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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
ROCK ISLAND PURCHASES
AN ARKANSAS RAILROAD

The Rock Island system has taken
over strip OF road in Arkansas, 80
miles in length, known as the Nal
yern & Camden railway, according to
advices received from II. u. Nudge
by local officials. The Rock Island has
been operating the Malvern road for
some time under a lease. At the time
the lease was taken out. il is said an
agreement was entered into by both
roads. giving the Rock Island a pur-
chase option.
The lease expired Jan. / and the
line was Immediately bought in. The
strip in question is an excellent
freight line and will prove an import
ant acquisition to the Rock Islands
holdings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
MORE P0LICEWOMEN
WISC0NSIN'S DEMAND

sorry appointment OF women police in
every city OF first. second and third
class and creation OF state public
morals court will be among recon-
mendations 10 the legislature. accord
ing to a member of the legislative vice
committee holding hearings in the
state. Wisconsin cities have women
police, but their appointment is not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

areas of moderately low pressure
which are central over Arizona and
Alberta Relatively high pressures and
lower temperatures are noted in the
upper Missouri valley and Manitoba.
with a temperature Of I degrees below
zero at Winnipeg during the night.
The eastward movement OF these con
ditions viii be attended by mostly
cloudy weather in this vicinity tonight
and Saturday. with colder tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
Morning Stock Letter

Pennsylvania will doubtless dispose
OF it's n. & w. holdings. Copper is
tipped for lower prices because OF
great increase in copper supplies. This
fact and the inrease OF $1,000 idle cars
within a fortnight are disquieting
Stocks again are in the trading area,
with range of perhaps or 3 points.
Reduce lines on bulges. Buy only on
breaks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
Three Months Free.

Subscriptions TO Indian River Farm.
er. for truckers. fruit growers, general
farmers and folks who want to know
about Florida. Address Indian River
Farmer. Vero, Fla. -(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Chicago and New York markets fur
nished by =. W Wagner & Co. mem
oers Chicago Boari OF Trade. grain.
provisions. stocks and cotton: private
wires 10 all financial centers. Core
spoaden;s on the New York stock and
Cotton Exchanges Tri-city Office in
suite sOs Best building. Phone Rock
Island $50.
P.J. MCCORMICK. Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
Chicago Cash Grain.

wheat-No. . ?. 96a9Tl4: No. T.
ssds4 No h. So S9t. No. : h. SIS
ASST: No. l rs. s07a AL. No. . ms.
Ss6 90: No. rs. S7dS9; No. 8 rs. So
a Sc: No. 5. ssh n So; No. 5. s7d
sly No. 8. S4ds7 No. / VIC. S9I4 n
ssz No. vc. $50 dSs74 No , VIC.
sea s714, No. 1 durum. Ssd 50: No. >
durum. S7d SIS. No. durum. S4dS6.
Corn-No. ?. d61Iz; No. ", Go
d65Iz: No. Y. G45s n 65: No. 3. 5S@a
5sIz No. W. G4Iz a Go: No. Y. 1zO1z
H621z No Z. 561s a SO: No. 4 W. 61iz
d63: No. Y. 57G 59iz sg. 45G53.
Oats-No. ? ". 3724 N 3S=s No. W.
361z H37%.; standard. 39iz n 80.
Liverpool Cables.
Wheat-Opened X % u on; closed
= 10 = Of
Corn-Opened = of; closed y to y
on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
CHICAGO Estimates Tomorrow.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
ope1ino Of Market

Opening Of Market.
Hogs 10000. left over 900; steady
NJ yesterdays average. Mixed 1-S5G
s.35. good S2OG SIS. rough 1854 $40.
Eight 7.S5d 500
Cattle 1900: strong.
Sheep 1900: strong.
Nine O'clock Market.
Hogs SC 10 10c up. Mixed 1850 $40.
rough 7.s5ds.2O. good s.25ds.4O, light
7.sOG $50. pigs G.GOd 7.s5. bulk s.15d
see
Cattle strong Beeves 6.75d 40.
cows 3.25dS15. stockers $500 40.
Texans 6.40H 7.75, calves 9.OOH 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
Poultry.
Fish Market
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York. Jan. 9.-Following are
the quotations on the New York stock
market today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
Market Square Sales
January S. 1914.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Jan. 9.-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

Local and FOREIGN

sheep strong. S.ioqG.15. lambs 5.75
GS.35.
Estimated tomorrow - Hogs 1900.
cattle zoe. sheep 1000.
Close OF Market.
Steady at early prices and 5I1Uc
up from yesterdays average. Mixed.
S795GS.4O: good. SS.25G $40; rough.
ST95GS20; light. $7.so9S.25.
.CatIle strong.
Sheep steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09

All the news ali the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-09
CHICAGO MARKETS.

p. J. MCCORMICK. Manager.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-30

paper Enterprise AssociatIon.)
Don't say that" 1 interrupted.
you don't know the serape Pm in,
dear, or you would wish I had let
them shake me down good.
However, told him that the time
had come when school books as
everything else must be sold on their
merit and that knew our books were
the best in the country and we were
going to sell them.
You mean YOU are going to sell
them, Waverly?' the man said with
a leer. "E don't know how you mes
merized the majority of the board
with your dope, no other man has
been able to do it.
There are a number of women
on the board this year. fOOlishly re-
marked.
"'That's it, he exclaimed, they
fall for you and I'll bet you'll fall for
them. I never saw a man yet that
was popular with women that some
woman couldn't trim him and trim
him good
Pm already trimmed, my friend.
I'm married and you can go back to
your gang and tell them that the
next man they send to me I'll kick in
the face so that his own wife won't
recognize him, and hope he'll arrest
me for doing it. I'll be glad to get a
chance to tell the court why did it.
You'll get your chance, all right,
all right, but not until after we get
a chance at you, you won't forget for
a WHILE was his parting remark.
81 thought no more about it until
today when I was waited on at my
Office by that woman that Eleanor ac-
cused me of flirting with. God! She
better than any one else must know
I did not f:rt."
''Why?" the word came out before
1 thought.
CsPaco,1co of11ro IIv ooid attention,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-30
not think we spoke another
ntil we gOt~into our little

led the way into the diningroom
for that is further away from Aunt
Mary's room than the living room.
sat down at the diningroom table
and Dick took a chair near me.
Now tell me all about it. Begin at
the beginning and remember, dear,
shall believe every word you say" I
reached my hand across the table and
it was eagerly taken in both of Dicks.
For a solemn moment we looked into
each others eyes and l think each of
us saw in the others face something
never seen before. l saw a sudden
weakness in Dicks mouth that had
never noticed in all the time l had
known him. The under lip hung loose
and twitched impotently when he
tried to draw it into a fiTmer line.
know that Dick found a new
sympathy in my eyes for he bent and
kissed my hands and then began:
you know, Margie, that 1 have
been working hard for over a year to
introduce our books into the -----
schools. Well, this summer we sue
ceeded in having our biographies
recommended and on this last trip of
mine l put our histories across.
This brought the entire gang of
grafters down on me and they swore
to get me and 1 guess they have" he
groaned.
GO on, dear"
You see l was between the devil
and the deep blue sea. Since we were
married have been trying to cut out
the graft and while at first it hurt
our business we have been steadily
doing better each month, but it is a
particularly nasty proposition politi-
cally and when a big stiff came to me
with a proposition to loosen up I
was tempted to faD for it, wish to
God I had"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27
Tho meeting held in New Or

Tho meeting held in New Or
leans last week to organize the
Progressive Party was largely at
tended by leading mon of Louisi-
ana, and a vigorous campaign will
be made at tho next election to
make this party a strong one. The
indications in this sections are
that the Progrsssivss will be
strong, and feel sure of elscting a
Congressman at the November
election. Several candidates are
mentioned, but tho nomination it
is believed, will be between T. j.
Liable of st. Martinville and Ed
win S. Broussard of New Iberia.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27
Saturday next will bs the Fourth

Saturday next will bs the Fourth
of July. it should have been . good
occasion for our people to make
good day OF it and mako a splen-
did celebration. The people need
some little outing and some little
excitement, and like to attend
these celebrations, whore there is
music and some other attractions.
1t keeps things lively, and that is
what every town needs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27

We bad frequent showers the
past few days, in many sections OF
the parish tho planters had good
showers and the crops have i'm.
proved. In other sections they
were less fortunate, and tho old
corn is suffering . great deal.
which will mean q smaller yield.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27
Representative D. G. Liable wal

Representative d. G. Liable was
in town this week, Mr.. Liable 10
enth usiastic over tho success of
tho Progressivss in making such .
good start with prospects of organ.
izing a strong white mans party
in Louisiana and feels satisfied
that the third district will elect q
Progressive Congressman at the
next November election.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27
Cures Stubborn, Itchy Skin Troubles

Il could scratch myself to pieces" is
often heard from sufferers of Eczema.
letter. Itch and similar Skin EruptiOns.
Don't Scratch-StOp the Itching at once
with Dr. HObsOn's Eczema Ointment. Its
first application starts healing; the Red,
Rough. Scaly, Itching Skin is sOothed by
the Healing and Cooling Medicines. Mrs.
C. A. Einfeldt. Rock Island. ILL.,. after
using DR.. HobsOn's Eczema Ointment,
writes: "This is the first time In nine
years have been free from the dreadful
allment." Guaranteed. SOC at your
druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27

There was a fight in one OF the
negro restaurants Saturday night
between q negro named King Will
liam and a negro woman named
Cross Ego Mary, in which King
was seriously cut in the neck and
Mary is now in Jail.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27

Hon. Jules Godchsux, president
of the Southwestern Traction and
Power Co., visited here this week
with q party of Eastern aud foreign
who contemplate taking
over the bouds which money will
be used in the extension of the
line to St. Martiuville and Lafay.
cite. 1t is hoped something will
soon bs done to carry out the rea.
lization of the promoters Of that
line. Once this project is COM
plete this section will be we'll sup
piled with railroads. New Iberia
Enterprise.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1914-06-27
ST. MARTINVILLE, La, JUNE 81, 1914.

The Wsbb-Dumont Opera Co..
gave three performances here Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, at the
Fournet Opera House, which were
we'll appreciated. Their scsneriss
were also fine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
FOOD PRICES AND THE WAR

If merchants in the eastern
states are making an excuse of the
war to charge higher prices for
food, says the New York World,
they will perhaps be made later to
listen tn some elemental truths by
having stack lef' unsold upon their
hands.
War produces at the same time
famine in market lands and glut in
producing lands. Food is contra
band. 1t can be shipp d to Eng
land or France only if the sea is
successfully patroled and at buyers
risk. II cannot he shipped to Ger
many ut all, and German cities al
ready feel the pinch OF want. 1t is
the price they are paying for per-
mitting an autOcrat to make war
ever their heads.
Railroads refuse TO bring food
here for export. 1t is clogged some.
where waiting for peace. Imported
groceries and supplies, German
beer, French wines and like COM
mJdlties may for time sell higher
and legitimately so: the stock once
exhausted cannot at present be re-
plsnished. Rut no foods raised OH
American soil have any reason far
showing scarcity unless that reason
existed three weeks ago.
Later, when an Impoverished
world takes up the task Of payin g
for wanton destruction, it may bc
different, hut just now let there
be no nonsense about raising the
price Of American food 20 consum.
ers. F"od prices should fall, not
rise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
FIRST ASSAY CERTIFICATE
OF CONSTOCK ORE

A veteran Of many years on the
Comstock in going over som, old
papers recently found clipping
relating to the first assay secured
of Comsi ock ore. According to this
account. the first assay vas made in
Ncvat City. Cal. July %. 1859 of
ore taken from the original strike
in Ophir end assayei $964.y6 in
gold and 81 .975.75 in silver. When
the result 0: this assay became
known, a general stampe !e result
ed from Nevada City, almost dc.
populating the town. The name uf
the assayer was James OFT, and
the men having the ore assayed
we're William Morrison, suuerin-
tcndCnt and Mr.. Stevens. Virginia
Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
4 LEGEND or MEXICO

The coat Of arms of the republic
of Mexico, which otcupies the
center or white bsr Of the flag and
consists uf Il beautiful device repre-
senting an eagle prr2hGd upon
cactus what in Mexico is called
nonah devUuring a serpent, is in.
timately connected with the history
of the people. In the beginning of
tho fourteenth century the ancient
Mexicans nr Aztccs after wander
ing for a long time around the
Mexican valley looking for a place
to build their city, after the terri.
BILE sufferings and adventures on
the southwestern border of Lake
TecoCo in 1875.
There they halted, for in front
of them thew bsheld what naturally
they considered an auspicious omen
from their g,Js. An immense royal
eagle Of extraordinary size and
beauty stond upon cactus grow
ing in the crevice Of q rock washed
by the waves of the lake. In IFS
talOns il held a serpent and its
broad beautiful wings opened to
the rising sun.
Obeyinc the mandate uf their
oracle that there they should build
their city, they set to work, AMI
by driving piles into the marshes
with no other material at hand hut
frail reeds and rushps the founda-
tions Of the great TGnuchitlan, the
chief city Of the ~Aztecs and the
site Of the modern City Of Mexico
wg!c laid. philadelphia Ledger.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
sleeper on the Panama road.

sleeper on the Panama road.
First actual canal building be-
gun; In 1873 the Universal Intero-
ceanic Canalc ompany Incorporated
in Paris by Ferdinand de- Lesscps
who had built the Sucz Canal.
First blast on Culehru hill, now
Culcbra cut, on January 10, 1880
by the de Icsscps company in the
presence of distinguished gather
ing. ....
First failure: in 1887 The impos.
sibility oi digging a sea-levcl canal
within the estimated IL years and
at the estimated cast Of $3.50, ,000,.
0AO became apparent. More than
$500, 100000 had already been
spent. The company went into
bankruptcy.
First work on the local canal
was taken up by the new Panama
Company il 1894. viii, h practically
ceased operations after five years
work.
First digging by Americans,
May 4, 1904. taking ever the rights
and property Of the French canal
company and obtaining necessary
concession from the republic Of
Panama.
First boat Of any kind to make
trars.isthmian passage: a namclcss
mudsccw of the Panama railroai
which passed from tie Pacific en-
trance to Culehra cut in November
1913, and was sent to tie Atlantic
entrance in Dcccrbot 1913.
First man TO swim through the
canal was Alfred Brown, an Ameri.
can who swan from Gatun Locks
70 Balboa. distance of thirty
miles, on November "a last in l6
hours. az minutes actual swimming
time.
First vessel to pass completely
around South America by way Of
the canal was the tug Reliance,
Captain J. c. Thompson, which sail.
cd from Colon, February II, 1912
voyaged 10000 milcs around South
America and returned TO the At
lantic ocean through Gatun locks
February frs. last.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
HOW HOW Tie iHiiAR AFFECTS US

There appears to be wide diff
ference Of opinion as to the m d.
sure of material benefit or loss the
United States will sustain by reason
of the war in Europe. The London
Statist takes virY rosy view of
the prospect from the American
standpoint and declares: "Thp
United States can become as il has
this week, the worlds greatest
market for capital, and if the
American pcaple rise to their np
pUrtunitv they can do a great deal
to mitigate the disastrous economic
consequences which would other.
wise result in many countries f;om
great European war"
On the other hand Henry Clcws,
the New York banker, says: The
effect Of the war upon the United
Statrs will be highly injurious"
a rise in the cost of food produci !
is one of the evils he states. He
admits, however, ttat probably
some industries would benefit by
the demand for war material and
there would be n better demand
for our manufactures Of steel, tex
tiles, etc, to meet the vaca rCv
caused by the loss of foreign trade
which Germany and other European
nations would inevitably incur"
But this, in his opinion, is over
balanced by the fact that "thc
worlds money markets would be
violently dcranged, and our own
would ultimately feel the strain.
Higher interest rates would surely
follow the wholesale destruction If
capital. and much of the relinanc-
ing Of the future which has got
to be ~ ct would face serious OBJ
stacles. Our foreign trade would
be dcmoralizcd."
Whether Mr.. Clews or the Lon
don Statist ore right or wrong
every right thinking American
would thousand times rather fore.
g any rlatcrial profit than " witness,
even al this safe distanc 3. ne awful
destruction and barbarism of nm
international European conflict.
hut, the die being east, we must,
in the words OF our bigh.mindcd
and patriotic President, "all at
the present time net together as
Am ricans in seeing that Americans
do not suffer from what is going
on in the world at large. Our
own position is sound, and VIC owe
It to mankind TO remain in such
condition and in such a state OF
mind that We can help the rest OF
the world"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
INDIAN KILLED BY TRIBESMAN

Johnny Lancaster, the Indian
murdered Wednesday at the lower
end Of Lake Tahoe. 20 miles from
Truckee, is believed by the officers
TO be Johnny Lee, Washoe Indian
fisherman ~hp is known in Reno
and whu has had trouble before.
The killing is supposed to be the
result of tribal feud. The body
of Lancaster was found by Johnn,
May, another Indian. The body
was buried at Gardnervillc Thurs
day. Lancaster had been employed
to furnish fish for trout bake fo,
the Red Men, who were in session
at Truckee, and a sum of money
had been paid in advance. He was
guarding a number of fish in a
water box when killed and these es-
raped, forcing the lodge entertain
ment committee to change its plans.
The slayer Of Lancaster crept up
behind and threw a sack over the
victims head, pulling it tight and
strangling Lancaster. Enterprise.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
FELL FROM A TRAIN

Last evening as we were walking
down the railroad track our atten-
tion was attracted to Q man lying
on the grass few feet west of
Fourth Street. In reply to our
question, he said he was SICK. We
went, to him and heard this story
In attempting to get off q moving
freight train Thursday afternoon,
he fell pnd hurt his legs and was
unabl.: to walk. He laid in the
grass all Thursday night and all day
yesterday without food or drink.
When we told him that we would
have him taken to the county
huspit | md cared for, he said nc
one here cared for him.
Steward Tabcr was found and
the man was taken to the hospital.
He gave the name Of II. Fisher and
said he vas from California. He
mad worked four days in Humboldt
county and SO was taken out of his
wages for poll TAX. He has the al
pcarance Of laboring man.
Steward Taber reports Fisher do.
ing nicely TODAY. His legs are badly
bruised bit no bones are broken.
He will be all right in a few days.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
THE CAUSE OF HARD TIMES

An exchange that has been figur.
ing on the hard times has come to
the conclusion that they are caused
by the fact that most people buy
more than they produce. 1t says:
I'VE iet our timber rot and buy
fencing; we throw away our ashes
and buy soap: we give away our
hides and buy rope; we raise dogs
and buy hogs; we let sur manure
go to waste and buy guano: we
grow weeds and buy vegetables and
brooms; we catch Scent fish " ith
Sd rod: we build schools end send
our children of to be educated;
and lastly we send our boys but
with a $40 gun ard a $40 dog to
hunt l0.cent BIRDS"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-08-21
WORD PICTURE
OF THE UHLkNS

Here is description Sc the Uh-
lans, the famous Getr an cavalry
which mas figured SO prominently
in the terrible battle IF l.iegc, as
given by Max Socha, head of the
German-Americgn alliance Of South
ern California.
The uhlans arc mora feared than
any German fighting men. They
carry lances, carbines and revolv.
ers. They wear blue coats, with
yellow trimmings, black trousers,
high boots 10 the knees and pp-
culiar helmet. 1t is like the ordi-
nary helret, hut above it rises a
large square of metal with little
tuft of horsehair sticking from the
top.
Up to few years aga the Uh-
lans were the only cavalry that car
ried lanCes. Now sll the German
cavalry carry them. That is why
the Uhlans we're so feared above
all others in the war of lS70-lS7l.
There are usually about two regi.
ments of Uhlans with every army
corps. II is said that the name
originated from province iG Ger.
many where most of the men for
the original regiment were recruit
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