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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

BOSTON Herald: 1t j. very much
reared that the new society, which
declares social ostraciSm for divOrceeS.
vrarer- of Gec"lIete gowns. gamblers.
including bridge whist players. and
nsrr~ al liqu"Es. ha>. To use a vulgar
phrase. bitten Off more than il can
chew. \ -ocietN that would force lis
Kind int" foregoing certain Gust om>
that do not happen to he in accord
ance with H. idea Of morality. by
osiraci-m. takes q bold step heat one
that i not in harmony with individual
freedom Of thought and act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

Or. Charles Dexter Cleveland. of the
San Francisco Examiner once advised
William Il. Hearst: Don't he tag on
y money bag. The average editor
will find This advice superfiuouS-it be
ing only The exceptional bright and
shining light TO whom il might cor
rrctlr be applied. Yet the principle
contained in ii holds good everywhere
In these days of feverish unrest and
desperation I o get-rich-quickt there i al
ways danger of meriting the apprlla-
ton. "a Ia" on a money bag
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

The Texas Daughters of the Con
fedeFaCy are in receipt Of letter
from The Daughters Of the ConfeG-
crary e Florida indorsing their action
in adopting resolutions complimenting
President Roosevelt upon recognizing
the spirit Of secession i'm his Tecogni-
tiOn or Panama. The Florida organ
;Zatinn says that il has waited 40
wears for this recognition and had to
wait for u man Of President RooSc o.
yPlt'- -trength of mind and body To
give Justice where due.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS
Mardi Gras. New Orleans. La.

The Illinois Central Railroad will
sell excursion tickets Peoria 10 New
Orleans. La. Feb. 9 To II. at the low
rate of $24.35. with return limit to
March ;. provided ticket : deposited
by Peb. 20. with fee of soc.
Stop over allowed on both going and
return trips.
Solid vestibuled trains. consisting of
standard Pullman Sleepers. library
car. free chair cars and diners. Quick
est time. Our own line all the way.
For further information write or
call on the Undersigned.
q. \. SMITH.
Commercial Agent.
City ticket offices 100 Main Street
Peoria, IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
Children Poisoned.

Many children are poisoned and
made nervous and weak. if not killed
outright, by mothers giving them
cough syrups containing opiates. Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar is a safe and GER
tain remedy for coughs. Group and
lung troubles. and is the only promi-
nent cough remedy that contains no
opiares or other poisons. All drug
gists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
Wednesday, January %. 1904.

L0te -hington advices state that
al the recent White House reception
10 the judiciary" said Judiciary play
ed second fiddle by giving precedence
10 he diplomats. That il what came
or the diplomats putting on their
lovely gold embroidered clothes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

TERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week. weekly.
per year IN advance.
All communications of argumentatiye
character, political or religious. must have
real name attached for publication No
sacn articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures
Correspondence solicited from every town
a0ip In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27

pays no taNes-I pays no rent.
Often bu>ted-wit hOut cent:
But king among men-from dis.
ease I'm free.
lis better than wealth - Rocky
Mountain Tea
T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-27
THE ARGUS.

PapIisned Daily and Weekly az lo4 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. Entered at
he postofnce as second-class matter.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
cHLoRoFoRMING PLANTS.

The Lancet prints interesting de-
tails OF the result OF Investigations as
20 the action Of ether and chloroform I'm
forcing plants 10 flower earlier than is
natural DR.. Johansen. of Copenhagen,
noticing that many plants budded after
period Of reposc such as occurs in
the winter months OF even in an unfay-
orable summer, conceived the idea that
By inducing such a condition by means
n anesthetics plants would be reno
waited. stimulated. and rendered capable
Of developing buds with greater vigor.
Experiments with lilacs. lilies OF the
valley, and azaleas confirmed the the
Org.
The French horticulture lie Blanc at
Nancy, on February ~ OF last year
chlorofOrmed some azsleas and exposed
them 10 the action Of the vapor for
forty-eight hours. Then he removed
them 20 a greenhouse which was at a
temperature OF 50 Fahrenheit From
March the flowers began to expand
and obtained their full growth on
March s whereas the flowers which had
not been chloroformed did not expand
until March 81
The economy IN the matter of fuel that
can be effected by this method Of fore
ing the growth Of plants, etc, IL is stat
cd, viii cover the cost.-New York Sun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
AN AGNOSTIC FUNERAL

No assurance of a blessed hope can
be expected at an agnostic funeral. The
best is a stole resignation and resolu-
ton. and such was the final word OF
Leonard Courtney as the body Of Her
bert Spencer waited at the door Of the
crematory. He said, and this is all he
could say:
The brain so full and so powerful has
ceased to act. There is no longer any
manifestation Of consciousness. Can
consciousness survive after the organ
on which II depended has ceased to be2
Is the personality that dwelt in this
poor frame to be admitted as IN itself
indestructible? Or must we ac1iuiesce
in its reabsorption in the infinite. the
ever-abiding. the ineffable energy of
which It was a passing spark2 II indie
indestructible in the future must It not
have been incapable OF coming into ex-
istence as 1t is incapable Of ceasing to
be2 Our master knew not He could
not tell. The last enigma defies our
question. The dimensions OF the I'M
known may be reduced through sue
cessive ages. but compared with our
slender discoveries. estimated at the
best. a vastness that remains must ever
overawe US. Some fringes OF the I'M
movable may yet prove to be capable
OF being known, but the great central
secret les beyond our apprehension.
Yet Two thoughts remain. If the night
cometh in which no man can work, we
may work while it is day If we can
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
SPELL OF THE MooNBEAMs.

IL Is not often that a man Of science
ventures out OF the hard. dry region Of
TACT 10 interpret the spirit OF beauty
which poets find in nature Therefore
one Is glad to find that Prof. Garrett
Serviss sees something more in the
moon than g a dead world. almost air
less, and quite waterless. and dried up.
lie looks at the moon. not through
telescope only. but through the owes of
humanity, and asks how II Is that this
extinct world. with the awfulness of its
dead craters. and the fearful barrenness
OF us steep mountains" can distill so
rare and subtle a charm for the human
soul II is not only the poet and the
average man who feel the spell OF a
moonht heaven; IL Is the man of science.
too, the man with trained mathematical
mind and Judgment steadIed by tho
ruias OF soulless logic How, then, can
this dead world exercise so potent q
spell upon the mind2 To this question
our romantic professor does not return
any definite reply. and perhaps it was
not TO be expected that he should. But
in his suggestion that in the surprising
discoveries Of hitherto unsuspected
forms Of radiation there may possiblv
reside solution Of the mystery. the
reader viii find a plentiful stimulation
for speculative thought. Radiation is Il
wide field. and science has only SO far
got its head over the hedge The mys-
terry of the spell in moonbeams is one
which is certain 90 attract the attention
OF men who have begun to realize .ae
extraordinary revelations of radiation
London Globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
SMART AUSTRIAN DOG
WAS A GOOD WITNESS

Not long ago a citizen Of Prague was
bitten at night by watchdog belonging
70 a neighbor, and he straightway
brought an action for heavy damages.
When the case came I'D in cOurt the
defendants attorney said that NJ in
tended to summon the dog as a witness.
his object being to prove that he was
rot a wicked animal, and that IN biting
the plaintiff at night he had only done
his duty as a watchdog. The dog was
then introduced, and a veterinary sur
geOn. who had been summoned as an
expert. showed TO the satisfaction Of
everyone in court that he was a most
gcod-tempered animal. He teased him
in every possible way, but the dog re-
manned cool and finally got rid Of his
tOrmentor by hiding under a bench
At this point the plaintiffs attorney
maintained that the only reason why the
dog was so docile was because his mas
ter was present. whereupon the judge
asked the defendant TO leave the room.
The dog. however, took not the slight
est notice of his departure. and when
the judge called him he trotted up to
him and gave him paw. and then went
10 pay his respects to several other per-
sons In the room His conduct at this
moment was so good that he was loudly
applauded. and the judge promptly rem
dered a verdict to the effect that he had
only bitten the plaintiff in self-defense.
and that consequently no damages could
oe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
A CLEVER REToRT.

Dean Farrar, soon after he went to
St Margaret's. Westminster. was dining
at Prof. Jowetts. and toward dessert
took up the parable against Dives. His
voice rose higher and higher, he spread
silence around him, and he was heard
laundering out: What / complain of
as clergyman is that 1 have to do
what no layman has to do. 1 have to
beg and beg in vain. Fashionable la
dies come to my church glitteriag with
precious gems. and yet they will not
sacrifice one diamond from their grand
tiaras in order to save some erring sis
ter from destruction" When he fin
ished the silence grew sultry All the
hearers looked gloomily at their plates
Then Jowett, who had been looking as
though he meant mischief. squeaked
out: What 1 object to as a clergyman
is that have TO exaggerate so!"-St
James Gazette.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
EPIGRAM

asset
for
where this canal is TO be ocated-Senator Clay.
Good they are not
convsan with all the
ton They often explained
to thensenator ~
the burglar esthes respect for awsenator Carmacl
exceptional cases
in plain words simply the right of sedefensesenator
The
joce in his triumph
OF the American people sober second thought
action from first
o now mat nations strength is in its honor and that
ousness eNaheh nation while
contrast the action
ustrious predecessorSenator
audac wicRees will always prevail over
lively initiating the vices Of m adv
great principles that gave it hfe-senator Carmack.
doctrines upon which our ~
l Republic there viii be necessity for
~ they can speak and act and If love of righteousness
re TO perish God forbid that the Democratic
Roosevelt Bshars feast await
ing in perturbation spirit
AN interpret the handwriting
ne chairman doo fish" or
20 cut bait '-Se2ator Clarke Of Arkansas
having just recorded an almost
oe majority of leS who
delegate appear IN ms
@eknown preference for the Presidents
We should profit by the inspiration
fuh repentance should Through
We see hope for the triumph policies when
Ex-senator Clarke Of Arkansas.
Partnship the waters edge there "a s,or ,. - -
nal pride its party transformed
On blend with the are borne to foreign
h as the sousirng
,iarke Of Arkansas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
CHINESE TOWER
FOR KING LEOPOLD

The King of the Belgians Is having a
famous Chinese tower re-erected in his
park a. Laeken, at the angle of the Van
Praet Avenue the exterior is very pic
turesque with its monumental entrance.
Its numerous stairwavs and statue OF
AchineZ divinity above them. The gen
eral staircase leads to a suite OF par
Tors ornamented With lacquer panels and
cedar wood cary 1gs
The glass OF f5s- windows is Of n blush
hue, giving a nv iterious shadow to the
interior. Quantities OF rare woods were
used IN the construction OF the building
The tower is lighted by 300 electric lamps
ana warmed by the latest appliances In
heating.
The question is generally asked for
what reason was this oriental tower
consTucted2 No one has answered it.
put a japanese restaurant is going to be
Installed there, TO which the public will
have access by paying
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
TEwKsBURYs DOGS.

While flying high. paying 5000 for
picture. $4,000 for a horse, $4,000 for
vase. Tewksbury had many friends as
he word goes. Among them was mis-
riy chap who had never been known to
i've present 10 any living being. The
rockers personal magnetism, however.
roved too strong for this unique char
cter- II loOsened his purse strings.
)ne day he actually sent to @ West
ieventy-second Street two superb stat.
'es in bronze-the Great Danes They
ost him 5000 each. Tewksbury said in
ppealing 10 Mr.. Brown, Il hope YOU
sill allow me to keep those dogs. They
re monument to my friend -, who
ever gave up a dollar in his misery old
ife TO any person. for any purpose
whatsoever" 1 cannot say IL the dogs
'ere returned TO the miser. Tewksbury's
Tome was one Of the show places Of
lmerica- There were tapestries worth
300 apiece. a set Of furniture that
-ost $4,000. and hangings in the Turk
IN room worth $35, 000.-New York Press
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14

Senator kearns is one of the affabl-
men of the Senate who is referred to ,,
visitors as having the build of a typica
Santa Claus-rotund as can be. anc
with jolly. g0od-natured visage tn
needs only the beard of "A Senator Stew
art to make the resemblance fit any @
the chiids story book representation
No one could ever accuse the Senate
OF having the least strain OF Jealous.
in his nature, or envy for anyone-fo
ne IS reputed 70 possess everything
man usually strives for. But there c..f
be no denying the fact that the Senate.
regards II as misfortune to have rs.
desk located away under the lee OF Ia
Senator's private gallery and the merl-
bers reserved gallery
When ever he raises his eyes from Ia.
desk. the Senator's friends say. he CIR
see half the people in the galleries point.
ing and locking down on the floor. no.
at him, but at his colleague, three q.
Tour seats away, Senator Reed Smo,r
Shoots getting a shaking dow
an over the country from people who Z
not know what a nice fellow he is.
said the Senator the other day. but n
certainly makes up for it in the favor
able attention he gets from visitors
the gallery. / never look I'D that
don't see a whole lot Of pretty women
looking down at the Senators. and MOI,
than half of them are looking straicbt
at him Perhaps he doesn't mind il. b,j.
J can't see how he looks so entiral,
unaware OF their continued chances"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14

work. IT is somehow within our power
to work for what is noble. for what is
inspiring. for what is broadening. deep
ening and strengthening the life Of man.
We may devote our lives to the service
Of supreme goodness Looking back on
the years Of Spencer we may say that
he thus worked. he thus dedicated him
self as truly and as bravely as any
man enjoying the solace OF a more
definite creed.
This is something. 1t gives an easy
conscience and some self-approvaI in
the retrospect, If it cannot pierce
through the fog into the future. Stoi-
cism has the grandeur Of a glacier: it
cannot have the warmth Of Christi
anity; nor can the glacier attract and
support the population Of the warm
south. ''-Independent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14

other kinds of business indirectly, de,
pendent
And in the Far West the policy OF
scientific forestry has had to contend
with powerful opposition, for it is re-
garded as somewhat revolutionary.
Remote from srge eenters, sparsely
populated. and instinct with a spirit or
enterprise which older regions can
hardly appreciate, the Far West has
craved development and courted capital
without the most thoughtful regard for
the Interests of pOsterity. The destruc>
ton Of a timbered watershed here and
there by wasfeful numbering has been
regarded as rne loss of only drop
from the full bucket of local resources.
while the investment of capital in mills
railroads, and the employment of large
amounts OF labor has seemed complete
Offset.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
His Working Force
Covers Entire
Country.
The West the Region
for His Best Work
and alent.

The first step in the new plan was the
setting aside OF millions Of acres as for
est reserves. This excited intense oppo-
sition in many localities. It was con-
tended that much land which had no
value for the purpose was included
within the rsgervations. and that both
grazing and lie settlement Of agricul-
tural soil would be unreasonably inter-
fered with ir consequence.
Mr.. Pinchot replied by saying that
these boundaries were only tentative.
and that when accurate lines We're run
all land not valuable for reserves would
be excluded; further. that livestock viii
be allowed TO Craze in the reserves under
permits providing for the enforcement OF
reasonable regulations.
Encountered Opposition.
There were many influential men who
asserted that the forests were not VAL
liable in conserving water supply. and
ella med that they absorbed more water
than they saved Furthermore, they
said that the forest grows again quick
". and that the brush which springs
up almost as soon as the trees are cut
holds the snow better than the forest
itself
In answer 10 this objection. Mr.. Pin
chot replied that those who put it forth
were simply mistaken-that the expo
rience OF all mankind shows that the
forests do regulate the streams. This
experience is definitely confirmed by
local studies made in all parts Of the
country, and is conclasively accepted
by the highest authorities on the sub
ject in the United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14

Of young men which now covers the en-
tire country In the South and the
Adirondack region of New York his
plans for scientific numbering and re-
forestation have been generally accept
ed by those engaged in the industry.
His Widest Field.
1t IS in the great mountain regions OF
the West, however. that Mr.. Pinchot
finds his widest and most important
field. There the relation of the forest
to the economic life of the entire COM
munity is much deeper and more far
reaching than anywhere else. The pres
ervation of the forest is not merely a
question Of a continued supply Of tim
Der in it's raw and manufactured forms.
but it is also a question OF conserving
the water supply, upon which agricul-
ture and mining are directly, and all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
PAINTING ON GRAIN OF CORN.

A Flemish artist has produced what is
said 10 be the smallest painting in the
world. II is picture OF miller mount
ing the sairs of his mil and carrying a
sack Of grain on his back. The mill Is
depicted as standing near a terrace.
Close at hand are horse and cart. with
a few groups Of peasants idling in the
road near by. All this is painted on the
smooth side OF grain of ordinary white
corn. 1t is n scessary 10 examine Il
under a microscope. and 1t is drawn
with perfect accuracy 1t does not
cover a half-inch square. and it is in
many respects one Of the most remark
able art products of the day.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
TURNING GRAY.

Tall yarns arc told from time to time
about people turning gray in q night
from fright or excessive nervous ten
sion. or possibly reaction from shock
The only instance of rapid hair bleach
ing from internal excitement that ever
came under my observation was of
youngish man who lost 5000 in Wall
Street on a bad tip. He had pinched
for fifteen years 10 save that money
and when II went in an hour something
IN his blood cOrpuscles changed. On
Monday his hair was dark Crown; on
Saturday it was as white as snow.-New
York Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
CLIFFORD PINCHOT: FiIS ODD LIFE WORK
Yet Under FortU, He
IS Forester of the
United States.
Purpose1y Educated at
Home and Abroad for
This Calling

Fifty-three national forest reserves.
with the enormous area of e2,354, 965
acres. represent the remarkable progress
of the new science of conserving one of
the greatest elements of our national
wealth.
The directing force behind this great
development of the country's economic
life rests chic" in a young man who,
FIVE years ago, at the age Of thirty-three,
became Forester of the United States,
and at this rate, if Clifford Pinchot is
permitted to devote himself a few years
universally beneicent influence can
years.
Educated for Career.
Mr.. Pinchot was deliberately educated
for the career in y hich he Is now en-
gagged. h native of Connecticut, he was
graduated from Yale in 1859, and then
studied forestry In France, Germany,
Switzerland and Austria. He began his
first systematic forest work in Biltmore.
n. C.. in January, 1892, on the estate
of George w. Vanderbilt. He also
served as a member of the National
Forest Commission which drew the
boundaries of the Cleveland forest re-
serves.
He has been a large contributor to
the literature of the subject which sun
plies his lifework. and has done much
In this way to bring ii home to the com
prehension- He became forester under
the Department of Agriculture on Julv
1. 1898. and has gradually perfected the
organization OF a superb working force
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-14
FUN AND EPIGRAM IN DEBATE
IN THE SENATE LAST WEEK
FUN

President pro TEN. Frye, although
severe Of mien and imperturbable in
the heat of debate on the floor OF the
Senate. nevertheless has a strong vein
of humor in his personal side. He does
not often show it. but when he does
his colleagues always enjoy it greatly
In the recent consideration by the
Senate OF the bill To appropriate more
than 100000 for the Lewis and Clarke
exposition of 1906 at Portland. Ore, an
amendment was offered to close the
grounds on Sunday This was adopted
by vote of % to II, and Senators
seemed unwilling TO go through such
Formally on every amendment Con-
sequently. when the next amendment
came UP n roll call was not ordered
and i'm its stead the Presiding officer
merely called for the ayes and nays
Those In favor of the amendment
will say aye" announced President
pro TEN. Frye
There was a dead silence for an in
slant. and then the sonorous voice Of
the sponsor Of the bill. Senator Mitchell
or Oregon. resounded throughout the
chamber. Aye" he said.
Those opposed. no." continued the
chaid. No one responded
The aye has it," grimly proclaimed
Mr.. Frye. and Senators and galleries
laughed
Mr.. Mitchell was evidently pleased
that the vote he had cast represented
a unanimous vote of the United States
Senate. But, lest history should record
a time when the dignity OF the Senat,
was not always fully observed. no men
ton of the occurrence appeared in the
Congressional Record
Mr.. Fryes colleagues think he will be
come. in time. almost as great a stick
Ter for absolute accuracy as is Mr.. Al
lison.