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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26

ought to get as much happiness out
Of the world as possible, and l was
thinkin' about it one day while was
in town, and says to the county
jedge, says I, ledge, is there any way
for man turned forty-five to be hap
py?' He asked me If could read, and
told him could make out my name
IL it was printed in sheriff's sale.
Then he said: Well, read good books
and think about 'em. Don't read the
things that will stimulate you to ar
gufy, but the things that will feed
your mind without raisin' its bristles.
Some books are full Of the sweet I'M
selfishness of the human heart. Read
them. Some make the fancy play like
you have seen the lightnin' OF an
evenin' on low-hangin' cloud far over
in the west. Read them. Don't read
the vicious ones any more than you'd
keep close company with vicious
man. Do this and you'll find the world
openin' up toward the past and
brightenin' toward the future. One
man is really stronger than another
for what he knows and not for what
he's got. We know he can't take his
material things with him, but no man
knows that he can't take the spir-
itual things. Solomon was the wisest
man, it is said, but believe he would
have been little wiser If he hadn't
been quite so rich. He wouldn't have
been mixed up with so many women,
and right there is where he proved he
want any wiser than some of the rest
of us.
well, thought over what the coun-
ty jedge said, and l began to read.
slow at first, for l hadn't been well
schooled, and the more read the
bigger my farm seemed to grow, and
now I've got more than ten million
acres under cultivation. Laws a
massey, what chance you youngsters
have. Instead of bein' happy only in
the latter end of your life you can be-
gin now l don't mean that you should
neglect any work that you may have
to do. or that you shouldn't want to
make money, but do mean that you
ought to lay up an estate that can't
become bankrupt I am givin' you
old talk, it is true, but it is the old
| principles that touch man the most,
for they have always had bearin' on
his life Don't understand me to
mean, boys, that you should become
bookish, but jest to mix your readin'
in along with your life. 1t will keep
you from breakin' yourself down try
in to keep up with some man that can
make money easier than you can, and
he will always be there, jest little
in front Of you. Love your feller-man,
for he's all right in the long run. He's
got more sympathy than hate. Some
body may tell you that human nature
is all selfish, but don't you believe it.
Well" he added, getting down off the
fence, Il must box up my gold now
and cart it home. Coin my way,
Brother Stoveall?"
Yes, Jucklin, but you are no COM
pany for me-"
81 reckon that's right" Limuel re-
| piled. Il know it must be right, for
l haven't got anything you want"
Copyright, by Opie Ready
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
~: :!

The neighborhood sale, held at an
old homestead, brings out the impor-
lance and the force of the man who
has been thrifty and who has ready
money at command. It is a sad pic
ture(the passing of the farm, the dis
antegration Of family, the blighting
or 3 thousand memories that cluster
about a hearthstone. At such a time
the squeaky voice of ready money be-
comes thunderous in tone, awning the
modest aspiration of a neighbor who
hooks toward the purchase of yoke
OF cattle, wagon, colt; and when
ready money seems determined the
promissory notes of the modest fall
back Into tameness and silence. But
ready money does not care to acquire
everything at a neighborhood sale
Being material 1t looks to material
things, and its estimate of the spir-
atual is but shallow, so, when at the
Groggin sale Linn Jucklin outbid
Stoveall, and become possessed of a
pile OF old books heaped on the floor,
some Of his friends marveled that he
should have run the risk of exciting
the opposition of the wealthiest man
In the community.
"Oh, 1 knew that he didn't want
en-" said Linn as he climbed to seat
upon the rail fence, a low but esti.
NATIVE throne of observation I'm his
house they would be just so much
rubbish. They don't talk to him, and
when book don't speak to a man 1t
LIS the dumbest thing in the world. II
can't make as much noise as a pig,
Tor pig squeals; quieter than duck
for a duck quacks-it simply takes its
place along with the brickbat or the
Did shoesole that curls up in the sun
But when book even whispers to a
man 1t tells him the sweetest of Sc
crets. It tells him that he amt a
blamed fool, and this is a mighty i'm.
portant piece of news. Whenever see
an old book / think of Abe Lincoln
He gathered corn for two days, keep.
In up the down row, for a life OF
Washington, and you men that have
bumped yourselves all day behind a
wagon know what that means. He
was lendin' his body to the work OF
openin' up his soul. 1t came hard
that book did; 1t meant backache, for
1T took Lincoln long time to reach
down to the ground, but 1t meant
more than If he had been workin' for
a hundred dollars day. Don't under.
stand me to say that every man that
thinks so much of book will be
great; he may never be able to go to
a sale such as this and buy a yoke of
steers, but in the long run it will be
worth more to him than all the steers
that Old Elisha was plowin' when
the call came for him to go up"
But the prophet was a handlin' of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26

ing / went into town in the same car
with his mother and father, and l had
quite a chat with Mrs. Bingham, who
is very different from Mrs. Worthing.
Our subject was children, and con-
fessed to her that 1 was clean dis
couraged about my boy Harry; that
it did seem as II all my talking and
advice and splendid example since he
was born had been thrown away on
him, and that he seemed more thought
less and hopeless every day.
why, I'm perfectly astonished to
hear you say so," she said. Il was
telling Mr.. Bingham only last night
that IL there was manly. we'll
brought-up boy in the place it was
your Harry, and he agreed with me.
Dear me! IL you had such chap as
Tom to bring up you might well
despair. l sometimes wonder wheth-
er we'll ever get any credit for hav-
ing tried to bring him up in the way
he should 60"
why, Mrs. Bingham, surely you are
Joking" said L You son Tom is the
one boy in town that think is a
credit to his parents. He always lifts
his cap when he meets me; the other
day Isaw him helping the washerwom-
an over bad place on the icy pave
ment, and know that he is great IA
vorite with the other boys-7and girls,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26

might be got at, Uncle John had a
similar experience when he was a
boy. His uncle went up to Maine
from Boston to visit and your Uncle
John made some flippant remark that
caused him to say that the disrespect
of modern children remember that
it Is always modern times to the man
who is speaking even when you get
back to the days Of Rehoboam) he
said that the disrespect of modern
children was something awful. Why,
when he was boy, children were
brought up to be silent-utterly for
getting that his father fiogged him for
disrespect, way back before Warren
fell at Bunker Hill, and while he was
fiogging him he deplored the evil
days on which they had fallen. 1t
had been so different when he was
boy. Children then were always re-
spectful.
In fact, this remark translated into
different languages goes back to the
time of Adam and he. for manifest
reasons, could not make it.
But he is the only one who could
MT and didn't.
Copyright. by James Pott q Coz
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
SURE CURE FOR sARYs ITCH.
Oil of Wintergreen in External Wash
Produces Remarkable Results
How to Get Prescription.

TOW 10 Ger PRESCRIPTION.
Is your baby burning up with tor
turing itching eczema? Is he tearing
his tender skin to shreds vainly try.
Jig to stratch away the terrible ag-
onv?
Are you Or any member OF your
family suffering, with an aggraeating
skin disease?
Use oil of wintergreen mixed with
thymol. glycerine. etc. in D. D. D.
prescription. 1t will give Instant re-
l:ef.
Oil of wintergreen, this simple ev-
eryday oil of wintergreen, mixed with
healing herbs and vegetable ingredi-
ents, cures the worst forms of skin
disease, and the remedy is so easy to
apply, just an external liquid wash
No drugs or medicines, just a few
drops of the wash applied to the itch.
ing, burning spots, then instant relief
The instant the oil is applied the itch
is gone. srr
To secure the proper results from
this soothing curative remedy. it is
necessary to use of of wintergreen
compounded with other mild ingredi
ents. This compound known as ID. ID
D. prescription, not only relieves but
permanently cures. just try d. d. ID
prescription. Try a lew drops and
note the relief We positively vouct
for the merits of this remedy. T. II
Thomas. druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26

ers boast of different things" she went
on, but almost all but myself boast
about something in their children. and
for my part 1 think the children in
this place are very ordinary. Greg
DRY carries himself very much better
than most children, because / insist
ed upon his going in to New York to
take dancing lessons when he was not
eight, but the average boy of to-day
is awfully slouchy. And yet heard
Mrs. Harrison talking about her son
Arthur being as straight as an In
dian, and that he got 1t from his IA
ther. Fancy. that understood little
John Harrison!
"And Mrs. Winslow says that Bar
lbara sews remarkably we'll for
girl Of ten, and she is always showing
me the last thing she has done. Why.
Ethel sewed well naturally. never
taught her stitch, but she does all
my towel hemming now. But never
would think of boasting of 1t.
And the other day I happened to
say that Gregory has quite correct
ear, and that now that his voice has
changed he sang better than any of
the boys in the choir, and that was
enough for Mrs. Demock. She began,
and she talked and talked about the
beauty of Clements voice, and said
that he took after her. Absolute con-
ceit, and yet she never imagined for
q moment that noticed it. Now, with
Gregory, his singing comes perfectly
natural, because I have always sung.
and in fact when was a girl L used
60 be, always asked to sing in COM
pany, but when married gave
it up"
When remembered that to my un-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
600
If THERE is a bow

: THERE is a boy
that / admire in
the S u b ur b in
W h l C b l liv ,
which suburb is
in Connecticut, by
the way, it is
Tom Bingham. He
Is tall and sturdy
and good tenn
pered and a favor
lite with boys and
girls; he has a
W ell developed
sense of humor,
and I never meet
him but l find that
we two have a
good deal in com.
mon. in spite of
our 80 years dis
parity.
The other even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
600

HILDREN aren't
as respectful as
they were when l
was a child"
How can you
say that and keep
a straight face?
Don't you re-
member hearing
your Uncle John
say that very
thing when you
were about eight?
He had come down
from Maine to
visit you, and
while you liked
him, you felt a lit
tie free with him
and said some
thing that brought
forth his remark.
And If the truth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
RS. WORTHING.

RS. WORTHING,
Mrs. Gre CORY
Worthing, said to
me the other day:
Il cannot I'M
derstand why 1t is
that SO m a n y
mothers thin k
their ducks are
s W a n 8. N W
t h g re' IS M RS.
Brown, al W a y s
Boosting a b GU t
the rapid progress
that her Dorothy
h a s m a d e in
music, and my
Ethel, who did
not begin until a
term later, plays
a great deal bet
ter.
an. o&t,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
Valued Same as cold.

B. G. Stewart, merchant of Cedar
View, Miss, says: 81 tell my custom.
ers when they buy a box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills they get the worth of
that much gold in weight, if afflicted
with constipation. malaria or bilious
ness" Sold under guarantee at all
druggists. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26

too. 1 don't believe you know your
boy Tom at alr."
And then it came over me like a
thunder clap: do / know my boy
Harry? Does he show off his best
points at homer"
And it struck me that perhaps Mrs.
Bingham and l were better off in our
sons than either of US imagined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
On Terra Firma.

What does become of all the pins 2"
cried Mrs. x, as she vainly sought for
one on her dressing table.
Il know. mamma" cried her little
son, who had just begun to study
Latin, They fall to the earth and be-
come terrapins. Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-26
| LOOMS

natured hobbledehoy and Ethel kind
hearted but hopelessly commonplace
child. l couldn't help wondering with
Mrs. Worthing why it is that SO many
mothers think their ducks are swans.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-03
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BONAPARTE'S RULING
To Enter Into Oklahoma Plan
Would Be Cause for Forfeit
IS. ) ure Of Charter i 1


washmAtsn, Aug. S.-m formal
opinion rendered by Attorney Gt'-e'lI
Lonapartet atIthe request of Secretary
CortelSoa or The treasury, it is heal
W be nlsgsl fer 4nylna ati9pal bank 30
5.sser into contract or ether arrange
mont wtsh state officials for the par
pose Of creating a guaranty fund cut
of the banks deposits OF capital
stock TO be ueed IN paying the depos-
tiers of any bank included within the
te!ms Of state stataie, any dyiic-
iency there may be in The amount 20
be received by them from assets OF
such bank IN The cvelt OF is failure.
Secretary Cortely9u requested the
attorney generals opinion as TO the
legal right al national banKs in the
state cf Oklahoma TO contribute to-
ward the glmrty iund, rto aYal
themselves OF The other privileges Of
the state banking act
In the course OF an extended opin-
ion. attorney General Bonapalte
says.
-ihe statute OF Ohlihona IL which
sou call my attention creates a state
banking bo&rd composed of certain
! designated STATE Officers and requires
The said b3a.d to levy against the
capital stock and assessment OF pN
cent ii the banks daily AVERAGE oi
| deposits, with certain deductions. up
on each and every bank D. ganilci and
existing under the laws Of this state
This assessment Is to constitute VIVA
IS designated as a sjcpositor's guar
auty' and additional assessments afs
"a be levied against the capital stoct
af the banks prOporti1nateiy 90 thl
amount Of their deposits, so as tc
ways maintain the fund az the desis
mated amount
"lt is generally recognized that ;
national bank has no power to guar
antee the Obligations OF third part,
unless in connection with a sale o.
TRANSFER OF It's Gwn property ami n
an incident to the banking business
II has been argued that the banl
ia this case wom& net guarantee tn
obligations of other banks. qua wouli
only agree TO put he suite Of Okla
homa. ;hro1gh its banking board, il
funds TO make eAectuai such a guar
AMY of its part, i think lhis rs a de
ltinctiOn without difference.
n have not overlooked the fact. tina
by the terms Of the proposed contrac
between the bank in question and th
state or it's banking board. the sal
bank agrees to do nothing whic
shall be IN conflict with the Fedora
laws; but this provision Is not rolC
want. for the entire contract Is ultr
wires, for a national bank is prohil
tied by the intent Of the statute.
hold that such IS the fact with lespec
to the cont,ac, proposed in this case
that il is Illegal f-r the officers of an
national bank 20 enter into such a
agreement as Is contemplatea by SEE
II o. the Oklahoma statute, and tina
persistent and willful action TO thi
eject on the part cf any such ban
would be INST cause for the forieitur
81 its charter"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-03
woNpsREo WAY.
.F0una the Anawsr Vas "c0ttee.' ?

y
pft -
Many pale. sickly persons wonder
for years why they have 10 suffer So
and eventually discover that the drug
Caffeine in eoifee is the main cause
Of the trouble.
Il was always very fond of coffee
and drank ii ovory day. ! never had
much hesh and often wondered why
was always so pale. thin and weak
"Abou five years ago my health
completely broke down, and was con
ilned 70 my bed Ny stomach was In
such condition that / could hartly take
sufficient nourlshment to sustain life.
During This time | was thinking
coffee didn't think ] could DO without
il.
AFTER awhile | came to the CON
clusion that coffee was hurting me,
and decided 10 give it up and try
Postum ddn't like the taste OF II
ii FIRST bui when ii was made right
h0il91 until dark aud fleh--I gcon be.
cam very fond OF l..
"in one week I began 20 feel better
could eat more and sleep better My
sex headaches were less frequent
ana wi hin ave monthA ! looked and
felt llfa now being. headache spells
entirely gene.
"My health continued to Improve
and today ! am well AMI s.rons, woigf
\ i1S pounds / atirbue my present
health TO the lifeglying qualities o.
! Postum
"Tacres a Reason
Name given hs Pastum co. Patti,
/ C7eet Mich, lel. The Road z
j MELVILLE in plss
Ever read the sbove letter? A new
one appears from time 70 time. They
are genuine, true, anu foil OF human
interest
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ENGLISH CONDITIONS
PREVAIL ELSEWHERE
Scheme is Considered Only
Practical Remedy By official
alss Of Cotton Association
~ r-

Manchester Eng Aug. 3.--Propos-
ais to reduce lhe working hours m
the Lancashire cotton mills by les dur
ing The next three months, with the
object OF restoring the market To
healthier conditions than those which
now prevail, has led to inquiries as
to whether the English cotton trade
stands alone in me adcntion OF this
course or whether other countries a3t
on similar lines. Questioned on this
point. Mir. c. w. Macara, chairman
of the International Cotton committee,
which has it's headquarters here, said.
"Until few years ago EngkWd
was the only country among ali I'VE
countries in the cotton trade which
adopted the beneficial remedy of 3ys-
tematic short time But Since The in
ternati0nal Organization was esta0-
lished al Zurich, little more than four
years ago. wonderful changes have
taken place.
1--WE now get accurate Information
OF The condition of affairs in all the
cotton using countries Of the world.
Having his information We know
that the serious depression which the
Gotten trade Is suffering Is not con-
fined TO any country, but extends TO
all An are equally concerned in the
limitation on output az the present
time, and all, al the Paris congress.
subscribed TO the view that when the
industry is suffering as II suffers now
shorr time Us the only real remedy.
The principle affirmed al Paris has
quickly been pat into practical operd.
q. f.. 4
| is being worked on systematic lines in
I England, America. Germany, Belgium
| Portugal and Japan. Other continental
| nations are taking steps to fan into
[ line. and further spell of short time
in England Is decided upon AS VIC
/ gain experience, we learn that it must
/ be ella tic in iis operations and mus
! he spread over several months to sui
I the convenience of the various nation
alities. That course is being adopted
"For the first time in the history
of the cotton trade systematic shor
1 time has also been worked in Amer
/ lea, due umquestionably 10 the wider
/ knowledge that the International or
/ ganization has spread OF the best con
diHons of working Nothing il morr
satisfactory in our internat' at'Jral move
ment than the statesmanlke view o
this question of short time that pl
the natinnallties are beginning L
take The ramifications OF the cot
ton trade are so extensive. the cond'
tions under which it IS worked so In
tricate, that 1t Is only by united In
ternational action that grave disaste
can be averted The voluntary work
ing together of all the countries u
perfect harmony is, venture TO thina
an object lesscu 10 the whole indus
trial world"
Mr.. and Mrs, W. A. Frasier ar
4 visiting at Camp ePrry, Ohio.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION
ANNOUNCES COURSES FOR
AGRICULT LTURAL SCHOOLS

The state department of education
has PROPOSED courses OF study in the
several departments of the secondary
agricultural schools OF the state ior
Nhich pro, ision was made in a law en-
acted by tho first state legislature,
loh.' courses Of study are offered as
follows: A threyear course In agri.
criture and domestic science, a thiee
year preparatory course. an eNecniFe
course os speciai character aud q short
course fo farmers and others.
The uirst course IS dceigned for stu
dents whO complete the commcr
school course OF the public schools
Vhe, second coarse Is dcsisned spec
r'hs Tor chiiiren in the mrai schpois
dlie l0ihes COURSES arc ltlined as ~
dlcated In their uames
the department suggests facdlp
aud salaries Tor each school as ol
lo~s: Prcsi icnt ard professor ~ ag
ricultufe. $l,a90i chair oi don csti'
science. $1,000: chair of nlathemauc'
aud English. $I.agi chair OF drawini
snl wood work, $lcc0 agricultulanst
81 GOO assistants, 5000; Total salaries
<6.I0o: equipment Sg.9o0. experimen
tai fuud, ss.0tJ; grand total, A.
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INSURE
SHEATH
GOWN? NIX

New York, Aug. Evidently the
British business man as typified by
the members of the London Lloyds,
does not believe that the sheath
gown is destined to become popular in
the United States. Al any rate the
members Of the famous LoGdon com
pany ,sfuse1 to issue "A policy for
$4,000 ON consignment OF sheath
gowns recently imported from Paris
by a lG3ll department store.
The uptown merchants feeling
spmewhlt skeptica as to just how
well the letest Partisan euStcrp would
take with New York women, asked
an insurance broker TO obtain a pol
icy insuring the sale Of the gawns-
IN other words to insure the popular
ity Of The sheath" gown.
The Britisher knew that the London
Lloyds We're willing to write police
On anything from a presidential elee
tion 10 the safeguarding of an auto
mobile race-course, or the fluctuatioI
of the stock market, promptly applied
.or a policy on the sheath" gowns
To his surprise, however, he was
20 use his own words. Tturnei down
cold He applied TO several com
pauses with the same eesult.
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BRYAN NOTIFICATION
STRICTLY H0NPtRTISAN
WITH NO PARADE

FuEyie'F lincoln N2b. Aug o.
The ceremonies attenang the nothl-
ncation oi William J. Bryan oi his
ncmination for the presidency viii be
nonpartisan. This decision Waa az
rived at after a conference Of Mayor
Brown, National Committeeman hah
Governor Sheldon and committee of
citizens of Lincoln.
ID has been concluded that there
will be no parade OF marching clubs
Invitations will be al once extended
to all state and city officers Of Ne
braska and adjoining states. and %
citizens geuCraily 10 attend the nousl-
cation.
The program as completed is as fol
lows
sunshine-Salute Of foriy-six guns
by Colonel Malone's battery.
10 a. M Baud concerts IN capitol
FrOmds and government square.
u Noon---Luncheon 70 the nolitica
lion committee, alr Bryan ana nv.
Kern a the Lincoln hotel .
I.3 ID nl.--Committee aceOnipanied
H. 'Messrs. Bryan aod Kern ana head
cd by a platoon Of polsce and the Ne
hiaska state baud concert escorted III
carriages 90 the capitol grounds.
. D. m. Formal notiiieation. capito
grounds
4 d. m.--iniofmal reception by Mr.
bryan III the state capitol building.
6:20 D. ni~-Dinncr ny Mr. Rryan e
lihe notification committee at faif
view on the lawn.