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The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11
WATERY BLlSTERS ON FACE

Smithville. Ind.-"Six months ago
our oaDy girl, one year old, had q few
red Dimples come on her face which
gradually spread causing her face to
become very irritated and a fiery red
color. The pimples on the child's face
were at first small watery blisters, just
a smail blotch on the skin. She kept
scratching at this until in a few days
her whole cheeks we're fiery red color
and instead Of the little blisters the
skin was cracked and scaly looking
and seemed to itch and burn very
much.
I'VE used . number of remedies
whicn seemed to give relief for short
time then leave her face worse than
ever. Finally we got q cake OF Cuti.
cura Soap and box Of Cuticura Oint.
ment. washed the child's face with
very warm water and Cuticura Soap.
then applied the Cuticura Ointment
very lightly. After doing this about
three times q day the itching and
burning seemed entirely gone in two
days time. Inside Of two weeks time
her face seemed we'll. That was eight
months ago and there has been no re
turn Of the trouble" (Signed) Mra
A. h. Wooden, Nov. 4, 1912.
Cusicura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston.
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TWINS in STRANGE FEUD


II was q grandfather's chair-a plain. old wood
en- "r0cker'-but. Insignificant as II appeared. It
was sufficient cause for spelling the best part OF
two lives. says an exchange. Just because OF the
chair Luke and Mathew Gregory. twin brothers.
made for themselves existence as queer
any recorded In the pages Of fiction. Because Of
the chair they dwelt side by side In house liter.
ally divided. They gave up love. friendship and
social intercourse. For twenty-three years they
met every day without exchanging word For
twenty-three years they glowered at each other
from opposite sides Of q living room. For twenty
three years each sat In the chair every other day
and read out OF the same bible turn and turn
about. The house was divided by actual meas
urement and continued divided until II full
filled the prediction Of the scriptures and fell In
reality
Luke and Mathew Gregory simple. hard
working miners. Each day they went to the
great collieries at Wilkesbarre, labored on
through the day. chatted with their other fellows
and returned home at night Yet they never had
a word one for the other. despite the fact that
they cooked at the same stove and ate from the
same table
The Gregorys were OF Scotch birth and came to
Wyoming valley with their father, John Gregory,
when lads OF only three years. The elder Greg.
ory had been miner In Scotland With him he
brought his household effects. among which were
the chair. With thrift and energy the father
made his way little by little From his meager
wages he saved something and through his skill
wan uuNdHCeu step ny step untll ne TeaCneu the
position OF boss OF the mine. When he died.
after the boys had reached the age OF seventeen,
the lads were we'll able to look after themselves,
The twins had always been inseparabe and the
father foresaw no difficulties In leaving what he
had to them share and share alike including the
one'and one ,haf.story cottage
When they celebrated their thirtieth birthday
each announced to the other that he was think
Ing OF taking a wife. They shook hands and
went to bed joyfully, The brothers had no idea
nf nrttV rnffn Ii,k,,
pool their earnings and build a second cottage OF
the lot they owned next door OF course. the
household goods would be divided Bit by bit
they portioned them out without disagreement
until they came to the chair There was nothing
In the intrinsic value OF the piece OF furniture to
provoke dispute. To uninterested It was lust
worn'out old AFFAIR none too attractive To the
brothers that mattered not at all. 1t had been
their fathers before that. II was hallowed by
countless associations. Luke felt that he ought
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increase the veloslty and the volume Of the pos
tai matter to be carried from point to point with
IN the limits specified. In this movement toward
better service New York is following In the wake
Of kindred efforts abroad.
The underground conduit or tube. which Is
pretty costly to INSTALL 10 not the type generally
recommended for intercity interstate service.
The majority OF the installations are virtually ele-
waited viaducts Of one sort another which can
be laid over the country without any particular
regard to territorial contours most Of the sys.
TENS being good hill climbers and intended to
follow the shortest route between points, in this
feature showing . radical difference from the
procedure in laying out the regulation trunk
lines
Al might naturally be expected the mono.
rail- system has been strongly urged by some Of
the people very much concerned In promoting
rapid transit both for mail and for passenger
service. and one Of the most interesting of these
contemplates doing the double duty Of carrying
people and postal matter at rate of 200 miles
an hour. The engineers have figured that this
could be done at fuel cost not exceeding three
cents mile Whether this ambitious project
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to have 1t and so did Mathew. At frst they
1oked about IT, then they argued and finally quar-.
relied Luke came home one night and announced
that the girl OF his choice had promised to marry
him
"Ye maun gle ME the cheer as weddin' geefe."
he told Mathew.
THAT wilma" answered Mathew.
The next night came Mathew with a similar
announcement and a similar request The an.
swer OF Luke was: y wilma"
Nothing could be done. The prospective brides
waited tearfully month by month They grew at
first angry then Indifferent and finally sought
husbands elsewhere.
A year passed and Luke and Mathew we're no
nearer solution. Then. after discussion In
black anger. Luke declared that they would di.
vide the house and all In It and never speak
again Mathew agreed. The two brothers set
to work silently, They drew a line across the
center OF the front walk. up the porch steps and
directly through the middle Of the house. The
stove in the front room was on Luke's side OF the
house. but the stove in the dining room on
Mathews. Where the line bisected the dining
room the table set that each had his
Just portion.
mark was drawn through the center of tho
cook stove and up the stoveppe. All the chairs
were equally divided. but the grandfathers chair
remained What to do with that still prob
lem. Finally 1t was decided to place it exactly
In the center OF the front room II was agreed
that 1t should be used by the brothers on alter
Ha'e uays Ihe doors were sawed IN halr ana
hinged so that neither should touch the property
OF the other, Bricks and copper divided the
cook stove. Are space oven and all When the
grim details had been settled the brothers retired
each to his own portion OF the house and com
menced the long silence. In the twenty-tbree
years thar followed neither stepped over the
boundary line, They cooked their own meals.
each on hts own part OF the cook stove. carried
the food 10 their respective ends OF the table and
ate without speaking At evening when Luke
was entitled to the chair. he pulled It over into
his part OF the house and sat down and smoked
The next night Mathew enjoyed the same privi,
lega
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will see Its accomplishment within our time is Of
course debatabe, but the elements Of risk are
less than most people would imagine. thanks to
the stabzing powers OF the gyroscope. improve
ments In electrical propulsion and the metallurgi.
cal advances which make 1t possible to obtain
lighter and stronger materials than could be had
q few years ago
About year ago the engineering world was
decidedly interested In the demonstrating per
formances OF small levitated railway. the
climax OF years Of study on the part Of its In
ventor. Emile Bachelet Certainly that small in
stallation did some remarkable things and the
question Is. can full.szed plant be made to
run as effectively and within the limits of COM
mercial economy?
Mr.. Bacheet made q novel use Of the repulsive
force Of certain magnetic stream lines and his
carrier actually made to float in the
air. thus avoiding rail friction and other associate
hindrances. His purpose was to provide a means
Of transporting mail and some kinds of valuable
express matter aggregating in unit weight. with
the car. a total OF about 500 pounds: and from
New York to Boston he prophesied a speed In
transit OF quite 300 miles an hour.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11
Burnt Powder.

President Lincoln's stories grew bet
ter and better as he grew older. One
of the best was told to visitor who
congratulated him on the demand OF
the people for his reelection. Mr..
Lincoln replied that he had been told
that frequently. and that when 1t was
first mentioned to him he was remind.
ed of a farmer In Illinois who deter
mined to try his own hand at blasting.
After successfully boring and filling In
with powder. he failed In his effort to
make the powder go on. and after dis.
cussing with a looker.on the cause for
this and failing to detect anything
wrong In the powder. the farmer sud
denly came to the conclusion that It
would not go of because It had been
shot before.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11
Ten Pins At Autletam.

At Antietam. when the Confederates
advanced In a solid mass. one OF our
boys from Elmira. n. Y. climbed q
high rock, where he could view the
whole scene. He occupied his place
unmindful Of the bullets whizzing like
bees around him. The rebels came on
until we could see their faces. and
then our battery poured canister into
them, which moved down a long line
of Johnnies. Our friend on the rock
swung his cap. and shouted:
"Bul.l-l.lee: set 'em up In the other
alley"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11
looney Season Begins.

Golf? Why, man, you're craziel
than q loon. The idea Of a fellow on
hot day like this going out and club
bing around q little white pill in the
SUM-"
What are you going to do?"
who. me? I'm going to get row
boat and pull over the lake and try
to get some fish"
Fish? The last fish was caught
out of that lake three years ago"
well. I know that. Suppose done
get any fish. I've had a tiptop boat
ride, haven't II"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11

RE We on the OF a revolution In the
N !: !: :: ]; ! i: !: ; !: I
system OF transporting postal matter
l AZ over long distances Are the railway
| N trains to have a formidable rival In this
| !" service? Many signs point In this d.
- XN rection. H. NJ Morgan, New York's
postmaster. is quito convinced that
now era Is near. lie frankly admits that carriage
by trunk line railways Is not meeting the pressing
demands OF today
At the present time the mail cars are almost In.
variably integral parts OF passenger trains. Their
speed Ia restricted Therefore the chances OF mate
rally expediting the mails upon the trunk lines
not particularly promising What, then. can be done
to meet the growing needs OF business"
Every new agency that has betered the means OF
written or vocal communication has Increased great
ly the volume Of business and tho number OF letters
The coming OF the telegraph was followed by 4 re.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11
THE lEAVEN.

Artist Ito class OF young women)-Now. think
the composite picture OF this class would be artis
tically beautiful.
Pretty student tasdel-Strange that Que face
could so bring up the average!-Puck
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11
Abandoned Project,

"Two hearts that beat as one" Tho
museum manager mused.
"Oh. WE'LL" he went on. continuing
his soliloquy. II suppose we could get
up freak like that. but she wouldn't
be In 1t with the two-headed girl. any.
Way."-Puck.
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Modern Method.

Modern Method.
Maud-lt's a paradox. isn't It!
Edith-What?
Maud-That the woman Of position
dances like q climber. d"
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11

A pair Of yellow shoes doesn't age
more quickly than q pretty girl after .
mistaken marriage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11

nrs. Winslow's Soothihg Syrup for Chiidrsa
toethinR, softens the gums, reduces innammar
tou, ,sllsys psin, ,cures wind collie sc . botslsA0
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11

sponsive increment In Rrst
class postal matter. Ia com.
mercial practice q letter gen.
orally confirms a telegraphic
order for the sake OF the H..
gal value Of the record and
because OF the greater do.
tails which are Incorporated
In the communication which
goes by post.
The telephone did all that
tho electric telegraph did but
exercised its influence pri.
marily within the cities and
towns Immediately concern.
cd at FIRST. Then as the use
Of the service grew and long
distance telephony developed
there was an extraordinary
expansion Of business indus.
try within every twenty.four
hours. Something had to be
done to make the speedy
preparation Of letters possi-
BILE. and tho typewriter came
into being. It would be DIFF
0cult to estimate accurately
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
SIX MILLION FOR
RULERS JUBILEE

Berlin, June 6.-From reports re-
ceived here it is estimated nearly five
million dollars has been subscribed to
various memorials launched in con-
nection with the 25th anniversary of
Emperor Williams ascension. In ac-
cordance with the emperor's wishes
practically all this will take the form
of charitable and educational founda-
tions or institutions for the public well
fare. One of the most interesting gifts
to the emperor will be marshal's bat
on presented by officials of the royal
military factories at a cost of $4,000.
Six million jubilee coins, two-mark
and three-mark pieces, will be distrib-
uted in a few days to commemorate
the anniversary.
London, June 6.-Andrew Carnegie
will start for Berlin tonight. Emper-
Or William has fiexd the morning of
June 16 to receive him and his as
sociates, who present congratula.
tory address signed by many promi
nent Americans. The emperor said
June Is will be the anniversary OF
the first morning he rose as emperor
25 years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
GOTHAM SLEUTHS
IN WITH CROOKS

New York, June Ga scathing ar
raignment of the detective bureau Of
the New York police department. and
a charge that a partnership exists be-
tween some detectives and criminals
ore contained in the section nf the
Curran committee report on police
conditions, submitted to the board Of
aldermen today A brisk fight over the
adoption Of the report is expected.
Benjamin Levy, the report says, who
never has been convicted of a crime,
testified at the request of officials in
the detective bureau that he often in
duced criminals TO commit burglary
in order that they might be arrested
He was strongly Corroborated by repu-
table citizens
Levy testified to one case in which
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty Of
the detective bureau gave him s25 with
which TO purchase burglar tools. ard
after he succeeded in n burglary paid
him SIS for his services. City voucb-
ers for amounts in Levy's favor we're
found in the controllers Office Dough
erty and others involved we're sub
poenaed and asked to waive immunity
before giving testimonya This they re-
fused. with one exception. and they
were not interrogated. The report
says the bureau is hopelessly inefti'
cient and should be reorganized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
THOMAS SHOWS
A STRONG LOBBY
IN SUGAR FORCE

Washington, D. c., June 6.-Fur-
ther evidence of organized efforts of
anti-free sugar forces to bring pres
sure to bear upon western democratic
T.senaprs and congressman to align
them against Wilson's free sugar plan.
was given the lobby committee to-
day by Senator Thomas of Colorado,
member of the finance committee. He
produced hundreds of kilograms,
scores of letters, pamphlets and news
paper clippings, which he. believed
showed an organized attempt to manu-
facture public sentiment in Colorado
to affect the action of senators and
representatives. He said he was In
formed by some signers that they
were forced to attach their names be-
cause of financial obligations to per-
sons directing the movement.
Senator Thomas said the only re-
mark to him that might be considered
improper" came from Henry OXnard,
| who represented the beet sugar inter
ests opposed to free sugar. When he
] told Oxnard he probably would vote
with his party and support the Under
wood bill, Oxnard replied if the free
sugar provision was retained con-
gress would "be here until snow flies"
before the bill could be passed. There
has been a persistent effort to influ-
ence his action on sugar, wool and
lead, Thomas said, through a great
number of letters and kilograms from
Colorado and the Rocky mountain
states. Thomas said he declined to
take part in the consideration of lead
and zinc provision of the tariff bill
because he had some interests.
Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania,
owner of 900 shares of preferred stock
of the United States Steel corpor-
alton, said he had s1,500.000 invested
in two Pittsburgh newspapers and
owned 400 preferred shares Of the
Pittsburgh Coal company.
II have always held that insofar as
the iron and steel schedule is con
cerned the steel corporation is very
much less subject to menace thar
would small manufacturers be to {
change in rates, he said.
Il have never sought to influence
any senator in regard to the tariff, no
has any one sought TO influence nj
Improperly
Oliver declined TO give his invest
ments in copper or other lines he salC
were not affected by the tariff. Sen
ator Walsh insisted 1t was pertinen
to ask how much Oliver had invested
} in copper properties.
q cannot concede your right to as
that" returned Oliver.
You're dead right fnterjecte
Senator Nelson, republican member @
the committee.
Reed agreed with Walsh and Cum
Minis with Nelson. Chairman Owe
man was absent. Ii was a tie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
CUSTOMS OFFICERS SEIZE
RIFLES SENT TO DUBLIN

Dublin, June "a sensation caus-
ed by the seizure today by customs
authorities of a consignment of 500
rifles and bayonets on board the
steamer from Liverpool. The arms
we're addressed 10 Baron Farnham, an
Irish peer, at his country seat, Coun.
y Cavan. Farnham served in Afric.
He is leading unionist of Ulster and
has taken a prominent part in the
agitation against home rule. II is re-
ported the authorities discovered an
elaborate organization in London fol
supplying unionist centers in Ulster
with arms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
DENIED
BY STATE COURT
Especial to The Argus)

Springfield, Ill, June 6.-The su-
preme court today denied the petition
for writ of certiorari to Stephen
Wilder. Parker H. Wilder and Charles
NJ. Wilder, in order that their case
against the commissioners of the White
side and Rock Island special drainage
district of the counties of Whiteside
and Rock Island might be appealed to
the supreme court from the appellate
court for the second district. Only the
mere order denying the writ was made
by the supreme court. The circuit
court of Whiteside oounty had dis.
missed the petition for a writ of man.
damus, asked for by the Wilders, to
compel the drainage commissioners to
drain their lands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
MADE FOR
BASEBALL PROBE

Washington, D. C., June 6.-Plans
for the investigation of the so-called
baseball trust" were made today by
Representative Gallagher OF Illinois,
who will have a hearing within q
week before the house rules COM
mittee on his resolution. Gallagher
declared today half dozen witnesses
would be sufficient 10 sustain his
charge of monopoly" The list
includes former President Fogel OF
the Philadelphia Nationals, and men
from New York, st. Louis. Chicago,
Buffalo and Cleveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
CASHIER is SHORT
and BANK CLOSES

St. Louis. Mo, June Ga special to
the Post.Dispatch says the Pemiscot
County bank at Caruthersville, Mo,
has closed its doors and is in the
hands of the state bank commissioner,
as a result OF the discovery Of an al
legged shortage in the accounts of A.
c. Tindle. the cashier. The shortage,
according TO President Cunningham, is
at least 100000, and may reach a
quarter million.
The greater amount of the alleeA;
shortage is in county funds and TO
make good the loss the bank has turn.
ed over TO the bank commissioner
$4,000 worth OF property belonging
to the official. who left here Saturday
He is expected to return in day OF
two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-06
Cities Given Right to Name
Commissions to Gov
ern Concerns.
NUN MBER CHAN G ESMADE
Measure Is Advanced to Third
Reading in HouSe-Sev-
eraI Laws Passed.

Springfield, H., June 6.-The home
rule feature of the administration
utility bill, reported by the house
utility committee was retained in the
measure by a vote of 49 to So when
the house today tabled the Browne
amendment striking out section 81 Of
the committee bill. Section gives
city councils the right to appoint city
utility commissions.
Further consideration of the utility
bill, on second reading in the house,
was postponed until next Tuesday on
motion of Butts. The bill was made
a special order for that time.
Interurban railroads were put on
the same plane as steam roads, and
with the latter eliminated from the
operations of the utilities law In
terurbans are defined in the amend
ments to mean any interurban rail
read extending beyond the limits of
any city. Elevated roads are not in
terurbans under the terms of the law,
and are not exempted with steam and
interurban roads from the operation
of the law.
PENSION BILL REENACTED
With more than one hundred mem
bers present, the house got down to
the passage of bills today Immediately
following the reading of the journal
Bills were passed by the house as fol-
| lows:
H. B. 7O4-Complete revision of coal
mining laws.
S. B. 2SS-Reenacting the Chicago
! lpoAasspension bill passed originally
1.-TWO years ago under defects similar
to those for which the supreme court
declared other laws unconstitutional
The new bill makes but one change in
the former law. In case of death, q
policeman's widow and children under
16 shall receive the same pension tc
which the widow is entitled.
H. B. 611-Proyiding courts having
10 judges shall be divided into chan
cery and law divisions, three to sit in
chancery. and the other seven TO sit
in law. The measure Is said to relieve
chaotic conditions in the superior
court and circuit courts of Cook coun
lty.
TO REGULATE LOAN CONCERNS.
On roll call the house concurred il
the senate amendments to Represen
ltative Hulls bill providing for the in
corporation, management and regula
ton of wage loan corporations, allow
ing loans to be made on wage assign
ments. 1t applies to the whole state.
H. B. 14S-Creating a city board o
examiners to license masons and bricl
layers in cities of over 100000 inhabi
tants
Senator Compton's bill exemptin,
pensions of war veterans from attach
ment and sale on execution was reat
the first time in the house and advanc
ed to second reading without refer
ence.