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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-10-03
READ
and
HEED

Everybody says ''why yoar Soda's are as
good as we huy in the Cities" or course
they are. We use the very hest syrups aud
ilavors and the famous Velvet Kind" Ice
Cream. and besides We know how To make
good Sodas.
900
We sci, "Velye. Kind" Ice Cream by the
sareer aud in boyes. any quantity you may
wish Try 1t, you will like 1t, we guarantee
it 10 be pure, fresh and clean, aud besides
all that it is Tasty" as can be.
Everything for the Angler except the bait.
and we sell nets for catching that
900
This is the time for TaIcdms aud Face
Powders, we have large assortment of the
very best kinds.
600
All the latest Magazines aud light read
ing for the hot summer days. In fact every
thing for everybody.
900
Nyafs Remedies are the best, sold only IN
our store, q remedy for every i'll,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-10-03

BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
LIST. Charles Street Bridge
Bonds. Issued Oct. LIST,
1908, payable in "a years,
with option of town to pay
them at any time after ten
1W years, bearing 5 per
cent interest, payable an
.nually Oct. LIST, of each year S 100000
End. Market House Bonds.
Refunded June l, 1900, pay
able so years after date,
bearing per cent, interest,
payable semi-annually, on
June LIST, and December LIST.
of each year. $40, 10000
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-10-03
Financial Statement of the Cor
DOratiOn of Charles Town.
BONDED IND.

FROM JULY l, 10, TO MAY 81, L
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-10-03
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SHOES.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
THE LURE OF THE CANADIAN LAND AGENT

in the northern portion of Saskatchewan
and Alberta in order to be ready for tire
rush of hornesteaders. Northern Alberta
and Saskatchewan are as far north as
Labrador and not far west of upper Hud-
son bay.l
return just issued by the Dominion
lands branch shows that 1887 homestead
entries were made last year compared
with 37,O61 in 1909. OF these 4s.257. l4,7O4
were made by Americans
A large immigration from the United
States is expected and the demand for
literature and information from the vari-
GUS government agencies located at diff
ferent points in the States is the greatest
it has ever been.
Fine stuff TO be palmed off on Ameri
can newspapers for news. is IL not?
That ii is straight advertising prepared
by the. Canadian government is reveal
ed by a number Of teIltale signs. For
example, 1t refers to this country as
the States" Typically English. don't
you know,
The proof is clinched by the fact that
on this very same page occurs formal
advertisement bearing the legend of
Farms In Western Canada Free" and
headed The Farmers Sons Great OPP
portunfty." This great opportunity"
II says. awaits you in Manitoba. Sas-
katchewan or Alberta" Farther on IL
talks very much in the same strain as
the reading notice" already mention
ed-to sETit. Government returns show
that the number of settlers in western
Canada from the United States was so
per cent larger in 1910 than the pre-
yious year" II is signed Canadian
Government Agent" with the legend
Use Address Nearest You"
Every man that is lured into Canada
on these representations is a loss to
the United States, loss TO American
merchants. a loss to American news
papers. He becomes a Canadian tax
payer. and America is deprived of his
productive energy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
RIVER RIPLETS

The steamer Dubuque of the Streck
fus steamboat line will begin opera
lions between St. Louis, keokuk and
Burlington April 1, according TO an an
nouncement made by Captain John
Streckfus. This steamer will make
weekly trips between Burlington and
st. Louis, following out the schedule
in effect for a number of years, The
steamer Sidney is now at ST. Louis.
The st. Paul and Quincy will also be
taken to that port, and will be remod-
eled. A cafe system will be added to
the steamers, and il will be possible in
the future to serve anything from 10
cent sandwich 70 an eight course din
ner. This will add greatly to the desir-
ability of travel on the Mississippi, and
will do much TO populaTize the river
with the public. The steamers Quincy
and St. Paul will be ready to begin
their seasons between St. Paul and 81
Louis the middle of May. The sum-
mer tourist season does not begin I'M
til the second week in June. but there
will be enough advance business to en-
able the line TO establish good work
ing schedule so as to be ready to han
die the rush when il comes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
cENsURED THE CULPRIT.

But the Judge Took Him Into His Pri-
vate Office to Do 1t.
You allege cruelty, madam" says
the court, What particular form Of
cruelty?"
Your honor" says the complainant,
my husband got mad and threw
things at me because tried to please
him with the meals fixed for him
What have you TO say" asks the
judge of the defendant
III tell you, judge. Maybe l was
little too hasty. but it's this way: She
is always trying new salads that she
finds in the recipe columns of the pa
pers. and after ! had tried to eat mas
turtium salad and hickory nut salad
and carrot salad and eggplant salad
and dried beef salad and spaghetti
salad 1 did lose my temper when she
handed a dish Of shredded chrysanthe-
NUNS with olive oil on them"
II will not grant a divorce. but
will censure the defendant in my pri-
vate Office" says the judge. leading the
way. Once the door is closed on him
and the wondering defendant the judge
says:
shake old man! did the best
could for you. ! have to put up this
bluff about censuring You because my
own wife will resd of the case. and
she is now making delicious dessert
from cold mush and left over break
fast foods"
Claspinc each Others hand. the two
men weep siieptly.-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
SCROFULA
HEREDITARY BLOOD POISON

Scrofu1a is a disease manifested
usually by a swelling and liberation
of the glands. especially about the
neck. 1t is almost entirely hereditary
in its origin, being the dregs or re-
mains of some specific blood poison.
Where the blood is greatly weakened
with the scrofulous poison, the disease
attacks other portions of the system
besides the glands, and then we see its
effects in weak eyes, poorly developed
bodies, running sores and ulcers, skin
diseases, especially on the scalp, Ca
tarrhal troubles, etc. Scrofula usually
makes its appearance in childhood,
though manhood or wouanhood may
be reached before the poison pro-
crosses to the stage of outward mani
festation S. S. S. is the one real cure
for Scrofula. II is blood purifier
without an equal. and it cures this
destructive blood poison by removing
every trace of the infection from the
S. S. S., in addition to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Rain or snow in the Ohio and mid
die and lower Mississippi valleys, the
southern portion of the lake region
and on the north Atlantic coast has
resulted from an area of relatively
low pressure that is central over
North Carolina and eastern Tenues-
see, Another low that is central over
northern Alberta and northern Sas.
katchewan is attended by widely scat
tered precipitation in the Rocky mo-:n-
tain sections and by higher tempera-
lures in the Canadian northwest and
the upper Missouri valley. High pres
sures prevail from the north Pacific
coast and the Rocky mountain states
to New England. Owing to the high
air pressures to the westward and
the eastward movement of the north
western. Low, fair weather is indi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

ers who have gone into the Dominion.
this. too. has been overStated. A fev
have gOne-yeS. There are some rest
less souls who are never satisfied and
are ever on the move. They are not
content unless trying some new wilder
ness. We all know the type. General
IL they are worse off with each move.
They are like the man mentioned in sa-
cred writ. The last estate of that man
was worse than the first "a sucker
is born every minute" even in so IA
vored a cline as the United States.
It is this class of people who follow
every boomer tale or press agent
vile even though il leads them into the
land of eternal frost. After reaching
their farthest north these unfortunate
folk have not enough money 10 get
back and so perforce must SILVER out
their lives trying to remove the ice and
snow in order that they may raise a
short lived crop. This side of the
story is not told in the press agent
tales. The best thing I know of the
Canadian climate is this: The people
must appreciate the summer; they have
so little of it. Possibly the season IS
long enough in soge of the Canadian
northwest 10 raise wheat, but man
cannot live on wheat alone.
Returned Emigrants Are Many.
Compared to the vast mass of our
farmers moving onward TO find homes
In our own land there are very few
90 into Canada. and many Of these
return They find the actual condi
sions up there different from the Ca
madam governments press agent de
scriptiOns. The country they discover
TO be bleak and uninviting, thinly set
tied. with more winter than anybody
can possibly use in his business The
Pacific coast climate is milder, it is
true, than that farther inland, but II it
is Pacific coast climate that is desired
we still have millions of acres open
for entry in California. Washington
and Oregon. Farther inland in the
Canadian northwest lie the Rocky
mountain tablelands, but we have vast
empires in our own Rocky mountain
"a blelsnds scattered through Idaho
and the other mountain states There
is scarcely an advantage mentioned
by the Canadian press agent. although
painted in his most glowing style. that
a superior advantage cannot be found
in the more temperate CLINE Of a cor
section Of our own land.
Canada is nearly as large as the
United States and has been settled as
long Yet II contains only about TO-
100000 people as compared with our
100000. II the Dominion is such &
bonanza as the Canadian governments
paid reading notices and advertise
ments state. why has the country SO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
THE GRAIN MARKET.

Liverpool, March 13.-Wheat opened
steady and a to u higher, and follow
ing the opening further advanced Il TO
u. Support was attributed to the firm
ness on Saturday and less favorable
reports from India with firmer Indian
offers and a scarcity of offerings. with
cargoes held II to 3 advance. World
shipments, although liberal, were small
er than expected, with lighter ship
ments from Russia, with fewer Austria
lian and plate offers. Stocks for the
week show a decrease and ARRIVALS
were smaller. The market was dull,
with buyers holding off, but the under
tone was firm, and at midday prices
were g higher than Saturday.
Corn market was quiet al the star,
and unchanged. Later there was good
support in May. which advanced Il.
Support was due TO the firmer Ameri-
can offers and lighter shipments to the
United Kingdom this week
Chicago cash Grain.
Corn-No. 2 4712 a IS. No. 2 " an
d4s, No. Y 400 401z, No. 3 $40
4s1h. No 3 W 45sl n 461z, No. 3 v 46G
Al. No. 4 43a4 044Jz, No 4 u 43&4 n
AN, No. Y 43% a IS, Sym 411z 421z.
sgy 41d411a.
Oats-No 30. No. ? " 31lk q 80. No.
3 " 3O1z q 81, No. " 3O@ 3OH, stand
ard 31d31h.
Wheat-No. 90i4 asia, No. 3 :
ssd 81. No h 90dS11z. No. 3 h So
9O1z. No. l Ms IS n 1o1. No. ms 9TG
100. No. 8 rs 9sd 30. No s 900 IS. No.
8 ssd95, vc s2d94, durum s2d90.
Chicago cash.
Corn and oats unchanged.
Wheat decrease 1.646.00O.
Corn increase 100000.
Oats decrease 353. 600.
Liverpool Cables.
Wheat opened = higher
Corn opened unchanged
Chicago Receipts.
Today. Contract
" neat 49,. --.~---.-- 10
-CIn 49,. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

Jagged behind our own? There are
two reasons. One is the inferior Gu
mate. the other the inferior govern
ment Americans have got over the
desire TO become British colonists.
We overcame that in lIT6. England
was a little reluctant about it but
Yorktown and New Orleans convinced
her against her will. Now. having
failed to overcome US by arms. she is
trying to inveigle a few OF US into the
one frozen colony she has left 1t Will
not work. The good old e. s. A. Is
good enough for US We do not real
" care for John Bells cold storage
climate any more than we like his
taxation without representation. his
out of date kings and lords or his SD
percilious ways
Campaign Smacks of Treason.
Every American who loves his coun-
trv should feel a sense of burning In
dignation at this deliberate publicity
campaign carried on 10 induce our
farmers TO locate in Canada. This is
an astounding piece of effrontery. II
is an outrage against the nation and
has In it the essence of treason.
have before me a sample of one
OF these pages. In reading notice
that carries none Of the marks OF an
advertisement is given an account OF
the awarding of a silver trophy for
the best peck of oats to a citizen OF
Saskatchewan. The trophy was given
by the corn exposition at Columbus.
o. So far the item seems an innocent
piece of news. Now note the cloven
hoof. The article goes on TO say:
At the same exposition there were ez-
hibits of wheat and barley. and In all
these competitions the grain shown by
Canada secured a wonderful amount OF
attention and also a number Of awards
A pleasing feature Of these exhibits was
they were mostly made by farmers VINO
had at one time been American citizens
and were now farming in Canada.
In the following extracts from tie
same item the purpose is made still
more apparent:
The surveyor general OF Canada has
Just completed map showing that
large area of land was surveyed last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

ed in England under the direction of
their mother, Mrs. Maldwin Drum
mond.
twenty-five department heads will
receive an allotment of stock at once.
itsis said. and the arrangement ulti-
mately will be extended to others.
Some will purchase the stock outright
and others will take certain number
of shares and be permitted to pay for
them in the future out of the profits
of the business
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
Wonderful Hats.


On one occasion Lincoln was pre-
scented with two fine hats. each hy a
different hatmaker, neither knowing
that the other had made such a con-
tribution. in the course of events
they called upon the president. and it
so happened that both called at the
same time. When both found them
selves in the presence of the executive
they asked how ne had liked the hats
they had sent him. and. taking advan-
tage of the opportunity Of securing
statement of superiority Of one or the
other make. the president was asked
10 state his preference. To many men
such question would he very embar-
RAISING. but TO Lincoln not at all. He
took the hat. one in each hand. and
then replied gravely. but with mis-
rhievous twinkle in his keen eyes:
Gentlemen. your hats do mutually
surpass each other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
BRITAIN BUYS YANKEE GUNS.
Battle of Sidney Street Leads English
to Arm Police,

Battle of Sidney Street Leads English
TO Arm Police.
London's notorious battle of Sidney
street." in which a company of Scots
guards. a detachment of artillery and
a fire brigade were employed to assist
the police to arrest two armed men.
Is causing many OF the big English
cities TO arm their police Incidental
iy the famous ARRAY is going to bene-
1T America. The town councils of
Leicester. Nottingham and Sheffield
have decided TO order American auto
matte pistols for their men
These guns are TO be 80 caliber and
carry ten shells. IL is not intended
that the police shall carry them regu-
larry as part OF their everyday equip
nent- The weapons are to form an
srmory In case of need
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

into the hands OF men now employed
" the company. The participation
does not extend to personal property
and outside real estate.
The estate now is held in trust for
50 years for the two grandsons of
Marshall field, who are being edueat-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

ers of the business controlled By the
trust estate of Marshall Field was an
nounced Saturday night
The result OF this plan, il is said,
will be that control of the estate bust
ness eventually will pass from the
control OF the heirs OF Marshall Field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

latiou. S. S. S. increases the resistivc
powers of the system and by strength
euing and building up the vitality.
allows nature to make a perfect and
lasting cure. Book describing the
disease and any medical advice sent
free to ali who write.
TEE SWIFT sPEcIRIc CO.. Atlanta, &C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
LIVE STOCK.
Opening of Market.

Opening of Market.
Hogs $4,000 Left over 1900. Opened
1Oc lower Mixed 6s0d715. good 6sj
d71O. rough 6.65a6.sO, light 6.S5a
go.
Cattle $4,000; steady TO 10c lower.
Sheep 10000; steady.
Nine O'clock Market.
Hogs tomorrow $4,000, cattle 5000,
sheep $1,000.
Hogs 15c to 20c lower than Satur
days average. Light 6.s51715. rough
6.55 CTS, mixed 6.7597.0O, heavy $50
1895. pigs 6.55d710, bulk 6.S5Q7OO
Cattle steady to 10c lower
Sheep steady.
Beeves 4.9Od6.s5. COWS 2 5oG6 90
stockers ASA 1855, Texans 4.9Od5SO,
calves 725GS.75.
Sheep 2.50@475. lambs 465d6.45.
Close of Market.
Hogs closed SC higher than early:
15c lower than Saturday. Mixed Is
d715, good 6.sOd7.O5. rough 5000
$40, light 6.85d72O
Cattle steady TO 1Oc lower.
Sheep steady.
Western Live Stock.
Hogs. Cattle Sheep.
Kansas City ......11 600 II 900 %. o69
Omaha -. ....... 5000 5000 II. 900
ST. Louis ........11. 900 .... ...
Estimated Tomorrow.
Hogs. Cattle Sheep.
Chicago -. $500 5000 5000
ST. Louis Cash.
Wheat looks lower. No sales yet.
Corn stronger 10 Il higher. demand
good.
Omaha Cash.
Wheat unchanged
Corn unchanged to 4 higher
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets are safe, sure and reliable,
and have been praised by thousands
of women who have been restored to
health through their gentle aid and
curative properties. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

cleansing a n d
purifying the
blood, assists the
stomach and di-
gestive members
in the creation of
new blood cor
puscles and other
nourshing mat
ter for the cirr71-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
TOday'S Market Quotations

4sy wire from +. W. Wagner & Co,
members of Chicago Board of Trade
Grain. provisions, stocks, and cotton.
Local Office at Rock Island house, Rock
Island III Chicago ONCE, 9S-s9-l00.
Hoard OF Trade Local telephone. No.
west 320.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
March 13.-Following are the quota.
tons on the local market today:
Live Poultry-Old hens. 1Oc: springs
Ice pound; ducks. 1Sc pound geese
l0c pound: turkeys lSc pound.
Fresh eggs. 1Sc.
Potatoes. per bushel, CSC
Butter. dairy 24c; creamery zee.
Lard. I2c
Onions. soc.
Feed and Feel.
Corn, per bushel. soc.
Oats, &c.
Wheat. S5c.
Forage 49, Timothy hay. SIS to SIG.
Glover hay. SIS.
Wood-S450 per load.
Coal-Lump. per bushel. I5c: slack.
lOc.
Sales on Market square in last "a
hours up 10 noon today:
Oats, one load at SIC
Corn. two loads at SOC
Bsled straw. two leads AZ IS.
Wheat. one load at soc.
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most successful Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy acts on this
plan IL loosens the cough. relieves
the lungs, opens the secretions and
aids nature in restoring the system
TO a healthy condition. Sold b. all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
CANADIAN BAIT FOR AMERICAN FARMERS
Enough Vacant Land In the
United States to Sustain
100000.

and live IN a polar climate? It Is re-
mote from market, the lands left for
homesteaders are mostly distant from
railroads, which increases the diff
Guilty of marketing and consequently
lowers prices. and. more serious still.
70 all the other hardships of pioneer
ing is added the rigorous cold OF the
long Canadian winter. There are de-
sirabIe portions Of Canada no doubt,
but these have already been taken
The country is as Old as our own. and
really choice farming lands are no
longer open. One can imagine the
Dominion as an ideal country in
which to raise furs and chilblains. but
for crops 1t is too frostbitten. raw and
distant from the center Of things.
Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle
Of Cathey.
National Patriotism Involved.
Better one good crop year under the
ripping folds OF the American flag
than a lifetime in the frozen and unin-
viting wilderness and under the ban
ner our fathers fought in two wars to
Danish from this continent
Anything can be made TO look good
on paper. The lure of Canada is q
press agent lure. 1t is the familiar
real estate song made 10 attract the
unwary and paid for at so much per
line. If the frozen north were really
so desirable as these press agent ar
ticles would have US believe. there
would not be need for all this alluring
advertising put out TO catch suckers.
AS for the number of American farm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
FIRE INSURANCE.
Charles e. E0desDn

Cite Best 10 the chsapast)
FIRE. LIFE. LIGHTNING AND WIND
STORM INSURANCE.
Established 1874
once. l72s Third avenue Rates fea.
sonabls
ROCK ISLAND. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
SALARY LOANS
Made IN One DAY.

Paid back in small. convenient insta!.
mems: our low rates hurt our competf.
tors. but VIII benefit you. Victor finance
company. 2s McManIE building. second
= I'd Main streets. Davenport &ortn
z4I1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

River Forecast: During the next
AZ hours only slight changes in the
Mississippi will occur from below Du-
buQue TO Muscatine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS

BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS
Wheat.
May, 911s. 91as. 80, 9O1s
July. 80, 80, SS5s. Ss6s
September, S97s. S93s. Ss1s, SS1s.
Corn.
May, so. 50, 491a, 491a.
July, 5Os4. 50s4, 500, sou.
September, 519s. 519s. Sis, s11s.
May, 311s, Bis, 3O7A, 3O7s.
July, 307s, 81. 3O9s. S074.
September, 3O7s. 81, 3O9s, 3O9s.
May, 17.40, 17.47, 1877. 1912.
July, 16.45, 1850, 1910, 1850.
Lard.
May, 9.05, 9.12, 900, 9.12.
July, 800, 9.e5, 900, sos.
Ribs.
May, $40, 9.47, $40. 947.
July, 800, sos, 900, sos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

in. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets invariably bring relief 70 wo-
men suffering from chronic constipa-
ton, headache. biliousness. dizziness,
sallowness OF the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
BUSINESS TO EMPLOYEES

Unique Plan Followed by Marshall
Field Estate.
Chicago, March ia cooperative
and ooparnership plan whereby de-
partment heads will become Joint own
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13
A. E. MclNNIS

General Contractor and Builder
Plans and estimates furnished VIII
sell lot and build house on monthIy
payments. Prices rersonable and All
Vork guaranteed Old phone I55s-Y
1919 Eleventh street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

Gated for this vicinity tonight and
Tuesday, with rising temperature.