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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Neglected.

All eyes are fixed upon the ono
Who wears the dress of fluffy white.
Admiring friends arise to say
In every way that she's all right,
But who has smiles or cheering WORDS
Or hopes for him a future great,
Who boosts along in any way
The poor forlorn boy graduate?s
They come with posies in a bunch
To shower upon the favored lass
Who boldly down the platform walks,
Admired and envied by her class.
Her brother, though his head be fun.
Is hardly in the social swim.
The audience forgets to bring
A lemon even round to him.
Fame may be waiting for the lad,
Be loafing just around the way,
The world may have rewards for him.
But that is not his special day.
The essay that he reads may make
The whiskers of the trusts to curl,
But no one has thought for him.
All eyes are on the pretty girl.
Neglected in the bunch he sits,
A thorn with roses all around.
He ventures not to move n limb,
Nor would ne dare TO make a souno>
For him it is n torture day.
For them q long remembered date,
For no one pauses to console
The poor, forlorn boy graduate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Woman's Cake Baking Challenge.

Mrs. Il. l.. Wilson of Nashville,
Tenn, is out with challenge to any
woman in the United States for a
cake baking contest The cakes made
by Mrs. Wilson have carried her name
over several southern states. She Is a
clubwoman. and her cakes are served
at almost every society gathering in
Nashville. She says she has no secret
for making cakes; that success in bak-
ing depends simply on a knack for the
work She first found her skill in
baking to please her husband and first
won general praise for her baking by
200 individual cakes which she served
to as many guests at Dutch lunch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
The Sinister Chameleon.

A chameleon which had been long
while in cage had become so entire
ly the color of the wood that it was
not easy to distinguish it. l placed it
among plants and on the grass, but it
did not turn green again, and then l
left it on a vase of flowers. in the
center of which l placed tall. stiff
spray. Soon the creature found its
way TO the very summit, and there it
remained. as "still as DEATH" until a
fly happened that way. Then there
was very slight movement. click
was heard. and the chameleon re-
sumed its silent observation as If no
fly had been swallowed.
There is something cunning and
weird. almost sinister, in the express
sion of that very small eye in the
center or apex CT it's mobile globe, now
turned upward. now downward. so
quietly. yet so watchfully. rarely the
two eyes looking the same way. The
chameleon must surely be endowed
with duality of brain. for it certainly
must take in two ideas at once through
its two eyes. or why should it move
both so ceaselessly In contrary direc-
tons? Motionless is the animal hour
after hour. the eye being the only sign
of life it displays. The one at the tor
Of spray in the vase of flowers re
NAMED in the same position day after
Cay. only throwing out it's tongue tC
catch fly when one flew by and
otherwise moving only it's ever rest
less eyeS.-EXchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

Quincy Herald: Senator Lorimer
was elected by democratic votes. His
first official act after being sworn in
was to vote to increase the house
schedule on print paper from 81 to 81
a ton. Even republican senators from
Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin favored
tariff revision downward, but in spite
af his democratic alliances and obliga-
tions, Lorimer has cast his lot with the
regular republican senatorial machine
rs dominated by the oil, steel and
sugar trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
BARS TO SIGNALING MARS.
Messages Mechanically ImpractieabIe
Thinks Professor Mitchell.

Professor William II. Pickering of
Harvard university will have to over
come some very real difficulties before
he can hold conversations with the In
habitants of Mars. So Professor S. AL
fred Mitchell of Columbia university
said the other afternoon. The most
puzzling of these difficulties. in Pro
fessor Mitchell's opinion, will be the
mere construction Of the gigantic mir
rors by which means Professor Picker
ing purposes to throw beam Of con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
!, HurnOr and
} Philosophy
1xDvNcAW n. .SsfETH
PERT PARAGRAPHS

There is here and there q person
who makes a dazzling success a. .
failure.
Philosophy is the output Of q man
who isn't personally interested
Being able and willing is combina-
ton that is hard to beat
The emotional temperament IL too
apt to require liquid inspiration to be
entirely dependable.
Being able to see it first is what has
put many q man to the front.
The man behind the gun may be all
right, but it is the push behind the
man that really counts.
Getting used to thing is energizing
and exciting anyway.
Summer styles in earthquakes are
not SO extreme and strenuous as sum-
mer styles in millinery
Nothing like pull to push things
along.
A timely check on bank frequently
prevents an untimely check to young
mans career.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
TO ABOLISH DARKNESS.
Hoosier Inventor Has a Device +
Make 1t Always Daytime.

After ten years of work David r.
Nicely of Petersburg, Ind, has per
fected an arrangement by which he be-
lieves that daylight can be made to
continue through the twentyfour
hours. He has applied for patents.
He has made a system of lenses and
reflectors of great size. which he pro-
poses TO put on towers thousand feet
high hundred miles apart, and with
these he expects to carry daylight
back many hours after night has fall
en-.
fiectors at focus q clockwOrk appara
tus is to be provided. and with the
lenses so moved he expects to give
daylight all the time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

Senator Beveridge declares the to-
bacco trust is combine formed to
seize the money that should go to tho
nation and that its fortunes grow as If
nv magic. Yet Senator Beveridge will
vote right along for whatever form of
republican legislation may be pre-,
scented that will enable the tobacco
trust to keep on doing business at the
old stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
No Paw,

"well. SIR brusquely inquired the
girls father. "what can do for your"
"Why-er-I called, SIR" stanmered
the timid sutton. Ito see if-er-you
would give assent to my marriage to
your daughter"
Not a cent, sir; not a cent. Good
day"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

The Peoria Journal a democratic
paper, has come out for Colonel
Roosevelt for president in 1912. And
there is nothing particularly bright
about that suggestion. either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Partially Unanimous.

Gentlemen. have you agreed on q
verdict"
1--WE have" said the foreman.
1--WE have not protested one.
"Our verdict" said the foreman, 'is
that the disagreeing member Of the
jury be hanged with the prisoner"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

Among the other things that may be
said about June is that the month il,
mighty exhausting to the newspaper re.
porter's stock of adjectives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

The only way to rid some of these
congressman of the throbs of Payne in
their systems will be major opera
ton in about year and a half.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
whv ~. w.. c.,r6d.n.-

Why He Was Confident.
"You seem to think you are right"
81 know l am"
"You have a great regard for your
own ability, haven't your
mot at all-merely an expensive
LAWYER"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

scientific and medical discoveries. Con-
each contagious case be-
comes a public matter, and individual
liberty is never placed in opposition
to the general welfare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

After all, Mrs Gould seems to have
had sober moments, according to sew
eral of the witnesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

Kansas is sending out C. Q. D. call
for 10000 men to work in the wheat
fields, and in Illinois as many are
needed in the corn fields.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Old to Us.

A Londoner was Dragging Of his I'M
derground railroad.
"Pretty fine" yawned the American.
Something new" exclaimed the
Britisher.
Eyes: we had them In our country
before the war;"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

ARE YOU PLEASED BECAUSE YOU ARE TO
HAVE AN AUNT, oLIvERP"
and tell the ladies the latest fashion
news from Paris. I'll cut some roses
for Glenn" The older man BUSTED
away. while the younger with miser-
able eyes and reluctant feet made his
way to the>Stables.
Fifteen minutes later Oliver was rid
ing away from the pillared portico
where the major waved brisk fare
well.
A great sheaf Of yellow roses rested
on the pomn1el of the saddle. and their
delicious fragrance assailed divers
nostrils with haunting memories Of the
last days before he had sailed for Eu-
rope.
He had walked with Glenn Miles.
his old playfellow, In the rose garden
the very night before his departure,
and Glenn had promised 10 wait for his
return. and now she was engaged to
an old man--his uncle:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

One consolation, anyway, is that
there is no political campaign this
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

An optimist is merely a man wht
realizes that things might be worse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

The truth that lies at the bottom uf
The well is apt to stay there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
lawyer

A Good Reason.
SSee herev' cried Close Grossly.
"Why do you persist In bothering me
for money in this way?"
81 suppose" replied his wife, 'it's
because can't think Of better way
Result of Early Training.
Poor fellow! He doesn't know how
10 treat people"
"What could you expect7 He WAS
raised In a prohibition state"
Just on Trial.
We know that wealth In not worth VIVA
But under certain circumstances
Perhaps we might accept q pile
And take our chances.
Helps Lot.
He couldn't see the point Of NJ
best Joke"
"You should have thrown IN Z ciras.s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
THE ARGUS.

~ THE J. w. POTTER co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10
BITTEN BY A MULE.
Fiye-N Near-Old Girl Has Narrow ES-
cane From Vicious Brute.

Hillsboro, Texas, August 10.-A
little 5-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Harris, who live east of
here, was severely bitten by vicious
mule Saturday afternoon while in
the lot at the family residence The
little girl went into the lot by her
self as she had often done, and the
first known of her injury was when
her mother, who was at the time
engaged in the kitchen, heard her
screams. Before the child was reach
ed she had made her escape from the
lot and fastened the gate. 1t was
found that the lower half of her left
ear had been entirely separated
from the head, five or six stitches
being required in sewing it in posi-
ton. She was also bitten on Dotn
arms. and in several places on the
hack. Mr.. Harris was in Hilisboro
when he learned of the affair and
was accompanied home by physi-
clan, who gave attention to the
child's injuries They are not regard
ed as of a permanently serious ma
ture.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10
.BATTLESHIPS START FOR DRILL
Monster Sea Fighters Swing Gu; of
Beautiful Hampton Roads.

Norfolk, Va, August 9.--Prepar-
ing for a month OF grueling maneuy-
ers and target practice at sea Off the
Virginia capes. the two long columns
of drab-painted ships of the Atlantic
fleet presented a busy scene while
daylight lasted yesterday as barge
after barge loaded with coal warped
along the monster seafighters and
scores of small craft OF every descrip
ton darted back and forth with sup
plies The battleship Mississippi was
the first Of the fleet to signal the
flagship that she was ready to de-
part and shortly after noon she
weighed anchor and swung into the
channel, steamins past the capes at
2:50 o'clock The Kansas. the Geor-
gia and the New Hampshire follow
ed after dark and ii was expected
that the Wisconsin would pass out
at dawn today They viii wait at the
drill grounds for the rest of the
fleet
Two little torpedo boats are to ac-
company the fleet probably to be
shot to pieces. These tiny craft, the
Nicholson and the o Brien, among
the oldest in the navy, are to be the
targets toward which the massive
guns of the fifteen battleships are to
hurl their tons of projectiles.
/ The torpedo boats will be carried
to the drill grounds on mammoth
barges from which they will be
launched.
! Becoming unmanageab in the I'll
! dal current, government coal barge
! No. 1d9, loaded with $50 tons of
picked coal for the fleet in tow OF
the naval tug Wahneta. collided with
! the steel PROV of one of the battle
ships and her entire cargo was dump
ed into the water and lost. The barge
was saved by towline being made
! fast to an anchor and this being
dropped into the hole made by the
battleship in the barge.
/ The battleship Kentucky arrived
yesterday from Philadelphia and the
auxiliary Prairie from Washington.
The Yankton passed to sea yester-
day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10
MONUMENT To HOODS BRIGADE
Appeal Tor Assistance Made to All
Daughters Of the Coniederacy.

The following communication has
been sent to the president of every
chapter of Daughters of the Confed-
eracy in the state;
Ennis Texas, August 9, 1903
My Dear Friend: One thousand dol
lars is yet to be raised to complete
the amount necessary to erect the
monument which will honor Hoods
Texas Brigade.
The splendid amount which has
thus far been raised represents the
heroic efforts of the Hoods Brigade
Monument committee, composed of
four loyal members of the Brigade
Captain F. b. Chiffon, Angleton,
president; General w. r. Handy,
Austin. president of Hoods Texas
Brigade Association and Treasurer Of
the Monument committee; Captain
iWl H. CASTOR, Dallas. and Captain
| w T Hill, Maynard. This excellent
committee has been greatly strength
ened by a committee composed of
honorary members of the brigade
Major George w. Littlefield, Aus
tin, a member of Terry's Texas Ran
gers; Governor Thomas NJ. Camp
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10
REPORT SPOTTED COTTON CROP
The Situation in Texas and Oklaho-
ma Evidently Critical

The New Orleans Times-Democrat
Monday presented its correspond
ents' reports on the cotton crop for
the past month. The concensus of
opinion is to the following effect:
In Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennes-
see, Improvement has been the rule.
North Carolina. as whole, shows
no important change, but there has
been a distinct loss in South Caroli-
ma.
In Texas and oklahoma there has
been sharp deterioration and the sit
uation IS critical.
There is complaint of boll-weevi
in some districts, but the damage
cannot be estimated at this time.
The crop is very spotted and Is pc
culiarly subject to unfavorable con-
ditions.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10
Notice.

We have secured the services of
Mr. B. R. Cary of Houston, Texas,
one of the best automobile experts
in Texas, to take charge of the au-
tomobile work in our shop. If you
want your auto repaired by an ex-
pert mechanic who knows his busi-
ness bring your car to us and salts
fy Yourself of his work. Satisfaction
guaranteed and charges reasonable.
Waxahachie Foundry and Machine
Co, Per L. w. Rice. tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10

bell, Austin; Hon. ] H. Kirby,
Houston, and Hon. John G. Willacy,
Corpus Christi.
1t would be beautiful and appro-
pirate thing for the Daughters of the
Confederacy of Texas to supply this
remaining thousand dollars that this
testimonial to the courage and valor
of the Texas Brigade may go on to
completion.
The Texas Division, United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy of Texas, be-
ing a chartered organization, does
not take up the affairs of another
organization, but since we are or
ganized for the purpose Of remem-
bering the living soldiers and honor
ing those who have joined the inn
mortal dead, it is appropriate and
in order, that we, as individuals,
give uniform and concerted assist
ance TO this patriotic movement.
August 30 celebrates the anuiver
sary of the battle of Second Manas-
sas, that enormous struggle when
Hoods Texas Brigade fought so
fiercely and fearlessly. Fastening
into the valley of death This day
has been set apart all over our state
as Hoods Texas Brigade Monument
Tag Day" Every city town and viii
lage is invited to cooperate and be-
come a part of this enterprise.
The following plan is suggested;
Provide large number of red and
white ribbon Tags printed there
on 81 am a Contributor to Hood $
Brigade Monument Fund" and ap-
point large committee of Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy to see that
every citizen and visitor is given an
opportunity to pay ten cents for a
Tag"
The desired amount may be raised
in one day if we will concentrate our
energies and determine upon it, All
amounts raised in excess of the one
thousand dollars Will be given TO
the Confederate Woman's Home at
Austin.
There are many Daughters and
Sons of the Ccnfederacy in this
state who are also Daughters and
Sons of Hoods Texas Brigade, and
it is to you that l especially call.
Send all amounts, large or small,
to General w. r. Handy, Austin,
Treasurer Mtrument Fund, or send
to me at Ennis
august 80, 1909, Hoods Texas
Brigade TaI Day" Let us perform
our full duty ara take our pll ,es
with the faithful.
Yours very sincerely,
KATIE DAFFAN,
President Texas Division, United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10

Galveston, Texas, August 10
Negotiations have been under way
between the Gulf. Colorado and San
ia FTe and Frisco systems for some
time by which an exchange of track
age is TO be effected, the Santa Fe
running over the Frisco tracks from
BrowGwood to Fort Worth and the
Frisco entering Dlllas via the Santa
Fe from Paris
This deal is considered of such
importance that Vice President and
General Manager Pettiboue, Assist
ant to General Manager John Keefe,
General Passenger Agent Keenan, and
General Freight Agent Hershey of
the Santa Fe visited St. Louis and
Chicago a few weeks ago in regard
TO the matter. At Chicago a confer
ence was held between the heads of
the interested systems, and it was
then passed up to the owners of the
roads. II an agreement has been
reached it has not been made pub
Ilic
1t has been the opinion here that
the deal would go through, although
nothing would be said as to which
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10

Jim Gross, who is held in Jail on
two felonv charges, had a prelimin
AIRY hearing before Justice Finch
Monday afternoon. His bond was
fixed at $1,000 in each case. At the
conclusiol If the examining trial a
third complaint was filed against
Gross ana his bond in this instance
was fixed at $500. making a total
of $4.500 for the three cases.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10
From BroNnvool to tt WORTH and from Paris Dallas the
Trade that Has Been Proposed
LOOKNG TO FUTURE YEARS FOR INCREASED BUSINESS
Hartman Interests Believed Desire Ihouah Line from Panther CITY
Coast-Conerence Recently Held a Chicago Between the
Heads Of These Two Great Systems.

system had the more to gain by it.
In reply to a question, a Santa Fe
official said, when the affair was
first agitated. that it would be of
mutual interest. and added:
The Santa Fe wouldn't have
gone to St Louis and Chicago unless
il had been somewhat interested"
There is reason to believe that the
Santa Fe's reason for desiring track
age into Fort Worth from Brown
wood is with an eye to the future
and not the present. There is not
sufficient traffic now, it is said, to
Justify any great coyeting of the
route. But when the TeXico cutoff
* built and the Santa Fe has a short
line from Galveston to the Pacific 1t
would be also quite desirable to pos
sess the same short line from Fort
Worth to Frisco. That, apparently
is the Santa Fe's plan. In return for
this the Frisco is 10 come 10 Dallas
via the Santa F'e from Paris,
The contracts, if executed, are to
be Of long duration. and whatever
benefit either road receives will last
until a new generation has charge Of
the railroad and all other affairs.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10

Miss Lottie Curtin and Miss Fran
els Gibbs. who were injured by be-
ing thrown from a buggy the other
night, are improving as satisfactor-
lily as the nature of their hurts will
hermit Miss Gibbs has sufficiently
recovered to go with Mr.. and Mrs
Hey to their new home at Mexia.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10

All persons are recommended to
take Foley's Kidney Remedy for
bachache. rheumatism, and kidney
and bladder trouble. 1t. will quickly
correct urinary irregularities, which
if neglected, may develop into Sc
rious illness. 1t will restore health
and strength. B. w. Fearis. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-10

Don't fail to see the Texas Hoos-
ier Thursday and Friday n'shts. IL
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-14
MAYORS APPOINTMENT
APPROVED BY BOARD
INSPECTOR CHAUFFEURs STATUTORY OFFICER AND DOES
NOT COME QUESTIONS APPOINTING POWER
PUTE-DEPUTY ATTORNEY LvERToN PUTS MAYOR
SPEED A
1t needed to be looked over

approval. 1t needed to be looked over
by him before he acted on it.
Mr.. Miiverton said it seemed to him
that the Board had done all it could
to bring the matters in dispute to an
issue.
Kane claimed his motion did not
affect the approval or otherwise of the
appropriation bill.
Quinn said that no resolution could
bring the money out unless an appro-
priation bill was passed.
Milverton said the motion did not go
to the disputed powers between the
Mayor and the Board.
THE Mayor has no right to decline
to put a motion whether he likes it or
not" Kane emphatically asserted.
Mayor Fern declined to entertain an
appeal from his ruling that the mo-
ton was out of order and refused to
put the motion. Three demands on
him were denied and the Board voted
| five to one in favor of the motion.
A letter from Treasurer Trent an
! nouncing his appointment of M. G.. X
Hopkins as his clerk at a salary OF
1925 was read. Logan moved, Sec
onded by Aylett, that the letter be
filed and the salary fixed as requested
Mayor Fern, after long considera-
ton, said: I'm the other appointments
| have refused to put the motion. Every
department has a right to appoint its
deputies, but when it comes to salary
| refuse to put the motion"
A member made three demands which
were denied and then put the motor
which carried 5 to /.
The appointment of inspector Of
! chauffeurs came next.
! The meeting adjourned till four this
! afternoon.