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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Harc:ett was Il peculiar name for {:
cat; but, then, Harriet was a peculiar
cat. Roger Webster surveyed he
quiZzically as she lay in the sun on til,
boarding house steps.
Any feline but Harriet he de
clared, would at least feel mildly peg,
turbed at the prospect of losing Il home
and mistress"
You'd think so. wouldn't yCuT' III
swered Bessie Roberts. Bessie was
very pretty and wholly charming, bu,
at the present time little frown Of
anxiety wrinkled her forehead.
81 simply don't know what to DO
about it," she continued. THE land
lady says that I've got to get rid C!
Harriet. and l can't find any Other
place SO convenient to my work where
can live. / suppose suppose" she
added wistfully, that l shouldn't he
SO foolish over Harriet. but in some
way she seems the only link between
To-Day and the other life. With all my
people gone and Harriet some other
place in this big ely I'd feel too aw-
fully. miserably lonely"
Roger saw that Bessie was near
tears. Poor, lonesome kiddie." he
thought. And. leaning over, he strolled
Harriet very carefully Harriet arch
ed her back. purred and rose slowly to
her feet. Then. turning round. she
jumped squarely into Rogers lap
What Il sensible cat!'' Roger smiled
1T the girl. "You see, she likes me
very much II only every one-that is.
some one-likcd me very, very much"
He glanced at the girl slyly. a little
flush had spread over Bessie's face,
and she kept her eyes fixed steadfastly
IN the cat.
81 only wish they allowed cats In
my boarding house" he continued
That's one of the troubles of living in
I boarding house-you don't get the
cal. simon pure comforts of home
Now, I'll tell you what We'll do" he
,ried, jumping to his feet. We'll take
HARRIET with us and go on tour OF
inspection in this neighborhood. Well
hunt. up a nice, quiet street where
here are little cottages instead of bic
houses, and when we see a nice,
honey comfortable housewife in one
of the homes we'll go in and ask her
to keep Harriet for u.s.
For us?" queried the girl, with a
little laugh.
'Sure." continued Roger. unabashed
"You don't think Harriet belongs to
you alone do you? l think Harriet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
A Cure for Misery.

81 have found cure for the misery
malaria poison produces says R. M.
James, of Louellen, S. c. It's called
Electric Bitters, and comes in so cent
bottles. 1t breaks up case of chills
or bilious attack in almost no time;
and it put yellow jaundice clear out of
commission" This great tonic med
icine and blood purifier gives quick re-
lief. in all stomach, liver and kidney
complaints and the misery of lame
back. Sold under guarantee at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
Humor a.s Philosophy
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH
COMPELLING. CIRCUMSTANCES

Circumstances push us round,
Hitler. thither. everywhere.
Whether We would go or not
What do circumstances carer
If path to guide our feet
Outlined clearly We essay,
Stronger forces take command,
And We so the other way.
Carefully we lay our plans,
Fixing details up just so,
Saying they will certainly
Bring us where we want to 90.
And when we proceed to put
Their embodiment to the test
Something we had not foreseen
Comes and knocks them gaily west
Rising from our little bed
Somewhat later than the sun,
We declare that on today
Such and such things will be done.
And we take a running start,
Looking well before we leap:
Then We strike an obstacle
And decide our plans will keep.
Circumstances toss US round
As ship Is tossed at sea.
In their clutches we are caught.
No one from their spell is free.
1t is useless to resist.
Kick or try to make a fuss,
For we cannot break away
They have got the bulge on US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

will avoid the social evil, for his own
protection. His place will be conduct
ed in strict accordance with police
regulations, because his license will be
too valuable to lose; the politician will
be able to offer him no immunity, and
lenient judge can afford him no sal
walton.
On a business Basis.
His obedience to the law will de-
pend not upon his moral standards,
not upon his religious conviction, not
upon his personal honesty, but as a
purely business proposition ii will pay
him better to obey the law than to
violate it, The very existence of his
business will depend upon his own con-
duct, and that alone. 1t will take the
breakers out of the saloon business.
1--WE invite comparison of the log
zeal reformation such law will bring
about, with the reformations CD
brought about by prohibition laws.
Prohibition. in effect, simply drives
the liquor business under cover, takes
it out of the hands of men, many of
whom are Iaw-abiding, God-fearing cit
liens, and all Of them are to some eX-
tent at least amenable TO the laws, and
puts the traffic in the hands of those
who are amenable neither 20 the laws
of God nor man: whose only safety
lies in secrecy or in the corruption OF
public officials and the lowering o.
er has, lessened the sale of liquor, but
has made a breaker of the seller
and the drunkard, encouraged hypoc
risy, lowered the standard of public
morals to the point where the public
Icomplacently watch the daily viola
tons of the law and pay police force
who smilingly ignore the presence o.
notorious blind tigers.
1T holds out a glamour of secrecy
| to youth, it brings the law into ill
repute, makes false swearing easy
and the babe and the drunkard a wei
coined customer.
Should Have New Laws.
''If great abuses have grown up il
| the retail liquor traffic under existing
| laws, and prohibition fails to prohibit
! is it not time that we enacted new
| laws based as is the law above out
lined, upon the Canadian and German
laws, that have proven themselves eff
fective for many, many years? The de
cency of the German saloon is famed
the world over The obedience to the
law on the part of the Canadian sa
loon keeper is source of wonder t
the sociological students of America.
| Neither the German nor the Can
adam is of himself more moral or NOR,
law-abiding than the citizens of The
| United States. Germany and Canad;
have simply done that which we shoulC
and must do: taken the saloon out o
politics and the law-breakers out o
the saloon business
Object to Keep Out of Politics.
President T. NJ Gilmore called tn,
session to order. The avowed purpos
of the league is to take the saloon GU
of politics, and keep it there, and t,
exclude all law-breakers from the re
tail liquor business whatever the Law
of their communities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
HITS PARCELS POST SYSTEM
Lumbermen's Convention Declares 1t
Contrary to Public Policy.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 21.-The Ma
tional Lumbermen's convention open
ed yesterday with over 800 in attend
ance. Resolutions were presented dis
parcels post system, as it would be
contrary to public policy for the gov
eminent to enter into the business of
transporting merchandise. Nelson S.
Darling of the Oklahoma Sash and
Door company made an address on re-
tail dealers and mail order houses,
declaring that the dealer who is self
ish enough to patronize firms that sell
to mail order houses is not entitled to
recognition of the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
AT the banouet which Atlanta %

At the banquet which Atlanta gave
to the president-elect persimmon beer
and champagne were served. The SER
vice of the latter is noteworthy be-
cause Georgia has prohibitive law
and the governor and the governor
elect attended the dinner. The de-
scription of the affair indicates that
the consumption of persimmon beer
was exceedingly light, while cham
payne was freely partaken of, although
the guest of the evening drank none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
Reckless,

"There you are, smoking a cigar
again, John Henry, when you know Il.
IS undermining your health"
But when have 1 smoked beforeT
when have you smoked before?
Didn't l see you smoking a cigar just
last week.
"What of itT'
"All right, If you insist on going the
pace that kills."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

A small dose is effective and quickly, because
Kodol is liquid.
Nature administers her perfect dgester in liquid
form.
And that is why kodol is liquid.
The point make is this:
kodol is scientific combination of elements,
the loss of which is the cause OF Indigestion.
Kodol makes up the loss
Please try it to-day at risk.
1t means more than relief. 1t means that the
stomach will do its own work far sooner than
you'll expect
Kodol digests all the food you eat.
Eat what you want and let Kodol digest It
You don't have to take Kodol all the time.
You take 1t only when you need it
Our Guarantee
Get dollar bottle of Kodol. and do 1t today
Don't delay. And If you can honestly say that
you did not receive any benefits from it after you
have used the entire bottle, the druggist will re-
fund your money to you without question or
delay. We will pay the druggist the price Of the
bottle purchased by you.
Don't hesitate.
Any druggist win give you Kodol On these
terms because he knows our guarantee 70 good.
The $100 bottle contains ~ times ~ much -
the Soc bottle.
Kodol is prepared at the laboratories Of e c
Dewitt & Co, CAicag0
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

The Waterloo Times-Tribune rises to
the occasion to remark that Senator
Tillman offended the policy of the re-
publican party when he offered to pay
for those lands he intended to pur-
chase. 1t is dangerous to the welfare
of the nation to allow such thing to
become precedent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

If you knew as we'll as do how good a prep
aration Kodol is for indigestion and dyspepsia, it
would be unnecessary for us to guarantee a single
bottle
But to get you to know how good it is as well
as we know, we practically will purchase the first
bottle for you.
You wonder, perhaps. how afford to
make such an ofer-It is because we have abso-
lutte confidence in the honesty and fairness Of the
public.
We know there are thousands of persons who
suffer from indigestion and dyspepsia, who would
be grateful to for putting them in touch with
KodoL
That is why.
Furthermore we know that after you have
used Kodol your faith in the preparation will be
equal to ours.
This proposition we make is not altogether
unselfish but it is actuated by the knowledge
that the use of Kodol by you will benefit you as
well as ourselves.
How could we afford to make such an offer
to the public and how could we afford to spend
thousands of dollars to tell you about 1t unless we
positively knew and were sure Of the merits OF
Kodol?
We couldnt-it would bankrupt us.
But we know the merits Of Kodol and we want
you to know.
help you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
lM.A

A man in Little Rock was fined 81
and costs for throwing an egg at Il
United States senator. In assessing
the fine the court doubtless took into
consideration the probability that the
man had been compelled to pay cash
for the egg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

A foreigner who earned $35 4
month and spent it all was denied
citizenship papers by a California
court because he was a spendthrift.
Foreigners should learn to save a few
thousand a year out of such princely
salaries if they want to be good Amer
icDnc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

By pelting a burning house with
snowballs a st. Louis crowd man.
aged to subdue the fire sufficiently to
save the adjoining houses. Then came
credit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
The Price of Peace.

The terrible itching and smarting
incident to certain skin diseases is al.
most instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain Salve Price, 25 cents
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Under the state constitution we
used to have only three departments
of government-the executive, the leg
islative, and the judicial Now we have
four. They are: The executive, the
legislative, the judicial, and the repub-
lican party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Prizes for airships to total $4,000
are to be offered by the international
association of areonauts. and from
then on it will be hard to keep the am
bilious man down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

In Adams county, Colorado, the
Judge and sheriff are both in Jail,
charged with political fraud, and no
body's out who can issue writ of
habeas corpus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Senator Hopkins will evince much
higher regard for the wishes of the
people by going back to Washington
and permitting the legislature unham-
pered to select a suitable successor to
him. las L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Congressman Willett sprang into
national prominence in day. He was
voted down on strict party lines after
he had nearly concluded his speech.
1t is now up to the president to con-
sign him to the Ananias club with the
other notables.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

William Howard Taft is to get twice
the salary as president of his prede-
cessor. This is proper. Taft is twice
as big a man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

What the railroads with the assist
ance of Speaker Cannon didn't do to
the river and harbor bill is not worth
mentioning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Three hundred and thirty-three
thousand and nineteen freight cars
are standing idle despite the prosper
ity which~returned last election day by
special request.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
Had the Evidence.

Had the Evidence.
"That girl is two faced"
81 didn't think that of her"
SShe is, though. If you could see her
In the morning before she has done
anything with it and at night when
she is ready for the party yeu would
think so too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
Trouble For Nothing.

Are there any reporters present."
asked the lady agitator who was about
to unburden her mind
want to be more careful what you
sayT'
Careful nothing. What's the use In
cutting up If we are not to be report
ed?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Walter Wellman who sits next the
throne in Washington says there will
be no war with Japan. This is cheer
ing intelligence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Not having as many poems printed
ss you did?'
'No; have sort Of let up"
advertising rates too high?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

The report is that pig iron is soar
ing" We can hardly consider this
fortunate figure of speech.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

mo one with brains says DR..
Clara Scott. will kiss in the future
There's no way of judging the future,
doctor, except by the past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

A man Is old when he begins to like
to tell his friends that he can read fine
print without the aid of glasses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

Hopkins is ever mindful of the in.
terests of the railroads. and the rail-
roads are ever mindful of Hopkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill tEn-
3ered at the postofflce as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
New Corn Process.

An increase of 100000. 900 a year in
the value of corn and oats at primary
markets, through cheap method of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

If few robins are waiting around,
can you blame them?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

There are men whom the world
could get along without, but these
men are In darkest and densest ignO-
rance of the fact.
1t takes man of keen perceptions
end great persuasive ability to dis
cover a thing that doesn't exist.
Everybody would like to be good.
but the great trouble is that most Of
us know SO many disagreeable people
who wont let us.
If the nondeScript girl with hay COL
ored hair Is known as a blond beauty,
she has a millionaire father.
An absentminded man ought to be
made to absent himself and hunt his
mind up every time he INDUCES his
popularity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

1t is hard TO
convince yourself
that there Is any
thing in resolu-
ton day when
you see how your
friends continue
TO treat you In
t h e S q IN e old
way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
Accept Them Himself.

Accept Them Himself.
Il wish you would tell me haw to
get my stories accepted"
"Oh, that's easy"
''gs it,"
"Sure. Buy magazine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
KOdOl
For Dyspepsia and Indigestion

suffer from Indigestion Dyspepsia
the stomach fness after eating bhg,
fewd of Kodd will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

BY THE }. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
1870
<IKA1Esl D Essef lcoyNG!!=
s,aA. xH5cIIY
Thursday, January II, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
Exception,

Exception.
Time is money,
Not a bit.
Though, for those
Who're doing 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-21
LAW IS AT FAULT.

Continued from Page one.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06
GRAYS OFF TO PLAY
|NTERNAT|0NALS
Local Baseball Team viii Give
Battle to Crack EI PaSo Az
gregation at Washington
Park This Afternoon,

The Albuquerque Grays lcft last
night for lei Paso, whore they VIII
play the Intcrnationals at Washing
ton Park this afternoon. TIL Grays
we're All in good condition and con
1ident that they oulu l2tnrr vic
%torious. The international team Is the
star ban club OF the Pass city. having
defeated the White SoX on several oc-
casions. Two weeks & the GraNs
broke even on two games with the
Sox ana this afternoons exhibition
should be interesting. Gutierrez, who
formerly played with the Information .
ais. but has been playing for some
time with the Cananea, Mexico, team,
was brought back to El Paso for to-
days game and viii be in the box
this afternoon. Weeks will do the
pitching for the local boys. The line
up for the Grays will be. Pena, catch
er. Weeks, pitcher; Pcrca. first base
Gonzales. second base; Salazar, third
base; Alarid. short stop; De Blassi.
lett hcld, Luna. center; Hidalgo, right
Manager Dan Padilla accompanied the
team.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06
AMERICAN HORSE WINS
RICH ENGLISH STAKE

MANCHESTER, England, June THE
county welter handicap oil POE sover
cigns added to a swecpstakc of five
sovercigns for starters. distance five
%furlongs, was won today by j. K.
Kecne's Wedding Bells IL Relief
was second and Black Gal third Ten
horses rln.
The Stafford borough handicap ~
1000 sovereigns for th~ree-year-olds
and upward. distance six furlongs
was won by Sir Archibald Dcsespois
was second and silver Roe third.
Among the twelve starters was II +
Whitncy's Dclirium.
The D%evonshirc plate OF 500 sovar-
eigns for two-year-olds, distance hvs
%furlongs, was won by Flonders. Az
alanche NaS sci ond and LaChassc
third. Tens horses ran, August Bel
mont's Astieot II and II. T.. Whit
noy's colt, out of Yorkville Belle, were
.unplaced
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06

braska. nrst, Mcintosh Grinneii. see
ond, pair. Grinnen, third Time,
90 "a secs.
, 220 yard dash-fIaddoek, Kansas,
first. Greene. Ames. second Campbell.
Nebraska, third rinlc ~ 3.t secs
Hnlf mile run-Kra0 Amcs, nrsl.
Shqck, Missouri, sccond, Anderson
Nebraska, third. Time. EOS les.
Discus throw Wilberman and Rob.
erts. Missouri tied for first and see
ond. zeigler. Grannetl third Dis
lance. 1870 fl, in.
Pole vault Clark Grinneli, hrst
.Dursen, Nebraska, second Hyscr.
Ames. third Height 10 IT,, @ ia in
Two mile run Steele. Missouri
first. Waggoncr Amos. second shan.
non, Amcs. third, Time. 10 Minis -
secs.
Mile relay-Drake FIRST Nebraska
and Grinncll tie for second ana third
Time, 1927 80.
Half mile relay -Cancelled
Broad iump-knowles. Grinnell anl
Lambert, Amos. tied for first ANA sec.
ondi Walker Amcs. third Distance
p IT.. 6 - in
High iump-Wells nrst. Hersogc.
Missouri, Norgreen, south Dakots
and Lee. Ames. tied for second ano
third. Height, 8 It. 9 in
Final score-Grinncu 33. Nebrask,
80. Ames - Ia. Missouri g3 rs kan
sas to. Drake 10 South Dakot. I t-S.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06
FOUGHT TRACK AND
FIELD MEET IN IOWA

Dcs Moines. June 5-Not until the
asst Of the events the high jump had
)een pulled of did the result of the
ield meet Of the Missouri valley CON
ference, held here this afternoon in
he Drake stadium. bccome known.
I was q battle in which Missouri.
Nebraska. Griuncl and Ames. were tho
,ontcndors from the start The hnal
stood
Grinnell 30. Nebraska 30. Missouri
% i-3. Ames 20 i-3. Drake TO- kan
PAS 10. south Dakota Ia
1%oo-yard dash-Haddoek. Kansas.
irst. Wildman Nebraska. second
iill. Grinncn. third. Time. 10.
Mile run-Johnson. Missouri. nrst.
George. Nebraska. second. Cockrcll.
tmes. third. Time, t.3f -.
Hammer throu-Lambert. Amos.
irst, zciglcr. Guunoii. second. Ford
Missouri. third. Distance. in f.. 10
inches.
shot put-zeigier. GrinnclL nrst
Nebraska. second. Graham.
Ames, third Distance 80 IT,. 2 In.
100 wards hurdle-McDonald. Ne
braska. hrst. Bair Grinnell. second
Holcomb. Anne. third Time 10 Is
seconds
40 Yards dash-Huyens. Drake.
first. Burke. Nebraska. second Reed
Nebraska. third Time "a secs
go yard hurdlss-MeDonald. Ne-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-06

boon moved back tu 1900 yards to On
courage lonS-disnuco shooting, 1t
calls for fifteen shuts rper man at this
distance and carrips q gold medal pre-
scented by Con Bird W. spencer. and
| eight cash prizes, Il win attract n
largo nrld OF "cracks" who arc
anxious to gct al the roo yard rangc.
Another new match IS entitled ttc
swiss Trophy match" tho prize Tor
which win be "a bronze figure pre-
scented by Hugo N%cuburRor. of New
York ana Zurich. a eide enthusiast
II win be shot at 500 yards, probably
the easiest distance ON the range. and
win thus serve IT'S purpose OF attract
ms as many contestants as possible.
even among amateurs. as IL Is open
60 everybody. The Swiss Trophy
match win carry eight cash prizes
other matches arc tho Veteran or
ganizatton Team match. sea- Girt
Championship match. FOR which the
medal is given by GOV Franklin Fort.
and which has fifteen cash prizes. ON
Hand match with tour cash prizes,
Hale match. for trophy ana eight cash
prizes Press match. for trophy aud
three cash prizes. Onirore and lnspcc-
tors match. with badge ana ten cash
prizes, individual Rapid l'irc match at
300 yards. with five cash prizes, an
Corners Military match. with 1--WE
cash prizes Hays match. with six
Na9h prizes Gen r. T. Mcauy match.
gold badge and six cash prizes. y. j.
S H. A. trophy match. Tor prize and
five .ttah Iffvt.H- I...If.r. t,nF.h fA-