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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-04
WHY HE APPROVES.
Labor Commissioner Wright on
the Arbitration Bill.
BELIEVES IT MEETS THE EFFICIENCY.

Contains All the Vital Principles of His
Own and keruan's Bill-Arthur, Clark,
Sargent and Other Labor Leaders Also
Satished-Report Of the New York Labor
Bureau-Strike at Brooklyn Shows Very
Active Signs of Vitality.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The amended
abor arbitration bill agreed on by the
house committee on labor after con-
.erence with the representatives OF the
organizations Of locomotive engineers,
trainmen, fircmen and conductors has
been reported to the house by Erdman OF
Pennsylvania. incorporated in the re-
port accompanying the bill are two letters
addressed to Chairman McGann APPROX
ing the bill, one from Carroll ID. Wright,
commissioner of labor, and the other from
the labor representatives above referred
to. The bill agreed upon by the COM
m;ttce, Wright sets forth in his letter, con-
tains all the vital principles included in
the bill presented by himself and Herman
as an outcome of the investigation of the
Chicago strike
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-04


"Thc bill provides so lar as arbitration
is concerned for immediate action, first To
secure Cancellation or mediation, and
failing in that the constitution of board
of arbitration tine awards of which may
he final if the parties coming before it
agree that they shall he. The rights,
privileges and prerogatiyes of both labor
and capital, as represented in the opera
ton of interstate railroads, are thorough
~ secured and protected by the bill, and
il so nearly con,prehcnds all the features
of the bill which was drawn by the major
ity OF the recent strike commission that
see no reason whatever for criticising it
adversely"
Endorsement by Labor Leaders.
The other letter is signed by Z. F.
CLARK, Order of Railway Conductors;
Frank T.. Sargent and h. NJ. Arnold,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen;
T. NJ Arthur, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers; ID. l.. CcGz and w. q.
Edans, Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, anu w. V. Powell, Order of Rail-
way Photographers. Our POSITION" the
letter says, as based on the fact that
these organizations are composed Of rea-
sonable and law-abiding men who ask no
especial fayors and desire nothing but
Will Is TlSit ssul VIC iOt us.
posed to allow any personal preference in
the matters of detail to stand in the way
Of the enactment of some law that will
give arbitration "a fair test
Not in Favor of state Socialism.
In Directing To section 10 of the bill as
originally drawn by the attorney general,
which gave government the right to bring
suits in equity to prevent a continuance
of a strike, the labor men say, I'VE be-
lieve that it contcmplates investing the
representatives of the general government
with authority which is not consistent
with the accepted understanding of the
rights of property owners or individual
citizens In short, we look upon it as u
long step in the direction of government
patcrnalism or eventual government
ownership Of railways; or, to use briefer
| and stronger term, state socialism pure
and simple"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
is rARSNIP PoISONOrS2

In your issue Of May 1 Dir. Hnlsted
has some interesting notes on poison
Gus plants, writes J.. II. Pammel. of
the Iowa Agricultural College. What
Dr. Halsted says in regard to poison.
ing from cowbanc, Cicuta maculata, is
to the point. The cases of poisoning
from this plant are so frequent. not
only IN this State, but elsewhere. that
l have prepared n paper ON the sub
Jcct, which will soon appear in orr
station bulletin. | have looked am
with considerable care cases of poison
ing, and have yet to learn of II clsc
OF fatal poisoning from parsnip run
n1ng wild OF wild parsnip", Pnsti.
naca saliva. j hive requested sneci.
mems, and have asked to receive IN
formation OF authentic cases, but they
have not turned up. We have the
best of evidence that the plant is not
poisonous. No one can question the
evidence introduced by Professor
Frederick b. Power. whose careful
scientific work along the lines of pbar-
macy is well known. Professor Power
l"lIed to find any poisonous substance
In ''Parsnips running wild ;" boiled
roots led IN considerable quantity to a
cat showed no symptoms OF poisoning.
His associate, DIR. Cramcrs, insisted
upon eating one-hnlf of raw parsnip
which was sent to him from West
Salem, Wis, and which was supposed
to cause the cases of poisoning in
question, but no i'll effects followed.
Again DIR. Brown, of Shcbovgan.
Wis, had prepared enough wild pars.
nlps for good dinner which he ate.
and, If | remember correctly. his
whole family ate of it, but without
any i'll effects. Now, these parsnips
had been running wild for fifty years.
have myself eaten raw pnrsnips
running wild, but could observe no
Ill effects Whatever. I have been try
ing in limited way to demonstrate
the non-poisonous properties of pars-
mp, and that people should especially
guard against Cicutn maculata. / be.
lievc 1T is largely myth that parsnip
IS poisonous. 1t is possible that some
people may have peculiar idiosvn-
crasies for pnrsnip, just as for celery.
but to call the plant poisonous is n
mistake Garden and Forest.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

The women of America who are
trying to earn living are not all in
vading the professions. nor are they
confined to such occupations rs sew
ing, typewriting, etc.
Many women are coming to tho
front with patented inventions. In
1909 woman made $4,000 ont Of
new method of straw weaving, and
since then 5000 patents have been is
sued to the fair sex. Hundreds OF
these are for improvements in corsets
and crinoline. Some are for foot
stoves, machine for cutting straw
and fodder, fireplace, submarine
telescope and lamp, II pillow, n dump
ing wagon, car heater, II car coup
Ter, stem winding watch, screw
propeller, an ozone machine, street
car awning and dice box.
One woman has invented u corpse
cooler, and another has combination
washing machine and see-saw A col
ored woman has invented movable
portion of II dining table, supported
on rollers, mounted on central piv-
OF, So that II person seated at table
wanting dish from the opposite side
can turn the central section round to
him Other women have invented
crimping pins, dimplc makers, nose
improvers, etc.
In the face OF these facts it must be
admitted that women have inventive
genius, and we must be prepared TO
see the new woman enter into sharp
competition with men i'll every occu-
patton where the weakness and pc
culiarities of her sex do not absolutely
bar her out. OF course, women will
never be soldiers, sailors, stone ma
sons, bricklayers, carpenters, police
men and toilers in the toughest and
most exposed callings, but they are
now deputy sherilis III the West and
street car conductors i'll Chile, and in
our own country we may expect to
see them taking up work which has
HERETOFORE been monopolized by men.
What effect all tlis will have upon
our civilization it is impossible to pre-
diet. Each generation will have to
solvs its own problem Atlanta Con
stitution.
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THE conS WORM.

The corn worm is well known pcst
throughout all sections of the conn.
try. In the North its chief food plnpt
is corn, hence the name; but i'm tho
South it is termed the boil worm from
its habit Of boring into the cotton
balls and causing them TO decay. II
IS also very fond Of peas, beans and
tomatoes, and will feed readily upon
many other vegetables.
When feeding upon the corn the
corn worm lives upon the kernels, pro-
iccted from exposure 10y the husks.
It's presence may be detected from the
silk being generally partially or en-.
tlrcly eaten of to the top of the
husks, which may be wiltcd and OF a
lighter color or eaten near The ton. If
the worm has left the ear - round
hole through the husk about half wav
mp the car will he visible.
The method Of attack employed Inv
this insect are such that it is very diff
iicult to apply any direct remedy.
Trap lights have been tried, but the
results RE considered OF very doubt.
ful benefit, as is also the method OF
attracting. and destroying the corn
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
Wells.

The primary object in using veil
Is not to conceal the face or hide the
wearer from the recognition of her
friends, though in the Enst, where the
veil is n shrouding mantle worn i'm.
partially by females of every rank
and NIL degrees Of age, this was
and is the reason for its assumption.
with us no woman desires To put on
mn air OF mystery or III any way dis.
guise herself by the wearing of IA veil.
She puts 1T on because it is II height
euing of her beauty; her eyes, her
skin, her lips, it must be owned. look
ing prettler and softer and more be-
witching through the film of lace or
gauze which is tied over them. not SO
much mask as an ornament. The
veil receives quantity of dust in its
fine meshes, dust which would other
wise sift into the minute pores and
lacelike meshes Of the superficial
skin. A dainty woman dislilles to
face dust and wind without the pro.
lection of her veil. Let her be ever
so charmingIy arrnyed, she can arrive
nowhere without heck and stain. and
with her HAIR IN nice order, iluless she
GOns II bit of net or chiffon, and thus
defies wind and sun.
The wise woman avoids ANYTHING
bizarre or outre in her veil Red or
blue or lilac, or Opaque white, or
white with dots of black, is in doubt
full taste. Pure sheer white can be
worn with very light and dressy toll
els, and by very youthful women; but
older persons must shun this, us try
Ing to the complexion, and apt TO
have wan and ghostly effect. Black
IS always in order, and there is great
variety to he had IN 1T. For Journey.
or Tor drive IN rough weather, or a
sail, nothing III the line OF yelling
equals the old-fashioned and sub.
stantinl haregc, which is useful if not
beautiful. As it makes no pretensions
to anything except capacity for SER
vice, one should not comment on its
lack OF elegance. - IIarper's Bazaar.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
FANS IN INFINITE VARIETY

In this country there is an infinite
variety Of the fans Of this time col
lections made by some OF our wealthy
women, who, while abroad, have
gathered them mere AMI there, Mt
auction or private sale, and always for
sum far exceeding the intrinsic value
of the articles.
The Directory fau-a tiny doll-like
tritle-is much thought of by Ameri-
can ian collectors; but, in comparison
with some other specimens recently
exhibited at the Ortgies Galleries dur
ing the Art Loan Exhibition, the popu-
larlty of this fan is hard TO under
stand, unless one associates the En-
press Josephine always with this
period.
The favorito fan is naturally the one
bearing the artists signature. Mrs. As
tor, OF this city, has au exquisite col
lection Of fans, the one painted by De
Beaumont, being gem. Several signed
by Henncguy are also in this collection,
and on q delicate White ground OF silk
tissue Louis Lcloir has painted the
Temptation Of ST. Anthony" in
clever and untraditional manner.
Mrs. j. W. Pluchot has in her col
lection 500 fans, ranging i'm age from
the time Of Charles y TO the modern
fan painted by the delicate brush OF
VI. Eugene Lambert Her Marie An.
toinctte fau IS beautiful example of
the work OF that fair Queens time.
Other fans in this lady's collection
bear tho signatures Of Chaplin.
Hamon, Baron and De Beaumont.
There are fans that have been
painted by artists who seem scarcely
adapted by nature Tor this style of
work. Camille Roqueplau, the clever
French painter, Mt times did this
dainty work, aud, asan,espccial favor.
decorated the wedding fan OF The
Duchess Of Orleans. Garvini, whose
light, testing humor beams ont from
his canyases, painted several notable
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
A MONUMENT TO BLooMEns.

Lovely woman in boomers is to be
lmmortalized 10y monument. This
is the surest of all signs that bloomers
have come to stay. The monument
Will be erected in honor of Mrs.
Amelia Bloomer, the woman who first
wore boomers, and who gave the cos
tune It's name. Her sisters, who are
behind this interesting project, are
most of them bicycle riders. but the
progressive woman suffrage element is
In favor of it also. Mrs. Ellen Bat
telle Dietrich, who is prominent in the
new woman's cause, is n leader in this
novel plan of popularizing boomers.
SO, too, is Mrs. Potter Palmer. Mrs
Russell Sage is also said to favor it.
No definite plan has yet been form.
ulated, but n call has been issued for
conference of women at Sorosis.
New Y ork World.
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Strange Collision.

Fanny, the artist. tells a story OF the
greatest fright OF his life. The incl
dent happened In Il little Pennsylvania
town. He says:
1t was terribly dark and there were
no street lamps. | was walking along
at n good gait because had an en-,
gagement and was little late
I started to walk across the road and
ran head first into the most singular
object | had ever felt. put my hands
against II, and felt that it was some
substance that gave; il seemed like "A
wall Of canvas. aud just then some
thing like snake struck me in the
face
A little further up the road / saw
lights moving and heard the shouts OF
men; over the din of voices arose the
awful bowls OF some animal | thought
/ had an attack OF nightmare: | was so
frightened could not move. and could
feel the thing | run into Swaying to
md fro. In n few seconds became
composed enough to step back Il few
PAGES and wait until the men with the
lights came up.
What do YOU suppose | had fallen
over? An elephant! A circus had been
passing along the road. ana the cle-
plant had broken away from his keep,
er. and after running Il short distance
had stopped, and / had walked right
into him. The old fellow had swung
his trunk around at that moment. and
If he had been i'm bad humor, he
would have picked me up with II, and
l might have had an uncomfortable
quarter OF an hour.
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fans, one of which is now in the pos
session of Queen Victoria.
La Pompadour. at the height of her
power, gave an order for fan that
required nine years for its completion.
a portion of it is in existence to-day
and owned by lady in Paris. 1t was
made of delicate paper, skilfully cut
to resemble the finest texture of point
lace. On the sticks were Eand-paiuted
medallions, but 1T required the ait of
powerful microscope to recognize
the features. Then the reign of Louis
XVI. was reign of fans. and of this
extravaganza period is left many price
less specimens of tho fan-makers'
fancy. New York Journal.
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Highest of all in Leayening Power-Lae u. s. Report
R3%!a1l! B BskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
safely Housed.

In st. Pauls one day. n London guide
was showing an American gentleman
round the tombs. THAT. SIR" said tho
man. Ibis the tomb of the creates,
naval 'cro Europe or the whole world
ever knew Lord Nelson's. This mar
bile sarcoughhoguS weighs forty-two
tons. Illnsidc that is a steel receptacle
weighing twelve tons. and hinside that
is leadcn casket. 'crmetically sealed.
weighing two tons. llinsidc that his a
mahogany coffin 'olding the hashes OF
the great Gro"
We'll" said the Yankee, after think
ing awhile. IL guess you've got him. IL
hc ever gets out of that, telegraph mc
at my expense"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
CAVE IN THE SIERRA NevApAs.
Dark Cavern Where Myriuds OF Bats
mud Other Crcntmrcr Mnk.. unnra

Dark Cavern Where Myrinds of Bnt.
aud other Creatures Make Homes.
or all the strange places To be found
In the remote reccsses of the Sierra Ne
vadas none Is any stranger thap bat
cave in kaweah canyon. There Is moth.
Ing particularly strange about the cave
itself, but the fact that it is the dwell
Ing place OF thousands of web winged
animals makes IL most uncanny and
unusual spot. The cave Is In the wall
OF the canyon, not far back from the
water In the rainy season, and there H.
nothing about the appearance of the
opening To attract attention during shc
day. But approach the place ut about
dusk, and black stream of shadowy
forms VIII he seen passing I'm and out
or the opening accompanied 10y the
most peculiar Odor In the world and II
soft ruStling sound. The bats have
been asleep all day and are going Ia
search Of food. To enter the cave I'm
the daytime is not Il difficult task, but
Is somewhat unpleasant. The opening
Is large. and "A man can enter i'm an
erect position. About ten feet I'm the
entrance makes turn. and an inky
blackness exists. Go little farther
so as To bc away from the air Mt the
entrance, and most disagrceable odor
strikes tn" noStTilS and every few feet
one trrads upon the body of bat
While the cave is in darkness Il pro.
found silence exists. but strike II light
and sound like waterfall * heard
Thousands of bats that have been
asleep AT once awake and commence To
fly In circles about the cavern. which
can he seen To bc very large Round
ana round they 20. increasing in speed
every moment, and the odor of the cave
becomes more and more diSagrccable
When this happens 1t is n wise thing
Tor the explorer To make his escape and
postpone further investigation until
night. ut which time the cave is desert.
ed Even the dead bats on the floor will
disappear. having been eaten by the
others as soon as they awolic.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01

Talking of jewels, | will give YOU
one piece of advice-always TO wear
very little jewelry, except on great oc.
casions, writes Paris correspondent
OF the New York Herald 1t is IA mis-
tnke for woman of the world TO wear
even plain row Of pearls in the day
time, rs many demi-mondalnes do.
aud hold that diamonds and precions
stones should not be worn by day.
Moreover, there is class of ornn-
ment, which consider anything bnt
elcgaut-iewels in silver. A STYLISH
woman may wear gold iewelry as plain
rs she pleases, but she should on no
account wear jewels, or even ncces
series, of silver, such ms purse, look
ing glass or box. Nothing is more
hldeous than II silver bracelet. vet |
have seen young and pretty women
who think it Original to wear these
foreign .trinkets, made in Urper
Egypt, Persia or Dahomey, but who
would have shown far better taste if
they had worn none Mt all
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01
GRAIN SHUTS AND THEIR TREATMENT.

GRAIN SHUTS AND THEIR TREATMENT.
The ravaSes of grain smuts and
means for their prevention are treated
in n report Of the Department of Ag-
riculture. The oat smut, which is
found everywhere, is believed to cause
the direct loss of eight FER cent of the
crop, or about SIS, 900, 900 annually.
Sinking smuts III wheat fields cost
the country many millions OF dollars
annually. Sometimes fifty or even
seventy-five per cent. of the heads ARE
smutted, and the sound grain is so
contaminated with the fotid spores rs
to be nearly worthless for flour and
worse than useless for seed The dis
ease is often spread from farm to
farm by thrcshinS machines. When
once introduced, if left unchecked, it
increases yearly. The loose smut
usually causes II loss of ten per cent.
or more of the wheat crop, and has
been even reported rs destroying over
fifty per cent. of II crop in Michigan.
Wheat growers are urged to try to Sc
cure seed wheat from fields known by
careful examination Mt Touring time
To he free from loose smut
oat smut can be completely pre-.
vented by treating The seed with pc
tasslum sulphido and hot water. Hot
water is also advocated for Graduating
loose wheat and barley smut, and cop
per sulphate for wheat smut. New
York Post.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01

we oher Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for
/, Halls Catarrh Cure. "'e" ny
w ~. CHENEY N Co, Props, Toledo. O.
w. tne undersigned, have known f. J Che
ncy i"r lhe las 10 years. and believe him nrr
lcc.iy honorable IN all business transaCtions
ana financially able To carry out any oblisn-
lion made by their firm. e''
WEST TRuAx, Wholesale Dru; gists Toledo,
"ALpING, KINNAN q MARvIS Wholesale
- druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
ha,l Catirrh Cure i taken in cruaIly act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
races OF the system. Price, 75c. per bottle sold
py all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Many com may lurk behind "a polished
shoe.
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A CONTINENT CRAZE.

The illustration shows very con
venient crate for handling sheep,
calves and pigs. Each end is hinged,
so Tint the animal can be driven in mt
one end, the handles slipped into the
iron sockets Mt the sides, the crate
carried to the point desired, and the
animal driven ont ut the other end.
Such contrivence is specially valuable
in handling calves, which, in many
cases. can neither be led, driven, or
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-01

Mohairs or aIpacas are still playing
n conspicuous role among the summer
stuils.
For street and outing wear the
walking hat will rival the perennial
sailor
a novelty is black mohair cord,
running through n colored wool
crepon.
a new slipper for bedroom or bou-
doir is of gray kid narrowly edged with
fur and lined with pink kid.
All the newest black fabrics are
fancy effects, and the crepon and mo-
hair textures are the most stylish.
A new ornamental shoe is Of dressed
kid or patent leather perforated like
the fashionable cloth and velvet ia
brIcs.
An attractive frock has the fitted
bodice aud moiish godet skirt in one
and is built oi "a rich shot blue and
green taiietu
The latest N used for the lining is
lovely gre, called 'drukc's neck"
while shades o. roso aud ccrisc are
very popular.
There are some new smooth-faced
cloths for taiIormnde gowns, aud the
prettiest show mottle surfaces in soft
"lade" colors.
Undoubtedly the dressmakers will
display trimmed skirts next season;
whether they will be accepted or not
time alone can tell
A lovely white frock is made of one
of the latest mohairs woven TO show
open work squares, and built on n
crisp white-silk foundation.
A frock Of red linen has the skirt
aud bodice edged by scarlet peoples.
1t is certainly "chic, and makes
delightful effect Mt IA garden party.
The "frou-frou" Daisies are very
much liked, and many pretty effects
can be obtained by running ribbons
through their embroidered slashings.
A French dress of ccru linen batiste
is made with an open work yoke of
linen passemeuterie, backed with red
Belt and collar are of gay rel plaid
ribbon.
There is another new wool that the
dressmakers are using now for hand
some travelling gowns. II is very
light, thin stuff, of loosely woven
mohair.
A novelty seen in silk waists has the
sleeve set in from the neck in rather
large pleats, which is especially pretty
for slender figures, as it gives width
I across the bust.
A dark blue cropou is woven TO
show che cker- board squares and a
novelty in plain colors has thin disks
IN 1T and should be made mp over n
colored foundation.
Charming negligee waists of India
null or batiste are cnt like an Eton
jacket in the back with sailor collar
and very long hawl-polnted fronts.
like the ends of iichu.
a waist for brown crepon dress u
made Of cream white satin with three
box plaits of crepon arranged over it
back and front and striped across with
fancy trimming under the plaits.
Some pretty fitted blouses are made
OF satin-striped wool OF very sheer
quality, with full fronts OF tairsta the
color OF the satin stripe, ladder
stitched up the center plat with white
silk.
Long ostrich plumos are inst now
greatly used m combination with short
full tips and tufts or aigrettes These
trimmings are seen upon picture hats
of various shapes and on toques and
turbans rs well.
There arc some molish adaptations
of Che iichu. A skirt of mauve silk
has lace figures embroidered over IL.
The entire blouse aud elbow sleeves
are OF lace. Over the blouse is q fohu
Of mauye silk null.