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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
ch,o.oo Cash Grain.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-The cash grain
market follows:
wheat--No. : red. csh@s1c.; No. )
red, SIN @soAc.; No. 8 hard, s2Ac;
No. 2 hard. so@93c.; No. 3 hard, ss@
s2c.: No. 1 northern. old, $1.1oh 9
LIN: No. northern. new. 31.04D
'1.os: No. 2 northern. old. $1.oe@1.0s::
No. northern, new. s3@31.oS; No. .
northern. old. $1.o0@1.cb; No. north
ern. new, sa@$1.oo; No. 2 spring, new
ss@s1.oo: No. 3 spring. ss@ssc:; vel
wet chan. 92@98c.; nurum, 97@90c.
corn-No. =. e5@e5Nc.; No. ! whit.
|6shc.: No. 2 yellow, 66A @65Mc.; No
Is. 64k @6sc.; No. 3 white, e7@6714c.:
No. yellow. 6b@65hc,; No. 4. $50
s5c.: No. ! white. s4A @ssc.; No. 4
yellow, 64h @66c.
Oats-No. 3 new. 4oc.: No. : white.
41N@4lxc.; No. 8. Aoc.; No. 3 white.
4115c.: No. white, new, 4ox@41Nc.;
standard, new. 41@s1hc.
Rye-No. 2, SEC.
Barley-65@. 3l.15.
Clover-$10@17.50
Timothy-$10@12.7i.
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Now York Money; Closing.

New York. Aug. prime mercan'
tile paper-4@4ht%.
sterling -exchange-Weak with ac-
tual business in bankers bills ut
S4.s4 for 60 day bills and at $4.s6.1o
1t demand.
Commercial bills-.$4s3k.
Bar silver-52%c.
Mexican dol1ars-4Hc.
Bonds-Government steady; rail-
road, weak.
Money on call-Steady z@za r.
fAred at ~.
Time loans-F1rm, go days. TX %
So; 80 days, 3@3h; six months, az a
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Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. i.-The provision
market follows:
Butter-Market steady; creameries,
21@26c.; dairies, 19623c.
Eggs-Market steady; receipts, Z,
10M14c.; firsts, 15Ac.; prime firsts,
tic.
Cheese-Market steady: dairies.
13A@13kc.: Twins, !2A @13c.; Young
Americas. 12N@13c: Long Horns,
1871 @13hc.
Potatoes Market easier; choice TO
fancy, S1.4061.45.
Poultry-Market easy; turkeys, live,
12c.: hens, live, 12c.; springs, live
14hc.
Veal-Market steady: 50 to 80 ID
WITS, 8@ec.; so to IS lb. WITS, 9k a
10hc.; IS to 10 ID. WITS, lie.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
WHEAT TURNS
TO Bear SIDE
FIVE CENTS ADVANCE WITHIN A
WEEK AFFECTS THE MAR
kETs; RAINS IN INDIA,

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Iargely on the
idea that cents advance within a
week was excessive, the wheat market
today took turn toward the bear side.
Besides cables were disappointing.
India sent word that rains We're gem
eral except In the Punjab valley and
there were predictions from Liverpool
| that the worlds shipments were large.
However, weakness was checked by a
semi official report from Roumania
telling OF 20,O00,0 900 bushels falling off
in the wheat yield Of that country,
compared with the latest previous foro-
cast. North Dakota dispatches said
that Macaroni wheat as well az other
kinds was falling on account Of black
spread to the Canadian northwest were
again current. The opening was the
same as last night to 1hc lower.
September started at 91h to 91Hc, a
loss OF " to Nc. But rallied to 91H
@92c.
Sensationally low crop estimates for
Russia led to an advance later. The
confirm reports Of black rust near Re-
gina, N. w. T.. and Starbuck, Man.
The close was steady with Sept, 10
q net higher at 92A 092Nc.
Corn dragged despite figures from
the Illinois Grain Dealers association
announcing big shortage In the state
crop. Local traders were not doing
much buying. September opened Mc
of to Mc up. at 0bM to 65hc, and fell
to 65t @66hc.
Lishtness OF country offerings
brought about rally, but the effe:t
wore of. The close was Arm though
= down at 65Ac.
Large purchases on the part Of a
couple Of prominent houses here made
oats firm. September started h@Ac
lower to a shade higher, at AN to
42hc and rose to 42Nc.
Bolstering orders upheld provisions.
First sales were 2Ac lower to TING
higher, with January delivery $16.4o to
S16.47k for llork, $s.s7M to $s.62h Tor
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!. Refreshments were served in the

ran. Refreshments were served in the
basement of the church.
Rev. c w. Cochran attended the
Chautauqua in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mrs. F. Nichols and daughters came
down from Oskaloosa Tuesday and
spent the day at the John Fields home.
Dave Templeton Of Hamilton is visit
ing this week at the home of his broth
er-in-law, Yves Donnegan.
Mrs. I. Fish went to Abba Tuesday
for a weeks visit with friends.
Miss :Ioldie Mater is quite i'll this
week. Ed. Downs living west Of Eddy,
willie is also seriously Ill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
MT. ZION.

Mrs. Belle Calhoun and daughter.
Mary, Of Birmingham are visiting ~
latives in this vicinity.
Mrs. John Barker IL visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson.
The ice cream social at the Joe
Wiley home Wednesday evening was
enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Gilbert and lit
tie twin daughters Ruth and Rachael,
of Kilbourne spent Sunday with re-
latives here.
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Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Nebr., Aug. 4-The
live stock market follows:
Cattle-Market slow: receipts, 1000:
native steers. $415@715: cows and
heifers. $3@5.50; western steers, 1878
$3.50: stockers and feeders, $3@5.15;
calves, 33@6.50.
Hogs-Market Is to zoe higher: re-
ceipts. 1900: heavy, $6.7b@7: mixed.
$6S5@6.95; light, $7@7.20; pigs, 1898
@e.75; bulk of sales, $6.S5@7.
500; sheep, $2.75@45o; lambs, $500
|6.85.
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oun's Weekly Review.

New York. Aug 4.-Duns HeVle"
tomorrow will say: :,
Rank exchanges this week at all
leading cities in the United States ag-
rregated 2,617.s03,225. a decrease OF
AZ per cent as compared with the
same week last year and 90 per cent
compared with 1900. This is much
less favorable statement than was
made a week ago, when gains OF 81
and Ga respectively were reported.
Decrease returns at New York CITY
where losses Of 4.s and 1873 per cent
occur. account mainly for the smaller
total, At cities outside the leading cen
ter there is loss compared with last
year of 10 per cent but gain COM
pared with 1909 of Is per cent.
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ST. loul, Cash Grain.

st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. 4.-The cash
grain market follows:
wheat-Market higher: track No. 2
red. Ss@S9c.: No. hard, 90@9Sc.
Corn-Marleet higher; track No. 2,
white, 66@66hc. :.
Oats-Market higher; track. No. 2,
4164lkc.: No. white. 42@421tc.
Rye-Market higher, S9Mc.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 4.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattie-Market strong: receipts, I,
500: native steers, 36@7.26; southern
steers, 34.15@6.10: native cows and
heifers, $2.50@7.10: Stockers and feed.
ers. $3.25@b.50; western steers, $4.eoa1
$50.
Hogs-Market strong to &c higher
bulk Of sales, $7.10@7 80: heavy. 37.1t
@7.30; packers and butchers, $7106
7.35: lights, $7@7.d0.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts 500;
muttons, 1901; lambs. $5@6.60.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
chicago Liv. stack; Closing.

Chicago Live Stock; Closing.
Chicago. Aug. 4.-The closing live
stock market follows
Chicago. Aug. 1.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Cattle--Market strong; receipts, L.
$4.4066.10: western steers. $4@6.10;
stockers and feeders, $3@5.s5: cows
and heifers, s2.10@5.s5; calves, $500
IT'S.
Hoss-Market strong, cents higher
than yesterdays average: receipts H.
900: lights, $6.95@7.35: mixed. $6S5D
1870: heavy. $6.so@7. AZ: rough.
$e.60@6.s5: good to choice heavy, 1888
@7.45: pigs, $5.7o@7.so; bulk Of sales
$7@7.35.
Sheep-M Market steady: receipts, 81
600: natives. $2.2504: westerns, $3.50
@4.1o: yearlings. $3.!5@4SO; lambs,
native, $3.75@s.so; westerns, $4.25@7.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago Live Stock; Opening.
Chicago. Aug. 4.-The closing live
stock market follows
Cattle-Market strong; receipts es-
timated at 1900: beeves. 36@7.3b;
Texas steers. $4.4o06.10; western
steers, $4.00@6.10: stockers and feed
ers, $3@535; cows and heifers, $4,000
5.s5: calves, $5.5o@775.
Hogs-Market strcnR at yesterday
average: receipts estimated at $4,000;
light, $8e0@75.; mixed, $6.So67.So:
heavy, $655@7.40: rough. $6.55@6.so;
good to choice heavy. $6.s0@7.40: pigs,
$5.70@7.30: bulk of sales. $6.95@7.30.
Sheep-Market strong to 1oc higher;
receipts estimated at 5000: natives.
$2.25@4; westerns, $4,000 40; yearl-
ings, $3.7s @4.so: lambs. native, 1880
$50; westerns, $4.25@7.
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Car Lot Racsjots.

wheat-35s, cars. with 25s Of con-
tract grade.
Corn-4s cars, with . Of contract
grade.
Oats-2SS cars.
Total receipts Of wheat at Chicago,
Minneapolis and Duluth today were
524 cars, compared with 507 cars last
week and 500 cars me corresponding
day year ago.
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81. louia Live Stock.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Aug. 4.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, l.
500; native beef steers, $4.50@7; cows
and heifers, $3@6.60: ,stockers and
feeders. 33@4.75.
Hoes-Market 15c higher: receipts
5000; pigs and lights, $7@7.so: pack
ers, $7.3S07.75: butchers and best
heavy. $7.36@7.50.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, g..
500: native muttons, $S.75@47S;
lambs, $4@6.75.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
ELDoN.

Carl Schultz and family Of Ell Reno,
Okla, stopped off between trains and
called on old friends Tuesday.
Miss Pearl Sharp Of near Billings.
Mont, Is the guest Of the Cunningham
sisters this week.
Mrs. Charles House Of Helena,
Mont, is visiting friends here this
week.
Members of the county board were
bridge work.
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Oman. c.,h Grain.

Omaha, Nebr., Aug. 4.-The cash
grain market follows:
wheat-Market Il to INC higher:
No. : hard, s7N@91c.; No. 2 hard, 81
Corn-Market Nc higher: No. 2
white, s1A @61Nc.: No. 3 white, 61N
@e1Mc.; No. yellow 6oh @61c.: No.
yellow, 6oA @6oNc.: No. 2, 6oA @
eoXc.: No. 3. 60@6oKc.
Oats-Market higher; Nos white,
4OA @4oNc.: No. 5 yellow, 400 40hc.
Receipts-Wheat. "a; corn, ~; OATS
shipments-wheat, ~: corn. ss;
oats, 4.
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New York Provisions.

New York, Aug. Enthusiastically
receipts, 9Th.
Cheese-Market steady, unchanged.
Eggs-Market firm: receipts, $4,000;
fresh gathered extras. 22@24c.; extra
flrsts, 1870 1sAc.; flrsts. 17@1Sc.; Sec
onds, lee.
Poultry-Market alive, steady;
western springs, 15c !: fowls, 1910
14c.: turkeys, 13c.
Dressed-1rregular; western broilers
13h@16c.; fowls, 100 15c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
PROFESSOR IS
TAX SECRETARY

Des Moines, Aug. A. The state
temporary tax commission in session
today elected Prof J. F. Brindley OF
the political economy department OF
the state college at Ames as perma'
nent secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
ST. Joseph Live Stock.

st. Joseph. Mo-. Aug. 4.-The live
stock market follows:
Cattle-Market steady: steers. $50
Z: cows and heifers, 3S@5.so; calves,
1907.
HoEs-Market 15c higher: receipts,
5000; top, $3.50; bulk Of sales, $7.15D
1875.
sheep-Market steady; receipts 100;
lambs, $6@6.76.
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Kansas City Butter and Egg,

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 4.-Butter-
Creamery. 25c.: f1rst~ CSC; seconds
11c.: packing stock. 1sc.
Eggs-Extras, 1890: f1rsts, &c.,;
seconds, 10c.
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81. Louis Wool,

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Wool-Un-
changed; territory and western me-
diums, 17@19c.: fine mediums, 800
17hc.; fine, 11@14hc.
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New York Cash Grain; Closing.
New York, Aug. 4.-The closing cash
grain market follows:
Corn-sept, 70hc.; Dec, 60hc.
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ST. Louis Closing Grain Futures.

st. Louis. Mo-, Aug. 4.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Dec. 94Ac.
Dec, sac.
oats-I.ower; Sept. 43c.; Dec. HAZE
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MARKETS OF THE WORLD
BY
Hoo. Go 10 s7.7s.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Fogs were strons
to 5@10c higher. Demand from pack
ers was active and they competed with
one another. The top was 37.75.
Cattle were steady, with not mucn
doing.
Sheep were steady. Best native
lambs sold at 1886.
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Forsiau Grail: Closing.

Liverpool, Eng, Aug. 4.-The clos
Ing grain market follows:
Wheat--Spot, firm: No. 2 Manitob.,
7s6d: No. 3 Manitoba, 7s4kd; Oct. Is.
Corn-Spot. hrm new American
mixed. 5s5d; old, hssd; Sept, 5s7d:
Oct, $3.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05

New York Bank Exchange.
Chicago, Aug. 4.-Exchange on Ne"
York, 10 certs discount
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g. Louis Metals,
Galveston Cotton.

st. Louis. Mo-. Ang. 4.-Lead, $4.45;
spelter, strong, $5.7O.
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k.n... citx c.sh Grain,

Kansas City. MO-, Aug. fine cash
grain market follows:
wheat--Market l to &c higher: No.
2 hard, 90M ESQ.,: No. 3. 5000: No. ?
red, Sic; No. 3, S4@85c.
Corn-Narket unchanged to &c
higher; No. mixed. s3c.; No. 8, 81
m6ac.: No. 2 white, e31hc.: No. 8, 62A
@63c.
Oats-Market Unchanged: No. 2
white, fo@401zc.: No. mixed. 80 q
|38kc.
Rye-39 soc.
Hay-Market weak. choice timothy,
$1s.50119sO; choice prairie. 1850 1850.
Wheat, 127 cars.
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New York euaar and Coffee.

New York, Aug. 4-Raw sugar
Firm: Muscova do SO test. 4.11c.; CEN
trifugal 36 test, 4.61c.; molasses 80
test, 1850; refined, arm.
Coffee-Spot, quiet.
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M,,,..noIi. clo.lno Wheat.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 4.-Closins
wheat-ssert., $1.o4h: Dec, s1.oeh ;
CashMEo. 4 hard, s1os1s: No. !
northern. s7.o7@10s: No. 2 northern
S1.o1h @s1.06h; No. ?. $1.01@1.o4h.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05

Galveston. Tex, Aug. 4.-Cotton-
Higher, II 3-16c.
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Daily Produee Movsment.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-The daily move
ment Of produce Is shown In the fol-
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Kan8a0 City CTo31dq 0raIH Mdrkst'
Kansas city, Mo-. Aug. 4.-The clos
ing grain futures follow:
wheat-Sept., 90@9nhc., bid; Dec.
s3A @s3Mc., sellers; May. es%c., bid.
Corn-Sept., 63A @S3Ac.. bid: Dec
61Xc., sellers; May, G5h@65Ac., sell
ers.
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RANGE OF HOG PRICES.

RanRe OF hog values at Chicago FOL
The past two weeks with comparisons:
H41vcA md YIRhf
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Peoria Grain
Peoria. ILL.,. Aug. 1.-THE cash

Peoria. ILL.,. Aug. 4-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn.Market firm; No. white,
66Ac.: No. white, Sec: No. white,
Sac: No. yellow, &C.; No. yellow,
Csc; No. yellow, 6ic.; No. mixed,
CSC; No, 8 mixed, CSC; No. mixed,
sac.
Oats-Market higher; No. 2 white,
t0Ac.; standard. 40c. No. white.
s91ac.; No. 4 white. go
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-27
Built On Tobacco.

There used to be an. old adage,
There Ia nothing like leather" But
tobacco In this day and age seems
to beat leather out of hand. n. J..
Duke, one of the tobacco kings, has
a country estate at Somerville, N.
P. 1t is on a level stretch of bottom
land and the view from his home
Is limited, 50 he is hauling in train
loads of earth to build himself a
mountain and thus arrange the to-
Biography Of his acres TO suit his
fancy. When he gets his mountain
built he is going to build man
sion on top OF IT. In 1890 the Gig
aret trust was organized. They had
100000 capital. of which the
Dukes had a 80 per cent interest. In
1883 they were worth 5000. 900.
Then they began TO advertise their
cigarets. They employed college
graduates TO introduce the coffin
nails" into the universities. When
the boys came home they taught
their younger brothers in the high
schools to smoke cigarets; it drifted
down into the grammar schools I'M
til 1t ended with the newsboys on the
streets. In 1885 the Dukes spent
100000 in advertising. Then the
big cigaret companies came together
and with their combined assets Of
$4,000, 600, they formed a capital of
s25, 900, 900. The profit in making
them is enormous.
The contents are composed of al
most anything. says the Peoria Star
Much of them is made of alfalfa
soaked in liquor made by boiling the
stems and refuse butts of tobacco.
Formerly they were rolled by hand
at a cost of 81 a thousand Now
cigarets are made by machine at a
cost of 6 cents a thousand. Last year
1000, 100000 cigarets were manufac-
tured. They were much more detri-
mental than ordinary tobacco. be-
cause the users inhale the smoke and
this speedily weakens the lungs and
produces the gravest disorders 1t
only takes about two weeks to make
a boy a confirmed cigaret fiend.
1t may be seen, therefore, that Mr..
Dukes mountain is somewhat like
that famous pyramid constructed by
Tammerlane, when he collected
100000 skulls of people whom he
had killed In one of his raids.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-27
The Argus Daily Short Story
A Test of Honor-By Stella Andrews.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Press

! didn't you send me your wedding
cardF
Wedding cards! How should know
your address? But we've only time for
the Introduction. Come alcng."
They hurried into car. Near the
door Markham paused and said to his
friend: wait here a moment. / wish
to say things about you too compli-
mentary to be said in your hearing"
Ellison waited while Markham ad-
vanced to lady sitting near the center
of the car, said something to her to
which she evidently assented, then
beckoned to his old friend to come on.
Ellison when he met the lady was
delighted at the prospect of having
what would otherwise be a tiresome
journey made pleasant by a very at
tractive woman. The train moved off
slowly and Markham hurried out with
''Goodby, old boy! Whine IL give
you my address. Write me-"
There are more uncomfortable places
than parlor car On a through railroad
train. The noise is largely shut 'out,
and what one hears has a soothing eff
feet. An ever changing panorama is
observed through clear glass windows,
and the chairs are luxurious. Tom FL
lison and the lady under his care, seat
ed side by side, chatted, read the news
papers. dozed, ate fruit. and thus the
first day of the journey passed de-
Iightfully.
In the morning they breakfasted to-
gether In the dining car, still shooting
over bridges, rounding hills. moving
on the margin Of lakes, now and again
darting into the heart Of a forest.
Surely there is no more attractive
place to break ones fast of bright
morning than sitting beside the win
dow of a dining car, and with a
pleasing companion It is delightful.
During the second day OF the jour
ney a disagreeable fact would occa-
sionaIly thrust itself upon Ellison.
Whenever the lady spoke OF Paul he
vas reminded that she was in pos
session of another. For the first time
in his life he found himself harhoring
bitter feelings toward his old friend.
He was not only surprised, but asham-
ed. AS the day wore on he was seiz-
ed with alarm Markham's wife was
coming out to him with condolences,
with emotions which, though they
thrilled him, seemed altogether too
sacred to be impaired to any one not
near and dear to her.
In a month Ellison was back in New
York He had not written Markham
and had no intention of writing him.
Indeed, he had engaged passage for
South America and was waiting for
the steamer to sail, dreading the while
that he might run across his old
friend.
On entering his hotel one morning
the clerk tossed him a note. He look
ed at the superscription and lost some
of his color. 1t contained an invita-
ton from Paul Markham to dine with
him that evening, the missiye ending
with 'cWhy didn't you write. old
man? II it hadn't been for Winnie
wouldn't have known anything about
your movements"
So he must face the friend he had in
jured in thought if not in deed How
could she after all that had occurred
between them have enabled her hus-
band to discover his arrival in New
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-27

tackled on the resolution by Bristow of
Kansas, Lorimer of Illinois, Guggen-
helm of Colorado, and the solid delega-
ton of special privilege servers in the
senate.
RAILWAYS OVERPAID.
Postmaster Geenral Hitchcock at
last confesses that the government is
overpaying the railroads for the haul
ing of the mails to the extent of about
SO 900 900 a year.
James Manahan, who represents the
railway mail clerks in their campaign
to prevent the postmas ter general
from putting into effect lis policy of
eeonomizing by overworking the mail
clerks, declares the railroads are be
ing overpaid to the extent of not less
than $25,0O0,000 a year
Democrats in congress have for years
commended that such a state of affairs
existed, but the republicans refused to
investigate.
REPUBLICANS STILL DIVIDED.
A statement to the effect that Theo-
dore Roosevelt and all of the progress
sives save possibly La Toilette would
support President Taft for a renomina-
ton was recently given out by the
White house press bureau and printed
in all parts of the country.
This untruthful report made the pro-
gressives angry clear through, with
the result if they ever had any idea of
supporting Taft for denomination they
have abandoned 1t and will support
La Toilette. The only progressive who
is avowedly for Taft now is Kenyon
of Iowa. who, while still posing as an
insurgent in his home state, is appar-
emily rapidly developing into a reac-
tionary in Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-27
Beauofeation as a Business Asset.

Rehabilitation as q Business Asset
business man went to visit Men:
phis not long ago, to see what advan
tages that city offered as a place to es
tablish q branch of his factory. Tbs
first thing he said, writes Henry Oyer
in the Worlds Work for July. to the
two Memphis citizens who met him II
the train was:
Now, let US hop into a machine and
go out and see how you are fixed 20,
parks and boulevards and public buiid.
ings"
Please explain he was asked. ID ,
you mean to say that you are such a
lover OF the beautiful that you would
mt locate your branch in a city that
has not its fair proportion OF parks, or
an artistic city hall, and that sort OF
thing
Lover of the beautiful nothing
ture. I must have plenty OF gcol,
steady help to do it, No city is a good
city for the man who must have good
steady help unless IL has kept step
with other cities and provided places
for the helps sane and healthful rec
reation. That's just business. Theea
is, also, q new day In the making Of
public buildings; and IL a city hasn't
kept step there. either, and hasn't start
ed movement for fine. artistic civic
buildings il is a sign that something