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Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Egg Outlets.

Egg outlets need first very thick
cuyful of flour and one pint of milk,
Season with ten drops of onion juice.
n teaspoonful of salt. one-third of a
teaspoonful OF white pepper, dash
of cayenne and two tablespoonfuls of
chopped parsley. Stir into this six
hard boiled eggs cut fine. turn on n
creased dish and set away until cold
and firm. Mold in outlets, dip each
in an egg and fine dry bread crumbs
and fry golden brown in smoking hot
deep fat. Drain well on soft paper
and stick tuft OF parsley In the bone
end of each outlet.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Dlsinfectinq a Room.

To disinfect a room get 4 large
sized metal bath. and partly fill with
water. Partly fill a pail with water
and stand in the bath. On the pail
place an old metal tray. and see that
it stands firmly. On the tray put two
OF three pounds of powdered sulphur
moistened with methylated spirit
Have all apertures. save your door OF
exit, closely shut. and all their crev-
ices stopped. Set fire to the sulphur
When you have quilted the room at
tend to the door Open ~ hours la
ter. Although this reads very simply
the matter is not so satisfactory as
might be supposed. Wall papers. and
not seldom colored fabrics are dam
aged by the fumes. so care must be
used.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
WHO PAID FOR THE DRINKS?
Endless Chain Operated by Thirsty
Men on the Mexican Border.

Now, here is the best yarn of the,
lot and a good puzzle for the Sunday,
papers to print" said the man with
the alkali in his whiskers, when hel
had settled down in the hotel lobby
after a long day on the rubberneck|
wagon.
Several years ago American silver
coin in Mexico was on the same basis]
as Mexican silver was at that time and
still is in the sta.es: it passed at half
its face value. Drinks in Ell Paso aneI
in Juarez, the Mexican town across|
the line, were a bit apiece or 121aI
cents, as you fasteners would say.
I'm thosc pa'my days a citizen OF
Ell Paso could go into a drinking emf
porium and buy drink. paying for III
with an American q iarter. The bari
tender would hand him back Mexi1
can quarter. which was. of coursel
worth 121a cents in Texas.
Then with this Mexican quarter in
his hand the citizen could cross the
bridge to Juarez and there buy AMI
other drink. laying his Mexican quar-
ter on the bar.
"If the Greaser barkeep should give
him in change an American qua ten
worth 12h cents in Mexico the Joyous
citizen could return to Uncle Sans
back yard and repeat the process.
Now, the question is: Who paid
for those drinks ?"-N. Y. Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart beats very
fast; then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her periods she is exceed-
ingly Respondent. Nothing pleases
her. Her doctor says Cheer up: you
have dyspepsia; you will be all right
soon."
But she doesn't get all right" and
tope vanishes; then come the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to des- iEa with your nerves
all shattered a pr courage gone,
but take Lydia tPinkham's Vege-
table Compound.-5ee what it did fo-
Mrs. Rosa AdamJ,r of}s19 18th Street,
Louisville, Hrs I1ec6 of the late Cen
eral Roger HaSsoh, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkb{1E
cannot ellyoh,with pen and ink what
Lydia E. Pinkhaih's Vegetable Compound
has done for me. suffered with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues,'
nervousness and that all-gone feeling I was
advised to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and it not only cured my female
arrangement, but it has restored me to perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy of my
younger days has returned. and do not suf.
fer any longer with despondency as l did BE-
fore. 1 consider Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound a boon to sick and suffering
women"
II you have some arrangement Of
the female organism write Mrs.
Pinkham. Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04

myself, made lasso out of the drag
rope and after striking several trees
finally got the rope over one and fas-
tened it, climbing down to the ground
and pulled the ship with me. Unfas-
tening the canvas rudder I made bed
of it at the foot of the tree and went
to sleep.
Il was awakened in the night by a
big black bear which came shifting
around. but he did not attempt to do
any harm. l saw all kinds of wild
animals and dozens of deer, which
would s.ve a stare at the big thing in
the air and run away in alarm.
81 arose in the morning and walked
around for four hours. covering about
ten miles, and found myself at the
starting point. Took another start
and late yesterday arrived here in an
exhausted condition. l am now going
after the ship"
Capt. Matteray has been sailing the
air for Is years and has had several
narrow escapes.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04

to hold the spike from working up
out of the tie. The wedge-shaped
lock is a thin. tapering piece of iron.
When the spike is driven into the tie
it leaves slight channel alongside
of it, into which this wedge is driven,
following the channel until it strikes
the shoulder of the spike, when 1t i'm
mediately turns out and enters the
wood along the line of least resist
ance-which is with the grain-some
times turning upward little II the
wood is soft. 1t then becomes prac-
tically impossible to draw the spike
without first drawing the wedge. If
for any reason it. is desired to pull
the spike, the wedge itself, being thin,
is easily drawn from the top, although
it cannt be pushed up by the spike
After the wedge is drawn the spike
can easily be removed, and, what Is
of great advantage, can be replaced in
the same hole and locked with the
wedge as securely as before. AS the
ties become old and the spike becomes
loose, a tap of the hammer on the
wedge will set it up tight against the
rail again. The Atchison, Topeka &c
Santa Fe railway recently had num-
ber of them made at it's shops and put
into its track for a test. We under
stand that more than a million OF
these have already been ordered"
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Harrolui1,g Ride in
a Runaluay Airship.

but made up my mind 1 would stick
till the finish. but was going to cut
the ropes from the frame work of the
ship and float with the gas bag if the
worst came. The frame work was so
frail that one misstep would have
thrown me out into space.
Il was hungry and thirsty from be-
ing in the high air and nearly frozen
and became exhausted. SO / made a
net out of the landing rope across the
frame of the ship, tied myself to it
and fell asleep. I must have slept a
long time and was awakened by the
basket striking on a tree. / united
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
StutterinQ,

OF the etiology of suffering we
know nothing definite. Direct inherit
ance is rare, and possibly imitation is
the chief factor when father and son
are affected. There is usually we'll
marked neurotic inheritance. others in
the family having various forms of
nervous complaints. But | have not
been able to confirm Charcot's state
ment that suffering and ordinary IA
cial paralysis frequently occur in the
same family. Shocks. frights and de-
bility after some acute illness are the
causes to which the onset Is most
frequently attributed by parents. Inn
itation is undoubtedly AN occasional
cause. children having often been
known to start the habit when put in
charge Of a suffering nursemaid.
friend of mine. who was extremely
fond OF horses and was hardly to be
kept out of the stables, acquired
most obstinate stutter from the groom.
Adenoid vegetations are often met
with and are important as a lNedispos-
ing cause. since they tend to prevent
the proper filling of the chest with
air. When present they should be re-
moved as a preliminary measure. al
though 1t must not be expected that
their removal will lead to prompt
cessation of the stutter.-Lancet.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Light Attached to a Life Buoy.

ment the life preserver strikes tho
water the light gives out a bright
flame. showing its location not only
to the person overheard, but marking
the spot for the crew. who put back
in small boat. AS the average pas
senger steamer cannot be stopped in
much less than mile when under
full headway. the Importance of the
light in finding the spot is evident
The signal burns with 300 candlepow-
er for a full hour. These lights are
already in use in the American navy.
Another type is the projectile which
is fired from gun and will carry as
far as an ordinary shell will go. These
lights can be set to burn as they leave
the gun. or not until the strike the
water where they will float and burn
from one to two hours.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
o, llcloua Peach Butter.

Select mellow yellow peaches. Pare
and Stone Weigh, and to every pound
allow three-quarters of pound OF
sugar Put the peaches In u porce
lain-lired kettle; heat slowly. Mash
and stir the peaches until perfectly
smooth: then press through fine
selve: add the sugar and boil for II
minutes, stirring constantly. Put intc
sma'' Jars and tie up.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Machinery to Roll Glass.

An invention for drawing molten
glass out of the furnaces and rolling
1t mechanically has been sold to n
syndicate of plate-glass manufacturers
for $685. 200. The inventor is h Bel
gian. Mr.. Fourcault. and the pur-
chasers OF his patent rights are Ger.
man. French. Belgian and Bohemian
manufacturers. Only high-priced man.
uai labor las been able 20 do the york
heretofore.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
S'i|:I! (,EE;5x{4R2IIo!5l, y ion ION
ESGSs S:saSs S.ssss lin W. Dss.;sssss s
A oUADRIcENTENARiAN.
Story Of a Tortoise Whose Age Wa.
Probably Nearly 400 Years.

A living creature that he's trod the
earth, however sluggishly, since the
days of the Spanish Armada is an OBJ
ject of no common degree of interest.
Such a creature has just passed away
peacefully in London, in the person
of Drake, venerable tortoise of the
Geological Gardens. supposed to be
nearly four hundred years old Mr.
V. FOrbin, who contributes short
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
CLOTHES PIN.
Just the Right Shape to Hold the
Clothes Firmly.

The old-style clothes pin has been
in use for a long time. and has proven
10 satisfactory that a change would
seem undesirable. Nevertheless. an
Improvement has been made by two
North Carolina inventors. as will read.
lily be seen by referring to the illus
tration. These clothes pin are made
of galvanized iron to prevent rusting
and injury to the clothes and are bent
to form double jaws. These jaws pro-
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Cannot Slip on.

vide a strong clamp. which hoius the
clothes securely to the line, without
possibility of tearing or injuring them.
The old-style clothes pins have a ten
dency to spring away from the line
unless they are forced very hard
against the line. which often tears
garments of fine texture. 1t Will be
obvious that there is no danger OF this
happening with the clothes pin shown
here.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN
HANDY WITH HER FISTS
Wife Of Amateur Boxer Answers an
Offensive Note with a Knock.
out Blow.

New York.-In a certain office build
ing in this city is cigar stand in the
lower hallway. presided over by a
young woman. She to-day is telling
the young and the old men of the
building. occupants of the various Of
fees and daily acquaintance. how a
young woman. pretty blonde and
wife of an amateur champion boxer.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04

Wash. Says the
Railway and En-.
gineering Review,
in a brief descrip-
tive note:
1T consists of
an ordinary spike
with a curved
shoulder at the
back about the
middle of I h e
spike in length,
and a key or lock
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Use MnVnesia.

Rub mag-ssla on solled spots and
dainty light colored goods. Put plenty
on both sides. and when wanted for
use again brush well and the spots
will be gone.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04

NEW SIGNAL LIGHT.
Marine Torch Which Will Burn In the
Water.

A marine torch or signal light, that
burst into brilliant flame the in
stant it touches water. is recent
invention. These signal lights can be
used in many ways. One method iS
to attach one to life buoy; the mo-
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
sELr-LocklNe RAILWAY SPIKE
Device by Which the Loosening of the
Rail Is Made Impossible.

railway spike that cannot work
loose Is now manufactured at Seattle,
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
ponular arItlsh Namss.

Out OF every 100000 girls and boys
In England and Wales, $3.50 are called
Mary and $500 william.
Gilpin observer., 1906-10-04
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE THAT HAS NEVER FAILED
Health Fully Restored and the 10y Of
Life Regained.

When acheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLUES, it is
sad picture. 1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling "out of sorts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
PHYSICIANS WANT
LIGHT on RICE CASE
mission to Report on Cause of
the Symptoms.

Albany, Sept. 20.-Nearly $500 ply
sicians of the state today petitioned
Governor Higgins asking that in the
case of Albert T. Patrick, under SEN
tence of death for the murder of the
Texas millionaire, William Marsh Rice.
commission be named to examine
whether the congestion of Rice's lungs
found in the autopsy could have been
caused by embalming fluid, or was the
result of chloroform with which Rice's
valet. Jones. said he killed Rice at
Patricks bidding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
MARK TWAIN URGES ASSOCIATED
PRESS TO TRY SIMPLIFIED SPELLING

New York. Sept 2G-The annual
meeting of the. Associated Press was
held here yesterday Important mat
ters in connection were disposed of
At night the members were entertain
ed with several guests at dinner at the
WaldorfAstoria. Melville f. Stone.
general manager. presided. and with
him at the guests table were Samuel
l.. Clemens. who discussed Reform
Spelling: General Horace Porter.
former ambassador to France who re-
sponded to the toast. Our Guests;
Henry A. Shute. the author. who talk
ed of Critics" and Professor George
E. Vincent. of the University of Chi
cago, who spoke on the subject,
Purely Academic"
Clemens urged the Associated Press
to adopt simplified spelling.
There are only two forces that can
carry light to all corners of the globe"
he said-"only two-the sun in the
heavens and the Associated Press
down here. l may seem to be hatter-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
WORK OF CONGRESSMAN
ROBERT R. HIT ENDED
MANY KILLED In
AN ENGLISH WRECK
From London, Jumps the
Track.

London, Sept. 20 The crowded
Scotch express on the Great Northern
railway leaving London last night
was wrecked outside OF Grantham at
midnighi The number of lives lost is
believed to be large. There are many
passengers beneath the debris. OF ten
already extracted five have died. \
large number of persons wee injured.
The train should have stopped at Gran
than. but failed to do So Shortly after
passing the station the express left the
rails and jumped bridge. The engine
and several coaches were dashed over
the embankment, the engine turning
turtle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20

ing the sun. but | do not mean it. 50
am meaning only 10 be just and fair
all around You speak with a million
voices. No one can reach so many
races, so many hearts and intellects as
you. except Ruiyard Kipling, and he
cannot do it without your help II the
Associated Press will accept and use
our simplified forms and thus spread
them TO the ends of the earth. cover
ing the whole spacious planet with
them as with a garden of flowers our
difficulties will be AT an end
Every day of the 800 the only pag-
es of the worlds countless newspa-
pers that are read by all human be-
ings and angels and devils that can
read are those pages that are built out
of Associated Press dispatches. And
so | beg you. | beseech you-Oh. l
implore you--to spell them in our sim
plified forms. Do this daily, constant
ly. persistently. for three months
only three months-it is all ask The
infdlible result-victory, victory all
down the line"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
CAME TO TESTIFY;
REMAINS In JAIL
n. Ritter in Trouble for Al
legged Extortion in Connection
With Doodle Story.

st. Louis, Sept. 20.-William n. Rit-
ter of Denver, former member of the
st. Louis house OF delegates, who
wrote Governor Folk last week vOlun-
teering to come here and testify re-
garding the handling of Doodle money
when he was a lawmaker, is in Jail
here. He was arrested at Hannibal,
Mo-. last night while enroute back to
Denver. The arrest was made at the
instigation of Circuit Attorney Sager,
who charges Ritter attempted to ex-
tort money to distribute when the
Central Traction bill franchise was vot-
ed upon. Eugene Sweeney. identified
with the traction deal as promoter. is
also in Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20

raticns and to the public.
This peoples lobby, it is claimed,
will aim to give wide publicity to all
proposed congressional acts threaten
ing the best interests of the people.
The organization is designed to be en-
tirely nonpartisan, Independent of con-
centrated capital and of organized Ia
Dor. and established to further good
measures and to expose and defeat
misleading, special or vicious legisla-
ton.
The control and management of the
lobby will be vested in well known
men, including Mark Twain, Benjamin
Ide Wheeler. Lincoln Steffens and Will
liam Allen White.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
PEOPLES LOBBY KEPT AT CAPITAL
WHEN CONGRESS is IN SESSION

New York, Sept 20.-A permanent bu-
reau is to be maintained at Washing
ton during the sessions of congress, to
be known as the peoples lobby. The
development of the idea comes as part
of the campaign which the editors of
Success magazine have been making
for a betterment of legislative condi-
tions at the national capital.
1t is proposed to combat the attor-
neys for the special interests" who
appear regularly each session before
the committees of congress, by attoT-
neys in the interests of the whole peo-
pie. who shall be employed by the bu-
reau as counsel to determine the rel
ative value of legislation to the corpo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
TAFT FINDS TASK IN CUBA
WILL BE FORMIDABLE ONE.
CORTELYOU WANTS
NO OTHER OFFICE
Holds Work in Improving Postal Ser
vice Too Important to
Leave.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 20.-Postmaster
General Cortelyou, who came here to-
day to see President Roosevelt on Of
fetal business, when reminded he had
been mentioned as a possible candi-
date for governor of New York, said:
You may quote me as saying am, as
postmaster general, engaged in efforts
TO improve the postal service. When
| am a candidate for any other Office
will say So
President Roosevelt had as luncheon
guests today Archbishop Ireland, Arch
bishop O'Gorman of Sioux Falls. S. D.,
Jacob A. Riis, and William A. White.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
BRAKEMAN MAPLE KILLED
Valley Junction Young Man Victim at
Brooklyn While Switching.

Brooklyn, Sept. 20.-Peter Maple.
aged 20, Rock Island freight brake
man. was instantly killed here yester-
day morning while engaged in switch
ing. In doing his work Maple attempt
ed to board the engine pilot. His foot
slipped and he was thrown under the
engine. His head was severed from
the body. Naples home was in Valley
Junction, where a widowed mother re-
sides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
ROCK ISLAND LOST FIGHT
Aurora Selected for Next Reunion Of
S9th Illinois Regiment

Aurora, H.. Sept. 20.-Thirty-eight
members OF the S9th Illinois regiment
gathered here yesterday for their 21st
annual encampment. They voted Au-
rora as tIle next encampment city. de-
spite the fact that Rock Island and
other places made q streng bid. The
veterans are from all parts of the cOun-
try but the Chicago delegation of near
ly a score was the largest c. f.
Hotchlliss was elected president. A. ID.
CUrran of BristOn secretary and treas
urer. and a. French of Chicago vise
president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
EIGHT HOURS ON
RIVER AND HARB0RS
President Broadens Application of
Law to Include Work on Wa
terWays.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 20-President
Roosevelt has extended the S-hour law
to apply to all public work under the
supervision of any department of the
government The order affects more
particularly work on river and harbor
improvements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20

lage 45 miles north of here, at bay
early today, rifled the Newaygo county
bank. and secured about $4,000 The
interior of the bank was completely
wrecked with two explosions of dyna-
mite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
Banker Gone; Owns Shortage.

Sedan, Kan, Sept. 20.-O. B. Stol-
lard, cashier of the Peoples State
bank. with deposits of $4,000, has dis
appeared. leaving note saying he
was a defaulter and had fed. The safe
is time-locked and the amount of
money missing is not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20

awaiting the results OF the peace nego-
| tiatiOns.
Rebels Search Steamer.
Havana, Sept. 20.-When the coast
ing steamer Rik arrived at Bahia Hon
da yesterday she was boarded by armed
rebels. who took all mail matter and
then searched the vessel and passen-
gers. taking such arms as they found.
Different Parties state Terms.
Havana, Sept. 20 Presidents of
both the moderate and liberal parties
yesterday afternoon submitted to Sec
retary Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon. representing President
Roosevelt. their respective statements
of facts leading up to the revolution
and the conduct of belligerents.
General Menocal. representing the
veterans, also related to Taft and
Bacon the efforts he has made in the
line of peace and the difficulties en-
countered and gave his opinion as 10
what courses hold promise of amicable
settlement. The committee of the Isle
of Pines, Americans, also appeared, but
got little satisfaction, their attorney
simply presenting a statement of their
grievances, which was not taken up.
Yesterdays hearing began at the
home of Minister Morgan in the village
of Marianao. Hearings were held pri-
no one being present except
those directly interested and newspaper
men.
VIII Take Several Days.
After the hearings Secretary Taft
said to an Associated Press represen-
tative that he had just begun his
work and that ii was evident the mis-
sion upon which he came would re-
quire more time than he had anticipa-
ted before his arrival He intimated 10
days would be required to complete his
Grand He was pleased that represen-
tatives of every faction had visited the
agents of President Roosevelt, which
he considered augured well for the sue
cess of the mission, which he desired
TO be understood was purely media
tory.
Oppose New Elections.
After the conference Vice President
Mendez Capott said the government
was absolutely opposed to any plan
which involves new elections. Zayas
said he had been asked not to talk
about the conference, but asserted he
had been urged to use his influence in
all possible ways to stop the fighting.
He said he feared he would be unable |
to reach distant insurgent camps in |
time, and pointed out the attack by
government troops upon a force of in
surgents at Sanctici Pititus on Tues |
day was in violation of the government
armistice
Zayas related to Mr.. Taft the efforts
he had made for the relief of liberals
as conspirators. and Taft in
formed him Palma nd stated that the
prisoners under indictment will be re-
leased under bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-20
Prominent Illinois States
man Dies at His
Summer Home
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Many Years in Public Service---
Had Declined to be Re-
nominated.

Narragansett Pier, r. l., Sept. 30
Congressman Robert r. Hit of Illinois,
died at his summer home here today.
Heart failure, following a long peri
Cd of increasing physical weakness,
finally caused the death of Hit. Mrs.