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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

two or three newspaper men. The scientists are
in the great majority.
1t costs a pretty penny to join the Metropolitan
club and to pay the dues and to live the life of
the organization. The initiation fee at the Cosmos
club is rather small, and the dues light, but
there are scores of members of the Metropolitan
club "the club of the nobs' who willingly would
pay twice or thrice the Metropolitans initiation
fee and the Metropolitan's dues if the expenditure
could gain them admission to the club where the
"cranks" foregather.
Every Monday night is called social night at
the Cosmos club. OF course the clubhouse is open
at all times but on Monday evening the members
make a special effort to be present and there is
always large gathering in the great. sweeping
rooms of tie house where once lived Dolly Madi
son.
They don't intrude shop" upon you in the
Cosmos club. The members genial body of
men and they have many guests from all parts of
the world They find out what the guest likes to
talk about and then some one who knows the sub
ject is promptly introduced to him. There few
world subjects upon which you cannot get an
expert opinion in the Cosmos club.
The members of course, have their hobbies
and they ride them. In corner OF a room there
will be an astronomical group, and there will be
another corner with fish group and another cor
ner with bird group and another corner WITH 1t
may be, mushroom group. 1t isn't all science
however in the Cosmos club The members play
billiards and pool and bridge. and they have fine
time of 1t generally and at great expense for
it is one of the hard facts of earth that de-
voted to science have little money. Learniuf
doesn't bring high pay In the market
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

ton The body was removed from the base of
the oak about rs years ago 1t never should have
been removed.
1t is said that Washington selected the place
where his body lies and left instructions
that one day the change of sepulcher should be
made. The oak which guarded the first grave
must have been standing for three centuries.
The view from the place is inspiring enough to
eIkndle the eyes of dead man. The view from
the tomb is fine in it's way, but it is as moth
ing to the grand sweep of river hilltops and for
ests which moves before the eye from the place
where Washington slept for 80 years
Hundreds of visitors go to Mount Vernon
daily. They peer into the tomb and then
stIaightway go to the house. There is an inter-
est, of course, which must attach to any of the
belongings of Washington, but it seems to be
legitimate matter of regret that of the thousands
who go to Mount Vernon the interest in the mir
ror which Washington used when he shaved and
in the spoon with which he ate his poFridge, if
he ate porridge is far greater than in the forest
trees under which he walked and in the garden
whose hedges of formal cut were planted with
his hand.
Indoors at Mount Vernon everything is dead;
outdoors everything is alive The forest and
garden are instinct with Washington; the con-
tents of the house are as dust.
There is a real interest however, in the
library of the old home In the main the books
are simply copies of those which were on the
y shelves in Washington's time. The originals, as
understand it, are in several libraries of the
country. There are two originals however,
which are open at the title page that if the
light be good. one may read Washington's name
written In his own hand and the title of the book
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
me we'll woman and 1 have no more
backache. hope / can help Others by
telling them what Lydia e. Pinkhan's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me-" MRS. EMMA IMsE, S33 FirstSts,
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 e. 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 suf-
ering woman. owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia u. 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 women to write
her for advice, She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
Amt she all right, Maria?"
"You might say something nice to
me, once in while, Bob"
Where Inspiration Sits.

Mrs. Quilluser came tiptoeing softly
into her husbands study, rested a
hand lightly on his shoulder and peer
ed over at the sheaf of half-written
sheets on his desk
What are you working on now,
dearest?' she asked gently.
~On Mary's mittens,' he answered
pleasantly. but without looking up.
Mrs. QuillIser studied moment, as
If planning Dearest, Willie needs a
pair of shoes more than Mary does
the mittens. l have already promised
them to the poor boy. Hadn't you bet
ter work on Willies shoes first, dear"'
"All right, Nellie, all right" he re-
piled kindly, turning his eyes up into
Nellie's great patient ones.
Then he pushed back "An Ode to
the Dancing Leaves and cheerfully
began to write a Sunday special on
"A New Substitute for Coal."-Puck.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

Starch, like everything else. is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all
injurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in.
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

do your COWS give much milk?'
queried the fair summer boarder.
DO they!" echoed the old farmer.
Say, jist atween yew an me, they
give so ALFRED much that de diloot
tn well water we sell tew tn campers
with it''-Chicago Daily News.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

Tnerc Catarrh in this section OF the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced IL local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly falling
TO cure with local treatment pronounced II incurable.
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. j. Cheney
4 Co. Toledo Ohio is the only Constitutional cure on
the market 1t taken internally In doses from 10
drops to teaspoonfu. 1t directly the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails TO cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials
Address: f. j.. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. oAloe,
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family BllIs for constipation
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

one Oh Wnlcn, out with unerI1ng inaccuracy she
made answers. This was Travelled American
girl There is fairly wellgrounded belief that
she met and captivated her German husband
while she was doing Europe in an automobile or
rhapsodizing the Rhine
Some day. perhaps--vedy likely. in fact-she
will go back to her husbands land and will
listen to his telling of his American trip and in
the enthusiasm of the nature which he made
manifest on the Potomac he will tell the his
toric truths" concerning George Washington
which he learned from his American wife
1t may be that some of the Germans who
know something of the life of the American gen
eral who was the friend and fellow soldier of
Steuben will come to think, some Americans
have to think before this. that little
American history might be included in the course
of study of the average American girl, and that
not dollar should be spent her passage
money to Europe until she knows without stop
ping to think whether it was George Washington
or Abraham Lincoln who crossed the Delaware,
and who, something later, forced the surrender
Of CORVALLIS at Yorktown. This may to
be matter that is beside the mark. but. while
the listener had none too thorough knowledge
OF American history, there were things
said on the boat plying down the Potomac that
il they had been said by an eghthgrade school
boy ought to have brought him fogging
Mount Vernon has been written about by
pretty nearly everybody who has seen the place.
Il hasn't fallen to the lot Of everybody to see It
in the fall. 1t is noble place. fitting resting
ground for the first American.
ii seldom falls 10 mans lot to see such he
6 xentiteI oxer tue fret burial Place Of Washing
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
Grading Literary Power.

Dean Smaller Mathews says that the
newspaper shapes the popular mind
more by it's headlines than by it's ed
itorials" BY the same token, au-
thors impress by the title of their
books, not by their contents, artists by
their themes, rather than by their ex-
ecution-and lecturers by their plati-
tudes more than by their sense.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
word Sentimental" Tho


wonder was, and the poor
light was responsible for its remain
ing wonder, if the father of his
country had not in his quiet hours
been reading "a Sentimental Jour
ney." If the gentle Martha had
peeped into the pages and had re-
proved George because of what she
saw there one can imagine his ready
answer that the book was written by
a holy priest of her own chosen
church.
The man with the megaphone on
the Washington "rubberneck" wag-
ons tells his audience of passengers
as they roll by the Metropolitan club
house: This is the club of the nobs. "
In another minute, as the big sight
seeing bus passes another clubhouse
the megaphone man says: And this
is the club of the cranks.'
THE club of the cranks," as this In
formation bowler calls it, is the Cos
mos club, and a most interesting or
ganization it is. It's membership is com
posed of scientists, some physicians
and cfergymen a few LAWYERS and
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

0l6 ~ WSH NOllidlis
and / would like to
tell the wholeworld
of it. / suffered
fromfemaletrouble
and fearful painsin
my back. had the
best doctors and
they all decided
that / had a tumor
in addition to, my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
ton. Lydia Il.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
Mrs.. Smiths Housekeeping.

Growells-Smith's wife must be a
poor housekeeper.
Mrs. Growell-Why do you think SO?
Growells-He declares he's perfect
ly comfortable at home every day in
the year-Boston Herald.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

Don't place too much confidence in.
appearances The fellow who is up
with the lark may have kept the lark
up all night.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
For Colds and erlpp-capudire.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is.
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liquld-Effects immediately-10,
20 and soc at Drug Stores.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

er, cease!" | don't know how many
thousands of Americans go yearly to
Mount Vernon to pay visit to the re-
pository of dead mans bones, but
the number is something enormous
If George Washington never had
lived at Mount Vernon, never had Wis
tied there. never had died there. and
had been buried In the antipodes there
would be excuse enough for the visits
to the place of seventy times seven
the number of the pilgrims who go
yearly down the Potomac to stand on
the towering hill and to look off down
the valley.
1t is with an utter shame that 1t
is confessed that after four years
residence in Washington one man
American born and with some lurk-
ing pride of patriotism in his make
up never until recently went to the
place where the father of his coun-
try and the exponent of the American
school teachers ideal of truth lies
buried.
Mount Vernon is the ultimate OBJ
ject of the voyage down the Potomac.
There are other objects every paddle
wheel stroke of the way, for the hills
on either side are hills of rare beauty
crowned with trees that saw the rev.
olution and that in the fall are wear
ing the raiment which belongs to the
kings of the forest
On the boat going down there was
young German gentleman, who had
married an American wife He was
much more interested in the beauty
of the Potomac's banks and in the
history of the country beyond the
banks and in the life history of
George Washington than was she.
The German asked his American wife
if George Washington was born at
Mount Vernon. She answered that
he was; which he wasn't, not by
many miles. He asked her many
other questions, to each and every
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
MAsH/w e7Ow AZ

ASHINGTON.-In the novel
of "Ivanhoe." Isaac the
Jew tells the knight that
he knows it is the custom
of the Christians to put on
pilgrims garb and to walk
barefooted for miles to
worship dead mems bones.
There is something of a
sheer in Isaac's tone and
Ivanhoe rebukes him with
a truly heroic. "Blasphem-
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

A man isn't necessarily hot-headed
because he wears stove-pipe hat
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28
AFTER \,
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. "Lydia q. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has made
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-10-28

SPRkINS and BRUISES
disappear like magic under the healing toucff' of
Perry Davis Painkiller. During this icy weather no
household should be without It, In 25c 35c Soc Sizes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
2l5 High Grade Carpet
size Rugs

a RE offered in this sale at very special
~ prices. They are goods of well known
4 = merit-M ]. Whittall, S. Sanford and
Sons, Alexander Smith and Sons. and Bige-
low Carpet Co. Every rug perfect, all new
designs and the patterns and cloorings are ex-
ceptionally fine.
9x12 feet brussels rugs Oriental, Medal
lion, and floral. patterns 1900, 1880 and $40.
9x12 feet velvet rugs in rich greens and
browns, SIS.
9x12 feet Administer rugs, extra heavy pile
in fine Oriental designs, 25.O0 $3.50 and
$3.50.
9x12 feet Royal Wilton rugs in best grade
worsteds. solid greens with art borders and
high art Oriental and Medallion patterns, $780,
$500 and $32
Brussels carpets with wide art borders
reds, greens and tans 9fc to Csc yard.
Velvet carpets in hall and parlor effects
with borders to match, 1.25, Csc and S5c yard
A choice selection OF new patterns i'll high
grade Administer, body brussels and Royal
wilton carpets in the 1909 designs with the
new art borders in reds green's grays tans old
rose and delft blue, LIS to $3.50 yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
New Sheer Wash Goods

"OR Mid Summer wear are now all in and
the early buyers will get the really good
things before the assortemnts are brok-
en-. Many entirely new ideas in sheer printed
wash fabrics have been produced in both the
foreign and domestic goods and our display
Monday will be surprise and delight to the
early purchaser. Here are some especially at
tractive values in materials just received.
Silk dot Pois de Sole and Mercerized Tai
feta, two and pretty wash fabrics in Tan,
Copenhagen, Navy, Pink and Brown, mono
tone dot effects and foulard designs, quite
sheer and silky-wll make beautiful summer
dresses, at per yard 25c.
Dotted Swiss Mulls One full case of
these handsome materials in an endless vari-
ETY. of border designs. Floral patterns, rings,
polka dots, stripes, etc, in dainty colorings.
They make up like the finer swisses-all at
per yard -15c.
New Crepe Novelties-There is a growing
demand for crepe weaves in wash fabrics and
we have just opened new lot of Pssa
stripes, Mishima cloths. merceriZed and silk
canton crepes in all the light, pastel and staple
shades, etc, etc, prices range from lis to
5Sc a ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
E.S.m ecabe &cu
"S. H." Trading Stamps Every Purchase
oROCK ISLAND. Ill

THIRTY-EIGHT years ago this store
was founded and dedicated to the
principle that the true merchant was
the agent OF his customers and that the
creed "Let the buyer beware" was out
worn, and no longer had place in hon
est merchandising.
In 1870, when this new kind of store
was incorporated with these principles,
many smiled and said the new kind of
store cannot last-but this was more than
thirty-eight years ago, and today the mer-
chant who does not give full protection to
every customer is an outlaw in the realm
of honorable trade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
IS FOUND DEAD
NEAR HIS CAMP
August Webbing Dies of Apo
plexy in Night and Falls
From Deck of Boat.
HAD BEEN OUT HUNTING
Body Is Discovered I'm Early Morning
by Companion on Big Island
Was Native of City.

August Webbing. 500 Eleventh ave
nue., who conducted saloon in this
city for a number of years and was
very well known, came to sudden
death this morning, while at a camp
out on the bank of Mill creek en- Big
island. Wild stories were circulated
in the city this morning TO the effect
that he had been murdered. others
that he had been shot while hunting
and half dozen other stories and Mr..
Wehling's many friends were at a
loss to know what had really hap
pened. 1t was finally learned, how
ever, that no violence accompanied
his death and that it was due to
apoplexy
Mr.. Webbing recently sold out his
saloon business and had decided 20
take rest of several days by getting
back to nature on little hunting ex-
petition. Last Wednesday, in com
pany with Anton Kopp, with whom he
had been on annual hunting trips fire.
quently in the last 10 years, and his
son and his brother, Henry, he went
out TO an old house boat which he
owned The camp is located on the
bank of Mill creek on Big island about
three miles from Milan.
Found Dead ON Ground.
The party spent Thursday and Fri
dau i'm hrntinU md want m he'd nc
usual last evening. This morning Mr..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
New Spring Suitings
L. T 4lssD1ds, H AZ shSdN 5 .

THE new spring styles in suitings show
tendency toward the soft satin finished
cloths in both stripes and plain mater
ials. They are really beautiful and IN the new
shades that have been troduced this spring
wonderfully effective
In seif-colored shadow and phantom stripes
wool satin grounds, are showing an eN-
tensive variety in all celors, including all
the new spring shades A to "a inches wide at
per yard, 1893, LIS, 1.25, 100 and 75c
Black dress goods are coming to the front
again after few seasons inactivity. Among
the new weaves we showing are Priestley's
Wool Satins, Satin Ottoman, Tussah Royal,
Satin Soleil. etc, etc. as we'll as new numbers
IN Panamas, Poplns, Wool-taffetas, Batistes.
Voiles and other staple cloths in wise range
of prices.
We have just opened UP about 80 pieces of
jamestown suitngs known everywhere for
their durability in a splendid variety of styles
copied from the higher price suitings-nothing
better made for chdren's wear, every day
dresses, office skirts, ETC., ETC. Hair line stripes
chevron stripes. checks small plads, shadow
stripes and Tartan plaids in all staple colors
and black at per yard SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
Linens!

T F you knew these linens
as we do you'd be here
bright and early Mon
day morning. For two days
only, Monday and Tuesday
The residue of "a pieces
of pure flax, Irish bleached
table damask, So 1-2c the
yard. Not more than two
cloths to a buyer, yd 3SEc.
Six patterns - only six
those beautiful pure linen
silver bleached table da-
masks, for two days reduced
to 47Hc yd.
Nine patterns, 9, elegant
full bleahced pure linen, 1.25
and 1873 satin damasks, at
just an even dollar a yard,
$1.OO.
Napkins to match if you
want them.
A. Mile of all pure flax
linen crash toweling, easily
worth 12hc, Monday and
Tuesday for this sale, one
mile, 9Ac yard, only 9Lac.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
March 13 In History.

16S1-Birth of Esther Johnson. noted
unfortunately as Dean Swifts
STELLA" died F22
1SS1-Alexander II. Of Russia assassi.
mated: born 1918; crowned 1875.
Alexander began the work of re.
form in his empire as soon as
peace was declared In the Crimean
war. The Russian serfs were
emancipated in 1861. Several at
tempts on his life were made by
nihil!sts. He was Killed in the
streets by q bomb.
1s01-Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third
president of the United States.
died; born 1888.
i906-Susan Brownell Anthony, pioneer
woman suffragist. died; born 1920.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13

Kopp arose and went outside the boat
house, which is pulled out on the
shore, and found Mr.. Webbing lying on
his face on the ground at one end of
the boat. He saw at once that his
friend was dead and he called 10
Mr. Wehling's son, and show
ed him what had happened.
They then notified the authori-
ties. and Coroner j. F. Rose conducted
an inquest this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Dr. W. l.. Eddy of Milan examined the
body and found that death was caus-
ed by apoplexy. In his opinion the
fall from the deck of the house boat
probably occurred after the attack of
IapopleXy, and improbable that
the fall took place first.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
in accordance with the report of the
physician, that the deceased had come
Ito his death from the effects of a
stroke of apoplexy.
Native of City.
Mr.. Webbing was born in this city
and was 80 years old. He is survived
by his wife and two children. Henry
and Olga, his father, Fred Webbing. a
brother, Henry. and three sisters, Mrs.
Frank Bleuer. Mrs John Fasserl and
Mrs. r. Kanaka, the latter being i
resident of Sterling and the others
residing in Rock Island.
Mr.. Webbing was prominent mem
Der of the local aerie of Eagles M.
| $50, and the aerie will attend the
| funeral services in body.
Inquest Over a Child.
Coroner Rose was called yesterday
afternoon to investigate the death OF
the three weeks old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Scharpp of South Rock Is
land The parents yesterday morning
at o'clock endeavored to secure the
services of a physician, but the first
three who were called could not at.
| tend TO the case, and it was 1:30 be
! fore a physician arrived. and the
child died at u o'clock. The evidence
at the inquest showed that death was
! due to commissions. Dr. W. L. Eddy OF
Milan, and Drs. c. T. Foster and ]. E
Assay of this city were all called by the
| family. but none could attend to the
case at once. and DR.. Assay did not
reach the home until some time after
| the child had passed away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
The New OxfordS.

may seem early to some to talk about
Oxfords. but every woman knows that
later in the season when everyone wants
them. the size and with of the particular style
she likes is generally gone.
We are opening the new Regis and Males
tic Oxfords every day. You will agree with us
that they are the handsomest you ever saw
the latest quirks and wrinkles, the nattiest
shapes and the very coiors you want-all are
here. Regis and Majestic Oxfords, 400, $50
500 and $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-13
Standard Hosiery

7 UDGE your hosiery by its wearing quail
ties-long wear, together with perfect fit
u and of colors that fast. go to make up
hosiery satisfaction. Our 25c hosiery is fully
up to these standards and is making satisfied
customers every day.
For Women The Standard Hosiery"
made of selected Nile River cotton knitted in
finest shapes dyed in fast colors by special
process, tans, browns, blacks and blacks with.
white soles per pair 25c.
For Children, Misses, Girls and Boys-The
celebrated "Nomend' hose, with linen knees,
heels and toes. fast black and very elastic,
heavy weight for big boys medium for boys
and girls. and fine ribbed Isle finish for dress
up occasions, all sizes, to 10, per pair, 25c