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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-13
at
s. 800

Suits that formerly sold at
SIS, $45 and $50.
The balance Of our highest
grade suits Of finest chiffon,
Panama and French wolfe, in
Guiding high class novelties and
pattern suits. Colors Alice. blue,
navy, light blue, black, and
white
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10
Coming Around to 1t.

Chicago Record Herald: The need
| for direct election of United States
senators by popular vote has hereto
/ fore been expressed. most commonly
bv state legislators. by state delega-
tions in congress and by national poll
tical leaders Ii is an issue of the
higher politics. and. therefore. in the
higher regions of public life il has
| been given most attention.
Now. however. the demand is being
heard-at least in New York state
| from some of the smallest units of our
governing system. from county boards
| and city councils. \ Buffalo man has
recently taken the trouble to compile
| a list of the local governing bodies.
which. to his personal knowledge, have
passed resolutions in favor of popular
election. He reports unanimous votes
for such resolutions by the Erie county
board of supervisors and the common
councils of Buffalo Elmira and Glover
vile. A nine TO one vote passed the
resolutions in the common councils of
Lockport. In addition to these there
were the following DOdTuS dllu COullClio
in which the resolutions had been in
troduced and were merely waiting fin
al action. while certain of passage:
fhe county boards of Greene. Hamil-
ton and Niagara counties. and the
common councils of Newburg. DunkirlI
and the City of Hudson.
OF course New York people suffer
under two Of the worst of senators.
and have the need of a new electoral
system brought home 10 them almost
every time they look at a newspaper.
But what is felt in extreme form in
New York is likewise felt at some
time and in some degree in almost
every state in the union.
So fast is the movement spreading
that the conservative senators who
would fear a constitutional convention
with a wide range of powers may soon
find it to their profit TO permit single
amendment covering the senatorial
election system alone to be submitted
to the states for their approval or re-
lection Nothing but fear Will make
them yield. and fear they must be
made 10 feel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

The young crown princess of Ger
many is rapidly becoming the leader of
fashion in Berlin. She has set a new
custom which is becoming extremely
popular. While walking she almost
invariably carries a dainty. rather long
walking stick with a gold top and or
namented with Il silken bow. Her roy
al highnesS has a large collection of
sticks from which she is able 10 select
one 10 suit any costume that she may
he wearing. One very handsome
mauve-cOlored stick is finished off at
the Top with fiat crystal button and
bears her initials in rubies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

is any sacredness about the decision of
another court One court reviews and up
holds or sets aside the decision of another
without the least compunction-as il is
its duty to do The idea that there is
anything sacred about federal court
or any other, is the merest fol-de-rol.
Respect for the court is one thing
contempt is another There may be
honest differences when the court is
conscientious. but contempt when it
abuses its powers and prerogatives is
natural.
or any other. is the merest fol-de-rol.
and our daily actions prove that this is
the way we look at this matter
If the actions of a court cOuldn' t
be criticised or demurred to. lawyers
would have TO go out of business. The
most of their business is contending
against the rulings of the courts In
every suit that's tried the lawyers are
contending with the court. either on
one side or on the other or on both
sides They are ever trying to prove
to the court that he's IN the wrong.
and then when he does finally give his
decision. they take exceptions TO most
of his rulings and go over his head to
a higher court.
The court is the bulwark of the nj
ton. where it is honest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

Judge Jackson of West Virginia has
longer than any other living man has
held such a position. a few days ago
he expressed the opinion that unless
check is put upon the present ten
dency toward corruption. which has
been gaining in force during the last
few years, this country will be in a bad
way. That there is corruption in pri-
vate life is demonstrated by the in
creasing number of divorce cases. The
antics of high life. aped by those of
lesser wealth. are largely responsible
The remedy for that lies in the moral
precepts OF the christian religion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10
Attacking the Courts.

Ii wasn't so very long ago that our
republican friends declared that il was
great sin and a shame for any one
TO criticise federal court. They were.
no doubt. sincere in this. but. anyway
they thought that il would help their
party TO make a great cutlery against
any one who had the temerity 70 crit.
else the action of federal court: and
because democrats did this. they were
by some republicans called anarchists
And this was no longer ago than 1896
ten short years ago.
And what do we see now? The re
publican president of the United
States pitching into a federal court
and simply wiping the earth up with
Il federal Judge and asking congress
TO pass law which will, in future
render impossible such decision as
that recently rendered by Judge Hum
phrey But do you hear any republi-
cans crying out very loud about it?
As a matter of fact, a court is as
amenable TO criticism as any other
thing on earth. court is merely hui
man and very human at that. 1t
do"eu't put a halo around the head OF
siys:cr lawyer. or a good lawyer
either. for the people to put him on
the h. ~ II doesn't change the char
acter OF d man particle for the PEG
pie 10 elect him to a judgeship. A
man is Just as good, and no better;
Just as fallible after he is elected "a
he was before.
One court doesn't pretend that there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

The old story of keeping things in
the family Is recalled by the admission
OF Mrs Ella Knowles Haskell of Butte,
Mont. to practice in the supreme
court of the United States In 1892 as
Ella Knowles she was the populist can
didate for attorney general of Mon
rana. and was defeated by Henry u
Haskell. republican. After the cleo
lion the successful and defeated can
didates shook hands and were married
and Attorney General Haskell made
Mrs. Haskell assistant attorney gen
eral Later they were divorced and
Mrs. Haskell has since practiced law
independently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10
The Future of the Airship.

An airship inventor, who recently
sailed the first airship over New York
successfully. confesses frankly the
shortcomings of his invention and ac-
knowledges that it could never be
adapted for carrying passengers nor
for express service. The only CONNER
cial value for an airship is for exhibit
ton purposes, and the day of practical
flying machines is still far distant
If you want practical medicine for
that poor. tired stomach of yours why
don't YOU try Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. Ii has been used successfully for
over 30 years in cases OF belchlnS.
bloating. heartburn. flatulency. costive
ness. dyspepsia. Indigestion, female
ills. biliousness and malaria, fever and
ague. often effecting a cure when other
remedies have failed. Give IL chance
to prove its merit and you'll be thank
sul for taking the hint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

good complexion is impossible with
the stomach out of order. If pasty sal
low people would pay more attention
70 their stomachs and less to the skin
on their faces. they would have better
compilations. Kodol for dyspepsia will
digest what you eat and put your sto-
mach back in right shape to do its
own work. kodol relieves palpitation
of the heart. fatulency. sour stomach,
heart burn, etc. Sola by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

Senator Tillman seems 10 be a very
popular writer just now and several
prominent papers speak proudly of
having engaged the use of his pen.
Somehow in spite of being disliked
he has gained the reputation of being
honest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communica tons 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, 1906-05-10

The Standard Oil companys attor-
neys declare thai they will prepare a
statement in which Commissioner Gar
fields allegations Will be emphatically
denied. This is almost terrible. if true
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

Thus far the United States. New
York and Canada have failed 10 bulge
the wafer power trust AT Niagara Falls
In dealing with an octopus it may be
necessary 10 call in federation of
the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10

President Roosevelt has again made
a change of front on the Hepburn rate
bill. Wonder how The change was
brought about Perhaps it was the
speech of Senator Bailey that did the
buSinpSS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill lEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-10
Thursday, May 10, 1906.

Iowa had frost the other night but
Leslie NJ. Shaw reports that he had
his presidential boom-in the house at
The time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
TWO WRITERS or BIOGRAPHY.
johnson and Boswell Exponents Of
Different Schools.

II is an interesting fact in the his
tory OF literary genres that W OF
the great examp IS Of biographical
writing occur almost side by side,
Less than a decade separates the COM
pletion of Johnson's Lives of the
Poets"-happily honored in the new
edition OF the late DR.. Birkbeck Hill
from the publication of his own life
by Boswell. Yet with the latter book
a new type of biography came into
being. Johnson, in the main, had,
like most of his predecessors, fol-
lowed a simple narrative and exposi-
tory method, prefixing a plain story
of the poets life to a systematic ac-
count of his character and a critical
estimate Of his works; he gathered
his facts and impressions together
and spoke for the author and for him
self. Boswell, on the other hand,
making use of q more dramatic
method, succeeded in his attempt to
let the author reveal himself, and, in
stead Of an exposition OF character,
painted a picture of personality, to
which his own comments were sub
ordinate, What we see as a type Of
mind and character in Johnson's work,
we see as a living man in Boswell
The Forum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
English the World Language.

The new world language, Esperanto,
seems to have already won more adyo-
Gates than the older Volapuk. No
manufactured language, however,
seems to have much chance in com
petition with English, which long ago
displaced French as the most useful
and widely spoken language and which
IS gaining faster than eyer In all parts
of the world. Quite recently the Ger
man government has ordered that all
railway officials and employees must
learn to speak English. In Antwerp
also the authorities are urging all
classes to study English and are pro-
vidlng special facilities in the public
schools; the city has become almost
an English-speaking port" In Japan
all school children are now obliged
to learn Il language. A few years
hence tourists from this country will
be able to get along there as easily
as on a trip at home. With Great
Britain. India, Australia, Canada, the
United States and large sections of
Africa using English, what hope Is
there for any other language?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
IMPROVED sCAFFoLDING.

bracket consists of a bar with per-
foratiOns in its under side, and the
vertical member of the bracket car,
rios a pin at its upper end, which is
adapted to engage one or other of
these perforations, according to the
pitch of the roof. The method Of
linking the bracket bars to the
notched bars is clearly illustrated in
Fig, III. When the brackets are in
position a scatfoIding plank is sup
ported on them. In some instances it
may be necessary to use the bars at
their full length on one side Of a
roof; that is, to reach from the peak
of the roof to the gutter. In such a
case hooks are used, which are con.
nected to the bar by a loop, and these
hooks are adapted to engage the peak
of the roof, as indicated in Fig. l..
As the notches in the bars are of T.
form, it is obvious that the bars may
be used either end up. Mr.. John
Emerson, White Plains, N. Y, is the
inventor of this improved s%caffolding.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
BOOKS FOR GREAT coMmANpss
Library Napoleon Ordered Comprises
Many Subjects.

In 1903 Napoleon formed the idea n
having a travelling library in order tn
make his hours of intellectual recres
alton independent of the e~xigencie,
Of a campaign or the delays of A
courier.
The proposed library was to form
about a thousand volumes. The bookz
were to be of small duodecimo size.
printed in good type, and without mar.
gins in order to save space. They
were to be bound in morocco, with
flexible overs and limp backs. The
boxes for their conveyance were to
be covered with leather and lined with
green velvet, and were to average
GO volumes apiece, in two rows like
the shelves in a library. A catalogue
was to accompany them, SO arranged
that the emperor could readily find
any desired volume. The distribution
Of subjects was as follows: Forty
volumes on religion, 40 Of epic poetry,
40 of the drama, 60 volumes of other
poetry, 60 volumes of history and
100 novels. "In order to complete
tho quota" ran the instructions, the
balance shall be made up Of historical
memoirs james Westfall Thomp
son, In the Atlantic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
IMPROVED S~cAFFOLDlNG.
L Novel Form Which Is Particularly
Adapted for Use on Roofs
OF Buildings.

A novel form of ~scaffolding has re-
Gently been invented. which is par,
ticularly adapted for use on roofs OF
buildings. 1t will be found very con-
yenient when repairing chimneys or
doing other work on a roof, as 1t
may be easily handled or placed in
position, and when not in use it can
be cOmpactly folded for storage or
transportation. The Scientific Amer.
lean describes the invention as fol-
lows: The scaffOlding comprises a
pair Of bars, each consisting Of two
sections, which are hinged together.
In use the bars are passed over the
ridge Of the roof, with the sections
resting against opposite sides, as
shown by Fig. II. in the accompany
ing engraving. The sections, it viii
be noticed. are provided with under
cut or T-shaped notChes, which are
adapted for engaging links or loops
used in supporting brackets. The up
per or horizontal member Of each
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
WHAT Is A TURBINE"
Engineer Explains 1t by Saying 1t
Is Like a Series of Paper
Wind Mills.

turbines" especially in the case
of turbine steamers, have been very
conspicuous in engineering matters
Of late years, yet there are probably
few people outside the ranks Of en-
g]ineers who know what a turbine is.
The best idea | can give of it."
said an engineer, is to Iiken it to
those paper w!ndmills which spin on
the end of a stick, and which are sold
to children on the streets. A turbine,
in fact, is like a series of these re-
volving wheels fixed one behind the
other, only instead Of being turned
by the wind, it is revolyed by jets of
steam.
The turbine wheels turn on a shaft
inside a cylinder, in the interior of
which are fixed a number Of station
airy blades which project into the
space between each wheel. The pur.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
Bnrning Cartridges in Fire.

"In a recent test made at the sug.
g~estion and expense of the various
manufacturers of cartridges says
Amateur Work at was demonstrated
that cartridges can be burned in a
fire without danger to those standing
e As the shell of the cartridge
Is not confined, the force of the ex.
ploding powder tears the she'll open
instead of throwing the bullet, aud
these pieces of light shell will not
produce serious injuries, The car
tridges explode only one at a time in
stead OF simultaneously, so that it is
a continual popping instead of a large
explosion. In the test, firemen were
able to work within 20 feet of where
the cartridges were burning without
danger or inconvenience"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
Not a Certain Guide.

MANY (tuberculosis) patients be-
lieye religiously that gain in weight
always means improvement" says the
Journal of the outdoor Life, and the
wave of expectancy on weigh days In
sa~nitortums rolls high. While gain in
weight Is one of the trusty guides, II
Is often a treacherous one. Small,
steady gain, with special considera-
ton Of the stomach, is the desiaera.
tum. Patients below weight eat sligt.
ly more than natural (normal) appe.
lite prompts. They should seek tc
gain on a minimum increase or food. y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
PHILOSOPHICAL POINTS.

The fatted calf never loves the
prodigal son
Truth never u n around asking
people to believe it.
Alas, that fools are prosperous. Ia
it their penalty or reward?
How many of us in listening to the
tomtoms forget the violins?
To think an original thought is to
take a step nearer the divine.
People who need to be continually
propped up are not worth the prop.
When men become suddenly good
they should be executed Immediately.
1t is easier for some people to be-
lieye the impossible than the pos
sible.
Before it was thrown down, the
Golden Calf had a son, and it is still
mooing around the world.
1t is self-evident that to success
fully fathom the motives of men one
must be a mar himself. To an idiot
to a lunatic-all men are either
idiots or lunatics.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

It has often been observed that any
sudden change in the superficial char.
acter of the soil is rapidly followed
by an alteration in the nature Of the
plants growing thereon, new species
appearing where the ground has hith.
orto been a stranger to them. Very
many farmers, foresters and scien.
tifc men-among others the French
b%otanist ~PoIsson-are inclined to at
tribute this phenomenon to the reten.
ton by seeds, bulbs or spores of i
former growth os vegetation in a
QuIescent state, these seeds and
growths retaining their powers cf
termination even after several other
successive crops OF plants have grown
above them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
NyNS SSESS ~ - 8
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INTERIOR VIEW OF TURBINE TUBE.
pose of these blades is to catch the
steam and direct it on to the wheels
at an angle where it will exert the
most force,
AS the steam enters the cylinder
it is caught by the stationary blades
and DETECTED to the blades of the first
wheel, which are sst turning. The
steam then passes to the next, until
all the wheels are set whirling and
the ship is driven through the wa.
ter"
In order to make the matter clearer,
we give an illustration of a small
turbine, the revolving blades being
in white and the stationary ones in
gray.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

The value Of the balloon for the ex-
ploration Of the upper atmosphere has
long been recognized, and in France,
at least, under the direction Of NJ
Hermite, a series Of experiments were
carried out which proved to be not
only interesting but of the first i'm.
p%ortanCe, Of course, these exploring
balloons carried no passengers, and
one reached the unprecedented altitude
OF ten miles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

The physician half closed his eyes
and looked at the baby, who was
troubled with Indigestion, although 1t
was a "fat baby" Then he asked
for the baby's bottle, looked at the
nipple and Eruntcd: II thought SO.
You make eating too easy for the
baby, like most foolish young moth.
ers. You seem to think that It is
doing him a kindness to make him q
loafer about his milk. Now, let me
tell you. that a baby is going to get
every drop of milk in a bottle, any,
way, because he's hungry, and wants
it, and you won't starve him if you
use a hard suction nipple. It's much
better for him to work while he feeds,
on the theory that Man shall carr his
bread by the sweat of his brow. and
II the beads Of porspiration stand out
or his little brow, and if he grunts
and wigglcs, all the better. Ten
chances to one he is enjoying his milk
twice as much as II the nipple was
one Of those easy things that fairly
poured the fluid down his throat, aud
his digestion will be stronger"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
SAYINGS OF THE sAGES.

Lack of desire is the greatest of
riches.-Seneca.
Art holds fast when all else is lost.
From the German.
He is safe from danger who is on
his guard even when safe.-Syrus.
In the court of his own conscience
no guilty man is acquitted.-Juvenal
He who is afraid of asking is
ashamed of learning.-From the Dan
ish.
When all men say you are an ass,
it is time to bray.-From the Span,
l5h.
The only competition worthy a wise
mar is with himself.-Anna Jane.
son.
A babe is an angel whose wings
decrease as his legs increase.-From
the French.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

one-eighth inch needle valve, f, which
holds a piece of one-eighth inch pipe,
G, ten inches long, bent as shown,
and covered at the end by a one
eighth inch cap H, with a one-thirty-
second inch hole drilled through the
upper side,
In making this device be sure to
have all the joints screwed up tight,
and a good soldered joint between the
flask and vertical pipe, as a small
leak might result in an explosion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
CUT FLOWERS

is specially necessary il the bowl Is
a shallow one. An ingenious woman.
who did not wish to 20 to the expense
of having a silver wire screen made
for this purpose, bought a wire screen,
such as is commonly used for the sink,
and fitted It over a bowl herself. This
made an excellent holder and was, Of
course, much cheaper than the silver
one. Brooklyn Eagle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
Prince a Noted ornltholonlst

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is a
very distinguished ornithologist and
his knowledge Of the science Of birds
Is eQualed by very few in Europe.
He devotes a good deal Of time to
the subject and is Il member of the
Ornithological Society Of Vienna.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

hohbtt4 o,1 1aod
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10
An Appreciative Listener.

An anecdote Is told Of Sir Henry
Roscoe. During one of his scientific
lectures he was pleased at the rapt
and apparently Intelligent attention
Of a woman in the audience. After
ward she expressed her appreciation,
but added: There is one thing,
though. which is not quite clear. Is
the celebration inside or outside the
skull?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

A good cement for switchboard re-
pairs, whore iron has to be fastened
to marble, is said to consist Of 80
parts plaster paris, 10 parts iron fill
ings, and half part of sal-ammoniac.
1t is mixed with vinegar to a fluid
paste for use and made freshly, for
1t solidifes If allowed to stand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-08-10

Acting is a real art. 1t trades with
our souls by the art OF Illusion In
the theater we car live over again our
own lives, suffer even the torrents OF
the damned, and that even after a good
dinner and a motor waiting for us out.
side.-Observer, London.