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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Natures Spring Cleaning.

Dame Nature. the thriftiest of house
wives, is just now busy with her spring
cleaning; as usual she has called to her
assistance all the elemental forces
the winds and the rains, the brooks
and the rivers, the lakes. the seas and
the oceans. faithful servants. who do
with alacrity their appointed tasks.
says the Minneapolis Tribune.
If their efforts were not frustrated
by mans unthrift and carelessness our
world would be a paradise of beauty.
Though standing at the head of the
animal creation, man in the matter of
cleanliness. often falls below those in
feriOr animals who, according to good
St. Francis, are his humble brothers
and sisters of the flesh.
Every populous town and city attests
that in cleanliness, which John Worthy
places next to Goodness, the human
race is woefully deficient. Our own
city is no exception to this rule. This
is evidenced by the smoke and CRIME
which deface its farest structures, by
dilapidated pavements and sidewalks
by cluttered lawns and filthy back
yards, by the accumulation of rubbish
which blocks its streets and alleys. and
by many other tokens of uncleanlinesS
and neglect on the part of property
owners.
While nature provides an abundance
of pure air and water, by mans indif
ference these are allowed to become
vitiated and fruitful sources of dis
ease Among other evils are defective
sewerage, rancid gas and bad plumb
ing.
Country villages and farms, which
nature has done everything to rende
healthful and beautiful, are quite a
lax in the observance of sanitary law
as the cities which have been calle
the ulcers on the body polite an
whose problems are far more Difficult
of solution. Only in places untrodde
by man does nature have full sanitar
and esthetic sway.
Sometimes in resentment of man
transgression of her laws she vent
her wrath in fire, floods and other C;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
OLD TIME CALENDARS.
The Saxon Cioee, Whence Comes the
Name Almanac"

In these days, when printed calendars
are in evidence everywhere, the ques-
ton as to what device the elder folk
employed to help them mark the prog
rcsS Of time is not embarrassing.
They" says Vcrstegan. abiding to
the SaXons, used to cngrave upon
certaine squared sticks about foot in
length. or shorter or longer. as they
pleased the courses of the incomes of
| the whole yeere, whereby they could
alwaies certainly tell when the new
incomes. full incomes and changes
| should happen. as also their festival
| daieS. and such carved stick they
| called an al-mon-aght-tha is To say,
| al-mon-hccd, to wit. the record or OBJ
servation of all the incomes, and hence
| is derived the name almanac
An instrument of this kind was also
| called the clogg. from its form and
| matter. and had Il ring on the upper
| end of it to hang on nail somewhere
about the house. On each of the four
| sides were three months, the days be-
| ing represented by notches. Every
seventh notch. being of Il larger size,
| represented Sunday. Issuing from
tue right side of the notches were i'll
scriptions and figures marking the
festival days by some endowment of
| the saints or illustrating the season of
the year by some work or sport char
| acteriStic of it.
Thus against June %. st. Peters day,
were carved his keys. On Feb. II Il
true lovers knot appeared, and against
the notch designating Christmas day
was the old wasshallinE or carousal
horn that the forefathers used to make
| merry with.
The Dan2s, Swedes and Norwegians
used these almanacs under various
names. such as ReinstOcks, Runstocks,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
LIGHTNING Superstition.

The ancient Romans avoided places
struck by lightning. The houses if
damaged We're pulled down or fenced
in so that no one could use the build
ing on which the gods had set the mark
of their diSpleasure. This feeling was
probably deepened by the fact that GER
tain localities are visited by thunder
storms more than others. the wrath of
JOve descending in white flame time
and again in the same spot. And it
was the same superstition, lingering
among Christians in a slightly different
form. which made it so difficult for
Benjamin Franklin to introduce the
lightning rod, for the pious Americans
of that day declared that 1T was as
impious TO erect rods to ward off heav-
ems lightning as for child 10 ward off
the Christening rod of its father"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
The Reason Why
We endorse VINOL:

Because Vinol is a real cod
liver preparation containing
all the medicinal elements of
cod liver oil, with the useless
oil omitted, tonic iron added.
Because VinoI creates
strength for old people, for
the rundown, tired, debili-
tated; for weak, sickly
women and children.
Because Vinol is unequalled
for all pulmonary troubles.
I ~. o. ROLLS, Harper House Pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
The Mood La Old Mullins.

The woods most favored by the old
masters for violin construction were
pine, pear, lemon. ash. maple and
sycamore. and by some of the later
men apple was used. lockwood was
universally employed for bridges.
uawcis says, Il perfectly harmonious
marriage is rs rare between vlolins
and their bridges as it is between men
and women He deplorcs the heart
less substitution of new bridges for
old ones and insists that Il new bridge
will never mate perfectly with an old
violin. and rather than resort to sub
stituton be advises patching and re-
pairing the old one as long as it can be
maCsa to Iast-Circlc Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
a Poor Artist.

Patience-Do you know Jules, the
artist?
Patrice-Yes, but don't like him.
"Why not?'
"Oh, like a man who can look you
in the eye"
Cant he?"
why. he can't even paint picture
of Il person who can look you in the
eye"-Yonkers Statesman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Alphonso Taft, father of Secretary
Taft, was President Grants last attor-
ney general in his last cabinet An
other instance of father and son as hold
ers of cabinet portfolios was J. Ster-
ling Morton, President CIeveland's sec
rotary of agriculture and Paul Morton
President RooseveIt's secretary of the
navy, the father being a democrat and
the son a republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Sofia Agnes Johnson, the 12-yearold
daughter of a Polish foreman in d steel
mill of Coatesville, Pa, is Interpreter
for something like 1000 men in the
works where her father is employed.
She speaks half a dozen languages
English, Polish. Hungarian. Slav. Ger
man, and Roumanian. On pay days she
is great help both to the mill authori-
ties and the men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Having made $5,OUO,0OO in 40 years in
the United States. Abraham Rebmann
Switzerland, intending 10 stay there the
remainder of his days. But when a
stained glass window in which he took
pride was stolen one night, he sold his
house and contents and returned to
America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Not a word Of cheer comes from the
White house to Vice President Fair
banks as the Indiana statesman delib-
erately and sedately moves toward the
goal of his ambition, says the Balti-
more Sun. 1t is high time for the max
ing of some estimate of the distance
between Mr. Fairbanks and the goal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Charac teristics.

"Geniuses are eccentric. Some of
them touch every post or tree they
run across
Most of 'em touch every friend they
run across or almighty try to-
Louisville Courier Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

The Minnesota legislature mas almost
unanimously demanded that President
Roosevelt run for a third term. Iheo
mer and go to St. Paul to pound the
idea into the noodles of these states
men that when he says no he means it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Let the higher impulses of patriot
ism and civic pride prevail. Stand by
Rock Island above all else. 1t is a duty
that may enlist every individuals eff
fort and it is a privilege in which all
NAV share
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

lamities, which, in IA moment, makes
havoc of the elaborate and toilsome
work of man. AS a rule nature Is kind
and generous to those who obey her
laws and are in helpful sympathy with
her beneficent handiwork
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Cuba will again receive its liberty on
July 1. 1908. 1t would be well to make
that date a universal independence day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

France should think twice before
using warship to send her delegates
to The Hague peace conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
Boost for Rock Island.

If you can't boost don't knock; if
YOU can't lift, don't lean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. lEn-
tered at the postofice as second-c'-ss
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

Columbus had just landed. Meeting
a great Indian chief with a package I'M
der his arm, he asked him what it was
Great Medicine, HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea said the Indian. 80
|cents. Tea or tablets. T. II. Thomas
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

Has so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conner of
rural route l, Georgetown. Tenn, that
coughed continuously night and day
and the neighbors' prediction - con
umption-seemed inevitable. until my
husband brought home a bottle of DR.
Kings New Discovery, which in my
case proved to be the only real cough
cure and restorer of weak, sore lungs
When all other remedies utterly fail
you may still win in the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the real remedy. Guaran
teed by w. T. Hartz, druggist, 301
Twentieth street; 50 certs and 81
Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

ey THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-12

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
TO BE FLEET OF FIGHTERS
Uncle Sam Wants Only Young Blood
in Squadron.

Washington. Only the newest and
best battleships of the Atlantic fleet
will be sent to the Pacific coast, and
there will be wedding out of the older
officers, and younger men will be placed
in command.
Some of the commanding officers %
on duty with Rear Admiral Evans
fleet are approaching the retiring age
and their terms of sea duty are expir-
ing. Those who are approaching this
age will be detached from the feet and
given shore duty. This will give the
secretary Of the navy an opportunity to
place younger officers in command and
to reduce by two or three years the
average age of the commanding officers.
1t will require three months for the
battleship fleet to reach San Francisco
and three months to return. 1t will be
three months before the fleet begins its
voyage. If it remains on tie Pacific
six months, which it is expected to do,
more than a year will elapse before
the vessels will return to the Atlantic
coast. AS it will be expensive for the
government to detail a large number
of officers and pay their expenses over
land to Washington, the changes will
be made before the fleet starts. For
these reasons many of the older officers
will be detached before Oct. /.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
GET LOVER OF MRS. CARTER
Young Telegraph Operator Held BY
the Police.

New York.-Late today the police
arrested Harry Kirkstein, a telegraph
operator, 30 years old, on a charge Of
acting with Mrs. Laura Carter in re-
ceiving and disposing of $1,000 stolen
from the Windsor Trust Company by
Chester B. Runyan. The complaint was
signed by G. ". Young of the trust
company.
Kirkstein is the mar for whom the
police have been looking for several
days. Kirkstein was examined tonight
by Assistant District Attorney Corri-
gan. He said hat he had lived with
Mrs. Carter in a fat in West Sixty
sixth street for about a year and a half,
until recently she told him she had a
good thing" and he left her.
On the evening of the Fourth Of July,
he said, Mrs. Carter telephoned him to
meet her the next morning, which he
did. She told him that the good
thing" was Chester B. Runyan, the
missing teller of the Windsor Trust
Company, and that he had given her
S 5000, which she had in her handbag.
Kirkstein said he advised her to take
the money to the trust company and
tell the officials where Runyan was.
She replied, Kirkstein said, that she
would return the money to Runyan and
then give him I'D.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
FIERCE STORM AT LOUISVILLE
Heavy Damage Is Caused-One Killed
and Several Hurt.

Louisville, Ky.-A terrific wind storm
which burst upon the city shortly be-
fore 5 o'clock this afternoon, brought
death to one man and injury to several
other persons. Many horses and mules
were killed, buildings unroofed, small
structures blown down, and unprece-
dented damage done TO shade trees all
over the city.
The man killed was Frank II. Leh-
man, who was crushed by a falling
%cornice. The property loss is roughly
estimated at a quarter of a million
dollars.
The records of the weather bureau
show that the maximum velocity of the
wind was IS miles an hour during the
height of the storm, and the wind blew
at the rate of 60 miles for fifteen min
utes. Several streets are impossible
for blocks tonight owing to the trees
which litter the roadways. No advices
have been received from the surround
ing country, owing to the prostration
of wires.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
TIE BEST HE COULD GET.
Amateur Gardener Could Not Under
stand Why Seeds Did Not Sprout.

The woes of the amateur gardener
are very amusing to others, but de-
cidedly real to the man who has
spoiled a suit of clothes, blistered his
hands and lost his temper in his ef-
forts to make things grow.
A young man, recently married.
early in the spring secured a sub
urban place, mainly with the idea Of
fresh, homegrown vegetables Every
evening he would hurry through his
supper and rush out to his garden,
where he displayed more energy than
skill. But, alas! When many little
green things began to break the
ground in his neighbors' gardens, his
own remained as bare as the Sahara.
1T certainly has got me beat" he
confided to a friend at his office n
day. Il can't understand why not a
blessed thing has come up. | planted
peas. and corn and tomatoes"
perhaps the seed we're reflective"
the friend suggested.
II hardly think it was that the
gardener replied, "for l got the very
best-paid Is cents a can for them
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
LIFE INSURANCE A SACRED
TRUST.
Responsibilities Of Officers and d.
r~ectors.

Evidently President Kingsley OF the
New York Life Insurance company
has learned the great lesson of he
times with respect to the responsible
ity and duty Of directors of corpora
tions. Speaking to the new. board OF
trustees, on the occasion of his cleo
ton to the presidency, he emphasized
the fact that "life insurance is more
than a private business, hat life in
surance trustees are public servants,
charged at once with the obligations
of public service and with the respon-
sibilities that attach to a going bust
ness which at the same time must be
administered as a trust"
He also realizes that similar respon-
sibilities rest upon the officers of the
company. II understand" he says,
"your anxiety in selecting the men
who are day by day to carry this bur.
den for you, who are to discharge this
trust in your behalf, who are to ad-
minister for the benefit of the people
involved the multitudinous and exact
ing details to which it is impossible
for you to give personal attention. Ny
long connection with the New York
Life-covering nearly twenty years
my service in about every branch OF
the company's working organization,
gives me, as I believe, a profound ap-
probation, not merely Of the heavy
burden you have placed on my Shout
ders, but of the standards Of efficiency.
the standards Of faith, the standards
Of integrity, which must be main
tanned at all times by the man WHO
serves you and the policyholders in
this high Office"
Best of all, perhaps, he feels that
words are cheap, and that the public
will be satisfied with nothing short OF
performance. "My thanks, therefore"
he continues, "for an honor which out
ranks any distinction within the reach
Of my ambition, cannot be expressed
in words; they must be read out OF
the record l make day by day."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13

News
County Fairs.

There will be the usual number OF
local and Ieighborhood fairs in addition
to the State Fair and Exposition, which
will very appropriately wind up the
series in the fall, and quite a number
of the county and local fairs Will oc-
cur between the nominating primary
and regular election days. But there
will be also q number of midsummer
and dog day events, as usual, ana
among them the historic Neshoba FAR,
which the people of Neshoba county and
the country around Philadelphia have
made famous over the state. This faIr
will be held about a week earlier this
wear than last.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
KEEP 1T.


1--WE cannot keep Grape-Nuts food in
the house. 1t goes so fast 1 have to
hide it, because the children love it so.
1t is just the food / have been looking
for ever so long; something that / do
not have to stop to prepare and still is
nourishing."
Grape-Nuts is the most scientifically
made food on the market. 1t is per.
fectly and completely cooked at the
factory and can be served at an in
stant's notice, either with rich cold
cream, or with hot milk If a hot dish
is desired. When milk or water is
used. a little sugar should be added,
but when cold cream is used alone
the natural grape-sugar, which a be
seen g~listening on the granules, is suf-
fciently sweet to satisfy the palate.
This grape-sugar is not poured over
the granules, as some people think,
but exudes from the granules in the
process of manufacture, when the
starch Of the grains is changed from
starch to grape-sugar by the process
of manufacture. This, in effect, is the
first act of digestion; therefore, Grape
Nuts food is pre-digested and Is most
perfectly assimilated by the very
weakest stomach. There's a Rea-
son."
Made at the pure food factories OF
the Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little health classic. The
Road to Weliyille." IN pigs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
LOEB KNOWS NOTHING
Of Hitchcock Succeeding Him as
Presidents Secretary.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Upon his atten-
ton being called today to the published
report that on Dec. / he would be sue
ceeded as secretary to the president by
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Frank Hitchcock, Secretary Loeb ex-
planned that the situation so far as he
was concerned remained unchanged.
Some time ago Secretary Loeb an
nounced that he had under considera-
tion several business propositions, the
acceptance of any of which might take
him from his present duties, at the
close of the present year. None of
these propositions, however, has been
accepted, nor has any determination
regarding a possible change on his
part been reached.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
coulsrles Under the Sea.

At Cape Breton there are immense
colleries being worked under the
pecan. These submarine mines cover
q thousand acres, and are being In
creased steadily. The mines are en-
tered at the shore. and the operators
follow the vein beneath the water for
more than a mile 1t might be ex-
pected that the wight of the water
would force its way into the mine.
The bed Of the ocean is as tight as
a cement cistern. A sort Of fireclay
lines the submarine roof of the mine,
and the sediment above is held in
place and packed down by the water
pressure until there Is not a crevice
nor a drop Of water from overhead.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
Legislative Apportionment.

The Thirty-sixth senatorial district,
composed of the five counties OF Ben
ton, Tate, Union, Marshall and Tippah,
with a total in 1905 of something over
1000 polls, has three senators, and
gives in a total assessment of $12,243,-
600. The Second senatorial district,
composed of four counties, Perry, Jones,
Wayne and Green, shows over $1,000
polls and an assessment roll OF S24,-
600, ooo and over, has but one sena-
torial representative.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
Much Money Redeemed.

The amount of money which the
government is called upon to redeem
in the course of the year reaches an
almost fabulous amount. In 1904, for
instance, it totaled 1912, 600, 900. This
redemption is either for the purpose
of securing clean, fresh notes or to
get change of some other demnomina.
ton.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
Tigers Break Camp.

Mammoth Spring, Ark.-The Oregon
county court handled without gloves
today the blind tiger joints that have
been operating wide open at Mammoth
Spring for the past year. One man
was fined So, 5000 with 900 days in jail.
This fine was afterward held up upon
payment of $500 and costs, amounting
to $1,000, and a pledge in open court
that the parties would close up entirely.
Another 5ootlegger operating at Thayer
was fined $500 and costs, total OF $500.
The tigers have broken camp along the
State line the first time in ten years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
Prison Expenses.

Secretary Brown of the penltentlary
beard of trustees, reports that the
monthly expense accounts are being
gradually reduced. The total allowed
for June, which includes salaries and
subsistence and other expenses, was
So,4oS.28, as compared with $4,000 for
the month previous, and the exp"eta-
ton is that it will be still further
reduced. or down to a basis of about
5000 a month.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13

New Jersey has accepted the recon-
mendations of the recent uniform di-
vorce law congress, and its legislature
has passed a law which conforms to
that framed by the unofficial repre-
sentatives of a score or more of states
last winter. AS the national congress
has no power over marriage and di-
vorce laws, this is the only way that
uniformity in legislation can be Sc
cured.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13

Appreciation day is the name of a
new festival in a New York high
school. 1t originated last year, when
one of the girls in the cooking classes
suggested entertaining all their old
grammar-school teachers. The idea
sppealed to the other girls, and the
teachers were invited to an entertain
ment by their former pupils. The girls
did all the pleasant things they could
think of to make their guests happy,
on the theory that it is much better
to do a kind deed to a live teacher
than to say appreciative things over
the coffin of a dead one.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-07-13
State Normal at Ripley.

The state normal for teachers Is now
in session at Ripley. The attendance
is much better than was expected and
it is confidently expected that the en-
rollment will reach the one hundred
mark by the end of next week. Prof.
A. H. Elicit, Prof. j. E. Brown n
Mrs. Jennie Hardy compose the facul'
ty. The normal will continue until 1he
goth day of July.