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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

! I'd bought the tickets an Pearl
hadn't got no bid to go, so / told her
she could hook on 20 me if she wanted
to- Did she want to? Did she, Pearl
amt got the style about her Ireen
has, bat she amt so worse wnen 1t
comes to that."
is that what you told Ireen?"
well, 1 tolo her 1 just done the
bes- / could. If l can't get what
want I'll take the next BEST I says
to her. You're first choice says
If you hadn't got tied up I'd took
you, all right She wasn't satisfied
with that. though. 'S'pos'n . went
with SOM otter feller,' she says
| How'd you like that?'
If he's secon' choice I wouldn't
| care says I, but wouldn't want him
| to take you to no dance, an would
mt want him to walk more'n a couple
O. blocks with you, an it 'ud have to
be broad daylight an there'd have to
! be someone else along. AS long as
it was like that 1 wouldn't care l
says.
There wasn't no one along with
, you an PEARL she says.
That's diffrunt,' says l. You're
| too good lookin' for me to trust an
other Teller along with you alone.
You know that as long as I've got
! you for stiddy comp'ny there amt
no other girls got a looking not if
took her to all the dances in town,
1 says. I amt so sure about you 1"
That's good line o. talk" COM
| mented the young man with the
green hat.
| Il guess know how to smooth 'em
| down" boosted he of the blue-striped
muff1er. 1 says to her: If 1 can't
Sypf q ant Pio tn oh
row the makin's an roll me a
! cigaroot, provided a friend don't set
up nickel rope. I've got to smoke
| suthin'. If l can't buy the wine I'll
| put myself outside of a tub o. suds
an make the best of it 1t amt as
| good, but it beats nothin' all to Il
| froth.'
That's 7tat tell Ireen sometimes
! when I'm shy the price. II I've got
! the money the best there is amt none
/ too good, but 1 amt always got the
| money. I've been thinkin' what I'd
| buy Ireen for birthday present. I'd
| like to buy her sealskin sack an
| solitaire ring, hut what's the use? II
'she gets a postcard album an a box
O. candy she'll be doin' we'll. It's
! fierce, this birthday business, but it's
up to a Teller to do suthin'.''
! Its up to me to do suthin'," said
| the young man with the green hat
! gloomingly. I've got to spring my,
self hard. an If I don't get a iol
pretty soon my name will be mud wit
the girl
well, I'm ell right with Ireen,'
said the young man with the bluJ
| striped muffler, cheerfully. 81 put 4
to her like that an she seen it wal
all right. 1 told her If l went init
the Joint where feed with my moutI
all made up for spareribs an sauer
kraut an the girl says 'Spareribs
all OUT I'd say, All right. Bring m,
pork and That's me-"
Its all right" said his frieni
with the green hat, only know M
girl wouldn't fall for it,
But II there is a birthday ned
they'll fall fer anything" said hi
friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

In considering the progress of the
almost worldwide movement for pro-
lection of forests, an interesting re-
view has just been made of the work
in China, a country which is so often
cited as an example of the evil effects
of deforestation.
In a portion of the celestial king
dom earnest efforts are now being
made to reestablish a forest cover by
planting. Consul Wilbur T Gracey of
Tsingtau, China. reports that the Ger
mans in that region are making sue
cessful attempts at reforestation. The
success of the work was practically as
sured at the start, for to Germany is
given the credit for having the highest
developed system of forestry, and it
was natural to expect that the long
experience in forest work in the father
land would lessen preliminary expert
mentation and hasten progress in
China.
When Tsingtau was occupied By the
Germans about IL years ago the hills
were found bare and barren, with only
a sporadic growth of scrub pine and
weeds. Plans for reforestation were
at once made, and about 1906 acres
have already been planted. About half
of this is planted in acacias, the bal
ance in pine. larch, walnut, oak, ash,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
Almost insuIted.

Amid the lace bargains in one Of the
large department stores the other day
a shopper engrossed in thought set her
little Japanese spaniel on the counter.
One Of the salesgirls, not seeing the
little dog, threw a remnant OF reduced
lace over him and entirely submerged
him. When the woman went to look
for her pet be was not to be found, but
several shrill yelps. accompanied by an
upheaval of the lace. betrayed his pres
ence. He was quickly rescued from
his predicament, and the woman.
showering kisses upon his moist, up
turned nose, said, did they cover
mammals precious with cheap City
cent laceT
The salesgirl, who evidently had cul-
tivated diplomacy, assured the dogs
mistress that the lace had been re-
duced from 81 to 80 cents, and the wo-
man took her pet away mollihed.-
Philadelphia Record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
Germans Planting Forests in China

naples, and alders. So successful has
this planting been that the point has
already been reached where the sale
of timber can be made. Small branch
! es are sold for firewood and some of
| the timber Is used for mining purposes.
The sale and expectation of acacia is
expected to become a considerable
source of revenue during the next few
/ years.
1t is particularly remarkable that
| this work should have been SO success
/ full in view of the difficulties to which
| the plantation was subjected. The rain
/ fall is light and lack of moisture con-
siderably retarded the development of
/ the trees. By far the worst enemies,
! however, were insects. Various spe-
cies of caterpillars and other insects
have been so destructive that thous-
ands of Chinese boys and women are
now engaged annually to destroy them.
Various measures of prevention have
been tried, such as placing girdles of
glue on the trees, but these have not
/ been effective, and it was found neces-
sary to resort to a systematic destruc-
ton of the insects by hand.
/ During 1908 over 100000 caterpil-
lars were gathered by hand, smashed.
covered with lime, and afterwards
used as fertilizer. This method has
been successful in protecting the great
er part of the plantations, but on the
mountains on the border of the terri
toby the trees are eaten bare. Acacias
appear to withstand the attacks Of the
insects better than any other species;
and the SUBMITS of the mountains are
now being planted with these trees in
an effort to check future destruction.
In addition to these enemies, Chinese
thieves are another source of difficult
ty. and on one occasion a band of SO
thieves was captured in the act of
stealing wood.
In spite of these drawbacks, how
however. the work has been so sue
cessful that the Chinese government
is now undertaking forestry schemes
| in a number Of places under advice
from German experts. This work cen
tiers about Mukden, Manchuria, where
success has already been obtained with
acacias and experiments are now be-
ing made with other trees The first
Chinese forest school was established
at Mukden two years ago. Six hundred
and twenty-five acres have already been
set apart for cultivation. and PATIO
trees are to be purchased for reforest-
alton
Three large mines in China, in the
provinces of Chill and Shansi, which
are under the management of Euro
peans, are making plans for afforesta-
ton, and the Shantung railway is
planting acacias along go miles of it's
track. This, however, is simply be-
ginning of the work, and the Chinese
government now has in contemplation
the inauguration of extensive affor-
estation work in different parts of
China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
DIMINUTIVE FARMS.
The Way Real Estate Is Divided Up In
Portugal.

The Way Real Estate Is Divided Up In
Portugal.
The Portuguese are an extremely
conservative people. Every man fol-
lows rigidly the methods employed by
his father and forefathers. In very
many parts of the country the old
wooden plows are still used.
When a man dies, instead Of one of
the heirs taking the whole property
and paying the remaining heirs for
their parts the whole property is di-
vided into as many parts as there are
heirs. More than this, each separate
part Of the property is thus divided.
Thus, If the property consists of ten
acres Of pasture land, eighty of vine
yard and ten of grain land and there
are ten heirs, each heir will receive
one acre each of grain and pasture land
and eight acres Of vineyard. This proc
ess has been going on for very long
time, so that now in the most fertile
part of Portugal the land is divided
into incredibly small portions.
The immediate result of this, accord
ing to the United States consular re-
ports, is that the product of the land
is barely sufficient at best to sustain
it's owners. South of the river Tagus,
on the other hand. there are enormous
tracts of excellent land lying unused.
but it has been found impossible to in
duce the farmers of the north to move
into this region and take up large hold
ings.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

Wonder OF wonders! VIII they ever
cease! For years inventors have made
flying machines without being able to
fly with them-until recently. So sci
entists for years have had electricity,
but the mystery has been how to apply
1t for medical purposes to produce the
best results. 1t is now no longer a
mystery.
Now come the Electropodes which
turn the human body into what might
be described as a magnet stealthily
that the current cannot be felt even by
the person who is using them, yet pro-
ducing such powerful force to turn
the weakest nerves into vigorous whip
cords" and put an end to some of the
most obstinate diseases.
The simplicity of Electropodes, as
well their results, are almost incred-
ible. They have astonishing effect
on nerve weakness, brain flag, loss of
ambition, courage and energy, loss of
memory and especially on nervous pros
tration. For rheumatism. neuralgia.
kidney trouble, backache, weak heart,
liver and stomach troubles they have
already wrought wonders.
Electropodes are worn in the shoes.
Aside from This, they bear no resem-
blance to any insoles you have ever
seen or heard about. You never know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
MONEY IN JUNK.
The Stuff Is Always In Demand, and
the Profits Are Large.

The Stuff Is Always IN OemdhoJ aho
the Profits Are Large.
Up and down the dirty back alleys
drives the junkman, singing his mourn
full, nasal cry, loading his rickety
wagon with broken scraps and pieces
of cid iron, an object OF pity or of ridi-
cuIe to most of the uniformed public
Let him be admired or envIed. rather,
for If not he himself, at least his en-
ployer, is probably making more money
than nine out of ten professional men.
Few things are more depressing and
unslghtly than a little pile of junk as
high as two story building. One may
see such piles in every city, and, so far
as the casual observer can determine.
none of the stuff Is ever moved. The
piles increase apparently from month to
month and grow rustier and rustier,
but the men in the business keep on
buying.
How are they able to keep SO much
money tied up? Where do they get the
large amount of capital which seems to
be necessary?
They borrow from the banks, like
any other business man, on the secu-
rity of their stock in trade.
mo better security" the president OF
almost any bank will declare. 'Tt can
neither burn nor blow away. 1t can't
be damaged by water or smoke Where
is there a collateral like that? 1t Is
absolutely safe. The foundries and the
nut and bolt works and the stove fac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
Foster

Mrs. ]. T. Drury of Stratford, Iowa
returned to her home Thursday, Nov.
IL, after a brief visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A Kleist.
Mr. and Mrs. William McGreer spent
part of last week in Rock Island,
the guests of Mrs. McGreer's brother.
Mrs. B. Howard and grand daughter
spent few days last week visiting
in Fairport, Iowa
Mrs Sophia Kranz spent a part of
last week with her daughter, Mrs. w.
P. DowneY.
A. J. Boruff, Martin Freize. Willard
Hampton and James Fowler returned
Saturday from Raleigh, N. c., where
they attended the farmers conventioa.
They report a very interesting meet
ing They visited Washington, D. c.,
and also stopped two days in Rich
mond, Va.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

last 10 years, has resigned his position,
the resignation to take effect the first
of March.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Passmore continues critically i'll.
Homer Palmer is in Chicago this
week with cattle.
Mr.. Steel of Erie has the contract
for laying the cement blocks for the
new house of Fred Stuart.
George Olmstead and son Herbert of
Prophetstown visited last week at the
Kempster home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Kempster and
Mrs Kempster's sister, Mrs. Sly, Wis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
Managing a Servant.

One housewife declares that at last
she has solved the servant problem.
Formerly had untold trouble with
my maids" she said. They'd do well
for awhile, and then they'd deteriorate
SO that I simply couldn't keep them.
So hit on this plan: When 1 noticed
a falling of in the last maids work
went into the kitchen and told her
that, in addition to her fixed wages,
she should have 90 cents extra every
week that she did well. When she
was only fairly good I'd give her a
quarter. but on the weeks when she
displeased me she'd get nothing. Nine
weeks out Of ten she gets her half dol
lar. 1t pleases her immensely, and 1
find the plan well worth while in the
better service it secures me."-New
York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

tied Friday in Sterling with another
sister, Mrs. Sand
Mrs. Eugene Sly of Bay Shore, Mich,
is visiting this week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Kempster.
Mrs. Alice Smedley of Rock Island
spent few days the last of the week
with Hillsdale relatives.
Mrs. William Sheppard has been con-
fined to the house for the past few days
with a severe cold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
NEWS OF THE NEIGHB0RS
Continued on Page Ten

CONTINUED on Page TEMP
road tracks in the Liphardt addition.
John Daley of Joslin has the contract.
Amel Bracker Is home trying to re-
gain his health. He has not fully re-
covered from the effects of typhoid
fever which he suffered with over a
year ago.
Warren Mumma of Watertown is
staying in Hillsdale.
Justin Daley, who has managed the
Whiteside store in Hillsdale for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

tories can't get along without It It
pays the largest profits Of any business
to which we lend money, and these
profits huctuate very little Junk is al
ways in demand The men IN that
business are excellent customers."-
Technical World Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather Of the early winter
months. Parents of young children
should be prepared for it. All that is
needed is a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
never without it in their homes and
It has never disappointed them. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
A seaIded Boys shrIeks

Mortified his grandmother. Mrs Maria
aylor Of Nebo, KY, wro writes that,
when all thought he would die. Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured him.
Infalliblc for Burns, Scalds. Cuts,
Corns. Wounds, Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores, Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
A CHANGE OF HEADS.
The Trick a Dusky Ruler Wanted O
Magician to Perform.

Magician to Perform.
Thurston. the magician, had many
interesting experiences during his pro-
fessional tour of the globe several
years ago. He went to all sorts of
outlandish places and appeared before
rulers of many strange lands and com
munities. On one occasion his man
ager had arranged that Thurston
should give an exhibition before the
ruler Of province called Pagopago.
in the Fiji islands. In the crowd that
saw the exhibition were many Of the
black and yellow slaves of the chief
tain. All the spectators were amazed
at the many strange manifestations OF
the black art that Thurston offered,
but no trick appealed so strongly TO
the assembled retinue and to the chief
tain as that in which a white duck
was made to appear with a black head
and black duck, after n moments
manipulation, with the head Of the
white duck. The trick had TO be re-
peated, and then the chieftaln engaged
in q long whispered conversation with
the interpreter.
"What is desired?' queried the oblIg-
ing trick player.
The interpreter coughed apologize
ally and then responded: Respected
sir, our honored sire wishes you to
take two of his slaves and put a vel
low head on a black man and the
black head on. the body of yellow
servitor. Our honored sire thinks II
would be very funny
TELL his royal higness." Thurston
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

telIin' her? II she'd waited for me
to tell she'd never have got wise to
1t. l guess Pearl told her herself"
-"What did you take her for then?''
That's hat Ireen wanted to
know. / told her :. was because /
couldn't tako her. 1 asst her first, all
right, but her mother was sick an
she couldn't 60. What was 1 goin'
to dot Stay home? Not on your life!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
''IREEN''


aEEN ct sore on me
the other day." said
the young man with
the blue striped
muffier. 81 thought
she was goin' to give
me my walkin' pa
pers. She got sore
because | took Pearl
McGinnis to the
dance last Sat'd'y
week"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

replied, that 1 could give a yellow
man a black eye, but 1 would not like
TO attempt to make his entire head
black "-Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

What did you tell her for?"
asked his friend with the green hat
Say, you must think I'm foolish, :"
said the young man with the blue
striped muffier. Wasn't there no
way she could find it out 'thout me
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

you have them on,
and they differ
from all other
electric appliance
es in that they
make no current
until both shoes
are put on. Then
they make a mag
net of the body,
with the nerves
for C o n n e C t ing
wires, and a vital
flow of electrical
force seems to be
distributed over
the whole body,
giving vigor and
strength which Is
remarkable.
To make this
statement good
every pair of
Electropodes are
sold under a legal
binding contract
that you are to
be fully satisfied
at the end of 80
d a y s. or your
money will be re-
frar1aI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

Electropodes are sold at your drug
gist's at 81 a pair. and if you are not
satisfied with them according to con-
tract your money will be refunded. If
podes on hand, send 81 to the Electro
Pode company, suite As. Holland block
return mail with a signed contract to
fully satisfy YOU or positively refund
your money. Say whether for lady or
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-05
VII.

Toward noon there was a sudden ces-
sation of the firing. Presently LAM
heard the sound of wheels in the drive
way. She left her patients and has
tened to the entrance.
At the foot of the palace steps stood
a hack. public conveyance, drawn by
a lean. dispirited horse, and driven by
Chinese. From it emerged the king,
Half way up the broad fight of steps,
Williams, sword in hand, met the king.
"At last, your majesty, you have
come. - he said joyfully.
eyes, l m here, an / d like to know
what all this row s about The king
smoke thickly and he swayed slightly on
his roval legs. "What d We mean, any
wav-messin' up my palace like this /!
Why don t you go home? Didn t tell
you to go home an stop this foolish
ness?''
He stumbled up the steps, brushed
past LAM. pushed through group OF
staring native soldiers. and disappeared
indoors, All the world had seen his
open reputation of Williams. Even the
sharpshooters on the adjacent house
tops had come forth from their shelters
to get a better view Of the scene.
Williams stood as the king had left
him. His sword dropped from his nerve
less fingers and elattered unheeded TO
the foot of the stone steps. Some one.
unbidden, ran up white flag to the top
of the tall pole before the palace.
Williams watched il a moment as 1t
foated in the sunlight. Then he turned
and mounted the steps heavily LAM
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-05
THE GIRL, THE REBEL,
AND THE KING

Continued from Page Twenty-Six.)
alteration in her own soft brown ones.
"'Your majesty, your soldiers await
you, . she said eagerly. Your loyal
army sleep upon their arms in the pal
ace. They bid me tell you to hasten TO
them. Al any moment the fighting may
begin, and they need you at their head
when the first shot is fred. Come, your
majesty, take this sword, and ride
quickly to the palace. The soldiers
murmur at your absence. Daily no
longer here! To the palace! \ stroke
for the freedom of Hawaii"
''Not SO fast; not SO fast, my dear, =
the king replied. ''Tell us what it S all
about, first What s this talk of sol
diers and fighting and freedom? m
free enough! SO is Hawaii, so long as [
am king. What nonsense is all this,
anyway"
'tBut your majesty" LAM cried,
aghast.
''Call him Rex, why don t you?"
growled one of the card-players. ''He' s
Rex when he s at his boat-house with
his friends.'}
Don't you understand, your ma
iesty?' LAM went on, unheeding the
interruption. Don't you know that
your troops have occupied the palace,
and that today you come to your own
again. That today the sway of the
missionaries ends forever3'
"Pshaw! What are you talking
about3" the king replied peevishiy.
"That's Just the. same kind of nom
sense that Bob Williams is always pour
ing into my ears. / IN tired of it. Do
you suppose that Arden and Thorsdaie
and Knight would be running the gov
eminent if | didn t want 'em to? d
fire 'em out in holy minute. But
they re good men. those chaps; they
know how TO run things, and | let 'em.
Gives me lots more time. What s the
use of Williams and the rest of them
ALWAYS growing and kicking about the
missionaries. They re good people, L
tell you. and they run the government
frst-rate. Don t they, boys?"
."Of course. You bet. You re a
good fellow, Rex" chorused the others.
LAM had risen to her feet and shrunk
back a bit from the group. Her eyes
were wide with horror, and her breath
came fast. Was this the king2 This
tipsy. jovial individual who maundered
thus, Diminishing with a careless word
all that for which the earnest little
body of men at the palace were pre-
pared to lay down their very lives2 1t
was grotesque! 1t was impossiblei
"Your majesty. cannot l make you
understand 90 she pleaded. ''Your pal
ace is filed with armed men. In an
hour there will be a battle; there will be
bloodshed. Will you sit calmly here
and let all this go on? Win You let
these men die for you in vain2 Rouse
yourself, your majesty The fate OF
Hawaii depends upon you. Robert vii
liams, at the head of a hundred men
only awaits your word TO sweep away
these interloping upstairs who have
wrested your government from you. But
lift vour hand TO help them and the
seepter of power is yours again.
The king sank into his chair and be
gan to shuttle the cards again.