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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25

The best physic. "Once tried and
you will always use Chamberlain
stomach and Liver Tablets" said Will
liam A. Girrard, Pease, VT. These tab
let's are the most prompt, pleasant
and most reliable cathartic in use.
For sale by all druggists.
When you feel blue and that every
thing goes wrong, take dose of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. They will cleanse and invigorate
your stomach, regulate your bowels,
give you a relish for your food and
make you feel that in this old world
is a good place to live. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25

of Umpire Mesmer last season from
the Three-Eye to the Western league
by President Sexton. G. o. Miller,
who represented Bloomington, intro
duced a resolution that there be moth
ing of that sort this season, directly
implying that there had been last sea-
son. Having anticipated something
of this nature, President Sexton was
ready with all the correspondence in
the Mesmer case, and it was read,
clearly indicating that that umpire
had definitely severed his connection
with the Three-Eye league several
days before he was appointed to fill a
vacancy in the Western. Upon mo
ton, therefore, the Introduction of
the resolution of Mr. Miller was eX-
plunged from the records with that
gentleman's acquiescence.
The business of the directors was
finished at the afternoon session, and
the local delegates arrived home on n
late train. Mr.. Sexton came to this
city to look after pressing matters,
and will this evening depart for the
Pacific coast on his mission of peace
undertaken jointly with President
Hickey, of the American association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25
CITY WATER PURE
Report of Analysis by Burlington
5. Roads Chemist is to
That Eff c..
SAMPLES DRAWN AT STATION
Small Percentage OF Solid Matter
and Few Bacteria
Found.

Local Agent NJ. j. Young, of the
burlington, is in receipt of the result
of test Of Rock Island city water
just made by the roads chemist, Max
Fl. Wickhorst, of Aurora, in accord
ance with the annual custom observ-
ed at all the more important stations
along the company's lines. e
The samples used for the test were
drawn from hydrants at the Twen-
tieth street station early in the pres
ent month and the tests show that
they were free from contamination
and perfectly wholesome for drinking
purposes.
The report gives the total solids as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25

In all the world no medicine like
Rocky Mountain Tea, the system pur-
ifier and vitalizer; it builds your
health from the ground up. Try it.
3jc T. III. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25

l91.O0@ The nitrogen as free ammonia
was .046; the nitrogen as albumoid
ammonia, $50; nitrogen as nitrates,
so; nitrogen as nitrites, ole; the OK
ygen consuming power, ALSO, and
chlorine, 1926. There were found to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25
NOW supplied From MOLINE.

The road is now using in the local
station and passenger cars at this
point water from the Moline Prospect
park artesian well. If the report of
the company's chemist is to he ac-
cepted as trustworthy it will now re-
main for the company to return to
the use of city water for the above
purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-25

Foley's Honey and Tar is best for
Group and whooping cough, contains
no opiates, and cures quickly. Care
full mothers keep it in the house. All
druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

been appreciated by its residents and
patrons but has had a tendency to
cement the very close feeling between
them. The Industrial work has been
broadened until it now reaches the
entire system and embraces the Cen
eral Industrial Agent and corps of as
sistants, and we look for increased
results from this line which has
| served so well its section during the
past years.
The tide of emigration has ever
been Westward, consequently the
South has been compelled to rely
upon it's sens for the tillage of it's
soils Through various causes, how,
! ever, we find in recent years small
| but steady flow of northerners ana
westerners who have tired OF bat
Ting with the long and severe
winters experienced in this section
and have come to dwell within the
lani, Of perpetual sunshine.
These people find productive
soil and in addition to their real OBJ
1ect the enjoyment of the climate,
they have realized in excess of their
expectations; to their success and
satisfaction we attribute their fo!-
| lowers and few years only will SUIT
fee to have the South reach the agr:-
cultural heights which it deserves.
There is an impression that the ex-
IRENE south is barren waste and
rot capable Of production. Were this
true. would there he the ever con-
slant extension Of rail lines which are
going on yearly? The Seaboard is i'm
buei with faith as is evidenced by
| its recent connection which leads it
into the beautiful Manatee section, by
this connection they penetrate Mana
tee county, Florida and the wonder
full results obtained, which are shown
from a compilation Of authentic sta
| tistics lead us to believe that this
country will be quickly populated by
a deserving class of people. 1t seems
proper to change Horace Greeiy's
famous remark into an invitation to
Come South where you will find a
warm welcome equalled only by It's
| UNSURPASSED climate.
J. w. WHITE.
Portsmouth, Va, Dec, 1902.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
Current Events.

The Methodist ministers of India
napolis, in order to stimulate fresh in
tezest among their congregations, have
adopted a plan OF exchanging pulpits.
The congregations ere not told what
preachers they are going to have and
this deprives them of the excuse often
. made for not going to church-that
they know just what the sermon is &C.
ing to be.
Plans are being made for a. grsat hi
centennial celebration of the birth oI
John Wesley, to take place in Chicago
next June. Prominent members of the
Methodist church will all over world
structiye critisc than you have. The
pose is to make the movement more
than merely local affair, and to let
it emphasize the importance OF Metho-
dism in the religious and educational
world.
The best ten chapters course Of
Billie studies, which is being given i'll
the chapel of the Fifth Avenue Pres
bvterian church, New York city, Oil
Sunday evenings at 1880 O'Clock. is
arousing unusual interest. Three hun
dred and sixty-five persons were pres
ent for the study of the fourteenth
chapter CT John and about the same
number of the third chapter of Joha.
Five of the best ten" chapters are
found in John, and the other five
represent five other books of the
Bible.
The Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson, referring
to the agency which Is most keenly
felt in the destruction of the influence
Ct the church OF today, says: 1T isn't
the higher critics that are destroying
the influence Of the church-and I
have no more sympathy with the de-
structive cities than you have. The
trouble is not with the higher critics,
but with the lower living of Christians.
The fog of higher criticism is not to
be dissipated by firing great guns at
it. That only adds to the fog the smoke
OF the powder. You can dissipate the
fog only by the sunbeams of Christian
living. I'll wear myself out preaching
the evidence Of Christianity, and some
cross grained representative of Chris
.ianity in the pews will spoil the whole
inside Of ten minutes after get
through
Cardinal Lucido Mario Parochi, who
died in Rome last THURSDAY, was the
strongest and most interesting per-
sonality in the College Of Cardinals,
and was the only one of three surviy
Ing appointces in that body of Plus
KIN Parocchi received four votes, and
one IF Pope Lees earliest acts as Pope
was to appoint him vicar general. In
1897, owing to ill-health, he exchanged.
the appointment for that of vice chan
cel!or. AS years went by he grew less
bitter toward the Quirinal, but still
was known to stand, with Cardinal
Rampolla, for a policy of non-compro
mise and sturdy champion of the
claims of the Pope for the restoration
OF the temporal power To Cardinal
Gibbons is attributed the remark that
Parocchi is the most striking figure
l have met in Rome He combines
piety with politics, and politics with
piety."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
News of the Dav.

It is said that in Philadelphia there
is a vegetarian church" and its meet
ing house in that city is the only one
OF the sect in America. Though this
church has but the one meeting house
on the Continent, and only forty men,
bers, it dates back nearly 100 years.
Their records during the time, cover
ing some 300 cases, show that the
average longevity of a member OF the
sect is 81 years. He is not, in his old
age, obliged to resort TO false teeth.
His eyes, in seven cases out OF ten,
do not ever require spectacles. His
weight keeps close to the normal or
proper weight his frame and height
demand, never approaching either to
cOrpulence or emaciatiOn. He is singu-
larly free from rheumatism and from
dyspepsia. The church supports a
vegetarian hotel for poor homeless
men, where it is possible to live at 81
week. In it's short life it has served
10000 guests with lodging and ACC, 200
guests with meals.
The New York Sun says: "The
amount of fresh meats and provisions
received weekly by the nations metro
polls reaches the enormous amount of
23,00O,O00 pounds. or 1,196, DOC, 900
pounds per annum. To the above must
be added the millions of pounds Of sau-
sages, tripe, haslets, entails, brains,
heads, sweetbreads and trotters. To
these again must be added the millions
of pounds of poultry, game and fish be-
fore Father Knickerbocker's supply of
flesh food is complete. The check in
payment for the above is amazingly
large. The 858, 000, 600 pounds Of beef
at an average price of 91-2 cents a
pound. in the carcass, wholesale,
amounts to $81 800 Some of this
beef sold at cents and some at IL
cents a pound. If then the retail price
of the same meat averaged IA cents a
pound, the eaters paid $500. 120, O0O."
A London dispatch says: 1.-THE steam
packet Upupa, from Cardiff, for Cork,
has been missing since last Friday.
Wreckage which has been washed UP
on the coast near Cork leaves no doubt
that the vessel fonndered during q
gale. She had crew of 20 men and
some steerage passengers on board.
She was owned in Cork"
John Mitchell, president Of the
United Mine Workers, in bidding fare
well to the Coal Commission before
going West to the miners convention
In indianapolis. declared that TIE tdip
lunioh miners had been oecny1d int
lglving testimony IN fator of the opera
Itoes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

A great deal of this advancement is
directly attributable, individually and
collectively, to the efforts of the rail
lines traversing the Southern terri
tory. With the rise of the South came
also the natural expansion of these
railroads, and it is interesting to note
the progress In this direction when
we compare the 81 eat systems of to-
day with those we remember in their
infancy. In glancing over the situation
we notice particularly the Seaboard
Air Line Railway, whose parent stem
less than fifteen years ago tapped only
Virginia anL North Carolina. At that
time, lumber and its by-products we're
the principal commodities; and we
have also watched with interest the
progress OF this line in escaping from
its narrow confines and developing
into the wonderful system which 1t
is today. By building and consolida-
ton the once small line now pene-
trates almost the entire South, reach
ing the capitals Of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Alabama, and from its
limited lumber trade now engages in
the transportation OF almost every
known article of manufacture. as well
as the products of agriculture. fol
which the South is noted The natural
resource Of the South has been in cot
ton and while we would not seek to
depreciate the real worth of this
staple and its value to us; there is
| 70 denying the fac. that the wealth
of iron ore and coal found in the
South has been the important feature
| The Seaboard realized this ant
through their newly acquired posses
sion. the East and West Railroad
will enter the rich iron deposits ane
coal fields OF Alabama in few months
will make its line terminate at the
! "P1ttsburg of the South" Birmingham
| Through its Industrial Department
q great deal of development worl
mas been accomplished. AS monument.
we might refer to Southern Pines ant
Pinehurst which resorts are notes
throughout the Eastern part of tn,
country. The management has mad'
the interests of the people along it,
. line their first consideration and thi,
In measure accounts for the agricul
tural and industrial success which ha,
been attained. Every ENCOURAGEMENT
is accorded for the location of manu-
featuring industries and their liberia
policy toward the aXriculturists i
| well known. In some instances, whel
the occasion arose, they have assiste,
the growers In the purchase OF seed
and plants and have Also tutored then
~ 2 line upon which they were unin
/ formed ell OF which has not onl,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
Progress During 1902.

Progress During 1909.
From the report Of the Good Roads
Committee of the Automobile Club of
America We learn something of the
progress which has been made in road
building in New York State during
1902.
Since highway construction was sys-
tematically begun by the State, in 1895,
roads have been built to date agregat-
ing in length 156 miles. At the close
of 1901 the total length of the roads
completed was sixty miles; thus, nine
ty-six miles Of new highway have SO
far been made this year. These figures
do not. by any means. represent the
full extent of the work for the next
twelve months ending on December
81 next, inasmuch as it is expected that
several roads now in process of con-
struction will be completed within
four or five weeks. The total length
of the highways on which work is be
ing conducted is about 200 miles. In
addition to this, surveys have beel.
made for roads approximating in
length $50 miles.
Plans have been approved for 80
miles Of highway, comprising eighty
two roads which are to cost about Sc,
! 100000, one-half of which has been
| contributed by the counties. in ac'
cordance with the provisions OF the
iHigbie-Armstrong law. Petitions for
new roads,, er for the Improvement OF
! old ones, are being received consta nt].y
from all parts Of tile State. and those
now IL hand involve a distance OF
1900 niles. New York Sun.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
The Seab card a ID its Relation to the
Scsi.h's Development.

Common Carrier
In reviewing the Industrial develop
ment attained by the South, it is but
natural that we turn our eyes upon
the scene with view to ascertaining
the Fart played by the Common Car
rier," the railroad. To those who have
simply listened to the revival of the
South's industrial activity, the follow
ing figures by the Census Bureau vii;
no doubt be Interesting as well as sur
prisirg:
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
GOOD Q
g. RIO y D S.

Factors For Better KOaOe.
When the bicycle craze was at ITS
height, and it is pity that it has aha'-
ed to any great extent. it was the
dream of wheelmen to some day see
n great National road constructed FROM
the East to the West, over which ex-
cursions might be made to the inland
cities.
AS the feve1. for riding grew less 50
did agitation for National highway
die away from loud roar to faint
whisper. But ere the sound had shrink
in volume the wheelmen had succeeded
| in infusing the ''good roads idea 1eto
the brains of SO many County Commits
sioners that road improvement spread
out on every side. The lesson thus
taught was salutary. because tile Feo-
pie of one county, seeing how thelf
neighbcrs prospered with improved
| highways, demanded as good fatni'lcs
| for the transportation of their own pro-
duce to the markets.
1t is an interesting fact that the in-
| creased use of automobiles and sell
propelled wagons for pleasure ana
J business has brought revival OF the
old cry Of the whee!men for a great
| National thoroughfare.
| Ultimately the automobile will play
D very important part i'll serving not
| only the pleasure seeker but tie tiiler
Of the soil. 1t may be PARKWAY
| dream of the future to see market
gardeners rolling along the turnpikes
| into the city in their mechanically pro-
PEELED vehicles. but it is anything but
an impossibility.
! Even now the country roads that are
at all suited to mechanical vehicles are
visited by fifty automobiles where there
was one five years ago.
| It is impossible to use an automobile
with comfort or expedition upon wei
| made and well kept highway, just as it
is impossible to use bicycle with
pleasure to the rider upon typical
country lane of ruts or sand.
Should travelling in mechanical cars,
therefore, become so prevalentas seems
POSSIBLE owing to the fact that the use
of the automobile can scarcely be said
to have begun, the National highway
may yet be built to meet the demands
of commerce.
In any event one fact is assured.
Automobiles and bicycles are daily re-
minders of the fact that good roads
are a necessity to every community.
and we have yet to hear OF the horse.
man who has complained after the
good road has been built. 1t has its
pleasure for him as we'll as the automo-
bilist, both in the dry season and the
wet-New York Telegram.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
The Great Highway.

The Great Highway.
The proposed New YorkChicagO
highway, while it may be considered a
fantastic project by some, continues
to attract attention, and there are those
who says it's completion is assured. In
large cities along the route much en-
thusiasm in favor of it is reported
At Chicago, r. G. Donald, the Presi-
one of the trustees of the association
behind the project. realizes the import
ance of having good roads for feeders
to railroads with which he is con-
nected. It is the purpose of the as
ISOLATION to secure sufficient co-opera-
ton to have the road built as soon as
possible, and it is stated that the Gov
eminent, recognizing the military i'm
portance of such a highway, will lend
its support. The conditions vary so i'll
relation to the laws governing the
building and maintenance of roads that
these exigencies will be met and rene
died. In order to ascertain local condi-
tons, two members of the association
are going over the line in an auto
mobile. Stops will be made in each
town along the proposed road, and
plans discussed with the local authori-
| ties. From reports received, it is posi-
| BILE that not more than 400 miles be-
| tween New York and Chicago will have
| to be built because OF existing pave
ments.
Eastward from Chicago to South
! Bend, Ind, there are good, level roads,
mostly gravel, about Ill miles. From
that point eastward there are passable
dirt roads to Swanton, about fifty-five
miles. The next ten miles are not re.
ported, but running into Toledo are
eight miles of level macadam. There
are patches of good roads running
through Ohio, but from New York
State reports are lacking. The road
through this State will start from q
point on the Hudson at Kingston and
follow the line to Delhi, thence to Bling
hamton and due west, following the
marked out road as it is to Jamestown
Crossing the Panhandle of Pennsyl
vania and touching Erie, the first point
reached in Ohio is Conneaut. Thence
westward the route is as previously
indicated. Strong sentiment in favor
of the proposed highway is reported
from many points, and assurance is
given by the association behind it thai
the road will be actually built.-James
town IN. " Journal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

There are two women of seyenty-tlve
years and over for every man of that age
in the borough OF Finsbury. England
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

Two men and one woman living IN
Worcestershire, England. state that they
are centenarIans.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
STATE OF ONO, CRY OFT o1EDo,

STATE OF ONO, CITY OFT oLEDo, ..
LUCAS COUNTY. ~
FRANK +. CHENEY make oath that he 10 the
eenior partner OF the firm Of F. J. CHENEY Il
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CATARnH that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
CATARRH CURE FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
49,, presence, this 9Th day of December.
! SEAL. A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON,
1871 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials
free. FJ. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. y.
Sold by Druggists, Use.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
A million onc-dollar bills, packed solid!y
like leaves in a book, would make pile
C75 feet high
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

Dublin Museum now possesses large
stuffed elephant, the first mounted speci-
men ever exhibited in Ireland.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve estorer. 81 trial bottleand treatise FREQ
Or. B.H, KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST.. Phila., Pa.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS ROB
BINS. Maple St., Norwich, n. Y. Feb. II, 1909.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

Ii YOU want creamery prices do as the
crea n;eries do, use JUNE TINT BUTTER
COLOE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

One thousand five hundred and thirteen
novels were published i'll England IN
1901
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29

Mrs. Minslow's SoothiD 9 syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inEan'na
ton. allays pain cures wind collie. z5c. a bottle
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
The Size He Wanted.

The Size He wanted.
Speaking recently Of queer college
fads, Prof Henry A. Beers OF Yale
said that in his undergraduate days
mourning hat bands became SO pOpu-
lar as to grow from a mark of bereave-
ment almost to feature of natty
dress.
One day he went into a store with a
friend who, after buying hat, said he
would like to look at some mourning
bands.
These widest bands" explained the
storekeeper, displaying his assortment.
ARE worn for immediate members of
the family. From that they narrow
down according to the relationship.
Which width do you need, sir?" he
asked.
The student made moments in
spection. "Oh, give me about ar un-
cle," he replied.
Only a small man will blame his Cir
cumstances for his size.
1t sometimes takes a long time to
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-01-29
Noted Scu,ptrcss Cured Of Grip.

Mrs. NJ. C. Cooper, Of the Royal, Acac.
envy Of Arts. of London. England, now
residing in Washington, ID. C.. is one OF
the greatest living sculptors and painters
of the world. She says:
81 take pleasure ~ recommending Pc
rura fer catarr9, and IL grippe. have
suffered for months, and after. the use Of
one bottle Of perana am entirely we'll"
Mrs NJ. G.. Cooper.
ID. l.. Wallace. a charter member Of t.ie
international Harbels' Union. writes fto!a
10 Western avenue. MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi:
"Foiowing scvcre attack Of Ia grippe
| seemed to bc affected badly all over.
Gone Of my Customers who was greatly
Helped Icy perilia advised NE to try it.
and | procured IA bottle the same day.
Now my head Is clear. my nerves are
steady. | enjoy food and rest well. Pc
rslna has bee, worth dollar desc 10
NED. T.. Wallace.
Lieutenant C'aliee. Hunt. of the. SAT-
Lake CITY Barracks Of The Salvation Army,
writes from ogden, i't9h
1.-TWO months ago ! wa. suffering wi
so severe q cold that coall hardly Speal-
Oar captain advised ne TO try Perun,s
and procured bott,c for me. and truly it
worked wonders. Within two weeks
was entirely wei. "--C!aice Hunt.