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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-22
EAT THEM LIKE CANDY.

No other remedy can be compared with
Rexall Orderlies for the easy, pleasant and
successful treatment of constipation. You
may have back the money you pay US for
them il they fail to satisfy you. Eat them
like candy any time of day or night. They
don't grippe or cause any annoyance what
ever. Two sizes, Ioc. and zsc.
THOMAS DRUG co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-22
Unkind.

Ella-lt has been there ever since I
can remember.
StelIa-Then it has been there al
ways-New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-22
Gets Foot Crushed.

George APPEL. one of the Schmacht
Ice company's drivers, had his foot
severely bruised today while at work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-22
WALL STOOD TEST
Salveston's Protection Which
Saved City Yesterday, Was
Built by Local Man.
EFFICIENCY is PROVED
Keeps Back Water Driven by CO.
Mile Wind--C. S. Richie One of
Engineers i'm Charge.

The efficiency of the Galveston sea
wall, as demonstrated in the great
storm yesterday. is gratifying to Rock
ISLAND, because of the fact that Major
c. S. Richie, now in charge of the local
office of the United States engineers,
had large part in the engineering
work in the construction of the wall.
He was consulting engineer for the
city, and was the United States ell
giBeer in charge of the work. An Off
cial greeting to the cities of the United
States was sent out last evening by
the mayor, city attorney. superintend-
ent of streets. and the president of
the chamber of commerce, the presi-
dent of the Maritime association and
the president of the Security Building
company, in which it is stated that
'its great sea wall has completely vim
dictated its efficiency and protected the
city from the sea. leaving such insig-
nifiCant damages as are incident to all
storms" The greetings state that the
sea wall has proved complete sue
cess, and that shipping interests suf-
fered no damage and not a life was
lost.
Not Like storm of 1900.
While the storm yesterday was of
similar character to that of Sept. ;.
1900. the results were quite different
West Indian hurricane drove the
waters of the Gulf of Mexico over the
city, causing the loss of 5000 lives and
the destruction of practically all of
the city's property.
1t was Nov. %, 1901, that a board
of engineers. including Major c., S.
Richie, was named to take charge of
the construction of the wall. Major
Richie had previously been engaged IN
the government engineering work
there.
The sea wall is constructed on a
piling foundation, driven As feet into
the ground, below mean low water
with a double thickness of sheet pill
ing on the sea side. The wall is 16
feet high 10 feet at the base, and 5
feet across at the top. The construc-
ton is reinforced by corrugated steel
rods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-22

Entertains Birthday cIub.-Miss
Eve l.. Wright, at her home, 915 Sec
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Strictly Neutral,

Among the humorous and human
stories in DR.. T. L. Pencils recent
book, Among the Wild Tribes Of the
Afghan Frontier" is n of a British
officer in the Kurram valley who inter
rogated an Afridi with regard to what
was then considered a probable on
flict.
Now tell me-" said the officer, "if
there were to be War-which GOd for
bid-between Russia and England,
what part would you and your people
take? Whom would you side with?'
do yoS wish we to tell you what
would please you or to tell you the
real TRUTH" was the naive reply.
81 adjure you to tell we what is the
white word"
Then" said the old graybeard, 1--WE
would just sit up here On u noun
tain tops watching you both fight, un-
til we saw one or the other defeated.
Then we would come down and loot
the vanquished till the last mule! God
is great! What a time that would be
for u.s."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
High
Prices
Effect Upon
Nation Hard
to Describe
By WINTHROP L. MARVIN

PRICES in their effect upon the nation cannot be de-
~ scrhbed with exactness as either good o. bad IN themselves
Rather are they, a a rule, the index Of high wages, high STAN
~ dards of living and a large and buoyant prosperity. 1t would
be a grand thing, doubtless, if we could have, side by side with
WkNA the high salaries and wages of America, the low prices OF
NA6RA China. India II Siam, but the idealist must acknowledge
" that this is utterly impracticable, for after all it is usually
and essentially the wage that makes the price.
When wages increase prices almost necessarily rise also
though not always in the same proportion. It sometimes unprecedented,
it has oen happened in the Development Of some of the greatest industries
of America-that increasing wages have gone hand in hand with decreas-
ing prices, through the skilful use of laborsaying machinery, strenu-
ousIy driven at the utmost speed. The happiest economic condition actu-
ally attanabe is that in which higher prices and higher standards OF hv-
ing are outtripped by a steady, substantial increase in the earnings OF the
work people themselves. That fortunate condition seems to be exempllfed
in on own country more signaly than in any other nation in the world
There is n class, however, though a small one, IN which the higher
cost of living undoubtedly presses without any alienation. This Is the
dependent n a fixed income from such sources as the stated
interest o n bonds, or the recipients of allowances or annuities. To such
persons as these in this time of universal soaring of prices, not even those
ancient refugees, the provincial towns of continental Europe, hold out
much hope of escape, nor are their lamentations heard and needed in leg
isEhve halls. For the perverse craftsmanship of modern christendorl,
swaycd more and more by a sordid need of the support of popular MAORI
ties, everywhere insists o. deferrng
to what it regards as the greatest good M~~x1NonNN> I!NN0NQWG
Of the greatest number.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
GOING UPI

City ways were not altogether new
to him, but, as he waited at the eleva-
tor shaft, in one of Omaha's large Of
fee buildings, he said to his COM
panions.
"Wel. I'll be hanged if that isn't a
beaten"
why, what?"
Just look at that COMPOUNDED rail-
road advertising on an Omaha eleva-
tor-UP! What won't they do next?"
His companion replied, "Sh- Sb-,
those letters mean up"
When I see that word, this jingle
always comes to my mind:
Whenever the little word up you
see,
Think Of Safety, Speed, Service via
U. p
You will see hat word at almost
every passenger elevator in the oun
try, but before you leave for the West,
be sure to buy your ticket via "The
Safe Road to Travel"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Eating for Strength.

The greatest pleasure to be de-
rived from eating is the pleasure one
gets in the knowledge that his food is
giving him greater strength and vi
tally.
Because of this fact there is a con-
slant increase in the consumption of
Quaker Scotch Oats; every time the
strength making qualities of Quaker
Scotch Oats have been tested by sci
entifc investigation or by experiments
in families it has been found to be
a food without an equal.
1t builds the muscles and brain with
out taxing the digestive organs; it
costs so little anyone al afford it,
and it is SO carefully prepared and
packed that it is absolutely pure and
clean. A Quaker Scotch Oats eating
family is always a healthy family.
Besides the regular size packages
Quaker Scotch Oats can be bought in
Theoretically sealed tins. Packed in
this way it keeps fresh and sweet in
any climate. IL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Whatys a GentIeman7

An exact definition Of a gentleman
has been tried many times, never per-
haps with entirely satisfactory results.
Little Sadie lad never heard of any
of the definitions, but she managed
to throw a CLEAN of light on the sub
ject, albeit one touched with uncon-
scious cynicism. The word was in
the spelling lesson and 1 said:
Sadie, what is a gentleman"
please, ma'am," she answered, ga
gentleman's a man you don't know
very well."-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
a GOOD COUGH MIXTURE.
Simple Homemade Remedy That I@
Free from Opiates and Harm
full Drugs.

An effective remedy hat will usu-
ally break up a cold in twenty-four
hours, is easily made by mixing to-
gether in a large bottle two ounces OF
GIycerine, a half-ounce of Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. This mix
ture will cure n cough that is cur
able, and is not expensive as it makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only in the
laboratories of the Leach Chemical
Co., Cincinnati, o.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

to find quick relief. Mrs. Turner used
Doan's Kidney Pills for a rundown con-
dition, backache, pains in the sides and
kidneys, bloated limbs, etc. THE way
they have built me up is simply mar
~velous," says Mrs. Turner, who is a
nurse. my health improved rapidly.
Five boxes did so much for me I am
telling everybody about it."
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. SO cents a box. Foster
Nilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
In Midst
of Life
We Are
in Death
By F. H. RICHARDSON

possible that particles of matter which were a part of the earthly body
of Alexander the Great may to-day be present in u city of Chicago
may even be incorporated in your body and mine.
Matter is used W. and over by nature. To-day it is a cabbage,
tomorrow a part of a human body; in a few years perhaps it passes into
a flower o. is incorporated into a sturdy oak which is hewn down, sawed
into boards and made into the finish of a room.
Then, too. in addition to the enormous tribute to mother nature
through death, the human body renews itself every seven years, e are
told. In other words, the human body actually dies every sever years,
which adds another 65O,OOO,OOO (neary) pounds Of matter which human
iy annually contributes to the uses of nature.
OF course, such a subject as this is to some extent grewsome, but. it
is nevertheless interesting.
The average death rate is computed to be practically one every second
of time.
Every time the clock beats a human soul passes into the great beyond.
Truly, in the midst of life we are in death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Ready for the End.

The rector and a farmer were dis
cussing the subject of pork one day
and the rector displayed considerable
interest in a pen of good-sized Berk-
shires. Those pigs of yours are in
fine condition, Tomkinson," he re
marked. Yes, sir; they be-" replied
the mater-of-fact farmer. "Ah, sur, il
we was all of us only as fit to die as
they be, sur, we'd do."-London News
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Fighting the Slave Trade.

Although sl~ave-trading is generally
supposed to be a thing Of the past, the
United States contributes annually
500 as it's share of the expense Of
keeping up at Brussels an institution
known as the international bureau for
the repression of the African slave
trade.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

en- who suffer back
ache, constant Ian
guor, and b COM
mon symptoms of
i e complaint.
should be grateful to
Mrs. n Turner,
of E. B. ST., Ana
darko, Okla, for
nOintinp out. the WaY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
M7~&awA &M0""~

1t is estimated that there are more than
33,333,OOO deaths a year in this old world
Of ours. The figures make one wonder to
just what extent nature uses again the par
ticles which go to make up the human
form. Estimating the average weight at
$50 pounds, nearly 5,OOO,O 600, 600 pounds
of matter is thus returned to earth annu-
ally. And this process will go on in in
creasing ratio just as long as the human
race continues to increase. That a portion
of the human form evaporates into gas and
is blown wherever the wind may go is IN
questionable. It follows that it is quite
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
NauQht But Abuse.

They all said 1 would make a splen-
did candidate"
"Well?"
$50 l became a candidate"
Again well?"
"And now look what they say about
me!"-Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

The grandest time a man has is de-
scribing to his wife exactly how an
election is coming out and the busiest
explaining why it didn't.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Women
Who
Crowd
Labor
Market
By P. EVAN JONES

work when they are able to support them and wives who insist on working
when there Is no necessity for their doing so should be fined and impris
oned.
The same treatment should be given parents who allow their girls t
work instead of keeping them in school " at home.
a law which would forbid married women from working unless thci
husbands were shown to be invaids o dead or earning wages below what
would be be declared the minimum in such cases would do much toward
adjusting the present unsettled economic conditions as regards the workers
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder.
It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t
is a certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Always use it to
Break in new shoes. Sold by all Druggists.
25c. Trial package mailed Free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
For Headache Try Hicks capudine.

Whether from Colds. Heat, Stomach OIL
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Efects Immediately. 10, q
and SOC at Drug Stores.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Takinu No Chances,

What did Barker do when he dis
covered thai his wife and chauffeur
had planned to elope in his carr"
He oiled it thoroughly, and put it
in first-class shape"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

The danger from slight cuts or wound.
is always blood poisoning. The immedi
ate application of Hamlins Wizard Oh
makes blood poisoning impossible.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Important to Mothers,

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
signature 1saa re- of &MIzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

The great and good do not die even
in this world, embalmed in books their
spirits walk abroad.-SmileS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

He who has conferred a kindnes.
should be silent, he who has re
ceived one should speak of 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

Constipation causes and aggravates many serious
diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by DR.. Pferce'0
Pleasant Pellets. The faVOrite family laxative.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

In Washington the health department
has lately made a most important ruling
in the interest of the public
The new order is to the effect that the
owners of dressed meat products, the car
casses of beef, pork, mutton and the like
shall not allow them to be hauled through
the city's streets unless they are protected
from the filth and dust that the wind is
ever conveying through the atmosphere.
It is a sensible stand to take and ought
to be adopted everywhere.
The bodies of animals destined for
food will accumulate germs of disease IN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Well Posted.

"Is he we'll posted?"
Yes, at every club he belongs to-"
Lampoon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Tie Is Essential.

dad, what sort of a bureau is a
matrimonial b~ureau?"
20, n bureau that has five draw
ers full of women's fxings and N
mans tie in it"-Houston Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

To consider anything impossible
that we cannot ourselves perform.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

l would favor votes for women If l
thought they would succeed in securing leg
islation which would make it impossible
for women to work when they are not in
absolute need of the money. 1t is this
which causes, in part, the small wages pail
women.
Parents should be forced to keep their
girls in school longer instead of sending
them out to seek employment so that the
children themselves may crafty a taste for
clothes and pleasures which the parents
are unable to give them.
Husbands who allow their wives to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

II man were not vain the power OF
woman would cease.-Smart Set.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

Not to alleviate If we can all that
needs alienation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Keep the
Meat
Properly
Covered
By DR. W. RAE

less they are covered in transit from slaughter houses and railway station
to their destination in the market stalls.
For years no one has thought fit to interfere in this essential matte
and the consequence is that the public has been forced to purchase insani
tary meats.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethtng, Boftens the gurus, reduces IN
Aammatton, a1lays palm cures wind coliC. 2Sca bottle
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
Y0uRsE1r

when you feel . cold coming on by taking q few dos
of Perry Davis Painkiller. 1t is better than QUINN
and safer. The large SOC bottles are the cheapes
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26
A NURSES EXPERIENCE.
1ackache, Pains in the Kidneys, BIoat-
ing, Etc, Overcome.

A nurse is expected to know what
to do for common ailments, and wom-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

Pettit's Eye SaIve for Csc.
Relieves tired, congested, inflamed and
sore eyes, quickly stops eye aches. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-26

A philosophical man when consider
ing his own troubles isn't.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
MRS HARRIET BROWN DEAD
Old Resident Passed Away Early
This Morning.

Mrs. Harriet Brown, widow of the
late o. Elbridge Brown, died at her
home in the west part of the town this
morning at 2.45 o'clock, after an i'll
ness lasting about three months
Death was due to a complication of
diseases.
Mrs. Brown was born in Colebrook,
n. H., on January 3, 1888 and had
been a resident of this town during
the greater part of her life. She is
survived by four children; three sons,
Robert of this town, Dean ]. of Hoo
sick Falls and Albert E. Brown Of
Hooslck and one daughter, Grace
Brown by whom she was most faith
fully attended during her long ill.,
ness.
The deceased was, until the time Of
her last illness, remarkably active
for one of her age and during the past
few years often walked from her
home to this village and return, a
distance of about six miles, without
showing signs OF fatigue. She was
for many years member OF the Bap-
fist church. On account of her
affable manner and ready CONVEX
sational powers she has many friends
who will mourn her death.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed, Notice OF the
same will appear in tomorrOw's Ban
ner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
COST $4,000 TO
ABOLISH GRADE
CROSSINGS
Railroad Commission Held
Hearing Here Today
RUPERT CASE DISMISSED
Town Had Separate Agreement for
Highway Construction and Thinks
Price Excessive.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners held meeting here today on
the matter of the abolition of two dan
gerous grade crossings in the town of
Rupert All the members of the board
John w. Redmond of Newport, s. Hol-
lister Jackson of Barre and Eli H. Por-
ter of Wilmington, and the clerk of
the board, Rufus W. Spear of Newport
were in attendance.
The Delaware and Hudson Railway
company, on whose road the crossings
were abolished, was represented by its
engineer, Frank McMartin Of Albany
and clerk. States Attorney w. ].
Meagher appeared for the state and
the selectmen of the town of Rupert
The work of abolishing the cross
ings has been accomplished some time
ago and the meeting today was called
for the purpose of discussing the rail-
road company's bill for the work I'm
der the law enacted by the legislature
of 1906 the railroad companies are re-
quired to abolish two crossings each
year for every SO miles of road within
the boundaries of the state. The state
pays rs per cent of the expense, the
town in which the abolished crossings
are located 10 per cent and the rail-
road company 65 per cent.
In the Rupert case the estimated
cost Of the abolition was $4,000 but the
company's bill is over $4,000. For
the expense to exceed the estimated
cost Of work of this nature is not
unusual as conditions are frequently
encountered which make the work
more costly. At Rupert a large
amount of hardpan was encountered
and the work was done In the winter.
The selectmen of Rupert have a
separate issue in the work in that
they contracted with the railroad COM
pany to build section of highway not
called for in the original plans The
company's bill for the work is $1,000
which the selectmen claim is excess
i've
The hearing was concluded at noon
and the commissioners left town early
this afternoon. Mr. Porter took a troll
ley car for North Adams and Messrs
Jackson and Redmond went north on
the flyer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15

HOUSE sUReLARIzED
Summer Residence Of Geo. Worthina-
ton Broken lnt0-Artisles stolen


The summer residence OF George
Wortnington at Bennington Center,
winch has been closed since the depar-
ture OF Mr. Worthington about the
nrst OF the month, was recently brok,
"a mo Oy d thief or thieves and
lev articles OF PROVISIONS, etc, stolen.
entrance Was maue Dy Climbing 10
the top OF the porch ON the east side
OF the house and breaking the glass
Al WINDOW on the second Story,
evidently with stone. 1t is believed
that the burglary occurred about a
week ago ana before the recent snow
storm as no tracks are visible about
the house.
MI Worthmgton was notified by the
man IN charge OF the place Thursday
and left New York Immediately, for
this town, arriving here ON the early
mUrnlng tram today. In company
with Deputy Sherin John Nash. an ex-
animation OF the house was made this
morning and disclosed the fact that
nothing OF value had been taken. An
amount OF sllyerwaTe had been locked
III one OF the closets on the departure
OF the family, but this was found to
De undlsturDed
Mr. Worthington has placed the af-
far in the hands OF the local author.
tiles aud has offered reward of $100
to be given to amy person who gives
information causing the arrest and
conviction of the thief. This is a SER
ious offence, punishable by sentence
al state PRISON at hard labor. 1t is
unoficially stated that those in charge
OF the case have formed good idea
OF who the culprit is from evidence al
ready found, and an arrest is liable
to occur in short time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-15
Alcohol Is a Preservatlve

Alcohol is recognized the World over
as the proper, most efficient and whole
some preserver OF medicinal com
pounds and while some journalists try
to alarm the world by the cry that pat,
ent medicines contain more alcohol
than beer" they neglect to STATE that
proprietary medicines are taken n
doses from a teaspoonful to a table
spoonful, while beer is a beverage
that is consumed in quantities from q
glass to several quarts day.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound contains only lis per cent at
cohol. simply enough to preserve the
roots and herbs from which 1t Is made
and may be relied upon by every WON,
an in the land as a reliable, honest ana
sure remedy for the ills peculiar TO
her sex.