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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

FlnKhamS Vegetable COmpelsnd made
me a well woman and have 40 more
backache. | hope / can help others bv
telling themwhat Lydia e. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound has done For
me. : - Mrs. EMMA IMsE, 1873 First 81.
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one OF the thou
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of LYNN.
Mass, which prove beyond a doubtthat
Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs.
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such S1lf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass.
invites all sick wonwen to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
shees ii -FOUR Minutes.


How long would II take you to
make pair OF boots, do you think?
You probably had better not begin 1t.
especially II you need them soon.
Even q cobhler IN the old days. work
ing with Ais assistant, would spend
q day and half making pair or
boots. and the cost would be about
a. But now. Of course. shoes are
made BY machinery, and II Is aston
fishing 70 near how quickly they are
made. II takes Just four minutes to
make pair Of boots. And the labor
cost Is about IS cents. OF course. no.
one makes the whole boot nowadays.
There are a hundred different men
making different parts Of 1t. and each
one does the same thing over and
over again, and each man learns to
do his particular work especially well
and quickly, And you should see the
buttons sewed on! A boy takes the
part Of the shoes where the buttons
are 10 60 and FITS 1t into machine.
throws In q handful OF buttons quite
carelessly, turns the machine, and in
no Tina out comes the piece OF leath-
or With all che buttons exactly In the
gtght place, No wonder some factor.
les turn out 10000 pairs Of shoes in
. day Chicago Daily News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
THINK HARD
1t Pays to Think About Food.

The minimizing life some people
lead often causes trouble and sick.
ness, illustrated in the experience Of
a lady in Fond Du Lac, Wis.
About four years ago suffered
dreadfully from Indigestion, always
having eaten whatever | liked, not
thinking of the digestible qualities.
This indigestion caused palpitation Of
the heart so badly corGd not walk
up a flight Of stairs without sitting
down once or twice 70 regain breath
and strength.
Il became alarmed and tried diet
Ing, wore my clothes very loose, and
many otner remedies. but found NO
relief.
Hearing of the virtues Of Grape
Nuts and Postum, commenced using
them in place Of my usual breakfast
OF coffee, cakes, or hot biscuit, and In
one weeks time was relieved of
sour stomach and other Ills attending
indigestion. In a months time my
heart was performing its functions
naturally, and could climb stairs
and hills and walk long distances.
Il gained ten pounds in this short
time, and my skin became clear and I
completely regained my health and
strength. l continued to use Grape
Nuts and Postum, for feel that
owe my good health entirely to their
use. There's Reason.
IL like the delicious flavor OF
Grape-Nuts. and by making Postum
according to direction9 it tastes SINH
lar to mild high grade coffee."
Read "The Road to MELVILLE, in
pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time,
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

It makes us sick to see so many
farmers burning or grass, broom
sedge, corn stalks, and all sorts Of
matter that would rot quickly and
build up our waste lands. Turn out
an old field and Nature tries to build
1t up by putting humus vegetable
matter) into it again, and yet after
she does hard years work, some
unthinking farm hand comes along,
burns it all up, and the land is in
worse shape than before. When shall
we quit such things?-Progressive
Farmer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

A ton OF peayine hay has a fertii-
izing value of $40. 1t also has
feeding value Of at least $40 per ton
compared with wheat bran at its
ordinary price In the South 1t is worth
nearer $20-and three-fourths of the
manurial value can be returned to
the soil after it Is fed. This means
that, at a low estimate, ton OF well
cured peavine hay is worth $3.50
to the farmer who has stock to feed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

me 9 well woman.
and I would like to
tell the whole world
Of it. 7 suffered
frQmfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back. Ihad the
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had a tunor
in addition to nv
female trouble, and
advised an opera
tiOn T.vdia T
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
HER INTENTION.

Miss Meanley ~ 1T may not be
your intention to offend, but doesn't
it occur to you that your Treatment
of me is rather calculated to make us
bad friends?"
Miss Cutting (coolly) No; had
the hope that it would make us good
enemies. - Catholic Standard and
Times. ~
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
LOOKING AHEAD.

II am not wealthy he said, ~but
If the devotion of a true and telder
heart goes for anything with you,
Miss Clara a AfNN
1T goes very well with me, Mr..
Spoonbill, /" interrupted the fair gi-s.
with a pensive look on her face. but
how will it go with the grocer and
the butcher? "-New York JournNl.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
PAY-As-YoU-ENTER MANNERS.

Little Helen Sister. that new
beau of yours makes me tired"
Elder Sister Why, dear?e
Little Helen He has the manners
of a street car conductor. When 1
went into the parlor last night he
said, How old are you, little girl?' :"
Chicago Daily News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
REASON.

Mamma, said small Gregory, who
had been reading proverbs, Il know
why a burnt child breads the fire."
Why, dear?" asks his mother.
Because when he gets burned
once, the burn makes him smart
enough to keep away from the stove
again. - Chicago Daily News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
AMONG GIRLs.

II don't like the way they run the
theatres"
They ought to have foorwalkers
instead of ushers, and let you exam
inc the seats before purchasing,
"Yes, and maybe see one act of the
play. "-Kansas City Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
NOT FOR HIM.

~Mean thing!" exclaimed Mrs. New
lived, "it's just brutal of you to call
it this stuff You said you'd be glad
if / baked my nlbread-"
eyes, dear. replied the great
brute, but | didn't say wanted you
to bake nine. Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
In THF BARBER SHOE.

Mr.. Looseum-~Does a man with
as little hair as I've got have to pay
full price to have it cut?"
Mr.. Cutum-"Yes, and sometimes
more; we usually charge double when
we have to hunt for the hair. Phil
adelphia Bulletin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
A MYSTERY HERE.

Il can't understand my wife, said
the man with the worried eyes. "She
vows she will break me of smoking.
Lots of women are that way" OBJ
served the other man.
"But she keeps on buying cigars,by
the box for me. Judge e
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
WHY NOT!

'Can you,'' inquired the star,
write me play in which shall be
the only speaking character"
81 think replied the playwright,
''that by having you mention the
other characters and by the judicious
use Of shouts outside, it might cas-
lily be done.' - Louisville Courier
Journal. ei reese
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
WHY INDEED?

You marked up the price on the
Christmas present you bought her.
II did"
"Why did you do that?" A.
Because / knew the price would
interest her more than anything else.
Why should l deprive her of one iota
Of joy ?''-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
WHEN MOST MEN PRAY.

Towne --~ Scauffer says he never
prayed in all his Hfe,"
Browne Well, well, whatsa mo-
notnnous life he has led! Evidently
he has never been in tight place, ~
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
AFTER MARRIAGE.

"He used to send me ten letters
week" ~
"Well?"
"And now he can'teven bring home
one pay envelope. ~ Washington Her
aid.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
FEARLESS.

.Cockney THE fox went down
there of an hour ago."
Huntsman-" Why didn't We boiler
them"
Cockney-"What did l wan to 'ol-
Ter for? e never bit me. Punch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
The Increased Need Of spraying.


Observant farmers have generally
concluded that all sorts Of injurious
insects and fungus diseases appear
much more common that formerly,
and in some sections fruit growing
and the production Of many other
crops have been almost abandoned
because of the impossibility of pro-
ducfng a satisfactory crop on account
of these diseases and the ravages of
insects. In some instances new dis
eases and insects have actually been
introduced, While in others conditions
have been such as to favor the in
crease and spread of old enemies
which formerly did very little harm.
Our lack of proper crop rotation,
more extensive traffic in farm pro-
ducts, the destruction of other plants
upon which insects formerly fed, and
the ruthless slaughter of song and
game birds, which is still going on,
have all combined to increase the
ravages Of these enemies to farm
crops. II a crop which furnishes
suitable food for an insect is grown
year after year on the same land this
insect has furnished for it the great
est aid for rapid increase in numbers.
without discussing fully the causes
OF present conditions 1t may be stated
that to grow good fruit and many 9TH
er crops, profitably, spraying is now
a necessity. Soule.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
TO-DAY.

II ran across an old acquaintance
the other day."
Casually, or in your automobile?
Baltimore American.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
AFTER
SUFFERING
one YEAR
Cured by Lydia e. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. ~ Lydia Z. pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has made
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
( Modern Farm Methods
" AS Applied in the South.
Notes of Interest to Planter,
ID Fruit Grower and StOcknnan

be plowed, check 1t with a broad
pointed shovel pillow, with burrows
five feet by five feet. Two men can
plant to advantage. One man with
mattock makes hole every five feet
at the crossing of the burrows; the
other carries the plants In a basket
hung over his shoulder, places the
plant in the hole, covers the roots and
presses the earth tight around the
roots with his feet Roots should be
spread out in the hole as much as
possible when planted. When the
land cannot be checked with a pillow,
poles placed at each end OF the field
can be used for marking. and the
holes dug with mattock in a line
between the poles, and the rows can
be kept straight in one direction by
means Of them, while the distance
can be stepped In the other. In fields
which are partly stocked with cedar,
sassafras, pine or other trees, only
the blanks or thin places need be
planted, the planted trees being
spaced about five'feet apart in holes
dug with mattock. Red oaks can
be planted among sassafras sprouts,
and II the sprouts are not too thick
the oaks will soon outgrow them.
When two species are mixed in
plantation they should be alternated
In the rows.
Time to Participating can be
done in any mild weather after No
yember /, but It is preferable to do
1t during February and March, espe-
ciaily In the case Of pine. 1t costs
too much to cultivate trees after they
are planted, and for this reason the
larger specimens should be planted
in the grassiest and weediest spots,
since small specimens might be
smothered by such growth. Planta-
tions of trees must not be burned,
and cattle must be kept out until the
trees are so tall and strong that cat
tie cannot break them.-Ncrth Caro-
lima Geological and Economic Survey.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
| cry Side
IA ....of Life
Busy As a N 3.

Betty Better bought some butter;
But, she said, this buffers bitter.
IF Ilppt il in my batter, a8E
1t viii make my batter bitter;
But a bit Of better butter
Will but make my batter BETTER
So she bought a bit Of butter,
Better than the bitter butter,
And made her bitter batter better
So twas better Betty Better
Bought a bit Of better butter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
FASHION.

.8 FASHION. II 8ss
Stella Does she wear sackcloth
and ashes?r ylFa&
Bella-@Not enough to sit down
in. New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
old RIVALS MEET
Fats and Leans to Contest in
Biennial Ball Game Satur-
day, Aug. IA.
BETHANY HOME BENEFIT
Frank Brough and e. c. Eberhart,
Captains and Excitement Is
Already Intense.

At 3 O'Clock Saturday after
noon, August IA. the two notorious
ball teams known as the fats" and
leans" captained by Frank Brough
and E. c. Eberhart, respectively,
will cross bats at the Island City
park in benefit game for Bethany
home. 1t will be remembered that
these two teams played a game for
fats" cleaning up the leans" Last
year the teams endeavored to get to-
gether for another scrap as the
leans" wanted revenge. After two
or three months of hard work and
scheming to get a match, both sides,
realizing that all of these players
having developed into Three-Eye
league class, fear kept them. apart.
This year the fats have done con-
siderable Boosting and to the sur
prise of everybody agreements have
been made and papers signed for the
game.
BENNETT Has the Nerve.
louc Vi Tile
when these two teams get together
is to secure an umpire with nerve
enough to hold the indicator George
Bennett has agreed to umpire the
game. Everybody is going to work
hard to make this game success,
it being for a worthy cause. The
teams will line up as follows:
Fats-Art Salzman, c; George
Sheldon, lib; Frank Brough, p; O. l..
Bruner, CT; James Brough, IS; /. ].
Hoare, 2b: Billy Mcintyre. rf; John
Carse. 3b: Harry Cleaveland, If.
Leans = George Mason, C; Ebert
Don, Ib; Sam Dart, p; e. c. Eber-
hart. CT; Willis Mitchell, IS; Fred
Mueller, 2b; John X. Scott, rf; Will
liam Kelley, 3b; Tom Reidy, If.
Thirty other business men have
been signed as substitutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17

LOSE LEAD IN A
PECULIAR GAME
Islanders Almost Win From Pc
oria After. Latter Scores
Seven Times.
EXPLODE PITCHER MERCER
Lakah Allowed TO Stick to the Finish
and Does. Well in the Final
Sessions.
EXPLODE. PITCHER MERCER

GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Peoria
Dubuque at Bloomington.
Davenport at Decatur.
Cedar Rapids at Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17

with a brass band and with banners
flying and went down TO an ignomin-
ious defeat In the evening the supper
was eaten, ostensibly at the expense
of the Moline team. A month later
the officers of the Wapellos received a
bill for thirty-odd dollars from the Mi
Ian hotel The circumstances were ex-
planned and the hotelsmanagement was
referred to the officers Of the Moline
club. In about another month another
bill was presented to the Wapell0s,
and then the officers of the latter went
to Moline to learn the reason for the
delay in paying for, the supper. Mr..
Deere informed them that the Moline
teams treasury was empty-they had
spent all their money for the band and
other extras for the final game. The
Wapellos happened to have little
money on hand, and they turned this
over and made up the balance among
the members, thus winning the forfeit
and paying it, too.
In those days the baseballs used
than they are now. The surface was
not so hard, but they could be batted
farther. OF course they were handled
entirely without gloves. and the sur
viving members of the Wapellos near
| ly all still bear scars on their hands or
enlarged joints to show for the sport
of other days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17

without success About the same time
first high school team
was formed and named the Quick
Steps. A year later the Prairie States,
of which Ben T. Cable was captain,
was organized as a high school team.
Later several of the best local players
were added and a tour was made in
which nearly everything in the coun-
try was taken to trimming. 1t was
with the Prairie States that Harry Sage
obtained his first baseball experience
The undoing of the Wapellos came
in the early EOS. when the members
had ceased TO practice regularly and
the team had become more or less dis
organized. A game was undertaken
with Davenport, and the latter ran in
professional battery to the discom-
future of the Rock Islanders. That was
the last time the Wapellos appeared to-
gether as team.
Where Moline FIunlesI.
Members of the Wapellos tell with
relish of series of games played
when theateam was at its best with an
organization from Moline of which the
late C. II. Deere was treasurer and
the late James Velie captain. There
were three contests. The Wapellos
won one and Moline won another. The
third was played ON Big island at Mi
Ian and was for supper to be served
in that village. The Moline boys came
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
LINE o DOPE

Pitcher Dove. formerly with
Springfield and contested for by Bur-
lington and Waterloo. has been
awarded to the former by Secretary
Farrell.
Billy Purtell was not in the game
with the Chicago White Sox yesterday,
having been knocked out in the morn
ing batting practice by being hit in
the head by pitched ball.
Frank Bowerman has been sue
ceeded as manager of the Boston Ma
tionals by Catcher Harry Smith.
Bowerman is expected to retire from
the game and enter business. 1t is
understood that waivers are to he
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
RECORD ScORELEsS GAME
Detroit and Washington Go IS In.
nings, Mark for Big Leagues.

Detroit, July 17.-Detroit and
Washington played what is believed
scoreless innings in a major league
contest, the game being called at
the end of the 18th, 0 to 0.
In minor league games the runless
record of yesterday has been Sur
passed number of times. Fargo
and Grand Forks played 25-inning
and Manchester teams went through
"a innings without run being scor-
ed In 1884,. In 1906 Joplin and
Webb City played a 20-inning runless
game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17

Stolen base-Cote. Two base hit
Barkwell. Home run = Roudebush.
Double play-Purtell to Foster Struck
out-By Jacobsen, 4; by Jaeger. 2.
Bases on balls-Off Jacobsen, 8; off
Jaeger, 2. Passed ball-Boucher. I'M
pire-Earle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
GAMES. MONDAY.
Davenport at Rock Island.
Cedar Rapids at Peoria.
Springfield at Decatur.

Peoria. July 17.-tSpecial. 1.-The Is,
landers were unexpectedly knocked off
their perch at The top yesterday ty
Peoria in peculiar game After the
Distillers had batted in and otherwise
acquired seven runs in the third inning
the visiting aggregation squared away
at Mercer. the new recruit from Penn
sylvania. aud knocked him off the slab,
scoring five runs and almost winning
out Mercer was succeeded by Gil
bert and there was nothing doing af
ter that.
Lakaff had a tad inning in the third
and poor support helped things along
in the wrong direction. Higgins sur
yived an error by Swacina and went
along OH a sacrifice by Mercer. Net
eel and Vandergrift were walked, fill
ing the cushions. BiItz knocked one
over Vogels head that resulted in one
run and after Smith was out Donnelly
damned one to the dump for three
sacks. bringing in three more. Murphy
lost Rowan's fly in the sun and the hit
went for three stations. Berger threw
Cuthbert's grounder over Swacinas
head and Higgins hit safely. There
We're seven runs in when Mercer fan
ned for the third out Netzers single
Vandergrift's sacrifice and Smiths
triple resulted in another for Peoria
in the fourth.
How Islanders Counted
A base to Mclean and lucky singh
by Swats through second and double
steal had given the Islanders one run
and the lead in the first inning. while
base to Lakaff, Murphy's sacrifice
and Netzels error of Meloans hot
grounder had given the Islanders an
other in the third.
In the sixth the Islanders made their
valiant rally to take away the game
Swats led off with hit through the
pitchers box Mcbride walked, Kel-
ley was out on lightning fast play, IN
which Rowan knocked an apparently
sure hit down, Vandergrift fielded the
ball and Mercer made the put out at
first. Stark singled to left, scoring
Swacina and Mcbride Vogel famed
Lakaff walked. Murphy tripled, count
ms Stoih anu L<thdh biiutiI " 10
called to the mound and Mercer WAS
benched. Berger singled, scoring
Murphy. Rowan retired Mclean at
first.
Both Pitch Alright Bail.
Both Gilbert and Lakaff pitched air
tight bail in the remaining innings and
with good fielding behind each twirlec
the plate was never threatened again.
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17

Two base hit-Chase Stolen bases
-Cosgroye. Callahan. Bases on balls
of Morrison, 4 off Patrick, 2
Struck out-By Morrison. 5; by Pat
rick, b Wild pitch-Patrick. Umpire
Clark.
Dubuque Pitchers Pounded.
Bloomington, ILL.,. July I.-Bloom-
ington found Dubuque's three pitchers
-GaSN aud uQn Z To o Elp EcQrp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
CENTRAL LEAGUE.

CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Wheeling, 3; Dayton, 4.
Evansville, 6: South Bend, l.
Terre Haute, 8; Grand Rapids. S.
GAINESVILLE, Z; Fort Wayne, 0.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION
Burlington. 6; Kewanee, 5 Oil In.
nings).
Waterloo, 1; Hannibal. o.
Ottumwa, 6; Jacksonville. 0.
Keokuk, Z; Quincy, |.
ILLINOIS-MISSOU LEAGUE.
Pekin, o: Canton, 2.
Monmouth. 4; Galesburg, 5.
Macomb. 4; BeaUstown, %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17

Stolen bases-Long, Cutshaw. Two
base hits = Cutshaw. Snyder, Taylor
Three base hit-Cutshaw. Double play
-Melchoir to Cutshaw to Snyder Hits
OFF Weakley, in innings: off Ray,
6 in 6 innings; off Quincy. / in /
inning. Struck out-By Clark, l.; by
Ray, L; by Quincy. 1. Bases on balls
OFF Clark, 3; off Weakley. 1; off Ray.
1. Hit by pitcher-Backoff. Umpire
Mckenzie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
CHARLES OLSON
DOWNS BIG TURK
Former Rock Island Wrestler .Tri.
umphs i'm Straight Falls in
Seattle Contest.

Seattle, July 17.-Charles Olson
of Minneapolis, took two straight
falls from big Yusseff. the Turk. in
a catch as catch can wrestling match
here last night. The first fall was
in 32:44 and the second in 1906.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-17
FIRST GAME
Springfield Goes Ahead.

Springfield Goes Ahead.
Springfield. ILL.,. July 17.-Morrison
pitched superb ball. but was poorly
supported, the champs winning, TO
/, and going into first place in the
league race Score: