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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

A travelling evangelist who had halt.
ed for the night at old Linn Jucklin's
house had said that he hoped to see
the time when there would be no more
war, when the old man remarked:
yes, and 1 reckon King David
hoped to see the same blessed day. In
this life there are two sets of prayers
that don't appear to have had much
effect-prayer for rain and prayer for
war to cease But there never was but
one time when there wasn't no war
nowhere on earth and that was when
rain wasn't needed. 1 refer to the
time of the flood when Noah held his
peace congress in the ark
But the time of universal peace will
come insisted the preacher.
EYES," agreed the old man, when
all of the kinks have been straight
ened out of human nature. It's a
mighty hard matter to correct thing
that has started off wrong, and man
seemed to have set out with his worst
foot foremost. He got hungry and he
fought for somethin' to eat. He fell in
then KEEP on fightin' because he'd got
his hand in. And ever since l can
recollect they have been holdin' peace
congresses every once in a while; and
whenever they hold right good one a
war is sure to follow. One nation has
always got somethin' that the other
one wants. Craftsmanship shows a
nation what it needs and then the SOL
der goes out to get it. The statesman
that has avoided war is nearly always
put down as a failure. If he goes into
war and gets the worst of it, then the
people know that he WASH. states
man after all"
But / am inclined to believe" said
the evangelist, that with the passing
of the war between Russia and Japan
the great wars will have come to an
end"
Yes, big war always has been the
last one. When they got the machine
gun the wise men said that the end of
war had come, and it looked that way
till another war came along and assert
ed itself, and then it was observed
that the machine gun didn't cut any
very big eapers. Man has always
shown sense enough to outwit the ma
chine he invents. Whenever they find
that to stand off Ave miles is effective,
they'll stand off five and half and go
q little closer when they want to be
desperate. The Japs have taught the
world that war hadn't quite reached
the top notch Every age has thought
that it had the best of everything, but
compared with the time to come every
age has been a dark age. Ever since
time began the sun has been comm
| I'D, and no man has lived in the noon
of the world He thought he did, but
his clock was wrong. Unfortunately
about all he can study with any degree
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on as in a daze, ''then Maxim's."
quite so. Is that all you have to
say?'
NO he retorted; 81 have one thing
more. You should not marry De Joli-
dom
mo? Why not, pray?'
Because r.
= He checked himself. She finished
the sentence for him.
Because you love me?" she sug
gested.
He broke into discordant. miserable
laugh.
Don't laugh that silly way" she
reprimanded sharply.
Il am sorry you don't like it." he
observed. It's the only way l know"
''Then don't laugh at all. The laugh
is on my side, anyway"
con your side?
Eyes. You are angry at what hap.
pened this evening But it wasn't |
who was in the summer house with NJ.
de Jolidon."
But / saw you there" he declared.
.I''-
u took another woman'S place to gel
her out of an awkward scrape with
her hushand-with NJ. Popoff. She
was
And I never even guessed it," cried
Danilo. his sullen face breaking into
smile of utter relief. What fool
! was. was green and yellow with
| Jealousy. r.
He caught himself up, but it was too
| late. Sonia's eyes danced.
| But since you don't love me-" she
! asked. why were you. yellow and
| green with
Because green and yellow are oul
! national coiors. l am nothing If not
| patriotic, You See
I Mime. Sadowa prince." gurgled
Popoff, trotting up TO them, unable
longer TO restrain his anxiety, Il hope
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portly man behind them, his voice
looming through the whole room. HE
Is here. and L OH he broke off on
sight of Popof Here you are! T.
"My dear Nova Kovitch" pettishly
Interrupted the ambassador. lis it nee
essary to hunt for me with brass
band? Couldn't you
Pm sorry to interrupt you,' answer
ed Nova kovitch. but here's a dis
patch from the Marsovian ministry.
1t seemed to me important, and l
brought it on"
Popoff took the slip of paper and
read aloud:
IF Nine. Sadowa's twenty millions
are allowed to leave Marsoyia we are
a bankrupt country
There, Prince Danilo," continued
the ambassador, turning on the young
man in melodramatic appeal: you see
It's right up TO you. Your country APP
peals to you to save it, You are Mar
sovias last hope. Marry the widow
and
"I'll marry no one." flared up Danilo.
ITO the deuce with matrimony and
Marsovia and myself, I'm done with
sill dreams of love and all that non
sense. Pm free. and I'm going to
make a night of it. r
He paused and stood silent, dunn
founded. Down the little flight of
stairs leading into the room woman
was advancing alone.
..Soniar" exclaimed DanilO
With a word of excuse to the others
he hurried across and met the widow
as she reached the foot of the steps.
You're here he muttered in hor
rified wonder-There alone?"
Yes" replied Sonia coldly. as fl
any affair of yours?''
First the summer house." he went
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ness. The delight vanished suddenly,
however, and the nervousness waxed
to panic fear as a familiar voice
smote upon her ear.
Popoff had just come in and was
standing not ten feet away from the
secluded table where his wife sat
trembling.
Il want to see Prince Danilo at
once" he, said to the head waiter.
HAS he arrived"
Not yet, sir" was the reply, "but he
will he here very soon There is q
supper party waiting for him over
there" waving to a tableful of gayly
appareled girls with tired eyed men.
Really exclaimed the ambassador
"I'll just join them till he comes"
He toddled off to the distant table
where, to Natalie's jealous eye, he
seemed to make himself at home with
a phenomenal ease and quickness. He
was scarce seated when Danilo STROBE
In. The whole table rose to give the
prince noisy greeting.
why, hello. your excellencyw CRIED
Danilo This is queer company fol
a monument of responsibility like
yourself to wander intor'
: 81 came only to see you," protested
the ambassador. drawing him aside
II was bound I'd come here and wal
till You appeared it,
''oh, see cut in the, prince, thor
oughy enjoying his confusion. "Fool
rush in where"-
81 didn't rush in" fumed the am
bassador: II crept here in measl,
cab, and sneaked into the place lik,
q pickpocket for fear some one would
recognize me. sacrificed myself t
my country. Suppose my wife shoult
hear of it. l came TO implore you, t,
cast myself on your mercy, to beg yol
once Aore to prevent the widoY
Il n.dst see bis. exeellency.' insistet
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The preacher looked up in astonish.
ment. and the old man explained:
To flop, you know, means to make
a quick break for the other side Yes,
Lige he Topped. And the cause Of his
sudden turning was this: He come into
possession of beef contract for the
army. don't know whether the gov.
eminent got afraid that he might have
an influence with the heavenly powers
or not, but at any rate he got the con-
tract. And the next meetin' afterward.
when old Brother Haskill had poured
forth the usual dose of lament because
the war hadn't come to a close, why
Lige he suddenly gets up and without
strikin' the usual attitude of prayer,
snorts out: Lord. before any action is
taken, think it might be better to use
your own Judgment in this matter. OF
course, We would all like to see the
war close-when you feel that 1t ought
to cloSe-but-'"
THE blasphemous old beast" said
the evangelist.
We'll, yes,' Limuel admitted, but
it didn't sound so then. And the war
lasted till old Lige he was rich: and
afterward heard him say how thank
full he was for what the Lord had
done for him."
After time the preacher said: "It
does not appear, then, Brother Juck-
lin, that you believe in the effective.
ness of prayer"
"Oh, bless your life, yes. But the
greatest good it can do a man is to
make him feel his dependence on the
divine will--his humbleness. The man
that prays for something he needs is
simply selfish. I know an old fellow
that was kneelin' beside a log in
the woods prayin' to beat the"
'LimueI," his wife broke in.
'To beat the Salvation Army band.
and everybody that saw him was
struck with his piety. But happened
to be lyin' off on the other side OF the
log, watchin' for wild turkey, and Z
hearn what the prayer was about. And
it was simply Begin petition that
he wanted the Lord to grant-wanted
to make money on a certain venture
that he had set on foot. Tryin' to set
up bucket shop in the new Jerusa-
lem. That sort of prayer amt half as
honorable as cussin'. But don't under.
stand me to say that prayer never
does any good, for it does: 1t makes
a man better able to stand misfortune
1t doctors his mind and fortifies il,
against sufferin'. know that prayer
rightly employed Is a good thing on
the farm. The most religious man L
ever saw raised the best crops. Prayed
twice a daylight and morning"
| yes, sir. Prayed night and morn.
jim, but between prayers he worked
harder than any man in the neighbor-
hood. His prayer was for strength so
he could labor. I tell you that there
is many an amen in good digestion and
many hymn in muscle Yes, sir;
and want to say to you that war will
cease not when the world becomes
more merciful, but when every nation
/ is so well prepared that no other ma.
ton can AFFORD to attack 1t. The big
battleship is the plea for peace"
1 tcoDyrixet By opls Readl
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"Mddamc, / hereby diuorcc you."
cept it is only fair to tel you that II
marry again | lose all my fortune"
The ambassador scrambled hastily to
his feet.
II WIS perhaps just wee hit
hasty. he suffered. looking sheepish-
ly about for way of escape
Natalie came for. ard aHd handed
him the fan.
did you read the words | wrote on
it?" she asked timidIy.
-a-dutiful-wifew spelled out
the ambassador. Forgive me, Ididn't
understand. Shall we let bygones be
bygones?'
Danilo, who had stood silent during
the odd proposal, now stepped past
Popoff and faced Sonia, new light in
his eyes.
as it true you will lose all your
money if you marry again." he asked
In a voice he tried in vain TO keep
steady.
YES" she admitted; lit is true"
4
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II you're not it's your own fault
Do the best you can with your ser
vice, be sure to have your food well
cooked and palatably seasoned, and
then treat your guest as simply as you
know how
II he acts as IL he were better than
you he surely is not as good as you.
If he accepts your hospitality in the
same spirit in which you offer it, he
is all right and you'd better have him
out again.
But 1t is not worth while for either
you or your husband to bother with
people who cannot accept your ways
of living.
If the man who is coming out awes
you because he is rich, try to remem.
Der some ancestor of yours who made
the world better worth living in. IL
your guest awes you because of his
culture, remember that you are try
ing to make life worth living to your
husband and your children (perhaps
you're not, but you really ought to).
But if the man who is coming awes
you because of his blue blood, remem.
Der that kind hearts are more than
coronets and tell him his grandmother
was a monkey. It'll break the ice.
Copyright, by James Pott & Col
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
Living on Next to Nothing.

Most people do not need the evidence
of recently published statistics to prove
to them that it costs more to live in
London than it once did. But it is
doubtful if any Londoner now living
was ever able to do it on $50 a year,
as Boswell's poor Irish painter did.
HE allowed Flo for clothes and linen.
He said man might live in d garnet
at 10 pence week. Few people would
inquire where he lived, and if they did
it was easy to say, Sir l am to be
found at such place BY spending
threepence alta coffee house he might
be for some hours a day in very good
company He might dine for sixpence.
breakfast on bread and milk for a
penny and do without supper" OF
course expenses can always be re-
duced to a minimum by doing without
things. The question is, Which of our
various expenses is unessential? Bos-
wells Irishman limited at one. ION
clean shirt days he went abroad and
paid visits" says his ingenious chron-
icler.-London Chronicle.
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it is all settled. All nicely arranged,
ell p"
IF you mean is madame to marry
De jolidon," answered Danilo. ''she is
not"
But this evening"" calculated Pop
off, lin the summer house,"
''She took another woman's place.
replied the prince, disregarding Sonia's
warning gesture.
Dear me" squealed Popoif, his curl
osity reviving. "Who was slie?"
Excuse me, your oxcelleney," re-
marked Nish. who had entered with
Nova Kovitch and had lowered aim
essly about waiting to get in word.
but here is a fan that was picked ul
10 the summer house after the party
You told me to search the place, and
aid. III may say so, r
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jIV show restaurant whittier sight
III seeing Americans and other
- tourists flock and whose dizzy,
machine made merriment they solemn
ly believe to be part and parcel of
true Partisan life.
On the night of Sonia's garden party
one group of men and women who en-
tered the jolly restaurant were so diff
ferent from the usual habitues. of the
place as to come in for not few
amused giances from their neighbors.
They We're Nine. Natalie Popoff, Nine
Nova Kovitch and Cascade and ST
Brioche. The visit was Natalies idea
She had heard Danilo's wild speech of
goodby to Sonia ana his announcement
that he was off to MaXim's. Hence
the ambassadors wife, with feeble
yearning to atone in some way for the
false position INTO which the widow
had been thrust for her sake, had re-
solved to follow in the hope OF securing
word in private with Danilo and
setting matters right again.
Natalie had not coniided her plan to
her husband. and now as the party
We're ushered to secluded table in an
alcove she glanced at the riotous scene
about her with a delighted nervous
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they presume is up to GER
tain standard, for they have
some faith in the judgment of their
hostess, whom we will call Mrs. Rnsh-
ell; but it happens that she does not
understand human nature, and she
carelessly neglects to place a label.
on the young man who sits down to
play, and what is the result? Why,
he is rewarded with half-hearted ap-
plause. And he himself neglects to
say that the piece his is playing is
well-known thing of Greigs, and the
audience is doubly handicapped. They
see he plays well, but they do not
wish to be led away by false enthu-
siasm.
Yet, as it happens, this young man
is a great pianist, and not only that
but a man who in Dresden is beloved
by the ladieS-a second Paderewski
Imagine the chagrin of some of his
auditors when they hear him the next
evening at Mrs. Lionhunter's. She
understands the value of tags. She
buys them by the dozen at her sta
toners. She goes around in her gush-
ing, compelling way, and says "Oh,
I'm so glad you've come. Whom do
you suppose 1 have captured for to-
night? Albrecht Musikheim, the won
derful pianist from the Dresden con-
servatory. He has played but once
in this country, and then it was more
of rehearsal than anything else !;
at that impossible Mrs. Bushels,
who would extinguish Etna if she
came near it. | have asked him to
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"Then why.sroulan,t + say now wha

'.Then why.shouidn't + say now what
want tor
why not?" she agreed demurely.
He drew step nearer.
Il love you. Sonia, he whispered.
Steadily. happily, she met his burn
ing eyes rs she answered:
Il love you Danile. / have always
loved you. - : -
Tut. tut@ fretted Popoff. pushing
peeyishly between them. "This'll ney-
er do, You can't marry her, prince.
You'll both be pauners."
Not QUITE gently corrected Sonia.
81 shall 'iosesmy money, it is true, but
only because ! am going to give 1t all
to my husband
,IrIE ENp.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

ny Is 1t that the
i m p or t a C e of
tags is so often
undervalued? How
are We to know
whether a thing
is good or not if
we don't know
who did it? How
are We to know
whether a man is
to be treated
with distinguished
consideration and
respect if he has
no tag?
Let us put 1t in
concrete form.
Let us suppose a
room full of men
and women as
sembled for a
musicale. They
have come to be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

Please think what it means to in
stantly stop Indigestion. To digest all
foods completely when the stomach
needs help. To give the stomach en-
tire rest Kodol will always do that.
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900

)ES 1t worry you
to have your hus-
band bring some
men home for din.
ner? l mean do
you feel afraid
that your guest
will notice that
you have q misfr
set Of tableware
and that your
maid is not well
trained?
RecOllect unaL
IL your guest no
tees those things
to your detriment
he is not worthy
of you.
You are just as
good as the best
person who could
possibly visit you,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18

or is 1t one Of the best examples e1-
tant by Ruysdael? The question is not
an easy one, and experts have to be-
called in. II it is by an unknown
and crude sign-painter 1t naturally
possesses only such value as clings to
an antique of any sort. but If 1t is
one of the best examples extant OF
the great Ruysdael there are q dozen
millionaires who are willing to pay.
thousands for 1t.
1t is a pretty question. and 1t fur
nishes employment for the experts.
But IT shows the necessity for tags.
and dare say that somewhere In the
vast unknown Ruysdael and the itin-
Grant painter are splitting their sides
over the discussion. Only it Is a little
humiliating-to Ruysdael-that his
picture il not its own tag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-18
CHAPTER vi.
At Maxin's

flAXIN'S after midnight - tie
Vii show restaurant whittier sight
seeing Americans and other
. tourists flock and whose dizzy,
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-24
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Department of the Interior, Land
ONCE at Lewiston, Idaho. January
IA, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Fred
D. Wooster Of Lewiston. Idaho, has
filed notice of his intention to make
final Communication proof In support
of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 12O94 made November IA, 1905,
for the NEK NWA section SS,
township 35 NJ, range 5 w. B. M,
and that said proof will be made be-
fore Register and Receiver at Lew
iston, Idaho, on March 5, 1908
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of, the land,
viz: Edward A. Leachman, Riley
Knight, Frank ]. willard, James H.
Fleener, all of Lewiston, Idaho.
T, H. BARTLETT, Register.
J15-M5
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Notice of Publication

Notice is hereby given that at 2
p. m.' on the 10th day of February,
1908, at Lapwai. countv ~ Ne.
Perez state of Idaho. before James
Mc'frath, ]. P. proof will be SUBJ
mitted of the compilation NJ worv,
Tor the diversion Of one-half cubic
root per second Of the water of Lewis
creek and springs. IN accordano.
with the terms aud conditions of a
certain permit heretofore issued by
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Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Lewiston, Idaho, January
IL, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
Ulysses s. Bartlett of Lapwai. Idaho,
has filed notice of his intention to
make final five year proof in support
of his claim, viz; Homestead Entry
No, 1858 made March FL, 1901, for
the lots 2, 8, and Eh lot A. lots 10,
16, IS, and EA lot 10, section IS.
lots 81 and 80, section 26. township
SO N. range w. B. M, and that
said proof will be made before Reg
lister and Receiver at Lewiston,
Idaho, on February 10, 1908.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of the land,
viz. David Gilmore Of Spalding, Ida
no: John Brown of Lapwai. Idaho;
Fred Smith of Spalding, Idaho;
John Gatewood, OF Kippen, Idaho.
T. H. BARTLETT, Register.
D J-13-F-19
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died In 1879. bruce was supposed to
have died In 1854. 1t is claimed that in
the latter year the duke tired of living
a double life and determined to do
away with the role he was playing un-
der the name of Thomas Charles
bruce and had mock funeral In full
fillment of this plan. buying the silence
OF his children by his two later wives
through deciding to them large amounts
of property. The plaintiff In the suit is
son Of Druce's son by his first wife.
1t would throw light on the mystery If
the grave Of bruce could be opened
and the coffin examined to determine
whether It contains skeleton or not
Such a move has been fought by the
defendants In the suit, a circumstance
which gives rise to the impression
that they are afraid Of what the ex-
animation might reveal.
The coffin of the supposed bruce was
placed in vault No. 10. 100 at Highgate
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Dian $40

Timber Lana Act, June 8, 1878.
United States Land Office, Lewiston,
Idaho, September 26, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that In
compliance with the provisions of
the act of congress of June 8, 1878,
entitled An act for the sale of tim
Der lands in the states of California,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington
territory" as extended to all the
public land states by act of August
a, 1892, Guy Mounce of Lewiston.
county of Nez Perez, state of Ida
no, has this day filed in this office
his sworn statement No. 1886, for
the purchase of the S " SW Il Of
section No, IL, in township No. 80
N, range No. 4 w. B. M, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before Register and Re-
ceiver at Lewiston, Idaho, on
Thursday, the 9Th day of February,
1908.
He names the following wit
nesses:
Henry L. Benton, Isaac Des
Champs, Lafayette Mounce, Eliza
beth s. Benton, an of Forest, Idaho
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands
are requested to file their claims In
this Office on or before the 9Th day
OF February, 1908.
T. H. BARTLETT, Register.
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the state engineer Of the STATE :,
Idaho. "
l. The names Of the person.
holding said permit are I'm
Goldsmith and Samuel -
2. The postofics oss NJ 0,.
persons Ii Spalding, e Anty q, ny
Perez, state of Idaho.
8. The number Of such perm,, :,
1897. and the date set for the CON.
pleticn OF such WORK il February -
1905.
4. Said water TO be used for ,rrt
CATION and domestic purposes.
s. Said works OF diversion WITH
be fully completed on the date a.,
for such completion. and the amorD.
Of water which sald works are cann
BILE Of conducting 10 the place OF IN
tended use, in accordance with ~.
plans accompanying the application
for such permit. II one-haIt cuh,o
feet per second.
g.. The amount Of lands n,
which said water is available in AZ
acres, particularly described "a FIJI.
lows: NV Y NE Y and sW Y
NE Y section 81. township SO N
range 4 W., b. N.
JAMES STEPHENSON, JR...
State Engineer.