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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Lost the Knaek.

You should always count 100 when
angry before making move"
But 1 was so mad 1 couldn't see
straight, let alone make a move"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
sIiqhted.

"Cholley is feeling bad"
whats the matter?"
"IIe feels that he has been slightrd.
Mrs. Goldibug gave monkey party
and didn't invite him"
WAS he the only monkey slightedT'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
In Haste.

You know, the leopard cannot
change his spots"
"They are doing It in Africa"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

s. Governor Shallenberger, to put it
mildly, is somewhat peeved over the
!, Nebraska bank guaranty law decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Defined.

"Is he making any side money!
picks up little here and there. He
is what you call an honest CRATER"
81 see. The kind that don'r get
caught"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Possible Solution.

The pole. elusive. has come down,
But which explorer wins
We VIII not know. 1t may be, though,
They'll find the pole was twins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

II Charles r. Crane can now be
saved from his friends. he will proba-
Ely be spared further embarrassment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

It's always a comfort 10 a woman
Ito know how good her husband would
Sbe to her if he appreciated her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Not In rheira-

Jack and Jill went up the hill
And disappeared about a minute.
When they came back. alack. alack.
You knew that water wasn't In aai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Wednesday. October 20, 1909.

!. Most men, says the Atchison Phil
.osopher. have great deal better sense
than they use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
An Exception.

For every big fish that is drawn from the
sea
There is one left behind as a match
Except in the case OF the fellow you know
Who brags on his wonderful catch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
SIiaht Imnrouement

Children are spoiled nowadays"
whats the matter with themY'
They know more than their par
ents"
Wouldn't you be sorry for them If
they didn't?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Her Standby.

go over to Mrs. Gumps' and bor-
row hammer"
HAS she got oneY
"She ought TO have. She is the big.
gest knocker in this neighborhood."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Just Curious.

Just Curious.
"Pd have you understand that am
in the civil service"
"Yes?''
That's what said"
"Got the civil part with you for I'm
spection?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Hurnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
D. DVMcAN -. .SrfITH

THERE are people who are so pain
fully humble that it is as comfort
ing 10 have them about as 1t Is to
nurse q toothache
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
one Law for Rich and Poor.

A rich man in Georgia committed a
heinous crime short time ago. 1t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
Had Use For Him.

Had Use For Him.
81 admire man with a sympathetic
nature"
"AE. see"
"See what?'
Responsive to the lightest toucn.--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
THE ARGUS.

sy THE ). w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20

Any country
with a large trop-
ical isla n d it
w ould like TO
trade for n north
pole. please write.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-20
When in doubt, tell the truth.

A man ought to
have n perfectly
good recommen-
dalton when lie
writes it and
signs IL himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
An Old Exercise

There has come back into favor, among all the new fangled exercises of today, one that our mothers were taught when they were growing up.
 There is not an easy exercise. but it &C., complishes much; therefore it has come again into favor among those who want to f1atten the hips, straighten the back and improve the neck muscles. It is claimed that all these things are &C., complished by faithfully adhering to this daily task
 One should take the. exercise in loose clothing in a well ventilated room. A deep breath should be inhaled and then the body moved slowly forward the knees kept entirely rigid.
 One cannot succeed in reaching the floor with the finger tips the first day nor week. One gets either discouraged or ambitious. hen tWhe eventful moment comes the exerciser feels as though she had won a football match or come out ahead in hurdle race.
 It will not hurt to do i've minutes of this every day. It should not be kept up any longer and it should be done evenly, not jerkily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
First Week of the Year Is Cheerful
 and Encouraging.

Columbus, Ga., January 5.-(Special)- The Georgia and Alabama Industrial h. dex will say tomorrow in its regular weekly issue:
 "Quite a cheerful and encouraging rec. ord is that of the first week of the new year in Georgia and Alabama. Twenty new corporations. whose minimum capi- tai stock aggregates nearly $3000OO, rep resenting many phases of commerce and industry, applied for charters. Many bus mess changes went into effect on the first of the new year and the general spirit manifested throughout the two states is one of optimism and renewed courage and determination.
 The prosperity of the banking institu- tions in Georgia and Alabama. as evil denced by reports rendered during the past week, is a feature of marked in terest Almost without exception the banks are paying their stockholders good dividends, and their surplus and undi- vided profits accounts are growing in a way quite satisfactory. In the little city of Moultrie, Ga.. announcement is made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
Trifes To Know

That persons who do not wish to lose their books, mark their name not on the title page only, but on a certain fixed page in a book as we'll
 That what Is known as steel wool is an excellent cleaner for sinks, kitchen utensils. wood floors and for rubbing down paint.
 That shiny clothing will look much bet ter if the shiny spot is rubbed lightly with fine sand paper and then pressed on the wrong side.
 That in starting hem on the machine, the needle will be less apt to clog if a piece of paper Is placed under the needle and sewed through for about two inches before going on to the hem. The paper is later pulled away.
 That kerosene is an excellent polisher for rubbing up furniture. It may be applied with a soft, woolen rag, rubbed in well and later dried off with a clean piece of flannel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06

I that the bank deposits are just $547, 699. g 1 greater than they were year ago. Bank l clearings in Macon, Ga,, increased $S00,-
 900 in 1908. despite the depression of the first few months of the year. In Augusta,
 Ga., the banks are now paying dividends aggregating about $15O00O. One of the | leading banks at Columbus, Ga, paid 71a | per cent semi-annual dividend for the first l time in its history, and at the same time l increased it's undivided profits account. 1 New banks are announced for Birming- 1 ham, Ala, Millport, Ala, Edenville, Ala, and Thomson, Ga. Mobile, Ala, banks are | now paying dividends aggregating about 1 $10000O.
 l ''In Atlanta, Ga., lot which seven years ago was bought for $25,o00 was sold
 by the purchaser last week for $5OOOO, and a $250O apartment house will be
 erected there. In the same city contract 1 for a $40000 building was let and announce ment was made that an S-story concrete l brick building, to cost s100.00O would | be erected at once. Att Fitzgerald, Ga, l colonization company is being formed which will buy large tracts of South Geor- gia land and sell them to farmers on easy terms The location of a colony of Danes in South Georgia is among the company's plans.
 Chatham county farmers met at Sa- vannah, Ga., and organized a canning company, which will erect a modern plant for the handling of fruit and vegetables grown In that section. Bonds for schools and sewers were authorized by the citi- zens of Woodlawn, Ala, at an election held last week. Birmingham. Ala, had the interesting announcement to make that during 1908 the new corporations chartered in that city had an authorized capital of $17.000,000. The state of Ala bama as a whole reported for the year a52 new domestic corporations, and 46s foreign corporations that had qualified to do business in the state.
 Montgomery, Ala, capitalists have bought cement plant at Demopolis. Ala. and will spend s20o0O0 improving It. A $50 GOO company will be chartered at Ath- ems, Ga, to establish a sash, door and blind factory and lumber plant. Queens town, the new industrial town near Bir- mingham, Ala, is inviting proposals for the construction of a belt line of rail- way. Handsome new churches are to be erected at Atlanta, Ga, and Montgom- A
 Rome, Ga., is to be followed by the erec-
 ton of handsomer, more modern build
 ings in the fire-swept area
 "Columbus, Ga, has begun the new
 year by calling a mass meeting of it's
 citizens to organize a Greater Columbus
 association Macon, Ga., appropriated
 s10,000 for street paving as starter for
 1909. One of the leading railroad sys-
 tems is again in the crosstie market in
 South Georgia, for the first time since
 the late panic Large numbers of 1tal-
 ian laborers are arriving in the Birming-
 ham, Ala, district and are being put to
 work as they arrive Announcement Is
 made that another party of Michigan
 farmers will soon visit Glynn county,
 Georgia on a prospecting tour. Statistics
 just compiled show that Atlanta, Ga, col
 lected from it's property owners for street
 improvement purposes s70,0O0 more in 1908 than in the previous year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
"4he First Young Lady Of
 the Land"

Be 1t said of Mrs. Roosevelt that she has promptly declined to have 1t accred- ited to her that anything savoring of a desire to initiate court circles in Euro pean capitals, be laid at her door.
 szThe tendency of ''snobs'' has been to treat the present incumbents of the White House as if they were royal family, and the absurd affectation reached its height recently when full-fiedged "snob'' al- luded to Miss Ethel Roosevelt as "the first young lady of the land''
 MT. Roosevelts steady Americanism and his wife's fine common sense dealt a blow to such foolishness, and a mighty thrust thereby was aimed as ''toadyism.'
 Tn sending out the invitations to Miss Roosevelt's debut party, Mrs. Roosevelt was not guided by official rank or posi- ton in the matter, but each youth or maid invited was complimented simply because they were the friends of the hoporee.
 The debut of Miss Roosevelt was not in any sense "official. and in consequence the much coveted bits of pasteboard were withheld in certain diplomatic circles.
 BeSidss her formal contingent party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
The Night Cap.

If your milliner asks you if you don't want night cap. don't imagine that she's implying you're over TO, or that she's talking about a toddy. Night caps are going to be in fashion this season. A woman who wears a larger hat and more hair under it than anybody else I know has set the fashion. She's a fresh air fiend and sleeps with all her windows open. Of course. as most of her hair is the detachable kind, her head is consid- erably less covered by night than it is by day. She began to have colds in the head and neuraglia as soon as the first chilly nights came. Her physician recommended a night cap She's wear ing knitted one of her favorite color and it's immensely becoming. Watch the fancy work counters and see if they don't begin to blossom with night caps now that January is here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
When Hubby a Hunting Goes

This is the merry hunting season and everywhere the sport is enjoyed. Often stmes, however, the house wife who has depended on hubby to supply the lard CT with delicious game is sadly disap- pointed and must resort to her butcher at the eleventh hour for supplies, when the returning hunter arrives minus the ducks, birds, wild turkey or anything else, save a. poor little moth-eaten rabbit that couldn't get out of the way
 Of the many delcacies that the hunting season affords, nothing is more delicious than the game pie, if rightly made.
 It is a luscious thing often met in fiction but seldom in real life.
 There is no reason why 1t should not be eaten now, just as it was in the time of Robin Hood and his merry men,
 For this especial dish the harmless lit tie rabbie or the unoffending squirrel must lend his presence, but as has been re- marked, many a hunter returns with only these as his trophies, and they must be el.sed to advantage.
 If you have any squirrels or rabbits sud- denly thrust upon, you, try these recipes:
 SQUIRREL PIE.
 Clean and joint the squirrels, cutting the backs into three pieces each. Put six slices Of fat, salt pork into saucepan, fry three, minutes, then put in the squir- rels and fry to a light brown in this fat, adding, as the meat begins to yellow, a chopped onion, some chopped parsley and a cupful of mushrooms; sprinkle over them two tablespoonfuh of flour; add a pint of stock or water and simmer. slow ly until the meat is tender, seasoning at the last with salt and pepper. Remove the squirrels and let them cool before put ting into bake dish; add few more mushrooms and couple of hard-boiled eggs cut in. slices to the gravy; pour over the squirrels, cover with a good crust and bake one hour.
 HOW TO MAKE RABBIT PIE.
 Clean, wash and joint, cutting each back into three pieces. Leave in salt and water for half an hour; wipe and rub well with lemon juice, salt and pep per; where the meat Is thick, make sev- eraI cuts with knife that the seasoning may penetrate. Lay them in a saucepan, add cold water to cover, then put in a bay leaf, eight pepper corns. bit of mace and two sliced onions. COOK slowly till the meat Is tender.
 Have ready buttered bake dish, and when the meat is cool lay within this. alternately with sliced boiled eggs, few minced olives and a dozen tiny young onions which have been parboiled. Thick en with browned flour the liquor in which the, rabbit was stewed, and add more salt if needed. Strain 1t over the meat, using enough to make 1t quite moist. Cover the disH with a rich pastry or balzing-powder crutt, make a wide cut in the center and bake, covered, half an hour, then brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
Soft Drink Stands Barred.

Athens, January Special. )-Ath- ems Is now a very dry town. The state wide effect struck us the first and closed the city dispensary tight as a drum The city fathers have decided that no "softdrink" stands will be all lowed here so this will shut off any attempt to handle booze in one of these sort of stores. In other years when prohibition prevailed here the town had all the whisky wanted, but the times have changed and the city authorities have determined that in future no wild eat or blind tigers shall run riot over the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
EXCELSIOR
 l. A U N ID R " 1805-O7 Second Avenue
Movement for New Railroad.

Mobile, January 5-A movement has been started to build railroad from Bay Minette, Ala, to Pensacola, Fla, by the Baldwin County Colonization company The distance makes the plan a feasible one, and as the country through which the road would pass is a rich one. it would prove a paying investment. The name of the new road will be the Elberta, Mobile and Pensacola Railroad company, and has been incorporated with capital stock of $50000, and the line will be about 100 miles long. Henry c. Barting, W. J. Lev cry and c. N. Staiger are among the in- corporators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
Japanese Tea Basket

For those who like tea there is a pleas ing little basket with tea pot and cups in compact form. These are excellent to take along on one's travels. and to use with the large tea basket on summer after moons.
 The little basket is well made and wadded inside It is fitted with tea pot and two cups in Japanese china. A few have small opening into which the spout of the tea pot fits, which allows the tea to be poured through 1t without lifting the pot from the basket.
 This is considered great convenience by many, as the pot is kept hot by the wadding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
It's Easy
 To Get Us

Our phone numbers 222-two- double-two don't trip the tongue and our wagons cover Greater Birmingham.
 And the best of it is you II be pleased when you become an Excelsior patron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
w oman's Way

He wrote a sonnet to her hair, And called 1t sunshine, woven gold, And voiced his impotent despair That all it's charm could not be told. And now she's jealous, though she know That he cannot tell which is which; But still she wonders if he knows The one whose tresses made her switch
 Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06

Dr. Edwin Topp has returned to his home in Tupelo, Miss, after stay Of several days in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
Care Of Carpets

A little turpentine added to warm water is excellent for wiping over the carpets occasionally It freshens them and also acts as moth preventive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06
.6S1 6S1@FfEMININEN@ZE I6XDECNBL E>SpF N0IBSs9A
 %@Ye~ sf&k1azgIM

Miss Roosevelt will have dances at the White House on the evening of January 8, January 22 and an unannounced (so far) date in February.
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12

table. / will never be without this
medicine in the house. Mrs. SAM'L
LEE, 1923 Fourth st., Louisville, Ky.
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12
IRISH PATRIOTS
NEARLY RIOT
Speech In Opposition TO Land
Bill Started Outbreak.
MEETING IN WILD UPROAR

Delegates Yelled, cheered and Shouted
Encouragement to DIsputants, an,
Ono Rushed to Platform to Assault
John edmond-Adoptsd the Usua
Home Rule Resolution.
Dublin, Feb. 10.-The national con
ventlon of the United Irish league. at
tended by over 1000 delegates. which
was opened at the Mansion House, un
/ der the presidency Of John Redmond
was the scene, before the session
closed, of an outbreak that resemblea
the proverbial Donnybrook fair. vii
liam OBrien spoke in opposition 10
chef secretary for Ireland's land bill.
Mr. Redmond was in favor OF this
measure. During the controversy Eu-
gene Cream. member of parliament
from the Southeast division of Cork,
rushed TO the platform, apparently with
the intention OF assaulting Mr.. Red
mond. He was suppressed and nus
tied away, however Then for a few
moments the platform became a seeth-
ing mass of angry disputants. Priests
and legislators rushed into the fray
and tugged at one another's collars.
while the remainder Of the audience
yelled, cheered and shouted encour-
agement TO the disputants.
Ten minutes or more elapsed before
Mr. Redmond was able to QueH the
pandemonium and the business Of the
conference could be resumed.
Resolutions offered by the followers
of Mr. Redmond i'm favor of home rule
and Secretary Birrell's land bill, and
expressing confidence in Mr. Red
monds leadership. were carried by
overwhelming majorities
1t became apparent early that Mr.
Redmond was in control and the
speeches of the Sim Feiners charging
that the party was tco friendly with
the Liberals We're shouted down.
The convention adopted the usual
home rule resolution and declared that
this question must be made a vital
issue at the next general election, so
there could be no misunderstanding
on the other side of the channel re-
garding what was meant.
The convention was quickly put on
good terms with itself by messages Of /
congratulations announcement and |
good wishes from America, Australia /
and elsewhere
The greeting from America contain (
ID also the news that $25o00 is now .
,u ite NOV onI thaA ono+bor remit
ance would follow speedily.
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12

mission and not one composed Of
members who would guard the in
terests of the railroad company
solely, would be the best solution
Of the transportation question in
Delaware.
Another question concerned in
the projected State trolley plan in
Delaware is the problem of where
the State would get the money to
aid such project. The calls upon
the State Treasury during the pres
ent session of the Legislature have
been incessent. A new State House
is wanted, money is asked for
good roads. the Anti Tuberculosis
Society wishes funds, the State
Hospital at Farnhurst must be
maintained. State money is de
sired for Delaware College, teach
ers are after more pay, the Ferris
Reform School is in need of help;
in fact in every direction the cry is
for more money and it will take
wizards Of finance to figure out how
all these demands can be met by the /
State treasury.
The Journal believes, however, !
in all the developement possible,
and of course it would be crafty /
ing if some plan could be devised /
by which the State could help in
the trolley project. The whole
question, however, is beset with
difficulties, and must be considered
in a practical manner. Evening /
Journal.
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12
FOUR MEN SMOTHERED
colliery Workers Near Mahanoy City
Caught In Rush of Culm.

Pottsville Pa. Feb. lO.-Four men
were smothered to death and two 9TH
ers were seriously injured in a culm
bank slide" at the St. Nicholas
washery OF the Philadelphia & Read
ing Coal & Iron company. near Ma
hanOy City.
The dead all colored employees. are:
John Statick, John Maley and John
Lipton, all of Mahanoy City, and Peter
Parrick, of Mahanoy Plane.
The injured are: John Paulick and
John Statick of Mahanoy City.
The men were employed in digging
at the base Of a huge coal bank. which
was being carried by an endless tram
way into the washery, where the coal
is separated from the slate and dirt.
They had dug a huge cavern in the
bank when the slide commenced.
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12
125 Russian Miners lmorisoned.

Yuzovka Russia, Feb. lO.-An ex-
plOsiOn occurred in the Catherine
mine here. and 1t was followed quickly
by FIRE. One hundred and twenty-five
miners are imprisoned in the mine. An
engineer and three wOrkmen who at
tempted to rescue the victims have
been killed.
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12
Father Of Murdered Man Found Dead.

Father Of Murdered Man Found Dead
Rochester, N Y. Feb. 1O.-George
Sampson. father OF Harry Sampson.
whose wife was arraigned, charged
with the murder OF her husband. was
found dead in bed at his home at Pal
myra He was a brother OF the late
Rear Admiral Sampson and was an
important witness for the prosecution
OF his daughter-in-law
Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12

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