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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

cago. Every large city of the United States Is represented in the National Union, and at their last meetIng they chose Bridget as the leader of their cause, sir"
 "Oh, that's it, eh,' said I. We've come to it at last, have we? Well, we Il see about it. Hurry up and dress me and HI go down and have a heart to heart talk with my hJnoEed guest. You can take my bath for me tnIs morning, Griggs. There doesn't seem to be time enQugn for me to get one.
 Whereupon GIlggs hurr4ed me into my clothes as rapidly as he coul, but ] Was too agitated to enable him to make very quick matter of it. It was quite half-past nine before 1 could go below.
 Just take my card to the Iady, Griggs, said l. And ask her for an audience. Tell her that I shall not take up more than five minutes of her time.'
 ''Very good. ST." said Griggs respect fully, and down he went. I waited some what impatiently in the library. Up to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

this moment had had the impression that I was the heed of my own house. bold. but this sudden complication from below stairs rather disturbed the notion IL left me apprehens've. and fear that while I awaited Brideet's pleasure used one or two words trat do not look well in print. The wait however. was not of any very oreat dura ton. for In twen- ~ minutes -Iggs returned and said that Rridget would see me in the Domestic Parlor at 10 o'clock She was engaged just then fin conference with several of her iAntenants. who had called for in- Struetions
 ''The Domestic ParIor did you say. Gr'ggs|' T a~ked. for to tel the truth. amply provided as my house 's w'tA ali the luxuries of the season I never krew before that We bad an apartment of that kind.
 Yes. sir; it's the old billiard room sir. ' explained GTiggs. "The maids took DOS session of 1t last night"
 "Indeedf' quoth I. Upon whose au-
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Incidentally, the kitchen wsa aa wnleIg ana clean as pin. and if food waa evar prepared therein there was no sien cf the fact visible to the naked eye. what | reao upon the bulletin was as follows:
 Rules and ReSulations.
 U. s. O. c.
 L-Actual working days for Aun.awt,cm who are members of this union ehaIl ha no longer than eight hours: divided in4a periods of two hours each. with m Isa~ terval Of one hour for rest between. u.-The day's work shall be conAidered | completed when dishes are washed ana put away. save in the case Of special so- cial funnctions, which may be adfusted personally between the domestic and her employer
 IIL-Domestics shah be allowed one ae- ternoon and evening out of each week. lm | addition to the Sunday hours from m a. m. to l2 m.. when no work shall he done under any circumstances. No work of any kind shall De performed en Sun days after 8 ?. m. IV-Questions of wages shah ha settiad at the time of employment. but written contract. signed by both parties thereto. witnessed by third and fourth parties. one each tod the signatures of the par- ties of the first and second part. V.-No deductions for brsakagea apoil. ed food or any other reason whataosveP will be permitted
 vL-Al complaints on either siae must at the office thereof. in writing and aO- companied by anidavits as to the face complained of, with an agents fee oe e2 | as a guarantee of good faith. VII.-The following schedule Of vases has been adopted by the Board of 0ov- ernors:
 CoOks-s5 per week and ten per cent of all purchases for kitchen use. Chambermaids-N per week, with Christmas and Easter fees Of ten DOT cent additional.
 Nursemaids-$S per kid per week, with extra fee of ten per cent on ali birth days.
 Wsitresses--N per week. corkage, a.
 Inexperienced Maids and Apprentices-- Not less than @ per week.
 LaundresseS-$5 per week, with a guar antee of q pe~ dozen extra on all pieces over three dozen. VIII.-CooKs are not allowed to wash. | Ix.-Laundresses are not allowed Co cook
 x.-chambermaids and waitresses may exchange labors upon payment of q extra to each per week.
 XI.-No discharge shall be held valid or will become operative until approved | by two-thirds vote of the union hasad upon the agents report at the monthly meeting next after his report is rend- cred.
 All.-The union reserves the right to an all vacancies. or to order domestIcs out by telephone, and at ten minutes' notlcs to employers.
 Well" calculated. when got to ths end of the document That certainly |, very comprehensive. Brig-I mean Gen. eral---"
 We think 80. Mr Jenkins.'' said Brld get affably. "Tt covers the situation yer, well. and when we once get ueed to Ie.
 think we shall all be happy. Don't your Very" said |. "But I think a cool
 should be allowed to wash oceaslonalIy n don't youg'
 Here Bridget put on her glasses an e peered at the regulations again. err lt ffsonta1uaN ny, pnma amas@s,N
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Chority?'
 ''The Kitchen Generals. sir. acting upon resolution unanimously passed at it's last meeting by the Sisterhood." said Griggs. That resolution instructed the union do- mestics Tn every household to take imme- diate possession of a convenient apart ment which they should regard as their place of meeting either for their relaxa- ton or for the reception of their friends Bridget decided that inasmuch as you lad not yet purchased the billiard table you would be subjected to less inconvenience if she took the billiard room, which is the reason for her sele tion, sir
 Very considerate of her. am sure," ] put in. Thank her for me. Griggs. and tell her that she may expect me at 10 o'clock sharp Meanwhile, see if you can scare me up some kind of a cold hard boiled leftover from yesterday. I'm fam ished."
 Then minutes later I went to the former billiard room. now the Domestic Parlor, and was ushered into the presence, where
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yourseIfT''
 should admire to zee them" sasd n For if this sort of thing is to coneinua Y want to4know what Ia coming to me-.
 very naturally so.' said EFSdwak Come this way, and I'll bs glad to show them to you"
 Dazed and hungry I rose ,,u v,Aaalv s,,a followed Mss o'Rafferty to ths kstetas - where. sure enough. the rules were noafs ca upon board. which was IabeIled:--
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

9c0nannad On Rae0 savan.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
THE UNITED sIsTERHooD OF
 COOKS a-BULLETIN.

Incidentally. the kitchen waa an sDae1r and clean as a pin, and If foo6 vgea sses. prepared therein there was, no sirn of the fact visible to the naked eye. what | read upon the bulletin waa as eolIav-~.
 RSflAm anI DA~wV~Aa~--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

Montgomery game bill was on the
calendar of the house yesterday on
special order, and was called up.
Wheeler offered an amendment. which
was adopted. providing that the own
or of farm land. their children or ten
ants shall have the right to hunt and
kill game on the farm land of which
he or they aIe The hona fide owners
or tenants during the period i'm which
it is lawful to kill game without pro
curing such resident license"
Tice moved to strike out the license
fee. He said that Il license fee Of 81
worked Il hardship OH great many
poor men and farmer boys; tabled.
Mundy offered an amendment proEid-
ing that nothing i'm this act CON
tanned shall apply ia persons hunt
ing on the land of another person by
invitation of such land owner" II
don't think the time has come i'm the
great state of Illinois," said Mundy.
when Il land owner shall he pro
hibitcd from invitin" his nciGhhur over
to go on his land hunting. If tRr
rights of the people are to he abridged
for the benefit of hunting clubs and
other like institutions tie time will
soon come when the farmer must pay
Il license in order TO cultivate his own
land"
Wheeler said that the amendment.
if adopted. would let in a class of
/ hunters that would ovcrrun the state.
This bill" said he. lis aimed at the
market hunter. one firm at Boards
town last spring shipped 2S,COO ducks,
most of them going to the eastern
markets. 1t is not intended 10 take
the right to hunt from the lHhorer or
the poor man" But the amendment
was adopted.
After action on half Il dozen other
amendments the bill went TO third
reading.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
JUDICIAL ArPoRTIONMENT BILL
How 1t ArraInges tho Six Districts That
Show Any Changes.

How 1t ArraInges the Six Districts That
Show Amy Changes.
Springfield. Ills, March 20. - The
house committee on judicial appOrtion-
gent yesterday ordered n favorable
report on the judicial apportionment
bill of Turner, of Fayette, after adopt
ing number of amendments offered
by Turner. There was no contest in
the committee except a partisan ONE,
the Democrats voting against report
ing the bill favorably. The vote was
strictly a party vote-yeas, 10; nays,
o. While several conflicting interests
have been reconciled the measure does
not meet with unanimous approval
from those who are affected by it.
There is dissatisfaction in the Sec
ond circuit because of the addition of
RichIand county to the old circuit. In
the Fifth, or Danville, circuit objec-
ton is made 20 the addition of Law
renee and Wabash counties.
The bill divides the state into seven
teen judicial circuits. The only changes
are in the first six circuits. which in
the amended bill are constituted as
follows:
First - AleNanuer, FuIdskl, Oulull'
Jackson. Williamson, Franklin, Per
nv and Randolph.
Second-Massac, Pope. Hardin, Gal
latin. Saline. Hamilton. White. Ed
wards Wayne, Clay, Richland AMI
Johnson.
Third - 1t. Clair. Bond, Madison,
Monroe and Washington.
Fourth Marion. Eayette. Effing-
ham, Jasper. Christian, Montgomery.
Clinton and Jefferson.
Fifth - VermilIion. Edgar. Clark.
Cumberland. Coles, Crawford, Law
renee and Wabash.
Sixth-Cbam paign, Douglas, Mouf
tric, Macon. Dewitt. Piatt and Shelby.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

this time II mas not. Inere are more
than fifty notorious advertisers, Guae<S
now practicing medicine =. -,Nicago
under licenses issued by the present
board. AS many more who have no Ii
CenSC have told me that they are per-
mitted to practice by paying blackmail
TO Il representative of the state board"
Or. Bland accused Secretary Egan.
of the state board, Of health. of having
acted in bad faith in regard to the law
now in force. He said that when the
bill WAS passed DIR. Egan had stated
TO representatives of the new schools
of treatment that the law would not
apply to them. After the meeting DIR.
Egau stated that he had not made any
of the representations credited to him
by Dr. Bland. and said lie had not
acted in bad faith with any one inter
CStGd in the bill.
In addition to DIR. Bland, representa-
tivcs of the HomeOpa hists. of the Elcc-
tie physicians and the Christian
Scientists spoke in opposition to the
bill. Or. Francis Duncan spoke on
behalf of the HOmcopathiSts. and also
stated that he was authorized to speak
for the Elcctics. He protested against
the proposed board. which does not
recognize the school of Homeopathy.
DIR. j. G. Ryan, DR.. +. Il. Cox and
Professor Fickncll Young addressed
the committee on behalf of the Chris
tian Scientists. They insisted that the
bill be amended so as to recognize
mental and spiritual healing. After Il
long discussion action on the bill was
postponed until the next meeting of
the committee, when friends of the bill
will bp heard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

ter as puD.iC administrator ana guar
dian of Boone comfy. Later the SELL
ate confirmed the appointment.
Among the bills introduced were the
following: To permit county boards TO
license the sale of liquor in territory
outside of cities. the minimum license
being $500 prr annum, and prohibiting
or contracting for any liquor in any
quantity less than five gallons except
through license agent; appropriatiEg
SJU.OOO for wOmen's building at the
state fair grounds; nppropriating S31G.-
1G4 per annum for ordinary and COZ
tingcnt expenses. 1000 as an emerG-
ency fund. and $15O.OG0 to purchase
uniforms and equipment for the Hi
nois National Guardand Naval Militia.
The senate passed the following
bills: To amend the law requiring re
ports of births and deaths, eliminating
the feature requiring burial certificates
in rural districts; providing that Arbor
day shall be proclaimed rs Bird day;
TO permit the admission of the wives
of old soldiers to the Soldiers and
Sailors Home at Quincy.
The bills amending the practice act
in accordance with the recommends
ton of the practice committee were
advanced to the order of third reading.
In addition to these bills the following
measures were advanced: To permit
the construction of the Field museum
OH the Lake Front in Chicago; to in
crease the salaries of state officers; To
permit the erection of Crerar library
OH the Lake Front in Chicago.
The senate took Il brief recess to
await the judicial appOrtiOnment bill,
which was passed by the house On
reconvening the bill was reported and
sent to the committee an judicial de-
partment and practice. Parker's pub
lie accounting bill WAS taken mp by
unanimous consent. read second
time and advanced to third reading
The senate at'll:10 adjourned to 10
a. III. today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
Maj. Townsend Responds.

Maj. Townsend was deeply moved
by the manifestation of esteem on
the part of the club membership. He
said he was not insensible of the
spirit of the friendship that
prompted the gift, and he would car
ry it wherever his duties might sum
mon him as reminder of the pleas
ant associations enjoyed during his
residence in Rock Island. During the
evening Mai Townsend. who is one
of the active and popular members
of the club, received the personal
congratulations Of the members, all
of whom expressed regret at his leav-
ing the city, and to whom he intro
duced his successor. Maj. J. l.. Lusk.
The sword was purchased by a com
mittee from the club composed of f.
A. Head. T. j. MeChiII and w. A. Rosen-
field. 1t is a United States army Off
GERS sword. the sea bbard and hilt be-
ing mounted in gold and silver. On
the blade is engraved the owners
name, while the scabbard and case
bear the following: Presented TO
Maj. c. Med. Townsend by his friends
of the Rock Island Club
The presentation of the field glass
was informally made yesterday after
noon at the engineers Office. Maj.
Townsend expects to be relieved here
April 1, or earlier perhaps. He goes
first to Washington, from which point
he is to conduct two companies of
the engineer corps to Manila, at which
city he is to be stationed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

and does it promptly and effectually.
S. S. S. purifies and invigorates the thin
acid blood, and builds up the entire sys-
TEN; then the unsightly eruption and sores
heal, the skin becomes smooth and soft,
and all signs of the Eczema disappear.
Our special book on Skin Diseases free.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
After La Grlppe-1Rhat2

Usually hacking cough and gen
eraI feeling of weakness. often lead
ing to fatal results after the patient
is supposed to have passed the dan
ger point. Foley's Honey and Tar is
guaranteed to cure the grippe
codgh.. and make You strong and
we'll ~ never fails to stop a cough
if takenan time. Take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
SWORD FROM CLUB
Maj. Townsend Remembered on
the Eve of His Departure
for Orient.
GIFT Is A HANDSOME ONE
ONE
Presentation Made at Gathering OF
Members-FieId Glass From
Government Employees.

Maj. c. Med. Townsend. who is
leaving shortly for duty in the Phil
ippines, yesterday was given evidence
in two Instances of the strong ties
of friendship he has formed during
his stay in Rock Island as engineer in
charge of the Improvement of the
upper Mississippi, those with whom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
SKIN CRACKS
AND BLEEDS

ton and serene S S.
S. S. S. neutraliZes
these acid poisons
and c1eauses the blood
of all irritating SUBJ
stances and humors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
MEDICAL BILL cRIrIoIsED
Sensational Charges Made ny a Medical
Society Spokesman.

Springfield, Ills, March 20.-The
house committee on judiciary yester-
day heard arguments on the Wheeler
bill to create a board of medical eX-
aminers. which is asked by the Illinois
Medical society. During the discussion
DIR. T. A. Bland, who staded that he
represented the American Medical
Union, made some sensational charges
I'm regard to the administration of the
present medical practice act. DR..
Bland declared that he was opposed to
any measure which would undertake
to dictate to citizen the nature of
the medical treatment he should re-
ceive when sick.
I'VE are told he said. that the law
Will prevent quacks and frauds from
practicing. 1 desire to say that up to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
For Over sixty Yearn

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
aIlays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
cents q bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE

More Bills Introduced and Some Work
Done in Perfecting Others.
Springfield, HIS, March 20.-Thecom-
mittce on public accounts reported to
the senate yesterday Parker's bill to
create Il state board of accounts, and
the measure was advanced to second
reading. Governor Yates transmitted
to the senate message announcing
the appointment of Richard V. Carpen-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
Winter Eczema
OR letter n. s2s vs ri tie:


inenting disease called Eczema. 1t slun1-
bers through the summer and breaks
out III winter. The head, feet and hands
are the parts most often attacked, though
1t sometimes appears on other parts of the
body, the skin hardens, cracks open and
bleeds, while the itching aud burning is
at times almost unbeatable. Scratching
only makes 1t worse, sores and scabs
forming where the skin is broken.
In this form of Eczema brownish white
crusts sometimes
form which scale off SKIN CRACKS
iris' fine particles,
leaving the skin raw AND BLEEUS
and inflamed. It is
especially painful and severe when con-
fined to the hands, which often become so
badly affected that the sufferer is unable
to perform the 1ightest work. This, like
all other types of Eczema, is due to acid
poisons in the blood and not to local
causes. The trouble is more than skin
deep, and washes, soaps, powders and
salves nor anything else applied to the
surface can possibly do more than soothe
the burning and itching or relieve tempo
rari1y the Inflammation and pain
It is the acids thrown off by the blood
and which are forcing their way through
the pores-tha cause the skin to harden,
crack and bleed, and produce the irrita-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
REFERRED TO VOTE
Civil Service Bill Is To Be the
Subject of a State Referen-
dunn in 1904.
MUST GET A CLEAR MAJORITY
OF All the Votes Cast at the Election
doctors Discuss Medical Leg
islation-Game Law Talk.

Springfield, March 2O.-The civil
service bill was advanced to third read
ing in thehouse yesterday without fur
Their amendment The attempt to re-
consider the vote by which the refer
endum wasadopted Wednesday proved
n complete failure, the motion to re-
consider being tabled by a rising vote
of 81 to 43. The referendum amend
ment, which was offered by Lyon,
adds the following section:
Section 3S. There shall be placed
upon tho ballot at the next general
election proposition for and against
the adoption of this act. If by Il ma
jorty of all the votes east i'll said cleo
ton this act shall be adopted it shall
thereafter, Immediately upon the re-
suit OF such election being officially
declared, become effective"
wfIkerEon Charges Bad Faith.
When he moved reconsideration yes
tcrday Wilkerson said the referendum
amendment was not offered in good
faith. The provision as it stands is
to the effect that before his bill can
be effective it must receive Il majority
of all the votes cast at the next gem
eral election. There IS now pending
in this house Il resolution for the
adoption of constitutional amend
mcnt bywhich this question of the ref
crendum shall be submitted to the peO
pie of the state. There is no such pro-
vision i'm that resolution in this amend
ment. but it requires IA majority of all
the votes upon the proposition. The
adoption of this amendment pOstpOnes
the opcrationGf his law for consider
u bic time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20

he has been associated in his govern
ment duties in the afternoon present
ing him a beautiful binocular field
glass and members of the Rock ISL
and Club in the evening making him
the recipient of Il magnificent sword,
the latter presentation taking the
form Of Il general club affair, which
was largely attended. The ceremo-
nies were held in the billiard room,
the company being called together
there after 4 concert program had
been played by Lee Grabbc's orches-
ira President f. \. Head was mas
ter of ceremonies, and calling Maj.
Townsend to his side, told him that
he had a few words that he wished to
address to him particularly. Mr..
Head said:
Presentation Address.
.'Some five years since we went to
war with Spain to gain justice for the
oppressed people OF Cuba, and in the
general interests of humanity and
civilization.
when Dewey destroyed the Span
ish feet in Manila bay, he opened up
tions with which our nation has ever
commended, which | shall not attempt
to settle GU this occasion, and what
ever of inGiscretion he may have been
guilty of since that time, he then
proved Il statesman of no mean abil-
ity when he asserted that he could
not come away without dishonor
that the responsibility for the estab-
lishment of peace and good order and
the protection of life and property in
the Philippines came to the American
people from that hour, and he must
remain there to defend the homer and
maintain the integrity of our govern
ment. a part of one tribe, represent
ing a small proportion of the popula-
ton in Luzon, resisted American au-
thority; the very men he had eman-
cipated and delivered from slavery
and oppression made an attack upon
our flag. in doing which they assault
ed the sovereignty and power of our
government; and when it is assailed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
sIorrl. Replies to vviIkerson.

When Wilkerson had concluded
Morris was recognized. Il submit to
the members of this house" said Nor
ris. that we ought not to do thing
ourselves as representatives of the
people as long as there is any reason
able doubt in our minus as to what
the people would do were they voting
upon the question. Applause. This is
simpy another means of undertaking
to rush through the expression of half
dozen or maybe 500 or 600 men as
the wish and desire of the people.
There Will he plenty of time and
there is no need whatever of making
haste The great state of Illinois has
prospered for years without civil
service measure, and l have Il banker
ing notion in my mind that it is not
the people WHO want this. | think it is
somebody else masquerading as the
people"
After Lyon had denied bad faith in
Offering the amendment the question
was put on reconsideration and de-
feated. and then the bill went to third
reading.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-20
DISCUSSION Of GAME LAWS

Bill Goes to Third Reading
with Some Amendment.
Springfield. Ills. March 20. - The