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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Hememann. the European publisher,
once noticed two reGdlers standing side
by side. selling toy dolls. One of them
had Il queer. fat faced doll. which he
was pushing into the faces of the pass
erSby. giving it the name of Il we'll
known woman refcrmer then promi
nently before the public. His dolls
were selling rapidly. while the man be-
Size hi.4. who had Il really more at
tractiyc doll. was doing comparatively
little business. y thought occurred
TO IIcinemann. and he tried an expert
nent. Calling the second peddler TO
ore side. MY friend" he said. do you
want t. know how to sell twice as
many of these doll; as you are selling
now? Hold them up in pairs, two to-
Tether in each hand. and cry them as
The Heavenly Twins" The toy vend-
er somewhat Grudgingly followed his
advice. 1t was at 4 time when Sarah
Grarl'S famous novel was ut the
| height of its popularity. and the title
Of the book was on every ones tongue
Perhaps Il was merely luck. but the
heavenly twins dolls were an inStan-
| taneCus success. and within one hour
! The veuder of the woman reformer
| dolls gave up the fight, acknowledged
down the street to escape the ruinOus
cOmpetition.-LOrin +. Deland in At
| lantic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
!, pie of this country during the years
gone by"
FIELD OF LITERATURE
The May Wide World Magazine

The May Wide World Magazine
The May Wide World is an excellent
number and well maintains its reputa-
tion as the most unique magazine pub
Ilished. AS a medium for keeping in
touch with the different countries of
the globe it is unsurpassed, and one
may learn from it more about nations
and nationalities than by a weeks
study of a geography. The present
number takes us to such widely separ-
ated points as northern Nigeria, the
state of Bhutan, Hudson Bay terri
tory, Sydney, San Francisco, Switzer-
land, Australia, Japan, Bombay, Tan
gier, Colorado, China, etc. A particu-
larly interesting article is that by the
well known war correspondent, Reg
inald Wyon, on 1.-The Sportsmen of the
Near East" Mr. Wyon spent some
considerable time among the fierce yet
lovable peoples of "the cockpit of Eur
ope," and declares that though they
| have practically no games, as we I'M
derstand them. yet they are sports
men to the core-with man-killing and
the dance as their favorite pastimes,
An interesting account of the work
done by the famous dogs of the Great
ST. Bernard Hospice is contributed by
Fl. j. Shepstone The article describes
how the animals are trained, their Won
derful sagacity in discovering lost
Travellers and the perilous life led by
the monks in the desolate Alpine re-
gions of perpetual snow. The Sydney
Flying Ms chine" is the story of as
remarkable a hoax as was ever per
petrated The number contains Is
stories and articles, each one of which
is interesting and instructive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

of the treasury department and make
the board in everything but name 4
court. But without a constitutional
provision it could not give these gen.
eral appraisers absolute security in
their tenure and the treasury depart
ment soon reduced them to the level OF
department officials.
The supreme court upheld the power
of the president to remove the mem.
bers for political or personal reasons
and therefore the general appraisers
had to take orders from the chief II
the customs division of the treasury
or resign. If another board is to be
created it should have all the sane
tions of the federal judiciary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Problem-By r. B. Shelton.
Copyrighted, 1909 by Associated Literary Press.

made his way toward the avenue.
Something like rueful smile curved
the corners of her mouth. If Jim's
offer had only come under different
circumstances and in different way,
she was thinking. it would have SIM
plified matters amazingly.
But Jim was such whole souled.
honest, slow minded chap he never
could do thing tactfully nor hide the
real import of his meaning.
Caverly. on his part. stalked down
the little street, wondering how on
earth lie had ever the courage to make
his offer and feeling decidedly like a
man who had taken an unfair advan-
ta-e.
Me- he said scornfully to himself
and half aloud Catherine marry
| me? | don't blame her. / swear
don':! My face would stop n clock
two blocks away. and I'm just about
rs much suited to her as an elephant
is to a humming bird Lord knows,
though. can't bear the thought of her
working for her living"
Nevertheless the music lessons be-
gan. But somehow they were not a
great success. Catherine struggled on
bravely. bat pupils We're few and far
between. and at the end of the first
year there had been an amazing
shrlnkage Of the slender legacy that
mad come to her at her fathers sudden
| death.
Another six months, and so little
| was left that Catherine was genuinely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Mayor McCaSkrin's Appointments.

Mayor George w. McCaskrin made
a number of his more Impcrtant APP
pointments at last nights adjourned
session of the city council AS had
been predicted many of them created
surprise The mayor had kept his
slate so well to himself, that it w:,S
not until the formal announcement
was made that any well founded idea
existed as TO who would compose the
list. The removal of J. w. Cavanaugh
as superintendent of waterworks nat
urally occasioned much Gisappont-
ment, not only because of the fact that
Mr.. Cavanaugh has made one of the
best superintendent the city has ever
had, but because his retention was
asked in formal petition by the demo-
cratic majority in the council, and be-
ing an original McCaskrin appointee,
whose conduct of the position
was indicated by Mr.. Nc
Caskrin during the campaign, the
prevailing impression was that ne
would likely be permitted to remain.
The Argus has no hesitancy in saying
that Mr.. McCaskrin would have made
no mistake in continuing Mr. Cava-
naugh at the head of the waterworks
department. This is said without the
least disparagement of the mayor :
choice for this important position
Daniel Kelly, the appointee. is a life
long resident of Rock Island
hn hoe haI
tionary engineer. at least. being more
recently employed at Rock Island ar
senal, and while The Argus knows
nothing of his qualifications for the
responsibilities that he is now to as.
sumo. Mr.. Cavanaugh spoke of him
this morning as a worthy man.
The appointment of George New
berry as chief of the fire department
is in every way praiseworthy, and IS
commended on every side. The new
chief is an old fireman of years of ex
perience in the Rock Island depart
ment, and is believed to be amply quail
flied for the position.
In naming Hamlin Hull again fol
superintendent of streets, the mayo,
mas recognized fitness, Mr.. Hull being
by all odds one of the best appoint
ments of his first administration.
Miss Dina Ramser has made an idea
police matrOn and to have failed to re
appoint her would have been a serious
oversight
OF the other selections it is unnec
essary to comment. The police force
SO far as named, it may be said, i.
made up in the main of the former
McCaskrin men. It is to be regretted
that the matter of the chief was no
settled among the first nominations OF
the incoming mayor.
Apart from the question of worth "
the specific instances mentioned. the
appointments taken as a whole are
politically speaking mostly republican
politically speaking mostly republican
The mayor, however. has recognized
the democratic majority in the council
in his committee appointments
and taken as whole there is no exist
ing disposition to pass hasty judy
ment on the mayors initial acts.
The Argus for its own part feels
that he should be given a fair chance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

hE CAOSHG HEN HIS ARMS
ioved you? can't. ] didn't suppose
you ever cared two cents for me-
not with my face and my general stu
pidity''
Il should never have told YOU" said
she. but now things are all settled
with Mr.. Brewster somehow-some-
how
They're not settled until after I've
seen him." Caverly declared. And
what's settled will be quickly unset
tied. You thought | wanted to marry
you just to take care Of you-because
/ thought it was my duty. eh? Well.
just watch me-
He caught her in his arms. Even
stupid men have moments of some
thing approaching brilliancy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

alarmed. II was then that Caverly
heard The news one day that Catherine
WAS t. marry Frederick Brewster. her
frthn-'s nnrtner. The rumor stirred
MIN 10 action. ana with no waste or
time he hurried to her house. He
found the girl in the little library
where he had seen her last.
1t was rather tired Catherine who
greeted him. Il thin and pitiful Cath
crime. with big eyes and an air. of
WEAKNESS that reused his Utmost be-
ing to anger.
Look here" he said with his usual
candor; you look just about played
OUT
well, am" she said, almest de-
family.
"And what's all this hear about your
marrying Brewster?' he demanded.
"The truth" she said YEARLY.
Caverly began pulling at the fingers
Of his gloves. His brows were drawn
together. and his eyes refused to meet
her own. Plainly there was something
he wanted to say. Catherine knew the
symptoms of old. She waited patient
ly.
What are you marrying him for?"
he blurted out at length.
Money said Catherine through
tight lips.
There Was another period Of silence
HE hasn't got as much money as
have" said he.
The girl was silent.
"Why didn't you marry me-? he
said sharply. I'D have given you
more money than he can I'd have
been better to you, too. I'll warrant
you. / know Brewster. ! can't bear
| the thought of your marrying him.
You know me. You know I'll at least
| be decent to you. I'll not trouble you.
| I'll keep out of your way as much as
you ask. Why don't you marry me?'
Il can't" she said.
"Why noti' he demanded
Because it's different.
l can't marry you just for money. Jim.
| | can't can't-'
| "Why not:" he repeated inexorably.
Don't you know?' the girl asked,
her face turned away.
| NO" said he.
We'll. l can marry Mr.. Brewster for
his money because l don't care for
him. and you
| Caverly sat up. The blood rushed
to his face, then receded, leaving IT
very white.
catherine, Catherinew he cried
You don't mean-you can't mean
good Lord
! Il mean that | do care about you
lin. and So
Did you think l offered to marry
you just because you We're left alone
in the world and practically penni
less" said he. Did you think didn',
care about you-didn't love you? Good
heavens. Catherine, where are YOU
eyes? I've loved you since you were
child. I've-I've-what's the sense
of NV irving to tell YOU how much
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

A Maryland expert says that not one
man III a thousand vino eats teHapin
knows whether it is the genuine dia-
mOnd backed article or not. Then
what difference does ii make?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Over and Over.

Tile ten thousand poets.
The writers of prose.
OF essays and dramas.
What not goodness knows,
Pray where are their subjects
For stories and rhymes
That haven't been handled
Some thousands of times?
A million have warbied
With spring for the theme.
Ten thousand on sunsets
That told OF q dream:
On waiting and longing
And falling In love
Have fully as many
AS mentioned above.
The plot for the story.
The drama or play
Have all been exhausted
This many a day,
And even the essay
On tariff or cash.
On war or religion
Are all rehash.
Arabian maryels,
Those nights of surprisS
You meet with today
In modern disguise.
The jokes in the papers,
You well may believe,
Came down through the ages
From Adam and Eve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Race Transpiantinq Test,

A British religious organization Is
trying to transplant race by encour-
aging the emigration Of the Laps
from Lapland, where they are in dan
ger Of extinction to Labrador and New
foundland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
A Customs COurt.

IL is now proposed to attach TO the
tariff law a provision for creating 4
customs court of five judges. This st
tempt has been made before and DE-
1eated by the treasury. The Mckinley
law created the board of general ap-
praisers, the rate of whose salaries
and the nature of whose tenure was
designed to make them independent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Only about 314 miles of frozen
wastes remain to be covered to bring
the explorers to both poles. But
every mile man be a fearful distance
when men are at the extreme limit of
their endurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Matches the Waves,

WAS there much of a swell on the
ocean when you came over%
Yes; two of them"
How could that be-"
"One on the water and q bowling
iwell on the boat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

A Camden n. j., lawyer sued girl
for kissing him and the jury said he
protested too late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Prejudice,

Prejudiced.
BABIES will be wanting to vote
next"
"Why not?"
Don't know enough"
Huh. guess you amt got any,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

A San Francisco fashionable club is
inquiring into the disappearance OF
$4,000. Why not ask the kitty?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver is
likewise one of the honest republi-
cans in the upper branch of congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Billy Sunday is to hold a revival II
Danville. If he gets Uncle Joe Cannon
il will be worth while.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Encouraging.

Encouraging.
Doctor. tell me the worst am
strong enough to bear it,
Sure you want to know the worst?'
Yes. indeed
We'll. your bill now amounts to an
even $780,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Now are you not ashamed of what
you said about the weather?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Good Reason.

She was stuck up: she sailed on ~.
Cool as a marble rock,
For. why. she had an ugiier hat -.
Than any In the block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill GEn-
tered at the postofice az second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

1t is so easy to jump on to the other
chap when he is down that the only
wonder is that some of us refrain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

The man who inherits much money
very rarely inherits the ability to
make more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Hunor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
D. DUNCAN n. SMITH

The man who can spend more than
he makes has leaning toward high
finance and an undoubted genins for
the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

OF course all men are vain, and soms
Of them are even in vain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Made II a Pleasure.

Il thought you were engaged to Ma.
BELT"
''She has learned to love another"
WAS it hard for her to learn?'
NO. The scamp gave her free tut
ton"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Just Like a Woman.

"Oh, come, now; forgive and forget.
Il am perfectly willing to forgive
Gut Just won't forget, so thereP'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

The easiest way to get along without
money is to quit living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

If We could remember what we
chose to remember and forget what
We don't like the world would be more
pleasant, wouldn't it?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

The pleasure with which some peo-
pie listen 10 themselves talk is often
surpassed by the WEAKNESS With
which others succumb to the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Business For Him.

Business For Him.
I'VE were travelling all day In tbs
eeth of the gale"
And you had no dentist along"
What for:'
ITO pull the teeth?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

~ THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Being wise to your own weaknesses
may not put money into your pocket.
but it may occasionally keep money
there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
For Others.

From him on everything In sight
Advice was always brewing.
He could do things better than am
one else
Except the things he was doins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05
Good Reason.

Good Reason.
so YOU are going to marry herr"
YES"
why are you going to do that7'
"She said | might"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-05

Satisfied the Claim.
"Put any money In airshipsT
Eyes. few hundred"
"What results?'
1T f1ew."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
BURGER DRY GOODS CO.,

but vigilant committees looking for bet ter things in the different municipal activ- tiles?
 A municipal art league to follow up all
 changes proposed or desired, affecting the appearance of public property civic san-
 itation society with an executive commit
 tee to attend to all stated meetings Of the
 boards of health; @ society of insurance
 men who would take an interest in the local fire department; these are few ran- dom suggestions. The Home and School association, bringing parent, sshool and teacher together, is new and success1ul form of voluntary unofficial organization.
 1t disclaims all idea of interfering with
 teaching or curriculum.
 A word as to the machinery and organ ization That of the Citizens Committee of Fifty is of the simplest. No monthly meetings. but always some of the exec utive in attendance at the regular meet ings of the board of excise; an annual meeting for the election of chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer, and reports, small annual dues to cover postage and stationery. card catalog of all saloons, with their record" If any, scrap book for police complaints and news items, printed list of saloons ar ranged according to the date of expiration of license, all of which are for one year only, with notes on the margin of any ac- ton taken or asked for. That Is all. On occasions when special action regarding a license is desired postal card notice is sent to all the membership. and also the church nearest to the neighborhood in question is requested to notify its mem- attandQnca
 It is not an unusual thing for the chair man of the board of excise, publicly in a meeting, to request an opinion from the chairman of the committee as to what &C., ton should be taken in case before .le board. It is more unusual, but 1t has hap pened, for the president Of the Liquor Dealers association to call publicly on the Citizens Committee to say whether or not his association is justified in position 1t has taken. This Is a tribute to the fair ness of the committee and to its repre- sentative quality
 The number of saloons has now been reduced to 85 and the reduction will con- tinue. probably, until there is one for each 500 of population. There is not dis orderly house, a slot machine, or gambling device within the city limits. No dancing or musical instruments are permitted In any saloon; there are no back rooms, no resorts for women, and the saloons ara orderly and law-abiding above the aver age. And one reason is that any infrac- ton of the law will be followed by prompt complaint to the board of excise, In the name of the "Citizens' Committee of Fifty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
HOW IT WORKS.
Some Details of the Wright Brothers
 Wonderful Ar Machine.

From the St. Nicholas Magazine.
 Almost every boy knows the names of the Americans Wilbur and Orville Wright. and their aeroplane which has astonished the world.
 It consists of two surfaces of cloth, stretched on wooden frames and held apart by struts, a horizontal rudder in front, vertical one behind and an en- zine driving two propellers; there is nothing particularly startling about this. The meat of the invention lies In the shape of the surfaces and the fact that this shape can be altered In the air.
 Both ends of both planes-that Is. the frames on which the cloth is stretched are movable not upon hinges-that Is, bending under pressure: just as a rattan cane bends. simple system of chains and wires and a lever controls this bend ing or "warping' of the planes so that the two right-hand planes will move as one, and so that the two left-hand ones will move as one. When the right hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

were of the most substantial and endur- ing character, and a frock or a suit of clothes made from them would last the wearer many years. But. of course, it is the tedious process, and when the great woolen mills of the towns offered their cloths, which while new looked bet ter than the homemade goods, at very low prices, it drove the hand looms out of business. The cheap cotton warp was what accomplished the ruin of the home industry. But the goods from the mills, such as were sold at low prices to the country people, have no sort of compari- son in warmth and durability with the homemade cloth. Mrs. Vanderbilt, 1t is said has directed the attention of some fashionable folk in New York and Wash ington to the excellence of the home made cloth, and if she succeeds in mak ing 1t fashionable the old industry will be re-established
 In the tidewater counties of Maryland,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

where slaves were numerous the hand loom on the plantation .s The wool clipped from the sheep on the farm was made into clothing for the people of the farm, and on every farm there was spinning wheel, upon which some old woman spun the yarn that others knitted into warm, heavy stock ings. In the western counties, where slaves were comparatively few and the women on the farm had less time for weaving, there were small woolen mills in each neighborhood to which the farm CTS carried their own wool and had 1t woven into cloth, llnseys and blankets or spun into yarn for the women to knit into stockings In the winter evenings The coloring of all the fabrics made at the hand looms or in the wooden mills was done according to order, and that made for the women was usually brilliant and nearly all dyed, except the blue, with homemade dyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
OLD-TIME HAND WEAVING.
An Effort to Revive the Art and lm-
 prove 1t at Asheville.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 A dispatch from Asheville. N. C., says that Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt the lady of Baltimore has revived the art of hand weaving among the women of the neigh borhood. All that 1t was necessary for her to do was to find a market for the products of the hand looms, and the old machines, if so simple an appliance can be called a machine, were brought out of the lumber rooms and garrets and put to work. But Mrs. Vanderbilt could only find a few women, and they generally very old ones. who could operate the looms, and these she organized into a corps of instructors for the younger ones. The fabrics manufactured in the old days before the civil war on these hand looms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
The July Clearing of
 HOuSefurniShintIS

Sd floor.
 All Hammocks at half price. Best qualities that sell up to S7.00 this week at half price.
 Full size Swiss Curtains, with very pretty guipure edging, $1.25 value, at pair .. e. .. =. 75c BOG and 35c Jap Mating. all colors, laid on your floor, at, yd :. =. 19c 9x12 Administer Rugs, good patterns, $25.00 quail ity, at .S1S.95 S.9x10.6 Administer and velvet Rugs, best designs, $22.50 quality, at :. $15.00