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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-06-08

BAUER ODER

E reiche Bauer hat zwan Ierwen,
De Paul wor domm, den Hari kluch;
Ma wann en- huot geduocht III
d'Stierwen,
Damn hat en- %duordurch Leds genuch
Kann ech fir ST mol net me suorgen
Wat fenken s. allebad wuol un?
Dat duocht en- Owes an UNI Muorgen
Dass d'Hoer gro him gof derfun.
Wann hen durch Wis a Field as
gangen,
Huot him d'Natur net me gelacht;
An allies zweckt en- we mat Zangen,
S6guor seng Peif huot net ge
schmacht.
OPP emol dach fergong seng Trauer,
En- hat nu font g guide Rot:
De Kluge get a guide Bauer,
Den DONNIE get en- Affekot.
Dem Noper gong en dat %erzielen,
Dach dichteg gof en- ausgelacht:
"Ws kenn der, Komper, dat da
wielen,
Well Paul yum Studiom neischt
dacht?
Ech lesz den Hari dach stode'ren,
Den huot e guide klore Knapp;
Seng Bauerei kent Paul scho fe'ren,
A wann en- och en- dommen Dapp."-
dir kermit mech domat net erzaen,
De Bauer branch e klore Gescht,
Soss get en- liver dor gehaen,
Da kitten anerer dat mescht.
Zum Affekot ka Jider passen,
Dach muss a wuol seng Schole man;
Domm Baure werfen him a Massen
Derno 10 d'Geld eur Fenster an"
En- huot och schan ct durchgedriwen,
De Pailche g6f en- Affekot;
Den Hari as a Bauer bliwen
An den huot haut e guide Slot.
Fredonia, Wis, den 10. Me 1909.
N. E. BECKER.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-06-08
Sdmmeritmnbcn
CStebe Sausfraiien unb Miitter. benfi
NAL bieriiber nafl)

Sic Stunbe stpiiten 2idt unb
StniterniB, Die 8 a e r It Ii n D E.
bringt OFT einen uniihtboren, fremnbz
lifen Gait in unicr Saiis, Die Ioeiie.
Wtttten IN Die 9roIn beg Sageperfs
binein min biefer 8ait gerabe ben picls
beihdftigten Sausfrauen elm Stiifhen
Srteoeu ms Ser5 trasen. mill tpo9(z
tbueno ben ueber9ans bonn 2itt gum
Shotten perihonen.
Wie tpenige 5 rauen aber beiBen
oieIen Gait pi1fpmmenl Rie neniae
geben linn Rairm fir elm babies
Stino6en. bamit er iif in Der gez
be~imniboonen atmoipbdre Der 0drz
meritunbe einniiten lam, bamit er
pirfli6 ben Srieoen brinatl Sic
n1eiiten fleiBisen Sdusfrauen molten
ntd1ts bon Der foltbaren Irbeits5eit
hergeben, molten Ole rpalIeuoeu
S4leier Der Toeiie nid9t ie6en. Die nit
benz ertpa6enben Dunfel baberflat.
tern, uno 5iinben obne grbolunass
panie oort bas 9ift i'm 3immer
an, iobalb Der Gag ii9 neiat.
0ieien Srauen gebt piel bon einem
tpunberbdren @lid n~erlcren. Dor
allen Senen. bic 8attinnen unb Wiitz
ter iinS. Wenn es iraeno thuniif,
ionten lie bic Sdmmerinnben. unb
lei's nur fiir cine pin3ige Sponnc
Seit. ausniiseu. gum Seaeu hires
etgeren 6er3ens. limb ndre es nrlr
einmal in Der @ohel Wor nirb lid
oieiem eisenen Gei5 Der 0Gmmerz
itnnbe ni6t perihlieben ~tDnnen, fpenn
man ibn MIR einmaI bon ssnoiien bat.
Su limb 5uerit bic gbegatten.
Wie oft fiuoet it'd 10 in elmer beimz
lt6en. bunflen StunSe Sunb Al 6anS.
fpie oft iommt ba bas semiit6lihe. ms
mooerne Sofaedfen rpieber su gbren,
tpie oft MAIDEN ba alte. iiiBe 9ilber
Dor Wann unb Bei6 auf. bic man BEL
Saseslait unb Tneesarbeit ifon
lansIt. nergef'en eeslaubt! Cine
ltebenoe Sran bat ben Saben in Der
3ano. Der beg Wnnnes Seele Al Der
ibren uniihtbar beriiberfiibrt; lie
lam bitten, loden. lie fnnn Ieiie, Iei5e
man6 peritedte Gorge bes 0ebensaes
fdbrten in beimlifer 0dnmeruna
berausfmblen, no bas Ser3 leif,t pers
ruth, mas Der itol5e Wlinb pers
ihpei3t. Sn bunfler Stunbe tpudt
Die 2iebe auf.
Iuh BEL @ iittern NIT ibren
81 iuberu. Sic 9leinen, bie lid
miioe seipielt bdben, ipolcn nihf
! oort NIT Den beiBen Neuglein in
paS 2tht lhnuen, tpenn Der Saa Iheiz
BEN mill. Sic ipolen dlf ibr Seiers
ltiinofen I'M Spiel bdbenl Iui WlIts
ters S6ooB polen lie. Der Whltter
Sanp in Der ibren. iiben unb Der
Wltter Die fleinen Ser3en muslhiitz
ten. ebe Der Sanomnnn fom;nt.
8 foitlide 3eit Der 0dmmcrirunoe,
i'm parmen Sfenfpinfel Die
fleiue Sdadr lid Dor Seliafeit nidt
5l riibrcn ipdgt! Weit i6lieBen lid
Die iunaen Seelen ali unb geben. mas
ne aeben fonnen. nebmen. ipas oie
Wutter 9ibt bon ibrer 9icbe, b0ren
gu Mnb lerreu begreifen tara,
bos Ginberaliid itebt in p%olitcr gliitbc
llnc Last fir ipdte. ipdte Gage nod
SLANG bieics Slides suriid.
Spb niid) bic ernahienen &inber
81 ibrem Heht fommcn, ipenn
oas Jaacsaeitirn perblabt mnb Die
lid benz ertpadIenen ainbe
als gutter aamcrab. ais treuer Sreuno
oifenbart.
oer5dbl nur ih oeritebe Sid
8an5 9enan. mein lieber Slnge."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-06-08

nmerfuns.- 9ieies @ebi6t
eri9ien in Der nortgen Summer bieies
glattes. Sod ba ms Der Sruds
feblerteufel audi niht einmal in einem
Iuremburgilhen 8ebihte NIT ieiner
re6t 5%peifelbaften rWittpirtune" pers
fhonen fonnte, uub iif duf Die @eiie
elm redt arober. iinnitorenoer Sebler
einih(ih. 10 ieben mir uns ee3fpuns
gen. - nm Sid)ter linb 2eier eere6t
8u tperben, = bas 8ebidt nofmals
5u beroffentIiden. unb 5tpar biesmal
boffentii6 obne Sulfe bes Sruders
fobolbs. - Sic Neb.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-06-08
stas elessa ese, Minn., beri6te,

Ems SicepD GDe, Wfinn., berihte1
Der befannte Serr 6. g. Bertrand iibe,
feine fiir5lih itattgeflinoene bibid
intereiante California Neiie tpie folst;
@enn Giner, ober aud Snei. eint
Reiie .tbuu. tpiiien tie mag ar er5dbter
iinb aud 5u 3ablen; benn Heiien foitef
@eib. So Dor Sltern iaste meme
Inna: .Run. 9u noIlteit bod imlne,
na6 California gu nnierm Spbn Heltl
uro Hrau, an ieinen Sdtpiegerelterr
1inD an uuiern nielen Sreunoen. Sc
lit ia Ii cine i60ne 3eit 5um reiien;
alto mad, rat Su fortfommit. Oeiner
3anoforb babe i'd ifon gepadt."
Meine Srau unb i) ndmlid. l1ifen
ilns gesenieitig auf Heiien: .Sas for
bert bic 9armonie in Der Che. iagte
iie. Glio. t6 beitente mir elm Billet
IN Winneapolis bon Sleepp gpe.
@inn.. nah Siiolia unb Cos Nnaeles.
Gal. gei.1 Saul bieies 8illets ipar
mir Iaes berfpro6en. mas ih eefrdst,
dber nu6 gmpfang nnb ariinoliher
1tnteriuGnng. fanb i6 MIDI getdniht.
IHo ging's dh r r6 Wdnfato. bon
bort na6 Siour Gttb, bon bier am
ndchiten Mprgen nah Omaha; - am
Mbeno 10 bort nah Senber. Gs
berrf6te i6eubli6es 8etter. Sier
fpoIite ih elm big 5nei Gage abba6en.
~ e m tr nerfprofen IN 0 II
b e n. nm nniern Germ Yfarrer Nicos
Ins Bertrand in 8alienbursb gu be-
fuden. S6 besab nlicb gu bieiem
3ped 5lir 5nuptsSffiee nnb Der alte,
trennolihe 8err CAB mir auf meme
Srage feline birefte Intport, Ionbern
mabnte (einen 7~1idbrigen 8reis. Der
80 Sabre bier I'M @eiten Staub ges
fflidt nnb Bier e%etrnnfen), i1 als
SNgait bier I'M @eifen ioate iebr pors
fi6tie anf meme Tuiten auipaiIen,
lino Snfau : Tcrii6erung bon ibm
faufen. Sd rietb ibm, ieine 0eis6eit
an ionit einem Sitntann an3ubrinaen;
eins nic6t nad @alienburab n I
BEN II m It a n b n, lonbern in ben
eriten beiten Saloon" unb lieB mir
fir 90 Gents elm i6Dnes 8las Sdnaps
unb Bier geben.
Gnolid eine eS tpciter an Der Mio
0ranbe 8abn, burh Did unb OHM
on mddtisen Selien bor6ei; Steins
baufen, mebr mie genilg. nm quite,
barte Steinltraben burh bas gauge
groBe 2uno 81 baller. Sbr @inippbs
ner aus benz Siten unb Dem WiIIiis
iippisSbal. fommt bierber nad Solo
rabo, lltab, etc, bolt Guh StraBens
material 10 bel SIR ipoat gratis.
foitet feinen Gent, BIOS Der Trans
port - nrnp ieber Saliagier bat 100
Yfunb frei." User beutigcn Cages
nidt beloseu iein mill, iolte einfadJ
ni6t frasenl)
@s gin9 oann 10 gliid!i6 ipeiter bis
na6 Salt 2afe Sin nnb S9ben. no
mir bnnn etli6e Stlnben Gube gum
gerfhnaufen battcn. Sier bate man
feline liebe Hotb. mn uus5ufinoen. lpie
nub mann lpeiter. Nusfurft mar
tnnpp. Gnplib sine's oenn bod
tpeiter auf Der ~Soutbern Yacific".
9ur1 bic 8erge. Die bod unb i6nins
belig IN Die maieitdtii6e Natrr bineinz
eeiett iiub. Sd babe aeitaunt, unp
iperbe Ole Sabrt ME pergelieu.
Nun enbli6 aus ben Selien, BEN
@cbirgen beraus ms Sacramentos
Sbal. NHes griint unb bliibt: Semitic.
9oIen. @liitben LIBERAL. @pn bier
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-06-08
Der unterfhieb.

Der 1tnterfhieb.
Sic tpabre SreunoIdaft 3eiat iid Inn
8eridaen
CUR reften 3eit. unb es sefpdbrt bic
0iebe
Gar oft Elm ffdblid Gut, tpenu lie Den
@inen
Ses Sp%roernSen mebr uls Iein Slid
beoenft.
9oetbe.
Grinnere Did!
Mit Sebniutt fpiinifteit Su bas
Slid bertei:
Sn 5iirneit. oab es niht aefommeu
lei? -
8ibt's ettpns S66neres aIs Rdnns
libfeit
Weit nneemah unb Notb I'M eSlen
Streit?
8i6ts ettpas Sh0neres ais beitern
Bid,
umflitbet bon gerluit unb D1ibs
9ei6td2
Gls gortpdrtsbrinsen auf gebemmter
9abn
Gum gbrenpreis beitritt' men Sieas
binan?
SITS ntdt bic Srlitt. nit fiihnem
Wutb eepfliidt.
Die tiefer ala eelhenfte Sid be-
sliidt?
ia. lieb ni6t Gott ielbit bieie @elt
eriteb'n,
Inns mdnnli4 fdmpfen eegen Notb
gu ieb'n?
I'm Den @ei6offenen als bofiten
&ubm
gu gonnen ielbiterrunsenes gigens
tbum? -
Drum nuts 9ein 2eio unb preiie
Colt basu;
8dr es uidt ba. Drum bitter,
miibteit On!
~. u.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-06-08
Weib, Sram, 8cmablin.

Sn Sapio Straub' binterlaKenen
Sapiereu ftnbeu iih uuter oieier
ueberidrift folgenoe intereiiante 9lufs
5eiGnunecn: @enn man nus 2iebe
beirutbet, pirb ma Winnn lnb 8eib,
menn man aus 9eqliemlihfeit beira<
tibet. Serr uno Srau. urb iper aus
@erboltniiien beiratbet. @emabl unb
@~emablin. Wau pirb seliebt bon
ieinem @cibe. sei6ont bon ieincr
Srau. sebulpet bon leiner 9emablin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10
The Argus Daily Short Story
Skipper Ben's Girl-By Frank II. Sweet.
Copyrighted. 1909. by Associated Literary Press

Ben came home a happy youth. lie
had already christened his new posses
sion the Dolly. And as he walked up
the narrow, crooked street of the little
fishing town he wondered why all of
his old comrades should look at him
with such solemn, plying glances.
Poor Ben, He soon learned why they
all looked pityingly at him. His sweet
heart, Dolly, was dead. Two weeks
before she had been buried in the little
graveyard on the hill.
Poor Ben, indeed!
He was never the same man after
ward. He kept the Dolly and took q
pride in her. going off to the banks
and becoming in time one Of the first
fishermen in the Cove. But he never
was boy again. All his old light heart
edness had vanished, and he became
grave. moody and silent. For some
years he lived, when he was at home.
alone in the little brown house-for his
old mother was dead. too. A lonely
time he had of it when he was not
at the banks. In the evenings he
would sit for hours with his pipe. star
ing into the fire and thinking how diff
ferent it all might have been If only
Dolly had lived.
One night there was a terrible
torn. and Skipper Ben sat by his
lonely hearth smoking and thinking.
The wind blew and howled about the
little brown house. 1t rushed down
the chimney and beat against the side
of the house until it rocked. But Ben
4 -ge
Presently his gloomy thoughts got
the better of him. The tiny room
seemed to grow as narrow and as suf-
locating as a grave. and be rushed out
into the night and the storm. where he
could draw in deep breatIis of the
wild salt air.
There was no rain. but the clouds
were scurrying swiftly across the sky.
And well they might with such a wind
at their heels.
Such a windl If Ben had not been
the broad, sturdy fellow that he was
it would have blown him off his feet.
But as it was he STROBE up and down
the beach with long. fierce strides and
needed neither the wind nor the roar
ing surf.
Was it strange that, with the fierce
storm ranging without and the equally
fierce storm raging within. Skipper Ben
should not have heard the shrieks and
cries of distress that night? Not so
very strange, l think. but what was
strange was that above all the din and
commotion he should have heard a
feeble wail-the faintest little wall in
the world.
But he heard it at any rate and hur-
ried to the spot whence it came.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10

vinced that the vital Importance of
the work has at last been recognized
and placed upon plane of recogai-
ton by the government from which
it cannot be displaced. 1t was an OBJ
ject lesson of the hitherto forgetful-
ness and Indifference on the part Of
the general government. 1t was
magnificent recognition of the inland
waterway as the certain and the
cheapest possible means of communi-
cation between shipper and receiver,
and as a regulator of freight rates
absolutely just and equitable in its
operations, enforcing its judgments
through the inexorapie operation Of
the law of supply and demand.
The policy of improvement of the
inland waterways of the United
States has taken the place CT the pol
icy of the particular project under
which no results of good were had,
but only inevitable and costly delays.
The new idea OF "a Policy; not Pro
ject," the platform of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress, is re-
sponsible for the awakening of official
and citizen to the necessity for suf1-
cient appropriations and for continu-
Gus work, with the emphatic express
sion of President Taft experimenting
that platform and bringing the whole
country face to face with the practical
solution of the great problem of trans
portation. 1t is a solution from which
the country will not avert its face,
but which it demands shall become
the fixed and settled policy of the
federal government. The coming
meeting of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, unquestionably the
most important of the series. and rep
resentative of the trade and CONNER
cial interests of the entire country
will present the question to the fell
eral congress in concrete form, ex-
pressive of a demand for policy
which can only enure to the benefit
of each and every section Of the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10
Electricity In TorIand.

While Santa Claus still adheres to
the good old-fashioned ways, driving
the same old reindeer and sleigh,
carrying the same old pack ladened
with good things to eat, toys and
things boys and girls like best, he is
not at all adverse to applying modern
methods whenever he can. So 1t is
that the best Christmas trees this
years will be lighted with tiny electric
lights of many colors, completely
eliminating the fire risk of the old
fashioned candles, which has spoiled
many and many promising holiday.
Germany leads the world as a
maker of toys, exporting more than
$15,000,000 worth last year France,
which ranks second, shipped only half
as much. This country is the largest
purchaser Of toys in the world as last
year we imported nearly 12,0O0, 900
toys and dolls, and It is estimated
that we spent not less than $4,000, 900
for foreign and homemade playthings.
While We cannot hope to compete
with the foreign countries IN the man
ufacture of cheap toys 1t is neverthe-
less gratifying to note that our Yam
kee ingenuity and the expanding de-
mands of American boys has greatly
increased our home production of cleo
trio toys and model devices which are
exceedingly instructive as well as en-
pertaining. The American girl, for the
most part, is not so exacting, being
content with the old-fashioned doll,
but the modern doll house is most
complete even to being electrically
lighted.
1t is only recently that electricity
began to take a conspicuous part in
the Christmas holiday. Of all the
electric toys the little trolley car is
the best. 1t takes its power from the
lighting circuit and will run on its cir
cular track quite as well as its larger
cousin in the city streets. Toy motors
and generators, to run toy machinery,
are other electrical novelties for boys.
The electric heating devices, COM
pact and neat, being the greatest ben
eft and worth to the recipient also be
came very popular last year as suit
able holiday gifts. The heating de
vices are made of handsome niclxle ar
FURNISHED copper and are really orna
mental as well as useful. The electric
fiatiron was just about the right size
and cost just enough to make it an
IDEAL Christmas present. The chafing
dish and coffee percolator were also
seized upon for presents and tho
other devices for the kitchen and din
ing room such as the electric toaster,
water heater, broilers. frying pans,
shaving mugs and ovens are num-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10
Improving by Jerks.

When President Taft, at Corpus
Christi, characterized the course of
inland waterway improvement in the
United States as "a procession of
jerks he epitomized not only the in
terminable and counter delays attend
ant on the work, but the strange in
difference of the congresses from the
beginning of improvement, in 1928,
down to the present day. It was
homely expression, but 1t was terse
and comprehensive. Equally true was
his statement that the value of the
inland waterways was increased with
the completion of each Improvement
The policy of improvement by jerks
was the certain begetter of the pork
barrel. Under that policy no attea-
ton was paid to the fact>that the in
land waterways form a chain of high
ways, with the Improvement Of one
emphasizing the value of all, but with
no possibility of the complete improve
ment even of one Of the great natural
highways when appropriations were
made more for the enhancement pf
congressional reflections than for the
advancement of trade and commerce
through relief from freight conges-
tions that come oftener and grow
more costly with the growth of the
country.
There has be = no part of the presi-
Dental itinerary attracting more seri-
Gus attention than his trip down the
Mississippi river. There were en-
phatic recognitions of the necessity
for inland waterway improvement on
definite plans to be undertaken on the
recommendation of the engineer corps
of the army upon the merits OF the
streams. upon their tonnage bearing
capacity when improved, with appro-
priations sufficient for the work. and
with the federal government pledged
to completion of work undertaken.
The river itinerary was an object
lesson. The entire country is con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10

There. lying on fine beach. with ITS
frock securely fastened to prokeh
spar. was little child
"Why. you poor little creeter. eA-
claimed Ben as he unfastened the
dress. "uow'n the world did you git
out hereT'
The baby stopped crying as soon as
she saw him and. stretching out her
tiny arms, gave little chuckle or de-
light.
He picked her up tenderly and.
wrincIng out the soaked little gar
ments. which were like cobwebs ana
were trimmed with the finest lace.
buttoned her up inside his heavy
jacket.
Then it was that he heard the shouts
and cries for the first time and saw
men running helplessly up and down
the beach and gazing seaward.
What were they looking at? LOOK
ing at nothing. They were staring
and gaping at the place where good
ship had just gone to pieces. Could
no one be saved? No; 1t was impos-
sible. No boat could live in such a
surf, and there is, moreover, no life
boat at the Cove.
The ship went to pieces where she
struck. OF all the crew not one lived
TO tell the tale and Of all the passen-
gers not one was saved except the lit
tie baby buttoned up under Skipper
Ben's rough pilot Jacket.
But the baby lived and was like
sunbeam in the little brown house. for
no one talked of putting her in the
asylum. Nor is there any orphan asy-
lum at the Cove, though there are or
phans in plenty, for many a good fell
low goes TO the banks never TO return
not supposing that he has said goodby
for the last time to the youngsters ar
home.
The baby cried for mamma" little
at first, but she soon learned to say
ben" instead. And from that day on
the little room never became narrow
ard stuffy. and Ben's pipe was the
pipe of peace and comfort.
The next year. when he went to the
BANKS. he left her in the care Of Lisha
fuckers wife at the store. but the year
after she cried so hard when he was
going that he took her with him. And
ever since she has been his constant
companion. and he named her Dolly.
Five years have passed since that
stormy night, and Dolly is six years
old. She Is bright, happy little girl,
and she loves the grim old ocean dear
", even If it did so nearly become her
tomb.
Sometimes In the evening when the
wind is blowing and shaking the little
brown house and the fire is roaring
brightly and merrily up the chimney
Skipper Ben will tell Dolly how he
found her lying on the beach securely
fastened to a broken spar.
. Then he will pull out little old.
worn leather trunk and will take from
1t the once dainty baby clothes. They
are yellow now and still stained with
sea water He will hold the delicate
fabric in his hard. rough hand with
reverentiaI awe and look with wonder
at the little faded blue ribbons that
once were shoulder knots.
81 wonder who your parents was?''
he says TO Dolly. "Only think what
you might ha' been! Why, you might
ha' been markis!"
Skipper Ben's round blue eyes be
come rounder and bluer at the thought,
and he takes his pipe from his mouth.
You might ha' been a dorchess!"
But Dolly shakes her head with her
brown curls and lays her cheek against
Ben's rough coat. saying: mo, no! I'd
rather be Skipper Ben's girl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10

If in your travels you ever visit the
rugged coast of New England you
may come upon the Cove, with its
cluster of brown, gray and black
wooden houses, having queer, uneven
roofs and crooked chimneys. and its
narrow strip of pebbly beach. backed
by high, forbidding rocks.
You are very likely to find boats
drawn up upon the beach, some of
them overturned for calking. and
great heaps Of kelp and seaweed and
layers of salt hay. showing how far
up the water comes at high tide.
And climbing over the boats or play
ing along the beach l am quite sure
you will find a little girl-a brown
faced, barefooted little girl In a faded
pink frock, whose hair Is like sea-
weed. n rich chestnut underneath. but
faded to a sort Of nutty tinge where
the sun strikes it.
If you ask this little girl who she is
she will peep shyly up at you through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10

LYING ON THE BEACH WAS LITTLE GIRL.
that will win your love and admira-
ton at once. and will answer. Dolly
Then she will run away and hide
among the boats. with her brown
curls shaken over her blushing cheeks.
But If you ask any one else, say the
old lobster man yonder examining his
lobster pots beside his warped and
leaky old dory, or, better still, old
Captain Graves as he stands on the
wharfs every day or sits by the stove
in Lisha fuckers store telling of the
fishing when he was young, he will
say:
"Thet? Oh, thet's Skipper Ben's
galH'
1t is a strange story, and it all hap
pened some years ago-a great many
years ago. Dolly would say-when
Skipper Ben was not a skipper at all.
but merely a brown skinned young
fisherman.
He lived with his old mother in the
little brown house that stands quite
by itself by the watersid2 and whose
caves almost touch the ground. And
over in the blackish looking cottage,
with the shingles down the sides. lived
his sweetheart, a rosy lass named Dol
ly.
They had always been friends ever
since they were old enough to go about
and sailed boats together in the pools
among the rocks or fished from the
wharfs. As they grew older the cove
"just kind of understood" that they
were to be married as soon as Ben
should become owner or part owner OF
a fishing vessel
Ben was an industrious fellow and
was always of on the banks. Each
time he came home he laid a little
money away In an old stocking. for he
was saving up to buy his boat. and
once while he was on fishing cruise
with Captain Pratt the captain told
him Of a prime little schooner be had
at home in the cove. which Ben might
secure for the contents of his stocking
and in payment for his services that
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-10
rhe Homo Grown Brand.

The Home Grown Brand.
Life is not all sunshine.
often there are days
We cannot discover
Any warming rays.
But when storm clouds gather
And obscure the sky
You can make a little
II you'll only try.
With a bit OF practice
You can make a grade
That would in its working
Satisfy the trade,
But II you are busy
Make enough. 1 pray,
Just for home consumption
On a dreary day.
No one. you have noticed,
Ever made a hit
With O Crouch that didn't
Know enough TO quit,
And a crusty manner
Doesn't put you right
With some worth while people
VINO for you will fight.
Try some handmade sunshine
There is no expense
Needed In the making;
Only common sense.
Test IL for a season.
See what you have missed.
And / think you'll have IL
Always on the list.