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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
The Argus Daily Short Story
Beth-A Christmas Story-By Anna Bently
Copyrighted. 1908. by Literary Press

That night after the young folks
were all in bed and silence had fallen
upon the merry. noisy household Mrs.
Mason sat with unwontedly idle hands
watching the fast decaying brands In
the fireplace and thinking OF the dear
little life that only a few months be-
fore had passed away from among
them. How she yearned for the touch
Of those baby fingers, the kisses Of
those baby lips. now still and silent in
this world forever.
She would not have had the lives Of
her other children saddened for al
ways by this bereavement that must
necessarily mean so much more TO her
than to them, and yet they were all
planning gayIy and eagerly for the
fast approaching Christmas. carefully
counting up their boarded pennies and
full Of all sorts of pleasant little mys-
teries and merry receptions. without
thought apparently of the little sister
who had in her baby fashion only one
short year ago Joined so gleefully IN
their preparations for the coming fes-
tivaI.
II was natural that they should do
50 1s she told herself. and yet how
could she bear to have her darling for
gotten in the household Of which she
had been the sunshine. TO have her
sons and daughters in future years
say:
There are five of u.s." without a
word or thought Of the little sister
gone before: Then Mollie's words
came back TO her with another and
tenderer significance: Il do wish we
could have some kind OF a memorial
for little Beth
A memorial" not for the eyes of the
world. but one that would keep alive
in the hearts of her children the mem
Org of that dear lost one. 1t might not
be an impOssibilty. after all. and the
plan. once started in her mind. went on
unfolding. and as the last Spark died
out in it's bed of somber gray ashes
and the clock counted out. loud and
clear in the stiffness. the twelve strokes
of midnight she rose to her feet with
moist eyes. but a hopeful smile upon
her lips.
an that way they will be sure to
remember her" she murmured TO her
self. and the little charities given In
her name will be twice blessed"
1t had always been a custom in the
Mason family for the children to hang
up their stockings the night before
Christmas custom that. as Mrs.
Mason declared. owed its popularity to
the one extravaganza In that economic-
ally ordered household-an open fire
in the family sitting room. When
Christmas eve came there was brought
forth for the occasion the usual array
Of stockings of various sizes and
hUeS, from Mollie'S, of conventional
black Isle thread. down to little Bens,
of coarser. home knit gray. and there
was a great deal of chatter and fuss
and good natured rivalry over a choice
Of places and the finding Of pins large
and strong enough to sustain the ex-
pected burden.
I'm going to put mine out here at
the very endr" proclaimed Ben. with =
flourish of the article in question and Il
desperate dive for the biggest pin IN
the cushion. but his mother laid her
hand gently upon his shoulder with the
softly spoken reminder:
Not there, dear. That's where little
Beth's stocking always hung. You
know"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
KNEW 1T WOULD RAIN.
And He Had a Substantial Basis For
His Conviction.

And He Had Substantial Basis For
His Conviction.
A mission teacher on the Bowery, by
the force Of his enthusiasm succeeded
in gaining the interest of well known
tough who began at once to change
his way of living, certainly to the sig
nai betterment of his worldly comfort.
He wore new clothes. associated with
attractive people and experienced the
prosperity of peaceful ideas.
The convert, though much regenerat-
ed. could not wholly abandon his for
mer life, and the drift of his mind to-
ward things of the past came into
startling evidence. He attended Il non
devotional class meeting called by his
mentor for the special purpose of con-
sidering the practical ways and means
of promoting u monster basket picnic
An appropriate date for the picnic was
one of the matters to be decided
Much to the general establishment, the
convert was greatly opposed TO the
date favored by all the others. A recess
was taken to discuss the issue more
informally, and the mission worker
drew his protege aside to interrogate
him.
1T is going to rain that day" de-
clared the convert earnestly. 1T will
spoil the picnic
But how do you know it is so GER
tain TO rain?''
Then the convert blurted forth his
reasons helplessly. but with convic-
ton:
Il have it straight that Taboo's peo-
pie will start her in the third on that
very day. She is out for killing. and
never knew her to run that it didn't
rain."-New York Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

The famous &C. @. d. is no longer
the distress signal Of the ocean wire
less code. After tho celebrated ex-
plot OF Jack Binns, on the steamer
Republic. It was found necessary 20
change the signal, because the anna
teur wireless operators took up the
&C. Q. D." for their own amusement,
and thus rendered it unavailable for
ships at sea. The present distress
signal is IS. s. but another noted
accident might require another
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
SUFFERING ENDED.
H. o. Rolls Sells the Remedy that
Cured Stomach Trouble of
II Years.

II Years.
And best of all he guarantees il
to cure you or money back. Read
this:
81 have been a great sufferer for
IA years, everything l ate gave me
heartburns. / have never been able
to get anything that would give me
any relief until a friend Of mine in
sisted on my taking Mi-o-na. Itook
tirely we'll" F. NJ. Bryant, Newman,
Ca, June 5th.
Mona is not a nostrum; it is
the prescription of a celebrated ply
stefan who is a specialist in stomach
diseases.
One clever woman calls Mi-o-na the
sunshine prescription because it
changed her from a miserable, ner-
vous dyspeptic into a bright, healthy
happy woman in a, few weeks.
These little Mi-o-na tablets are
surely wonder workers. They abso-
Iutely cure indigestion whether acute
or chronic.
They stop belching, gas in stom-
ach, and heaviness. in a few minutes.
Distress after eating vanishes as IL
by magic when one or two little Mi
o-na tablets are swallowed.
Only so cents a box at leading
druggists everywhere and in Rock
Island by H. o. Rolls. Test sample
free from Booths Mi-o-na, Buffalo,
n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

They do many things in China bet
ter than here. There are few bank
thefts there because China chops off
the head of defaulting banker. Eggs
there are 6 cents a dozen and here
they are worth in the thirties, with no
guarantee as to their worth or present
condition of servitude.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

Rear Admiral wainwright has refused
TO undergo the 90-:niIe riding and
walking test required of navy officers
who wish to continue in the service.
His record, he says, should be the
proof of his efficiency. The admiral
evidently is a "mollycoddle or a milk
sop"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

The average clergyman receives a
salary OF $1,000 year. Two prize
nsnters are to pummel each other fol-
$lo1 600. Who says the door to op-
lportunity is closed?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
Some Merit.

81 will publish you TO the world"
evil you. tboughT
ayes, / Will"
"That is good. / thought from the
way you talked a few minutes ago
that you regarded me as unit for pub
lication."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
Easy to Find.

''Tbe Boston girl reminds me Of the
north pole. she is so chilly"
Eyes. but the resemblance stops
right there"
Does it,"
"You bet. Any man can discover her
who wears a good suit OF clothes and
makes a noise like culture"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

/ Meanwhile it is time to form a move
ment to keep the Goulds and Wander
tDiits out of the divorce courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
What Them

"You spend lot OF money foolish
ly."
81 guess / do"
Leave It at home II you want to
save IT,"
But suppose my wife discovers itT'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

Subways For Chicago.
Chicago is considering plans for an
extensive subway system of railways
TO cost SSO.O00,0oO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

sherman says he will be the vice
president in fact. That means he won't
talk loud In the morgue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Sarcasm wins a lot of admiration at
the same time that II is very busny en-
gagged in losing friends.
Love laughs at the locksmth. but
fights shy OF the jokesmith.
There are people who have plenty Of
good sound sense. aud then there are
others who have Angora cats.
You can't always tell whether IT is
the odor of moth balls or Of motor
gasoline, and it doesn't make much
difference which.
The child is father to the man. and.
like many another father. he doesn't
care a rap about the horrid example
he sets.
No boy can understand why his
mother so seriously objects 10 lighting
until he gets thrashed.
There is some compensation in be-
lug poor. 4 man isn't scared to death
every time stocks get shaky or crops
fail.
If girls knew rs much about pure
foods rs they do about skin foods
the health of the community would be
much better conserved
II you are suffering from bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, chronic
headache, invest one cent in a postal
card, sent 10 Chamberlain Medicine
Co, Des Moines. Iowa. with your name
and address plainly on the back, and
they will forward you a free sample
OF Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

There are people who have plenty Of
good sound sense. aud then there are
others who have Angora cats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

Sarcasm wins a lot of admiration at
the same time that II is very busiy en-
gagged In losing friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

Bring in the interurbans. Bid them
ian welcome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

Love laughs at the locksmith. but
fights shy OF the jokesmith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

You can't always tell whether IT is
the odor of moth balls or Of motor
gasoline, and il doesn't make much
difference which.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07
THE ARGUS.

BY THE }. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

The child is father to the man. and
like many another father. he doesn't
care a rap about the horrid example
he sets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

Boost for the belt line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

No boy can understand why bis
mother so seriously objects TO lighting
until he gets thrashed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

There is some compensation in be-
lug poor. 4 man isn't scared to death
every time stocks get shaky or crops
full.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-07

IF girls knew rs much about pure
foods as they do about skin foods
the health OF the community would be
much better conserved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
EQUITABLE
IS MORGAN'S
Buys Controlling Interest in
Big Insurance Co.
FROM THOMAS F. RYAN
Steel Financ.er Takes over That Which
Started Insurance Investigation in
New York--Has so2
Shares.
FROM THOMAS F. RYAN

New York, Dec. 81. Pierpont Nor
gan has bought the stock control in
the Equitable Life Insurance society,
The transaction conveys to him all Of
the stock Of Thomas r Ryan, includ-
ing the SOP shares bought BY Ryan from
James fIazen Hyde IN June, 1905, at
the height Of the internal disclosures
ia the company and the disclosures Of
financial transactions Of the various
managers and trustees The SOP shares
formerly owned BY Hyde alone, carry
the stock control, the total capitaliza-
tion being 100000, divided into 1000
shares Of 500 par value.
Morgan's purchase is made subject to
q deed Of trust made BY Ryan To Grover
Cleveland, Morgan j. 0'Brien and George
Westinghouse as trustees of stock held
BY him. This deed Of trust was execut-
ed June Is, zoos, and ran for period
Of FIVE years, 50 that il does not expire
until next June According to its terms
the trustee may renew the agreement
for FIVE years on the expiration Of the
original agreement.
Ryan paid S2,500000 for the Hyde
holdings. though the dividend on the
stock IS limited to per cent per annum
or on 502 shares, to an annual income
return Of but 1904 The amount Nor
gan paid for these holdings could not be
learned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
Alone in saw-milI At Midnight.

unmindful Of dampness, drafts, storms
or cold, w J. Atkins worked AZ night
Waterman at Banner Springs, Tenn
Such exposure gave him = severe cold
that settled on bis lungs. AT last he
had to give up work. He tried many
remedies, but all failed till he used Dr
Kings New Discovery After using one
bottle" he writes, 4 went back to work
az we'll az ever" Severe colds, stubborn
coughs, inf1amed throats and sore lungs,
hemorrhages, Group and whooping cough
get qsick relief and prompt cure from
this glorious medicine. SOC and sl,o0.
Trial bottle free. guaranteed BY the Red
Cross Pharmacy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
WATERBURY

The Norwich university students have
returned to their school
Mr. ana Mrs. Charles II. Haines are
in Cabot for few days.
Orvis Amber Of Stowe is spending q
few days with $. N Eddy
The Hypatia club met with Mrs,
Whitehill Friday afternoon
The Pirrian club met with Mrs Helen
someryille Friday afternoon.
Mrs. David 0'clair and children are
the guests Of Mrs. John O'Clair.
Mrs. G. S, Andrews of Barre has been
visiting at the home Of Fred Powers
Edward Hoadley remains about the
same.
Mrs Sullivan was in Barre Wednesday
in attendance upon a missionary meet.
ing.
Miss Hattie McFIaron has returned to
her work Of teaching in the Mathewson
school at Barre.
There viii be initiation at Emerald
Rebekah lodge Friday night. Visitors
arc expected from Montpelier and Waits
field.
The Methodist ladies held Tuesday
and Wednesday a most successful sale
in the church. A good sum was realized
for the treasury.
Landlord Davis Of the Waterbury inn
has taken IN charge the doe which was
recently found in the village in an ex-
hausted condition.
The Twenty-Five club meeting Monday
evening in charge Of Richard Demeritt,
was ably addressed BY the Rev. G. ".
Grismer Of Burlington upon Egypt"
The next meeting Is in charge Of NJ. II.
Moody.
Mrs J. w, Moody, Mrs. G c. Warren,
Mrs. B. r. Demeritt, Mrs. F. E, Atkins,
Mrs r. l. Knight and Mrs, IL r Palmer,
jr., were in Montpelier Wednesday after
noon, attending the meeting Of Lafayette
chapter, d. a. r., herd with Mrs J. A.
DeBoer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
INDIGESTION GOES
in FIVE MINUTES
All Distress from Heartburn, Gas, Dys-
pepsia and other Stomach Misery
Vanishes After Taking a
Little Diapepsin.

If what You just ate is souring on
your stomach OF lies like a lump OF lead
refusing 10 digest Or you belcI gas and
eruetate sour, undipested food OF have q
feeling Of dizziness, heartburn, fullness,
nausea, bad taste in mouth and stomach
headache this IS indigestion.
a full case Of Pape's Diapepsn costs
only so cents and will thoroughly cure
yonr out-of-order stomach and leave
sufficient about the house in case some.
one else in the family may suffer from
stomach trouble OF Indigestion.
Ask your pharmacist to show you the
formula plainly printed on these 50-cent
cases; then You will understand why
dyspeptie trouble Of an kinds must 90,
and why they usually relieve sour, out
Of order stomachs OF indigestion in five
minutes. Diapepsin is harmless and
tastes like candy, though each dose con-
tains power sufficient to digest and pre-.
pare for assimilation into the blood all
the food you eat; besides, it makes yon
80 TO the table with healthy appetite;
but what will please you most Il that
yon win feel that your stomach and
intestines are clean and fresh, and YOU
will not need 10 resort to laxatives or
liver pills for biliousness or constipa.
tion
This city win have many Diapepsin
cranks, as some people will call them,
but You will be cranky about this splen-
did stomach preparation, too, If You ever
try a little for indigestion or gastritis
or any other stomach misery.
Get some now. this minute, and forever
rid yourself Of stomach trouble and indi-
gestion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
"A Id-Headed
Woman
horn Of her Grown Of Beauty, Loses
in Love and Marriage

in Love and Marriage
4 Hair is certainly most necessary to
voman. Who could love and marry q
ald-headed womang What charms could
,ne array to Offset such dishgure-
mentg
A woman'a goal is usually love and
marriage. Her crown Of glory is her hair
The loss Of her hair mars her beauty
happiness and success. Yet right here,
where we 1--we, are thousands Of women
negIecting or injuring their hair to such
an extent that ii is only matter Of
time when 1t will be utterly ruined
Many women destroy the beauty Of
their hair through tboughtessncss or
ignorance Of certain facts. They do. not
shampoo their hair often enough, or too
often They use soaps or preparations
which contains ingredients harmful to
the scalp and hair
AS a result of such treatment, dan
druf is created, the hair loosens, loses
color, falls out, and badness commences,
unless proper and prompt precautions are
taken in time. Then, again, microbes
and certain diseases bring about
unhealthy scalp and hair conditions.
Most people can rid themselves Of
dandruff and correct diseased scalp and
hair conditions if they viii use the right
remedy. We have that remedy, and
we will positively guarantee that it will
eradicate dandiuif and prevent badness
or Il will not cost the owner anything.
That's a pretty broad statement, but
we will back il and prove it with our
own money. Rexall 1913" Hair Tonic IS
the remedy that win grow hair and
overcome scalp and hair troubles. IT will
grow hair even on bald heads, unless all
life in the hair roots has been extin.
guished, the follieles closed, and the
scalp Is glazed and shiny IT gets its
name from the fact that II grew hair
in 90 out OF 100 cases, where it received
a thoroughly hard, impartial and practi-
cal test.
We want you to try Rexall a03" Hair
Tonic at our risk. You surely cannot
lose anything BY doing so, while YOU
have everything to gain. You would
better think this over, and then come
in and see us about this offer. You viii
be well repaid for your visit to our store
Two sizes. so cents and Sl.00. Remem-
Der you can obtain Rexall remedies in
Barre only at our store, The Rexall
Store. The Red Cross Pharmacy, Burt
H. Wells, proprietor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
An Trua.

Farmer John Mccullom says he never
told lie. The other day in the company
of friends he unreeled a yarn that put
to shame any ever heard BY them This
ia it;--
Il once had calf that had its leg
broken cut willow sprig and bound
IL up. About three years ago that calf
and never heard anything
from ID until the other day, when hap
pened upon a willow tree that looked
familiar. and, looking up, saw COW At
the extreme end.
What do you SUPPOSE That twig
that ! tied 70 the cast's log had taken root
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03

and grown, and that calf suspended at
the end Of the tree, is to-day full-grown
COW"
McCullom's friends advised him to
keep It there, for the day was coming
when aerial milk stations would be in
demand by aviators. Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
FOR TIMES READERS

In order to test The Times great cir.
culation and its superior advertising
value, we have made arrangements with
D. I. Davis, the popular druggist, TO
offer one Of his best selling medicines
at half price to anyone who will cut out
the following coupon and present it at
his store:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
WAS BADLY HURT.
Harvey Smith, an Aged Wood Chopper
at South Royalton.

South Royalton, Dec. 5.-Harvey
Smith, aged about so years, a farmer,
who resides near here in the town Of
Sharon, while chopping in the woods
Wednesday afternoon, was caught by a
falling tree and received what i thought
to be fatal injuries, The unfortunate
man sustained the fracture Of three ribs
and shoulder blade and one of the
broken ribs punctured lung. His re-
covery Il not exepcted.
Mr. Smith was the great grandfather
OF Ernest Hewitt. the little son Of Pr
nest Hewitt Of this place. who died late
Wednesday afternoon from injuries he
received earlier in the day by being
hit BY Central Vermont freight train.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03

II you haven't the time TO exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will prevent
constipation. They induce mild, easy,
healthful action of the bowels. without
gripping. Ask your druggist for them
25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03

Most disfguring skin eruptions, scrof-
ula, pimples, rashes, etc, are due to inn
pure blood. Bufdock Blood Bitters ii A
cleansing blood tonic. Makes you clear
eyed, clear Drained, clear skinned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03

Stops earaehe In two minutes; tooth
ache or pain Of burn or scald in five
minutes; hoarseness, one hour; muscle
ache, two hours; sore throat, twelve
hours DR. Thomas Eelectric Oil, mon
arch over pain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. Doan's
Ointment cures itching, bleeding or pro.
truding piles after years of suffering.
AT any drug store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.

DR.. Towards specific for the cure d
constipation and dyspepsia is not an un-
known remedy. II has made many re-
markable cures right here in Barre, and
so positive IS Druggist Davis Of its great
superiority in curing dyspepsia constipa-
tion. sick headache and liver troubles
that he viii, in addition to selling it at
half price. refund the money to anyone
whom it does not cure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03
EAST HARDwIcK.
Welcoming Reception Given Mr.. Durxin
Monday Evening.

A welcoming reception was given Mr..
Dmkin in village hall Monday evening,
November 20. A large number were
present, among them being Rev. Mr..
Campbell, Rev and Mrs. Chambers, and
Miss Rereway. Lemonade and waters
were served during the evening Games
were played and all voted the evening
most pleasurabIe event Mr. Durkin
is teacher, who is very popular among
his scholars.
Mr.. ober was recent visitor in Hard
wick
Miss Barnet Is working at W. 8.
Wright's.
Miss Vera H. Fort went Monday to
Elmore, whore she is teaching in the
Merriam school.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-03

There viii be masquerade promenade
on Friday, December 8 Prizes for best
and worst costumes. Admission, Toe.
Everybody invited.