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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27

estimates on your plumbing, steam
and hot water heating that will save
you money.
Sewing machines repaired and war
ranted for one year. Supplies for all
machines. Fiebig, locksmith. 1919
Third avenue.
A fireproof safe in the house or store
is a necessity. We have them from
S12 up. Fiebig. locksmitih. 1919
Thrill avenue.
Bartlett Bros teas. coffee, spices
extracts ana baking powders have no
equal. One thousand people are Or
dering Il ON US daily. Follow the
crowd.
Try Ralph Stanton's Club Smoker
first for pennants, also full line of
| clear Havana, Key West, and domes-
tic cigars.
The frost is on the pumpkin; makes
you think you want some corn to pop ;
1911 crop rice corn; sure pop pound,
cents; six pounds, % cents, at
| Kuschman's.
Have you seen those rugs at the
Mill store? If you haven't better call
and see them while they last. Re.
member we have them at SI.69 and on
/ up to $3.50.
Pure extracted honey, any quantity,
pint Mason jars each 25 cents; quarts,
45 cents, or We will fill your jars at
Is cents a pound. Phone US. Our
number is 9SS. Kuschman's grocery
Souders Laundering company al
4 501-503 Twelfth street. This laundry
is equipped with the very latest mod
ern machinery, turning out work that
is not surpassed by any Laundry in
the state.
Mueller Lumber company will en-
able you TO build fine house or barn
out of the choicest select lumber and
you will be surprised and yet pleas.
ed to learn the low prices they are
making.
I. s. O'Hara. -four and feed store
is having a big trade on stock and
poultry food. DR.. Hess' stock food
Tor horses. cattle, hogs. sheep and
all kinds of poultry. 1t makes tine
hens lay every Gay.
Dunsmore ana O'Connen smoke
house and billiard parlors, corner Of
Twentieth street and Fourth ave
nue.. Every brand of good cigars and
all kinds OF smokers supplies-
Kain and Reinhsroi cigar store still
takes the lead. Most literally patron
ize0. Everything i'll tobaccos. cigars
and smokers Supplies. Man is never
better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands
Phil. S. Wilcher, the leading tiI
and sheet metal worker. 1t viii PAL
you to learn abouS the Weir furnace
IL has the reputation OF giving yoI
the greatest heat and consumes
about onU-haIf less coal.
Only place in town you can set th'
famous Milwaukee rye and pumpeT
nickel bread is at Battles & Co /
IS made in the good old German wa.
and is full of nutriment You ough
, TO try it aud see how good it is.
J Z. E Lamp. plumbing. steam ant
) lot water heating. gas fitting. Hi
efficient knowledge Of the bushes
Justly entities him to your patronage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27
!: :!4!air Stops Falling, Dandrutf
;;$$:::'et DiSappGarS--25 Cent "DandGrine''
ur Hair! Beautify IT. Invigorates Your Scalp! Dan
derine Grows Hair and We Can Prove 1t.

through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is imme-
diste and Advantageous hair will be
light, fluffy and wavy and have on
appearance of abundance; an incom-
parable luster, softness and luxuri-
ance. the beauty and simmer of true
hair health.
Get a % cent bottle of Knowlton'
Danderine from any drug store OF
toilet counter. and prove to yourself
5onight-now-that your hair is as
pretty and soft as any-that 1t has
been neglected or injured by careless
/ eatment-thats all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27
Coal Climbs in Price.

The Wholesale price OF domestic coal
has advanced - cents per ton on the
local market. owing 10 the heavy de
mand. due 20 the present cool spell
There is q pronounced shortage at the
the present time. as the mines are only
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27

working two days out of the week, it
being impossible to obtain cars for
shipping purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27

Ulster in "uncom.
20 the home rue b. cannot ma d single
LONDON SJPTOor loose or falling
London, sept. Is = will not itch, but
covenant against hnnpu most, will be
as the women's declaraae, when you will
cd extensively today id fine and doNny
ether cities in the UnitedAy new hair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27
surnett Elected London

London. Sept 2s.-Sir Dae yopr hair
ret' today vas elected lord md bri,tI,,
London for the term beg!oth ,vi,b
Nov. 3. :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-27

the tim we have spe
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

some other city is likely to get in ahead of us. It is all important that Congress should take some action as early as possible inviting foreign ex- hibitors to be represented here. We should begin to erect the buildings three years ahead of time, for even if they were completed year before the centennial date, all the better, for it would announce to the world that the Birmingham exposition would be ready to open as advertised.
 Birmingham must go through the formality of being selected by the state committee, appointed by Gov ernor O'Neal, as the place for holding the centennial. But that formality over, Birmingham should get right to work to select the site and arrange for raising money to have in Bir- mingham the biggest exposition ever held in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
The Centennial Exposition

The plans for holding a great ex- position in Birmingham in 1919 in commemoration of Alabama's tooth anniversary as state should be for mulated this fall, so that measure seeking government recognition can be. introduced in the next Congress, provided of course the committee deems it advisable. The exposition movement should assume large pro- portions at once.
 A year or more ago a resolution seeking to pre-empt Birmingham as the suitable place for a centennial Imposition was introduced in the Chamber of Commerce, and com mittee of prominent citizens was ap- pointed under that resolution. Public interest should have been aroused then, and we should have been we'll along with the general plans by this time. When the>first step was taken 1t was eight years ahead of the cen tennial anniversary, but the trouble with most large exposition projects has been the unavoidable delays in completing the buildings and install ing the exhibits. Many of the large worlds fairs have been year late in opening simply because of late start in organizing.
 The time for Alabama's exposition is now only seven years off, and cer. tain it is that all of seven years will be needed to get ready. If we do moi 1et the world know soon that we are = have an exposition here in 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Sherman's Chances Shadow

Col. George Harvey, editor of the North American Review, presented a problem when he said an unthinkable opportunity may arise which would place James S. Sherman in the White House for four years. The country has had Presidents it detested, but it is plain it never had one it had less liking for than it has for Sher- man.
 But all this is merely speculative. It is based on the failure of any can didate to receive 266 electoral votes, and on the further failure of the House to elect President, because in voting by states P are democratic in the House, p republican and four equally divided. Then, says Colonel Harvey, the Senate being republican would elect vice president from the two highest, and then the dream of Sherman would come true. It, how ever, would not, simply because one of the four tied states would become united by force of public opinion This is what occurred when Jefferson had eight states and Burr six, and two states were evenly divided. One member from Vermont and four iron New Jersey declined to vote and those states were added to Jefferson's vote and he was elected, and the country was saved from term under Aaror Burr. So it would be saved from { term under James Schoolcraft Sher. man, who lacks Burr's force and vel has his unpopularity.
 The election of Sherman under sucf circumstances would indeed wrench the federal constitution severely. Il may be possible, but it is not prob able, not by large majority. Wood row Wilson will poll 266 electoral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Back from Ohio

'I enjoyed my short vacation very much,' said S. F. Thompson, who re turned from the north few days ago T visited Oberlin, O., my old home 0berlln college. as is well known, Is one of the strong educational institutions of the coutry It has an able faculty and is doing good work.
 "I was in Cleveland, and that great city seemed more beautiful than ever. Its civic center Is being worked out on a large scale. The government has built magnificent postoffice, costing s3,Oe,Ooo or more. and the county has built court house which is one of the most beau tiful works of architectural art l have ever seen. Cleveland has spent millions of dollars on its civic center, and Will spend millions more. It is large and rich city and can afford it. l paid brief visit to Detroit and everywhere l heard boom talk. There never was such evidence of prosperity in the cities as now, perhaps. One may travel in any direction and nevef find pessimist. The facts of the business world combine to make only optimists.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
HoNEyMooNERs LOSE sso,ooo

From the New York American.
 When MT. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Whit man. the only bridal couple on record who ever carried s6O,oOo worth of pet dogs with them on a honeymoon Journey ar rived Monday from San Francisco, the dogs were missing.
 The 50 animals, attended by three valets in a special car, reached Chicago safe ly, but somewhere between the city we call windy and the city they call Gotham the little dears had been lost or sidetracked
 MT. Whitman at the Plaza did not seem to be in utter despair. It had been re- ported that when the animal car was de- layed en route to Chicago from the coast. he exclaimed:
 Hang the confounded beasts" or words to that effect.
 Nevertheless, he added quickly: If my wife wants them, she's got right to have as many as she likes"
 MT. Whitman married Miss Jennto Crooker, the slO0,o0o,O ,OO0 heress, in San Francisco. about 10 days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
THE NEGRO AND TUBERCULOSIS

From the Journal of The Outdoor Life.
 Down in Wilson, N C., little group of colored men have begun campaign to raise money for a sanitorium and hos- pital for members of their own race. AL ready s10,OO0 has been subscribed and Q beginning of an institution is in sight.
 The remarkable feature of this work which calls for editorial comment is that this sanitarium will probably be the first private institution of it's kind exclusively for tuberculosis negroes in the south. and indeed in the United States. In the entire south, with its millions of negroes and their enormous death rate from tubercu- losis, there are not, all told, more than 200 beds for colored consumptives, and most of these are in public institutions. where through fear, superstitution and politics they are not used.
 Tuberculosis is probably the most seri- ous problem the south has to face to- day. Tn such cities as Atlanta, Nash vile, Memphis, Birmingham and New Or leans, and in the rural districts surround ing them, the mortality from tuberculosis among the negroes is apparently from two to four times that of the whites
 When in this connection it is considered that colored servants, nurse maids. laundresses, gardeners and cooks do the bulk of the menial tasks for the whites of the south, the danger of so large a floating population of ignorant. dangerous consumptives is intensified. It is as much the white mans burden." as the black mans duty to prevent the spread of tu- berculosis among the negroes.
 Every honest effect. therefore. which is being made by representatives of the colored race to attack the vital problem of so large a part of our country will have the support and encouragement not only of the Journal of The Outdoor Life, but also of everyone interested in the pre- yention of tuberculosis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Japan's Tragic Custom

Probably no country ever yielded more readily to the beneficent influ- ences of civilization than did Japan, when that people once decided to take their stand among the powers of the world. But as an illustration, graphic and forceful, of the impossibility of a generation of enlightenment over coming centuries of training along other lines, the suicide of General Nogi and his wife, following out an ancient and almost forgotten Japanese custom, that this desperate act constituted a tribute to their departed Emperor, is most striking.
 General Nogi was 63 years old, and had covered himself with glory, and in his own person, probably repre- sented the most advanced type of the vices to his country entitled him to the highest honors, and in the dis charge of his duties he had come into contact and associated with some of the greatest men of modern days, and yet in his hour of distress over the death of his ruler and friend, the in- domitabie Samuri ,nistince of a thousand years called and found an echo in the hearts of the old warrior and his wife,
 It is no denial of Japan's advance ment in general way that one of her most eminent men should elect to follow this old custom. It is in a singular degree tribute to the pow erful influence of strong ancestry, but it is hoped that never more will such tragedies be enacted in Japan as the Nogi suicides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
The Campaign of 1880

"I recall the presidential campaign of 1880 with much interest as l had only recently become voter said a promi- nent business man. General Hancock was the democratic nominee and Gen. eral Garfield was the nominee of the republican party. Hancock was one of the few men of high rank in the Uni- ted States army, at the close of the war, who was a pronounced democrat Gen. eral Scofield and several others. l be- lieve were democrats, but they never talked politics. Hancock was a decided party man. Although he had been one of the most dashing and successful of all the generals of the north and was widely esteemed for his high moral character, as well as his military prowess, he was, in the reorganiza- ton of the regular army in 1866, placed below Phil Sheridan. General Grant was. very properly. at the head of the army with the rank of full general. sherman came next with the rank of lieutenant general. Sheridan was the third in rank, being listed as senior major general. Although he was a young man and young in service as compared with Hancock, there were only three major generals and Hancock was number 3 instead of number l, as his close friends thought he should have been.
 Long after the war the south had no liking for Sherman and for many years it felt bitterly toward Sher- idan. who was regarded as a man of brutal feeling toward the south. An act of Congress provided that with Grants retirement sherman should sue ceed as the commanding officer of the army with the rank of full general. and that Sheridan should then became lieutenant general. It was furthermore
 provided in that act that with Sher- man should pass the rang of general
 and with Sheridan should pass the rank
 of lieutenant general. Thus 1t was that
 Hancock never rose higher than major
 general. and this was because he was a democrat. By<a special act of Con-
 gress Sheridan. on his deathbed, was
 made full general. Long after Han socks death the grade of lieutenant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

London Cablegram to the New York
 Tribune.
 J. Pierpont Morgans country place, Dover House, at Roehampton, is always kept open ready for bis occupancy by full staff of servants all the time he is In England, though he seldom sleeps there more than three mornings or nights in the year. The longest time he ever spent there was four days during the recent heated spell in July but nevertheless a full course dinner is cooked and every thing is ready for his arrival every even ing he Is in England.
 When the hour arrives at which he is nc longer to be expected. the servants, from the butler and the footmcn down. are able to enjoy in state the dinner prepared foi MT. Morgan. Next day the tradesmen Of the neighborhood foregather and have what Is left for cold luncheon. This is the daily programme at Roehampton for three or four months each year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
WOMEN IN THE ORIENT

From the Edinburg Review.
 The Japanese says, Though woman has borne you seven children, do not trust her" and "A woman's tongue Is only three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high"
 The Chinese says, Eighteen goddess like daughters are not equal to one son with a limp" and "A young wife should be in her house but shadow or an echo"
 The Indian remarks, "A womans sense always lies at the back of her neck Cor heel.)" i. e., she Is wise when if is too late, and He Is downright fool who acts according to his wife's advice"
 The Turk contemptuously exclaims' ..Womans hair Is long, but her wit IS short" Shows his lack of confidence Tn her integrity by declaring, The dog IS faithful, woman never" and expresses his opnion in regard to the propriety of women taking an interest in anything beyond pots and pans by saying, With her hands full of dough she Is mixed up with Unterferes with) the business of a man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
SPEED RECORD AT FUNERAL

You may speak sarcastically about things being as slow as a funeral. but was at a funeral lately where we made such rapid progress that one of our horses was exhausted" said a member of Ellis Post, Grand Army of the Re- public of Germantown. And the queer est part about it was that the unusual speed was due to the pace set by the clergymans carriage at the head of the cortege.
 ''As is usual when one of the comrades dies the post hired a coach to convey the members who wished to go to the funeral. There were F of us on this occasion-just an ordinary load for two horses The burial took place in West Philadelphia, end on the way over the pacemaker csr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Concerning Elementary Education

concerning elementary Education It will be several years before Ala bama's public schools are anything like numerous enough to afford all the children of school age an oppor- tunity of receiving an elementary education. We must have a new con- stitution or a constitutional amend ment which will allow the people of every school district to vote special tax for the support of education in that district.
 The makers of the present constitu- tion evidently did not trust the people. But nothing could be sounder in prin- ciple than giving the voters in any particular locality the right to tax themselves. In most cases a very small tax would yield sufficient rev enue to build and maintain a we'll con- structed, modern school house at every cross road, and to supply school accommodation equal to that in the large towns or cities.
 Sydney J. Bowie led movement a few years ago for improving school conditions, and he came very near get ting a measure through the legisla- ture seeking to submit a school tax amendment proposition to the voters of the state. Such a bill had been badly defeated in a previous legisla- ture, but barely failed in the last. The fact that opposition to the measure had been largely overcome gave the friends of education hope, and there can be no question now but that with reasonable amount of campaign ing" the next legislature will agree to the submission of proposed amendment.
 In the meantime teachers of the state are doing excellent work, con- sidering local limitations. City and county teachers have better equip ment now than was the case few years ago. As a rule they are in love with their profession. They ap- preclate the importance of constant study to keep up with the newest and best pedagogical methods. The Jeff ferson County Teachers institute in session in Birmingham during the week just ended, furnished a most interesting example of the progress the teachers of the public schools are making in their chosen field. The pa- pers read and discussed were admira ble. Every county holds an institute every year, and every teacher must have an annual certificate setting forth that he or she has attended an institute in compliance with the law. This institute work has proved more and more beneficial and should result in the rural schools being equal in ef- ficiency to the city schools. But the people of Alabama must not lose sight for a moment of the crying need of better school houses and more of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
MUsN.r POWDER NOSES

Washington Telegram to the Pittspurg
 Post.
 Hello maids are consuming so much time in the joint art of powdering their dainty noses and answering calls on the wire that it has become necessary for the telephone company management to issue orders against the application of white or flesh colored dust to nasal extremities. Dispatches from Flushing l.. l., telling or how the ''helo'' girls in the telephone ex- change there have been forbidden to pow der their noses brought forth the fol- lowing remark from a local telephone of- ficial: Our girls evidently know how to do both the powdering and operation of the switchboards well,'' said he. "We have received no complaint to the effect that the powdering of noses had interferred with girls doing duty on the wire. Hence, we have issued no orders against our girls applying perfumed dust to eliminate the shine.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Attracting Homeseekers

During the past four or five years hundreds of homeseekers have come from the north to Alabama, bought small farms and cultivated them with profit. Not few have settled in the Birmingham district.
 Baldwin county is filling up with truckers from the north, and two or three other counties that have gained 2 n great reputation for early fruits and vegetables, have many northern set- tiers. But where one truck farmer came in the past three years ten will probably come during the next three years. z
 The railroads have done something to advertise Alabama as an agricul- tural and manufacturing state. Sev- eral of the lines traversing this part of the country have succeeded in To- eating certain industries near Bir- mingham. But the building up of this states farm counties should, and doubtless will, receive more attention from the railroads.
 The Louisville and Nashville has recently started movement to bring small farmers to Cullman county. When the war closed, Cullman was one of the poorest counties in Alabama It was thinly populated and the few farmers there scarcely lived. But when that county was colonized in the 70's by thrifty Germans, rapic change took place. Poverty was fol lowed by prosperity. Cullman today is one of the best counties in Ala bama. The German-Americans and others who have settled there, have added greatly to the wealth of the state.
 But Cullman trucking is yet in it's infancy. When the Louisville and Nashville starts to build up, it is sure to get large results. There are thous- ands of acres in Cullman still un- cleared. The soil is particularly adapted to truck farming.
 And what is true of Cullman is true of many other counties. The counties that are better suited for large farm ing-for cotton, corn and hay-are attracting those homeseekers who un- derstand agriculture as distinguished from horticulture. Lands are still cheap in Alabama although there has been steady advance in the last ten gears.
 The state immigration agent should be more active than ever, and with the cooperation of the railroads and local organizations, wonderful things will be accomplished in this decade.