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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02

Joseph NJ. Brown, son of Zoe"
Brown, one Of Georgia's wartime
Governors, took office as Governor
of Georgia amid ceremonies of JET
fersonian simplicity.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02

humanity, let us cultivate a pleasant
smile, hearty laugh, and habit
q eheeGulness.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-02

Mrs. Hulda Whaley, of Nicholas
county, celebrated her one huudrsth
birthday the past week
The Standard Oil Company has
announced another cut of 3 cents
in the price of crude petroleum
Coy. Wilson appointed John J.
Haswell, of Breckenridge county,
Railroad Commissioner to succeed the
late Med. Ferguson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Brownsville garrison were dismisse;
by presidential order.

Brownsville garrison were dismissed
by presidential order.
Foraker-is Foraker. But he is
growing old. He shows in every look
and action that he is physically and
mentally alert, but he has grown stout.
His dome is snow-capped, and the
dropping mustache is silvered. There
are lines of care and age and worry
ladiating from the twin suncenters of
the gray-blue eyes. In late years he
has abandoned the horseback riding
that kept him in perfect physical trim,
and today his only passion is fishing.
Foraker is a fighter, and has
! triumphed more times than he has
been defeated politically, but maybe he
(had enough. The grizzled warrior,
however stalwart, must some time rest.
For Foraker that time seems to be at
hand Unique, original, elegantly hat
able. magnificently loveable - he
says he intends to retire from the
United States Senate. His enemies say
that he must. Will he?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
frances Slow Enacement.

If Frances productivity in material
things were much diminished the con-
struction would be obvious that its
prosperity were waning. But the fact
is that France not only produces and
sells, but saves says the Philadelphia
Times. Its earnings are its sinews
of war and are those of its neighbors
even of it's possible enemies. With
out the money it saves and lends
they could not maintain armies or
make war.
A nation, however, that, in national
sense, ceases to reproduce itself and %
grow. and which is content to be rico,
fat and beyond want. likes an annuit.
ant, lives really for strangers. At first
sight the annuitant seems to command
the earnings of others that he may live
at ease. In the final analysis, his capital
has gone to enrich those who actually
use it and who, with their descendants
will continue to use it and to profit by
it., after he is dead and gone. 1t may
be SO with France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Foraker of Ohio.

Foraker fights at the drop of the
hat and all his fights are conducted
on personal basis. He is not man
who battles for an ideal, for cause.
or even for party. His tongue and
his brain are for Foraker, from the
first dash out of the box to the Gar
rison finish. There is no poetical SEN
timentality about Foraker's moves in
the game, says Sloane Gordon in a
character sketch of the Ohio senate:
in the December Hampton's magazine
Foraker fought Hanna. He fought
Mckinley. In 1908 he therefore sup
ported Roosevelt and sang the praises
of the president from every stump. He
was the recognized disburser of fed
eral patronage in the Buckeye state.
Then there was quick, intense falling
out. The real truth has never been
told about that split. 1t may be denied
even now, but here it is: Foraker
repudiated Roosevelt and in private
conversation denounced him as 4,
hypocrite on the day following the
presidents dramatic demand that the
republican national treasurer, Cornell
ius Bliss, return certain corporation
moneys which had been contributed to
the Roosevelt campaign in 1904. For
aker has always insisted that Roosa-
welt not only knew ALE about the con-
tributions and their source. but tina.
citation. Therefore, Foraker consid-
cred the presidential show of Mortified
surprise and of righteous Indignation
as hypocritieal, and did not hesitate to
say so.
That was the real beginning of the
president With characteristic vigor,
Foraker made remarks about Roose
welt. Shortly afterward, at the Wash
ington Gridiron club banquet, Roose
welt returned the attack, and Foraker
came back with few sledgehamme,
blows that nearly created a riot.
| No foolish notions of justice and
fair play made Foraker advocate the
cause of the negro soldiers al
Brownsville, Texas.
When Foraker took up the Browns
Vile affair he did so primarily because
!!of enmity to Roosevelt The president
had been tramping upon his senatorial
ltoes-criticising his vote on the rail
way rate bill, and Withholding Ohit
patronage from him as a punishment
Foraker saw in Brownsville his chanc,
to strike hard. And he brought bloc,
as the results showed. He fortifie,
himself in this memorable contest b,
the most careful and exhaustive stud.
of all the facts, all the law, all the ties
timony bearing upon the Shooting Up
of the Texas town for which allege,
crime the colored members of tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
So Near and Vet So Far.

1--WE lived for twenty years in New
York apartments" said a man who
would rather pay rent than shovel snow
around his own home, "and I've en-
countered some extraordinary wrip-
kles in that form Of existence. But the
queerest thing of all happened a few
days ago"
Rent reducedT" asked an alleged
humorist
NO. In the apartment over me has
lived for four years family which I
came to know pretty well. While not
on visiting terms, we met often and
agreeably. The head Of the house was
4 fine fellow, for whom entertained a
sincere liking.
well, sir. this man, familiar &C.
quaintance. living in the same house
with me. died suddenly and had been
buried nearly two weeks before
heard of his death, and then learned
OF 1t quite accidentally through a
chance remark by the elevator boy
a neat commentary on New York
life, isn't 1t? 1 wonder what they'd
think of 1t down on the old farm ?"-
New York Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

grave, handsome face. 81 shall be glad
to see you should you care to be neigh
borly, Mr.. Lynwood. Mother is I'M
proving, but she wishes to be stronger
before she faces the influx Of the kind.
" and the curious"
II shall be glad to run in this even.
ing If l may" was the quick response.
and Arthur was too eager for an an
swer to observe the elaborate wink
with which Dick favored him.
The girl gave assent promptly, and
the big and the little brother bowed.
Dick hung back at tie Lynwood gate.
II got some;i:a5 to do" he ex.
planned reproachfuily. "!C-ou were late
this evening. You always come home
about 81
"a client came in at the last mo-
ment." explained Arthur. "Were you
waiting TO see me?"
"Only about an hour" answered
Dick. 81 figured she would lay for you
at the gate, and / wanted to finish off
the Job I'll he home in about an hour
Art"
He dashed off down the street and
by circuitcus route reached the rear
| of the Shelby house, where the plump
| and somewhat cherubic Robert was
| playing by himself.
He started to run when Dick ap-
| peared on the scene. but the more
| active lad had his victim pinioned by
| the arms. while one mittened hand
was clapped over the squirming ones
| mouth.
81 amt going to hurt you-now,'
| promised Dick. 81 just want to talk
to you. You told your sister that ]
punched you for nothing. didn't your
That's just what you did," walled
Bob Shelby.
| THAT amt So" corrected Dick 81
did punch you for something, but ]
amt telling you what for. 1 told your
sister that l licked you for calling my
brother names, and If you ever dare
say that it amt so I'll get you in q
corner where you can't run away ant
you'll know how it feels to be in 9
dynamite explosion. I can do it. CAM
II" he added fiercely, and the shrink
ing lad assured his lord and master
that he certainly could
81 don't want to have to do it." ex
planned Dick. You're so soft that Il
beat you much you'll get out OF
4 shape, and you amt got too mucf
shape as it Is. You'll make a fierce
brother-in-law. Skinny. but I suppose
that I'll have to stand you, for I've
been fixing things for Arthur and
well. guess you go with the family"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
THAW FEARS A MIND TEST
Has Habeas Corpus Writ, Gained After
Fight, Dismissed.

White Plains, n. Y, Jan. 90
Rather than have his sanity tested in
New York county, Harry Thaw,
through his attorneys, obtained an or
der from Justice Tompkins Diminishing
the writ of habeas corpus granted last
week under which he was to have APP
peared before Judge in New Yorl,
county to have his mental condition
Investigated. The action of Thaw's
attorney came as complete surprise
The securing of a new trial had been
regarded as the first step in gaining his
freedom with Matteawan, although il
was conceded by those familiar with
the case that District Attorney Jerome
had gained a strong point in having
the case transferred to New York
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
California People Should Hal
Awhile.
HAT

| Well may the governor, the legisla-
ture and the people generally of Cali
| fornia heed the advice of President
| Roosevelt and move slowly in the
matter of anti-Japanese legislation.
There are certain obligations to the
| nation in general that every common
wealth is bound to respect So, TOO,
in the relations between nation and
| nation. The adjustment of inter-
national questions is unquestion-
ably one that belongs exclusively
to the general government, and
while in this union of states the
interest of one is the concern of all,
| the state of California should not be
permitted to bolt along and make it's
\ own troubles a matter of disturbance
for the entire nation. Japanese inn
| migration is source of peculiar vex-
alton to California, but every other
state in the union has troubles of its
own, which it does not ask the govern
ment to assume the burden of. If, be-
cause of it's geographical situation,
California gets the worst of it from
| the cheap labor that comes over from
the orient, it is no reason why the
state of the golden west-favored so
labundantly in so many other respects
should be allowed to bring about a
worldwide disaster, to say nothing of
precipitating the country in general in
difficulties that might be fraught with
the most serious consequences, re-
CARELESS of the ultimate result.
The government of the United States
has just succeeded in bridging over
what seemed to be a chasm between
the United States and Japan, and of
lreestablishing friendly relations be-
tween the two nations. Now one state
stirs the trouble again. The civil war
settled forever the right of any one
state or group of states to assume any
attitude threatening to prove detrimen-
| tai to the union as whole. and the
quicker the state of California is
taught that the government in gen.
eral will recognize no state procedure
that tends to affect the nations rela-
tions with other nations, the better.
The United States stands in awe of
no other nation on the globe, but it
is not borrowing trouble nor will 1T
violate it's articles of faith. and no
member of Uncle Sans family should
be allowed to create mess that may
involve the entire family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

they may later throw their strength to
a republican candidate and that can
didate may be Shurtleff, whom they
helped to elect speaker of the house.
There are Deneen and Yates who
are talked of as possibilities in case
of deadlock Congressman Foss too
is in Springfield and for him it will be
recalled 80 members in the house and
senate were instructed to vote. Pos
sibly he will loom up as candidate.
There is little chance for Billy Mason
Some dark horse may yet appear if it
becomes certain that Hopkins is
beaten.
In case of such defeat the democrats
will be in a position to redeem the
state control of such men as Hopkins
at least. if they shall see fit to give
their votes to a republican candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
The Conversation Route,

no SOuvSSeaAiVU hV6tOs
Some people when they tell thins
In howery garments dress II,
And other creatures know a lot,
But cannot quite express II.
The gift of CAB is something great,
Assisting the possessor
To make his way around the world
Or / am no good guesser.
Palaver. properly applied
And to the case adjusted.
Assists a man though he Is down
And for the moment busted.
1t opens up the hearts of men
Who hear its liquid flowing,
And IL they are inclined to balk
1t straightway sets them going.
words, idle words" the poet said
When speaking Of the gable
That everywhere assailed his ears
When mixing with the rabble,
But let these words be caught an1
tanned
And broken to the bride
30 they may do the takers will
And they are not so idle.
That talk is cheap we often hear,
But still that doesn't matter.
A very inexpensive toy.
If rightly used. may fatter.
And conversation conned with care,
Set skillfuliy in motion.
Will get a man most anything
To which he takes notion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
GATES FEARS HYDR0PHOBIA
Millionaire and Wife Bitten by Dog
That May Have Been Infected,

Ell Paso, Texas, JAM 20.-Possibility
of hydrophobia, the result of having
been scratched and bitten by a pet
dog, is giving serious concern to John
w. Gates, as well as to his wife and
others. When Mr.. Gates passed
through Ell Paso yesterday in his pri-
vate car bound for Pasadena, Cal, to
visit his son, he received telegram
to isolate his pet Boston bull pup, car
ried on the car with him, as three dogs
at his Port Arthur home, that had been
bitten by tramp cur dog at the same
time Mr. Gates terrier was bitten, had
developed hydrophobia. Mr.. Gates,
Mrs. Gates, and others of the party
have been scratched and bitten by the
animal in play while enroute, and this
now occasions apprehension.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
The Argus Daily Short Story
FIXING THINGS FOR ARTHUR--BY HENRY BERIINGOFF.
Copyrighted. 1908. Literary Press.

enough for you, and then l iimmed
him good one. and there was u fight
1t wasn't much of a fight, though" he
added, with contempt. Il had to chase
him four blocks to get in one punch"
DO you understand that you will be
thrashed il you lay hands on young
Shelby again. demanded Arthur seri-
ouSly.
IN lick him if he talks about you"
declared Dick truculently. He then
proceeded to address his remarks TO
Miss Shelby.
ARTS just the best ever" he ex-
planned. Ever since mother died he's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
A Cure for Misery.

81 have found a cure for the misery
malaria poison produces" says R. NJ.
James, of Louellen, S. c. It's called
Electric Bitters, and comes in so cent
bottles. It breaks up case of chills
or a bilious attack in almost no time !;
and it put yellow jaundice clear out of
commission" This great tonic med
icine and blood purifier gives quick re.
lief in all stomach, liver and kidney
complaints and the misery of lame
back. Sold under guarantee at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE
DOCTOR COMES.

Put all your property in your wife's
name. His visits may be many and
occur often. When he sues you for
the amount of his bill you win have
the dead wood on him.
Quiet your pulses as much az Dos
sible; this may help to reduce the size
Of his bill. Say farewell to your
tongue; the frst thing he WIN do WIN
be to tell you to put it out.
Tell yoIr wife to bring all the gro
GERS slips and arrange them In a neat
pile on the table. He win want to know
what you have been eating.
Just before he arrives get especially
busy about something. He Win insist
that you stop work at once, and It WIN
be well to be in a position to comply
with his demands.
Pass all the doctors iiiosyncrasics n
mental review to refresh your memory
and resolve to let his opinions 60 nm
disputed; he WIN probably charge any
Inference Of opinion up in the bin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
The Senatorial Situation at Spring
field.

1t looks now as IL the Illinois legis-
lature would be in deadlock in the
senatorial contest for some days. SEN
ator Hopkins is at Springfield and u.s.
ing all the generalship of which he is
capable in order to combine the repuo-
lican forces TO stand by him and to
re-elect him. But the failure to ar
range for a republican caucus to name
senatorial candidate is clear indi.
cation that there Is trouble ahead for
Hopkins.
The junior senator has done his best
to bring about caucus. but he has no:
so far been able to get a constitu
tional majority of the two houses e
come together in such preliminary
meeting.
While the democrats will at first
probably support Stringer for senator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

John d. Rockefeller has given a
million more of the peoples money to
the University of Chicago. mixing about
S25 100000 in all as the total to which
that institution is BENEFICIARY. The
people do not object to having heir
money expended in this way but they
would prefer to give it direct, instead
of being held up in the highway of life
and having the man who does the job
get the credit Of being public bene
factor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Costumes Like Mother Ewes.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 20.-Milwau-
KEGS strangest costume ball will be
given Feb. 16 At this function the
only persons who will be allowed to
attend will be artists and their mod
els. There will be representations of
famous pictures and bits of statuary
The atmosphere of the ballroom will
be kept up at 80 degrees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
KEIRAN is NOW IN BUFFALO
Attorneys Claim Client Has Done
Nothing Criminal.

Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. 20.-P. j. Keiran,
who gave himself up to the Pittsburg
police Monday night, flashing bail
bonds to insure his appearance there
on charge of grand larceny, did not
go to New York, but came here with
his attorneys. Keiran denied himself
to callers, but his attorneys talked for
him. Keiran denies insolvency and
will fight. Already his attorneys have
filed an answer to the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings now started in the United
States district court at New York, and
demanded trial by jury on the ques-
ton of insolvency. They will also
take hand in the federal and state
cases against the Fidelity Funding
company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
rheumatism Cured In a Day.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma
tism and Neuralgia radically cures In
one to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. Is cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue. Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
New York chsuffeurs Wear Wells.

Latest among the fads of Broadway,
New York. is the custom of wearing
women's wells, which have been adopt.
ed by many chauffeurs. The wells
tuted for goggles by some chauffeurs
although other drivers of automobiles
wear the wells in addition to the cog
giles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

Hopkins and his abbreviated follow.
ing have gotten into the habit of term
ing those of his own party who oppose
him enemies This is hardly the
proper term. The men who are op
posed to Hopkins are opposed to the
element he represents in politics
They are enemies of all that is odious
in politics. and hence are enemies 81
the enemies of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

YOU.
done everything for me, and amt go
7 ing to have any boy call him names
and say that any girl is good enough
for him to marry. When he marries
want him to marry q top notcher like
you"
The girls face went crimson at the
praise and it's suggestion. but she
smiled into the freckled face before
she turned to Arthur.
II shall see that Robert is punished
if he repeats his offense," she prom
Used. land l don't blame such a loyal
little hero worshiper for defending his
big brother. l don't blame him one
Bit" she added, coloring again as she
let her eyes rest for an instant on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

Roosevelt has got his Bacon, but
Taft will strike it from the cabinet bill
of fare a little over month hence.
The well-fed newcomer at the White
house board likes possum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Couldn't Surprise Him.

The agent was showing old Bin
Bartness from Wayback through q
house with all modern improvements"
made Bill open his eyes some, 1 ino-
agine."
Not 50 any one could notice It. He
never asked question. Even pretend
ed that he knew what the bathtub was
for"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

AS to the stories of his wealth, ii
makes difference whether New
York millionaire is talking to the as
SCISSOR or to select crowd at Newport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

New York, having taken on another
earl as a son-in-law, does not feel so
very bad about the deplorable dearth
of ;nillionaires shown in the assessors
report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

Miss Rose Moyniah of Chicago has
been licensed to become the wife OF
Joseph Observation-Disclosures. But Rose,
even with that name, will probably be
just as sweet as ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

Turkey and Austria. after looking
over good many pages of history,
came to the conclusion that it was
cheaper and less painful to settle their
differences on a cash basis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

A St. Louis man has been fined SO
for stealing kiss from a pretty girl.
She prosecuted him for petty larceny,
or the fine might possibly have been
larger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

One of the peculiar features of the
situation is that the political alma
macs for 1909 have listed Mr. Hopkins
as senator of the 61st congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

Letters mine has been ordered
sealed by the state authorities. That
mine has been bidding for the lid TO:
some time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

Hope on, hope ever. In six weeks
from now the pussy willow poems will
begin to appear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Wednesday, January 90, 1909.

F. o. Lowden's name got in the
balloting on United States senator ut
Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
If you encourage fool he will sooD-
er or later claim you as his brother.

There is only one excuse for having
a grievance; IL you capitalize and col
lect profits from it, all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Humor ane Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Holding her tongue somehow seems
to make woman strong; anyhow, she
gan do lot more than the woman who
oeSn't.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
NEED WHO'D,

it strengthens and vitalizes
Vinol tones up the digestive organs,
aids assimilation, enriches the blood,
and reJuvenates every organ in the
body. In this natural manner Vinol
replaces weakness with strength.
We are positive It will benefit every
old person who Will give 1t q trial.
" It don't we VIII refund their money.
!Hfrper House Pharmacy, Rock island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20
Es,X kFTeN/

Many and many beautiful New
Year resolution Will bloom and -four
ish only to become a faded dissolu-
ton. 4!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-20

1t is hard to
satisfy some peo-
pie; but, then.
that is their chief
charm.
The man who
laughs at your
joke Is entitled to
your courteous
nsfderation,
and don't for a
moment dou b t
that he Is aware
of 1t.