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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
The Argus Daily Short Story
Roses and Repentance-By v. A. Wayne
Copyrighted. 1909. by Associated Literary Press

yo'se gwTne nab half. An, sides. yo'd
shorely look mighty fine long o. one
dem roses pinned on yo' blue calikeT,
yo' shorely would"
Macie hesitated.
Oars mo- roses openin' up. sho'
nuf." she said thoughtfully. IAN 1
don low mammy'd car. much. spe-
cially If she didn't know. An marr'ge
ain muffin to Emancipation nohow-
Den yo' say right bout dat rose look
in peart long o. my caliker. Yaas,
reckon jes' one rose dat away gwine
be all right; but. min you, half dat ar
sweet stuff longs to me-"
"ChilIuns, chilluns! Wh'ar yo' all
be? Come, rusticate yo'se'fs now!
Grnn'pap's done fix an gwine up de
road. Yo'se to foller him. Den Nose
an nell come long. We hit de road
faster dan yo'll alls. Quick. now. Yo'
heah me?"
Their hands were already plucking
the forbidden flowers, but at that call
the roses fell to the ground. momen-
tarily UNDECIDED IN the sudden conster-
nation, then were picked up and hur-
riedly concealed about their tattered
AS lnCy NhC
corner Washington slipped in behind
his companions. But in his trepida-
ton he neglected entirely to conceal
the rose. The sharp eyes at the door
caught sight of the protruding stem.
''Wha' dat yo' got inside yo' shut,
Washunton?' she demanded. Hei
gaze swept over the guilty faces; then
she stepped outside and walked de
liberately round the corner of the cabin
to the rosebush. There were telltale
leaves and bits of broken branches
upon the ground.
$50 yo' didn' keer muffin To- what
'spressly ordered" she said at length
with mingled regret and reproach In
her voice. Now rs gwine tell yo'
some'n'. chillun. De roses aim much.
'cep'n' dat / say not tech dem. Dat
make all de difrunce. Now dey's
gwine lose yo' de Emancipation. YO'
pap an me an Macie'n so to de doin's,
an yo' alls will stay right hyeh by de
cabin all de 'durin' day, an Washun-
ton he's gwine chop wood. Come, Ma
Gle, an be fix up
But Macie hung back doubtfully.
mighty struggle evidently going on IN
her small body. Suddenly she raised
her head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

downward revision tariff, the outrages
of the cotton schedule are perpetuated
and accumulated. The power behind
the new cotton schedule was the
power of successful public plumber.
And the incentive to it was more pluu-
der.
There is no justification for in
creasing the cotton schedule. The
labor cost in cotton manufacture IN
this country was SCAT a week and the
pay of skilled operatives but 1886 a
week"
The editorial concludes:
This indictment against the cotton
schedule and its benefciaries is made.
The case against the captains of cot
ton is in The evidence of their graft
ing and embezzlements is abundant
and conclusive. Charged by the people
with the administration of a great
trust fund for the benefit of American
labor, they loIl and surfeit in wealth
while the lawful beneficiary of that
trust struggles for decent existence.
These are the wages of a criminal
system, the wages of a subjected peo-
pie, the wages of oppression. And
these profits are not profits, but the
fruits of graft and theft, the plumber
ing of money gluttons run mad N
their insatiate greed. piling fortune
upon fortune until their accumulated
wealth becomes a menace to society,
corrupting and dominating the peoples
government"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

was holding its annual nonpartisan
dinner.
Congressman John A. Sterling of
Bloomington, who holds a good COM
mittee job by the grace of Uncle Joe,
had preceded Cannon. He had made
remarkable speech, defending
Uncle Joe, the tariff bill, and the
Cannon rules. He is entitled to
whatever credit there is in having
been the first member OF the Illinois
congressional delegation to have
come openly to the defense of Uncle
Joe and Cannonism.
The Sterling speech warmed the
cookies of the Cannon heart. After
speaking in glowing terms of Adlai
e. Stevenson, Joseph w. Fifer, and
other distinguished Neutrality-suspicious.,
Uncle Joe drifted into the complaint
as to how unfair the metropolitan
papers. and especially the Chicago
Tribune, had been to him.
The fire soon spread to the second
story and thenceforward the flames
were beyond control. At 1915 o'clock
the speaker ended his address with
an apology that he had not noted the
fight of time.
Speaker CannOn's Address.
He dared the Tribune to publish
what he said about the attitude of
the newspaper publishers and the
alleged transaction at Washington in
which the presidency was offered to
him. The following is the verbatim
report of this part of Speaker Can
mons speech as taken down by Mr..
Murphy, one of the stenographers of
the United States senate, VINO is act
ing as Speaker Cannon's secretary at
Danville:
There was so much talk about the
vicious revenue law then in opera
ton that the republican party placed
in its platform a plank that upon the
election of Taft a special session of
congress would be called Immediate
ly to revise the tariff, and the repub-
Hcan party, given power, has sub
stantially always kept it's pledges.
Some people believed that it was a
bad thing to undertake the revision.
''In my service 1 have been through
four revisions of the tariff. and l
recollected that in each instance as
soon as a revision was assured the
country would wait until the new law
was passed by congress and signed
by the president. Men do not know
what is going to happen in such
times. Last spring the manufacture
er would not produce his goods for
next spring, a year in advance, be-
cause of the uncertainty.
MEN went out of employment and
others had short employment. Meas
uring my words, have no doubt that
every day from the time 1t was GER
tain that we were to enter upon a
revision of the tariff Immediately
after the 4th of March until the new
law was placed on the statute books
it cost us, in the lessentng of pro-
duction, at least S10,000,000 a day.
Congress with it's 391 members,
met and organized promptly. There
had been much talk about the wick
edness of the speaker of the house.
It was sudden in it's rise. When I
was elected speaker of the house
eight years ago did what no speaker
ever had done. l said, Let the mi
hority organize itself through its
leader and 1 will write in the slate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Youno Girls Are Victims

of headache, as well as older women,
but all get quick relief and prompt
cure from DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
the worlds best remedy for sick and
nervous headaches. They make pure
blood, and strong nerves and build I'D
your health. Try them. Csc at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Hurnor and
Philosophy
THE SIMPLE LAYOUT.
Dr. DUNcAN ~. .sN1ITH

WHATS the use OF striving
w After wealth and fame,
Wearing OF your fingers
For Elusive gamer
You can be as happy,
Re assured Of that.
In a humble cottage
Or a modest fiat
Vain are all the riches
And the vulgar show.
On the head exalted
Cares their mark hestow.
In the places loWly
You a spot may fnd
Where will dwell contentmenA
Marked by peace Of mind.
Though you win the oaublo
That is known as fame,
You will find the candle
Has uncertain flame
After ell the schenings.
workings In and out,
You will pause to wonder
What it's all about
In your narrow quarters.
Modest though they be-
You can laugh at Worry
Ard from care be free.
With a larger OUTLOOK
As you forge ahead
You will find that trouble
Is your daily bread
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
His Good Points.

MS SOOO TOHees
''What is his reputation Tor truth
and veracityT'
HE has no veracity."
"What?''
"And no reputation"
"NoT
"And the truth isn't In him."
"Well, 1 declare! thought I IN
derstood you to say he is a good man"
HE is-the best welterweight ever
saw"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
This Years Crop.

That this country is the granary Of
the world is shown by some figures of
1909 crop production. The corn crop
is the second largest ever raised in
the United States. There were also
immense yields of the other cereals,
nearly all showing an increase over
last year. The following table gives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The republicans claimed they set
tied the money question in 1896
They've had their own way about 1t
since, and just see how unsettled it is
now. Their central bank proposition
is like their tariff revision promise
merely another step in the steady
march of republican progress from
bad to worse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Margaret Ellington, the actress, who
has entered another matrimonial ALI
ance with a millionaire within three
days of the date on which the court
freed her from the former venture,
says she married for love this time.
No doubt. But it is really remarkable
how intimately true love and a long
bank account are associated by foot
light stars-and some others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
After the standpatters.

Senator LaFollette is waging relent-
less war on the tariff law and those
who are responsible for it's passage.
In the last issue of his paper he says
of the cotton schedule:
I'm the cotton schedule of the Ding
ley law, perversion of the protective
principal was conspicuous in all it's
forms. In the Payne-Cannon-Aldrich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The distilleries of Illinois paid TO
the government in revenue tax for the
LAST fiscal year $4,000. 900, which is
$2,000,000 more than ever before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The sugar trust was compelled TO
return 100000 of the $3O,0OO,OOO
swiped from the government and the
most natural thing III these days of
trust avarice has followed. The price
of sugar all around has been advanced
10 cents hundred and the people pay
the piper as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

This highly gratifying showing If
fords solid basis for continued pros
perity. At present prices farmers are
rewarded for their labors as never
before. And when the tillers of the
soil get their dues all other classes
share in their good fortune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The republicans are still worrying
over the Massachusetts insurgent who
came so near insurging the party out
OF Power in that state. One more cleo
ton win place the OLD Bay State in the
democratic column
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

No. Senator Hopkins will not run
for the lower house of congress in his
old district He will recollect that the
district, including his own county, re-
pudiated him for senator and that he
is a political cffense to the people If
the district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

President Taft has taken occasion
to Scommend the forestry work of
George ". Vanderbilt That makes
two whom ne has commended for for
sstry work since starting on his trip.
The other? Oh! Ballinger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

J. pennsylvania coal companies sprinkle
their loaded cars with whitewash n
order that theft VIII leave evidences
Z of disturbance. Anything PeunsyI-
wania does not know about the use of
2whitewash is not worth mentioning. 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Cass county boasts family of four
trtplets, about 40 years old. all living.
and. the two boys vote the democratic
ticket every time they can get a
chance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Misunderstood.

Misunderstood.
There Is just this one thing the
matter with you"
what Is ftp
You are always getting into trou-
BILE"
"Oh, no-not always."
'sNoF
mot on your hfeI Nine-tenths o.
the time I'm engaged in getting out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Self RunnIna.

Self Running.
HE can go away for weeks at a
time and his business seems to run
along just as well as though he were
at home"
quite remarkable. What Is his
businessY'
Kicking on the weather"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Time Saver.
Don't blow out the electric lights"
admonished the facetious hotel clerk
of the stranger from the west.
81 never do, partner. It Is too much
trouble"
"How do you do It, then p asked the
clerk. with wink at a nearby drum
mer.
II shoot them out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Moderate Blow.

Moderate Blow.
"Old Tighwad was out last night
blowing his money"
well. I'll bet one thing"
whats that?"
'Those in the vicinity didn't think It
was q cyclone"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Speaking OF the report that Uncle
Joe" Cannon is going into the base
ball business, the Chicago Journal sug-
gests that he should devote his whole
time to it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The Positive Limit.
%He insulted me-"
''what did he do-ask you to go to
work ?"
''Worse than that"
Forget It. There is nothing worse
than that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
puns. Etc.

All things come round TO him who waits.
But waiting's not I'm style.
Because he finds a lot OF them
Are not the things worth while.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
Locking For e Bargain.

81 am going TO get married"
"why don't you get a parrot in
stead?"
Parrots cost money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The way to tell good judgment from
hane asininity is by watching results
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

1t is an excellent thing TO have lots
or push and energy. provided you
head them in the right direction and
keep them going.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

How about your Christmas shop
ping?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Getting ahead naturally calls more
for headwork than for footwork-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The people who deal in hot air hate
to have the real merits OF their goods
inquired into.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

The man who can NJ n glance dis
tinSuish between real trouble and n
mere triie has all the qualities for
SucceSs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

A good bluff is all right when II
serves its purpose and isn't discover
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

It doesn't follow that good thing
for the other fellow is good for you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Group Is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather OF the early winter
months. Parents OF young children
should be prepared for 1t. All that is
needed is a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Many mothers. are
mover without It in their homes and
it has never disappointed them. Sold
hy all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Boost for the interurbans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Continued on Page six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-16

Keep the belt line moving.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
October ........115 ST u6 u8 u67 uT
Ribs:
September .....us5 ua7 ns5 1s5 ns5
October II 10 II %
Pork;
gsBtsm6or gsD"sa nS n@ n4SSSS i1SS i7SS GS 99S

PaIhs. a FOR sDE pig iron was 5a
and unchanged No sales were reported and regulars m
Sss, iGsa as and f0sg Ga's SIS 5S Hy
VeIoiT oTAE sRd xSD si S and
the srket Tusd steady to hm Wa oo
IAssEsNeew eF'eS orleans esntrifsai Common is19c
64.n. ts .;s seGa IS
g17e; fair, 10000 good. 1s922c; prime 2ls2'e;
OIIS-Cottonseed oil was steady to-day improved
outlook for coasgmPtive business less pressure to sell
lative buying 1880 September 6.41g $40; 200
loo DecemSer. S46e, LiH,eed oil unchanEed Re:
prices We quote: PETRoLET1M- STANDARD white.
bbl, s25c bulk. 1850; Philadelphia. s2oc: bulk zoe;
water White New York S0is f5c Philsdelphia
P5I isoc white
4gp V nGmiras RFis 4 xnH sS
ser 542 a5.4sc: October. 65i 555c; November .
Hn,.3 March P5 h S5GS REs
caIsgtta .,t1., Sao g1o s5c LARD OIL aOc. .--
sg.t al say ta!rly s,:sdy 5sespts q only 1000
next week 10000 Kansas city had 2oo5. Omaha.
Quoted Ness '9s s asssa2 family s 5o short
:spS s'a'1s s D'ffsiM sl5 SGss' lnde
n f.c: $50 n c f4o b. Sc Dss ny CUT
se 10 n 12o1Sse 2 p o fs4Siase e r6 i5g
I2ac I2ac Pickled hams quiet Quoted: 121agISe TAI
MDgs city Quoted nj %ds: s01Rfy Western S S
City lard steady. Quoted 13Ac Refined lard quiet
Quoted South America. 13c Continent. Il 25c: Brazil.
kegs. l4c Compound dull Quoted: Th6T7bc STEAR-
INBseady Quoted: Oeo L sG13c: city lard stearine
l2a913hc
% ga.sst ruled ssspay and
&C. fair. 4sa4%c good ordinary. 5Q5l1c: prime 5s o
&c. choice 6k kd64c head. Japan ga a4c Patna- 53s q
&C.; Java. 5i1c; Rangcon. 4zd5c; Siam. 4h95l1c.
sUGAR-Ths market for refined Arm and
active with higher prices expected next week Fine
granuated s still quoted the basis OF 475c net less
/ cash. The following less and per 100
n from invoice 1 per cent further dis
counts whatsoever) Crystal domnos Of so 10
cartons, s.20cg DO In Of "a 5rb cartons 2gc;
mould A. 52Oc; cubes Eagle 5-ro bags powdered and
&C. powdered and powdered +95c; fruit powdered
fine granuIated. 506c; 2Io bags do 5lc.
3s N bags do 3 IOc n bags do, 5O5c ION bags do,
&c: 30 bags do. 49Oc Eagle fine or standard
granusted diamond A. S5c; confectionery A. 4tc;
No l. No ., 55c Nos and 4. 45c; No g. 4 +gc;
No s. 3Jc: No Z 45Oc No g, 25c. No o. 42Oc; No 10
15c H. tOc; No IL. : 05c; Nos l3 IA and 10. -
Arm asked and 3a5c bid for centriIugal-
Thsrs was no confirmation rmored sale Of cuban
sugars at 2+Ac, it is believed that the market 5
WorknE up 10 that paid prices we're quote
as follows: Centrifugal 96 test. 39jG30sc
81 test 4563 4sc and moasses sugar. ~ test 81 ,9
2Oc The London market for beet sugar was -
quiet and unchanged. with July ana august a. 4'7 -
October December at De ll~d
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. July 24-Wheat prices sank closer TO
.ba dollar mark on the Board of Trade to-day
hen the July delivery dropped TO 81 on and the
Ss.ohor 70 81 O5i., losses OF AIS and Ia. respect
,II, oornpared with the previous close. The mar
~. o1osed weak at declines OF rs to 3ls corn
Iosed Arm oats irregular and provisions steady
nvtrayre weakness marked trading in the WHEAT
i+ tbrouphout the entire day Selling was gen
, froy, start TO hnish the action being based 10
some extent on tho deliveries now being made here
- I,,Iv contracts 1900 bushels having been
tIrned over to-day and similar amount having
tnan delivered on the previous session. Arrivals
- new wheat here to-day were 3s5 cars, and S5S
ere held for Monday. During the day the July
S.erv sold off from 81 1O% to 81 07A' and septem-
49, from 81 Oh. to 81 05A There was little rally
aar the end of the day. but the close was weak
With July at 81 OTb and September at 81 ooss 10
81 05% - l.
Tho corn market was strong all day. except In
,be case OF July delivery. which declined more than
1 late IA the resson Nearly all Of this loss how
e,.r was later regained. The close was hin1 with
rtoss &c lower 10 s.c to &C higher. compared with
Yesterdays final figures . 49,.
Trade in the oats market was quiet. Al inc
close prices wsre Ac to &c higher TO %c lower,
Trade IN provisions was extremely dun a DC ao-
,,s,,ee Ia live hogs was bullish factor Prices at
the close were shade higher 10 sc lower compared
with the previous close
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

COTTON-The cotton market generally steader
TO-DAY with al positions selling above l2c once more
on house which en-
coIraged ry steady cables. expectations % bullish
private condition report Monday and the failure
oT}sal weather reports 20 SHOW much further rain
the Southwest. There seemed 90 be less liquidation
by oil longs and. while some nervousness
8 Irrcguiarlty during tho first few minutes. the
made a much better showing later. with the
steady . a advance Of 10 - points. The
opening ~ as steady q unchanged prices ad
of points cables and weather hut
reacted a loss ot about . 20 = points shortly
asterta~1 under selling by prominent house which
IS supposed 60 be carrying large iuc of long con
a Southern operator. The selling
no have been. probably not for the account
particular foT the house question
became a little later IN the morning. when
"a December advancing
0ec. and closing 206c bid Liver
pool sis points higher. when due 20 como
30 points hIgher and the English spot market
= points higher sales of 5000 bales. Private
cables reported quiet but steady market The big
weather map showed practically rain IN Texas but
the official details received later showed that
cIPts had occurred az points. OF which
n . inches reports claimed
that n iu the
Austin. Tex The western belt forecast for
partly cloudy weather. and ir tte Ehscnce OF rains
partly cloudy conditions and moderate temperatures
the best thing from crop standpoint,
Immediate Of clear. hot weather following
thr rains. would undoubtedly lead complaints
Of shedding
Tc range Of prices the local market today
a.ar as q
New-York tribune., 1909-07-25
OTHER MARkETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Cincinnati. July 24-CATTLE-R Receipts 1872 head:
stesdy fair good shippers s. 5Oa$6 -. common
So 25qS5. HOGS-Recsipta. l. 6S1 head: butchers
shippers. s. 20dSs 90 common So 25aS7 X SHEEP
Receipts. 25T head steady: lambs slow and steady,
So 25q<7 IS.
Kansas CITY. July 24-CATTLE- Receipts 100 head.
including IDG Southerns steady; receipts FOR the
week head choice export dressed beef steers
qs6 % stocsers and feeders g 33aS5 southern sesT
81 25dS4. native COWS. 81 2op
81 90 native 35gs7. bulls &1a$+ =; cavss
So 5oaS7. HOGS-Receipts, 1000 head; market STEADY
10 the &c. 200 head. 81 #
bulk Of safes 81 505S7 heavy s0q$7 90 packers
and butchers 81 T0aS7 90 light 81 s0d<I 5 pigs Sb 2
81 y. SHEEP-No receipts to-day; market steady re
cepts for the week 900 head
slow ana unchanged VEAIG-Receips $50 hesd. fairly
active and HOGS-Receipts 1900
head; grades steady sc lower others SLOW hsaT
aud mixed 5Odss IS 25dss 80: s. 20
ass % roughs 81 2Ods7 40 stays. S6SS ~. dairies
IS 25ass 35 SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts go head
lambs fairly 10c lower; yearlings 23c lower
sheen steady: lambs 50 5OQs 20. yearlings 80
GS6 %. wethers. $5u$5 30: ewes - 25aS4 40 hheep
m xed s2as5. 80 o- ,..oh.-
81 o7lA: December 81 OTls March 81 l714. TIMOTHY
Prime So AI.SIKE-Prime. 81 90