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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Bhe Hrgus Daily Short Story
..Nannies Lesson. by Carl Williams -
Copyrighted Associated Literary Press

won't you do what is right by my
daughter"
Mamie shivered at the pathos of the
plea and turned to look at the speaker.
1t was odd that he should pick out the
platform of the elevated station for bis
appeal, but perhaps, this was some
chance meeting and the only opportu-
nifty the old man had.
"She was happy girl until she met
you," the old man eontinued.> There
was no better or happier girl in the
whole city, and now
The voice broke through excess Of
emotion, and Mamie turned to see who
the, man might be. He was younger
than she had expected, and he bore the
stamp of prosperity. He was no trem-
bling, decripit old man, but middle
aged and well to do. Still, there was
no mistaking the sincerity of his
speech, and Mamie shifted her glance
to the young man.
: With a little shuddering sob she
turned and hurried aboard the train
which had just pulled in.
1t was not the train she wanted, but
she felt she must get away from the
place, for the man to whom the elder
vas making his appeal was Jack Lau-
rance, her Jack. He listened to the
other man largely because of the re-
straining hand upon his arm. He
could not get away, and his handsome
face plainly showed the annoyance he
felt, but there was no suggestion of
remorse or shame. In the train Nan
| ME shuddered again and twisted the
solitaire that was the pledge of his
love-
With gesture of despair, she finally
drew the ring from her finger and
slipped it into her purse. 1t had been
| the pledge of his love. and he had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

MAMIE Reached OUT HEX HAND An ~
CLkSPED Ills.
proved recreant to an earlier promise.
Somewhere woman mourned her
broken heart and his broken promises.
AT the next station Mamie changed
to train in the opposite direction.
She had been hurrying downtown to
meet Jack for q matinee with him.
They were to have met at Il downtown
station because he could not get away
What he was doing in the uptown dis
trict she did not know, and now she
told herself that she did not care.
Brayely she held out until she
| reached the house; then she hurried to
her own. room to throw herself upon
the bed and food the pillow with her
tears.
Less than a year had passed since
Jack Laurance had come into her life,
but it had been the most important
year other girlhood.
Almost from the first she had been
attracted to him by his manliness and
the honesty of the deep brown eyes,
She had been pleased with his atten-
| tiens, and when he told his love and
| asked her to become his wife it seemed
as if her cup of joy was filed TO over
| flowing. She had often felt super
stitious dread that something might
happen, and now that fear had been
realized.
! Several times the telephone bell rang,
but Mamie felt that she could net
speak to Laurance even over the wire
and the. last time she sent q. message
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

thinks that he can't put on sketch
until Jack thinks It's all right
do you suppose that Jack is here
this afternoon?" asked Mamie eagerly
-He told Wassingford he would come
down. He may be back in the dress
ing room"
will you please see if he is and ask
him to come here?" said Mamie, and
her father started off, pleased at the
request. He liked Jack and was glad
that there might be chance for the
breach to be healed.
He stood by the back rail while Jack
took the seat he had occupied. Mamie
reached out her hand and clasped his
glad that the house was darkened for
the motion pictures.
81 sent for you to ask you to forgive
me and to tell you That your friend
Mr.. Wassingford is great actor" she
whispered. Il was on the elevated sta
tion when he told you that sketch, and
l heard only his appeal-and believed.
Oh, can YOU forgive me, Jack:"
"Can L." echoed Jack. "Well, guess
can. You wait until we get home,
and watch me. I'm so happy, dear,
that 1 won't even hold it against you
that you could believe evil of me. Was
singfOrd Is a convincing sort Of chap
but / do wish he would cut out those
monologue rehearsals ON the street
They are bound to make trouble"
1T was a good thing. after all,
whispered Mamie. after this shall
not believe evil of you. no matter how
convincing it may sound have had
nv less6n"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
TO HAVE HISTORY OF THE
,WOODMEN READY IN 1863
Former Head Consul Northcott Max.
ing Progress on History of the
Modern Woodmen.

Past Head Consul w. A. Northcott
of Springfield, H.. who was the head
consul of the Modern Woodmen from
November, 1890, to July, 1903, has
been employed by the executive coun-
Gil to write a history of the society,
and he has already done much work
upon the same. He expects to have
it completed in the next year. The
history will be in three volumes. One
of the volumes will contain photo
graphs and biographies of the leading
Woodmen who have taken part in the
upbuilding of this society. This list
will include delegates to the head
camp. officers and deputies. Another
volume will contain the statistics of
the society, and also statistics of
other fraternal societies. giving the
figures as to fraternal insurance in
| the United States of America. The
third volume will be the history pro.
per of the society, giving full &C
count of its birth, growth, achieve
ments, splendid victories and results.
This volume will also contain men.
lAoh VI tIc pilhSipdi CNCHtS III Tic
history of the society. When com
lpleted the history will be sold through
the supply department of the society.
Past Head Consul Northcott is a
great champion of the principle of the
cooperation of men. and he has given
learnest study to this subject. His in
innate knowledge of the history and
cf,. - IL &c
America makes him peculiarly well
fitted for the task given him by the
executive council
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Love Affairs of Royalty.

King Manuel doesn't see why he
should marry sohse girl that he doesn't
love just becauses he is sitting on a
tottering and wabAly legged throne.
One dark eyed Mile lady who has
nothing to recomurApd her but her
good looks and he'd winning ways
strikes him as the proper material out
of which to make a queen.
He considers the bloodsin her veins
much superior to good IDEAL of the
royal blood that has comesunder his
notice.
He doesn't particularly HAMMER to tie
up with some Ratchet faced 4amsel
old enough to be his aunt Susi&. just
TO keep tradition from throwing ct.
However, the king is young, and
youth always feels like telling expert
ence to chase itself. In a few years
he will probably be SO subdued and
chastened that he will marry any one
they tell him to and pretend that he
likes it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

disappeared If that is not eombina
ton, what is it?
Through the efforts. of Hermann
Ridder of the Stats Zeitung of New
York and John Norris of the New
York Times the committee was flooded
with evidence But this didn't con-
vince the majority because the manu-
|facturers denied the fact of comhin-
|ation. 1t was plainly a natural coinci-
dence. Wait, is what the committee
say, and sweat is what the publishers
will do
Those who have been active in the
movement for the relief of paper con-
snmers say that, If they might tell the
inside facts, they would make some
mighty interesting reading. But pre-
sumably no such imprudence will be
INDUCED in. 1t would not be popular
with congress. The trust people must
be smiling these days with the refusal
Ito do anything toward preserving the
forests and the refusal to do anything
to relieve the consumers of an article
which would not be harder to get if
all the manufacturers were in close
combination.
They save their faces by telling the
country to wait, but meanwhile the
paper bills keep coming in on the con
sumers. Speaker Cannon is under
stood TO have prevented any direct
vote on this question, and got around
it by the device of the special commit
tee which was expected TO throw the
thing over to the next session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
There is only one effective way to
Stop Indigestion

ankle. Use or abuse it and it win
never get well.
But give it complete rest--do all
its work for it-and Nature very
quickly restores its normal powers.
You can't do this by dieting, for
there is always some food that
doesn't digest.
You can't do it with partial di-
gesters.
You can't do it with tonics, for,
they spur the stomach to but tenn
porary activity.
It must be done with Kodol.
The results then are instant and
complete. Every food that you
eat is digested. You get your full
nourishment, yet the stomach gets
absolute rest.
Our Guarantee
On the first dollar bottle OF Kodoi
your druggist gives signed guar
antee. If il fails to do all we claim,
your druggist returns your money.
You take no risk whatever. This
$500 bottle contains "a times as
much as the soc bottle. Made by
L. G. Dewitt & Co, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Senator Rayner,s defense of Colonel

Senator Rayners defense of Colonel
Stewart, the army officer who was sent
Roosevelt, has attracted no end of at
tention to the veteran artillerist's case.
The Maryland statesman in one of his
speeches referred to Colonel Stewart
as "the Dreyfus of America" and, de-
handing an inquiry into the reasons
for his being transferred to an aban-
doned post in Arizona, declared that
the order was one of the most arbi-
trary acts ever directed at an officer
in the United States army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Most digesters rely on pepsin.

Most digesters rely on pepsin.
But pepsin digests albumen only.
It is but one of the elements need
ed.
Starch, fats and phosphates each
require something else.
Then half of digestion is done in
the bowels, and pepsin can't do
that.
It requires many ingredients to
form perfect digester, and they
must be in liquid form.
Kodol has all those ingredients.
1t does all that the stomach
does-all that the bowels do. It
digests any food-any mixture Of
foods-completely.
Partial digesters give only half
way help.
There is always some food left
to get hard, and irritate the stom-
ach lining.
That irritation, even though
slight, continues the inflammation.
That is why the stomach fails to
regain its strength.
A weak stomach is like 4 lame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Humor ans Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
THE MENTAL BOOST.

It's we'll to have philosophy.
1t helps you on your way
To smooth the places rugged
And make the work like play.
You turn to It for comfort,
No matter what the loss,
BY means of 1t give trouble
A good big double cross.
It helps you in the evening
To put your cares away
And view with some complacenco
The bills you cannot pay,
For when the bill collector
Talks tc you like a Turk
You shed the bills like water
II you can make 1t work.
!, Defiance to the toothache
Quite placidly IT bids
And chronic indigestion
OF terror partly rids.
It helps a man downhearted
Nils batch of blues to shake
And makes him still be cheerful
Although his corns may ache.
ForShearts that have been broken,
For bruises of the thumb.
For hains and disappointments
Philosophy helps some.
And ever it stands ready.
The OILY one safe bet.
The fineat and the cheapest
Relief AMMAN may get.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
''In a Bad Way"
Many Rock Islander Will Feel Crate.
s. full for This Information.

When your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
When urinary troubles set in,
Your kidneys are Gin bad way"
Doan's Kidney ills will cure you.
Amos Burgman, PIT Fair street,
Davenport, Iowa, says: Il had a Sc
we're case of kidney disease which af-
fected my entire system, intense back.
aches and weakness across my loins
so severe at times as to cause me to
stop work. Il was unable to stoop or
lift anything without enduring sharp
shooting pains through my back and
sick headaches and pains In my eyes
were daily occurrences. My health
was completely broken down. con.
suited doctors, and tried many rene
dies but got no relief. saw Doan's
Kidney Pills advertised and decided
to try them. After the first few doses
felt relief, continued their use until
I had consumed three boxes and by
that time the pains and other symp.
tons had disappeared. l am at present
enjoying the best OF health and can
conscientiously say that owe 1t to
Doan's Kidney Pills."
/ Plenty more proof like this from
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and askswhat Gus
toners report.
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc
Foster ilburn company, Buffalo, N. z.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name oan and
take no other.
All the news all the Tune I'm
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

The Republican 'let us alone" plat
form won't do. We want tariff and
currency reform; we want some real
trust bursting; we want the railroads
properly curbed. The party that lets
things alone should be put out of bus
mess
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

The Suez canal cost 1920, 100000 and
has paid handsomely from the start.
Through the 500 canal passes the larg-
est tide OF commerce in any artificial
waterway. Manchester's ship canal is
q fine success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

The republicans in congress ended
up in a discordant mood, with the lead
ers and the president out of harmony
and the attempt to appear united was
a miserable failure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

A republican congressman wants the
Washington laundries regulated by law
and fined for tearing his shirts. This
shows how Roosevelt policies of Gen.
tralization are spreading disaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

The present republican congress
promises to reform after the election.
This sort of post moftem reformation
would delight the devil, if the republi-
can party had soul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

The average girl who goes to cook
ing school seems to have an idea that
her future husband is going to live on
angelfood cake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

According to Mr.. Taft, the advisable
ity of revising the tariff should be thor
oughly considered. Evidently he has not
yet considered it at all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

The president is going to make Il
democrat secretary of war, if Taft re-
signs. Well. didn't Mr.. Cleveland make
Walter Q. Gresham secretary of state?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

Predatory eloquence and predatory
buncombe are just as bad as predatory
wealth But just at this time they are
more popular
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

Republican senators seems to take
especial delight in grilling Senator
Beveridge, but Vice President Fair
banks just smiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
Born in lows

Our family were all born and raised
III Iowa, and have used Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
(made at Des Moines) for years. We
know how good it is from long expert
.ence in the use of it. In fact, when
in Ell Paso. Texas, the writer's life
was saved by the prompt use of this
remedy. We are now engaged in the
mercantile business at Narcoossee
Fla, and have introduced the remedy
here. 1t has proven very successful
and is constantly growing IN favor
Ennis Bros. This remedy is for sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The man who comes a self confessed
bearer of good news gets mad if you
presume to use your own judgment as
to whether his news is good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

Settle the down town track question
in its entirety, once and for all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

Industry is the vice of energetic peo-
Pile,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

If self conscious. bashful or conceit-
ed people knew how little people really
trouble about them it would probably
make them SO mad that they would be
efectually cured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

When a man forgets his own name
sometimes he istn't as absentminded
as he would appear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

Women try to conceal their ages, but
men don't. They know it is hopeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04
TILE ARGUS.

BY THE }. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-04

All the news all the time THE
ARGUS.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Drainage BHssss.

j. seems that the digging 81
drainage bitches Is becoming
the proper thing in Missouri and
Kansas and the various counties
are sending committees here 70
inspect the Bates county ditch.
Not long since a committee was
here from Pleasanton, Kansas
johnson county, Missouri is fix
uring on a ditch and this week q
committee from Henry county
IS here inspecting the work.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Road Repaired.

T. w Robertson was in town
last Friday circulating a sub.
scription list for the purpose Of
repairing the road across the
bottoms east Of this city. Tie
business men responded liberal.
ly and Mr.. Robertson assured
the Tribune that the road would
be repaired at once. The road
was worked on Friday and Sat.
urday and people east OF the
river we're able to come TO town
on the latter date. The road has
been practically impossible for
several weeks,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Seven Cars In the Ditch.

Seven cars of a north bound
freight train went into the ditch
two miles north of Butler depot
about eight o'clock Saturday
night and traffic over this div
ision Of the Missouri Pacific was
delayed about eight hours in con
sequence. The train had just
passed over the heavy grade
near the Garard farm aud was
making for Passaic TO sidetrack
for the south bound passenger
train when a broken ilange caus
cd q car TO jump the track. This
car was followed by six others.
all heavily loaded with a general
assortment OF merchandise, and
there was soon a iumble Of broll
en- irons, .splintered timbers,
pied" merchandise. Fortunate
ly none Of the train crew was in
iured. The wrecking crew was
called from Nevada 10 clear away
the debris. Butler Democrat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
LONE OAK.

VIM. Douglass went to Butler
one day last week with a load of
wheat.
Frank Nafas and wife we're
visiting at Il. Walters Sunday.
Chas. Star went 70 Butler Sat.
urday with some turkeys.
VIM. Themas and family were
visiting at Geo. Booths Sunday.
l. Beshore made a business
trip 10 Rich Hin Monday.
Miss Bertha Pitohford and
Mrs. T. b Bartz were trading
with Rich Hill merchants Satur.
day.
i'll Gander was trading in
Rich Hin Friday.
John Neider and sister Miss
Lena, were down helping Fred
Kamm aud wife wi t b their
butchering Monday.
Several frcm around here we're
delivering hogs 10 j. Steele at
Rich Hin Tuesday.
PLow Boy.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Death Of a Newspaper Man.

Scott LauPhlin, a son Of the
late D. " Laughlin OF Foster,
died at a hospital in Kansas City
on Monday, His remains arrived
here this morning on the early
train and were taken 70 Foster
on the Interstate for burial
Mr. Laughlin was about 80 years
OF axe, He had been engaged in
newspaper work for anumber
OF years and was recently con.
nected with the Topeka Capital.
He had also been a reporter on
the Kansas City Journsl, aud
was a most talented aud enter
tanning writer. Funeral services
were held at Foster this after
noon and his remains were in
terred in the Foster cemetery.
Butler Democrat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
SuHShlHe'S Kieth Notes

Lee Borren and wife have
been spending the past few days
visiting in the Foster neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hedden
returned to their home in Sher-
lidan, Wyoming, Monday, after
spending two weeks visiting in
Bates Co.
Aug. Hooper has quit work at
the Atlas coal mine and win open
up coal bank on his mothers
place,
we started into the Post once
the other day and stopped,
thought we had run into a pic
ture show. The vestibule or
whatever you call it is quite an
improvement.
Ben Rand killed hogs Thursday
but that didn't satisfy Bens ap-
petite for fresh meat, he and
Glen B0rron went duck hunting
Friday. They had lots OF sue
cess and we were remembered,
aud feasted on roast duck.
The Reayley young people and
some from Fair View and
Sprague enjoyed social time
and ate pie Friday night at the
/ Reayley school house. A little
over four dollars was realized.
There were more buyers than
pies and some of the boys had
t. go home without any pie.
Mr.. Frank Burkholder had an
exciting time one day last week
trying to catch calf. lie was
trying to lasso it when the cali
Jumped in a well. IL was pulleI
out by its head alive aud was
quite frisky the next day.
Mart Wheatley and son Franl
visited several days in johnson
Ca last week.
J. A. Boron was a Butler
visitor monday.
Frank Polk spent several days
last week visiting near Foster
p. W. Lynch was up from
Howell Co Friday and Satur
day on a business trip.
A big dinner was served 1,
about so guests last Friday a
the home OF Grandma Laneye on
West Myrtle street Mrs. BowaI
living on Prior creek and Mrs
Laneye give each other big
dinner twice year. Mrs.
Bowans birthday is always eel
ebrated AZ Mrs. Laneyes ia Dec
ember and Mrs. Laneves at Mrs
Bowaus in April. The relatives
and friends OF thesel swo good
old ladies Always look forward
aud help them 10 celebrate these
occasions.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Rich Hill Brick d Tile FactOy

100000 3, Z, and S-inch
Tile in our yards ready for the
market.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Remember the Printer.


While you are doing your
Christmas shopping is the time
TO drop into the newspaper once
drop a dollar ou the desk and
see the editor giVe a Christmas
smile. Your friends living aaay
from here to whom you write.
keeping them posted on current
eEents here, would appreciate
having the Tribune sent 10 them
and it would not be a bad idea
to send it 70 them as a Christmas
gift-one that would come in 50
installments. Try it-SI00 per
year
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
Waia 0gn.ui

An evening whist e 20 h1s
oeen organized oy a g1 ~
young peopie in This ct SD
they met for the frst Sine A
Friday night with Miss Asisns
Beasiey as hostess Miss sara
Wilson won te ladies prize and
d. Y. Geiger. that for the gentle
men. All present report a d.
ightful eTening. Those present.
Misses-Kitte Ferguson.
Leza Delamater, Carrie Wilson.
Sara Wilson, Zatta Walters. Kit
tic Bradley. Harriet Cole, and
AIlene BeasleT. Messers-Toui
Johannes. Frank Wilson. Paul
Delamater, Dan Walters, H. II.
Geiger, John Kriger, Geo Dow
ell Louis Hulett, Seymour Will
iamson.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17
N. t. Church Services.

We received a card from Rev.
A, G. Keast Tuesday stating that
he would be home in time 10 AN
his pulpit Sunday and would
preach at Reayley on that date.
Rev Keast is assisting IN a re.
yival az Con, Kansas, and reports
a successful meeting.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-12-17

Tuesday evening the c. r. c.
Basket Bali five defeated the
Freshman five r. to II iu a close.
~ contested game.
Miss Gertrude Cheyerton ar.
rived home from Columbia Sat.
nrday night,