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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-27
THE NEW BOSOM SHIRT

In the Celebrated Star make is here In all our
business experience we have never seen shown
such shirt elegance The Star shirt is positively the
best shirt earth best fitting andmost meritorious.
and lest you forget it, say it yet" There are
few of the best numbers of those greatest $7.95
and $3.50 Mems Spring and Summer Suits
counters These are the suits that caused SO much
commotion and have been the means ofkeepingup
a busy hum at store during the past four weeks.
Better get inside of one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-27
saloon Notice

Imported wurzburger on tap at th'
Bismarck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-27
Licensed To Wed.

> rthur c. KahIke -............. Seattle, Wash
Mis- olga Rocho~ ........-.......Rock Islaad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-27
Have You

watched our list of fruit
and vegetables? If not
take a glance at the fol-
lowing list:
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19
ROSS

Ed Rutherford was Manning Wis
itor Tuesday.
Willie Schrader was quite sick the
first of the week.
Sam Jordon and Allie Quimby
transacted business in Gray Tuesday.
The German church will hold their
Christmas services on Christmai eve.
The grainmen are shipping out
their grain as fast as cars can be Sc
cured.
Olsen Brothers shipped two car
loads of hogs to the eastern markets
this week.
Frank Miller shelled out quantity
of corn for Will Mcdonald the last
of the week.
Will Dice has had all kinds of bad
luck lately, having lost four head of
his best horses.
Sam Smith purchased one of those
celebrated Kratzer buggies of Harry
Bates Saturday.
Cameron and Bessie Ross visited
last Sunday at the pleasant home of
George Stemm.
Jim Rutherford left for Kansas
City Monday where he will work in
a packing house.
Jake Ruhs shipped a carload of hay
last week. Inquire at Ross before
selling your hay.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19
How to Lie when Sleeping.

The correct posture for sleep is to lie
on the right side with the limbs stretch.
ed out to their full length and the arms
either straight down by the body or in
any comfortable position, provided they
are not raised above the head. The
mouth should be closed. and all the
muscles Of the body should be relaxed.
The lungs work with greater delib.
Grafton during the hours of sleep, and
If the arms are raised above the head
at this time and for any period the ac-
ton of the heart drives the blood away
from the arms and sends it to the head,
frequently making one very restless
when it does not prevent sleep entirely.
American Onaen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19
Milton Goodnow was busy the first

Milton Goodnow was busy the first
of the week putting new floor in the
creamery, which truly needed it very
bad. 1t will be much easier to keep
things clean than heretofore. Now is
the time when patrons must be careful
of the milk kept in the born for it will
very quickly catch the talnt thereof
and of course lessen the grade of but
ter so that will of course lessons the
price and reflects back Immediately on
the producer. Keep everything clean
in every respect and there will be no
trouble.
A speciality play that is simply three
acts of laugh, Polly Poke, an amusing
country girl will give you an oppor-
tunity to laugh about sixty times a
minute, while Zeph is rustic youth
whose anxiety to see man that has
seen a Real Live Iujun I" will keep
you convulsed. Gertie Gush, whose
biography should be written in ancient
history, Widow Wallace, after life
companion, and Rose Madden, quiet
but jealous wife, all appear in amusing
positions much more pulling than
" Mystic Maze" Club, teacher, doc
tor and liar; Moses Madden, schem-
ing villain, Tim Trenwith, from Tex
as, after his "darter" and Phineas
Poke, one of the district school board,
afford series of ludicrous scenes that
will keep you giggling for month.
" What's Next" played two nights to
crowded houses at Younge, West Vir-
ginia, and at Warrensburg, New Y ork
and the receipts were $4,000. If YOU,
wish to hear a first.c class entertainment
don't fail to attend What's Next"
Will be given by the Rosetta Dramatic
Troupe. at Gray, on Friday evening,
January 10, 1902.
Meaaache stopped in 20 minutes by D,
Hhes' Nm PILLS. zone cent DOSE"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19

The following is the standing of the
voting contest of the second citizens
vote
Audubon Fire Department
Catholic Church, Audubon
Rebeckah Lodge, Audubon
Christian Church, Audubon
Audubon Agriculture Society
P. E. o. Society
M. w. A., Audubon
Presbyterian Church, Audubon
Columbian Club
Danish Conservative Club
Epworth League, Audubon
Presbyterian S. S., Audubon.
Baptist Church, Audubon
Old Hamlin Presbyterian church
Yeomen Lodge, Audubon
Bethel Church
Audubon M. E. Church
Bethania Church, Audubon
Lutheran Church Lincoln Center
Presbyterian Church Aid, Audubon
g. A. r. Lodge, Audubon
Advent Church
Melville M. E. church.
Ebenezer Church, Lincoln
Evangelical Church, Audubon
Old Hamlin M. E.. Church
Kimballton Church
Evangelical Church, Hamliu
Masonic Lodge, Audubon
X. P. Lodge, Audubon
w. r. G.
Lincoln church u B.
Viola Center church
M. e. Church, Ross.
K. p. Lodge, Kimballton.
Maccabee Lodge
Eden Valley U. B. Church.
Danish Brotherhood, Extra
|. o. o. F. Lodge, Audubon.
Woodmen Lodge, Viola Center
German Church
Owing to the long list we will no
publish the name of any society unit
its vote will have reached 500 or owe
that amount. The above societies hay,
above this amount.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19

Mrs. Frank Miller was taken sud-
denlyill Sunday night but is now
slightly improved.
Miss Clara Shelley who is teaching
the Northup school spent Sunday at
her home in Gray.
Jake Ruhs was up in Viola town.
ship the first of the week selling a
pump to Clark Jingst.
Jeston Quimby is installed as clerk
in the Farmers Store and is busy
helping to wait on the trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Beers are the
proud parents of a new boy that came
to their home Friday night.
George Stemm was agreeably sur
prised last week by receiving from
his sops present ola big fur coat.
John Burkheart, OF Melville town
fhip, delivered some nice hogs to Oh
sen Brothers the first of the week.
The meeting being held here is not
meeting with very good success on
account of the extreme cold weather.
Chas. Heuss dedarted Thursday for
Nebraska where he goes to look after
the renting of piece of land he owns
out there.
M RS. Chas. Wilde, of Audubon,
came up Wednesday and spent the
day visiting with her many friends at
this place.
During the cold weather of the past
fnW davo tho lopoonI
great, that the SUPPLY was exhausted
at this point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bamsey departed this
week for Harlan, where tney will
vista time with their sons who re-
side there.
Gordon Story is looking for his
wife home on the evening train. Cor
don is not very highly elated over the
idea of patching.
Alice Eddy rrived home from
Iowa City Tuesday evening, where
she has been for sometime caring for
her sister, who has been ill.
The stores in Ross are busy selling
to the Christmas buyers as they have
full line of Christmas goods. Why
go elsewhere to buy your gifts?
Harry Bates the hustling imple-
ment dealer is doing big implement
business. Harry IS hard worker
and always labors to accommodate
the people.
Doctor Jewell had an injurious ac-
cident happen IN runaway, Sunday
night about SIX o'clock. His team
started near Doctor Gibson's drug
store and ran violently down the
street. Opposite Worth Smiths the
buggy was tuaned over, the doctor
thrown out and was picked up nncon-
cious. MIR. and Mrs. Smith were not
at home but the udoctor was carried
into the house. Mrs. Gibson was there
Immediately and Doctor Gibson soon
came and reset the left shoulder
which was dislocated, and Doctors
Henry and Downs came as soon as
they heard OF the accident. The face
was considerably scratched and there
Mrs. Jewell was out to Viola Center
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bonwell, but was telephoned
for and came bone at once. MIR. jew
ell was removed to his home that
evening, and on Monday could not
tell how The accident occurred nor
remember anything concerning it.
The buggy was badly broken and the,
horses caught at the gravel pit not
sersously injured. Coon Rapids
Reparter,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19

HI. A. Barger is moving the balance
of his stock of general merchandise
into the old furniture building on the
south side of Broadway where he ex-
pests to close them out.
The following is list of new books
that have been recently added to the
Columbian Libary. The libary now
has over thirteen hundred volumes be-
sides the reference books. There are
many valuable books, that have not
been read by the public in addition to
the new books given herewith:
First Across the Continent Noah BROOKS
The Making of Marchioness. Frances Burnett uSas
The Sky Pilot Ralph Conner
The Man From Glengarry go Ralph Conner
La haaa Ere, ~, Mary H. cath I, We?
cae EssEnal W a chaG Gbins
The House Of Romance Agnes Egerton Castle
At the Point of the Bayonet -..----.G. a. Henty
To Herat and Cabul G.A A. Henty
With Roberts to Pretoria G. A. Henty
Ths Taaf, OF Blent- sAnth4ony Hope
Warwick of the Knobs. John W. Lloyd
gGnn s SPLENDID ~ Fortnna Neil Monro
a Son of satsuna- ,--------.-----K Kirk Monroe
G fra g. M e. eiksns
The Right Of Gilbert Parker
Fba 1T Rs1,b E. RPen
Penelopes Irish Experience. - Kate D. Wiggin
Count Hannibal Stanley j. Weyman
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19

Ae0h1cte stopped in 20 minutes BY D,
Niles Nm PILLS. zone cent DOSE
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19
Voting Contest.

The following is the standing of the
voting contest of the second citizens
yofo
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26
OUTLOOK.

1t is to regretted that New Orleans
is again in trouble because Of very I'M
desirable and dangerous people living
there. The conditions are really dan
gerous and an outbreak between the
whites and negroes may occur at n
time. The negro criminals, scoundrels.
lare in force, it appears. n a serious
collision may soon occur, While the
city has a good per centage OF the pes.
people of the negro race, people of char
lacter and intelligence and Who com-
mand confidence and esteem. there are
great numbers Of the very worst ele-
ment in that race. The Washington
Post. republican and supported of Nc
Kinley. says this of the really ~tnceaten-
ing conditions at present:
Nevertheless. the situation In the
Crescent City is becoming unpleasantly
I..r The streets after dark are over-
I'm .sith mo thieves. footpads. and
murderers. women and children even
|unarmed men. are far from saie: es-
.lpecially In the most desirable residence
locality known as the Garden District
1t is dangerous to pass from ones home
to that of a neighbor awo or three
blocks away. Robberies ard sal
are of nightly occurrence. A~ccording
to the local newspapers. the conditions
Iare rapidly becoming intolerable. IN
deed. WI shall not be surprised at =
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26
THE REAL CONDITION IN SOUTH
AFRICA.

General Botha is the chief comman-
der OF Boer troops. He is of higher
rank than the gallant deWet. AS al
ready known to our readers. he has de-
clined emphStically to accept the harsh
British terms Cor surrender. and there
is no possibility. it seei,1rs. Tor any laying
down Of arms and closing me war. Inc
look now is that what remaiE pr the
Beers will be found in the front fight
ing for liberty and Independence even
unto death. Botha's brother and two
Of his sons have recently been killed in
battle. General Botha and all his Off
GERS Were perfectly united in the agree
ment and resolution to carry on the war
1t is now given out on the British side
that a war Of determination" must
they have held out the
olive branch-hard terms Of surrender
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26
RUSSIA.

Russia waxed holder and demanded
that the British should apologize for
their conduct at Tien Tsin, which was
done and accepted. Next Russia de
manded that the British Withdraw
from the disputed land. This was not
done, but hostilities were averted by
an agreement hat both Russia and
England should ~evacuate. The pros
pect now is thar no war will come at
present at least from Russia's agrees
sions in China. But Dor or late Rus
STA will hold as her W Manchuria,
which is a vast territory. Then what?
1t is noticeable that Germany is not
warm in it's bolstering Of England.
Russians are cool, defiant, resolved.
An official at st Petersburg is reported
on the 18th, instant, as saying: Rus
STA is a great power n has the right
to hold negotiations with any other
government, and no other power has
the right to interfere. Tentatives made
in a friendly spirit, however, received
a friendly
He spoke of England being rebuff
ed" and he indnlged in this style Of
rebuke which is another victory for the
outraged BoersS after England cap
lures deWet, perhaps, she will have the
courage for a military conflict in anoth-
er quarter of the world. While he is
promenading around the British forces
it is hardly probable that England via
seek trouble elsewhere"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26

she can hear you in any part. OF h
room. She can hear an ordinary con-
versation.'
Thousands of people have ca.
tarrh who would be surprised to
know ID, because Ii has been called
some other name than cafarrE.
The fact is, cafarrh Is cafarrh
wherever located; and another
fact which is of equeuy great i'm
portance, that Peruna cures ca
farrh wherever located.
Cafarrh is an American disease.
Fully one-haK of the people are
afflicted more or less with ii In
some form. Previous to the dis
covery of Peruna, cafarrh WIS
considered well nigh incurable.
Since the Introduction of Peruna
to the medical profession thou
sands of cases are cured annually.
Mr. w. NJ. Holland, o. Hartwell, Ga,
proprietor of the Hartwell Tin Works.
writes of Peruna as follows
81 am than pleased with the
benefits derived from Peruna. The
wtnterof 1s99my weightwas 15Opounds.
1 used several bottles during the winter
and now weigh eli.
81 have recommended il to all nv
friends both as a tonic and catarrh cure.
If l had been lucky enough to have seer
it several years ago Peruna would have
saved me much Inconvenience. i can
never be too thankful to you for the
benefits received from your valuable
remedy. My mother has also been won
derfully benefited by your valuable
remedy"
Address The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, O., for free catarrh book
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26

North Carolina is a great state. 1t is
long. too. From Currituck to Cherokee
is 500 miles. Take a cord and put one
end at Currituck county and the other
end at Cherokee, and holding thumb
on string at the former and turning the
string directly northward it will put
you in LAX Champlain, New York. 1t
las 8 $50 square miles of land and g.
go water area-total 81, $50 square miles.
1t has some fifty rivers and with it's
numerous sounds and lakes it is as we'll
watered a state as any in the union.
Robson county is largest with 1,043
acres: Bladen second. 1,013; Cumber-
land third. 1,00S; New Hanover has but
1919 square miles. Clay has 1S5. and
Chowan is smallest with 161. Camden
is very small also with 25S. The 79
counties average something owe 500
square miles.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26

In the two conferences of the NJ. E.
church in North Carolina there are 1885,
512 members. In December, 1859, there
were but 50, 900 in the North Carolina
conference that embraced the whole
save some counties east and west that
belonged to other conferences outside
the state. There are 3S1 ministers. In
1859 the number was about 120. Now
there are 25 parsonages. 1875 churches.
1921 Sunday schools, 9.913 Sunday
school officers n teachers, Sunday
school scholars, 1882 members. The
average value of parsonages is 1858:
Of church buildings $1,274. We do not
know the average salaries paid which
would be interesting. We guess about
$500.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26

and that being declared. that hence
forth they will hunt the farmer fight
ers to the mountains wipe them
from the face of the earth. Perhaps!
The troubles in China are asserted in
London to be influencing the Beers m
Africa to p%rotract the conflict. Such is
the view of the Westminster Gazette
which kinks that war may yet come in
the far east, and this may help the
Beers. The editor of the London Daily
News, a leading paper. states over his
own signature that General Botha
never offered Ito surrender as British
newspapers sIanderously reported. He
says:
cit is now clear that no offer of any
kind was made by General Botha, but
THAT, on the contrary. the overtureS
Icame from Lord Kitchener. and Gen.
eral Botha refused them 1t is not
General BoEha's fault that the war
must be p%rohonged. He would have been
perfectly willing to accept honorable
land reasonable terms. 1t is the fault
of those, like Mr.. Chamberlain n
Lord Salisbury, who have made peace
Impossible by their indulgence in reck-
less language n v~ituperative malice.
sSlT AlIT0u hfIuCT tulTdlCS 1Ihlo III
negotiations WAS also a deadly blow to
1.-THE prospects of peace. Soone or later
Lord Kitchener or some other general
may extort an unconditional surrender,
bbut the consequence will be a perpetual
renewal of the war. finally c~ulrninating
lin the loss Of South Africa"
/ Genera Campbell's British relief col
tumn was harassed all the way es Vrede
Ia dispatch from Durham on the 21st
stated: '"The column had heavy fight
ling going to and coming from Vrede.
General Campbell has about 200 sick
land wounded. There are many bands of
Beers in the neighborhood of
fStanderton." The Philadelphia Record
commenting o General Bstha's re-
lfunsal to surrender. and praising just
lily the courage and resolution of the
Beers, says:
1.-The d~eplorable cost the sorrow n
humiliation that this cruel and n
lsary war has brought % Great Brit
ain are now very generally recognized
at home and if it were possible to go
back to the beginning. with the knowl-
ledge that has come from experience,
There can be do doubt that public opin-
ion in England would insist upon a
very different policy from that which
was pursued But the truth is that
very many of the be~St-informed and
most patriotic people in England did
Ifaresee what has occurred"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26
EXPERIENCE Is NO TEACHER

The trade journals are quite apt
some how to nearly always take a rosy
view of the outlook, and to find business
good. indeed satisfactory. Unwonted
failures may come, but h serenity Of
the trade journals is never disturbed.
They dwell always on the mountain Of
optimism. While some newspapers
give out now and then signs that all
is not exactly well. your trade journal
is full Of facts and figures to give am
pie assurance h a all is we'll Writing
OF the great stock OF gold in the treas
ury OF Uncle Sam. that robust gold or
gan. the Philadelphia Record. says that,
in the vaults now the government has
$4S3. O0o. 900 in gold piled u +. while taxes
are SO very high and expenditures a
monster of iniquity. 1t prophesies that
it will soon reach a half billion mark.
Let us quote:
Uncle SamRis sailing away the PEG
pies money at the rate OF over $1,000
900 a month, with no way of preventing
the accretion of idle cash. War reve-
nue. reduction after July 1st next will
reduce the surplus revenue of about 3d.
900, 900 per month: but wen this relief
would be insufficient if the current rate
of revenue receipts be maintained"
But all the same business is reported
lively and everybody in trade is flour
ishing like a green bay tree" The
Chattanooga Tradesman-probably the
safest of all OF its family of publications
says thai business in general con-
tinues to improve in a steady way"
Very good if true.
Railroad earnings have improved.
While the average gain of all rail-
roads in the United States was 80 per
cent. over February, 1900, the south
western n southern lines show gains
Of 22.7 and los per cent. respectively.
Iron n steel are again in heavy
home demand; and prices are advanc-
ing at least fast enough. considering
how far production exceeds normal do
mestic needs.
Current reports of greatly increased
cotton acreage are sufficient to account
for the recent decline in the price of the
staple"
Plant more cotton and receive less
price for it. That is the experience for
thirty years of southern farmers. The
law of supply and demand will govern
everywhere in the long run. The small
crops bring big money" and this
makes the heads of farmers get into a
swirl and then they pitch a great crop,
increase product by two or three mill
lion bales. and away down drops cot
ton. Then they curse their luck" and
stand ready to repeat their folly. With
them experience is no teacher. The
fire. Advance prices two or three
cents on the eve of pitching a new crop
and all experience is forgotten and the
cry goes up all around the south, let US
buy more fertilizers. increase our acre
age by o%ne-third and let US get rich.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-26
Wilson News Notes
Correspondence of The Messenger
Wilson NJ q Naroh %

Correspondence Of The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. c., March %.
Quite a little comment has been cauS-
cd In Wilson by the statement in The
Southern Tobacco Journal of Danville,
that Wells Whitehead Tobacco Com
pany had gone into the American To-
bacco Company. The report has no
foundation at all. You correspondent
had a talk with President Briggs, of
this concern, and ne says that no steps
have been taken towards transferring
M Wells-Whitehead Company to the
American Tobacco Company
Wilson was in darkness last night.
The electric light plant is being chang
ed and enlarged, SO as to furnish pow
er for the new arc light system which
is being installed. Our streets have
beeen without arc lights for several
months and it will be gratifying to all
when the arrangements for the new
system are made.
This week has witnessed the practi-
cal closing of the Wilson Tobacco mar
ket- There have been some good sales
during the week, but the grades Offer
ed were for the most part
Wilson will lose one of her most
prominent tobacco men next season.
BIZ. w. I. Skinner, at one time general
manager for Richmond, Mauny & Co,
has gone in business with Messrs. w.
l.. Petty G. Co., at Rocky Mount. Mr..
skinner has done a great deal for the
Wilson market and he has a host Of
friends here and In the country who
hear of his leaving with regret.
The Wilson Oil Company made a
large shipment of Oil yesterday to the
northern markets. The amount shipp-
ed vas about 20, 900 gallons.
The management of The Daily News
of Wilson has decided to get out a trade
issue during April.
Quite a little has been caus-
ed here by the new gambling act pass
ed by the Legislature. AS in every toun
there is a habit Of matching for drinks.
cigars, etc. Almost every place of bus
mess which has permitted his practice
in the past has posted notices taat il
Will be allowed no longer.
The work of raising money for the
Confederate monument to be erected
here is progressing nicely. The man.
J agement hopes to have e~verythin in
readiness for the laying Of the corner
stone in May.