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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
nIIed "A Question or Memory !.

called "A question or Memory"
No doubt every reader viii be able TO
recall Instances in which he has suf-
fered from this word forgetfulneSs.' -
One can often remember the initial let
ter Of the word. but not the word itself.
- is still on the tip of the tongue. even
Nfter one has given up the struggle to
recollect il.
Actors sometimes forget n word or
two in their parts that no effort of their
own can give back TO them at the mo-
ment. But the wings reached and the
strain removed they are again imme-
diateIy word perfect and at loss to
explain their forgetfulness. A whole
part is sometimes forgotten. This uSu-
ally happens after n very long run.
During the run of The Second Mrs
Tanqueray" Mrs. Patrick Campbell one
night found herself on the stage as in
nocent Of any knowledge of her part as
any member of the audience. She made
desperate efforts TO find herself" but
IL was no good. That performance she
had TO read the part through from be-
ginning 10 END.
Names of people are the words that
slip our memories most frequently. We
see face we know. and vet we cannot
fit a name to II. We are shaken by the
hand or slapped on the back. and all
the while we are hard ut work trying
TO think OF the name of the person who
is doing IL. Kings are credited with
royal memories. and il is rare TO find Il
sovereign who has not n wonderful
memory for faces.
1t is not always safe to fish for
name wanted. When Ellen Terry and
Henry Irving were in America one
year. they met n gentleman who. they
knew. had reason TO expect that they
could remember his name But this
they failed TO do. So Miss Terry APP
preached him and said: "Sir Henry and
l cannot agree as TO the exact spelling
of your name. viii you please put us
rightE' Certainly" was the reply. at
is JONES'"
Aphasia is divided by those who have
studied the subject into word blind
ness" and word deafness" \ man
who is word blind" may be able to
pronounce the name of letters. but can
not understand the meanings of the
words they form. \ man who is word
deaf" can understand ordinary sounds
and music. but cannot understand spO-
ken words. His speech is often mere
senseless jargon.
But the passing forgetfulness of a
word has little TO do with these more
serious forms of the complaint We
swallow words under the influence of
excitement or more often of fatigue.
People getting better from n serious ill
ness are tormented by the loss of COM
mon words. This is particularly the
case after influenza. One of our lead
ing statesmen after an attack of this
malady suddenly lost the thread Of his
speech in the midst of Il public dis
course.
Word forgetfulness" is. however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
FOREST PRESERVATION
The Work of Restoring the
= Denuded Lands.
BRINGS JOY TO wooDsMAN's HEART

Activity of the Federal Government
In the Matter - The Example OF
Europe Training Experts The
Question of Proat-suppIyInE New
Trees.
Few OF Uncle Sans enterprises have
brought more Joy to the hearts Of ma
ture lovers than the establishment OF
the division OF forestry in the depart
ment OF agriculture, writes n CORE
spondent Of the New York Commercial
Advertiser. There has been prolonged
mourning from the lovers OF trees and
forests at the rapid disappearance OF all
such attributes Of the natural. and men
have prOphesied that in n few years
more even those bits OF woodland like
the AdlrOndacks would be cut into lum-
Der or ground TO make pulp. But the
rise OF American forestry assures US
that this will not be the case.
The assumption OF forestry work by
the government was the result of some
very simple facts. Men looked at the
lands which had once borne pine and
saw in Maine, New York. Michigan ana
Wisconsin great stretches OF barren
waste whose owners had found IL so
useless that they had allowed IL to re-
vert to the states in default OF taxes.
il would raise nothing but timber, and
that being cut away 1t was useless
The matter might have ended there
and been set down among the ineyita-
BILE trials Of this mundane existence
but for The fact that Il glimpse at the
nations of Europe showed that similar
lands are kept as forests and pay good
interest on the money invested.
So the government set about the saw
Ing of our own forests. The details of
forestry are infinite, but one general
principle covers the field. Instead OF
slashing away every bit OF available
timber and then permitting the land TO
run wild the trees are to he cut as they
mature and young trees are To be en-
couraged and protected in order that
the forest Will reproduce itself as fast
as possible.
The work Of the division OF forestry
required foresters-experts who could
look over a forest and tell not merely
what yield It would produce of timber,
but men who know how ii may best
be preserved and perpetUated and what
may be done toward making II pay bet
ter interest on the money invested.
Practically the only way to secure such
men was by educating them So the
division offered places to n number OF
students. These students work alike in
the office at Washington and in field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
WORDS WE SWALLOW.
ON THE TIP OF THE TONGUE, YET WE
CAN'T GET THEM OUT.

This Hitch In the Working of the
Brain Is Called ADhnsia In the
/ Medical Profession a Trick the
Chinaman UseE For the Emergency.
Everybody knows what it is to have
a word OH the tip of the tongue and yet
not be able to speak II. The word is
known perfectly well. and yet we can
not for the life of us give IL utterance.
More often than not it Is Il common
word in everyday use. But it will not
be spoken when wanted. What is the
secret of this word forgetfulness?
Doctors call It aphasia. They cannot
explain IL, but say ii is little hitch in
the working of the brain or intellect.
The Chinese, who have done so many
quaint and clever things. recognized
the difficulty thousands of years ago
and invented n very ingenious way of
making the best of things.
They manufactured a number of
words and sentences that meant abso-
lutely nothing, mere sound without
sense. When 4 Chinaman i'm the course
of conversation comes 10 word that
he has on the tip of his tongue. but call
not speak. he just makes use of the
meaningless phrases invented for that
purpose until he recalls the word lie
wants and goes on with the conversa-
ton.
The trick. for trick il Is. is much in
use in public speaking and certainly is
an. Improvement on the 'er-er-ers.'
coughings and throat clearings that so
plentifully beSprinkle our own after
dinner orations. The speaker preserves
his dignity and gives himself time for
thought.
Very often the greater the desire to
speak the missing word the greater the
difficulty or sheer impossibility. The
man in the Arabian story could not re-
member the words open sesame" al
though he was in danger of his life.
There are many cases on record of sol
diers. even officers. forgetting the pass
word and being shot down by their
own sentries. At the critical moment
the all important word that they
thought they knew rs well as their own
names escapes them. They struggle to
recall it. but the very effort makes it
more difficult, and they pay with their
lives.
4 man may sometimes be tortured
and yet be unable to speak the word he
most desires TO utter. Spies have been
captured and have gone to their death
in silence not because they have not
been eager to betray their comrades.
but because under the stress and eX-
element Of the situation they have to-
tally forgotten the Information they
would convey. 4 celebrated case of this
kind was made the subject of a play
produced i'm London some years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
knocked Her Out with a Look.

While talking of the many notable
people lie met during his pugilistic ca
reer John l.. Sullivan said one day in
New York: "Once when | was in sgd
ney l had suit of rooms directly over
Sarah Bernhardt. | never met the
lady. and 1 didn't much care. She was
jabbcring French all the time and was
rehcarsing constantly in her room. |
heard so much OF 1t that | pretty near
had the willies. one night / happened
10 follow Sarah into her majesty's thea
ter in Sydney. and had good chance
To size her up She was n feather
weight all right. ana there was so much
powder on her face that thought she'd
made n mistake. She got look at me.
and because I had been so much annoy
ed with her jabbering | scowled at her
gave her the look that used to scare
the dubs who tried to stay four rounds
with me. Well. sir. Sarah gave one
long. mournful howl and tainted away.
After that she didn't jabber any more,
for she'd found out who was living up
stairs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
4 Career Ending Joke

- SAEGCG Joke
y This is true story about one of the
mayors of Kansas City. He was mayor
when the Incident occurred, not so very
many years ago. Two newspaper men,
both very good friends of the mayor,
were about to leave town, and they
asked Mr.. Mayor to help them cele-
brate their departure.
1t was hot day in summer, and aft
er an hour or two of convivial indul-
gence the mayor of Kansas City was
very much under the influence of liq-
uor. The newspaper men were feeling
jovial, but they were still able TO walk
around. 1t finally became necessary to
do something for the mayor. Seeing
fruit wagon pass, one of the newspaper
men ran out and hailed the driver.
When he drew up to the curb, he was
asked whether or not he wanted to
make 81. He replied that he most GER
tainly did.
1t was then explained to him that q
drunken man would be stretched out in
his wagon. face toward the sky, and
that he must drive through all the bust
ness streets of the town and then take
the man home.
Not knowing who his passenger was
to be, the driver consented. and the
joke was carried out to the letter.
Through the streets of Kansas City the
mayor of the town, stretched out on an
open wagon asleep, was driven, and
there was placard that announced the
cause of the strange plight fastened
on the back of the wagon. The mayor
was not re-elected.-Chicago Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

/ parties IN the forests NOW Iney are III
the Adirondacks, next month In the
Cascades. Next year perhaps II VIII be
the cypress swamps OF Louisiana that
call for their presence. They live in the
woods. learn to know the woods and TO
understand 1t. Usually they work in
parties OF n dozen under an expert from
the stan OF the superintendent OF work
ing plans.
There were a number OF questions TO
be answered by the work OF the ex-
perts. Would conservative forestry pay?
By cutting trees rs they matured and
taking pains to encourage young
growth could the forest be made TO
yield n satisfactory income? Could the
planting OF young trees be made a sue
cess? Were there any destructive forces
at work in the forests that might be
checked? The first OF these was an
swered satisfactorily.
The reports of the parties sent TO
study the lands reported that both
tracts could be made paying invest
ments. Each report embodied two facts
as Observation-Disclosures. the amount OF
standing timber; second. the rate OF
growth. Given these 1t was easy to
compute just how long would be re-
quired for the forest to grow to its
present state II all trees down to n GER
tain merchantable size are cut. The
working plan advised In each case was
that the forest be divided into as many
tracts as IL would require years to re-
produce itself, that one of these be
numbered each year, thus having the
first tract ready TO timber second
time when the last has been finished.
When II came to estimating the re-
turns. however. no such interest on in
vestment was promised as is some
times realized I'm the forests Of Ger
many. However, Il modest gain was
assured.
When 1t came TO n consideration of
means by which forest growth may be
encouraged. the foresters failed to rec
ommend many of the methods employ
ed in the old world. Planting trees 1t
found entirely lacking in feasibility.
In the place OF tree planting good
seed bearing trees are left here and
there, and from them are blown seeds
which go To- furnish stock OF young
trees. There is another practice OF the
old world foresters which cannot be
introduced here. This Is the removal
OF dead tops. The practice is too eX-
pensive to be feasible. So it is advised
instead that they be merely cut up and
scattered so as not to interfere with
young growth and so that. coming in
touch with the earth. they will the
sooner decay and go to fertiliZe the
soil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS.
How the Small Boy Succeeded In
Breaking Bad News Gently.

How the Small Boy Succeeded In
Breaking Bad News Gently.
What do you want, little boy?''
rs this where Mr.. Upjohn lives,
ma'am?"
Yes"
THE Mr.. UpjOhn that runs the
bank:''
HE is an officer in the bank"
1.-The Mr.. Upjohn that went down
town on a trolley car this morning?"
81 presume he went on u trolley car.
What
rs he the Mr.. Upjohn that was in
that horrible street car accident?"
II haven't heard of his being in any
street car accident"
Didn't hear at he'd sprained his an
kle jumpin' out o the car when the
train run into it?''
''No, my little boy; you brighten me.
What has
Didn't hear how he run into n drug
store for piece o. courtplaster to stick
on little cut he'd got over the eye?"
Not at all. For mercy's sake
'He isn't in, is he. ma'am?"
''No; he's
Names John Z. Upjohn, isn't It"
Eyes. that's his name
''Then he's the same man. He won't
be here for an hour or two, L guess,
cause he's stoppin' to have one o his
teeth frightened that got knocked u lit
tie bit loose when he was jumpin' out
o danger. v know
Little boy, tell me the whole story.
think | can bear 1t now"
well, ma'am, he's in the hospittle
with four ribs broke. an one legs in
sling, am his nose is Knocked kind o
but he's gettin' along all
right, an he'll be out again in about
month. an here's n letter FIN the doc
tor tellin' v all about it, ma'am."-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
The Blind Leauinr the Blind.

Little Ina had always lived in the
country until her parents moved to the
seat of the State Normal college. Iua
was sent to the practice school, Of
that institution, where during one hour
of each day she was taught by men,
bers of the senior training class.
When asked how she liked the school,
she replied, Il love my regular teacher
dearly, but 1 don't much like it when
those false teachers come in."-Harper's
MppaZine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
inconsistency of Beauty Doctors.

The beauty doctors are always adj
wishing women not to worry, as it makes
wrinkles and various things that are
very bad FOR them and their appear
ance. and then these same doctors will
plan out n regular course of treatment
for the complexion. and to follow their
directions would involve so much
thought and anxiety on woman's part
that she would certainly lose all the
good looks that she ever had.-New
York News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
The EnrIiest Lens.

The earliest known lens is one made
of rock crystal unearthed by Layard at
Nineveh. This lens, the age of which
is to be measured by thousands OF
years, now lies in the British museum
with it's surface as bright as when it
left the makers hands BY the side of
it are very recent specimens of lens
which have been ruined by exposure
to London's fogs and smoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

else than a piece of pie?" asked the
kind neighbor of little Freddie, who
had run an errand for her.
Yes. ma'am." said Freddie prompt
ly. Il wu'd ruther have two pieces
Ohio State Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

"a drop of ink may make a million
think" quoted McSwilligen.
$50 1 have heard" added Squildig
cit may provoke language too. \ few
drops of ink that l inadvertently drop
ped on my wife's new carpet brought
forth about n million words, and all
energetic words too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14
They Weren't Fed.

cisco man, "a globe trotting English
man came into the city by the Golden
Gate, and It fell to my lot to entertain
him. So one night took him to dine
at the far famed Cliff House. 1t was
q beautiful moonlight night. and from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

it for half an hour before putting it up.
This tOughens it, makes it last much
longer. and it does not snarl when put
up.-GOod Housekeeping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-14

mainly the result or careless observa-
tion or OF want OF training. What we
never knew well we very easily forget.
An experienced police detective never
forSets face or name.-Pearsoa's
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-07

From the Argus.
The long threatened rain visited
Carlsbad, and rs q consequence stock
men and farmers were happy. 1t was
needed.
This week the merchandising firm
of Joyce, Pruit d Co. purchased the
hay, grain and -four business and stor-
age warehouse of John Il. Matheson.
A. d. Garrett, the north Pecos valley
shccpman, returned recently from Il
trip TO California aud en- route stopped
at Las Vegas, where he purchased
from Charles llfcld 1920 head of high
grade ewes ones, twOs and threes.
They will be driven overland to his
range near Roswell, arriving about
March lst. This is one of the biggest
ana most important sheepdeals recorded
In this section, and the importation OF
this fine flock is II great thing for the
entire valley.
Bishop J. Mills Kendrick, Of this
E|piscopaliau diocese, has the following
to say in his quarterly church paper.
Grace church, Carlsbad, New Mexico,
has been recently visited by the bishop.
and he will visit IL again early In the
new year If a class is ready for con.
hrmation. Carlsbad and Roswell eacf
wish II resident minister. II Rev. Mr.
Hinson should elect to devote himself
to Roswell, where he resides and where
u rectory will probably be built, oul
thoughts go out to the Rev. NJ. Trac!
for Carlsbad, If he could return TO us
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-07

OF the common schools within the ter
rltory. This fund now amounts to
sSg4.3S.
The exepnses OF the land commission
ers' office for the twenty-one months
ending December 81. 1900. amounted to
$j.SlS17. The total disbursements were
$40 1858. including a balance OF Nl,-
278.i7 in bank; S14, 4O1.9 8 paid the terri
torlal treasurer for the benefit Of the
schools. 1884 paid for United states
land office fees. and S2,937.7S refunded
on account OF withdrawal and cancel
Iduon OF applications and leases.
Commissioner Keen recommends a
few verbal changes in the Legislative
act establishing the board OF public
lands, and says in conclusion: The re-
suits thus far have been very crafty
ing when one considers that over So. oO(
| have beer apportioned lover $1,000 more
available az soon as leases now on III,
in the office OF the secretary OF the In
terror are approved by the territorial
superintendent Of public instruction az
ter dcducting the expenses Of this Of
fee, without any burden OF taxation
on the people. In the next few year.
the revenues OF this office should ma
t~erially reduce the appropriation nee
essary to the proper maintenance o
our educational and territorial instltu
tons"
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-07
SILVER CITY.

From the Independent.
A. j.. Spaulding has returned from
Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. II. II. Belts is recovering from
a serious indisposition which placed her
under the physicians ARE during the
past week.
There Is an enrolment Of l02 pupils
at the Normal school. The regular at
tendance, however. has suffered to
some extent from the prevailing cpl
demic of grip.
David Peters, United States postal
Inspector, Is in Silver City on official
business. Mr.. Peters enjoys the dis
tinction OF being the youngest man In
his department now In government en-
ploy.
Charles Daniels, the clever salesman
with T.. NJ. Young d Co., of this city,
has accepted m offer to go on the road
for a pittsburg glass firm, and will
cover Old Mexico territory for the
present. Mr.. Daniels left for his new
field Sunday.
Rev. J. G.. Rouf returned from Chi
cago and other points OF the middle
west. On his way home he CHANGED u
be In Topeka, Kan, NJ the time OF Mrs.
Carrie Nations raid ON the saloons oil
the capital. Mr.. ltuofl found n sur
prisiug strength Of public sentiment IN
Topeka favoring the heroic methods o
Mrs. Nation and her auxiliary Ratchet
The storm was general throughout
the southwest. Together with the pre-
ceding rains an immense area has beer
watcrcd. The ella and Salt river val
legs Of Arizona are reported soaked
with rain. The Sacramento mountains
OF southern New Mexico are covered
deeply with snow, their white capped
peaks being visible many miles. A
Piuos Altos, nine miles from Silver
City, oven a foot Of snow fell.
Society circles in the tenderloin dis
! trict were agitated by the arrival II
the city Of a special officer from Cali
e fornia. His mission was TO escort 4
r her home, near Los Angeles, N OF tn
= lady bOarders In II well known estah
lishment on Arizona The girl
% who was under Il years of age, had lief
$ home clandestinely, and 1t was onl,
3. through the efforts of u special deteC
g tive that her whereabouts was mad
known to the parents.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-07
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
DHNiNo


From the Herald,
In this city, Saturday, February ?.
1901. Burel COuger, u resident Of a few
weeks. died of Bright's disease He
leaves q little daughter among strang-
crs nt Stems Pass. Nothing is known
of his wife. save that during his raw
ings he talked OF her. Conger died
forgiving everybody even an Arizona
PLY stefan whom he claimed took four
oi his six horses for a doctors bill.
Dan Grimn's railroad grading outfit,
consisting Of about half q dozen wagon.
and from fifty to sixty horses and
| mules passed through town Friday.
Thcy came from work on the Morencl
| Southern railroad and were going "a
work ON the White oaks road. Mr.,
| Griffin SAYS that Good & Co, contrac'
/ tors ON the White oaks road, want Il
nut 400 teams ia work during the mex
sixty days.
Last Wednesday, a tramp with
wooden leg. loaded himself down to the
gunwales with Deming trailing arbu'
uus and lay down In the shade near tht
| Herald Office until he nearly froze Il
| death, and where he broke his woodeI
leg rolling about. DIR. Wells and Col
Burnside discovered the man aud hat
him carried out and laid in the warn
sunshine TO thaw out. After awhile al
officer came along and escorted him Il
the Lookup.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-07
AMOUNT
BLOOD

We live by our blood, and
on it. We thrive or starve, as
our blood is rich or poor,
There is nothing else to live
on or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high, We are being re.
freshed, bone muscle and brain,
in body and mind, with con.
tiRual flow of rich blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits,
no cheer, no spring, when rest
is not rest and sleep is not
sleep, we are starved our blood
is poor; there is little nutri-
ment in it.
Back of the blood, is food.
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take SCOTS emulsion
Of cod-liver oil. 1t sets The
whole body going again-mar
woman and child.
Wen send you Hulet 10 tD, tyel Ike.
SCOTT a BOVINE, ~ Pearl street. New Noli