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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17
BUSINESS MANAGER
FOR LABOR REVIEW
Wilbur HoPpin OF Streator. ILL.,,
Comes to Take New Position
Here.

Wilbur Hoppin OF Streator, Ill. has
arrived here to assume his new duties
as business and advertising manager
OF the Tri-City Labor Review. the on
cial organ OF the Tri-City Federation
OF Labor. H. f. Behrens continues
as editor Of the publication.
The federation, at a meeting last
night, arranged for moving picture
exhibition TO be given at the Illinois
theatre the evening OF Feb. 27 The
exhibition, which viii be accompan-
led by n lecture. will be under the aus
pieces OF the union and label trades
department of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
There is a movement under way for
the organization of a national and an
International button workers union
Within the past few months the union
has secured for membership among
the button workers OF Muscatine and
vicinity $500 members. Recently a
union was organized in Davenport
with $50 members. Organizers will be
placed in the field and unions will be
launched throughout the United
States and in Canada. Then there WIN
be steps toward the federation OF tho
unions into national and international
bodies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17
By c. G. lanes.

That this country has an asset
which if developed would pour I'M
told millions of dollars annually into
our industrial channels is a fact well
known to all who have gwen the sub
ject serious thought The problem
OF its development is difficult only
because it is so simple. There is no
other problem on the American con-
tinent in the same class with It.
What is this problem and how big
is q? Let's see.
Suppose a town OF 5000 people is
surrounded by a farming commun-
ity; suppose every farmer in the con-
tributing territory were induced to
adopt methods in harmony with LAT
est approved practical teaching for
the production OF crops, their pro-
lection from injurious insects, to
drain the soil, return to it the crop
residues in the form of manure and
other decaying organic matter; to
SOW only the best seed: to feed field
products only to profitable stock and
to put the finished product on the
market in the best form. 1t is easily
conceivable that 100000 annual
" could be added to the production
of the surrounding country, and it
Is evident that such an addition
could not be made without touching
every banker, every manufacturer,
every storekeeper, every doctor, ev-
cry lawyer, every newspaper owner.
and in fact every person in the town.
This then Is the problem-how can
the Indifferent farmers of the coun-
try be induced to adopt the improved
methods? If this one thing could
be accomplished all else involved in
agricultural improvement would
come easily as a natural sequence.
If all farmers would properly drain
their land, the problem of good
roads would be solved. Increase the
income of the individual farmer and
the means will be at hand to solve
the rural school problem; the i'm
provement of rural schools means
the quickening of intelligence, the
identifying of rural homes. the in
crease of social advantages and moral
uplift.
SIMPLICITY THE DIFFICULTY.
All this looks simple, hence the
difficulty. The farmer, be he a good,
bad or Indifferent one, is independ-
ent. He can live, in a way, if there
are no agricultural colleges. no ex-
pertinent stations, and no farmers
Institutes. If the problem were more
intricate, involving the expenditure
of immense sums of money and the
sacrifice of human lives, we could ex-
No he n1 vHTh nj cot
themselves sooner to its solution.
This simple problem of stirring
the Indifferent farmer to activity does
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17
Life Saved At peath,s Door

81 never felt so near my grave, "
writes W. r. Patterson of willing
ton, Tex. as when a frightfuI cough
and lung trouble pulled me down to
100 pounds, in spite of doctors
treatment for two years. Ny father.
mother and two sisters died of con-
sumption and that 1 am alive today
is due solely to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. which completely cured me-
Now ! weight 1s7 pounds and have
been we'll and strong for years. 4"
Quick. safe. sure. it's the best rem
edy on earth for coughs, colds, grip,
asthma, Group and all throat and
lung troubles. Fifty cents and 81.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17

! not as yet appeal to the people as
| il deserves. It is easier to build a
dreadnaught than an agricultural
college. We can arouse the interest
OF continents in solving the problem
of aerial navigation, but IL is difficult
to get the people to support enthus-
iastically the proposition OF spend
ing money freely in teaching the in
different farmer how TO drain his
land, why he should use only the
best seeds, why he should test his
dairy cows. why he should spray his
apple trees and how. in short, he
can increase his income by $1,000 a
year.
THE INDIFFERENT PCBLIC.
There are persons who have an
inspiration as to the greatness and
value OF this work; and there are
some places where this problem is be-
ing worked out; but on the whole.
the public is more or less indifferent
to the Importance Of the work. II
the development of our agricultural
means the greatest wealth creation
within the nation and IL stirring the
Indifferent farmer to better things Is
the key to the situation, why do not
our people-manufactu bankers,
professional men, business men and
Intelligent farmers-rise in mass
and demand that this work be car
ried through? One reason is there
is a too prevalent opinion that work
done among and for farmers is a
charitable contribution to a class
that should be able to take care OF
itself What a woeful miseonception
of the movement. Helping the
farmer to larger production and to
larger life Is justified on the ground
that thereby we are contributing to
the prosperity and uplift OF the whole
community.
TAKE OUT OF COUNTRY.
We should take this problem out
of the country and bring 1t into the
town and city. We should. in addi-
ton to discussing it as farmers in
stitutes and farmers clubs, put II up
to the boards of trade, the bankers
associations and even the country
teachers associations. II has been
local question; we must make IL a
national question. We must bring
people to see that 1t is not charity or
local contribution, but merely the
investment of public funds that will
bring ample returns to the whole
people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17
TAKE OUT OF COUNTRY.
To open cooperative Store.

Paul H. Castle OF Chicago. a repre-
sentative of the National Consumers
Alliance, is in the tri-cities for the pur.
pose Of organizing a cooperative store
or stores. If enough people are inter
ested a store will be established in
each OF the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17
Iust Like shennina.

First Suhfragette-If Won were run
ning for ONCE. would you buy votes?
Second Suffragette-Not unless they
could be changed or credited.-Llfe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-17
NATIONS GREATEST ASSET


Simplicity Dfnculty.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
SORGHUM.

A Kentucky newspaper recently
recorded the fact that during a
revival meeting the, exhorter shout
ed 'Everybod VINO wants TO go
to heaven stand up" The veraci-
Gus local chronicler AYERS that
not single person responded, but
instead of attributing the lack Of
enthusiasm to the inherent wicked
mss OF the community he proceeds
to explain by saying that the
home town is such good place to
live in that nobody wants to leave.
There is something more than
plausible about the explanation whel
one considers the season of the
year. Without doubt there must
have been sorghum kettle III
blast somewhere near the scene Of
the revival. and no good Kentucki-
an is so deluded as to banker af-
ter mama ,ambrosia, nectar or any
such feebly favored messes, as
long as he has the assurance of
waking up in this world to watch
a pile of golden brown corn cakes
dripping with fresh sorghum and but
ter fade away into his esophagus
apparently of their own volition
and without effort.
A nice fried chicken or a tender
young rabbit weltering in its own
gravy. with few baked potatoes
and other accessories, will serve as
a groundwork for the gustatory ed
ifice, but the pinnacling delight, the
cupola which crowns the feast with
a golden dome more satisfactory to
the normal human being than all
the auriferous towers of Paradise.
is that pile of cakes saturated with
the divine essence, of the cane. You
crowd in a cup of clear hot coffee,
lurch out into the crisp November
sunshine with your pipe in your
mouth and ruminate with satisfac-
zion on the fall farm work already
we'll in hand, and 10 1t comes to
you again-a honeyed breath from
some neighbor's kettle. Lasses
bilin times no time to talk about
goin' to heaven Courler-J ournal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
WATTERsoN.

The literary at Watterson is
progressing nicely.
Miss Sarah Young returned Sat
urday from Irish Creek
Mrs. Ruby Thompson is visiting
her fatherin-law on Cherokee.
Miles Diamond was calling on
Miss Mollie Young Sunday.
Alvin Holbrook was calling on
Sarah Young Sunday.
Caleb Holbrook was visiting on
Irish creek Sunday.
Oscar Diamond and Brad Hayes
were on Cherokee Sunday.
Lonnie and Lyss Young visited
friends shere Sunday.
Miss Martha Campbell was visitin
virgie Young Saturday.
Tom May. of Cherokee, was on
Irich creek Sunday
John May was calling on Ida Hol
brook Saturday.
Lonnie Young and Jess Young
went % Cherokee Tuesday.
RUDE Adams and John Holbrook
were on Irish creek Tuesday
David Boggs returned to Louisa
last week.
Mrs.s Robert Young is no better
at this writing. Josh.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
cLINcHFIELD RAILROAD.
Continued from page one.)

says he was reelected director.
Mr. Scott was succeeded by Gen.
Thos, H, Hubbard,o New York, who
is chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Chicago and Alton
road also Hawley property.
Whether these things have any
thing to do with an requirement OF
Carolina, Clinchfic!d & Ohio Ra!lwa,
~ the Chesepeak an d Ohio does
not appear but the several items
would seem to indicate that an inn
.portant step has been made or is a
bout to be taken
AT Norfolk it is reported that the
New York Central has acquired
or are about to acquire the Virginia
Railway, that was built by the late
II. H. Rogers of New York, as a
great coal carrying road of easy
grades all the way from the coal
fields of West Virginia to the Ches-
epeak Bay. and It is intimated that
the changes in the directorate of the
Chesapeake & Ohio may be on ac-
count OF anticipatlons that consid-
derable rivalry and completion will
result between the roads.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
FREE RAILROAD "TRIP TO GIN.
CINNATI.

a +. Burkhardt, the information
a. Fur Merchant who is making
Cincinnati famous as one OF the
worlds great FUR ccnters. extends
an Invitation to all the citizens OF
Louisa, who intend to purchase furs
for this season. to Visit Cincinnati
and inspect his enormous plant.
where furs are manufactured and
direct From Trapper to wehrer
thus eliminating all middle mems
profits They ore the largest pur-
chasers OF raw fur skins In this
country. being exporters. importers
and manufacturers; and their low
prices on furs OF all styles and va
rieties for women's wear are posi-
lively beyond all possibility OF com
petition. This is the generous
proposition he makes:
Go to Cincinnati, look over A, +.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
BLAINE.

Saturday and Sunday was quar-
torly meeting, Bro. Ackman filled
his appointment
Saturday was also teachers as,
ISOLATION at Blaine and must say
M was fine. too, there was n large
crowd and some real good talks
were given by the teachers The
Ladies' Aid Society gave dinner
and everybody was invited to eat
with them.
Bro, Howes filled his regular APP
pointment here Sunday night
Miss Emma Thompson. OF Webb
willie was visiting Miss Pearl Walters
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mathew Bates OF this place.
is on the sick list
Or. Thompson and wife were visit
ing the latter's parents recently.
Chilt Osborn, of this place. is
talking OF moving to Texas in the
near future. we are very sorry to
loose them as they are good citi-
Gems.
E. L. swetnam who is teaching the
school at Wilbur, visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday
Mrs.s Monroe Walters OF this
place has been on the sick list
Prayer meeting here every We'd
nesday night.
We are having good school at
Blaine, under the management Of
Linzy Baker. Two Chums
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
TWIN BRANCH.

Bro. Harvey will preach at this
place Saturday and sunday
Mr., and Mrs. Grover Hicks and
little daughter, Maize, were at
Daniels Creek Saturday and Sunday.
Dennie Burton passed down oui
creek Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Barnett and
little son, Jay were visiting home-
folks Friday
Mrs. John Adkins entertained
a number of her friends Sunday.
Those present were, Mr., and Mrs.
Grover Hicks and daughter. Merzie,
Mrs. Gennie chaffin and Mrs. Wav-
lie Combs and little daughter,
Miss Hester Adkins was visiting
Miss Julia Adkins Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Diamond and child
rem We're visiting home folks sun
day
Miss Ruby Adkins of Louisa, was
visiting home folks Saturday.
B. L. Jordan passed down our
creek Sunday, =
Mrs Della Blankenship and chill
dren We're visiting home folks sun
day.
Mrs, Purn Burton and daughter.
Maudie were visiting Mrs Carrie
Gillian, sunday
Mrs Willie Blankenship and chill
dren were visiting home folks sat
urday
Arthur Spillman and daughter
Effie were visiting James Casey
saturday
Sam Burton aud Fred Sparks
have returned from chullcothe. o.
Lindsey lobe has returned from
chattaroy, W. Va
Candy Kids.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
MAN KILLED IN BOYD COUNTY

A crowd of young men from
the nieghborhood OF No. mines
came to Ashland Saturday evening,
and 1t is reported visited a number
OF Flip Joints" in the city. and
about seven o'clock started to re
yurn home. Arriving at the foot OF
the Austin Hill, it is said they
stopped at another alleged Flip
Joint. operated by a man by the
name of Tufts, and AFTER leaving
tAisi most of the crowd was pretty
well under the Influence of liquor,
About halfway up the Austin Hill.
james Eyins and Clyde Robinett
two members OF the party become
involved in quarrel and several
blows were struck Robinett claims
that Eyins struck him in the mouth
with his fist and as he tried 70
get away. lie followed him up with
repeated blows Robinett says he
then drew knife from his pocket,
and opening the blade, struck al
Eyins in an effort to defend him
self The blade entered Evin's
breast. directly over the heart and
the wound was of such nature
that Evins dropped dead in his
tracks,
Robinett, after seeing what he
had done, retraced his steps to
this city. and going to the Police
Headquarters, surrendered to the
officers. and he was placed in the
city Jail, pending examination.
Eyins, the dead man, was 3S
years of age, single, and was
cripple. having wooden leg.
Robinett. the user of the knife, is
a young fellow. just 20 years Of age.
and was also single. They both
reside near No. Mines, and had,
previous to this time been good
frinds. Ashland independent.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
DEATH OF A CHILD.


william. the five year old son
of Mr.. John Moore, of near Lock
word, died last Friday afternoon
of iufantile paralysis. The 'funer'
al occurred on Sunday, with inter
ment in Cyrus burial ground. near
Cyrus station, w. Va. Mrs Mar
garet Moore, the grandmother, Mr.
F. r. Moore, John Moore, H. @,
and w. N. Sullivan and Chris. Sulli-
van, Of this place, attended, III
ness prevented the attendance OF
Mrs. Hannah Lackey. Many friends
and relatives from catlettsburg and
Ashland were present.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Editor sommers. of the Elizabeth-
town News has been reading his
big dictionary with the following re-
suit.
In reply to the question what is
a periphrasis we win define it as
circumlocutory cycle of oratorical
sonorosity circumscribing at atom
of ideality lost in verbal profun-
dity.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
SICK AT RIvERvIEw.

The friends of Mr.. NJ. C. Kirk, of
Inez, will be sorry to learn that
he is sick at Riyerview hospital,this
city. with pneumonia, but they will
also be glad to know that he is
doing very we'll Mr.. Kirk was III
Maysyille when he felt it necessary
10 quit work and go to bed. He
started at once for Louisa and
was taken to our hospital. Mrs.
Kirk is with her husband.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
IHE TRUE TEST.
Tried in Louisa. 1t Has Stood
the Test.
Stood

Tried in Louisa. IL Has Stood
the Test.
The hardest test is the test Of
time, and Doan's Kidney Pills have
stood il well in Louisa. Kidney
sufferers can hardly ask for strong
er proof than the following:
Mrs Sarah Pigg, Main St, Lou
lisa, KY, says: II suffered from
many distressing symptoms of kid
ney trouble. My back was he
weakest spot and the dull, heavy
pains through my loius were almost
unbearable | was weak. tired and
devoid of ambition and often was
annoyed by headaches and dizzy
spells. The kidney secretions al
so bothered me and felt like Civ
ing up Doan's Kidney Pills were
brought to my motive and began
their use. Before long the pas
sages of the kidney secretions were
regulated and the other symptoms OF
my trouble disappeared (State-
ment given June %, 1909
No Trouble Since.
On June 20, 1908, Mrs. Pigg add.
ed to the above: During the
past year and half, ! have not
had the least return attack of
this complaint
For sale by all dealers. Price
SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buff
falo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name-DeaR's-
and take no other.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Burkhardt'A enormous stock In the
two 6-noor buildings at the corner
Of Main street and Third Avenue. So
lect Just what you want, and tho
cost OF your railroad fare. for BOTH
WAYS. VIII be paid by the firm.
providing il does not amount TO
more than ten per cent Of the ppr-
chase price OF the article. r.
goods ARE marked in plain fiEas.Th
and YOU need not mention that yoN
wish your railroad fare s's-'sin<
until AFTER making Vv6 a. n
We advise our reads. ---
advantage Of this liberal book
IT, b
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
BIAINE,

Thre was church here saturday
night and sunday night by Reysi
IIowes and Dixon. A large crowd
attended
T.. Wheeler called ON Hernia Ka-
zee last sunday.
Helen cams.!l aad Flora Roggs
called on Nova Boggs Sunday.
Robert Gibson called on Miss
Nova Boggs sunday evening.
Mamie and Emma Boggs were
visiting Manda Boggs Sunday.
There is prayer meeting here ey-
cry Wednesday night. Everybody IN
vited TO attend.
Jim Gambill was visiting friends
here last Saturday
A happy Kid.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

A Missouri Judge told venirema
that he hadn't sense enough to be
juror Ignorance could not be
denser.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
FOR SALE.

Dan Fairview weary old Jersey
male. Registered stock His moth
er makes over Is lbs ~ butter fat
per week. VIII sell cheap for cash
or trade. D. NJ. Jones. Louisa, KY
pk,lt2
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Judge o'Rear failed to fool very
many Democrats this time. The old
tried and true James b. is good
enough for everybody.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

FREE TRADE, FREE LOTS. FREE
scALIJs at w. v. Roberts. oadmus,
KY, every Saturday. where you will
find live stock to buy and buyers to
buy. Y
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Chairman r. H. vansant is com
ing in for large share of the credi
for the big victory of Kentucky De-
mocracy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10
For SALE.

Five Shetland pony
horse colts. one mule
LOUISA COAL CO.. Tore
spt22tf,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Yes, it was quite landslide, but
next. year it will be an avalanche.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

The weather was ideal. and the re
sult--wasn't it perfectly lovely?
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Old papers for sale at this office
zoe per hundred,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Gov McCreary will be inaugural
ed on December 18th.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-11-10

Mccreary has come back af'
ter lapse of SO years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
And the Curling Game Came Back.

The curling game "came back,
thanks to the weather man who has
given the boys some of the best ice
of the seas on during the past few
days.
Play is going on afternoons and
evenings in the Mcdonald trophy
event, and Skips Miller and Watt
will undoubtedly play off the final
in the Virginia Store Company
event, Watt having defeated Moore
Wednesday evening.
It is expected that the Mcdonald
event will be played off entirely.
So far in this schedule Skips John
son, Pollock, Moore, Lenont and Nc
Neil have been returned winners.
Murphy and Hearn and Moore
and Lenont play tonight.
There is joy in the hearts of the
curriers' to see the change in weather
conditions and if it remains cold
for another week the Virginia-Eve-
leth officer event will be played and
several friendly matches between
the Clubs will be arranged.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
Company is Caring for All.

E. H. Window, claim agent tor
the Oliver Iron Mining Company,
is in the city today and responsive
to inquiry by an Enterprise repre-
sentative asserted that the compa
ny was doing all in their power for
the alleviation of the needs of the
families of miners killed at the Nor
man on Saturday; that orders had
been given each and every family
to go to the grocer and the markets
and obtain any necessities and have
same charged, to be paid by the
company; that the company's avail
able fund for special relief in such
cases guaranteed the estate of the
deceased men upwar6s of 81 400, nd
that in all likelihood the company
would endeavor to effect a settle
ment with the estates of the men
on an equitable basis without in
flicting the further necessity of at
torney fees.
This latter point is one we'll
worthy of being attended to, mas.
much as the attorney in such cases
usually gets the half of any judg-
ment settled.
It is not our province to discuss
the liability of the company in this
case, although in common with all
others We have our opinion on the
matter: But the compauy's action
as outlined, is worthy OF net. and
obviates any necessity for charity
work on the part of citizens in be-
half of the afflicted families.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-17
0rchestras Consolidate,

The Peterson and Kraft Orches-
tras, recognizing the fact that the
patronage accorded was INSULT icient
for the proper support of two first.
class musical organizations, have
effected a consolidation and will
henceforth play in harmony.
The result of this combination
will unquestionably be the furnish.
ing of Virginia with the best musi.
cal organization on the ranges, and
while certain Duluth organizations
travel some ways on their reputa'
tion it is doubtful if they can make
a better delivery of the goods.