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Soon after began taking Doan's Kid
ney Pills l passed several gravel
stones. got we'll and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong and my general health better"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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How'a This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
PERFECTLY honorable in all business transact
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST d TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists. To-
ledo, o.
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Halls Catarrh CureiS Internationally, act
ngdirectlyuponthebl blood and mucuous sur.
faces Of the system. Testimonials sent Tree.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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BOX OF WATERS FREEING DRUGS
-CURES BY ABSORPTION.
Cures Belching Of Gas-Bad Breath and
Bad Stomach-Short Breath
Bloattng-Sour Quotations
Irregular Heart, Etc.

Bloating-Sour Quotations
Irregular Heart, Etc.
Take q Mul's Wafer any time of the day
or night, and note the immediate good ef-
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sweetens the breath. stops belching and
fermentation. Heart action becomes strong
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Discard drugs, as you know from expert.
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Try a common-sense lNature's) method
that does cure. A soothing, healing sensa-
ton results instantly.
We know MulPs Anti-Belch Waters will
do this, and we want you to know it. This
offer may not appear again.
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All druggists Soc. per bog, or by mai
unon receipt of price. Stamps accepted.

The new Virchow Hospital in Ber-
lin will have 800 beds. The total cost
Of construction will reach $4,000
The attending physicians will have
salaries from $14OO to $500 year.
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Great Distress Throughout the South
Could be eliminated by the use OF Or. Big
gers Huokleberry Cordial. 1t cures Dysen.
terv Diurrhoea. Children Teething. At
Druggists csc and SOC per bottle.
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FITS st. Vitus' Dance: Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by DR.. Klines Great Nerve
Restorer. 90 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr. IL L. KLINE Id. 93l Arch st. Phila., Pa.
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Stand with your back to tae light,
holding the sheet containing tA.s CIR
Gle by the bottom right-hard corner.
Stare at tho diagram, at tao same
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Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion; never fails. Sold by Drug
gsts Mail orders promptly filled by DR..
T. Detchon, Charlottesville, Ind. 81.
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Ten years ago, with population OF
$4,000 900, Prussia maintained nearly
5000 technical schools, representing
all the principal industries, with an
attendance of over 100000.
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GOOD FOR Csc.
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Send this coupon with your name
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have never used Mulls Anti:Belch
Waters, and will also send you q GER
titicate good for 25c. toward the pur;
chase of more Belch Waters. You will
find them invaluable for stomach trou-
bic; cures by absorption. Address
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Gipe Full Address and Write Plainly.
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Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens tho gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, CSC a bottle
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Folly and failure roost on the same
perch.-Chicago News.
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She Knew Her Business

The thing that makes a man like q
woman is he can never tell why.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-06-07

The suspicious man keeps one eye on
his neighbor, but the wise man Keeps
both eyes on himself.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-06-07

Some whaling ship may yet biunder upon
the North Pole by accident
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A MYSTERIOUS COIN.

A Peculiar rick That Yea VIII Tot
Be ALE to Explain Sct-
isfactorily.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-06-07

Lynn, Mass, ciga makers striks has
been amicably adjusted by a compromise
scale.
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AILlNc WOMEN.

Keep the Kidneys Well and tho Kidaeys
Will Keep You Well.
Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
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A CRITICAL PERIOD
INTELLleENTWoMEH PREPARE
Dangers and Pain OF This Critical Period
Avoided by the Use Of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

How many wo-
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo-
mans existence
is the change OF
life, and that tho
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
Is not without
n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

cIared 1 om l.. Johnson "tne best may
or Of the best governed city i'll the
| United States Yet Steffcils is not
| usually regarded as Il panegyrist but,
on the contrary. has been dubbed
muck raker" and n 'knocker." Nor
does he ride the johnson hobbyhorses,
does not grow -renzied over the ''un-
| earned increment" and has never
shown any particular interest in the
taxation of privilege rather than of in
dustry. 1t was not because of these
things that he found such superlative
goodness i'll the Cleveland mayor. The
Steffens bug is civic virtue. and he
must have discovered that insect in
Tom LIS vicinity else he would hard
ly have put up the rolly poly figure of
Johnson as the municipal model.
1t is evident that the city of Cleve-
land approved Mr.. Steffens' verdict, for
Notwithstanding the fact that it is
usually Republican it gave Mayor
Johnson a trifie above 5000 plurality
in each of his first two races and over
IL. 900 in his third.
Tom ordinarily stands for Thomas,
but in Johnson's case it stands for it.
self. 1t likewise stands for him and he
for it. He was christened that way.
He belongs to the Kentucky j ohnsons,
who can boast of one vice president of
the United States. besides congress
! men, generals, colonies and judges
galore. The Johnsons are related to
nearly every Kentucky family of prom
inence and to some in other southern
states. They have been in the country
nearly 200 years, quite long enough to
make good Americans of them. Tom
Loftin Johnson got his second name
from his mothers people, who also be-
longed to the quality" 1t is an item
worthy of note that Johnson's father
was pupil of James q. Blaine In a
Kentucky military academy, and at
the same time his mother was a stu
dent under Harriet Stanwood, who
afterward became Mrs. Blaine.
First Appearance as a MonopOIist.
Before the war the elder johnson
had winter home in Arkansas, where
he owned hundred slaves. When the
conflict came on he enlisted on the
Confederate side, became a colonel
and served as staff officer for Generals
Breckenridge and Early. At the close
Of the conflict the family found them
selves stranded in Staunton, Va, with
out penny. 1t was right here that
Tom first showed up as a monopolist.
Obtaining stand i'm with the con-
ductor of the only train that ran into
Stanntnn-- Tom then aged eleven got
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25
INSON, WHOSE CREED is EQUAL RIGHTS

progress ana Poverty" went 10 see
Henry George and became his ardens
disciple. He assisted George in his
first fight for mayor, also in his cam
paign for secretary of state of New
York. At that time he had never made
a speech. and George advised him to
do so. He tried in Cooper Union and
succeeded in staying on his feet for
five minutes. Later he became an eff
fectivc campaiCner.
Johnson's subsequent career is known
Of all men. His disposal of his bust
ness to devote bis life and fortune to
his political ideals, his fight for the
three cent fare. for equal taxation and
Cor efficient government in Cleveland,
his automobile and circus tent cam
paiSn for the governorship of Ohio. his
unsuccessful attempt 10 secure mu-
nicipal ownership insDetroit- these
have attracted nationwide and some
Of them even worldwide attention. He
IS only ffty-two years OF age and has
many fights in him yet
Mr.. Johnson's home life is that OF a
cultured American gentleman. Here
he holds a school on municipal gov
ernment where all his officers meet
often TO discuss the broader questions
that relate TO civic affairs. His wife
was a Miss Johnson before her mar
-iage, a distant cousin.
Tom l.. Johnson's creed is equal
rights" and I'm all things be is just as
American as that ideal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

cialism, it is ouly fair to consider indi
Yidualism when made as good as hui
man wisdom can make it and then to
measure it with socialism at its best.
1t is 4 common fault OF the advocate to
present his system, idealized. in con-
trast with his opponents system at its
worst, and it must be confessed that
neither individualist nor socialist has
been entirely free from this fault. In
dealing with any subject we must con-
slider man as lie is or as he may rea-
sonably be expected to become under
the operation of the system proposed,
and 1t is much safer to consider him
Is he IS Than to eXpect Il radical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25
Champion Divers.

Larry Donovan" said a profession
al swimmer, made the highest dive
on record. 1t was 30 feetIa dive from
the Brooklyn bridge. Donovan also
took a dive from Niagara bridge. n
good 200 feet. There are no other div
ers I'm the same class with Larry. Jack
Burns made a dive of 80 feet from
the topmost yardarm Of the Three
Brothers, the largest sailing ship of its
time. and Jim O'Rourke and julius
Gautier have done some good diving,
too-100 feet, 125 feet, and so on-but
it is doubtful If Donovan's record will
ever he broken"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

advocate usury laws which fix the rate
of interest TO be charged, these laws
being justified on the ground that the
borrower and the lender do not stand
upon an equal footing. Where the
money Iender-is left free to take ad
vantage of the necessities OF the Dor
rover, the so called freedom OF con
tract is really freedom to extort. Upon
the same ground society can justify
legislation against child labor and leg
islation limiting the hours Of adult la
Dor One can believe in competition
and still favor such limitations and re-
strictions as will make the competition
real and effective. To advocate indi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

| on the defensive and made him appear
in the light of an obstructionist. PeO-
pie along the Johnson lines raised such
an outcry that the discounted Marcus
called i truce and consented TO John
sons proposal for renting trackagc
rights. In the end Johnson formed Il
big consolidation and Hanna Il smaller
one, after which there was peace.
Tom L. Johnson was one of the first
men to electrify his lines. He saw the
great possibilities of the trolley roads
from the beginning. Outside of his
Cleveland lines he had important street
car holdings in Brooklyn. Detroit, ST.
Louis and other cities He also built
great steel rail mill at JOhnstown.
Pa, and another at Lorain, o. In con-
nection with the Lorain mill the fol
lowing story is told:
Before any outsider knew of the pro-
posed mill johnson and his friends
obtained options on all the land in the
vicinity for the purpose CT starting
town. Nobody was wise to the move,
and therefore the land was cheap.
When it came to delivering the goods
one old chap who had large strip
backed out. He wanted $4,000 more
OF course. he could have been forced
10 stick by the option, but it, would
have taken years in court and John
sons friends. who We're handling the
matter, wanted to start at once. Here
was pretty pickle.
In despair they sent for Johnson.
When he had heard the case he APP
preached the farmer in an impetuous
manner and asked him to make good
the option. The farmer refused. Pull
ing out his watch, Tom /. remarked
that he would give him $500 extra to
carry the contract through and he
would allow him just four minutes to
decide. If at the expiration of that
time the offer was not accepted it
would be withdrawn and suit would
be begun at once. Johnson began to
count off the minutes. The old fellow
vas swept off his feet by the impetu-
osity of the novel onslaught and at the
end of the third minute weakened, and
the deal was carried through.
How He Became a Single Taxer.
The manner of Tom L. Johnson's
conversion to the single tax is indica-
tive of the man. One day q newsboy
offered him Henry Georges Social
Problems" to read on the train. The
street car magnate refused, but the
conductor, who was a personal friend
and a single taxer, advised him to read
II, and he did. From that moment he
was changed man. He next read
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

me rene or more a1riuent tlmes, she
waited for ! cold day, ON which she
could don this and venture forth in
search of employment for her son.
Started Reform Early In Life.
The boy did not stay long in the roll
ing mill. Il. Du Pont of the famous
Delaware Du Points was then running
a little horse car street railway i'll
Louisville, and on this young Johnson
was given a minor place. His duty
was to take the nickels from the CON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

exclusive control OF tie daily paper
business. lie at once put up prices to
II cents for each paper aal - cents
for picture papers. In FIVE months he
had cleaned up nearly $50, with which
he took the family back to Louisville
Though the JohnSOns remained in
the direst poverty for several years,
Tom managed to obtain some school
ing. When he could not attend the
public schools his father and mother
tutored him. He cared little for Ian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25
~ INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS SOCIALISM

foods the land and destroys the har-
vest; the same sun that coaXes the
tiny shoot from Mother Earth some
timeS scorches the blade and blasts
the maturing stalk. The good things
given us by our heavenly Father often.
if not always, have an admixture of
evil, to the lessening Of which the in
telligence' of man must be constantly
directed. Just now there are signs Of
an ethical awakening which is likely
, to result in reforming some Of the evils
which have sprung from individualism,
but which can be corrected without
any impairment of The principle.
AItruism Necessary.
The individualist, while cOntcnding
thabthe largest and broadcast develop
ment of the Individual, and hence OF
the entire population, is best secured
by full and free competition, made fair
by law, believes in a spiritual force
which acts beyond the sphere Of the
state. After the government has Sc
cured to the individual, through COM
petition, reward prOportionate TO his
effort, religion admonishes him of his
stewardship and Of his obligation 10
use his greater strength, his larger
ability and his richer reward I'm the
spirit of brotherhood. Under indyid-
ualism we have seen a constant in
crease in altruism. The fact that the
individual can select the objects of his
benevoIence and devote his means TO
the causes tina appeal to him has Civ
en- an added stimulus to his endeavors.
Would this stimulus be as great under
socialism?
Probably the nearest approach that
we have to the socialistic state today
is to be found in the civil service. If
the civil service develops more useful
ness and more altruistic devotion TO
the general welfare than private en-
ployment does, the fact il yet TO be
discovered. This is not offered as IL
criticism of civil service in 50 far az
civil service may require examinations
TO ascertain fitness for Office, but il is
simply reference TO well known
fact-viz. that "A life position in the
goterpment service, which separates
one from the lot of the average produ-
Ger of wealth, has given no eXtraordi-
nary stimulus to higher development
1t is not necessary TO excuse or TO
defend a competition carried to a point
where it creates q submerged fifth, or
even a submerged tenth, TO recognize
the beneficial effect of struggle and
discipline upon the men and women
who have earned the highest places in
industry, society and government.
A Friendly Rivalry.
There should he no unfriendliness be-
tween the honest individualist and the
honest socialist: both seek that which
they believe to be best for society. The
socialist. by pointing out the abuses Of
individuaiism, will assist in their cor
rection. IT present private monopoly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

necessary Implication of it, that the
competing parties should be placed
upon substantially equal footing; for
competition is not worthy of that
name if one party is able arbitrarily
to fix the terms of the agreement, leav-
ing the other with no choice but to sub
NIT to the terms prescribed. Individu-
alists. for instance. can consistently
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

was rapidly advanced until ne was
secretary of the company. When his
father became chief of police of Louis
VILE Tom succeeded him as superin-
tendent of the street railway. He was
not yet of age.
It was at about this time that he in
vented Il fare box which not only took
I'm money for the street car people but
made some for Tom Also He then IN
vented a rail which was also n winner.
The young man concluded to start
in business for himself. Borrowing
10000 of Mr.. Du POnt, he bought a
linky little horse line of William II.
English in indianapolis. This English
was afterward the Democratic candi-
date for vice president~of the United
States, but Johnson should not be held
responsible for that.
Tom l.. made his father president of
the road When the elder Johnson
was asked what position his son held
he laughingly responded. 'Oh, Tom is
the board of directors" He was all
that and more. He was the whole
thing on that line, and he pushed it
along at such a rate that in n few
years he sold it out for over half a
million dollars.
Made Money on the Deal.
He then looked for other cities to
conquer. He decided on Cleveland,
and history began making from that
very hour The line that Johnson
bought was small and remote from the
center of town. He changed all that
He extended his road. improved it,
bought other lines and put on trans
fer system which was then a new
thing in Cleveland Next he proposed
to build a line through q long avenue
that was mudhole, an eyesore and
everything else horrible that a street
can be- Mark Hanna began a cam
paign with the property holders along
the street. and as a result they OBJ
iected. 1t was Johnsons move, and
he moved. He proposed to pave that
whole street. The property owners
jumped at the offer The street was
paved, the line was built, and Tom L
made money on the deal.
Then began merry war between
Johnson and Hanna. 1t was the SEN
sation of Cleveland In the main John
son came out ahead. At one time he
proposed to Hanna to rent trackage
rights along one of the main streets.
Hanna refused Then johnson went
before the city council and proposed to
straddle Hanna's line as the only way
of bringing his passengers into the
heart of the city. This threw Hanna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

guages and literary studies, but snOne
in mathematics, finishing the entire
mathematical course up to calculus.
In January, 1869 when nearly fif-
teen, the boy obtained a job in roll
ing mill. As an evidence of the pow
erty of his family the manner of his
gaining that situation is pathetically
illustrative. 1t was his mother who
solicited the place, and, having nothing
to wear upon her head but knit hood,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25

Copyright, 1906. by the Century Co.
1" HE words "individualism" and
socialism" define tendencies
rather than concrete system;
for, as extreme individualism is
rot to be found under any form of
government. so there is no example of
socialism i'm full operation. All govern
ment being more or less socialistic, the
contention, SO far as this subject is
concerned, is between those who re-
gard individualism as ideal, to be APP
preached as nearly as circumstances
will permit, and those who regard j
socialistic state as ideal, to be estab-
Iished as far and as fast as public
opinion will allow.
The individualist believes that COM
petition is not only a helpful, but a
necessary. force in society. TO be guard
ed and protected; the socialist regards
competition as a hurtful force. to be
entirely eXterminated. 1t is not neces-
sary to consider those who consciously
take either side for reasons purely self
ish: Ii Is sufficient to know that Oh
both sides there are those who with
great earnestness and sincerity present
their theories. convinced of their cor
rectness and sure OF the necessity for
their application to human society.
As socialism is the newer doctrine,
the socialist is often greeted with
epithet and denunclation rather than
with argument, but, as usual, it does not
deter him. Martyrdom never kills a
cause. as all history, political as wei!
as religious. demonstrates.
Moral Passion Pervades Socialism.
No one can read socialistic literature
without recognizing the ''moral pas
SION that pervades ii. The Ruskin
club of Oakland, Cal, quotes with APP
prevail an editorial comment which as
serts that the socialistic creed inspires
q religious zeal and makes its follow
ers enthusiasts in its propagation. 1t
also quotes Professor NittO of the
University of Naples as asserting that
1.-THE morality that socialism teaches is
by far superior To that of its adver
saries:" and it quotes Thomas Kirkup
as declaring in the Encyclopaedia
Britannica that the ethics of socialism
are identical with those of Christian
ity."
1t will be seen, therefore. that the So
cialists not only claim superiority in
ethics. but attempt TO appropriate |
Christ's teachings as n foundation for |
their creed. As the maintenance of |
either position would insure them ulti- |
mate victory. it is clear that the first
battle between the individualist and |
the socialist must he IN the field of |
ethics No one who has faith in the |
triumph of the right (and who can con- |
tend with vigor without such faithD |
can doubt that that which is officially |
best will finally prevail in every depart |
ment of human activity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-25
Cow Raising MotberIes. coli.

a tenant living on the James Beeson
farm, southwest of Cambridge City,
Ind. has a Jersey COW which is nursing
a young colt with as much affection
as if it were her own, says Peru Qnd.l
dispatch. The mother OF the colt diedf
and the colt waSFturned loose In the
barn with the COW. which Immediately
took 1t under her care.