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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
when the rarher was ! wa.

Z In original literature the barber Is
great figure, and Arabian tales are
full of him. In Italy and Spain he was
often the brightest man in town, and
his shop was headquarters for wit
and intrigue. Iasanin became famous
as a poet In southern France and re-
cited his verses with razor, scissors,
brush and comical gestures as he dress
ed the hair and beard Of fine ladies and
gentlemen in his shop. He had great
run, made money, hiyed fame, and
Smiles made book about him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
HIS PRIZE ROSES.
q Little Secret That Was confidea -
the Wrong Man.

An amusing incident is reported IN
connection with 4 small flower show
in the north of England. One Of the
classes-cut roses-was open only to
cottage gardeners within a certain ra.
dius, and the winner turned up IN q
laborer whom we will call Sandy. The
lucky individual was in high feather
and hung about near his exhibit all the
afternoon receiving the congratulations
of his friends.
beautiful roses" remarked a well
dressed stranger to Sandy. ''rhey tell
me, however, that if Briggs had been
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
She Was Ashamed.

Mistress (angrily) Bridget, find
that you wore one Of my evening
gowns at the bus drivers ball last
evening. It's the worst piece Of i'm
pudence ever heard Of! You ought
to be ashamed of yourself
Bridget (meekly)-Oi wuz, mum, OF
wuz. An me young man said as If OF
ivir wore sich frock in public agin
he'd break our engagemint. London
Telegraph.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
The Correct Reply.

At an examination held at the ag-
ricultural college the question was put
when is the best time to sow bar
leyT' The "examinate," sharp coun
try lad from the district Of Altenburg
promptly replied
"Three days before gentle rain
sir."-From the German.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
Her Advantaee.

"Oh, dearp' said little Haroldsl
mother, who was somewhat rheumatic.
II seem to ache all over.
"Well," said her sweet child. I'm
sorry. but not as sorry as I'd be for
father II he felt that way
why would you feel more sorry for
your father. lover"
"'Cause they'd be such lot more OF
him to ache.p-thicago Record-5eraId
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
WouIdLnnk IL

Photographer-Beg pardon, sir, but
can't you look little less stern and
severe?
Sitter-Never mind how stern l look.
This photograph is for campaign use.
am candidate for judge. Go ahead
Chicago Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
natures Toilet.

The West Indian negro need not buy
soap. He picks bulb from the soap
tree" in the Jungle, which makes a
beautiful lather.
If he wants shave, he uses piece
of sharp cocoanut shell or broken glass
and it answers as well as a razor.
To clean his teeth he picks a twig OF
"chewstick," which is better than the
best camel's hair brush and dentifrice.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
quite Impartial.

Mrs. Hiram Offen--I understand you
to say you're good, all round cook,
but of course you must have some ia
vorite dishes?
Applicant No, maam They're all
wan TO me. oi'm not the koind to be
considerin' whether a dish is chape or
expansive WIN Oi'm breakin it,
Washington Post.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
The Phxuicinn,s AfYront. .

$50 you have decided to get another
physician"
II have" answered Mrs. Cumrox.
"The idea of his prescribing fiaxseed
tea and mustard plasters for people ss
rich as we arep-- Washington Star.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17

"Never lend Burroughs any meuey?
"Never did"
"But you hare" z
"No: used 10 ,birs I'D. but four
I vas making gift every tine"
Boston Post.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
Proof Positive.

~ wonder If all men are foolsF'
snapped Mrs. Enpeck during little
domestic tiff the other morning.
"NO, indeed, my DEAR" replied her
husband. II know number Of men
who are bachelorsp
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-17
Profesaional Condolences.

The Broker Don't you find 1t easier
to shave some men than others?
The Barber-Yes; don't you?-Yot-
kers Statesman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

a loud Amen" while a little bee suffering the
| agonies of death. wrthed on a page of the open
Bible. Because of the bees many humorous in
cdents occurred in this picturesque little meet
ing house. Many times troop of the little
torments, with all their artillery set for ac-
ton, would swOOp down on the wOrshippers and
| transform piety into unpious action. An enor-
nous amount of honey was removed from one
of the gable attics of this church. and after re-
peated attempts the bees were finally got rid Of
California bees sometimes so to school and
then there is trouble for teachers and pupils
AS the bees are unruly and unmanageable and
averse to educational discipline, the effect ON
the pupils is demoralzing
Bees that have becon prejudiced against life
In the conventional apiary like best to hide
away in low. dark attics. where they can fasten
their honeyed tapestry TO the rafters or crowd
it between the weather boarding and the plaster
irS Sometimes the weight OF honey on the
rafters becomes SO great that it drops and
crashes through the ceilings. The favorite
S"~rnins time of bees is in the latter part of
SPRING when all the honey producing plants are
III Dlooln and conditions most favorable
Ior the ESTABLISHMENTS of new quarters. The
methods employed by the bees for selecting a
new home are metho1icll and clever in the
extreme detachment is sent out to make
Investigations They return to the hive and re-
l'''- AlAt+i si4i II buStilt each
bee that joins the winged caravan must gorEe
himself with honey. SO ne will haze enough To
last him until he is comfortably settled in the
new home and ready to 20 To work in earnest
Each bee must also carry along u supply OF wax
for making comb.
The greatest Difference is extended to the
queen bee by her subjects and no move is made
until she is ready. Queen bees are larger and
heavier than the worker bees and II is impos-
sible for them to so far without getting tired
as they are unaccustomed To flying Conse-
cuently numerous rests ma Z he taken while ON
the way. When the queen becomes exhausted
! she usually lights ON the limb of a tree To rest
and all her subjects hang about her and To-
one another until they form a huge black buzz
ing BAH. that threatens disaster to ANYTHING
'hit tries to modest it, Sometimes they remain
on the branch for several hours, but usually the
'itne Tor "refreshment" Is about ten minutes
"heh The queen Is rested she gives the signal
and or they go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
VICTIMS OF THE TUPE
Hoe the Syrian, Uhen Let AJ0r,
the Land Of O.

NewYork City az the present time IS not ,-,,
drawing heavily on Europe S0r is POM
but on Asia as Well The tide Of i,ariy-,.,-
for the last half century has been stead.Iv .--
ing eastward from the Irish Sea and .!9-z ~.
shores Of the Baltic and the Meditsr-aneg- --
til it has set in on the shores Of the C.-5-.-
Empire And now Turkish outrage an -
secUtiOn have turned many more sTa--sy AS
westward and started their minds . .o----
for the Land Of Gold and Peace" as they --r
learned 70 call the United states. where 50 ---.
Of them prosper.
For nearly a century this city has ben z- 2
ing homes for Hebrews. AMI X IS now al1--.-
thousands Of this race eleh month Of III q-r
But they have not come direct from PaI.---.
but toned and tempered 70 some extent ty -
ropean environments. Even The Russ.l1 ze
brew cannot De strictly termed Asiaac p
Syrian. however. comes here direct from As
On almost every incoming steamship tase b.
an ever increasing number Of these Ore-.s
They are from Mount Lebanon. Beirut Ga--s-
Gus. Aleppo and other parts OF the SuItals D.
main Some worship Christ others Maao-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

stage II was calling friend at the Casino
the other night and noticed number OF col
Crcd women in the wings.
(which is your maid? l asked.
My maidr she exclaimed. '"Stars' can't
afford to have maids; these belong to the
chorus girls They have to fatten out against
the wall most of the time. for there is not room
for them in the crowded dressing rooms; but
the chorus must have them to keep up the
dignity of their position
But how can they afford it on their meagre
salaries, if you can'tT l questioned.
Ask Wall Street. was the answer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

Some are Druses a Il a few are IDOL worship
pers.
NJ the present time there are six Thousand
Syrians In this city. and throughout the rest o.
the United States there are some forty ta'u
sand more. The riots In Beirut and the Mace
DOMAIN outrlses are contributing 10 send SUI
more hither. and. as each Immigrant lands anu
writes home of the good fortune which ne'rS
always attends him. his brethren learn OF 'he
New World. and soon as they can buy t"0
steamship tickets they come hither and MN
their klnsman.
When one leaves the hurry and roar OF lower
broadway and, turning westward throush het-
tor-st-. walks southwark through narrow WASH
ington-st. the average New Yorker Of eau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
MutiIating Texas.

The news that resurvey of the
boundary line of Texas is to be made
by the federal government leads the
natives of that wide, long sweep OF
prairie to suspect that they are to be
robbed soon. The Panhandle, in the
northwestern part of the state, is un-
der suspicion. There is an extension
there that looks like it might be ap-
propriately affixed to New Mexico
Up in the northeastern end is slice
that Oklahoma looks upon with en-
vious eyes. Altogether about 2,0OC
square miles of Texas territory, ac-
cording to the New York Commercial
are under the knife. Whether it will
be cut off is still undetermined, of
course, but Texans have had expert
ence with surveys, and they think
they know what they signify and
what to expect in the conclusion.
Texas is such a big state it seems
almost pity to mutilate her, even
for the benefit of little Oklahoma
and the politicians. The politics of
Texas is of the true blue ''all wool
and yard wide" democratic order.
And the Texans think their boosted
descent from Thomas jefferson has
something to do with this contempla-
ted resurvey of the Panhandle. There
is one thing certain, however, no mat
ter what happens, and that is there
will be enough of Texas left to elect
democratic legislature, governor,
congressman and senator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

The cruel and needless wars in
China and South Africa cost Great
Britain nearly S1,OOO,OOO.OOO. Now
that they are over expenses are de-
creasing. The chancellor of the ex-
chequer accordingly announces an
immediate reduction in the income
tax of fOur-pence, where a cut of only
three-pence was expected. The dread
tax also is swept away, having serv-
ed its purpose. The object of British
high finance is to balance anticipated
income and expenditure. How differ
ent our system and how inferior! ''In-
FAINT industries" grown to giant size
still fatten on war taxes imposed a
generation ago. The Spanish war
taxes outlasted their necessity two
years. Confronted with an enormous
surplus we strive to spend as much
of it as possible instead of reducing
taxation to fit our needs.-New York
World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
Travelinp Danrerous.

Constant motion jars the kidneys
which are kept in place in the body
by delicate attachments This is the
reason that travellers, trainmen, street
car men, transfers and all who drive
very much suffer from kidney disease
in some form. Foley's Kidney Cure
strengthens the kidneys and cures all
forms of kidney and bladder disease.
George II. Hausan, locomotive engin-
eer, Lima, Ohio, writes: Constant
vibration of the engine caused me a
great deal of trouble with my kid
neys, and l got no relief until L used
Foley's Kidney Cure Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
ALittIe Early Riser

now and then at bedtime will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers are the famous little pills that
cure by arousing the secretions, NOV
ing the bowels gently, yet effectually,
and giving such tone and strength to
the glands of the stomach and liver
that the cause of the trouble is re-
moved entirely, and if their use is
continued for a few days there will
be no return of the complaint.
Sold by Harper house drug store;
A. j. Riess drug store, corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

then added several republican coun-
to keep Joseph Carter in office, a man
whom they knew was Objectionable
to majority of the voters in the dis
trict. Guy c. SCOTS visit to Quincy
was very opportune for he made many
friends who were glad to see the man
of whose sterling qualities they had
heard so much. In fact no man who
meets Judge Scott can be otherwise
but his friend.-Quincy Daily Ger
mania Germany, May Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
A Matter of business.

Magistrate-Well, sir, what are you
up here for?
Prisoner-For attending to my bust
ness, your honor. 1 was arrested mere
ly because 1 opened Il clothing store.
Magistrate-I can see nothing wrong
about that. Is the mans story true, of
ficer?
Oficer-It is as far as 1t goes, your
honor, but he neglected to state that he
opened the store at n. M. with jim
my.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

Congressman Joe Cannon, of Dan
Vile, next speaker of the house, is
being doomed for vice president on
the ticket with Roosevelt. He would
be available from the standpoint OF
party record and the wherewithal to
pay freight, but he has always been
a boss and to rust out or play second
fiddle would go much against the
grain. Besides, the house speaker
ship is an office of vastly greater inn
portance and influence than the vice
presidency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
THE BREAKER BOYS CLUB.

How Mrs. Palmer. Has Helped the
Youths of the Mining Regions.
Since Mrs. II. w. Palmer wife of the
congressman, started in Wilkesbarre
in 1891 to improve the minds, manners
and prospects of the breaker boys of
the anthracite region her efforts have
been productive of surprising results.
Mrs. Palmer in that year founded the
Boys Industrial Association of Wilkes.
barre, known far and wide as the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
Smuu snmpIc Cease,

A professor of western university
tells this story of Il trip he made:
"A travelling man boarded the train
one day. took a seat beside me and re-
marked:
pheasant day, isn't itF
'Umph-yes.'
"Then the drummer said: Crops look
fine. don't they? 1 guess We'll have n
good season.
'Umph-yes.'
"By this time the travelling man was
annoyed and asked, What line are you
in, anyway
'Irritated at his continued importu-
mites. l replied. Brains.
"'Well,' said the drummer, you car
ry Il mighty small sample case -
New York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

Rev. NJ. L. Heifner, an itinerant
Kansas preacher, has dyspepsia,
which he attributes to a highly ORR
ginal cause. He eats with his various
parishiOners while working. and they
all have the idea that minister must
be an exceedingly large eater, so al
ways give him the best in the house
and insist on his taking plenty of it.
TO be polite he has ruined his sys-
TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

The governors capacity to create
colonies has been curtailed by the as
semoly. Under the new law the gov
ernor's staff is cut from 25 to 10 and
six of these must be from the ma
tional guard. The governor is there
fore practically limited to four per-
sonal-or political appointments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., assures
his Sunday school class that what
they want is sympathy, not money
But they appreciate the fact, if he
does not, that sympathy will buy no
coal oil and neither will it serve to
fill the larder or coal bin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
Fresh Air.

Accustom yourself to plenty of fresh
air and you will in time become imper-
vious to drafts and sudden changes Of
atmosphere. Never sleep in an unven-
tilated room. Fresh air is life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

TERMS-Daily. 10 cents per week. weekly
81 per year In advance.
All communications of political or argu
mentative character. political or religious
must have real name attached for publica
ton. No such articles will be printed over
fictitious signatures.
Co, respondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

Press Support of Scott Candidacy.
Hon. G. c. Scott, o. Aledo, was nomi-
mated for supreme jd&ge at Bushnell
last Wednesday for the new district in
which this county is part. Mr.. Scott
is a gentleman of fine legal mind, has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
Monday, May IL.
For Supreme Court Justice Fourth
District of Illinois,
GUY c. SCOTT.

The democratic party makes no war
upon wealth, organized or inorganic
ed, or upon classes, but it insists that
organized wealth and classes shall
cease to make war upon the common
people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

Any man who disregards the regula-
tons for the prevention of lead poison
ing in the mines of New South Wales
is liable to a fine not exceeding 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill ENTERED at
the postonice as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

The fact that the Fourth judicial
district was reapportioned in order to
make possible the reelection of Judge
Carter should be a sufficient reason. if
there were no other, for voting for
Judge Scott. When gerrymander
scheme is resorted to in order to keep
man in office, it is about time the
people should replace him with an
other. There is no justice and no
fairness in it and a very fitting re
buke to the authors of the scheme
would be the defeat of Judge Carter
and the election of his opponent.
Judge Scott.-Quincy Daily Journal,
May Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

The nomination of Hon. q. C.. Scott.
of Aledo. for supreme judge, has been
well received all over the district. Mr.
Scott is an able lawyer, and his gener-
al popularity makes him at once a
formidable candidate for the position.
His popularity in his own county can
be imagined by the voters of the dis
trict when it is known that he carried
Mercer county, his home county, in
1897 by a majority of 2.154, in the
face of a regular republican majority
in that county of 796, according TO
the vote for president i'll 1896. There
is no doubt about his carrying Mer-
Ger county, and it is claimed he will
give Judge Carter a close race in
Rock Island. another strong republi-
can county. If this is true, and the
democrats of the other counties get
out a full vote they may be able to de-
feat the outrageous gerrymander of
the legislature and at the same time
elect II man whom we believe will be
a credit to the Office. in every way
Rushville Times, May Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

BY THE j. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

Lots of democrats in Adams and
Pike counties voted complimentary
ballots for Judge Carter nine years
ago. The result was that he was
elected in a democratic district. This
unexpected triumph led the republi-
cans into the idea that they could per-
petuate their power. Accordingly the
district is gerrymandered in defiance
to the constitution and the voters of
Pike and Scott counties are disfran-
chised. Democrats who voted for Car
ter ought to have their eyes open by
this time. The supreme court has five
republican justices to but two demo-
Gratis, and yet the democrats at the
last election cast As per cent of the
total vote of the state.-Quincy Her
aid, May 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

had extensive practice, and would be
"A true friend of the people in this
station.
He would render justice impartially
to the poor or rich, individual or cor
poration alike. All voters who place
a pure and impartial judiciary above
party success viii vote for G. C.
Scott.-Henderson County Democrat,
May 6.
This idea of the republicans ger
rymandering a district just as they
please is becoming a dangerous prac-
tice and should be resented by every
honest man in the Fourth judicial dis
trict, June 1. Joe Carter can easily
be defeated if the democrats of the
district will go out and work and
vote.-Journal of Industry, May z.
G. c. Scott, who was nominated for
the office of supreme judge, by the
democrats of the Fourth supreme dis
trict, stands a first class chance of
being elected to that honorable posi-
ton, providing the democrats of the
district go to the polls and vote for
him on Monday, June L. Mr.. SCOTS
popularity where he is known will in
sure for him large vote from demo-
Gratis and republicans alike, and an
apathy in the southern end of the
district among democrats is the only
thing that can defeat him for the po-
sition he aspires to.-Warren County
Democrat, May z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

There is no sort of doubt as to Mr..
Scott having made an excellent i'm
preston on our people, for all who
meet him like him very much His
fine abinties as a lawyer are well
known, and his personal bearing is
of the kind that makes him very APP
proachable. His manner and CONVEX
sation are essentially democratic
without the loss of an atom of true
dignity. and his faith in the people,
coupled with his fine courage and his
straightforward sensible talk, makes
friends for him wherever he goes, and
events will prove that his confidence
in the democracy is justified.-Quincy
Daily Journal, May 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

B. 1. a, and it has grown to such pro-
portions that societies modelled on its
plans have been started in other cities.
Originally intended merely for the pur-
pose of taking the boys off the streets
and giving them club. it soon became
an institution of greater good, and
many of the boys have graduated from
the mines to positions of prominence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

While the talk with local democrats
has encouraged Mr.. Scott, it is equal
ly true that his visit here has done
much to inspire the local democracy
in the judicial campaign. As has been
stated, the democratic candidate for
supreme judge has made an excellent
impression. His known ability, his
engaging personality, dignitied yet
thoroughly democratic, his faith in
the common people, and his prestige
with them, all these things have given
a distinct impetus that will certainly
be very helpful to Mr.. Scott's candi-
dacy, which is gaining strength all the
time.-Quincy Daily Herald, May 6.