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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

Helen, aged four, was spending
a night awav from home. AT bed :
time she knelt at her hosiess's knee
to say her prayers, expecting the
usual prompting Finding her
friend unable TO help her out, she
concluded thus: Please, Lord,
'scuse me. | can't remember my
prayers, and I'm staying with a la.
dy that don't know any at all.
Amen
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15
Ground. For Ac,ton.

Softleigh-I aw-had me mind wead
by professional mind weader we
Gently. doncher known
Miss Cutting-Indeed And what did
he charge your
Softleigh-Foah dollars.
Miss Cutting What an outraged why
don't you have him arrested for obtain
ing money under false pretenses7-
Chicago News.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

Il think ! would go crazy with pain
were it not for Chamberlain's Pain
Balm" writes Mr. W. H. stapleman
Herminie. Pa. II have been afflicted
with rheumatism for several years and
have tried remediesl without number,
but Pain Balm is the best medicine |
have got hold Of" One application re-
lieves the pain For sale by William n,
GrseHwsll y Son, LeonsTdtUwn, ana on
eduutfy Stores.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15
JOhnston's SarsapariIIa
A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS
QUART BOTTLES



.
$
blotches
troubles
follow II
neglect heed the the mistakes
avoided
the blood
right of J0HNSTONS SARSAPARILLA
Miss Abbie j. Rande, of Marshall, Mich, writes
a
doctors and friends said salt eu It out head
telling Nobody believe
to buy highly
finished third touch IL
all
stomach
trouble miserable JoHNSToNS sARSAPARILLA
made all right"
The blood and
J0NSTONS
dollar
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15
Head OF the House.

MeSwatters-W Where Is your mother
in-law now7
McSwatters-- We are living with her.
McSwatters What! thought you
owned n house?
McSwittersl did till she came
Syracuse Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

Visitor-So your young brother
is taking lessons on the violin. Is
he making progress
Phil-He's got so far now that
we can tell whether he is tuning or
playing. Tit. Bits.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

1t is pity so many children
look so stupid, isn't it?
Yes. it ia.
just see that one across the roadY
Hold on. That may be- one Of
mine
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

If silence is ever golden. It must be
beside the graves Of men whose lives
were more Significant than speech. and
whose death was poem tho music OF
which can never he sung
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

A little sugar taken with water. not
too cold, In case food Is not obtainable.
viii relieve any feeling OF exhaustion
0nd sharp hunger.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15
The other, 10 Blame.

"You can't keep secret. Marie"
eyes, ! can; but always happen to
tell things to other girls who can't
Chicago Record.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

The use Of cocaine to produce local
'nsensibillty is forbidden in Turkey on
religious grounds.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

Cholly-And was my present
surprise to your sister, Johnny?
Johnny-Betcher life She said
she never suspected you'd give her
anything 80 cheap.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15
Real Estate Notice.

THE undersigned have formed a CO.
l. partners,h hip for the purchase and sale
of real estate In this and adjoining coun-
ties, and have formed connections with
agents in the North, West and with State
immigration Agent. Parties desiring to
sci. land or exchange, win find il to their
advantage to communicate with the I'M
dersigned. MORGAN & LUCAS,
May Gifts Leonardtown. Md
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
s. A. NELSON HANGS
HIMSELF TO A TREE

The body of Swan A. Nelson, who
had been living with his son, August
Nelson, in South Moline, was found
yesterday morning hanging to an ap-
pie tree in Wright's orchard. Cor
oner Eckhart was notified and impau-
elled the following jury: E. B. Nc
Keever, foreman; John Geisberger
Charles F. Pruessing, Otto F. Ander-
son, Charles Rodeleier and a. V. Es-
terdahl. The evidence showed that
there had been no trouble between
the deceased and any mem Der of his
sons family and that he had never
threatened self destruction. His
health, however, had been very poor
and be often suffered with severe
headache. The verdict returned was
to the effect that Swan A. Nelson had
died by his own hand, the act, in the
opinion of the jury, being caused by
melancholia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
William Lynch Meets a Terrible
Fate in the Railroad
Yards.
WHEELS PASS OVER HIS HEAD
Supposed to Have Fallen Asleep
on Track-Body Found by
@ Crew.
WHEELS PASS OVER HIS HEAD

Saturday evening about 1880, the
crew of freight train No. IA. running
east on the c., B. Il O., found the
body of a man lying beside the track
within 10 feet of the operators shan
ty at the foot of Thirty-eighth street.
The body was lying south of the
track with part of the head gone and
the face, which was held by portion
of the neck, had fallen forward on the
breast. The skull and part of the
brains were lying between the rails.
From the marks on the track it was
evidently struck by an east-bound
train. From the fact that the body
was warm, while the blood had ceased
to flow, it was plain that the tragedy
occurred only few minutes previous
to the discovery of the body.
Passenger train No. so, in charge
of Engineer Dempsey and Conductor
Liscom, which leaves here at 7:15,
had passed only a short time before,
and there is scarcely any doubt that
it was the one that struck the un-
fortunate man.
The body was taken to Knox S un-
dertaking rooms and identified as that
of William Lynch, who, with his fam
ly, has been living in a tent during
the summer near the river north of
Brooks crossing. He was last seen
alive about Z O'Clock and it was
claimed was then intoxicated.
Falls Asleep on Track.
1t is probable that he had fallen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03

asleep on the track and had not no.
iiced the approach of the train.
Coroner Eckhart yesterday after
noon impanelled jury consisting of
w. A. Giles, c. H. Writ, Fred Smith.
Harry Coyne, William Fee and W. c..
Root, which met at Knox's undertak-
ing rooms. J. L. Sursey, of Moline,
who was on the freight train when the
body was found, was the principal
witness, and testified as to the time
and condition in which the body was
found. The verdict was in accord
ance with facts as stated.
Leaves q Family.
The deceased was 3S years of age
and leaves 8 wife and three small
children in destitute circumstances.
The funeral was held at 8 o'clock
this morning from St. Joseph's
church. Rev. Thomas Mackin official
ing, and the interment was made at
Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
The RraYerx Of Woman.

Was grandly shown by Mrs. John
Bowling, of Butler, Pa, in a three
years struggle with a malignant
stomach trouble that caused distress
ing attacks of nausea and indiges-
ton. All remedies failed to relieve
her until she tried Electric Bitters.
After taking it two months, she
wrote: Il am now wholly cur ed and
can eat anything. 1t is truly a grand
tonic for the whole system, as gained
in weight and feel much stronger
since using it," 1t aids digestion,
cures dyspepsia, improves appetite.
gives new life. Only so cents.
Guaranteed at Hartz & Ullemeyer's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
MAY GET THE DENVER MAIL.
Probable the BurIingtoa VIII BE Given
Longer Fast Run.


Longer Fast Run.
Frequent and continuous delays of
the fast mail on the Union Pacific has
started the rumor that that road is
about to lose the contract for hauling
the governments mail, 1t is said
there is talk of giving the mail to the
Burlington from Denver to Omaha.
This would give the Burlington con-
tinuous haul for almost a thousand
miles and it is quite certain that the
on-time arrival would be as steady as
the service between Chicago and the
Union Pacific transfer.
There is quite little gossip going
on among railroad men as to the
probable destination of the mail con-
tracts. There is a growing belief
that the Northwestern Is going to give
the Burlington further competition
for the service, but as that road has
never been able to beat the %" time,
there is little fear of the Northwest
ern getting the mail contract away
from the 90" so far as time and serv-
ice go.
The constant improvement of the
Burlington track has been made with
a view of protecting it's tariff and
getting trains over the road with
greater speed when the occasion ar
rives. Next spring, and possibly be-
fore that time, there will likely be an
other race for the mail busine SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03

largely determine the of in fe
preparation people than practical
training Attend where the instruction
taught business is done;
teachers and methods employed where
desirable POSITIONS where
in the shortest time at the
least expense. SCHOOL BUSINESS Moline, H.,
largest equipped commercial school in this
1t is the only school hereaboutS which
business practice department. which teaches
touch typewriting and Gregg shorthand.
This wonderful system of shorthand is so @'SSx~ggA
simple learned in half the time SgSeA
required any Of the old Ptmanc I @S@
styles a money If you SASx#4Ee@sR =
wish a good position next spring, enter at =
s:: s'; :;;s5;5 september F: 4'' Night schools
further information copy of l<-~@s&-
elegant catalogue call on or address,
J.E. GUSTUS. Proprietor Moline, Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03

While on a camping tripin Webster
county, S. |. Stump, of Norman
town, w. Va, had a severe attack of
bloody flux. He saws: Il firmly be-
lieve that l owe my life to the fore
thought of one of the company VIII o
had taken along bottle of Cham ber-
iain's collie, cholera and diarrhpa rem
edy." Moral.-Procure a bottle of
this remedy before leaving home. 1t
cannot be obtained while on hunting,
fishing or prospecting trip. Neither
can it be obtained while on board the
cars or steamship, and at such times
and places it is most likely to be
needed. The safe way is to have it
with you. Thousands of travellers
never leave home on a journey with
out it. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03

One size smaller after using Allen 5
FoOt-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. 1t makes tight or new
shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Cures
and prevents swollen feet, blisters,
callus and sore spots. Aliens Foot
Ease is a certain cure for sweating,
hot aching feet. At all druggists and
shoe stores, % cents. Trial package
free by mail. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, Leroy, y. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
BUSINESS WORRIES

And not work wear n man out. Make
yourself master and not a victim of
the situation by taking an effective
tonic like our malt and hop tonic,
which will restore the nerves and
strengthen the system. Medical men
have only praise for oar standard prep
arations. Leading practitioners at
tribute part of their success TO the pre-
vious use of these remedies by pa
tierts. One dozen $1.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
Licensed to Wed.

LIcensed 10 wed.
Harry T Swift --........-.....-.... Rock Island
Miss Mary a. Collirs .... ....---..-- Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03

er some of the inconsistencies in the
previous addresses, but under the
circumstances he gave it up.
Later-Toward the close of the per-
Torrance B. F. Knox's bewlegged cur
lyhaired poodle was invited to the
stage and did two somersaults for
the amusement of the audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
But the Bunch Was Tired.

By this time about all the crowd
but the city and county officers had
escaped from the room and they were
looking, as H. A. Weld. the last
speaker, put it, faded by the able
speeches" that had been presented. If
the last speaker had had time he
might have attempted to weld togeth-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight; SO do
drastic mineral pills. but both are
mighty dangerous. No need to dyna-
mite your body when DR.. Kings New
Life Pills do the work so easily and
perfectly. Cures headache and con-
stipation. Only IS cents at Hartz &
Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
FoIey's Kidney Cure

Is pure medicine. and contains in
concentrated form, remedies recog-
nized by the most skilfulI of the medi-
cal profession as the most effective
agents for the cure of kidney and
bladder diseases. For sale by ali
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-03
Rheumatism Cured In 81 Hours.

7. j. Blackmore. of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says: "A short
time since procured bottle of Mys-
tic Cure. 1t got me out of the house
in - hours. l took to my bed with
rheumatism nine months ago and the
Mystic Cure is the only medicine that
did me any good. / had five of the
best physicians in the city, but re-
ceived very little relief from them.
I know the Mystic Cure to be what it
is represented and take pleasure in
recommending it to other poor suf-
ferrers." Sold by Otto Grotian. 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island. and Gus
Schlegel & Son. 22O West Second
street, Davenport.
Washington, d. c., Genesee Pure
Food company. lie Roy. y. Y. Gen
tlemen: Our family realize so much
from the use of Grain-O that feel l
must say a word TO induce others to use
it. II people are interested in their
health and the welfare of their chill
dren they will use 40 other beverage.
/ have used them all. but Grain-O
have found superior to any, for the
reason that it is solid grain. Yours
for health. c. F. MYERS.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

The most important factor in
any system of coordinate activities
is the responsible head. In the
public schools Of country or city
this head is the superintendent, and
he is not doing his full duty if he
acts merely as a clerk to the school
board and as paymaster. He
must be leader of educational
thought, a guide and inspirer to
the best educational practice. He
should visit schools. He should be
able to teach classes in a model way
in the presence Of the teachers, and
he should frequently do this. He
should make frequent educational
addresses in every part of the coun-
try. He should lead in every
movement for better educational
facilities. He must call the teach
ers together in frequent educational
meetings-not for rally and enthu-
siasm alone, but for sober, thought
ful discussion of the problems and
methods of education. No SUPER
intendent is doing his duty as such
who does not do these things
North Carolina Journal of Education.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13
THE TWO ENGLANDS.

Good Americans love England !;
but it is pretty poor American
that loves her politicians. They are
as corrupt and as SNUG as ours,
and possibly still surpass ours in
their confidence that they can fool
the people. English politicians
tried twice to crush this nation in
it's infancy. They wished its disrup-
ton in our civil war. Just now
they are trying to murder another
little republic, that they may Ego
through its pockets But the
England we love and honor is not
the British politicians-it is the
English people. They were not
on the side Of the stupid and brutal
George; or the feeble colonies
would have been wiped off the
earth. They did not pray for jeff
Davis; or there might have been
no Appomattox. They are not
fierce hearted to butcher the Beers.
And not only the people but the
statemen. There were English anti.
imperialists in 1776-Burke, Fox,
Chatham, all the men Of their day
we most honor-and in 1912 and
1861. And their blood is still alive
in 1899. And as England has a
good deal to learn from our poll
ticians in the way of snobbery and
abjectness, she doesn't "copper"
head" her citizens for thinking,
nor stop their mail. It is the hope
for humanity-for no nation has
every yet become SO INSCRIPTIONS,
SO selfish, so venal, as its machine
politicians. The present pity Of it
is that decent English boys are
their lives to fatten
schemer who would cart-tail his
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13
EDUCATIONAL THOUGHTS.
SUPREMELY SELF F-SATISFJED

SUPREMELY SELF SATISFIED.
Too many of our teachers are
supremely self-satisfed with their
present attainments. They seem
to have no need of any educational
literature bearing upon their work
They never attend any teachers
gatherings. If they do, they go
away just as they came-empty
handed. They are not students.
They invariably stand at the very
bottom of the list. The honest.
capable teacher of to-day is a stu
dent, one not ashamed to work. one
who is always willing to learn and
to fit himself that he may render
the best and most effective service
possible. His watch word is cal
ways upward. "-Arkdnsas School
Journal.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13
WORK is NOT sERvITUDE.

No evil can be greater than for
children to begin life with dread
of work, aud with the desire to
substitute for it sorry accom-
plishments and idle pleasures.
Therefore, adapted and specialized
instruction is now in full course in
almost every civilized nation. The
old delusion that education and
work are antithetical, that educat-
ed persons do not work and that
the persons who work ought not to
be educated, has been smitten and
is dying, with few to mourn over
it. We cannot afford to have in
our midst either the refined idler
or the ignorant workman. Work
is not servitude. It is the art Of
life. It is religious duty. There
fore enlightenment is the rightful
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13

II Is no wonder that women Cyerywhere
are full of unbounded praise and gratitude
for Df PicrCc's Favoritc Prescription. II
does away with all suffering due to the dis
eases oi the organs peculiarly feminine 1t
regulates the periods stops the dsagrCeable
drains heals inilamCd and liberated con
ditions, and cures female weakness 1t
brings all the delicate female organs into
natural, healthy and harmonious action.
There Is no opium ot other narcotic.
and no alcohol. whisky OF other alcoholic
stitnulant in Favorite Prescription"
Sick women are invited to consult Dr.
Pierce by letter, without charge Write
freely. Every letter is treated as strictly
private and saCrCdly confidential
Mrs NJ + Long, of It. Loup Franklin Co
kaus., writes: Words cannot express how
grateful | am for yuur kind advice and good
medicines. have been in poor health more or
less all my life In the past nine years grew
worse, ana two years ago was poorly could
hardly drag around. | consulted n specialist
and he said had liberation and that an opera
ton would have to he performed This did not
seem necessary to me. SO time went by and |
at last wrote to Dr Pierce asking advice
bought two bottles of Favorite Prescription
two of the Discovery and two vials of the pei
lets as advised. When commencing weighed
Iiols pounds, and after taking one bottle of each
was like new woman, In one month gained
eight pounds. After taking two bottles each of
the medicines named, I began to look like a
woman and not like wasted skeleton That
weary tired feeling all left me and il did seem
as though life was worth living"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cleanse the skin
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13
NEGLECT IN THE HOME.

A great course of education
should be begun to arouse parents
to the evident dangers and to bring
about, first, training to obedience
in the home; second, good Ian
guage in the home; third, knowl-
edge of the absolute necessity of
keeping the children at home, in
the home, and of making them re-
alize that the average child needs
fewer rather than more playmates !;
fourth, the absolute necessity of
parents instructing their own child
rem in certain rules of life, of pu-
rity, virtue, and honor, and in those
great problems of physical life that
are sacred if learned from father
or mother, and nothing but evil if
learned from playmates.-N. W.
Monthly.
New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-01-13
POVERTY IN RUSSIA.

Recently Count Tolstoi describet
the deplorable condition of the in
habitants of the famous black eartl
region. The startling feature of hi
powerful picture of these victims o.
military despotlsm was the apathy
melancholy and fatalism that have
seized them. Perhaps the Russian
women do not have to bear more
than the men; but since they be
long to the more fragile sex, they
are less able to bear it. As in
France during the last years of the
Grand Monarch, the share of the
fruits of toll taken by the govern,
ment to support armies of soldiers
and officials has become SO large
that these unfortunate people are
constantly on the verge of starva-
ton. Their normal diet is third
less than sufficient to maintain
health and strength. They are not
simply weakened by the lack of
food-they are paralyzed by the
outlook that, however much they
may exert themselves, they cannot
better their condition. "Why
should we trouble ourselvesY'
they say. ave shall not get fat.
If we can only live" Bending
under this despairing thought, they
take little interest in their task.
They avail themselves of no dis
covery and no invention that will
t,1oko il Oaoior or .ne.e r-.0a~L1..
With their primitive plow and stag
gering horse, they move slowly
and drearily over their fields, glad
when night comes to deliver them
from their thralldom and sad when
morning breaks to renew it. The
priests themselves testify to their
indifference to the consultations of
religion. Aside from their desire
to get enough to keep them alive,
they have no other but to forget
their sufferings and disappoint-
ments. When surcease is not
sought in the natural sleep that
comes from heavy toll, it is sought
in deep draughts of Russian spirits.
-Scribner's Magazine for October.