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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
MEETS AT RALEIGH
Farmers National Congress
Hears Hon. James Bryce
on Opening Day.
C0NGRATULATEs SOUTH
Secretary James Wilson and Other
Notable Men Expected to De-
liver Addresses.

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 4.-The Farm
ers' National congress convened here
today. The principal address of the
day was by British Ambassador Bryce
There will also be an address by for
mer Secretary of the Navy Herbert
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is ex
pected to attend the congress. Hun.
dreds of delegates from the west are
here.
Speaks of Progress.
Mr.. Bryce expressed the pleasure Il
gave bin to meet so large and repre-
sentative gathering of men from many
parts of the country and especially
from the south. The pleasure was all
the greater because he could congrat-
ulate them on the amazing progress
which the south has been making. He
first visited it % years ago. 1t was
then just beginning to recover from
the effects of the war and of the
! troubulous times that had followed
the war.
Since then the recovery had become
far more rapid, and now the south was
more prosperous and more hopeful
than at any previous epoch In it's his
tory. 1t was beginning TO waken up
to the enormous possibilities of deveI-
opment that lay before it, soil, forests,
minerals, all contained sources of ma
terial wealth which had perhaps been
not yet fully realized, even by Amert-
cans themselves.
Science Being Applied.
One of the great needs for the prog
ress Of agriculture was a still ampler
application Of scientific knowledge to
farming operations Since the inyen-
ton of the implements such as the
plow and the spade and the cart thou
sands of years ago, no changes have
taken place in the sphere of agricul-
ture comparable to those which chem
istry has introduced by its analysis
of the constituents of the soil and the
way Of treating them. Think of what
has been done not only for the fields
but by physiology for our knowledge
of animals, for better methods Of
breeding, for the investigation of the
diseases of animals, of the modes Of
selecting the best kinds of seed and
the best sort of fruit trees. for a
knowledge of the diseases of plants
and trees and the preventive measures
against these diseases.
Opens BoundIess Field.
Science has opened a boundless field
for increasing the productive powers
of the land as well as for reducing
the amount Of human labor required
to cultivate it. Already in some of
your states, such as Illinois and Wis
consin and Iowa, the value of vast
tracts has been doubled by the appli-
cation of science to tillage and to
dairying. What has been done there
and in Canada also can doubtless be
done In other parts OF the country
Here In the south you have magnifi-
cent opportunities. Nowhere in the
world> are your soil and climate sur
passed. Nature has been bountiful
and the more lavish her gifts, the more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
VIII Issue LIcenass

ALL but nine Of the 81 saloonkeepers
in the city have paid over the money
for their licenses and the rest were
expected to appear late this afternoon
or tomorrow morning. The issuing Of
the licenses will probably take place
tomorrow and as far as is known all
those who have had them will receive
them again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
Funeral of Mrs. Albert n. searIe.

The funeral of Mrs. Albert H. Searle
was held at $3.50 this afternoon from
the residence, 1903 Fortieth street
The services were conducted by Rev.
F. E. Shut, pastor of Spencer Memo
rial church. Burial took place N
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
YOUNG IN COAL BUSINESS
Leaves fuel Company to Launch En-

Leaves fuel Company to Launch En-
terpriSe of His Own.
r. w. Young, who for two years has
been sales manager for the Rock ISL
ana Fuel company. has resigned and
viii go into business for himself. He
VIII open a wholesale jobbing coal
business With an Office in the Peoples
Bank building. Mr.. Young is well
qualified TO enter into such business
and his many friends are confident
that he will be successful in his new
enterprise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
A seaIded Bows shrIeks

Mortified his grandmother, Mrs. Maria
aylor Of Nebo KY, wro writes that
when all thought he would die, Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured him
Infallible for Burns. Scalds, Cuts
Corns, Wounds, Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions. Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
OBITUARY..
Funeral of Emil Van Petrun,.

Funeral of Emil Van Petrunn-
The funeral of Emil VanPetrum was
held at $3.50 this morning from the
O'Malley & Bachmann undertaking
parlors, with services at 9 o'clock Ut
st. PauPs church. Father Leon Van
Stappen, pastor of the church, con-
Quoted the services. Burial took place
in ST. Mary's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04

When a cold becomes settled in the
system, It will take several days treat
ment to cure it, and the best remedy
to use is Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. It will cure quicker than any
other, and also leaves the system in a
natural and healthy condition. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
Notions About sIeep.

One Of the rudest acts in the eyes of
a native OF the Philippine Islands is to
step over q person asleep on the floor.
Sleeping is with them a very solemn
matter. They are strongly averse to
waking any one. the idea being that
during sleep the soul is absent from
the body aud may not have time to re-
turn if slumber is suddenly broken.
If you call upon a native and are told
he is asleep you may as we'll depart.
To get a. servant to rouse you. you
must give him the strictest of orders.
Then at the time appointed he will
stand by your side and call, "Senor
senorr repeatedly, each time more
loudly than before, 1atil you are half
awake. Then he viii return to the
low note and again raise his voice
gradually until you are fully conscious.
Many school children suffer from
constipation, which is often the cause
of seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham
berlainis Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give child,
for they are mild and gentle in their
effect, and viii cure even chronic con-
stipation Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04

OF the city and menace to the people.
Incidents such as the one spoken of
in this article are not unusual in Rock
Island at the present time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04
DEATH REUNITES
SCHOOL LOVERS
Romance of 20 Years ago Ends
in Marriage of F. N. Benning-
ton and Nellie MikeseI1.
HELPMATEs PASSED AWAY
Meet in Iowa City and Come to Rock
Island to Have the Ceremony
Performed.

A romance of 20 years ago that
was interrupted by marriage that
separated two school day sweethearts
had its elimination in the wedding
in Rock Island Tuesday of F..
N. Bennington and Mrs. Nellie Mike
sell. both of Iowa City, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennington were at
the Rock Island station waiting for
train for Iowa City when reporter
happened along and engaged Mr.. Ben
nington in conversation, not knowing
that he was talking with a newly mar
ried man.
Groom Tells Story.
Il am F. N. Bennington" remark
ed the groom, and turning to his
companion said, this is Mrs. Ben
nington. You know we were just
married in Rock Island yesterday.
We were children together, and
sweethearts as boy and girl, but we
drifted apart. She married another
man and l became the husband of
another woman. A few years ago my
wife died. Shortly afterward learn
ed that Mrs. Mikesell was a widow.
l wrote to her. We arranged a
meeting. That is all there is to it.
We are both happy, and are on our
way to Iowa City to make our home"
There is more catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. 1t is taken internally in doses |
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It |
acts directly on the blood and mucous |
surfaces of the system. They offer |
one hundred dollars for any case it |
fails to cure. Send for circulars and |
testimonials. Address
F. r. CHENEY & CO., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by druggists, rs cents
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04

best use of them by applying to them
the resources of science.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-04

an the news an the time-The argus.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
CATTLE SHOW TO BE
OPEN EVENINGS

Elaborate preparations have been
made for lighting the live stock exhibit
ton which begins September q at the
Alaska Yukon-Pacific expos ition. In the
big cattle and horse buildings ard in
the poultry sheds arc lights will be
so arranged that those who attend the
exhibit at night will have ample ia
cility to inspect all entries.
The cattle exhibit buildings are the
most complete erected at an EXPOSE
ton, and as the entire live stock ex-
hibit will be practically under one roof
visitors will be able to make COMPARE
sons of exhibits impossible at pre-
vious live stock shows, where horses,
cattle, sheep and swine have been
shown in different buildings.
Booths are being fitted up in the
poultry building for the accommoda-
ton of the newspaper men and repre-
sentatives of the poultry journals.
"This is something new" said J. L.
Anderson, the superintendent, "and
will be a decided improvement over
former poultry shows held on the
coast In addition to the space given
to the newspapers and poultry journals
we have assigned considerable floor
room to the manufacturers of >incu.
bators, brooders, patent nests, poultry
foods, nest eggs, egg cases and other
patented novelties of the indus try"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
STATE OWNS SHORE LANDS
SAYS THE SUPREME COURT

Olympia, Sept. 1S.-The supreme
court has upheld the policy of the state
land commission in the matter of the
sale of the shore lands of Lake Union
in the case of Jonathan Clifford
against James D. Norton, in which the
supreme court affirmed the judgment
Of the King county superior court.
Both parties to the suit, with Fran
els R. Day, Smith and Westberg, exec
utors of the will of B. F. Day, claimed
preference in the right to purchase
lots %, "a and %, block SO, of Lake
Union shore lands. In a hearing the
state land commission decided that
'Cherese D'l Larcherie could purchase
one of the lots and Mr.. Simenson the
other two, as they had purchased the
upland lots from Smith, who had &C.
uuired the title from Day when the
land was originally plated. Day and
his wife claimed some of the land and
plated it, and placed the land on the
market. The court holds that the land
belonged TO the state, passing to the
Gtate when it was admitted to the I'm
ion, and holds that,the Days could not
sell what they did not own.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
YI-SUNG WANTS MEN TO
TEACH BIBLE TO CHINESE.

Sung Yi-sung, Chinese student at
Wooster, has a solution to the problem
presented by the killing of Elsie S1gel
in New York and Miss Hoffman, the
actress, in Berlin, by Chinese lovers.
His plan is to put young men In
charge Of missionary Sunday schools
for the Chinese, instead of girls like
Elsie Sigel. Here Is his statement on
the situation:
IF we will stop and count how
many cases of this kind, and even OF
worse nature. are monthly, weekly and
daily happening, we see that agitation
against a whole nation on account of
q few bad representatives Is not con-
sistent to true American spirit.
But, first Of all, the general public
Is being brought to see the real in
ternal condition of those districts they
call Chinatowns. It is shame that
in the great cities, like New York and
San Francisco, the places Of great po-
lice and detective forces, such dirty,
disgraceful and unreachable places
should exist How ridiculous 1t is that
in China opium Is being prohibited,
while in America it's still widely used.
Gas to the Sunday school question,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
Deadhead's Nerve.

Oscar Asche, who, with his wife,
Miss Lily Brayton, is on his way to
Australia, his native land, which he
left eighteen years ago, remarked just
before he set sail, apropos of the slump
in theaters, that the deadhead Is a
destroyer of drama.
while l was touring with GER
tain highly respected manager we
were playing at long famous old
playhouse in an ancient town. We
had billed Macbeth for the Friday
night, but during that day the theater
was burned down. For our next week
there our chief contrived to borrow
a playhouse a little way out Of the
district. On reaching there to rehearse
on the Monday the manager received
a letter saying that the writer had
been given two dress circle orders for
the performance of Macbeth but as
that play was not performed owing
to the destruction of the theater the
writer surmised that the manager
would remit the money value of those
orders."- Bits.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
Confidence in CLAWS

lhose who know CLAWS best are
Fulte confident of his ability to ex-
onerate himself from the charges made
II Inc presidents letter, that he went
VII at half cock" in the Ballinger
matter.
UlaVls is young man, little over
~ years of age, but for eight years
Past every hour of his working days
las been devoted to his duties in the
ieiu service of the general land office.
1t was he who had charge of the last
i'nd fraud cases in Oregon, in which
'onVlcuons were secured. His work
II those cases was of a very high or
Oer' and until the pres ent time, he has
lever been accused of going any fur
'uef than the evidence warranted.
FLAWS is the only person in the gov
einment service at all familiar with
tie Cunningham case, which is to
'ome up for hearing in Seattle some
Inc in October. With CLAWS out OF
Tue service, as he will be at that time.
- IS not unlikely that the case against
Cunningham and his associates will
Iall nat. At any event, from the stand
point OF these men who have made
Aauoulent effort to secure these coal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
OCTOBER II TO BE BRYAN
DAY AT THE FAIR

Seattle, Sept. 90 William J.
Bryan's day at the Alaska Yukon-Pa-
ciic exposition October II is to be
made a memorable occasion. The
principal feature will be Mr.. Bryan S
address to 10000 or more people in
the natural amphitheater, probably a
larger audience than he has ever
spoken to at one time. Before the
meeting the exposition officials will
give a luncheon in Mr.. Bryan's honor.
Among those who will participate in
the Bryan day exercises are Governor
Hay, Governor J. H. Brady of Idaho,
Governor E. Norris of Montana and
Senator George E. Chamberlain of
Oregon. A large delegation from Ore
gon is expected to be present and ex-
cursions will be run from all parts
of Washington.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24

a circular manger from which cattle
may feed from either side. The CEN
ter of the barn is utilized for vast
bins to store feed and here also feed
grinder has been installed.
The wall second story of the barn
is 20 feet high, and from this the dome,
roof is built which rises another 30
feet, on top Of which is 15-foot
cupola, making the barn In all "a feet
high. An air shaft 10 feet square runs.
from the ground to the cupola, giving
splendid ventilation on the ground
floor and the proper airing to the hay
stored in the immense loft The barn
Is ntirely covered with sheathing
and outside this galvanized corrugated
iron. The structure Is surmounted by
monument to Mr.. Cottrell's endeav.
ors-a metal Hereford-for Mr.. Cot
trell Is engaged in raising thorough
bred Hereford cattle on his 8OO-acro
ranch. His herd now numbers 1856
head. Of which 100 are cows. However.
the full capacity Of his immense new
barn is 800 head Of cattle, and the
high loft will hold 500 tons Of hay
and the grain bins 10000 bushelA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
RYAN Now Milwaukee Director

Milwaukee, Sept. 2O.--John D.
Ryan, of New York, was elected di-
rector of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railroad company, to succeed
Henry H. Rogers, deceased. Donald
Geddes succeeds his father, Peter
Geddes, resigned, on the directorate.
Roswell Miller, William Rockefeller
and John A. Stewart were reelected.
David l.. Bush, ex-general superintend-
ent, was appointed general manager,
to succeed w. J. Underwood, and H.
b. Earling, ex-general superintendent
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound branch, becomes general super
intendent of the whole system.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
4S yFIAEZEi HIkY|BQXhi HOME

The "hay-box" is not new: 1t Ia
used and has been for many years In
Norway and Sweden, and the troops of
our own army are fed on food prepared
IN hreless cookers, says a writer in the
st. Louis Globe Democrat. But it
would take much space and not be In
tensely interesting reading to go back
to the inception of this continuance:
the main point Is whether such an
article can be put together and used
with any degree of satisfaction by the
housewife anywhere.
There is no use telling how food is
prepared for thousands of soldiers, or
OF how some clever men have succeed
ed in patenting various metallic boxes,
ntted up with divers and sundry con-
venient cans and things in which to
place meat, vegetables, soups, desserts
anything for dinner that a woman
may want.
To have q homemade hay-box
woman must first get a good, strong
box. rather large than small, and one
that can have cover closely fitted,
with hinges and hooks that will hold
1t down tight. Because the very SIM
pie secret of such a cooker Is it's fac
ulty, so to call it, of retaining heat;
this Is the means by which the cooking
Is done. In order to retain the heat
with which the cooking process has
been begun, this box must be packed
just as tightly as possible with hay
or excelsior; this, in turn, is covered
with heavy wrapping paper, which is
either nailed or pasted all around the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
HEARING ON RATES TO BE
HELD AT SEATTLE OCT. II

The interstate commerce CHI
sion. consisting of Martin A. hn"pp'
hudson C. Clements, Charles a.
proutv F. M. Cockrell, Franklin H.
Lane Edward E. Clark and James ..
Harlan. will be in Seattle OCTOBER :
TO investigate complaints OF inc %.
attic Chamber of Commerce ana hail
a dozen shippers of the Puget oounu
district.
The complaint of the Chamber u
Commerce is that the Pacific coast
cities are not given proper recognlt,on
in rates for the distribution OF tralnc
in the intermountain country. The SEES
sion will be one of the most important
held bv the commission, as rates d.
fecting the entire country west Oh 'ne
Missouri river will be consluereo'
From Seattle the commission Will ~
to Portland, San Francisco, heno'
New. and Salt Lake City.
Edward E. Clark, of the commission
accompanied by his three daughters,
Misses Elizabeth and Helen Clark anu
Mrs. Florence Harbert, of Cedar Rap
ids, a., has come ahead of the COM
mission. Last Monday he heard the
complaints of the Seattle Brewing q
Mailing Company and Tuesda! lie
the complaints of the Olympia Brew
ing Company on rentals of refrlger-
ator cars, which will be submitted 10
the commission. Friday and Saturday
he spent in Portland taking testimony
on Pacific Coast terminal rates.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24

edges. Directly in the center of the
box, or there may be one on each side,
there Is left hole, with hay at the
bottom, also covered with the heavy
paper, in which vessel will fit.
There may be one, two or three of
these "holes," but each must be the
size of some vessel that is to be used
in 1t and each must have the bottom
we'll packed and the paper over 1t.
The box should either be entirely
without cracks on the outside or 1t
must be also. covered with the heavy
paper to keep out the air. The inside
Of tho cover must also be padded with
hay, and when hooked down it should
be absolutely air-proof.
Suppose you have a pot roast with
vegetables; you first scar the meat, as
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
Fine Cattle Begin to Arrive

Seattle, Sept. 1S.-The first install
ment of the 1872 cattle entered in the
stock show at the exposition arrived
during the past week in two car loads,
carrying 81 head of pure blood Ayr
shires. They were accompanied by
their owner, r. R. Ness, of Howick,
Quebec, Can. The animals have been
showing since August 1 at different
stock shows throughout the country,
and have goodly supply of blue rib
bOnS with them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-24
lands in Alaska, nothing could have
happened more to their satisfaction
than this dis missal of CLAWS.
PINCHOT EXPECTS BIG
FIGHT AND BIG VICTORY

Los Angeles, Sept 1S.-Friends OF
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot are
trying to predict the attitude the con
servatiOn champion will assume, rela
tice to President Taft's recent decision
in the Pinchot-Ballinger controversy
in the public speeches he will deliver
upon his return next week from his
vacation on San Clemente island. Pin.
chot is scheduled to deliver an address
before the Friday Morning Club of this
city September 26, and several func.
lions are planned by civic organiza.
lions at which he will undoubtedly be
called upon to speak.
His attitude, in view of what appar.
emily was to him an unexpected move
on the part of the president, is giving
his friends here much concern. That
the presidents decision came as a
complete surprise to him is evidenced
by his declaration in an address be-
fore the City Club of Los Angeles, the
morning of Sept. 8. He said:
'The present chief executive un-
doubtedly will prove warm support
err of the Roos evelt policies and of the
interests of the people"
This statement was reiterated the
evening of the same day before large
audience at the Isis theatre in San
Diego.
To United Press correspondent
Pinchot declared his unfaltering be.
lief in the ultimate triumph of his con-
servation fight, admitting, however,
that he anticipated strenuous opposi-
ton on the part of the power inter-
eStS.
He Expects Victory
'The power trust" he said, assured
ly will send big lobby to Washington
when the next congress meets. I ex-
pect big fight and hard one, but
also expect big victory"
The chief forester has declined alb
solutely to discuss the presidents rul-
ing. When the news of his seeming
defeat was carried to him on San Gle.
mente island last evening, he indict.
ed an answer to the official communi-
cation and dispatched it to Avalon,
Catalina Island, to be mailed. He re-
fused to issue statement for the pub
lie.
Apparently the present status of his
struggle is going to make no changes
in his plans His schedule calls for
return to the main land next Wednes-
day, and he announced that he prob
ably would remain on San Clemente
to hunt and fish with former Govern
or Pardee, of California, and the other
members of his party, until the last
possible moment Pinchot is tanned
and weather beaten from his two
weeks outing, and declared himself to
be in the best of health.