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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

thither as agricultural missionaries t.
make practical addresses to the people
TO instruct them, and to stimulate
them toward general industrial up
lifting. The plan of Congressman
Hobson is similar TO that adopted by
some of the railroads of Illinois ami
other states, which run seed and soil
specials over their lines, accompanied
by lecturers who talk to the farmers al
stations on agricultural subjects, Civ
ing them information of value and re-
! lating the result of experiments and
/ experiences
The department of agriculture al
Washington recognized the value of
the scheme and responded by assigning
number of its best men to the work
to talk to the people on soils, on trees,
on cotton, on roads and on all other
major topics of agricultural interest
| That the people hear them not only
gladly, but with intense interest, is
gratifying, but not surprising They
flock TO hear the speakers with tnc
enthusiasm of boys attending a circus.
| but also with studious attention, which
promises much fol- the result of. the
mission. 1t may be and probably i
/ true that not word is said which
might not be read in some department
reports or other publications. But it Is
equally true that ten-perhaps a hun
| dred perSOns-Will listen to the Spelt-
er and get some good from what n
says where one would or could get the
same good from reading pub. docs"
The good which is thus being done
is simply inestimable. The addresses
of those agricultural missionaries will
be talked over and discussed a thou,
sand times. at home, at the village
store. on the road, and wherever am
of their hearers meet, and will thus
prove to be seed bearing fruit a hun
dredfold more valuable than do tn
packages of actual seeds distributed ny
congressman. 1t is doubtless Il ques
ton to what extent the example OF
that one district could be followed
The agricultural department cannes
send corps of popular lecturers into
every county in the union. Nor indeed
would it be desirable to do so. Theirs
are many districts which do not need
such ministratiOn. But there are alsC
many besides the Sixth Alabama Whicl
do sorely need it, and it is to be b =
Ilieved that the supplying of it woul'
be one of the most profitable activitie.
in which the department of agriculture
could engage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

II don t want any vacation. l lost
forty years by my last vacation"
but YOU must take your vacation"
"Why so:"
THAT VIC may have an opportunity
TO examine your accounts
Poor dog Trusts dead indeed re-
marked Van Wrinkle. with a sickly
smile.
Better dead than dying. Give nue. a
community Of honor or one of &C
knowlcdGcd roguery.'
as there any community in Ameri-
ca where our former standard still ex-
ists?"
Not in commercial life"
"How about the army"
There's a good deal left there. be
lieve"
Very well: I'll go there. I'm too old
to enlist, but | can become a mule
driver. and that's better than making
money under the rogue system"
And he did. OSCAR cox.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
The Industrial Revival.

It is in the air. Everybody is shar-
ing the Greater Rock Island spirit.
born of the industrial revival. People
who stop to think cannot fail to realize
what the accomplishment of the under
taking that is now under way in Rock
Island will mean to the city.
The reception that the committee
meet when they go about, is gratifying
in the extreme. No one depreciatei
the plan and purpose of the movement
Some people approached express r..
greet that they cannot give as much as
others, but there is no knocking. Some
have asked little time to consider the
matter, inviting the committee to call
again, but the heart is willing in prac.
tically every instance.
The result was that the committee
came in last night thoroughly enthusi
astc. They found good words or
every side, booster in almost every
man they met and when the general
conference came on the committees
could see the realization of Rock Il
lands best endeaVor.
They could see already Greater Rock
Island, in fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
DAILY STORY
NEW RIP VAN WINKLE.
tOriginal J

tOriginaIl
One morning Walter Van Wrinkle, a
lineal descendant of the great Rip,
awoke in the Catskills. The only diff
ference between the first and the last
Van Wrinkle was that the first slept
twenty years, the last forty. Walter
had gone to the mountains one summer
with 4 party of young New York bank
clerks, had got separated from the 9th
ers and had taken Il four decade nap.
Descending the mountain he footed
it to Catskill and was surprised to
come upon n railway station. a train
was pulling out, and he jumped aboard.
The conductor on collecting his fare
punched a printed slip and handed it
TO him.
whats this?" asked Van Wrinkle.
Excess fare"
''Whatll do with it,
The conductor passed on without re-
| ply, and a passenger explained that
the slip was n check on the conductor
10 guard against his stealing the faro
collected. Van Wrinkle looked at his
| informant aghast.
And the management makes spies
of its conductors? And they submit
| to such n SYSTEM"
Conductors and passengers are both
| the comp2ny's spies now"
Van Wrinkle gave low whistle.
| 'Is this want of trusting to individ,
ual honor confined to railroads."
by no means. No one is trusted ey
cept the managers, and they are trying
to beat one another"
rs there no standard of hOnor?"
mo. Once a merchant who failed
felt dlsgraced; now merchants fail il
order to make money"
When Van Wrinkle reached New York
he went to the banking house where he
had been employed. 1t was now OF
the ground floor of a thirty story sky
scraper OF course he knew no one
there. or, rather, no one knew him
So he wrote n note to the president
Richard Trimble. who had been n clerl
with him forty years before and on the
camping trip at which he had disap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

pedreu. Van Wrinkle was shown into
the presidents private office and re-
ceived with suspicion. Not daring II
give the Rip Van Wrinkle story, he said
he had gone 10 see the world. He
asked for position. and there being a
vacancy in a department where large
Sums were handled he was appointed.
The salary was $500 year.
Eight hundred year for guarding
Millions. exclaimed Van Wrinkle.
"All that's changed, Walter. We
don't need to rely on our employees
honesty now; we insure It,"
Insure it,"
Yes. \ company for u premium
takes the risk"
And do you mean, friend Of my boy
hood, to insure me-"
'As president of the bank l can't
help doing so. It's a rule made by the
directors"
Then Il l come in here to work for
you am at liberty to beat the bank If
CAM"
Certainly"
DO you refrain from beating 1t be-
cause OF your integrity:
I'D be fool to beat it-illegally."
81 see"
Sorry / can't do any better for you,
Walter. You should have stuck to
business as | have instead of roaming
all over the world"
let me ask you one question, Dick"
GO ahead"
Are you an honest man?"
Trimble put his lips to Van Wrinkles
, ear and whispered: only in small
things, not in big ones; no petty lar
| ceny for me- This is between me and a
| friend of my boyhood."
It's taken you years TO learn to be
| dishonest. I've learned ii in one day.
see it's become the fashion"
You might as well wear a plug hat
made of beaver as TO be honest-that
| is, what we used to call honest
Il see. When shall go to work."
Tomorrow, if you like"
When Van Wrinkle appeared at the
bank the next day he found a photo
grapher there. President Trimble came
out of his private Office and said:
You'll have to be photographed,
| Walter"
what for?"
"Oh, the rule is to have n photograph
Of all our employees. They're easier
caught if they light out with the funds
of the bank"
"A sort of rogues' gallery"
| ''It's for those who become rogues.
Most concerns get their clerks together
occasionally and photograph them in
groups. Makes the boys feel their i'm
portance, and the concern has the gal
lery. But we don't stoop to that We
take picture of every employee be-
fore he begins work"
rs there any more of this sort of
thing to learn?"
Yes; one. You'll have two weeks
! vacation during the year-two vaca-
tons of one week each at six months
| interval"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
"THE OLD SCRATCH"
How the Evil One Came to be Popu
IarIy Known as 1.-THE Old Scratch

One of the many familiar names OF
his satanic majesty is THE Old
Scratch" 1t is undoubtedly due to the
fact that scratching is so disagrecable
that people thought it no worse than
the evil one. A scalp full of dandru!i
keeps one scratching all the time; not
only disagreeable but considered very
inelegant in polite sOciety-as Il
should be-because one ought to keeT
the scalp so clean that it would no.
itch. To cure the scalp of dandruff et
fectively, use Newbros Herpicide. Il
kills the germ that creates the dand
ruff, which is preliminary to falling
hair, and finally, badness. No other
hair preparation kills the dandrufi
germ. Herpicide also is a very de
lightful and effective hair-dressing
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10
in stamps for sample to The HerpicidC
Co, Detroit. Mich. Sold in two sizes
soc and $100 I. H. Thomas, spec;a
agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
An Agricultural Mission.

An interesting account is given by
the New York Tribune of what may be
called IAN agricultural mission" which
has been organized by Representative
Hobson of the Sixth congressional dis,
trict of Alabama. The nine counties
of that district are almost exclusively
agricultural, and are much varied in
soil and other characteristics, but are
all alike in the need of improvement,
of popular instruction and of intro
duction of modern methods aud
scientific ideas. Mr.. HObson's scheme
was to secure from the various
bureaus of the agricultural department
a number of experts, who should 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
Col. Lowdcn's Rhetoric.

Congressman Frank o. LOwden is
reputed 10 be an orator and rhetort-
clan of distinction. Since he has
taken a seat in the lower house OF
congress made vacant by the death
of his illustrious predecessor, Hon.
r. r. Hit, the colonel has been
fairly making those historic halls 1t
Washington ring with his forensic
outburSts.
For some time past he has been
sending out copies of his address 4.
the memorial services in honor of Nj
Hit that was held in the national
house of representatives Sunday, Fe
III. That Col. Lowden reached tho
height of the occasion in oratOrica
finish is undeniably true, but in inter
weaving the sublime and the ridiculous
at a memorial service in honor OF {
great man is not only uncommon bu
bad form.
In the very first paragraph of his al
dras Col. Lowden fell by the waysid9
After paying a high tribute TO MIR. Hi,
and painting his brilliant service l,
| his country in the last years of his lif,
with all the fineness of Demos
themes. Col. Lowden turns on the cole
water faucet in this fashion:
His soul never shOne more II
splendent than at this time, thong
his feeble body was galloping to tn
grave"
| Just whether the congressman
meant to convey the impression tina
the idea of feebleness and gallOpin
go hand in hand is not entirely cleat
a more appropriate expression woul
have been more suitable for the 0,
| ga sion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
Mn Best Friend.

Alexander Benton, who lives on Ru.
raj Route 1, Fort Edward, N. Y, says:
'Dr. Kings New Discovery is by best
earthly friend. 1t cured me of asthma
six years ago. 1t has also performed
a wonderful cure Of incipient consump
ton for my sons wife. The first bottle
ended the terrible cough, and this ac
complished, the other symptoms lef
one by one, until she was perferctls
well. DR.. Kings New Dscovery's pow
er over coughs and colds is simply mar
velous." No other remedy has evel
equaled it, Fully guaranteed by w. T
Hartz, druggist, 301 Twentieth street
so cents and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
ORIENTAL. IN OCCIDENT.
Picturesque Buildings viii Be Reared
In San Francisco's Chinatown.

IN Odn Francisco . SriIldAO"H'
Plans prepared 10y request of the
Merchants association of san Fran
cisco have been made for distinctly
oriental type of structure that would
be available for the rebuilding of Chi
natown. says the Architectural Record
The san Francisco real estate board
has followed this lead by adopting res
olutions approving the idea and asking
property owners within the Chinatown
district to rebuild with fronts Of
oriental and artistic appearance"
The board makes no disguise of its
main thought--that such architecture
will be picturesque in appearance AMI
hence attractive 10 tourists and Wis
itors. There is clearly lacking that
ethical motive which might inspire al
architect of conspicuous merit. But at
least there may be Il more harmonious
result than row of huge rectangular
pigeon holed soap boxes TO house
swarms of orieutals and TO stand as
the material sign OF their presence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

nature, geographically, commercially,
and Enthusiastically, the gateway of the
west, northwest and southwest. Favor
ed by situation ON the Mississippi at the
mouth of the Henncpin canal, connect
ing river and lake, IL has the additional
advantages OF the main line OF the Rock
Island railroad, three branches SPRING
lug from the stem mt this point
to the northwest and far southwest,
while the main line goes on to
sas City line, and the BurlinEtOn's St.
Louis and 81. Paul line with direct
communication with Peoria and Spring.
field. IL has three iutcrurbnns under
beautiful parks, including the historic
Black Hawks Watch Tower, handsome
churches, a Y. VI. c. 4. building, mod
ern school buildings, n college and Il
seminary, 1OurishinE factories and free
sites for more. 1t has three first class
hotels, three thcntcrs, and n model sys-
tenn OF rapid transit. Ii has six sub
stantiaI banks, up-tO-date business
blocks and three more I'm course OF
erection, Immense department stores
and hundreds of other branches of mer-
camille pursuits. 1t IL the location of
the Rock Island arsenal, the greatest
I'm the world. 1t has the head Offices of
the Modern wOOdmen of America, the
largest fraternnI society I'm the world.
housed In a quarter OF million dollar
RreproOf building. Its public buildings
are n quarter OF n million dollar court
house, city hall, public library
building, and pOstOfice buildInS
in which are the Offices OF the govern
ment engineer corps In charge OF upper
Mississippi improvements. II has 23,-
900 population. II has an Industrial
commission that is boosting the town
along legitimate md substantial lines
and everybody IL helping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Bradstreets commodity index figures
show slight decline for the month of
April, but with breadstuffs soaring in
price and cotton and steel advancing,
the average for this month will be
much higher. Is your income keeping
pace with the increased cost of living
publican prosperity that the tariff pro
tCctCd trusts enjoy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
Don't Pay Alimony

to be divorced from your appendix.
There will be no occasion for it if you
keep your bowels regular with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Their action is
so gentle that the appendiSnever has
cause to make the least complaint
Guaranteed by w. r. Hartz, druggist
% cents. Try them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

The supreme court of Kansas has
issued writs of custer against the West
ern Union Telegraph company and the
Pullman company for not complying
with the state corporation laws. As
these companies are also not comply
ing with the federal statutes, rigorous
enforcement of which would on the
same ground Gust them from doing in
terstate business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

The Roosevelt machine state com
mittee of New York has turned down
a resolution by 81 to 4 endorsing Gov
ernor Hughes for president. New York
republicans will have to be satisfied
with Teddy or Taft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

"Pittsburg will yet be the home of
art" says an exchange. OF course /.
will be high art with the republican
grafters running away with the raj
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

DeWit's Kidney and Bladder Pills af
ford prompt relief for weak kidneys.
backache and urinary troubles. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

would seem should have the lower
rates, but the south generally gets the
worst of it under republican admins
tratiOnS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly Mt 1924
second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoff1ce a. second-csass
@natter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

The interstate commerce commission
has decided six cases against the south
ern cotton manufacturers, who asked
for the same railroad rates to San Fran
cisco as from New England points.
The south having the shorter haul, it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

The opinion of Governor Woodruff of
Connecticut of the republican legisla-
ture of that state is that it is lobby
ridden" and he admitted that if he
could get one bill passed in the public
interest, he would be performing "a
miracle" Turn the rascals out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

The Chicago poets rhyme "Busse
to ''fussy'' and of course they'll bring
''mussy' in before the haloed fat re.
former gets done making Chicago
poOJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Stand by your town, give of your
means for a Greater Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Rosebery should know the Irish
want home rule, not a lemon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
Boost for Rock Island.
Boost for Rock Island.

Line up with the movement for 4
Greater Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Billy Mason should keep his scna-
tOrial boom out of the frost zone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Rock Island il
IL city OF earnest
purpose and hon
est value. LOca-
ted In the valley
of the Mississippi
midway between
st. Louis and st.
Paul, Chicago and
Omaha and Kan
sas City, IL Ii by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Boost for Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

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, 1907-05-24

Friday, May "a, 1907.
The Washington times., 1907-11-04
BALLOON STOLEN
AND RECHECKED
TO NORTH ADAMS
Rivalry Between Two
Towns Said to Be
Cause of " Mishap.

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Nov. 4-The in
tense rivalry between I'it.sneld and
North Adams both Of which aspite to
De the site OF balloon ascenslons Ia the
Eastern States. may have something TO
do with the mysterious loss OF the bai-
loon gas bag which Charles j. GliddCn
and Leo Stevens shipped 80 this city in
preparation for a flight this AFTERNOON.
Stevens sent the balloon from Few
York tagged plainly PIttsfeld. Mass,
but when he arrived there yesterday
he could not find it. Summoning the
police and the members of tn6 Pitts
Held Aero Club the hunt began
a long search finally resulted IN the
discovery OF the gas bag at the North
Adams gas plant. while the ballast bags
and the netting were found at the North
Adams balloon station
The Pittsfeld tag had been removed
and one reading North Adams" substi-
Luted. CharterIng q special TROLLEY ear
Stevens brought the whole apparatus 10
PiJtsheld. where IL i- teing prepared for
ITS trip.
The Washington times., 1907-11-04

deal with the situation so that the health
Of the children shall not be injured IN
any way.
West Will Take Hand.
Commissioner West announced today
that he viii visit the buildings in ques-
tiOn in order TO determine by personal
Investigation the extent 70 which they
are iEsanitary He viii suggest also 10
Engineer Commissioner Morrow, VINO
has supervision of the building depart
uent, that Building Inspector Ashford
De requested TO go over the ground with
tlie Commissioners.
sAs a matter OF fact" saId Commis-
sioner West, basement rooms should
never have been used as class rooms.
The basement rooms OF the i'etworth
School were used as such all Of
last winter without protest, as far as
/ can understand, from the Board OF
Education. the Health Department. or
the Building Department. The arst
complaint was made by the women OF
PeIWorth as published in The Washing
ton Times at the time. II these build
ings are insanitary now they were in
sanitary then, vet these conditions
have continued, and it IS only now that
official protest is made concerning
them"
Mr. West said that he would probably
make an inspection OF the PetWOrth
School late this afternoon.
Dr.. Woodward Joins, Too.
DR.. w. c. Woodward. Health Oncer
Of the District, said today:
The basement rooms in the Petworth
and Monroe schools shOuld be discon-
unued as class rooms. Concerning tne
closing Of the entire building at Pet
worth, Emery or Berret schools. 1 am
not prepared to speak at present
Future recommendations Of this DEPART
ment VIII depend upon further develop
ments."
Commissioner Macfarland said
Up 70 this hour we have received no
communication from the Board Of Edu-
cation respecting its reported action on
Saturday. When the communication is
received II will. Of course be given
prompt attention by the Commissioners,
and whatever action seems best up2n
consideration Of all the facts will be
taken.
"If necessary, the Commissioners WILL
confer with the Board OF Education
and II may be desirable for the COM
missiouers to visit the schools in ques-
ton Il goes without saying that the
Commissioners are as sdesirouS as any
body else TO safeguard the health OF the
school children. and that they will do
ell in their power to that end.
Il am sure the Engineer Commis-
sioner eXpedites the work of repairs on
ings as rapidly as possible, and would
do so without any special request from
any quarter
No intimation has yet been given Dy
the Board OF Education whether il viii
ask Building Inspector Ashford 10 ap-
pear before il at its meeting Wednes-
Gay week to explain the situation 70
the board. Mr.. Ashford says he is will
ing to do this il the board desires IL
The Washington times., 1907-11-04
Curious Queries
Flood the Mails;
Annoy Department

Chief POwderly. Of the division Of in
formation Of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor, IS wrestling to stop
the flood Of miscellaneous queries pour
ing Into his office. Hundreds OF letters
are coming from all parts Of the coun-
try seeking all manner OF information
which it Is not the divisions duty 20
dispense.
One woman wants 10 know the value
OF Cancelled 2-cent postage stamps. An
other. contemplating divorce. wishes
the division TO recommend a detective
agency. But none has surpassed the
freak letter asking II the law guarding
the integrity Of the flag were violated
by wearing red, white. and blue tights
To prevent further MISUNDERSTANDING
steps may be taken 10 give -he division
a more distinctive Official name