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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Cockroaches and bedbugs are the
latest insects to be branded as carri-
ers of typhoid fever germs. accord
ing to Surgeon R. e. Riggs, United
States navy. Experiments on the
cruiser Newark, made some time
ago. made DR.. Riggs suspicious OF
bugs in general and Of these two
classes in~particular. He tells Of an
outbreak OF typhoid at a naval post
on an isolated island, where he was
in charge of the water and food sup
ply Careful study was made to dis
cover the cause for the alarming
spread OF the disease and the cock
reaches and bud|bugs finally were
convicted by DR.. Riggs as the dis
tributors.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

The weakness of the money order
as means for transmitting fund.-
is illustrated in the report that forg.
ed orders aggregating $4,000 have
been traced to a gang Of thieves IN
Chicago. The usual method is K
steal the blanks from some small
post-office and the dating stami
along with it and nil in orders whic.
are sent to be cashed at a distancP
In some cities it has been found nee
essary to put business men on theil
guard. The perfect system for trans
hitting small sums of money is ye
to be invented, and the use of tnt
postage stamps for this purpose con
tinues to be very great in spite O.
the risk of loss.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

While the United States is not at
present a great maritime nation its
service to ocean commerce by the
destruction of derelicts is immense
and the London board of trade rec
ognizes American work in this field
by asking the United states govern
9ient for full information in regard
to this service, for which the reve-
nue. cutter Seneca was specially de-
signed. During the fiscal year clos.
ing last June the revenue cutter SER
vice destroyed or removed As dere-
licts, or about rs per cent OF those
reported. Except in the ice track
the half-sunken derelict is the great
est terror of deep-water navigation.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
THE BEST PROOF.
Williamson Citizens Cannot Doubt

Williamson Citizens Cannot Doubt
Doan's Kidney Pills were used
they cured.
The story was told to Williamson
residents.
Time has strengthened the evi.
deneey
Has proven the cure permanent,
This testimony is from this local
ity.,
Mrs. T. v. Heston, Louisa, KY,
says: II sincerely trust that my tes-
timoAial will be read by parents
having children ariicted with kidney
complaint. My daughter was great.
ly annoyed by the kidney secretions
and she also complained of a dull
pain across her back. Her bladder
was also infiamed. The contents OF
one box OF Doan.s Kidney Pills gave
entirt relief and In return, consid-
or this remedy worthy OF endorse
ment."
Statement given January 81. 1908. J
CONFIRMED CURE.
On June n 1909. Mrs. Heston
was interviewed and said II am
glad to state that the cure Doan's
Kidney Pills made in my family has
been permanent. Ny former en-
dorsement Of this medicine still
holds good"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Fostsr-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the ame-Doan's
and take no other.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
DISCRBDITS DARWIN ON HIS
APE THEORY.
Nobel Prize Winner Declares Ances.
tors of Man Were Not Mon


Nobel Prize Winner Declares Ances-
tors of Man We're Not Mon
keys.
If the theories on the descent of
man, held by Dr. Alexis Carrel who
recently won the Nobel prize in med
icine and who discovered that the
entire viscera of the living body can
be removed and made to perform the
various functions, are correct, man
kind at once will be relieved of the
burden Dr. Darwin once placed up
on it, to the effect that the prehis-
toric ancestors skipped about from
tree to tree with the aid of a long
tail, and lived on bananas and cocoa
nuts. DR.. Carrel in an exhaustive
interview on the origin o. man, de-
clares all later developments in the
science of medicine and surgery tend
to disprove DR.. Darwin's theory that
the human race had it's origin in the
monkey.
DR.. Carrel suibstantiates his be-
liefs by declaring that the most sa-
lent proofs at hand are the nom
success of operations wherein the or
gans of the monkey have been trans
ferred to the human body. Much
greater success, he declares, has
been achieved when the organs of
the lower forms of animal life have
been used, such as those from the
sheep, the dog and the cow.
Many men, asserted Dr. Carrel,
"have for years contended that the
similarity in construction Of the mon
key and man was proof sufficient as
to the origin of the human race.
Physiologica science, however, does
not deduct that way. This standard
regards the formation and similarity
Of the various tissues and glands,
their natural length of life and their
ability to thrive when transferred to
the opposite being as the fundamen-
tai basis for comparison This being
accepted as the true standard for
reasoning, then most assuredly man
never had an ape or an orang-outang
as a prehistoric ancestor"
DR.. Carre1 further discredited the
assertions he is alleged to have
made, that, by transferring organs
of animals or even of other humans,
the life of man could be prolonged
Indefinitely.
He declared each organ is made
to live just SO long in the ANNA to
which it originally belonged. Accord
ingly even though transferred to
the h,:man body, it would die when
it had lived the time originally al
lotted to it.
In the case of human organism
being transferred he said he believ-
ed it would make no difference in
the life of the given person for the
reason that every organism in the
body also is made to live just SO
long. He believes tAat even though
death was not caused from the trans
ferred organ, it would result from
the wearing out Of some other one
in that body.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
i donY Know the little girl

al DOM know, the little girl
answered.
!" will he vote the Republican
ticket?'
4 don't know
HE wouldn't vote Prohibition.
surely?'
81 don't know
The grocer. as he tied up the lit
tie girls package. sneered:
Well, you don't know much,
and that's fact.
"'You know less, the little girl
answered. or You wouldn't be askiE'
SO many questions.'''
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
ON ELECTION DAY.

The proposal to strengthen the
secrecy Of the ballot by voting by
mail reminded Senator Williams Of
an election day story.
Voting by mall" he said. us q
radical proposition that d hesitate
to advocate without further study:
but ] do, most heartily. favor invio-
liable secrecy as regards the ballot
Even harmless curiosity about
the ballot is contemplate. A Salina
grocer said to little girl one cleo
tion day:
Who is your father going to
vote for this morning. my dear1'
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

With the election over, the people
of the United States will turn to the
consideration of questions affecting
the veal of the nation and one of the
Invest at this time is the speedy i'm
provement of the inland waterways
of the country, to the end that the
threatened congestion in freight
movement, warning of which has
been given by the railroads, may be
completely eliminated.
1t is expected that this subject will
be given commanding attention at
the coming annual convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress which meets in Washington ST.
simultaneously with the converting of
the Federal Congress the dates of
the convention being December 4th,
9Th and 9Th. A number of most dis
tinguished men in public life will
deliver addresses before the Con-
gress, which is second in Importance
to the Congress OF the United States,
including President Taft, Gov. Wood
row Wilson, Secretary Of War Slim
SON, and others equally prominent.
Eenator-elect Joseph e. Ransdell, of
Louisiana, President of the National
Rivers and Hanbors Congress, expects
the Forthcoming convention to be
the greatest in the history Of the or
ganization.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

The old wooden 1rlgaue Hartford,
flagship of Admiral Farragut at Mo
bile bay, left Annapolis last week for
Charleston to become station ship
at the yard there. She relieves the
cruiser BaltimoreS which has been
ordered to duty as receiving ship ct
Philadelphia. For many years past
the Hartford has been used at An
napolis for instruction of the mid
shipmen In practical seamanship,
but her place was recently taken BIZ
the cruiser Reina Mercedes the Span
ish war prize. This may be the last
voyage of the Hartford, as it Is ex-
pected she will be dismantled and
rooted when she reaches Charles
ton.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
Killing on Pond Creek.

1t Is sad commentary on law
and order that robberies are COM
mitted in our midst which terminate
fatally sometimes. Two Italians
were shot on Pond Creek on Satur-
day night by unknown negro rob-
bers. Twenty-seven dollars was ia
ken from one of the Italians, and
thirty-two dollars from the other,
one was.shot In the head and the 9th
er was shot through the lungs. The
wounded men are receiving careful
mediacal attention and hopes are en-
tertained for their recovery.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Root, and the world roots with YOU
Knock and you're on the shelf,
For the world gets sick of one Who'll
kick,
And wishes he'd kick himself
Root when the sun is shining,
Root when it starts to rain
If you happen to fall, don't lie there
and bawl,
But get up and root again.
Root for your own advancement,
Root for the things sublime,
For the chap that found, on the
topmost round,
lis the rooter every time.
Changed
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Roosevelt made !. good isn't ies
Progressive ideas and We want 10
thank the men who followed him
for voting the Democratic Stat tick
ct, which they did almost solidly In
this county. To all such voters we
extend hearty congratulations upon
the victorious result. They had
been sold out in the State By de.
signing politicians, but they rose In
their Independent majesty and re,
VOTED and cast their lot with the
Progressive Democrats. Mcdowell
and Mingo have done we'll and West
Virginia Is redeemed.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

China was the home OF the sill
industry, and for several centuries
kept the knowledge of how to weave
silk from the cocoons a close secret
and the industry was first introduced
into Europe some centuries ago by
two Persian monks, who had resided
S ,veral years in China. The Italian
merchants endeavored to create Q
monopoly as far as Europe was con
cerned. But native of Norwich
England. John Lombe, learned the
secret.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

If you would be loved as COM
panion,, avoid unnecessary criticism
upon those with whom you live. 80
Helps.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Let peoples tongues and actions
be what they will, my business is
to be good. Marcus Aurelius.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Life is not so short but that there
ia always time for courtesy Elmer
son.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

When it comes to calamity howl
ing there is also President Taft
Providence Journal.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

A girl catches man by making
him think he is catching her. New
York Press
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
The Occ,rpations 81 Kings.

Thus Nero went up and down
Greece and challenged the fiddlers
at their trade. Aeropus, Macedo-
MAN king, made lanterns; Haractius,
the king Of Parthia. was a mole
catcher. and Biantes, the Lydian,
filed needles. Jeremy Taylor
Works.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Sweet are the thoughts that SAVIOR
of content -Greene.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

UNUSUAL BARGAIN. by lucky
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ard s15O self-hlling imported Foun-
tain Pens. Practical am Reliable.
A splendid Christmas gift - mail
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Box 2.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

The quiet mind is richer than a
crown Greene.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

The West virginian prints the To-
~ nswA
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Grapes, tempting and fine at THE
BEST.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

And now the country is safe and
business VIII flourish.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

Read ne West virginian ads.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
Albino Puzzle.

The albino is still one of the pyz. zles of science. Beyond the knowL edge that albinism is due to lack of the normal pigment in skin and hair tle physiologist and pathologist are about as much at sea regarding the real explanation of this freak of na- ture as they were a hundred or thousand years ago. As to the nlti. mate why of the problem-why ths pigment is missing in the albino- there is nothing but a collection of nnconvincing guesses. Regarding tsc statistics of albinism nothing satis- factory is obtainable except in two countries. In Italy the albino, mum. Der about one in every twenty thou. sand of the population. whereas in Norway the rate is twice ss high, with one in every ten thousand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
T F X BRIEF MENTION + + <, < 1. + T. + + < + + < + < + | + <

H. L. Sternberg is spending several days in Little Rock.
 F. Baer has returned from a brief business trip to Camden.
 R. D. Foley, of Memphis, is in the city the guest of relatives.
 M A. Hudson, of Dumas, is the guest of relatives in this city.
 Mrs. F. c. Furth, has returned from a visit to relatives at Little Rock.
 Dr. o. G. Blackwell, went to Warner yesterday on professional business.
 J. L. Paul and son, of Grady, were business visitors in the city yester- day.
 R. l.. Woolfork, Jr., of Dermott, was a business visitor ill the city yes terday.
 Mrs. J. S. Barraque. of Altheimer, was shopping in the city yesterday. yesterday.
 L. M. Bell left yesterday for Chica- go where he will spend several days on business.
 Mrs. Lewis Rhoton, of Little Rocn, IS the guest of Mrs. w. F. Coleman in this city.
 J. F. Mcintyre and I. P. Shelby were business visitors in the capital city yesterday.
 Mrs. H. C. Woolard, of Memphis, .s visiting her mother, Mrs. Alice Will Hams in this city.
 Mrs. P. D. Pride and son will leave in a few days for Denver, Colorado to spend the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. H. w. Means will go to Sulphur Springs this week to spend the summer.
 Miss Emma Hardy, of kittle Rock is in the city the guest loh her par ents and other relatives.
 Miss Agnes Deimer, of Little Rock is in the city the guest of MT. and Mrs. F. A. Bluerock.
 P. M. Kilroy, a Cotton Belt official has returned from several days business trip to St. Louis.
 G. F.. Hooker, of Fort Bart, La, is in the city the guest of his brother Attorney T. M. Hooker.
 Attorney w. T. Woodbridge has re- turned from Little Rock where he transacted legal business.
 Mrs. B. J. Kagle, of Little Rock spent yesterday in the city with hel sister, Mrs. F. O. Anderson.
 L. s. Mason left yesterday for an extended trip to Portland. Oregon
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
Senyard.A

Mrs Stella Senyard and Eugene C.. Arnold, 10th well known and premin- ent in this city, were quietly married yesterday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the home of the bride on West Second avenue. Rev. W. C. Davidson, pastor of the First Methodist church, per formed the ceremony in the presence of a few relatvies and intimate friends.
 Though no announcement of the wedding had been made, friends of the contracting parties suspected the final elimination of romance that started when Mrs. Senyard entered the Ar mold JeWelry Store, as saleslady. Those who learned of the marriage at the last moment hung several placards in the Cotton Belt train which took the happy couple to Little Rock from where they will go to Hot Springs for brief honeymoon. MT. and Mrs. Arnold did not board the train at the Union Station but went to point be- low the oil mill in the eastern part of the city where the conductor had or ders to stop his train and take on the couple.
 The newlyWeds had been taken to the Eastern railroad crossing in an automobile by her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Senyard. When the train stopped every passenger in the rear car had his head poked out of win dow and a shower of rice, old shoes, and other ''good omens' began to fly at the bridal pair. They had to get aboard. There was nothing else to do Alter they entered the train they saw placards everywhere and the shower Of rice continued as the train rolled away. The final "send off" was car Tied out hy the passengers for those who had been disappointed at Union Station and it was even more com plete than if it had been done by the original jokers.
 MT. and Mrs. Arnold are both we'll Known and have lived in this city for many years. On their return from Hot Springs they will be at home on west Third avenue. Those who were present at the marriage were Mir. and Mrs Fred Senyard, pr. William Cfutcher, Charles and Howard Sen- .yard little sons of Mrs. Senyard, Miss carrie Weller Arnold and Caswell Arnold, daughter and son, respectively of MT. Arnold.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
EXTRA. Monday Specials

3 cakes, 1-2 lb. Rose Violet Corolop soap ..... .......... .25c (The biggest bargain ever offered) 25c A-Kay tooth brush 15 15c
 (Celluloid Handle). 1 lb. can Mountain Violet Talcum AS sheet paper, AS envelopes, box 25c
 (WOrth 50c) A hobby line of Fall style Stationary in window.
 Odds and ends in Talcum Powders 1Oc
 (Worth 25c and up). Gold Initial. box paper 50c Hot or cold bottle ......................Sl Sl.OO Free, Free, to each lady on Monday, box Mullane Taffy Faster Candy. CITIZENS DRUG STORE
 Wc Deliver It Quicker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23

son, Mills Hammett. before retUrn- ing to her home at sburgh, Kan sas.
 Mrs. l.. B. Farrell and little son, Lyman E. Jr., are in the city the guests of Misses Ethel and Maggie B. Dalnall.
 Attorney w. c. Bouic departed yes to-day afternoon for Pine Bluff, where he will visit a few days, then go on tc Baltimore, so he says, to at tend the national Democrat conven- tion which opens there next Tuesda" noon.-Hot Springs News
 pr. William Crutcher and Frank Roane left yesterday afternoon for Branson, Mo-, where they will join a party who will float down the White river to Cotter in a houseboat. The trip will take about two weeks.
 Great interest has been manifested in the new organization many prom inent capitalists from other Arkan- 
 in .he company, and it is anticipate ted that purchasers of stock will be cas- ly found. The officials expect to be- gin construction on the packing plant by September 1.
 Mrs. s. E. Montgomery, of Yazoo City, Miss, is the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. T.. B. Gulledge, on the Sul- phur Springs road, and her mother Mrs. M. I. Williams Mrs. Williams susta ned broken arm from a severe fall a week ago and Mrs. Montgomery was called here on account of her illness. Mrs. Williams is of advance ed age but is recovering slowly from her injuries.
 A. D. Poster, J. F. Mcintyre and M D. Bloom, the subscription committee of the Arkansas Packing Company, will begin Monday a systematic can- vass of the business men of the ely for the purpose of securing stock subscriptions for the Packing House. It is the intention of the officers of the company to give local capitalists the benefit of purchasing stock m the concern which is expected to be- come one of the largest industries in the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
To Attend Weddings.

Judge and Mrs. w. T. Wooldridee, Miss Edith Woodbridge, Miss Matte Royston and Harry T. Woodbridge will leave Tuesday morning for Prescott, Ark to attend the wedding of Mrs. Wooldridge's sister, Miss Irene Roys- ton to Randolph T. Hamby, mayor of the little city, which will take place on the evening of Wednesday, June 26. at the First Presbyterian church. Miss Woodbridge and Harry Woodbridge will be members of the bridal party From Prescott the party will go to St. Louis to attend the wedding oG Mrs. Woodbridge brother, Dr. G. D. Royston and Miss Margaret Cole, which will take place on the evening of Saturday, June 29 at St. Peter s church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-23
"INSiDE BALL" PUZZLE
Exclamation of Term That BOth-
 CTS Many Enthusiasts.
In the Lohg Run Team Which Plays Game as 1t Should From Start of Season to End Will Finish
 Better Than Its Rival.

"Inside ball' is term which pug Zles many enthusiasts. The eXpres- sion Immediately brings to mind se- cret manpulations on the diamond and is generally passed up as being t2o deep. In reality inside ball is nothing more or less than playing the game. There is no mystery about it. Of course. every major league and minor league squad has it's signs or signals as they are called by the fans, writes Malcolm Mclean in the Chi cago Evening Post But so have foot ball teams and basketball squads.
 Take the average ball game. The home team is at bat. nobody is down and there's a runner on first The batter tries to lay down sacrifice bunt, and misses the ball. "Aw. hit Ter out" yells bleacherite in disgust Then he turns to his neighbor and growls. Gee, l can't stand for that kind of game. Whats that guy try ing to bunt for? Why don't he hit 'em to the fence?"
 This instance is one of the many mysteries" of inside ball It's play ing the game to sacrifice that man around to second from which point he can easily score on a single. If the batter tries to hit safely right from the jump there's the immediate danger of double play, and two men out
 Take another case. There's man on first and left-hander at bat. Such hitter generally slaps one to right field or between first and second So, naturally. as soon as the ball is hit tEe shortstop runs to cover second in the hopes of negotiating a double play. If the batter hits right-handed the sec ond baseman usually covers second. Yet this is the so-called inside ball which has so many fans wondering what's it all about
 The Cubs in the past were called masters of inside ball. The reason was they had played together so long that every man knew the instant the ball was hit just what to do under the circumstances. In other words, it was second sense or sinside ball" If you prefer.
 Yet this style of play doesn't al- ways win-far to the contrary. Ere quently the Boston Red Sox have thrown inside ball to the winds and played the hit-and-run game instead of sacrificing They broke up the defense of the rival teams by pulling stuff when not expected. It's far more spec tacular if they get away with it. For instance. with first and second occu- pied and none out, to have the batter knock the ball over the fence at the first pitch warns the cookies of the heart more than dinky little bunt and an out at first.
 But you'll find that in the long run the team which plays the game as it should from the start of the season to the end will finish better than it's rival, if both squads are about equal in strength. Gap Anson says the old Chicago Colts used as much inside ball as the great teams of today, and proves his point. So if it wasn't mys- terious thirty years ago it. shouldn't be so today. .5-.- t=,-5. -5..5.4