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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-20
SCHOOL OF SOCIALISM.
A New Departure In Public Educa-
ton Founded by "a Woman.

Mrs. Z. D. Rand of Burlington, Ia,
who died last year. bequeathed about
100000 to endow q school of Social
ism. says Everybody's Magazine. For
twenty-five years the income will be
used Ito provide an intellectual center
for the Socialistic movement in the
United States" This intellectual cen
ter will be established in the city of
New York, and it is hoped to form
branch schools in other cities.
There will be building with read
ing and meeting rooms and lecture
courses on Socialism. popular science,
the relation of the different arts and
literature to social development. Teach
ers and workers in Socialism will be
trained. General culture will also be
given. Distinguished foreign Social
lists will be imported Finally the
school will try to collect and furnish
correct informa ton about Socialism for
the use of teachers and writers not So
cialists The school will be opened
next fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-20

"a ~ u d" ed another physi-
clan. Still he grew worse. At the end
of about year and half of suffering
he grew so bad had to tie his hands
in cloths at night to keep him from
scratching thesore and tearing thetiesh.
"He got to be mere skeleton, and
was hardly able to walk. My Aunt
advised me to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. So great was her faith IN
it that she gave me small piece of
Soap to try and little of the Oint-
ment. l took it home without any
faith, but to please her tried it, and
it seemed to dry up the sores little.
81 sent to the drug store and got a
cake of the Soap and box of the
Ointment and followed the directions,
and at the end of about two months
the sores were all well. He has
never had any sores of any kind since.
''He is now strong and healthy,
and l can sincerely say that only TOR
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. / used only one
cake of Soap and about three boxes
of Ointment. (signed) Mrs. Egg
bert Sheldon, r. F. D., No. 1, Wood
vile, Conn, April %, 1905"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every
Humor from Pmpes Scrofula, from Infancy to Age,
consisting of Cuticura Soap Se Oinment Sue Kes2iI
of co., may be all druggists single set often cures.
Potter Drug s Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston
e5-Na;lsd Free" How to Cure Baby Hum0Es."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-20
Spring In Town.

Spring In Town.
Spring in the air! Now poets sing
OF tendrils green and everything
That every bard in every age.
In every tongue. on parchment page
And cuneiform has had his fling.
But what can springtime spasns bring
To mortal millions in n ring
OF briclIed in towns? Yet. quoth the
sage,
Spring in the air."
When DER wet asphalt come string
OF "honks" as autos skid and swing,
We curse the chauffeur in rage
And jump ten feet Of one could gauge),
Fulfilling pards' imagining
Spring in the air.
New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-20
BASEBALL For Brftons.

At a meeting in London the other
night it was decided to form British
baseball association, says the New
York Press. Although the initiative
was taken by professional football
clubs, stress was laid on the desirable
ity of fostering the amateur side of
the game. 1t was suggested that the
protection of the organized baseball
interests in America be sought to pre-
vent the importation of American pro-
feSSiOnalS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-20
BABY COVERED
WITH SORES
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh
Unless Hands Were Tied-Wasted
to aSkeleton-AwfuI Suffering for
Over a Year-Grew Worse Under
Doctors-Skin Now Clear.
WOULD HAVE DIED
BUT FOR CUTICURA.
"My little son, when about a year
and q half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. L had ply

stefan treat him,
but the sores grew
worse. Then they
began to come on
his arms, then on
other parts of his
body, and then one
came on his chest,
worse than the.
Others. Then / call
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-20

Disappointed love makes the misery
of youth. disappointed ambition that
of manhood and successful avarice that
of age.-GoldSmith.
, 1906-03-28
STATE LEGISLATURE
Law Mill at Trenton Grinding
at Utmost Speed.
TROLLEYS MAY CARRY FREIGHT
Passing of Eli to Tha END and the
Killing of Insurance investigation
the Most Important Features of the
Week Session.
Especial Correspondence.

Trenton, March 22.-With the end of
the session drawing nearer day by
day the legislative mill is grinding at
its utmost speed. Most of the hear
ipgs on the important measures have
been disposed of, but there is enough
work on hand to keep the legislators
busy for the next few weeks. The
passage of the bill permitting trolley
companies to carry freight and the
knocking out of the proposition to in
vestigate insurance companies We're
among the most important features of
the week.
The senate in executive session re
ceived and referred to the judiciary
committee these appointments: Adrian
Lyon, reappointed judge of the district
court of Perth Amboy, and James
Mitchell of Paterson, member of the
board of trustees of the State Home
For Girls.
A matter of great interest and i'm
portance to the cities and towns on
the Delaware river was presented to
the legislature this week by Governor
Stokes in a brief message, in which he
suggests hat the legislature authorize
the state sewerage commission or its
representative to meet the proper au-
thorities of Pennsylvania and New
York to devise legislation to be pre-
scented at the next session for the pre-
vention of the pollution of the Della
ware river. 1t is pointed out that the
watershed of the Delaware drains 81
per cent of the entire land area of the
state and has Il population of 10000,
nearly one-fifth of the states entire
population.
Salaries For Fire Chiefs.
A bill introduced by Senator Mckee
makes the annual pay of fire depart
ment chiefs as follows: In municipali-
ties of from 100 to LOCO people, $50;
1000 to 5000, 500; 5000 to 10000,
$500; 10000 to 1900, $500; $1,000 to
10000, $1,000; 10000 to $4,000, $1,S00;
10000 to o. ,000, $500; 100, 600 to 200,-
600, $1,000, and in cities of 100000 or
over, $500. The bill also fixes the
salaries of assistants.
Other senate bills introduced were:
By Mr.. Jackson-Makes it a INSIDE
meanor for any person not duly au-
thorized to organize a fraternal body
and pattern it after another body duly
Incorporated. Mr.. Jackson also intro
duced Il bill that makes it a INSIDE
meanor for any ONT not entitled to do
so to wear the insignia of any fraternal
body or to use it for the purpose of OBJ
tanning relief.
BY Mr.. Minturn-Provides for a
board of trustees of the teachers re-
tirement fund to be composed as the
legislature shall direct, including the
state superintendent, five teachers and
three persons not teachers. The rus-
tees are to have control of investments.
The state treasurer is to be treasurer
of the board.
By Mr.. Wakelee-Prevents a railroad
operating in whole or in part In this
state from collecting double fares from
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25

tnelr position as they form one inte-
gral conglomerate mass with the cone.
Very often the doorways are quite
elaborate, and display an attempt at
architectural and decorative effect,
more especially in the case Of cones
that have been turned into temples,
churches or chapels. On entering
the doorway Of any of these cone
dwellings we find ourselves within a
spacious chamber, about the walls of
which inches and shelves for the
storage of small household effects
have been cut into the stone. The
stairways leading to the upper stories
are like wells or round chimneys, and
one ascends to an upper story by
means of ladder holes cut in the rock.
The floor between the stories are usu-
ally thick enough to withstand any
weight that might be put upon it, but
occasionally the excavators miscalcu-
lated the thickness of the floor, and
so had to make one lofty chamber in
stead OF two. AS many as nine stories
may occur In one cone, but most have
only two, three, or four stories, which
can be counted by the windows.
Great numbers of the cone dwellings
are used to-day as dovecotes for hosts
of pigeons, the eggs and flesh of
which are used by the cave dwellers.
The natives of this region are still,
to all intents and purposes troglo-
dytes, but If we leave out Of consid-
Grafton the fact that their dwellings
are at least partially underground,
they differ in habits and customs in
no whit from the ordinary Turkish
villagers with ordinary humdrum sur
roundings. Sometimes the front of
the house is built of blocks of pum-
ice stone, while all the rest of the
abode is subterranean, the cone or
cliff being used as an annex; but in
most cases modern dwelling Is ex.
cavated, not in cone, but in the face
Of the bluff, and thus becomes a cliff
dwelling, properly so-called. This
Is true Of the business street of the
town of Urgub, where the front room
or facade opening on the street. Is
the only room in the dwelling into
which the light comes. The other
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25

rooms are in midnight darkness all
the year round.
The owner of such an abode can
extend his dwelling indefinitely into
the bowels of the earth, a feature
which is not without its advantage in
a land where the wise man conceals
the fact that he Is wealthy. The in
terror chambers are used chiefly for
granaries and storage; even their
chaff, which Is made to take the place
OF our hay, is safely slowed away in
these dry and dark chambers.
The landscapes amid which the
modern troglodyte dwells are never
tame, and are often startling. The
modern troglodytic usages add to
rather than detract from the general
weirdness OF the prospect The soil
is fertile and produces vegetables and
fruit, chiefly apricots of superb quail
ity. Indeed, one of the old travellers
claims this region as the original
home OF the apricot. Garden and
desert are often close neighbors for
the reason that the garden fiourishes
wherever the stone hats rotted suf-
hciently; whereas the adjacent but
naked and unrotted stone Is the most
barren Of deserts. The real center of
these cones and troglodytic abodes is
the region about Udj Assaru, a huge
mass of pumice stone rising in the
midst of many branching valleys.
The Turkish name means the Castle
of Udj, but it is not known whether
Udj was the name of some princeling
or OF district. II Is a mere shell,
honeycombed to the very pinnacle
with chambers sufficient in number
to satisfy even the wealthiest troglo-
dyte.
1t is very difficult to fix date for
the origin of these cave dwellings.
They are mentioned by no classical
author, except perhaps Cicero; but
there is an allusion in the works of
Leo Diaconus, who fourished about
$50 A. ID. Prof. Sayce, however, be-
lieves that the cones of Cappadocia
were well known and inhabited in
the Hittite period about 1900 B. c.,
a date beyond which we cannot and
need not try to go.--New York Times.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25
BROUGHT DOWN swELLEp HEAD
New EngIander's seIf-Importance Civ.
en- Severe Shock

The discussion had turned upon the
subject of "swelled heads" and former
State Senator John Ford told the
following:
I'm a little town in New England
there was once man who had great
idea OF his own Importance. He had
the worst sort of swelled head, and
thought the town could not exist with
out him. He had held town Offices and
sincerely believed that no one dis
charged the duties of those offices as
he had. He had also helped the town
materially by giving it money for
various purposes. But he was not
content with the thanks of the towns
people for his services. He believed
that there should be some distinct rec
ognition of his worth to the commun-
ity. So one day at town meeting he
asked permission to be buried in the
town plot in the center Of which the
town hall stood.
"The Town Councillors laughed and
the petition was tabled. The follow
ing year he petitioned for the same
thing, and again it was tabled. The
third year the same thing occurred.
THE fourth year the chairman Of
the Petition Committee arose and
said: I have here a petition from the
Hon. Mr.. B., asking that he may
be buried in the town plot. move,
gentlemen, that we grant this petition
provided the petitioner is buried there
next week. The motion went through
amid shouts of laughter and the peti-
ton was never again presented" -
New York Press.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25
The Irish Sentry.

An Irish soldier on sentry duty had
orders to allow no one to smoke near
his post. An officer with a lighted ci-
gar approached, whereupon Pat bold
ly challenged him, and ordered him to
put 1t out at once. The officer with
an air of disgust threw away his ci-
gar, but no sooner was his back turned
than Pat picked it up and quietly re-
tired to the sentry box.
The officer happening to look
around observed beautiful cloud Of
smoke issuing from the box He at
once challenged Pat for smoking on
duty.
Smoking, is it, sur? Bedad, and
I'm only keeping 1t lit to show to the
corporal when he comes as evidence
agin you."
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25
"Elrst Time He Kissed Me-

"Flrst Time He Kissed Me-"
First time he kissed me, he but only
kissed
The fingers of the hand wherewith l
write;
And ever since, 1t grew more clean and
white.
Slow to world greetings, quick with it's
"Oh, list"
When the angels speak A ring of ame-
thyst
could not wear here, palmer to my
sight,
Than that first kiss. The second passed
in height
The first, and sought the forehead, and
half missed,
Half falling on the hair. o beyond need!
That was the chrism of love, which
loves own crown,
With sanctfying sweetness, did precede
The third upon my lip was folded down
In perfect. purple state; since when, in
deed,
have been proud, and said, my love,
my own"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25

If we draw line through Tarsus
due north across the Peninsula OF
Asia Minor, and another through
Smyrna directly east, the two lines
will intercept in the volcanic region
OF Mount Argaeus, where the cone
pyramids and pure cliff dwellings or
Cappadocia are found, writes j. X.
eler and artist, who has recently Wis
tied that out of the way country. The
whole region is of volcanic formation,
which covers a vast area extending
west to Seine and south to Soghanlu
Dere, and is composed Of a deep layer
OF pumice stone, tufa or peperine,
overlaid in the region of Tatlar by
rugged lava fields. The pumice or
tufa is of almost incredible thickness,
but the overlaid layer of lava is COM
paratively thin, not more than three
feet at any point. The tufa Is so
soft that it can be dug away with the
thumbnail, so that only time and
patience were necessary to excavate
1t into chambers of any required size.
1t is known that a chamber 25 feet
long, 13 feet broad, and 10 feet high
was eXcavated by a single workman
In the space of thirty days.
In this region the troglodytes of
Cappadocia have the wonderful dwell
ings which were first described by
Paul Lukas, who travelled in Asia
Minor on the commission of Louis
XIV. His story was discredited, but
1t is correct in every vital particular,
and he perhaps understated the truth
when he estimated the number of
cones at $4,000. The region was Wis
tied In succession by Texier, Hamil-
ton, Tschichatscheff, Ainsworth,
Barth and Mordtmann, but 1t is still
virtually unknown. The height of
the cones varies greatly, ranging per-
haps from 80 to 800 feet The tall
est cones usually stand in the center
of an eroded valley, but not always.
The process of disintegration by the
solvent action of water still continues.
Of course, and in many cones the ex-
terror wall has been worn away to
such an extent that the chambers are
laid bare. Such exposed chambers,
if they lie fairly in the sun, are used
for drying grapes and other fruit,
as they are safe against invasion by
animals. Often the cones are almost
perfect in shape and originally all of
them were crowned by caps of lava,
which were the primal cause of the
nin 30;
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-01-25
Russia's New Minister Of Finance.

Russia's New Minister Of Finance.
Admiral Birileff brings a robust dis
position to his new task. He is a rol-
licking salt, with a Homeric stammer,
a practical joker, like Lord Charles
Beresford. Stories about him are
numberless. Here is one: When Ad-
miral Shestakoff was in power he
passed rigorous rule that his young
officers must not bankrupt themselves
in buying boquets for visiting royal
ties. The empress was to visit ship
on which Birileff served. AS her ma
jesty descended to the cabin a huge
bouquet of flowers mysteriously ap-
peared on the table. and delighted
royalty at once took possession of it,
Admiral Shestakoff saw the mass Of
fragrant blossoms in the imperial
hands and turned furiously to his Of
ficer.
did I not give orders that no one
must present fowers?"
'N-nobody did!" stammered Biri-
left; "s-she t-took 1t hers-self!"-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-15
DIDN'T KNOW or THE BOY.
But Man Who Married Widow Had TO
Pay the Penalty.

1T seems very hard that I should
be called upon 10 pay for the boy
was the lament OF an elderly man who
was summoned under curious oiroum'
stances at Lambert. England,
The proceedings were taken by the
Industrial schools officer with the
view OF obtaining an order for a
contribution toward the maintenance
OF the son OF a woman whom the do.
PENDANT married two years ago.
The boy, II was said. had been sent
10 the school before the marriage took
place, and the defendant now pro-
tested that he had never seen the
lad, aud was quite unaware OF bis eI'
istenee nc the timo Of the marriage.
you have heard OF the danger OF
marrying wldows?" remarked Mr.
Hopkins. the magistrate
Unfortunately. | know H." replied
the defendant.
1T seems hard lines. know" said
the magistrate. TO call upon you 10
pay for the boy. But men do such
foolish things. Two years ago YOU
didn't mind marrying this woman"
Yes. sir. but I didn't know " at
she was then" was the reply.
An order was made Tor the payment
OF 90 cents a week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-15
Carpenter and Builder
JAMES J. NEVIS

Carpenter and Builder, now has his headquar
ters in the building belonging 10 the estate OF
L. p. Norton, In the rear OF the Cutler BLOCK on
Main street, Entrance from Main street. All
work will receive prompt attention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-15
MAY GET MORE PAY
Congress Votes Vice President
and Officers an Increase.
MEMBERS RAISE IS THROWN OUT
Cabinet Changes In Eject Monday.
Moody Retires and Donaparte Sue
ceeds Him-Metcaif Co Navy.
straus 90 Come In.

WASHINGTON, Dec. i5-The house
by vote OF PA 10 81 adopted an
amendment offered by Mr.. Llttauer 20
the legislative, executive and judicial
bill making the compensation OF the
speaker aud vice president $1,000
each. effective March next
Another amendment 10y Mr.. Llttauer
increasing the salaries OF cabinet OH.
GERS % $4,000 each was adopted. 20i
90 90. In neither case was the opposl'
tlon strong enough TO have the yeas
aud nays called.
Mr. I.lttauer also offered an amend.
ment increasing the salaries OF sena'
tors. representatives aud delegates 10
$500 per annum, which was thrown
out by vote OF 100 TO 1888.
Mr.. Llttnucr said that the existing
salary OF the vice president and speak
or was In no sense commensurate with
the dignity and duties OF the Office.
No Vice president or speaker. he said.
could live rs he was compelled TO do
and pay his expenses out OF the 5000
salary now provided. As long as fifty
years ago congress paid the speaker a
salary twice as large rs that OF mem
bers.
Mr.. Burlcson dem, Tex.l-Wlll the
gentleman state the salary OF the
speaker OF the house OF commonsl
Mr.. Llttauer-He Is paid $4,000 a
year, besides which magnificent
Gothic mansion is provided for him.
At the end OF his service he Is made
peer and receives u pension sufficient
10 maintain his rank. So Is the speaker
OF the French chamber OF deputies
He has $4,000 a year and n regiment
OF soldiers for an escort. and the band
plays every time he takes his seat
The proposition was opposed by Mr.
Underwood dem. Ala, who said he
did not believe there should be any
further Increase OF salaries OF leglsla.
tive and executive officers.
II Is announced that Attorney Gen.
eral Moody will retire from his present
office on Monday TO DO on the supreme
court bench. and Secretary OF the Navy
Bonaparte will take his place at the
head OF the department OF Justice on
the same day.
Secretary Metcalf. who now has the
commerce and labor portfolio. will
then succeed Mr.. Bonapar,e as secre- !
tary OF the navy, and Mr. Straus will
become secretary OF commerce and la
Dor
Secretary Shaw, II was officially an
nounced. viii not leave the cabinet un.
I'll March next, and Mr.. Cortelyou
will continue as postmaster general in
the meantime.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-15
CLAY EQUAL TO EMERGENCY.
How "oreat commoner" Satisfied
Dissruntled Constituent

One Of the best stories told OF Hen.
~ Clay relates TO his dealing with
an old Kentucky mountainoer who nc.
costod the great commoner" after
one OF his speeches and said: We'll.
Henry. have always voted for you
before. but ! can't do Il this time"
why. now. what's the trouble7' ask.
ed Clay Il don't like your vote on
the bank blll." replied Tom. lis that
all; | have suited you generally. have
not?" "oh, yes. always but that time.
but ] don't like that vote" You
think | was honest In giving II. don't
your Yes. but you made a mistake"
Say. Tom. you are hunter. and
sometimes your gun misses FIRE; what
do you do then-throw II away" NO.
| just pick the flint and try II
again" "of course you do. Tom. and
all ask OF you is TO treat me as well
as you do your old gun. VIII you not
do IT, Yes. by thunder. Henry. I
will! I'll try you again"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-15
Uniforms Of Chinese Students.

The establishment OF government
schools in China and the equipment
OF students In uniforms is furnishing
a market for military clothing.
According 10 the British consul at
Wuchow. 60 of these schools have
been opened In that prefecture alone.
The uniform consists OF n coat and
trousers OF foreign cut. with brass
buttons and peak caps. and shoes OF
foreign pattern
In the strictly military schools
khaki is worn. All the uniforms seen
appear to b. OF British cloth. but
there Is a rule, which Is evidently ig.
nored. that only native material be
used Caps, buttons and braid all
come from Japan.
The shoes are said TO be Of Hong.
kong manufacture, but a very inferior
kind is made locally Of native leather.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-12-15
want Soldiers to Move Coal Train.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec. 10
With the cold wave signal flying the
coal shortage in the northwest be-
comes not only cause of severe suf-
fering, but an absolute menace to hui
man life. Glenburn, n. d.. is seriously
considering an appeal TO the governors
of North Dakota and Minnesota TO en-
ploy the state military In forcing the
moving of coal trains. Eveleth, Mimi,
faces darkness and suffering through
deprivation Of coal The Glenburn
IN. d. situation is summed up as fol
lows: "The dealers advise that the sit.
uation Is entirely up to the railroads,
as shippers are unable TO obtain cars
TO load with coal"