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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
AT HIS MOTHERS KNEE.

Back 10 his boyhood's home AGAIN
He erept like some guilty thing,
Sick az heart and despised OF rnens
AS bird with broken wing
Ions for its nest the leaves among,
For the peace of that home loaged he,
And listen once more 10 the simple song
That he heard at his mothers knee
There in her lap in the dear old way
He laid his feyered head,
AS when some childish grief held sway,
He ran 10 be comforJed.
She did not believe that his heart was bad,
For she could not forget. you see,
The days he knelt, happy lad.
In prayer al his mothers knee
Can mothers forgiveness one sin ahsOlvei
At touch OF that led hand
There sprang within him new resolve,
Like a glimpse OF promised land
Through repentant tears that fell like rain
He beheld new years TO be
And so he began life over again
Right there al his mothers knee.
-R. G. Hankey. in St Louis Republic
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

Rich Youth should not object "a
the work Of earning my own living II
had to, but what / should hate
would be officiousness and petty
tyranny OF superiors. ! should hate
to bow to the whims Of some wealthy
man not bit better than myself
Poor Youth-That's easily avoided.
BE typewriter, like am Employ
ers never put on airs over me.
know how to take the starch out
OF ON
"Ehp What do you do?"
IAsk 'em how to spell hard word
now and then"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
Three Kinds OF vegetarIani.m.

A French vegetarian society has
become divided in three parts. One
wing calls itself cerealite, to indicate
that it believes only in eating cereals;
another will be known as Unitarian,
because it thinks fruit the only proper
food, and another has been
dubbed tuberile, because it believes
in eating roots. Each wing thinks
that the happiness and stability Of
the human race depends on tho
adoption of its views.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

The way in which live American
towns recover from great calamity
was shown in the rapid restoration
of Chicago after the fire of 1871, and
again at this time in the case of
Johnstown, wiped out almost com
pletely by the floods Of four years
ago. In 1887 the borough had a
population Of 1892; now it is city
Of 24,544 inhabitants, and taking in
the immediate surrounding territory
the population Of what is really new
Johnstown numbers about 80, 900.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

ALREADY we are beginning to hear
the old cry that there are no young
men at the seaside resorts. An ocean
may be a pretty good ocean, and yet
it will not be attractive to feminine
guests, even if they can get daily
glimpses of the sea serpent lashing
his fantastic tail against the fright
ened horizon, if no young men are
there Here at last is an anomaly
for the political economists-a de.
mand without supply.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

WE agree with the Philadelphia In
quirer that Mohammed Webb should
pause in his mad career long enough
to apprise the American people which
branch of Islamism he proposes to
convert them to- Like the Christian
religion, Islam has sundry jarring
sects, each of which calls the other
misbeliever, and denounces its rivals
as worse than the Christians. His
tory tends to show that in the last
clause of this Indictment they all
tell the truth. Until Webb can as
sure US that he has the only simon
pure article we are excusable for de-
riding all his efforts.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

A PHYSICIAN in a New York town,
distressed by the fact that a patient
was dying on his hands, took poison
so quickly and so we'll, that which of
the twain first reached the shining
shore must ever be a mooted ques-
tion. This, it is to be hoped, will
not be regarded as precedent A
world without doctors is too melan-
choly prospect to be calmly con.
templated.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
Cirarette DeadIv IN , - ~.

PUEBLO, Mex, June ia large
keg of powder was exploded in haId-
ware store yesterday by the careless.
ness of a workman who threw a
lighted cigarette in it, He was in
stantlly killed. being blown to pieces,
and the building was wrecked.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

Little Girl--That'3 tho second time
your mamma has called you.
Little Boy, busy playing--I know.
Wont she whip you II you don't
go?'
"No, she's got company and she'll
say He's been real deaf since ne
had the measles, poor little fellow. +"
Street & Smiths Good Nows.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

PROFESSOR PROCTOR, the astron-
omer, died nearly five years ago, but
his grave in Greenwood cemetery
still remains unmarked. His grave,
in fact, was loaned by an undertaken
who allowed the body to be buried
there until other arrangements could
be made. And yet when Professor
Proctor was alive his name was
known through England and Amer
lea alike
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

A LoNG-DIsTANCE race near Vienna
has been won by vegetarian, and
modern ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are inclined
to gloat anent the circumstance.
There is really nothing in 1t indica-
tive Of the strength-producing quail
tiles of this diet. The competitor
who had only to drop on his knees at
meal time and nibble grass had an
almost unfair advantage over rivals
with appetites.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

INDlANAPOLIs, Ind, June lg.-The
rebellion in the State Normal School
at Tcrre Haute has taken on a new
phase. 1t was announced from here
unofficially, that President Parsons
resignation is in the hands of the
Board of Trustees and that he viii be
permitted to retire gracefully and take
a position outside OF the State.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
went Crazy at the worlds Fair.

EVANSVILLE, Wis. June !O.-John
D. Capon, a well-known Rock County
iarmer, spent three days at the Worlds
Fair and returned home insane. He
will be sent TO the State hospital. He
is 30 years old and unmarried. There
is said to be love story connect ID
W it'll the affair.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

CLAUS SPRECKELs, chief owner OF
Hawaii. was at last accounts in ter
rible rage because things were not
going his way. An explosion which
will scatter the disjointed members
of Claus over the wide Pacific is
greatly to be apprehended. Herr
Spreckels has long been the cause of
much innocent amusement, and We
hope he may be spared.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

A CHINESE family finding itself
encountered with a dead baby, tire "
the body into a pool of mud, much
after the manner that civilization
employs in disposing of the cat
whose race has been run. The cir
cumstance is not pleasant reading,
but it floods with needed light the
theory that the Chinese are desirable
neighbors
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

SOME of the Canadian papers are
saddened by the iniquity of the Geary
law and disposed to read their Uncle
Sam lectures on the subject. 1t is a
sad blow to the Canadian enterprise
Of smuggling Chinese over the Dor
der at $50 head, and taken in con-
nection with this country's hos tile
attitude toward seal poaching, may
look like an unfriendly act.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

If THE cholera scare breaks out
again this summer. as it possibly
may any day, any man may success
fully quarantine himself by simply
keeping clean and living in clean and
wholesome surroundings. But this
should not lead the quarantine officers
to abate a jot in their enieavors to
keep the cholera out.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

PEOPLE who seldom or never testify
make on the whole much better and
more satisfactory witnesses than the
officers and policemen who are IN the
habit of testifying almost daily. 1t
is fact generally noted by lawyers.
that the amateur witnesses is usually
much more trustworthy than the
professional.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

A WOMAN and a comparatively in
telligent monkey went up in a bal
loon. The latter made protest. The
woman parachuted safely to earth,
the monkey was badly hurt, both
circumstances, it is only just to re-
mark, being viewed by spectators
with much regret.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

JAMES GILBERT, the dynamiter,
recently released from an English
Jail to save him from the mortifica-
tion of dying there, is reported as on
the road to recovery at rapid and
accelero ting gait Those who had
made even a casual study of such
cases had prophesied that this would
occi1r
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
The Careful wife.

Wife-Why don't you cat your
rGdding?
dusband-I'm afraid the pudding
will put my stomach out OF order.
Wife ~ Well, suppose it docs.
That's better than throwing IL into
the slop barrel Have some more?-
Texas Siftings.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

No DOUBT the pension clerks who
were discharged from their posts at
Ford's opera house building shortly
before the big catastrophe are fully
reconciled to the turn Of fortunes
wheel which removed them from dan.
ger.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
slangwhangers

EASTERN slangwhangers have
christened hot, muggy spells of
weather "sizzard," to make an Offset
to the Western blizzard. The makers
of machine poetry will welcome this
this added rhyme to rather difficult
word.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

lie. who has been boring her all
tho evening Its good night for
some Of the bellies. Miss Edia
She IL ought 20 DO a good nights
for some Of tho mon. too. Chicago
Nsws.R Record.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

ldnho Springs, in Clear Creek Cannon.
Colorado, is thirty-seven mics from Dem
yer, on tho Union Pacific System. Hero
arc found veritable hening waters for the
ado recommended by physiciuns for con.
sumptives
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

Folks who nre thankful don't have much
trouble about being cheerful
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

Simplicity is an exact medium between
too little and too much.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

There IS plenty Of light for the man who
does not love darkness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

The only weak people nre those who are
not sure they are right.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05

:. Truth ra .l !, stranger than fiction. Dosau.e 9
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-08-05
In MY LADY'S GYARDIN.

Come long, chillern, let's play in
my lady's gyardinr' 1t was Philippy
James voice high above those of all
the other children in the quarters;
and at her call noisy troop of little
black people came rushing and tum-
bling out OF the "children's house, :"
where Nanny Patty sat, the monarch
Of all she surveyed-the all in this
case being blacb, babies in cradles;
little, toddling black and brown chill
dren of all sizes; larger ones, too, all
the way up to the ten-year-olds, as
they we're called. Every day all the
women who were field hands. or who
had work outside their own houses,
carried their little ones to this big,
comfortable, log house, and left them
to che care of motherly Nanny Pat
ty. A great fire roared up the huge
chimney, in one corner was little
heap of fresh corn cobs, delightful
toys, which the dusky picaninnies
used for building corn cob houses.
Here, too, were the corn stalks util-
lied as material for dolls and dolls
furniture, which afforded as much
pleasure as the flaxen-haired wonders
seen nowadays at Christmas in the
shop windows.
Philippy Jane was tired of her corn
cob house and her corn-stalk doll.
She was as full of vitality as q young,
unbroken colt, and swift as the wing
of bird she was out of the house
all ready for game in the sunshine.
Soon the merry children formed a cir
Gle, with hands tightly clasped. In
the middle was Philippy Jane, sing
ing at the top of her voice:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
The Pride of licConochie Again

Officer Glass. the mayors pet. made
a painful display OF his qualifications
as peace officer on Saturday after
noon. \ man who had been drinking
| considerably was doing some loud
talking on Moline avenue near Thir-
ty-tirst street. when the pride of the
force happened along. The citizen
who was doing the talking made some
remark about not being arrested.
when Glass walked up to him DELHI
erately and struck him with his fist
on the jaw. The man staggered
away, and the officer instead of either
arresting him or letting him alone
entirely. told his friends to take him
home. The man after being assault
ed in this manner by the officer be-
came abusive, and clinch followed,
in which there was mixed up affair,
but he was finally landed in the po-
lice station. There is no call for an
officer to display his pugilistic pow
ers before he even attempts to arrest
man, no matter what the circum-
stances NAV be.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27

An orthodox clergyman who of1iciates
over prosperous church in a town in Hi
noiS called upon me during the summer.
me to my establishment, that he was en-
gagged with ii leading physician of his town
in Systematically studying psychical phe-
nomena. Il do not believe in spiritual
ism" he remarked. ''but we have both been
amazed to find how many persons have had
most extraordinary experiences We have
closely questioned persons who came into the
doctors office, and, although they usually
professed ignorance of any personal knowl-
edge of extra normal phenomena and fire.
quently laughed ut everything of the kind
after my friend, the doctor, gave them the
main points in several well authenticated
cases which had come to his notice, they
usually gave some more or less remarkable
experiences. with names and dates, VIII. Oh
enabled ;ifterward to verify hitherto
carefully guarded secrets.
I'VE have BOTH he declared, been as
tonished at the number of persons who are
among the most thoughtful and substan
tial of our people who have had experiences
in their homes which transcend the ordi-
nary and are to US inexplicable, but yet
we are merely collecting reliable data -
This gentleman is representative of II
large class of careful thinkers who today
are quietly accommodating facts upon which
to base an intelligent conclusion. and thus
are following the modern method of Scen-
tific inQuiry.-Arena
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
The Place of Places.

The people are rapidly finding out
that our assortment in wall paper is
as large. our patterns as hands ONE,
our prices as low and our desire to
please unequaled, or we could not
have built up our present enormous
business in this line. We employ
only first-class paper hangers. and are
thoroughly prepared to serve you at
the least possible cost. Inspect our
stock. compare our prices. 1t will be
to your pleasure, profit and advan-
tage.
The ADAMS WALL PAPER Co..
Twentieth Street
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
Mcdonald is Cruel

Capt. Hugh Mcdonald today re-
ceived the acceptance of his resigna-
ton as captain OF Company A. Sixth
Infantry. In answer to an inquiry
as to why he had resigned as an
officer in the militia he replied. Il
don't know"
Taking in consideration the fact that
it was the only argument the Union
has used in support of his candidacy
it was an exceedingly unkind act to
say the least for Mr.. Mcdonald to de-
prive thot organ of the only founda-
ton upon which it had hoped to
build.
As proof that he was III earnest
about Severing his connection with
the militia. Capt. Mcdonald handed
the ARGUS the following for publica-
ton:
SPRINGFIELD, March 25.-Special
Orders No. THE following reSig-
nation is hereby accepted: Hugh A.
j. Mcdonald, as captain Company A.
Sixth Infantry. He ceases to be an
officer of the Illinois National Guard
from this date. BY order of the COM
mander-in-chief.
ALFRED ORENDORFF.
Adjutant General.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
NMac', isn't In IL

Realizing that L. j. Medill's cleo
ton is a foregone conclusion, the
Union has already comNencedits Gus
tomary impudence by suggesting
municipal appointments. Yesterday
morning it proposed John McDarrah
for city marshal. McDarrah, how
ever, will be obliged to disappoint
the Union as he is not looking for any
thing in Rock Island. He is sailing
higher since getting into statepolitics,
and besides that Notwithstanding that
Mr.. Medill's election is assured, he is
not following the example of his pre-
decessor and plastering himself
with ante election pledges.
However, Mr.. McDarrah has spoken
himself on the subject:
Rock Island, March %. Editor of
the ARGUS notice in it's yester-
days issue the Union seeks to compli-
ment me by stating that l said that
if Medill was elected / was to be
chief of police. This is untrue.
hardly know Mr.. 'Medill, having never
met him more than a couple of times
and have never had any conversation
whatever with him in regard to his
appointments if elected. NV duties
at Springfield occupy my at
tention. and besides my ambition is
to rise higher instead of to come
down. JOHN MCDARRAH.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
AnImDorfapt Iufiuence.

One phase of the movement known as
university extension has not received due
attention. What can the system do toward
directing the reading of the young into
proper channels:
Our librarians tells US that II large part
of the reading of the young is novel read
ing. Beyond "A certain extent this is an I'M
deniable evil. In meeting it two methods
have been used. One-the old method
consists in discouraging such reading.
There are still parts of our country under
Puritan influence in which this is the only
method conscientiously used. The result is
a resorting to the street in the case of boys
and to gossip in the case of girls
The new method-which might also be
called the positive-consists in putting into
the hands of the young other reading tim
novels and exciting n lively interest in 1t.
This requires an effort, but the end is well
worthy such expenditure of energy and
money.-Kate Fields Washington.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
Unfortunate Accident.

c. p. Hengstler. who is employed
at the Barnard d LeaS Manufacture
ing works in Moline. met with an
unfortunate accident there this morn
ing. While ut work at planning
machine. he in some manner got his
left hand caught, decorating it so
that it was necessary to amputate 4
portion of the second and third fing-
ers. He attempted to 90 to work
again after having his hand dressed!
but tainted and was brought home
here this afternoon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
Frost CRYSTALS.

The hard weather is favorable to the
study of frost crystals, and Professor Mel
dola has drawn attention to the beautiful
arborescent patterns sometimes produced
by frost on our muddy pavements. Snow
and ice crystals, like other crystals, are nor
mally rectangular. but when their free
growth is impeded they are sometimes cur
vilinear. These curving forms, resembling
vegetation, such as ferns and MOSES, AT
also seen in the crystallization of metals
from solutions under the influence of cleo
trio current and in the 'dendrites' of geol-
ogy, an example of which is seen in the
moss agate" We may add that the abo-
resent figures produced by lightning and
electric sparks are very similar to these
All these phenomena are connected, in some
way not yet understood, with stresses in the
ether.-New York Commercial Advertiser
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
AN OLD SETTLERS DEATH.
james Dickson of MiIan.Passes Away last
Evening

q
Evening.
The relatives and friends of James
Dickson were panied to hear of his
death which occurred at his residence
in Milan last evening. after an illness
of three weeks duration, resulting in
heart failure.
Mr.. Dickson Vas born in Erie
County Penn. on March II, 1905 and
was consequently SO years and days
of age, having passed the allotted
time ascribed to man some Is years.
He came west from Pennsylvania to
this county in 1886, but soon return
ed to his native state; he located per-
manently in this county in 1889,
settling at was known then as Rock
Island City. but now called Sears
town. In 1912 at the organization
of the town of Camden, now Milan,
Mr.. Dickson moved to the south side
of the river and enjoyed the dis
tinction of being the first resident of
the town. He took a prominent part
in the development of the water
power in Rock Island and in connec-
tion with others built the first mills
=
the late William Dickson to organize
the Presbyterian church of Milan and
has ever since been a most active
member. having been an elder in the
same for the last 80 wears.
Mr.. Dickson was married on Sept.
l. 1912. to Ruth Ann Kelley. and eel
ebrated their golden wedding ON
September l. last. He leaves surviv-
ing him a widow, and three children.
James X. William and Mrs Wilson
Matthews. also two sisters. Mrs. Eliza
a. Medill and Mrs. Elizabeth Brad
ley. all of Milan. He was brother
of the late Rev. Cyrus Dickson, ID. D..
of New York. and the late Col John
Dickson. of Milan. Mr.. Dickson was
Il devout christian, kind ashland
and father, Il man of sterling integri-
ty, respected and honored by all who
knew him.
The funeral occurs from the home
in Milan ut l O'Clock tomorrow after
noon.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
A Dog Embezzler.

Professor Fontaine of the Lycee at Yer
sailles tells of an animal that might have
belonged to the progenitors of our bank
officials who have made their home recent
ly in Canada. With a companion he was
spending his vacation in Inverness. About
that town they were followed by dog that
was sent out with a locked box on his neck
to solicit aims for a school. When NJ. Fon-
tame undertook to put penny in the box,
the dog caught it in his mouth and ran
away. They followed and saw him enter
a bakers shop, where he bought bun and
ate it. This was found to be trick of the
dog, who might fairly be set down as an
embezzler of trust funds.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
Lost His Life For a Bet.

Count Edward Romero, one of the
wealthiest men in Portugal, recently
lost his life through bet. He had
wagered 10000 francs that he would
perform feat which was carried out by
a lady rider at the circus, which con-
sisted in falling head over heels to the
ground from the horse while it walked
on its hind legs. The horse, however,
fell backward ON the count, who died
after several hours of great agony.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-27
Willy MACS WAYS.
Shameful Duality on the Health
Commissioners Question.
MOoNooHIEs FALsITY BOTH WAYS

Pledged to Appoint DIR. I<inyon. the Pre-
tended to Prefer DR.. Eyster and in order
to BE IA Good Fellow with Both he
Practiced the Most Outrageous Deceit
and Duplicity.
The public has become familiar
with the dual methods of McCono-
chic as regards the relations between
himself and Schroeder in the matter
of the mayoralty nomination on the
republican ticket. The McConochie
duplicity with reference to Street
superintendent Harris has also been
fully explained. Both of these oc-
currences are sufficient to afford a
true idea OF McConochie's hypocriti-
cal nature, and his utter disregard
for the obligations of honor or
friendship when considered in con-
nection with his own political add
yancement.