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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
REID A. MCCULLOUGH
IS RETIRED BY ROAD

After nearly half q century as beg
gageman and express messenger on
the Rock Island road. Reid a. MeCul-
Tough, 24GO Fifth avenue, Rock Island,
has received notice OF the granting OF
his petition to be retired under the
pension provisions OF the Rock Island
lines. The road makes retirement COM
pulsory after the age limit OF 10 years
has been reached, or IL is optional at
the age Of S. years. Mr.. McCullough's
retirement comes under the latter pro-
vision.
Mt McCullough's pension will be
based upon his age and the number OF
years Of his service. During all the
time of his work on the road he has
not lost much more than three months
aside from his regular vacations. For
the last few years his route has av-
eraged between 5000 and 1900 miles
a month. With all his years OF travel,
Mr.. Mccullough has been in four
wrecks, in none OF which he received
serious injuries and is today in the
best of health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05

ing campaign fund and the subsequent
purchase Of a suitable site. the raising
of building fund for a new Masonic
Temple and the organization of the
Fifty Thousand club, on his hands in
rapid succession, all in addition to
duties as president of two large
banks. Under normal conditions he is
known as one of the city's busiest men
and with all these responsibilities add
ed, it is no small wonder that his
health showed signs Of beig impaired.
Under orders from his physicians he
will take three month rest.
AS one Of the foremost citizens of
Rock Island and interested in every
public good improvement. it is to be
hoped that he will soon be back in the
harness again, without danger to him
self.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
SELECTED
TO PASS JUDGEMENT
Practical Test Planned and Re.
suit to Be Announced in
Two Weeks from Date.

1--WE have selected the clergy in
and around Rock Island for a dis
lance of so miles to make a test and
pass judgment upon the new tonic
known as Plant juice" stated the
demonstration today at the New Harper
House pharmacy, now located at the
northwest corner of Second avenue and
Nineteenth street For ten days we
have been conducting daily demon
STATIONS of Plant Juice We pro-
pose TO continue these and in addi-
ton to even more clearly and force
fully prove the practical value of this
great tanic by having men of I'M
questioned repute test it and pass
upon 1t.
We believe Plant Juice is the
greatest remedy ever sold. 1t is new
and no tonic has ever taken so quick
and lasting a hold as it has wherever
introduced. We have submitted to
tests similar to the one we now pro-
pose and if We do not get a verdict
highly favorable to PLANT Juice"
from the clergy of the district we will
be greatly astonished.
Each minister in Rock Island or
within 80 miles of the city is cor
daily invited to call at or to write
to the New Harper House pharmacy
and secure any quantity of Plant
Juice desired free of charge. The
only requirement is that at the end
of two weeks he will make a frank
statement of the results he has had
from the use of Plant Juice and his
opinion regarding it.
Many of this exalted profession
are sufferers from nervous debility
and we assure those who have such
symptoms as Indigestion, sleepless-
ness, depression of spirits. lack of Vi
tality, headaches. dull pains in the
back or hips, cold feet, poor circula-
ton, spots before the eyes, that they
will find immediate and lasting re-
lief in Plant Juice. 1t is the great
est OF all specifics for general debil-
ity, stomach troubles, kidney, liver
and blood ailments. 1t repairs or
ganic weakness and stimulates and
builds up the entire system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
QUEER BANK CHECKS.
Drawn on Wood and Other Things. but
They Got the Money.

Drawn on Wood and Other Things, but
They Got the Money.
There is a bank clerk In a western
city who has for years INDUCED
hobby for collecting bank checks
drawn on queer articles. There hang
about this clerks desk a torn linen
collar, a piece of lath. cuff and vari-
GUS other objects used for the pur-
pose of drawing money from the bank.
Each OF these has a story. The
clerk began his collection with a piece
Of lath. This was honored by the bank
for $3.50. 1t was made into a check
by the owner of q sawmill. who, with
his son. was at the plant With no
check book. The money was needed
to pay the hands. The sawmill man
wrote on the lath just what check
correctly drawn would bear and sent
his son to the bank to get the money
and explain. The lath check was hon
ored after some discussion among the
bank officers.
The cuff check was drawn by an
actor who while intoxicated had en-
gagged in fsticuffs with fellow
Thespian and had been arrested. He
was treated cavalierly in his cell. As
he could obtain no paper. he bribed a
boy to take his cum check to a bank.
In due course the player received his
money and paid his fine.
If one carries a good account 1t is
probable that his bank will honor his
check, even If drawn in freaky way.
but as a general thing they are loath
to encourage that sort Of procedure
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
A BUSINESS BUILDING SALE
With the Force of Bigger Values, NJ
& X. are Reaching Out for More
Business.

An eagerly looked for event, are
the NJ. & K. special sales. People
look especially NJ. & Kward, because
they have learned to know that NJ. &
K. newspaper announcements are ab-
solutely dependable. What NJ. &. K.
say they have, they have, and what
they promise to do, they do. The
sale we are about to inaugurate, TAX
ing in every department in our ready
to-wear establishment, the largest ex-
elusive ready-to-wear store in the tri-
cities, promises to be the most sue
cessful sale we have ever had and 1t
should be; because, the inducements
We are Offering are decidedly greater
than ever. We have started a bigger
business campaign, and we are after
the people who usually wait until this
season of the year to get the most
value for their money, and then get
it.
In our mems department, we are
giving choice from our SIS and SIS
Clothcraft suits, guaranteed abso-
lutely all wool, at s10.95; from our
stock of Hart, Schaffner & Marx and
Society Brand makes of $50 and $22
suits, you can take your pick at
s145O. Choice of our finest S2j
suits at s1S.75 and from the finest
suits it possible to find in ready-to-
wear establishment, that is, the S2s
and s35 lines, we are now selling
at $23.50
In our boys department, all of our
| 1895 suits have been reduced to
sass, $3.50 to $3.50 lines are now
1895; $3.50 qualities at s5.s5; $40
suits reduced to $3.50; $3.50 lines
at sS.8S; and then from our SIS suits
at $3.50.
/ 1t is time to trouser up when you
! can buy pantaloons at these prices:
/ $3.50 lines at s195; $3.50 values at
! $2.39; 1895 pants at s2.95; $3.50
! qualities at 1895 and $3.50 values at
1885.
Children's wash suits that are not
afraid of the sand pile nor the tub,
we have reduced as follows: 80 cents
for so cent values; 79c for 800 val
ues: 95 cents for $50 values, s1.39
for $500 values and S2.95 for 1895
values.
We are also giving generous reduc-
tions in summer underwear, negligee
shirts, straw hats, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
"Reminiscences that dessert spoons

"Reminiscences that dessert spoons
were unknown In the days Of his
youth, and people scraped along very
comfortably with only teaspoons and
tablespoons. When dessert spoons
were invented Hamilton Place. the seat
of Sir Charles uncle, was among the
first households in Scotland to adopt
them, and a small laird invited to dine
there was both astonished and dis
gusted to find one OF the new fashioned
spoons handed to him with the sweets.
what for do you gle me this?" he in
quired of the footman. DO ye think
ma mooth has got ony smaller since l
lappit ma soup"-London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
DROWNING MAN
] SEXES REScUER
Clutchs George Schroether
About Neck and Drags Him
Below Surface.
CAMPER RESCUES BOTH
Strikes FrenZied Swimmer Over the
Head With Oar and Breaks Hold
Just in Time.

A double tragedy was narrowly
averted yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock, when IN attempting 10 save a
drowning man, whose name is IN
known, George Schroether, 7O4 Thir-
teenth avenue. was seized about the
neck by the frenzied victim and
dragged under the surface OF the Mis-
sissippi A camper nearby hurriedly
rowed TO the spot in a boat and
brought both men 10 the surface.
The near drowning victim went in
swimming with a number Of compan-
ions at Mandell's island. in the Missis-
Eippi below here, and getting out be-
yond his depth, sank. His shouts for
assistance were UNDECIDED by the other
members Of the party, who thought il
merely a joke. AS the unknown man
was about TO go down for the last time
Sohroether swan over and attempted
20 help him TO shore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
whc7

Who taught the raven in q drought
to throw pebbles into a hollow tree
where she espied water that the water
might rise 80 as she might come to 1t?
Who taught the bee to sail through
such a vast sea of air and to find the
way from a flower in a field to her
hive?
Who taught the ant to bite every
grain Of corn she buried in her hill
lest it should take root and growE-
Bacon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
Explaining the Matter.

81 want some hose for my husband"
What kind, madam
Garden hose
II beg pardon. Did / understand you
to say that you wanted garden hose for
your husbandT'
Yes. young man. That's what l
said / want some cheap. thick socks.
size II. My husband has already
spoiled several pairs of his best silk
hose while working on his onion bed"
Birmingham Age Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
Fire At Tailor Shop.

A lighted match thrown into
waste basket at the J. B. thinner Sons
tailoring establishment, 1O9 Eigh-
teenth street, caused a good sized
blaze Wednesday afternoon and de-
stroyed a considerable portion of the
stock The flames were extinguished
by men in the place. The damage.
which amounted to about 1885, is
covered by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
OF Course Not.

81 don't eat enough to keep a bird
alive"
You couldn't my dear. proportion
ateIy speaking. Science tells US that
bird eats two and one-half times its
own weight every twenty four hours"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05

en-, when the comper, who had arrived
in boat, struck the frenzied man over
the head with an oar. Both men were
brought TO the shore, and after work
lag over the stunned man for nearly an
hour he was resuscitated by means OF
artificial respiration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
REQUESTS RELIEF
FROM HIS DUTIES
q. z. Casteel Resigns as Direc-
tor and Head Of the Rock
Island Club.
ALSO FROM $4,000 CLUB
Responsibilities Have Grown too
Heavy and Have Begun to
Impair His Health.

". S. Carlson. secretary Of the Rock
Island club, has received from H. E.
Casteel. who is sojourning at Excel
sior Spring, Mo-, the latter's resigna'
ton as director and president OF the
Rock Island club. Mr.. Casteel has
but recently been granted a leave OF
absence from his duties as president
of the Rock Island National bank and
the Central Trust and Savings bank
ID on advice of physicians both here
and at the Springs, he feels its incum-
ment upon himself to relinquish some
of his responsibilities for the time
being at least. He asks for Immediate
action on his resignation and meet
ing of the directors of the club will
be held Thursday night Of next week.
1t is understood that Mr.. Casteel
has also resigned as president OF the
Fifty Thousand club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
a Spoon Insult.

The etiquette Of eating WAS formerly
simpler. because the number Of table
implements was smaller Sir Charles
Murray Cborn in 1906 states in his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05

The worlds most successful medi-
cine for bowel complaints is Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. 1t has relieved more pain
and suffering and saved more lives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-05
SEIZED REsCUER.

In his struggles, the victim
seized Schroeder about the
the victim seized Schroeder about the
neck. and in spit OF his efforts 10 free
himself, Schroether was dragged under
the surface. The hold was finally brok-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
by PRESS AND TELEPHONE
Father and Daughter Meet After
Nineteen Years.

Cleveland, Aug. 29.-After having
been separated nineteen years, S. d.
Wagner, Of Button, Ind, and his
daughter, Edna, Of Cleveland, were
reunited here last night. Their meet
ing came after a telephone CONVERSE
ton when Wagner, in Button,
heard Edna speaking in Cleveland in
a woman's voice that, when he had
last heard it, had been that Of a
baby. When the child was two years
old the mother died, and the father
placed Edna in a Cleveland orphan
age, whence she was transferred to
that Of the Sisters Of Charity in To-
ledo. She was taken from there by
a preacher, who kept her several
years at his home in Henry county,
ohio. Thence she came to Cleve-
land, and it was here some one told
her OF an advertisement for his lost
child, which had been made by S. D..
Wagner, Of Button. She called
Wagner by long distance, soon es-
tablished her identity and the reun-
ion plans followed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
KEEP I'm PERFECT HEALTH.

You owe it to yourself, your family and
your work to keep in the best possible cor.
dition. If you have strong, ready muscles
rich, healthy blood and a clear brain, you
can do more and better work and really
live, and enjoy living and be a blessing to
those you love.
Much of the eternal crouch and MANY
of the aches and pains you see every day
are caused directly by a lazy, torpid, over
worked liver, and all of that may be abso-
lutely cured by X. l.. II. Richardson's
Laxative Tonic). One Gfty.cent or dollar
bottle of this magnificent tonic will prove
to you that it is the finest laxative and the
quickest strength building tonic ever Of
fcred sick, suffering humanity. Get a bot
tie from your druggist today, and keep it
always in the family medicine chest ready
to put the Liver right in one night or cure
malaria, constipation, or bilious fcyers in
the shortest possible time. If not on sale
In your town, write r. l.. II. Co., Andcr-
son, S. @.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
%pLTNnER COMES EnnA! E..n.:H";
So Governor Wilson Says in Speaking
of the Tariff.

Williams Grove. Pa. Aug. %
Col. RoOSevelt's analogy that bene-
hts OF the protective tariff system
constituted "priZc money" Of which
too much was kept by the officers
and too little distributed to the crew,
was criticised by Governor Wilson
to-day. He wanted to know in his
speech before the state Grangers'
picnic Just where the "prize money"
came from. lie said the "%plunder''
came from the farmer, who was
taxed too highly by the tariff on
agricultural implements.
The Governor confined himself to
the tariff and how it affected the
farmer and drew attention to Presi-
dent Taft's veto Of the farmers free
list bill.
Il dare say he was right from his
point Of view" said Governor Will
son, "for he represented the trusts
and not the people,"
The Governor argued that the
government had been in control of
"self-constituted trustees" in the Re-
publican party, and that 1t was time
for the people to obtain control.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04

induced to locate or our improved
farmers already in the Southeast
must be made to more fully under.
stand the opportunities at their CON
mand and to adopt the lines and meth.
DDS of farming which will give them
the best results.
Cooperation must be the keynote
Of al the development or educational
work a railway company does. 1t can
accomplish little without the sympa.
thetic and active cooperation Of tho
people and the various agencies for
development in it's states and com
munitics. All the Southcrn's work,
therefore, has been based upon the
cooperative idea, has been to assist
national and state authorities, educa'
tional institutions, commercial organi-
cations and individuals in efforts 10
advance individual and general pros
perity.
The work for developing and I'M
proving the conditions along it's lines
Is done by the Southern Railway Sys-
TEN to Increase its traffic and Its
earnings. However favorably, though,
this character OF work may affect q
railroad company and It's stockhold'
ers. 1t Is worth much moro, II carried
on wisely, to the people and the sew
eral communities In the roads terri
tory. The railway can profit from 1t
only subsequent to, and as a result
OF, tho greater prosperity Of the peo'
pie.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
HELD FORTUNE MANY YEARS,
Now Wants Court to Tell Him What
to Do With $3.50, 600.

Danb"ry, Conn.,, Aug. 30.-Bene-
yet A. Hough wants the Superior
Court to tell him what to do with
some $4,000 that has been in his
possession for many years. He Is
administrator of an estate which he
has not reported for 81 years, ac-
cording to his own admissions, and
yet he has been drawing $4,000 a
ear from it.
Back in 1872 the Mississippi,
Ouatchita and Red River Railroad
Company was given 100000 acres
OF land by the State of Arkansas.
The railroad issued $SS2,O 900 worth
OF bonds and protected them with
the Arkansas land. in 1877 the
bonds were defaulted and the bond
holders fOreclosed on the land.
Then Jared +. Rediield, Of Essex.
a partner OF Jay Gould, came along
and made a contract with the bond
holders to buy up the land in Ar
kansas at 80 cents an acre.
That was in June, 1882. In 1889
Jared e. Redfield died and Benezet
A. Hough, whose wife was Mrs. Red
fields sister, was made executor.
Many If not all of the b%ondholders
died and the land al forgotten.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
Cross Country to We'd Prisoner.

Athens, Ga. Aug. 2S.--A short
romantic courtship came to an unu-
sual climax here Monday, when A
w. Clover, once a local salesman,
whose home is in Alabama, and Miss
Edna Overton, Il pretty blonde, Of
Dallas, Texas, were married in the
county jail. The groom is in prison
on a felony charge, awaiting the reg
nlar October term Of court, having
been brought back here from Texas
two months ago.
III bride came all the way from
Texas to secure his release, and, fail
ing in that, married him in prison.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
From MILESTONE Section.

Mountain Rest, Aug. 27.-Spcrial:
We are having some fine weather
now and farmers will soon have to
&C to pulling their fodder.
Mrs. X. B. Fretwell, Of Walhalla,
is visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Misses Ida and Pearl Handy have
returned home from a visit to Demo-
rest, Ga. They we're accompanied
by their cousins, Charlie and Grace
Wilson.
Mark Chastain and Andrew Reed
made a lying trip to Calyton, Ga,
Sunday.
Rev. ID. +. Garter preached a very
impressive sermon at MILESTONE last
Sunday afternoon. There was a very
large congregation present.
Mrs. Will =. Henry and children
and Miss Sallic Mae Henry have
returned TO their home al Gaines
vile, Ga.
The Milestone Sunday school is in
a nonrishing condition now.
Other Locals.
Milestone, Aug. 2-.-Special:
Rev. Written, OF Anderson county.
conducted a series OF services at
Double Springs last week. He de-
livcr"d some excellent sermons to
large congregations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Robins made a
flying trip TO Clayton. Ga, Saturday.
The residence Of |. w. Henry is
being very mnch improved by the
addition OF wide vcrandas. etc.
which add greatly to the "arpearanco.
Mrs. w. y. Mongold is on an en-
tended visit to relatives at CLAYTON,
Georgia.
Mrs. X. +. Frrtwcll is on extend
ed visit TO friends and relatives in
this vicinity. This being her Old
home. She has warm
friends here who are pleased to meet
her again.
we ar" Glad to note that Mrs. NJ.
l.. Handy is much improved. after
several weeks confinement to her
Sh" is visiting at the home
OF NJ. l.. Handy this week.
Miss Sallie May Henry, after A
VISIT OF several weeks at the home
OF Mrs. Conlcy, left Saturday for
hef nom" at Jefferson, Ga. She has
many friends who regret her de-
paFtnre and hope for her rctnrn in
IN" near future.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
WALHALIIA, s. O.:
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1912.
long KNIVES AWAITED TAFT.
Woman Arrested by Police in Hotel
ut Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. PA wo-
man, with two long knives conceal
ed in her clothing. awaited the COM
ing Of President Taft to q hotel here
this morning. When arrested she
gave the name Of Caroline Beers,
aged 30, and said she was the Presi-
dents wife.
Mrs. Beers was found this morn
ing on one OF the upper floors Of the
hotel near the elevator 1t was pre-
sumed the President would use soon
after his arrival. She was rushed
out Of th" place by detectives just
before the Presidential party ar
rived.
Warning that the woman might
try to harm the President came YES
terday, when she told hotel en-
ployecs that she was going to pun
ish the President.
81 have the sacred knife for Presi-
dent Taft,' she said after being ar
rested.
she probably referred to a long.
keen bladed affair she carried. upon
the handle OF which had been placed
a photograph OF Mr.. Taft.
Mrs. Beers is well dressed. and
$500 was found in her clothing. She
says she resides at Greenvillo. Ohio.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04
bkltvEE pEENNnt5o ROSE FtGK3o5am sen SENATE f.,
Roosevelt Says Pcnrose and N. Y.
Police Are Alike.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 28.-Com-
pairing the testimony before the SEN
ate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures Win conditions
! disclosed in New York by the police
Investigation, Col. Roosevelt declared
to-day that Senator Penrose, on his
own testimony. should be expelled
from the Senate.
The Colonel made this statement
| after he had read from what purport-
ed to be an extract from Mr.. Pen
roses testimony before the Senate
committee to the effect that he had
advised John ID. Archbold, Of the
Standard OIL Company, to make a
second contribution to the 1904 cam
paign lest the company encounter
difficulties in certain quarters. Col.
Roosevelt said that, in his opinion,
this was an offer Of protection from
the government in return for a con-
tribution, and that it did not differ
essentially from the sale of police
protection in New York.
The real fight in the coming cam
paign, Col. Roosevelt declared. would
be between himself and Governor
Wilson. He eXpressc1 the belief
that President Taft's supporters did
not expect to elect him.
Referring again to his controversy
with Senator Penrose, Col. Roose-
welt said he was delighted at the
turn taken by the investigation be-
cause 1t was furnishing capital cam
paign material for him, such as the
Lorimer affair W. him in the
spring campaign.
Col. Roosevelt said his files of
letters bearing upon the whole mat
ter had been removed to "a safe
place. and that there was no danger
OF their being stolen or mislaid.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-09-04

Ladies who are nervous, weak and
discouraged from long standing all
ments in the generative organism
will find relief and the speedy resto-
ration Of health and strength in DR..
Simmons Squaw Vine Wine. 1t is
a wOman's medicine. 1t quiets in
flammation, eases pain and puts the
body in fine, vigorous condition.
Price 81 per bottle. Sold at Bells
drug store.