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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20

| Sandusky, O, Nov. 12,-No.-
Sandusky Register.
| Wausau, Wis, Nov. l3, 1899-Yes
Business phones reduced from - to
! 81 80; residence phones reduced IS
to as cents. Good service. Old ex-
change had 1O7 Instruments New
has S69.-Editor of Record.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 13-Cheap-
ened rates on each 'phone.-Wil-
liam c. MAY bury, mayor.
Sandusky, o., Nov. 13.-It did.
Reduced rates about one-half.-Hen-
| ry Graefe, cashier.
Cedar Rapids, Ia Nov. 13.-Iude-
pendent telephone gives us three
times the mum Der of subscribers at
about one-half Bell rates-Cedar
Rapids National bank.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 10
Our independent telephone company
gives best service, least prices; thor
oughly satisfactory; much larger
su Description list old National Bank
Ashtabula, O. Nov. 13 Very large
ly service was improved, rates re-
duced one-half,. making it possible
for the number of users to be in
creased greatly and still has paid
stockholders well.--B. b. Seymour,
cashier.
Ashtabula, o., Nov. 13.-Indepcnd-
ent telephone exchange has reduced
phone rental over one-third, has
given patrons a greatly improved
service and added 10 value of phones
by increasing the number of patrons
from less than 200 to over 800 Stock
of independent company which is
owned by home citizens, has paid
per cent annually beside laying aside
handsome rplus.-Daily Beacon.
Madison, Wis, Nov. 13.-It has
cheapened rates and improved serv-
ice of both sy>tems.-Amos Wilder.
Madison, Wis, Nov. 13.-It has
to very great extent; independent
exchange has almost 900 telephones
and less than half the rate originally
charged by the Bell company for
24O. Independent gives satisfactory
service. M. J Hoven, Mayor.
Oshkosh, Wis. Nov. 13.-Our peo-
pie derive great benefit from the in
dependent telephone exchange. Prices
were reduced One-half and the service
greatly mprOved.-National Bank of
Oshkosh.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. Is Our
independent telephone exchange has
been a great blessing to this com
munity.-M. Il. Wilson. president.
There is in reality but one poorly
constructed independent exchange in
Ohio, and that is at Toledo. There
is only one failure recorded out
of total number of 2I6 ex-
changes in Indiana. and that is
at South Bend. There are a hum
dred good independent exchanges in
the state of Iowa. Probably as poor
a construction as any of the entire lot
is at Des Moines. 1t is unfortunate
that the committee of aldermen from
here should have visited these cities
when between the miles of travel from
Toledo to Des Moines there are hum
dreds of cities with independent ex-
changes and thousands of merchants
ready to sound the praises of their
untold benefits.
BILLS d WoRTHAN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20
Son of an Ohio Merchant Cured of Chron-
ic Diarrhoea.

NV son has beer troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Some time
ago | persuaded him to take some OF
Cham bcrlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea remedy. After using two
bottles of the 25-cent size he was
cured. l give this testimonial, hop
ing some one similarly afflicted may
read it and be benetited.-Thomas
c. Bower, Glencoe, Ohio. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20
To Cure a Cough,

stop coughing, as its irritates the
lungs and doesn't give them any
chance to heal. Foley's Honey and
Tar cures without causing a strain in
throwing OFF the phlegm like common
congh eXpectorants. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20

It's the little colds that grow it on
big colds; the big colds that end in
consumption and death. Watch the
little colds. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup For sale by Marshall & Fisher,
DRUGGISTS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20
% mr.. plnAhau,
Lynn, Mass.
LrzTTEa 10 MRS. rIzxHAx 40. 4I.ao7I

DEAR FRIEGD-A year ago was .
great sufferer from female weakness.
Ny head ached all the time and would
get so dizzy and have that all gone
feeling N the stomach and was so
nervous and restless that L did not
know what TO do with myself.
My food did me no good and had a
bad case of whites. ! wrote to you and
after taking Lydia z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as directed, / can
truly say that feel like a new woman
and canRot tell you how grateful am
to you.
Il have recommended il to all my
friends and have given it to my
daughter who is now getting along
splendidly. May YOU live many years
to help our suffering sisters. -MRs. c.
CARPENTER, 253 GRAND ST., BROOKLYN,
n. 7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20

I have sold Pine-TaT- Honey for ono
year. FIND ~ a splendid remedy and
good seller. Sold fivc bottles N Miss
Stella Howell. OF this place, who was
considered TO havo ConHumptiOn. She
is now in good health. L. GEIsuAn,
Druggist, GTaDtsbuTg, Ii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20

Over eighty thousand
such letters as this were re-
Ceived by Mrs. Pinkham
during 1897. Surely this is
strong proof of her ability
to help suffering women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head
aches; 10, % snd 30 cents Rsiss'
drug stnre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-20

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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-17

William Barron of Branford has re-
turned from a very pleasant two
months sojourn in his native land
Scotland. Mr. Barron reports a fine
voyage both ways.
Former Mayor A. c. Hendrck left on
Thursday for several weeks stay in the
south. y,
Mrs. Anna D. Pollard, superintendent
Of Southington schools. is quite i'll with
heart trouble. Her condition was slight
ly improved yesterday.
Maurice Leeney of Southington, an
eighteen-year-o son Of David Leeney,
was operated upon for appendicitis yes
terday by DR.. Russell of this city and
DR.. Gushing of Southington.
State Secretary Bates and Secretary
Fenno of the Railroad Y. M. G. A. We're
in Guilford Thursday evening and adj
dressed mass meeting of citizens, ex-
planning Y. M. C. A. work. Professor
Goodwin, the evangelist singer of New
Haven, sang several pieces and was
greatly appreciated.
H. S. Stevens of this city, represent
ing the Diamond Match company is in
Washington for few days on business
after having made most successful
trip south. He says that the southern
people are making great progress, both
in agriculture and in manufacturing,
and that the competition of the south
ern mills is much to be feared on ac-
count of the long hours of labor and
other profitable conditions in the south
ern states
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believe is a blase air, and listen with a
cynical smile to their hostess chatter
until she Is fain to make Illogical and
ridiculous statements in the vain hope
that these will provoke him to retort,
but they never do.
1t is question among girls whether
such gentlemen are very deep or very
dull, but as women generally like they
cannot fathom there is general belief
among the sex that the silent man is
tremendously brainy and that his BROOD
ing silence covers multitude of brill
liant thoughts.
One maid who had to entertain such
visitor constantly used to arrange the
heads of her discourse before he came,
much as clergyman might those Of
his sermon. Then she would commit
the list to memory, and beginning as
was proper would gravely talk on each
subject In turn until the end was reach
ed. A silence would then fall upon the
pair so deep that the youth would short
ly take his departure in self-defense.
The silent man in society is usually
so because he is too lazy or too indif-
ferent to be otherwise, and not because
he lacks ideas. He considers 1t quite
proper that the girls. he goes to see
should exert herself to entertain him,
and she--but there are different opin-
ions as to the female obligation.-Balti
more News.
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MAN AND WIFE
see Changes as They Change.

To sWeeten sour human nature, one
of the best methods is to leave off
coffee If it gives you dyspepsia or
makes you nervous.
II asked husband this morning to
write out testimonial for the Postum
Cereal Co., and from it T quote: I am
pleased to be able to state that my
wife has been cured of sick headaches
and general cussedness' by leaving
off coffee and using your Postum Food
Coffee. My home is now a happy one.
II am forced to admit his joke con-
tains more than a modicum of truth,
for 7 find now I have complete control
of my nerves, while formerly was Of
ten irritable, and husband himself has
been entirely cured of insomnia by
leaving off coffee and taking up Pos
tum. He sleeps now like a baby
from the time he goes to bed. until
morning, and perhaps his improve
ment is partly a reason for his seeing
such an Improvement in me- At any
rate, our old sickness and troubles
have disappeared.
II had tried everything for my sick
headaches, but as long as l stuck to
the coffee the headaches stuck to me.
1t took us little while to learn that
we must follow the directions in MAX
Ing Postum, in order to obtain a really
palatable, delicious beverage. People
must get over the idea that they can
make it in any kind of slpshod way
and have it good The great element
In making good Postum is to allow it
plenty of time to boil. That is certain
ly simple enough, and when the cook
becomes accustomed to making Pos
tum one can depend upon a regular
quality every morning.
II know people who seem to be able
to drink coffee, with no bad effects;
and. ON the other hand, 1 know that
probably one-half of all my friends are
more or less unpleasantly affected with
coffee, when they persist in using it,
but Postum has obtained q strong hold
since its qualities have become known.
and a great many of our friends are
steady users of Postum in place of the
ordinary coffee, and you may be sure
every family that has used Postum for
even one month will be ready to testify
to the improvement in health.
IF you should publish this letter,
please suppress my name, as l have
horror of undue notoriety If anyone
will take the trouble to write you for
my name and address, 1 will cheerfully
answer any questions that may be
asked, and furnish satisfactory evil
dence to substantiate my statements.
Respectfully, Mrs. --, Hyde Park,
London, Can.
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A New Line Of Rainy Day
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THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL.


We publish this morning the annual
report of Colonel j. L. Greene, the pres
ident of the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance company, to the $1,000 mem
i bers of that great company. 1t is inter
esting not only to them, but to all who
are interested in life insurance or in the
progress of our largest Connecticut
financial institution, and, indeed, the
largest in New England Colonel
Greene has very positive views as re-
CARDS life insurance and he has held to
them through all these years of plung-
ing and racing in the business. A read
ing of his report will show that he has
no regrets for his policy nor any reason
for any. He keeps on and watches 9TH
ers come his way.
The Connecticut Mutual moves quiet
ly but steadily forward. It's insurance
and it's premium income have increased
handsomely during the year, and it's as
sets have grown by more than half a
million and now reach the vast sum of
$645S3, $40. Eighteen years ago, fore
seeing the decline in interest rates that
has since become such a factor in finan-
cial affairs, Colonel Greene put all the
new business of the Connecticut Mu-
tual on an assumption of 8 per cent.
income instead of 4 from its invest
ments, though the law still makes 4
the legal standard. Within the last
year or so he has had the satisfaction
of seeing nearly all the other leading
companies of the country shift over
to the assumption of lower rate and
roa hot,
following where he led. The surplus
of the Connecticut Mutual on the con-
sentative basis voluntarily assumed by
the management is over s7,200,000 and
it would be over 100000 if calculated
by the state The reserve voluntarily
carried by the company is more than
$2,000,OO0 greater than the law requires
The strength of the Connecticut Mutual
is absolute.
Under these conditions Colonel Greene
declines to chase for new business that
does not pay, to get it at the expense Of
those persons already insured in the
company. That is where he has set the
Connecticut Mutual, and it's appeal for
new members is to conservative people
who want absolute safety, who enter
lloI LII q 6dlHDlSp OQI LII IGdl lllG lllSuI-
ance, and it is such people who yearly
Join 1T. They come to stay and they are
not SPECTATORS, but investors.
Colonel Greene in his report reviews
the course of business during the year
and the character of the company's
varied investments. While other COM
panies, whose managers have been his
severest critics, are publicly trying or
rather expressing the wish to rid them
selves of expensive methods that they
have adopted, and are crying out
against cut-throat competition and too
rapid expansion, he steers the same
course that they criticised and watches
them in their endeavor to get into it
themselves.
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such tendency has often existed. His
tory reports various cases of sovereigns
and statesmen who had the habit OF
looking into every corner and interfer-
ing when their interference would have
been the least expeSted-for which they
were usually considered at fault. Moth
ing of the kind happens to William III.
What would cast unpopularity on the
head of any other man in his position
seems to make him all the more fascin-
ating.
The secret Of this happy result lies
in the ernperor's fine sincerity and
straightforwardness. He is clever, Gers
tainly, and sometimes, very ekillful in
his management Of men; but in several
circumstances he has acted rather awk-
warly. My impression Is that calcula-
tion is much rarer with him than peo-
pie usually think. Only his accession
to the throne had long been dreaded In
Europe ON the ground that he waa
thought to be a very passionate, im-
petuous, and warlike crown prince. AS
he has proved hitherto thoughtful, ass
siduous, and peace seeking emperor, ii
is not astonishing that he should be
deemed calculating man.-Review OF
Reviews.
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OBITUARY NOTES.
Funeral of George w. Eenn.

The funeral of the late George w.
Bean was largely attended from his late
residence, 1873 Bradley street, yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. DIR.
Munger Of the United church officiated.
Mr.. Bean was well known and re-
spected citizen, having resided in New
Haven for the past thirty-five years.
For thirty-one years he was contrac-
tor at the New Haven Manufacturing
company and for some years past he
had been engaged in the bicycle bust
ness.
During the War of the Rebellion he
served his country in the navy and was
an active member of the Grand Army,
Admiral Foote post, the Veteran Navy,
the knights of Pythas, the Veteran
Firemens association, the Pyramid
lodge, A. o. u. W., and the Young Men
Republican club. Mr.. Bean is survived
by his widow and five children-William
A. Beam Edward w. Bean, BERTHE Bean,
Mrs. Benjamin Aubrey and Miss Nellie
Bean.
The funeral was under the direction
of the Grand Army post, from which
association the honorary bearers were
taken.
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DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION
Formed in This City Last Night--Colo

Formed in This City Last Night-Colo-
mel Healy President.
What will be known as the Dry Goods
association of New Haven was formed
in this city last night at a meeting of
representatives from the following de-
partment stores: The Edward Malley
company, the Charles Monsoon company,
the Gamble-Desmond company and
Howe & Stetson.
An invitation was extended to Mendel
& Freedman to be represented at the
meeting, but there was no representa-
tive from that establishment. The meet
ing was held in room Is, Insurance
building, Colonel J. G. Healy of the
Malley company presiding. Officers
were elected as follows:
President-Colonel ]. G. Healy Of the
Edward Malley. company.
Vice PRESIDENT. Bernstein Of Howe
& Stetson's.
Secretary-T. F. Fogarty of the Gam
ble-Desmond company.
Treasurer-C. G. Wanner of the
Charles Monson company.
A. committee was appointed for the
purpose Of comforting with the heads Of
the different stores with regard to the
early closing on Mondays, and a result
of their conferences will be heard at the
next regular meeting Of the association.
The committee is composed of Carl Ed
dlemuth of the Desmond COM
pany Mr.. Lincoln of the Edward NAL
ley company, e. J. Weary of the Charles
Monsoon company and E. c. Nettleton of
Howe & Stetson's.
The association has at the present
time membership Of thirty, and it is
the intention Of the present members to
have all the dry goods clerks of the city
in the association,
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Wesley Bothem of Jersey City visited
friends in this city yesterday.
Miss Huldah Jacobs of IL Day street
has returned from two months trip,
during which time she visited relatives
and friends in New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and washington.
Miss Anna Richards of York street
left yesterday morning for short visit
in New York.
Edward l.. Clark of this city is a
guest at 1.-The Colonial" Mount Glenn
ems, Mich.
Mrs. George T. Bradley gave very
delightful card party for party Of
friends at her home on West Chapel
street last evening.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rattle of 1856 Washington avenue will
rejoice to learn of the birth of twin girls
in the Rattle house Thursday.
Ralph Stone of Philadelphia is spend
ing a few days in this city.
Mrs. Benjamin r. English and Mrs.
C. Berry Poets attended most delight
full meeting of the D. A. r. s of Ansonia
Wednesday. The local chapter and spe-
cially invited guests were entertained
at an elegant luncheon by Mrs. Dana
Bartholomew, after which the Daugh-
tiers went to the Congregational church
and listened to fine paper by Miss
Dotha Pinneo of Norwalk, who appear
ed before the New Haven Daughters on
January II at Colonial hall, reading a
paper on Nathan Hale"
Among the candidates for the position
Of chief clerk of the railway postal SER
vice, made vacant by the death of Cap
tain M A. Butricks, are mentioned
Richard F. German Of this city, Will
liam Saunders of New London, William
Andrews of Windsor Locks and Will
liam Gilbert of Derby, all clerks in the
service.
Notwithstanding the bad weather on
Tuesday evening, Mrs. M. c. Billiard
held the meeting of the Fortnightly
Whist club at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank P. Tyler, SO Clinton avenue.
There were four tables and those pres
ent had an enjoyable time. Light re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. C. w. Harrington of Hopson
avenue, Branford, had for her guest the
first of the week Mrs. ]. B. Caldwell of
New Britain.
The B. X. Bruce Literary and Social
association Of this city has for presi-
dent w. Hugo Hickman and for secre-
tary w. Scott Miller.
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A LARGE PERCENTAGE
OF Marriages Are Not Of the Glass Call

OF Marriages Are Not of the Glass Call
ed Happy.
According to members of Professor
Summers social science class at Yale
Professor Sumner made some striking
suggestions regarding marriage at his
Thursdays lecture. He is reported to
have said that it was his opinion that
ninety per cent. of the marriages of the
present day prove unhappy, and that
nowadays marriage is not matter of
love, but is taken as a matter of course.
Most young men, when they reach a
certain age, consider it the right thing
to get married and go ahead on that
basis, whether they are really in love
or not, or whether they have found an
ideal. All love and poetry stop at the
altar. The novelist takes the hero and
the heroine to the altar and there leaves
them to fight 1T out. The marriage Ger
emony of the present time is a lot of
show. An Improvement, according to
Professor Sumner would be an adoption
of the custom Of the couple declaring
themselves in the presence Of witnesses
and announcing for some time in adj
vance their plan to get married. Pro-
lGStSOI puIIllCI CiLCu Lie OlNt VII letll Ieto-
toms and the customs among the bar
barrie tribes in order to sustain his as
sertions.
Professor Sumner was asked yester
day to discuss his remarks further, but
he declined and added: my statements
were simply for the ears Of the members
of my courses, and I do not wish to be
interviewed for publication on them
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THE ACME OF VANITY.
A Bright Girls Experience With Very
Foolish Young Man.

A Bright Girls Experience With Very
Foolish Young Man.
There was very foolish young man
not long ago, who told the young wo.
considered he paid her great compli-
ment In coming to see her.
ANY man does" said he, modestly.
ITO elect to spend two hours with a
certain person is really subtle bit OF
flattery."
Now the young woman had been
valiantly and vivaciously talking all
evening to avoid either screaming aloud
or going to sleep, and this remark
seemed to her the final straw therefore,
she replied with much asperity that
she was not as grateful as she should
be, she supposed, owing to the fact that
she considered it something of a COM
pliment on her part to endeaVor to en-
terrain more or less stupid people when
she might be doing something much
more profitable.
Whereupon the young man went his
solemn way and never troubled her
again.
There is certain class Of people,
however, that seems to share this visit
or's point of view. The men who COM
pose it seat themselves comfortably In
the drawing room Of the unfortunate
girl, whom they are delighted to honor
with their presence and answer in
monosyllables her remarks. They never
by any chance originate topic of con-
versation, but assume what they fondly
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THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY.

Nothing escapes him, great or small.
He wants to know how the empress will
be dressed on the coming gala evening,
and if the Berlin schoolboys enjoy the
rowing club he has started and built
for them on the Spree river. He draws
up with his own hand, for his ministers
use, tables showing how the fleets Of
the great European powers compare
with one another; and he writes down
the holy sentences he means to comment
on before the crew the next Sunday, he
will spend on his yacht. In past times
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WEST HAVEN

George Stanford, proprietor Of the
Eagle hotel on George street, is erecting
a new hotel at Savin Rock. The new
hotel is being erected on Beach street
at the corner Of Savin avenue, on the
site where the residence of Wal ei
Camp stood. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Camps house was destroyed
by fire about a year ago.
The West Haven board of relief will
hold a meeting next Thursday night
and hear appeals from those taxpayers
who think that their assessments are
too high. A number of appeals are ex-
pected
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YOUNG IVES DEATH.

Coroner Mix went down to the Con-
solidated railroad yards yesterday
morning in order to further investigate
the cause of the death of Harry Ives
the fireman who was killed early Mon
day morning while at work. The coro-
ner had two engines backed up in the
manner that the trainmen say was done
at the time the fireman met his death.
He also questioned all the railroad
hands who could throw any light on the
accident The coroner has not complet-