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Ripley County democrat., 1914-10-30
Jink Mounts was here from Pine yes
LeIday Iransaeting business

Jink Mounts was here from Pine yes.
ierday transactine business
DR.. Byrd, Of ozly. was here La
Saturday attending the Russell meet.
ing.
Magnus Quisenberry has been quite
ill for the past two weeks with an at
tack offever isnow able to be oat again,
Tom Csrdwell made trip to limo
the past week. He has leased a hotel
at that place and viii 40 there shortly
10 take charge Of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. P. ShemwelI we're
here during the past week, from their
home in Current River township, the
guest of the son, Kit K.
Tom Hatfield, from over on Fourchee,
and j, A. Thaxton and son. Harry, from
Bennett shipped cattle TO the st,
Louis market this week from this sta
tion.
Will TRULY is laid up az his home
with case of blood poisoning, result
iRg from small injury to his foot,
something that caused him no concern
at the time, but has since made itself
quite Interesting. He Is getting along
alright however.
In gettiAg off the train at the depot
last Saturday, Clarence Gilbert, who 10
working with Agent Tanner at the
station, stepped on a stone which turn
ed with him, and threw him over, and
one Of the boDes Of bis left ankle was
broken. He is getting about on crutch-
es.
Among those from Doniphsn who
attended the Southeast Missouri Pro.
ducts show Of the Commercial Club
Association Of this section at Poplar
Bluff last week, were A. j.. Rouse and
Elmer +. Harriff, wife and daughter.
Ripley county not only had small re-
presentation among lac many thousand
Of visitors there, but the display made
by our people was not what il should
have been What little we had there
was good and was id charge of Nike
Hengeler, the energetic farmer Of
Union township, and the regret is that
more Of our people did not join in with
him and help make the Ripley county
display Of interest, and an object Of en-
Wy, for itcsn be done, If we would
only try. Mr.. Hengeler had a display
Of oats, wheat, millet and Kafir corn.
There was no corn, and notwithstand-
ing the drouth there was some good
corn raised in this county this year; no
alfalfa, nor timothy, no clover, no APP
Piles, no pears no peaches or plums, no
potatoes nor turnips, no onions nor
pumpkins, no squashes nor none Of the
many other products of the coil Of this
county, and IL our people had only TAX
en- interest a fine display of all this
stuff could have been made.
Ripley County democrat., 1914-10-30
A TEXAS WONDER.

The TEXAS Wonder cures kidney aad
bladder troubles. dissolses gravel, cures
diabetes, weak and lame hacks, rhen-
matisu,. and all Irregularities Of ne kia-
neys and bladder In both men ana wo-
men. Regulates bladder troubles in
children. II not sold by your druggist,
will be sent By mail on receipt Of si.f0.
One saaall bottle is swo months treat
naent, ana seldom fails 10 perfect cure.
Send Ter testimonials from this and
other states. DR.. e. w. Hall. 2e2e
Olive street, 81. Louls, No. Sold BY
druggists. S0h2t.
Ripley County democrat., 1914-10-30
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
Q A . TO RIA
Keep Your stomach and
Liver Healthy. N

Avigofous Stomseh. perfect working
Liver and regular aeiihg Bowels Is
guaranteed II you will use 1t. Kings
New Life Pills. They insure good Di.
gestion, correct Constipation and have
an excellent tonic effect on the whole
system-Purify your bloed and rid you
Of all body poisons thFeuak the Bowels
Only 80 at your Dtnseist,
Ripley County democrat., 1914-10-30
Hopeless Lung Trouble
Cured

Many recoveries from Lung Troubles
are due TO DR., Bells Pine-Tar- Honey.
lt strengthens the Lungs, checks the
Cough and gives relief at once. Mr.
W. s. Wilkins, Gates, N, O. writes: 81
used DR.. Bell's Pine-Tar-H Honey In q
case given up as hopeless and 1t effect
cd complete cureln Get bottle OF
DR.. Bells Plne-Tar- Honey. II yosr
cough is dry and hacking let II teiekle
down the throat, you win surely get re-
lief, Only 25c at your Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
FOR ONE sPEEDER

All the resources that money ana
influence could command have failed
to save a New Jersey youth from the
consequences of his own folly. While
recklessly driving an automobile in
10y ride" two years ago last Christ
mas day. the young man in question
ran down and killed a 14-year-old boy.
-Convicted OF manslaughter and SEN
fenced to not less than five and not
more than ten years Imprisonment,
the case was fought through the high
er courts in attempts TO have the YER
ca set aside. but TO no avail. The
Jersey example of Justice should be
followed in every state OF the union.
! Reckless automobilists have become a
grave public menace.
Vigorous prosecution and punish
ment OF every similar case should be
demanded. not only for public pro-
lection but In Justice to the large
majority OF automobile drivers who
exhibit a decent regard for the rights
<and safety OF pedestrians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
WITHOUT THE TRUMPET
SOUND.

Achievement is not always success,
while reputed failure often is. The
most successful men are not necessar-
ily the ones noisily attracting public
attention.
The best and most useful women are
not the bright butterflies OF fashion
or the stage, whose press agents in
cessantly 6aunt their pictures ana
their nothings before the public.
The unlauded men and women who
are quietly attending to their own
little tasks, every day contributing
something substantial TO industry,
prosperity and progress. rearing chill
dren in habits of honest labor and in
teIIectual level of their little commune
ties-these are the men and women.
as the Joliet Herald observes, OF real
influence and power. Success is theirs
in the fullest measure. The power
of the locomotive lies not in the ire
mendously putting smoKestack, or In
the shrill scream of the waste at the
safety valve. but in the unheard, I'M
seen, but silently working steam in
the cylinder. The swift-iying piston
seems to be doing wonders; but Is
only being forced back and forth by
a force IL knows nothing about, but
must obey.
Just so. the men we call great, be-
cause they seem to perform marvels.
are but the expression OF the thought
and impulse of the mass of unknown
people. No great man ever yet
sprang up except from a great people.
II is not given us all TO have sue
cess as gorgeous as the rainbow. But
no matter. Success consists In doing
ones best. Indeed the real success
is more in the trying than in the
achievement. We may achieve by &C
cident. by chance, help of others, or
of forces that are not ours. But our
efforts are all our own. IL is our pur-
poses and our efforts that are part
OF our very selves.
How shrunken and pitiful a thing,
how hollow a delusion, is the shining
and so-called success OF self-absorbed
men and women. Like that soldier
under Galerius who found a shining
leather bag filed with pearls and
threw away the pearls but carefully
preserved the bag, these sslf-absorbed
ones are spurning true riches, real
success, to hug to their hearts things
that are empty and worthless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
CAPITAL COMMENT

would no longer have an excuse u
the fat contracts for this ammuhi.,on
to the ammunition ring. SO THESE my
buildings are lying idle so far as man
ufacturing purposes are concerned ana
arc being used merely for storage pun
poses 4. v
the largest arsenal in the united
states and when the policy OF COM
nIete government manufacture Oh Hiu-
nitions in government arsenais ge's W
working right, the Rock Island arsena'
is destined to become ono OF the iars-
est arsenals in the world. TINS arse
nal has the advantage or free "a.ei
power, the government OWNING iVs
own power plant in the MississipPi
river. The government can mahuiac
ture cheaper at Rock Island thah ae
any other point in the United states
"One of the stock arguments Oh the
army and navy officers has been that
the ammunition ring and the armor
ring are composed of a group OF pa
triotic manufacturers, and that we
ought to give them work IN time oI
peace in order that we could oepeHu
upon their patriotic cooperation In
time of war. But when war with SPAN
was imminent these three concerns
got together and issued an ultlmatum
to the government, that they would
not manufacture a single piece OF ar
NOR plate unless the government
would agree to pay them 500 ton
more than the price that had been
determined upon by congress after an
investigation as to what would be
fair price.
But at the same time the armor
ring was selling to Russia for S249
ton the same plate that it was de-
handing S616 ton for from the
United States government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
WALL STREET THE GOAT.

Wall street has quite enough TO
stand for without being made the
tscapegoat for every fnancier, big or
little, that goes wrong. c. Hunter
sRaine, whose stealings of more than
-sI 600. 900 wrecked the Mercantile
bank In Memphis. Tenn. says he was
rrobbed by Wall street" The evil
ssence f. that Raine speculated on the
I. ew York cotton exchange and lost
he was robbed to the same extent
sthst a man IS robbed who buys a par
Eel Of real estate. the value OF which
aeclines instead OF approaching.
Another man who Was robbed by
Nall street" was the treasurer Of a
rawlings bank In Connecticut who used
-<oune of the deposttors' money in try
1ng 70 cheat some gamblers in horse
SAGE pool room
=of the people who IN the last two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
Rv n. r WILSON.

Especial Correspondence IF The Arsus''
Washington, March 3.-Speaking on
the floor of the house during the con-
sideration of the army BILL which
carries appropriations of S94.ooo'ooo'
and which for the first time In the
history of the government provides
that hereafter munitions OF war must
he manufactured in government arse
mails. Representative Clyde II. raven
ner OF Illinois said:
.In the last 20 years the ammuni-
ton ring and the armor ring have
drawn down O.OOO.O 900 worth of fat
government contracts, and IL the gov
ernment had done all this work in
the government arsenals and navy
wards at the least estimate S35,0OO,O0O
would have been saved to the taxpay-
ers.
For instance. the army officers arc
paying the ammunition ring s3.15 Tor
a 3-inch finished shrapnel case that
they can manufacture and are manu-
featuring at the government arsenals
for s1.75. The army officers have been
paving the AMMUNITION ring S1S.O3 for
a 3.S inch shrapnel that they can man
ufacture and are manufacturing in the
government arsenals for 1874.
"A contract for s1,90O.O64 worth OF
ammunition was given to the, Frankford
arsenal at Philadelphia and the gov
eminent saved $4,000, or approx
mately 81 900, 900 on a s2,000,000 order.
AT the Rock Island. Illinois, arsenal
the government owns two great $780,
oon stona huiIdingS originally con-
structed for manufacturing purposes.
Army officers are opposing plan TO
equip them with machinery for manu-
featuring field artillery ammunition,
because il they were equipped they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
VOICE CULTIVATION.
Il Is Ssio That the Average American
Needs II Badly.

Il Is ssio That the Average American
Needs II Badly.
The American voice lacks cadence.
The touch of harmony is lacking In
depth or shrillness its strongest quail
~ is monotony or tone.
In conversation IL is colorless, and
half of the resources OF the vocal cords
are unused or undeveloped. A strident
high pitched. nasal voice fails In say
ing any good thing well.
Every one has the power OF speaking
with sweet infection Every one can
attain a reposeful utterance and clear
enunciation by training the ear and
voice TO work together in avoiding
harsh tones and cultivating the middle
and more mellow register in every
voice
Excitement sends Il up to a scream
ing pitch. but SELF control will lower
Il again, and its playground should be
through the varying harmonies or ca
dences OF five notes.
According to Thomas Wentworth
Higginson. our English cousins put
more cadence. more up and down. into
an inquiry. What time is it?" than
Americans would into the announce
ment that a president was shot A
crowd OF baseball fans will pitch the
cheering on a high note and yell 1t
self hoarse. In the same number or
Europeans the shouting would be full
OF undertones and cadences- They
would sing their enthuslasm--New
York Sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
WHERE PRIMARY is A FARCE

The annual protest is coming from
small cities and villages against the
farce of holding primaries for the nom
fnation OF village and city officers. The
Bardolph News. printed in a village
of 500 population, makes this com
ment:
BardoIph's primary ballots Will
all be blanks at the coming pri-
mary election as not a single NOM
nation was fled with the village
clerk However. the ballots must
be printed and blanks left for the
voter to write in the name OF his
or her choice for the various OF
fees. As there are three parties,
village. peoples and prohibition.
and there must be two official bal
lots. mems and women's, for each
party, besides two sample ballots
for each. making a total of II diff
ferent ballots that must be print
ed in order to conduct the AFFAIR
according to law And all this
might have been avoided IL our
legislature had exercised little
common sense in framing the pri-
mary law
No doubt similar conditions prevail
in practically every small city and
village in the state. II is one of the
mysteries of legislation that cities and
villages of less than $500 population
were not exempted, along with town
ships, from making their nomination
by primary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
1ardx Aet Of Justice.

Marriages between English actresses
and men OF a high social position be-
gan IN the eighteenth century. IL no
eariier. There was Lavinia Fenton.
the Polly Peachun OF Gays "Beggars
Opera" who became Duchess OF Boil
ton: there was Miss Farren. who mar
ied Lord Derby: also Miss BruDton
became Lady Craven not long before
Lo-d Thurlow married Miss Bolton.
Earliest OF the list. though. comes the
Earl OF Pe,erborough.--who married
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
Mrs. Lord Dismisses Suit.

Waukegan, ILL.,, March 5.-The S15.-
900 alienation suit of Mrs. William F.
Lord against Miss Genevieve Reed,
who it is charged, won the love of Mrs.
Lords husband, former traffic mana
ger of the Wisconsin Central Railroad
company, was ended yesterday after
noon when the case was settled out of
court. Miss Reed arrived from New
York and an offer of settlement for
$4,000 was made. Mrs. Lord accept
ed the proposal and the suit was dis
missed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs-Ten cents per week By car
rier. in Rock Island; 81 per year by mail
IN advance
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where 81 s. desired TO have
paper discontinued as carriers have No
authority in the premises
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for puoiiea-
ton No such articles Will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments. Cen
trail Union. Rock Island 145. 1l45 and
zI45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
co,,dn,t Miss the Chance.

'I was awfully surprised when
heard you had applied for a divorce.
What in the world is the matter?
always thought your husband was
such a good man"
Yes, Henry is good-one OF ohe
best men in the world. and ne mas al
ways been very kind to me. 1 reaiiS
am sorry to give him up. but have
perfectly lovely chance to marry a
man who has so much money that
shall be able to make Mrs. Wadsworth
awfully Jealous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
Womanfs Luck.

my goodness, John!" she exclaimed
when he c. ne home with clean
shave. lis really you? / declare
never would have known YOU You
must remember that this is the hrst
time I have ever seen you without q
heard. I feel awfulIy funny. 1t doesn't
seem as if it is right for me 10 Dc
here in the house alone with you
You look like another man.
Eyes, that's woman's luck. her
husband can change his face But
man has to go on making the best
through life of the one his wife has al
the start"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

Women are protesting against the
narrow skirt on the ground that 1t
hampers freedom Of movement in ex-
,ecuting the latest dances. Most OF
them are willing to put up with the
Inconvenience the garment imposes in
doing Homework, taking exercise and
w alking as a normal human being
should. but when fad collides with
a fashion-that is another matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

ausstas,a Robinson. the singer. ana
kept the marriage secret until few
DAYS before his death in st. James
oalace. when he assembled his relatives
and friends and publicly acknowledged
the woman ITO whom he owed the
best and happiest hours of his life"
tardy act of justice that caused the
lady to swoon away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

his client on the ground that he was
a count, the scion of a noble Palermo
family received the maximum SEN
tence of not more than nine years and
six months in prison. 81 wish l could
impose a heavier sentence" said the
judge.
New York-Unusual precaution is
being exercised by the Metropolitan
Museum of Art TO guard against
thieves and fire the S50,000,0O0 Nor
gan collection now On view. Fifty
armed watchmen and two detectives
constitute the guard. Besides elecri-
cal alarms have been installed.
New York-Henry A. Rubino. attor-
ney for the Warner-Quinlan Asphalt
company. which figured in the inves-
tigation of highway graft, filed $780,
600 SANDER suit against John A. Hen
messy, Suffers graft investigator.
New York-Samuel Buerkin, a stu
dent in the New York College of
Pharmacy, chewed a jeuirity bean
after hearing lecture on its medicin-
al properties and is dying in a hos
pital. The bean is the seed OF wild
licorice and is poisonous.
Neutrality-suspicious. Sher-
ley OF Kentucky and Brigadier General
Crozier, chief of the ordnance bureau
OF the war department, narrowly es-
capped injury. The formers automo-
bile collided with a street car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
WIRE SPARKS

Rome-The chamber of deputies oy
a vote of 361 to SO approved the puu-
get for the new African colony OF
Libya.
San Francisco-Mrs. John ID. SprecA-
els Jr. started for Europe Win
friends after announcing she had dis
continued her suit for divorce.
waIdenburg-Prince William and
Princess Sophia of Albania departed
for Albania after paying a fareweii
visit to the princess paternal home.
Nantes-Marcel Redureau. the 10
year-old lad who last September knied
seven persons with an AK at Bas'
briaRe- En-Landreau, was found guilty
and sentenced to 20 years in prison,
the maximum allowed by law.
New York-Paintings drawings and
studies left by Francis ID. Mliiot'
American artist. Who died in the tt
tanic disaster, will be sold at auction
the night of March 6. or especial In
terest is the Portrait of Dutchman,'
last that Millot painted.
Washington - William Phillips oil
Boston was nominated by President
Wilson to be third assistant secretary
of state He is an intimate friend OF
Roosevelt and has been doing conf
Dental work for President Wilson.
New York-After an attorney for
Pietro Giambruno. one OF six bomb
planters found guilty, had pleaded fof
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

all gettin' green once more'
Every day the world commences 10 iooA
finer than before.
Out upon the farm it's lovely just ao"s
about this time;
There are new nests in the hedges, anu
the wheat is lookin' prime:
All the streams arc gladly gurglin' where
the pebbly shadows are;
At the gate a pig is tryin TO preah
through the lower bar;
Round the gables swallows darun' STUD
bIes turnin' dry and brown,
But the work out there is startin', ana
guess I'll stay in town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
The Helpful Spirit.

ITS funny how Sandhiu can fell
those old stories and get "a laugh out
OF them"
Nobody laughs at the stories. liza
sandniirs enjoyment OF Sandhills den.
sity that makes every man a contrib.
uting MISUNDERSTANDING Plain Dealer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

b. II several self-appreciative Iowa peo-
pie can have their way. the chief exec
utive will be about all there is TO gov
eminent in that state. II Iowa Is
willing te take this on. the rest OF us
should be willing 10 wait and see how
Il works
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

Japanese art may lead you to believe
Japanese women spend their time
drinking tea among the plum bios
SONS, but travel is a great educator.
and shows that some OF them are en-
gagged in coaling ships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
MIohty Poor Day.

This is q mighty poor day.
However the winds may blow
A mighty poor day. 1 say,
However your fortunes co.
Whether the skies be fair
Or whether the clouds be low,
Whether you have a care
Or have freedom from worldly WOE
Whether your ventures pay.
Or whether you strive In vain,
This is a mighty poor day
To sit around and complain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

1t is expected that by next year one
will be able to make out an income tax
blank without running down TO Wash
sngton to find out how IL snould be
done legally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
Forced Upon Them.

cit is reported that whiskers are
coming back into style.
That is probably dr to the arrival
of the trouser-skirt-'
What has the trouser-skirt 10 90
With whiskers?"
THE men must have some way OF
keeping themselves from looking ike
women"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

years sent s12s. 100000 to promoters of
blue sky mining stock. oilless oil
wells and building lots located some
where in the fourth space dimension
half of them probably believe that
Wall street obtained their hard earned
doilara
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

Uncle Joe Cannon AYERS that Presi-
dent Wilson is a present detriment
and a future menace 20 the country.
That's a pretty fair endorsement, con
sidering who it was that gave il. Tn
Gle Joe's absence from the halls Of
congress is taken as good evidence
that the majority OF the people in his
district do not agree with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

" The rate cutting war between the
two big German steamship companies
was stopped before either reached the
point of paying passengers to ride on
'-efr boats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

The bull moose Of Utah follows the
rbull moose of the Illinois legislature
IN being more disposed 10 fuse with
-fie democrats than with their former
brethren
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
March S. in American
History.

177o-Ten citizens of Boston kn'e1 M
British soldiers, The massaeie .,,,sr
great influence in arousins pop'
feeling against England. ,,.,s,
179l-vermont admitted TO the o'
as the fourteenth state. ~.
1S32-Isaac Israel Hayes. ancus
plorer. born: died ISL s,d
1SS9-Mary Louise Booth. autno'
editor. died; born 1881. ana,
1010-Louis James, the actor'
born 1860.
A man With long head scfuor
q long face.-Ljppincott's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
look IL Easy.

what did you do during your three
months In Europe?"
Most of the time / sat around wait
Ing for my wife TO get rid of her head
aches"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
Temperament-

Every time that man approaches
me ! seem to have a chill"
You are very foolish. Better warm
up to him. His father is president of
one of our leading ice companies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

A wyoming bad man, reputed to
have killed 81 men, died the other day
of measles. If he could have foreseen
his end, shame might have killed him,