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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

the knight would COME riding past
and that lie would look up and salute
her with his lance.
nd come lie presently did. His
helmet shone gleamingly IN the sun;
his chain armor displayed to the best
advantage the finely muscled shoulders
and set off well against the rich capari-
soning of his steed. That there was a
theatrical advertisement embroidered
upon the trappings of the horse she
did not care. She was looking for the
silent lifting OF the lance and wonder
ing whether the eyes We're blue or
brown beneath the heavy brows.
She could shut her eyes and remem-
Der every detail of face aud costume
long after he had passed, every detail
save that golden legend. "a Knight OF
Old. the Adelphi" that cleaned against
the crimson velvet of the saddlecloth
She recalled the heavy flowing mus
tache, with its graceful droop. the clear
color of the skin and the ruddiness OF
the cheeks. and then remembered with
distaste rim Holran's stubby. deter
n,ined chin. with its blue black tinge
Of clean. shaven Skin. Tim was al
ready in disgrace because he was out
of n job. and when he called that oven.
ing the chill reception he received
abashed even tina. self confident young
man.
For two years they had been keep
Ing company" and he had entered with
the air of one assured of welcome and
with Il light apology for the latencss
Of his arrival. only to be Informed
that 1t was matter OF indifference to
Sally whether he came or remained
away. Presently Id slipped out of the
little parior with the optimistic sug-
gestion that Sally would be feeling
better on the morrow and that he
would try to get around early.
He was unprepared for the snap
pish declaration that she did not ex.
pect to be home at all. and he flung
down the stairs in tue heat of an anger
that rose as quickly as it fell.
Once down, the cool street he told
himself that Sally had headache. SO
he built castles in the 'air-four room
castles In which Sally presided as mis-
tress and to which he came home
when his days toll was done to sit
down to a sayory mess of corned beef
and cabbage with Sally across the Ia
bic from him.
But Sally's castles in Spain were
stately edifices. thronged by knights
and ladies. wherein her knight led all
tile others In beauty. grace and dar-
Ing. She wondered how she had ever
Thought Tim Hoiran good looking and
tshuddered at her own want of taste.
She was GLAD that SHE knew better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
troops at the surrender of General
The Appointed Hour.

If you've found a task worth doing,
Do il now.
In delay there danger brewing,
Don't you be q bye-and- Dyer
And sluggish patience-tryer;
lf there aught you would acquire.
Do Ii now.
If You earn a prize worth owning.
Do ii now.
Drop all waiting and postponing.
Do ii now.
Say Il will.'' and then stick to ii,
Choose your purpose and pursue II,
There's but one right way to do 1t,
DO ii now.
All we have is just this minute,
Do il now.
Find your duty and begin it.
Do il now.
Surely you're not always going
To be "a-going-to-be," and knowing
You must sometime make Il showing.
Do IL now
Anonymous.
1t has been argued from the stand.
point of the liquor interests that the
pending ordinance contemplating the
raising of the saloon licenses in Rock
Island from $500 to 81 900 per annum,
is Ike the unexpected proposal--too
sudden. 1t is maintained in this con.
nection that the saloon owners
should have opportunity to make their
arrangements either for going out oil
business or rearranging their affairs
TO meet the new requirements, If such
exigencies become imperative.
1t will be recalled thatAas long ago
as last February, when the $1,000 or
dinance proposition was first intro
duced in the council. the explanation
attending bringing the proposition was
that ample time might be given the
saloons to prepare for the higher Ii
cense to go into effect May l. The
liquor interests went right ahead and
fought it just the same. and with the
aid of the clergy succeeded in bring
ing a sufficient pressure to bear upon
the council to defeat the ordinance
The position taken by some of the
liquor interests then was that there
was plenty of time between then and
election to take up the higher ordi
nance before May /, while others oh
jected to it on the grounds that il
would prove inexpedient in accom-
plishing moral ends and unfair in q
general sense. The moral aspect OF
the $1,000 license proposition has
been discussed on a former occasion
in The. Argus. In brief that side de
ponds entirely upon regulation, which
would apply alike TO conditions exist
ing under $500 or a $1,000 license.
The unfavorable attitude of the min
listers toward the $1,000 license prop
osition last winter was based on the
theory that Rock Island was believed
to be anti-saloOn territory and that
there should be no legislation affect
ing the liquor traffic until this ques
ton was submitted to the people
Since that time the question so in
volved has been submitted to the PEG
Pile 1t has been disposed of in way
that leaves no room for reasonable
doubt Rock Island is not anti-saloOI
territory in the meaning of the Law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
The Busy Year.

Ihe voters stand around i'm groups,
Expectant, more or less.
They hear u rumbling in the air,
Whose portend they can guess.
They want to- should there be a chance
Get next or very near
Where they can be in touch with things
For this is campaign year.
Once every four they come around,
These strenuous campaigns
And give us pleasure that is not
AT times unmiXed with pains.
The candidates at once proceed
TO chew the rag for fair,
And On the startled atmosphere
Is waited much hot air
1t is the time the voting king
Proceeds to pick and choose.
And. though lac shuts his eyes and votes
He really cannot lose
For every candidate is pledged
To walk the narrow way
And each be better than the best.
How can You beat 1t, pray?
1t is i time for common sense
To mingle in the game,
But that is not a certain sign
That il will do the same.
1t is not sanity's long suit
To on the scene appear
And do its best TO boss the job,
For this is campaign year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
The War Ended.

Did you know the war is over. Forty.
three years ago yesterday, which in
1865 fell on Sunday, General U. S.
Grant received the surrender of the
army of northern Virginia from Gen
.eral Robert E. Lee at Appomattox
court house, Virginia.
This surrender marked the end OF
the civil war and the fall of the CON
federacy. The south was exhausted
and Lee, his forces reduced by fight.
ing, hunger and disease, and surround
ed by overwhelming numbers, had nc
alternative but TO yield. This he did
in way to win the respect of his
lePppnents and the admiration of the
world. He was consistent as a sol
der to the last, and though given an
opportunity by Grant to conduct ne
gofiations for surrender through his
officers. he did not put the unpleasant
duty on others, but faced his con.
queror himself.
The scenes of the surrender have
been often described, with varying
degrees OF accuracy The accounts
which history has accepted as accur
ate come from officers who attended
the two chief actors in the closing
scene iof this greatest of modern
tragedies of war. Nearly all of these
who took prominent part in the
epoch-making event at Appomattox
have passed away. One of the very
few survivors is General Joshua L.
chahherlain of Massachusetts, who
commanded the parade of union
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

as just applied, but on the far reach
ing principle Rock Island is not prd-
hibition territory. Nor viii it be until
the saloons make it SO.
Just what the attitude of the min
listers as a class who opposed the
higher license proposition is now, is
not material. The Argus knows OF
individual instances where men of the
cloth have expressed themselves as
as better than none. But the man,
be he a preacher of the gospel or Ky
man, who is opposed to the saloon
as an institution will not be satisfied
with any form of regulation beyond
the proportion of good a betterment
of conditions may bring. The prohi-
bitionist is a prohibitionists whatever
may happen or how nearly ideal the
saloon traffic may be. conducted in
Rock Island. During the campaign
there were speakers not clothed with
clerical authority, who held that the
saloon business should not be licensed
under any conditions, as the law had
no right to so recognize what they
termed as evil. The weight of argu-
ment those so inclined would have
NOW would of course be absolutely
mill. The prohibitionist is in the mi
nority in Rock Island by pretty good
sized margin and will remain SO until
the saloons themselves furnish him
with arguments in defense of his po
sition.
The best way to furnish the argu
ment that the advocate of prohibition
is in search of is for the liquor inter
ests under any pretense to oppose the
first steps toward lettering the con
ditions that exist. The time for action
is now and by the present council be
fore it deprives itself of the right to
legislate on the subject by declaring
the result of the election. The cOun
ell, in a word, should act before the
licenses are renewed.
Increase the saloon license, cut
down the number of saloons and limit
the number by a fixed ratio for al
time.
And do it now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
NO GREASE OR DANGEROUS
DRUGS
In Herpicide, the New Scientific and
Successful Dandruff Treatment.


Have You dandruff? Then You have
a contagious parasitic disease, unpleas-
ant, unhealthy, and one that will
eventually lead to- badness. To cure
it, you must destroy the parasite that
eats at the root of the hair. The only
preparation for destroying these germs
is Newbro's Herpicide. Charles Klein
of Laramie, Wyo., says: .Herpicide
allayed the itching, cured the dandruff
and stopped my hairs falling out, and
it is bringing new crop of hair.
Herpicidc is free from grease or dan
gerous drugs, and makes hair glossy
and soft as silk. One bottle will con-
vince you of its merits. Sold by lead
ing druggists. Send 10 cents in stamps
or sample to the Herpicide company,
Detroit, Mich. Two sizes, so cents and
81. T. H. Thomas, special agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Rural Delivery Expenses.

The statistics of the postofiice de-
partment indicate that the rural de-
livery system pays its way notwith-
standing its very considerable cost.
The records show that in 1897 the
Initial cost of rural delivery was
only $3.50; but there was a deficit
in that year of $l1,41l. Ten years
later. in 1907, the rural delivery ex-
penditlres had reached an aggre-
gate of $26.755,524, but the yearly
postal deficit was only $685. S2.
This shows, at least, that The ratio
of deficit moves in contrary direc-
Ilon TO the ratio of rural delivery ex-
penditnre. The fact appears to be
that the rural delivery has proved a
bringer-in of new revenue. There has
also been accomplished a saving OF
Sl2.Q00.000 through the closing OF
small pOstoffices and the discontin-
uance of star routes.
Shonld congress adopt the sugges-
ton of the postmaster general, adding
afparcels delivery feature to the rural
service, there is every reason to be
lieve that the system would add heav-
lily 10 the postal revenues and become
more than seif-supporting. 1t is a
matter of surprise that the effort of
the department in this particular has
not found more decisive backing at
the hands of the farmers. merchants
and other country dwellers, for whom
such a service would prove of the
greatest convenience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

Impartial writers at Washington are
intimating that the asphalt trust is so
tarred with its own stick, that it is
hardly possible for the United States
to take serious action against Presi-
dent Castro of Venezuela witheut be-
ing in danger of compromising felony.
This is perhaps why the little .presi-
dent of the little South American re-
public is making so many faces and
saying such saucy things. e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

What was the matter with DR.. Hill
ambassador and accepts him? Dipl9
macy seems to be boys play as prac-
ticed by Teddy and the kaiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

President Roosevelt has ordered the
department of justice TO be lenient to
the railroads in enforcing the com
modify clause" of the railroad rate
bill, which goes into effect on May l.
This will allow the coal trust to still
own railroads and coal mines and con
tinue TO charge exorbitant prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Suspicious Circumstance.

Why does the man who shayes him.
self always feel called on to explain
that he doesn't boycott the barber to
save money? 1t seems to be on his
conscience. The man he is telling, all
about it doesn't care what the object
is-whether it is to save enough money
to buy an automobile or whether it sis
to test scientific experiment.
Certainly it is constitutional for him
to shave himself. and we do not see
why he doesn't proceed with the pleas
ure of nicking himself up and let it 60
at that without so much protesting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

A woman in Indiana has been mar
ried so many times that she can re-
member the names of only five of her
husbands. She ought to be star in
q musical comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Pull for a Greater Rock Island.

The United States senate, having
passed the Aldrich currency bill. has
about talked itself out of work, that
il wants to do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

~ A serious and long drawn out strike
of 100000 coal miners will add to the
business depression that republican
policies have already inflicted upon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Unarned.

Where are you going. Bill:''
s over to hear Jones' new phono-
graph
Why, man. what's the use? You
haven't got an AK along"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

1t invigorates, strengthens and builds
up. keeps you in condition, physically
and mentally. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. So cents,
tea or tablets. Harper House phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Parts He Saw.

"Now, Tommy said the visiting
school director to the small boy who
was supposed to know something about
grammar, 'what are the parts OF
speech?"
''The tongue, the lips and the throat
repliedthe bright child without hesita-
ton. \
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
THE ARGUS

by THE j. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
The Trust Maanats.

"Do you believe in the freedom OF
contract?''
You bet, but I always make one
stipulation
what Is that?"
'grhat the freedom shall be all on my
SIDE"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10
Humor aua Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The trouble is when you make fool
of yourself you have to levy ON your
friends when you are forced to make
up the price you have to pay for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

with the Other Tied.
II didn't know you played the plane"
'Sure, do"
.ExpertY
"All of that. why, I can play with
one hand"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-10

Faithful is the touch of a friend as
long as the response is satisfactory.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22
STRAW VOTES FOR BRYAN.

The Baltimore News, which Is
supporting Mr.. Taft, has gone into
the straw vote ballot business by
distributing cards in the Balti-
more theatres. The result of the
first nights ballot is not calculated
to arouse any intense enthusiasm
or to raise the hopes of the News
to an extraordinary height. The
News sums up the result i'll the
following short paragraph:
"It is giving Mr.. Taft little
the best Of it to say that on the ba-
sis of last nights poll he will have
three-tenths of this vote, or, in
round numbers, $4,000 votes to
Mr.. Brysn's $4,000, giving Mr..
Bryan a majority in the city of
40, OO0."
And yet they talk about Mary
land being found in the Taft col
umn on the morning of the 4th of
November. But the result of the
straw ballot in Baltimore is no less
gratifying to democrats than one
in an Indiana township in which
Bryan received $50 and Taft "a.
Straw votes may not be an indica-
tion of what the result will be in
November, but these two are by no
means discouraging to democrats.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22
Powder Springs.

Miss Bell Wright attended the
postmasters' convention that met
in Atlanta recently.
Mrs Chas. Hendley was carried to
Atlanta recently and had an opera
tion performed. Her many friends
will be glad to know she is improv-
ing rapidly.
Miss Edith Baggett's many
friends will be sorry to know she
has typhoid fever.
Miss Gertrude Bell recently Wis.
tied her brother Walter who is
attending Hearn Institute at Cave
Springs.
Mr. and Mrs Lynton Selman and
two charming children, Lynton
Jr., and Martha Riley, of Biz
mingham, are spending awhile
with Mrs J w Selman.
Mrs Mitchell Lindley and two
sons, Parks and Cliff, spent Friday
and Saturday in Douglasville.
Mr. | G Moon, the popular R +
D carrier on Route No. 1, is taking
his vacation.
Miss Neva Selman spent Satur-
day in Marietta, and took the ex.
animation for teachers.
Mrs J F P Lindley and son, HUI
bert, spent Sunday with relatives
in Marietta.
Mr. Pierce Lindley will make his
home for another year with the
family of Mr. Weyland Camp, near
Marietta.
There was a crowd from here at.
tended the fair in Atlanta on Sat.
urday.
Miss Mamie Vaughn, student Of
the State Normal School, Athens,
spent part of last week with her
parents, DR. and Mrs J NJ Vaughn
We are sorry to note the illness
of Mrs J T Camp, and hope she
may soon be up again.
Mrs John A Lewis spent Sun
day, the 18th, III Atlanta with her
daughter, Mrs Charles Lindley.
Rev E D Hale, spent part of last
week with his mother in Rome
Mrs Hale spent few days with
her parents i'll Kirkwood,
We hear many compliments for
our neighbor church, County Line.
They have one of the best choirs
in the county. 1t is a real musical
feast to visit their church and
hear their music. No.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22
MOST LUXURIES.

The question which seems TO
concern this country is how to OBJ
tain the most luxnries with the
least work. Some of the five-
hours-a-day fellows have fifteen
hours.a-day wives, which help out
q good deal in a family; and some
times ten-hour-a-day man finds
himself in possession of a no-hour-
a-day wife, which assures dough
cakes" for that family. Time was
if q man and his wife and children
all pegged away at some useful in
dustry, according to the early set
tiers, they would rise in impor-
lance as surely as cream rises on
the top of a pan of milk. Nor is
the good old plan of industry and
economy yet entirely untrust-
worthy, though growing more 80
as the years roll by. Large houses,
fine furniture, elegant dress and
equippage, with no business or
visible means to back it all up,
are everyday sights. One is often
tempted to think there is not
much difference between those
who work and those who play, but
that the balance is in favor of
those who play. This is natu-
raj conclusion from q superficial
standpoint.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22
sourHHEE.k. CorruA MILLS.

The preliminary report of the
census bureau on cotton consump-
tion in the United States for the
year ending August S1st, 1908, re-
Gently issued, showed that during
the period covered the mills of the
South consumed 2,2256,613 bales,
against 2 ,410, 993 bales i'll 1906.O7,
or a falling off of only 154 $3.50
bales (64 per cent ], whereas in
the same interval Northern estab-
lishments exhibited a decline of
255, 118 bales 100 per cent?. This
census bureau report, 30 far as it
applies to Southern consumption,
is in approximate agreement with
the result disclosed in our annual
cotton crop report issued Septem-
Der 4th, and shows, as President
Finley of the Southern railway in
effect says, that the cotton milf
industry of the South suffered less
during the period of general bust
ness depression than the mills in
other sections of'the country, and
this notwithstanding the falling
off in the trade for China, upon
which many Southern mills place
large dependence. With good rea-
son, Mr.. Finley looks upon the
report as furnishing additional
evidence of the superior advan-
tages of the South as the location
for cotton mills.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22

Much of the unhappiness which
sometimes attends married life
owes its origin to q lack Of the
amenities and courtesies which
we're SO assiduously practiced by
both parties before marriage. The
feeling that it is not worth while
to keep them up is snswerable for
much of the loss of respect, want
of chivalry and indifference which
gradually lead to the decay of af-
lection. In the same way, broth
ers and sisters rub of the bloom
of fraternal regard by the absence
of those gentle and respectful
manners with which they greet all
outside friends. Insensibly they
become careless, indifferent and
rude, and black looks, hard words
and sharp answers poison the
home which might have been the
haven of peace and happiness had
not the respect for one another's
personality been broken down.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22

A New Jersey man has made an
automobile that he has driven at
the rate of 100 miles an hour, or
two miles to the minute, and he
says he will not be satisfied until
he has accomplished 40 miles an
hour At that rate of speed, all
vision must be blurred and breath
ing painful. What's the real use
of going that fast? Why not stay
at home and use the telephone?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22

The Washington Herald says
that Georgia is glutton for the
limelight this year. mot only is
it represented by Mr.. Watson and
Mr.. Graves in the national field of
political endeavor, but Mr.. Sidney
@. Tapp, an Atlanta luminary,
has assembled himself in conven-
ton and nominated himself OH the
national liberal party platform,
which declares, particularly, for
woman suffrage"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22

Chicago should, and probably
will, erect a monument to Frank
Turek, who died in Pittsburg the
other day after being injured in a
railroad accident. Turek was taken
to the hospital UNCONSCIOUS. For
several hours the doctors worked
over HIM, trying to fan into flame
the spark of his vitality. At
length he opened his eyes slowly,
and sighed: whats the scorer"
he asked. "Cubs 3, Tigers o."
he was told. Then, with a happy
smile, he lay back upon his pillow
and died. Was ever loyalty more
beautifully exemplifed? Trust
Chicago for the answer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22
ITEMS OFINTEREsT.

Italians use rancid butter,
formed into balls with shells of
hardened cheese, for lamps.
A new beavier-thsn-air flying
machine, German invention, is
shaped almost exactly like bird.
A complete portable blacksmith
shop, filling two box cars, is in use
by the Missouri Pacific Railroad
The most pleasure woman gets
out of owning carriage is going
to call in it on those who don't.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22
The Evidence in the Case.

33 years is evidence-Millions of con-
sumers is evidence-sales made by 49,
600 agents is evidence. You buy 4 gall
Ions l.. & M. Paint and 8 gallons Pure
Linseed Oil lat 80 cents), mix them
and make Z gallons best paint. ready for
use-costs only $1.20 per gallon. Done
in minutes. CAN'T & HoDGKs, L. &
M. Paint Agents.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1908-10-22

A pair of French army dogs has
drawn light ambulancas with loads
of 100 pounds each for 375 miles
without a breakdown, showing
their availability for such pur-
poses in time of war.