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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
BEWARE OF THIS TRUST.

I'm against the trusts. first. last
and all the time." remarked a leaG
Ing citizen at the postoffice the ota
er day.
Pardon me. my dear sir. but
don't quite believe you are" quietly
volunteered a stranger.
What do you know about it?'
asked the citizen, a little offended.
Just this" replied the stranger
u saw you a moment ago. while
both Of US were using the desM
shelf along the wall. address a letter
10 a big mail order house In Chica
so which happen TO know about.
couldn't help but see the address a.
the letter lay there before me. Now
begging your pardon for the ques
ton. didn't You order some goods
from that house?"
Il did. And what of IT,"
Then. my dear sir. you are Civ.
Ing aid and sustenance to the one
trust which Is harming you and
your community more than all :he
rest of the trusts put together.
refer to the mail order trust. Are
you not aware of the fact that the
mail order houses. being big an1
rich and powerful, are killing oti
competition everywhere Ia the cour
try districts? The Standard Oil
company does not affect your com
munity to any very great extent per
haps. but this mail order trust com.s
directly into your midst. manages Il
undersell your local merchants ll
some things. though the trust max as
1t up off you In other things, and
you and your neighbors mail you,
money to this competition killing
trust and thereby slowly but surely
strangle the life out of your own
home enterprises. lid that ever
occur 10 you?"
We'll, can't say that 1t ever di.i
not Just In that light" replied tho
citizen.
No. but think 1t over. The big
cities are constantly getting bigger
at the expense Of the smaller cities
and the country That is because
they are getting the trade of the
country-the Individual trade. not
alone that OF the country merchants
You neglect your home merchant
He goes out of business, moves to
the city and becomes a hired man
Tor one Of these trusts"
Well. what can We do about it!
ii the mail order business is a trust
1t seems to be a legitimate one
There Is no law agains it."
You are quite right. But there
are things You can do For instance
You can set TO work and organize In
your town a home trade league. the
members to pledge themselves, 20
far as possible. to encourage home
trade by trading at home. IL lived
In a small town. Id do something
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11

Just like that. Why don't you do IL:
The citizen remarEed that he
think It over 4 great many Others
might think the matter over without
any Injury TO local interests
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
THE MARKET REPORTS
New York Stocks.

The following quotations received
from F. J. Graf & Co. Albuquerque,
New Mexico, correspondents for Lo-
gan Il Bryan, by Postal Telegraph.
thursday, April II, 1907.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
Omaha Livestock.

Omaha Livestock.
Omaha. Neb., April 1l.-Cattie: Re
ceipts 1000 head; market steady.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
Kansas City Llsestoes.

Kansas City. April IL Cattle: Re-
eeip,s 5000 head. including soe south
erns market strong
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
BL00D


fluid
unconamnated
health
blood Pustular pmpes Tashs and the
blood tevelsh diseased
condition result of too much acid the presence OF some
Ulcers morbid unhealthy
Scrofula Contagious Blood Poison
pald the glands
usually fully developed
blood In all blood
troubles has itself perfect remedy 1t down into the
all
makes this of life and Notwithstanding Nothing reaches
particle OF an
Pues and Strengthens the weak blood supplies at Win Inc
establishes foundation good
Contagious
bark
of medical desired
free. SPECIFIC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

runnei Will he Il scenic Runway III IL
self. Mr.. Oliver has just completed
the practical rebuilding of the Louis
Vile and Nashville between Knoxville
and Atlanta and is said To he negotiat-
ing for more work on that railroad
But there is still another line of con-
structiOn work in which he leads He
is said to be the most successful con
crete contractor in America. He has
built and is building bridges, business
blocks. viadUctS and various other
structures in REINFORCED concrete. Il
comparatively new construction mate
rial. The REINFORCED concrete method
was imported a few years ago from
France. Mr.. Oliver is perhaps the
principal concrete contractor now OPP
Grating in the United States. That is
his speciality. He is considered an ex-
pert III concrete work.
At Knoxville. Tenn. where he lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
William ]. Oliver, Who
Wants to Dig the Canal
Only Thirty=nine Years Old, but Contractor
Who Has Done Big Things.
"A Real Captain OF nduryAn Expert Concrete Work Who Is Said
% Be The Biggest Railroad In South-tis Backer
Frederick c. a Successful Finaner, Has
Charge a waste

real captain of industry" A list of his
enterprises goes far toward proving
his claim to this title. In fact, he has
so many strings to his industrial fiddle
or, rather. SO many brigades of work
men under his direction, that he might
be called Il major general of industry.
On the Southern railway, the Cincin-
natl Southern railway and the Tide
water railway this young commander
has contracts for the construction of
nearly 500 miles of road i'll the aggre-
gate. His work on the Southern rail
way includes 4 tunnel through the IA
nous Lookout mountain at ChattanOO-
"a. which is one of the marvelS of en-
Gineeriug. In the heart of the noun
tain great cavern was encountered,
flowing from which is a stream of wa
ter SiNty-tiVe feet deep. 1t is neceS-
Sary to build steel bridge across the
cavern river. 50 the Lookout NOUN, = i'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
Diseases
of the Nerves

Because there is not usually much
pain associated with arrangements OF
the nerves people fail to realize their
danger.
They forget that sleeplessness, irrit-
ability. loss of memory. lack of en-
ergy and vitality, spells of weakness
and dizziness, tired feelings. discour-
agement and dependency are symp-
toms more to be dreaded than great
pain. because the mind, as well as the
body is threatened.
There is no more satisfactory
means of forming new blood and Great
ing new nerve force than by the use of
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills.
This great restorative, acting through
the medium of the blood and nerves,
instills new vigor and vitality into
every part and organ of the body
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills. 80
cents a box, boxes for $3.50. at all
dealers, or DR.. A. W. Chase Medicine
Co, Buffalo. n. Y. The portrait and
signature of DR.. A. w. Chase, the ia
nous receipt book author, are on every
box
HARPER HOUSE PHARMACY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

strenuity. He is said TO be the biggest
railroad contractor in the south Great
railroad works are progressing in the
south. aud TO be the chief figure in
constructing these means something
1t IS estimated that Mr.. Oliver is now
aged in construction work which
will aggregate in cost about So O0O,-
900. The fund now available for all
the great land reclamation projects
undertaken by the United States gov
eminent in the Semiarid west is but
little more than that sum. Mr.. divers
undertakings therefore put him in the
class Of those who do hi@ things.
"Real Captain of Industry"
1t is not improbable that the youth
OF Mr.. Oliver appeals to the president
as favOrably as any other of his quail
ties. Mr. Roosevelt. as the world
knows. likes To put young men for
ward. Young Mr.. Oliver is called "a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
Tree Planting by Canadian Railway.

The Canadian Pacific hallway com
nany has begun tree planting on quite
an extensive scale along its western
lines, says the Canadian Forestry Jour
nal. \ contract has been let for IL
small acreage OF breaking near Wolse-
ley on which it is the intention to ex-
pertinent with tamarack for ties \
piece of ground is also to be planted
at Medicine Hat with jack pine and
tamarack for the same purpose. Over
100 miles of trees are To be planted
between Winnipeg and Calgary for
snow breaks. and at several stations
trees are 10 be planted around the
station grounds, and prizes are TO he
offered the section foremen who make
the best showing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
By ROBERTUS LOVE.

HUST now the American public is
highly Interested in the person
a ality of William j. Oliver, the
contractor who may build the
Panama canal. and in that of Freder-
lex G. Stevens. his financial hacker
The public is interested in anybody
who looks big enough actually TO I'M
dertake and perform this very impor-
tant but nevertheless peSky job. SO
many men have marched up the hill
and then marched down again, doing
little or nothing toward the couSum-
nation devOutly To be wished, that the
patient public is beginning To yawn.
Now it appears that Mr.. Oliver will
be the contractor. He is young man.
only thirty-nine. but he seems to have
done things. one enthusiast calls him
Theodore Roosevelt No. =. This char
acterization. of course. refers 10 his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

~ the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
ODD WEDDING FEAST
RABBIT, Calf and PIG. Lodge Members
Gifts. Put tn Good Jsc.

Henry :. Cunning of Montclair. n.
j., entertained sevrnty-fvc brothers of
his lodge the other night at 4 feast aS
Il return for their wedding gifts of u
menagerie of live stock TWO months
ago. saws the New York World
The first course looked like 4 rabbit
ana tasted like i rabbit, for the host
insisted on each OF the seycmty-hve
tasting the morSel.
Brethren" said he. 1T was the
dainty Maltese pussy cat You gave
me"
The company was aghast until 6
waiter appeared Will the selfsame
pussy eat III his arms and explained
that the first course was a really truly
rabbit
After that came the young sucking
pig with baked apple in his mouth
and his toes pointing upward The pig
in life had been parr of the menagere
Above the pig hung Polly. the parrot.
who had been trained To say. Eat.
you cannibals: eat pig
The calf That in life mad been the
pride of the givers was served fricaS-
seed Dreaded. stuffed. boiled. baked
and fricadelled. The quacking duck
no longer quacked as il was brought
forth from the oven with the rooster,
roasted to a brown.
Among the other gifts of the lodge
members To the bridegroom We're Il
poodle. n canary bird. the eat and Il
white mouse. The diners examined all
the courses carefully. but discovered
nothing to verify their suspicious.
When the cloth was cleared away
after coffee and cigars the poodle the
canary. the white mouse and the cat
were produced TO set At ease the more
timid of the guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

he merely the financing OF the contract
or in the event of the Oliver bid be-
ing finally accepted aud the contract
irrevOcably clinched. Only $4,000. 600
capitalization is required. Il already
have the promise of eleven times that
amount if needed" says Mr.. Stevens.
1t is of present interest to note that
the father of Mr.. Stevens was rail
road contractor. He built the Missouri
Kansas ana Texas railway. just to
mention one monumental work. The
son went to Washington about fifteen
years ago and engaged in the broker
age business. Later he got into the
banking line and was prominent i'll
Washington financial circles, but he
always retained his residence in the
town of Attica, y. Y. where he was
born fifty years ago.
Would Use Negro Labor.
Mr.. Oliver states that if he builds
the canal he will do it chiefly with ne
gro labor. He has suggested hereto
fore that the government should use
negroes from the United States rather
than those from the West Indies or the
Chinese coolies. Mr.. Oliver says that
the very best hands for railroad CON
StruCtiOn work are the southern ne
groeS. He has worked them extensive
~. According to reports, lie has adj
vanced rather novel notion. This is
to have the southern states or cities
pass vaGrancy laws. compelling idle
To make il uncomfortable for idle ne
SroeS to remain in the southern states
Mr.. Oliver thus hopes To corral" them
and hire them on the construction
work in Panama. where he thinks they
could stand the climate as we'll as the
work, perhaps bettep
Recently Il younger. brother of Mr.
Oliver. associated with him in railroad
contract work. was indicted by the
federal grand jury at Knoxville. Will
several others, on charges of peOna"e
Ii was alleged that these men had held
about hundred negroes against theil
will in Il railroad camp III the Chilho
wee mountains, compelling them Il
work and not permitting them Ia have
BtlS'bti ht II III ltSulllllS
from the indictments lasted five days
during which w j. Oliver sat in cOur1
and assisted the defendants. He
strongly asserted their innocence OF
the charge of peOnagcI One defendant
was convicted, but the jury divided as
to the others, so the case will be retired
In case Mr.. Oliver should try his
proposed experiment of employing the
surplus negroes of the south on the ca
nal work it would be interesting socio
| logically at any rate, though the aver
age mind may be unable to grasp The
| problem of inducing a negro or any
! other man to work on the canal striI
| when he will not work at home.
The original intention of Uncle San
was TO dig the big ditch himself Th,
| proposition of putting the whole prof
| eCt into the hands of contractor, jus
as Il railroad company lets out a con
| struction job, developed later after tn,
work had begun. Just how this pIal
| will work out is up to the man VIII,
| gets the contract He will be buildin:
for poSterity. His name will pass int
history. The Searchlights of all tn,
world will be turned upon him durn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
Closes Store at DanviIle.

Champaign. ILL.,. Feb. 15.-W. ]. Sis
son. who conducts a large department
store Al Danvilie has filed petition
in voluntary bankruptcy in the feder,l
court. c. l.. LindIey Of Danville was
made receiver. Mr.. Sisson carried d
$20.000 stock and his liabilities are
said To be S25 900 This is The second
failure in Danville in the last week.
DeWilt's Little Early Risers. safe.
sure pills. All druggists.
~ the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15
An Uncomfortable Crown.

Describing the coronation of the new
shah of Persia, correspondent of
Reynolds Newspaper says that when
he removed his astrakhan hat and the
viZier placed upon his head the tiara
the vizier mistook the back of the
crown for the front and had to read
just it. The weight of the diadem
was so great that the shah had to sup
port it with both hands. and. Judging
from the expression of the royal coun-
tenance, he did not find II comfortable.
Hello Girls How TO be healthy and
happy and be a phone girl. Ring us
up for package of HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea with full particulars.
35c, tea or tablets. T. H. Thomas
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

Mr.. Oliver is owner OF a large plant
that manufactures all manner of CON
struction machinery, even to the loco
motives employed. He owns nearly
million dollars worth of such machin-
cry, which is constantly employed on
his various contracts under subcon-
tractors and foremen.
Worked Fer Himself at Twenty.three.
William J. Oliver was born in a
suburb OF South Bend. Ind. At the
age Of sixteen he got job as clerk
for man engaged in railroad con-
struction. He was bookkeeper for a
time and then became a foreman Of
construction. When he was twenty
three he determined henceforward to
work for himself. With an outfit of
fifteen teams, he secured small rail
road grading contract, completed it at
profit. then tackled a bigger PROPOSE
ton. He then lived at Langley. s. c.
Five years ago he removed to Knox
vile. Tenn. TO be more nearly at the
center of his operations, which had
grown TO amazing magnitude.
This Indiana boy Is now said to have
assets of about S3.0OO,00O. earned in
sixteen years of huStling for himself
Railroad officials are quoted as say
ing that they like to have Oliver do
work for them, as he turns over the
completed job without any legal en-
cumbrances, which means that lie pays
as he goes along.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

the years consumed in the work.
Therefore it behoOveS the canal digger
TO look TO his laurelS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-15

part sw14 nwl4 section -. Il. >"
$1.304.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-12-05
THE SYMBOL or DEMOCRACY

ISL Mr.. Rryan's recent defense OF the
Hnnkey rs the appropriate symbol OF
f~ mocracy seems to have aroused n
Variety OF opinions among the democ.
24fAcy aud The public Al large, Demo
.&ci ais are MS badly divided On the appro-
zpriatnsss Of the symbol as they are On
Rp. litics. The republican elephan,
Rt4uugh seems 10 stick--aah so will the
dnnkey in spite of some d. mocratic
AprOtest. & h- Chicaso Tribune pub
lbhed a regular menns erie of illustra-
1lOas on it's front page, with the follow
Ing suggestions, leaving the inte lgent
xesder TO choose which would b. tier
represent democracy than the donkey:
The LION: Because 1t Ia The king oil
heast ts and can whip an elephant.
The OWL: Because IL Is the - mboi
~ wisuOm and says nothing. PrOmi-
pbnt ia HOo'S- Hoo 10 America.
The ROOSTER: Because it is the
1elnbiem OF victory. Can crow, strut,
&nd scrap. Useful As we'll as orna-
~3ntaI.
THE TURKEY: The most popular
Wing In November, when the elec-
Ons occur.
THE CAMEL: Symbol OF patience, In
nstry, and usefulness. Can go u long
lime without water.
I'll THE CAT: Hard 10 kill, having nine
lives. Popular with The ladies The
n mbOl OF the home
The BUFFALO: Exclusively Ameri-
kca"; asO nearly extinct.
IHE GOAT: Can leap from crag tu
Ecrag ADD platform To platform. Can
Elive'On &nvthing. knows how TO take II
joke and bn,ts ia where angels fear TO
ElreAd
The TURTLE: Slow hut sure. Long
lived and hard 10 kill. Carries lis own
house and can register in any ward.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-12-05

Some can stand 1t longer than others.
not different They must have some
thing to do, and the man who imposes
life Of idleness upon his wife, be-
lieving he Is thereby contributing to
her happiness. is making blunder
that he will pay well for In after
years. | grant that his intentions are
good, but they are Of the same charac-
ter as those used IN certain quarters
for paving material, and unless the
wife is an invalid or Is exceptionally
constituted his object, prompted by
love as 1T may be, will not be attained,
because nature has implanted In every
normal human mind strong and over
whelming desire for action. The
world must be kept moving, and it's up
to US to turn the crank The labor OF
woman is as necessary to progress as
Is that Of man. and it doesn't matter
whether 1t Is your wife or my wife or
the hodcarriers wife-each has q def
Unite duty to perform and will find
her greatest happiness In its perform
ance.
Now. don't go of half cooked. I
don't want to see your wife scrubbing
the front steps. although II 1t is neces.
sary even that probably would do her
no harm. wouldn't have her do any
thing but that which she Is physically
able to do and wants to do. Mind what
say now wants to do. The fact that
80 many women are useless dolls Is
mainly due to foolish young husbands
like yourself who force their wives to q
life Of inaction III given their own
way they would choose labor of some
character. and 80 per cent OF them.
lmpelled by divinely given instinct
would say housekeeping
But Not Drudgsry.
Among my acquaintances is a young
man who has your Idea very deeply
impressed. When he was married,
three or four years ago. he took his
beautiful wife to boarding house and
has kept her there ever since She
pleaded for q home, but he would not
have her soil her hands The inactiv-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-12-05

she would infinitely prefer the labors
Of home with it's cares and Its joys.
to the rriumphs Of her profession
The home is the best place for the
development and exercise OF Z wom-
ans talents for numerous reasons, most
Of which are entirely obvious. Wheth-
er 1t Is an original gift to the sex or
the result Of the training Of thousands
OF years II immateri&l ne fact re.
mains that she shines with greatest
brilliancy In the domestic atmosphere,
and here she should be allowed to spar
kle unshadowed The majority Of wo-
en- realize their duties aud responsible
tiles and desire to fulfill them. They
know that they can best be fulfilled in
the home, and If let alone they will de-
rive the greatest amount of satisfac-
ton and contentment from the per
Torrance of the tasks which home
service brings to them.
don't believe that woman should
be drudge I don't believe that she
should be required or allowed to do
more than she wants to do. When her
work ceases to be pleasure. then II
has passed the limit Of expediency and
defeats Its most important object.
Where the line should be dra wn de-
pends entirely upon her temperament
and her physical strength. Some wo-
men can do joyfully and with benefit
to themselves an amount OF labor that
would destroy others. and there are
some women, like some men, whose
excess energy carries them far beyond
their physical powers. Too much work
Is as bad as idleness There is golden
mean. and instead Of trying to prevent
Anna May from doing any work at all
you should exercise your authority or
your influence, whichever you please
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-12-05

misery to her mate Yet Ii that same
woman were given something to do,
something that she felt compelled to
do. either by duty or from the sheer
love or 1t, the mere occupation would
remove the shadows from her mind,
bring the blood coursing through her
veins, redden her cheeks and brighten
her eyes, substitute smile for frown
and give that zest to life and love
which Is the handspring Of happiness.
No. my boy let Anna May do what
ever she wants to do within the bounds
OF her capacity. II she takes pleasure
In housework. don't hinder her. There
is nothing degrading about 1t. On the
contrary, there is no more honorable
employment for wife, and there Is
none by which she can add so much to
the peace and contentment Of the home
and to the happiness Of her husband,
her children and herself Talk as the
advanced woman may about the en-
largement Of woman's sphere, she can
not get away from the fact that ma
tures tnexorable laws have given her
field peculiarly her own. field in
which she has NO rival In which she
can and does do her greatest work for
humanity. and that field is bounded by
the four walls Of the home. 1t Is true
that hOuseWork has its cares its myd
ad annOyances that often bring tears
OF vexaxioi Or discouragGment, bur no
method of life has been yet discovered
that does not have few kinks In Ii,
and there neyer will be. 1t would be
a doggOned monOtonous existence any
how. It's the kinks In life that make
existence really worth while, and they
are as necessary to the making OF a
wOman's character as Of mans, pro-
vfded, OF course, there are not too
many OF them. When you start out
for drive you don't care for straight
road unless your only object is the
exhilaration or motion. II you want
to get the greatest possible enjoyment,
you choose winding road, where
curves bring new vistas into view at
every turn, and SO In life. But. here; II
keep on In this strain I'll be writing
poetry IN minute and Of all things
on earth deliver me from amateur po-
etry, particularly when it's maudIin.
- wAa aazinx tha housewife haa