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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Tipping on Pullman Cars.

Did you ever wonder why sleeping
EAR companies tolerate tipping? There's
a reason. 1t was disclosed the other
day in law suit in a New York court
in which sleeping car porter was fore
ed to testify as to the wages paid him.
He declared that the company employ
ing him paid him only $25 a month.
and that the tips he collected amounted
to about SIS month on the average
In other words, the sleeping car COM
pany pays its employees only one-fourth
of their wages and compels the travel
Ing public to pay the other three
iourths.
The average man doesn't care to be
looked upon, even by a sleeping car
porter, as other than of a liberal ma
ture, and SO when travelling he readily
passes over quarter or half dollar
as often as he deems it proper.
The sleeping car companies are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
FLYING MoisSant.

John B. Moissant of Chicago broke
two records last week. He flew across
the English channel from Calais to
Tilmanstone, carrying a passenger in
his aeToplane.
BleriCt, Rolls and De Lesseps have
previously crossed the channel, but
Moissant is a record breaker in the
fact that he was the first to carry a pas
senger across. He performed his mar
velous feat despite very adverse con-
ditions and in the face of heavy wind
and rain.
The other record he made was his I'M
precedented fly to fame. From abso-
lutte obscurity he suddenly became a
man of international renown. He was
practically a novice in aerial naviga-
ton, his nationality was unknown and
it was not until he had successfully
achieved his record breaking flight
that it was learned he was a Chicago
boy. He has reflected great credit
upon America and Americans by his
daring and ingenuity.
Peculiarly important is the accom-
plishment of Moissant as he has shown
to what tactical use the aeroplane can
be put. His rise to fame indicates
that others like him, brave, studious,
determined to achieve, are studying out
the problem of aerial navigation. The
field of study is broadening. The num-
Der of experimenters is rapidly increas-
ing.
New achievements are possible, yes,
probable, every day, and it is crafty
ing to know that America stands first
in the smashing Of records in these re-
markable contests which indicate that
ere long it will be as common to fly to
ones destination as it is now to skid to
1t amid the dust and gasoline fumes of
a mortgaged wagon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
A CHINESE BANQUET.
Culinary Mysteries That 6ewiIdered
an EngIishwoman.

Culinary Mysteries That BewiIdered
an EngIishwoman.
One moment we were eating ducks
eggs whose blackened, lime favored
whites Indicated that their age was
unimpeachable; the reXt we were Crap
pling with sea weeds, Ulacaroni and
the slippery sharks fins that eluded
our clumsily manipulated sticks. Now
we tackled-not without fear-un-
known meats and vegetables cooked in
sugar, fresh shrimps, mushrooms from
Mongolia, young bamboo sprouts, pi-
geonS' eggs and a hundred different
foreign tasting mesSes. Then clean
plates were given 10 US. and bowls of
sickly pink strip. sweet potato and
Indian corn cakes Of dusky hue were
set before each one. These were only
crevice filters and concluded the first
and lighter portion Of the repast. Now
came the real substantial meal, where
in every dish had an accompaniment
of smaller ones, containing gravies,
ETC., in which to dip the morsel taken
from the central bowl.
There was stewed duck cooked with
out salt, roast sucking pig, forcemeat
balls and chicken; there were soups Of
birds nest, of mushroom, of vegetables
and of sea slugs. There was grilled
fresh water fish, which, according to
custom, was helped from the top side
only, for the Chinese remembers his
servant. And, finally, at the conclu-
sion the inevitable small bowl OF rice
and rice water was set before each
person.
After some three hours, with a feel
ing of thankfulness that all was over,
pipes, cigarettes and tea were served.
and it seemed to me that the delicious
aroma which rose from the latter
soothed our senses and almost dis
PEELED the antipathy that had been
growing on US for all things Chinese
Mary Moore in London Express
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Mr.. Jackson.s Anniversary.

One Of the most distinguished and
most successful members Of the Rock
Island county bar celebrates today the
semi-centennial anniversary of receiv-
ing his license to practice, and week
from today it will be round so years
since he entered upon his career as a
member Of the law profession. Hon.
William Jackson, whose professional
life is thus to be signalized, is known
not only as a great lawyer, but is best
beloved for the part he has taken for
the civic improvement of the communi-
ty in which he has resided for so long.
Through his initiative, through his un-
firing labors and under the guidance
of his hand the park development of
the city of Rock Island came. He it is
who is to be thanked for the beauty
spots and restful places which have
made so much for Rock Islands rep
utation and advantage.
From the start in Spencer square,
and in Garnsey square, the park sys-
tenn has reached out into Long View
park and thence to the projected park
in the east end. All these are attrib-
utable to Mr.. Jackson's example and
influence and labors. In this respect
the results of his handiwork are imper-
ishable.
The public will rejoice with Mr.
Jackson in the anniversary he has
reached and congratulate him on the
state of health with which he is bless
ed; but the public has a two-fold inter
est in Mr. Jackson at this time because
of what he has done in civic endeavor
and achievement
The work that Mr.. Jackson has ac-
compIished for the people, for their
comfort and pleasure and pride is
matter of history and will so live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

claimed ana rushed Jul OF the room
with her end. which she showed suc-
cessively TO every one in the house
1t was communication written and
signed by Roger Cruikshank stating
thar he was about to take his own life.
He gave no reason for the deed.
When this paper was shown Dresser
it seemed 10 him that he had fallen
into mae!strom of puzzles. He had
been legally convicted of Cruikshank' s
murder. another person had confessed
the crime aud here was indisputabIe
proof that Cruikshank had killed him
self
Hurrying to his counsel. he showed
him the new bit of evidence proving
conclusiveiy that the person who had
confessed the crime had done so false
IL. AS soon as the lawyer read the
missive sudden food of Joy swept
over him.
This enables me-" he said. "to make
a confession. ! told you that the con.
viction of the person who is serving a
term in prison In your stead was OBJ
tanned without publicity. This would
have been impossible. 1t has simply
been unknown to you. and you might
at any time have learned it if you had
taken the pains. This is all / have TO
tell you at present. As soon as this
falsely confessed murderer is released
you shall know the rest
One morning Dresser received word
that If he would call at his attorneys
Office he would meet the person who
had confessed TO Cruikshank's murder.
He FASTENED there and saw. with
happy smile on her face, his beloved
Florence The two ran TO each others
embrace
Where have you beenT' asked
Adrian.
In prison"
I'm PRISON.
Eyes. | had as much motive for
killing that f1end as you. But" she
added pointing TO the lawyer. had he
not helped me TO perpetrate the deep
ton it would not have succeeded. He
manufactured at my request sufficient
supporting evidence to convict me-"
Too much crowded at once upon
Adrian's brain to enable him to grasp
this assumption of his sufferings But
when he did he did not know whether
to fall at the feet Of the girl who had
taken his place and worship her.
whether TO be angry with her for hav-
ing done SO or whether to take her in
his arms and love her infinitely. He
decided upon the latter.
Adrian Dresser and his wife have
hanging framed in their house the note
Cruikshank wrote before destroying
himself. Dresser in showing it says:
Before the contemplate SCOT cover
ed. inanimate thing appeared the state
attorney not only proved conclusively
that l murdered Cruikshank. but that
he didn't shoot himself 1 am told
that in law written evidence is the
best kind doubt if any other is Of
any value whatever"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

A penitent pastor of a church in
Arkansas, arrested in Louisiana on a
charge of passing worthless checks,
begs lenient judgment on
the ground that for year
past he has been mentally disordered.
AS evidence of the brain storms thar
affect him. he says, although he has a
wife and six children in Arkansas, yet
he married a girl in Texas and then
went over to Louisiana and married
another. He may, indeed, have mar
ried few more here and there in the
course of his wanderings, for he says
in his confession: God knows that
part of this last year l cannot remem-
Der some things that passed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

SHOWED HIM THE NEW BIT OF EVIDENCE
through the heart in bis own house
For defense the prisoners attorney
had elaborate diagrams made to dem
onstrate that Cruikshauk died by his
own hand.
There is point made much OF In
such cases-the motive for the crime
1t is certainly an important matter fol-
consideration. but has TOO often been
mistaken for proof 1t does not fol
low that because Il man has had q
motive for murder he has committed
murder. But an ingenious prosecutor
taking such motive for a basis, may
weave in with it certain other circum-
stantial evidence and with the two
convict an innocent man.
Adrian Dresser and Florence Pit
man had been brought up together.
That is, they had from birth lived in
the same neighborhood. had been play
mates and eventually lovers. Any one
looking at Florence would say, That
girl would love her lover with her
whole heart and soul" There was
something in the wonderfully express
eive eyes, the contour of the face, that
indicated this. And any one knowing
her would arrive at the same conclu-
sion as that reached merely by seeing
her.
There are people of an entirely diff
ferent makeup from this. people who
cannot understand any such spiritual
depth. Such vas Cornelius Pitman.
Florence's uncle. He had been a money
getter all his life and when he came
to die. having no children. left his for
tune to Florence. But his passion for
accumulation lived. so to speak, be
yond his natural life. He saw in
relative, Roger Cruikshank. one capa-
BILE by shrewdness. foresight and
meanness OF increasing the estate in
tended for young girl whose heart
would rather lead her to scatter than
add to it. He therefore left pro-
vision in the will 70 insure Cruik-
shank's management of the property.
Florence was TO marry him. By the
terms OF the viii Cruikshank had only
TO refuse 20 marry the legatee to en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

The president has tried to persuade
the country that the present tariff is Il
good thing, and has not succeeded. He
has tried to bully the insurgents in
congress by Withholding patronage
from them, and has failed. His agents
have begged three political Jonahs to
step overheard, and one said he was
going ashore in his own boat anyway
and the other two intimated that they
would see the president in a warmer
place than Washington before they
would oblige him. Now let the presi-
dent tell the people the truth about the
tariff and a lot of other things AMI
promise to keep out of bad company.
and see if that will not mollify the
west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION
CALL.
STATE

Headquarters Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. of Illinois, Chicago. H.,
Aug. 8.
A convention OF the Democracy of
Illinois is hereby called to meet on Fri
day. Sept. %, 1910, at noon, at the audi
torium OF the city hall in the city of
poses, viz:
To nominate three candidates for
trustees of the University of Illinois.
To adopt a party platform,
To transact such other business as
may properly be presented.
The said convention will be composed
of delegates from the several counties
of the state of Illinois. to be selected
under the provisions of the primary
election laws in force July 1. 1910.
The basis of representation for the
counties will be one delegate for every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

NO one with a human soul in his
body would take advantage of the law
to force n woman to marry him."
~ consider t my duty to prevent
her from marrying such a contempt
ible cur as you are"
Were you my equal in any respect /
would make you pay for those words
even if had to take your life"
why not do it anyway? You're
capable of it. Then you>could get the
fortune intended for me-"
This brief dialogue was made the
basis of an ingenious theory cOncocted
by a state attorney. which led lOgi-
cally to fixing the murder of Roger
Cruiksh2nk upon Adrian Dresser. The
words were overheard a few days be-
fore Cruikshank was found shot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

aware OF this willingness of the aver
age man to appear generous in nature.
and it is figured on as an asset in their
business. And it has never failed to be
an asset.
Nevertheless it is an injustice to the
traveller and to the porter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

A suit of clothes weighing six pounds
and worth $40 in Windsor, Canada, is
taxed Al cents per pound, or $2.64, plus
80 per cent ad valorem, or $50 when
it is taken across the river to Detroit,
and hence must sell at SIS. The Unit
ed States consumer pays the tax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Relief.


Welcome,
Little thunder showeri
You are our
Own little wet
Pet.
Alloy
There. summer Joyi
II helps some
When you come
Touching the spot.
Yes, II helps a lot
You win
A grin
From the corn crop
When you drop around.
SofteninE the ground
And as by word OF mouth
Inviting the drought
That was getting gay
To fade away.
Great Scott
Did you not
At time opportune
And not a moment too soor
Fall from the sky
Eating would be shy.
For when throughout the lal,1
The jocund harvest hand
Went forth TO gather in
Plumber for his bin
Without your timely aid.
I'm very much afraid.
The harvest would be not
Enough TO I'll the pot!
So come along.
We're strong
For you.
Suppose you do
Muss UP our new straw hat
Or do some trick like that.
Another lid we can procure.
Sure.
But give the crop a bump
Or we are up a stump
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
A STARTLING Reply,

An English country bookseller sent
to London for copy of book called
Happy Husbands" The work was
out of print. but the wholesale agent
certainly might have intimated the
fact differently. He replied that
There are no Happy Husbands in
London. "-London Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Chance For Punetureu.

you know the road to perdition -
paved with good intentions"
81 wonder what kind Of an auto
track they would maker
every dangerous"
"And why?
''Too many broken bottles are MIXED
In with them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

Senator Aldrich has not yet explained
his explanation. But he has answer
ed the question: Does politics pay?"
The way to make it pay is to get stock
in the rubber trust and put up the
tariff on rubber goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

"standpat" politicians that Taft earn
ed denomination when he signed the
Payne-Aldrich upward revision tariff
bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Not So Easy.

Remarkable fellow, Brown"
'EThat soP
Eyes"
"what is remarkable about himT"
HE is rich"
"There are lots Of rich men"
Eyes, but Brown got rich and stays
rich"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

When the digestion is all right, the
action of the bowels regular. there
is a natural craving and relish for
food. When this is lacking you may
know that you need a dose Of Cham
berlain's Stomach and LiverTablets.
They strengthen the digestive organs.
improve the appetite and regulate the
bowels Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
ANNOUNCEMENT,

I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the democratic nomination
for minority representative in the Thir-
ty-third senatorial district, and ask the
support of all democrats who deem me
worthy. j. S. SLOAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

: Between Oyster Bay and Beverly
there is being woven a tangled web
that with the best skill and diplomacy
that the republican party can muster
will fail to unravel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

Everybody is coming to Rock Island
next month to see the high flyers.
Write to your out of town relatives and
friends about the Curtiss aerOplane
flights in connection with this years
Rock Island exposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Tho Improved Kind.

"was he overjoyed when you called
at mis- Officer"
mo; he said 1 butted in and wrecked
a train of thought"
mo damage, hope"
Mercy, no! 1t was equipped with
hot air brakes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Lapse Of Memory.

Jimmy had been weeping madly, then
stopped. Suddenly he burst forth
again in a torrent OF tears and sobs.
"Why, Jimmie, what's the naatterY''
asked his mother.
Jimmie wept on.
Jimmie. insist that you ten ms
what the matter IS"
II can't th-think what Twas crying
about" sobbed Jimmie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

400 votes and major fraction thereof
cast for the Bryan and Kern electors Of
the democratic ticket of 1908.
The total number of delegates which
shall compose the convention is LAO,
and the number of delegates to which
each county is entitled is as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Aug. 20 in American
History

1IS1-John Fltch'S steamboat made its
trial trip on the Delaware river.
1S31-Insurrection and murders by
slaves in Virginia
1s44-George Washington De Long,
naval officer and arctic explorer,
born; died In Siberia in 1881.
1S46-Santa Fe taken by the American
army under General Stephen Watts
Kearney.
1905-Severe earthquake shock felt in
southern Illinois, Tennessee and
Kentucky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

"What can 1 do TO keep that young
fool of a Borem from hanging round
this house so, EthelT
You might try sending me to Eu-
rope. dad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

If your liver is sluggish and out
of tone and you feel dull, bilious, con-
stipated, take a dose OF Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to-
night before retiring and you will
feel all right in the morning. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Explained.

what is conscience anyway
Conscience"
Eyes"
at is what makes you afraid 70 Do
found out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
VIII Teddy come back?"

Roosevelt met his Waterloo in New
York in less than the proverbial 100
days following his return from Elba."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Somethina 20 Bump.

Were flying but confined 20 flight
We'd hold the sport IN more regard
But in the end one must alight.
And this old earth IS mighty hard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
Extramna.

"Are you going to be doctor when
you grow upT
Nav"
"WhyT'
"Cause everybody is either crazy
about a doctor or got It in for him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

The way of the trsnsgressor may DO
hard, but some Of the transgressors
have found graft plentiful along the
way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

We all make mistakes, but not that
kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

Credit is a curious thing in that yor
don't have much use for IT when It 4
good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22

The only reason why we should ann.
iously cultivate a good opinion of our
selves is that we may Undue others
with it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
THE ARGUS. (.

BY the J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
: HuraOr and
} Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

HEALTH may spell happiness. but
not when u doctor is giving out
the words.
Being a hero IS high sounding and
soul inspiring. but unless the hero gets
the high sign OF recognition IL is tho
junk pile for his.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
WAR ON IcE-cREAM CONES
To Prosecute Manufacturers Where
Rorax is Used.

Washington, July 22.-Presecutions
against manufacturers of ice cream
cones containing borax are to be in
stituted by the government under the
pure food law.
Large seizures of cones were made
recently in different parts of the coun-
try by inspectors of the department of
agriculture. Analysis of the cones
seized disclosed the presence OF borax
property which has been held to be
deleterious to the human stomach.
The cones chemically tested, were
found to contain also saccharine and
benzonate of soda, but it was said at
the department that the proposed
prosecutions would be solely based on
the presence of borax Inspectors will
continue to make seizures Wherever
cones are found containing borax.
Manufacturers using borax contend
that this ingredient is necessary to
make the cones hold their shape.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
TELLS OF ADVENTURES
Youth Saved From Execution Tells OF
Career With Estrada in
Nicaragua.

Clifford Sands, a former Seattle
High School youth, and erstwhile
brigadier general in Estrada's army,
told some of his experiences of the
instruction upon his arrival in Sc
attic on a visit to relatives.
Sands escaped being shot by fir.
ing squad of the Madriz army by the
chance aid OF DR.. Clarence Burheim,
OF Houston. Tex, who refused to give
medical attention to the Madriz
forces unless Sands was paroled.
Il was captured at Prinzapulca, on
the coast, June Is, two days after |
had made an attempt TO blow UP the
Nicaraguan gunboat Venus" said
Sands. Il was charged with being 4
dynamiter and spy. OF course, the
trial was farce and was sentenced
to be shot, but Doctor Burgheim in
tervened and / was paroled"
Sands tried to dynamite the gun
boat Venus by padding out to her in
a canoe as she lay off Bluefields blum.
They saw me-" he said, "and sank
the canoe with machine gun / es-
capped without a scratch and swan
ashore"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
GUARD WITH WEAPONS
Conditions At New Gold Field is
Typical Of Times In West
Years AGO.
Yeas Ace.

Bard Creek, the new Eldorsdo that
has sprung up in Clear Creek county,
Colorado, has assumed the proper
tons of a genuine frontier mining
camp. Claim jumpers have appeared
on the scene and excitement is at
fever heat. Prospectors and miners
who have secured locations are stand
ing guard over their property with
Winchesters, and it is freely predict
ed that serious trouble is likely to
ensue il the men insist in pursuing
the tactics of the past few days.
The greatest danger of having
property jumped is due to filings that
have been made In the name OF one
person. In that event party Of
prospectors will enter the ground,
stake off the property in the name
of three or four persons, antedate the
certificates that have been posted by
a couple of days. 1t is then matter
of veracity, with three or four men
giving evidence against one.