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The Nevada County picayune., 1909-12-30
ARTISAN.

Clinton Dickerson of near Hope spent Sunday in our midst. We wonder what has become of the Boards Chapel boys, since our boys went up to see them?
 Married Saturday December twentv-tifth at Emmet, John Crumby and Miss May Sanders. We wish them a long and happy life.
 Christmas was quite dull around here, no one was hurt.
 Earnest Summers looked sad Sunday, somthing must be going to happen soon.
 Vester Sanders went to Mir. Meadors Sunday evening. But was to late next time, Vester say get up NOaQy.
 Henery Coppock and wife spent Christmas with M. D. Dougon and family of near Emmet.
 Mrs. Martin who has been sick the past month is very low at this writing, we hope she will soon recover.
 The New Year will soon be with us and we will all have to turn a new leaf and take the good old Pic" and get the news of 1910.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-12-30

J. A. Bailey is visiting near Willisville this week.
 w. J. Stone, of Ozan, was in town yesterday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-12-30

LOst-A small black Bill book containing three ten dollars bills 1 one dollar bill and one 2 dollar bill. Will pay finder $5 % when returned to me. H. F. billiard.
 Mbe old Capt. Blake resident on west main Street was com pletely destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning about 5 o'clock The building was occupied by Kell Burk and was a severe loss to Mir. Burk although he crrried some insurance. The family was away from home and noth- ing was saved.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-12-30
DILlARD MONTGOMERY

On last Sunday at the home of the bride, MT. and Mrs. J. M. Montgomery, H. F. billiard and Birdie Montgomery was married Rev. Garfield officiating. MT. and Mrs. billiard will reside in Prescott where Mr. billiard is engaged in the clothes pressing cleaning business.
 The Picayune joins their many friends in wishing for them happiness and prosperety,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Interesting Booklet Free.

The second edition Of Booths Fa-
nous people. a 32-pagc booklet. has
just been published and Will be sent
free to any reader of this paper. \
postal card will do.
The book contains portraits and
concise autobioEraphics of some ia
nous people including Conan Doyle,
NaUde Adams, Madam Curric, the
.diScovereT of radium. and Sir Thorn
as Upton, the merchant prince of the
world.
There are four pages of valuable
information. such as "HClRin Case Of
Accidents" ''Antidotes for Poison. "
stamp Filtration" How to Tell a
Persons Age" bible facts and figures
and other interesting features. Men
ton this paper when writing. and adj
dress Booths Hyomei company, Buff
faio, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Assistant Secretary to President Taft.
The Argus Daily Short Story
3nA Hypothet Nan1cless Rival BY Henry Walker
Copyrighted, 1905. Literary

would you do. even if you were en-
gagged? Come. now. be honest. Would
you not fall in love With herr"
jeans fan lay quietly in her lap.
The little upward curves of her mouth
lent her smile slightly strained look.
She gave an uuconccrned shrug at his
| question.
Huntington! never heard of that
corner of the world. And what was
this remarkable young persons name?
You never mentioned her before"
"Oh. surely you don't want particu-
lars in this weather. Your gloomy
forecast set me thinking. Perhaps we
are too adaptable. | suppose that IS
why we've liked each other so well.
Isn't it awful to think the qualities
| that attract people before marriage
may be the very ones TO estrange
them aftcrward?"
Awful. Did Miss Burlington have
;ndclille opinions? Persons strongly
addicted TO golf usually have"
You're not going back on golf. |
hope. Consider the Carwin cup! But.
rs was saying. if an engaged man
bored TO a certain point is so suscepti-
ual? It's only difference of degree,
you know"
unfortunately can't duplicate my
experience I've never broken my col
lar bone for one thing. and for an
other thing. the/momcnt II girl is en-
gagged all her masculine acquaintances
feel bound to make themselves sn
. abSurui! ",:;. ...'
for them !! SIC N..ft..u t".
do you Sui:loSc The poor fellows 81,
TO be OATS" ilC spoke protcSiincly
but his face wore the ghost OF Il smile
The result is the same. II ! bad l.
10 do over again | wouldn't let r,rpi,
know so soon. There's no reason why
a girl shouldn't enjoy herself"
Why. Jean. ] Thought ycu = go na
tieiIa dngs hiElriously happy winter
I'VE been mentally kicking myself !"I
wanting to drag you away to duh Old
| Italy"
] +, Fbe smile was quite gone from Jeans
| face. There was suspicious bright
! ness IN Inc dark gray eyes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

AND WHAT WAS THIS REMARKABLE YOUNG
PERSONS NAMEY
ninety. A little thing like being mar
ried won't Interfere with your tastes
in that line"
You think so? 1 believe you're
quite sincere"
''Thank you"
But I'd feel bound to respect your
tastes and preferences sometimes
And. gradually. you know. I'd fall into
the way of asking your opinion of
things and people and adapting my
own TO it. and then before / realized it
I'd lose my individuality, and them
And then what? I'm Interested"
'Oh. of course. when we began to
think tine same about things. why. nat
urally. you'd begin to bore me. And
you know when married people begin
to bore each other they're in Il very
bad way, with so many entertaining
persons loose in the world"
He looked at her thoughtfully for a
moment
Il say. jean" slowly, 81 never
thought of that phase before There's
a great deal in that. 1t is n terrible
t''i'rs w w tpiNbf NN0h " tiNil lAiC
borcc isn't bound hand and foot. |
suppose one ought TO weigh these
considerations carefully and take no
chances. Talk about being bored, |
am reminded. Suppose you were q
young fellow of some twcnty-six years.
with the average allotment of good
looks and talents and broken collar
bone. Suppose you were shut up to
recuperate in Vermont farmhouse
without relative or friend within
eighty miles-you must suppose glori-
Gus weather outside that farmhouse
as you go. Well, suppose that Il young
lady of unusual beauty and charm
and intelligence-golf intelligence and
fish intelligence and canoe intelligence
should suddenly drop from the sky.
or. rather. from Burlington. what
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Confession.

My desks say, I wish you could see itI
You'd see. l assure you. fright.
1 wonder how some people manage
To keep a desk Strengthened out right
'Twould give a good housekeeper hdgets
To gaze on the tangled debris.
And one who to slang was addicted
Would shudder and say. "Hully gee!
To speak of confusion confounded'
a babel in papers and trash.
Would Just i'm a measure describe IL,
A tumble of newspaper hash
Duns. clippings and letters unanswered,
And postals from friends far away.
And efforts from poets submitted. ..t-.
And badges from last Labor day.
[ hear that the diggers discover
In ruins of Egypt and Rome
Rich treasures to sell 10 collectors
or send TO the loved ones at home.
wonder IL some priceless relics ..l t4
Checks due bills or samples Of art--
I'd find if ! went through the rubbish
And patiently took it apart. ,''
think as ] come in the morning
And clear n space where l may write
I'll certainly find n few minutes
. To straighten things out before night.
But when in the evening finish
NV labors and hasten away
I look with disinay on the chaos
And put the task off till next day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

While the expenditures of several
foreign governments on navigable
waterways far surpass expenditures
by the United States government on
like arteries of commerce, here we
are spending $1,5OO,OO0 month, and
have already expended a total of $50
000,00e in the reclamation of arid
lands. Perhaps the word invested
should be used for expended, be
cause the government gets back re-
turns on the outlay. During the last
seven months the reclamation service
have exCavated more than one-third
as much earth as will have been NOV
ed at Panama. The canals constructed
by it, placed end to end. would reach
from New York to Denver, and many
of them carry whole rivers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

They sal at the end of The porch and
discussed the situation calmly. II was
altogether TOO tOrrid for heated argu-
mcut. IL they felt any inward tumuit
they vented ii through their fingers
rather than their tongues. Sue 10y pull
ing her palm leaf fan idly to pieces
and he by ruIhleSSly stripping the hon
cySuckle vine.
WHATS your objection to next fan.
Jean? I'm not quizzing you. you
know. but do feel sort of imper-
Sonal curiosity"
Next fall? Why. lis August now.
and fall begins with September. and
then lis no time before it's winter.
and-I can't possibly fancy myself
settled. married person next winter"
sober. indeed! MatrimUny doesn't
make people settled nowadays. You
know you'll be OH The 20 when you're
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

value commonly receive too little at
tention-and this is as true of the bulk
of the guard in Illinois as in other
states. These are skill in straight
shooting-which includes tolerabIy &C
curate judgment of distances-an1
knowledge how to live sanely and
healthfully in camp and on the march.
The soldier who cannot hit the mark
he aims at is apt to be of slight use.
no matter how well he can keep step,
or how cleverly he executes the man
ual of arms. The man who is ignor-
art as TO how his feet and his stom-
aHh should be cared for when he is
"loIeL rs it, in the open field. fire.
aucn-ly ans N The hospital in short
order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Improving National Guard.

Three hundred delegates, from nearly
every state i'm the union, were in at
tendance on the 18th meeting of the
National Guard association recently
held in Los Angeles. This annual con-
vention has steadily grown in impor-
tance since the federal government be
gan to make more liberal appropria-
tons for giving an adequate equip
ment, similar to that used by the reg
ulars, to the guard throughout the
country. That policy has already re-
suited in supplying practically the
whole guard with modern arms, while
the attempt to bring about a certain
amount of cooperation. between its or.
ganiZed units and the standing mill
tary. establishment through joint sum
mer maneuvers and the systematic de
livery of instructive lectures by vet
eran army officers to officers of the
guard has shown some valuable re-
suits.
Yet while the progress scored in the
art of soldering by the guardsmen
during the last few years is encour-
aging, it is well to point out that
hardly more than fair beginning has
been made. That the enrolled militia
Will never equal the regulars in the
FACILITY and precision of their evolu-
lions and in endurance in marching. is
hardly to be expected unless in few
cases where regiments possess unusual
ef1clency. The regular is trained and
toughened in the most practical sort
Oh school under the constant super
isr,r u
and non-commissioned officers. Tho
guardsman habitually works in an of.
nee, store. a factory or on the farm
only comparatively brief intervals are
at his disposal to give to learning the
art of war. 1t is far more important
that he shall be taught its essential
rudiments than that he should spend
very much time in trying to look
pretty on parade.
Two things which are of special
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
HuInOr and
Philosophy
CHANCE TO PRACTICE.
By DUNCAN n. SMITH

A CCORDING to the head guesser OF
a celebrated eastern buGhouse' tea
and coffee do as rough work with the
delicate female system as alcohol does
with men.
After they have fingered over the
breakfast cup for a number of years
their nervous organizations begin to
look like western ranch buildings hl'er
a cyclone has dallied with them. Now
will the women put the cup away as
resolutely as they have been telling the
men they would shun the flowing powL
if they were the male portion OF tne
world?
1t is such fine opportunity for them
to put some of their pet theories INTO
practice that they can hardly fan 10
embrace ii. Watch them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
caIifornia,s First Cotton Crop.

Two hundred MeXicans arrived al
Los Angeles the other day to begin
picking the first cotton crop ever raised
IN California. The present crop GOV
ers about 1900 acres, and those who
have been following the experiment
predict that cotton will become one
of the most important products of the
Imperial valley. A cotton gin has been
installed at Ell Centre, and all of the
crop picked this year will be handled
there. 1t is said that the profits to the
growers this season will be from $50
20 $50 an acre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

Yes he continued. leaning IaZiIy
back in his chair. 1--WE been playing
donkey I'd forgotten what IL means
10 he bored. | WAS even silly enough
TO think we'd enjoy long tramps In late
October and lonesome breakfasts OF
rainy March IuOrninGs-I love March
and. oh. dozens of dull prosaic things
But. goodness. we'd die OF ennui before
a year was our
She flung down the fan and rose.
angry and hurt the tears streaming.
Charles" she sobbed. you're inhu-
man. came cut here to-tO-arrange
things. and you th-Ihrow that
Vermont girl in my face and then fell
me I'm here. You"-She controlled
her voice with an cffort-''Go back to
Vermont. But she'll never
lie could endure it no longer. For
give me. Jean. You know I've never
seen another girl since you said
might look M you! But I've set my
heart on this fall. and you're so Stub
born"
she Strengthened and looked ut him
sternly He tried not to smile.
"Chnrlcs." she asked severely. did
you lic?"
ITO you"
"Nas there such n person."
81 never said there was. ! just sup
posed case. But. say, Jean. will
you make it OCTOBER"
"No.' She had reached the doorway
"Septcmberr'
He heard her running lightly up
stairs STOPPING he picked up the mu-
tiiated palm fan ard folded its remains
tenderly into his pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
The ErenchNvonnnn.


The distinguished quality of the
Frenchwoman is her strong common
sense She is not n sentimentalist. but
is eminently practical If there is so
much comfort. substantially and Sc
curity among the French middle class
the woman can take the larger share
of the credit for it. In France of the
French" Mr.. T.. II. Baker says that all
her domestic affairs are regulated by
tie strictest prudence, carcfulness and
foresight.
The domestic instinct is 50 strong in
the Frenchwoman that the safety OF
her home is apt TO become to her an
object too absorbing. too exclusive. and
10 lead to the defects and drawbacks
which attend all eXaggeration. 1t is
not the FrenchIhan so much as the
FTenchwoman who fills the stocking
with small savings. a little economical
there. Il little here. and who has built
up Il position of some substance for
many Il family who commenced hum
bly, and knew hardship.
The power of patient industry of the
French w0rkiugwunun is scarcely less
admirable than her self ahnPgatiun.
Her qualities stand ont more snlicntly
than those of the middle class because
1t her inferior opportunities and great
or trials.
When one considers the wages that
are earned Ivy The working class in
France and hc cost of food one mar
wells ut sthc dcGrce of comfort to he
found in their homes and the well look
cd after appearance of the children.
This could never be without the solid
qualities of the women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

The suburban husband had shut the
fox terrier inside the gate with care
and started down the street with
last wave for little WHEY standing in
the doorway. when he just happened
TO think
by the way. dear" he called. IF by
any misfortune ! cant get home 10
dinner I'll send out note by the mes
sencpr and
Its quite unnecessary, dearest"
WHEY answered sweetly. I've alrendy
found that note i'm your coat pocket"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

In four of Philadelphia's public
schools lunches will be served the
children at three cents a lunch. The
schools selected are doubtless attend
ed by pupils whose parents can afford
the daily three cents. for there are
many schools in large cities where the
pupils are of very poor families. a fact
borne out last winter when private
charities associations daily had to
feed 5000 New York school children
who otherwise would have gone hun
cry to school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Society of Friends of the Rooster.

The District commissioners ut Wash
lngton have decreed that man can
not keep a rooster around his prem
ises unless he gets the written consent
of 10 per cent of his neighbors in the
block. But the ROSTERS have their
friends. and the friendship has been
cemented into the Poultry Protective
association, with T. Stockton at its
head. The association is furiously pick.
Ing the new regulation to pieces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

Speaking on the same day loco
miles apart. Senator Bristow of Kan
sas stated that Speaker Cannon has
not had new idea in 40 years. and
the Chicago Record Herald that he had
not had new idea in so years. These
are both good republican opinions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
DENEEN OUT FOR
new DIRECT LAW
Governor Makes Known His Pc
sition IN Regard to Pri-
mary Movement.
COMES UP at FALL SESSION
Would Simply Remedy Flaws SUI
preme Court Has Pointed Out III
JoncS-OSlcsby dill.

Springfield. H., Oct. 6.-Govcrnor
Deneen will ask the special session of
the legislature to pass a direct plu-
rality primary law-nOt delegate
convention measure. nor yet percent
age plurality bill. nor other compro
misses over which some of the law
makers have been tinkering in ad
vance.
The governor last Hisht settled all
doubt in the minds of the politicians
and aSsemblymen as to the scope and
nature of the ne4} primary act which
he will seek to have put on the statute
books by declaring that he will battle
to have the last primary law-the
Jones Oglcsby law - reenacted with
amendments that will remove the flaws
on which the supreme court knocked
it out last spring
To Improve General Law.
Furthermore. the executive, in his
call for the special session. expects to
ask the attention of the legislators to
the necessity for reYamping some of
the general election machinery which
appears to have sand i'll its gear box
by reason of the decisions of the SUI
preme bench in wiping out the last
three primary acts.
Program oG Governor.
Governor Denoen conferred yester-
day with some of the legislators, and
at night he made known the program
I,1rbi oh h. TO hi
so far as primary and election legisIa-
ton go. 1t ia as follows:
ReenaCtment of the last direct
primary law. amended so as to
meet the suggestions in the decis-
ion by which the law was given
it's death blow by the supreme
court
Amendment of the election law
to make the provisions regarding
registration conform TO the hold
ings of the supreme court relative
to the registration feature in the
primary law
Amendment of section 3 of the
ballot law, so that in case the pri-
mary act of 1898, now operative in
Cook county, is declared unconsti-
tutional, the parties will not be
barred from getting their tickets
on the ballot.
Revision of the election law in
other spots where it appears to be
out of harmony with the suggeS-
tons made by the supreme court
in knocking out the last three pri-
mary laws.
LRndee Sees DFneen.
Among those who held conference
with the governor yesterday were:
Senator Hurburgh of Galesburg. Sena-
tor Landee of Moline. Representative
Campbell and Abel Bach of the cleo
ton commission of Chicago. The gov
crnor also heard from some of the
Cook county leaders over the long
distance telephone
All indications pointed to a rapidly
changing sentiment among the politi-
clans regarding primary legislation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

The French have discovered that
whiskered kisses leave on the lady's
lips bacilli of tuberculosis. diphther;a
and pneumonia, besides unclassified
microbes. And yet its doubtful if the
whiskered kiss will go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Then Ho Did.

Miss Wearyun (Q1 p. NIL like to
sec Il graceful man
Mr. Borum Qnterrupting) - Hem!
Am I not graceful?
Miss Wearyun-Yes, and. as l was
saying, | like TO see a graceful man
bow himself out of my presence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Iruth Comcs Homo sIowIy.

'T guess" said the wise old codger.
"the public must bc satisfied that I've
been nothing but an old fossil for the
past twenty years or SO"
What led you TO that conclusion!'
The fact that I'm just beginning TO
realize that I'm not as young as L
used to be-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Most Ticklish.

ITS funny how ticklish women are
isn't it?''
Eyes. Now. brought n feather home
the other night. and it nearly tickled
my wife TO death"
why. how did that baPpcn|
Il gave it to her. It was an ostrich
feather"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

dens of vice, the. dives and the broth
els. Rock Island is too good a town
to be SO disgraced. 1t will not be toll
Grated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
PnnuIar Soma.

"what is the hen making all thi
fuss abouty"
"She is simply piping her lay"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
One of a Few.

"My wife seems to possess the bar
gain counter instinct"
"So?"
Eyes: she can tell at a glance wheth-
er n forty-nine cent article has been
marked down from 30 cents or up
from As.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

Governor C. s. Deneen has come out
for a real primary law. Let us hope
he will get real one through the
legislature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

An exchange says that President
Taft's tour has been a social success
and a political failure. That about
expresses it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Amenities.

'what is that detectives greatest
achievements" asked one member OF
the police force.
Getting people to think he's de-
tective?" answered the other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Cau.e and Effect.

Said the married man. with sign'
1--WE got a good mouth for pigh,
But / get pains and aches
Eating those my wife maches,
And that is, believe me, no ligh."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
The Mercenarv Creatures.

"Why don't you like Charlie"
"He doesn't know anything"
''That isn't any reason"
isn't it,"
mo; the question is. Can he make
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

To accomplish the belt line. there
must be no cessation of labors. BY
proper effort it will win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
Evan II He Was Green.

Harold-How green everything Isl
Evelyn-You're not everything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06
OF a Kind.

Some young men go west and go
broke, while others more sophisticated
stay at home and grow old on their
dads bands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

Experience does not do some people
a particle of good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-06

Boost the belt line. Everybody
wants it.