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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

has brains enough: 1t is mot so with
the artist, the author. the college pro-
fessOr or the newspapes: cditar whose
limited income depends upon his stick
ing close to u great city.
Upton SinClair's Protest.
For such persons city life means the
boarding house, with all its age worn
horrors, the fat or apartment, with its
Ills and evils. or the roomng house.
with the roaming restaurant existence.
Mr.. Sinclair something less than n
year ago conceived the conviction that
people didn't really have to put up
with the annoyances, the irritatiOns
and the downright distresses of the
separate household system of living.
They could get together and do the
thing better. Why not? lie conSid-
cred his own case. The young author
had been living on a farm in New Jer-
Gey, which was very fine in theory.
In practice 1t was otherwise. as any
city born, college bred. artistiCally in
Clined person will discover by trying
it for awhile. There were no amuse-
ments, no neighbOrs of COngenial
tastes. nothing but broad fields. whis-
pering woods and Il large lonesome
ness. The city was not to be thought
of because there was the small boy
of the household, and what really
thoughtful parent ever is satisfied with
bringing up a child in q boarding
house or an apartment?
The city boarding house wherein the
diet runs largely to prunes and the
art environment is bounded on the
dining room wall by a nightmare
chrome of bullet slain birds hanging
by their necks after they are dead and
on the bedroom wall by n steel engrav-
ing of Washington crossing the Della.
ware when it was full of floating ice
well. who wants to live in a boarding
house? Then there is the fat, which
in New York they call apartment. That
is n cliff dwelling with modern i'm
provements. The family occupying
the ledge directly overhead may pos
sess n monograph with an all Bowery
repertory, and the family inhabiting
the ledge below you may subsist or
garlic and take the household dog &c
bed with them. Does anybody ever
occupy n New York apartment except
from sheer necessity?
AS to living in whole house &c
yourself-now, that appeals. But there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

So these UelicOn boarders took good
care that they should be congenial one
to another. There was much pruning
down and wedding out. This process
hurt now and then. and some Of the
unadmitted candidates vented their
opinions through the peoples forums
of the daily newspapers. one gentle
man declared that he had been cXclud-
ed because be was a Jew, but Mr. Sin
clair denied this, the Inference being
that the candidate was not accepted
because he evinccd an ovcrwccning de-
sire to rule the roOst.
The ChiIdren's D0rmitory.
At last the colony got down to n liv-
ing basis. Helicon hall was acquired.
and late last fall the cooperative
boarding house was opened. 1t WIS
well filled. with plenty of candidates
on the waiting list. An executive com
mittce served in lieu of the traditional
landlady. There was a big dining
room, with family tables, though only
the adults ate therein. The children
had Il dormItory to themselves, where
they slept, ate and played under the
watChful eyes of one or more women
belonging to the colony. This chill
drcn's dormitory idea. by the way. was
one of Mr.. Sinclair's pets. He held n
theory as to the bringing up of chill
dren which seems to be gaining ground
slowly throughout the world, but very
slowly. Most mothers still prefer to
keep their children in their own care,
! ana even at HelicOn Hall some of them
| did this. In several instances the chill
| dren slept in the rooms of their par
! ents. There were no lidebound rules
| as to the children.
To each of the colOnists rooms were
assigned in the big hall. In these
rooms, of course. there was the same
! privacy that one finds in his own home
! There was a common drawing room
with Il big fireplace, a music and
amusement room and in the interior OF
the building glass rooted court where
rubber trees flourished and the colo
nists might wander at will Most OF
the members of the community were
commuters" going daily to New YorI
city and back. They paid for theil
! food at so much per week, just as in &
boarding house. and for rooms accord
ingly. Only q few of the actual colo
nistS did any work about the place
The experiment of finding artistic ant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

it was not EOurICrlStic. Mr.. Sinclair
and his associates surely must be ac-
credited with Il scheme much moro
practicable than that which was tried
ana found wanting at Brook Farm.
That Upton Sinclair is not over
whclmcd with fin" haired theories was
proved by his athletic and corporal
swatting Of the beef trlTt with his
club. called The jungle" last year
The fire came too soon for him and his
associates to have fair trial of their
experiment. 1t is we'll known that the
original idea embraced the separate
cottage system. with the community
dining hall Mr. Sinclair and many
other members declare that the colony
must go on. and in the event of its
continuation it is not unlikely that the
cottage system will be tried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26
Character of the COiOniSts.

Most Of the colonists were authors,
editors, artists or dcyotCGS of intel.
lectual pursuits OF some other sort.
This is significant. People like to talk
shop. Birds of Il feather, you know.
The hOd carrier prefers the society Of
another hOd carrier to that of the
bTiCklaycr or the construction fore
man. SO II is with those higher up. 1t
is quite conceivable that Mr.. Sinclair's
associates, could they have happened
to got together in large boarding
house In the city, would have enjoyed
life just rs well as they did at Uclicon
Hall. but without cooperation they
could not get together so they must be
ueIicOnized
\ somewhat widespread misConccp-
ton rs to the Hclicon Hall status led to
many annoyanccs. Mr.. Sinclair was
Obscsscd with cranks and nuisances of
all sorts. Some there were who seemed
to imagine that the Hall was sort of
free for all, that the ucliconians were
living III Il state of free and easy hos
pitality such as only the very rich can
dispense.
On one occasion Mr.. Sinclair received
Il telegram from Il man of whom he
had never heard to the effect that this
individual, with friends" would ar
rive that evening. An hour later the
self announcer arrived, accompanied
by another man and 4 woman. All car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings that no
Rock Island Citizen Can At
ford to Ignore.
ford to Ignore.

Danger signal No. l comes from the
kidney secrctions. They will warn you
when the kidneys are sick Well kid
nCys eXcrote clear, amber fluid Sick
kidneys send out a thin, pale and foamy
or thick, red. ill-smclIing urine, full
'Of sediment and irregular of passage.
Danger Signal No comes from the
back. Back pains, dull and heavy. or
sharp and acute, tell you of sick kid
neys and warn you of the approach of
dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys
and cure them permanently. Here's
Rock Island proof:
Albert Burton. of 2S10 Fifth-and-a-
half avenue. an employe of the Electric
Light company, says: Il had soreness
across my back nearly all the time and
the kidney secretions were irregular
in every way. When | caught the least
cold it always settled in my back |
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and especially recommended for my
trouble, so | called at the Harper house
drug store and got a box After using
two boxes | felt almost like new man
They soon relieved the soreness across
my back. and regulated the action Of
the Kidneys
For sale by all dealers Price soc
Foster-Milburn company, Buffalo, New
York sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-au
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26
The Why of HeIicOn Hall.

Mr.. Sinclair determined to overcome
the auuoyamccs of separate housckeep-
ing He had no notion Of surrcndcring
any of his Individuality. On the other
hand. he proposed to develop his indi-
viduality by getting rid of the petty
letters which hindereu its growth.
That, as Il mere matter of fact, was
the why and wherefore of the found
ing of Uc!icon Hall. Mr.. Sinclair dis
covered many others who thought as
he did concerning the comparative Use
IeSSucSS of the conventional manner of
keeping house. and these persons went
into the cooperative colony.
How far dill the cooperation go? Not
far enough to hurt. The uclicon Hall
people really established for them
selves an improved boarding house,
mated. The very first thing was to get
congcnial fellow boardcrs. AS Il mat
ter of fact, the worst feature about
the average city boarding house is the
prOmisCuOuS aggregation of human
specimens with whom one needs must
be associated. That is even worse
than the pruncs and the pictures. The
man across the table may perfume his
person with musk that shrieks to heav-
en-, and he may talk horse when you
prefer hOmilCtics. The bewitchiug fc
male creature at your side may enter
tain you through q whole dinner with
Il dissertation on the virtues of hel
pet poodle pup when you would ut
more intimately interested in dis
! scrtation on roast pig, Ia Lamb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26
Not Like Brock Farm.

Another error in relation to IIeliCOn
Hall is To call it q Brook Farm expert
mCnt. There is scarcely anything
about the Hrlicou proposition to sug
gest the celebrated experiment in CO.
operation which was tried for two or
three years 10y Il small band of enthu-
siasts near West RoXbuIy. Mass, early
III the fortiCs. Brook Farm was alto
gcthcr different proposition. Profess
sor George Ripley had Il theory that
men and women could dig living out
Of the dust of the earth by working a
few hours Il day and could live on Il
higher and more rational plane by SO
doing He gathered about him a band
of plain Iivcrs and high thinkers. They
founded Brook Farm. Mrs. Ripley, Il
highly accomplished woman. did the
community washing. Nathaniel Uaw-
thorne is said to have fed the pigs. As
the members were vegetarians this i'm
putation is exploded. However, sever
al of these acterward eminent persons
did farm labor and household drudgery.
Among them were Margaret Fuller.
Thoreau, George William Curtis,
Charles A. Dana and \. Bronson Al
colt Mr.. Emerson also used to run
out from Concord and transcendental-
ize the enthusiasts, but lie was not a
member Of the community.
After n time Brook Farm got under
the influence of Albert Brisbane. de-
won't Fourierite,s who Fourierized it
and incidentally killed it off. The
farmers built phalanstcry after the
teaching of Charles Fourier, who held
that all mankind should divide into
''phaIanxes'' of 1900 persons each.
One large building. or phalanstery
was TO house all the 1000. In this
| building and on the land around 1t
they were to produce all things neces-
sary for their subsistence. They were
| to provide their own music and amuse-
ments The Brook Farm phalanstery
burned down one day, and the farmers
separated to become noted poets. phi.
losophers. journalists and other things
| just as good.
Helicon Hall was something in the
order of phalanstery. to be sure. but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

intellectual! Persons TO dc the cooking.
the washing. the cleaning and other
necessary duties about the big house
was tried at first. but when found i'm
practicable it was given UP in the
Innim nmtsilnrS hrinr hired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

is the servant question. Where arr
the servants? All those who have sat
iSfactory servants please raise thu
right hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

To remove a cough, get at the cold
which causes the cough. There is moth
ing so good as Kenncdy's Laxative
Cough Syrup Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-26

time atmen
a an othe as most OF our he
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all
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
TIE DoG 4 CHIEF FACTOR IN Po-
LAR SEARCHES.

Explorcr Amundscn believes that po-
lar bears would be great improve
ment ON l;squimaux dogs as beasts of
burden ana means OF propulsion in con-
ncctior with quests for the north pole,
and IT is announced that he already
has some OF these beasts in training
for use I'm his next dash for the polar
region IT may not have occurred to
the explorer, hut II he were to also
train his polar bears to go out hunt
ing and fishing and return again,
bringing their game on tho outside in
stead OF in their interiors, he would
successfully solve the problem of food
as we'll as Of locomotion in the polar
region However one proposition
seems about az practicable as the
other
Explorer Pcary. on the other hand.
still believes in reliance on dogs in
quests for the pole, as he recently told
tho school teachers of Vermont and
others in his audience in Burlington.
His plan is to go as far North as pos
sible I'm a stout steamer and then rely
on tried and true husky dogs. In this
way he not only has beasts Of burden
with him constantly, but he also pos
sesscs supply OF food in an cmor-
ecncy. IN spite Of tho 2est with which
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
MRS. JOHNSON AS A CAPTIVE
United states Nur~hai Bailey Writes
ahout That Interesting Woman.

The Free Pre- las received the fol-
lowing from In" States N''Sna Il"r-
az" w. Bailey 1Yo 90 Mrs. Johnson,
I'll" captiv" of lNr adNts:
Sine" notice was -'T'n Of Oh" reproduce
ton of That .. ate! a'lI" book. "Fu'
Ni"ra'lN" Of o.. captivity Of Mrs. John-
son uy the F. j., HHniIuE company.
p"'l.safrs ~ ~:'eh''I Mass There
I have been man ems of interest about
the event AMI ook. going the rounds
of Tho press. h.To served TO enc
tighten and ''.r'2 % Very interesting
/ historical event unusual ORA interest.
/ The IInnttinG '.. any o3mphm"nt"d m"
| by q request - write 'n .nuodu'Non to
/ II" reproduce volume. Somehow.
I in2IVortontlr. Sl.-Ht error found
! It's way rt TINT tntroduot.oH.
my attention %" '1lled to It by
| Or Gardner '.> ~ lIa'yoko. Mass It
| WAS stated that the, Billings family
! sprarc from frz p.t3 captive Johnson.
| the chill horn . Tho WnI unhrok,n for
c-'s of CaV".e- ou htgnst 3D. l1'i The
! Billings fln.'. u. Woodstock came down
from Mrs Ja..-1 through her dau4h-
ter Sustn1h Vl was four Years Older
/ than the dl'.-.'' hpr % captivity
Mr.. Joh'ro. maiden name was SUI
Sauab WNIH' o.. lghrr ~ Lieut. Moses
Willard. Th, " ,arjs were promin MT
in civi. d"' iry IT,. orc. Josiah
commanded ~ ..rt Iu"m'r. and others
of the W'.r mills ar.d responsible"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
NERMONT"S EXHIBIT AND POLITICS

A correspondent Of the Bosom Herald
writes his paper the result of an inter
view with Lcut-Gov. G.. H. Proutv IN
The course which the latter IS represented
ms expressing the opinion that much Of
the adverse criticism Of the Vermont
commission and the State exhibit
AT the jamestown exposition IS
inspired by desire to iniurc
Mr. Proutys chances Of securing
the sovernorshio next year, the suppos!-
ton being tina: this course would pro-
mote the chances of some other CAN'T
date. Incidentally Mr.. Pgouty said that
not one p~ry above tho appropriation
for the exhibit made by tho Legislature
would bc asked for, although the com
mission have put a lot 0: tmo ard money
into the effort to mako Ve-nonts repre-
sentation at Jamestown crcdltablc
We must confess that criticism OF the
Vermont exhibit at jamestown in some
quarters has appeared to he unncccssar-
sly rahiG and rnjagt. As a matter Of fact
$1,000 is n small sum TO devote to III
erection OF q bu'ldlag and the arrange
;ncnt and conducting of an exhibit at 2
world s exposition. When We are mnl;nf
an approximation for this purpose W.
pare Tie aun down TO the core aln.D2t
and. when wc attend t!M exposition auc
compare ,pr representation with that o
qtEcr states which have spont ten time
az mich as We appropriated or more ~
aye naturally dissatisfied and VIC ar
inclined 70 take II out In jumping on tn
commission that IS doing the work for us
rhis is the sum and substance nj IN
whole matter as regards the exhibit.
20 far as playing pol tics in conncctio
with VcrmontS exhibit IL concerned tn
people OF our state are quick to Sc
Through any trIckery, and II any one ha
bocn at worl; in this direction, he Is pref
~ sure to be hoist by mis- own petard
Mr.. Prouty IS able to defend himself an
he replies 20 critics OF the comAisso
"garding the matter, when by the wa
would seem n Do hardly worth while al
the facts in the case will appear In dlI
tine the public would expect stntcmen
OF the commissions expenI lures al
Tor all reasonable persons this is oil tina
S-->I Ia said
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

The Hartford Times says that tine
Vermont deer season. lasting only six
DAYS. was a great success. 20 deer and
tree persons being killed The eS-
tened contemporary Of the Nutmeg
s,7to is a little short on its deer, hut 1t
is long on its idea Of success. The sea
son would uuquestonahy have been
moro successful If from this point of vie"
it had boon longer or If there h2d oe''
room for more people in the woods,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
\ BIC TIMBuR FAMINE PREDICTED

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

The wyoming Valley Historical so
ciety has discovered that the first an
+bracite coal was burned for tho first
time by Judge Jesse Fell in the old Fol
tavern in Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Febru-
arv II. 1SoS Hard coal is therefore
less than 100 years old as a known
fuel, and yet we wonder how we could
live without it as did the world for
conturica.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
TABIEAUX TIMN

"Do you know that Mr. Softmann was
lust speaking TOP" asked the lady at tho
tea to the one standing next to her,
ooh, yes"
al suppose he says those sweet things
to ali the women he meets?"
"No, he never says them to me"
"Indeed And you know him?"
"Oh, yes; I'm his wife"-YGnkers
atesman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
THF HEAVENS IN NOVEMBER
A. Interesting SpcctncI. foi Amateur
---rh, Transit OF Mercury.

The most interesting astronomical event
Of this month is uudoubtedly the transit
of Mercury. which taltcs MACE ON the
morning of the 1lth writes Henry Norris
Russell Ph. u At this ttno tho nlauot
comes directly between MS ana the sun.
that it appears as small round black
spot upon his disk which moves across
it to the westward If # wont across
the middle Of tbo s,,,.s d,yt it ,ro,,ld
take nearly six hours to make the Jour
noy: but IL, tho nrcsent cosc II t,asscs far
to tho north Of the center. and IFS line of
motion cuts Off n little slice of fine north
ern limb. whose width is only about ono
| ton,h Of tho SUMS diotnotcr In com
sequence the duration of tho tr,reit is
much reduced and Il rs,s ,bs,i,,,.,,.
lces than throo and a mir
We are NOT vorv uoli ,l,co, 70 ,,;o,.
the prooaodipps for tho en-, d,os mo,
rise at Washinptor untr tho transit 10
uenrl,. half o,.or tic ,o,or s,,cos and
| especially. tbe cyross of +ho r,oro, ,.bt,-
! occui- ,t ohor, c..e -, ,t,.+,., 4,,,s
ara tino, eborld bo,,,,,.,, a., ,,s,,,. .o,,,
wootho, n.r,,i,,irr
Tho ,nr,~or4 l,,,uoZ - 80, ,.,a.... ...
so small -rcse tl,,,, ,..., .,,..,,.,. =
that II will bo ir,.t,rhia ,,.t.t,o,,+ .,i.,-
! COW. l,rt with ,,,+rr,,,.,,,i ,t1 ava
! Suitable chan, ,I,g.,.e II ,ro,,i1 t.. ,...i,l,
as "a small dot orl- 7bort 600 ,c ,,,
| suns 1ia,notor # ..l... ,t,,r, &c.,,
minutes and IN ..,o,a, A., ,,ss ,,.or 49,,
/ edge of tho sur.- which 4, ,,,,.o,or.s
very on,fouoly- and tbi. ,,,,t n. ,bo ',r,s,
| ,ntoro.tire nav, ~ a., orr,4,. g., ,..,,,,
nrov.dcd GRO nc , ,,roeo,,,o .or .rni...o,,t
power
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

7. must keep managers Of the Bank OF
ENGLAND busy fixing the rate of exchange
IN their vain efforts to prevent gold from
con1ing to this country since Uncle Sam
started in to secure an extra supply Of
the yellow metal as a confidence coaXer'
orders have been freely given for British
gold and 1t has come TO THIS side oil Inc
Atlantic by the million.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

when you want anything. advertise IN
the new special column OF this paper
Some bargains are offered there this
,v,ek which it will pay you to read
about. See page two. This paper has
more than Is 900 readers every week
and one cent word will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
COsT or LIVING AND THE WAGES
PAID FOR LABOR.

Consul q. G. cole. 80 Dawson, reports
the cost OF living and the wages paid
for labor I'm the Yukon territory As fol-
lows Crota1 pricoS):
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
FrEL ANn LrMNER.

C,,I r1tivo nor IA, ........ sl5.o1 To- goo,
Nvood nov card Zoo to r. uo
Spruce, native unjrosSod, per M.''.. h'o
n,l- t,.,,..r+..1 ..,.r,....s ,.. Al tr.o
,.,,.,-,t.,.,.,
rI,,. a,,,,... ~ &c., eoon,o >nu,
Hay imported p,r ton...... 5000 to 1000
Beef. per pound ..............,. - to .-o
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07

Tcrm---st.oo n Year. In Advance.
DAILY by mail $500 yenr In advance
RATE IN CANADA.
DAILY. $500 ycnr In advance.
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FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
WANTED.

BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, NOV. 7.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
HORSES

Cost OF draft horses per span,
10000 to 1,S00l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-07
BOARDING.

Hotels, per day ......,,.,,.. 800 TO 600
Restaurants, per meal ........, .75 to 300
Board and room, per month 5000 TO l5v,J0
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-23
CANADIANS DRIVE
JAPANESE FROM MINES

Seattle, Sept. 22.--The Japanese
miners have been driven out of Atlin,
British Columbia.