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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
street and walk the rest Of the way to

street and walk the rest Of the way to
her jeweler. . 81. II
In the face of all this we presume to
be vain, of Nicollet avenue. Well! The
shops along it's walks are worthy ofsad-
miration, but the street itself between
1curbs is disgrace to the government
of a city that permits the existing con-
sditions. Certainly the visiting stranger
within our gates may be pardoned a
smile of derision as he lodges an open
coalhole in the walk and then attempts
the dangerous passage across the muddy
approaching sawdust chariot while down
upon it all looks the calm policeman at
the corner, with eyes inscrutable and
body immovable as any Buddha.
!. Minneapolis Oct. 81. III. III. r. I.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
KEEPING A NEWSPAPER CLEAN.

Continued Effort Has Not Been I'm
noticed.
To the Editor Of The Journals: j.
To those of us who are close follow
ers of the local newspapers it is inter
esting to note the pleasing consistency
which has ever been maintained by
The Journal. It is one thing to
preach, but quite another thing to live
medical advertising which appears il
the columns of a local contemporary is
no doubt good revenue account, but in
the long run it is a poor investment.
The exalted position which The j ou r.
/ holds among the people Of the
northwest is due, I believe, more than
to any one thing, to it's clean news and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
RIVER IMPROVEMENT

How Will Minneapolis Benefit By the
Large Expenditure?
| To the Editor Of The Journal.
The writer has followed with much
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
cobb,s Excursion to caltror...,.

C0nD, S EXCURSION TO Cal11orisz..
The next special excursion to Los
Angeles under the management of H. J.
Cobb will leave Minneapolis Tuesday,
Oct. 81. Only three and one-half days
en- route. For California booklet and
tourist car berths, apply to FL. J. Cobb,
1922 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
To New York or Boston.

The rate via the Michigan Central is
as low as by any other line. Stop-over
allowed at Niagara Falls on through
tickets. Tourist sleeping car Chicago to
Boston daily except Friday. Informal
ton furnished by local ticket agents, or
address v. C. Russell. N. w. P. A.,
Pioneer Press building. st. Paul. MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

Hoodwinks the Oeulist. Madden Eye
Medicin cures eyes. (Don' It smart.) Zoe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
HOW WILL YOU ANSWER
This Question, Which May be Put to You Before Long?

Many life insurance companies have
come 10 the conclusion that patent
medicine users are bad risks. and they
require their examiners to ask all APP
pNcants for insurance: What patent
medicines have you used in the last
five years." This has become neces-
sary because of the large number of
human wrecks. whose health has been
destroyed by the constant use of patent
medicines advertised SO largely all
over the country.
These medicines are made up of al
cohol opium. cocaine and other drugs,
which should only be used in sparing
quantities and under the direction of
competent physicians. There are so
many people unconsciOusly destroying
themselves through the use of these
that the insurance companies must
protect themselves by learning whcth-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
Advertised List No. IS.

Following IS the list of letters re
naming uncalled for in the Rock
Island postofice for the week ending
Nov. Il. 1905: W. II. Abel r Benik.
Brown News company. Melvin Beebe
.Callie Bridges. NJ. c. Bee5e. c. r Ba-
ker. John Chessle. Miss Josephine
Clarey. Steve Danils. DR. X. A. DaniE.
Edward T. Davidson. W. II. Downing,
Eide Ericsson. Frank II. Friedrich,
john Griggsby Edward Haining. Bent
F. IIalber. Mrs. Emma Hamilton. Mis-;
Gu-ty Johnson. Mrs. Louis Johnson.
Miss \. l.. Kilgore. NJ :. Lamb. c. II.
March, Z. Mace. Mrs. McKinnis. Mrs.
n. McKernen, J. Montgomery. Mrs. II.
NJ. Pease. Mrs. Emily W. Parr DR. b.
II Simons. Daniel Taylor. Claude Tai
bot. Miss Clara Taylor. Mrs. Jesse
Nolk. Mrs. Lois Ward, NJ E Wallace.
Martin 5. Wilson, Miss Louise VIVA
len Arthur Whitney. G. w. Zell For
ei-H: Mrs. l.. p. Nelson.
T. II. THOMAS. u. NJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
Officers.
Terrific Race With Death.

Death was fast approaching" writes
Ralph f. Fernandez. of Tampa, Fla
describing his fearful race with death
''as a result of liver trouble and heart
disease, which had robbed me of sleep
and of all interest in life. | had tried
many different doctors and several
medicines, but got no benefit, until
began to use Electric Bitters. So won
derfUl was the effect. that in three
days | felt like a new man, and today
/ am cured of all my troubles" Guar
anteed at Hartz e Ullemeyer's drug
store; price so cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS
Held in Various Homes This Evening
Mothers Meeting.

The Presbyterian cottage prayer
meetings viii be held tonight at the
homes of Mr. and Mrs. B. Robb. 1900
Third avenue. leaders. H. E. Van Du-
ger. W. b. Mcintyre; Mr. and and Mrs.
II. ID. BlakemoTe. SIC Nineteentn
street; Mrs. Mary Martin. 1924 Nine
teenth street. leader, 5. D. Cleland !;
Mr.. and Mrs. John \. Platte. 1896
Tweniy-second street, leaders. J. c.
Thomson. II. ". Noss: Mr.. and Mrs. :.
c. Taylor. sos Twentieth street. lead
ers. w. 5. Marquis and Robert Scott.
Tomorrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock
4 mothers meeting viii be held in the
Sunday school rooms of the Broadway
church. Rev. Marion Humphreys Will
give talk on A No, hers Response
bilrios"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14

or or not applicants for insurance are
addicted to their use.
William a Campbell of 20 18th
street. Newark. y. J.. had taken 4 mum
Der OF so-called cures for pulmonary
complaints. and afterwards made appli-
cation for insurance. He was rejected
By the physician who examined him.
\ friend advised him to try that old
prescription known as Father John 5
Medicine. Mr. Campbell writes: ITO
say ! was skeptical is but the truth.
But | tried one bottle and found such
relief that since then | have been in
sured in the company that rejected me
having been passed by the very physi-
clan who had refused to pass me. In
conclusion | wish to say that | am a
firm advocate CT Father Johns Medi-
cine"
For sale by T. n. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
TOPICS SELECTED
For Illinois Implement Dealers
Convention Held in Mo-
line Dec. 49, is.
THREE MORNING SESSIONS
Several Of Speakers Yet to Be Named
Mayor Olson to Welcome
Delegates.

The executive committee of the Illi-
nois Implement Dealers association
has practically completed the program
for the state meeting TO be held in Mo
line Dec. 1915. All the subjects 10 b.
discussed have been selected. but sev-
eral of the speakers are Yet To be
chosen.
Mayor Andrew Olson. of Moline. will
be invited to make the address of wei
come, and the reply will be by some
member of the state association. not
vet named. The address of the rep
resentative of the manufacturers viii
probably be given by some member of
The national association and the trav-
eler who will talk will probably be q
man from Illinois territory. The pro
gram follows:
Tuesday Forenoon.
CAN TO order by President Joseph
Baker at 10 a. IN.
Address of welcome
Response.
Appointment of committee on mem
bership.
Presidents address.
Discussion of his recommendations.
Report of secretary.
Discussions.
Report Of various committees
Adjournment 10 Dec. IA. . a. III.
wednesday, Forenoon.
Call to order at . a. m
Appointment, Of committee on reso-
buttons. neurology, auditing and nom
nation.
Report of delegate To national fed
Baker.
Discussion of the report
Discussion of officers and recon-
mcndations.
General discussion of the harvester.
Irvine and general questions.
Dates and place of holding next con
vention.
Adjournment To Dee. u. . Il. III.
Thursday Forenoon.
Can TO order AT > a. IN.
Experience OF members of loca!
clubs
Address of the delegate of the manu-
facturers' club
Address Of the representative of the
travellers.
Report of the committee on resolu-
lions. neurology. insurance nominal
ton. ...
Election of officers for 1906.
Adjournment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14

general conference at Los Angeles and
the active duties OF his Office then de-
VOWED up Bishop Mcdowell
Bishop Merrill was born al Mount
Pleasant Ohio in the fan of 1925. He
spent most of his bOyhood days in
working al the shoemaker's trade, and
ON account of the circumstances of his
parents had little opportunity to Sc
cure even a common school education.
He was an interchangeable worker. how
ever. and what he failed TO learn from
the schools he picked up by himself in
his home at night
He Joined the church AZ an early age,
and was so thoroughly drilled in the
bible and religious affairs generally
that at the age OF 20 years, while at
Greenfield Ohio. he was licensed TO
preach.
After his trial sermon he never took
so much as a scratch OF pen into
pulpit. II was with this general indie
pendence of spirit that he began his
career and which ever dominated him.
He was one of the strongest forces in
the ministry OF the world for many
years. sound thinker. and a ready lis
tener. His influence. however, extend
ed far outside of the lines of the
church. until, in fact, he came 10 be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
BISHOP MERRILL
ATTENDED MEETING
Participated in Conference of Heads OF
Methodist Church Rere-His
Career.

Bishop stephen Vi. Merrill whose
death at KeyEur'. \. J.. was noted in
yesterdays dispatches in The Argus.
was last in Rock Island attending the
college OF bishops of the Methodist
church in 1903. His age prompted
him 10 tender his resignation to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
PRIZES FOR CORN
Farmers Institute Makes Offer
to Growers of Best
Product.
DONATIONS FROM DEALERS
Bread Baking Contest for Young La
dies Under 10 Years of Age
Prize for Boys Essay.

In addition 10 the program for the
Rock Island County Farmers institute
for Dec Is and il at Port Byron. rs an
nOunced in The Argus last week. pro
vision has been made for numerous
corn contests All exhibits must be
presented by the time of the morning
session OF the first day. In connection
with this contest the dealers of Rock
Island and Moline have made arrange
nonts TO donate the prizes and the
thanks of the committee is publicly eX-
tended 10 them. The prizes offered
are as follows:
Best 10 ears of yellow dent corn rails
Cd by anyone in the county-Corn
planter. donated by Moline Plow com
pany. valued at S42.
Second best-Walking cultivator. do
mated by Rock Island Pillow company
valued at SIG
Third best-14-inch stirring pillow. do
mated by Deere & Co. valued at S14.
For boys Under IS years of age. rails
ed by their own efforts:
Best 10 ears of yellow dent corn.
closed face silver watch. donated by l..
best-Open face silver watch. donated
by c. J. JOsephson. Moline. valued at
$40; third best-open faced silver
watch. donated by Young & McCombs'.
valued at $3.50.
Bread Contest.
Three lOaves best home made wheat
bread. young ladies under IS years of
age living in the county. iron bedstead.
donated by Fisk & Loosely. Moline.
valued at 81; second best-Donated by
H. w. Cooper manufacturer saddlery
hardware. Moline. So; third best-Sili
umbrella. donated by SOmmers & La
Nclle. valued at So.
For boys under Is years living i'll
county: ~
Best essay how corn was raised and
gathered-Suit of clothes. donated by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14
A Creeping Death.

Blood poison creeps up toward the
heart causing death. J. T.. Stearns
Belle PLANE. Mimi. writes that a
friend dreadfully injured his hand
which swelied up like blood poisoning.
BuCklin's Arnica Salve drew out the
poison, healed the wound. and saved
his life Best in the world for burns
and sores. % cents at Hartz & UlIe-
meyers drug store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14

known as the John Marshall CT Metho-
dism. because OF the striking judicial
character of his treatment of all ques-
lions. either public or relating TO the
church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-14

The London. valued at $40: second
best-Overcoat. donated by Jonas Bear
d Co, valued at 81; third best-Pair
shoes. donated by Boston shoe store,
valued at s..
Officers.
The officers are as follows:
President-F. A. Wood. Milan.
Secretary-A. Saddcris. Port Byron
Treasurer-W. II. Ashdown, Port By
ron.
Executive Committee-W s. McCul-
Tough. John Fife. Thomas Campbell
Entertainment Committee-W. II.
Ashdown. w f. Garnett, William Groh.
Director of Illinois Farmers Institute
from the Fourteenth congressional dis
trict-Dr w. II. LyfOrd. Port Byron.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21
BEAUTY AS AN ASSET.

The following from the Savannah
News states facts that are timely and
throws out suggestions that are
worthy of attention:
"a strangers first impressions of a
town or city are gained from the APP
pearance of the depot at which he
alights. This applies as well to the
community of LOCO people as to that
OF 100, 900. If the depot is clean, whole
some, we'll ventilated and attractive
the impression on the visitor is good.
Ii the depot grounds are we'll kept and
made cheerful by flowers, grass and
shrubs the impression is better. In
many sections of the country where
railroad officials are eager workers
for an increased immigratiOn-and
increased immigration always means
increased incomes for the rOadS-the
fact that beauty is valuable asset is
being more and more largely recOg-
nized. In its May issue the BoOklOv-
ers' Magazine devOtes eight or more
pages, with many pictures, to an ar
ticle showing how various railroads
are spending money to beautify their
stations and rights Some of
inc stations on lines in New York,
California and New England are sur
rounded by veritable little gems of
flower gardens, threaded by paved
walks and punctuated with fountains
or bits of expensive statuary. At one
point in Florida the railway station IS
in the midst of a palm garden that
would do credit to the country resi-
dence of a millionaire. In Georgia,
too there has been some small pre-
tense towards the beautifying OF cOun-
try depOts, but the movement has not
received the attention that it deserves.
Some years ago there were several
very handsome little gardens along
the line of the Central of Georgia be-
tween this city and Macon.
The traveller over line of railroad
who finds flowers and grass and trees
and shrubs at the depOts and all along
the rights-Of-way instead of unslghtly
and unkempt spaces is pretty apt to
remember that route when he wants TO
travel again; and the hOmeSeeker VINO
finds freshness and beauty at the de-
GOT when he gets off his train Will be
impressed with the desira blllty OF be-
coming a member of a community that
presents so attractive front to the
world.
In Dawson we are all willing to
forego the statuary, flowers and
eaved walks about our stations if
they will only give US place wherein
wa NAV find room, during the rain or
cold. to wait for our trains. Wen
have to get decent looking depot build
fngs before the asset of beauty can be
realized. We won't say any more just
now. because Wen be sure to say some
things that wouldn't harmonic with
lowers and grass and trees and such
like. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21

DICK RUssELL's nine children
would just about fill the executive
mansion. They need some lively
Youngsters on fashionable Peachtree,
anyhow.
POVERTY, " says Mr.. Carnegie, lis
priceless heritage" And it seems
to be in the reach of nearly every
body except Mr.. Carnegie.
SAYS the observant Boston Globe
"The grass is coming up fresh and
green this spring" Not unusual, but
quite alarming just now.
MAYOR WOODWARD is right handy
with his veto. And he has knack of
giving good and clear reasons every
time he uses it.
WHEN your Uncle Joe Hall mounts
the stump the fireworks will begin sure
enough. He always shoots cannon
cracker.
IF Clark Howell continues to grow
in grace he will soon be able to give
the refOrmers dots on reform.
THE "reformer" is usually like the
prohibitionist. He wants it for the
other fellow.
ANOTHER horrible example. A New
Jersey milkman was drowned in his
well.
THE Rome Tribune calls them Hoke-
patkin and ClarkurOki.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.

MIR. Fred Gordon of Columbus, who
is president of the state association OF
cotton mill owners and insists upon
the right to work children in unwhole-
some factories, is liable to find him
self in the middle of peck of trouble
if he isn't careful. The Columbus
Ledger. that gentleman's home paper,
recently made the statement that Mr.
Gordon "knows more about the sub
iect of child labor than the Brunswich
Journal Editor Sam Small's paper
will ever know" Whereupon, Editor
Smalls dander Immediately arose,
and he flung back the following splr-
tied challenge:
GAS Hon. Hoke Smith would
say, this rather inclines US to enter
the contest.
1--WE don't know how much or
how well Colonel Gordon knows
what he thinks, and the esteemed
LEDGER thinks, he knows about the
subject of child labor in factories.
But we are willing to give him
chance to tell all he knows thereof
and to test to the fullest what we
know.
Hereby we propose to the
Ledger and to Colonel Gordon to
discuss the subject openly before
the general assembly and the pub
lie, in Atlanta, as early after the
legislature meets as may be con-
we do not keep him very busy and
very warm during the debate and
at the end OF it get larger show
of hands for our side of the queS-
ton than he will get for his side
we will yield him the full hOnOrs
of victory and bear with humill-
ty the verdict of our defeat.
"What do the Ledger and Colo
mel Gordon say to this Otfer?'
The editor of The News has heard
Editor Small debate this questiOn-an
inspiring theme for those who love
humanity-with an array of able and
mill men, and if Mr.. Cor
don lets The Ledger make him party
to the proposed contest he will be a
most unwise man. The discussion
would be a great thing for the advo-
Gates of child labor legislation. And
it would be worth going miles to
hear.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21
oCDENs AND NEGROES.

Elsewhere in The News is printed an
article from the pen of Thomas Dixon,
Jr.. showing the attitude of Mr.. r. c.
. OGDEN, chairman of the Southern
Educational Board, towards the ne
gro in general and Booker Washing
ton in particular. Mr.. Dixon has the
facts at hand, and discloses them
with A frankness and force that should
arouse a feeling of disgust and dis
trust IN the minds of southern white
men for this alleged philanthropist in
educational work in the south.
Mr.. Dixon shows that Ogden is a
negro worshiper, declares he teaches
a school where negro equality is
preached, runs a restaurant where ne
groes are hidden to share the same
service given to white people, and en-
tiers into the work of the educational
board with the almost sole view OF
helping negroes.
THE NEWS has continually and con-
sistently refused to take any stock IN
the motives and practices OF this
southern" educational board. This
paper admits the right of these people
to give to whatever institutions 1t
pleases them the money turned over
to them by their northern friends, but
we hope that the southern white peO-
pie will be true enough and independ-
ent enough to scorn the acceptance of
any gift from this source. We are
able to take care of ourselves. And,
furthermore, we are going to do it
without any assistance from this band
Of negro wOrshipers and negro help
ers, who fondle cuffy in their arms
and would at heart force us to do
likewise
Above all, the thing that is most
disgusting in this connection, is the
pampering and bootlicking of this
crowd by some of our own Georgia
men and Georgia newspapers. They
laud Mr.. Ogden to the skies, and mete
out full measure of praise to his
philanthropic" efforts. The same
newspapers that indulge in these mis-
directed maudlinisms are the ones that
proclaim with "broad-minded" asser-
tions that there is no negro question.
It would be ludicrous if it were not
provoking.
Let Georgia take the initiative in this
matter, and scorn the help of those
who teach negro equality. And in the
name of Anglo-Saxon supremacy and
ideals let those newspaper organs
which indulge in ali this sort of
s'broad-minded" rubbish face the stu
alton as it really is.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21
OLD MIR. IDUNNO.

Now, who stepped on the flower bee
And trampled on it so?
1t wasn't jim or Ned or Dick,
But Mister Idunno.
Nobody ever saw his face
Though they hunt high or low,
And vet he's here, for everything
Is done by IdunnO.
He must be very old indeed,
For long, so long ago,
When father was little boy
He, too, knew Idunno.
Who broke the windows in the barn
Who lost the garden hoe?
Who tried to chop the cherry tree?
Old Mister IdunnO.
Lucinda's books can't be found
Oh, dear! Where did they go ?
[ suppose they were mislaid again
BY Mister Idunno.
[ wonder if we moved away
Would he pack up also?
I fear no matter where we went
We'd find old IdUnno.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21
CORK TREES GROW IN GEORGIA.
Several of Them in DOoly, Irwin and
Stewart Counties.

ABBBvILLE, GA, June 20.-The
Morning News of the 18th contained
an item from a western exchange
referring to a cork tree in Arizona as
perhaps the only one in the United
States. The returns were not all in.
Georgia had cork trees before ArizO-
ma became a part of the Uncle Sans
domain.
A specimen, known to three genera
lions. is growing within three miles of
Abbeville, and Dooly, Stewart and
Irwin counties have one or more each.
The cork tree near here is on the
old McDuffey plantation, and was set
out there by John McDuffey, the
grandfather of men and WON n now
gray headed. No one can give the
exact date of the transplanting, or
even approximate the age of the tree.
1t is about two feet in diameter and
thirty five feet high.
The cork of commerce is from the
bark of cultivated trees, grown in
Spain, the south of France and north
ern Italy. The tree could be easily
grown on a commercial scale in GeOr-
Ola
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-21
GRAVES GLEANINGS.
News Items of the Week Pithily
Photographed for News Readers.

News Items of the Week Pithily
Photographed for News Readers.
Mrs. f. NJ Bell of Columbia, S. c.,
Mrs. H. [. Graves and Miss Sarah
Graves of Washington, d. c., have
come to spend the summer with Dr.
and Miss Cora Graves.
Mrs. Brimberry of Baconton, who
has been teaching at Andrew college
in Cuthbert, stopped at the home of
Mrs. T. p. Burge on her way home
last week.
Mr.. Pope McClung, who has been
attending school at DahlOnega, is at
home again.
Mr.. Dave Kaigler spent Sunday
and Monday with relatives at Mike,
Ga.
Mrs. w. P. Perkins is visiting rela-
tives at Syringvale this week.
Mr.. C. Mathis and wife spent Sun
day at Paschal, Ga.
Mr.. Ben Davidson and wife spent
Sunday in Graves.
Mr.. J. H. Kimble is in Columbus
this week.