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4 THE AHGUS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2J 1905. THEARGUS. Published Dally and Wetkly at 1624 cond ivfnu, Rock IlanL III. En tered at the poatofllce aa second-class matter. By THE J. W. POTTER CO. . TERMS 10 centa per week. Weekly, SI per year In advance. All communications of argumentative character, political or religious, r.uit have real name attached for publica tion. No such article will be printed over fictitious signature. Correspondence solicited from everj township In Rock Island county. otip raDidlv in Amorioa. It i encour-1 p-sffl by many who s t k something f nothing, anil by the few who watt t u-.rir tho rni.i;o" lvrsnns who mak a practice i.f looking for and solioitincj "tip" are usually too in-lok-nt to u-eu-imately earn a j;ool t-a'.ary, and who !upe their fmidoyt-rs anl impose upon the public by soliciting 'tips." If the evil !oes spread much more in Ameri ca, it will be a very nncomplimentary rf flection upon the public who should I r'ii seo tirade it. DAILY SHORT STORY A SOLDIER'S GHOST. 1L Thursday, Oct. 26. 1905. A square ij.-al is all the i-opIe ask in the pump purchase ainl nothing less wii; suffice. The nation is grateful that the Kons( -velt luck did not fail Princess Alice throughout her perilous, record smash ing trip across the Pacific ami across the emit in nt. The Kus.-i;;ii people are I J ill n i n u to realize that war. even wi'h all thai (ii-ti. Sherman attributes to it. i-. not in it with an awakening of the j-ople's pi tit Up itl'i;i.'Uiltio!l. Pri's.deiit McCurdy. of iln- Mutual Life, has iii M nieil a committee to in Vest:i;:it' the affairs of the company. The puldic thinks there has li-.-i-n a pitiiy oimI in est iL'at ion air adv. A liostoii heiress married an ai Vtiiturir who poeij ;is a Ku-iun n hleman. lb ucefiut ii American heir t sses wonl'l iln tll ;d ak to see the passports of dist ini'uisht d Russians. Mr. McKintiey is uinUistiM.il to have made a reetief iiimiti Chairman Witter ihnf the m f time he calls "a larg- e. ecutie futumi't' c" meeting that Charley Satle I.. ii.' invited to at-tend. Koston Tratiscript : Katisa- shoiild rail oft her ent husias: s wiio are plan ning for a woiKJ's finr at 'I'opeka in lldl, to ci lei, rate the anniversary of ndmission into th.- union. VI. r--mind us of our i roiitdes '.' Tlleoret irnlly the people of Toki 1 llia IIIeVe in the "illustrious atWes tl'lji" ii M'l line, hut the I'ecefiliollH the have Riven to Huron Kotniiru and Admiral Te show that they visit their praise or hlame on the more or less Illustrious descendants of ihose an- stors. Soine frank person recently inserted this advertisement in the London Times: "A hopelessly ine( im petciu fool, with no ipia iitii'at ions. MM-ial or intellectual, totally devoid of knowl edge on any conceivable subject, thor. oiiiihly indoleni and tint rust wort h . is desirous (f obtainitm a remunerative l'ot in any rapacity." The president's announced determin ation to ask congress to pass a law nuthori.in the federal government to examine ihe hooks of tin- railroads, is in line with the La I'olKttf program in Wiscoti-in. La Pol let tc secure,) Sllcll a law. and it proved a cure for the rebate evil, the companies tearing to .tiint rebates or drawbacks because of the certainty of det.ction. If the pres blent shall continue alotm La Kll. ' lines, ne will s:ifii tl,- reforms mo. Heed i and the best Way of seem ill , tlletli The Ttppintc i:vll. Since tile spread of the tippillt: ej.i di tnic in America there has been much ;.titatiou against it. but it nruf. If the ev i! (and it may jtisiiy be termed surii 1 develops in time su h propor tions as it iias crown in Kurope, it will be a kt at menace io th cuintiy. hiu the intt l'.meiu.' of the American peoplj will hardlv permii the development of the piactiie to that extent. A dilija-n: Kniuli sTatisticiau has been busily iiuaed in comput ing the amount of the Hurbo;res. or tips, gi'! in Prance umnialh to waiters, cabmen, luix-opencrs ;it ihi-atres. riau'ieiues and so tor;!:. In Paris alone nearly $ iummmi cliances hands in this way laily. The statis tician says thai ll tin ails a tax of seven centimes ef five and two fifths cents on ach Parisian every day taking the Ids : u:il mi litioued for the whole of the population, uichidin those who have no call to ive tips. a well as the ot'.i CIS. v !io sp. nd a itunl deal of their time in cafes. The yearly amount of t.ps uivn in P.iris i about f 'n iui imio. jtj theprov iiues i; rem lies $7 1. 4'". '. w hicli :iv' a 'ax of three renames, or three-tif; lis f a ii nt, daiiy for each Princh per soa. The statisiiian l.i;ms to have i aj- iK.ir to i he trutri as jwissible. Tiie up,. .j si rn umWnialdy tiourisln s In France, and there are no msmis of its a pp. vac iiin; n!nl. rion. di spite the p n o 1' :1 aa.iViij;ns orcauied against if. Tt.es.- figures may be. aud probably rite. ra: y exaittetated. le.it all Amer icans v !: 1 av' visited Knrtip- and c.-jHH-iall.v France. t stlfy that the tip ping A la that country is not only a nuisance, but has developed to almost criminal projHirtious. In rwceut ears th? evil has devel- Ktraddllns the Ohio Idea. St. Louis Republic: Secre'ary Taft Akron straddle, in the performance of which he would, he said, vote for the OM'i republican state ticket and against the- Cincinnati republican muni cipal ticket, is puzzlinq the Ohio repub lican voters. As both tickets are crea tures of the same corrupt rin., the sai 1 voters feel that they ouj:ht to vote straight for or against both. In so far as they give heed to Mr. Taft's sugges tion, they can't figure out in their heads whether they ought to vote for the Cincinnati pang because Taft tells them to vote for Herrick. or to vote against Herrick because. Taft advis s them not to vote for the Cincinnati gang. riu t Mr. Taft. having a date for Pan ama larly in November, will not get home to vote at all. and the voters who will be at home and at the polls seem to be paying no more attention to him and his Roosevelt Hag than they are to Chairman Dick's stand-pat drum or the ou'ciks of Senator Fire Alarm For a her. Til Ohio idea is concentrated most intently this year on state issues, nor the b ast of which are those raised by he Anti-Saloon league, which has be come an important factor in the con test. The result indicated i-i a coiisid ' ruble shifting of vott rs from one par ty to the other, with little so far to show which party will be the gainer by the swapping. The one ihiim clear ly ai pateiit is that the moral sentiment of the s'ate is strongly aroused against t!:e corrupt republican machine engin eer d by I iss Cox. The Ohio idea this year is that state issues should be paramount in a purely state election. It is a mighty uood idea, a Missouri has shown. Ohio re publicans are all the more inclined to adopt and act on it because !n national ones' ions they have had three differ- nt and contusing kinds of advice from Secretary Taft. Senator Foraker and the ever picturesque Chairman Pick. FIELD OF LITERATURE. (Miring 1 !'; the Youth's Companion a i'l publish jn weekly issu s sev :i s.-rial stori s. each a book in itself, i' tlvcting American l.fe in home, camp and field: ." special articles contribu ed by famous men and women trav elers, essayists, soldiers, sailors, states men and men of uffairs: 'on thoughtful and timely editorial articles on inio. uint public and domestic questions; compte'e stories by the best of liv ing story wri'rrs stories of character, stories of achievement, stories of hu mor; l.otiu notes on current events and discoveries in the field of science and natural history; I'.mmi bright and amus ing anccdo'cs, items of stranue and curious know ledue. poems and sketch es. This is what the Companion offers its readers during P.tui;. And the quali ty of it is fully equal to the quantity. The paper is interesting without being si tisatiotial bright without being flashy, elevating ami strengthening without being prosy a paper for ev ery member of the family. A full an nouncement of the new volume will be sent with sample copies of the pa P r to any address on requtst. The new subscriber for l!m; who sends $1.7." for tin1 new volume at once will receive free all the n maining issues for lltud. including the double holiday numbers: also tin- Companion's "Min ntcmcn" calendar for lien;, lithograph ed ill 12 colors and gold. Cheated Death. Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but by choosing the right medicine, J2. H. Wolfe, of Hear Grove, Iowa, cheated death. He says: "Two years ago I had kidney trouble, which caused me great pain, suffering and anxiety, but I took Electric Bitters, which effected a complete cure. I have aiso found them of great benefit in general de bility and nt rve trouble, and keep them constantly on hand, since, as ! find they have no equal."Hartz & rile meyer, druggists, guarantee them at cents. No one would ever be hot ht red with constipation if every knew how natur ally and quickly Iiurdock Blood Bitters itgu'aies t!ii stomach and bowels. Gold Wealder Enemies Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lum bago. Backache, Pains in the Chest and Influenza, will ail be put to ight by Dr. RICHTER'S Anchor Pain Expeller An external remedy, the repu tation of which is as wide as civilization. Prepared by skill ful chemists under a physician's direction. "Dr. Richter's Anchor Paia Epellr a trcatrr.rnt for Backache. Gout, Rhcurratism.ac is excellent." aaya Dr. John 7. Kcsnedy, ol ioj t. 19th St.,N.Y. Be sure that our trade mark, the Anchor, is on the wrapper. All druggists, 25 and 50 cents. F. Ao. RICHTER 4. CO. 21 S Peart Street. New Yark. Original Vhen the civil war broke out I was bat plxteen years old. I wauted to go out to fight, but ray parents succeeded lu preventing me. It was not till tbtf eloe of the srnfggle that I enlisted. Just In time to (participate in the last campaign of thetwar, ami probably the lhost terrible the lattles of the Wilder ness. I had neither studied powder nor seeu Mood and was obliged to stand my ground among men who were all, or nearly all. veterans. It was the trial of "my life. My initiation on the tiring line was in withstanding a cavalry charge. A long line of borsemeu. the color of the tlust they stirred up. emerged from the edge of a wood and. making a hasty alignment, dashed forward to the mu sic of the rebel yell. As soon as they got within range we opened lire on them. They came on and attempted to ride over us. ICight in front of my company a young officer htl his men. He was a handsome fellow, with long wavy hair and eyes black as coals. I took deliberate aim at him and shot him. He saw nte do so. and as lie fell gave me a look that I shall never for cer. It soeined to ine that the feature most predominant in it was reproach. Had it Iw-en hate or revenge 1 think I could have borne it with more equa nimity. As it was. it tilled me with remorse. I felt like a murderer. I dreaded lest the face of the man 1 had killed would haunt me through life. The charge was repulsed, and we stiod at rest where we had received it. I was obliged to remain for an hour right when I could look at the dead lody of the man I had killed. Then, when we were ordered forward, I marched over It. The sightless eye lojked straight up at me, and, whether it was imagination r not. 1 saw again that horrible look of reproach -a look tli.it seemed to say: "At my home there are loved ones who will look for me 1n vain to return to them. You have pre vented." A few days later we were fighting In the woods tin- wilderness it has lx-en justly culled and when the ground was covered with the dead and dying a horrible flame and smoke swept down 011 us. burning the dead and wounded together. My regiment had been much cut up. and I hud become scpnrutttl from it. I was searching for some of my comrades, hurrying along, wheu, Inking down. I was paralyzed with horror. There beneath me was the of ficer I had killed staring at me with that same look of reproach. "Are you going to let me le burned t death here';" he said. I struggled with two irupuNes. One was to get awny from a reincarnated ghost that had come back to life to re proach me for his death, the other to make him some atonement for having killed him. The latter prevailed, and. stjuping. I raised him and. throwing him on my shoulder, carried him be yond the reach of the flames. While doing so I had no view of his face, and It was fortunate that I had not. for his reproachful look would have rendered me powerless. I lowered him upon the grass near a rivulet and. understand ing the craving ofhe wounded for wa ter, was starting to get him some when. glancing at h!m, 1 saw that he was dead. Had he lteen alive? 1'nder other circumstances I might have lingered near him from curiosity, but. as it was. 1 had but one desire t. get away as soon as possible. And yet he. or. rather, "it." fascinated me. I hurried away to a short distance and. turning. looked back. There was thf same reproachful look that I had seen before. I did not for a moment at tribute It to imagination, though I knew the power of that faculty. 1 tunnel and tbnl from the corpse ghost, or whatever it wa. and found the roar of battle a relief. I was present at the final surrender when general Lee and the remnant of his army laid down their arms and peace came again after four years of fratricidal war. We were all glad at the prospect of petting home, but for ine there was another reason of far greater moment. The man 1 had killed could not again haunt me, at least on the battlelieid. He might visit me at home in the dead of night, but I hoped that having been n soldier, now lhat peace was attained. le would rest leacefully in his grave. Our army was drawn up to receive the surreuder. Perfect silence was maintained throughout the ranks. The men stood waiting. I wus in the front rank, where I would be able to see plainly the nfederates who were about to march past. Presently I heard their tramp, and in a few min utes the head of their column came along. There were iufnutry. artillery and cavalry. I was not fifty feet from the line of march. My eyes roted on the face of a man marching at the head of n few men who were supposed to compose a company. He was the man I had killed. My captain, seeing that something was the matter with me, ordered me to fall out. and I staggered to camp. My brain was lu a whirl. Would thia only man that I knew I had killed never cease to haunt me? The next day I was passing a camp of Confederates, and among them 1 rsw again uiy ghost. There were mt exciting scenes to warp my common ene. and I stoo.1 off and looked at hiia. Possibly he might I a real per son. I approached him and asked if he Lad been where I had twh-e seen him. "No." be said, "but I have had two brothers killed in this campaign, one In a cavalry charge, the other in tbe WUdercesj. They were twins." J. EUGENE DRAPER. . Qp5)oeini and Wfoe Trainnip MACDONALD &. Kl LEY MAKING A WONDERFUL HIT iN THEIR LATEST O'BRIEN AND THE TRAMP; STRICTLY NEW AND UP-TO-DATE; DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERS. MORE INTERESTING THAN EVER AND WILL BE ON EXHIBITION ONLY AT OUR STORE. O'BRIEN AND THE TRAMP ARE TWO NEW SHOES FOR MEN; THEY ARE MANUFACTURED BY MACDONALD &. KILEY CO., REAL SHOE MAKERS, AND THE PRICE OF THESE ELEGANT SHOES IS ONLY $5.00. Tam:v aO -mm THE TALK OF THE TOWN; ALL THE YOUNG LADIES ARE CALLING TO SEE JENNIE CROW. YOUNG LADIES ALL LIKE JENNIE CROW; JENNIE CROW IS THAT NEW SHOE FOR LADIES; IT IS MAN- NISH WITH THE NEW EXTREME STYLE; WE HAVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LINE OF SHOES FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CITY. IN MISSES', CHILDREN'S, BOYS' AND YOUTHS' SHOES. WE ARE FIRST IN VARIETY; FIRST IN BEAUTY AND FIRST IN VALUE. TOE-GET HER. Is a very stylish shoe for women; it's mannish and has all the new ef fects; mde of patent colt , low top : price $4.00 TOE BASCO. Seems to be making quite a hit among the young ladies; it is made of' patent colt or kid. Hlucher or plain lace. price $3.50 MOTTOE. handsome shoe; very mannish. stylish, comfortable: just the thing for walking; made of the flQ ff finest kid; price 3OiOU PENNATOE. One of the best ever made for wo men's wear; a heavy sole; a long wearine shoe: made of kid a very short price of $3.00 EVERY TOE In gun metals, lace or button, man nish, low or high cuts, great shoes for the money $1.50 AND $2X0 Our $1.5) and $2 lines of ladies' shoes are made to wear and. yet they have the style of many higher $3.00 AUTO E. A narrow swing last: a pretty fit ting shoe: very stylish and up-to- date; th?s shoe is a dandy for the price . . $3.00 ALTOE. $2.. "t special; this is certainly the best yet: any lady warning a shoe for this price cotiid look the world ovi r and not bottr this kid Welt shoe at $2.50 priced lines, j Cft $2 and....- Pl.OU NEW POTAY For Men. Macdonald & Kiley's nu:ke a patent lace, a handsome shoe. (N r- flo very nobby, only sOtJU LOVELESS. A vici kid shoe of the highest qual ity with heavy sole; tr- rr price vOiUU WINTHROP. A vici kid with extra heavy soles, for men; a fine fitting, splendid wearing shoe; the best infQ Cfl the market for vJ)J.0U GUN METAL. Shoes for men: all new styles and Quite the thing for this fall; price $3.50 f pi $300 WELT SHOES FOR $3.C0. We have an elegant line of men's Welt shoes in kid or calf skin and the price is onlv We take particular care to have the best there is and we hucQ C fl it for s-vU See our line of $2 shoes JQ Ofl for men; they are tine foiVvlU IT IS m RECOGNIZED FACT THAT WE SELL MORE SCHOOL SHOES THAN ALL OTHER ROCK ISLAND STORES COMBINED. e- Watters Slboe (Co 4 1703 Second Avenue. 1L ALL CARS STOP IN FRONT OF OCR STORE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCX30COOOOCOCCOOOCOCOCOOCCCX;OCCCCO f -T, -TMaTaaTa - at f ?? 8 : 1 8 8 1 o 8 8 o o Ci 8 0 o o c o PaLstur e LaLivds For Lease. jjj IF YOU NEED A LOAN! IN SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. The interior department of the Pnited States has decided to open up to lease, for agricultural purposes, the Indian pasture lands of Ok lahoma. These reserve lands consist of more than 1mi,0(m acres of some of the best agricultural lands in Oklahoma, and are located in CADDO, KIOWA and COMANCHE counties. The terms are reasonable and the length of the lease is fixed at five years from Jan. 1. 1900. with the lessees preference right to re lease at the end of the period, subject to appraisement by the secre tary of the interior. The amount of land to be leased to any one person, firm or company is from a quarter to two sections. Bids are to he opened Iiec. 4. next. The "Big Pasture," which is the main body of this land, is located in Comanche county, embracing a tract of :so.(iuu acres, most of which is desirable for farming land and readily produces cotton, wheat, alfal fa and Kaffir corn. All the pasture reserves are well watered and much of the land is located along creek and river bottoms. Chattanooga Okla., on the Hock Island, is the gateway to the Big Pastu re. Every renter or man of small means should take advantage of I'ncle Sam's offer an dsubmil bids, in order to secure the use of a piece of this rich agricultural land. Additional information desired will be furnished on application to mm JOHN SEBASTIAN. I'. T. Hock IsIhikI Siysttie. BIG PASTURE DESK, CHICAGO. 8oooccxoccoocoe M-l-I I r i,.!..ImIh..hm.. IN COMMEMORATION OF IT8 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVER3ARY The Rook Island Mutual Building, L an and Savings Association 1 , - Invites Subscriptions to Its 93d series of stock as a testimonial of i appreciation of the public service heretofore rendered in providing ov 4 er sixteen hundred citizens with homes and aa a pledge of cooper a- 4 tion on the part cf investors In an effort to meet the present pressing T demands for additional homes. -t Our conservative plan Is to limit loans to small amounts, with St per cent margin, and to local home owner exclusively. ja Earnings 7 per cent on monthly payments. 8 per cent on paid wp stock. k THE OLDEST 8AVING3 INSTITUTION IN THE CITY. i. E. H. GUYER. Secretary, T Office Mitchell & Lynde Block. Of a sum of money from $10 upwards it will be wise to see us before making any other arrangements. We make loans on furniture, pianos, horses, wagons and other per sonal property, without removing the property and in a strictly private way. Our rates are reasonable; our meth ods reliable and open to investigation and you have the privilege of paying any loan at any time and pay only for the timeyii have it and the amoiui you keep. Should you now have a loan with any one or if you owe a small balance on piano, or furniture, and desire to pay it, we will loan you the money and put the matter in such shape that you can repay us without inconvenience. Try us and see. V FIDELITY LOAN COMPANY. Mitchell A Lynde Block, Room ii. Office hours 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. and Saturday vtnlny.a. Tele- .f ohone West 614. New Telephone 6011. -! I- SEXTON'S MIXTURE. Have you tried it? It is the bent tiling ou the market for the pipe. A rare hleiidin; of the finest American and foreign to baccos, In tins, 25c and 50c. Er ca.de Cigar Store IUrfr Hons block. John P. Heiton, Prey. OOCOOCOOCXX)OOOOCOCXXXCOOOCXXrXCOOOOOOCOCXXXXOp ROCK ISLAND SAVINGS BANK' ROCK ISLAND, ILL O incorporated Under the State Law. 4 Per Cent Interest Paid Deposits. Money Loaned oa Personal Collateral or Real Estate Security. OFFICERS J. M. Buford. President. H. P. Hull. Vice Presides. P. Greenawalt, Caahler. Beg-an tb kualceaa July J. 1819. and occupies 6. E. corner of Kiltcn 11 a Lrnde's teuUdinv- DlllECTORS- R. R. Cable. William II. Dart. H. i". Hull. K. W. Hurat John Volk. P. Qrftetawalt. Phil MltchoU. L. 8 1 in on. J. M. BuferC Solicitor! -Jackeon A. floret. THE 2D ir STORE OF THE TOWN, SIEGEL'S LOAN OFFICE 320 20th st, 'Phone 7010c I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -H-'H 'H 1 I I 1 I I I I I I II) r , ... 1 Q