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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Natural gas sufficient to light the
and homes. heat the buildings
and turn the factory wheels of every
enterprise in Chicago, st. Louis and
New Orleans is going to waste n
the Caddo gas and oil fields near
Shreveport, La, at the rate of 100,-
coo, coo cubic feet q day. says an ar
ticle in the Technical World magazine
for April Gas is rushing from the
bowels of the earth through two wild
wells and over 50 gas and oil wells
left uncapped. The crater of one wild
we'll covers over two acres. The at
tentien of President Roosevelt was at
tracted to conditions and by his order
all public lands lying in Caddo and
Bossier parishes have been withdrawn
from entry until the government may
take what steps are deemed necessary
to stop the terrific waste and preserve
what is conceded to be the greatest
gas field in the western hemisphere.
The territory is undertake with two
strata of gas sand, averaging from 4C
to 40 feet in width, the first 500 e
900 feet beneath the surface and the
second lying between 1880 and 2,20C
feet The gas sands show their great
est width at Mooringsrort, which lies
in the more southern portion of the
, field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
The Heart of the Hailstone.

If it were not for the countless tril-
lions of dust particles that float sepa-
rately invisible In the atmosphere there
could be no rairdrops, snow crystals
or hailstones. From perfectly dust
less atmosphere the moisture would de-
scend in ceaseless rain without drops.
The dust particles serve as nuclei
about which the vapor gathers. The
snow crystal is the most beautiful Gre
alton Of the aerial moisture. and the
hailstone is the most extraordinary.
The heart of every hailstone is a tiny
atom of dust. Such an atom. with n
little moisture condensed about 1t. Is
the germ from which may grow hail
stone capable of telling man or
smashing window. But first it must
he caught up by current of air and
carried to the level of the lofty cirrus
clouds, five or six or even ten miles
high. Then. continually growing by
fresh accessions of moisture, it begins
its plunge to the earth. spinning
through the clouds and flashing In the
sun like diamond bolt shot from q
rainbow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
The Argus Daily Short Story
CAP AND BELLS---By Caspar Johnson
Copyrighted 1909 by Associated Literary Press.

ming to fan in long, siantlng lines.
Ferrol still stood By the rail, smok.
ing ana absorbed III MS own bitter
thoughts.
He would send her message. He
would not let her know how deeply he
was hurt. but he would let her know
that he understood now the whole i'm
pert of their little affair. He turned
TO the sailing master. who was prepar-
ing TO go below
"Order the gig lowered. Mr.. Nc
Graw." he said tersely. I'm going
ashore"
During that pull Shoreward Ferrol
was turning over in his mind the mes
sage he would send. and from some
where in the archives of his memory
came 4 quotation from Sir Launfal
that fitted his needs to nicely. 1t
set him smiling angrily as he sat in
the stern sheets of the gig, the tiller
ropes in either hand.
He landed at the little pier ard
splashed through the mud and rain to
the nearest hotel. At the telegraph
| desk he filed out a blank:
Miss Annette V. Morley. Hotel jackson.
Wanona Beach:
For cap and bells our lives we pay.
Bubbles we buy with a whole souls task
ing.
Then he went back to the yacht
smoked awhile. pacing the wet, dreary
! deck, and finally went below. He
| tumbled on to wide leather seat that
ran the length of the cabin and wen,
! over it all again and again--theil
! walks, their drives, their little quarrels
the happiness that had been his unit
/ that last bitter night-until at last
soothed by the monotonous drip-drir
of the rain, he fell into a doze.
| He was awakened by a hail from the
darkness outside. The light was burn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
FIELD OF LITERATURE
Making Good.-One of the grea

Making Good.-One of the great
newspapers of the country recently
made the following editorial comment:
THE American Magazine is achiey-
ing a place for itself as the most re-
markable 10-cent magazine ever pub
lished. Nothing is cheap about it but
the price. The enterprising editor, who
presented Septimus' to a delighted
public, is now giving them 'Margar-
ita's Soul" by a new writer, Ingra-
ham Lowell. With ever the faintest
Renaissance of Locke's Morals of
Marcus" it yet has a fantasy. mag
ic and a delicious style of it's own,
which is going to make the readers
of the American magazine sorry it
magazine. The clean hearted will
love "Margarita" quite as devoutly
as they did "Septimus' Need more
be said? The American magazine
which now has 100000 circulation
is big, lively, influential and grow
: large scale. It's art work is of the
best. Its press work is unexcelled. The
! finest grades of paper are used in
it's manufacture It's staff (such
| writer's as Ida NJ Tarbell, F. P
/ Dunno, Ray Stannard Baker, William
Allen White and others), are the
, greatest people in the business OF
writing-such people as one may ex.
| pect to find associated with large en-.
terprises. Its editors and readers and
illustrators watch the movements OF
civilization, suggest ideas, sift out
plans, and select that which is the
most interesting and important and
timely. Sometimes it is expressed in
great articles, sometimes in fiction
sometimes in pictures. Sometimes
what they print is the work of ole
and trained writer's Always it i.
authoritative and genuine. But
sometimes it is the work of the
young-a name never before heard
but name that will live because il
, is the name of new star in the world
of expression. The 4tUril nu,u.er Oh
The American magazine, published
March %, is an illustration of VIVA,
big, moving and humanity interest
ing magazine car De made for IL
cents-providing it is male on 9
large scale, as The American masa.
zine is made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Ferrofs cXperience with women had
been limited. Had 1t been otherwise
he would never have been beating
up the coast in the teeth of Il ris-
ing gale with night coming ON and his
sailing master casting an anxious eye,
now aloft at the straining rigging, now
to the eastern horizon. where the dun
gray cloud bank grew hourly more ON
nous.
The big white yacht made heavy
weather of 1t under her four reefs.
She stuck her nose into every sea and
sent the water flying over her wind
ward rail in manner that drenched
every man on her deck.
Better put into Indian bay" the
sailing master suggested.
Ferrol, standing by the after rail,
grunted something that the sailing
master took for acquiescence, for he
gave a terse order TO the man at the
wheel. The yacht came about with Il
rattle and banging that shook her
from stem to stern and went careening
shoreward
Ferrol watched the ragged blue
black outline of the shore grow more
pronounced as they nearcd 1t. Pres
emily they were threading their way
through the score of rocky little is
| lands behind which lay the quieter
| water of Inland bay
Although the wind was screaming
| through the rigging ana the great seas
| that rushed past them were tlecked
| with an angry white foam, he was
| loath to run for shelter. This combi-
nation of wild water and wilder wind
suited his mood admirably.
| AS far as he was concerned person
| ally, he was willing to take his chances
of riding it out or sinking. it mattered
but little one way or the other to him.
| Still, he had no right to sacrifice the
sailing master and the men because IL
woman had made fool of him. He
drew out fresh cigar and lighted it
/ from the stump of the one he had just
| consumed.
! She had made fool of him. There
| WAS no uOuDt about I1aI. sic ulu leu
| him on and on-him, John Barrows
!, Ferrol, the conservative. the man who
had always Wanted that he was i'm
mune from the wiles of woman, and
| then she had tossed him aside calmly
| like any toy that had lost its novelty.
He chewed his mustache nervoUsly
I, and swore under his breath. What
| sort of spell had she cast over him
/ He ought to hate her, yet in his in
most heart he knew that even now ht
loved her with all the intensity of hi:
nature.
The little islands slipped past one by
one. The yacht ceased her wild plung
ing and entered the quiet water of til,
bay sedately. A few sharp order:
from the sailing master and the sail:
came rafting down and the anchor
was dropped with clatter of cable.
Before them the shore was dotted
with twinkling lights that shone cheer
fully through the murKy gloom of til,
gray twilight. The rain was begin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

tenn lines when it was reported that
Rags the famous canine mascot, had
been killed were turned to shouts CT
Joy when it was learned that the dog
was not killed by being run over BY a
car between Springfield and Decatur.
Although he was hit by an interurban
car and left on the ground for dead,
he was found alive at farm house but
with badly crushed foot. Employees
of the system who located him took
him back to Springfield, where he is
row enjoying the best of care that
medical skill and friendly hands can
give him.
the Mckinley system to the other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

ing dirlly. The brass chronometer
above the chart locker showed that 1t
was nearly midnight. He hurried to
the deck and found a launch chafing
alongside.
This the Alfrida?" cried voice in
the launch.
Eyes. What is it?"
"NIr. Ferrol aboard?"
81 am Mr.. FerrOl."
Telegram for you, SIR" said man,
scrambling aboard and handing him a
yellow envelope, which was addressed,
"Mr j. B. Ferrol, Yacht Alfrida, In
dian Bay"
Ferrol tore it open and read Better
read the next line"
That was all, save the heading,
"Hotel jackson, Wanona Beach"
He stood there for a moment frown-
ing in puzzled fashion. Then, like a
fash, the text of that next line came
to him, "'Tis heaven alone that IL
, given away"
"Any answer, STRIP asked the wait
ing man.
Ferrol seemed suddenly aware Of his
presence.
"Eh? No. Hold on minute,
though. Is there any train out Of here
before morning? I've got to get to
Wanona Beach at once. One at 12.46
| you say? Wait just a minute till
| have a word with Mr.. McGraw, and
| then set me ashore, will you"
Ten minutes later the sailing master
stood by the rail listening to the launch
! chugging shoreward through the dark
ness AS he started to go below again
he saw the sheet Of yellow telegraph
paper lying on the deck. He picked Il
up and read it.
THAT next line, whatever 1t is, mus
be Il corher." he chuckled as he wen'
| down the companiOnway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
UnequaIed as a Cure for croup.

Besides being an excellent remedy
for colds and throat troubles, Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy is unequaled
as cure for Group says Harry Will
son o. Waynetown, Ind. When given
as soon as the croupy cough appears,
this remedy will prevent the attack.
1t is used successfully in many thous,
ands of homes. For sale by all drug.
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
City Attorney-AIbert Huber.

City AttOrney-Albert Huber.
Police Observation-Disclosures J. Smith.
Aldermen - First ward, John HOIz-
hammer; Second ward, c. l.. Speckhart;
Third ward, =. A. In Vanway; Fourth
ward, Henry }. Frick; Fifth ward, VIII
liam COchran; Sixth ward, Il. +. Nee
nan.
Assistant SupervisOrs-James Davis
and Joseph GrOteEut.
AssessOr-John c. Aud.
COllectOr-David BIswinger.
Justices of the Peace - Oscar Wnh-
lund. John McShane, stephen Stader
and William Eaton.
COnstables-Mii>eM intz. Henry Hueck,
Henry Brunei and George Christian
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

version of coal into mechanical energy
than the wasteful process of making
steam, in which three-fourths or
more of the caloric units developed go
lup the fiue in the form. of smoke, heat
and exhaust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

~. of c. Alumni Eanquet.-Monday
evening, March 20, the alumni and for
mer students of the University Of
Chicago will hold banquet at Young
& McCombs new grill room The Uni
versity of Chicago alumni club of this
city is arranging the banquet and has
secured Professor Smaller Mathews of
the university to be present and give
an address. Professor Mathews IS
dean of the divinity school of the
university, is the author of many well
known works on history and theology
and is editor of the World Today maya
zine. All former students in the tri-
cities are invited to attend the banquet
and those contemplating doing so
should communicate with Miss Irene
Don, acting secretary of the Alumni
club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Quincy Herald: In the estimation
of Charles NJ. Schwab, the reduction
of duties on iron and steel will cause
a diminution in the wages of working
men and consequently in their COM
forts of living. There is no hint that
this will also be followed by change
in the luxurious living of the steel
magnateS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Earning His Pay

The freak legislator
Is now in the land.
AT cooking up law
He is taking a hand.
On doctors and druggists
Or theater seats,
On playing the races
Or cleaning the streets.
He thinks 1t his province
To regulate speed
OF autos and widows
And trains and, indeeu.
All moving arrangements
BY engine or sail
From flying machines
To the waltz of the snail
His hammer he trims
For the fellow who treats.
For taverns he measures
The length of the sheets.
At football in anger
He waves his big stick
And tells how the players
The pigskin shall kick.
He spies the old bachelor
So happy and free
And says to himself,
This should cost him q fee"
And SO he provides.
Though the wight may have trie<
And failed in the effort
To cop out a bride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Bryan guessed right when he said
the kind of tariff revision the people
could expect from the republican party
would be revision that would increase
the cost of living and satisfy the
trusts. That's what it looks like we
are going to get from the Taft admins
iStratiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Down in Oklahoma gas costs cents
per thousand feet. This makes it I'M
necessary when a man and his wife go
out to spend the evening for her .
worry during all the time they are
away because they may have left the
gas burning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

The average baseball player and the
great battleship succeed in retaining
their efficiency for about five years
and then drop back to the minor
leagues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

An exceedingly drastic bill has been
introduced by a Mississippi congress-
man, proposing a So tax on all dead
ly weapons. Among the deadly wea.
pons he includes brass knuckles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24


Deuteronomy XXXIIy z
rain;
valleys
Wake the lazy butercup that somnolenty dalies:
Sweep level meadow m randcl cleaner
Carpet it with emerald in tints
Spangle it with dwellings of adrea
Dandeions, violets and all the
Whisper till gladly
prettily
Until all wealth of color bursting:
al honey a-drippinS,
the chuckns bees and find delight in slipping.
Run. RAIN
Overh an W.
o % rouse md
Till the air is heavy with the lansuorous perflmng;
Wander through
Run. rain RUM
Hither there 7yonder
taNn a you
Singing the and telling wondrous
To the slender columbines modest morning elores
Hurry where the flowers wait touches auet with freeing
Copyrght 1908 by w Chapman)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Gold has been found near Massillon
Ohio, but the. deposits cannot he very
rich. Massillon is easily reached and
it is possible TO live there without sui
fering extreme hardships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
To Cinch Her Triumph.

cam to consider that rs a proposal.
Charley?'
Certainly; you heard what 1 said"
would you mind putting 1t In writ
ingT
do you doubt my word?"
''Oh, no, not as far as I am con-
cerned, but l have box Of candy bet
on It,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

A New York doctor says ladies Who
desire to vote are 'katabolic women"
How would you like to be in his place
when he goes out to lecture about IL?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Roosevelt will face the lions, as do
other dauntless men. But his face
will be smooth shaven: he'll not beard
them in their den
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

[Society news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and addreSs.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Not His Say,

"What I'm thinking about Is what
viii say to my wife when 1 get home"
THAT doesn't worry me-"
Maybe you have good story fixe0
up"
Il couldn't spring it II 1 had She
will do all Of the talking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. GEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Evidence to the Contrary.

Evidence to the Contrary.
II always say just what think
said the little pompous man. his cheat
swelling out an inch and half.
do you really?"y
"Iadeed l do"
"Why. Percy, had always supposed
you were a married man,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Colds Cause Headache.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world
wide cold and grip remedy, removes
cause. Call for full name. Look for
signature E. w. Grove. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Ladies' Gard Party at Eagles Home.
THE card party for ladies identified
with the auxiliary committee to the
committee on arrangements for the
Forthcoming Eagles fair occurs at the
Eagles, home, Twenty-frst street and
Fourth avenue, at 2:30 tomorrow af-
ternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Pleasing Him.

Il got so angry at Jack last night"
What was the cause?"
81 really don't remember. In fact,
1t was hard enough for me to get q
cause. but he always says I look my
best when / am mad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Request Program for Etude Club
Mrs. F. w. Reimers and Mrs ]. Paul
Duffin will entertain the members of
the Etude club tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at the Elks hall. The
program will be miscellaneous in char
acter and special request numbers
will be given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
TERMs.-Daily 10 cents per weel

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, 1909-03-24
Give Farewell Party.-A farewell

Give Farewell Party.--A farewell
party was given last evening at the
home of A. Asplunde. S07 Twenty
ninth street, for Maurice Fisell, an
early graduate of Augustana business
college. The party was a stag affair
given by classmates and friends as a
courtesy prior to Mr.. Visell's depart
ure for Tacoma, Wash, where he will
enter his fathers store. The evening
was very pleasantly passed with vari
Gus games, and a nice lunch was serv-
ed. The host was presented with a
watch fob and Augustana pennants as
tokens Of remembrance and esteem
Among those present were c. A. Carl
son, Carl Seagren, Conrad Carlson. A.
Anderson, Carl Nyden, Fritz Shoquist,
Ben Johnson, Reuel Gustus, Antpn
Gustafson. Edwin Englin and Frank
Asplunde.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Hurnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH

When man is the limit himself he
fails to understand when he has reach
ed it so far as other people are con-
cerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

The trouble with most incomes Ia
that they don't come In save for the
briefest CALL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

The generality of people are unselfish
when their own way is thrust upon
them by generous friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Opportunity to Meet Members

Opportunity to Meet Members.-Fol-
lowing the concert to be given at the
Harper house this evening by the
University of Chicago Glee club the
patronesses will be pleased to present
anyone desiring to meet the members
of the glee club. Dancing will be en-
joyed in the main dining room after
the concert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Some people think that they are ed
tertaining when they are only fussy.
Not all kind of expensive things are
relished by the climber. Being sick, for
instance, is expensive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
Makes Il Easy.

Keep sriling." says the optimiss,'
And then your mind to tickle
He comes around and touches yen
For something like a nickel.
II you are smiling still, next time
He makes 1t Just an even dime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

1t Is hard 10
improve an op-
portunity W h n
the opportunity.
carries the minus
sign before 1t.
he ides Of
March are In no
way connected
with the brides
of June, although
they prece d e
, them by but a
short season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

You can borrow money and with it
buy friends, but they will not always
loan you the money to pay it back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24
DOG "RAGs" is NOT DEAD

Famous Interurban Canine Mascot
Badly Hurt, But Not Fatally.
Peoria, ILL.,, March 24.-Expressions
of grief that followed the announce
ment all over the Illinois Traction sys-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

Take care Of yourself and you win
be sure of life Job.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-24

-~EIG~ WELL
ON NOW 0O~0p
/ DO MIC z WEATHER
NOW AHG >oU
LOOKS ~ k.E NAih
49, SAY j
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-12
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Sept. li.-Wheat was eX-
tremeiy nervous and prices moved
over IA wide range today. Interest
of traders centered in September
which again manifested signs of con-
siderable congestion. Shorts in that
option bid the price UP sharply at
the start and again At various times
during the day but later several
leading holders sold freely and this
caused sereve declines in all deliV-
cries.
Late selling was based on talk of
greatly increased receipts next week
at northwestern grain centers and on
the continued absence of export de-
mand The range for September was
between Sf.02 and sl.04is and for De
eember s6ssGsS4c. The market closed
weak with prices only Il trifle above
the lowest. with September at si.o2
and December at $3.50.
Corn was depressed by liberal sales
BY leading holders caused by reports
of greatly increased country ac-
ceptances. The market lacked any
good SUPPORT. The close was weak,
with prices off 3-sIt-ac to 1-aI5-sc.
Realizing of deferred options caused
weakness in oats, Covering In Sep
TENDER by shorts caused some fair
rallies. The close vas weak with
prices i to &c below yesterday.
Trading in provisions was duh At
the close prices were 2lzGsc lower to
2ac higher.