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Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-19
The Commencement Anoe,.

Prepare the lace trimmed lingerie: lay
out the silken hose:
Make bright the shoes with four inch
heel and shuttle pattern toes:
Draw forth the several feet of glove with
: countless fasteniugs.
She's going to- speak a thesis on 1.-The
Worth of Simple Things.'
She bets her satin gown will be the envy
of the class;
Anticipates how they will stare when
fuffily she'll pass
To where. with mirror studied pose ana
voice that vibrant rings
She'll spout her fiewery prea chment or
THE Worth of Simple Things"
oHer hair. done up in fuffs and puns
with combs she will bedeck.
A glitteiing chain with pendent stones
she'll wear around(her neck
With shining bracelets on her arms and
fingers flashing rings
The audience she viii lecture on "The
Worth of Simple Things"
From all her family and kin a gift she
will expect.
If what she wants and what she gets fail
fully to connect
A chill will run along her spine and nip
the sprorting wings
She feels unfolding as she tells 1.-The
Worth OF Simple Things
Frederick Moxon In Puck.
All the news all the time-THH
ARGIIs
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-19
lcopyrignt. 1908. by Robertus Love.
By RoBnRTUs LOVE.

KNERsoNAL pop
II ularity counts
for much in
this world. partic-
ularly does it bear
weight in politics.
No unpopular man
ever was elected to
Office. Still. there
are degrees of popu-
larity, and there are
men who possess
the quality of lika-
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-19

All the news all the time-TH1
ARGITs
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-19

"All right" cheerily responded Taft
continuing at work.
Five minutes later the messenger an
nounced the fight of time.
"All right said Taft
When there were but ten minutes to
spare a second messenger rushed In
and tried to hurry up the chief person
age connected with the journey.
'.Train leaves in ten minutes. Mr.
Secretary"
Very WELL" said Mr.. Secretary. still
working at his desk.
About eleven, minutes later the frs
messenger walked IN and remarked. e
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-19

men who possess
CHARLIE TAFT. the quality of lika-
bieness far above the average of their
fellows William III. Taft is one OF
these. Personal magnetism"-h has
II In great abundance An old darlky
In the south was discussing Mr.. Taft's
chances for the presidency. He was
for Taft because Taft is popular.
What makes MIR. Taft so popular.
uncle" asked a bystander
His pussonai magnitude" promptly
replied Uncle Rastus.
1t cannot be denied that there is
much of personal magnitude about Mr..
Taft, who weighs In the neighborhood
of 800 pounds when he is in fighting
trim. He Is big man, and he was Il
big boy. Somehow men of extra avoir-
dupois usually enjoy a greater degree
= OF popularity than do their brethren
Of the shrunk shank and the lean and
hungry look. Most large men are good
natured and jolly. When bigness runs
to frame, to head and to heart the COM
bination Is irresistible. That is the
Taft sort of bigness, for the secretary
vi war COkuDineS Witu DiS tiuluC a
large and active intellect and heart of
human kindliness that beats for ALL
The Rev. DR.. Lyman abbott says:
at is this intensely human quality In
Mr.. Taft that gives him his popular
! sobriquet of Bill Taft He likes men,
and be likes all sorts of men except
those that are dishonest or disloyal
He was the most popular governor the
T Filipinos have ever had. This was not
wholly because he was absolutely just
was loyal to their interests urged the
earliest possible substitution of civil
law for military law and offered an in
.vincible opposition to all schemes ot
exploiting the islands for the benefit oil
Inscriptions American pioneers. He
was the personal friend of the Fill
pinos; he believed in them, defended
them, befriended them. trusted then
unbalanced with them. This last fact
am inclined to think. went as far a!
any, perhaps as all the others com
bined, to make the Filipinos idoliZt
him, as they certainly do. for Judge
Taft is in the best sense of the term 6
democrat He is as free from race and
class prejudices Of every description as
any man have ever known. He is as
Rock Island Argus., 1908-06-19

ing. a cruel or an unkind word or
thought.-Success Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Get Along with People.

1t is a valuable asset to be able to
get along with all sorts and conditions
of people In the business world it
often means rapid promotion. Some
young women think it shows independ
ence TO be assertive. They feel that
they are being demeaned il they allow
themselves ito be imposed on" as they
call it, and general unpleasantness re-
suits. Being imposed on and getting
along with people are radically differ
ent. The one usually shows n strain
of weakness: the other means infinite
tact and a pleasant disposition, either
natural or acquired. The girl who
can get along with people is the one
for whom business men are on the
watch. a manager of a great publish
ing house said to young woman who
came II him for n position:
Can you get along with the people?
We can find all the writer's and women
of brilliant executive ability we want,
but this place needs Il woman who can
manage others and do it graciously."
If you are inclined to have differ
ences and general ructions in your bust
ness life, get an retrospective fit and
see if yau are wearing the ptoverbial
chip. or if you have the happy faculty
of working pleasantly and peaceably
with all with whom you are thrown in
contact. This latter trait is one that
can be cultivated and should be- even
though it means years of self-control.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

Celery contains sulphur and helps to
ward off rheumatism.
A good man Is always rated below
his true value: bad man Is always
rated above his true value.
When a woman admits she doesn't
know much, it is TO add that at least
she knows more than her husband.
Customs receipts at Zamboanga, Phil
ippine Islands, the first three months of
the fiscal year were 20 per cent more
than in the first five months of 1907
fiscal year.
The cultivation of pepper is officially
reported TO be continually extending In
the province of COorg, where it is said
, to be gradually replacing coffee in
abandoned areas
Mrs. Bowers-IIow long has your
husband been suffering with rheuma-
tism Mrs. Powers-Ever since the
baby began to cut teeth and had to be
walked around at night.
An ingenious Yankee made locomo-
tive run his toy factory not long since
when repairs were necessary in the
power plant and there were n large
number of rush orders on hand.
TIE brownish spots which appear in
old books are really due to the raw
ages of bacteria. The tiny destroyer is
especially fond Of starchy material and
its propagation is promoted by damp.
In its 1907 annual report the Ham
kurg Chamber of Commerce says that
German trade in Chinas in that year
only improved in a few articles. such as
railway material, engines, electrical
machinery, cement. artificial indigo and
needles. There was a heavy decrease
in cotton goods and other articles gen.
orally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
How to Mark Linen.

A married woman uses her married
initials for her family linen ana sill
yer. If her maiden name was Mabel
Il. Brown and her married name
Jones, she uses the initials NJ. b. j.
This applies to linen purchased after
marriage Her trousseau linen should
be marked with her maiden initials,
namely, NJ. y. 3. The heralds say that
a woman is really not entitled to use
her family crest at all. The crest be-
longs only to the men of the family,
though, of course, the unmarried wom-
en- always use it. After a woman is
married she uses the crest of her hus-
bands family. and if the husband's
family has no crest or coat-of-arms. it
would be the worst possible taste to
use that Of her own family.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Health md Beauty Hints.

Mustard plasters made with white
Of an egg do not blister the skin.
Daily exercise with light dumb-bells
eventually cures round shoulders.
A hot bath and a few hours sleep
will do wonders to renew q youthful
appearance.
1t is always best to obey natures
laws just as strictly in regard to our
complexion as to our lives.
Have plenty of exercise and fresh air.
good food, sunshine and lots Of sleep.
This last is most necessary.
Use tepid water to wash in and if 1t
IS hard a little bOrax will soften il, as
hard water is very bad for the skin.
Never eat or work if you are over
tired. The digestive organs will surely
refuse to do their task properly and
you will suffer the reaction.
An excellent lotion for the skin, to
take away the drawn feeling, is made
from: cologne, one dram; fresh lemon
Juice, one dram; elderfower water, one
ounce. The face can be wiped with
this every day or even twice a day.
An excellent dandruff remedy is
made by combining sixty grains of
'esOrcin. one dram of ether, one dram
Of olive oil and six ounces of alcohol.
Friction into the scalp every night and
shampoo the hair with melted SOAP or
eggs every week.
As medicine, salt has wide range
II possibilities. \ weak solution %
hot salt water used frequently as Il
gargle is one of the best remedies
known for sore throat in its incipient
stage. The gargle must not be toe
strong. or it " i'll act as an irritant and
thus defeat the end in view.
4 distinguish he'd physician states that
f the scalp it kept thoroughly clean
one rarely contracts contagious dis
eases. This doctor, who has worked
long among immigrants and the poorer
classes. declares that when the hair is
allowed to become dirty and matted
It is almost impossible to escape infec-
ton.
The human form is plastic up to ex-
treme old age and can De improved in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
ADORE:
Little About Everything.

The first top buggies that appeared
frightened horses far more than auto
mobiles do now.
Honduras has large tracts Of pine
lands, which will ere long lead to the
building of railroads
The value of the flowers exported
yearly from the Riviera is said to
amount to 100000.
The Alaskan Marble Company at
Shakan shipped $500 tons of marble
to Puget Sound last year.
1t is calculated that there are fifty
tons of SCOT suspended over the city OF
London in the shape of smoke.
In round figures the areaSof India Is
! 100000 square miles; the United
States, 3.5O0,OO0, and Russia, 100000.
Uncle Toms Cabin" has been given
as an operetta. 1t was originally sung
NJ the Music Hall. Lynn, Mass, Oct. G,
1856.
The sapphire which adorns the sum
nit of the English crown is the same
that Edward the Confessor wore i'm his
ring.
Sarah Bernhardt made her Ameri-
can debut in "Adrienne Lecouvreur."
at Booths Theater, New York, Nov. 8.
1880
1t is calculated that Chinese living
and working in other countries now
send HON not less than SJ0,000.000 an
nually.
The first melodrama was produced
al the Covent Garden Theater on Now
II. 1892. and was called ''The Tale OF
Mystery"
Two hundred and fifty million dol.
lars per year would be saved If cleo
tricity were to supplant steam entirely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Lincoln's Joke.

President Lincoln's jokes, especially
when perpetrated in connection with
grave matters, usually had purpose
in them After Lee had taken Harpers
Ferry the President, realizing how
great a calamity 1t was to tn North
ern army, determined if possible 10 fix
the responsibility for the loss Of the
important position.
Halleck was summoned, but did not
know where the blame lay. Every
WE'LL" said Lincoln, I'll ask General
Schenck." The latter could throw no
light upon the question, further than
to say that he was not to blame Mil
roy was the next to be called to the
presence of the commander in chief
and to enter n plea o: mot guilty"
Hooker was next given a hearing, and
Fighting Joe" made very emphatic
disclaimer of all responsibility.
Then the President assembled the
four generals in his room and said TO
them: Gentlemen, Harpers Ferry was
surrendered. and none Of you, it seems,
is responsible. / am very anxious TO
discover the man who is" After strid-
ing across the room several times the
President suddenly threw zap his bowed
head and exclaimed: Il have it,
know who is responsible"
Who, Mr.. President; who is it?'
asked the distinguished quartet as they
looked anxious, if not troubled.
Gentlemen" said the President,
with a meaning twinkle In his eye,
General Lee is the man.
There was a lack of mirth in the
laugh created, and the four generals
took their departure with determina-
ton that they would not again be
placed Under suspicion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

The average baby, like the average
American woman of the present day,
is Il bundle of nerves. This condition
is due largely TO the fact that the moth
er is nervous. and as a. result the in
FAINT is not strong. by being held IT.
arms or from frequent association with
Il nervous person young child will
become affected in the same manner
The natural but most unwise desire TO
show off baby has much TO DO with his
being fdgety, and quiet is one of the
great essentials for him.
Children never should sleep with
their parents. \ child should sleep
alone, if possible. If it sleeps with an
other child. the two, in the restlessness
of childhood. kick each other and kick
the covers of. They lie face to face
and inhale each others breath. and if
one child is sickening with a disease
or has cold the other one is sure to
catch it, Another injurious thing about
sleeping together is that the elder and
stronger saps the strength of the weak
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
IL You Would Keep Young.

The youth-seeker worries not.
She learns neither to borrow MOI
hunt trouble.
She meets it with laugh when ii
does come.
The laugh may come hard, but even
sickly smile is a better youth keeper
than tears.
She thinks, feels and lives youth
though not to tie point of unseemli.
ness. Gray hairs and freshness but
accentuate years.
She enjoys the present to the full,
and does not acquire that age habit OF
lauding the good old days.
She keeps Il well body, knowing that
i'll health is the surest DESTROYER of
youth.
She keeps a well-groomed body. new
er permitting herself the comfortable
slipShodness that too often goes with
added years.
She never gives her mind vacation.
but keeps it abreast with the times,
however much effort is required.
She keeps her heart young. knowing
that therein lies the true secret of n
successful fight on age which can daunt
even wrinkles and Notwithstanding
cares and sorrows.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
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er. If both children have graduated
from the crib, put them in single beds
They both may sleep in the same room
but too much can not be said about :.te
injurious Results of sleeping together.
y baby's nurse should be required to
wear clean, white apron while tend
ing the baby. Many diseases may be
warded off if this is done, and we all
know that IAN ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Women In OyeralIs.

Every day we hear of another WON.
an who has decided not to eat so much
fine food or drink so many queer drinks
or TO let herself be jolted about in
autos. and who is going back to ma
ture,'' and will raise vegetables and
chickens. So it is interesting to learn
what woman who has n farm just
outside Boston has TO say about the
proper garb for women who want to
work in gardens. Overalls are better
for a woman's health than ordinary fem
mime attire, she thinks, for she has re-
gained her health by putting on such
rough-and-ready garb and working out.
doors. "Overalls are delightful; yes
really" she AYERS. ''They give you q
freedom that cannot be obtained in any
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Hasty Dressing Evil.

Never boast that you can dress in
five minutes.
No woman who has any respect for
her appearance will attempt to dress
in double that time.
1t is true in dressing. as in every
thing else, that where there is great
haste there is little speed.
1t Is particularly trying for any
woman to dress in a hurry.
She gets fiurried and in her attempt
to put in pins sticks her fingers and
probably stains her blouse with blood.
Buttons come off, laces break, gloves
and wells cannot be found.
When at last she isNready she is con-
scious of appearing her worst, instead
of at her best.
The five-minute dressing habit is one
that the carefully dressed woman will
never indulge in.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Eating at Bedtime.

Eating at bedtime was formerly con-
sidered very injurious but at the pres
ent time it is favored by some of our
best physicians. especially for invalids
who are troubled with sleeplessness
Food of simple kind will induce
sleep. The sinking sensation felt by
those who cannot sleep is often simply
a call for food, while wakefulness is
often a symptom of hunger. Crafty
this desire, and you will soon fall
asleep The feeble will be stronger at
dawn If they partake of light food be-
fore going to bed. Some twelve or four
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

consequence; the thing is to have the
will TO improve and then to have the
perseverance to stick 20 the improving.
The sallowness and graynesS that so
often accompanies age is not necessary
if ONE is careful of the digestion, sleeps
in plenty OF fresh air, spends good
part of the day in the sunlight and
keeps the liver active.
The woman who does her own sham
pooling will find nothing more satisfac-
tory than the egg shampoo. 1t leaves
the hair soft and smooth and is
strengthening to the hair follicles, as
the yolk contains iron and sulphur.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
II was while his how was In the armv

II was while his boy was IN the army
hearthstone poet of the country, wrote
some of his most charming verse. With
his heart wrung by anxiety and sus-
pense, his pen kept up the courage of
those dark days. What a qualification
it would be for that poet who was so
widely loved if he could be present in
Washington to-day to see that soldier
boy, the pride of his home, occupying
a high position on the Supreme bench
of the United States CONVERSATIONAL
Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
An Unlucky Soldier.

One Of the dignified pedestrians who
swings along the avenue is Justice Oil
yer Wendell Holmes. Now comes re
tired army officer, who Insists that the
Justice was one OF the most unlucky
soldiers of his acquaintance. During
the Civil War he was wounded six
times; in fact, about every time he en-
terer an engagement. "And you may
rest assured" said his comrade, that
he was in every engagement that he
could possibly get into"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

The apron that perfectly covers the
gown and that means genuine protec,
ton is one that the busy woman likes,
Whether her occupation take the form!
of busting and similar household tasks.
or of painting. modelling and the like,
she is sure to like something that will
perfectly protect her clothing that can
be slipped ON and off at a moments
notice. This one perfectly fulfills the
requirements. is sufficiently loose and
ample for comfort, and includes the
patch pockets that are such a convent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
a Candy Tip.

Here is a candy that the boy or girl
can try for his or her next party to
the delight of all the guests.
Toast figs until soft, cut slit in
them and insert a marshmallow.
Dip each of the stuffed figs in n
coating of hot chocolate slightly sweet
ened rs for icing and lei il cool on but
tered plates
Rich? OF course. But who ever
heard of any candy too rich for youth
full palates?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

other kind of dress outdoors. Women
would become healthier and happier IL
they could spend part of every pleas
snt day as do. with no unnatural in
cumbrances in the way of the clothes
that conventionality and fashion pre-
scribe"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

Take the white of an egg and beat it
until it is a stiff froth, add a teaspoon
ful of granulated sugar and eight drops
of oil of tar; give teaspoonful of this
mixture TO a baby every two hours and
a little more to those children who are
Older. This remedy is harmless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
IiunlcS on HATS.

Many of the spring hats have rufIies
Of lace sewn inside just where the
crown and the brim are fastened to-
gether This ruffle is allowed to fall
over the hair and it makes a very at
tractive and becoming addition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

teen hours lie between SKIPPER and
breakfast and by that time the fuel
Of the body has become expended.
When prolonged wakefulness attacks
US. and our thoughts go hither and
yon, and we have no more control over
them than over the wind. the wisest
thing to do is to eat a cracker or two.
Or n cold biscuit, or some bread and
milk; give the stomach something to
10, and this will draw the surplus
blood from the brain and you will fall
asleep.-Country Gentleman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

No doubt there are women who give
too much time to the kitchen, as there
are others who give too little. Who
will undertake TO decide just how much
time is enough? That a woman should
grow like the place in which she
posses most of her time is not strange.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

The hat shown above was : most at
tractive model to wear with the early
spring gowns. 1t was dark blue mi
Ian braid; the brim was very wide and
the crown high. 1t was slightly tilted
ON the right side. 4 mass OF pink
roses were placed around the crown.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
Ten Gored skirt.

The skirt that is made with the seam
a. the front = a marked favorite OF the
season and allows of most effective
treatment. This one is cut in ten cores
and is made full and pretty at the low
er portion by means of plated fare
portions inserted at the seams, while
it is absolutely smooth over the hips
In the illustration porcelain blue broad
cloth is trimmed with black thread and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
CHAPTER XVI.

Leila could not believe her eyes. Mrs.
Wycherly, the haughtiest woman in the
county, stately, imposing, handsome Mrs.
Wycherly; she who never stirred abroad
without her equipage, her carriage, her
splendid horses. her richly liveried ser
vants-Mrs. Wycherly, sitting alone by
the wiyside at nine o'clock in the even
ing, bs,nnetless, her dark hair sweeping to
her waist, bleeding wound in her fore
head, her light dress torn, her face ghast-
lyi
While Leila gazed, awestruck AID won
derins, at the woman, she rose sudieniy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

ence. The sleeves extend TO the wrists
and a Follower collar finishes the neck
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address on receipt of 10 cents
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
ment of this paper Be sure to give
both the number and size of pattern
wanted, and write very plainly. For
convenience, write your order on the
following coupon:
Order Coupon.
No. 1904.
SIZE
NAME 1920. $685.. ..........-
ADDRESS ....... ...............
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09
"kifchen Minded.v

Kitchen minded" is an epithet sp-
piled to women who are too much en-
crossed with domestic affairs. The
word is evidently meant as a reproach.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-09

stitched with bedding silk, but the skirt
can be utilized for combinations as well
as for one material throughout, and
consequently suggests itself for remod-
cling at once.
The above pattern VIII be mailed to
your address on receipt OF 10 cents
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
| ment OF this paper. Be sure to give
both the number and size OF pattern
wanted, and write very plainly. For
| convenience. write your order on the
following coupon:
Order Coupon
No. 1923.
NAME ....................
ADDRESS $1,000. .............y