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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1912. 10 TAMED THE BULLY THE FINGER OF SCORN Dramatic Incident of Pioneer Days In Tennessee. U. S. Department of Agriculture. WEATHER BUREAU. VILUS U MOORE. Chief. A STAGECOACH ADVENTURE. Daily United States Weather lap i IvJ ' -?S' HENRY CLEWS LETTER X York. 5-"it. 7 Money, crops ar.d poli'Ira uoinina'e the stock mar ket. While the west, f ncouragtd by pit nt:ful barrens, 1b boldly preparing for a-tiw f h : Rj.n.l winter t: ade, the nut i timidly iitidTlti ovr increas ed ni' ii'-v i 11 1 r-riit-n ts. the poK.jjbility C' killing frni-r and continued unsettled political t iiiIi th All Ind.c ;tt: us j.nin' to an active monry maikt this fall. High but not 'riUK'it ra''- may 1 - ant iclpnt d. en.,, a, n.(f;in.1..,,ts alike be- r. . o; ! l.,,kii,. It... riur banks sr.- iil,.a.i 1-ati. d up. and east-i era I.ar.k th.d their re-- rv s much re duced at the I.cinnlnc of the season. For F'.tiif firm- pa f ian. mnn of Can adian nu Li-y have !,, r n on deposit in N w York, b i' : '!! iir" Wng. with drawn for s:t i' ir rcasniis to oar own. H tic the r nt exports of gold to P:,r.rrlu t I. I. .....v . fi.llnti'.J t.l h rr Miipoi' nir.. '. a. money couuv-i U.m i' u !(', il.e in rnreign ex l .rt-er 'o".., inL-8 of fl-' Very shortly a larger chain.1" and :. nance ii.iin. cry snnrtly a large supply of ro.ton and grain bill will be In evidence, so t!;at Kurope will be in a position to a.d our seasonal finan cial n-'ii;!-etni tith (lo'.d Itntiorts are air aiiy id r .- rt lierriiany Is not TC IT' Will rr VJlj 111 HI VJtl Any Corn, Sure! Almost Like Magic. Guaranteed. 1 ) fl K , S I You'll Quit Everything Else for "GETS-IT." AnT o-n 1 i.t 1..t.. to b cut .nd f1u81. bvi L VI t it I rniKhtv roih on intt nl iv run !v t,k uoiv Tt n.w crn ejr oirrH-rT- 1 pr-j lvt.y hrml. to th hlitiv fl.,h. Out t do- ,o f.,r . corn. t. ,Mn , or wart runt .flr th. r-oi -Vh. mm, rlyU a war tmm II. h.un, r.r.t, - tn tw, .c-j and 3rt ff Ttm mar t,rl. 'nrrB.?' H ord- and it i..iti it work riht off fiVSi'orb'iu-n.11 f",t TU Vr h',1i0f Jane,r- Tbe rr"8ent 0,,tIook UKT IT" 1 wlit at tl 1r:ctiiri at IHwwa for a bump-r crop of 3.n00.r.00.- .1 ! . At-- COOVUSM THE CONSIDERATE MAN knows that she Is fond of ke cream and naturally wishes to offer her the bt. That la why he orders Math's ice cream which cannot be excelle4 for purity, flavor and all around goodtiees. As It costs no more than tnferor cream, why noC or dr tt yourself T Quality guar anteed. MATH'S 1'16-l'lS Beroai 1 Avenue. rtMue yvm lad. ocococooooooccooc llk-Iy to get ni'ich financial aid In New York 'his sf-aton. Higher interest rates are alto having the effect of In- during banks to lessen their holdings of high grade bonds. All things con- sidered. the monetary outlook is sat- Ufaotory. Current demands are mere- ly for the purpose of satisfying legitl- mate requirements, not undesirable ; speculation, and leaders at least will secure more profitable rates. i Advices from the interior are n - rreasiniy encouraging, bank clearings for August showing a gain of over 9 per cent compared with last year, . Mercantile houses with scarcely an ex- c' " "'" r",',,rtl a" active demand by j c '"t'";r . "r l'otI necessity and lux-, , n'lr". also testify , to Usiif expansion, 37 roads reporting for the third week of August an In crease of 8 per tent over last year. I!p'f"r results should come later. Im portations continue verv heavv; th Increases bfing in raw materials for American manufactures and also in ar ticle or luxury, such as precious i etc. The dry goods trade at the inter! ir is umisuallv active, "Da i(Aj,'r r,'1ort a tisfactory distribu- a" S of ,1,";i!nB- 1,0,11 ; ; cotton and woolen There is no abate- I ; meut in tne activity oi steel, orders ; at first hand are somewhat less urgent, but many of the nillTs are running at i inps and a V(.rv satisfactory Improve about '.:. per cent of liieir capacity, j ment in fit on a few of ,he mo;ft fa I hey have onl-rs for railroad and ron- , mmii-iii'ii finerprises mat wi l kppd ",m f""y orrufi"J ,or months ahead. land tins v.eck a stronger demand an I iiuvi.ir prices neveiopcu ror senii nniFn- i ed H't-.-l products. The stePl trade I c on-inues to lead all others in point of I i.miy. .Nevertneiess other r.nes or ; niuustry are generally well employed, i This Is demonstrated by the satisfac- j tory profltii reiif)rted bv most of the larH ini.ustrlals. not to speak of the extra divMiends which many of them have lately declared. 1 ne crop ou first coriseque important Iter not yet beyc ltie crop outlook is still a matter of juence. for the two most j cum anu rauun, are yond the reach of uiicer - lolnty Corn Is somewhat late, and I , "",,K" m rosl- j 15 is the usually earli.st date for kill-1 ,ing frost, but this only touches the ,, fme. NeTertbeIcM the financIaI , northernmost and comparatively unim- Mtuation is In manv respects distinct iportant producing ..ion.. The zone lv brtf than at a or greatest danger from frosts is that ; n.vi.n.il r,..o rt i ti.. " -"'"'"lana political conditions ImDrove. we , " one quarter of the crop. In this dts- t rict frost does not renerallv annesr ' ,, ' , . . f rieraiiy appear u... ii tne ,ast r.a.r I September; hencp 1 M anhr Three weeks at lns, k-Tore tb8 section will N entirely oirt I created if some slight deterioration oc-1 ton le now facing lta most critical per iod Th govemment report showing ia decline of 17 per cnt in August was ( about as expee'ed. September is un-Irt-rHHl'y a month of d terioratlon, the j average decline in September for the last lo years being f. 2 points. Ijist j Septeml er the deterioration was only Jl.8 points; tbe r.ext government re : port may compel son;e niodiHcstlon of (recent optimistic Expectations, which i have gone considerably beyond the 1 14.0''-fi0 bale mark. The present ei ' nation for cotton and corn is htghly 'satisfactory, but It will be lmpruint to Ignore the pnss'bilitiea of consider able deterioration during the remaln I der of the season. j Wall afreet la not in a rery optlm I lstlc mood ln spite, of favorable rner ! cantlle and Industrial conditlona. The 1 aeasoi.a for this. a already stated , are ! largely monetary and political. Finan- ctU leaders are still sensitive, perhapa unduly so. over the political outlook. ; Ths Vermont election was. fortunate 1 ly. not disturbing, but the result t rn Ohio were somewhat disliked. Need I less to sav. the ini'iative and the ref : erendam are not relished by those op : posed to seelcg our government and letfslatures at the mercy of passing j whims or waves of passion. Another element which causes a de IddeJ tind.rcurrent of hesitation In fl j nandal circles is the railroad situa tion. It Is Imperative that our rall J roads in ail pam of tbe country spc cd 'large sums during the next few years ', for enlarged terminal facilities; this j to meet an evergrowing pressure In j public requirements. In addition to j these demands for new financing, iwhich of course mean increased fixed ch the rallroac9 are ai80 embar- ! raBsed b growing demands of labor. J If the requests of the engineers are j granted, all railroad labor Is likely to , follow with corresponding claims, and the resuits wJn De a further increase i0f ' between $50,000,000 and $00,000,000 j ln the annai expenses of the Ameri- - nrngi, vt .nrnlnaa nr nnlv Ju8t now beginning to recover from the BdvanrM made to labor two years ago. conres9ion8 8urn a9 are now lnsisted upon would seriously cripple many of our great transportation sys tems, particularly the weaker lines. The railroads might recoup themselves by passing on Increased charges to the consumer, as in other lines of business. But In. this course they are prevented bv the interstate commerce commis- Lion which keens in view the resent- intent mihlln rtntnTi that u-milit fnl- low the srantlng of an rates. Thus it is the rai advanre ln !1 roads are ln an Ayo.ppt1nfflv prnhnrrannlTip .lilnmnifl At the moment this Is heine somewhat Pagpd DV ibfrai oalna ln ernBB parn. vorat.ly situated linns. September and I (wi ,.-i.. u..i w... .n. ... ,hvr ga,nB. if the ffarR of rallroad af,ora a8 to a car fiimine are man well fotinrlpfl There is one othr dlfflmltv wMch tne roads havP to farP tnat of flnanc. I lng early requirements. New security i8sllP8 thl)8 far thJs vear have bMn ; ceedingly hf-avv and until these have . ih,..j , , t , ; tlral t0 ww flir1hfr )arpe amount8 at ,bis time. The bond market Is already LMct t j .v. i ani w(,h terest it Is difficult to place new issues ; upon tvrni8 satisfactory to thp la8u(,r8. !in all r,rnhhPitv th.-. i.,i. will be gradually worked otit. But their existence Is quite sufficient to re- atraln trPm hll,Kh . current ck, . . . " " ' "'""""I exenange activity. Next week the. Vane election talrea r.low ,u. If'r""n place, and tbt covernment crop report on cereals will crop report on cereals will be forthcoming. Both of these win M , clarlfyinp thp events on. HENRY CLEWS. All the news all the time The HIS TROUBLE NOT OF HEART Real Facts In Regsrd To F. R, Huffman's Ulness. Relief Ob tained By Curing His Stomach Ailments. VVaynesville.N. C Mr. F. R. Huffman, of this city, aays : " I suffered dreadfully with what I thought was heart trouble, and tried various medicines in vain. After other remedies had failed, Thed ford's Black-Draugtt restored me to health. I would not feel saf without Biack-Drangtft in tbe housa. I consider tt worth its weight In gold. It cured my Indigestion, and by this means I was restored to health. I can not express ay grafltude for its benefits." Good hearth depends on the condition of your digestion. Poor digestifa and good health do not go together. Thedford's Black-Draught will thoroughly cleAtso and set in order your digestive system. It has done this for others, during the past 70 years, and is today the most popular vegetable liver remedy on tbo market Try ft. Insist on Thedford's. Price 25c. TVia Thrilling Seen When the Terribly Calm Stranger Cowed the Insulting Desperado, as It Was Described by Henry Clay. Who Witnessed It. Upon a certain occasion ln his early manhood Henry Clay was traveling in a public stagecoach in Tennessee. Hla fellow pajsengers were a young lady and ber husband tbe latter evidently an invalid and a man tn tbe front corner so muffled np in a fur lined cloak that his features were concealed. He appeared to be rather under than over the medium size and was evi dently enjoying a refreshing slumber. By and by a big. brown faced, brawny Kentuckian got into this coach, sic: 'ilng a rank, coarse grained cigar. He gazed aronnd fiercely, as though he would impress upon the minds of his new companions that be would chew np and swallow any one who dared to interfere with blm. In short, be was half borse and half alli gator, with a goodly sprinkling of pan ther and grizzly bear thrown ln. He puffed forth huge volumes of smoke without the least concern for tbe com fort of his companions. 1 Presently tbe" lady, who seemed to be growing sick, whispered to her hus band, and tbe bnsband. ln tbe politest manner possible, asked the stranger If be would not throw away bis cigar, as the smoke greatly discommoded his wife. With an impudent, swaggering stare the fellow replied, interlarding bis speech with several oaths: "I reckon I've paid for my place. I'll smoke as much as I please, and I'd like to see some one try to stop me. He looked dangerous as be glared around, and it was very evident that be was used to quarreling and strife, and, furthermore, a struggle with him might bare-been a deadly one. Tbe young man who bad spoken to htm shrank back and was silent The lady lowered tbe sash by ber side for a breath of fresh air. Mr. Clay felt every gallant Instinct of his soul aroused. He considered for a moment whether be should interfere and found himself reluctant to draw upon bis own head the brutal violence of tbe gigantic ruffian. In that then lawless country be knew that bis life might be sacrificed unavenged. He icnew himself to be physically un equal to the contest, and he thought, after all. it was not bis duty to risk his life in some quixotic manner. Clay was settling back with pity for the lDsulted and disgust for theinsulter when suddenly, but very quietly, tbe cloaked figure ln the corner assumed an upright position, parting the burred mantle without a particle of excite ment, thereby revealing tbe small, well knit, muscular frame of a man plainly dressed in a closely buttoned frock coat, with a face ratter pale and a pair of bright ere.s that gleamed like pol ished steel, and those strange eyes quickly attracted the attention of tbe ferocions Kentuckian. With a terrible calmness this man passed his hand untler his collar at the back of his neck and deliberately drew forth a long, glittering and ugly look ing knife from a sheath in that sin gular place. "Stranger." he said, "my name Is Colonel .lames Bowie, well known ln Texas and Arkansas. If you do not put that cigar out of the window in less than fifteen seconds I'll put this knife through your heart as sure as death:" Clny sg Id he would never forget the expression of the colonel's eyes at that moment. They told, as unmistakably as signs can tell, that the threat would certainly be fulfilled, and this convic tion evidently impressed itself upon the mind of the offender. During a very few seconds his eyes met those of Bowie. With all bis brute. strength be was the weaker man, and he quailed. With a muttered corse he threw bis cigar away, upon which Bowie coolly returned the knife to its sheath and. without another look or word, refolded his cloak about blm and lay buck as before. At the next stopping place the Ken tuckian got oat and took a seat with the driver. New York Telegram. The Proper Retort. At a dinner a married man praised the beauty of the Atlantic City girls. Then, with a foolish chuckle, he added: "I bad an awful bunch of them after me when I was down there on my va cation." Tbe lady beside him looked at htm coldly and retorted: "Dear me: They must have been an awful bunch." Exchange. The Better Name. "So you are thinking of calling yoor baby hoy Peter. I wouldn't; I'd call him Paul." -Why roT' "He would have a better chance In life. It's Petet. you know, who is al wsys robbed to pay Paul." Bos too ru-tr!pt The Missing Word. A prospective woman tenant through tbe typewriter's omlsBion of one all Imports ut little word of two letters re ceived tbe following startling state ment: "Dear Madam Ton can nave the flat provided yon repaint and re decorate yourself!" The Retort Courteous. Miss Oldwnn I've refused many, maoy offers of marriage. Gay boy labsentrnlndedlyi Very thoughtful snd considerate of you. I'm sure. Meggendorfer Blatter. Tbst character Is power Is true In a ranch blrher sense than that knowl mSge U power. 8mU. fit fe.V1 rs.'; . 1 70. . - 1 lANf . V. EXPLANATORY NOTES. Observations taken at 8 a. m.. seventy-fifth me ridian time. Air pressure reduced to sea level. Isobam (contlnuoua lnes pass through points of equal at' pressure. Isotherms (dotted lines) pass through points of e;ual torn pers wire; drawn only tor sero. ruling. 90, and hV. O clear; Q partly cloudy; Q cloudy: rain; Q snow; report missing. Arrows fly witd the wind. First figures, lowest temperature past 12 hours: second, precipitation of .01 inch or more for past 2 hours: thlri maxi mum wind velocity. FORECAST FOU ROCK ISLAND. DAVEXPORT, MOLIJ1C Showers this afternoon or tonight. Wednesday, general ly WEATHER CONDITIONS. TesterJay's area of low pressure, which now shows separate centers over Arizona and northern Michigan, has been attended by showers and thunderstorms on the eastern Rocky mountain slope and in the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys and the upper lake region. Rains on the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts have also accompanied the moderately low pressures over the Gulf of Mexico. The following heavy rains, in inches, are reported: Tampa, 5.02; Omaha, 2.54; Denver, 1.56. The northwestern area of high pressure, with its much cooler weather, has advanced to the upper Mississippi valley. The contin ued eastward movement of these con ditions will be attended bv showers in his vicinity this afternoon or to- Today's By wire from 3. W. Wagner A Co, Grain. Provisions, Stoiks and Cotton. Local offlres at Hock Islund house, IWrK Island. 111. Chicago offl.e. 98-99-10U. Board of Trade. Local telephones. No. west 330.) BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS. Wheat. September, 90'. 9H. 90, 9ii2. December, 90 , 91, 90.- 90"8. May, 948. 95',4. 94 , 95Vi. Corn. September, 73' i, 71M-, 71"s. December, 534. .".ITk, Mvs, 53 . May, 62V4, 03, 51. 52?8. Oats. September, 32. 32 , 31, 32. December. 32V4. 32. 32, 32 Vi. May, 34Vi, 34 v, 34V Pork. September, 17.05. 17.or., 16.95. 17.02. October, 17.22. 17.2r, 17.07, 17.20. January. 1S.S7, 1K.S7, 1S.75, 1S.S5. Lard. September, 11.07, 11.10, 1 1.05, 11.10. October, 11.12, 11.15. 11.02. 11.10. Ribs. September. 10.70. 10.72, 10.02. 10.70. October, 10.80, 10.80, lu.65, 10.70. THE GRAIN MARKET. Chicago Cash Grain. Wheat No. 2 r 104ft 105';, No. 3 r 95-5104'. No. 2 h &1?92'4. No. 3 h 90-5 92, No. 1 ns 92fi::l. No. 3 ns 87, No. 2 s 87Q90, No. 3 s S4-QS7, No. 4 s 82-5? SO. Corn No. 2 76'.; fj 774. No. 2 w 7S ?R0, No. 2 y 77fj7S,',, No. 3 7677';. No. 3 w 78ff79Vi, No. 3 y 70'$, Tx 7S ',, No. 4 T5'i77. No. 4 w 7711T7SS. No. 4 y 75',; 77 '4. Oats No. 2 w ?,4VsW35, No. 3 w 22V4'S33, No. 4 w 31 ft 32, standard 33-S34. Liverpool Cables. Wheat opened lower; clo&ed !s to lower. Com opened higher; closed ' to l'.i "P. Chicago Receipts. Today. Contract. Wheat 420 1C0 Corn Cr:9 136 Oats 54S 94 Northwest Cars. To- LaFt Last day Week. Year Minneapolis 4GH 1442 170 1 Duluth 472 735 579 j Winnipeg 57 26 310 Chicago Estimates Tomorrow. Wheat 2r2 Corn 3M Oats 3S6 Primary Movement. Receipts Shipments Wheat today 1.942,000 1,215,000 Year ago 1,344,000 440,o.i0 Corn today 921.000 50,000 Year ago 726 ,000 l,35s,0OO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Opening of Market. Hogs 10,000; Flow; left over 5,622. Light 8 45159 20, mixed S.Oofj 9.15, heavy 7.8013 8.90, rough 7.80fj&.00. Cattle 4,500; steady. Ebeep 23,000; strong. Nine O'clock Market. Hogs slow; shade low?r. Light 8 45 69.15, bulk 8.20tfj8.&o, mixed S.00 9.15, pigs 5.25. 8.20, heavy 7 80(g8 90, good 8.00g 8.90, rough " SOS 8 00. York- ,ers 9.05S9.15. night, followed by generally fair weath er Wednesday. It will be cooler to night and Wednesday. OBSERVATIONS. High. Low. Prep. Atlantic City 90 68 .00 Boston 80 60 .00 Buffalo 80 70 .00 Rock Island 97 72 .00 Denver 62 Jacksonville 82 7C .00 Kansas City 96 74 .00 New Orleans 78 .00 New York 84 64 .00 Norfolk SS 70 .00 Phoenix '. 86 5S .00 St. Louis 92 74 .00 St. Paul 90 66 .00 San Plego 72 60 .no San Francisco 80 60 .00 Seattle 66 52 .00 Market Quotations Cattle 6teady. Beeves 5.7510.70, stockers 4.25 7.00, Texans 4.756.40, cows 3.00(ffSO0, westerns 5.85f9.30, calves 8.50SJ 11.50. Sheep strong to 10c up. Natives 3.50fj4.75. lambs 4.754J7.40, westerns 3.604.75, lambs 5.007.55. Close of Market. Hogs, best steady, others weak. Light 8.45fj9.25, bulk S.20WS.R0, mix ed R.00fi!).20, heavy 7.S0 S.90, rough 7.80!j S.00. Cattle stealy; top 10.70. Sheep strong to 10c up; top 4.75. Iimbs Btrong; top 7 55. Western Livestock. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Kansas City 6.000 16,000 14,000 Omaha 6.S00 6.900 2,4n0 Chicago Estimates Tomorrow. Hogs. Cattle. Sheep. Chit ago 26,000 16,000 33,000 LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS. Sept. 10 Following are the whole sale Quotations on the local market today: Putter Dairy, 27Vc; creamery, 30c to 33c. Kggs. 22 Vic Potatoes, $1.40 to $1 60. Clover hay, $15 to $16. . Cabbage, 5c bead. Onions, 30c peck. It Costs Nothing to keep your money in this strong, safe bank, subject at all times to your checks. The person of small mepr.s finds us a3 attentive to his needs as does the man with large interests. An important function of this bank is to do what it can to aid its depositors in their financial growth. It's a very simple matter to open an account here. 4 INTEREST ON SAVINGS STATE BANK OF ROCK ISLAND Second Avenue and Seventeenth Street. Capital $200,000.00 PHIL MITCHELL, President. I. 8. WHITE, Vice President. SAFETY DEPOSIT AND VICT ITT. fair. Cooler. Washington, D. C. Yellowstone Park 64 .00 MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Flood. Height. Chng. St. Paul 14 1.3 0.4 Red Wing 14 4.4 0.3 Reed's Landing... 12 4.4 OS LaCrosse 12 7.0 0.3 Lansing 18 7.1 x0.4 Prairie du Chlen .18 7.8 x0.5 Dubuque 18 7.8 x0.6 Clinton 16 IeClalro 10 3.3 x0.2 Rock Island 15 5.2 x0.2 RIVER FORECAST. Rapidly rising stages ln the Missis sippi will prevail from below Duhuq.no to Muscatine during the remainder of the present week. J. M. SHERIER. Local Forecaster. Feed and Fuel. Forage Timothy hay, $15 to $16. Wheat, 90c. Wild hay, $14 to $15. Oats, 43c. Straw, $8. Corn, 60c to 65c. Coal Lump, por bushel, 15c; slack, 10c. Inflammatory Rheumatlwm Quickly Relieved. Morton I Hill of Letianon, Ind, says: "My wife had inflammatory rheumatism tn every muscle and joint: her suffering was terrible and ber body and fuce were swollen almost beyond recognition; had been in bed for six weeks and had eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. It gave Immediate relief and she was able to walk in three days. I am sure tt saved her life." Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1501 Second avenue. Rock Island, and Gust. Schlegel & Son, 220 Second street, Davenport. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Remedy Is today the best known medicine In use for the relief and cure of bowel complaints. It cures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and should be taken at the first unnatural looseness of the bowels. It Is equally valuable for children and adults. It always cures. Sold by all druggists. Surplus $100,000.00 K. T. ANDERSON, Cashier F. CHANNON, Assistant Cashier. BOXES FOR RENT