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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
DRIFTWooD
.pon,t H,rder.
sY PHIL H. ARMsrRoNo

Don't Hinder. Don't take your self too seriousIy--s Life's too short for that Hand him lauEhs--hell grow more fat. If you cannot see she beauty Of the Mowers in the spring At least don't % and hinder Other people trying to sing. sss sosss ssse aoa se . saa hsTs s.s~ his day Someone may take you literally And then you'n start to howl. If you can't pass pleasant word While life you journey through If you won't scatter sunshine pray Don't hinder those who do' We shall not forget this last Christmas for the bill collectors won't let us.
 E N x troops in the United States army to go to the Philippines Let the good work go on. Ted, and you may solve the race prob-
 The old Hixh Chair.
 I ran across
 Bob's old high chair Dusty-whsre Nav had left it
 Long ago
 Before he went
 Away you know
 I called up nav
 An brushed the cobwsbs
 Off the wood. My lips they quivered
 For she's his maw
 An Pm hts paw.
 You didn't know Bob7
 We'll, you see
 He want good boy
 Naw--not he.
 "The black sheep uv
 The flock" they said.
 An many time he's
 Bowed this head
 An many a time he's
 Made the tears is Run down my cheek M
 WrinkIed by years. For Bob you see he
 An left us ole folks
 One sad day. ss sA{ But when q baby
 He set there
 An crowed and jumped
 Into the air.
 Right there in that there
 Ole hi.s esair; g
 No Doubt. "she says ?, she, shs belongs to one of the hrss well. doesn't her ' name \ begin with Ar Few men are drowned in depth of wis dom. Deeds. not words. count with. the real sstae man.--Philadelphia Record Yes. but they are pretty quick to listen % % g
 Those Terrible Kids. Fools rush in where angels fear to aBut mama. Angels don't have to tread they has wings t9 fly m Holding lucky, hand-,.hat of an hsiress' Hell may be paved with good intentions, but let us hope it isn't constantly tearing up its streets for repairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
women,s Hats In Church.

Osage (kanD Free PFess'
 The women constitute about ninety lie and if they can take the great sat isfaction they do out of parading in the church late with stunning new tbat nlpe per cent have for kicking on the show and breaking up the meet ing? The idea of contending that their size is a menace to their neighbor! The bv the ladies hats being in the way in the meeting in the past and won't kick on 1t in the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
Pay Your Poll Tnx.

- Pay your poll tax before February. Be a real citizen. be prepared to do your duty at any election that may hc called. A man who refuses to vote be- cause he will have to give S1.50 to tho schools. is not fit to vote in Alabama
 Do not be one of that kind. There Is q month yet in which to pay. Go and attend to 1t and be able to talk of pub lie affairs like one who has a voice ir them. This is a public duty. and you will feel better after you attend to it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
Accomplished.
Chicago News.

Chicago NeWs'
 Dick-Miss Tabasco was speaking about the way you footed the coach horn in the tally-hoo party. She com pllmented you highly.
 Clarence (delighted) grand of her. to go to work, you could easily get lob as scissors grinder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10

There are forty-five legislative po- sftions to be filled when the wiscon- sin Legislature meets. and there are said to be HOO applicants. Seems to us that somebody well get left
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
 NOVEMBER. 1906.

CraEI Total .... .... .... ...... .s96,S2s 
 Uaf1y Average for November, 1908 .1S,z10 Sunday Average for November, 1906 .15.o60 E. & Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, saya;
 The foregoing statement f The Adver- tiser's circulation for the month of Novem- her. 1906, is true and correct and compiled after all returns from newsboys. news ageats, spoiled and leftover copies have been deducted. E. s. NOBLE.
 Circulation Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this a1st day of December. 1908.
 Y. ". JACKSON.
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
Sill Setting Her Can.

FhlIadeIphla Press.
 Beg pardon" said Mir. Dudley. but isn't your last name WeedsT
 That" replied Mrs. Weeds the pret- ty young widow, fis my latest name, but I sincerely hope tier is not to be my last"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10

little more of the kind of wealth CT we have had lately. will start the buds to swelling and the swallows to whitening. Then along will come a freeze and catch them both.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
women and Their Hats.

AtchiSon (han.) Glooe'
 After a woman reaches forty her hats all look alike, except in summer they are trimmed with ribbon and flowers and in winter they are trimmed with velvet and feathers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10

The San Antonio Express thinks that although John Bryce refused title at home he will soon get one in Amer tes. They'll call him Colonel, sure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
Trades Only Half Lenrne

Mankat0 (kan.) AdVocate.
 About the only men who learn trace any more are those who are sent to the penitentiary. The country Is be- ing imposed upon more and more every
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
ADvERTfsER's NwnRN-Tn CURCrfIATY0N.

Any day in the year you can look rignt here and find this Sworn Detailed state Aent of The Advertisers Circulation for the Preceding month
 The net paid-for circulation during NO tember was as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
Proog of an old Saw.

s"rhe good die young" what makes you think so?" "You have passed middle age. haven't your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
Army DisOrganiZcd.

Commenting on the recent dismissal
of Colonel Ayres from the army, the
Houston (TeXas) Post remarks:
From the rise to power of General
Corbin during the Mckinley admins
tration the official roster of the army
has undergone many changes due to
executive favoritism and the -intrigues
of the war departments bureaucracy.
Many soldiers who served with dis
tinction in the civil and Indian wars as
well as in the Spanish-American war
were summarily retired or denied pro-
motion in order that rank fakirS like
Leonard Wood might be advanced be-
yond their merits. Soldiers who re-
scented such i'll treatment, as Schley
resented it i'll the navy, have been
given the hot end of the poker to use
modern veTnacular. and their efforts to
obtain justice have not awaited because
the power that dominated the war de
paItment has likewise dominated the
legislative department OF the govern
mcnt."
The case of General Miles is also
memorable. The army has been so
completely demUralized by the military
quackCry of Roosevelt and his satel-
lites that it needs Il complete TeOrgaI-
iz1tinu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

out of the door. He told her that dur
ing the storm Henry Thurston was
driving through Il wood. \ tree had
been blown down and killed him.
For time grief ut the loss of one to
whom she was TO have been married
within Il few days absorbed every feel
ing Then when she had become re
signed to her loss she could not but
feel the hardship of her position. Had
the marriage ceremony taken place she
would have been ThTSton's heir. As it
was. she must plod on, as she had long
lived, in poverty. She wrote to Lydia
ThurSton asking for some memcnto
from trinkcts Henry had left and re-
ceived for reply that there was moth
ing which could be spared. Then she
heard that the cousins were taking pos
session Of the property as heirs-at-law.
LavOnia WAS chiefly taken up with Il
strange wonder at her lovers last mes
sage to her by telephone and what it
meant She inquired of the different
farmers living near where he had been
killed, but could not learn that he had
used any of their phones. But the mes
sagc-how could she obey it? The cOus-
ins were in possession and would not
permit her to do so. Then she heard
that Hcnry's estate had not proved
nearly SO large as had been expected.
| Henry's words suddenly had for her n
meaning
One night, armed with 4 few carpen.
ter's tools. she went to the Thurston
farm, sawed Il hole in the stable door
| opened it. took up board in the stall
| described in her lovers message and
found tin box. Having carried il
home. she opened it to find Goodly
| package of bonds and better than all
will signed by Henry leaving all his
property to her, but cnjoining her t
provide for his cousins.
The telephone message by which thu
location of the box was communicated
remains mystery. Farmer Atkins
who lives nearest the scene of the trag
edy, declares that he heard a voice II
the telephone room or something tina
sounded like n voice. but on aCcoun
of the electrical disturbance did no
dare to go in and investigate. n maj
might have passed through the dark
ness into the house uunoticed, but Their
Is no evidence that ThurStOn left nj
team, and he was killed instantly.
AMY TANNING.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
The Last of Old Pcnnypackcr Would
BE Press Mueller.

Samuel w. Pennypacker was COVER
nor of the state of Pennsylvania AM
his administration was remarkable fol
two things.
MI Pennypacker used his eXertions
and had passed through the legislature
of the state of PENNSYLVANIA the most
drastic libel law that has been placed
upon the statutes of any state of the
union for many year. This is the one
circumstance that stands out as the
most prominent in Mr.. Pcnnypacker' S
uncertain administration. Under Mr.
Pennypacker's law it would have beea
impossible for a newspaper to look out
for the welfare of the people and criti-
size any action of any set of grafteIs
without subjccting the publisher and
editor to penitentiary offense. He
even advocated hanging, drawing ami
quartering of newspaper men on gen
eral principles
The next circumstance that makes
Mr.. Pennypacker's administration
memorable, not only in his state. bu!
throughout the United States, is the
fact that while he was governor of the
state of Pennsylvania, that state SUI
fered from the most gigantic corruDt
job of state house building and graf
that has ever been handed out to any
state in the union. A commission
which has recently Investigated thl
matter has recommended the indict
ment of nine of the most prominen
men of Pennsylvania, who. durin-
Pennypacker's administration were re
sponsible for the corruption in connec
ton with the erection of the sta,
house, and Mr.. Pennypacker, himself
hGA a very narrow margin in not be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

Ten years of the Dingley law shows
a tax of So a year on every man. wo-
man and child in the United States.
That's only what was paid in buying
imported goods. The less direct tax
for high prices on domestic goods with
foreign competition throttled can never
be estimated, but We may form some
idea of it by the size of the fortunes
accumulated by the magnates of the
steel trust, the leather trust, and the
like.
The most reliable statisticians esti-
mate that each family in the United
States pays an average of nearly 500
annually i'll increased profits to the
trusts in consequence of the protection
the tariff gives them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22


ing included in the recommendation
for indictment.
Had Mr.. Pennypacker attended thor
oughly to his duties as governor of the
state of Pennsylvania instead of hav-
ing devoted his time to the persecution
of newspaper men, he would have been
of more advantage to the state of
Pennsylvania and have retired with
greater honor TO his own memory.
1t is such men as Pennypacker and
his associates who are always crying
out that the press ought to be muzzlaI,
and that honest men ought to have {
chance 1t is the old cry of stop thief
with an endeayor to turn the pursuing
crowd against some honest person
while the real thieves get away with
the "swag"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

1t is understood that Congressman
George w. Prince of Galesburg, is no:
to have smooth sailing in his district
in the next campaign. An effort is DO
ing made to bring out candidate III
each of the counties of the district
and then arrange some combination
calculated to place Bro. Prince on the
retired list Il. NJ Chiperfield is the
leading spirit and represents Fulton
county in the plan. He hopes l.. A.
Jarman will take up the burden fo-
Schuyler county-in all probability.
Other counties have not yet been
heard from. Adams county is on very
good terms with Prince and is salts
fed to have John S. Cruttenden as
member of the state board of equaliza
ton and it may be hard to build up Z
fight in that county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
HAD AN AWFUL TIME.
But ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and
Darrhoea Remedy Cured Him.

1t is with pleasure that l give you
this unsolicited testimonial. About a
year ago when | had a severe case of
measles | got caught out in a hard rain
and bowels. l had an awful time, and
had it not been for the use of Cham
berlain's collie, cholera and diarrhoea
remedy, l could not have possibly lived
but few hours longer, but thanks to
this remedy am now strong and well.
| have written the above through sim.
pie gratitude, and | shall always SPEAK
a good word for this remedy.-Sam H
Gwin, Concord, Ga. For sale by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
Eczema,

For the good of those suffering wi
eczema or other such trouble, | wish
to say, my wife had something of that
kind and after using the doctors REM
edies for some time concluded to try
Chamberlain's Salve, and it proved to
be better than anything she had tried.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

Among the democratic spelIbindcrs
who are to take the stump for the
democratic ticket in Oklahoma this fail
are Congressman Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, William ]. Bryan, of Nebraska,
Congressman Hamliu, of Missouri,
Senator Bob Taylor. of Tennessee, Hen.
~ r. Rainey, of Illinois, and Charles
A. Towne, formerly member of cor
gress from Minnesota and later from
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
Everybody Should Know"

man at Bluff, Mo, that Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve is the quickest and sures,
healing salve ever applied to sore
burn or wound, or to case of piles.
I've used it and know what I'm talking
about" Guaranteed by w. T. Hartz
druggist, col Twentieth street. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

Mortimer f. Stillwell. the republican
nominee for state treasurer. of Okla
hOma, has been closely identified with
New Jersey oil interests. and was re-
ceiver for the Indian Territory Illumi-
mating company several years ago. In
that capacity he handled a larger sum
of money than was ever before handl-
ed bv a receiver in Oklahoma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

The empirical and tentative meth
cd" of reforming republican abuses.
recommended by Secretary Taft n
Ohio, seems to mean experimenting o
find how much the public will stand
and how long it will go on standing it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

In IS Years no man has been elect |
governor of Iowa who was born in the
state. And of the six judges of the
supreme court at the present time, not
one is Iowa born.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

1t is said Secretary Taft pays his own
way in his travels and gives no tips.
The secretary is big enough to tip
most any train he rides on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

Now here is Rockefeller organizing
paper trust 1t won't be long before
the oil king will own all of us body
and breeChes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

And still you haven't said a word
about this delightful weathcr-takiu.,
it all as a matter of course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
ZACHARY TAYLOR.

The twelfth president of the United States born in
n
n the
o in the
of
o Prcsi
presidential
Il IiucnaN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
Railroad to Iceland.

The Icelandic government has finally
decided to build ii railroad in lceland.
1t Will be about Is miles long and run
through a fertile part of the country.
1t is said that a similar road was plan
ned some years ago by an American
but it fell through. If you contemplate
buying medicine for that poor, tiret
stomach of yours we urgently recon-
mend HOstetter's Stomach BittorS, for
the main reason that it always cures.
1t is composed of absolutely pure i'll
gradients and those best adapted for
Strengthening the entire digestive sys-
tenn, and for curing poor appetite,
belching, bloating, headache, dyspep-
STA. Indigestion, costiveness, bilious
ness. female ills, cramps, diarrhoea. or
malaria, fever and ague. Try bottle
today and see for your self how muc1
good it will do you. Insist on having
Hostetters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently upon the bowels and clears
the whole system of coughs and colds.
II promptly relieves Inflammation of
the throat and allays irritation. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-22
BY THE J. W. POTTER CO.

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.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-07
DRIFTING NEWS NUGGETS
Los Angeles Investors Fortunate
Progress in Search for
Diannonde

Los Angeles investors have been for
tunate in securing and developing
rich gem property in Riverside county
and have made the second find of kun
zite ever recorded. The mine is in San
Jacinto mountain and a variety of at
tractive gem stones are found. The
company is known as the Garnet Abra-
sive and Gem company, and numbers
among its officers and stockholders DR..
I. H. Morgan and w. E. Jones of
Hemet The company has three claims
and four men are taking out tourmaline
aquamarine and kunzite Specimens of
these stones are displayed in the win
dow at 727 South Broadway The mines
are but short distance from the Hemat
railroad.
The parties who are exploiting the
diamond mine near Oroville, Cal, an
nounce that they have struck the cele-
brated blue ground for which they had
been searching, and which, in Kim
berley South Africa, is considered an
infallible sign of the presence of dia-
monds. The ground was struck at a
depth of thirty-five feet, and contains
practically all the evidence of the pres
ence of diamonds which are presented
in the South African fields This blue
ground is practically pulverized rock,
containing manaconite and iron pyrites
which furnishes additional evidence of
the fact that the soil is diamondiferous.
superintendent Cooney, who has charge
of the work, says the strike of the blue
ground has only served to increase the
confidence of the parties in the ven
ture, and they believe more than ever
they have struck a diamond chute.
Indications for a big paying mine
could not be better than they are at
the Ironclad near Grass Valley, Cal.
At present a sample lot of high grade
ore, assaying over 500 per ton, taken
from between the $3.50 and 400 levels,
is being sacked for shipment to Selby's.
A rich body of ore is in sight i'm the
400 level, where three shifts of eight
hours each are at work From the
$50 level excellent ore is also being
extracted from the slopes. The water
is now easily handled. Henceforth the
company estimates that there will be
nothing to interfere with the develop
ment of the property.
The postoffice department of the
United States claims to have evidence
that $500O0,000 has been invested I'm
the last three years by Americans i'm
more or less worthless Mexican mining
companies. Postmaster General Cor
telyou is stirring up his department
over wildcat mining operations. The
department Is sending corps Of
trained men TO inspect the region where
many of these companies are located
and to ascertain how many Mexican
mining companies floating stock in the
states are genuine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-07
HAS GODD REASON TO SMILE
Developments in the Jerome Verde
Copper Property Highly Crafty
inu-A Few Pointers

Secretary Meyer Of the General Sc
curities company can usually be found
with a beaming smile, but last week
the smile expanded into a positive grin
of satisfaction over the progress of the
company's latest and greatest, the
Jerome Verde Copper company, the we'll
known property adjoining United
Verde, Clark's mine, that has made mill
lions. Mr., Meyer stated that while he
had been satisfied in the past with the
returns from other copper properties in
which he with the General Securities
company was interested in the
case of Jerome Verde he expected re-
suits equal TO that of United Verde, and
gave as his reason: The same iron
dyke runs through our property as that
through United Verde, We are prac-
tiCally on the same level and the values
i'm our lodges i'm comparison with that
of United Verde carry the same and
i'm many cases more than does Clarke's
wonder"
The local office force was buslly en-
gagged during the past week issuing
stock certificates, and prospects for a
larger sale this week are very good.