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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
HOPKINS COUNTING
ON DEMOCRATIC AID
Former Senator Still Seems Confident
of Wrestling Back Seat in
Upper House.

Chicago, March 16.-Former Senator
Hopkins expects the aid of 20 demo-
cratic members of the general assem-
bly, in his supreme effort to smash
the deadlock at Springfield this week.
Mr. Hopkins, in making bid for the
Foss and Mason vote during the week
end rest. has told the leaders of the
faction that any time he can muster
so votes on any joint ballot he can
so arrange is that that vote will elect
him.
The assurance Mr.. Hopkins has
(given some of the Foss men is that
he does not need a constitutional ma
jority to smash the deadlock, but
merely majority of those voting, pro-
vided, of course, a quorum of each
house is present and participating in
the vote
The constitutional majority of the
general assembly is 1903. Since the
converting of the general assembly
there has been one death, leaving the
total membership of the two houses
203 A majority Of all the members
that could participate in joint bal
lot, therefore, would be 102.
In order to bring the total vote down
to a point where 80 votes would be a
majority of all those voting, it would
be necessary to have the total vote
not more than 1873, which would be
just 20 less than the full membership
| of the legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
The Argus Daily Short Story
HIS GAME OF PATIENCE---By Gertrude Delaney
Copyrighted 1903, by Associated Literary

was little fellow with hair OF no
particular shade of brown. a square.
plain face and blue eyes behind
glasses. He had no stories to tell. no
jokes to raise a laugh. and he had
never handled cards before In his life.
1t took him the entire evening to
learn to play pedro. but he applied his
mind to 1T with a will, and when he
went away the captain slapped him
on the shoulder and told him he would
make player if he kept at it. The
captain always said that to the de
feated, who sometimes chewed their
lips over it bitterly
The captain conceived a great liking
for Billy, and they spent many even
ings together. By spring Billy had
learned all the games the captain knew
and could even beat him at some of
them.
He came obviously for the captains
sake alone, for he brought no offer.
ings to That's. He had his own way
to make and IN invalid sister to main
tain at an expensive sanitarium. This
much he told the captain and was for
ever after silent about his affairs.
Sheldon King presently, having had
his wings badly singed at the candle
Of That's indifference. ceased to be
seen at the captains card table. But
Billy came unfailingly. The captain
was delighted with him.
Here at last was man who did no,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
The Royal Pie-Eaters,

A special dispatch from Washington
to the Chicago Tribune conveys the
following information of great mo-
ment:
"The possible appointment of W. B.
Ridgely of Illinois to diplomatic post
abroad is subject which is begin
ming to interest a number of Mr.. Ridge.
ly friends in Washington. Mr.. Ridge.
ly held an extended conference with
President Taft this morning, and al.
though no admission was made, it is
presumed that he would be glad to &C
cept foreign mission
And thus are the royal pie-eaters
handed down from one republican ad
ministration to another, and from one
generation to another.
The same old pay rolls
And the same old men
VIII be on those same
Old pay rolls again.
With Taft serving lunch;
or pastry nothing shy,
He'll feed the same old bunch
With the same c.. O. p. pie
Watch the royal pie-eaters who have
been close to the counter for years
grab all the pie again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Old Captain Banding had two ab-
sorbiny passions in lifc-his love for
cards and his love for his daughter
That's.
1t was wonderful how many yonng
men were willing to pass their even
with him. He was q wary old oppo-
nent and all bur invincible.
The young me', came by twos and
threes in their best tailor made suits,
with posies in their buttonholes Often
they brought offerings to the captains
daughter.
That's accepted the gifts and the too
evident good will indifferently. Some
| times when fourth hand was needed
at whist she lent her aid Otherwise
she betook herself to the par:or ard
practiced as diligently as If there was
not a man in the house
Aunt Lefty, Captain Blanding's Wild
owed sister. kept house for him and
mothercd his otherwise motherless
daughter. She was a gentle soul,
large hearted and small minded, who
made the best doughnuts in town. By
the aid of. her smiles and her cakes
she encouraged eligible men to fire.
quent the captains house, hoping that
some one of them would prove ac-
ceptab!e to That's
That's name had been given her be-
cause of an early fcndress of her ia
Their for Greek literature. That's, de-
spite her name, did not lean toward
scholarly achievement She was n
butterfly, very beautiful to look at
and very difficult to catch.
She had read little poetry and very
| many romances where the heroines
were all beautiful like herself and the
heroes proved their devotion by as
founding deeds of valor These men,
who sat evening after evening with
bits Of red and black pasteboard be-
tween them, evidently lacked every
heroic quality.
When one by one these timid adorers
laid his heart at her feet she promptly
trampled upon it and sent him away
| smartinc.
When after few evenings he die
not again appear the old captain would
wonder mildly what kept him away
Sometimes he asked the victim and re
ceived a stammered excuse
By the time the young mans plac,
at the card table was filed the captain
had ceased to remember him.
1t was Sheldon King who brough
Billy Smith to the house for the frs
time. Billy was newcomer in Ken
sington and wholly unacouainted. a,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

Party for Miss Geisberaer-Miss
Olive Johnson and Miss Grace Know
les, at the home of the latter, 1888
Observation-Disclosures street, Moline,
were the hostesses last evening at a
party for Miss Lulu Geisberger, a
bride of this month. A company of
so young ladies was present. The
affair was Japanese party and the
house was very prettily decorated for
the occasion and every detail of the
affair was carried out in Japanese
style. In the living room large Jap
anese parsols were in each corner OF
the room and on the walls were large
Japanese fans. From the chandelier
to the corners of the rooms were
strung garlands of red hearts and at
numerous places lanterns were sus-
pended from the ceiling, giving a
soft oriental light to the room. On
ltabourets placed about the rooms were
joss sticks burning in vases. Pillows
took. the place of chairs in the room.
In the dining room more lanterns We're
hung and on the draperies of the
rooms were pinned little Jap dolls
The music room was decorated in the
wedding colors, green and white Elk
tending from the chandelier to the
corners of the rooms were bands ct
green and white crepe paper. The
young ladies came dressed in pretty
Jap costumes and the effect was most
charming. A course lunch was served
the color scheme being carried out in
the courses A story writing contest
was held, Miss Mabel Creutz taking
the head prize and Miss Pauline John
son was given the second prize Miss
Geisberger was presented with large
oriental rug by the company Miss
Geisberger and Otto Rogers of Pre-
emption will be married Thursday
evening, March 25, at the Second Con
lgregational church, Moline.
Music Students club.-The Music
Students club held an interesting mis-
cellaneous meeting yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Henry Vol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

country eggs at, about half what we
were forced to pay for them only a
few weeks ago.
What would We do without the hen?
She deserves a place of honor right
alongside the American eagle, and in
the matter of real usefulness has the
eagle beaten to a fragile.
Hurrah for the hen!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
Humor ae Philosophy
y DUNCAN n. SMITH
OFF OR ON.

Concerning trains
And words applied
When getting on
The same to ride
Some common terms
Are used today
That do not mean
Just what they say.
To make our meaning
Clear and plain
We tell our friends
We took the train.
We didn't take It,
AS you know.
II took US where
We planned to 60.
We say perhaps
We made the train,
A statement that's
Well nigh insane.
We couldn't make Il,
That is clear,
Though we might work
At 1t a year.
I'VE caught the train"
Another phrase
That might a language
Purist daze.
We couldn't catch
A train until
It started. This
Was standing still.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

There rs one thing particularly re-
freshing about President Taft's special
message to congress. In brevity it as
in such a sharp contrast with the full
some documents that have been
emanating from the White house dur
ing the past few years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
Children Who Are Sickly

Mothers who value their own comfort
and the welfare of their children. should
never be without a box of Mother
Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, for
use throughout the season. They break
up Colds, cure Feverishness. Constipa-
ton. Teething Disorders. Headache and
Stomach Troubles. THESE POWDERS
NEVER FAIL, Sold by all Drug Stores,
25c. Don't accept any substitute. A
trial package win be sent FREE to
any mother who will address Allen S.
Olmsted, lie Roy N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

The power of the speaker may have
been curbed and modified in the ma
tional house-but the oneman power
still rules by the grace of and with
the aid of the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

In voting more than 3 to l against
against woman suffrage, observes the
st. Louis Times, the Iowa senate dis
closes that it has been hearkening to
the opinions of the more stable and
less flighty among the leaders of the
women themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

New York city is to spend 100000
on the Hudson-Fulton celebration next
September. 1t is nobody's business,
either, how it spends it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Lots of statesmen gaze admiringly
into the mirror when suggestions of
improving the quality of the diplo-
matte service are made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

The only way to escape paying high
er prices for furs hereafter will be not
to buy any furs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Editor Roosevelt is already ginger
ing up the sporting page of the Out
look.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Another English lady novelist has
arrived in this country. The title IF
the naughty story which she intends
to lecture about has not been learned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

The congressman will continue to
jump through a hoop when Uncle
Joe snaps his fingers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Was the presidents message held
up until Brother Charles had time &C
look it over?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

They fired Cannon down in Wash
ington-with a vengeance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

mer, 723 Brady street, Davenport.
After the program refreshments
were served by the hostess and
a social time was enjoyed. The pro-
gram in full follows:
IGayotte, Op. No. 1........ e. Pirany
Mrs. Lafferty.
Goodbye Summer ....... Lynes
Mrs. Peterson.
Russian Polonaise ..... .Sapellnikoff
Mrs. Reimers.
A Red, Red Rose. .......... Hastings
Irish Love Song. -. Margaret Lang
Mrs. Vollmer.
Hush! Thy Little One. =. .Bevignani
Mrs. Alfred Mueller, substitute for
Mrs. Matthey.
MaZurka de Dravoure :. Divide Musin.
Mrs. FreiSat Lee.
A une fiancee -..... Ferrari
Miss AmeS.
Etincelles .............. MosZkowsN'
Miss Won Ach.
The next meeting. March 20, will be,
will Mits Olga Junge. $40 Twenty-third
street, this city.
Open New Club Rooms.-The Tri-
City Chauffeurs' club last evening
opened up its new club rooms over the
Bolles garage on Third avenue and
Twenty-fourth street with a business
and social meeting. There were about
40 chauffeurs of the tri-cities present
and after the business session an
oyster supper was served. A smoker
and card games were enjoyed after
the supper and the affair was very
| pleasant. The club rooms have been
newly fitted up and an effort will he
made to furnish them with everything
needful to make them attractive and
pleasant. AS the location is central
| it is expected that the rooms will be
used largely by tri-city chauffeurs
where they can spend the time while
waiting for the owners.
Birthday Surprise.-A very pleasant
surprise was rendered Mrs. Charlotte
Strupp of Fifth avenue and Third
, street, yesterday in honor of her 91st
birthday by about 35 of her friends.
the evening delightful lunch was
served. All expressed their well
wishes to the venerable hostess and
departed for their homes, having en-
joyed a splendid time
Annual Military BalI.-The third an.
nual military ball given by Canton
/ ho hn1 ct
Industrial hall Friday evening, March
&c. The grand march will be held At
$3.50 and the officers and chevaliers
| will appear in full dress Uniform. The
| committee on arrangements is com
posed of J. g. Swanson, C. B. Kendall,
o E. Sippel, A. l.. Loring. A. II. Sippel,
w. c. Dale and H. A. Schleuter.
| Odd Fellows Entertain.-Rock Island
lodge No. IS, |. o. o. F., gave a card
party and sociable last evening a,
their hall Cinch was the card game
played and there was good music dur
| ing the evening. Refreshments were
served after the games. The affair
was largely attended and here were
present a number of invited guests.
St. Patrick's Coffee.-The ladies OF
the Central Presbyterian church viii.
give a St. Patricks coffee tomorrow
afternoon from to at the home 81
Mrs r. NJ. Pearce. 1882 Fourth ave
Inue. Cakes, cookies and doughnuts
will also be placed on sale.
Carboy-Morhardt-A noon today
DIR. R. b. Williams at the parsonage OF
the First Methodist church Officiated
at the marriage of Miss Caroline Nor
hardt and John Carboy, both of Mt
Carroll, Ill. They will make theil
Ihome in Mt Carroll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

You are expected to believe that 4
"petrified duck 100000 years old has
been found in Wyoming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Evidently Mr.. Taft believes in max
ing haste slowly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The fear Of the health officer is very
often the beginning of civic improve
ment.
1t is harder to be patient with some
people than it is to pay ones debts.
One reason why a woman doesn't
want the last word is because she
wants to keep on talking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

lnsinuatins.
Il never knew before that you are
such a consummate liar"
Didn't you? Why. I have been
taking private lessons"
Private lessonsf"
"Yes."
Indeed! How long"
Ever since have been associating
with you.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
Relief,

A very patient man was married to
a very estimable lady whose intentions
were honorables but who was such
scold that the poor man could hardly
live with her.
So the patient man sought out a wise
fairy and laid his case before her.
The fairy thought a few minutes
and then gave the patient man a ring.
saying. when you wear this you Will
be transformed into a mouse" The
patient man needed no further hint.
He went home and showed his wife
what he could do. Once was sufficient.
The truthful neighbors declare they
lived happy ever afterward. but the
man kept close to the ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
Soon Over.

When you find a mine OF gold
All your own. and no mistake,
Then, all. then, the story old,
Oft repeated-you awake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

On what grounds is coffee to be
taxed?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
THE ARGUS.

BY THE ). W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

What has become of Tom Lawson?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16

Music Students club.-The Music
Students club held an interesting mis-
cellaneous meeting yesterday after.
noon at the home of Mrs. Henry Voll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-16
Annual Military BalI.-The
Odd Fellows Entertain.-Rock islam

Odd Fellows Entertain.-Rock Island
lodge No. Is, |. o. o. F., gave a caro-
party and sociable last evening al
their hall Cinch was the card game
played and there was good music dur
ing the evening. Refreshments Were
served after the games. The affair
was largely attended and here wers
present number of invited guests.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24

The Physician" aud Nevada" to the
authors kindly desire to assist at
function so nearly private that l
felt like asking permission to write
about it. I don't see the slightest i'm
propriety in your describing GilIette's
playlet and mine if you think we need
encouragement" said Thomas. who had
just addressed the Actors society on
the desirability of fostering new dra-
matists, and If you don't tell where
they were performed" The fact was
that he had disclosed himself to an as
semblage of his suburban friends and
neighbOrs In the title role Of The Ply
sician." with Eugene Presbrey as his
patient. Very efficient actors were
they. too. But the play was the pc
culiar thing and in it Thomas let loose
some remnants of metaphysical theory
left over from The Witching Hour"
The physician. being called in to doc
tor a nervousiy Frustrated patient,
found out that the ailment was mental,
and came Of the disloyaity Of the sick
abed mans wife. He treated the case
accordingly with advice instead Of
Continued on Page g.
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THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SUNDAY JANUARY p, 1909

evening j thought not; as mental as
slstant did all the barbering; but for
climax Of the third act TIE star actor
did MS duty To the plays title by prov
ing tnat h really was barber Of New
Orleans. a burly bully had traduced
haversiam's adorsd pupil. Miss Opp.
and ne laid himself back in a char to be
shaved. The towel was tucked under
ms chin. The lsther was rubbed over
ms lace. The razor wss stropped. The
oiade MADE a stroke across the throat.
Did you lie when you said I boosted
of the lady's favor?" asked the barber.
stopping the razor over the jugulaT
vein.
I did" replied the helpless. scared
man in the chair
DO you apologize humDly to herr"
q do"
As the lady was there behind a screen.
the bunconle of the incident triumphed
over the travesty of heroism; and Fav-
ersham let t down TO farce for min
ute by choking his helpless enemy with
q hot towel and squirting alcohol into
his eyes.
A prize drama IS '"The Barber OF New
Orleans 1t WAS adjudged the best in
Q lot sent in 10 tho New York Globe
The award may Wei have been judi
oIV"Sf t'F II lSis SuppoS1 DE that any
playwright of note was competitor:
and the winning play IS written and
constructed cieverly. illustrates an cpl
sode in American history and is as en-
crossing 10 one sort Of people as ''The
vampire is 10 another. Its pot turns
on the same point that novel bv Arch
loaid Clavering Gunter did recently,
and one by Captain Mayne Reid did
long ago-the wrongful condemnation of
an altogether white girl as a slave
tainted with black blood No fictionist
has yet ventured to create a sure oc-
toroon heroine. Dion Boucicault, in
basinS The Octoroon" on Reds story,
set for a hundred followers the exam
pie of girls purity of blood discov-
cred before her marriage 20 a white
man. ] wonder what would happen to
a play in which supposed Caucasian
bride was proved a fractional part At
rican? We take it in a gross form and
a reversal of sex, from Shakespeare in
"Othello,' but-well, I doubt if d prize
would have been awarded to THE Bar
Der of New Orleans" if its heroine were
the octOroon she is for while thought
to be, OF if the hero were appropriately
tinctured with negro blood for his trade.
but disqualifyingly to WOO a white girl
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because he is a barber; and q telling
scene is made of an auction sale in
which he impoverishes himself to buy
her at $4,000 by outbidding a sensual
rival. Then a claire and the Forge
master sort of spell ensues till she is
convinced that he is as good as She
or better. No; it's the other way.
There's a confusing quantity of plot in
this play. Let me see. Yes. The
supposed octoroon turns out to be
French princess banished to New Or
leans in childhood, while the barber is
a scion of an aristocratic but not royal
family. At the tag. she evens him up
to her social Level by clubbing him a
prince of love, or something like that;
and the feminine portion of the audi
ence. knowing that Julie opp is Mrs.
FaveTsham, anyway, approves the de-
movement.
Can you think Of Augustus Thomas
OF William Gillette writing plays-even
short ones-for the mere satisfaction of
dramatizing an idea? Well, you don't
have to do that to account for their
latest two pieces, but may attribute
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24
THE THEATRES
THIS WEEK AT

: salt Lake-Mcnday and Tuesday, ::
!: The Burgomaster;" Thursday, :
i Friday, Saturday and Saturday ::
I. matinee, THE Lion and the ::
!: Mouse"
4: Coionial-All week, beginning to- ::
!: night, matinees Wednesday and ::
!: Saturday, Babes in TOyland. ::
I: Orpheum-AIl week. beginning ::
!: tonight. maunees daily, vaudeville. :.
:: Grand-All week, beginning to- ::
:: night. matinees wednesday and ::
Z: Saturday, "A Struggle for Gold" ::
Z: Bungalow-AH week. beginning ::
I: tomorrow night, Tnatinees Wednes- :
: day and Saturday, THE Heir to ::
:: the HOOTah."
:: Lyric-AlI week, matinees daily, :.
&: pictures and illustrated songs. ::
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The authors get over or around the diff
ficulty by having the man, although he
impulsively vows loyalty to the girl,
Immediately relieved of the racial prob
lem by a hope of proving her unblem-
ished whiteness.
There is a reminder of Uncle Toms
Cabin as well as 1.-The Octoroon," not
to mention THE Lady of Lyons" in
The Barber of New Orleans" The
lady of New Orleans disdains her lover
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