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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
A Sad Song.

Oh, listen to the story which to you now
shall sing,
OF one who far away from home doth
stray:
His family is all broke up; they darsen't
do thing
But tremble in the cane brake day by
day.
They say there's trouble Bruin, but 1
cannot see the joke:
The bare idea of laughing makes me
weep;
start up in my slumber, in terror of the
stroke
OF a double barreled bear-gun in my
sleep.
Oh, my heart 1t is breaking in the cane
brake;
There is no consolation anywhere;
change I'd like to make,
And become a nature fake
For l can hardly bear to be q bear
know that grim misfortune has been
camping on my trail
Since hunters first came trailing into
camp;
The chances are they'll shoot me, and
even should they fail.
They'll say am milksop and scamp.
My family and friends now gather round
in deep disgrace.
l wish 1 were a Pennsylvania Baer;
But there's no barrister for bears like us
to take the case
And get us Of immunity a share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
SHOOTING STARS.
A Mistaken Impression.

"Of course" said the analytical ques-
toner. there is a great deal to be said on
both sides of the question"
yes answered Senator Sorghum.
TOO many Of us are getting the idea
that all public question is fit for nova
days is to serve as the topic for a good
talk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

Professor Haupt having decided that
Solomon did not write the songs attrib-
uted to him may now take up the ques-
ton Of who wrote Laugh and the World
Laughs With YOU
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

It is said that the Italians cannot under
stand the theory of Americas government.
This is evident from the behavior Of some
of the black-hand members who come
here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
A Music Lover.

do you think you will give any must
Gales this winter?'
Yes answered Mr.. Cumrox. II like
them. They give me a chance to keep
still instead Of inviting criticisms Of my
grammar from mother and the girls"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

Delegates at The Hague have been con-
siderably Ci5concerted by people who in
sisted on discussing peace as a practical
proposition instead OF as a poetic posi-
bility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

A number of banqueting statesmen are
thinking Of the narrow escapes they have
had from the boom-destroying effects of
the cocktail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

People who dislike to see traditions
shattered will approve of the conservative
position Of the Washington base ball
club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

Dr. Long refuses to send any advice
to Louisiana about the best way to find
bear In fact, in this argument the
doctor Is avowedly on the bears side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

While waiting for the excitement of
foot ball and political activity, the pub
lie Is finding abundant opportunity to
exercise is enthusiasm on base ball
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

The tragedian who shouted My king
dom for a horse evidently understood the
value of the ideas now being applied to
the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

Business is going on in the departments
as usual. There should be no mistaken
idea that the seat of government has
been transferred to the canebrake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

WI Ting-fang Is described as a very
wise man. II only half his questions
were answered he would know q great
deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

The scientist who said people think with
their feet has properly subsidized. His
theory was too strong an argument in
favor of the kicker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

There Is some envious questioning as to
what comparatively small town like De-
troit wants with base ball pennant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

Judge Parker can point to a number of
men whose presidential prospects bios
somed and faded even more rapidly than
his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

A weather prophet says. Bring forth
the coal shovel" And the checkbook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

The Washington Herald is a promising
yearling.
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Evanescent Beauty.

These presidential booms are queer,
They grow uncommon fast.
Then suddenly they disappear,
But they're pretty while they last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

"A patient man." said Uncle Eben, ''gits
good deal Of enjoyment out o. life until
he gifts so easy-goin dat he'd rather stand
trouble dan go to work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09

sgIn order to avoid delays on account
OF personal absence letters to THE
Star should not be addressed to any
individual connected with the ONCE, but
simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial
or Business Department, according to
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-09
The Important Feature.

The important Featufe.
There is a great deal of injustice in
literature
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; they
still insist on putting the name of the
author on a book instead of that of the
man who makes the handsome cover do
sign."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS.


Continued from Page Two)
children spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs
Will Mier's.
Harry Leeman has returned home
from his visit at Gilman. Iowa
Mrs Evelyn Smith left last Friday
for Chicago, TO visit her aunt. Mrs. Kill
patrick, and other relatives. From
there she goes to her home at Casey,
Iowa.
Miss TitteringtOn of Rock Island Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. T. z. Cole. Fri
day.
Miss Hannah Burmeister returned to
Davenport Sunday morning after a
weeks visit with her parents and sis
tiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Parmenter and
daughter Gladys and baby Willard
have returned 10 their home at Gill
man, Iowa. after spending n few days
here visiting relatives and friends.
Rev. J. r. Spiller breaches his fare
well sermon here Sunday, July 81, he
having accepted call ar Marston.
The people here are very sorry to lose
him and his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gil Dunlap of Rock Is
land were visiting at the home of Mr.
Dmlap's brother. a. Dunlap. Saturday.
Henry Thompson has bought Il boat
from Andrew Simmons and expects to
ferry between here and Buffalo
John Wesbay of Osborn is visiting
Floyd Wenks.
Mrs. Reynolds has gone to Muscatine
to visit friends for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Simmons and
children spent the Fourth in Muscatine.
They returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Smith is visiting friends
in Rock Island this week.
Mrs. Melissa Johnson of Edgington
is visiting her niece, Mrs. Robert
Thompson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
BOOKS AND BINDINGS.
A Critics Comparison of the Modern
With the Ancient.

'One of the StrangcSt things about
the early printing is the fact that the
paper and binding We're 50 much bet
ter than we have nowadays" said q st.
Louis collector.
Il have books on my shelves printed
and bound by presumably reputable
firms, and yet after six or eight years
of careful use the paper is coming to
pieces and the bindings are gone, while
side by side with them are books 300
years Old with paper intact and the
bindings as good as new. The differ
encc is of course in honesty of ma
terial and work. In the old days a
hide was allowed to lie in the tan
ner's watts for Il year before it was
thought fit for use. Paper was hand
made Of real linen rags. Now book
leather is ready two or three weeks
after the calf has been skinned. Pa
per is machine made of heaven knows
what. OF course there may he honest
~ made paper and strong binding now.
as there were then, but Il couple of
hundred years ago good binding and pa
per were the rule. Now they are the
rare. also the costly. exceptions. Il is
true that the high temperatures of the
houses, the gases and coal fumes may
have something to do with impairinG
leather bindings, for, as everybody
knows, Il stout cloth or canvas binding
is better than the leather now used
The same influences may also damage
the paper, but still the fact remains
that neither the temperature nor the
gases affect the work of the old print.
ers. so the difference, after all, is one
of quality.''-St Louis Globe Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11

you asked me if the animals in the
zoe had anything to say in their own
behalf on this subject of reason and in
dividuality. Let us take look around
TO see"
Leaving the Doctors roomy study.
we made our way to the PrimatcS'
house As usual. although il was in
the middle OF the day. there were plcp-
ty of visitors watching the antics OF
these hairy athletes of the Jungle or
the flying trapeZe and horizontal bar,
but as soon as DIR. Hornaday entered
the apes hall the acrobatic perform
ance stopped. there was diScoulant
chorus of simian voices from every
part of the cditice. while the three
chimpanZeeS at our right hand-Au-
gust, Soko and Polly. as they are call
ed-swung down to the floor of their
cage, where they stood Quivcring with
excitement. their arms stretched out
through the bars, looking eagerly in our
direction.
August! AuCustw called the doctor
as he made his way to the three ex-
pectant ones.
"Wah-wah. IIoo-hoo" shrieked Au.
gust in reply. ut the same time trying
to wind his long, sinewy arms in an
aifectionate embrace around DR. Horn
aday'S neck
Il don't know just what 'Wah. wah.
hoo. hoo MEANS" laughed the latter.
but that IS the greeting August al
ways gives me. and | have no doubt il
stands for something pleasant in the
Sinlian dialect
We'll, you see they know me and
are doing all that is in their power to
show their pleasure at having me here.
If | was in the habit of giving them
food the man who holds to the theory
of instinct would explain all this jubi-
liant demonstration in my behalf very
easily. But l never yet have given Au-
gust anything to eat from my own
hands. | have petted him, however,
looked down his throat and examined
his teeth, from all of which. | take It.
August has reasoned that am his par
ticular friend, and he treats me accord.
ingly.
Let me give You Il perfect instance
or the intelligence of monkeys mixed
with an amount of reasoning that
would do credit 70 human being. This
chimpanzee that you see here-Soko !
call her-was at first n tremendously
active little animal. Her spirits were
so eXuberant she was uncomfortable
One day, however. she was taken sick
She lost her good spirits and moped in
her cage until we discovered that she
had developed an abscesS in her Jaw
This necessitated a surgical operation
and we were puzzled to know how tc
handle her. On the day previous to. the
one fixed for this painful operation DIR
Blair. our veterinary surgeon. stood In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11

eclipsed only by the extent OF the pans
made for their entertainment by their
brother Bills" In Philadelphia.
One of these features will be the
singing of the famous chorus of Co
lumbus co. lodge, No. 81 1t will make
its first appearance in Philadelphia at
the opening exercises in the Grand
Opera House on Monday evening, July
10, and will also be heard at each of
the principal entertainments to be
given during the week. The chorus
consists of fifteen voices, with a di-
rector and an accompanist, all men,
bers of Columbus lodge.
Dressed as Whalers.
Announcement was made recently of
the plans of lodge No. $50 of New
London, Conn. There viii be 80 peO-
pie in the party, and the lodge will be
represented in the parade by hun
dred men dressed as whaiers. In days
of old New London was a famous
whaling station. from whence many
hardy mariners ventured out into the
ocean in search of ''Spouters." The
Elks Of the town will typify these
stanch spirits of the old days and
promise to make things lively and to
'.whoop EN- up for old New England"
Their song for the week will be:
Strike up the band. here comes a sailor
Cash in his hand. just off the whaler, etc.
One of the most important features
of the convention will be the visit of
the members of the organization to
historic Valley Forge on Friday, July
10. This will he one of the big events
of the celebration. United States Sen
ator Knox will be the honored guest of
the day and will deliver the principal
address. There will be other addresses.
Tie grove. which is Il part of the great
Revolutionary camping grounds, has
been reserved, and the festivities
which will he held there will be OF an
unusually interesting character.
The city hall decorations will include
a gigantic clock composed entirely of
incandcSceut bulbs. II is not Il time
piece, but simply make believe clock
with the hands pointing TO II o'clock
the hour when all good Elks drink Il
toast to their absent brothers. The
clock measures thirty feet in diameter
1t is such big affair that it required
the efforts of fifty men to get it in
place. Directly under the clock is IN
illuminated elk head. From tip to tiT
the antlers are forty feet apart, while
the height of the elk head is fifty feet.
The souvenir postal craze bids fail
to reach the zenith of its popularity il
Philadelphia during the reunion. Al
ready many thousands of cards have
been printed and shipped to Philadel
phiH. showing various scenes about the
city and in FairmoUnt park. One OF
the most unique designs of postal cards
represents Father Penn standing by
the side Of n large elk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
Force of Public Opinion.

Public opinion in England has killed
the soap combination. Notwithstand-
ing the workings of the Irresistible
economic law of combination the pro
tests Of the trade and of the public
have been so positive and SO emphatic
that the power of $G0,OO0,000 capital
was impotent to stand up against
them.
The refusal of the retailers to
sell and of the public TO buy a product.
however meritorious, which bore the
trust faint" was too much for the
promoters. and they have announced
that they have found their plan of
economic combination unavoidable
and that it has been terminated.-Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11

lects the new convention city. At Der.
yer, where the reunion was held last
year, half of the lodges present in del
egation form had organized their Phil
adelphia clubs in that city. started
their assessments going and launched
the project before they started home
Every city and town of Importance
in the United States and even the Ha-
waiian Islands. the Philippines and
Cuba will send representatives to the
grand lodge Of the order. From as far
west as Seattle there will come lodges
with full brass bands. and the parade
on the 18th will be notable and impos-
ing. Thirty thousand uniformed men
will join it, and each lodge will have
float of appropriate design represent
ing in way the section from which
they come.
When the herd of Hello Bills" be
gin browsing in William PENIS back
yard they will bring with them Il star
Ting series of SURPRISES that will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11

'front.' or her cage looking at her. Soko
came forward and pressed her face be-
tween the bars. The doctor opened her
mouth and felt the abSceSS with his
finger. Instead of fiinching she turned
diseased part to better advantage
Finding that she was not only unmind
full OF the pain that he was causing
her. but seemed anxious to have him
do something to help her. he took out
his knife. successfully opened the alb
scess through the grating. while she all
the while kept her jaw mOtionlcSs
against the bars. She seemed positive
ly grateful for the cut he gave her and
since that time has voluntarily sub.
mitted to similar operations. How was
that for an example of reasoning intel
ligence of n high order:
"All this of course is absolutely in
eXplicable on the theory of mere IN.
stinct"
When we left the Primates' house
we crossed the path OF one of the zoo
elephants who was being led by his
keeper. The huge animal walked slow
ly up to DIR. Hornaday and stood in
front of him, extending his trunk and
sedately tapping his ears.
'Ah, yes. he wants his sugarr said
the doctor. helping the swaying trunk
to find what it was after in his pocket.
''Do you know Gunda? Well. Gunda
runs savings bank. lie is one of the
wisest Of elephants, and the elephants
Shnrn tho rAnlYn fAr m it'll,
the chimpanZee. III two days time
Gunda was trained TO the banking
business. and now he looks after his
money in the most approved fashion.
If you give him 4 penny he puts it in Il
box that he has for that purpose and
then solemnly rings a bell. If you
give him peanut and a penny ut the
same time he carefully puts the peanut
in his mouth and the penny he de-
posits as usual in his bank. He never
makes mistake about it.
The fact is that as soon as you sue
coed in training any animal to do what
| neither he nor his ancestors have ever
done in n wild state you have proved
that his mere instinct. the blind fac
ulty which he is supposed To acquire
from his parents. has been surpassed
by reason Training is done by kind
ness, not by cruelty. ! have told my
| men who do the training here to have
plenty of sugar in their pockets and 10
reward the animals that they are
teaching when they learn their Lesson
well, but never to punish them for Il
failure. 1t is in this way that they APP
peal to their reason.
Il could multiply many times the in
| have come under my observation with
the animals that are iii this park. But
| really the question, DO any animals
| reaSonT in view of all the remarkable
things that we know they can he taught
| to do and all the things that they do Of
| their own accord in captivity as we'll
| as in their native wildS. seem to me
nearly as idle and frivolous as it would
be to ask, DO fishes swim?' OF course
| animals reason. and it is only the man
who does not know them intimately
| who will hold that they do not
Nevertheless, there Is limit to
their reasoning capacity. and that limit
is certainly reached In the tale of DR.
Longs Oriole nest, the woodcock and
his surgical splint and all the similar
fictions. for it is nothing else, of our
highly imaginative nature writer's"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
SHERRARD.

Robert and George Lee and John
Simmons went 10 Rock Island Satu-.
day evening to visit Robert Lee S. .
who is dangerously i'll They returned
home Sunday.
James Gibson visited at Bodcn from
Saturday till Tuesday.
Mrs John Haywood and two chill
dren of Cable are visiting Mrs. Hay
woods sister Mrs. Alfred Johnson.
Andrew Greer returned from Des
Moines. Iowa after a stay of several
months with his grandparents, Nj.
and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall are visiting
in Des MOines for two weeks with Mrs.
Alfred Peterson and other friends.
Mrs. Louis Haddick and two daugL-
tiers Iva and Dorthy of Des Moinca
have been visiting with relatives ani
friends in Cable and SherraId a
number attended the funeral of Tony
Larson at Swedona last Sunday. NJ.
Larson died Friday. July >, his death
resulting from kick by horse which
he received on Tuesday
Mrs. John Frew returned to Rock
Island Wednesday after a weeks visit
with Mrs. Jane Frew.
Miss Gladys Brehme is visitin"
friends in Moline and Rock Island.
Miss Geneyieve Scott of Silvis cam1
Tuesday evening for a visit with her
sister Mrs. John Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Grady anl
daughter Mrs. Florence Wilson AMI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
REUNION OF ELKS
Spectacular Features to Mark
Their Celebration at
Philadelphia.
IMPOSING PARADE PLANNED
Each Lodge to Have a Representative
Float-Festivities at Valley
Forge.

At the coming reunion of the Elks
of the United States in Philadelphia
during the week beginning July - the
spectacle promised is expected to eX-
coed anything attempted in Il similar
line in that city. What the Royal
academy is to the artist. the English
Derby to Dick Croker, the north pole
to Peary and the all American team to
the gridiron star. so is the annual re-
union to the fun loving Elk. Unlike
many other fraternal organizations. cv-
cry Elk lodge begins its preparations
for the annual convention Immediate
ly after the preceding convention Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
Only One BEST. "
Rock Island People Give Credit Whe e
Credit is Due


People of Rock Island who suffer
with sick kidneys and bad backs want
a kidney remedy that can be depended
upon. The best is Doan's Kidney Pills.
a medicine for the kidneys only, male
from pure roots and herbs, and the
only one that is backed by cures in
Rock Island. Here's Rock Island tes
timony:
Mrs. F. J. Wivill of 2519 Fifth ave
nue., Rock Island. Ill.,, says:
I'VE would not be without Doan :
Kidney Pills in the house. About 10
yeasr ago my husband was seriously
troubled with kidney complaint. lame
back and limbs. Sharp shooting pains
caused him much annoyance. He
could not stOOp or lift anything He
was also very much annoyed account
of urinary weakness. The passages Of
the kidney secretions were far too fire
quent and he could not control the -.
The passage was also accompanied b.
a scalding sensation. A continual
dull pain mp his back kept him froE!
work. Many remedies which he tri 81
gave him no relief until he learned Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. He procured =
box of Doan's Kidney Pills at the
Harper House pharmacy and obtained
relief after taking the first box. H
has never been troubled with kidney
complaint since. | have also usel
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have had
the same effect on me. believe
Doan's Kidney Pills are reliable, safe
and sure cure for kidney complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc
Foster-Milburn company. Buffalo, n. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
DR.. A. w. ChaSe'S
kidney-LiVer Pills

Mr.. S. B. Holden. No. 2S4ls Cass Ave,
Grand Rapids, Mich, says:-''I have for
liver and constipation, the kidneys were also
inactive and caused me a great deal of pain
across my loins. l got some of DR.. A. w.
the inactivity Of the organs rapidly and
easily. l would not be without them" 25c
a box at all dealers. Write for free sample
DE-. A. w. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, ". Y.
For Sale at Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11

baby Glen are visiting for a week viii
relatives and friends in Rock Island
and Galva.
Fred Master was visiting in Shef-
field last week with his mother ami
brothers.
Mrs. Joseph Stevens was visiting in
Moline Wednesday with her daughters
Mrs. Emil Carlson and sister Mile
Thor and Miss Palma Johnson return
ed Monday after spending the Four,n
in the tri-cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
rheumatism Cured in a Day.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cured in one to
is remarkable and mysterious. 1t re-
moves at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly benefits; Is cents and 81.
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second ave-
nue., Rock Island; Gustave Schlegel &
son, 220 West Second street, Daven-
port
All the news all tho time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
A Happy Man

Is Amos F. King. of Port Byron, N. Y,
(S5 years of age); since a sore on his
leg, which had troubled him the great
er part of his life, has been entirely
healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve; the
worlds great healer of Sores, Burns,
Cuts, Wounds and Piles. Guaranteed
by " T. Hartz, druggist, 301 TWEEN,
tieth street. Price Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-11
Take the Postmaster's Word for II

F. NJ. Hamilton, postmaster at Cher
ryvale, Ind, keeps also a stock of gen
eral merchandise and patent medicines.
He says: "Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy is standard
lere in its line. 1t never fails to give
abstraction and we could hardly afford
% be without it, For sale by all
druggists.