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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Saved From Death
In q Cattle Stampede

Few young women's lives have re-
corded more widely differing expert
ences than Betty Lieter's, although
hardly twenty years have elapsed from
the day she first looked upon the world
out of a satin lined crib in a luxurious
home in Brooklyn until one day last
month when she was saved from a hor-
rible death.
Miss Letter became schoolteacher
in Wyoming when her father took up
his home I'm Sheridan. although much
against her parents Will. Her home
was three miles from the school ON the
prairie.
One afternoon in October she re-
manned later than usual ut the school
house; then ON her way home stopped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
The Secret of How to Obtain
Health " " " "

ond IN d. N@hs successful treatment for chronic
wit
diseases and failed
he
c disease and take his treatment
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The Misplaced Alan.

I'd love to be a farmer; there's charm in country life That I would be unable to resist; Away from diney cities with their money grabbing strife, Clodhopping with d plowshare in my fist Or would were q sailor and could sail the salty seas To wonderlands where spicy breezes blow. Ill fact. I'd like to occupy myself just as please,
 But somehow I can never get q show. 4 soldiers life's jolly one, though danger ous, maybe; But. after all. campaigning must he fun. There's plenty of excitement, interesting sights to see. And lots of fame and glory to be won. 4 btithe and glatls0me tinker, as he roams around to tink The thrifty housewife's leaky pan or pot, Must find 1t very pleasant; i am quite in- clined to think I'd be contented with tinker's lot. The tailor's to he envied-he would seem to have g snap: The heggarnan has quite an easy thing; A thief. if he's big one, Is lucky sort of chap
 And ought to be as happy as king. For me, l am not happy and rather want
 to Shirk-
 Some other folk know are that way. And yet somehow feel could do any sort
 of work
 Except the work find I have to do.
 Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
NOT 4 SHINING SUCCESS.

Municipal ownership of public util- ities" and the initiative and referen- dunn" are having little rest just now, but it will probably not be long before they are active again. Meanwhile it may not be unproftable to pay a little attention to what is going on at the Turkey creek pumping station. Kan sas City owns and operates it's water works and is dependent both for it's drinking water and its protection from fire on the Turkey creek pumping sta- tion. There has been an investigation of the doings at that station, and it has been discovered that the employees there have been drinking, fighting, and sleep ing at their posts, while the people of the city have been relying on them for protection to their property and their lives. The investigation also brought out the fact that valuable and expen- sive machinery is being ruined by the recklessness and incolnpetency of the men who have charge of it, and may break down at some critical moment leaving the city at the mercy of fire and with water that could be drank only at the risk of starting an epidemic of some malignant disease. The situa- ton moves the Kansas City Journal to remark: Such doings as those in the water department hold up the other side of the picture. Likewise, the re- velations regarding the conduct of af- fairs in the health department. They tend to teach us rather to bear those ills We have than fly to others we know not of. Private ownership is certainly bad enough in many instances, but ev- cry time the management Of a utility owned by the city is probed into, there results 8 smell which convinces most people that public ownership, at least in Kansas City, is and would be doubly bad.
 The Turkey creek pumping station certainly doesn't furnish strong ar
 gument for municipal ownership of public utilities, but perhaps something can be found in it which will favor the initiative and referendum.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
HAPPY DYING gURGEAR.

They are talking about wounded Boston burglar who, when dying. only said, "Oh. I'm so happy It is not known whether this dying Boston burg lar was sustained in his last moments by the consultations of religion, or by the pleasing prospect that he was about to leave Boston forever. Some might think that because he was burglar he couldn't feel the consolations of re- ligion in his last moments. but they would be wrong. Murderers often die happy in the hope of heaven, and why not burglars? Perhaps this burglar was doubly happy in the thought that he was going to heaven and was going to leave Boston. There was a New Haven woman who didn't want to die and go to heaven because she was afraid she would miss the blessed priv ileges she had enjoyed in New Haven. but it is easy to see how warm-heart- ed burglar might be glad to leave Bos- ton and go to heaven. Whatever his frame of mind, his case is an interest ing one. and will furnish some nice questions for debating societies
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is of an engineering kind. and it will be
 found at the site of the great Bohso
 Dam, the most important structure of
 the whole work The dam proposed by
 the Panama company was to have
 been of clay founded upon hard clay,
 soft clay, sand and gravel. When the
 lsthnian canal commission made it's
 investigation, it decided that for a
 work of this importance, security was
 prime object to be aimed at. Hence
 they decided that as the sub-strata
 were of more or less porous material
 1t was necessary to build either mas onry dam founded throughout upon rock, or an earth dam with masonry core extending everywhere to rock; either of which structure would pre- vent seepage and effectually close the valley. Preference was given to a core wall and earth dam.
 The structure as designed is to be 2,54O feet in length along it's crest, and
 it's core wall will be carried down every
 where to rock, which in places will be reached at adepth of 128 feet below sea level. From sea level for a distance of 90 feet down cofferdams will be used i'll making the excavation, and from 30 to 12S feet the pneumatic process will be employed, The cost of the dam will be S6,370,000 and as it will probably take ten years to build. it will be the con- trolling feature in the question of the time of construction of the canal. Once built, in the manner suggested, how ever. it will be a structure that will stand for all time.
 A great deal has been said, and much will yet be heard, about the risks and even the impossibility of building such a structure by the pneumatic process; but while the work is, in some respects, | unprecedented, there is no feature of it which is of such an untried character
 as to give any reasonable doubt to en- gineers as to the feasibility of the structure. Moreover, ten years in the l development of engineering in the United States is very long period and | we conffedently expect improved methods of construction devised by our ingenious American engineers and con- tractors will result in a considerable
 shortening of the period of construc- tion below that estimated by the commission.-From the Scientific 1 American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
ANNUITIES

Prof. c. s. Grimes of Evanston, IlI., now o4 years of age, carried policy of s5,ooo for many years and when he reached the advanced age of7ohe despaired or its ever becoming a claim, so he compromised with the company on the basis of an annuity of s4Ioper year for the rest of his life. During the past 24 years he has received his annual payments with regular ity and great equanimity of mind and, having already drawn So,84o, he has come to the conclusion that he has found the elixir of life in an Annuity. @
 At age 70, sr,ooo deposited in The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York will yield an annuity of SI34.77 for life.
 This great corporation is the most wealthy moneyed institution in the world and more than SIo,ooo,o 900 in claims has been paid in this state through the under signed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
OTHER SMART YANKEES.

The Japanese, "the Yankees of the
 as the Yankees of the West. For in-
 stance, there are no less than twenty
 Japan. These may be classified in three
 divisions, according to their standard of education: CD the ehighercommercialc col
 lege; @ ordinary commercial schools;
 (3) elementary commercial schools. The
 higher commercial college of Tokyo was
 organized by the Department of Educa-
 tion in 1885. In addition to the Japan
 ese professors several foreign instruc-
 tors in commercial subjects and lan-
 guages have been called in. The work
 of the college is supplemented by send
 ing a number of the best students to
 foreign countries for the study of spe-
 cial departments. The course of in struction extends over one year in the
 preparatory course, three years in the principal course and two years in the professional department or the post
 graduate course, making a total of six years. Especial attention is paid to commercial morality and gymnastics. The principal course of study, extend- ing over three years, includes all the
 more theoretical subjects necessary in a commercial course. A course in mech | anical engineering is given. The pro- fessional course of the higher comner- cial school is intended for such gradu- ates of the upper course of the college as are desirous of pursuing their studies further through one particular
 branch, or to engage in the consular service. This course includes, among
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

other subjects. commercial and marine law public international law, consular service practice, foreign and domestic commercial usages. banking, railroads shipping and insurance. The courses of study in this department have prov ed themselves to be very useful, espe- cially by those who apply for consular examination.
 No wonder Japan is making rapid progress. A country that can learn as Japan can is sure to become teacher.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
PRES ERFED.

Had Him There.-"Jack, what are you going to be in the next World?" "A sail- or, yer reverence-same as I am now" But are We not told that there shall be no more sea g" "Mebby so, yer reverence; but there'll be lake. ."-Chi- cago Tribune.
 He Had to Die.-"If you refuse me- D cried Moody, my blood will be upon your head. I cannot live without you. " Well, self-preservation is the first law of nature" replied Miss Cooley. T simply couldn't live with you. ."-Phila- delphia Press.
 No Way Out.-'I couldn't get out of marrying her." Henpeck explained. When she proposed she said: will you marry me? Have you any objection?' You see, no matter whether I said yes or no she had me-"
 Why didn't you just keep silent, then?" inquired his friend.
 That's what did, and she said. 'Si- fence gives consent and that ended me. e."-Philadelphia Press.
 Reciprocal Civilities. A Yorkshire farmer was asked to the funeral of 8 neighbours third wife, and, as he had at- tended the funeral of the two others, his own wife was rather surprised when he declined this invitation.
 On being pressed, he gave his reasons with some hesitation
 Well, thee sees, lass, it makes a chap feel bit awkward like to be allus &C., cepting other folks civilities, when he never has nowt O t sooart of his own to axe 'em back to.'-Tit- Bits. An enthusiastic collector of mummies reached the Belgian frontier the other day with an ancient and respected Egyptian corpse. At the customs the officials asked what it was.
 "A mummy was the answer. You can't take it in without paying duty"
 But munmies pay no duty" replied the traveller.
 We will consult the register" re- piled the official An enormous volume was examined, but with no result; mummies were not classified. Declare it as salt fish," shouted the official to one of the clerks, and thus the mummy of possible Pharaoh made it's triumphal entry into Belgium don Express.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
PANAMA CANAL PROBLEMS.
Two Difficulties, the Seriousness c

Two Difficulties, the Seriousness of
 Which is Probably Overrated.
 It is not that we believe that there do not exist in the way of the com pletion of the work gigantic difficulties; but of the two routes, we believe the difficulties to be encountered in the Panama route are much less than at the Isthmus of Nicaragua. There are two to be especially noted. One is a strictly engineering problem, and the other a question of sanitation. Taking the latter first-for if a work of this enormous magnitude is to be pushed through to completion, 1t is evident that we must make sure that it is pos sible for skilled and unsklled labor to live upon the Isthmus at Panama-we would impress upon our readers the fact that there is no respect in which the Panama Canal has been more un- justly assailed than in its reputed un- healtliness. It is unhealthy. But it is not by any means the graveyard" which the opponents of the canal have persistly respresented 1t to be.
 When the canal work was first start ed, and the proper methods of sanita- tion and the best means of fighting the local diseases were not understood, there was undoubtedly frightfu1 mor- tality; but of late years. by the em- ployment of colored labor from the West Indies, most of which is immune from the local diseases, and by the ex- ercise of great care on the part of the ,1ybito r,op111afion if hae baap fo,yy,d possible to keep down the death rate to a reasonable figure. Now, we fully believe when the United States gets
 hold of the canal, there will be still further and considerable lowering of the death rate.
 We base this belief upon the remark ably successful work which we have done in the new countries which came under our care after the Spanish war. The most notable instance of this is the fever stricken and indescribably filthy city of Havana where, after it had been for centuries in the grip of yellow fever, a few years of sanitation carried out according to American ideas sufficed to clean out the dread disease almost absolutely. and to turn a notoriously unsanitary city to one of decent cleanliness. AS the Panama work proceeds, because of the un- healthiness of the locality there will. of course. be a certain amount of trouble, but the graveyard bugaboo will be found to have been grossly ex- aggerated.
 The other great problem of the canal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
SPECIAL ELECTION.

A Special Meeting of the Electors in the 7th Ward of the City of New Haven will be held on Thursday, the 14th day of Aug ust, 1902, from six o'clock in the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of electing an Alderman to repre. sent said ward. in the place of the late Alderman John Beecher, deceased The legal voters of said ward will vote by ballot for such Alderman, in the manner prescribed by law.
 The ballot box will be opened at the poll ing place, st. Patrick's T. A. and B. society hall, Wallace Street, which has been legally designated as the polling place in said ward.
 Dated at New Haven. this fifth day of August, 1902. --.-
 JOHN P. STUDLEY, Mayor. Attest HENRY E. NORRIS,
 City Clerk. The foregoing is a true copy of the ori- ginal warrant.
 Attest: A. FREDERICK HUME, a9 St City Sheriff.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
THE REPUBLICAS CONVENTION

THE F ZIP UBLICA Y COEVENTION.
 We print this morning the "calr' for the Republican State convention, which is to be held in Hartford on the 18th and 17th of next month. At one time it looked as if the convention might be more than ordinarily interesting, but if harmony continues to make progress at the present rate there will be no great excitement at the convention. At pres ent Comptroller Chamberlain seems to be the favorite among the managers for governor, and he has also much favor among those who are not managers. Some good work has already been done in his behalf, and his boom was much strengthened by the decision of ex- Speaker Perry not to contend against him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12
ADVERTISING RATES.

sI.nst;0Ds. Wants. Rents. ana oLner sma" afiyertiseneute, Une Cent a Word each in' seriion. Five Gents Word for full Week tsssen siIa1sl.
 Digplay advertisements. per Inch. one ia, "A serrion. S1.20: each subsequent inseEshoa. rS S cents: cne week, $40; one months Slo' on" year. S4G 4E
 Obituary Notices. In prose or verse. l2 eeafs Der line. Notices Of Births. Maris' ages. Deaths. and Funerals. 50 cents eae"' LUcai Notices, 10 per hne. 4.o,, s Yearly advertisers are limited to tneis own immediate business tall matter 10 pe nnabiectlsnabie), and their contracts do hoS tncIusle Wapts. To Let. For Sale: efc:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

< < q went to my potato patch and struck the hoe into the side of the hill" said a PIattsburg (Missouri) man, who was trying to tell how big his crop IS. "Three bushels of potatoes rolled out before could stop the hole up. don't know how many more are in it.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

It is proposed in Berlin to form an association for the purpose of advocat- ing the use of Latin characters in lieu of the more fiorid German writing. The latter is still official, but many business houses and most professional men use the Roman letters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

Count Tolstoi in letter to the Rus sian minister of the interior calls on Russia to punish him and not his dis =eiples and defies the government by declaring that he will continue to write the books which the government re- gards as harmful. Tolstoi describes the persecution as incomprehensible, use less, cruel and above everything, un- just. He says: T alone am the guilty one in connection with the matter, for I write books which propagate ideas which are regarded as a danger to the state. If the government considers it necessary to suppress by force that to which it objects, it should strike direct ly at the origin of the evil, that is, at me. consider it my duty that you should punish me instead of those who accept my teachings, and I beg you to mitigate your severity" The authori- ties have decided, according to Vienna dispatches, to take no action against Count Tolstoi.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

x When Andrew Carnegie was strug- gling for wealth in his early days the only recreation he allowed himself was an occasional fishing expedition. Now that the wealth has come to him he IS an ardent angler, and he has given or ders for the building of salmon and trout hatcheries on the banks of the Eyelix.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

A little more than one-half of the $650, ,000 wanted for the Mckinley memo rial at Canton has been raised This is the statement made in report just is- sued by the national association organ ized to secure the money. The work has been going on for nine months, and as the president of the United States and all the State governors were enlisted in the movement, the supposition had been that the fund would be quickly and cas- fly collected. But the officers of the association are by no means discour- aged. They point to the fact that nine years were spent in securing the money for the Garfield memorial and thirteen years for the Grant tomb.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

The title duke of Yulgilbar" is be- slowed by people of New South Wales on the head of the house of Ogilvie in that colony. Sixty years ago an Ogilvie acquired an estate of 300 square miles at the head of the Clarence river and blos- somed into one of the wealthiest of squatters. He built at enormous ex- pense 8 magnificent mansion, which he called Yulgilbar castle. He imported not only all the marble for its con- struetion from Italy but also Italian artists and workmen. It commands one of the finest views in the southern hemisphere and enjoys the distinction of being the only castle in Australia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

The late George von Siemens was of- ten absentminded. He used to carry pouch in which he kept cigars and some small articles. One day, while travel ing in an express train, he opened the window and turned the pouch inside out . to get rid of the fragments of cigars, having forgotten that he had in the morning put in handful of gold pieces. The train was at that moment passing small station, and instead of lament ing his loss or resolving to try to re- cover the gold he remarked to his com- panion: "How the station master will rejoice!'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

Tn Cleveland, Ohio, the sale of oleo- margarine is said to have declined sev- enty-five per cent since the new law regulating it's manufacture went into effect. Persons who took kindly to the colored product do not care to buy the uncolored. Before the law went into effect about two hundred thousand pounds of oleomargarine were sold in Cleveland every month. If there has been similar decline in other cities the oleomargarine industry has received a severe blow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

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 A Perfect Auto
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 chine.
 In this ingenious device we have a complete and handsomely finish- ed Sewing Machine, possessing all the qualifications of the larger foot-power machine. It occupies but little space and weighs but 90 ounces.
 ItIs No Toy, .~... but practical, durable sewing ma chine, which produces work ofa high standard; and swith the new speed attachment an inperienced operator can sew as fast as skilled operator upon foot-power ma chine. With each Little Com- fort" is furnished complete and comprehensive directions, and a handsome nickle- plated clamp, with which it may be fastened to the edge of a bench at the sea- shore, the arm of a rocker, or most anything or anywhere. Just the R. thing to put in | |A your grip, for @s0 use during va R (hA cation, or while | M IlHMth travalinu
 sEi llMA The merits Da E9 of THE LIT- 'asaI sssas4 TILE C. O M l 7z=g2 FORT" are at l NIlI tested by enor- 1 nous sales ! :. @ throughout the country. Once tried, it isdeemed l indispensable. Demonstrated at Notion Department. Price S3.5O 1 TDeINBbE aOND | 7Gp==DgM@ l
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-07-08

A cheap eu EDDY Tor coughs and
Colds is an rieat but Won want SOME
thing taat viii relieve and ctW, The
more severe and dangerous results Of
throat and lung troubles What sail
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not possible for You then in either
case take tae only remedy that has
been introduced in an civilized cour-
tries with success in severe throat
and lung troubles, Boschee's Ger
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stimulates the tissues TO destroy the
germ disease. but allays inH lion
causes easy expectoration. gives q
good nia0ts rest and cures the pa
tient. Try one bottle Recommended
many years by all druggists ia tao
world Yau con get this reliable
Get Green's Special Aanac
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-07-08
Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids are invited by the mayor
and council of the city Of Brunswick.
during the ensuing thirty days. for
the purchase ot property known as
tne Old Baptist church property.
Said property consists of tnree New
Town lots, numbers 1874. 1245 and
1916, containing in all 80 by 80 feet;
situated on tne north east corner of
c and II streets, together with ali
buildings thereon; the right is reserv-
ed to subject any and all bids.
Brunswick, Ga, June IS. 1909.
N. D. Russell,
Clerk of Council.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-07-08

After a hard weeks work dav at
the seaside is indeed a luxury Why
not go to Cumberland? The steam
er Emmaline Will make the trip sun
day. leaving Brunswick at 8 O'Clock,
a. ia. On the return trip she VIII
leave Cumberland at OclOc Fare
for round ttip only 1925 TO In
clude cal fare from pier to hotel and a
goo3 dinner 1T the hotel Go down ana
take surf barn