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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
THE HUMAN BRAIN.
It Neither Originates a Word Nor
Forms a Notion.

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Those physiological and surgical
facts which show that brain matter
has itself no capacity for thought are
of such recent discovery that only a
relatively small number of persons
mostly SPECIALISTS the least idea
that the brain neither originates a
word nor forms 4 notion. Anatomy
and physiology alike indicate that the
brain is never other than the inStru-
ment of what-in the present state Of
science-must be called the personal
ity.' The personality is as different
from, as separate from, the brain as
the violinist is separate from his VIC
lin. 1t is not brain which makes man.
Man makes one of his brain heni-
spheres human by his own labor. If a
human personality entered Il young
chimpanZee's brain-where, 10y the
way, it would find all the required
cerebral conVolutionS-that ape could
| then grow into a true inventor or phi
losopher for it is the great man who
makes the great brain and not the
great brain which makes the great
man. This is another way of saying
that we can make our own brains-so
far as special functions or aptitudeS
are concerned. Human brain matter
does not become human in its powers,
indeed. until the personality within
takes it i'll hand to fashion it.
What is the he himself" which thus
| takes the mechanism known as the
brain and uses it for thought purpose
as telegrapher would use a ticker and
| q series of wires for the transmission
of messages? In the present state OF
anatomy aad of pathology, replies DR..
| Thomson in effect we have here thu,
! greatest mystery connected with the
conscious personality. We know that
| the conscious PERSONAL---VERY. whatever
! one pleases to call it-haS Il material
| organ TO think with. The conscious
! personality does the thinking. The
| material organ is the instrument of
! thought, and that material organ exists
! in two symmetrical halves. 1t is oaly
one-half OF this organ, however which
| can be used for speech or for rccogniz-
| IIlS VI hlON lliS iLIilS WHICH Is ell
| ther seen or heard or touchGd-in the
| sense of the touch which is educated
| All acquired human endowmCnts
therefore are acquired by modification
| of the material comprising the speak
ing half of the brain This speaking
half of the brain did not originally have
a single one of these great functions,
not single place i'll it for them. any
more than its fellow hemisphere has
to the end of its life. They are all
| stamped, as it were. each i'll its re
| spective place in the speaking hem
isphere. by Il single creative agency
All words and all knowledge are put
| in the brain and arranged there fog
use, like so many books on their brain
! shelves by the brains librarian. Where
he goes when he locks this library
| up and lenves for the night-in sleep
| we do not know. But one thing is Ger
tain-not one of the books made Itself
or put itself where it properly is
| Current Literature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
Blacksnlkes.

| have never seen blacksnakes over
seven feet long, and l much doubt If
they grow TO greater length. They
open field they can run about as fast
as man can. When caught they
struggle desperately until they find
there is no opportunity to escape, when
they will give up fighting and may be
handled with impunity. 1 have never
found these snakes to be vicious. They
can be handled easily, and their bite is
harmless. They can squeeze pretty
hard if they get turn around your
waist, but not hard enough to break a
bone.-Forest and Stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29

66AG IA
mouth. frequently convey food from
my plate to my facial aperture with
my knife, but l do my own eating with
my own exclusive mouth. and until
further notice l will myself furnish all
the instructions respecting the methods
TO be employed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29

lady. In, always train sick if l ride
with my Dnck 10 the locomotive"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
A Dilemma.

1t is not always easy to sympathize
with fidgety, highly sensitive persons,
like the old lady on the train. She said
to the conductor as he punched her
ticket, Conductor, is it fact that the
locomotive is at the rear of the train -
Yes, madam" the conductor answer
ed. I'VE have a locomotive at each
end. 1t takes one to push and one to
Dull to get us ,uD this grade" "Oh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
Improved His opportunitv.

Young Mrs. Gotrox Cat her first break
fast with her elderly "catch'' )-You eat
with your knife, don't you, John, dear?
Old Mr. Gotrox noticing his opportu-
nifty and with severity and dignity
NO. madam: do not L eat with my
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
Obviously.

LET me see" unused the sporting
editor. What is an incubator?"
IAN Incubator" replied the agricul.
tural editor, sis an. egg plant"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
WILL REVIVE RIVERS,
Steamboat Traffic Promises to
Be Restored Shortly.
RAIL REBATES MURDERED IT.
Signs In st. Louis, Cincinnati and
Other Waterway Cities That Old Time
Activity May Return-Vast Missis-
sippi Valley Will Benefit.

Revival of busy Gays of steamboating
on the Mississippi and its tributaries
is likely to be the outcome of the pas.
sage of the rate law and the agitation
by business men and farmers for more
facilities for moving goods and crops.
The waterways commission announc-
ed by President Roosevelt will look in
TO this subject particularly There is
much talk among men interested in the
SteambOatin" that has survived Of
plans IA provide more facilities. Steam
boats were almost driven out of bust
ness by railroad rate cutting. Such
methods will be impossible under the
rate law.
The decline of the steamboat bust
ness on the Mississippi and its tribU
taries began in 1872. when the rail
roads started their inroads into the
trade that had been controlled by the
river craft, writes Il st. Louis CORE
spondent of the New York Times
Traffic on the Mississippi had revived
after the war and was at the highest
point from 1868 to 1872 From that
year the decline was gradual until
about 1880.
Traffic on the Missouri. however. was
the first to be affected owing to the
earlier extension of railroads into that
territory. Only three boats were ply
ing between St Louis and Kansas City
in 1855 and none from st. Louis to
points above Kansas City. Some small
boats were plying in short trades" on
the Missouri as far up as Bismarck.
\. d. For the last fifteen years traf-
fic on the Missouri has been practically
abandoned, so far as direct connection
with ST. Louis is concerned. Efforts
are now being made to revive this in
dustry. a syndicate Of Kansas City
merchants. headed by l.. II. Jones, has
announced that it is ready to organize
company, with capital of 100000,
to establish Il line of boats between
Kansas City and st. Louis. \ Nash
VILE (TennJ steamboat company will
run one or two boats on the Missouri
from st. Louis to Miami, go miles up
the river.
Large quantities of grain We're car,
IIeu III 81 l4btlS " -NtN
Orleans for export from 1869 to about
1899. Low railroad rates to the sea
board and low water troubles in the
Mississippi in 1899 caused this branch
of transportation to be abandoned.
Figures given by the St Louis Mer-
chants Exchange relative to the river
traffic of the last twenty years are as
follows:
1857. 1906
Boats arriving ............. 2.3d l,02G
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
GULF COMPRESS GO.
MUST QUIT BUSINESS

Vioksburgl Miss, Sept S3.-
Chaneellor Hicks has declared the
Gulf Compress Cor an Illegal trust
and gave the cooperation one year to
wind mp its business in the state
and withdraw.
He denied the application for a
receiver.
This decision is a distinct victory
for District-Attorney james D..
Thames, who less THAI two weeks
ago lied suit against the Gulf Com
press Company, asking that a re-
ceiver be appointed to take charge
Of the affairs of that concern and
that be declar d an Illegal com
binetlon in restraint of trade.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
MRS. NAOMI COKE

Sister Naomi Coke was born Oct.
- 1887 Married to w J Coke
July 10 1856 To them was horn 8
sons and one daughter. She pro-
fessed faith in Christ Feb. 1866 and
joined the Baptist church. Died
Aug 81 1907.
She measured up to the standard
of all our great women; gentle yet
true and firm. No woman was
more unselfish in her devotion to
her beloved family keenly alive to
their best and highest interest.
When her SONS left for only Il few
days her last words were be good
boys.
Quick in her apprehension, sincere
in her conviction. She knew IN
whom She believed ard faced dcHth
without fear. She was the idol Of
her home. Her children can never
loos5 the lagacy of her noble char
racter and her ensclfish devotion.
Theirs and not eulogv are more fit
ting grief must have its place and
and claim the privilege of silence
rather than speech. We buried
her beneath multitude of flowers
which came as tokens Of love.
With the flowers were the tears of
husband, children, grandchildren
and friends who loved her pure life.
/ thought while viewing her calm
face that no one could have been
assuciated with her ard nos BE- a.
better man.
no her husband and children l
Wonld say look HeavenwSard for
t5nftiT s'lla reAt iriIm lief sabcRsf
her work follow her co1d in the
dust. The persisted heart may lie
But that which wsrmeth it can
never die,
HER PASTOR
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
sOUfHERN's CONTRACTORS
TRANSFERRING THEIR MEN

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 19.-
The Southern has stopped al its
construction work in the vicinity of
Cha stanooga, and it is.reported that
it viii stop all other on its big sys-
tenn The amount involved in the
Chattanooga district is about SIS,
900, GOO
1t is given out by absolute author-
ity that all construction work from
Ooltowah, Tenn, to Stevenson, Ala. +,
is to be stopped. W. J. Oliver has
given orders to his su erintendents
TO remove their forces to other
places.
Part will go to swell the army ut
the lock and dam near Chattanooga
while Others will go to the Swan
nah, Augusta & Northern Railroad,
Ian7 a number will probably so to
new power plant on Little River,
WHICH IS being CONSTRUCTED by Knox
Vile cspital Much Of the appara
50 viii be taken to Georgia.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
Death of Mrs. Mathis.

Mrs. Claudio S. Mathis, widow of
the late P. Q. Mathis, died this
morning at her home in this city,
after an illness of several weeks
with typhoid fever. The death was
unexpected, for it was thought that
she was out of danger and well on
the way to recovery, Sunday af-
ternoon she became suddenly i'll
with something in the nature of "a
chill, followed by high fever, and
death resulted at an early hour this
morning.
Her father, Rev, w. L. Skinner,
who came here from his home in
Texas, returned last Thursday night,
thinking that Mrs. Mathis would
rapidly recover. Miss Norma Skin
ner, a sister, remained here.
Mrs. Mathis leaves eight children,
the youngest being about three
years Old And their irreparable
loss can only be fully appreciated
by those who have been similarly
bereft The death has caused many
sud hear nth and comnuu.
ity, where deceased was well known
and most highly esteemed by all
who knew her She was charac-
ter Of the highest type of christian
womanhood, was devoted to all her
duties in the home and social circle
as well as in every other sphere OF
life.
The arrangements tor the funeral
services have not yet been announc.
ed, as the family await advices as tc
time OF arrival of relatives from
Texas.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

DR.. Halle Garrett, daughter of
Major and Mrs. G.. w. Garrett,
was married at 7:30 o'clock
Thursday evening to Rev.
Charles Lee Neal, the wedding
taking place at the nome of the
brices parents on Fort Robinette.
Although the wedding was at
tended only by relatives and a
few friends, it was one of the
most handsomely appointed Of
the season, and the parlor where
the ceremony took place was a
bower of autumn bloom.
Over a canopy of white. whicl,
covered the ceiling, were scatter
ed sprays of ferns, while banked
within was an arrangement OF
palms with palms and golden
rod.
The bride wore an exquisite
princess gown of radium MORE
chiffon over silk with bridal vel
lornamented with orange bios.
SONS. She carried a shower bo,
quet of brides roses.
Rev. w. H. Ryals of the First
Baptist church performed the
ceremony.
After the serving of delicate
ices in the form of wedding
bells, Mr., and Mrs. Neal left OF
inorth-bound train for a visit t
relatives in Kentucky, going
from there to DeFuniak Springs,
Fla, where they will remain un
til December l, when they go al
foreign missionaries to Leon
Mexico.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
]. M. Potts Dead.

]. M. Potts died today at his resi-
dence in West Corinth, after an illness
of several months. He was good and
well known citizen and his death will
cause pain to large circle Of friends.
For many years he was valued en-
ploye of the M. & o. RR., serving as
section foreman until his last illness.
His remains will be inferred tomorrow
in Henry Cemetery with honors of the
Masonic fraternity.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

Misses Gray Of Kossuth were
70 the city today en- route to the
Blue Mountain College.
Miss Mabel Martin left this
morning for Columbus where She
will enter the /. 1. & G.
Misses Addean Bramlitt and
Annie Lee RIVALS left this morn
ing for Blue Mountain College.
Mrs. Lizzie Burkhalter and
children of Chicago are in the
city visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. McMurtry of Bonneville
IS in the city, the guest of her
daughters, Mesdames J. L Holly
ond Henry Price.
Rev. and Mrs. c. L. Neal re-
turned yesterday from a trip to
Kentucky. and after a few days
visit IN this city, will leave for
Florida. where they will remain
until December, after which they
will go on their missionary work
in Mexico.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
ElFcTIoN oFnFFlcERs.

lno w. G. 4. U. Due Tea at the
Cox Horse Sept. 20, was a success
in ttc matter Of business transacted.
Not am the officers were present, so
only the presidents report was
read, The last annual aadless of
the State President was pretty well
dissoctcd and much valuable infor-
nation obtained A prize was Of
fjrod the pupils Of thepublic school
for The best essay b The Value of
Total Abstinence to Life y Miss
Laura Stout in sos will chronicle
the Silver Anniversary Of our state
w. c. II. u. which Miss Willard or
ganizcd in Corinth in 1888, and the
ladies are already planning for Cor
NTH to entertain the Convention.
The following officers and superin-
tondents were elected for the en-
suine year; President Mrs Geo.
Coz. ST.. Rec. Secy Mrs. D Il.
Gift Treasurer, Mrs, Helen tvor-
sharl; Vice Presidents, Christian
church, Mrs. Bessie East; Metho-
dist church, Mrs andrew Brown;
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Jennie
G, Henderson Baptist church, Mrs.
Russell Dance Presbyterian u. 5.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

An injunction recently granted by
the court at Vicksburg Restraints the
Gulf Compress Company from doing
business in Mississippi, and not a
single one of the twelve congresses
controlled by the company in this
State is in operation. The company
owns the Corinth compress, and To-
cal cotton men are beginning to feel
the effects of the sitvation, and are
somewhat disconnected by the en-.
forced idleness of the press right al
the beginning of new season when
cotton is just beginning to move.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

Some people are afraid that the
formers unions are going to drive
the country merchants out of bust
ness when they gettheir cooperative
stores going in good shape. Every
man to his trade. The farmer ism t
much of merchant, just as the
merchant isn't much of a farmer.
For while the cooperative stores
may flourish, but in the long run
the country merchant will be found
doing business at the some old stand,
-Hattiesburg Progress.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

Mississippi has not developed
a Judge Lands vet, but in view
Of the fact that Acknowledgement
Fletcher and two or three dis
trict attorneys are now after a
Of the big trusts and
combines, there is a chance for
one soon. Up in the northeast.
ern part Of the state, District
Attorney Mitchell is after the
Standard Oil Company, over at
Vicksburg District Attorney
Thames has begun custer pro-
ceedings against the Gulf Com
press Company, and at jackson
Attorney General Fletcher is
looking after the oil mills and in
cidentaily helping~the others.
Until very few years ago, the
Gulf Compress folks were not
known in Mississippi. There
were any number of congresses,
but they were owned by local
capitalists and there was charges
for storage and compressing. But
it is different now. The Gulf
people have gobbled ND most Of
the congresses, they have in
creased prices and said prices are
the same everywhere. OPPOSE
ton congresses are leased or
bought and put out of business,
as is the case with two at Vicks-
burg.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
GULF COMPRESS WINS
May 10 Busine,s in MIssIssippi Until
Case is Herad

Vieks5urg, Miss, Sept 19.--Ac-
cr'ling TO the temporary order OF
Chancellor J NJ Hicks today, the
Gulf Compress CsmYany may con-
tinu to do business IN Mississippi i
af concerns storage, weighing and
delivery of cotton.
When court was resumed this
morning the hearing was continued
as to testimony in the matterlof APP
pointing Of receiver, also. as to
dlssolutiod of the injunction, re-
strained the Gulf Compress Com
pany from doing business in Miss
issippi. q
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

The public schools are getting to
work in fairly good shape, after the
usual confusion Of the first week.
The attendance is large and it is
with difficulty that All the pupils
find accommodations in some OF the
grades. The Increase calls alton
tion-to til fact taet anothce build~
ing will soon be imperative.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

The advance in the price of
news printing paper is becoming
terrific, and some of our exchanges
will either have to 80 out of bus
mess or raise their subscription
price. It is impossible to print a
decent weekly newspaper now
for a dollar. Manp Of the week.
lies have reduced their size by
discontinuing the patent side.
This should have been done long
ago. If they will now advance
the price and give their readers
a real live, newsy paper, their
subscribers will have no com
plant to make. -HazIehurst
Courier,
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
lEFlES con.
Ohio Atheist is stricken Dead on the
Spot.


Ada, Ohio, Sept p. Because
Amos Clarke, aged 10, a farmer liv-
ing on the Lewiston reservoir.
twenty miles southwest of here
openly defed the Lord, he was
struck dead in his front yard last
night. Clarke has been known as
an atheist for years and last night
in the presence Of his family and
several neighbors, said there was no
God and defied the supreme being
to punish him
No sooner had the words left his
lips than he was stricken and died
a few minutes later.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
Ruaslan RadioaIs Win.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 24.-First re-
turns received Monday from the cleo
tions for the third duma indicate a
sweeping victory for the radicals 1t
is expected that the complete results
will show that the radicals viii have
a controlling power, and there is every
indication that the duma will be even
more irreconeilable to the government
than the last.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
sed l-and ENC 5000 snnff

n I.s sc OPENING
Columns, Miss. Sept. % Tho
Industrial Institute and Cole ye
opens Wednesday, and Presiden,
Whitfield urges that 10 student
come who has not in ndvance Sc.
cured ACCOMMODATIONS. Already
domitory room forever 500 girls has
been assigned and more than Chat
number can not be placed
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
Havoo Nv AbsIntbe.

Paris, Sept. 24-An official report
on the relation in France Of alcoholic
excess to mental alienation, shows that
in the public asylums for the insane
there are 1882 cases affected by alco-
holism out OF total of 7l,547. OF
the cases of alcoholic alienation, APP
proximately half owe their degrade
ton to absinthe.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

Cincinnati, o., Sept. 24.-Congress-
man and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth ar
rived here Sunday from their Ha-
wailan trip. Mr. Longworth, who has
been mentioned as possible republican
candidate for mayor of Cincinnati,
Sunday, IN an interview, said that he
would not under any circumstances
accept the nomination.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

A big work Of the year is putting
the youngsters to school Themost
important thing for the future is
keeping them there. as long as the
money holds out andas long as they
can be induced to study
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

BY an error of the printer Satur-
day, -president-at-large Mrs. M.
B. Johns, recording secretary Miss
Sallie Etter Brown, We're left off the
list. Mrs. j. e. Gift is cor. secre-
tary. 1908 will chronicle the silver
anniversary of the State w. Q. T.
u, and not Miss Laura Stout. The
omission of line spoiled the sense.
Dues were to be sent to Mrs. Helen
Worsham.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

Lately the price of paper, now
controlled by a trust, has gone
up to such figures that a meeting
of American publishers has been
held in New York at the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel to consider
the matter. The meeting was
held on Wednesday. The white
paper situation was described by
one of the members as the most
important topic in present day
newspaper economies, and a vital
one y the future Of the news
b sefs Of a8e country. Prices Ct
The white paper upon which
newspapers are printed, it was
pointed out, have been sconstant-
Ily advancing uutil, in some in
stances, newspapers once profit
able investments were now los
ing ones.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

To prevent timber bupers from
cheating his constituents any
longer. Congressman Gambler Of
the First District proposes to get
one OF the government forestry
experts to estimate the number
of feet Of lumber for his consti-
tuents when the timber agents
are around. He says when buy
ers get ready to buy they always
have their private experts TO es-
innate the number of feet of
merchantabie foot contained in
the tract offered for sale and fix
the value Of land their way He
says owners are robbed of large
sums annually. - Hazlehurst
Courier,
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26

Among the many things thought
of by the Corinth kids was witness
ed at the show the other night
when crowd Of them were found
trying to strike matches on the Gle
plants leg.
The weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, 1907-09-26
STRANGE PAGEANT Of SHIPS.
Ancient and Modern Steam Craft 10
Parade on Fulton Day.

Norfolk, va Sent, PA marine pa.
rade of almost every type OF steam
craftA from the ancient sternwheeler
to the most modern steam yacht, will
form part Of the Robert Fulton day
celebration at the expos ion Tuesday
Mark Twain. who arrived Monday
on Fl. II. Rogers. steam yacht Kama
wha, viii preside at the exercises in
the auditorium at p, m. Robert Full
ton Cutting and Martha W. Littleton
Of New York will be among the speak
ers.
Robert Fulton Ludlow. grandson OF
the inventor, and a large party Of New
Workers have arrived. Cornelius Van
derbilt, a member OF the committee,
has sent his YACHT North Star here
Tor the parade