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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
ENJOY A SMOKER.
Members Of Island City Camp N. W.
A. Have Annual Meeting and ~
Social Session.
NEW OFFICERS ARE NAMED
Plans for a Public Installation to be
Held Jan. II Made. A. WALES
to Have Charge.

Island City camp No. 300, NJ. W. A.
held a meeting last evening at their
hall and the annual election of officers
took place. Following the election a
smoker was held and a number of in,
formal talks were given by prominent
members of the camp. The election of
officers as usual brought out large
attendance and a pleasant time was
enjoyed. Plans were laid to have a
public installation of the newly elected
officers Jan. IL. The ceremonies will
be in charge of E. A. Wales, past con
sui of st. Louis camp and at present
an employee of the society in the audit
ing department at the head Office in
this city.
The officers selected last evening are
as follows:
Past Consul-D. H. Smith
Consult w. Reddig.
Adyisor-George Hardy.
Banker-A. l.. FriSk.
Clerk-R. Helpenstell.
Escort. J. Felt.
Watchman-Joseph Walters.
Sentry-O. l.. Kline.
Managers for 5 years-C. G. Pinker-
ton; for one year, w. P. Ryan.
Physicians-E. Bradford, C. Bern,
hardi, ST., C. Bernhard. Jr., Joseph De
Silva, Alfred Stocker, c. F. Freytag.
Royal Arcanum.
Rock Island council No. 1852, Royal
Arcanum, last evening elected officers,
H. II. Robb being chosen for the sew
enth successive term as recorder and
| H. K. Walker for the fourth term as
| treasurer. The list of officers fol
lows:
Regent-James Bagley.
Vice Regent-Frank Hughes.
Orator-William Easley.
Past Regent-William Emig.
Secretary-H. H. Robb.
| Collector-George Garlock.
Treasurer-H. K. Walker.
| Chaplain--H. Edmund Robb.
| Guide-William B. Penrod.
mathematician C. Hubble.
Sentry-Samuel Broeker.
/ Trustees William Beal, JOSEPH
Moran, Fred Boyd.
1 Observation-Disclosures Hoppe
/ Representative to the Grand Council
William Emig.
Alternate-C Conrad Wittig.
i Ladies' of G.. A. II.
4 Colonel Brackett circle No. SIS. o
the Ladies of the G. A. R., at their an
tEual meeting this week elected the fol
flowing officers:
President-Mrs. Agnes Tubbs.
! Senior Vice President-Mrs. CARR
Coyne
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Jan
Griffin.
I Treasurer-Mrs. Gertrude Nieswer
Ider.
| Chaplain-Mrs. A. E. Battles.
Conductress-Mrs. Ida Van Horn.
Assistant CondHctress-Mrs. Neili
Wright.
GUARDIANS. Martha Larson.
Assistant Guard-Mrs. Lavina StaI
:. ton
Delegate-Mrs. Mary Duffin.
: Alternate-Mrs Matilda Archer.
Pianist-Mrs. Cora Casey
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

to me characteristics OF which L KNOW
nothing. You have a reprehensibie
way of shifting to my shoulders a
great many problems that are too
much for your limited mind to grasp.
Come, now. what do you mean by it?''
I've never seen You before" stam-
mered the professor. .'Who are your
The shape hanghtily drew itself up.
II am the primitive man" 1t cried in
a terrible voice.
And the professor is understood to be
running yet.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
JELLYFlSH.
In Tropical Waters This Queer crea
ture Is at It's Best.


In Tropical Waters This Queer crea
turc Is at It's Best. r
Few marine animals seem 1T FIRST
glance to betray less intelligence than
the jellyfish. Up with the, tide and
down with the tide, carried along by
this or that current, moving with the
eddy of Il backwater hitler aud thith
er. the Jellyfish has become almost
synonym for helplessness. Sciehtifical
ly, of course, the popular idea of the
| jellyfish is wholly mistaken. but it is
perhaps only in tropical waters that it
| is found in the perfection of intelli-
gence. In the south Pacific round the
islands of Polynesia and as far south
as the upper portion of the North is
land of New Zealand there is Il Jelly
| fish that not only knows where 1t
wants to go, but is even provided with
a sail which it can and does hoist or
lower at will. The sail. like the rest
of this curious animal, is almost trans
parent; but, unlike the body of the
fish, which is of the usual gelatinous
construction, the sail is a membrane
almost as hard as shell. Round about
the Ellice group the navigating fish Is
often found with a sail measuring i've
inches across, and it navigates the
shallow island waters with the skill of
a pilot, steering in and out of Shaggy
places and avoiding distractions both
tabove and below the surface with I'M
erring skill Like its cousins in home
waters, this navigating jellyfish has
the power of stinging its natural enc
mics, and its sting is fatal to other
fish and dangerous to man.--London
Standard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
An Unpleasant Visitor.

A frfghtful shape doomed up before
the nearsighted eyes of the frightened
professor. 1t was of heroic size, 1t
stopped a little, It's arms were unusu-
ally long, its forehead was retreating
and It's feet were bare and very broad.
'You have taken great liberties with
me-" said the shape. ''You refer to me
on every possible occasion. ascribing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
IFS Sometimes Like That.

They were rehearsing for the ANA
teur theatrieals.
clearing her throat that the people
in the back of the house can't hear us
speak our lhes?" . -
The professional trainer held up his
hand with a soothing gesture.
"Yes, but don't let that worry you.'
he said. They can hear the prompter,
so they won't lose touch with the play
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Absentminded.

Sir John Burden Sanderson was no.
toriously absentminded. OF the cycle
of anecdote that gathered around him
much was fabricated. The story of lis
boiling his watch while holding an egg
in his hand, often related also of New
ton, is in La Bruyere's "Caracteres.'
But there seems to be some foundation
for the suspicion, that in his laboratory
he once lunched. on frog and was
afterward found deeply contemplating
sandwich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
IN THE CHURCHES

Services in the various churches will
be held as follows tomorrow:
Zion Swedish Lutheran, Forty-fifth
street and Seventh avenue. Rev. e. X.
Jonson, pastor. Services at 1O:45 a. m.
and 1880 D. m. Sunday school at 9:15
a. m. Prayer service Wednesday at
6:45 p. m.
Grace English Lutheran, corner For
ty-fourth street and Seventh avenue.
Rev. Ira o. Nothstein pastor. Sunday
school at g.: Is a. m. Luther league at
Gas. Services at 10:45 a. m. and
7:45 p. m. Morning subject, "The
Peril of the Unfruitful Tree" Even
ing subject, "a Treaty Made by Mis-
take" Luther league topic, Christ
tian Liberty"
Swedish Lutheran, corner Four
teepth street and Fourth avenue. Rev.
s. G. Hagglund, pastor. Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m. Services at 10:45
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Morning topic,
1.-THE Way of Salvation Evening,
1.-THE Tutor Unto Christ"
German Lutheran, corner Twentieth
street and Fifth avenue. Rev. G.. A.
Mennicke. pastor; Rev. e. D. Men
nicke, assistant pastor. Services at
10 a. m. and 1880 D, m.
German Evangelical, Ninth street
between Fifth and Sixth avenues
Rev. F. ]. Rolf pastor. Sunday schoo
at 9:15 a. m. Services at 10:30 a. m
and 1880 p. IN. 49,
Trinity Episcopal church. Mine
teenth street and Sixth avenue; Rev
Granville II, Sherwood, rector. Ser
ices at 1880 a. m. and 1o:45 a. m ant
1880 p m. Morning subject, THE En-
manuel Movement
Memorial Christian, corner OF Third
avenue and Fifteenth street. Rev. w
3. Clemmer, pastor. Bible school al
9.20 a. M. Junior C. E. at 1880 D. IN
Y. P. Christian Endeavor society. a
GAS D. m. Services at 1O:45 a. m
and 1880 p. m.
Second Christian, corner Sixth street
and Thirteenth avenue. Sunday school
at 9:15 a. m; George H. Hull superin
tendeht.
Central Presbyterian, corner Twelfth
street and Eleventh avenue. Rev. Mar
ion Humphreys, pastor, Sunday school
at $3.50 a. IN. Christian Endeayor at I
p. m. Services at II a. m. and 1880
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Rock Island, H., Dec. II, 1908.


Dear Santa Claus:|I am little
auburn haired boy Z years old. go to
school every day and carry the Satur-
day, Blade on Saturday nights. Now
Santa please send me little rag
doll with a black face and little auto
mobile to ride the doll in. and nice
little red cap to match my red curls
and cents worth of gum drops. Now
Santa that's all l want. From
JAMES MATTHIAS McCARREN,
231 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Letters to Santa Claus
ROCK Island III, Dec. IL. 1908.

Dear Santa Claus Please send me
for Christmas baseball, a bat, a sled
to slide to bases on. pair of shoe
strings and so cents. Don't forget to
bring the 80 cents. From
FELIX WAHLHIEM,
2713 Eighth-and-a-half avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Rock Island. Ill. Dec. u, 1908.

Dear Santa Claus: / am a little girl
years old. would like to have a
dolly, and a little blackboard, and a
nice Christmas tree, and some nuts
and candy, and please bring my little
brother hobby horse and train of
cars. Goodbye, Santa. From your
little friend, LEOTA GLYNN,
909 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Rock Island III. Dec. IL, 1908.

Dear Santa Claus:-I am little girl
6 years old. Would you please bring
me doll buggy, a black one, doll,
a new dress, some hair ribbons, new
coat. and please don't forget my aunt
Julia. She wants set of furs. nice
ones. FLORENCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

1t is proposed, according to Berlin
cable dispatch. to establish professor
ships Of aviation at the Gottingen uni.
versity IN Germany and at several
technical colleges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

Rock Island, ILL.,, Dec. IL, 1905.
Dear Santa Claus: send me
a little air gun, pair of boots with
brass toes. little teddy bear and one
little fire wagon, red cap with big
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Rock Island. ILL.,, Dec. II. 1908

tUCh ISIstIIu III, DEC. II, IJVo-
My Dear Santa Claus:I would like
a gun and pair of skates and sled
and an Indian suit and bring my little
niece doll. Her name is Velma and
she has brother named peneen.
Bring him rattle. Goodby Santa.
My name is Willie,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

blue tassel on. and little red wagon
full of nuts and candy and nice little
tin horn md a drum. This is all l
want now Santa.
CLARENCE BENNETT,
1921 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
Rock Island. I'll. Dec. II. 1908.

ROCK ISIahu, III, DEC. IT, IJUN-
Dear Santa Claus:-I am a coed lit
tie boy. | want little violin to play
on and a little al and a horn for my
little brother Frank and bring me a
hobby horse and sword. And don't
forget a little tool box for brother
Walter Goodbye dear Santa Claus.
From your friend.
ALBERT GEIGER,,
S31 Fourth avenue.
All the news all the timo - THE
ARGUS. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

p. m. Junior meeting and bible
class at a p. m. and salvation meeting
at p. m.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic,
"wenty-eighth street and Fifth eve.
nue., Rev. J. F. Lockney. pastor. Mass
at and 1890 p. m. Sunday school
at r. m Vespers at 1880 p. m.
st. PauPs Belgian Roman Catholic,
Twenty-fourth street and Eignth-and.
a-balf avenue. Father Leon Van Seap-
pen. pastor Mass at 8 and 10: 80 a m.
SEnday school at 2 p. m. vespers at 3.
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic. corner
Second avenue and Fourteenth street,
Dean J. J.. Quinn. pastor. Mass al
l7:2O. $3.50 and 1890 a. m. Sunday
:, school at $40 a. m.
! st. Mary's German Catholic. corner
OF Fourth avenue and Twenty-second
street, Father Adolph Geyer, pastor
Mass at s; and 1880 a. m.
| Church of Today, Illinois theater
Dr. Hedley Hall, pastor. Services al
1o:45 a. m. Theme, "The Religion Of
the Future
West End Sunday school, 700 Sixth
street. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m
Prayer meeting Friday evening al
$50 w. B. Barker. superintendent
Free Swedish Mission, corner Of
Eleventh street and Fifth avenue. Sun.
day school at $40 a. m.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints.-K. of P. hall. Sunday school
at 1870 p. m. Services at Sp m.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-06
Is

Before pOygany was an acknowledged tenet OF
the Mormon church, there something in the
system which your fathers in Illinois could toler-
ate; rather, they killed the pretended prophet who
founded it and drove the remnant of the band out
naked into the wilderness
Senator Hopkins did what he could to cast opprob-
iun upon their acts to dishonor the opinions of the
strong men of your state who lived sixty years ago
Lincoln, Douglas and the rest.
lie ought not any longer to represent you in the
United States senate, for as SENATOR on most
vital point he betrayed you.
The Gentes of Utah have been making war upon
the treason and degradation of this system for more
than forty years. They have asked aught ex-
cept that the Mormon church people shall come with
IN the righteous laws of the United States
Senator Hopkins by word by pen and by VOTE
and while sitting a Judge, and with no evidence
to back his words, did what he could to disgrace and
discredt us.
The result of his labors was published in the organ
OF the Mormon church here a mighty vindcation
of the church.
AS loyal women of Utah, we beg, in conclusion
to appeal again to you to see that this man. Hop
kIns receives no honor from the great state of
Illinois, and to add that if you do not do your ut
most IN honor, to defeat him. you will perpetrate
grleVouS wrong upon yourselves your children your
homes and the manhood and womanhood the wife
mood and the motherhood of your state
Address all communications to
MRS. ELIZABEH COHEN
President 407 South Second East Street
MRS. HETTIE KIDDER
Secretary, 962 East First South Street Salt Lake
City, Utah
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-06-06
At Peace with Wall Street.

The following editorial is taken from the Spring
field (Mass) Republican:
President Roosevelt's is being used quite
freely in support of the present upift in the stock
market 1t was common understanding some DAYS
ago that a general treaty of peace between Wall
Street and the president had been reached as a
result of which Wall Street would support Taft for
the nomination. Its reward for so doing was to be
halt III the administrations campaign against pred
atory wealth. Its punishment for not doing so
would be the nomination of the president himself
Now we are being treated to rumors of special in
dVldual conventions treaties of peace and immun-
lty between the white house and the supposedly more
culpaDle OF the predatory corporations. One is said
to cover Hartman and his Pacific roads-immunitv
from prosecution from the side and support of
Iatt from the other and is to be noted that one of
of the large New York bankers associated with the
Hartman interests has declared in favor of Taft,
and like declaration from Hartman himself NAV
soon be Forthcoming. The stock market at any rate
seems to be expressing substantial belief in the ex-
1stence of such treaty
Then there is story of another special treaty en-
tered into between the white house and the New
Haven company about it. and his reply is said to
nave nave: been Yes we are now for Taft-like HI"
which may be interpreted as YOU please but which
recalls David B. Hills remark during the campaign
OF 1896: L am still democrat-very still"
lhese stories may not soften the prevailing tenn
per at the white house, but the public has come to
know MT Roosevelt as fighter who is not so partic-
ular as he might be respecting the means EMPLOYED
to attain determined end; and, if the stories find
large popular credence, he has himself chiefly to
plane Moreover, have we not evidence in the
brownsville truce the republican side of the SEN
ate that extraordinary means to be employed to
put the party into the field for the coming campaign
with united 'front.' But the chosen candidate of tbe
president is being meantime placed in hard position
Tor SO heavy man to fill How is he likely to sue
ceed IN riding the two horses of Roosevelt radical
Ism and predatory" Wall Street?
The New York correspondent, who writes over
the name Holland" has something interesting to saw
OF republican politics in a letter printed in the Pha
delpha Press. Following are extracts from that
letter:
What Jacob Schif ventured to say when accept
ing a nomination for vice-president of the Taft Or
ganlzatlon OF New York City simply echoes much
that has been heard in the financial district in Which
Mr. Schf is of influence unsurpassed by that of anv
other hnanc1er. But not until Mr. Schiff spoke has
any one prominently identified with the financial dis
rlct SAD Tor publication that this district looks upon
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Walkind Sticks.

The sixteenth century is that in
which the walking stick became not
merely a useful implement, but an ar
ticle Of fashion, dignity and luxury.
In the seventeenth century it was gold
headed and made Of rare woods. 1t
was sign of leadership. IF
For long period there was little
variety among Englishmen in the ma
terial used for the majority of walking
sticks. The ''oaken towel" as it was
pleasantly termed when an enemy was
to be rubbed down." shared popular
ity with the crab tree cudgel, which,
among rural folk especially, was much
valued and classic from the conflict in
"Hudibras," when
With many a stiff thwack, many bang,
Hard crab tree on old iron rang.
Classic, too, is that stout oaken stick
which sturdy DR.. Johnson, who, like
Knox, "never feared the face Of living
man." provided himself with when he
went to the pit of the little theater in
the Haymarket in full view of Foote,
who had announced bis intention of
taking him off, on the stage, an in
tention which in view of the stick he
did not carry into effect.-Gentleman
Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Linked Eyebrows

1t is popularity believed that if ones
eyebrows meet it indicates deceit.
Charles Kingsley indorses this belief,
but Tennyson has other ideas and
POLITICALLY speaks of married brows."
In Turkey meeting eyebrows are
greatly admired, and the women use
artificial means to bring the brows to
this condition, and if art cannot in
duce thin eyebrows to grow they make
up by drawing black line with paste.
It would appear that the Greeks ad-
mired brows which almost met, and
the fashionable inhabitants of Rome
not only approved of them, but re-
sorted to pigments to make up the
lack which sometimes existed.
Some proverbs state that the person
whose eyebrows meet will always
have good luck, while others state ex-
actly the reverse. The Chinese say
that 'people whose eyebrows meet
can never hope to attain to the dig
nifty of a minister Of state," and in
Greece Of today the man whose brows
meet is said to be vampire, while in
Denmark and Germany it is said he
is a werewolf London Standard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Composita Names.

Zone Of the differences between the
east and the northwest" said a Puget
sounder, "is the names Of places, and
the SkikOmishes, the SnOhomishes, the
Snoqualmies, the Wahkiakums and the
lot of them give man funny feelings,
and when he runs across Bucoda, on
the Northern Pacific railroad in Pierce
county, Wash, he doesn't know wheth-
or 1t Is Chinook or Siwash or what.
But 1t Is none Of them-like Kenova, in
West Virginia, which is near the juno
ton Of Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia,
or Delmar, where Delaware and Mary
land come together. Bucoda is COM
posite name, and it's story is simple
enough. When the Northern Pacific
came in town sprang up, and it
must have a name. There were Indian
names in plenty, but something more
novel was wanted, so Messrs. Buckley,
Coulter and Davis, all Northern Pacific
officials, put their heads together first
and their names later, and the name
Bu-co-da was evolved, with an ety.
mology very apparent to any one who
is at all Informed in terminology. Bu-
coda 1t has remained, and it is not half
bad as names go in the Puget sound
country.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Ry tho Name nf AX Q,

In France, where great care is taken
that men shall have no other name
than that to which they are lawfully
entitled and where every citizens
name, profession, social condition and
history are carefully recorded and his
goings and comings are officially kept
track of, some very curious incidents
take place.
i On one occasion young man was
arrested in Constantine, Algeria, on a
charge of stealing money belonging to
his employer. When it was sought to
make record Of his name, it was
found that he had no lawful name at
all.
He had been "inscribed' at Bordeaux
and mother were not known, and the
name Of Lafonde, under which he had
been inscribed without authority, he
had since been forbidden by court Of
justice to bear because it was not
rightfully his. After having been for
hidden the name of Lafonde he took
that Of Bruyton and was refused per-
mission to bear that.
Nevertheless he managed to exist in
some way without any name at all,
but when, having been accused of TAX
ing SOME money that had disappeared,
the law was obliged to take cognizance
Of him in some way he was entered on
the lists Of the court as one OK" And
it was as tx" that he was sent to
prisOn.-NeW York Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
Africans and the Locomotive

The children Of the desert were filled
with awe when first the silence Of the
primeval solitude was broken by the
putting Of the steam engine. Down at
the other end Of the Cape to Cairo line
the simple Matabele. W m first con-
fronted by locomotive, were certain
that the strange machine was worked
by the labor of an indefinite number of
oxen, which they assumed were shut
up inside; hence, when the engine stop
ped, they gathered in curious crowds,
waiting to see the door open and the
oxen come out, nor could they for many
days be persuaded that the power of
the locomotive could come from other
than the strength Of the OK.
The Arabs of the Sudan, more imag-
inative than the Matabele, saw in the
fire horses Of the railway one Of the
Djinns Of the ARABIAN Nights" har-
messed by the magic of the infldel to
the long train Of cars. The steam en-
gine was to them a living, sentient
being, Of which belief there Is curl
GUS evidence in the fact that on one
occasion a sheik made an impassioned
remonstrance against the cruelty of
making so small an engine draw so
huge q train.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-09-19
An Inspired Sculptress.

AS mere girl Miss Winnie Ream, the
sculptress, visited Rome, her soul filled
with enthusiasm for music and art
On one occasion she was taken to one
of Liszt's concerts and was fortunate
enough to obtain a seat near enough
to have touched him with her hand.
AS the great master played she lis
tened rapturously to the wonderful
music, entranced and forgetful of ev-
erything save the glorious sounds pro-
duced by his inspired touch.
At Il pause Liszt turned and looked
at he1, and quietly, without word, he
leaned and overlaid one hand over
hers and gently pressed it in silent
recognition of the appreciation which
glowed in her large black eyes and
filled her whole being. At the close of
the concert he turned to her and said,
''My child, we need no Introduction"
At her earnest request that he would
sit for her he readily consented, and
she modelled the bust from life, putting
in the work the true artists inspira tion
and power, which alone can give to it
the touch Of strength and life.-Balti-
more Sun.