to wisdom my boy
Jim is full of ST."
An so we waited. Weeks an weeks an
months an months went by,
An Jim down there a-tryin' hard t eaten
the speakers eye.
Jim's back in Washington again. In con-
gress maxim laws.
Plumb sure that this term he will get a
chance L plead his cause.
He's got on some committees, an some
big men know he's there.
The New York papers quoted him about
some trust affair.
An ma an I are prayin' now that we
won't have to die
Afore Jim's reckoned big enough Z get
the speakers eye.
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
SilViS

Stewart Bull. who has been living
at Osborne, has returned home to
Silvis to spend the winter here with
his mother, Mrs. S. Bull.
Brotherhood of American Yeomen,
recently organized here. is trying to
secure a room adjoining the Eagles
hall for a permanent meeting place.
The next meeting of the lodge will
be early in January.
A large number of new houses will
be erected here in the spring and it
is understood a large factory may
be erected northwest of the Rock
Island shops.
The c., r. I. & P. is talking of
sinking a large well near the shops
here similar to the one south of
town recently completed. 1t will be
used for the purpose of filling the
boilers of the engines.
Work on the new Office building
being erected at the railway shops
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
The Ladies' Chance.

lin the first place. we're going to make
II possible for women-good women-to
see the fight Every man IN the world
will be crazy to see It Why not the
women TEX Richard, Promoter OF JEFF
fries-Johnson Fight
Now ladies' we hope you'll be quiet
And not keep on bothering Us.
A truce to your howl and your riot,
Your "Give us a vote" and such fussl
Your cause" you've been eager to fiaunt
it.
Your claim for 'fair play may be right.
Well, here IS your chance IL you want it
Go buy a good seat for the fight!
For. note, thereII be ample provision
For ladies to sit round the ring
And watch for the Hateful decision
That weeping or plaudits shall bring.
And, even the slav'ry of marriage
VIII not be n bar to delight.
There's a check room for each baby car
riage
You happen to take to the fight.
Yes, ladies, at last real equality
Is granted TO you as to man.
Don't look at the gift with frivolity.
But get your seat quick as you can
What's commonplace voting. dear ladies'
Compared with the jubilant sight
When heavyweights battle like hades
In regular championship fight1
Two short years ago who'd have dared to
Make such a bold offer to your
The fool, he'd have never been spared to
His friends. the rash offer to rue
But at last you have forced him to own
It.
That brutal mans equal you be.
BY your suffragette tactics you've shown
It,
That you're quite as bIoodthirsty as he
Paul WestNin New York wtrld
|
All the news all the time - The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
TELLING the Time,

His horse had lost a shoe, and as it
was being replaced by a Somerset
blacksmith he asked the time. "IIl
tell zee presently, SIR said the man.
Then he lifted a hind foot of the
horse and, looking across it attentive
~. said, Half past H."
How do you known asked Cole
ridge.
DO zee think have shod horses all
my life and don't know by sign what
time it is?''
The poet went away puzzled, but re-
turned in the evening and offered the
blacksmith shilling to show him how
he could tell the time by a horses
hoof.
Gust you get of your horse, sir
Now do zee stoop down and look
through the hole in yon pollard ash
and you'll see the church clock"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
TWO ORPHANS AS ROBES
Entered Career of Crime TO ''Gs
Even with Guardian Uncle.


ST. Louis, Mo, Dec. 22.-Georgt
and Lawrence Thomas, orphan sons
of J. Q. Thomas, former freight and
passenger agent for the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad at
Pueblo, Colo. yesterday confessed
highway robbery and burglary 20 the
police here. Their parents were
killed in a railroad wreck in August,
1904
With the boys. who are 10 and r
years old, is Joseph Kubat. who says
that his home is I'm New York. He
declares he enlisted in the United
States marine corps here five days
ago.
George Thomas, the elder brother
told the police that they undertook
their exploits 20 get even" with
their uncle and guardian, Nathan r.
Waters, head of a manufacturing
concern here and a resident of Web
ster Grove, a suburb of st. Louis, be-
cause of his refusal to give them IN
limited spending money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22

Dead When Found by Neiehbors.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-22
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

is proceeding rapidly. Much of the
steel framework has been completed
and the masons are working on the
brick and stone work. The East Mo-
line sash and door works has the
contract for the mill work and as
soon as the exterior of the structure
is finished they will commence on the
interior.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid cleared
$50 at their bazaar and oyster supper
last Friday afternoon and evening.
Many fancy and useful articles were
sold.