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Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Sure of Water.

Sir Joseph Prestwich had bought In
1884 small estate near Sevenoaks. on
which he built residence, but it was
high up ON dry and treeless chalk
down. Where was water to be found ?
So confident was Prestwich in re-
spect of water supply that he at once
engaged an old well digger to sink a
well 16S feet deep. The boring pro-
ceeded, but when depth of 166 feet
was reached the two workmen went to
the city and sought an interview with
their employer, whom they found at
his desk. They explained that there
was no sign of water and that in their
opinion it was useless to bore to 6
greater depth. Go on" was the quiet
rejoinder. You will come upon wafer
tomorrow. You are within two feet of
It" Next day it. proved exactly as
Prestwich had foretold, and ever ait
er, among many Of the denizens Of the
valley. he had the reputation. much to
his amusement, of not being quits
"canny, and Letters Of Sir Jo,
seph Prestwich."
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Old Sword Blades.

Rough as the fighters of old were.
the Inscriptions which they put on
their swords often showed not only
considerable poetic instinct. but senti-
mentality. Faithful in adversely" is
such 4 sentence engraved on an old
sword of the seventeenth century. In
a collection of blades of the sixteenth
century are these Inscriptions:
Il quarrel" God give me speed
that my foe be beat indeed" with this
defense and Gods will all my enemies
| shall still" ''ln battle will let my
self be used" when J. my sword up
lift in strife. God give the sinner eter-
nal life" Trust in God. bravely war:
therein your fame and honor are"
"Your aim alone be Gods great name.
Who dares deny strike thou him lame"
Every soldier fine look on this sign
and use his hand for God and the
land" On blades from the eighteenth
century are these inscriptions: Moth
ing better in the world thou hast than
to hold love and friendship fast 'I
serve" "a good blade |. Who woult.
deny let him meet me. and will hold
II will cost him or blood or gold"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
LEATHER HoRsEsHoEs.
Novelty Used In Austraiia's Grassy
and Sandy Regions.


A new market for leather. according
to LIE Franc Parleur. is to be found
in Australia. concerning which this
French journal says:
"In districts of Australia the horse is
shod with leather instead of iron The
feet receive better support. This novel
ty is employed only in regions where
the ground is permanently covered
with grass or fine sand. In country
like Australia. where stocks are some
fines scarce and horseman may ex-
perience great difficulty at a critical
moment in finding horseshoe. such
an innovation is a useful novelty. With
extra shoes whose weight is tritieA-
shoes. too. that can be fitted without
trouble-it is practicable to travel with
out fear of the horse losing its shoe
and being injured. Though the leather
shoe is more expensive than the iron
shoe. the higher price is repaid by the
superior advantages.
I'm some quarters the horses were
never shod with iron. Probably shoes.
like drivers. will he supplied before
long. thus avoiding the disagreeable ex-
perience of horses hoof wearing too
rapidly. 1t is not impossible the inno-
vation will soon extend TO every couD-
try where the nature of the soil per
mits it to be used"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Ice Cream For Breakfast.

"A new fad has come this way"
said Philadelphia confectioner the
other day. 'and that is to eat ice
cream at breakfast. A short time ago
was surprised by request from one
of nay customers to serve quart OF
strawberry cream at his house every
morning before I O'clock. thought it
was just an individual peculprity at
the time. but since then four or five
more have made the same request. and
now have an early morning route
along with the lniikman. After all. 1t
is very sensible idea i'm hot weather.
as the cooling dish gives good start
for the day. 1t takes the place of fruit
at the same time and is both nourisl-
ing and refreshing, haven't the
slightest notion where the idea origi-
mated. never heard OF it before that
first customer made his request. and [
don't believe ityhas been brought from
any other CITY, 1t seems to be just
simultaneously growing up ] spoke to
several other confectioners about it.
and some of them have received like
requests. I shouldn't be surprised III
before midsummer ice cream for break
fast should become quite popular"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
The Paper Trust.

Elgin News, fRep)-If you. believe
that you are entitled to newspaper
at u reasonable price. and if you are
of the opinion that the great forests
OF the country ought to be preserved,
write a letter to your congressman
asking and demanding that the duty
on wood pulp be removed At the
present time print paper is unreason-
ably high and the trees are disappear
ing so fast as TO threaten a lumber
famine. The duty of six dollars per
ton on wood pulp goes directly into
The pockets of the paper trust. There
fore, if ,yoa believe in the freedom of
the press and think you are entitled to
paper at a reasonable price, tell
your congressman these facts.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Eruitless Plants.

The knowledge that the common
white potato seldom produces fruit is
so widely diffused that the barrcnness
of the plant causes no comment. In
deed. since the tubers in measure
function as seeds we have partially
transferred the name TO them. 1t is
usual to speak of potatoes intended
for planting as seed potatoes" Real
potato seeds may be found however.
if one searches the potato fields long
enough, and from such seeds new
strains of potatoes may be raised.
The potato is not alone in its strange
ways. Many other plants. Of which
the ground nut and lily of the valley
are good examples. rarely produce
seeds 1t is noticeable that all such
plants have other excellent and eff
cient means of propagation. and it may
be assumed that finding one method
requiring less effort than the other
they have genarally adopted it.
When plants have more than one
means OF multiplying. as. for instance
seeds above ground and tubers or run
ners below ground. they usually sub
serve two distinct uses those below
ground serving to multiply the plant
iu its own locality and those above
giving it a chance of gaining n foot
| hold in distant landS.-American Bota
MIST
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Tiff and the Philippines.

There is apparently but small per
cent of the voters of .the United
States who ever think about the con
Idition of the people of the Philippines.
They are just forgotten in the daily
Eexactions of. our modern civilization.
But as we bought the Philippines and
are continuing TO be responsible fol
their welfare, We should know how
they are faring under our 'beneficent
assimilation"
candidate for president, has been the
virtual dictator of the policy of the
United States towards the Philip
pines, the conditions there may take
on political significance
In. a recent issue, the Inter-Island
News, published at Zamboanga, P. l.,
said.
"Taft's sympathies are altogether
with the great and powerful, and, in
his estimation the rights of property
are paramount to the. rights of man.
He is natural born autocrat, and,
with a hungry mob of place hunters
back of him, would set about creating
a strong centralized government which
would be the mere stepping-stone to
the abrogation of the most cherished
rights of the American people. In our
estimation, his government of the Phil
ippine Islands proves this beyond al.
dispute. since it was one continuous
assault upon the rights of the people
through arrogant control of the ju-
dietary, abolishing trial by jury, ap
pealing from verdicts of not guilty,
increasing punishment on appeal, de.
nying American citizens the right to
keep arms, and the enactment of Sc
we're libel and sedition laws. Let his
record of despotism in these islands be
aswarning TO the American people
to trust Taft in no position where he
can demolish the structure of theil
government"
Whether this pen picture of Taft
and his doings is true. or exaggerated
there must be enough truth in it to
cast grave doubts about his fitness fol
president of the United States.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
lnheritanee Of the Blind.

The blind child-the deaf blind child
has inherited the mind of seeing and
hearing ancestors. a mind measured to
five senses. Therefore be must be in
fuenced, even IL 1t be unknown to him
self. by the light, color, song. which
have been transmitted through the
Language he is taught, FOR the cham
bers of the mind are ready to receive
that language. The brain of the race
is so permeated with color that it dyes
even the speech Of the blind. Every
object think of is stained with the
hue that belongs to it by association
and memory The experience of the
deaf blind person in a world of seeing.
hearing people IS like, that Of sailor
on. an island where the Inhabitants
speak language unknown to him.
whose life Is unlike that he has lived.
He is one; ,they are many. There is no
CHANGE OF .comnromise. He must learn
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Democratic and Right.

There is real democracy in the can
didacies of J. p McGoorty, Douglas
Pattison and J. Ham Lewis for gov,
ernor. They are saying nice things
about one another, each recognizing in
either of the other two, a candidate
worthy of nomination and election.
Z How marked is the contrast between
the attitude of these democratic can
didates one toward the other, and the
attitude of Yates and Deneen one to-
ward stlie other.
If the voters of Illinois vote intelli.
gently this fall Illinois will have dem
ocratic governor.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Had Never Seen : Rurro.

The long cared burro that hardy lit
tie animal that helped build the won
derful cog railway up Pixies peak. is
considered necessity in the far west.
but is something Of curiosity way
down east in the New England
states. There is a story of the burro
and man from Maine. Here it is:
A wealthy Yankee went west last
winter from Maine. leaving his family
at home. His, hobby WAS to collect
quaint pieces of pottery, unique arti-
cles of furniture, bureaus. tables.
desks and "whatnots" When he was
ready to leave for home he found he
had bought up several dray loads Of
curios. He chartered a car and loaded
in his treasures, but there still was one
end of the car that might be filed with
something unique. Some one suggest
ed that he buy burro for his little
boy to ride. which he did. and the
mountain canary" occupied the va
cant space. The Yankee station agent
back in Maine. when he began to un-
load the car. checked off each article
on the bill of lading till he came to the
bGrro. He was much puzzled. for he
could not find this thing on his list.
Finally he made an entry in the re
marks column of his tally sheet as
follows:
lone bureau short and one donkey
over."-Kansas City Star.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

.sDon't tell me you can't make h;-
propose!" snorted AIr Poole. turning a
scowling face. ai, on. ..ofshis daughters.
who was primping before mirror
'.Yod don't goat it right. Get him in
a corner and then look at him just as
much as to sass What are your inten-
tions:'"
"But how are you going. to get him
in a cornerE sp
There are hundreds of ways. Ask
him what he built his new house for
and keep on asking questions about it
till you get'shim in n plsee he can't
squirm out of. I know men are dull
and mighty provoking at times. but
you've got to be patient, and shalp them
along.. -@as>ss
Since you think it is so terribly easy
to corner him I'll just give you a
chance TO dosit." snapped Miss Leah.
II see him coming through the gate
now. I'm going tosrun upstairs: Tell
him / haven't finished dressings
"Howdy. Mr.. King? Come right in.
TAKE OF your overeoat. draw 4 chair
|tup to the fire and make. yourself com
Portable Leah will be down shortly.
She's not quite through frizzing her
hair. Right cold. today. isn't it? How's
the folks:s - Z
About as wei: as common How're
you all:' S
Were all ablesto be up and stirring
around. Mas complaining, as usual
but not much the matter with her. l
guess. see you got the last coat OF
paint on your new house Must have
been pretty cold up on the top of that
ladder wasn't it's Says.I to Leah the
other day when l got home, If Mr.
King doesn't catch his death of cold
it'll be n wonder to me.'f'
Would you believe it? She got tina,
badly scared about you that she had
her ma make up a batch of her cele
| brated cold cure and then asked me
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

Grover Cleveland was the only man
in history who occupied seat of hon.
or on so many presidential inaugura
tion occasions. Four times in success.
ion he rode down Pennsylvania ave.
nue. on March in the carriage of state
seated beside the president to retire or
the president to be. The first time
was in 1885, when President Arthur
was his companion and he himself the
man OF the hour. The next time was
in 1889, when he rode with his sue.
cessor. General Benjamin Harrison
with whom he rode again in 1898, when
he succeeded the latter, and finally in
1897 upon his own retirement he rode
with President-elect William McKin
ley.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Thinks It Saved His Life.

Lester M. Nelson of Naples, Maine,
says in recent letter: 81 have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many years.
for coughs and colds, and | think it
saved my life. / have found it a re-
liable remedy for throat and lung com
plants, and would no more be without
a bottle than would be without
food" For nearly 40 years New Dis
covery has stood at the head of throat
and lung remedies. AS a preventive
of pneumonia and healer Of weak
lungs it has no equal. Sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Reform's 25th Anniversary.

Leslie's weekly dates the birth of
civil service te great tragedy when
the half crazy hunter who assassinated
Garfield in 1881, declares Leslie's. plac-
ed civil service reform on the statute
book in 1888, he buiIded better than
he intended, and better than worthier
men had been able TO do by more than
e dozen years of agitation. From 1867,
when Thomas A. Jenckes. Rhode Is
land republican. introduced his first
bin in congress to take the federal APP
pointiye Offices were busy, but Guf-
teau's bullet furnished them an argu-
ment which was decisive Many demo-
Gratis as well as many republicans fav-
ored the reform. The bill which went
ON the statute book was framed by
George H. Pendleton, democratic
senator. 1t passed the senate by a
vote of 50 t23 republicans, II demo
end one independently to 5 (all demo
orats), and went through the house
b., vote of 155 (101 republicans, 40
democrats and five independently to
a tsevcn republicans, 80 democrats,
and one independently President Ar
thug republican, signed it on January
l6. 1883. and the act went into oper-
alton few months later. Under this
act merit, instead OF party work in eau
ouses. conventions. or on the stump,
became the qualifications for the ap.
rointive Offices, and examinations re-
gardmg ofiice-seekers' mental and NOR
az fitness were Immediately pre-
scribed. s, So
Between the day in 1883 when the
ciyil service act went into operation
and March a. 1886, when he stepped
Gut Of Office, President Arthur placed
$1,000 appointiye' Offices on the merit
list. requiring their incumbents to
pass an examination which was open
to applicants OF all parties oil equal
terms President Cleveland continued
the good work during his service. and
made thousands OF additions to the
merit roll, and all his successors have
done likewise. President Roosevelt
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

Twill YOU GIVE HER TO ME FOR NY wIFE2'
to take it over to ynn.. But told her
that most folks had their own cold cure
and wouldn't think of taking any
body else's."
But l didn't get cold"
Leah will be mighty glad to hear
that Pa says she the very last thing
before she went upstairs. If Mr., King S
got Il cold hoiler up and tell me, be-
cause I'm so worried about him."
but | didn't get Il cod
THAT'S too bad-er-i mean. of
course, it's too bad that I went and
scared Leah so. But we were talking
about your new house. What was
your terrible rush to get that last coat
of paint on? Something unusual go
ing to happen?"
Not that know of. | just wanted
to get through. And now at last I'm
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
CELEBRATING 1T THE FOURTH.
Be Boys Again on "Top Of the Year.
Says e. p. Powell.

IS Says e. p. Powell.
l believe with John Adams that the
Fourth of July should be celebrated
always With a lot of racket. A man
who does not make boy of himself
once year is losing his power of cn-
thusiasm, and an American rarely loses
this, faculty. The people should forget
everything on the Fourth. only to be
boys, says e. r. Powell in the Outing
Magazine for July. just live over. or
try to do so, the feelings of the young
colonists. that stood on the Atlantic
Shore. shaking fists sand grimacug at
the mother country. But they also
liked the rcdcoats, and some of us are
old enough to remember the old fash
ioned feeling with which we celebrated
the old fashioned Fourth. We went
with fife and drum behind the village
parson and the village marshal to the
village green. where we heard the
Declaration of Independence read and
the prayer that God would make US n
mighty people. eve little knew what
that involyed.) Then we had a speech
from some member of the legislature,
possibly of congress, in which we were
assured that we could whip the whole
world-and ought to do it If they med
died with the Monroe doctrine. That
was our boyhood as people. We may
be ripening too fast, bat out sof the
Fourth of July spirit came the most
marvellous advance in political human
ity the world has ever seen. Have we
as much courage today to do and ia
| dare without reference to precedent?
Yes; 1T is the top of the year, The
Declaration of Independence was right
~ timed. / am afraid that even JEFF.
ferson and Washington would have
hesitated to sign such a document had
the time been dead winter. No; we
should not have got that magnificent
document prepared and declared In Dc.
cember. And from now we have TO 81
downhill. Each day will lose its min,
ute until at last the work will be
| done, the apples will be binned, the
| problems solved. the nuts cracked, and
| the long nights will wrap us in the so
| lemnity Of darkness. Down there al
| the bottom, in the valley of the year
we shall still find our Thanksgiving
and shall make merry with Christmas
| Thank God for the whole round year!
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
cURFEW FOR GIRLS.
Pittsbure Man Wants to Stop Night
Flirting and Courting on Streets.

Flirting and Courting on Streets.
The curfew bell will be rung for
Pittsburg girls under sixteen years of
age if an ordinance prepared by Comp
troller Morrow becomes law. He was
requested to prepare the measure by
w. C. T. u. workers as a result of the
women's recent crusade in the Tender
loin.
The bill provides that girls under six
teen shall not be permitted on the
streets of the city after 8 O'clock in
the evening from Oct. to May 1. For
the rest Of the year the hour for going
home is fixed at Q o'clock
The measure makes exception of girls
who are accompanied by parents or
guardians, but the guardians" must
be bona fide, and a young man friend
will not be accepted as guardian no
matter what his representations may
be. He will have to show credentials.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Hurnor ane Philosophy
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH
SUMMER LoNGIMes.

In June we long to get away
Out where the lambkin capers. !.
Far from the city's dust and smoke.
The street cars and the papers.
To nestle close to natures breast
And hear her warm heart beating,
To chase the ozone to its lair
And get good country eating.
We want TO leave our work behind,
Our business and our worry,
And get to some secluded spot.
And get there in a hurry,
To tread the carpet nature spreads
In calm and quiet places 4.
And smoke the placid pipe OF peace,
The pipe that trouble chases. u .
We want to get away from courts.
Policemen and inspectors.
From bailiffs. jurors and their KIND, =
And exc from bill collectors.
We want to get away from shop
And those who talk the lingo
And be a savage for a spell.
An Indian. by jingo!
That's what we want. but do we get
The things for which we banker,
Or are we tied down to our task
Like small boats to an anchor!
We think about the rural joys
Until our heads get dizzy.
And then we turn back to our WORK
And at our desks get busy.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Doing Their Duty.
Scores Of Rock Island Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the Kidneys.

To filter the bleod is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache and many kidneys Ills fol.
low.
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Mrs. j. F. Sanberg, 1446 Eleventh
avenue. Moline, Ills, says: Several
years ago my husband was troubled
with severe backaches and other symp-
toms of kidney trouble The pains
were sometimes so severe as to force
me to stop work and come home, and
they gradually grew worse None of
the remedies he took seemed to- do
him any good and we were becoming
alarmed when he learned of Doan's
Kidney Pills. He procured a box and
found them to be as represented. Af-
ter using them short time the pains
left him entirely and he became per-
fectely well. He made statement
at that time recommending Doan's Kid
| ney Pills, and he has had no return
lof the trouble since. However, we
always keep a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills in the house and it is a pleasure
for us to recommend them to any one
suffering from kidney complaint of any
form"
| Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and ask what Gus;
toners report &
For sale by all dealers. Price, SO
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buf
ffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the United
States. -
Remember the name = Doanss
and take no other. ~
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

Under new indictments for rebating,
the Standard oil trust Is liable to be
fined $6S.000,000. This is the republi-
can way Of trying to make people be-
lieve it is trust busting, but it does not
seem to worry Rockefeller.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

who was civil service reformcr back
in his early days in the legislature at
Albany, before the Pendleson bill was
passed. has been particularly active
and successful in this work. And now
ont of the 100000, employees in the ex.
ccutive civil service of the govern
.ment, very nearly 100000 have had
TO pass some test determining their
fitness for their posts.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Quick Relief for Rheumatism.

George w. Koons.> Lawton,, Mich.
says: '.Dr. Detchon's Relief fo'
Rheumatism has given my wife won,
derful benefit for rheumatism. Shs
could not lift hand or foot, had to te
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 secoad
street, Davenport.
All the news ali the time-THH
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

Not sa It's fled
" 1t h b a V n 8
things go his way
you occasionally
find a man who
wants to cinch
them and make
them stay his
way.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Always the Best.

"What is the old fellow laughing atf
"A fine joke
"One he has just heard?"
''No; one he has just told"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25

4 Keeping out of the limelight is found
TO be very irritating to some tempera.
ments.
Give your friends chance to harm
slessly gossip about you occasionally IL
you want them to think a lot OF you.
Many men buy lot of experience
thAt they are unable to sell.
Having an aim in life is of not much
1eeonnt IL you have dearth Of am
msnition.
srhings that are hard on mans rep
4z4fion quite often have no effect
A4tever upon his conscience.
The man who is an easy mark,
lnge to say. doesn't marx the fact
fesfIy.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
A cinch.

How do you know he is a brave
man?"
He said so himself"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Beer That h Beer.

Il. you want to drink good beer, 0rdef1
the Davenport Mailing company's pa1e!!
Export. Delivered anywhere IN Roch7
island. Both phones, north 16s. -
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-25
Small Amount.

"Wbat is the difference between gout
and rheumatism" ,s~r~--.
An income of a hundred thousand"