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Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
HIGH WATER IN PlTTSBURG
River Eight Feet Above Danger
Point and Slowly Fall
ing.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 16.-After reach
ing thirty ana seven-tenths feet at noon
today and remaining at that stage for
three hours the high water in the river
is now slowly receding. The danger
mark in this city Is twenty-five feet.
The damage and suffering caused by
the annual flood is widespread. A re-
markable feature, however, is the alb
sence of fatalities. AS far as is known
there has been no sacrifice OF human
life. and this is attributed to the early
warnings of the local United States
weather bureau Live stock has perished
in considerable numbers and there are
many reports OF persons having narrowly
escaped death in an endeavor to save
their property and live stock. Miles OF
territory in greater Pittsburg and vicin-
ity is submerged and 1t will be some
time tomorrow before the water will be
back in the proper channels.
Thousands of business houses in the
downtown portion OF Pittsburg are at
tempting tonight to clear the cellars of
their buildings Of water Every few feet
along the sidewalks are men pumping the
water and hundreds of these little streams
can be seen squirting into the streets
Electric light plants in these buildings
and other valuable machinery is prac-
tically a total loss
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
COUNTRY DULLARD SCORES
King of wurtemberg Found one
who Got Better of His
Ruler.

BERLIN, Feb. 10. 80 Especially -- Much
Travelled people will tell you that the most
stupid people in the whole world are found
In Mecklenburg. Germany. Natives of that
district are even more dense than the in
habitants Of the county OF wiltshire, Eng
land. and that Is saying a good deal The
inhabitants of both Of these places will
admit the impeachment. but they do not
call It stupidity; they have another name
for It. They have exalted 1t into a virtue
and call 1t "imperturbability." IN the
United States IL a country yokel didn't
know the way to a town fifteen miles
away he would be accounted a fool, but in
Mecklenburg the peasant one meets on the
highways doesn't know. has never been
there and never wants to go. That is Inn
perturbability
II is a big mistake, however to think
that the country dullard never "scores,"
as the king of wurtemberg has just dis
covered. Recently that royal individual
went to shoot with Grand Duke Adolphus
Of Mecklenburg Yesterday. accompanied
by the grand dukes eldest son, they drove
in luxurious motor car to the famous
deer park at Neustrelitz. on the way they
came upon a country tilt cart, drawn at a
snairs pace along the narrow road by a
white horse. Perched on the seat were a
peasant and his good wife. The chauffeur
blew his horn and, much to the royal
party's surprise, the horse began to prance
briskly.
As the peasant made no attempt to pull
the horse and cart out of the road, the
chauffeur repeated the "honk honk." The
horse reared and jumped about I'm St Pat
riclIs day parade style. but strange to
say, the peasant and his wife sat stolidly
on the seat without any signs of excite
! ment. Finally the horse flopped over on
its side and lay quite still
Immediately out jumped the king, the
grand duke and the son of the grand duke
and came running up to the fallen horse.
The grand duke made a dive at the horse s
head his son grabbed the bride and the
king narrowly escaped serious injury In
unfastening the traces while the horse s
hind legs were working like flails-all this
while the peasant and his good wife sat
calmly on their seat and watched the royal
| trio persplre at their self-imposed task
Finally after great deal of pulling and
coaXing the white horse scrambled to Its
feet and patiently submitted to being
reharnessed by the three pair of hands
/ which had probably never before done such
humble work. When everything was In or
| der again the grand duke handed the
peasant a piece of money There, there
my good man." he said; tits all right this
time. anyhow. Now you can tell your
cronles that the grand duke apd his sor
| picked up your horse and the king oi
! Wurtemberg helped them"
The humble subject slipped the coin be-
tween his teeth and after assuring him
self that IL was a true coin of the realm
observed in the slow, even tones of i'm
perturbability:
Thanks, yer royal highness, but yel
might ha' saved yer breath ter cool yel
cabbage with. The oil hos allays lay dowr
when he hears a machine behind, but III
! do allays get right side oop again hlssef.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
GERMAN INFLUENCE
Explorer Plans Crusade I'm This COun-
try Go Replace Prestige of
French Authors.


PARIS, Feb 15-(special) )-Under the
leadership Of Hugues lie Roux, the dis
tinguished writer and explorer, a movement
is being promoted in this country which
cannot fail to meet with the ready sym
pathy and practical support of all Ameri-
cans who love French culture and thought
as expressed in the works. literary, scien-
tific. historical and artistic, of French
writer's OF today.
Hugues lie Roux is busy man and you
must catch him when you can. This is
what he said:
In the course Of my visit to the United
States, when 1 lectured in some seventy or
eighty centers of American culture,
marked with sorrow the great injury done
to French production by the license of
certain French novels and the shameless
speculation of certain anonymous persons
who dare not even acknowledge the pub
fishers of their repugnant books On the
other hand, the teaching of French in the
United States is ALMOST exclusively in the
hands of persons who are French neither
by race nor education. One is amazed to
see that a considerable portion Of the
French teaching is done by Germans. 1
say teaching, but It would be more cor
rect to say that they take all manner of
precautions &c prevent their pupils from
ever speaking the language they are sup
posed to be learning. They are made to
explain with a baggage train of ridiculous
and false erudition medieval texts which
Frenchmen of today do not understand
Meanwhile German culture is developing
and the American youth is taught that
Germans alone know how to write those
serious and scientific books which a seri-
Gus mind demands.
II have risen in arms against the cleverly
engineered campaign of obstruction. which
is as detrimental to American interests as
1t is to French. I have procured the sup
port of our government and I am delighted
to say that our efforts are being crowned
with success.
m. Damour, a former French consul, is
going to open an agency first of all at New
Orleans for the sale of French books. A
score of leading publishers of works OF
science. history, literature and art have
undertaken collectively to furnish the funds
necessary to the undertaking. Every week
lectures will be held at the Dibrairie
Francaise' on new books which, have just
been published, and. what will doubtless
prove very acceptable to the American pub
lie, the books themselves, together with
our reviews, will be laid out on tables open
and ready cut so that intending purchasers
may see for themselves the contents and
form of the book before they buy It,
"Our travellers will canvass the west, from
St. Paul and st. Louis to San Francisco
and II our scheme fulfIlls our anticipations
we shall extend a similar organization to
the east and New York. Americans will
thus have an opportunity of becoming
familiar with the literary output of our
great French presses, and they will see
that France is intellectually and morally
very different community from that which
the trashy yellow back would lead them
to suppose"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
RAILROADS MEET SITUATION
Disposition 60 Comply with New
Laws Praised by the Com
mission.

WASHINGTON, Feb. decentralization IL
expressed by the Interstate Commerce com
mission over two conditions that have
arisen within a day OF two In concrete
form they mean that American railway
officials as a class are doing all that lies
in their power TO meet situations that have
developed under the new laws applying TO
interstate traffic.
Information has reached the commission
that the Baltimore & Ohio proposes to put
into effect tomorrow throughout its system
the so-called ''nine-hour law" which by its
terms does not become operative until
March next The law limits the hours
of service of all classes Of treAn operatives,
particularly locomotive engineers and fire.
men, train dispatchers, railway telegraph
ers. towcrmen and signal operators. AL
ready the commission has set February q
as a date on which It will hear formal
applications for an extension of the time
of the operation of the nine-hour provision.
II the time be EXTENDED as TO the railroads
which are able 70 show the commission
good cause for the extension.
However the Baltimore & Ohio does not
propose to await the result of the hearing
AS explained to the commission, the pur-
pose of the officials Of that system is to
put the law into effect Immediately, in
order that both the officials and the opera
tives may become familiar with the new
conditions before thev are made imperative
by the act itself
Another source OF qualification to the
commission is the very general compliance
of the railroads with that provision of the
Hepburn act which makes It obligatory
upon carriers to submit to the commission
monthly reports covering every phase of
the operation of interstate roads. The COM
mission now has complete reports for five
months ended November 30 or 90 per cent
r.aLl-.-.... nE
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. l5.-(special)-
Sheriff Felix Alston of Big Horn county
is behind a movement to bring the 1903
convention of the Interstate Sheriffs' as
sociation to Wyoming. He is arranging for
this state to send a strong delegation 70
the 1905 convention at Minneapolis MINI,
July 6, and s, and believes that the de-
sire of sheriffs OF the middle west 10 see
the west viii result in a decision to hold
the next convention in Wyoming The
shoriffs OF twenty states, including those
Of the Rocky mountain region. are mem
bers OF the Interstate Sheriffs' association.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
SMELL CASE GOES TO JURY
Instructions of Court Are Generally
Favorable to the De-
fense,

CLINTON, Ill, Feb. 16-The s2, 100000
Smell case went to the jury late this after
noon. Judge Cochran's instructions are re-
garded as favorable TO the defenders OF the
will. In particular, he told the jurors that
a man might be a moral leper and still
make a sound Will, and that the proof OF
mental and moral depravity does not dis
prove testamentary capacity.
Up TO a late hour tonight the jury had
not reported reaching a verdict In the case
and It is now thought the verdict will not
be announced before Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
HYMENEAL.


GARRETSON. S. D., Feb. 6-(special)-
Fred Burns, night operator at the Great
Northern depot here, and Miss Tilda John
son OF this city were married Friday even
ing at Sioux Falls, they having made the
trip to Sioux Falls and back without the
knowledge Of their friends. hence the mar
riage was at first great surprise to all.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
DEATH RECORD.
stephen HstIand.

GARRErSON. s. D., Feb. l6-(special)-
Stephen Hetland. one OF the oldest resi-
dents Of this county, died Saturday al the
home OF his daughter in this city. He was
born in Norway and came to America I'm
1874 Funeral services were conducted by
the Knights OF Fythias lodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17

On the democratic side. while the Douglas
county fGctluAs have been chewing each
other up. a big four slate has been made
by the outsiders leaving Douglas county
completely off the map. The proposal is
to choose as delegates-at-large w. H.
Thompson of Grand Island, A. c. Shallen-
berger of Alma, Dan v. Stephens of F're-
mont and Richard L. Metcalfe of Lincoln.
II this goes through, the endorsement of
Ig. ]. Dunn for delegate-at-large by the
harmony compromise of the Jacks and the
Jims will be nothing but a consolation
prize, unless he wants to be let down easy,
with place as alternate. The fight be-
tween the Jacks and the Jims, as illumined
by a man on the inside, focused on the
ambition OF c. ]. Smyth to make the
nominating speech for Mr.. Bryan at DEN
yer. Mr.. Smyth was one of the Bryan
delegation to the Chicago convention in
1885, where he did yeoman service for the
under similar favorable circumstances. The
Dahlmanites first put up Joseph Hayden
for delegate-at-large to spike Smyth, who
would not want to go against one OF his
own clients, and then Smyth was shifted
to the district delegateship. only to be
Smyth is to make the nominating speech,
he will now have to get in as an alternate
and arrange with his principal to give him
the privilege of the floor at the proper
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17
POLITICAL POT IN NEBRASKA
Beginning to Bubble in Both of the
Party Camps.
THE FRACAs IN LANCASTER
Fair Prospect that Metcslfe May
Claim Place ON the National DEM
Ocratic Delegation wanted
bg Dunn.

Delegates have now been chosen to the
republican state convention in about half
dozen counties in different parts of Ne
braska and in three counties presidential
preference votes have been taken. In the
presidential preference expressions the
strength Of Mr.. Taft has been shown as
compared with all other candidates, by
carrying two Of the counties more than two
to one, and in the third, Lancaster, by com
ing a good second to President Roosevelt.
sprung by the "antis' with view to pull
ing Taft down. 1t Is plain now that the
anttTaft men who were trying to rally
behind La Toilette have given that plan
up as a bad job and that their present
scheme is to project Roosevelt wherever
possible in order to prevent Taft instruc-
tions. Out in Hall county, for example,
they say they are going to print Roosevelts
name on the ballot, although in direct vio-
lation of the primary plan adopted by the
state committee, which gave a place only to
announced" candidates for president. 1t
is, of course, we'll known that President
Roosevelt is not only an "unannounced'
candidate for president, but that he has an
nounced that he is not to be considered a
candidate.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-17

The mixup in Lancaster county Is natur-
ally variously explained. The most plaus-
ible story is that the rival' politicians there
were sparring for place on one side and
on the other trading everything else off
to insure a convention endorsement of Mr..
Rose for collector of internal revenue, in
order to put Senator Burkett in hole.
Here is what the Lincoln Journal says
about it, which is, as 1t says, take your
choice option:
1t takes a wise political observer to
analyze the results of the Lancaster county
convention accurately. SO many conflicting
winds were blowing in that gathering and
so many people with divergent purposes
were working together that the whole pre-
sents a rather complicated problem. Frank
Harrison is rejoicing over the result, be-
real Taft sentiment in Nebraska, and that
the Omaha machine can be very easily
downed in the state convention. Some of
the reactionary republicans are pleased, be-
cause they feel that the endorsement of
Roosevelt opens the way to sending a pre-
tended Roosevelt delegation to Chicago,
which can be turned to Hughes or Cannon
or Fairbanks when the president positively
declines to be a candidate. That, II will
be remembered, was the original scheme
of the railroad crowd. The friends of Taft
are not much disturbed over the situation.
They say that every genuine Roosevelt
man is likely to be found in the Taft
wagon at the proper time, and that a short
ride with the president will keep the dele
gates in good and safe company. They also
say that all of this hot Roosevelt senti-
ment in the west will help force the east
to take Taft to prevent the denomination
of Roosevelt. And there you are Take
your choice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
AN OLD INDIAN MYTH
1t Tells Curious Story About the CreatonMount Ia
hOma Made First.

The Indians say that the Great Spirit
made Mount Tahoma the first of all.
Boring hole in the sky, using large
stone as an auger. he pushed down
snow and ice until they reached the
desired height. then stepped from cloud
to cloud down to the great icy pile
and from it to the earth, where he
planted the first trees by merely put
ting his finger into the soil here and
there. The sun began to melt the
snow, the snow produced water, the
water ran down the side of the noun
tain, refreshed the trees and made
rivers. The Great Spirit gathered the
leaves that fell from the trees. blew
upon them, and they became birds. He
took a stick and broke it into pieces
OF the small end he made fishes, and
OF the middle of the stick he made ami
mails. the grizzly bear excepted, which
he formed from the big end of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
LEGAL.
Masters Sale.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
In the Circuit Court. In Chancery.
Partition. General No. 1891.
George Wagner, complainant, VS.. Rob-
ert A Wagner. Ernst Wagner. Bernard
d. Connolly. Leo Wagner, Leonora
Wagner. Amelia Stenger lnee Amelia
Mattes), and Robert A. Wagner and
Bernard D. Connolly executors of the
last will of George Wagner, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree of said court entered in
day of November, A. D. 1908, I shall,
on Saturday. the End day of January.
A. D. 1909, at the hour of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, at the east door of the
court house in the city Rock Island,
in said county of Rock Island, to salts
the highest and best bidder, for cash
in hand within five days from the date
of SALE the certain parcel of land stu
late in the county of Rock Island and
state of Illinois, known and described
as follows to-wit:
and thirty-four (34), in section number
ed thirty-six (36), in township number
ed eighteen (1S), north range two CD
west of the fourth principal meridian
situated in the city of Rock Island.
Provided, the bids upon each piece
or parcel shall be equal to at least two.
thirds of the valuation put upon the
same, as shown by the report of the
commissioners heretofore appointed by
the court to make partition thereof.
Dated at Rock Island this 1st day Of
December, A. ID. 1908.
| JOSEPH L. HAAS,
Master in Chancery, Rock Island Coun
j. IT. & S. r. Kenworthy, complain
ants solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
Good Cough Medicine for Children.

Good Cough Medicine for Children.
The season for coughs and colds is
now at hand and too much care can
not be used to protect the children.
A child is much more likely to con-
tract diphtheria or scarlet fever when
he has cold The quicker you cure
his cold the less the risk. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is the sole re-.
lance of many mothers, and few of
those who have tried it are willing to
use any other. Mrs. F. +. Starcher, of
Ripley, w. Va, says: Il have never
used anything other than Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for my children
and it has always given good saaisfac-
ton This remedy contains no opium
or other narcotic and may be given as
confidently to child as to an adult
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03

SUCK, appointing him to be master
over all the Others
Indeed, this animal grew so large,
strong and cunning that the Creator
somewhat feared him and so followed
out Mount Tahoma as a wigwam for
himself where he might reside while
on earth In the most perfect security
and comfort. So the smoke was soon
to be seen curling up from the noun
tain where the Great Spirit and his
family lived and still live, though their
hearth fire is alight no longer, now that
the white man is in the land. This
was thousands of SHOWS ago.
After this came q late and severe
springtime. in which memorable
storm blew up from the sea, shaking
the huge lodge to its base. The Great
Spirit commanded his daughter, then
little more than an infant, to go up and
bid the wind to be still, cautioning her
at the same time not to put her head
out into the blast, but only to thrust
out her little arm and make a sign be-
fore she delivered her message.
The eager child fastened up to the
hole in the roof, did as she was told
and then turned to descend, but her
curiosity impelled her to look at the
forbidden world outside and the rivers
and trees, at the far ocean and the
great waves that the storm had made
as hoary as the forest when the snow
is on the frs. So she stopped and put
out her head to look. Instantly the
storm took her by the long hair and
blew her down to the earth. down the
mountain side, over the smooth ice and
grizzly bears.
Now, the grizzly bears were then
somewhat different from what they
are at the present time. In appear
ance, it is true, they We're much
the same, but they walked then on
| their hind legs like men and talked and
carried clubs, using the fore limbs as
| men use their arms. At the foot Of the
| mountain, at the place where the child
| was blown to, lived family of griZ.
lilies. The father grizzly was return
| ing from the hunt with his club on his
| shoulder and young elk In his hand
| when he saw the shivering little wait
| lying on the snow with her hair all
| tangled about her.
/ The old grizzly, plying and wonder
! ing at the strange, forlorn creature,
lifted it up and carried it in to his wife
to see what should be done. She, too
was pitiful and fed 1t from her OWL
breast, bringing it up as one of their
family. So the daughter of the Great
Spirit grew up, and the eldest son OF
the old grizzly married her. and theil
offspring was neither grizzly nor Great
Spirit, but man.-Forest and Stream.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
An oriainal Oath of AlIeaiance.

In the old days when the Spanish
province of Aragon was a proud and
independent monarchy the people used
when choosing their king the following
singular form Of election:
ave. the freeborn inhabitants of the
ancient kingdom of Aragon, who are
equal to you, Don Philip. and some
thing more, elect you to be our king
on condition that you preserve to US
our rights and privileges. If In this
you should fail we own you for our
king no longer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03

Notice OF Final Settlement.

Estate of Anna Marta Thiele. de-
ceased.
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, Oswald Thiele, admin
Thiele, deceased, has this day filed his
final report and settlement as such in
the county court of Rock Island coun-
set for December Is, 1908. at 9 o'clock
a. m, at which time persons interest
ed may appear and make objections
said report will be approved at that
time, and the undersigned will ask for
an order of distribution, and will also
TASK to be discharged.
Rock Island, Ill, Nov. 10. 1908.
OSWALD THIELE, Administrator.
Marion E Sweeney. attorney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
STEAMBOATS,.

CARNIVAL CITY PACKET COM
PANY-White Collar Line steamer Hell
len Blair leaves Rock Island every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at p. m.
for Muscatine. Burlington and interme-
|diate points.
Steamer Helen Blair connects with
steamer for Keokuk each trip.
Steamer Helen Blair leaving ROCK IS
meets with steamer for St. Louis.
c. J. MANGAN, Agent
Old phone West-1SS. New phone 5152.
Dock foot OF Nineteenth street, Rock
island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
Executors Notice.
Estate of John McEnary. deceased

Estate of John McEnary, deceased.
pointed e8ecStor Of the last pe Wir a a
testament of John McEnary. late of the
county of Rock Island. state of Illinois,
will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the county court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at the
January term on the nrst Monday In
having claims against estate are noti-
fed and requested to attend. for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 7th day of November, A
d. 1908.
JOHN F. COURTNEY, Executor.
McEniry & McEniry, solicitors. 8