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10 THE ROCK ISLAND " ARGUS, FIMDAY, JANUARY 7, 1910. FOODSTUFFS IN A DECLINE also the largest foreign market, tak ing nine-tenths of the cotton exports. I Falling Off in Exports of United States in Last 10 Years Shown i kcOTTON MAKES UP LOSS :TotAl of Agricultural Products Sold ( I i Abroad in the Decade is $9,000,000,000. i Washington, Jan. 7. Nine billion dollars worth of agricultural products was exported from the united states ! during the last 10 years, according to !. bureau of statistics compilations. Ag ricultural products exported during tiio fiscal year 1909 amounted to $900.- 00,000. I.rsa of Foodstuff". :- While the agricultural group shows i ly The Automobile in 1910. It is difficult to realize the inimenso proportions to which the automobile Industry and 'the use of automobiles! have grown in this country. If you stand on one of the thoroughfares of travel leading from one of our great cities you can sometimes count as many as a thousand cars passing on a Sunday afternoon representing, probably, an expenditure of $5,00o. 000 or more. It has been roughly es timated that 150,000 cars of all types will be manufactured in this country during 1'jIO a really stupendous num ber. The interesting facts in the1 automo bile situation :!tthe bepinnin? cf 191u set in to be. briefy, (he following: More machines are being inani factured than ever before, indicating steadily increasing use of automobiles; fewer machines an ! owing largely i American-made carp, end the greatc facility with which they can be repair j ed; the various makes are becoming : still further standardized; better and I more uniform automobile laws are bad- needed; the good r-ruis movement FATE OF CHIEF FORESTER u,otiVtf i"-Jne bum iy ivu-r c.... ..,,. n-r-. ... i wuy Mlso acted as ensile driver. PINCH0T IS UNCERTAIN AF- j The hor.se. a gullum gray, was it the Tcp I CTTPR TO QFMAORQI habit of pulling a car on a track parai- 11-11 1 I I k I I I W UHOUI IKJ (Continued from Page One.) sideration of the Humphrey resolution providing for an investigation of the general land office and forest service. As several members have indicated a desire to speak on this resolution when it is called up the so-called Pinchot Ballinger controversy probably will form a topic of extended discussion .1 Dalzell is successful. The army appropriation bill is ready to be? disposed of by the house arid will probably be called up before the end of the day's session.- Would KHmlnatf IMcohot. Washington. Jan. 7. Representative Fitzgerald offerefl in the house today an amendment to the joint resolution nrovidine for the investigation of the OCing lniportea, I , , ; Honnrt m.int nnrl fnrnct aurv. to the improvement in . ,. . . . , . . , " - the inquiry;. A three hours' debate was begun. a gain of over $100,000,000 during the ;"past decade, decreased exportation is shown in staple farm products used : forfood, such as breadstuffs, meats, live cattle, etc. This loss is more than : offset by a gTeat increase in the ex - portation of cotton and certain com j'paratively new industries whose chief : -development has occurred in the last ; '-few years. Cotton the Din: Item. ; 7 Cotton, the largest item In the agri : cultural group, shows a total exporta tion during the decade of $3,651,000, i'OOO. Breadstuffs, second on the list, shows a marked decline. Meat and ,' dairy products constitute the third largest class in the group of farm prod ucts exported. Exports in this class have on the whole been better main talned during the decade than has been the case of cotton or breadstuffs. The : general group of animate shows a de crease from $38,000,000 In 1899 to $23,- . 1000,000 In 1909. Cattle was the chief factor in this decline. Europe Best Market. V During the past fiscal year Europe Tiook $'25,000,000 worth of American to bacco out of a total export of $31,000, 000. For American cotton Etrrope is lias received new life, and an automo bile route from Washington to Savan Dah, and other reads in the south and west are projected. Country Life. Plan to Aid Mine Workers. With the assistance of mine opera tors the Younjj Men's Christian asso ciation in eastern Pennsylvania has begun a campaign to establish mining institutes throughout the anthracite region. Eases of operation are being established at several points. One of the principal objects of this movement Is to afford opportunities to the for eigners in large numbers who, for the most part, are untrained In mining and j ignorant of the English language. C. L. Fay, the organization's mining work secretary, says that meetings held at Carbondale, Scranton. Wilkesbarre and other cities and towns have been un usually successful. In the southern district the Philadelphia and Reading company runs special trains for em ployees to attend the meetings. THE HORSE WON. Papa's Plan Prevents Proposal. He (Impecunious) But you say your self that your father Is anxious to get you off bis hands. She Yes; that's why I don't think he'll listen to you. Exchange. A Race With a Locomotive When Rail roads Were New. In 1S-2 the tirst charter was obtain ed for a railroad iu the United States. It was for a line from Philadelphia to a point on the Susquehanna river, but was never built. On the announce ment of the project some one asked one of the Baltimore newspapers. "What Is a railroad, anyhow:" The editor was forced to reply that he did not know, but that "perhaps some oth er correspondent can fell." Seven years later on the little wood en track along the Lackawanna creek the first locomotive had its trial. The experiment was far from successful, and for a number of years afterward the trains on most of the railroads con tinued to be drawn by horses. The first locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio bad sails attached. So did the cars. These sails were hoisted when the wind was In the right direction so as to help the locomotive. The rivalry between the railroads using locomotives and those using horses was very bitter. In August. 1S30, an actual trial of speed was held between a horse and one of the pioneer locomotive which did not result in favor of the locomotive. The race was on the Baltimore and Ohio .the loco- lei to that used by the locomotive. A first the gray had the better of.tii race, but when ue' trns a quarter of ; tnile ahead MrJ Cooper succeeded i getting up enough steam to pass tl. 'horse amid terrific applause. At that moment a'baud slipped from a pulley, and "though Mr. Cooper lac erated his hands trying to replace it the engine stopped, thejborse passed i! and came iu the. winner." As there were no brakes on the ear ly trains, they used to stop and to start with jolts which threw the pas sengers across the car. The coupling wus with chains, having two or three feet of slack, which the engine in starting took up with a serf's of fierce jerks. The shock on .stopping was even worse and "never failed to send the passengers flying." There were no whistles in the old days.. Signals were give"n by pushing up the valve on the dome by hand and letting the steam escape with a loud hissing noise. On the New Castle and , Frenchtown railroad when the signal j was heard the slaves around the sta- tiou would rush to the arriving train. ; seize hold of it and pull back with all their might while the agent stuck a piece of vood through a wheel. . There were so many collisions and explosions that some southern rail roads introduced what they called a barrier car between the locomotive and the passenger coaches of the train.'! This barrier car consisted of a "plat- form on wheels upon which were piled six bales of cotton, and it was claimed It would safeguard the passengers in two ways it would protect them from the blowing up of the locomotive and j would form a soft cushion upon which : the passengers could land In the event J of a collision. There is no record of i how this experiment worked out. I American Cultivator. KIP! pn Hpl pai pn HH am SATURDAY SPECIAi Fill your books while you have opportunities like we offer tomorrow. You can't afford to miss it. If m S. & H. Stamps n S. & H.. Stamps IS With a 50c Can of u with one pound Baking Powder. t tea for 60 c. OA S. & H. Stamps with one pound OQ S. & H. Stamps with one bottle j) coffee for 35c. extract for 20c. IO S. & H. Stamps with one pound f A S. & H.' Stamps with two y coffee for 30c. (J pounds prunes for 25c. f I S. Sj H. Stamps with one pound A S. & H. Stamps with six boxes 4 coffee for 25c. j matches for 25c. I "TrTTV "5ZTC! fC n s- & H- Stamps with 3 pound 1 3 JL jLw H" """ID IU boxes corn starch for 25c. Bring this coupon to our store and IfJ S. & H. Stamps with 3 boxes with $1.00 cash purchase we give 15 j soda for 25c. S. & H. stamps free. Saturday, Jan. - 8 only- Elgin Creamery Butter, 40c. . 11 BARTLETT BROS. Tea, Coffee and Crockery Store 1818-1820 Third Avenue. Rock Island Out ot the Ordinary. Saplelgh Bah Jove, you know, an Idea has occurred to me Miss Pert (Interrupting! I'ardon me. Mr. Sap lelgh. isn't" that more than a mere oc currence? I should call it an event. Boston Transcript. A Pertinent Question. A little boy whose sprained wrist had been relieved by bathing in whis ky surprised his mother by asking. "Did papa ever sprain his throat when he was a little boy?". KNAPPEN IN LUBTON'S JOB Micliigan Judge Will be Promoted to Circuit Bench. . Washington, D. C Jan. 7. Loyal EL Knappen of Grand Rapids, now Judge of the western district of Michigan, will succeed Horace H. Lurton as cir cuit judge of the circuit embracing Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Ten nessee. Judge Knappen will be suc ceeded as Judge of the western district by Arthur C. Denison of Grand Rapids, who is a personal friend of the president. Legislators Prefer Cold Feet. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 7. Some mem bers of the Mississippi legislature are booming a plan to have the red carpet removed from the floors of the halls of state. They say the carpet makes their feet too hot. Lewis' single binder, the famous straight 5-cent cigar annual sale 9,- 000,000. 9i' 1 .11 THE STORE THAT DOES THINGS - .... The Tri-Cities' Most Popular Store '4 ti f Oil M u 1 IS NOW ON I Deduction How Magnificent, How Impressive, How Important, Discount a uce Is a Discount Sale You have visited Young & McCombs Big Department Store and you no doubt have made a purchase. Come now, you can buy what is left of that merchandise at a great discount. Our JANUARY CLEARING SALE is significant for that all seasonable merchandise must be closed out during this Janury Sale. No goods carried over from one season to another. We wish to impress upon you the great importance of mak ing an early selection as first come, first served, and sold only to make a QUICK, DECISIVE CLEARING regardless of cost or value. 75 Ladies' Dresses, Worth up to $25.00, Saturday Special $9.98 Ladies' Coats $1.98 and Up One-third Off on Suits One-third Off on Child's Coats One-third Off on Trimmings One-third Off on Dresses THIS GREAT JANUARY SALE CLOSES SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 Great Clearing. SHOES SHOES SHOES A Great Hit. Never in the tri-cities merchandising have ladies had the opportunity to purchase high quality shoes at such marvelous low prices. -We made a great hit by purchasing the closing stock of the Eering Imperial Brand of shoes. You know them. The entire line placed on tables. t Three Lots $1.98, $2.48, $2.98 No old shop worn goods, but clean, new and perfect fitting. Compare. Make no mistake and if you are once a customer, always a customer in this dc- A : : ; HAIR GOODS RUGS nRFIf CIIRC t1 QATPPM PFTTI- ANOTHER BIG LINE OF WFW VAI UFs During the Januaiy Sale, we will give FRKE on all pur- oc pro pcmt - lnlLUnhlM rUKS $l.b bAltLN rfcl M- nilMDCn fn TUP IMtW V ALU to chases of 5.W or over in this department A HAIR CO TCn OCNI nnm. rtft-r rs nrMTP iIL UUrwIrtU UN I nt r-CDV nVV DRESS FREE. Done by our competent expert. In the nicnnilMT ' UlMt-HALr rnlUt LUAi 45 UtIM I 5 on -C,IT nm,.ITrn: tVtttl UMI Beauty Parlors, gerond floor. Just received 30 and 3C-1.1. UI&WJUNI. m ' : . 9 CtlMI tUUIMIttt extra fine hair switches. 50 Per Cent Discount 25 Per Cent Discount : 20 Per Cent Discount 25 Per Cent Discount 50 Per Cent Discount 50 Per Cent Discount . on on on . - on on on imported Coats and Dresses Jewelry ' Dress Goods 4 Waists Bonnets Wall Paper J Sf '"1 fad