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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-13

Attorney General Moody, who recent
~ returned TO Washington from Chi
cago. where he worked hard in the beef
trust case, went to his residence in
the afternoon to take short nap. says
the New York World. \ visitor called
to see Mr.. Moody, but met an obstacle
In the person of negro butler. who
said: TT would be agin de constitution
to wake the attorney general. Can't
Won call laterTv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-13
Mailing Bees.

Folks who keep bees will be inter-
ested in the fact that the parcels post
agreement between the United States
and Norway has been amended so that
live bees may be sent between the two
countries by mail, says the Springfield
Republican. The sale of queen bees
begins in the spring, and the new ar
rangement will make it possible to ini-
port them from Norway at the regular
rate for merchandise. l cent an ounce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-13
u,o. C1ub For Women.

A women's rife club is being formed
at Byfieet Surrey. England. The mem
bers of which are to use : special
miniature rife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-13

The most rational remedy sor coughs
and colds is Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar. 1t acts on the bowels as a
mild cathartic. expels all cold from the
;ystem. Cuts al pleghm out OF the
hroGt. relieves coughs. col Is. Group,
whooping cough. etc. An ideal rem
dy for children, equally good for
adults. Sold by all druggists.
Half the ills that man is heir to come
from Indigestion. Burdock Blood Bit
tiers Strengthens and tones the stom-
ach; makes Indigestion impossible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-13
WASHENuiu.l GOSSIP
Light Side of Life at the Ma
tional Capital.
WASH CLOTH FOR THE SPEAKEB

Charleston Woman Sends Novel Gift
to Uncle Joe Cannon-Iioyv the O.t-
come OF Touching Crank Eut-
ton" Amused Secretary SiaS-SiSht-
seer Thought He Could Sell Gold
Bricks to ConSressmen.
Uncle Joe Cannon was the recipient
the other day of another article vi
homemade manufacture from one vi
his South Carolina admirers. says the
Washington Post This time ii was
not wearing apparel for the speaker
Of the house OF representatives, but
something for his bodily comfort.
Late In the afternoon Representative
Legare carried TO the speaker Il small
white pasteboard box, stating that IL
was Il present from one of his conStit
uents. Upon examining the contents
the speaker found Il note written i'll
bold feminine hand, Wash cloth knit
OF South Carolina yarn by Charles
ton lady for Uncle Joe Cannon"
The cloth was wrapped up neatly in
silk paper and is about Il foot square,
made of heavy white wool and almost
an inch thick.
Uncle Joe was we'll pleased with his
latest gift. The good friend who sent
me this" lie observed, evidently be-
lieves as l do that cleanliness is next
to Sodliness."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24
-. ~ i SO sl' II: -
] J" OR ] : s q l L. G !, !.

One of the most desirable places In nm.
per South Caroline-The Old HAIaxyveIl !
Piantation"-oa the Seneca River, 6
miles from Fendleton. miles from
Cherry Station, Blue Ridge, 3. r.. near.
Clemson College. $50 acres in good
state OF cultivation, 100 acres river bot-
tom, 400 acres timber land. q portion or
It virgin forest. nearly new dwelling
house. 7rooms. Large barns, stock and
tool sheds, tenant houses, t,ll in GOOD
vessor. The timber on 100 acres will,
when Ont and put on the market. Spsy
entire coss 0f place. 100 sores of tha bot
tom land can be cold at $50 per acre. and
there are plenty of renters at one.third Of
everything, standing, ready to contract
Tor coming Heaaon. =! % IL: a. 2i:z::.E; 81
VIII sell with farm mules, one yoke
OF cattle. wagons, carts and farm ipiDIe.
ments, q good saw mill, hogs,, young
cattle and iesd Of all kinds iJr stock for q
yeRP: Two public roads 6FeAs the place.
Good water f1r houHe alIa ssoeE nee
plentiful. Fine fishing and hunting on
the place. A charmtng place for O eitm.
mer residence. $500 per anre. $50; \
Terms One-third %Cash--B Balancs on
easy terms; II 81 ( 5 Z. 's%:..! I
/, For further particulars anpiv to ;s|5EE IS: S:
}=:S 81: E53;' (; N. TROWBRIDGE, IS:
81. .3%l:5 ss$$.s R. Ed Pendleton, or;
f}%.*S3<>5 I. EDW..3 r. E.*sRANKIN, Agent, o
~ i, !, !. Piedmont, 8. @.
Nos 2o s19nn55 1n5 yY. Il q g 3:$ Szz$. -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24

- Ii you are dealing with fool,
dictate. but never argue, for you will
lose your labor and perhaps your tenn
per; if with a bigot, say nothing or you
will certainly lose both. Never dis
pute With the man who asserts q para
dox' If he does believe it, no is
amusing himself with you; If not,
the same distortion Of mind will make
him inoapable Of appreoiating his own
sophistries or your arguments. " B
= =, A mans mark in the world de-
ponds on his aim. ~ s. !: b .E2:' 4
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24

Dig pistols aod bowirkuife az LONE
As a scythe blade were buc4Ied sround
lie, aud / coulda't call his raise
Hanson guessed" be continued. $50
soon as l began to roast him that I
was armed. When he went TO the
spring he probably divested himself of
his own wespous-tbe unreliable
wretch--and caught me in trap that
had really set myself"
1t was q hot and close contest,
Williams wen hy q majority of only
six votes.
Hanson succeeded Gen. John g.
breckenridge in command of the Ken.
tuoky Infantry, or Orphan" brigade,
IS it was popularly designated. BE
was, in all respects, an exceptionally
Tine officer, end was strict end vsry
careful diapiplinarians although some.
what eccentric in his methods. lie
used to visit the guard house--whiob
ne generally kept pretty full Of offsn.
ders-nearly every morning, and rigid.
ly cateobise the inmates, much to
to their disoomforture, concerning
their delinquencies. Once, believing
that many complaints Of illness were
subterfuges on the part of lazy fe!.
lows to escape performance of duty,
he issued an order that "there should
be only two siok men at one time in
each company"
He was mortally wounded in The
battle of Murfreesboro, gallantly lead
ing his brigade.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24


the thing for me- concluded the leg
maker. 81 started out as aiiue car
penter' doing up banks and public
buildings, and one day Iwant into e
place in New York to order an arti-
fetal limb fora friend ;n Distress.
The maker was a doctor, strange to
say. He sized me up ard I sized him
up, and in short time I vas under
contract to work for him. They cant
steal our patents, either, Ror it's as
hard to make en- artificial limb without
years OF learning as it would be for
some tinhorn maker to produce O
Stredivariuus. Shoe Retailer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24
invited to Wedding.

Houston, Texas, January l7.-Lila
and Ale Rogers, aged II, twins, are in
receipt of an invitation from Miss
Alice Roosevelt to her wedding. The
tYins attracted the attention Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Miss Alice eight
years ago at a baby chow in OkIahoma.
They are perfect blondes, blue eyes,
fair oomplexions and sunny looks.
They will hardly accept the invitation
owing to the modeat circumstances OF
their parents. ri ~,.t<-,,.E sE.'.7.,' -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24
Carpenters Steel Squares.

The large steel squares used by car
penters are saoh common tool that
peIhsps few knnw when end where
they were first made, and how they
came to be used, or even give the mat.
ter thought. The making of them
is great industry now, but when the
last century came in there was not one
in use. -. -.
The inventor was poor Vermont
blacksmith, Silas Howes, who lived in
South SALISBURY. I
One dull, rainy day a peddler of tin
ware called at his shop to have the
blacksmith fasten shoe on his horse.
These peddlers travelled up and down
country calling at every farm house,
buying everything in the way of bar.
ter. This one had a number of worn
out steel saws that he had picked mp
in various places. Howes bargaiued
for them, shoeiDg the peddler' horse
and receiving the saws IN payment,
and each thought he had an excellent
trade. Il. ....<.. .,...... .,....-. :..-'
His idea was to polish, and weld two
saws together at right angles, aud
thus make rule or measure superior
to anything then, in use. After q few
attempts he succeeded in making a
square, marked it off into inches and
fractions Of inches and found it an.
swered every. purpose that he intend
ed it for. -. J.. -. .....>>. /. :. n: !.
In the course of few weeks he
! made quite number during his spare
hours: Those he sent out by the ped.
dlers, who found every carpenter eager
to buy ono. Soon he found orders
coming in faster than he could Supply
the demand. One =: Of $ Els steel
"squares' would sell for S. OF Sc,
which was five times as much as it
5ost him. III -. r.: !. ! y, -1;i ; 2
He applied for and obtained q rat,
ent on his invention so that no one
else could deprive him; of the profit il
gave him. It was Just after the ,sy1, va,
Of 1872, and money. was. scarce aud an
difficult to get. { 81 But he worked early
and late, and as he earned money he
heagshe iron, and hired mep to he'll
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24

him. 10 few years he was able to
erect large factory sod put in ma.
ehiner5 for the making Of squares,
which by THE time had found sheis
way all over the country and had
made their inventor famous. II.
such WAS the small beginning of q
large and important industry. People
came miles to see the wonderful for
ges, the showers Of sparks fly from
beneath the heavy hsmmers, and lis
ten to the din of the thousand work.
neutrality-suspicious.. -; ! ~ =. :.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24

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'fElah1 iiies II NAE iS hX#S SS4r.
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24
Making Artificial Limbs.

r. making Art'nciai Limbs.
"Oh, yes, indeed, they come pretty
high said the artifoia! leg maker.
"lt"ls beauty, though, isn't it? I
venture to say there amt another one
in Philadelphia like it, on or off, and
It's as light as feather, too."
With these words the creator of ar
tihcial limbs aourished a leg in the
air. He was fat and smiling, and he
spoke with az undistinguishable for
eign accent, and every once in while
his face beamed with enthusiasm.
"They all come to Philadelphia for
them, too," he continued. "We've
customers from all over Europe, Asia
and Africa. There ere lots Of leg
makers in the oity-at least they call
themselves such, but some of them
are not leg makers at all; they re har-
ness makers. . ..'...... ....... L.. /. *.
The august Philsdelphia leg maker,
purveyo: to the kings, queens and
government officials, took little time
to show the. specimens around the
room. They we're fat and thin, long
and short, graceful and otherwise.
some OF them were. huddled in cor.
ners, aooumulasing the dust Of ages:
others huIgssloft on racks. so light
and airy that they were waited to and
fro in the breeze. :, .....:.: " III. .iz... :.
You see," continued the leg maker.
we know now to do things now.
! We h=re &c. .he seers. Il! ::sh..
First they chop down the willow tree.
then We cut ont the legs. It takes a q
heap Of flexible leather 70 put the.
tendops in the right place. See that.
epring in the ankles? That's made iby,
the leather tendonR. Ifyou saw ONE ONE on
man you could not tellthe difference.
Then the whole thing is covered over e,
with fine Fink enamel: i Looba2 natural
eaough, don't it7'''. Atthis ju,nletur,e ID ,t,i &,
rap came at the idopff, Ii! and 8 Biz IL,
man, s feet 4, weighing nearly uaj 800
pounds, entered. u He looked smil.. &
ingly domplaisant 4 as dc lighted 81 s s
cigarette and shook hands with 5the 5leei Il s
maker. Z q S q
Can you DO, q rush order for IS ma: h /,
ldeahle quick he asked. ve come 81 1,s
through tough II ohkit 4 8 \ ~ !, !; -, {
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
RECORDS OF THE COURTS

The city court was the only tribunal
in the court house yesterday that re-
corded any business outside of the Gus
tomary, labors of the clerks and their
assistants. Chancellor Benners has gone
away and the chancery court reported
that it was in recess with nothing doing
The circuit court was quiet
Ira Dement, filed suit in the city court
against the Birmingham Railway, Light
damages for personal injuries The COM
plainant ayerred that as he was alighting
from North Birmingham car on July
TO- the car was jerked forward, causing
him to fall and fracture or break his
right arm.
James Roden VS.. the soofeld company
was the style OF another damage suit for
1889 filed in the same court The COM
plainant sets forth in the bill that while
working on the power house of the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, in the employ of the defendant
on October II, 1905, he was struck by a
heavy metal rail forty feet long
Claiming that he was painfully and Sc
riously burned by molten metal from a
cupola while working in the plant of
the defendant on May TO- Richard Frank
lin entered suit against the Decatur Car
Wheel and Manufacturing company for
$1,000 damages.
Jack Lambe filed suit against the Blr-
mingham Trading company and w. s.
Edge for 10000 damages for alleged
malicious arrest on the charge of tres
passing, under a warrant issued by Will
liam Jackson, Judge of the city court
of Bessemer on December 4. 1905.
A. B. Lonnergan VS.. the Western
Union Telegraph company was the style
of q suit for $1,000 damages filed in the
same court as all of the above. The
complainant sues on the ground that the
defendant falsely and maliciously pub
lished of and concerning him In q tele-
gram or typewriter paper with intent
to defame, words saying that a certain
telegram could not be delivered to him,
the complainant, because he was un-
known.
Marie Owen Durr and John w. DUR
filed two suits for $1,000 damages each
against the Birmingham Railway. Light
and Power company. 1t is alleged in the
bills of complaint that on July the
complainants boarded a North Ensley car
with transfers from the East Lake line
which they offered to the conductor as
one-half Of their fare. but that he elected
them from the car at or near East
Thomas, when they were at a great
distance from their destination, greatly
humiliating them In the presence of a
number of people and compelling them to
pay an extra fare.
John u. Adams filed petition of volun-
tary bankruptcy In the federal court.
stating his liabilities at $oz. so with as
sets of 500 in furniture and wearing APP
parel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
NEGROES TO HOLD
GREAT CONVENTION
GATHERING IN WASHINGTON is
EXPECTED TO BE THE GREAT
EST SINCE THE EMANCIPATION
OF THE SLAVES.

Washington, July 1S.-(Speeial.) Ar
rangements are about completed for the
holding of the greatest assemblage Of
educated negroes seen in Washington
since the emancipation OF the slaves be-
ginning July 81 and continuing about
week. "A generation in the making of
a race and its results will be the gen
eral theme for discussion at the conven-
ton. The second quadrennial negro
young peoples Christian and education
congress" is the name given to the as
semblage the first congress having been
held in Atlanta in 1902.
With the delegates from over the entire
south 1t Is estimated that between 10000
and 1900 negroes will be in attendance
on the day of converting. Secretary of the
Navy Charles J. Bonaparte and Bishop
W. j. Gaines of the A. M. e. church will
make addresses. Prevention of crime
among the colored race, religious instruc-
lions of the youth, questions of morality.
how to encourage self-help and promote
reciprocal relations, the relation OF the
negro race to the races among which 1t
lives will be some of the special topics
considered by the convention.
Among those who will take part In these
discussion will be Booker T. Washing
ton, Bishop C. w. Clinton, the Rev. N.
C. Cleaves, Bishop j. w Arnett, Bishop
Alexander Walters and William 7. YER
non, the new register Of the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
PHILADELPHIA WINS.
Ellis Are JubIlant Over Receiving Next
Grand Lodge Meeting.

Denver, July 1S.-Philadelphia was
chosen by the grand lodge of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks
today as thea convention city for next
year. Philadelphia received 495 votes;
Baltimore, 2G5; while St. Joseph was
withdrawn from the contest.
Daniel ]. Sheen nominated Philadel-
phia for the next convention city, and
Baltimore was championed by ].
Cooke.
Before the announcement of the
vote a delegate yelled, Baltimore
wins"
This announcement caused conster
nation. The Baltimore people were
wild with delight. When the mistake
was corrected the Philadelphia band
was brought out and started playing:
"There1l Be Hot Time In the Old
Town Tonight"
The Philadelphia delegates got in
behind the band and marched up and
down the street.
An enort was made to have a con-
stitutional convention called for this
fall, but this was voted down and the
convention decided to adopt new con-
stitution at this session. The body
went into committee of the whole,
with J. b. Fisher of jamestown, N. Y,
in the chair The committee on re-
vision of the constitution had the draft
of the new constitution ready and by
the time adjournment was taken for
the day twenty provisions were
adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
HURT IN WRECK.
Southern's Fast Freight Is Wrecked
at Maben, Miss.

Columbus, Miss, July 1S.-(Special.)--
The westbound manifest, the Southern
Railways fast freight train, was
wrecked this morning at 8 o'clock near
Maben, Miss, a station on the Green
Vile division, about forty miles west
Of this city.
Fireman Max Hartsel, a Columbus
young man, who had only been WITH
the road a few months, was pinned
under the engine, and. besides losing
his right arm, he sustained serious In
juries. His condition was such that
he could not be brought to this city
today. The negro brakeman was also
injured, but was carried to the Column
bus hospital this afternoon upon the
eastbound trains arrival.
The manifest left here this morning
in charge of Conductor John Love.
The accident is said to have been
caused through some trouble with the
switch in the Maben yards. wreck
trein was sent to Maben from here,
and after about four hours work re-
moving debris traffic was restored.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
JAPAN'S PROJECT
SEEMS ENOR NOUS
THE COUNTRY is EVINClNG APUR-
POSE TO DEVELOP AND NATION
ALlZE JAPAN Sc INDUSTRIES.
NOT CONFINED TO RAILROADS.

Washington. July 1S.-According to adj
vices received by the bureau of manu-
facturers the Japanese government has
undertaken one of the greatest expert
ments in the worlds history, which in
dcates clear purpose to protect super
wise, develop and natlonalize japanese in
dustries.
1t Is stated that the provision for the
naturalization of the railways was but a
single step In the plan of industrial ma
tionalizatIon toward which the country
Is fast approaching.
The question of Manchurian develop
ment has received considerable atten-
tlon. and it is now proposed that COM
pany should be formed by the govern
ment and private capitalists jointly for
working and developing the railways,
mines and forests in Manchuria II Sue
cessfu along the lines Japan is now work
ing, II Is stated that the individuals and
corporations of America that are striving
for the trade of the Orient, will discover
that they are not competing for this trade
against individuals and corporations OF
Japan, but that they are In commercial
conflict with the Japanese nation itself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
INSANE PATIENT
KILLS HIS MATES
DEAF AND DUMB POLE IN AsY.
LUM SEXES IMMENSE KNIFE
AND cTABs THREE BEFORE BE.
ING oVERPoWERED.

Scranton, Pa. July ia terrible trag-
edy was perpetrated in the Hillside home
this afternoon when one of the insane
patients killed two inmates, and mortal1y
wounded one of the keepers. The murder
er is Ignatz Krewsyp, deaf and dumb
Pole. who was not regarded as dangerous.
He was given work in one OF the wards
with two women. also Insane patients,
Mrs Ann Golden, a widow aged 90 years
and Missouri Ann Yanvalen, aged %
years. The three were moving some cots
under the direction of Keeper Richard
Davies who left the room nomentarily.
Selling the opportunity afforded by the
keepers absence, the insane man ran into
the doctors office and there picked up
an amputating knife with blade ten
inches long. Keeper Davies ran after
Krewsyp and the latter turned upon him
and buried the knife In the keepers
chest. He then ran upstairs and stabbed
the two women.
Floyd Bemer, son of the superintend-
ent OF the institution, had followed the
man and after his attack on the wom-
en- he knocked the knife out of his hand.
Both women died soon afterwards Davies
Is not expected to live.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-19
PECULIAR CASE Is
PUZZLING DOCTORS
A YOUNG WOMAN REACHED AT
LANTA IN sEMl-coNscloUs CON-
DlTlON, CLAIMING SHE WAS
HYPNoTlZED BY SWEETHEART.

Atlanta. July 1S-(speciaD Mrs. J. NJ.
Greenvile S. c., accompanied by her
daughter Miss Ella Hyde, and son, John
Hyde, both Of whom were taken to the
Grady hospital In a sem-conscious state.
Miss Hyde stated that she was under a
hypnotic spell worked by her sweetheart,
Watt Ward of Greenville, and this state
ment was eorroborated by her brother
Miss Hyde and her brother had only
partially recovered when she took them
explained.
Miss Ella Hyde of Greenville, s. c.,
who reached the city at midnight Monday
night. was at the hospital In a semi
conscious condition. where her case was
a puzzling one to the physicians
She stated, however, that she under
stood her case thoroughly. She came out
of her condition of coma long enough to
make the following statement:
II know just what is the matter with
me. 1t is not so strange. l am just hyp-
Noticed by my sweetheart, Watt Ward,
at Greenville. | am in constant touch
with him, and he with me. II / wish, |
can tell at any moment Just what he Is
doing, what he is saying and of what he
is thinking. He has so frequently hypno-
tized me that we can now follow each
other In our thoughts"
Having made this strange statement she
lapsed again into unconsciousness.
Yesterday her brother. John Hyde, was
taken to the hospital in very much the
same condition. lie seemed to be under
the Influence of some drug When told
his sister was there, he replied: yes, she
is hypnotized by Watt Ward