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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
Your Best Interests

VIII be served by making sure of
health. 1t will be loss of time and
money to be stricken with serious i'll
ness. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla and
purify your blood. In this way all
germs of disease will be expelled,
sickness and suffering will be avoided
and YOUR health will be preserved.
Isn't this a wise course?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

Hoods Pills are the only pills tC
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Price
IS cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

The Weather We May Have.
Generally fair tonight and Tues
day.
Today's Temperature q
JIM SHKRIER Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

So-Io-Bac for Fifty Cent?
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure SOC, n All druggists
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

employment at all. except In the lowest
avocations. for the least pay?
But THE VIRGINIAN- PILOT does
not intend to be frightened or deluded
into surrendering the right of every hui
man being to the very best in sight, by
any parade of scare-crows, bug bears.
bug-a- boos and "rawheads and bloody
bones" No! 1t is foul wrong to
plead neglect of one duty as Il justin
cation for the neglect of all duties.
Every human being is entitled to the
Very highest and fullest development
he can attain to by his own means and
Efforts and the aid of others. But this
implies that the development must be
healthy, sound and entire; and not a
false or partial development that will
Degrade or distort, or cripple the man
or boy N any task to which he may be
called. Development is duty that i'm
plies all necessary or feasible atten-
ton to the physical. moral and mental
man ut once; and it is thus that he can
enter on the full enjoyment and use
OF his whole Inheritance
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24
TW ELVE PAGES
WEDNESDAY. MAY "a. 1899.
DEVELOP THE WHOLE MAN.

There is no respectabl employment
that does not require n good charac-
ter" From shoveling dirt to choppine
wood, from commanding armies and
ruling empires to selling ribbon, good
character" is very desirable in the man.
and helps him nightly This character
is established by good temper and good
conduct, and the lack of either, or both.
greatly detracts from the character"
no matter in what vocation.
Many men forget this, or are not in
telligent enough to see 1t and appreci-
ute 1t; but a little research into theiH
careers, great or little, public or pri-
vate, will reveal that. for the greater
portion OF their difficulties, misfortunes
and sorrows came from some failure or
defect In temper or conduct. Inn
portant as good character" is to all.
It is Invaluable TO the young and TO all
dependents just entering on life and
seeking q calling.
Who desires any dealing with quar-
relsome, or hot tempered or ill-condi-
toned person? Who will seek. or ac-
cept, the services OF anyone, in any po-
sitlon high or low. whose conduct re
,,,.os ,v,tohirr or ;ncitas susnicion or
80 don,,,2 yvbo rl1, ,xrnud r,ono,,
.oo,,ro .rch oorsors n.,or ,her, rp-
reliable in everything they are put at?
1,oos ~ evor occur 10 snecia, friends Of
.,,a ,orr, nc,r,b or south In America
or abrood white or black mar q IT.
.,e direct md caa.laa,aa eecnrt amn,c
tho co,orod neople of the Southern
lie. and tbair rclatIona Win tho whites
will do n great dea, OF roodq II is an
astonishing fact that philantbronv H.
self honestly ana earnestlv ha6 OK
hausted its energies and means toward
unfttjnr these penn,e for th,, snherc Of
life in which they were born and where
for better or worse. they must stav.
Discomfort. aspiratiou ambition and
tho warming for sonsthin.- betto.
among men. no doubt. arc enurs to adj
yancement progress. DEVELOPMENT ana
elevation. if they are not perverted u
foment hate toward those who are on
o. higher and better rlane ieaIousv n
race. color class ana wealth ana
bitter feeling that finds qualification IN
the vilest PASSIONS and basezt ,cts tho-
can bring injury. sorrow ana shame nm.
on the envied or superior persons he
ligon, education and all that lends to
q higher life and appeals 10 our hioher
nature, where there is homorenottv
and no marked distinctions ho+yaa, .bo
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24
THE ORIGIN OF OUR MONEY.

Artamurus, the British chief desiring
bread for his army. sent his Commits
sary to Gristcomh sor supplies. what
shall 1 give them IN ex haugc or bar
ter" asked the trembling oaicial. 1t
was in great fury taa. Ar.anmus drew
an arrow from MS quylc and east It
"a the commissary: "eiQs tnDm thai,"
reared the chief THE urad came.
But that was not the lass OF the ar
row. Gristeomb neadel beef: bu, Ar
,amurus had taken all tho wheat they
mad to spare TO give in exchange for
beaf; but Steerfowh had great droves
OF cattle, and the Mayor and town
council decided to send there for the
meat they needed. "Oner them tho ar
row of Artamurus," said the Mayor TO
The head of the expeditions. This was
done. This means beef on war" said
tile elders OF Steerfo.th, an they accept
ed the arrow and sen, the beef
And thus the arrows OF Ar,amurus
gradually became currcnLasa medium
of exchange in all that region. AS bus
mess grew, Artamurus extended his
manufacture and issue OF arrows; and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

Books arc good, bad and Indifferent.
libraries are not Indispensable, though
happy resource for the idle and for
all who have time for reading md
study; but bread is Indispensable. and
DOCKS and libraries can wait on neces-
slty.
THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT does not
underrate the value to q community
OF IL well chosen public library; but
inc voice OF the book-agent should he
still amidst famine; and literature it.
self should sacrifice its books for brood
to alay hunger and hush the cries of
want. Mr. Carnegie has recently been
contributing in aid of public libraries
already established. and he has said
within a few days past, in reference
to suggestion that he should give of
some of his abundance to Virginia
libraries, that he would willingly do
so where the people had taken so much
interest in the matter already as to
snare their own slender means with
science and its handmaidens.
Norfolk. among Virginia cities. can
stand this test, for she has had n nub-
lie library for years that has done
vast deal of good here, in all classes Of
our people. and is now, in equipment
and management, an honor to the civ
and the publicsprited citizens who
have done so much to make the library
what it is.
The library here, though not remark
able for its size. has a goodly show of
volumes. we'll selected and up to date:
but 1t is unique in the number and
value of rare works. editions, &c. that
make 1t mine of delight TO the bblio-
phile. The chief need is library build
ing; and if Mr. Carnegie's attention
were to be directed hitherward, he will
be glad to find our library SO worthy
-9f-liis interest
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24
THE EVIL-WHERE'S THE REMEDY

Inc ignorant and venal voter. white
or black, is n growing and multiplying
eVii ana peril to our liberties and all
good government. He ought to be rig
| idly eliminated, if possible. though he
has strong hackers, and it is difficult 10
separate him from the honest voters of
the people, so as to deal with him sep
arateiy. lie ought 10 go, however. and
must go, or we invite the i.ravest
dangers and difficulties. Yet worse.
IL not so dangerous factor. is the venal
dealer In votes: the briber and corrupt
or, VINO takes job lots Of purchasable
material wherever he can get it and
use 1t. without regard to parties. poll
tics race, color, or condition. From the
u. s. Senator to the town Councilman
or humblest voter. he is out to buy; and
you may be sure that he knows where
of he speaks, when he tells you that it
is no; Il safe thing to insure anybody
against selling out.
The lobbyist is not only experienced
and expert. but lie is up to every trick
to persuade, delude, or entrap n man.
directly or indirectly, or even without
the knowledge or suspicion of how he is
sold.
But really. the expert and exper-
fenced lobbyist soon learns to be close
and economical. rs he finds that as
soon as it gets about that he wants
votes. more offer than he has any need
for, and keen competition follows be-
tween the victims of corruption and
bribery; and so 1t happens that some
times deal that it was feared would
cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
TO put through in time, goes all the
way with rush, with no delay any
where, for few thousands down
Money is scarce. you see, and honor,
honesty. conscience and all that kind
OF thing are not only flooding the mar.
lIet on any terms. but are airy nothngs.
in fact, unquoted and unquotable where
men mean serious business.
1t is said that the rule is that even
the most innocent ana tender-footed of
the new men in any position of power
and trust, are the most eager for the
bribing and corruption to begin. This.
OF course. is to be taken with some
grains of salt. seeing from what sources
II comes, but the naked truth remains
that even the most hardened of inter-
veners. promoters. agents. &c, are
amazed beyond measure by the facility
and cheapness with which men of re-
| spectahilty and standing bctray their
| trusts and sell their honor, under the
| supposed safe guard Of a common GRIM
inality that binds all to secrecy and
silence. 1t is disgusting and alarming;
/ but what Is the remedy?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

The little minority that agrees with
tie Richmond Times is animated bv a
respectable but feeble conservatism.
The ninety-nine hundrodths of the De-
mocracy are not going to seek harmony
with the one hundredth. The members
or the minority can get harmony bv
accepting the Chicago platform. but. as
Mr.. Bryan says, III they want to come
back into the Democratic house il shall
not be for the purpose of throwing our
those who are in the house."-N. Y.
sun, ultra imperialist.
The Sun has a bad heart. but n. good
head: the Times, a. bad head but n
good heart. The latter means we'll. per-
haps. but doesn't know how; the for
mer undoubtedly means evil, and does
know how.
If the Times had the sense of the
sun Or would not be so noisy abusing
the obs;inacy Of the other Democratic
Jurymen; nor, If it had the iniuuity OF
ihc Sun. would it be in Il little side
show as the bearded Woman. or the
Double-lIeaded Calf. or the White
Raven Of politics.
The chief difficulty with the Times,
however. notwithstanding it's diminu-
tive size, is that it is a new and en-
larged edition Of Space & Eternity.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

later, other chiefs added their arrows
to the volume of the medium of circu-
iation and exchange. Finally. the mon
ey-lenders and money-changers fixed
the value Of an arrow at so much beef,
each; and so it came to pass that the
lawyers and clergy. as Latin became
the language of law and theology, call
ed this circulating medium pecunia,
or money. from pecus, n word signify
ing cattle Accordingly, the more beef.
the more money, and the people waxed
rat This all happened, of course, be-
fore the days OF canning and embalm-
ing, and before contractors contracted
liberty, the currency. &c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24
MEN ONLY BY SEX.

1t seems that to differ with Hanna
and his Mckinley administration on
expansion, Imperialism, sub1uCation.
and war for plumber. or anything. for
that matter, is treason, "lese majesty"
blasphemy. sacrilege, sedition and all,
the crimes of which disloyality is capa-
bic. This is held as against white citi
zens- On the other hand, these same
white citizens are barbarious lawless
Thugs, murderers without benefit of
clergy. &c, because they resent and
avenSe murder of the foullest kind
rape that dunbfounders language. and
threats that make IL reign of terror in
every household-the offenders in these
cases being privileged wild beasts of
African descent. For difference of
opinion with the Republican party and
Hanna, public meetings are held ana
u. y. r. endamDments meet to
charge high crimes and misdemeanors
on these diffcrcrs and to denouncc the
severest penalties on them. accom-
panied by the most fearful abuse and
threats. No denunciation of the crimes
and criminals that invade our peaceful
households and perpetrate every enor-
nifty that can curdIe the blood is
spoken, they only who seek to infict
SWIFT justice on the fiends of the neither
most and blacklist pits of Sheol being
at all blamc-worthy.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

what is now Franco and Germany. was
given to one of his grandsons. This
king and his successors maintained on
~ a shadow of authority over Italy,
and soon tho peninsula was in me
hands OF host Of princes. who ruled
small areas undor the fcmdal system.
The great religious movements OF the
eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth cen a.
rics the crusadcs opened UP trade
routes wh.cn made Italy the common
cial center az Europe and created the
powerful city republics of Venice,
Genoa Pisa. Florence. As individual
states these rich and cultured commit
mites became OF considerable i'm
portance in the diplomacy OF Europe,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24
GOVERNMENTS OF THE WORLD OF TO-DAY.

bu; no attempt was made by these c,-
ties TO weld the Italian peoples into ii
great nation. Through the long cen
turtles OF mcdiacval history down to
the period OF the French revolution the
Italians divided into petty states, had
no conception Of a united italy
UNlFICATiON OF ITALY.
Then came Napoleon with his grand
Imperial dream. His victorious armies
ovorran old boundaries and uprootcd
ancient landmarks. On his recon-
structed map ot Europe he wrote
Kingdom of Italy" in bold characters
across The peninsula. At Milan in ls05.
lie assumed the iron crown OF the an
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

century the one liberal and statesman
like monarch in italy was Victor EN-
manuel H., king of SARDINIA. His great
minister, Count Cavour. was a most ar
dent believer in Italian unificatien. and
the liberal king with his wise minister
5et 10 WORK ,o realize the dream Of
itahan '3triots. Inspired by the
hNisntiy Gnr.hHldi ana by Cavour Vie
'or l.inlH'nre Joined France in a sue
cessfui war with Austria for the libera
ton of nol thern italy. ana then began
II extend The kingdom OF Sardinia. In
1851 Victor Emmanuel assumed the
TILE of king of Italy During the de-
cade from lS60 TO 1870 province after
province united with the new kingdom
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

Rome fell before the attacks of the bar
barians in 47G y. D., and Italy was pre-
sently divided into petty principalitles.
In 100 4. d. Charlemagne and the pope
attempted to revive the Imperial glo-
res of ancient Rome by establishing q
holy Roman empire. embracing the
largest part OF western Europe nc.ud-
ing Italy. But the time had not come
for a unified government on such Il
grand scale. and when the mighty per-
soraiity OF Charlemagne vanished the
empire fell to pieces. In S43 the en-
pirc of Charlcmagnc was divided into
three parts. and Italy, with 4 par, OF
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

Competition in any intelligent com
munity either betters the quality of its
commodities or lowers their price. That
Is self-evident. But what assurance is
there Of either. IL competition be olimi-
mated by collision OF individuals. or
by the power Of a combination of cor
poraiions or trusts There is none at
all. The only escape. then, if govern
ments and people he brought to that
pass, is in socialism or the commune in
all, Of all. FOR all. That is sure and that
is regretiablc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

cicnt Lombard line and took the title
OF KING of Italy. But this partial uni
iication of the peninsula was shortlivcd.
Tor when the congress Of Vienna met
in 1915 10 undo the work Of the de-
ieated emperor the overturned italian
thrones We're set up again and the old
DIVISIONS were re-cstablishcd.
But the brief taste of comparative
freedom ana of partial uniiicatlon
which the Italians had enjoyed had
aroused Il desire for national indcpcn.
dencc and unity which was destined to
work out slowly and painfully an Ital-
ian nation. About the middle of our
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24

AS a geographical division upon the
map Italy is one of the oldest countries
OF Europe; as unified nation it is one
OF me newest. The present kingdom OF
italy. which now figures as one OF tho
sEeai powers of Europe, is less than 4
generation old.
AT the beginning Of the Christian era
ltaiy was the political center of The
world. From the Eternal city radiated
the power which ruled civilization. But
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-24
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Ne employc or the yirs!niar-fiiot PUP.
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-18
"A 44C Muslin
Underwear
Sale.

A statement like this in ozy
Muslin Underwear News will
command the liveliest interest.
The goods offered have a,
singular attractiveness in the
graceful lines and the lavish
trimming fashions latest
requirement. =,
Ladies' good muslin COWS,
new Empress style, square
neck, rows of insertion and
tucks, 44c
Ladies' gown, high neck,
rows of hemstitching, 44c
Ladies' drawers, good mus
lin, cambria rufne, with fine
lace or embroidery, 44c
Ladies' short skirts, deep
cambria tucked ruf1e, with
fine embroidery, or lace edge,
44c
Corset covers of fine cam
brio, low, square or V neck,
lace or embroidery, some
with ribbon trimming, 44c
Besides this sale, your
range of needs has a still
wider range in unaproachably
low prices-like these:
Ladies corset covers, yoke
of nine rows of hemstitching,
with beading between and fine
embroidery on neck, 100.
Ladies drawers, fine mus
lin, deep cambria umbrella
ruffie, hemstitched above al
two-inch hem. 1oc.
Ladies short underskirts,
good muslin, deep cambria
ruffle, CSC.
Children's good muslin
drawers, hem and tucks, 2 to
g yeass, &C. 6 to IA years,
12Hc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-18

B. Topping, M. D., and DR.. Frank M.
Wilson of Bridgeport and Attorney
Carleton T.. Hoadley of New Haven will
represent Pyramid Temple of this city.
Excursion rates to the convention will
be within the reach of all.
The shock Of earthquake felt in Hart
ford Tuesday night was likewise felt in
Newtown and various other places in
the state. In Newtown there was
sound throughout the district as of
heavy team hurrying over hard road
way, accompanied with a slight tremb-
ling of the earth, sufficiently pronounced
to rattle dishes, tin pans, and light house
utensils.
c. w. Muller, of Ansonia was received
at the hospital yesterday where he is to
submit to an operation for a lame leg.
He has been lame for many years, but
the leg never gave him very much trou-
Bile until the past few months. 1t has
grown worse though continually, and
by the advice of his physician he has
entered the hospital in the hopes that an
operation will furnish him permanent
relief.
EX-Constable Philip j. Peters and
wire celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary at their residence, "a Nash
street, last night. The home was
crowded with the friends of the happy
couple and the joyous affair was graced
with the presence of several little ones
of the family attired very charmingiy
for the OCCASION. There were many
beautiful silver gifts and singing, flow
ers and refreshments in abundance adj
ded to the general happiness
Many changes among the messengers
in the employ of the Adams Express
company went into effect yesterday
Messenger Stuart has been transferred
from the run between New Haven and
Ansonia to one between New Haven and
Plttsfield. Messenger Day of that run
has been given run between New
London and New York, and nearly all
running out of New Haven have been
changed. A new man has been given
the run between New Haven and An
sonia, he being j. M. S. Kirk, who was
employed in the New Haven office and |
who is now promoted to messenger.