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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
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upon the sacrifice the pompadour what
fure might appropriately replace It?
correspondent suggested that the girls do their hair
UP papers quite sedate looking and besides the
locks would always remain place suggested
that women revert bangs Bangs Is pointed out
hang straight strngy get Of order
It is hardly possible that, in lieu OF pompadou1
employers will encourage girls TO the hair loosely
down back they might in plaits after tie
fashion Marguerite Or the style wearing the hair
parted the middle and tied two sections might serve
the purpose
of the funniest things about the pOmpadour cues
ton the discussion it has aroused Europe News
papers Of London and Paris have taken up, IS
the subject of conversation and jest stores cafes
drawing-rooms. It is noticed however that the girls still
retain the pompadour.
"A New York store recently ordered all the
poyes short sleeves plain neat dresses
merchant 1t hardly possible seriously speak
that the proprietors will compel the young
70 give adopt particular mode DRESSING
the hair
There has been serious discussion Of any such thing
that have heard Of OF course. don't ike our en-
poyes spend too muchstime before mirror but We
haven't complain of that often"
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far known but some complaining employers say it
matter Of considerable Importance.
Many girls come to work late in the morning. What
is the reason? The pompadour one girl was said, had
confessed that she devoted dressing her
hair In the stores customers sometimes complained
inattenton. Mistakes made. The cause? Why the
pompadour For how girl compute arithmetic when
is agated by the possibility Of her pompadour being
lopsided?
The pomDadour is per8iciCus. declared employer.
"A can't get her mind off it."
Its than inside pocket declared another.
It's stuck fun Of pencils. pens paes. money
Yes I've girls carrying money in their hair
pncushion and savings bank"
Perhaps the unkndest thrust ut the pompadour was
made by old recently She was discussing the
question day, and looking slyy at sales
girl who pushing Up her hair with hands re-
marked:
1T often amt real"
OF course since the discussion started a number of
woudbe wits have endeavored funny over priced
possession of the Woodworking and generally good-natured
salesgirl They have raised the question how
should dress their hair-as man knew anything
about it.
What is the attractive fashion? Should employ
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How delicious is the winning
OF a Kiss at loves beginning,
to science

Since the time of Adam Eve. perhaps kiss has
been the outward sign an inward ten
der passion. Why then could science. that
less and pryng iconoclast original
attTactyeness? But science says that ardent
lover kisses the hushing maid her; he
merely deceived by kind of electric thrill,
Science has advanced with the analysis the mys-
ferrous properties radium positive conclusion
contact any with any sub
stanoe-though both be closely allied as
the lips Of the lover and the lips of the maids utter
impossibility.
Sir William Crookes has done 1.-THE and Prof Lodge
and Prof Curie other scientific conocass who
would lief rip flaming o light off the sun as
they would brush away the most intimate papitating
delicious tender titiating joy-inspirng bssful
ling representative, stimulating heavenly. raptuTous.
hearteasng sousurng enhancing exquisite ecstasy
a woman's kiss.
It happened this way:
Nine Curie and her scientific husband who were as
model married French couple as ever happened outside
Of French nove-which means most Of Paris and prac-
ticaIy all OF Francehavng discovered radum We're next
profoundly defining nature and cassi-
flying its properties.
As all the world knows Nine Cure was the real dis
coyerer Of radium; and it who in point OF
fact played the modern Pandora sealed mysteries
Of science which. opened light of day,
destroyed dearest Illusion the members Of her
have known since bit the appIeand never
theless failed o touch it
If Nine. Curie had known what was to emanate from
radium, perhaps she wouldn't TO discover it;
and neither would Pandora-maybe
But the fact remains, Nine Cure did discover Fadium;
and all the Of science scuyng after her try
ing to discover what left.
Sir William Crookes of England, in the van. Soon
that great fundamental principle Of
had been undermined by the universal experiment
taon with the marvellous METAL and other rumors
followed that all-imporant principle was likely
be evolved which change mans Of his uni
verse all time come
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which along nineteenth century lines until
very recent date.
But the whole atomic theory has fallen into
complete ruin With rdums dazzling riot Of fire in JUS
eye science is compelled to admit that atoms which
il formerly believed combined solid
Of tho moecue themselves impensely dvlsibe And.
of course the of radum alone Of All
substances have each their characteristic weight and their
characteristic divisbiIty.
It has been determined the hydrogen atom oIdi-
nary accepted standard from which compute the
weights of clements consists Of 30 units
or ions which identical with the units IONS all
other substances but different the number constituting
the atoms found in the others
Where the hydrogen contains 50 ions oxygen
atom embraces n00 ions atom Of gold contains
13 200 ions, Radums atomic ions number 120co
But that only first principle of the revised sci
The next is far more astounding 1t is this The
ions Of atom, many they are-from the 200 Of
hydrogen the 1920 of gold-and confined as they are
within The compass Of the atom bulk beside which the
common grain" Of chemstrys weight measurement would
loom like the Alps compared with pebble con
tinuous orbitaI movement whrlng around and around
with the swiftness lightning yet held together in their
myriad individual orbits by the eternal laws motion
such carry the earth around the
And all are imbued with some tremendous dynamics
energy which science believes be electrical in its
nature
It is though, within every atom. there were con-
fined separate distinct individual characteristic cosmos
universe in all respects similar the universe of the
earth the solar system intellectually distant stars
we about us-yet with this difference
Sometimes at long intervals the orbits of star and
star of comet and planet of meteor and earth
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zine Upon very delicate wire over the screen is rag-
ment, mere mote, Of radium weighing no more than
one-thrteen-hundTedth part grain The radum con-
nually finging forth emanations the particles re-
leased impuge the znc-senstzed screen becoming
instantly luminous.
To use the sphnthascope. the observer takes it into
darkened room and waits until eyes deprived of
light have become extremely sensitive to any rays that
may be presented TO them In measure-n the measure
TO which the human eye approach 1.-THE becomes
nyetaopic capable Of sight in darkness Ike cat or
an owl
Then applying the abnormaIy sensitive eye to the
microscope lens he the luminous emanaton Of
radum the most magnificent spectacle in the microscopic
world far outshning the greatest spendors tee-
scope as to leave the Milky Way about
equal to few pnwhees and Roman candle beside an
eruption Of Mount Vesuvus.
whole heaven Of hurs itself forth from the
mote Of radium upon the screen perishing darkness
they impinge. Cascades shooting stars myriads Of
blazing wild chaos of eapng fires infinitely splen-
did, fare before the astounded eye.
These the nfnitismaI particles of radlum which
until the time of Sir William Crookes and his sphinhari
would have been denomnated atoms by the sci
ence ninteenth century as well as by the science
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Regulated by Electrical Force.

For It admits that the force of regulating the orbits
of the ions in all substances electrical in its And
the kiss. which by those have delights
averred TO possess marvellous if nexpicabe, mag
netsm. literally actually electric thrH as
IS literally not a touching Of lips to lips
Science. in its own queer. prosaic. Flooding. wrong
headed way has Numbered upon proof that
and the fances Of humanity the last the greatest the
ultimate among its facts.
So Miss Shonts, when the lips Of her ardent Due
Chaunes ct de Pcquigny the pouting Cupds
bow in her photograph, viii deceive herself if she
magnes his mouth and hers the perfect touch her
young affection Graves Gladys Vanderbilt may the
parted moustache Of her handsome Count Lzo upon her
lips; viii be illusion merely. Beautiful Marie Bona
paTe and tall Prince George Of Greece may kiss their
hearts content and touch until they die OF
old age; lovely Victoria Spain, with her devoted
Alfonso and the prince Of Germany and his
little Duchess Cecilia may be happy all their lives
their lips touch
Bul the their bodies the loves that
fiji their will hurl themselves onward by the old
divine impulse which vulgar science is content believe
electric in power. And the forces which defy the
crash of worlds make them touch another
mighty that the kiss from which charm the
literal of lip with lip has departed kingdoms VIII
stH be cast aside and empires spurned rs dross.
No? Well. try yourself-this evening.
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MUST LOSE THE POMPADOUR? Is THE CRY OF PRETTY GIRLS

Ancient myths embodied mans highest ideal of feminine
beauty in Helen Of Troy who it said sat in beau
ufu shrine, clothed, for the part in long thick
golden hair. flowing unbound from her head while she
mems desnies in threads silver on an enchanted
loom
Womans hair is her Of glory the coronet given
by complete the attracveness of face and form
socitude for her wonderful ways of handling
and fixing it, have been understood by mere man
especially by the one who combs his with a towel
So when the rfport out recently that Pittsburg
merchants considering the advisabty Of banishng
the pompadour their employees spent so much time
arranging and flg that lofty mperious headdress
there w0s loud and widespread wall protest singu-
larry enough greater rush in Europe
than in this country defend the pompadour.
Perhaps those Pttsburg merchants meant 1t,
Perhaps they only convey gentle hint
of their employees who they thought permitted
their anxiety personal adornmen take their
ton frequently from business.
Be this may, the spread and in many other
cities the question anxously asked:
Must lose the pompadour?"
It is said that the question of attempting Danish the
pompado1r gravely considered Some of the men, it
is reported declared be not only visible and foolish
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trate and meet; and then there occurs collision and for
the smaller of the antagonists extinction of the
separate orbit But in the miniature universe embedded in
the atom there are collisions no impacts, dsarray
Of orbits
There is, and there be- contact Of Jon with ion
And as between ion and ion there must forever yawn
gulf Of space unbridgeable Infinitely small,
there must forever gulf between atom and atom,
between molecule and moecue between element and ee
Hen between substance and substance between heart
and heart between breast and BOSOM between lips and
other passionate thirsting lips of love
The convusye clasp the passionate lovers
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who lived-the clutch of Cleopatra haling great
Anthony his fall embrace Juliet she babe
well her Romeo. the parched mouth Paris upon the
dewy lips OF Argve Heen-au fall forever fail TO
effect the actual contact which humanity has fondy
believed real
Weight Of mountain piled mountain. and the crush
ns burden of giant Jupiter piled BOTH could SUI
fee press contact hands, clasped
moist at the moment OF their meeting
So you and human being. living dead or to be
alive could boast the felicity the kiss harsh science has
taken from the joys OF life And yet acknoWl
edges in the very of its discovery,
greater principle which formerly relegaed the faith
fulness Of an imagination it despised.
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exhibition feminine vanity pencil cushion as WELL
often stuck with five six pencils; they knew it
be savings bank where girls carried dollar bills
and often, whispered in voice that trembIed
infested with rats
1t the principal the indictment against
the pompadour is that unruly and like bad
boy difficult keep place. It slips over to one side
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or the other droops down the forehead or atens
itself in a way upon the head Then of course
it must be fixed.
Enter a store time declared a who thinks
he is observant and you viii girl pause before
mirror, making dabs at her hair" is lost
in day by company regiment Of girls attending to
the refractory pompadour has never been computed so
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? on have been kissed?


There, there, don't husband don't
- glance around to see whether any one is
noticing. If you do they'll begin to sus-
Pect, right away; and you might as well stand up
and confess when and where and how and who
kissed you.
So you have been kissed! Now, never mind
its just between the printed page and your ten
derby reminiscent eyes. Can the paper and the ink
see from your eyes whether it happened before the
engagement or afterward or that there isn't any
engagement at all; or that the kiss whose first
flavor came to your remembering lips was the one
you got at fifteen in the hallway, or the one you
got in the dark of the carriage after the ceremony
Or that it was a kiss you hadn't any right to
get owing to circumstances over which YOU had no
control, being in love and leaving the control of
circumstances to somebody else?
Well whenever it happened and however it hap
pened it is the literal, undeniable, scientific fact
that YOU can go on the witness stand take the sol
emn oath. tell the solemn truth, and say he never
touched you.
1t may be as unpleasant to think as It is-pleasant
to say, but it IS as true as all the gospels, and
also as true as that two and two make four.
You may have been kissed, but your lips and his
lips have never even touched. At least. according
TO science.
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Microscopic Splendors.

Meanwhile Prof Croozes who has a very human taste
for seeing the picturesque side Of his scientific expert
ments, invented the sphinthariscope.
1t is little microscope. at the farther end of which
screen that has been covered with suphide of
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
C0CHlSE TAXPAYERS
Will Contest Personal Tax Lew as
 Applied by the Board.

case of much interest from Ce- elise county has just been appealed to the supreme coort and papers filed at Phoenix. The Gibson Abstract O., representing fifteen assignors who have sued the county for balance or rebate of sl93.4i tax on personal property, involves the question as to the manner oi collecting same. IL is conteDded that the personal tax must be rated the same figure as the prop erty tax Tor the same year. Herato-- fore the rate was always computed nn the bas;s of the tax levy for the prs- vious year. In the cases at issue the tax was paid under protest at the ra;e of g. 65 per SlOo, whereas later the rate was fixed, by the board st S1 % per Sl0O Of taxable property.
 A rebate sf 65c was as ked for which the board refsoed to honor; hence the appeal and question of legality oI collecting the personal tax.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
COMMISSION NEEDED
To Regulate Railroad Freight Rates
 In Arizona--c Charges Outrageous

The Msricops County Commercial Club has instituted campaign for a Railroad Commission for Arizona to regulate the excessive rates charged by the roads in this territory. Circu- lars are out urging that Legislative candidates be pledged to work and vote for railroad commission law. The following revelations are pr ntej from the circular which explains it. self. IL was received in Tombstone foday:-
 If your shipment i. from the East you pay to haul 1t to California and back, increasing your charges from one 10 four hundred per cent, yet you are from 800 to 1000 miles nearer shipping points. If your shipment Is from California you pay more than IS charged to haul the same goods on to Colorado, Kansas or New York 25O0 miles additional. Your local rates are twice ss h gh as local rates in other and similar districts.
 To illustrate our high rntes conl- pared with California few articles gre named. Rates on thousands of other articles are relatively ss high:-
 Sheet iron roofing, etc, Chicago to Arizona. $l 9s per iU0. to California. 75 cents, increase to Arizona, l64 per cent.
 Sheep dip Chics go to Arizona g. .Os, to California 50 cents, incfe se to Ari- zons, 246 per cent
 CsnLed goods, Chicago 10 Arizona :! S5, :o California 93 cents, increase to Arizona, 100 per cent.
 Nails. wire, Pittsburg to Arizona sl 9i, to California 80 cents, increase to Arizona, l42 per cent.
 Building, etc., East to Arizona sl S9. to California D cents. increase to Arizona, l52 per cent.
 Small less car lots, East to Arizona B %, to California Sl.i0, increase to Arizona, lSl per cent.
 Pipe, Pittsburx to Arizona $24S, to California sl %, increase to Ari- zona, 14s per cent.
 Same L. c. L. Pitt-burg to Arizona l fs.ls, to California $i.50, increase to ArizOna.445 per cent.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
GOLD HUNTER KILLED
Adobe Wall CoIlapses and Buries
 An Arizonan Alive

The lure of legendary gold attrac;ed 10 horrible death yesterday after noon Dionesio Romero. a young brick maker, whose home vas at Main and Kennedy streets in this city Romero. together with his .ather-in-law Jesus Buruel. and Francisco Navarro, be- lieved they had located the gold by means Of witch stick" under the wall of sn old adobe honse. located on the Sais ranch just of the old Mission road near the Aguirre slaughter house. The place is the same where some years ago B 900 in buried gold dust was un. covered. Romero was digging beneath the wall of the old adobe. within ten feet of the spot of the former discovery, when suddenly the adobe wall collaps- cd and ton of earth descended on him. When after an hour of desper- ate work his companions uncovered him Romero was s crushed and mangl- ed corpse. Tucson Citizen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
AND STILL THEY COME
Mescaf Spreads Out His Drag Net
 For an 0ffice--Got a Cinch

ED, PRosPECToR:
 l hereby announce myself as cln- didate for the office of justice of the peace, s.so constable, likewise road overseer and school trustee, of the city of Pirrleville, subject to the &C., tlon of the Junebug Cll and this I do under the "pains snd penalties of perjury" feel that it get up for enough of offices 1 can certainly catch some oi them Now, boys, if you elect me to all Of them I will decline to qualify except to one, that of chief justice of the precinct court, my wife being able to keep the docket. Nov. won't asS the cowboys and rsnchers to come more than fourteen miles just
 vote for me, as, of coarse, I have A barb wire cinch anyhow.
 Considering that had lot of sick. ness in the family last winter and loet two cows and broke my leg, and the measles broke out and the lightning s;!!ed my best rabbit hound this sum. mer, need the office, and for the same reason HE PRosPECroR has very kindly agreed to publiih this an nouncement for a sack full of striped pie melons, thing the Prospector does not make ch:onic practice of.
 I will not be able to get around, as my blackboard broke down the other lay and my leg ain't we'll yet, SO somebody will have to lick the 'lasses of the tender jaw ot the voters last. porn in my place. Hoping these few ines will find you well and still get ing better, I remain.
 Your bilious friend, MEscAL.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
F!REM EN T0URNAM ENT
To be One of Features al Arizona s
 Annual fair--Tombstone to Enter

In response to the recent appeal of Phoenix firemen and at the recon mandation oi Governor kibbey, Pr si- dent J. c. Adams and Secretary R. A. Kirk of the fair commission are now working or the plans for A big fire men's tournament to be held on Mon day morning of fair week at tne fair grounds.
 Handsome silver cups with liberal cash prizes viii probably be offered for the winners of the wet and dry hose races. One suggestion Is that a sil. VET cgp to cost Sl0O be offered as a territorial championship trophy to be- come the property oi any team that wins in two consecutive fou-ra- mcnts.
 The Phoenix Democrat adds: Teams for the races would be here from Bisbee, Douglas, Cananea. Tombstone, Globe, Prescott and Jerome, in each Of which cities the annual races for fire men arouse unusual enthusiasm. Phoenix, Flagstaff and other cities would also en CT teams
 Recently local firemen asked that $500 be set aside for the firemen's tournament. The commission is said to be willing to give this amount.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
AT THE PICTURE SHOW
"The Remnants of Lew Oockstader's
 Minstreis" Proved a Success.

The show st The Schiefelin last evening was good enc. The much heralded minstrel performance came off ss sc heduled. The work of Comedians Kendall and Tuprer was most creditsble and clever, while Interlocuter Gardner coyly hid his embarrassment behind his fan when msde the center shot for the end mep's saIlies. The reference to the court house removal created hi: and the songs were loudly spplauded. In the finale, the audience were shown a dramatic climax in { burIesque flag drill in which ideas were furnished for latest construction in the dress makers art. The entire show proved an enjoyable evening.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20

While the Bisbeeite is toss ing restless on his couch, and in the nightmare of his inn aglnation wonders what will happen to that county seat removal petition when it is laid before the Board, Tomb stone unrufiied, calm. serene, sleeps, its slumber undis- turbed by any vexing thought, weaved round about by such dreams as do spring from a clean conscience and a con- trite heart.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20
Progressive Arizona.

There is more money being expended in the Territory of Arizona today in the con struction of public buildings than ever before in its his- tory.
 Tie Florence prison Sl20,- 900; the Tempe N Norm a l School, S60,000; the Terri torial University, at Tu2son, $40, ,O00; .he Insane Asylum, Phoenix, S50,00O; the Normal School, at Flagstaff, S55,0O0; the Reform School. Benson, Sl1 800, and S30,00O for Fair buildings at Phoenix, making a total of 1852 ,0O0 that is now being expended by the Terri tory of Arizona in rebuilding and enlarging its vari ou S territorial institutions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-20

Figures are now available giving the board of control full confidence in its ability to complete the work under taken at the new prison, within tine amount appropriated by the legisia- ture, which wss xl20.000. The con- tract for all the machinery. which in ciudes the wiring, lighting and nun. erous other things. has been let finally to Smith, Booth & Usher of Los An ssies !or s22,437.
 The bid for cells and all steel work was awarded at S25.000 and the bid Ter cement construction which in- cluGes lumber and sli construction materials, was let for s6l,O These three bids aggregate slO9. .437. The architects fee will be S6000