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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12

Wealthy Alton (III.) Widow Dead.
Nashville. Tenn, Mar. Mrs. Har-
riet Hathaway, a widow of Alton, ILL.,,
died at a hotel here suddenly. She
had stopped for the night en- route
home from Florida.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
BLOWING Itself.

A Kansas town council recently pre-.
sented the local brass band with q
gift of $3.50. Some of the people say
1t vas hush money, but our idea is
that the council merely wanted the
band to blow itself for a good time
,Berthoud (Colo.) Bulletin. Z,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
"A SONG.

"A Song.
II you frown at life,
AS you go your way;
And grumble and growl
The ivelong day;
You'll find the world
Is a sorry place.
A gloomy affair
Like your frowning face.
But sing a song,
Like a playful lad,
And whistle a tune
Like a youngster glad;
You'll find the world
Will smile at you;
The Jul will shine
And the skies be blue.
Detroit Free Press.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
Gonel

He drew his money from the bank,
Because he feared a crash.
The bank is where it always was;
Alas! where is his cash.?
-Yonkers Statesman,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
About IL.

Mr.. Wheedler is not a long slayer,
is he?"
mo; he only stays long enough to
borrow some money"
"Oh. then. with him it is a case of
touch and eo."-Baltimore American.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
Two Views.

"Tis love that makes the world e,
round!"
The poet sings; yet, not surprising
'Twould be if thinkers could be found
Who deem it due to advertising.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
"Famous Healer" Arr..+.d

ANTIQUE TIedIeT VfFe6t0d.
Minneapolis, March 2.-Prof. Birk.
holz, who styles himself ''the famous
healer'' was arrested by United States
officers on the charge Of fraudulent use
of the United States mails.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
A Premature Remark,

Bride Throwing her arms around
the bridegroom's neck)-You are nv
prisoner for life.
Bridegroom-1t's not imprisonment
for life, love; it's a capital punish.
ment.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
South at. Panl Fab a

South Be. Paul, Fob. -
Cattle-Steers, $4.75 and IS. 81.
cows 1925 and $4.25. HoRs-G.91
and $40 sheep-Muttons, &l.76i
lambs $500.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12

MI. Squiggs-He made his money in
automobiles and football.
Miss De Kollety-He doesn't look
like a sporting man.
Mr.. Squiggs-No; he's a DOCTOR
Chicago Daily News.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12

Cholly-Your right ear is red. Some.
body's talking about you.
Nan-Probably it's the boy who hit
me on that ear with a SNOWFALL.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
Got His.

Yeast-You say the colonel has been
In two engagements?
Crimsonbeak-Yes, army and matri.
monial.
Came out without a scratch, did
he?"
We'll, in the army engagement he
did."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-03-12
Her limitafiona

TEL Limitations.
Can she take the high CT"
mot without knocking off some of
the bars."-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

well. don't know but I am a lit
tie scorched. You women folks go on
home and I'll overtake you"
Shall we have witnesses as to what
you are going to say?" the preacher
inquired.
mo, I'd rather talk to you alone
out there where the wild grapes are
purple in the SUM-
"Limuel, thank you for this long
sought opportunity. Come"
They went out into the woods and
sat down on log. A gray squirrel
peeped at them. 'Limuel, is it about
my sermon that you wish to talk?"
YES" said the old man, cutting of
chew of his twist.
Il am glad that 1t struck home"
"Ah. hah. Glad. reckon, that it
scared that little girl. Wait mo-
ment. l have listened to you, so now
you listen to me while" He slowly
wiped his knife on his trousers,
snapped it and put it into his pocket.
las / sat in yonder just now, brother,
l could hardly believe that 1 want
away back where the world was when
I found it-just ripe for destruction.
The first picture that was drawed for
me was of little children in torment,
and l went to bed and cried nearly all
night because felt that nothin' was
of any use. My poor mother was
scared and my father was afraid to
say much. for there was the preacher
ready to snatch away any encourage
ment. We had all of us been con-
demned from the first and unless we
did an impossible task there was no
hope, But as grew older the world
appeared to get better. The rocks in
the graveyards said that the dead
folks were all right. Humanity had
done away with Imprisonment for
debt. The slave ships were all sunk
People were better fed and better
clothed. Books filled up the empty
shelves in the country. Newspapers
with their white wings few every
where. And all this time hell was a
coolin' off. 1t seemed to me that it
was almost ready for irrigation till
you turned loose to-day. What made
you do It? Don't answer me now
jest let me ta1k-but what made you
do it? Don't you know that God is
gettin' so good that some of the
churches have to meet every once in
a while to acknowledge it? Don't
you know that after all it is love
and not fear that moves this old
world? You sing: oh, for a closer
walk with God and you make such
a thing impossible. You make Him a
destroyer instead of a builder Yeu
would take away the softness and
the holy sweetness of the Saviour,
and when that's done, all is done that
can be done for evil. Instead of a
great book of wisdom you make the
Bible threat, backed up by the devil
You would have the people read it
with frightened eyes, and 1 want to
tell you that when a mans scared he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
Ak,ird(sssh!!d $50,
80 .. "a

1t was a mellow day for such SER
mon. The year was fulfilling all of
the promises made in early spring. In
the woods there was blaze of red, the
ripe juices of autumn, and in the air
there was that melancholy sweetness
that makes a man think, that makes
him look upon his neighbor as his
brother. On bench not far from the
pulpit old Linn Jucklin sat, determined
to surrender himself to the influences
of the sermon. During the week just
ended human nature had not been
overstrong In him. He had told one
man that the only truth about him
WAS the truth that he was liar, had
ewapped horses with q chicken ped
der and was glad now that he had
not succeeded in overtaking him aft
Serward; he had trapped few quails
out OF season, but had sent the most
OF them to the sick--had done few 9TH
or things not strictly in line, such as
mailing for few moments at livery
stable to see two dogs fight: but now
as he sat ready to listen to the word
he knew that down in his heart he
hated no man.
The old minister arose and gave out
The hymn, militant verses written by
some ancient fighter, and them looked
with scowl at the empty benches at
the rear end of the room. Old Dock
H1ency cleared his throat and settled
himself down and Sister Buckworth,
EannCffnru IF ,ais
dal for more than two generations,
emacked her mouth, for she felt that
this was to be an occasion for what
the rude slangists called hot stuff %
And 1t was. The preacher tiptoed in
his wrath against the world. Never
before had that broad boulevard lead.
Ing to destruction been SO frightfully
crowded. 1t die not seem that there
was possible show for anyone to be
saved. And it was not a figurative
hell that the preacher painted, but a
great pit roaring with flames. Into
the house he so strongly brought the
smell of sulphur that boy sneezed,
and little girl, shuddering in fright,
crept closer to her mother Old Peter
Balch, shaver of notes and holder of
mortgages on the homes of widows,
cried out Amen" and a mule that had
been tied to a swinging limb broke
loose and tore off down the road
When the sermon was done bimuel
waited for an opportunity to speak to
the preacher. Just want to talk to
you a few moments" he said. mo
hurry. Wait till you shake hands with
all these folks that are crowdin one
another on the road to obstruction"
The preacher held forth his hand
and Jucklin took it, holding it for a
moment, looking him in the eye. 81
want to talk to you privately. Would
you mind goin' out here and settin' on
q log with me?"
The minister smiled. 'Limuel," said
he, ARE you at last about to ask for
terms? Has the light fallen on you?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
Quick Relief for rheumatism.

George W. Rooms, Lawton, Mich,
says: 'Dr. Detchon's Relief fo'
Rheumatism has given my wife won.
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot, had to he
lifted for two months. She began the
use of the remedy and improved rapid
ly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up an
dressed herself and walked out for
her breakfast" Sold by Otto Grot
jan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock Island
Gust Schlegel & Son, 20 West Seeoad
street. Davenport. ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
Ever WatchfuI.
A Little Care Will Save Many LICK
Island Readers Future Trouble.


Watch the kidney secretions.
See that they have the amber hue
of health;
The discharges not excessive or in
frequent;
Contain no "brick-dust like" sedi
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for
you.
They watch the kidneys and cure
them when they're sick.
Herbert Hanson, of All Fourth
street, Davenport, Iowa, says: Il suf
fered with disorderly kidneys for some
time. The most annoying symptom
was the irregularity of the kidney Sc
eretions. which were too frequent in
passage. | was unable to control them.
and this caused me much annoyance
at night, breaking up my sleep.
suffered with pains across my back
and through my shoulders and Ioins
In the morning when | arose, | would
be completely worn out and stiff in
every limb. These symptoms kept
growing more severe and ! seemed I'm
dbiC W Scl ISlIci sillHOuSH COhsultSI
physicians and tried many remedies. J
was advised by a friend to try Doan's
Kidney Pills and procured a box. ]
took them in accordance with direc
tions and in short time the pains be
gan to disappear, the secretions be
came regular and after continuing
their use for about a month was com
pletely cured. | can highly recommend
Deans Kidney Pills as being all
they are represented, safe and sure
cure for all forms of kidney disease
Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what ccs
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. PRICE 81
cents, Foster Milburn company, Buffa
10. N Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

get to be so nimble that the race as a
whole will be improved. 1t will be
fast race, in fact
Which shows that everything is
for the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

cannot eat dinner without the use
of from two to three forks, while
he is prone to get along without any.
try to educate him. If he won't use
three compromise on one. That will
be beginning.
1t will be great pity II you let
him drag you down to his level. It
is always a pity when a man or a
woman coasts from birth instead Of
climbing from birth. Let your mot
to be: Ever upward" Don't you
want to be superior socially to any
one on earth? How can you become
SO il you do not climb and drag your
husband along too?s
Lift him up and teach your chill
dren to be little better than either
of you. This will not be hard, as
they already feel they are-that is,
If they are good Americans. II they
are Chinese they are becomingly
humble and think that the sun rises
and sets in you and your husband
But it is safe to say that your chill
dren are not Chinese. They want
to move on higher social plane
than you moved, and on q much high
er plane than their father moves.
And when they have reached what
they have striven for, Just use them
to pull you and your husband up and
the end of your family will be some
Blue Book. !.
It's great ambition.
Copyright, By James Pott 4 Coz
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

our highways and byways, and
whereas the railroad train runs
on schedule, the modern steam
car and its brothers the electric car
and the gasoline motor run at full
speed under no schedule. and they run
where children most do congregate.
And so used do we become to dan
gers that we mothers-I speak as
man-sit at our bedroom windows
and calmly. continue our sewing as
we watch Willy elude machine run
ming at 20 miles an hour, and Jenny
calmly step aside to allow the pas
sage of a road-devouring monster,
painted red and "chugging'' In a
manner unknown TO our fathers, who
did not even know what "chugging"
was.
Now, when air-ships are common
and they begin to fall from the sky,
as they most certainly will in the,
hands Of inexperienced aeronauts,
the careful mother will at first make
her children play in the house or in
some protected playground. but after
awhile she will realize that this world
Is. meant to be lived in, danger or no
danger, and she will merely say:
swiftly. If you hear strange noise
overhead look up and dodge or I
can't let you play out of doors"
And in learning to dodge falling
airship and at the same time keep
cut of the path of q hurtling motor
car. the children Of the future will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

get to be so nimble that the race as a
whole will be improved. 1t will be
a fast race, in fact.
Which shows that everything is
for the best.
Have you an allowance?
If your husband is a salaried man
he ought to give you an allowance, be-
cause it is to be supposed that you do
your share of the work that goes to
the making of home and you are there
fore partner in the concern.
If your husband is an artist or
musician or a writer and is dependent
on his skill in disposing of his work,
that is to say, IL he is without reg
ular salary, you can hardly expect him
to give you an allowance; but you
should make no bones of asking him
for what you need, because, again,
you are partners.
Your husband is not little tin god
on wheels.
His money Is your money, and you
may depend upon 1t that If you were
earning and he was housekeeping he
would cheerfully and promptly ask
you for money as he needed it.
l have known wives who asked as
favor what was theirs by right.
OF course IL you are merely the fine
lady with no responsibilities; if you
are member of this and of that club
and spend your time in writing papers
on the bringing up of other peoples
children while your own are brought
up with a round turn Eventually, you
have no right to ask your husband for
money. You are no longer partner
in the concern. He Is the whole thing
and he may do as he pleases with his
hard earned money.
Or II you are extravagant and for
your sins your husband has kept a
tight hand on the purse, have moth
ing to say.
But IL you know that you are health
lily economical, and II your husband
Is doing well, why, ask him this even
ing when he comes home. Wait until
he has dined land see that the. dinner
Is good one). Then when he is smok-
ing his cigar just tell him how you
were admitted into the partnership
when you were married to him, and
that hereafter. he will please see to it
that you have decent allowance.
or course you must dress up your
request in what diplomatic robes are d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14


totally to
with addition
Of
arrived shortly
while the body of from which the head
to of
Subsequent disclosures the
a
a blind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

cant learn anything to speak OF. The
people are CROWN all the time, and
so is the church, but some OF you
preachers want to pull back. Do you
know why all over the country there.
is disposition to put out the old.
preachers and to take in the new
ones? 1t is because the young men
are more liberal. They are not SO set.
in creed and therefore they are kind
err hearted
"Jucklin, It is not for You to talk.
like this. You would have me tried
for heresy."
Brother. where one man is tried
for heresy 20 are dropped for mar
rowness. Put that in your pipe and
smoke it while"
Il don't smoke, sir"
"But you would have everybody else
smoke. Did you see that little girl
clinging to her mother? 1t will take
long time to get that awful picture
out of her mind. And maybe by the
time that one is wiped out you'll be
ready with another one; and when she
grows up and glances about her In
the light of pure truth she will look
back and pity your ignorance"
"Jucklin, / know one man whom the
devil is waiting for"
"Accordin' to your story he's wait
in for every man."
But he Is waiting for one In par
ticular."
eff you mean me let me correct you
a little He can't get me, for l be-
lieve the Saviour when he said he died
to save sinners"
"You do not believe the Saviour;
you have denied him."
mo, brother, I have denied you
and the devil Now let me tell you
what to do: Come over to my house
and get some of the books that my
son has sent to me. They'll do you
good"
Tracts issued by Satan, and you'll
find 1t out one of these days. Juck-
lin, thought you wanted to talk about
the welfare of your soul, and here
you are scoff1ng at the Gospel"
"Oh, no, I'm not scoffin' at love; and
the Gospel is love-the sweetest mes
sage of love that was ever breathed
upon a helpless world. And 1t seems
strange that at this late day some of
| you haven't found it out / believe /
hearn you say once that the printing
press was keepin' folks from goin' to
church, and you called 1t the agent OF
the devil You didn't stop to recollect
| that unless the Bible had been printed
you never would have had one. But
go ahead, preachin' your doctrine of
hate and the first thing you know
| you'll be out Of job. You can't con-
vince a thinkin' man that the world
which Is just as much Gods now as
| it ever was-is worse off than 1t used
/ to be- There are more flowers to-day
than the world ever saw before. There
are more human hearts and therefore
more human love. God-wisdom-is
comm closer; and the devil-igno-
rance-is goin' further away. You
frown at empty benches, but after a
while you won't have even a bench.
And about that time you'll see happy
| people comm out of a new church
| That's about all I've got to say"
"Jucklin, you are going to HE'LL"
well, not before 1 get bite to
eat, hope. Good-day."
(Copyright, by Opie Read.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

iAT> would we
have thought of
that mother who
80 or even Is
years ago allowed
her children to
play tag and spin
tops on the rail
road track of a
trunk line? We
would have called
her lacking in
common S en- s e.
But the world
moves, and al
though mothers
still o b jec t to
their hill d r e n
playing tag and
spinning tops on
railroad tracks,
steam cars are
now allowed on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
Valued Same as Gold.

B. G. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar
View, Miss, says: 81 tell my custom
ers when they buy a box of DIR. Kings
New Life Pills they get the worth OF
that much gold in weight, if afflicted
with constipation. malaria or bilious
ness" Sold under guarantee at all
druggists Is cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
CORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

John Weckel to John n. Peterson,
part Sc IL, NV Ii, sec. s, II, 1w, 1925
Harry L. Lloyd to George r. Lewis
lot 5, block 4, R. Walker place, Moline
Sl,400.
CAMEL Naersens to Edmond Yer
best, lot 5, block 2, Long View
Heights add, Rack Island, $S17.
Mary 7. Kemp TO Robert A. Wag
rer, lot A, block 3, town Of Sllvis, SIS,
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14
g g q

RE you socially
your husbands
inferior or his SUI
perior?
II you are his
/ n ( erior he is
probably too much
OF a gentleman to
have told you so,
but II you are his
superior l am very
much afraid that
you have let him
know 1t.
But II you are
and If you have,
don't let 1t rest
at that. Try by
alb the means in
your power to lift
him up to your
social level. If
your table man.
hers are better
than his; II You
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-14

your command. Don't use stand
and deliver" attitude or he may call
in the constabulary.
But IL he allows the allowance don't
thank me, rather laugh at yourself for
not having had spirit enough to ask it
before.
It's yours by right
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-09-05
iron Rance Fireman Is Killed.

Joseph Antilake, fireman on an en-
CINE at the Biwabik iron mine, fell
from his engine while it was in mo-
ton and was run over and killed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-09-05
DENMARK.

Copenhagen.


In the Hamburger Nachtrichten'
there appeared the following interest
ing item, which shows that in case OF
war between England and Germany
the latter government would at. once.
speculate on selling the kingdom Of
Denmark. It says: '"The one prob
lem that concerns war with Germany
becomes obvious when it is noted that
Denmark has allowed two of its har-
bors to be used as strategical points
for the British maneuyers. Esbjerg is
by its geographical position basis for
hostile fleet operating against Will
helmshaven, the German North sea
harbor. In the same way Aalbeck
would be exceedingly useful for all op-
erations carried on in the neighbor-
hood Of Jutland and from there across
to Scotland, and on the other side in
the Skagerraek and Cattegat. The
second important problem with which
the present maneuvers are concerned
is the Investigation Of the conditions
of the Scotch and English coasts as
basis for war, and their protection
against German attack"
A week ago last Friday Crown
Prince Christian opened the fifteenth
International Orientalist congress in
Copenhagen, to which 300 delegates
had been invited. Among the Ameri-
cans who were present were the fol-
lowing: Professor Paul Kaupt, of the
Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore;
Professor Maurice Bloomfield, from
the same university; Professor Charles
Rockwell, of Harvard; Professor Nor
ris Jastraw, of Pennsylvania, and Pro
fessor Abraham V. S. Jackson, of Co
lt1mbia university.
- MARION S. NORELIUS.