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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
A Historic Settinnnent

The first purely American settlement
west Of the Mississippi river was Cape
Girardeau, Mo. It's first settler, how
ever, was Ensign Girardot, French
trader and for some time an officer In
the French army, who located on the
rocky mountain prOmontory just north
OF the present town. From GirardOt
the county was named. The first per-
manent settler at Cape Girarleau was
Louis Lorimicr, a French Canadian.
who in 1872 came from the Miami val
ley, west of the Mississippi His wife
was 4 half breed Shawnee woman. and
through her great influence with the
Shawnees he was given a large grant
of land in 1895 by the governor of the
territory. Shortly thereafter the Span
lsh government, deeming it wise to
populate upper Louisiana, offered free
lands exempted from tGSation to set
tiers. Because these settlers Came from
Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina
almost entirely Cape Girardeau claim
ed the honor of being the first Ameri-
can settlement. Previous settlements
had been largely Spanish or French.
Lorimier was counted as the father of
the town, which dates in organization
from 1906 He died in 1912. having
survived his Indian wife four years
He was buried by her side in Cape
Girardeau on a tree crowned hill over
looking the western Mississippi.-Kan-
sas City Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Tired Eyes,

People speak about their eyes being
tired, meaning that the retina, or see
ing portion, OF the eye is fatigued, but
such is not the case, as the retina hard
~ ever gets tired. The fatigue is in
the inner and outer muscle attached TO
the eyeball and the muscle of accom-
mediation which surrounds the lens of
the eye. When near object is to be
looked at this muscle relaxes and al
lows the lens to thicken, increasing its
retroactive power. The inner and outer
muscles are used in covering the eye
on the object to be looked at, the inner
one being especially used when a near
object is looked at. 1t is in the three
muscles mentioned that the fatigue is
felt, and relief is secured temporarily
by closing the eyes or gazing at far
distant objects. The usual indication
of strain is a redness of the rim of the
eyelid, betokening a congested state Of
the inner surface, accompanied with
some pain. Sometimes this WEAKNESS
indicates the need of glasses rightly
adapted to the person, and in other
cases the true remedy is to massage
the eye and its surroundings as far as
may be with the hand wet In cold
water
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
MR.. AND MRS. LESLIE NJ. SHAW.

tendent like Secretary Shaw making a
girl tell her wooer to go to hades!
When he was governor of Iowa Mr..
Shaw was one day making a speech in
which he was frequently interrupted
by certain man. The fellow butted
In once too often. In an unhappy mo-
ment he broke in with Pardon me,
but
Before he could finish the governor
replied, well, I've pardoned lots worse
fellows than you in my time, and l
presume it would be unjust to draw
| the line here"
There were no more Interruptions.
When asked the difference between
a statesman and politician Mr.. Shaw
defined it as the difference between a
young man seeking position and a
boy looking for a job"
A reporter once asked Secretary Shaw
| If he intended investigating the GUS
toms frauds in New York
81 knew a fellow once" said Shaw,
''who hunted foxes with a brass band.
IA long and embarrassing pause while
| uc went OL SlSuihS ulo mail ne
didn't get any foxes
Wall street dubbed Shaw "the farm
err" which is not at all bad card
among the real farmers, whose feeling
for Wall street would sour fresh milk
The friends of the ex-secretary ought
to use that. Shaw showed the high
financiers, however, that you cannot
always tell farmer by the cut Of his
clothes. When he first went to New
York they gathered around him tc
know what he intended to do. In re
ply he told story. Out in Shaw's
town of Denison a wealthy man once
announced that he intended putting NJ
a $75O,00O building. AS he owned rea
estate all over the place there was 6
great deal of excitement as to where
the towns biggest structure was to bt
located. Finally curiosity reached
such pitch that committee waited
ON the man and asked him point blank
After an embarrassing pause he re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17

thinks that Taft is being pushed too
much by Roosevelt and that Hughes is
too lukewarm in his candidacy, so
there ought to be some chance for q
man who is running on his own feet
and who wants the job. Moreover
Shaw got his start in politics by an
swering Bryan. which ought to be a
good omen if the Nebraskan is named
by the Democrats. What more logical
than that the Iowa man should be
given a larger field in which to do bat
tie with the peerless?"' Shaw can tell
stories almost as fast as Uncle Joe
Cannon and is full of epigrams and
undelivered speeches. If any Repub-
lican candidate could keep in talking
distance of the orator of the Platte, it
would be Shaw.
Since he resigned as president of the
Carnegie Trust company 1t has been
announced not only that the former
secretary of the treasury would run
for the presidency Of the United States,
but
That he would also run for the vice
presidency.
That he would become president of
the Knickerbocker Trust company.
That he would run for governor of
New York.
That he would take charge of the
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas
City.
That he would reorganize and con-
solidate the United States Mortgage
and Trust company and the Windsor
and Empire Trust companies of New
York
II have answered all these reports in
the affirmative, and l shall accept every
place" laughingly remarked Shaw to
q group of newspaper men.
Some years ago one of the Des
Moines papers kept this stanling line
at the top of its editorial columns:
"Keep Your Eye on Shaw
While this motto was still being run
Mr.. Shaw was made secretary of the
treasury. A wag suggested that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
The Best Woman In the World
Des Moines

"rhe letter." said Mrs. Shaw in de-
light, was delivered to me without
question, as the postmaster knew the
writing"
Mrs. Shaw herself is not without a
well developed sense Of humor, as the
following retort shows:
A friend propounded the query:
"What could be more dreadful than
for a woman after mending her hus-
bands coat to find in one of the peck
cts love letter from another womanF'
Fortunately said Mrs. Shaw, that
could never happen. The woman would
find the letter first, and then she would
not mend the coat
When Secretary Shaw reached Deni-
son late one night he found the driver
of the only carriage asleep inside
Rather than awake the man, whom he
knew well, the cabinet officer climbed
on the seat and drove himself. When
he reached his destination he aroused
the astonished jehu and gave him his
fare with an extra tip.
Leslie Mortier Shaw was born in
Vermont sixty years ago. He worked
| his way through a college at Mount
Vernon, Ia, by saving wood and sell
| ing fruit trees. He took course il
| the Iowa College of Law and began
practice at DeniSon. In 1877 he mar
ried Miss Alice Crawshaw of Clinton
| county. In time he prospered to such
an extent that he organized a bank
and afterward added a branch. He
was prominent in the Methodist
church, a delegate to its general con
ference and for years superintendent
of it's local Sunday school.
Mr.. Shaw became politically promi
nent in 1896 by answering a speech
made by Hon. William ]. Bryan. He
afterward campaigned all over lows
and was so effective that the next yeal
he was elected governor. Two years
later he was reelected by an increased
majority and was forced to decline 8
third term. In 1902 he was made sec
rotary of the treasury, which he re
signed about a year ago to become
president of the Carnegie Trust com
pany of New York.
Shaw's associates in the Carnegie
Trust recently announced his resigna
ton and said he made the move tC
give him time to nurse his presidential
boom. The ex-secretary's business
shrewdness was shown by the fact
that he cleaned up $4,000 in the deal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
BY JAMES A. HDGERToN.

n 7 OBODY has ever been able to
IA tell why former Secretary OF
the Treasury Shaw, the latest
candidate for the presidency,
was named Leslie. He certainly is not
Leslie kind oe man The appella-
ton does not fit, but neither do his
clothes. There are those who intimate
that even his presidential aspirations
are several sizes too large for him, init
mating that there is q misft all around.
In politics people are liable to say al
most anything. Politics is as conducive
to libel as pink tea is to gossip.
The advent of Shaw makes nine Re-
publican entries for the nomination
Taft. Hughes. COrtelyOu, Foraker.
Knox, Fairbanks. Cannon and La Fol
lette being the other eight. How many
of these will drop out before the con-
.vention meets and how many new ones
will be added it remains for time and
the politicians to determine Whoever
else is eliminated. it is safe to say that
Shaw will remain. He says he has re-
Ceived four or five foolish letters ask
Ding him to run and such Il demand is
not to be ignored. Governor Cummins
was probably not one of these CORE
spondents, but as Cummins is running
for the senate he can be depended on
to keep hands off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Paid a Clerks Debt.

Mr.. Shaw found that one of the
treasury clerks was in arrears to the
doctor. Calling the man before him, he
asked kindly as to the reason for the
debt.
pairs" answered the clerk.
pairs Of what?"
Twins. / kept my head above wa
ter when the first pair came, but wher
the third pair arrived few weeks age
l just naturally ran behind"
Secretary Shaw looked his astonish
ment, but asked how much the last SCI
cost When the clerk had told him
Shaw reached in his pocket and SAID
he would pay for that pair himself.
Like Russell Sage, Mr.. Shaw never
takes q vacation. He tried it once ant
went to the Yellowstone. Il didn't
like it." he said. II got to feeling
queer. Two days of it was enough"
A friend of the family spoke of the
kindness of Mrs. Shaw.
''Kind?" repeated her husband. Mrs
Shaw would be kind to her own ex
ecutioner."
While Shaw was governor. but TEN
porarily away, a letter arrived at the
Des Moines postoffice addressed:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Home For "Fortv-n;n.rs.y

Blanche Bates, the star of THE Girl
Of the Golden West" is agitating a
project for the establishment of a
home for needy forty Miners" Miss
Bates is an ardent student of the his
tory of her native state and believes
the work of development in California
is directly due to the early gold seek
ers. In return for their efforts of q
half century ago she believes those
that require 1t should be rewarded to
the extent of furnishing them a refuge
in their old age The actress is now in
communication with the various con-
gressional representatives from Cali
fornia with view to learning how
much she may depend upon them for
aid In the movement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Gutter of Red Tape.

In the treasury department he was
noted for his long hours, hard work,
common sense, humor and the cutting
of red tape.
He takes little recreation, but is a
skillful hOrseman, as a number of
Washington officials found to their dis
comf1ture. The Washington men, like
those OF Wall street, took the secretary
for farmer and therefore determined
to show him some tricks in riding It
was case of the bitter bitten, for the
Iowa man led his would be instructors
such merry chase over steep bride
paths and other steep places where
there were no paths at all that they
never repeated the experiment.
From several of his public utterances
Mr.. Shaw has made it plain that he Is
not in entire accord with all the Roose-
welt policies and therefore is usually re.
garded as an antiadministration can.
didate. One phase of his political phi
losophy is summed up in this sentence;
delivered to Methodist conferences:
81 am an organization politician. A
machine politician is not as great q
nuisance as fool reformer."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17

piled, "Now, when anybody comes Il
you to ask you where 1 am going tS
put that $75O,000 building you tel
him you have seen me, and then you
tell him that you don't know" The
financiers saw the point and dejectedlJ
wendell their way back TO the Stoch
Exchange.
Secretary Shaw was seen one day
backed up against an iron stanchion Ii
front of the Arlington.
The late Senator Plat of Connecticut
happened by and hailed him.
Hello. Shawl said he. What are
you trying to do with that iron post!'
Grating in a backbone" was the
quick reply. This treasury bushes:
is a good deal tougher than Iowa poll
tics'
When the treasury portfolio was OF
fered to Shaw his friends were in
quandary whether or not he would &C
cept. He resolved their doubts by
story.
Two boys, Bill and Bob, were at the
dinner table. Some time before thu
end of the meal the pie was passed
Bill declined TO take any, saying h'
was not ready for dessert. Bob helped
himself to the largest piece and, turn
ing to the other, remarked, Bill, allu'
take pie when pie is passin'."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Full of Epigrams.

} If Shaw should be elected president,
ne would be the first secretary of the
treasury to attain that distinction; also
the first man west of the Mississippi
Little things like these do not deter a
man of Shaw's makeup. however He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Keeping Open House.

Everybody is welcome when we feel
good; and we feel that way only when
our digestive organs are working
properly. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
regulate the action of stomach, liver
and bowels so perfectly one can't help
feeling good when he uses these pills
% cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
BED FOR AUTO VICTIMS.
New Hospital In Philadelphia to Have
Unique Endowment.

New Hospital In Philadelphia to Have
Unique Endowment.
The Garretson hospital, recently
opened in Philadelphia. will be the
first in the United States to have al
endowed bed reserved for the use OF
victims of automobile accidents. Mon
ey for the purpose is being raised by
members of the Quaker City Ladies
Motor club.
A stipulation of their deed of gift
will be that victims of their own cars
will have a prior right to the bed
after which others who may be in
1ured by reckless or careless motorists
will have a chance to use it if it be
unOccupied at the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Shaw, the Iowa Wit
Quaint Personality of the Treasus Former Secretary Who
Aspires to the Presdency-Hard Worker, Cutter
of Red Tape and Ready Story Teller

editor ought to take the line down or
the public might conclude that the new
head of the finance portfolio needed
watching to keep him from making
away with the treasury surplus.
If Speaker Cannon has been called
the David Harum of politics." Shaw
was dubbed the David Harum of the
cabinet" This designation was sug,
gested by their quaint sayings and
their stock of good stories rather than
by their ability as political horse trad.
ers.
There are getting to be so many
David Harums of this, that and the
other that they should organize them
selves into a political party. They
might not elect president, but they
would at least make it exceedingly in.
teresting for the other parties.
This is something like the suggestion
that a Johnson party be organized
with John a. Johnson of Minnesota fol
president and Tom l.. Johnson of Ohio
for vice president. Platform-Get al
you can for 3 cents. Keep it in the
family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17
Samples of His Stories.

All the stories told by Mr.. Shaw are
not new, but he at least is not such
an antiquarian research humorist as
Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Senator Depew. by the way, is the
man who cOnvulsed London audience
by reciting a poem written by Shaw:
Go ask papa" the maiden said.
He knew that her papa was dead.
He also knew the life he'd led
And understood her when she said,
go ask papa"
Think of a Sunday school superin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-17

pects arc that the eastern money in
vested in the original mortgages viii
yet bring fair return
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
CLEAN WATER VESSELS.
Do Not contaminate Flock by Un
clean Dishes.

Water troughs or fountains that
can easily be cleaned are the only
kind that should be used in the poul
try yard. Wooden troughs often be.
come Shiny. especially in warm wealth
er. though the water in them appears
clear and clean.
A broom and soapsuds should be
used on such troughs. afterwards
rinsing thoroughly in clean water. II
this task is attended to once a week.
and the receptacles filed with fresh
water every morning. the hens will
be amply supplied with all the fresh
water they need. IL Il is kept out Of
the sun.
IL ducks are kept. wooden troughs
Will be found the most convenient,
and in using these stats OF lath should
be nailed across the top to prevent the
ducks wallowing in the water. render
ing il filthy and creating a sloppy,
muddy place in the yard.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
POULTRY
ISHwHtEs
M SCGS
EMBEDDING WIRES
"aHing the Wires with a Brush and
spoon Combined.

When full sheets OF foundation az.
used m wired frames il is always d.
stable TO put the frames in use soon
after The Embedding Is done. or the
wires are likely 10 cIeave away IRON,
the sheet Of foundation. and this Is
especially likely to occur when such
frames OF foundation are hauled 10
outyards.
AS The spur wireimbadder comes so
near 10 cutting the sheet OF founda.
ton In two We have. in the hast
found 1t better 10 use the old Easter.
Jay rocker wire-imbedder to avoid oc-
casional trouble from the sheets
breaking or pulling apart where the
Embedding had been done.
Now We find il safe 10 use the spur
imbedder. and the sheet OF foundation
VIII never pull apart az the wires. II
is now our practice to wax the wires
IN place after Embedding them into
The sheet of foundation. This in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Brush and Spoon wsser.

sures that they will stay imbedded
whether used this year or next: aids
IN preventing sagging along the wires
making that line usually the weak.
est) the strongest place in the sheet
~ foundation Frames with sheets
n foundation so prepared are espe-
eially good for hauling TO outyards
and over bad roads.
our older methods OF waxing the
wires in place were faulty With a
brush the brush would not carry
enough wax with a sharpnosed tin
spoon with a small notch in the end
i was difficult to follow the wire and
20 regulate the flow Of wax. During
The spring Of 1906. writes f. r. At
water in Bee Culture. Mr.. HE. Crow.
Their and myself originated the plan OF
combining the spoon and brush. as H.
lustrated herewith.
The sheet Of foundation. with wires
Embedded. should be supported on a
slant. then with the combined spoon
and brush IL is an easy matter TO wax
the wires in place: easy 10 follow the
wires. easy to regulate the flow OF
wax. and the spoon easily carries
enough wax to finish one or more
wires without stopping to dip again.
Don't imagine that an exceedingly
light coating Of wax is required.
neither should il be used lavishly.
This little tool is easily made. and
should be on the list OF supplies. Per
haps the brush can be combined with
waxtube. though we prefer the point.
ed spoon as shown.
Fig. l shows the complete spoon
and brush combined. ready for use.
Fig shows the parts--the brush and
the spoon
The spoon without the brush is the
simplest tool TO use when we want
70 attach either starters or full sheets
Of foundation to plain top-bars II Is
the "Onderdonk spoon" as described
in the American Bee Journal years
ago. Ii is also perhaps the best tool
to use when We I'll sections with
fastened on three or four
sides-a plan that | discarded after
years OF trial and experiment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
AND SHE BELIEVED HIM.
After This Who Can Doubt the Power
Of Lover

George had been away on business
for a whole long week. and during
that time he had sent Clara ten let
tiers. six letter-cards and AZ picture
postcards.
Why, then, was there a touch OF
GOODNESS in her greeting when he few
10 her arms on his return?
Dearest he whispered, what Is
the matter?"
"Oh, George" she said. you didn't
send kiss in your ninth letter"
My precious" he replied. that
night had steak and onions for din
ner, and you wouldn't have liked a
kiss after onions. would you?"
And, such is the unfathomable pow
er OF love. she was satisfied, and neg
tied 10 him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
TWO CURES OF ECZEMA
Baby Had Severe Attsck-Grandfathe
Suffered Torments with IT.
Owe Recovery to cutieurs.

In 1854 my grandson. a babe. had
an attack Of eczema. and after trying
the doctors TO the extent OF heavy bills
and an increase OF the disease and suf-
fering. | recommended Cuticura and
In few weeks the child was we'll. He
Is to-day a strong man and absolutely
free from the disease. A few years
ago | contracted eczema, and became
- intense sufferer A whole winter
passed without once having on shoes.
nearly from the knees TO the toes be-
Ing covered with virulent sores tried
many doctors TO no purpose Then I
procured the Cuticura Remedies and
found immediate Improvement and
fnalcure. VI. W. LaRue. s45 Seventh St.
Louisville. KY. Apr. % and May "a. or"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17

Sheer white goods. in fact. any fine
wash goods when new. owe much Of
their attractiyeness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done In a
manner TO enhance their textile beau
~ Home laundering would be equal
~ satisfactory II proper attention was
gwen to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has SUFFICIENT
strength TO stifen. without thickening
the goods Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
To Get Eaus.

Among other things. II takes lime
protein and fatproducing materials
% produce eggs and keep the hens in
lesh. II is estimated that a bushel
% corn will feed 160 hens one day,
but It contains only lime and protein
enough TO make - eggs. while il has
fatforming elements enough for two
days feed for 100 hens. This shows
the necessity Of having a variety OF
feed in which there Is more lime and
protein. Is ii any wonder hens do
cot lay in the winter when they are
fed nothing but corn?