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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

If harder for the roads to borrow
money to make needed improvements,
than it was once These are the lead
ing reasons which are given for the
threats of advances in freight rates.
Very likely the 2-cent-a-miie passenger
fare bills which are before several
legislatures. and which have passed
several of them. have helped TO incite
this movement by the roads to in
crease their freight charges
The country would be sorry 10 see
anything added TO the present trans
portation rates. Moreover. any addi-
ton of that sort would probably Sc.
cure the immediate attention of the in.
terstate commerce commission under
the new rate regulation act. The rail
way chiefs may be correct in saying
that the advances which are contem
plated would add hundreds of millions
To their gross income But they would
also add to their Outgo. The attacks
TO which the roads would lay them
selves open by this course would ham
per them. and would diminish the ben
efitS which they expect to get.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

in charge OF bridges, but probably it.
should be ''pomptifeX." meaning max
cr of ceremonies" Many of You have
wondered what the priest had to do
with bridge building, and this little
change OF mt" to mp makes the
whole matter clear
An astonishing derivation is that OF
the word stranger" which we are told
comes from the Greek word ex. or out
of. Absurd as this seems. it is easy to
understand. EX means out from or
away. the same word as the Latin ex :
hence comes extra. Then comes the
Latin eXtraneus. which means outside
The old French word. from this,
| estrange, means an outsider. but
| eStrange gave us the word stranger
by dropping the and stranger by
dropping the q
After this serious example we shall
| not be surprised at the old joke that
derived the town name 'Middletown,"
from Moses by dropping the ''iddle-
/ town" and adding loses. st. Mich
| olaS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
MATRIMONIAL AUTOS NOW.
Built In the Shape of Heart and Or.
namented With CupiGs


Matrimonial automobiles" in Chi
cago may result from an announce
ment in Pittston, Pa, that ''matri
mOnial coach has been built there in
the shape of heart, covered with de-
signs of the heart shape and orna-
mented with Cupids, says the Chicago
News. The automobile will be heart
shaped, too, and also be constructed
with speed capacity sufficient to as
sure the safe escape of clipping couples
from wrathful parents
Chicago automobile dealers are en-
thusiastic over the idea. G. A. COey
said:
The two main features of the ma
chine would be the significant shape
| and the high speed. 1t could be CON
structed in the shape OF a heart, with
Cupid guardians on the tonneau and
on the lanterns ahead. The machine
could be geared to an ordinary speed
OF at least seventy miles per hour in
order that fleeing couples might have
no trouble in making their escape"
In view OF the advent of the matri-
monial automobile it is not thought
probable that the liverymen of Chicago
will equip carriages in the manner
which the Pittston coach is said to
have been equipped, as they seem to
feel that it would not he profitable
Hotel men were little more enthuSi
aStic
| The trouble with It," said Abe
Frank of the Sherman House, lis the
reticence of the couples as to letting
people know they are married. AS q
rule. they want to hide. With the car
riage that would not be possible. bu
with the automobile | presume they
could travel so fast that no one would
know them anyway. 1t would be 4;
good joke. though, If friends of {
newly married couple could substitut,
the matrimonial cab for an automobile
if they osdered one and then 90 alon:
in machine 10 see that they didn'
get away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Ballad of Cold Storaqe Hen.

tDr. Wiley says 1t is impossible to de-
termine how many years some fowls have
been in cold storage.-Press Dispatch
My mother was hen in the days of good
old Socrates.
At the tender age of ten 1 was slowed
away in here to freeze,
And in all these years. YOU see, that I've
dwelt here in frigidity
I've acquired, naturally. n remarkable
rigidity.
I've gathered through those years a re-
pose that's full of dignity,
And 1 never, oh. my dears, have descend
ed to malgnity!
When a modern chick comes in, with his
airs so full of Stiffness,
I merely raise my chin in patriarchal
chilliness.
have heard great kingdoms fall like the
smash of rare old pottery,
And have heard the final call for great
monarchs old and lottery.
And yet through every age, while goes on
the march historical.
Do i gaze, calm as a sage, upon life
phantasmagorical
Do not talk about the sphinx nor the
obelsks and pyramids.
I make those ancient links look as youth
full as 81 bunch of kids.
Perhaps from my retreat there will come
a time Of severance,
But meantime, l repeat. you should treat
me with due reverence.
Denver Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Late reports from Washington indi.
cate that an arrangement has been
perfected by means of which it is
hoped to jam the ship subsidy bill
through the house at night sessions.
if one hundred republican represent
atives can be prevailed upon TO enter
the conspiracy and thus secure the
necessary quorum. This proposed
after-dark burglarious assault on the
federal treasury has n certain apprO
priateness. The Littauer bill will not
successfully bear daylight scrutiny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Chance For Elephant Tanners.

In view of the fact that a young
African elephant had recently been
trained on the Indian model and of
the utility of the tanned elephant I'm
India, especially in Burma. where they
are used in the teak industry to n very
large extent. the chairman and vice
chairman Of the African trade section
Of the Liverpool chamber of commerce
have announced their intention, says
the Rhodesia Herald, of offering 81
prize of f25 for each of the firss ten
west African elephants successfully
tanned and trained to act as carriers
and animals of burden similar to the
elephants in Burma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
CHANGE IN GULF STREAM.
Strange Conditions Probably Due to
Jamaica Earthquake.
get away.

strange conditions PROBABLY Due TO
Jamaica Earthquake.
Startling reflections in the freakish
gulf stream and strange phenomena
existing in the Mexican gulf. believed
to be an isdirect result of the Kings
ton earthquake. We're recently revealed
in an official report from Captain John
c. Solely of the gulf division of the
photographic office at New Orleans,
says the Kansas City Star.
The stream has moved many miles
TO the west, now passing close To the
coast of Central America in one big
circle, turning to the north ana east.
instead of keeping the sinuOus line it
formerly described. Before the quake
the gulf stream ran close to the west
ern end of Cuba, curving and winding
its way toward the American coast
from the south. then turning away to
the east and passing out around the
Florida peninsula to the northern wa
tiers along the Atlantic coast.
Captain Solely fixes the location Of a
vast pool of oil 200 miles off the Lou
iSiana coast, directly south OF the
mouth of the Atchafalayas river. To
Il depth of four feet there is nothing
but greasy fluid. OFF the Florida coast
Il fresh water sea has been discovered.
II is an extensive area of fresh Wa
ter. surrounded by salt water. Eddy
Ing currents for hundreds of square
miles keep this sea entirely different
in color and quality from the gulf
proper Seaweed floats there and re-
mains
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
GIRLS WILD RIDE.
How South Dakota Maiden Rode a
Bull to Death.

Miss Maud Deroe, young woman
living on the prairie west of Midland,
S. D.. threw herself upon the back of
an enraged bull the other day and rode
the beast until he became exhausted
and died, says Midland correspond
ent of the Tucson Citizen.
The bull made vicious attack upon
Miss Deroe when she was walking
across the prairie alone and marmed.
The young woman, unable TO make her
escape, stood her ground and offered
the enraged beast battle After II
brief and desperate struggle Miss De
roe, by an almost superhuman effort,
threw herself upon the back of the
bull. The beast tried hard to throw
her, but she was reared on the prairie
and had ridden wild horses from the
time she was a child. and she made
shift to keep her seat.
Finding that she could not be I'M
seated. the maddened beast started To
run at the top of his speed. and he ran
thus with the girl clinging to his back
until he finally fell TO the ground with
blood streaming from his mouth and
| nose, utterly exhausted
The bull died soon afterward The
girl was uninjured by her wild ride
She was painfully hurt before she got
astride OF the bulls back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Marie Edwina Rosalie Booth, daugh-
ter OF Junius Brutus and Harriet Mace
Booth, a niece of Edwin Booth and I,
third cousin of the richest woman i'll
the world, Hetty Green. is organizing
in Boston a great Booth revival. e.,
wilma Booth was born in San FRANCHISE
and was christianed there Edwin For
rest and his wife standing as the god
parents. When a little tot she was
sent to the Notre Dame convent in
Philadelphia. where she remained un
Ill she was 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

A New York theater has hit upon u
new device to focus public attention
upon itself. 1t has established an les
cOrt service" consisting of 4 corps II
uniformed attendants whose function
il is to conduct to their homes after
the performance" women who visit the
playhouse unacCompanied. The idea
is regarded as a clever advertising de
vice: but it is noteworthy that the
newspapers are depended upon to fur
nish the publicity. In the last analy
sis innovations in practically all lines
of business are of value only in 81
far as the public is made acquainte.
with them through the medium of Tho
daily press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
AUTOMOBILE MILK WAGON.
New Departure of Millionaire Farm
er In Jersey.

cr IN Jersey.
Hamilton Mex. Twombly, whose es-
tate, F'lOrham. is located near Madi-
son. y. j., has long been the object of
wonder to nearby farmers on account
of his modern methods, and now the
millionaire owner of the largest farm
in Morris county has surprised them
again. Hereafter part of his milk
route will be covered by an automobile
milk wagon. built on novel lines espe-
cially for the work for which il will be
used
The milk routes in the Madison sec
ton of the state of New Jersey are
long, and when the roads are bad it IS
sometimes necessary for those on the
frontier of the route to have Il late
breakfast on account of the failure OF
the cream TO appear on schedule time.
The automobile idea is intended to
remedy this. and several dairymen in
the section have announced their inten-
ton to follow up Mr.. TwOmbly's plan.
The shout of the milkman at the door
just after daybreak will give way to
the tout of an automobile siren or horn
hereafter.
The automobile milk wagon will have
Il chauffeur, q mechanic and n man to
look after the measuring and delivery
of the milk from the car when it stops
in front of house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

The United States army medical Off
GERS are much impressed with the
work which has been done with the
galloping ambulance. n vehicle used in
the British army and lately under test
in the American service. says Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Tribune. Eight of these new ambu-
lanceS. each to he drawn by a single
horse. have been ordered by the quar-
termaSter general and are Ia he sent
to the various posts where cavalry
troops are on duty. 1t is expected
greater speed can he obtained with
this vehicle than with any other type
of ambulance. in addition to which
quality it is so constructed as to with
stand the shock and jar of rapid tran
sit over rough country. One of these
galloping ambulanceS will he sent TO
Cuba as soon as 1t is ready and will be
subjected TO severe tests in that island.
The army surgeons, however. are per-
fectly satisfied that the galloping am
bulance has come to stay and will
hereafter form = part of the mobile
equipment of the medical department
in the field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Actual views of the new country
will cause a rude shock to that party
of Indiana and Kentucky homeseeker9
who imagine that AL one needs to get
along in Oklahoma is good gun
Foreigners who believe that the
wild Indian still rCams about America
are about as well informed as these
men who armed themselves to the
teeth before starting for their new
hCme"
A big surprise is in store for these
pioneers when they step off the train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
A POINTER FOR TOURISTS.
Put Your Prayer Book or Top of the
Things In Your Trunk.


IF you ever - TO Herntuda can tell
you how To make time ut the custom
house" said Il returning Washinstoni-
an. Il reached Bermuda early in the
morning. | made UP my luggage ra;h-
er hastily before leaving the ship.
Just as | was ready to close my
suit case | noticed that had left my
it in rather unceremoniously. strapped
down the case and hurried ashore.
You don't have To wait to declare as
you do when coming into the port of
New York. As | stepped into the office
of the Johnny Bull official | unstrapped
my case and opened it up. The official
talked at me as ii had been tele-
phone.
Hello" he said the first thing.
WHAT'S this: he asked. picking up my
prayer book Prayer book. eli? All
right. Shut UP your case.
WANT TO look at anything else:'
asked
No You're all right. my friend
Any man who Will put his prayer book
on top Of his traps isn't likely 10 beat
the government. I'll take that for your
declaration
u threw him half a dozen cigars
That's whore l made my mistake.
Got any more like these in that
case" asked the official.
II said | hadn't, hut do you know he
wouldn't believe me. and had To open
| up the ease again. and lie went through
| it as if he thought | was 4 smuggler."-
| Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
An Exclamation.

To say that America has produced
no great writers is not saying very
much. There are many other forms of
greatness besides those provided by
literature. and no visitor TO America
could be otherwise than struck by the
indications of achievement that he sees
on all sides Of him, says Clement Short
er in the London Sphere. To say.
therefore, that America has produced
no great writer's is only to say that the
conditions have. for the present at
least, gone by under which any coun-
try can produce great writer's. When
the conquest of all the forces Of nature
that the last half century has seen has
completed itself we may have another
great literary epoch in England and IN
America, but this is not the time for IT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Happy DcriNations.

There are some very funny stories
told about the deriyations of words
since people are likely to twist their
language into strange forms. Thus,
the pope is even today called by the
name ''pontifeX," which boys in the
Latin class all know is taken by him
from the title of the old Roman priests.
Now ''pontifeX'' means bridge builder.
and it is true that the Roman priests
in the early DAYS of the republic were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Pennsylvania members of congress
are beginning to take the Knox presi-
dental boom seriously. The senator
himself pays little or no attention 90
it, and when spoken to regarding the
matter merely says: Tut. tut" The
movement appears to have progressed
far enough 10 indicate that the Penn
sylvania delegation will be instructed
for him and that il will be for Knox
first. last and all the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
StRange Mistake.

Old Mrs. Jones entered the drawing
room unexpectedly and spoiled very
pretty tableau.
Il was just whispering a secret in
Cousin Jennic's ear" explained Char
lie.
Tin sorry" said the old lady grave
ly. that your eyeSight has become so
bad that you mistake Jennie's mouth
for her ear.''-LondOn Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Will Freight Rates Go Tn?

VIII freight rates go up? asks the
St Louis Globe-Democrat 1t says the
threat by many railroad chiefs that
freight rates will be advanced may
turn out TO be true. Representatives
of most of the trunk lines have been
comforting in Chicago on that subject
and further consultations are arranged
for. The country is beginning TO take
these threats of advances a little more
seriously than it did few weeks ago,
when James j. Hill first began to
make them.
Several reasons are assigned for the
contemplated pushing of rates upward.
The advances in wages and in the
cost of all sorts of material have Re.
duced the net earnings of most of the
big roads. The gross income is at q
high level. but the outgo has increased
10 such an extent that the margin of
profit is diminishing. The anti-rail-
road talk in congress and the legisla-
ture is creating an alarm which makes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

"NOw our cook has gone away |
don't know what we shall do
Il thought you told me your wife
was such good cook"
Not bit of it. | told you my wife
was an expert in brols roasts and
stews. Baltimore American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

EX-GOt ernOr Frederick HOlbrOOk of
Vermont and Ex-Governor William
Sprague of Rhode sland are the only
living war governors in the United
States. Mr.. HOlbrook celebrated his
oath birthday a few days ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Hartman. Rockefeller and Schiff
are to appear on the witness stand
in a New York court room. and Z
stock ticker should be placed beside
the judges beEch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

James Hill says the sails of pros
perity are being rCefed. A bear move
ment must be brewing in northern
transcOnIinent ais
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Rockefeller's lawyers say his in
come is only $l5.000,0O0 a year. Even
this would be welcomed by most men
with the Easter hat season about II
begin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

To promote Rock Islands highest
good. commercially and induStrially as
well as morally, there must he civic
pride. accompanied by public spirit
and determination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Not "IIel!o," but 81 Listen -,

Telephone girls in France must no
longer say "allo." but ''Jecoute" Il
listen. says lie Figaro Of Paris. This
Is one Of the new postmaster generals
reforms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Philadelphia thought she lad been
good long enough and went back 10
her bosses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
TIE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, III. En-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matterl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
Neiqhbors Got Fooled,

81 was literally coughing myself to
death, and had\ become too weak to
leave my bed; and neighbors predicted
that | would never leave it alive; but
they got fooled, for thanks be to God. |
was induced to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t took just four one dollar
bottles to completely cure the cough
and restore me to good sound health
writes, Mrs. Eva Uncapher of Grover
town, Stark county, Ind. This king of
cough and cold cures, and healer of
throat and lungs, is guaranteed by w
T. Hartz, druggist. 301 Twentieth
street. soc and 81. Trial bottle free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Billy Sunday made $4,000 out of his
revival at Kankakee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
Safe and sure in it's action; pleasant
to take. Conforms to National pure
| food and drug law. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25

Boost. don't knock; lift. dom lean
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-25
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentativf
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.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-10
shake.peare and cervantes.

It is perhaps one of the most re-
markable coincidence in all literary
history that April %, 1915, should
have been the death day of the two
greatest geniuses of their time, or.
inGeed, Of any time-Shakespeare and
Cervantes. But it is doubtful whether
they ever heard of each other, just
as Burns and Schiller. who were born
in the same year, twinkled, to use
Carlyle's fine phrase. like bright par
ticular stars In opposite ornaments
and never mingled their rays. II
does not appear that Shakespeare
knew any Spanish. and as the earliest
translation - Shelton's - of dor
Quixote" began to appear in 1912
after the author of Hamlet" had re
tired to Stratford, and was hnishet
An 1890. he is not likely to have come
under its influence. 1t was The
knight of the Burning Pest'e wnic'
frst BETRAYED this
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-10

the sole innkeeper of the island. He
kept no books. made out no bills.
At the end of his visit the guest re-
counted the meals he had eaten. the
drinks he had drunk. M. Poulard did
a little mental arithmetic and named
the sum to be paid. Perhaps he had
less cause for anxiety in those days
when there was no raised roadway
and visitors had to arrive and depart
by carriages between the tides and
run the risk of driving into the quick
sands with which the bay is filled.
At least he was true to the tradi
tons of the place, for we read In tbs
chronicles of the miracles performed
by st. Michel on his island that "sev
eral persons having dined and no
having wherewith to pay their scot
the landlord was paid by miracle"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-10
OF American Origin.

The results of recent exploration
show more and more clearly that II
America has received much from the
old world it has in return given much.
The American origin Of early types Of
the horse, the camel, the rhinoceros
and other animals, which eventually
attained a circumpolar distribution,
but that the same fact is true of some
forms of existing mammalia does not
seem to have hitherto recognized
DR.. Allen thinks that eastern Siberia
has derived some of its present mann
malian life from boreal Americs
within a comparatively recent period
Youths Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-10
KINGS CUP FOR yAcHrsMEN.
Edward Of England Sends Troph,
for jamestown Races.


Norfolk, Waxing Edward of Eng
land has given handsome cup to be
competed for at the yacht races at
the jamestown exposition next Sep
TENDER. 1t is to become the perma-
nent property of the winner.
The kings gift is Of fine silver gilt
with cover and cup mounted on an
ebonized base. 1t is copy of the
early Georgian period, with two mas
sive scroll handles. The cup and
cover are ornamented with inlaid
scroll mask and strap work. 1t is q
inches high, % inches wide, including
the handles, and the diameter OF thu
body is IL inches. 1t weighs "a
ounces.
The inscription on the front bear
the engraved personal monogram and
crown of the king, with the letters =
r. and Roman numerals VII. inter
laced. Immediately below appears thu
following inscription:
Presented by His Majesty. KIM
Edward VII, to the jamestown expo
sition regatta, 1907. Hampton roads
Virginia, u. s. A. In commemorative
of the first permanent English settle