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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-03-18
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE
Galesburg Business Men Offer Proof Of
Local Options Aid to Business
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BARTLETT & ROBBINS

Real Estate, Loans and Insurance
Galesburg, ILL.,, March Z, 1910
TO Whom 1t May Concern:
Referring the effect real estate and building in
Galesburg since the city went dry years ago.
only say that it is opinion that more property has
changed hands during these years. and higher values
than during any like period during the past twenty years,
and that buildings erected last year, both
commercial buildings and dwelling houses than any
year history Of the city We told prior cleo
ton that it would kill city and lower property
values The direct opposite has to be the fact in the
case would be very sorry indeed the old
days of the licensed saloon.
Respectfully yours,
Bartlett & Robbins
JUDSON w. HOOVER & co.
Prescription Pharmacists
Galesburg, ILL.,, March f. 1910
A drug in dry town saying ''ther business has
increased may bring smile to your face There is
We the only drug store in city not holding IL
cense. When the dry, store went dry. Our
business fallen short and has increased in the
usual way But say collections great every
body paying up promptly.
Very respectfully,
Judson W. Hoover Co.
STROMBERG & TENNEY
Booksellers and Stationers
Galesburg, ILL.,, March 4, 1910
We have conducted book stationery and art shop in
Galesburg past twenty years We done
so good business found collections easy during
the past year.
Stromberg & Tenney.
WAGNER PRINTING COMPANY
Galesburg ILL.,. Feb. &c, 1910
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The past year has been greater in the volume of
business than any since organization Since
business principally with other business men, take
granted that business generally be the increase
in order that the demand for printing should increase.
firmly convinced that the past year has been very pros
Gaesburg and say the least the absence of
saloons been detrment business that dis
Very truly,
Wagner Printing Co.
CHURCHILL. HARDWARE co.
Hardware Stoves and Bicycles
Galesburg ILL.,, March 4, 1910
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This certify that bushes has only held up the
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-03-18
IRA E. FRITZ & co.
Household Furniture.

To Whom It May Concern:
The last year has been very good. Business is con
nually increasing and the outlook is fine We believe IL
letting we'll enough alone, LETT keep the town dry
Ira E. Fritz & Co.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-03-18
Real Estate and Real Estate Loans
GALESBURG MAIL

Gaesburg, ILL.,. March 5, 1910
To Whom 1t May Concern:
The business of Gaesburg Evening Mail has shown
splendid the past two years. both regards mum
Der of papers printed and volume of advertising carried
This gain has been especially noticeable during the last egh
months Very truly yours,
Robt. A. Chandler
Secretary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
SLAVES.
Anderscn's Has Document Describing
Negroes He Inherited.

George Washington, as is we'll known,
inherited the estate of Mount Vernon
from his half-brother, Lawrence Wash.
ington. An interesting autograph docu-
ment, "a division of the negroes. made
and agreed to between Col. George Lee
and the brothers of the deceased Mai.
Lawrence Washington the tenth day of
December, 1854" will be sold at Ander-
sons on March /. The slaves are listed
by name and their value in English
pounds is given. The memorandum of
agreement reads as follows:
The division of the slaves of the late
Lawrence Washington, Esqr., as made pur-
suant to the Last Will and Testament of
and that moiety of the said slaves the use
Of which, by the will aforesaid, was devised
to the widow of the said Lawrence, during
her life, George Lee, Esqr., of Westmore-
said widow, doth hereby acknowledge to
have received the other moiety, which, by
the death Of said Lawrence's daughter,
Sarah, is to descend according to the true
intent of the will, to the several devisees
therein mentioned; they also acknowledge
to have received as per this division. and
agree on both sides to abide thereby in
meaning and intention.
There is also in the collection one of
the children not having their ages stated,
but being described as 81 #. 8 in. high
80 it. Z in. HIGH" etc. The document
is signed by the widow and the two
brothers of Lawrence Washington, Au-
justine and George Washington. The
last named drew up the document. The
signatures are witnessed by III. and G..
w. Fairfax. Bryan Fairfax, Sarah and
John Carlyle, John Dalton, Robert Mer-
RE. and others, with seals. The jurat,
Fairfax county, May, 20. 1855, is on the
fourth page of the document.
There is also in the sale collection
one of the earliest known George Wash
ington autograph surveys, one page folio,
October 20. 1850. 1t is signed by Wash
ington, and has at the top a plan of a
certain tract of waste and ungranted
land. situated in Frederick county; Va.
1t is executed for one Isaac Foster.
A letter from Washington. Morris
Town IN. J.), January 20. 1777, to Gen.
Henry Knox, is interesting as belonging
to the Valley Forge period. 1t relates
to the appointment of artillery officers,
and commends Thomas Machin for such
an appointment. n.
Machin was one of the Boston Tea
party, who, disguised as Indians, cast
$40 chests of tea. from two British ships
into the waters of Boston harbor on
December Is. 1773. He served with
distinction throughout the Revolution
New York World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

poor dupe was tossing OFF his drink the
sharper next him slipped a sixth card
onto his hand, thus, Of course, multiplying
il.
The unconscious tenderfoot took up a
huge sandwich, bit off Il large mouthful,
and began TO bet again. Right and left,
of course, they raised him. He ate CT,
and bet away calmly. An enormous
sum lay on the table.
Then, suddenly. the bartender resumed
his mods ard winks. He was terribly eX-
cited. Something was wrong. The
sharpers, a little anxious, called the ten
derfoot.
THE tenderfoot finished the last bite
of his sandwich. took a long drink of
whisky and laid down his original five
cards. Then. in silence, he gathered in
his vast pile of winnings and with u
cool nod took his leave.
After his departure there was a ter
rible time.
"'What the dickens did he do with that
sixth card?' the sharpers cried.
"'Didn't You see? Didn't you see?
cried the bartender, dancing up and
down with rage. He ate it with his
sandwich "-Washington Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
STYLE T DEATH.
The Coffin Trust Producing Expensive
Collins of Varied Hues.

The Coffin trust. besides making most
of the collins in which people are buried
nowadays, giving a finishing touch to
persons; hemmed in and surrounded by
trust manufacturers all their living days,
has lust branched out and is now lead
ing the, world in setting the fashion in
cofins. Within six months the fashion
in casllets has changed as thoroughly
as in clothes. Friends and relatives are
now called upon to decide whether the
deceased shall be buried in the lat
est fashion or in last summers fashion,
or in the fashion of two years ago. The
masses are not yet thoroughly familiar
with the latest fashions, but the under
takers, preachers, carriage drivers.
hearsemen and grave diggers are, and
those who do not wish to be buried with
q suspicion that they are back numbers
are studying the latest styles.
The other day three funeral process
sions moved down the Bowery on their
way to the Williamsburg bridge and the
cemetery in Brooklyn. The first hearse
was drawn by white horses caparisoned
in black net coverings. The hearse was
black. but through it's glass windows
could be seen a bright pink coffin, ap-
parently the casket of an adult. The
next funeral was that of a half grown
child. and the casket was a bright blue,
on which were worked figures of roses
and carnations. The third funeral pro-
cession followed a hearse in which was
a casket of lavender, beautiful, costly
and exquisite in workmanship.
"And why not?" asked a Twenty-third
street undertaken TO whom the change
in STYLE was referred. "Why, when our
religion teaches us that our loved one
died with pure heart and worthy desires,
should we put the body in a somber
black box? Why not beautiful colors to
match the beautiful life that has gone?
The new styles suit me better. They
don't cost any more. You can buy a
cheap coffin of purple, pearl gray or law
ender. or you can pay from $iOO TO
$500 for one."-New York World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Senator's Against Tips.

The attitude of Congress toward an
evil-especially a growing one-must al
ways be of interest. If our legislators
cannot bring about large reforms, let us
be grateful when they bring about a
small one.
The recent position of the government
on the question of tips has occasioned
some concern. A year or so ago tipping
received official countenance in an au-
thorized schedule prepared for the guild
ance of military and naval officers on
their travels. They were told how much
Uncle Sam would stand for in their
dealings with walters, porters and cab
men, and there was some fear that the
tip, as an institution, had fastened is
tentacles on the body polite to stay.
But now there is a CLEAN of hope.
The Senate has taken up the matter and
has ruled that tips shall no longer be
given in the restaurant where the con-
script fathers are wont to refresh them
selves.
The senators, true. are still holding up
the bill which penalties the acceptance
of tips in the District of Columbia. But
what of that? Laws-mere iaws-can be
broken in Washington as well as any
where. Our rulers nave done better.
They have replaced theory by practice.
What matter that they hold up the bill,
provided they hold back the fee5Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
UNFOLDING a Boss Dignity.

"The boss who disdains to accept an
occasional hint from a subordinate is
bound some time to nave mis- egotism
come a "copper"" remarked Walt Nc
Dougall, the ''dean of American cartoon
ists." Il once had a controlling inter
est" he went on, lin an upstate amuse-
ment park. The venture wasn't panning
out well financially, so l resolved upon Il
strict examination into the methods of
the manager.
Bright and early one morning | ar
rived at the park, where | found several
workmen engaged in the construction of
a new feature Nearby sat Il man, idly
watching. All, this was indeed suggest
i've of lax systemi
"'Come with me, SIR said l sternly to
the workman.
He followed. without a word.
MIR. Jones, pay this man off, I
abruptly ordered the manager, when we
arrived at the local office.
But, Mr.. McDougall| began that
official.
THAT will do 1 replied with ~increas-
ing indignation. Give him a days wages
at once!
when the fellow was paid and had
vanished with amazing celebrity, | de-
manded:
"'Now, sir, perhaps you can give me
some reason for hiring such worthless
vagabonds.'
"''Why, Mr.. McDougal,' he was final
!ly able to explain, that fellow was never
Ill our employ; he was merely a spec
tator!! "-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Nan-Yang Exposition.

Preparations are going forward rapid
ly at Marking, China, for the opening Of
the Nan-Yang exposition, or National In
dustrial exposition, as it is variously
called. 1t is to be opened on May 9, and
to continue for six months. Hsi-Chen
Hwang, director of works for the. expo
sition, may be quoted as saying that
there are to be sixteen large buildings,
most of which are already we'll on
toward completion. Most Of them are in
the English and French styles of archi-
lecture. The exhibition grounds cover
an area of about so acres, and are being
laid out artistically, with ponds, lawns,
trees, flowers of every Chinese variety,
pavilions, and %graveled walks leading to
with electricity will be a feature Of the
decoration of the grounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
WISDOM OF THE wOODPECKER.
How He Makes Sure of a Steady Supply
of Fresh Meat.

Let us pause a moment, as we pro-
of the high cost of living, the total de-
pravity of trusts, and the all-round cuss-
edness of plutocracy in general, the while
we consider the wisdom of the humble
woodpecker as he applies it to the iso-
lated problem of food.
The woodpecker, for real, practical
working knowledge IND foresight, has
the owl bedecked in a Ounce cap and ar
rayed in motley. This smart little bird
is able to see far beyond the end of his
bill. He not only lays aside things for
a rainy day, but he makes them work
while they wait. When autumn leaves
begin to fall and hints of frost are in the
atmosphere, the woodpecker puts in his
spare moments hiding fat, juicy acorns in
nice little cavities pecked out by him
self in ancient and decaying pine
trees. By the time winter has wrapped
old earth in it's chill embrace and clothed
the woods in dreariness, the busy little
woodpecker has a hundred or more of
these succulent acOrns scattered around,
here and there, but always where he
knows they will be safe until he wants
them. .Curiously enough-and thereby
hangs this tale-the woodpecker is not a
vegetarian, however. He prefers fieshy
repasts. Were he a human being he
would not join the beef boycott. He
would find a rule worth two of that. He
would beat it at it's own game-wise lit
tie ~woodpecker!
You see. the woodpecker lays aside his
acorns in such wise and in such places
that, though they be hidden from outside
interference, they are not beyond the
reach of certain living creatures that
most do congregate inside those same
ancient and decaying pine trees afore-
said; so when hard times come and hun
ger gnaws at our diminutive hero's vi
tails, he flies away to one of his caches
stretching the words meaning a tritie,
to be sure-and there ~uncovers that
which recently was a fat and juicy
acorn, but now is, in w~oodpecker phi
losophy, at least, a bundle of extremely
appetizing and palatable worms.
The moral of this recital is so obvious,
and the subsequent and merited hunger
less estate of the w~oodpecker SO plainly
indicated, that we deem it not worth
while to elaborate the discussion or am
plify the argument. We merely serve it
up au n%aturel, as it were, knowing and
believing that it carries its own lesson
written so compellingly and attractively
that even he who run may read.
Cute and erudite little woodpecker!
How many mere men live their three
score years and ten without accumulate
ing a 1.-THE of the smartness you
demonstrate in the matter of acorns and
wormsi-WaShington Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Causes of Colds.

The causes of colds formed the subject
of a discussion at the last meeting of
the New York Acadamy of Medicine.
Some of the suggestions made were very
pertinent, and as a cold is a malady
which everyone is interested in avoiding,
some of the pertinent remarks that
were made will bear repeating.
A frequent cause of colds is careless
ness in regard to clothing. One physi-
clan noted that young children often
take cold because their mothers put
them into short socks, which leaves the
calves of their legs bare. Muf1ing the
neck in furs was noted as a common
cause of colds among women. So also
was the practice of wearing a high col
gown at night. Wet feet cause colds.
Very few are the individuals who can
sit in damp shoes and not be the worse
for it. Changing from heavy to light
undergarments in the spring of the year
is a practice which has led to many
deaths from pneumonia. Rarely does It
happen that warm days in early spring
are not followed by raw weather in
which the absence of the degree of pro-
lection to which the system has been
accustomed in winter is keenly felt.
One of the doctors generalized as fol-
lows:
The direct cause of a cold is bacteria.
IL AOA1CNL CAUSES Il III LIN AhohJ HHS
that may upset the equilibrium. 1t may be
a lobster supper, it may be a great mental
strain or sorrow-anything that cOngests the
blood vessels in any part Of the body and
stops the throwing off of the poisonous
SecretionS. We eat too much, we eat TOO
fast, we eat under a nervous strain, we 90
too many things directly after eating. The
mucous membrane congests and the bacteria
get in their work.
Another physician said that underfed,
depleted and overworked people are
much more liable to colds than those
whose systems are well nourished and
kept in good repair. He declared, and a
number of others who took part in the
discussion agreed with him, that ''com-
mon colds would become one of the most
uncommon things N the world if peo-
pie would wash out their nasal passages
properly night and morning"
It is worth while for everybody to
study for himself the conditions under
which he takes cold-and avoid them.
No one can have a cold without a lower
ing of the tone of the system-a loss
Of the power of resistance. This makes
opportunity for the germs of other dis
eases.
People who have learned by experience
to avoid taking cold have made a long
stride toward mastery of the important
art of keeping well.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
REEVES OLDEN COURT.
Young Duchess d'Uzes Delights in Re-
producing Bygone Splendor.

The young Duchess Dues, sister-in-
law of the former Miss Shonts of New
York and daughter of the celebrated
Dowager Duchess Dues, is a well
known figures in Paris society. She is
famous for her beauty, her strong per-
sonal charm of conversation and man
ners. as well as for her striking indie
Dendence and originality. Before her
marriage she was Duchess de Chaulnes
in her own right and already enjoyed
the reputation of being an accomplished
sportswoman. Even now she delights in
outdoor sports, is one of tn best horse
women of the French nobility and the
recognized leader in all fox and deer
hunts. She revels in all entertainments
that permit reconstruction of bygone
court glory. Her Louis XIV. ball is an
annual affair to which the French no.
bility focks to indulge, under masks and
travesty, a few hours of the delightful
illusion of moving among courtiers and
s.grandes DANES" of Versailles and the
Trianon before the Revolution. At the
hunting parties which she leads in her
dainty Louis XIV. ''tricorne" and
Namazone'. of dark green velvet assem-
BILE with equal eagerness ali that France
counts today of authentic nobility.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

doctors and nurses. One lady doctor told
me she had dealt with as many as o0Oe
out patient cases. in a month; another
lady doctor worked with her, as well as
4 staff of Chinese nurses under her en-
tirely trained by herself. AS their shy
ness Of foreign men and distrust. OF the
motives of missionaries wear OF the
women do indeed freely attend hospitals
stated by male doctors, but undoubtedly
this particular field of women's work viii
always continue to need many laborers.
Much, too, mas been done in the way
of training ami teaching young Chinese
women both as doctors and nurses; they
are teachable creatures, very docile n
eager to learn, deft fingered, neat n
soft voiced-all excellent qualities II
nurse or woman-but no oriental CAP
entirely believe in the absolute necessity
for rigid cleanliness and for antisepsic
precautions. A surgeon told me that one
of his most onerous duties was to insist
on his students obeying the ordinary
regulations of IN operating room or to
make them understand that they must
wash their hands again if they stroked
their heads or touched their queues, or
again that they must not open a note IN
the middle of an operation; consequently
the lady in charge of a hospital has ar
duous work in perpetual supervision of
everything, even to the. smallest details.
Lady Florence Cecil in Woman's Mag
aZine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Tenderfoot at k

'sPoor Pat Sheedy," said a sporting
editor. fused to entertain me- when |
visited his art shop with gambling tales.
'sThere was one tale about a sandwich
that l rather liked. 1t seems, according
to this tale, that a barkeeper in Tomb
stone, or Dead Cat, or some such town.
connived with three sharpers, and God
help any. tenderfoot that ever ventured
to sit in a little poker game among that
crew!
Zone night the tenderest tenderfoot
imaginable after half a dozen drinks In
the saloon agreed to take a hand in a
dollar-limit game.
@ssThings went along in the usual way
for awhile: then an amazing series of
mods and -winks began to pass about.
The bartender had :signaled that the
tenderfoot, held four kings on the draw.
There. were more mods and winks and
betting began.
SIM the midst of the betting a waiter
brought sandwiches and whisky in order
to distract the tenderfoot, and while the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
THE ESKIMO'S PIPE.
Small Bowl to Economic Tobacco and
Stem of WalruS Tusk.

Stem of Walrus Tusk.
The pipes used by the Eskimos are
quite different from those of any other
North American race, and in the shape
of the bowl more resemble the opium
pipes used by the Chinese than anything
else, says Forest and Stream. The old
pipes were very small in the amount of
tobacco that they would hold, for in
former days tobacco vas extremely
scarce and in it's use was most carefully
husbanded.
There was. therefore, a wide haring
margin to the pipe to catch any grains
of tobacco that might be spilled in filling
it: then there was a hollow which would
hold a pinch of tobacco half as large as
an ordinary pen and a rather wide hole
passing down through the base of the
bowl which fitted into the pipe stem. The
bowl OF the pipe was of ivory, stone,
brass or copper.
The pipe stem was curved and had a
mouthpiece. 1t is said that the small
hole running down through the base of
the bowl and into the pipe stem was
usually plugged with caribou hair to
save any grains of tobacco that might
otherwise have passed down through
this aperture and SO be lost. The smok-
ing of such a pipe would not last long,
and we may presume that a very few
draws would exhaust it. The smoke
was. of course, taken into the lungs.
The Eskimos are known to be extreme
ly skilful in the representation of scenes
and objects, while the Indians of Queen
Charlotte's sound and generally all the
natives of the northwest coast of Amer
lea are famous for their carving in wood
and in a black slate. Handsomely carved
Eskimo pipes of walrus ivory from north
western Alaska AVE on each side of
the pipe, that is to say, ON four more or
less long, flat surfaces, scenes from the
daily life of the Eskimo.
Of these the two sides on the right
hand of the pipe as it is held in position
for smoking appear to represent the pc
Rod of cold weather, later autumn, win
ter and early spring, while those on
the summer life of the Eskimo.