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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
NOON HOUR MEETINGS
SUCCESSFUL IN CHICAGO
Pastor Dixon Of Moody Church Con.
Quoting Interesting Series at
Great Northern Theater.

Chicago, March 26.-The Monday
noon meetings in the Great Northern
theater by A. c. Dixon. pastor of the
Moody church, have attracted large
and interested audiences. Promptly
at IL o'clock the meeting opens with
stirring gospel Song led by DIR. ID.
B. Towner or Professor Trowbridge
of the Moody Bible institute; then a
chorus of young men, followed by
quartet or solo. By 1890 the plat
form, the boxes. the ground fioor and
the first gallery are full, while some
must be content with standing, or
climb to the top gallery.
Dr. Dixon makes 20 minute Cos
pei address and dismisses the audi
ence about eight minutes before
o'clock with the request that all whose
business will permit, remain for a
season of inquiry, testimony and
prayer. This after-meeting lasts about
Is minutes during which there are re-
quests for prayer and all present are
urged to get right with God" by &C
cepting Jesus Christ as Saviour and
Lord. Several hundred people usually
remain and the after-meeting is some
times more interesting than the main
service.
Beginning the first Monday in April
DR.. Dixon will give a series of adj
dresses on "Epochs in the Life of
Jesus"
1. ''The Birth of Jesus; the Incar-
nation of Deity"
2. 1.-THE Temptation; the Test OF
, the Incarnation"
8. "The TRANSPORTATION; the I'm.
/, yelling of the Incarnation"
4. "The Cross; the Glory of the In.
carnation."
| 5. THE Resurrection; the Seal OF
! the Incarnation"
i c.. THE Second Coming; the Con
summation of the Incarnation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Our Sacrifices.


The gentlemen who bear for us
The burden of the day,
Who monkey with the government
And beard the powers that prey,
May not be for their toll and pains
Appreciated quite,
But still they draw a salary,
And that may help a sight.
They let their private business slide,
Their happy homes desert
And journey down to Washington
With useful laws to flirt:
They watch around with sleepless eye
Like faithful Old Dog Tray,
And only get for all their work
The honor and the pay.
While we sit pleasantly at home,
Enjoying more or less
Our grand and gracious government,
Removed from all distress,
Our statesmen, sternly standing pat
On some fine. wholesome law,
Work twenty-six loag hours a day
And only one pay draw.
We ought to treat these noble ones
AS though they were our friends
Instead of pelting them with names,
Tin cans and odds and ends.
See all the things they do for us
And all the things they dare
And only draw three times the pay
They could command elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
"Curey's Rescues BY Henry Rossmore
copyrighted. P. c..
ID, 1908, by P. C. Eastment.)

Benny. racing down the street,
brought himself up with jerk as
gong sounded out its brazen alarm.
Then he hurried toward the building
with the great wide doors in the mid
die Of the block.
The gong was still sounding, and
now could be heard the trample of feet
and hoefs, the jingle of metal work
on the harness, the cries of the men.
Then came the lesser note Of the "re-
peat" bell and a hoarse cry of "All
rightw from the captain. followed by
the trample of hoofs, sounding hollow
upon the wooden floor as the fire horses
returned to their stalls.
Benjy's face fell. Somewhere in the
city horses were dashing madly over
the pavements in their race to answer
an alarm, but here the great green
doors would remain closed. 1t was
only a practice hitch for Thirteen COM
pany.
In the summer time practice bitches
were thesbest fun, for the doors stood
wide open, and he could watch the
men as they put the harness trip in
order again and lifted the great straps
off the three big grays. Then, too, the
firemen lounged In front of the house,
and he could hear them talking about
the fires they had gone to, brave tales
of valorous fights that lost nothing in
| the telling
Benny trotted down the street again
| to his own doorstep and carefully
backed himself into the vestibule. His
shrill treble rose In imitation Of the
clangor of the big gong, and with
many a screech and shout he dashed
off in the direction of the hydrant on
the corner. pretending that he was
Thirteen company answering an alarm
| AS he neared the fire house a second
time the gong sounded again. and this
time the number was followed by three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
The Scope of the Railroad Ruling.

There is a prospect that for time
the decision of the United States SUI
preme court in the Minnesota railroad
rate case will be misunderstood. The
decision is that the federal courts have
jurisdiction in that matter and that is
all there is in the opinion.
Perhaps that is enough; this is the
opinion of at least one of the supreme
court justices. A stockholder of the
Northern Pacific, living outside Mime
sofa, filed a bill for injunction in a
federal district court in Minnesota,
asking that case starting in the state
courts by the attorney general of Min
nesota to enforce the rate law be
stopped, the ground of the petition be-
ing that the law the state was about
to enforce was confiscatory. The in
junction was granted; Attorney Gen
eral Young of Minnesota paid no at
tention to 1t, but went ahead with his
state court case. The federal district
court fined him 500 for contempt, and
he appealed that fine case to. the Unit
co States supreme court, alleging that
the district federal court did not have
jurisdiction of the subject matter. The
supreme court holds that the district
court did have jurisdiction.
The question of whether or not the
Minnesota law is confiscatory is not
decided by the United States supreme
court in this case, in fact that question
is not argued before that body. Min
nesota still has the privilege of going
into court and showing that its rate
legislation is reasonable. 1t must be
assumed that if it can do that it viii
get fair deal from the federal courts
When it is seen this cannot be got
then the position of the federal courts
will become serious matter. But III
TO this time it is hard to see that any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
United Lutheran Church and
the Liquor Traffic.

(BY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUEl
The semi-annual convention of the
Chicago district of the United Nor
wegian Lutheran church, in session at
Morris, adopted the following resolu-
lions:
Resolution in Regard to Saloon Traffic.
1. The Chicago district of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church in meeting
assembled at Morris, ILL.,, Feb. 1927,
hereby declares its unalterable oppo-
sition to the legal sanction of the
liquor saloon, and we stamp the sa-
looms as an unmitigated evil, which
exerts a cursed influence upon the
home, the state and the church.
2. The conference, therefore, ex-
horts all of it's members and the men,
bers of its churches scrupulously to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Just as true and just as wise as much
of the serious Thomas Rot that was
published in the States during the
last year or SO, by the yellow press
about war with Japan. And this
idiotic talk has been as wicked as it
has been foolish. What can be more
'preposterous than this pretense that
Japan has war designs upon the
United States?/ To make such a
charge as that against Mexico would
be almost as sensible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
That War with Japan.

st. Louis obe-Democrat-A paper
published at Nome, Alaska, at 25 cents
copy, is working a rich field of its
own. In recent issues it announces
that japanese feet is lowering
around Hawaii and that war is near
between Great Britain and Japan
This yellow artist should wisely time
his departure from frontier COM
munity.
This yellow artists tomfoolery is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

The republicans are waking up to
the situation that something must
be done by the national congress in
order to make a good showing before
the people. 1t takes a national cleo
ton and an empty dinner pail to
wake up the republicans in order that
they may attempt to keep their loaf
ers in power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Spring Fever

spring FeVeFs
When the pussy's on the willow
And the balm is in the air,
Somehow have to press the pillow
Or sit lollin In the chair.
Don't want nothin' to disturb US,
Amt got nothin' to resent:
Then two-year-old could curb us
II we was on trouble bent.
When the bullfrog in the medder
GIFTS a-callin' to his mate
Just before he takes a header
Down where she Is wont to wait,
Then there amt no use in wishin'
That We didn't have to work.
Just have got to go a-fishin'
Down where bass and bullfrogs Turk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
THE LOCAL PROHIBITION
QUESTION.

refrain from visiting or patronizing
saloons
3. AS American citizens it is our
duty to seek the welfare of the state,
and by expedient methods, not con-
trary to Gods word, TO work together
to the end that the abominable saloon
traffic may be utterly abolished.
4. We urge upon the state iegisla-
tIre to incorporate the county feature
into our present local option law.
5. The conference urges upon all
citizens, resident in the town of Nor
ris. at the spring election to cast their
ballots in favor of the Punishment of
the saloon from the town of Morris.
JENS C. ROSELAND,
L. A. VIGNESS,
GEORGE T. RYGH.
Committee.
Another Straw.
A carload of coal miners were riding
out of Danville a few days ago on
their way TO work, when some one
suggested that poll be taken as to
their attitude towards the saloons
and it was suggested that all who would
vote to put the saloons out of Dan
vile in the spring arise, and every
man in the car rose to his feet. This
lis an indication that the miners Of
central Illinois will do for the saloon
on April z what the miners of south
ern Illinois did on Nov. 5.
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT
TEE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
This is the Ticket to
Vote Election Day.
DEMOCRATIC TOWNSHIP NOMINEE.

SupervisOr-C. NJ. Cannon.
Assistant SupervisOrs-L. N. Bourdcau,
Mack w. Giynn, $. A. LaVanway.
AssessOr-J. c. Aud.
COllectOr-M. NJ. Briggs.
ALDERMEN.
First ward-F. w. BIOchIinger.
Second Sard-Nilliam A. Eckermann.
Third wnrd-C. J. smith.
Fourth ward-CharIes l.. Thompson.
Fifth ward-WilIiam ID. Cochran.
Sixth wHrd-Frnnk LAWYER.
Seventh ward-John A. HILL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

strokes. thrice repeated. Thirteen COM
pany made a quick hitch. A third
alarm following so closely upon the
first meant a fire well worth hurrying
to. They went out on the third alarm
from that station. and Lieutenant Cur
ley sprang TO the big doors and threw
them open just as Benny, running up,
slipped on the pavement and fell full
length in the path of the excited
horses.
There was no holding back the grays.
but Quinn. the driver. forced them
over to the left. while Curley sprang
forward and caught the child by the
arm, throwing him to one side just as
the tender came up to the door and the
wheels of the steamer almost grazed
Curley's arm. Then he sprang TO the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

The Cannon that is commanding all
that is in front of the fort at Spring
field may be trifle rusty and little
bit squeaky. But the republicans
stand in wonderful awe and fear of it,
nevertheless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

The Springfield Register rises to re-
mark that the baseball league of
which Rock Island is a member has
had all three eyes blackened in the
past few days. But it might be said in
reply it is still in the ring. However,
the Register remarks that it is time
to quit playing politics and play ball
which is The Argus position exactly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

If DR.. David Jayne Hill, the pro-
posed American ambassador to Ger
many, is personally Objectionable to
the kaiser. his nomination should be
speedily withdrawn. And let that set
tie il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Another congressional scandal, and
a republican senator declares that "the
corridors of this capitol are infected
with slick and Shiny individuals"
Turn the rascals out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

The contract puzzle is being inves-
tigated by investigators into the con-
ditions obtaining in the state chart
table institutions. Pretty soon it may
develop that some money went astray
somewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Thursday, March &c, 1908.
Announcement.

Having been nominated as candidate
for alderman of the Third ward on the
democratic ticket, 1 ask the support of
the voters of the ward at the approach
ing election, April Z, 1908.
CHARLES J. SMITH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Kodol is a scientific preparation of
vegetable acids with natural digestants
and contains the same juices found in
a healthy stomach. Each dose will
digest more than 1000 grains of good
food Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Former Governor Yates appears
to be making great inroads into the
Deneen camp. Pretty soon Governor
Deneen will be in the right position
TO take up his camp stool and walk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Save the Union Electric Telephone
company from being strangled and
by so doing save Rock Island from
the clutches of monopoly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Four of the grafters in the Pennsyl-
vania capitol scandal have been con-
victed, three of whom were former
republican officials. There are others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

There is something doing at Spring
field today-but it will not cut much
figure later on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
piscauraainn.

He gayiy strummed the light guitar,
And then he heard a shout.
1t was her father from above
Who holiered, "Cut 1t outG'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Thouuht So Too.

"There is young Puffup. tremendous
~ stuck on himself. He thinks any
woman he might ask would marry
him.
Il didn't know he had had as much
experience as that" softly replied the
bachelor cynic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Always So.

'That fellow doesn't know much"
'Then you can gamble on one thing"
"What?"
what he does know he knows awful
hard"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
STRANGE Dialect.

"You claim to understand women"
II do when they are talking natural.
/ confess when they are using their so
ciety dialect that they have me guess
ing sometimes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

The Rock Island county democracy
is not only for Bryan, but for Bryan
methods all the way through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
The Lucky Quarter.

Is the one you pay out for box of
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. They bring
you the health that's more precious
than jewels. Try them for headache
constipation and malaria.
If they disappoint you the price will
be cheerfully refunded at all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Coed Evidence.

''Ts Biler a married manT
81 guess not He told me his wants
were few and simple
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

A well dressed man is always
credit to his wife and frequently to his
tailor and too often remains so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. [En-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

There is one thing that it is impos-
sible to exactly duplicate. and that is
a man of good common sense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

1t is an extremely clever homely girl
who always looks pretty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

1t is often very hard work to keeT
idle. but many people succeed in II
beautifully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

DeWitt's Little Early Risers. small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

If you are foolish enough to ask for
advice take it, else pay for it and let
1t alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

BY THE J..w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

The devil continues to do business
at the old stand whether we are will
ing to give him his due or not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

There is no use in having the blues,
but then there Is no use having q lot
of other things that we treasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

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-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
EuEpEsRDe
{4kA9Es Gsgas COUNCIL
1EGsI11
Thursday, March &c, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Some bachelors are romantic, but
most of them are more antic than any
thing else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26
Humor aue Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Theories are much more enticing
than facts because they leave so much
to the imagination.
Some bachelors are romantic, but
most of them are more antic than any
thing else.
The devil continues to do business
at the old stand whether we are will
ing to give him his due or not.
If you are foolish enough to ask for
advice take it, else pay for it and let
it alone.
There is one thing that it is impos-
sible to exactly duplicate, and that is
a man of good common sense.
A well dressed man is always a
credit to his wife and frequently to his
tailor and too often remains so.
1t is an extremely clever homely girl
who always looks pretty.
1t is often very hard work to keep
idle. but many people succeed in ii
beautifully.
There is no use in having the blues,
but then there Is no use having q lot
of other things that we treasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-26

Theories are much more enticing
than facts because they leave SO much
to the imagination.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-09-15
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.

In the uplift and progress made by
American agriculture during the last
half century there has perhaps been no
factor more potent than the establish
ment and development Of our Agricul-
tural Colleges. For many years earn
est. thoughtful men of other nations
had been graphing with the idea of
improving agriculture by investigating
its principles and applying them to
better forms of practice. DR.. e. e.
Brown, United States Commissioner of
Education, has epitomized this work
as follows:
"At first the improvements of our
husbandry was the work of few men,
and these were men whose interest in
farming was, in large part, public
interest. George Washington was one
of the earliest and one of the most in
huential of these. Other statesmen
with a care for agriculture, and other
farmers who were statesmen in their
view, urged that practical provision be
made for the collection and dissem-
nation of agricultural information. The
new awakening in European agricul-
ture had great influence among the
leaders Of American agriculture at this
time.
ct would be difficult to say just
where and how systematic instruction
in the principles of agriculture took its
rise in this country. In the twenties
and thirties of the nineteenth century
great interest was excited in the So
called manual labor schools. 1t was
proposed that a farm be attached to
the school, and that those who were
studying during part of the day
should engage in ordinary farm labor
during another part of the day. There
was a thought of instruction in the bet
ter methods of farming, and at least
a vague dream of something better yet
the vital union of thought and man.
ual toll"
This proposition-this dream-be-
came vitalized by the action that ema-
mated in the State Agricultural Socie-
ty of Michigan, which was organized
in 1849 at Lansing by Gov. Ransom
and members of the first legislature
that met in that city. That idea was
developed by later legislatures, and
resulted in the opening on May Is,
1857, of the first American Agricultural
College. It's president, Joseph R. Will.
liams, said in his inaugural address:
"That the agricultural masses have
felt keenly the want Of application OF
modern science to the practical bust
ness of life is evidenced by the stimuli
taneous creation of agricultural socie-
ties and periodicals and the craving
for more abundant knowledge.
We have no guides, no presidents.
There are numerous agricultural
schools in Europe, but while an inspec-
ton would afford important vital sug-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19
Musical World

TT is GIVEN to few in these prosaic
DAYS OF the twentieth century to.
II discover new lands or to blaze new
trails, but Charles Farwell Edison, pres
ident OF the Gamut- club of this city, Is
making his own this happy experience
and, surveying road into the WiioeI-
ness Of French, italian and German
song music, Is about to achleye tne
proud title of the apostle or Ensllsh
songs for English speaking people.
Mr.. Edison claims that some OF the
best song music that is being written
today is the work of American anu
English song writer's ana tnat eoIl-
posers such as Victor Hupert anu De
Koven have no rivals in their cnosen
field. To his mind the land is white IOr
the harvest, and it is up to the peo-
rles 10 saw whether they will longer
Submit to be ruled by the superstitloh
that their songs must come with tne
label made in Germany',-or FRANCE
or italy, as the case may be-
Mr. EDISON, ever an enthusiast, Is get
ting down to work at once, ana mas
planned a series Of song recitals III
frnglish to be given here in Los Ange-
les He is asking the support OF ny Wy
4n1lsic lovers of the community III tlls
ftenarfl,rs. and. is confident of success.
Artistes viii be selected who ''can speak
E,ngiish as we'll as sing" ana music
lovers who have been obliged hereto
fore to content themselves with the
sweet notes of some high prleeq soiis y
bird. without understanding WHAT IL
was ali about, can anticipate Mr.. Ed
sons proposed English series with un-
allowed delight, and with the assurances
that they will listen to some OF tne
resi- worth while music that is being
nroduced at the present time
a,The best in song music" Is MS sio-
gan. -. 4,,,,,l,, 81
The First Congregational Churcn
Choral club. under the direction OF
William H. Lott, will give Menoeis-
sohn's ofatorio of "Athalie'' this even
Sng at Z: 80 at the Congregational church
on Hope street, between Eighth and
Ninth.
The club will have the assistance OF
Mime. Bertha Vaughn, first soprano;
Miss Dagnar Nelson. second soprano;
Miss. BeresfoFd JOY, first contralto'
Miss Katherine Ebbert, second con-
tralto. Mrs. Merrill M. Grigg, reaaer;
miss Agnes Hedenberg as Salomltn