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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
Clean Men Wanted.

Is there an absence of clean men
Great crowds are at the bottom OF the
ladder; few are at the top. Why? Be
cause the clean man is not numerous
enough. Public men, leaders of great
corporations. judges and clergymen
have fallen in large numbers recently
until the question forces itslf, Where
are the clean men?" A writer in the
Delineator. discussing this question,
says:
Smart men there are by the thous-
ands; rich men abound more than in
any other age of the world; able men
are found in every state and township,
but even from a population of eighty
millions the chief executive has diff
Guilty in finding the man of exceptional
character for a post which requires 4
square and fiawless morality. 1t is to
his credit that he misses no op-
portunity TO preach clean manhood.
But neither presidents nor teachers
nor preachers can do the work
of fathers except in their own families.
We do not mean to underestimate the
marvellous influence of the mother. In
most lands men who reach success give
their mothers the credit. All that |
am | owe to my mother said Lincoln.
1t was you who taught me to write so.
You really did, dear mother said the
grabbed Carlyle We get our moral
qualities from our mothers, our mental
from our fathers, say the psychologists.
and as we look back we find this ma
ternaI affection the Ioveliest thing on
earth. But isn't there a conviction
down deep in our souls that we should
have done much better if our fathers
had taken time and trouble TO share
our condolences in the years that count
ed mOst?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
Origin of .IOWa,"

The Iowa society of New York City
at a recent banquet resolved hence
forth to pronounce the name OF the
state Io-way. blending the i and O. Sen
ator Tillman invariably calls it Eye
oway;" Senator Teller says "Eowa,
with the long; Senator Overman pro-
nounces il 'Eyeowa, and Senator
Bailey dwells long on the second VOW
el. Iowa" The Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican prefers 'Io-way.'
The Century dictionary, generally ac-
cepted as the highest authority. pre-
scribes the long i. the long and. the
sounding of the a as in Persia and
peninsula.
Lippincott's PronOuncing Dictionary
of the World puts the accent on the
first vowel. and says the a should
be pronounced as in organ or oval.
There is d conflict between The pro
nunciation authorities and neither OF
them agrees with the Iowa society of
New Workers.
The state was named from the Iowa
Indians, tribe of the Dakota stock.
1t means. according to Century. gray
or dusty noses. name given to the
Paaotce. tribe of the Tcuvere division
of the North American Indians. They
are now living in Oklahoma and Kan
sas and number only 273."
Cues History of Iowa Vol. !, pages
1876. says:
1.-The first record TO be found in
which the name Iowa" is applied to
the section of country which became
the state of Iowa, is Lieutenant Albert
VI. LEAFS report and book of 1886 de-
scriptiye of the Black Hawk Purchase.
as ne saw it while accompanying the
exploring expedition. He writes of it
as the Iowa District as the Iowa river
was the principal water course running
through it, The name seemed at once
TO meet favor among it's inhabitants,
for we find, soon after, that writer in
the Dubuque Visitor alludes to the part
of Wisconsin territory as the future
state of Iowa. In the following year
when a convention assembled at Bur
lington to memorabilia congress on the
subject of preemptions, the disputed
boundary, and for a division of the
territory, that portion of Wisconsin ly-
ing west of the Mississippi was called
the Iowa District
1.-The name of the Dubuque Visitor
was soon after changed to the Iowa
News. In the summer of 1887 James
Clark of Burlington gave his paper the
name of the Iowa Territorial Gazette.
William T.. Toole. who was a delegate
to the Burlington convention in 1887.
says that it was there decided to give
the new territory the name of Iowa, |
after other names had been proposed |
and discussed. The name. however,
was not used in the memorial asking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

Ii the waterways convention at Lake
Charles accomplishes its object there
will eventually be lightdraft naviga-
lion from the upper waters of the Mis-
sissippi TO the mouth of the Rio Grande.
The canal by which it is proposed to
connect the waters of the Mississippi
with the bayous of the coast country
of Louisiana and Texas would not be
a costly work. Much of the proposed
channel already exists in the lakes and
streams of the region. The sandy soil
through which the rest must be dug
could be dredged at small cost. Be
sides giving facilities for cheap trans
porIation the canal would benefit, by
its drainage, a famous trucking and
rice-growing country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

for the organization of the new terri
tory, but was. applied 70 it in the one
on the subject of preemptions. But by
common consent before the act passed
organizing the new territory. the name
Iowa given by Lieutenant Lea was &C
cepted, and to him must be accorded
the honor of giving our state its beau
tiful name
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

The Geakwar of Baroda says: Il
make the laws of my country. l have
the power of life and death. There
is a cabinet. whose advice | take if l
choose" Uncle Joe" would not OBJ
ject 70 such a ruler in this country if
ne could be depnded on to stand pat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

TERMS Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

Recent reports from Sioux Falls in
dicate that business is as brisk there
as ever. Notwithstanding the supreme
courts decision. Ii seems TO be the
opinion of a good many of our fellow
citizens that a poor divorce is better
than none
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

In a Life of George Washington
just published in England the assertion
is made that the father of his country
was really woman in disguise. If the
English think it is going to add any
thing to their credit to set up the claim
that their armies were whipped by a
lady. then they should be granted that
nnrnfnrt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
Fiqht to the Death in Crowd.

Columbus. Ga. May 24.-An outdoor
political meeting at Chipley. Ga, adj
dressed by Hoke Smith. was broken up
yesterday by a pistol duel in the edge
of the crowd, in which Joe Hasty, a
farmer, was killed, and John Irwin, his
slayer. was killed three blocks distant
by crowd which pursued him. A debt
IL cspts-catlsed the fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
Thursday, May "a, 1906.

Mrs. Nancy Klingnsmith celebrated
the Tooth anniversary of her birth the
other day She is in a poorhouse at
Warren, Ohio. and has smoked pipe
fer so years. What's the use?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

ISociety news, written or telephoned
to the society editor OF The Argus. will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices should bear sig
nature and address
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

Trouble Bohlander.-Miss Anna Bob
lander and William Riley Trouble were
united in marriage at $50 this morn
ing at st. Joseph's church, Dean Quinn
officiating. Oaly the immediate rela-
tives of the principals were present,
and the couple departed soon after the
ceremony TO spend a week at Chicago
and Milwaukee. Upon their return
they will Immediately go to hOusekeep-
ing in this city. Both are well known
and popular young people. The bride
was formerly of Monmouth, where she
attended the high school, later gradual
ing from st. Claire college at Sinsina-
wa, Wis. She is an accomplished mu-
stefan. Recently she has been making
her home with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. H II. Unverforth in this city.
Mr.. Trouble is a member of one of the
pioneer families in Rock Island, his
grandfather, John w. Trouble being in
business in this city many years ago.
He is a graduate of the Galesburg
high school and served three years
with the 9th United States cavalry.
seeing service in China and the Phil
ippines. He was advanced to corporal
before leaving the army. He has late
ly made his home in Davenport, being
employed as brakeman on the Burling-
ton road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill tEn-
tered at the postoff1ce as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
Announce ThimbIe Party.-The ]

dies of the First Baptist church will
hold a thimble party at the home OF
Mrs. B. H. Wilson. 1902 Seventeenth
street, tomorrow afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

Post-Nuptial Tea.-A prettily appoint
ed social affair of the week was the
afternoon tea given Tuesday afternoon
by Mrs. Frank Mixter at Their home,
134 Twentieth street as a post nuptial
courtesy for Mrs. George Mixter. About
125 ladies of the tri-cites were guests.
Mrs. Mixter was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. George Mixer, Mrs. Fitzpatrick
of Omaha. Mrs. Blunt, Mrs T. A. Muir
ply. Mrs. |. S. White, Mrs. James Kim
ball Mrs. F. Bahnsen and Mrs. Charles
Mixter. The punch bowl on the porch
was presided over by Mrs. Theresa
Robinson, Misses Blunt. Mary Come
gys, Alice Keator, Charlotte Chamber
lin. Louise and Anna Montgomery and
Eleanor Craig. The home was hand
somely decorated, pink bridesmaid
roses being used in the reception room
and sweet peas in the dining room
where a light collation. was served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24

Birthday Party. - Miss Charlotte
Murray entertained company OF
about 20 of her little girl friends Tues
day afternoon at her home. 1880 Nine
teenth street, the occasion being her
seventh birthday anniversary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
TERMS = Dany, 10 cents per week

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-24
Conservatory Commencement.-Invi

Conservatory Commencement
tations have been issued to the COM
mencement exercises of the Augustana
conservatory May % at the college
chapel Mrs. c. l.. Krantz will take
the teachers certificate in piano and
Misses Viola Harrison. Regina Nelson
and Pearl Saville graduate from the de-
partment of elocution
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
WORST FORM OF ECZEMA.
Black Speeches All Over Face-Af
fected Parts Now Clear as Ever
Cured by the Cuticura REM
edies.

about four years ago / was afil!ct.
ed with black splotches all over my
face and a few covering my body,
which produced a severe itching irri.
tation, and which caused me great
deal of annoyance and suffering, to
such an extent that was forced to
call in two of the leading physicians
of my town. After thorough exami.
nation Of the dreaded complaint they
announced it to be skin eczema in its
worst form. They treated me for the
same for the length of one year, but
the treatment did me no good. Fin
ally my husband purchased a set of
the Cuticura Remedies, and after
using the contents of the first bottle
of Cuticura Resolvent in connection
with the Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
the breaking out entirely stopped.
continued the use of the Cuticura
Remedies for six months, and after
that every splotch was entirely gone
and the affected parts were left as
clear as ever. The Cuticura Rene
dies not only cured me of that dread.
full disease, eczema, but other compli.
Gated troubles as well. Lizzie e.
Sledge. $40 Jones Ave-, Selma, Ala,
Oct. %, 1905"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
Lillian Russell Sandwich.

Miss Lillian Russell is the inventor
of one of those between-meal deli
cacies, which, if the laudatory remarks
of her friends are to be depended up
on, is both unique and tasty. To make
this delicacy-for 'delicacy" is the
term that is applied to it by all who
have eaten it-one must take an equal
amount of cold boiled chicken and
cold boiled tongue, the meat of dozen
olives and six hard-bailed eggs. Mix
all these ingredients together and
chop them as fine as possible. When
they have attained almost the con-
sistency of powder they must be
worked into a paste by the addition
of mayonnaise dressing, after which
the mixture is ready to be spread up.
on thinly sliced buttered bread.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To use bacon fat clarity the fat by
pouring boiling water on it, This will
be found to be far better than lard or
butter for pastry making.
Certain lamps, irrespective of the
amount of care bestowed upon them in
the way of cleaning, always seem to
burn dimly. This may be remedied
by dropping small pieces of camphor
into the bowl with the OIL
When velvet becomes crushed from
pressure hold the parts over a basin
Of hot water, with the lining of the
garment next the water; then shake
well, and the pile Of velvet will have
risen.
Cake tins, patty pans, etc., are cas-
lily cleaned by boiling. Put them in
a saucepan with some soap extract
and water, boil them for about an
hour, and they will be found clean
and newlooking. Soap and soda or
boraX may be used instead of soap
extract, if preferred.
When washing a new blanket for
the first time, begin by soaking it for
IL hours in cold water, then rinse in
clear water. This will remove the
sulphur used in the bleaching. After
this wash the blanket in lukewarm
lather made Of boiled soap and wa
ter. Rinse well in clear water, shake
thoroughly and hang out to dry.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
JEALOUS OF Boobies WIFE.
New York Woman's Excuse for Fits
of Extravaganza.

Women dearly love an excuse for
little extravagances, says the New
York Globe. or course, the masculine
readers of this column are not expect
ed to indorse this, for, according to
the masculine thought, women need
40 excuse for their extravagances--
they just have them without rhyme or
reason.
An uptown woman has a charming
excuse for any extra indulgence in
her two-year-old blue-eyed son Bob
bic and Boobies future wife. In trust
,or Bobbie is handsome estate which
gives her great concern because she
feels that she must save and econo
,nize for Bobbie, for Boobies college
education, his European trip, and, "oh.
dear!" she always adds, Boobies
wife" Wearying of continued spell
Of economy, in a moment of reckless
extravaganza she'll buy lot of dear,
delightful things, have her fingers
manicured, her hair shampooed and
take fascinating trips here and there.
And then when her conscience will
prick she'll say, why not? Boobies
wife will, and he won't care how
much it costs" And Boobies wife
won't, either. She'll spend joyously
and gloriously.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
WOMEN AND MEALS
HER HARD TASK IT Is TO FEED
THE HUMAN RACE.
Small Wonder That Sometimes the
Presiding Genius Of the Kitchen
Tires of Her Seemingly Never
Ending labors.

When men suppose that dinner goes
on whether they are at home or not
they labor under a curious misconcep-
ton. Arthur Pendenys, writing about
this melancholy fact, declares: Some
one once said that an ordinary wom-
ans favorite dinner is an egg in a
drawing room. All women have a
passion for something on tray. To
the masculine mind things on tray
are unsatisfying; but to the feminine
body they embody the very mamma
from heaven" 1t is easy to under
stand that Arthur Pendenys or any
other masculine mind" might have
trouble in comprehending the why and
wherefore of this debilitated taste; but
no woman would be at loss to eX-
plain it. 1t comes from the fatigue
which woman suffers as the result OF
her colossal task Of feeding men. To
nourish the human race is the APP
pointed work of woman. At the very
inception of life this is her labor, and
never can existence be so fine, so free,
so heroic or so beautiful that she must
to bend her mind to the menu that
shall please her lord. She has been
accused of writing no epics; it is said
that she is incapable o. composing an
oratorio, of designing a cathedral or
conceiving an heroic Statute or paint
ing picture of the first quality. The
retort is that she might have done
something of the kind if the men had
not been hungry so frequently and so
insistently. To be the nourisher of
the human race is an undertaking so
prodigious that it is a marvel that the
mere evaporation of being chained
to the larder has not made fiends or
lunatics out Of women-and from
squaw to countess their sufferings in
this regard have points of similarity.
Is it any wonder then that with the
ever-hungry man out of the way the
woman seeks escape from the tyranny
of food and leafs Strawberries by
moonlight on a flowery bank ?"-The
Reader.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
THE WAY OUT.
Change of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing to go through school on ac-
count of nervousness and hysteria,
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur
hish her the peace of health.
From infancy" she says, 81 have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost / finally got to the
High School, but soon had to aban-
don my studies on account of nervous
prostration and hysteria.
MY food did not agree with me, /
grew thin and respondent. / could
not enjoy the simplest social affair for
| suffered constantly from nervous
ness in spite of all sorts of medicines.
This wretched condition continued
until I was twenty-five, when l be.
came interested in the letters of those
who had cases like mine and who
were being cured by eating Grape
Nuts.
Il had little faith, but procured a
box and after the first dish l expe.
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that l had never gained from any or.
binary food. ] slept and rested better
that night and in a few days began
to grow stronger.
81 had a new feeling CO peace and
restfuless. In a few weeks, to my
great joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. | resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course using Grape-Nuts every
day. 1t is now four years since 1 be-
gan to use Grape-Nuts, 1 am the mis-
tress Of happy home and the old
weakness has never returned" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich. There's a reason" Read the
little book. THE Road to MELVILLE.
In pkgs.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
GAME THAT BoBBIE KNEW.
Youngsters Revelations Were Inter
esting to Caller.

A young fellow had called upon a
girl with whose charms he was some
what smitten, and was waiting in the
parlor when her small brother come
in, weeping bitterly. From either a
sense of polite precaution or natural
kindness of heart, the young man had
been kind 10 the little fellow on sew
eral occasions, and now took him on
his lap and asked the cause of the
trouble.
"Sis-sister is mean to me-" the little
fellow sobbed.
"Oh, / guess she didn't intend to be;
maybe you worried her when she was
busy" the youth said consolingly.
What was she doing?"
she was playin', an wouldn't let
me play, too" Bobby said.
Playing what? The piano?
guess she thought you didn't know
how"
"Oh, yes, / know how better'n she
does" Bobby asserted. she was
playin' Indian, an wasn't putting half
nough paint on her face"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
The New State
of Oklahoma

Bigger than Missouri as big as Ohio and
Indiana combined, with soil teeming with
all the crops that any State raises. :
OKLAHOMA-the new State-is destined
to occupy first rank in few short years.
Here at the present time over a million
people are duplicating the life which is
going on in Illinois and Indiana. Their
houses, their towns and their SCHOOLS are,
newer but in nothing else do their sur,
roundings differ from those in our States.
Their cities anG towns are growing and ex-'
banding with the impetus of a fertile soil,
and pushing, wide-awaie citizenship.
Her settlers, mainly from the older States,
see the virtue of encouraging enterprises Of
every kind and the needfulness of getting
more and better facilities; of getting more
hands to develop the country.
In brief, conditions to-day are simply
these: OKLAHOMA is in need of nothing
save people. More men are needed in the
cities and towns; more farmers for the vast
areas of unimproved land not now yielding
crops of which it is capable, There are
openings of all Sorts for farmers and
artisans, for mills and manufacturing
plants, for small stores of all kinds.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
Tortoise Surprised the Cook.

The tortoise is a great sleeper. One
was a domestic pet in an English
house, and when his time for hiber-
mating came he selected corner of
the dim coal cellar for his winter
quarters. A new cook was engaged
boon after who knew nothing of tor
toises. In a few months the tortoise
woke up and sailed forth. Screams
soon broke the kitchens calm. On
entering that department, the lady of
the house found the cook gazing in
awestruck wonder and exclaiming
with unsteady hand she pointed to
the tortoise: my conscience! Look
at the stone which I've broken the
coal wi a winter"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
School for Policemen.

There is policemen's college in st.
Petersburg to train applicants for the
force. 1t consists of museum COM
bined with the school, where the pu-
pills make themselves familiar with
the tools of criminals-jemmies, drills,
chisels and contrivances for robbing
collection boxes, special field of
Russian thieves. The Russian pass
port system is studyied in detail. The
duties of the dvorniks, sort of assist
ant police are taught. They keep
watch on the residences, report on
the habits of tenants, their visitors,
examine the papers of newcomers.
and direct them to report themselves
at the police station.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-09-29
For a Touch Steak.

To make a tough steak tender
spread the steak with olive oil instead
of beating it to bruise the fibers,
which lets the juice run out into the
fire. Let it remain an hour or so be-
fore cooking. Broil quickly so that
each side will be thoroughly scared,
then prop up your broiler so as to be
a little farther from the fire, for the
slower heating through. That cooks
the inside juices without losing them.
Melt a small piece of butter in two
tablespoonfulls of vinegar and pour it
over the steak while hot. This makes
an appetizing gravy. Lemon juice can
be used instead of vinegar, if pre-.
ferred.