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Smyrna times., 1909-08-18
FOR SALE OR RENT.

An up-to-date DWELLING HOUSE
and STORE. corner of Commerce and Del
aware Streets. Has all modern improve
ments-toilet room and bath upstairs, and
toilet room down. Electric light and gas
from cellar to garret. One of the incest
homes and business places in the town.
viii rent or sell separate. if desired. A
fine opportunity for a man and his wife,
who wish to keep fancy dry goods. trim
mings and dressmaking establishment. or a
physician. This is a rare opportunity and a
money maker to thelight party. Possession
given at once.-Apply to
j. H. PRIMROSE,
l1-s-1m Smyrna. Del.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

Detective John c. Gordy, of Will
mington, one of the Pennsylvania
Railroad policemen, who has been in
Laurel, Seaford and Delmar, looking
for persons who have been entering
fruit cars, had an experience with Err
nest Greenley, Tuesday, who, it is
charged, held the policeman up at the
point of revolver at Delmar, while
he was making an inspection of some
cars on one of the sidings. Greenley,
last year, was arrested upon a charge
of entering the passenger station at
Clayton, and was tried in the Dover
courts, but was acquitted. Green
ley pleaded his own Ease in the Do
yer courts, and caused considerable
comment upon the manner in which
he handled his defense He has been
placed in steel cell in Georgetown
Jail, and will be compelled to re-
main there, as Sheriff West refuses
to allow him to go out into the Jail
yard. Shortly after being committed,
he offered Sheriff West a dollar, to
allow him the privilege of going out
into the yard for awhile, but the Gus
todian would not grant him the pri-
vilege.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

A festival will be be held by the
ladies of Blackiston's Church at Mr..
David Knotts', Blackstone cross
roads, on Friday evening, August 20.
If stormy. Saturday evening. All
come.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

The heavy rain last Monday has
made the hearts of our farmers re-
joice, as now they can finish plowing
the fallow ground. 1t will also great
ly benefit the corn and tomato crops
which were beginning to show the
effect of the dry weather of the past
few weeks.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

The Ladies' Aid of St. Paul M. E.
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
A. M. Allen, next Friday evening.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Schweitzer,
near Dover, married ten years, with
out child, recently became the pa
rents of twins. The babes seemed
well and their parents were extreme
ly happy. But fate ruled against a
continuance of this happiness, for on
Sunday and Wednesday, respectively,
the infants died.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

Mr.. Harry Lloyd has rented the
house belonging to Mr.. T. G. Attix
and will occupy it in a few days.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

The foreign labor for the Blackis-
tons and Blackbird canneries arrived
today overland from Georgetown, Md.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18
CLAYTON .
All orders for Subscriptions or Job Work
or any News Items left with NIL. Nudge
will receive prompt attention.

There will be all-day service at
Salem next Sunday. All are invited.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

The Ogden-Howard Company of
Wilmington are offering half price
sale. Read it.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

The Clayton cannery opened to re-
ceive tomatoes last Monday.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

The Baltimore labor for the Clayton
cannery arrived yesterday, the 18th.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

When shopping. give us a
call, and make comparisons.
We don't fear the result.
We deem II q pleasure to
show our goods. We are
preud of them.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18
OUR GUARANTEE

is an absolute warranty.
So. if you buy of us, the
goods must be exactly as
represented. otherwise we
replace them.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-18

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
The Woman in Society

discomfort and hardships to gain the
same personal liberty which they had
sought. In monarchies the property
and not the individual is represented
! by votes, but in this free country,
where property must not influence the
purity of the ballot box, women must
stand aside as not being individuals.
In the early days she could neither
| hold nor dispose of property except
through trustees. She can now man.
age her own property, and can sue or
be sued, but while thousands of ne
groes, thousands of men from the
slums Of the old world, hardly able to
speak English, thousands of men, i'm
moral, drunken, ignorant, all have right
to influence the controlling force of
our country, not one educated, refined
woman has a right to express this
opinion. This is well worth thinking
about
Woman was designed by nature for
maternity, to be the mother of men,
and through this, the hottest of duties,
she yields more influence over the ma
tons than the powers of any govern
ment Her place, then, in society
would seem to fall into lines which
men by their physical organizations,
cannot fill. Such Offices as need deli
cacy Of taste are best filed by women.
The care Of the mentally afflicted, work
on school boards, in associated chart
ties and orphan aSylums in work for
the sanitation of dwellings, improve
ment of conditions In cities, etc. In
art, educating people in good taste; in
civics. establishing public parks and
Fairgrounds; in civil service, looking
after institutions housing the depend
ent, defective and delinquent; in edu-
cation, in forestry, in Industrial lines
and in legislative matters we find wo-
men helping. In church and charity
they stand faithfully at their posts.
The prisons aud hospitals all owe much
to woman's influence. The sick in
soul and body alike need woman's help
ing hand.
Women, then, as members Of so
ciety can best accomplish that for
which they are physically fitted Wo-
mans work may be more or less i'm
portant than mans, but 1t is essentially
different. Woman has her special place
to fill Man has his. Very often their
work falls in the same line. More Of
ten it is different. But to gain per-
feet condition of things they must aid
each other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04

Mrs. Gustav Andreen, in an address
before the Augustana Endowment Fund
society's meeting at the home of Mrs.
NJ. c. Rice, this week, discussing the
woman in society. said:
within this large society we have
lesser groups incidental to its develop
ment. These groups can be divided
into two kinds: Family, village, city,
state and nation; association of per
sons for some special purpose. relig-
ious amusement, education, philan-
thropy, business, promotion Of justice,
or political activity. Society Is COM
posed of specialized associations. In
this immense society what does wo-
mans influence and presence count
for? What has 1t counted for in the
past?
'In the past woman's relation to So
ciety was different in different coun-
tries, as it is today. The women Of
the north looked we'll to the ways Of
their households, educating their chill
dren, managing their servants, etc. a
great deal of executive ability was nee
essary for this in the earlier centuries.
In England women have ever shown
an Independent spirit. Much of the
agitation concerning the rights of wo-
men have come either from England
direct, or through women of English
birth. During the reign of Edward 1.
there was complete equality of man
and woman as regarded immortal ten
ure. Women also were expected to
take their place in the army accord
ing to amount of property, sending a
representative in case they did not
wish to go themselves to the waSs. In
1862 Edward III. summoned 10 women
from among the nobility holding land
in Ireland to his council, giving them
the same rights as men.
"Tn Germany in the last 20 years
woman has been given special cogniz-
ance as an individual. The character
Of general education of girls has been
raised; the way has been cleared for
women of special talent; the lot of
the female wage-earner has been sof
tened. The ideal German woman is as
Independent as she chooses to be.
In America woman's exact social
position is hard to define. While she
really enjoys a great deal of liberty
and really has an important place so
cially, she is nominally nothing. Her
influence is greater than her power.
1.-THE noble Puritan forefathers forgot
that woman, too, journeyed through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04

guests. and the evening was most
pleasantly passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
OF Interest Here.

Rock Island ladies, particularly
members of the Moline Woman's
club, will probably be interested in
the lecture next Tuesday evening at
the First Congregational church in
Moline of Miss Marion Cock of West
chester, Pa. She comes under the
auspices of the Moline teachers and
viii talk on SICILY and the Islands
of Greece" and her lecture is illus
trated. Miss Cock has lectured here
under the auspices of the woman's
club and is a favOrite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
SECRET WORKER
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Ope
ateS

The Plan Upon Which Coffee Oper-
ates.
Coffee is such a secret worker thai
it is not suspected as the cause of
sickness or disease, but there is a very
sure way to find out the truth.
4 lady in Memphis gives an inter
esting experience her husband had
with coffee. It seems that he had been
using it for some time and was an in
valid.
The physician in charge shrewdiy
suspected that coffee was the Worm
at the root OF the tree" and ordered
it discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly in It's place
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and We would have glad
~ paid q hundred times the amount
of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
1.-THE use OF Postum instead OF cot
fee was begun about a year ago, and
it has made my husband a strong,
well man. He has gained 50 pounds
{ in that time and his stomach and
heart trouble have all disappeared.
Inc HTSI IlIlle prepared II dld
not boil it long enough and he said
there was something wrong with it.
Sure enough it did taste very fiat, but
the next morning followed directions
carefully, boiling it for 10 minutes,
and he remarked this is better than
any of the old coffee
I'VE use Postum regularly and
never tire of telling our friends of the
benefit we have received from leaving
off coffee"
Look for the little book, 1.-THE Road
to Wellvt1le," in pkgS. There's 4
Reason"
one appears from time 70 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Roy Fowler WEEDS.

One of the surprises Of the season
to Moliners, is the news of the mar
rage Of Roy Fowler, formerly Of that
city, at Chicago on Thanksgiving day.
His bride is a resident of Chicago,
where Mr.. Fowler has been making
his home for some time. With news
of the marriage, also comes news that
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler will arrive to
spend Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. Georgiana Fowler, and his
grandfather, Deacon a. NJ. Hubbard
in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams celo-
DRAFTED their golden wedding anniver-
sa1y last evening at an informal re
iception at their home at The Milan
toll gate. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams were
married at Peru, ILL.,. Dec. 3, 1859, by
the Rev. Dr. Warner. For the past
i37 years they have resided in Rock
island county. and for the past 10
years Mr.. Williams has been in
charge of the Milan toll bridge. The
tcouple have a host of friends through
lout Rock Island and surrounding coun-
ties.
John Williams was born at Holly
well, North Wales. July %, 1888, and
he came to this country in 1854. He
settled in Chicago and resided there
for Is years, coming to Rock Island
in 1872. Mr.. Williams has been en-
Iployed by various railroads as car in
J spector and roundhouse foreman for
40 years.
Mrs. Williams. whose maiden name
was Miss Mary \. Chandler, was born
at Sharlottown. Prince Edward Isle,
April %, 1910. and came to America
In 1857. Till the time of her marriage,
Mrs. Williams home was at Peru, Ill.
OF the 10 children who were born
to this union. only one survives, Miss
Mary Z. Williams. at home.
There were 65 guests at the receD-
ton. These included the six grand
children of the couple; ex-Mayors 3.
T. Knox and William McConochie,
under whom MI Williams has
served as toll collector at the
Milan bridges, ana Rev H W. Reed.
pastor Of the First Baptist church,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Williams worship
As a memento of the occasion. the
couple was presented a purse of sold,
containing a neat sum. The presenta-
ton speech was by ex-Mayor Knox.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Williams responded
feelingly. A supper was served the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Passmore-Petersen.

Muscatine, Iowa, Dec. AT the
Presbyterian manse at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, John Passmore, of
Moline, ILL.,, and Miss Anna Petersen,
Of Sears, HI, were united in marriage
by DR.. ]. n. Elliott, pastor Of the
First church. The couple was &C
companied by the groom's brother,
c. S. Passmore, of Moline. Mr.. and
NNrs. Passmore departed last evening
for Moline, where they will make
their future home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Entertains at Cards.

Miss Margaret Clemann, 1913
Fourth avenue. entertained "a of her
friends at cards last evening. First
prizes we're won by Will Orth of Dav-
export and Mrs. John Clemann, sec
ond by Walter Klockau and Clara
Bleuer and consolation by Mr.. Kim
ball and Florence Wellnitz Of Mo-
line. Refreshments were served af-
ter the games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
games, the usual delicious luncheon
was served.
Birthday Surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rowe, Ais
Fourteenth avenue, were surprised last
evening by a number of friends who
gathered at their home to celebrate
Mr.. Rowe's birthday anniversary.
The evening was spent playing pro
gressive cinch, prizes going TO Mr..
Bergeson and Mrs. Scheurmann and
Mrs. Tom, Jr., consolation. Vocal
solos were rendered by Mr.. Ander-
son and by Mr.. Bergeson. Luncheon
was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
German Operas Studied.


The Etude club met Thursday with
Miss Selma Bruning, Davenport. it
was study day in German opera and
the following program was given and
much enjoyed by the 20 or more mem
bers present:
Overture from ''Tannhauser' Wagner
Miss Nettie Eckman.
Reading on Wagner's Music. .....
Miss Selma Bruning.
(a) Traune durch die Dammersung.
................... r. Strauss
OBJ Heimliche Aufforderung. ...
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. R. Strauss
Mrs. Henry Matthey.
Spinning song from Flying Dutch
Miss Eckman.
Mrs. o. D. Doran.
March and chorus from Tam
hauser ..-.......,.---. wagner
Miss Selma StoIley. -. 80.
Prelude from "A Cycle Of Life.
...............--.. Ronald
Mrs. o. R. Tooley.
Overture from "Oberon". ..... Weber
Misses Bruning and Eckman.
Gerechter Colt from "Rienzi" Wagner
Mrs. Mattbey.
Liebestraum ......... List
Miss Eckman.
.
Mrs. Doran and Mrs. Tooley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Literary Social.

The Theadelphic Literary society. an
organization of freshmen and sopho-
more girls, held a meeting Friday
evening after school in the assembly
hall in the high school. after which
they repaired to the domestic science
room where they psrtook of a spread.
During the meeting the following pro
gram was rendered:
Piano solo-Miss Stella Beck.
Paper, Life of Mark Twain"-Mar-
gueTite Holdorf.
Dialogue, "An Encounter With an In
terviewer''-Fay Atkinson and Clara
Ranser.
Vocal solo-Ruth Blakemore.
Reading, THE Dogs Tail mark
Twain beatrice BIeuer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Mrs. Wales Entertains.

Mrs. S. Wales, 1881 Forty-fourth
street, entertained at a luncheon yes
terday afternoon in honor Of her
niece, Miss Marguerite Bailey of
Keokuk, Iowa, who is here for a
visit of a fortnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Five Hundred Club.

The Tri-City Five Hundred club
was entertained Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. NJ. D. Rosenf1eld in Moline.
Several tables were surrounded in
the popular game and souvenirs for
the high scores were given Mrs. AL
phonse Mosenfelder and Mrs. L. ST.
mon of Rock Island. After the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
With Mrs. PeWe.

Mrs. William Pewe entertained
about a dozen lady friends at her
home Thursday afternoon at 4
O'Clock lunch During the afternoon
games were played; first prize was
awarded to Mrs John Sass, consola-
ton prize to Mrs. Otto Hedling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-04
Meets at Church.

The Philathea class of the Memoir
iaI Christian church met in the par
Iors of the church last evening. BUS
mess was transacted and pleasant
evening spent.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-17

dispehsa6le to the nations life in great
crises. The amendment. therefore, he
says, is the only proper course. Such
an amendment to the constitution, he
contends. is preferable to the one pro-
posed of revising the law judicially
declared to be unconstitutional
Annual Revenue of S25,CeO,00o.
The amendment which he proposes
should be made to the tariff bill pro-
vides for the imposition upon all cor
porations, and joint stock companies
for profit, except national banks 10th
erwise taxed. savings banks and
building and loan associations. of an
excise tax of , per cent. on the in
come Of said corporations. This, it is
estimated by him. will bring in an
annual revenue of $25,000 600 This
is a tax on privilege and not on
property he says, "and is within the
federal power without apportionment
according to population
Federal Supervision of Corporations.
The president points out that anoth-
er merit to the tax on corporations is
the federal supervision. which will
give to the government. the stock
holders, and the public, knowledge of
the cal business transactions, and the
gai5s and profits of every corporation
in the country. The adoption of the
amendment. he says, will make a long
step toward that supervisory control
of corporations which may prevent a
further abuse of power
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-17
25Oth ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
of the
Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 9th

van, ]. Brunette; lie Prefet, F. Rou-
leau; De Pontiac. P. F. Sabourin un
ouvrier A. d. Boucher; un domestique,
P. +. Sabourin: Claire de Beaulieu,
Mrs. J. Brunelle: Athenais, Miss D.
L. Sabourin; Marquise de Beaulieu,
Mrs. George A. Comeau; Baronne de
Preont Miss ]. NJ. Sabourin; Suzanne,
Miss L. I. Sabourin; Brigitte, Ida Nc
Nulty.
For the benefit Of those in the audi
Aence not speaking French, a descrip-
ton of each act before it was given
was read in English by j. A. Fujere
of Woonsocket. In the presentation
of the drama special honors fell to
]. b. Caron and Adelard NORM, while
Mrs. Brunette, Mrs. Comeau and Miss
Della Sabourin, who carried the lead
ing parts among the women, were ad-
mirably cast and displayed histrionic
abilities of a high order. In the stag
ing, the pretty and modish hats fur
nished by Mrs. X. Stanley Lawler, were
an important part. and the music by
the St. Cecilia orchestra, directed by
Mr.. Bellefleur, was greatly appreciated.
A bit of comedy in songs, both in
French and English, was capitally
given by J. A. Fujere of Woonsocket.
who is proprietor and manager of the
Scenie@Temple in Willimantic. He was
one of the hits of the evening" es-
pecially in a French song, in which he
touched off the peculiarities of the
people in the house.. 4 special car
load was down from Jewett City to
see the play. and after the theater the
Taftville car was run to Baltic to ac-
commodate the patrons from there.
The proceeds, which are expected to
reach fair sum, are to be applied
toward a fund for entertaining the
state convention of the st. Jean de
Baptiste d'AmeriGue here next Sep
tember.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-17
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS
Confer to Determine What Attitude to
Take on Income Tax.

Washington. June 16.-F'ive pro
g. essive' republican senators, Messrs.
Eorah. Bristow. Cummfns, La Toilette
and Clapp. conferred tonight to deter
n inc what their attitude is to be in
relation l. the income tax amendment
TO the tariff bill, in the face of Presi-
dent Taft's special message to. con-
gi'ess today. advising the submission
OF the question to the states for a con-
Stitutional vote, and the enactment Of
q law taxing the net earnings of cor
porations. They decided that -he
presidents plan is not consistent with
tfeir demands for the adoption of an
amendment taxing incomes, and that
both may be adopted in harmony.
TLey assume that the presidents plan.
endorsed by leading republicans on the
france committee is designed to
''chloroform the insomc tax amend
nrent. but announce nevertheless that
they will continue to fight for its
adoption.
What the position of the democrats
in. the senate will be when President
] aft's message is submitted for a vote.
has not been determined.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-17
W. 3. SMITH & co. FAIL.
Members Of Consolidated Stock Ex.
ehanse-Braneh in New London.

New York, June 1e.-W. 3. Smith q
company. one of the best known mem
bers of the Consolidated Stock ex-
change. suspended business today after
the institution of bankruptcy proceed
ings by Henry Frost and Henry Ander-
bald F'raham of Paterson. n. J., brok-
ers. The petitioners claim general
agency commissions to the amount OF
s1.905.
William B. Smith. senior member OF
the firm. is one Of the oldest members
of the firm of the Consolidated Stock
exchange. having Joined the institution
in 1879. W. II. Osborne, his partner.
is a member of the exchange and also
of the Chicago Board OF Trade. Besides
six offices in New York. the concern
maintained branches in Hartford, New
Haven, New London, Conn. and other
New England cities.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-17
Compelled to Listen to Servants Stories of Their
Former Mistress FOndness for Alcohol
GARDENER, CHAMBERMAID, CoACHMAN,
And Other Employees Castle Gould Swear to the Antics
When intoxicated, of the Woman who Formerly Gave
Them Orders-Mrs. Gould Greatly Moved at Declar-
ations Made on Witness Stand.

her drunk and heard her swear great
deal at the workmen.
Could Not Stand Her Abuse.
zone night she came in from driv-
ing, drunk said the witness, and
began to abuse me and a man named
Tony She said to me she wanted
the big seven-foot hall clock moved,
and / told her would have to get help
and she said, Why, l can move it
myself She was staggering drunk.
She grabbed the heavy clock and both
she and the clock fell against the wall
together"
Trotter went on to say that he re-
fused finally to work at the Blue
Gap" farm because of Mrs. Gould's
abusiveness.
Trotter testified that Mrs. Gould was
only occasionally intoxicated during
her stay of ten days at the Blue Gap"
farm when he was there.
You mean not as often as at cas-.
tie Gould?" queried Mr.. Shearn, on
cross examination.
yes" replied Trotter.
How many times do you think she
was intoxicated during that ten days ?'
asked Mr.. Shearn.
Every other day." was the reply.
The witness testified that Mrs.
Gould once fell off her chair when
lhIOAANdlNNs anu III SNN0hdA NeNe a.
time at Castle Gould seemed to be
drinking all the time.
Referring to the time when Trotter
said Mrs. Gould fell off chair and
lay on the floor helpless, Mr.. Shearn
pointed his finger at the witness and
shouted:
Put Nothing in Mrs. GouIds Coffee.
K"Didn't you put something in Mrs.
Gould's coffee that night at Blue Gap
farm ?"
witness.
Didn't you get Betty Foster, the
colored girl in the kitchen, to put
something in Mrs. Gould's coffee %
asked Mr.. Shearn again.
mo, l did not" said Trotter
Don't you recall that Mrs. Gould
accused you of poisoning her at Blue
Gap farm asked Mr.. Shearn.
Il certainly do not" replied Trot-
ter.
"she was taken sick and fell to
the floor directly after she had been
eating something. wasn't she?" asked
Mrs. Gould's lawyer.
NO, it was two hours before she
ate" replied the witness.
During this cross examination Mrs.
Gould eyed Trotter with piercing
look of disgust.
Court adjourned until 1890 O'Clock
tomorrow morning after Trotter left
the stand