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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
Crocodile IesTs.

The expression crocodile tears can
be found in almost every European
language, but it is doubtful if one in
a thousand of those who use it have
an idea of it's origin. We are told in
the Bestiary of Guillaume lie Clerc
that when the crocodile finds an I'M
wary traveller it devours him, but aft
erward weeps over him all the rest of
its life. This is very evidently the al
fusion in "Othello." Each drop she
falls would prove a crocodile"
There is another version of the IA
bic. however which is more often re-
ferred to in literature and according to
which the crocodile sheds tears in or
der to allure the traveller to deStruc-
ton. Shakespeare alludes to this In
the passage where he tells how
The mournful crocodile
With sorrow snares relenting passengers.
-"2 Henry w." l. 226.
Poets Love-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

The fluffy haired. hazel eyed young
lady was speaking of the play at the
Belleville Opera House.
1T is the prettiest bit of sentiment.
There's the Quaintest pair of lovers.
and they so through fire, water. perse-
cution and plague, but it works out
beautifully in the end"
Thereupon bashful Captain Grant.
at the head of the table, shifted polite
disapproval
The CHEEKY young bank clerk who
sat next to the hazel eyed girl told of
the best selling" romance he was
reading. 1t was 1.-The Loves of Lady
Perilla," and Captain Grant frowned
at the title
Then the young man leaned over
and talked in low tones to the fluffy
haired girl. The girl colored in deli
cious bewilderment The young mans
| merry eyes sobered. and Mrs. Ogden
Carter winked ut Mrs. Newman APP
pleby across the table. Captain Grant
saw the byplay of hearts and growied
into his plate of Boston beans. After
that, in a faint sweet cloud of hello
trope. the lilac lady entered.
She was in the early thirties, rather
tall and thin, with a wreath of glossy
black hair and big. gray eyes scatter
ing sympathy. Touches of lilac here
and there relieved the black.
The boarders 'sized up the new
cornerstone with a tinge of envy of
the splendid. shining hair. others with
listlcss conjecture as to whether she
came from Cape Cod or from Kokomo.
But Captain Grant looked covertly at
the lady and sighed so manifestly
from the heart that little ripple Of
amused wonder went around the ia
bles. Blushing wildly, the captain
/. arose and strutted hurriedly out.
The captain held little part in the
babble of the table but next day he
spoke to Miss Inola Marshall. the new
boarder. regarding the probability of
rain. The lilac lady smiled charming
ly. admitting the shrewdness of the
forecast. From one labored confidence
in day this man, who had shifted at
the prospect of young hearts confiding.
attained to a running comment of an
ecdote and observation
Miss Inola was gracious; so, after a
bit. noticing the captain and the lady
deep in discussion. Mrs. Carter smiled
at Mrs. Appleby, and the young clerk
had his hazel eyed girl to himself.
with no one to snort because they
talked in the low, earnest tones Of
lovers.
ThingS went thus beautifully until
the coming of Zenobia. Zenobia was
plump and sleek and sandy and white
streaked. like a faded tigress She
was endowed with n caverneus yawn
and u lulling. musical our. aud she
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
The miners congress now in session
at Lens also pledged aid.
Do Crows Recognize sunday9


A large number Of crows were forag-
ing for food not long ago close to the
house of a farmer in West Virginia.
They were unusually bold. as though
hunger had driven them to forget their
usual shyness and distrust of their
natural enemies-men.
Two of them alighted close to the
back door and picked up the crumbs
with an apparent assurance of their
safety not easily accounted for. The
farmer was telling neighbor about
the tameness of the birds, and the lat
ter remarked:
You won't see them foolhardy to-
morrow"
why not tomorrow as we'll as to-
day?"
Because today is Sunday, and these
crows know it. They know that one
day in seven they are not popped at
by boys and men. They can count.
crows can. and they know that on the
f>seventh 6ay they are exempt from per-
secution.
81 once lived near a swamp where
thousands of crows made. their roost-
ing place, and early in the morning
they used to start for the mountains
for their food. | was often out with
my gun trying to get shot at them.
Week days they We're shy of me. and
/ seldom got u shot at them, but on
| Sunday morning it was different. Then
| they would fly low and close to my
house, their wings almost Tapping the
ridgeboards of house and barns. Dc
| crows know when it is Sunday? Oh
course they do."-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
.uImOr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
D. DUNCAN n. SMITH

The man who takes his punishment
gracefully and profits by 1t is slated
for the hero class or something equal
iy good.
We may as well all stand from un-
der when the woman who Is going to
have her own way and doesn't care
who knows it appears on the scene.
There really isn't any use in a mans
knowing how to work IL he knows how
ITO annex successfully the results Of
other mems labor.
Don't make the mistake of thinking
that your enemy is inert because 81,
fenced.
One Of the most puzzling problems
is, Why do some people act that way3
In the changing tides of time tho
fellow that was against you may be
for you, so look out for him.
Most modern languages are interest
| ly SO.
A. well trained memory is one that
never presents us with disagreeabls
thing.
| Wives should be uniformly kind to
their husbands. AS class they re-
spond to gentle treatment and may bs
very useful on occasion.
| Tears are said to win sometimes
when every argument fails. but some
women hate like the mischief to 70
| sort to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

After putting a tax on the commodity
that is essential 10 the attainment of
the virtue that is next to Goodness,
Senator Aldrich has rubbed it in by
removing the tariff on sulphur Verify.
there will be no hope for the race,
either here or hereafter, when Rock
efeller's sons father-in-law gets
through prescribing for the ills of the
people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

Charles w. Morse testifies that he
hasn't dollar he can call his own.
Those that he is calling temporarily
some one else's would do his cred
itors as well if they could be reached
in the interests of justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
Slightly Mixed.

I'm Just n simple minded man.
i cannot understand
A lot of very curious things
That happen in this land.
For instance. when they pass law
That never should be broken 4
No one can tell you what il means
Until a Judge has spoken.
Why can't they say just what they mean
and mean just what they say
And make ii plain to any one
In quite common way
Instead of making it, in fact,
A mixed and wordy tumble,
A tangle over which a man
Will founder trip or tumblef
Ii takes lot OF legal light,
OF reasons deep and wide.
When for the breaking of the law
A millionaire is tried,
But when simple. common man
Gets in a legal tussle
The frowning judge says. Thirty daya,"
And never moves a muscle.
! say l cannot understand,
And yet | sort of do.
The situation clears q bit
To one who looks 1t through.
To one from Mars Il all might seem
trifie strained or funny.
1t isn't though. We keep II. for
1t suits the chaps with money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

A Chicago clerk who has been keep
ing two families on salary of SIG
per week is to be sent TO prison.
Plenty of men would sign his petition
for a pardon if he would only tell how
he did it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

Uncle Joe Cannon says, I'm only
one member and have only one vote"
Better keep an eye to windward when
Uncle Joe does the meek and lowly
soon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

They are inaugurating a walking
campaign against Il street railway
monopoly in Philadelphia. 1t hardly
need be said that it is not running
monopoly. But anything in Philadel-
phia which is directed at a monopoly
is rather fast for the town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
A Memory.

"That man said he never forgets a
favor"
"He speaks truly" answered Sena-
tor Sorghum. HE did me favor
fifteen years ago and has been talking
about it ever siuce."-Wasbingto Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

A man can afford to be magnani-
nous when he knows he is right.
But he hates to give in when he
knows he is wrong t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

The city of Portland Me, is strug-
Cling with bill for $46.14 for beer
consumed at the councilmanic picnic.
And Maine is a prohibition state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

Many man boasts of success who
never took a chance in his life. bur
waited until he had n dead sure thing
in his hands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

Refined sugar has advanced 10 cents
per 100 pounds. Must need the money
to recoup for that $2,000,000 fine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

Russia also has a cabinet crisis.
Europe being without baseball must
find something to interest the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

A prohibitive tariff on tornadoes
would be approved by people in the
west regardless of politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

Possible Honor.
What do you
call your dog"
Haven't named
him yet.
Cant you get
one that suits 2"
81 was just
looking around. I
was wondering II
you would give
him a fancy col
lar If | were to
name him after
you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
Poetic Thought.

Don't you just love to see the lawn
sprinkled with poisoning dandelions"
Indeed l do"
1T is perfectly lovely. What does IL
make you think off"
salad garnished with hard boiled
eggs"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. [En-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
TROOPS USED BY FRENCH
Continued from Page One.)

from rage On6.)
and resolution to force the hand of
the government was apparent
THE government is playing for time;
We must not be caught mapping" was
the spirit of the meeting as expressed
one of the most active organizers of
the movement.
Jeers for Clemencenu.
Toward the close of the meeting of
the federal committee the speakers be-
came more and more excited in their
denunciation of the government. A
carieature of M. Clemenceau was car
ried into the hall amid boots and jeers,
and the premier was denounced in vio-
lent terms.
You are fighting for liberty of opin-
ion and liberty of association" shouted
M. Pauron, land you must not resume
work until you have obtained the right
to unite as a syndicate"
A permanent strike and branch COM
mittees were created and delegates
were dispatched to the provinces to
pursue an active propaganda to make
the strike complete. The secret COM
mittee, composed of men whose names
were not made public, so that they
might escape the governments surveil-
lance, was abolished
Aid from Other Sources.
Dispatches were received from many
cities announcing the sympathy and
support not only of the postal en-
ployes, but the various trades unions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
Where Dollars Counted


The maid was more
Than thirty-two.
Shed tried before
And failed. it's true.
But this time she
Looked sure to win
Because. you see.
She had the tin.
No beauty fair
or high degree.
But still her share
or dough had She
To pick and choose
Fell to her lot.
She couldn't lose
The man she got.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12
BY THE J. W. POTTER CO.

TERMS.-Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures. !.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-12

The man who takes his punishment
gracefully and profits by 1t is slated
for the hero class or something equal
ly good.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
Chamberlain's Liniment.

This is new preparation and good
one. 1t is especially valuable a. cure
for chronic and muscular rheumatism,
and for the relief from pain which it
affords in acute inhamatory rheuma-
tism. Those who have used it have
invariably spoken of it in the highest
terms of praise. Lame back, lame
shoulder and stiff neck are due to rheu-
matism OF the muscles, usually brought
on by exposure to cold or damp, and are
quickly cured by applying this liniment
freely and massaging the affected parts.
Soreness of the muscles, whether in
duced by violent exercise or injury, is
allayed by this liniment. For sale by
all dealers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20

Second Annual School Children's In
dustrial Fair to every school district
In the county Tor distribution to the
pupils.
The fair will be held In connection
with the district fair and will be open
for entry to the pupils of the public
high ard parochial scools OF sherman,
Hood River and Wasco counties.
Tie exhibitors sill be divided into
two classes: class, those twelve
years of age and over; B class, those
under twelve years. A separate pa
vilion will be provided and the max
ers of meritoricus exhibits will be re
warded as follCws:
Bsst general exhibit, solid gold
medal, or s. 30; frat prize special ex-
hibit, solid gold medal, or 81: W +;
second prize special exhibit, silver
medal, or fifty cents. The committee
having the exhibits in charge will be
A. G. Strange, j. 1. Neh and MISE
Minnie MiobelL
The following Is list OF the ex-
hibts which will be shown at the in-
dustrial fair: Cut Flowers, Potted
Plants, Vegetables, Mechanical, Art,
Needlework, and Cooking. Edues-
tic nal Exhibit Work OF the schools.
No prizes offered for this exhibit put
expenses will be pail The Dslies
Chi onicle.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
Lived 1852 Years,

William Parr-England's Oldest man
married the third time at l20, worked
in the fields till l42 and lived 20 years
longer. People should be youthful at
80. James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky,
shows how to remain young. ~ feel
just like l6-year-old boy" he writes,
"after taking six bottles Of Electric
Bitters. For thirty years kidney trouble
made life burden, but the first bottle
of this wonderful medicine convinced
me had found the greatest cure on
earth" They're a godsend to weak
sickly rundown or old people. Try
them. 80 cents at Oh ,s. N. Claike's.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20

For burn or scald apply Chamber
lain's salve. 1t Will allay the pain al
most instantly and quickly heal the in
iured parts. For sale by all dealers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20

duce fine apples, but none, the wol Id
now acknowledges, quite so good aud
perfect as Oregon. Ihe production
in Oregon could be increased hun
uredtold. even probably thouasud-
told, without effecting the price in
the worlds large maj tkets.
1he horticultural bureau Of agricul-
ture reports steady decrease In the
production of eastern apples. II say s
that svery year thousands OF eastern
orchards are abandoned to San Jose
scale, to the codling moth, to the
wooly aphis, to the blight and the
myriad ether pests that prey upon
the apple. Each year the frost ruins
large percentage of the crop. The
modern commercial orchard, scientiti- :
cslly mansg d, 10 almost unknown In
many orchard sectioul that In years
gone ny produced tremendous crops. y
This can be and no doubt will be
Temedied somewhat, but nowhere are
there SUI ideal conditions for pro-
ducing first class apples as 10 Oregon.
Strangely. the crop of this splendid
fruit tell off in this country from
65, ,0O0, 100 barrels in 1896 to %, 900, 900
barrels in 1908 The department gives
out these figures: In 1896, 69,070,0 600
barrels;
1897, Al, 536. 000 1898, %, $4,000 {;
1899. 81, $50. 600; 1900, 47.960, 600 F.:
1901, 26, 970, 900; 1902, AT 625, 600 /;
1903, 45, 900. 600; 1904, 40, 300, coo +,
1905, 23,5OO. 900; 1906, 5000, 600 /;
1907, %, 900, ,OC0; 1908, $4,000, 900
Yet the demand Is COPS antly increas-
ing, and should and will increase.
Ihe world will easily consume 100, 600,
900 barrels OF good apples a year,
aud pay good price fol them. Here
Is Opportunity, spelt large, for thous-
snds of homeseekers In Oregon. Port
land 1ourngl
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
F. A. CRAM.
FITTED UP COM.
PLETE MACHINE SHOP

The reporter droppe in at the new
machine shop of Foust & Howe at
the corner of ColumEis and Sixth
street and WIS surprised at the extent
of the plant and facilities for hand
ling all kin n4a of machine work.
Since moving the shop to its present
quarters several new machines have
been added ultil they are now pre-
pared to do about anything that
comes along in the shape of repair
work. Ihe shop is great cUuven
fence to the owners of automobiles
as Mr.. Foust ia an expert In this line
aud can repair any kind Of a freak
that eau be done outside OF an auto
mobile factory Ihey have added a
vulcanizer to make over old tires and
repair punctures. Steam for the vul
canizeI is provided by the boiler Of
the old wood saw aud as it takes ftu'
or i've b urs TO vulcanize the rubber
this machine is kept pretty busy. An
old tire ran be made as good as new
at half the expense of new one even
IL almost entirely worn out.
Mr.. FoTst wss very busy Friday
making n model for new pipe wrench
which has been invented by Hood
River man and which promises to be
better than anything CT this kind
which is now on the market lhe
firm have also just completed ma
chine for cutting asparagus tips-the
invention cf John Koberg and which
is being made for his use. As Mr.. ko'
berg has very large patch OF aspara
gus aud in putting it up for market
be is anxious ts facilitate much hanc
work by the use Of the machine. Bi
cycle repairing is also doLe at tht
shop and at this time of the YEA
they are getting good deal of thi'
kind of work.
A small lathe has been added to th'
shop for doing the smaller class o
machine work while the large lath'
will take care of the heavy work 4
band saw has been found necessary ant
they fnd 1t a great convenience IN do
ing work for thrir customers. In ad
dition to this a new milling mschin
has been installed. While their out
tit is very complete Mr.. Howe stste'
that the shop would ue enlarged a
fast as the business warranted.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
MeleOme The Stranger

Give the stranger the "glad hand
when he comes to town. 10 pass nim
on the street without salutstion and
treat him like be was inhuman Will
drive away all the strangers ana
homeseekers that our publicity work
trings here. When a homeseeker
leaves his home in the east and comes
to Oregon he not only wants 10 lind
good land at reasonable figures, hut
be wants to locate among people who
are sociable and agreeable. Let the
stranger come to town and meet peo-
De who give him cordial welcome
and show an interest in him and he
will at once become favorably impress
ed. Make it point to become ac-
uuainted with the stranger.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20

Af Indian cave has been discovered
In the solid rock about two miles from
town. No one knows anything about
this cave, not even some OF the CID
of the Goodnoe Bills who
have resided 10 the Columbia valley
for more than 40 years. Nor do the
Oldest Rock Greek Indian know any
thing about this cave.
W. P Rauch volunteered to lead
the first exploring party of 70 Cliffs
citizens to this wonderful cave of a
few days ago, ard since that lin Q
every body wants to see it. The cave
is mile from the railroad track.
The opening of the cave is reached by
Ioundsbout walk up a gradual as
cent OF from one to two miles. The
doorway of the cave Is between two
and three feet high, and about four
feet wide, and on account of the
loose boulders lying near footman
might pass very near to it without OBJ
serving that it was cave. These
loose rock show by their color that
they have not been moved for ages,
and the quantity OF them indicates
that they we're placed thers SO as tC
wall up the mouth of the cave IL de.
sired The entire party went inside,
and it was estimated that there wai
room for 20O more people
The Csvo is of circular form, and
from eight to nine feet to the highest
point OF the ceiling. The formation
is that of burned lava rocks, and the
condition OF the walls aud ceiling
show traces of the work of man. A
number of paintings. Indian hierog
lyphics, etc., are still to be seen or
the smoothest rock In the ceiling.
Parts of the walls appear to be smok
cd, and owing to the formation it il
easy to break off fir, gments of the
lava rock which show very plainly
that 1t had at one time Undergone &
high degree of heat. A smooth SAND
floor at the bottom of the cave, snC
an obstfucted opening on the side Il
ward perpendicular cliff only few
feet away give conclusive evidences
the cave was once used by wild In
dians.
About 80 yards from this cave is an
other wonder--the handiwork of th,
| Indians of years ago This consist
of an opening cut through the cliff t
the perpendicular wall which over
looks the level valley OF hundreds o
acre below, This window Is nearly
foot wide and about three feet il
height. No doubt many deer, buff
alo or other wild animals have beeI
killed on the fiat below by Indians
who shot through this opening.
The oldest white sfttllers tell O
the remnants Of once large lndis
village on the grounds where th
town OF Cliffs is built, aud some G
the oldest Indians tell Of their "an
Gotta" fathers, living here many year
ago when the first white man (sup
posed to be the Lewis and Clark eX
peditiUn) drifted down the Colum bi
River and stopped at this Indian vii
lsge several days Hhe finding c
many Indian curios such as stone az
ee, mortars, pestles, battle.axes, fin
arrow points, etc, give further evi
dence OF tribe once occupying thes
grounds.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
chnl Children 10 Cumpete

County Superintendent J. I. Neff
I ! sen1iug the premium list for the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20
Apples

Occasionally 1t is hinted that The
orch;ri business. The production of
fir t class fruit, may be c,erdone n
Oregon Such fesIs seem untouuded.
The popl lation of the world ia con-
stantly Increasing, aud the consump-
tion of good fruit u increi sing mt re
rspi ily than population Few places
comp mparatively, ran be depended upon
for perfect fIuit Several states pro-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-05-20

"How is DR.. Jones getting onY"
"Doing wonderfully we'll.
"Do you suppose he will succeed IN
carving out tortunef"
"I guess so, he removed the appen-
dix of our wealthiest citizen a couple
Of weeks ago. "
"The appendix, ehY What did he
get out OF it?"
.'An automobile. Illusion Post.