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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
TINY BABY'S PlTIFUL CASE

sour baby when two months old
was suffering with terrible eczema
from head to foot, all over her body.
The baby looked just like q skinned
rabbit We were unable to put clothes
on her. AT first it seemed to be few
mattered pimples. They would break
the skin and peel off leaving the I'M
derneath skin red as though it were
scalds. Then few more pimples
would appear and spread all over the
body, leaving the baby all raw without
skin from head to foot. On top of her
head there appeared a heavy scab q
quarter Of an inch thick. 1t was aw.
f,Il TO see so small baby look as she
did. Imagine! The doctor was afraid
to put his hands to the child. We
tried several doctors remedies but all
failed.
Then we decided to try Cuticura.
By using the Cuticura Ointment we
softened the scab and it came off. I'm
der this, where the real matter was,
by washing with the Cuticura Soap
and applying the Cuticura Ointment,
a new skin soon appeared. We also
gave baby four drops of the Cutlcura
Resolvent three times daily. After
three days you could see the baby
gaining little skin which would peel
off and heal underneath. Now the
baby is four months old. She is a fine
picture of a fat little baby and all
is well. We only used one cake of Cuti-
cura Soap, two boxes of Cuticura ONT
ment and one bottle of Cuticura Re
solvent. II people would know what
Cuticura is there would be few suffer.
Ing with eczema. Mrs. Joseph Koss-
mann St Johns Place, Ridgewood
Heights, ~ Y. Apr 80 and May 4, o."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

well at night. / believe there is moth
ing like the Pinkham remedies" -
Mrs. CLARA FRAMES, Il. +. D., No. 8,
Knoxville, Iowa.
The success of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements. infam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, ir-
regularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe 1t to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should it
not euro you?
Tfyou want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t is free and always helpful.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Equine Ceoarapher.

Here is a story Of an equine geog.
rapher, who was the cause of saving
his master some distance in travelling
A gentleman in the habit Of riding a
good deal, found that whenever he ap.
preached q certain gully, his saga.
cious horse invariably opposed his
wishes to cross at the particular spot
he had been accustomed to, always
endeavoring to lead of to another
part Of the gully. where no passage
was known to exist by his rider. Re.
solving to see whittier the cunning
rogue would 60. he gave him the rein.
and soon found himself carried over
the gully by route that he had never
before followed. Still. however. think.
ing that the former way was the near
est. he was curious enough to have
both measured. when he found the
horses Judgment correct, that way be.
ing the nearer by several hundred
yards.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Problem Was Easy for Edison

stated the object of our call queer
little smile passed over his features.
Finally he said: / suppose you have
had all sorts Of inventions offered to
your
We nodded acquiescence.
Well he said, chuck 'em all out.
Most Of them are no good, and, be-
sides, you don't need any invention.
We looked surprised and Edison
was clearly amused at our astonish-
ment Then he proceeded to elucidate.
All you have to do, gentlemen, is to
lnsulate your wires, draw them
through the cheapest thing on earth.
lead pipes, run your pipes through
channels or galleries under the street,
and you've got the whole thing done.
81 acre he was telling us in that
simple, of-hand way how to do the
thing we had spent the best part of
a year puzzling over; for none of US
doubted that he had solved the prob
lem, and afterward the experiments
which we conducted proved con-
clusively that he had.
Before we left Edison we asked
him what his bill was for the advice
he had given us.
Not a cent he replied. DO you
suppose I'd stick you for SO simple a
thing as that
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Showing Himself Up.

"Unk" Russell. the local prize fight
er. is very fond of playing baseball
and when the Athletics are at home
he often goes out In the morning TO
practise with them.
Apropos Of this practise of links"
Eddie Collins tells the following story:
"Unk came to Shibe park early in
the season and made himself known
to us with the request that If 1t were
possible he would like to have little
practise with us, as it would aid in
his training
Il told him we would be glad to
have him get in the game, and told
him to get in left field. He looked
around helplessly for a moment or
two, and then, coming close to me,
said, almost in a whisper:
Say, which is left held? | never
played on this diamond. "-Philadelp-
phia Times
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Wizard Quickly Told New York Com
mission Just How Electric Cur
rent Wires. Could Be
Placed Underground.

When New York city, back in the
late eighties, passed an ordinance for
Kidding the stringing of telegraph and
telephone wires overhead and order
ing the miles of wires already over
head to be placed underground a COM
mission was appointed to take charge
Of the work of burying them. A men,
Der of this commission was the late
Jacob Hess, at one time very promi-
aent as a Republican organization
leader in New York, and one of the
group of very energetic young men
who were trained in politics by Ches-
ter A. Arthur when he was a power
In New York city politics.
THE most impressive evidence 1
ever had of Edison's genius | received
when was member of what | be-
neve was the first authoritative body
to deal with the problem of laying a
city's wires underground" said Mr.
Hess to me a few years before his
death. And, by the way, our work as
a commission was closely followed by
municipal authorities throughout the
United States and also by some Of the
leading municipal experts of Europe.
Well, when we started out we
knew that 1t wouldn't do just to place
the wires in trenches and let it go at
that; anybody knows that wires so
placed would not work and would
soon be destroyed. So we had au-
lhori+v m cOapd ypnpav RI yooIya az
periments in order to get at least one
satisfactory system of burying the
wires, and to enter into contracts with
Inventors of satisfactory systems. One
OF our first moves, therefore, was to
advertise our needs.
You can't imagine the number of
INVENTIONS that were brought to our
attention-they simply were legion, as
the saying is. Most of them were
worthless on their face, and we were
asked by their inventors all sorts of
prices, ranging from a few dollars
away up into the thousands. One of
the best Of the inventions, as we
thought, was SO expensive that it's
cost alone made It's use prohibitive
One day, after we had been strug-
Cling with the problem for weeks, and
were as far away from solving it APP
parently as when we first tackled it,
1t was suggested that we call on Thorn
as A. Edison and ask him to invent
something that we could use, or, at
least, give us suggestion that we
could have worked out We wrote
him, and he invited us to visit him at
his laboratory in New Jersey.
Presenting ourselves before him at
the appointed time, we found him
wearing an old linen buster and a
much battered straw hat. AS we
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Why Blaine Left Journalism

hundred dollars was a large sum of
money down in Maine.
We'll, Blaine thought the situation
over for some time, and finally came
to the conclusion that he was worth
fifteen hundred dollars a year, If he
was worth a cent, and that he did not
propose to hold down his editorial po.
sition for less than what he was
worth. So, parting in a most friendly
spirit with his employer, Mr.. Blaine
returned TO Augusta whittier he had
gone to Portland, and he had not been
there long when he was nominated
and elected a member Of the legis-
lature. He was four years a member
of that body, and for two years he was
its speaker, and that before he had
finished his thirty-second year. In
that body he discovered wherein his
real ability lay; and so, say, had he
not returned to Augusta when he did
and all because he could not get the
raise in salary that he wanted, his
great political career would undoubt-
eddy have been considerably delayed,
and maybe-who can tell?-he might
have become a great newspaper edi-
tor instead of a great statesman.
have always believed that MIR Blaine
cherished at one time a strong secret
ambition to become the editor of a
great newspaper, and had he remained
in Portland with the Advertiser a Bos-
ton or a New York newspaper might
have tempted him thither in time
Copyright. 1910, by Z. J. Edwards
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Proprietor of Portland Advertiser
Would Not Raise His Salary,
So He Quit and Turned
to Politics.

This story of how refusal to raise
James G. Blaine's salary practically
opened up a political career before
MIN was told me by two competent
authorities, an editor of Blaines old
paper, the Portland (Me.) Advertiser,
during the Maine state campaign Of
1878, and, some years later, by Han
nioal Hamblin, Lincoln's second vice
president and later senator from the
state of Maine.
Senator Hamblin," l asked one day,
having recalled the story told me by
the Portland editor, did you ever
near that Blaine's career might have
Oeen entirely different had he been
granted the raise in salary that he de-
sired when he was editor Of the Port
and Advertiser in 1882"
Oh, yes, l know about that story,
and know 1t to be true" responded
lne senator, and l am certain that
bIalnes career would at least have
oeen greatly delayed-to say nothing
Oh being differentiated he remained
DIS editor of that paper.
Mr. Blaine" continued his sena-
'oFiaI colleague-both were in that
august body at the time-'was one Of
me associate editors of the Kennebec
journal for two or three years after
ne hrst went to Maine to live. His
"ofk in that position was so notice
@ose that the owner of the Portland
advertiser secured him as that pa
per editor The salary was twelve
hundred dollars a year
As the end of the first year Of Mr..
1Aalnes service with the Advertiser
approached, he and its proprietor haa
several conferences about re-engage.
'-ent Mr. Blaine thought that he
g-sat to receive fifteen hundred dol
aus year, and he was willing 10 bind
-'AselI for a number OF years to the
N-FeFuser if he could get the desired
.alse CT three hundred dollars q year.
.-e proprietor admitted that Er.
o-alne was perfectly justified in ask
."s the increase in salary, because he
as worth it; but. added The owner,
.'@hAly, he could not afford 10 pay so
'-cA money In those days, you
AAoW-baek in the late ffties fifteen
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Weed and the TlUo McCarthys

from William Writ, who prosecuted
Aaron Burr down to Roscoe Conkling,
but | never heard by them such ora
tory as that which fell from O'Con-
nell's lips. Then it was that l under
stood for the first time what the
source Of O'Connells power over the
people of Ireland was
After the meeting was over l said
to the two bishops: I will go to the
newspaper Office and wait there until
can get copies of the paper with the
speech in it, so that l can send them
to the United States by the steamer
which sails tomorrow
Arriving at the newspaper office,
heard the presses changing, but could
see no light in the editorial rooms.
raped at several doors, anu at last
porter came to one of them.
!" i am anxious to get few copies
Of the paper said. and | don't find
anyone about the building who can
give them to me.
- Faith, then, you'll have to wait
till the morning, was the porter's an
swer.
But l can't wait | protested. If
get the papers now, | can address
them and they will catch the early
morning mail for Queenstown and so
get to the United States several days
earlier than they could in any other
way.
The porter pricked up his ears. DO
you come from the United States of
American he asked.
Yes, and with me are two bishops
of the Catholic church. and we have
heard OConnen speak tonight
Sure, then, if you're from Ameri
ca, of course. the porter spoke with
delightfully."- broad brogue-'you will
know my brother
Very doubtful replied. Ameri
ca is big country. What is your
brothers Nance
It's Mccarthy. sir
What does he do?'
He's waiter in an inn, sir
What's the name of the inn?'
Its the Aston Inn, on the Broad.
way street in New York city, sir
WHAT l said. Your brother
Mccarthy, is waiter in the Astor
House?'
Sure, he replied
Then said |, I have to tell you
that your brother stood behind my
chair attending to my wants during
the last meal l took in the United
States before I sailed. He's my friend,
Mccarthy, the waiter, is
The porter was overjoyed, while |
was amazed, to think that in all the
vast number Of immigrants In the Uni,
ted States his brother should happen
to be my favorite waiter in the Astor
House. Then the porter ran to the
press room and returned with an arm
full of papers. and l got them OF by
mail And when | returned home I
had his brother appointed to a good
paying clerkship in the New York
customs house"
Copyright 1910, by z. J. Edwards)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Pertinent Query.

The one Girl haven't seen you
for some time. Been away?
The other Girl-Yes, just returned
IRON, q two weeks sojoufn at the sea
shore.
The one Girl-Haye a good timeo
The Other Girl-W Well, rather, Had
several proposals while there
The one Girl-lndeed, Why didn't
Won accept him the first time he pro-
posed?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

ment failed to help. When in despair
/ began with Doan's Kidney Pills and
soon improved. Continued use cured
me and at present my health is ex-
cellent"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by ali dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

The defender IN that breach ~
promise case manages 20 be cheerful"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne" he
has at least the satisfaction of know
Ing that in his present position he at
tracts more attention than he would
have as bridegroom
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

developed and for a
whole year, l was un,
able to work. / suf-
fered agonizing pains
in my back and the
k d n e y secretions
were in terrible con
dition. My vitality
gradually diminished
and the DOCTORS treat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

WROTE TO MIS-. Elnh
ham and took Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vege
table G o m poun q
and Liver Pills, ano
am glad to say thai
your medicines and
kind letters of di-
rections have done
more for me than
anything else and ]
had the best physi-
clans here. / can
do my work and rest
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
INJURED IN WRECK.
Conductor Thrown Down IS root
Embankment.

George Hahn. C. & N. w. conductor,
Arbor Ave, West Chicago, H., says:
Il was thrown from a car down a %
foot embankment and my kidneys
were badly bruised. Kidney tronhle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

And yet" concluded Mr.. Hess, ''the
plan that Edison gave us off-hand and
free gratis for nothing is the one now
universally employed when wires are
to be placed underground.
Copyright. 1910. by f. J. Edwards)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetao
BILE Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. "I suffered with
pains low down in my right side for q
year or more and was so weak and ner-
yous that could not do my work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

"She telephones me every day"
what is the reason of that"
Il owe her call and she is deter.
mined to collect it."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
Sproutina up.

Don't you think, Mary, you are toe
old TO play with the boys?"
mo, mamma; the older l get. the
better I like them Judge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

We reduce life to the pettiness of
our daily living; we should exact our
living to the grandeur of life.-Phillips
Brooks.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

for 100 years PETTTT'S EYE SALVE has
positively. cured eye diseases everywhere.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

Your truly great are VIGOROUSLY no
happy. c. Snaith.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16
A Good Actor.

A Good Actor.
Il see you have an actor employed
on the farm"
Yes. put him on He's a darn
good actor, too. l thought he was
working the first year he was here"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softsns The gums reduces in
tamnsatlOn pain. cures wind ooEe. DC bottle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-16

DkTEE7Tga Watson =. Coleman, Wash
D ~ kskU ~ est references Best results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
LEGAL
Petition to Probate VIII.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
County Court Rock Island County.
June Term, 1910.
In the matter Of the probate of the
last will and testament of Maria Nc
Entry, deceased. In probate.
To All Persons Whom This May Con-
cern-Greeting:
Notice is hereby. given. that on. the
18th day of June, A. d. 1910, a petition
was filed in the county court of Rock
Island county. Illinois, asking that the
last will and testament of Maria Nc
Entry, deceased. be admitted to probate.
The same petition further states that
the following named persons are all
heirs-atlaw and legatees: Annie Z.
10 Blacherm, Indianapolis,
Ind; John McEniry. 1924 Pleas ave-
nue., Minneapolis, Mimi; Minnie Court
ney, Lockport, Ill; stephen McEniry,
address unknown.
You are further notified that the hear
ing of the proof of said will has been
set by said court for the 18th day of
July. A d. 1910, at the hour of 9 o'clock
in the forenoon, at the court house in
Rock Island in said county, when and
where you can appear, if you see IT. and
show cause, If any you have, why said
will should not be admitted 10 probate
HENRY =. HUBBARD,
Clerk County Court.
Dated Rock Island, Ill, June 16, 1910.
McEniry & McEniry, attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20

Estate of Julia z. Rosennsld. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap.
pointed administrator OF the estate Of
of Rock Island, state OF Illinois. de-
ceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the county court OF
room, in the city OF Rock Island. at the
september term. on the first Monday In
September next, at which time all per-
are requested to attend for the purpose
of having the same adjusted All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make Immediate payment TO
the undersigned.
Dated 9Th day of June. A d. 1910.
WALTER A ROSENFIELD,
Administrator.
Jackson. Hurst & Stafford. attorneys
m adrT1fufafrafOr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
Pain and Sudden Death.

In angina pectoris. agony spasm Of
the heart. there are two chief features
pain and sudden death. The pain is
coming and going, intense. peculiar.
strange, awful, usually in the chest
around the heart and spreading into
the shoulders and abdomen. Death,
which comes in a higher percentage
than in any other known disease, for
few ever get over il. is usually sudden.
often, as the poet says. life struck
sharp on death" There are indeed in
this disease many mysteries remain
ing to be cleared up. A father and his
four children have died Of angina pee
toris.-New York Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
Notice of Final settlement.

Estate OF william Reynolds deceased.
Public notice IS hereby given that the
undersigned. Lewis II. Reynolds. adj
ministratOT of the estate OF William
his final report and settlement as such
in the county court of Rock Island
county, and hearing on said report has
been set for June 81. 1910. at o'clock
a. M, at which time persons interest
ed may appear and make objections
said report Will be approved at that
time, and the undersigned will ask for
an order OF distribution. and Will also
ask to be discharged.
Rock Island. Ill, June 3, 1910.
LEWIS II. REYNOLDS,
Administrator OF the Estate OF william
Reynolds, deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
Adminisfrator,r Notice.

The undersigned having been APP
pointed administrative of the estate Of
Hattie j. Toliver, late OF thhe county OF
hereby gives notice that she will appear
before the county court OF Rock Island
county. at the county court room IN
the city Of Rock Island, at the August
term,s on the first Monday In August
next, at which time all persons having
claims against eaid estate are notined
and requested 10 attend for the purpose
OF having the same adjusted All per-
sons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment %
the undersigned.
Dated 9th day OF June, A d. 1910.
MARY A HILBRING,
Administrative
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
LEGAL
Adn,inistrafor,n NOTICE..
te of stuart Harper. deceased.

Estate of Stuart Harper. deceased
The undersigned having bef1 APP
pointed administrator OF the sg ate OF
stuart Harper. late OF the cou atty OF
ROCK Island. state OF Illinois. deceased.
hereby gives notice that he will appear
peIore the county court OF Rock ISLAND
county, at the county court room. IN
the city OF Rock Island. at the August
term on the hrst Monday in August
Claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for me purpose
sons having claims against said estate
are requested TO make immediate pay
rnent TO the undersigned.
dated 9th day of May, A. d. 1910.
HUGH =. CURTIS. AdministratOr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
AdmInIstrntor,. Notice.

Estate of Jane Killing. deceased.
The undersigned having been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
Jane Killing, late of the county Of Rock
Island, state of Illinois, deceased, here
by gives notice that he will appear be-
fore the county court OF Rock Island
county, at the county court room, In
the city of Rock Island. at the Septem-
Der term, on the first Monday in Sep
TENDER next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested TO make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
w. II. KILLING.
Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
ExecutrIx.s Notice.

Estate of Henry ]. Simmon. deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed eXecutrix of the last will and
testament of Henry ]. Simmon, late of
the county of Rock Island state OF
Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county
court of Rock Island county, at the
county court room. in the city of Rock
Island. at the October term. on the first
Monday in October next, at which time
all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose Of having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of June. A. d.
1910. MARY A. SUMMON,
Executrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20

WANTED-Several wideawake reliable
men to canvass among the farmers
of Rock Island and Henry counties;
first class propositions; will pay
good salary to right parties; commits
preferable. illinois Creamery Com
pany, Aledo, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20

WANTED - Chimneys 60 build, repair
and clean. Mcdowell Bros. Old phone
north 1867.