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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
Predicament of Sultan
of Morocco Grows
More Desperate.
HIS LIFE In PERIL
Uprising of People Who
Have Suffered From
His Cruelty.

Madrid, Jan. 3.-According to infor-
nation received here today the pre-
tender to the throne of Morocco has
entered Fez and met with good re-
CepTioL.
Situation is Very Serious.
kilograms received from Tangier
agree that the situation is serious.
The postoffice refuses to be respon-
sible Cor registered letters. One dis
patch says the sultan's position is
extremely critical as the Jews. num-
bering 10000, in Fez, smarting from
injustice and cruelty, are inclined to
support the pretender and an out
break in the city is apprehended.
Sultan Admits Defeat.
\ letter from the sultan was read
in the mosque today acknowledging
his recent defeat, but promising t.
punish the rebels soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03

Berkeley, near San Francisco, town
of 10000 inhabitants. which is the seat
of the University of California, con-
tafns no public houses and has no po-
licemen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
BiCgest Ever in ohio.

GAINESVILLE, o., Jan. 3. - The Ohio
Fuel Supply company, of this city,
has just drilled in the largest gas well
ever struck in Ohio. The nav well has
n daily capacity of 100000 cubic
feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
AN ElGHT-HOURD DAY
Test to Be Made in the BUILDING.
of Two Warships by
Uncle Sam.
NoN-UNIoN YARD TO BUILD ONE
Government Yard, with Organized
Labor in Full Control, Takes
the Other.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Within short
time the most interesting race that has
ment of the United States and pri-
vate contractor will be begun. The
contest referred to is between the
navy department, which has under
taken to. construct i'll the Brooklyn
and the Newport News Shipbuilding
company, to which has been given the
contract for the building of the Louisi-
ana The Connecticut and Louisiana
are sister ships, in every respect. down
to the smallest detail of their con-
Struction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
TOWN MINUS MAIL
Simply Because the Color Line
Was Drawn in the
Postoffice.
POSTMIsTREss FORCED TO RESIGN
Her Life Being in Danger, the ONCE
Is Struck Off the Active List
Indefinitely.

Washington. Jan. 3.-The feature of
the cabinet meeting yesterday was the
decision to close permanently the post
office at Indianola. Miss, from which
the postmistress, Minnie NJ Cox, col
ored, resigned under compulsion Il few
days ago. since which time the office
has been closed. The bondsmen have
brought the matter to the attention of
the authorities here with the view to
being relieved of the responsibility Of
the accumulated mail.
Concludes to Issue q Statement.
The postmaster general has had &
thorough invest CATION made. and has
become satisfied that the woman was
obliged to resign under durass-in fact.
that her life was endangered. Dur
ing the afternoon the president dis
cusSed with several members of the
cabinet other features of the case.
Postmaster General Payne being in
conference with the president for an
hour or more. 1t was decided finally
TO issue Il formal statement concern
ing the IndianaOla case. Secretary
CortelyOu for the president made pub
lie the following:
Democrats Are on Her Bond.
''ThepOstmaSter at Indianaola. Miss.
is Mrs. Minnie W. Cox. Il colOred wom-
an. She served three years as post
master under President Harrison.
When President Mckinley came in she
was again appointed. in 1897, nearly
six years ago. Her character and
standing in the community are in
dOrSed by the best and most reputable
people in the town. Among those on
her bond is the present Democratic
state senator from the district, TO-
gether with the leading banker of
IndianaOla, and an eX-state senator
from the district. also a Democrat
The postmaster 1nd her husband own
from $4,000 to $4,000 worth of prop
erty in Sunfower county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03

1t is stated that on the lower Elbe no
village or farm is free from malaria.
Malaria mosquitoes abound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
What the Contest Really Is.

from one standpoint it is merely a
contest between the government and
private parties, but in reality it is Il
war between capital and labor Cap
ital declared the government could not
construct its ships as rapidly as pri-
vate contractors or as cheapIy owing
to the restrictions which labor men
throw about government work. La
bor replied tnat although the govern
ment yards We're handicapped by an
eight-hour system, with fifteen days
annual leave for their men. together
with higher wages. nevertheless, the
employees of the government yards
could accomplish more in their eight
hours work than an equal number of
men in private shipyards working ten
hours n day.
Labor Leaders Sure of Their Ground.
So insiStent were the labor leaders
that the government could construct
its warships III its own yards for less
money than it was paying private con-
tractors that congress at its last ses-
sion authorized the navy department
to build one of the battleShipS pro-
vided for in the last naval appropria-
ton bill in Il government navy yard.
and allowed ;he secretary of the navy
$4,000 to equip the yard for the CON
structiOn of the vessel. The act fur
ther provided that the secretary of the
navy should keep an accurate account
of the cost OF inspection and cOnstruc-
tion of vessels provided for in this
act. whether built i'm government yards
or by centract,-and report thereon to
congress" etc.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

The value OF the wheat crop is 81
per cent. less than that Of the cotton
crop.
It requires 5000 pounds Of roses or
100000 flowers for a pound Of essen
tial oil Of rose.
4 census Of the over 1000 graduates
of the Massachusetts, Agricultural col
lege showed that one in three Of them
are now farmers.
A Russian apple, the "yellow tran
sparent," promises TO supersede the
"early harvest" which has so long been
popular in the middle west.
The bacilli which grow on the roots
Of clover plants, and have the power Of
abstracting nitrogen from the air, ac-
count for the increased fertility Of
fields after a crop OF clover has been
grown on them.
The potato planter Of to-day would
make a farmer Of a generation ago sit
mp and rub his eyes. 1t requires that
the potatoes be supplied, but will do
an the rest of its own initiative. 1t
picks the potato up and looks it over
or seems to-cuts it into halves, quar-
tiers or any desired number Of parts
separates the eyes and removes the
seed ends. It plants whole potatoes or
parts thereof as desired, as near to-
gether or as far apart as the judg-
ment Of the farmer on the driving seat
suggests. Having dropped the seed. ii
covers it, fertilizes it, tucks it in like
a child put TO bed, and PAGES off the
next row with mathematical accuracy.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
FROM THE SCRAP-HEAP.

The army of 10000 men costs the
people less than 81 per capita per
annum.
Within half an hour Of the death
Of one OF a pair Of twin boys, at Lei
cester, England, the other one died
through, the doctor said, a certain
curious sympathy which exists be-
tween twins.
The Venus de Milo has been in the
Louvre since 1921, when it was pre-
sented to Louis XVIII by the French
ambassador at Constantinople. He
Obtained IL from some peasants, who
found il on their farm in the island
Of Milos.
Few persons looking at Gen. Jack
Harp. retired, would imagine that he
served As years in the United States
army. for really he does not seem TO
be much over 80 years old. He and
Fitzhugh Lee fought as youngsters
under Capt. Earl Van Horn against
the savage Comanches on the plains
Of Texas.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

The great singers Of any age are
great women" says Lillian Sabine, in
49,. -, the Pilgrim. Her
meaning is not that
work Count all great singers
are distinguished by nobility Of char
acter, for Of some the reverse is true,
but that to be a great singer requires
indomitable courage, unwearied appli-
cation, the tense reaching Of the whole
woman toward an artistic ideal. Il
would rather not sing at all,' says
Melba, than always to sing the same.
Each time try to do better than be-
fore, and in this way my work is made
interesting" Here is a suggestion not
simply for the greatly gifted but for
MS common mortals who desire 10 em-
phasize in our lives the difference be-
tween work and drudgcry, between
being hired and being hirclings.
whether he be rich or poor" says
James NJ Ludlow, "the man who makes
his income secondary TO some helpful
service belongs to the guild Of mas
ters." Every aspiration and aim be-
yond the daily task let's in a window
illumining the task and bcttering its
performance.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
IN THE SUPERLATIvE DEGREE.

The eye is most sensitive TO green
colors.
The poplar is the most rapid grower
among English trees, and the yew the
slowest.
The smallest tree in the world is the
Greenland birch. It's height is less
than three inches. yet it covers radius
of from two 10 three feet.
A Paris shoe dealer is the authority
for the statement that Madrid ladies
have the smallest feet, while the wom-
en- of Sweden have the most shapely
ones.
The most delicate and expensive OF
all cats is the Siamese. This is called
the royal cat, because it has long been
bred in the family of the king of Siam.
II is a short-haired cat, which looks
curiously like a dog. Its coat is pug
dog color, and very short, firm and
silky. more like a dogs than a cats
It has black paws and nose, and a kink
I'm its tail.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Are editors long lived? In the obiiu-
airy notes Of Fourth Estates recently
seven deaths were recorded, five Of old
men. They were: Henry II. Hayes,
one Of the oldest and best-known con-
gre,ional reporters, "a years old; VIII
liam II. b. Currier, IS years the pub
Usher Of the Amesbury (Mass) Vii
lager; James w. Clarke, at one time
the publisher Of the Nilliamsport
PaJ Gazette, 70 years old; Albert
Patrick. one Of the first editors Of the
Louisville Couricr-Journal, so years
old; C. NJ. Nichols, former editor Of
the Springfield CO.. Republic, "a years
old.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
SCIENTISTS SAY.

1t takes 90 threads Of the spider TO
equal in size one Of the silk worm.
Marconi is said to have discovered a
method by which oxygen may be ex-
tracted from air at slight expense.
An authority on microscopy states
that the hair of woman can be dis
linguished by its construction from
that Of a man.
The hydrogen atom has hitherto
been considered the smallest particle
Of matter, but the inca0descent parti-
cles in the vacuum Of a Crooks tube
are but one-thousandth as large.
The turquoise sthe most treacherous
Of all gems, often losing its color or de-
yeloping white spots, which, though at
first only to be seen with the aid Of a
microscope, soon envelopes the whole
stone. Dampness will revive Temporal
rily a faded turquoise.
In the field Of astronomy the spec
troscope is often more ser'iceable than
the telescope, for by its means have
been discovered dark, planet-like
bodies, which reyolye about stars, and
which a telescope thousands Of times
more powerful than any We now pos
sess could never reveal.
The fact that fishes after the loss
OF the ears lose their equilibrium, bat
still respond to sounds, led to the belief
that the ear in fishes was for equilibra-
ton and that fish hear through the con
tact Of sound waves with their skin
Now Parker Of the United States fish
commission has demonstrated that the
fundulus heteroclitus hears after the
nervous connector between the skin
and brain is severed.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

A valAsd correspondent sends us an
interesting bit Of information in rela-
- tion 10 a form Of
insurance in Dem
"A'r'"""'' mark which seems
to be very little known in this country,
If at all In Denmark women who fear
becoming old maids may take out
policy Of insurance, upon which they
pay a stated premium every year, and
should they marry before they are 40
what they pay in goes to their unmar-
ried sisters. After they are 40 the un-
married receive a pension FOR life. 1t
will be seen that marriage is consid-
cred ample compensation for the
amount Of money paid i'm, no matter
what the amount. \ cheap. good-for-
nothing man would cancel the credit
to the spinster ON the company's books
just as efrectually as one Of natures
noblemen with ability enough TO sup
port his wife In comfort or luxury. II
the young woman draws a masculine
prize she may well be content. But it
rests upon her judgment alone how
many men are worth the sacrifice Of
81 900, more or Lessor, seeing We are
in Denmark-1,OOO rigsthalers. We
can't escape the conclusion, comments
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, that,
with the growing thriftiness and Wild
ened worldly vision Of the fair sex, this
system will foster spinsterhood TO an
alarming degree and that it will be
practically impossible TO secure pol
icy holder for a bride unless the suitor
can reimburse her to the last cent for
the loss Of her fortune carefully
slowed away and prospective pension.
There have been a number Of associa-
tions which have entered into an agree
ment to pay their members a fixed sum
Of money If they do marry, but one
which sets a premium on ceiibacy by
paying them if they don't, is some
thing new in our complex and some
what incomprehensible civilization.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

The French authorities have been
discussing the value Of alcohol as nour-
ishment, and they agree that wine is
very helpful The French, by the way,
have a great deal Of wine to sell. NJ.
Duclaux believes that brandy in small
doses is extremely nourishing, but as
he forgets to specify what be means
by a small dose or how often it shall
be taken, we are not much the wiser
for his recommendation. Whisky
seems TO be left out Of the argument,
and this is very embarrassing in a
country where there is much malaria
and where the system is generally run
down at II o'clock in the morning, not
to mention the vast quantities FOR ex-
port. Let US hear from the Kentucky
academy before we accept the verdict
Of Paris physicians.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
Patent Pill Pleasure.

The pills that are potent in their ac-
ton and pleasant in effect are DeWitts
Little Early Risers. w. ; Philpot, Of
Albany Ga, says During bilious at
tack took one. Small a. it was IL did
me more good than calomel. blue-mass
or any other pills ever took and at
the same time it effected me pleasantly
Little Early Risers are certainly an
ideal pill' Sold by the Winston Diug
Company.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Prof. Shaler, of Harvard, points out
that European peasants are suspi-
cious Of "the people in the next val
ley" Age-long feuds like that be-
tween Siena and Florence are COM
mon. in this country owing TO con-
stant travel the most ignorant are
ready to trust strangers.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
IN DISTANT PLACES.

Sheep are used as beasts Of burden in
India and Persia.
New Zealand farmers send frozen
cream to England, where it is churned
into butter.
Bells are never used in Mahomedan
mosques, for the Moslems believe that
their sound conjures up evil spirits.
In Palestine the swallows are allowed
not only the freedom of the houses, but
of the mosques and tombs, where they
build their nests and rear their young.
Asparagus is so plentiful on the Rus
sian steppes that the cattle eat it like
zrass. The seeds are sometimes dried
and used as a substitute for coffee.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
Consumption Threatened.

81 was troubled with hacking cough
for a year and thought had CON
sumption says G. Unger, 2ll Maple
St, Champaign, III. 81 tried a great
many remedies and was under the
care Of physicians for several months:
/ used one bottle Of Foley's Honey and
Tar. Il cured me, and ] have not been
troubled since" Sold by II. {. Crute.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

A better business than persuading
people that they are heirs 90 estates in
Europe would be hunting pproofs for
women who want 90 join the Daugh-
ters Of the Revolution. There are only
about 100000 candidates.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

The men who mind their own busi-
ness are sure to succeed, since they
have so little competition. The man
who is trying to regulate the busi-
ness of whole neighborhood has a
large contract on his hands.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
Special Low Rate Excursions 10 Allan
tic City, y. j., via the Popular
York River Route, $500
Round Trip.

ON Thursday and Friday of each
week, until September l2th, the South
ern Railway will sell special round trip
tickets to Atlantic CITY, y. j., and re-
turn at 500 These tickets limited re-
turning 10 reach Richmond not later
than Wednesday following date Of sale.
In addition lo these low rate tickets
the Southern Railway will sell sum
mer Tourist Tickets Richmond to At
lantic City, at Sll round trip, good re-
turning until October 3lsi on sale daily
until September 3Oth. Via York River
line To Baltimore, and Pennsylvania
r. r.. on b ~ O route Baltimore to At
lantic City
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
The summer girl gets her very first
kiss every time she gets engaged
Lat Al l0n Want.

Persons troubled with indigestion or
Dyspepsia can eat all they want II they
will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. This
remedy prepares the stomach Tor the
reception, retention, digestion and as
similati0n Of all of the wholesome food
that may bee eaten, and enables the di-
gestiye organs to transform the same
into the Kind Of blood that gives health
and strength Sold hy the Winston
Drug Go.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
chnncr for E,er,hody.

"Ohi she's So sweet. so angelic and
fair" sighed I.osctt Fursyte. But
/ know / shall never succeed in win
ming her love-
"Nousensc," exclaimed May Sharpe
"Iots of other men have succeeded
WHY shouldn't you Tit-Bits.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

When you 20 TO buy Witch Hazel
Salye look for the name DEWITT on
every box. The pure, unadulterated
Witch Hazel Is used in making De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salye, which is the
best salye in the world for cuts, burns
bruises. boils. eczema and piles. The
popularity Of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
saiye, due to It's many cures, has caused
numerous worthless cOunterieits to be
placed ON the market The genuine
bear, the name of T.. C. Dewitt q Co.,
Chicago. sold by The Winston Drug
An
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

save the Children.

Ninety-nine Of every one hundred
diseases that children have are due 10
disorders Of the stomach, and these dis
orders are an caused by Indigestion.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is just as good
for children a. it is for adults. Child
rem thrive ON &c. It keeps their little
stomachs sweet and encourages their
growth and developement. Mrs. Hen
~ Carter, 100 Central St., Nashville,
Tenn, says My little boy is now three
years old and has been suffering from
indigestion ever since he was born. !
have bad the best doctors in Nashville,
but failed To do him any good. After
using one bottle OF Kodol he is well
baby. recommend it 20 all sufferers"
kodol digests what you eat and makes
the stomach sweet. Sold 10y The Win
stun Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
New York anarchist recently threw
the police of the scent by taking bath.

Doubtless you are progressive. Some
medicines ON the market are old fash
ioned. Rheumacide, the great rheuma-
tie cure is discovery, a progressive
remedy. It is the spring blood purifier
tbnf YOU want. At Druggists.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

"Your pastor must be a fnancier."
"I should say so. Why, be has a
scheme 10 fund the church debt at
two-and-a-half per cent. and l be-
lieve that some day he'll capitalize
the church and issue common and
preferred stock"-puck.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief TO asthma sufferers Do
the worst stages and II taken in time
will effect a cure. Sold by &c. Crute
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
yon Know What You Are Taking

When you take Grove, Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula Is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that IL
Is simply Iron and Quinine in taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

From LIT Sept dwelling Of six rooms,
good garden and Orchard-terms rea-
sonable. Apply %
W. II. RlCuARDsON,
fv3-2m Farmyille.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Have just fitted up q neat dining
apartment in the rear Of my store.
Meals furnished at all hours at reason
able prices. ArmOur's steaks and other
products speciality. Give Us a trial.
j. AsIIRY ARMIsTEAD.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Will cure Brights Disease.
VIII cure Diabetes.
viii cure Stone in Bladder.
VIII cure Kidney and Bladder Dis
eases Sold by II. G. Crute.
Some men are busy reforming every
thing in general but they haven't time
10 reform anything in particular.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

heforo ID .fous You. DIR. Dayids Cough syrup
will cure 10, as numbers VIII testify. 10 ir The
best on earth. Large bottles p cents ai
White & Co and Winston Drug GO.
There's something wrong with the
political convention that doesn't either
"point with priden or "view with
alarm
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
Ouick relief for Asthma sufferers.

Thirty seven languages are spoken
in Boston besides BostOnese.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Just 30 pairs ladies' slippers made by
ZiegIer Bros, to be sold at manufsc-
turers cost for cash at Fleming *
Clark's. Sizes 2l to D.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
Stop, ihc Cough and Works OIL The Cold.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure cold In one day. No cure, No
pay. Price, % cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Wall Paper ia greatest variety, both
in prices and styles ofprint, at Doyne's.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

The cup that cheers is noisy piece
of crOckerv.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Many persons in this community are
suffering from kidney complaint who
could avoid fatal results by using
Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by II. G.
Crute.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
nL,io Nrr,n ANAL Iionn Iinlmrnl

best on earth fOr rheumatism, strains
.prnins and ail pains. unequalled for both
man and beast Large bottle y cents, al
White g. Co. and Winston Drug Co,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

Go.Carts are "al the 90" for going
babies. DOyne can please you IN price
and style.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21
rhr nc.l prc.crIrlion ror MaIarIa

Even the home attachments of the
bachelor sheriff are strong.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-08-21

and cured with two applications of Dixie
Nerve and Bone LinimcnL ID VIII cure yo"'
owens N Minor Drug co..
Richmond, virginia,
CeutIcmcn.-l have been using your Neife.
and Bone Llnlmcat on my back ana nhe ls
..'ts iikea Charm. For eight days 1 hai
49,, I'M INV back and could not move ana
amer two applications ana nov out ana 70
Very truly yours,
&c. OgBuKs, North View, va.
u,rtt,' 'tyhifo A 20. and Winston Drug co.
straw hats at cost at Fleming x