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Tllfc AKGrtTS, SiTTJRDAY, NOVEMBER 28. ih3. THE AUGTJS. Pabllaned Dally and Weekly at IBM Sec ond avenue. Rock Island, 111. Entered at the postofflce as second-class matter. BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TEEMS Dally, 10 cents per week. Weekly, II per year i a advance. All communications of argumentative character, political or religions, must have real name attached tor publication. No seen articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every town Ship in Rock Island county. Saturday, November 28. 1903. (J rover Cleveland is out of the run ning" for the presidency in the ap proaching campaign hut how about Mark Haiiua? In declining positively to he con sidered 4i s a candidate for the demo cratic presidential nomination. former president Cleveland has acted both timely and wisely. Emperor William has taken to smoking a most elaborate pipe, which was especially prepared in Havana He inherits the smoking- habit from his father, who was a great smoker of the well-known student pipe, such as IJismarck substituted- for cigars toward the end of his life. The old emperor neither smoked nor snuffed. although the latter habit was adopted bv Frederick the (ireat. In a novel just issued by a London publisher, Frank Richardson, the au thor, makes his characters utter these more or less philosophical observa tions: "Most men are honest; three things make them otherwise women, poverty and ambition." "A handsome old man looks as if he had a past and behaves as though he were sure, of a future." "A mistress secrets are the most valuable of a maid's perqui sites." "Xo man worth the buying can be bought." An Iowa mother who knows the value of education sent this letter to the teacher in whose school her boy was being instructed: "Deer Teecher: You rite ta ma an sa ef ah shued ska re ef yu vip Olaf. Ah hereby giv yu eh legal reit ta lik hem eny teem ets all rite. Ha ba yust lake has fadder on eh haf to larn ba a cloob. Pond noiege in hem. Ah wante ta gat her an don't pa ana tenshun ta what heem fader sa. El take kar heem al reit all reit. I'r-, trulv." .lames J. Hill has introduced a new economy on the railroads which he controls. Each engine has a tab kept on its daily employment and against it is charged every cent used for oil, fuel, repairs and operation. Thus if engine 200 is found to be costing more than 2.0 the engineer of the former i&oskrj to explain. The same plan 'is to be extended to every car on the system. Then the conductors and en- ginemen who make the best showing are to have bonuses. Savannah (la.) News: President .lames Monroe, who gave to the Unit ed States the famous doctrine to which President Roosevelt is devoted, waited from six to 10 year before recognizing the independence of the Spanish colonies in South America after they had. declared themselves free.. He. wanted to be sure that their governments were stable ami able to maintain themselves. P.ut President Monroe was an old-fashioned fellow with conservative ideas. The present day diplomacy recognizes a new gov ernment before it has even formed a government. In mentioning the names of living exspeakers of the United States house of representatives one is in variably overlooked. There lives to day in:Auburn, X. V., at the ripe age of 79. a rich banker named Theodore Medad Pomeroy. On the 3rd of March, 1869, Mr. Pomeroy was elected speak er of the house to succeed Schuyler Colfax, who had been elected vice president and resigned the speaker ship to be inducted into the higher of fice. It is said that Speaker Pomeroy served only five minutes, but the en cyclopedias and biographical diction aries fail to tell why he was elected for so short a period, why he left congress so suddenly, why Colfax re signed to get out of his way and what Pomeroy did while speaker for five minutes. Hsnns to the Itescue. The egotistical announcement of Senator Hanna during the Ohio cam paign that a continuance of undis turbed business conditions demanded his return to the senate will soon be put to the test. It is to be hoped that Senator Hanna's statement, that his reelection will preserve the industrial and business situation from .disturb ance, will be verified and that confi dence, which he believes to be the basis f rrosperity, will be preserved. The signs of the times, however, do not bear out his prognostications, as since his election was assured the stock markets have again largely de clined and three banks failed, two in Colorado and one in Iowa, the day after election. That sure barometer of business, the iron and steel mar ket, is. becoming more and more de moralized, and Nov. 5, the steel billet pool reduced its prices from $27 to $23 per ton. The steel trust being the dominating power in the pool would not have agreed to this cut unless the conditions required it. Cut nails have also been reduced 23 cents a keg and other products of the steel trust have also been reduced in price in like proportion. While these cuts in prices are taking place in the whole sale market, the reduced- price to the consumer has, so far, not materialized and probably will not for some time The reduction foreshadows the much more serious problem of reduction in wages that must certainly follow in the spring of 1904. Then will come the crucial test of Senator Hanna's statement that "his reelection was necessary to preserve the industrial and business situation from disturb ance." There may be no panic such as oc curred in 1K92 and 93, but a readjust nient of prices and wages is under way and ibe result may be as clisas trous to business and labor as in the former trying times. That the pro cess has already commenced is cer tain. The Xew York Journal of Com merce. Nov. f. reports that a new- scale of wages has been signed by the employes of the American Sheet Steel company at Scottdale, Pa. It goes into effect the first of the vear and carries a reduction of 20 per cent in the wages of the skilled workmen The same newspaper reports on the same day that 8,000 coke ovens are idle in the Connellsville region and the remaining 14.000 ovens are only running about half time. With an in dustry in such shape a reduction of wages is sure to follow. The Innocent Filipinos. Our unsophisticated" subject's in the Philippines are again offering prayers to the administration and congress for relief from the Dinglcy protective tariff. These innocent natives, though they reside in Manila and Panay. where numerous newspapers inspired. if not edited, by the Philippine com mission daily deal out wisdom, seem to learn nothing. The cable, if the censor allows it. keeps thorn in touch with the main political movements here, and yet they imagine that a Republican con gress or a Republican president would think of amending the sacred tariff on tobaceo and sugar in their interest. Roosevelt's III Timed Sermon. With cloud after cioud" uivon his ad ministration, with suspicion falling up on one department after another, with indictments and dismissals of corrupt officials taking up the time of the cab inet meetings and with senators veto lug the punishment of their proteges, he yet finds time to go and sing before the assembled bishops the praises, of "militant honesty." Well, it is one of bis little ways, and we presume the preacher in him will always be too strong for the mere doer of the work: but really on this occasion he seemed to have chosen his time singularly ill. Acts, not words, are now wanted. New York Evening Post. Republicans Must Explain. The disturbed condition of business outside of Wall street must be faced by the Republicans in the coming pres idential campaign. With complete con trol of all the forces of government, with high tariff protection that they always claim is a guarantee of pros perity, yet banks are bursting, the mills are closing or shortening their running time and notices are given of reduction of wages. When a like disturbance of business existed in 1893 they placed the blame on the Democrats and the passage of a tariff bill that reduced the tariff. Now there is no fear of tar iff reduction for at least two years, and they assure us that President Roose velt and a Republican congress will be elected in 1904, and yet the business depression has commenced under their auspices. There is something rotten in the state of Denmark, but the Re publicans do not explain or cannot see the reason, as they could in 1893. A National Freebooter. If we are to -throw over tne len Commandments and enroll ourselves among the national freebooters we may as well do it frankly. Apologies are fruitless wben inconsistent with our acts. Mr. Hay's plausible apology for the Panama aggression, as a piece of spe cial pleading, will unpleasantly " sug gest the arguments put forth at rt. Petersburg to justify some fresh ex tension of Russian influence, which Is always in "the interests of civiliza tion." This has been the universal plea of the land 'grabbing "world pow ers." The government of the United States, since joining them, has abdi cated its old position in defense of righteousness and fair dealing among nations, of insistence on , the obliga tion of the strong to respect the pos sessions of the weak. If what we may consider "the interests of civilization" that is, our own are In conflict with the moral law, the moral law is not La force. Philadelphia Ledger. A Scientific Discovery. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the stomach that which it 1s unable to do for itself, even when but slightly dis ordered or overloaded. Kodol Dys pepsia Cure supplies the natural juices of digestion and does the work of the stomach, relaxing the nervous ten sion, while the inflamed muscles of that organ arc allowed to rest and heal. " Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and enables the stomach and digestive organs to transform all food into rich, red blood. Sold by all druggists. REVERSE THE PICTURE AND FEATURES OF J13A3SOOH -aw 3HX HOdS XT3A3S00H 'HIM 333 MAGAZINES Those interested in American "so ciety" often express an opinion that the so-called "smart set" is a newspaper-made plutocracy and that America is unique in this rei-pect. To read Lady Henry Somerset's article "Hriti.sh Social Life." in the December Cosmopolitan, corrects this view. Lady Somerset is an important member of the old aristocracy, and her article on the new fashionable London of to day is at once an interesting commen tary on the tendency of the times and a protest against some of its more harmful features. The Criterion for December is among the handsomest holiday issues. The cover design drawn by .lohn Ce cil Clay, is in three colors and there are many charming illustrations by well known artists. The magazine contains an unusual number of clever, entertaining short stories covering a wide field of human interest, including "The Land Where the Fairies Linger," by Xigal Tourneur; "Miss I.urella's Plum Pudding." by Harriet Preseott Spotford; "While 'the Kettle lioils," by Charles 15. doing; "Confessions of a Hen," by Ellen P. Sherman: and "A Rebellious Christinas Hell.' by Eliza beth A. Moore, etc. There are special articles of an authorat ive, indepen dent, original nature calculated to win and hold the attention of every reader. Of special note are "The Fu ture of the Isthmus." by Edward Em erson. Jr.. a paper of special value on the present Panama crisis: "Count von Moltke," by (ien. .James ('rant Wilson; and "The Opera Season at the Metropolitan," by A. E. Lancaster. With seasonable poems, amusing sketches, critical comments on mod ern publications, the Criterion offers an exceptionally line opportunity to magazine lovers. w i Wayside Tales for December con tains stories by Robert Parr, (leorge Ebers, Frank H. Spearman. George Horton and other famous writers. United States Senator Hoar, of Massa chusetts, has also contributed a chap ter from his "Autobiography of Sev enty Years." "How to Talk." is a striking department by Mary Rich ards Cray which is calculated to at tract unusual interest. The Christmas story is "The Touchstone," by George Ebers, the famous German author of "The Egyptian Princess." 'Tarda." etc. The new- publishers, the Sampson-Hodges company. Chicago, have made many marked improvements. The new publishers of Everybody's Magazine declare the holiday issue of the publication to be much the best they have yet produced. It is not the typical Christmas number made up of stilted fiction and pictures of the fes tival in many lands. It is just an especially lively and entertaining magazine, full of really good stories. clever pictures, and well written and timely articles. In Everybody's one never finds a distinguished name tack ed to a dull tale. Among its contribu tors are the ablest writers of the day. but it is in connection with their best work, not their pot-boilers. The lively pen that created "A De tached Pirate" has lost no vivacity in its latest tale. "The Fascinating of Mr. Savage." Hie wielder of the pen is Helen Milecete, who tells a story of intrigue, love, and final joy that ought 'o eliminate sobriety from the dullest existence. The novel appears complete in Lippincott's Christmas number. There are twenty-two items in the contents page of the December Les lie's, including ten stories, eight pages of most attractive color work and a number of excellent articles, among which "the Degradation of Wall Street" stands preeminent. The Christmas flavor is delightfully sup plied by a little story called "Christ mas Memories," with illustrations in color by E. Benson Knipe; by a strik ing series of animal drawings, also in color, by Charles Livingston Hull, called "The Wild Uensts' Christmas Dinner," and by the Christmas festiv ities of "A Few. Real Roys." "The Story of Rose Fortune," which begins in this number, is a remark able account of the struggles and achievements of a country girl who came to New York to earn her living. A sketch of Charles J. Bonaparte gives a vivid picture of one of the most useful citizens and the article on Wall street explains clearly and iSr. li SEE MR. HOOSEVELT SPOIL THE MR. ROOSEVELT. JO S3nXV3d QNV 3HDX0ld 3HJ. 3SH3A3sI strikingly the wretched causes of our present, financial ilitticulties. There are stories by Eden Philpotts, Harrison Rhodes, .1. .1. Hell. Yone Xo guchi and many others, and the illus trations for them are by Ha yard .lones, I-'. Gruger. Harrison Fisher. (. Toaspern and Mary Wilson Wat kins. When Caspar Whitney became edi tor of Outing, he promised a maga zine which should reflect in text and pictures, the human side of the out door life in addition to being meliora tive. In the December number he seems to have made good his promise, for, from coer to cover, the maga zine teems with human interest and Jiving photographs. There are the usual helpful departments for sports men, touching shooting, fishing, etc., and Mr. Whitney's comment on cur rent maters of the outcoor world. Al together, with its frontispiece in od or, its profuse illustrations, and its entertaining text, it is one of the most inviting of the month's magazines. Outing, in a word, is a living maga zine. Interesting details of Tolstoy's lif" in Moscow are told by Professor Ed ward A. Steiner in his work. "Tolstoy the Man." which is to be issued by the Outlook company. "Tolstoy's favor ite walk in Moscow." says tin? writer, "was down the river bank to the Krelm. that mixture of church anil state, of barbarism and civilization, that last citadel of an absolute mon archy among civilized people. Rug ged, (plaint, and qieer as is the Krelm was this frequent visitor on' whose footsteps fastened numbers of beg gars from whom he never turned away. One day. he says, he was going to gie some money to a beggar when the watch came and with the butt of his gun began to drie away the im portunate fellow. Tolstoy remon strated., and a.'ke.l him whether he did not know the gospel, in which Christ commanded us to love our neighbor and do good even to those who hate us. and the puzzled gend arme replied shrewdly, 'You may know the gospel, but you don't know the military regulations."" The contents of the December Suc cess (Christmas issue), show the re markable manner in which this maga zine has taken a leading place among the popular publications of the world. It contains the latest poem by James Whitcomb Riley, "It's 'Got' to P.e," a fascinating piece of work done in the hoosier master's best vein. Mr. Riley also contributes an interesting inter view on children, evolving the ideas of a bachelor who has a large family of children and is overfond of them, Mr. Riley being the bachelor and the children of his poems his family. Yance Thompson contributes a some what startling article entitled. "No table People I Have Interviewed," in which he tells of his experience as a journalist while trying to secure in formation from such great men as Zola. Dreyfus, and P.ismarck. and inci dentally discloses hitherto unknown diplomatic secrets. "The Peasant Days of Pope Pius X.," by Salvatore Cortesi contains some remarkable stories of the pontiff's boyhood days. In "How to Decorate Your Own Home." Josephine Wright Chapman, gives timely hints to those who cannot afford costly-' adornments. "Does the Higher Education of Women Tend to Happiness in Marriage," by Charlotte Perkins Oilman, explains itself. "The Freedom of the Rlack-Faced Ram." by Charles G. 1). Roberts, is oner of the most, human of his uaturej'studies. Every lawyer in America will read with interest the witty sayings of Judge Logan E. I'uekley, of Georgia, who forms the subject of a character, sketch by II. Gerald Chapiu. Good fiction is suplied by Henry Kitchell Webster, Samuel Mervvin. John Oxen ham, and Miss Zona. Gale, and there are new poems by Mr. Riley. Holman F. Day, Alfred J. Waterhouse, Robert Gray, and Mary age Heyer. "The 'Success Portfolio," on heavy proof paper, contains a reproduction of a painting by Robert H. Roth and por traits of Miss Alice Roosevelt and Pope Pius X. -v n Stockholder' Meeting. Rock Island, 111., Oct. 27, 1903. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the People's Power com pany w ill be held at the Rock Island office of the company, corner Seven teenth street and First avenue, Fri day, Nov. 27, 1903, at 3:30 p. m., for the election of directors, and any oth er business that may come before the meeting. PEOPLE'S POWER COMPANY. S. S. Davis, Secretary. OAILV SHORT SIOKY Stolen Goods. People wonder when they hoar of the blundering methods thieves take to re alize on their plunder that they act so stupidlj. Is it stupidity or have they a difficult problem to solve? I've "been there" myself and know something about it. One day I saw a bundle lying on the sidewalk in front of my house. I picked it up and was fingering it to discover what was Inside when I saw a police-, man looking at me. I didn't wish to turn over my find to him, and even if I did so he might accuse me of stealing it. Assuming a careless air, I walked on past my house and aronnd the block. When I reached my door as I took out my key I glanced down the street. There was the policeman eying me with a very suspicious look on his face. Once insid'3 I opened the package. It coutained a piece of silk, some hand kerchiefs and stockings. At first I sup posed some one had bought the arti cles, but on second thought concluded that a "shoplifter'' had stolen them and, finding it dangerous to have them in his or her keeping, had dropped them. I felt very uncomfortable at my posi tion. Indeed I became much alarmed. I must get rid of the parcel as soon as possible. Mind you, I was not facing a prob lem of securing their value. All 1 cared to do was to get them out of my Iossession. My first thought was to burn them. Unfortunately it is very difficult to burn such fabrics without creating an unpleasant odor, and I could not tell when the policeman who had followed me might enter the house. The next expedient I conceived was to hide them. That would never do. If the house were searched it would be searched thoroughly. These plans were abandoned as soon as conceived. I tied up the bundle and. going up stairs to my wife, was about to tell her what had happened wheu she showed me that matters were even worse than I had supposed by exclaim ing: "Heavens, how white you are! What's the matter?" Then I knew that if found with the goods on my hands my appearance would be strong proof against me. I told her the story, and she was at once thrown Into the same state of anxiety as I. We hurriedly talked over differ ent plans of action and finally decided that I was to make an effort to get the goods out of the house. Ours was separate from other houses, standing in a yard by itself. The four sides of Its sloping roof culminated in a platform, from which one could see in every direction. My wife went up on to this platform, and when the coast was clear, so far as uniformed officers of the law were concerned, she called to me, and I dashed out with the bundle through the back door and into an al ley. Up to the moment of finding myself free from my own premises without in terruption I had supposed that the rest would be very easy. I did not find it so. To drop the bundle in the alley in the rear of my own house would be a bad giveaway. I must reappear with it on the street. Fortunately I was able to get on an avenue where I would not be liable to encounter the men who had suspect ed me. Summon ing what coolness there was left in me, I emerged upon this avenue and en tered the throng. I could not have regained much of my equanimity, for my telltale appear ance caused people I met to glance at me. This made matters worse, and the farther I walked the more I was no ticed. I turned into a recess between several buildings and was about to drop my . bundle when a door opened and a woman came out. I dashed out of the place and made no further effort till I had gained the outskirts of the city. Coming to a bridge, I tied a stone to the bundle with a view to dropping it in the water. Just as I was about to do. so who should , drive by but my friend Charley Peeves. "Hello, Tompkins," he said, reining up. "What are you doing away out here?" I stammered out something incoher ent, and Peeves, looking at me search ingly, made up his mind that I was ill and "out of my head." He forced me into his wagon and drove me home. Hy this time I had given up in despair and concluded to go back without re sistance and submit to arrest. I entered my house, expecting to find the police thre waiting for me. I was relieved that they were not and had not been there. My wife made me lie down and bathed my temples with cold water. The bundle lay on the table, and , I could not compose myself till she had put it where I couldn't see it. I was getting quieted down when there came a sharp ring at the door bell. "Now, keep up. dear," said my wife, "for my sake." Then she went down stairs and opened the door. I listened from the landing and heard a boy's voice say: "Will you please sign for the goods you bought this morning? I didn't get the receipt when I delivered them." There was silence for some moments, then my wife seemed to have recovered sufficiently to say: "I have not received them." An idea shot Into my head. "What did you buy?" I called. "Five yards of silk, a dozen handker chiefs, six pairs of stockings" "Well. I have made an ass of myself. The boy must have dropped the things, and I picked them up." Then my wife came upstairs and for the first time examined the bundle. No; I don't think thieves have an easy time disposing of their goods. I'd rather saw wood than be in that busi ness. MARTIN C. HUNTER. 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