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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
mony, which DIR. Eliot looks upon as
involving motherhood.
Navy Moves to Second Place.

The United States is now the second
naval power, according to an announce
ment made by Secretary Metcalf to
the president in his annual report
made public recently. We can now
mobilize at any place on the Atlantic
coast, on short notice, a fleet of 16 bat
tleships. There is, besides, powerful
fleet i'll the Pacific, which is soon to
be vastly augmented by the cruise of
the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific.
TO render the American fleet more
mobile and to improve its gunnery
the secretary says, are the chief con-
siderations prompting the Pacific
cruise, which. it is now for the first
time officially admitted, was "long I'M
der consideration" before the fleet
| rendezvoused at the jamestown expo
sition.
Mobility and expert gunnery,' says
Secretary Metcalf, ARE the essential
qualifications of an efficient naval
force. Neither can be dispensed with
nor can a deficiency in one be toler.
ated more than in the other; nor can
one be developed at the expense OF
the other without impairing the eff
cheney of the whole. OF late devotion
/ to gunnery has somewhat disturbed
the balance, but the Pacific cruise will
restore this, affording ample Oppor
tunity for training in naval seaman
ship, besides tactics. and experience
for all concerned in the many features
nv. q ant Of Low
force to distance"
The fighting strength of the navy
now consists of % battleships. 10 ar
mored cruisers, IL cruisers, 16 destroy
ers, 50 torpedo boats. II submarines
and II coast defense vessels Sever
battleships, five cruisers, five destroy
ers and seven submarines are now
building or are to be built Younge
men are being put in charge of the
battleships. Two complete fleets have
been organized, and two vice admiral
are needed. The secretary recon-
mends that congress authorize fou
new battleships like the Delaware
four scout cruisers and other fightin,
and defense vessels, to cost. in all owe
10000 900. Foreign nations. headet
by England, are abandoning armore,
cruisers for battleships, and the sec
rotary recommends that America FOL
low the same policy.
The personnel of enlisted men i
improving. More dentists are needed
The marine corps is inadequate.
Tutuila and Guam, the secretar
says, should have the constitution an
laws extended to them by congress
They are now governed by the nav
department.
The warship tonnage of the worl
is now: Great Britain. 1.633,11S tons
United States, 611.616 tons; France
609,097 tons; Germany. 529,032 tons
Japan. 374,701 tons; Russia, 1924
TONS Italy. 2O7.623 tons; Austri;
1924 tons
Secretary Metcalf recommends tina
congress modify the law which ma
since 1865 forfeited for life the cit
zenship of every deserter and ais
that one term of enlistment in tn
navy. with proof of honorable di:
charge, shall entitle an alien to cit
ZenShiD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
when Paul Came Home BY Lulu Johnson
copyrighted. j. G.

Paul Westerly cast curious glance
about the office as he took his seat at
the big fiat topped desk. Eight years
before he had stood in front of that
same piece of furniture while he had
listened TO Guy Masters scathing de-
nunciation of his effrontery in aspiring
to the hand of his employers daugt-
ter. Dismissal had followed the ar
raignment, and Paul had been told not
to set foot inside the place again.
Now he was 70 sit in Masters old
seat and control the destinies of the
plant. The same narrowness which
had regarded the suit of his assistant
foreman for his daughters hand as an
insult had kept Masters out of the
print trust until too late. He had lost
the plant, and it was Paul who had
come to take charge for the new own
ers.
This was the first time he had been
in the Office since his dismissal. There
was less change than he expected to
find. The carpet was n little rusty
the desk lacked the high polish that
once had been the standard and the
! gliding of the picture frames was q
trifle furnished. The whole place, in
fact, bore mute testimony to those two
lean years before the obstinate old
| man had given in to the new order OF
| things.
There were flowers on the desk tC
make welcome the new manager. Pau
read some of the names on the cards
| and smiled grimly. He could remem
| Der the time when he had been taXet
dimes and quarters for the flowers OF
| policy. Now he was the recipient OF
the shop blackmail.
| 1t was for him that the collection
had been taken up in the various de
partments. He touched a bell, and /;
boy came in.
"Set those flowers on the side table
he ordered. Keep them fresh as Ion;
as you can. Take these on this side o
the table first that may get my desi
in orderV
Paul moved slightly back that thu
boy might first clear the writing space
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Senators Johnston and Bankhead of
Alabama who. in this session of con-
gress, take the places in the senate
Morgan and Pettus, are good products
of the Alabama plan of choosing its
senator's by plan which is equivalent
to direct vote OF the people. The plan
prevails throughout the south and is
extending northward at a rate which
will give us senators by direct vote
With the tardy process of constitu-
tional amendment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
Backward Pupils.

Dr. w C. Cutler of New York City,
in an address before the New York
County Medical society, said that the
number of backward children in the
schools of that city was growing and
that the common welfare demanded
their removal to special institutions.
A recent estimate of the number of
pupils deserving such treatment is at
least 1000, or. roughly, l per cent of
the total enrolment. What is true in
regard to the school children of New
York City doubtless is true as to the
children in the public schools of other
cities. 1t is probable that l per cent
of the total enrolment of the Rock Is
land schools are backward children
who need special instruction to bring
out what is best in them. Not a few
of these children who are considered
backward are SO only in the sense 81
being unresponsive to the ordinary
methods of education.
Frequently they are unusually gifted
in certain lines and so little interested
in others that advancement under the
present system of promotion is impos
sible. 1t is unjust to force such chill
dren to waste years on school benche:
with average pupils. to instill into then
a lifelong prejudice against books ant
to retard their development. Some
method of special instruction should be-
devised in every city for this class O
backward pupils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
DO 1T NOW.

The delay of the Christmas shop
ping to the last moment means u
heavy strain ON the nerves and
strength of the young girl clerks
and other employees of the stores
how great a strain il little realized
by those who gather around the
gIitterinG Christmas trees.
That this condition may be chang
ed IN the ardent wish OF every char
itabIy inclined person. 1t can be
changed by the buyers of Christ
mas presents doing their shopping
early.
They will not only benefit the
clerks and employees of stores by 80
doing, but will also greatly benefit
themselves by avoiding buying In
"A hurry and getting the pick of the
holiday goods.
The Argus advice to Christmas
shoppers is to do 1t now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with its rich silver
mines, bonanza farms, wide ranges
and strange natural formations, is a
veritable wonderland At Mound City
in the home of Mrs. E. d. Clapp, a
wonderful case of healing has lately
occurred. Her son seemed near death
with lung and throat trouble. Eek
hausting coughing spells occurred
every five minutes writes Mrs. CIapp
when l began giving DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the great medicine, that
saved his life and completely cured
him. Guaranteed for coughs and
colds, throat and lung troubles, by al
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

LENGTH.
The lad lifted over to side table the
elaborate set pieces. and as he moved
away one particularly large piece Il
smaller bouquet was disclosed.
It was just a little cluster of pansies.
rich. velvety blossoms that reminded
him of the pansy beds at the masters
home. He caught up the flowers and
searched eagerly for a card. There
was none attached to the bunch. nor
did search reveal card pinned from
the stems.
Then with sudden memory he exam
ined the leaves that encircled the
blooms. and his heart gave Il leap, for
on the shiny green surface of one was
traced four leaf clover and the mi
tials II. NJ" 1t was little trick he
had employed in those DAYS when he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

With national incorporation for COM
binations which seek to control the
country trade and with the Sherman
antitrust law so amended that benefi-
cent trusts will not be interfered
with, the meaning of the square DEAL
will not have to be looked for in any
dictionary of reformed spelling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
Speaking of teachers low sala

Speaking of teachers low salaries.
President Eliot of Harvard says the
cause of them is the prevalence in the
have not made the investment of years
of expensive study that young men al
ways bring to the profession. Young
women do not stay more than a few
years in the service. many of them
adopting higher calling" Obviously
the higher calling" is that of matri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Although he favors an elastic cur
rency." the presidents most strenuous
demand is for a constitution so elastic
that when he lets go after stretching
it to the limit those who hold differ
ent Interpretation at the opposite ehd
will be sure to realize that they are
"Stung"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

The head Of one of the biggest
trusts in the necessities of life in ex-
istence died from overlooking Thanks
giving day There are a great many
thousand people in this country from
whose pittance the cost of that feed
was wrung who will never die of
feaSting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Nineteen hundred years ,ago Ro-
man was governor of Judea. Now.
according to an exchange, Jew is to
be mayor of Rome. Turn about is fair
MAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

The New York Commercial says that
the managers of the Yale-H Harvard foot
ball game sold the currency taken in
at profit of $1,000 No doubt the cry
Of commercialism will be raised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

China is reported to be awakening
If proof is wanted the presence of a
Chinese girl in European costume as a
student at the University of Berlin
will do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Better do your Christmas shopping
while the weather is fine, and thus
perhaps save the slush as well as the
ruSh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

We've found where some of the
money is at any rate. There are $780,
100000 in cold cash in the Chicago
banks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

There are two men in the national
house of representatives who are 6
feet 5 inches tall. This will be long
session
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Here's to Bob Evans-"Fighting
Bob"-may he do well, all he has to
do, in his big trip around the horn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Japan may continue playing foxy
with this country until she does get
into trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05
THE ARGUS,

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill lEn-
tered at the postoff1ce as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. Get DeWitt's. Sold by al
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

Well. have you finished reading the
presidents message yet?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-05

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.
NnzbssEErN>
TRAogs1 Gss2t coGNc!Es 10
IREaH
Thursday, December 5, 1907.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20
Badly Burned

Odessa Ledger.
Postmaster j. T. Wagner was
severely burned Saturday morning by
some mixed gasoline and coal oil with
which Mrs. WsgOner was starting q
fire exploding. Mrs. Wagner had
filled up her gasoline slove the day
before and through a mistake got coal
oil instead of gasoline. She then emp
tied it into an open can, and saved n
to start fires vita. Saturday morning
Mrs. Wagorer got up early and in
starting the fire the gasoline famed
up as 1t always does and some of It
got on her hand. In getting the FIRE
off her hand she threw some OF in She
open can which blazed up, and in at
tempting TO get the cen out of the
way she turned 1t over and the burn.
ing oil commenced to run over the
floor. She called Mr.. Wagner who
was asleep and he jumped up and saw
the flames and thought Mrs. Wagner
was on fire and ran In to try to. save
her. In some way the FIRE got on hi
feet and legs and burned them qlile
badly, his heel being worse than any
other part. He has been been IN bsl
Siuce but will be able To be out before
long. Mrs. Wagner escaped without
an injury and very little damage was
done to the house.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20

Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace returned
Suhdal evening from a few days stay
% Kansas City.
Mrs. Frances saunders visited her
SISTER Mrs w, A. Brannock in Kan
SIS CITY 5lndiy.
Mrs. W. A. Atkins, Of Higgiusville
snent Sunday here with Tia family Of
f {. T. B%rightwell.
Mrs Glover 3 anch returned Sun
day evening from a visit with rel4.
lives 10 Warrensburg.
Mss jennie Shacklett returned
sunday evening from a weeks visit
Si b relatives 10 Kansas City.
Rev. j. NJ. CLANCY came down from
Independence Tuesday morning tt
attend the funeral of DR.. Quarles.
A marvellous preparation contain
lug the constituent elements OF life
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea cure
when all else has faileo. 81 cents
Tea or Tablets Leroy Farmer.
DR.. @, y. RyIand returned Sunday
morning from spending a fine week,
vacation with DR. G. /. Smith nea
Caney, Kans.
Mr., John P. Gordon and little son
Pemberton, stent Sunday ia Hlp
g%insville with her husbands father
Geo. Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs c, @ Dyer returned
from HIRginsville Monday morning
where Mr.. Dyer has been recovering
from a recent illness.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20
Free To Subscribers.

The Wwice.a-Week Rspuolic,, OF
Louis, Mo IS giving away a
beautifully framed picture, size SIXTH
inches, to every enc sending ST. or
a YEARS. subscription to their great
semiweekly paper and Farm Progrss,
a monthly agricultural paper publish
ed by The Republic.
This offer is open to both lew and
Old subscribers. IT you are taking the
paper at present, send in your dollar
and have your time marked up for one
of these beautiful picture without any
extra cost.
The pictures are genuine works OF
art, done in nine colors. Two OF
them are heads OF beautiful girls. Que
wears a black picture hat and has two
roses pinned to her bodice. II this
one IS desired, order No 10, 1.-THE
Spring Girl" No. II, or "rhe Summer
GIRL" wears a light brown picture hat,
trimmed with light green. She also
wears a white and green waist, with
a bunch Of very pretty flowers at Der
breast. The remaining picture, or
No. II, is a three-quarter length pict-
ure representing "rhe Winter Girl"
with a long coat, boa about her neck
and a muff.
The frames are made OF rounded
metal and are all black. To tell them
from real ebony it would be. necessary
to take them from the wall for exam
nation. The pictures and frames are
neat and pretty enough to grace the
walls Of a millionaire's home. There
is nothing cheap or shoddy looking
about them. They cannot be dup
Heated 10 the retail stores for less than
so cents. The best recommendation
that we eau give them is to say thai
if you are not thoroughly satisfied with
YOUR picture they will refund the
money for your subscription and pay
the postage for returning the picture
to them.
II you are already a subscriber to
the TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC,
or II you want only the agricultural
monthly, Farm Progress, send q silver
dime for one years. subscription to
this big sixteen.psge farm aud home
paper The TWICE-A.WEEK REP.
UBLIC is the Oldest and best semi
weekly family paper in the country
and Farm Progress is the tastes
growing farm monthly in, America
Remember that you get both tbes'
SPLENDID publications for a year anC
one of these handsomely framed pict
ures. all for only 81.
Remit by post office or express
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Write name and address plainly
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20
DOING BUSINESS A

when my friends thought l was
about to take leave OF this world, on
account Of indigestion, nervousness
and general dibility." writes a. A
Chisholm, Treadwell, N. Y, "and
when 1t looked as II there was no hope
left, l was persuaded to try Electric
Bitters, and l rejoice TO say that they
are curing me. l am DOW doing
business again as of old, and am still
gaining daily" Best Of all tonic
medicines, Guaranteed by Crenshaw
& Young druggist. SOC. 6ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20
LOCAL b REFS

Miss Nancy Huston spent Suud.y
in Kansas City
John Greer OF H%igginsvtlle is in
Lexington today
Marx Russell Of Kansas City spent
Sunday here With relatives
u. o. NcGrew LETT SUNDAY morning
for a trip TO New York City.
Geo Youngs OF Higginsville IS
s%pending the day n Lexington,
Mrs. D. C Morris and Miss Emma
Xix spent Sunday in Malta Bend.
Geo. Tunsta,l, Of Kansas City,
spent Sunday here with his home
folks
DR.. Milford Riggs returned Monday
evening from a business "Trip to Kansas
City.
"Good for everything a salve is used
for and especially recommended for
Piles" That is what we say about
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. That is what twenty years OF
usage has proven Get the originLl
Sold by Leroy Farmer. 4-6ml
Miss Lucy Davis spent Sunday il
Kansas City with her sister, Mis-
Laura.
Misses Edna and May Greene an(
Maria E%asterbrook spent Sunday IL
Wellington
Mr., and Mrs. j. L. Long ant
daughter, Miss Annie, visited in big
ginsville Sunday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20
The Muck.Rake Ia Fiction.

The muck-rake boom IS beginning
to affect the value OF fiction. Oh
course this was to be expected, for
through fiction is like real estate 10
that 1t is late to respond 10 bull mar.
kets, it always does reflect then; no
perhaps, in It's city property $50 to
say) hut at least in iis suburban lots
and speculative subdivisions. 1t was
Pretty bad a year OF two ago, when
all the minor lady noveiists were benz
upon solving the labor question, But
thOt was nothing to what fiction
threatens to be if all our young men
take to pointing out uuder the guIse
OF love stories, what unutterable
bounders tue rich really are. The
world is full OF rich Founders, and
before now they have made good
models for EXCELLENT fiction; but the
writer's wero interested In them as hu
man beings and not as texts
"a Row of Books, in April Every
body's.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20

The C%OncOrdian: Herman O.IKueck
and little son left Monday with their
car Of household goods, horses, etc..
for Texohoma, Oklahoma, to- live on a
claim Mr.. Kueck has taken there.
Mrs, Kueck and little daughter left
yesterday afternoon for the same
town
Piles get quick relief from DR.
Shoop's Magic Ointment. Remember
it's made alone for Piles itching,
painful, protruding, or blIld piles dis
appear like magic by its use. Try 1t
and seel Sold by DR.. slverstone's
drug store. 3.2mI
A. copy of the L~OngsBeach Califor
mia, Tribune mentions the election OF
j. @. BIedsoe, formerly Of this city, as
a director in the Citizens Savings
Bark the principal banking institution
of the place capitalized at $3.50, 900.
Does coffee disagree WITH you
Try DR.. Shoop's Health Coffee. Il is
a combination OF parched cereals and
uts. Not a grain Of real coffee, in it.
Yet It's flavor and taste matches old
lava Coffee. II your stomach o.
heart, can't stand coffee drinking, try
Health Coffee. Sold by Jos. E.
Long.
wellington NeWs:-Adolph Boeee
who has been assistant postmaster at
This place under postmaster 81. G.
Larberg IN whose employ be has been
or the past ten years, handed IN bis
resigua'ion the first OF the week aud
eft Wednesday for Salt Lake City.
Uta, where be has accepted Il position
IS manager of a cold storage house a
a handsome salary. We wish hin
success in his new field Of labor.
What is it that tastes as pleasant a
maple sugar and quickly relieve
coughs and colds9 Mothers who hav
used it will quickly answer
"Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup.
The pleasant cold remedy that expel
the cold through its laxative action o
the bowels. Conforms strictly t
: rthe Pure Food and Drugs Law
/, Contains no opiates. Sold by Lero
S Farmer 4-6ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20
ImpOrlanl AnnOuneemsal.

The Summer Term AZ tie State
Normal School, Warrensburg Mo-,
June 9th to August l4th-6O DAYS
All toe Regular Courses viii be
offered and nine Special Courses for
Teachers Some special tea ures
never fferod before ~ Il Normal d D.
Iona and Regert4 Or licat3.
Credit or three approved subjects
tor County and State O%ertlio,te-.
Send for Summer Term Bulletin.
Address 1HE REGISTRAR,
Warrens1urg Mo-,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-04-20

Odessl Democrat; Robt. M. Lale
has purchased a half interest IN the
hardware store of r, K. Wickular,
formerly tue Adair stock. The stock
will be added to until they will have
one Of the biggest hardware and
implement houses In the county. The
new finn will be known as Wickular
& Lale. Mr. Wickular has had years
of experience in the business. Mr..
Lale recently sold his fine farm east of
town and has been residing at Licking.
ton siuce. He will move his family
to Odessa in the near future. We are
glad that Mr.. Lale and family have
decided to locate in Odessa.
The report of the county clerk Of
Jackson county gives the following
interesting statistics concerning the
roads of that county: Number Of
miles Of macadam roads in the county,
1856, Total miles OF road worked az
toe expense Of the county, $500.
Total number of days of poll tax
worked on the county roads 6,49O.
Amount Of funds from dramshop aud
other ouroe for macadam road
purposes, $500, 2O5. Amount OF taxes
collected for road purposes, $50, 55l. 25.
Number of steel bridges in he county
1900. Estimated cost OF bridges,
$4,000.
Keep your feed orders coming
TO GeIzer's. Phone IA.