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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-08
"snake stones.v

In some Of the Hebrides islands
great faith is had I'm perforated, water
worn stones called snake stones"
These are dipped in tepld water,
which then is given to cattle which
have been bitten by snakes. II no
stone can be obtained the head OF an
adder dipped in the water gives just
as good results. An cells skin is worn
as garter around the naked leg IL
fine preventive Of cramps. and u
some localities it is equally good asg
bandage for sprained limb.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-08

es OF o couple Of saplings out Of reach
OF the bulls attacks.
The bull adopted waiting tactics,
seeming to know that his Intended
victims would be compelled to como
Off their perches or freeze to death
But a man with cutter came along
the road and proved their salvation.
They hailed him, informing him OF
their predicament. The man was com.
PEELED TO drive five miles TO obtain y
rifle.
Returning, he shot the bun and ub-
Grated the freed trio. who were 30
stin with tho cold they could scarcely
move.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-08

an education OF
the emotions, a
cultivation of
the mystic ele-
ments of patri-
otism.
w no can
doubt that the
daily salute to
the symbol of
American lib
crty, equality
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-08

accusations OF
American tax
payers against
tn G so-called
frivolous and
--~,ItVfp ~ ~
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-08

That thrillingly beautiful ceremony in which
100000 New York school children and their
10000 teachers begin each mornings work by
stretching out their hands to the American
flag and solemnly pledging allegiance TO Il is
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-08

shawled mothers and push-cart ped
dlers, were picturesque huddles of tod
dlers waiting for a chance to enter
The crowded place.
A fair haired young teacher sitting
al the plano on the top noor bent her
head and struck a long. deep chord
Instantly 600 dark-eyed boys and
girls arose from their desks and a
stately psalm filed the great sunlit
room Presently The fresh young.
voices swung into "Who Is Sylvan
and Where the Bee Sucks" Against
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

OF Mr. Snythe's brows. As for Mrs
DeLano, she had always been accus
toned to the restraint practiced by the
gilded world. and the causes that moved
the others produced no marked effect
I upon her.
These four had all been twice mar
ried. Oliver DeLano had been the hus-
I band of Lavinia. now wife of Mon
tague Smythe. Montague Smythe had
been the husband of Mildred. now wife
I IF Oliver DeLano. Both couples had
been divorced. DeLano had married
! the first Mrs. Smythe, and Smythe had
married the first Mrs. DeLano.
! 1t was the former union and subse-
/ quent swapping of partners that pro-
duced a momentary embarrassment
among three of the number Mrs. De
Lano's long training in the highest cir
cies enabled her to maintain a perfect
equanimity. She gave society's stereo-
typed smile to her former husband and
went so far as to extend her hand cor
daily to the lady who had taken her
place with BIN. Then. as in high life
no husband is expected in public places
or at social functions TO chat with bis
own wife, Mr. DeLanc went into Mrs.
Smythe's box, and Mr.. Smythe went
into Mrs. DeLanc's box, each couple
chatting when occasion permitted.
AT the end of the first act the gen
tlemen went out for Whit of a ciga-
rette. leaving the ladies to entertain
each other during rhe intermission.
Now, there being two sets of children
in these two families when the first
divorce was obtained, it was settled
that the children should go with the
father, be holding the purse strings
and on this account being able to have
his own way in the matter. When he
was married again, having one set of
children in the family already, it was
further settled that his new wife's
children should remain with their
father. Therefore when the two ladies
met at the opera neither had seen her
own children in sevetal years.
If there is one thing in nature that
always remains the same it is a moth
er's heart. No sooner had the men left
the women than Mis-. Smythe began
hasty questions about her children.
and as soon Is Mrs DeLano got an
opportunity she did the same with re-
spect to her own little ones. These
people. strange to say. were all human
''o-'---~ - ''--"'' - the lower animals
parental. and especially maternal, az
fectons are paramount. Their friends
at the opera, seeing Them engaged in
earnest conversation, refrained from
visiting them in their boxes, and which
the two men returned. finding the
~. Ell
they felt obliged-in sight as they
We're of the whole audience-each I'd
take position beside tile others pres4
enb wife.
In the metropolis after the opera onel
finds the social magnates all at one of
the prominent hotels or restaurants,
where at supper they form their own
parties. These four people when the
curtain fell on the last act found
themselves passing out together. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
The Argus Daily Short Story
In the Gilded Circle-By Cora Hathorne Sykes.
Copyrghted. 1910. by Associated Llterary Pres

Abnormal conditions produce abnor-
NAL results. 1t is the middle classes
and the wageworkers who have in
comes sufficient to enable them to live
IN way suited to their sphere that
are the most virtuous and the happiest
AFFECT poverty leads TO crime of one
kind and a superabundance of wealth
to crime of another kind.
What is called the diamond horse
shoe" in New York is the first tier of
boxes at the Metropolitan Opera House.
They are taken for the season, and
usually for many seasons. by the same
family. Their owners incomes are
counted not by thousands, but by hun
dreds Of thousands and in some cases
by millions
One evening Mrs Montague Smythe-
before wealth came it was Mrs. Smith
who had subscribed for her box
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Where Mr.. Bryan Stands.

Naturally, much interest centers
in Mr.. Bryan's attitude toward the
men prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the party's nomination
for the presidency in 1912, and as
to his own possible candidacy. Yield
ing to the pressure of repeated let
tiers of inquiry addressed him, Mr.
Bryan makes reply in the last num-
Der of the Commoner, says:
mfr. Bryan is not a candidate and
these samples of many letters re-
ceived at the Commoner Office are
printed for the purpose of saying to
all who feel as these writer's do that
if they will but devote that personal
enthusiasm they have shown for Mr..
Bryan and that Jealous effort they
have put forth whenever he has been
a candidate in opposition to the
scheme of the trust agents to secure
control of the democratic convention
the democratic party will in 1912
present a united front in defense of
democratic principles. Let every
friend of Mr.. Bryan join with him
in the effort to secure as the demo-
cratic nominee in 1912 a man whose
record will Justify the hope that the
people may depend upon him. Let
them join with MIR. Bryan in the
effort to have the national conyen-
ton adopt a real democratic plat
form-a platform that shall speak
the sentiments of the masses rather
than the sentiments of those who be-
lieve they have an inherent right to
secure special privileges from gov
eminent"
Concerning -four persons being
mentioned with frequency-Folk,
Gaynor, Harmon and Wilson," the
Commoner says:
Folk was an active supporter of
Bryan and SewelI in 1896 and has
the democratic national
ticket in all the presidential cam
paigns since.
Mayor Caynor has supported the
national ticket in all campaigns. In
! $50 he was conspicuous as a sup
porter of the Chicago platform-he
was one of the few prominent demo-
Gratis in the east who stood up for
the party creed and ticket-and he
has been faithful ever since.
Governor Harmon. then a mem
Der of Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet. did
not vote in 1896. but in 1900 pre-
sided at Mr. Bryan's meeting at Gin
cinnati.
Governor Wilson supported Palm
err and Buckuer in 1896. but is sup
posed to have supported the demo-
cratic national ticket in subsequent
campaigns The Commoner has no
Inform Tinn rho n
paigns since 1895, but will be pleas
ed to publish any authoritative in
which any reader may
have on the subject
Mr. Bryan does not commit him
self 70 the candidacy of any man, nor
Is it likely that he will do so, but
content himself with a fight for
democratic platform. OF course, as
4 delegate in the convention he will
mare q vote and thus will have to ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Still They Fall.

''Never again" says the man who was bit
Never again" He is certain OF t.
Schemes may appear that look certain as
shooting.
Promise so much that It almost seems
footing:
But. though they seem
All 10 the cream.
He will not bite, he would bet a big bill
But he Will.
''25ever again" says the man who has
tried
Running for Office ard landed outside
Friends may the earth at the ballot boz
offer.
lie VIII reject II all and still be a scoder.
Keep the old thing.
Hes had his fling.
once is enough when that once is u. +
oh, but it's not.
Never again." says the man who :
run
out with the boys for a night fun OF fun.
He viii not list 70 the tempter's enticing
That's how he feels when his forehead
needs icing.
Cut out the foam.
Fireside and home.
Eating with wife and wearing a bib.
Ny. what M!
Never again." says the man who
stung
Deep by a fairy hlrtatious and young.
Through FOR all time with a sex so u
stable.
&C odby forever to Mary and Mabel!
Tie to a wife,
Not on your iife'
That's what he says, but it's all by q
clock
Just poppycock. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
the provisions of the act

the provisions of the act
Controversies under the act shall
in default of agreement by the par,
ties. be settled by an arbitration
committee of three, one whom shall
be chosen by each party, the third to
be member of the industrial acct
dent board
The provisions of the act shall ap-
wealth, counties, cities and towns,
and all other employments, except
where there are not over five en-
ployes regularly employed.
The injured employees may pro-
coed under the compensation act or
sue at common law, but not both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Life Lines
RIGHT
Copyright. 1910.
BY BASILEUs.

Man must first think logically and
then do doggedly what his analyst!
has shown him TO be the right; man
sight is governed by what he believes
right.
You may do the right when yor
give up your rights to another ans
thereby overcome the wrong in him
You can be right and do wrona
without harm to you; you can't ii
wrong and do right TO help any ond
Cause and effect make Us real
what we SOW; wheE the right is dom
no wrong can come.
1t is fine fun TO fight in the battlet
for the right; it is easy to provf
that you have made the right movf
when you help men who stop in tht
game to reach the top in fame.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

Here is one from Kansas City to the
Rockford Star:
City Of Kansas City. Kan, Dec "a,
| 191O.-Dear Sir: Your letter of the
18th inst, addressed to Mayor Porter.
was referred TO me for reply. VIII say
that some of the labor uniontsts oppos-
ed the commission form of government
when it was being voted upon here a
year and a half ago, but doubt if You
could find a dozen of them in the city
today that are opposed to it. I do not
know any. A number of them argued
at the time that it meant a silk stock
ing government, in which labor would
have no voice
q myself am a living refutation of
that charge. 1 have been a trade
unionist for Is years; IS years of that
period was spent in the services of the
unionists. For Is years 1 was 'nterna-
tional secretary-treasurer of the Coop
ers' International union, and editor of
the Coopers' International Journal,
holding at the same time an organic
er'S commission. which still hold from
the American Federation of Labor.
Il became a candidate for city COM
missioner. mainly to demonstrate the
truth of what l believe that labor stood
better show under the commission
form than under the old form. was
elected and everybody was convinced.
None of the outgoing councilmen
were trade unionists There are at
this time half dozen trade unionists
in the employ of the city to where
there was one before.
"The wages of all laborers in the
employ of the city have been increas
lungs bss1.75 to 81 per day, and the
ne put mao >sssss.sAeeri raised accord.
) sure of winning. time the INCOME
ming hours of failure be ieassa Iii ~
out system. and with jti. e~.SSr -. ~ =.
les more success was certan "a
Id use the ships money. Pc 'u ne uii-
'as not just the right thing ne Be
in another two hours he Wo| al peins
TO RETURN it. would have reeiee income
owii lessland have. won whpii De oone
t fortune besides. nt. Tnere
sunset Ihe returned TO his shAp
ed mank The system. like all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Laws for Labor.

The session of the Massachusetts
legislature to convene next week in
all probability will pass a law pro-
Vldlng for compromising working
men for injuries received in the
course of their employment. A spe-
ciaI commission crested TO investi-
gate the subject has prepared a ten
tatiye draft of a bill and recently
the first of series of public hear
ings was given for the purpose Of
securing the views Of employees in
regard to the proposed measure.
The salient features of the pro-
posed act are as follows:
Recovering is allowed In all cases
irrespective of negligence. except
len injury is self-in-fiicted or due
- i@r - breach of statu-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES inred am-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
The Commission Plan

The part labor is taking in the dis
cussion of the proposition to adopt the
commission plan of municipal govern
ment is of interest.
The State Register of Springfield
has written letters to a number of the
cities with the commission form of
government asking opinions as to its
success, and asking what the attitude
Of organized labor is in those cities
toward the business-like plan.
They are unanimous in favor of the
commission plan and equally unani-
nous in declarations to the effect that
labor men are among the most enthu-
siastic advocates of the plan in opera
ton.
Here's one of The letters written by
he labor commissioner Of Iowa.
"Des Moines, Dec. 20, 19IO.-Illinois
te Register. Springfield, Ill
-r communication of recent date
Nssed to Mayor James R. Hanna,
u IA request for information con-
-g the Des Moines plan of gov
mt and the attitude of laboring
toward it, has been referred to
Ill department for reply.
oH % a representative of labor, 1 am
Jy in favor of the Des Moines plan
dittovernment for several reasons:
the method of placing a candi-
for mayor or commissioner be-
the mayor or commissioner before
Xvoters is so simple that any citi-
We he millionaire or laboring man
by securing 25 signers to petit
have his name placed before the
100 RS on the ballot thus giving him
EQUAL opportunity along with any
citizen of becoming one of the
officials.
so. l think it a splendid manner
: ich to handle the affairs of a city
adj \ - man at the head of each
,reby making him re-
riuoa7 coming TN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

New York has another mystery a
live and perfectly good policeman II
full uniform and of good standing, a
man more than feet tall and built in
good proportion, has vanished, and af-
ter several days search not a trace of
him has been, found. Other people
have vanished from New York before
this, but never a policeman in full uni
form. What makes the case even more
mysterious is the fact that the officer
of the law disappeared on the way from
a saloon to his home, a distance of bur
only few hundred feet, and that he
was perfectly sober and without any
serious cause for worry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
The Duty Is to Vote.

1t is a reasonable presumption
that if any considerable number of
the people of Rock Island vote next
Tuesday, the commission form of
municipal government will carry.
! When 1859 out of the 5000 voting
| people of the city subscribe their
names to a petition asking for a
special election to enable them to
put into effect the ideals for which
they petition it is natural to sup
pose that they intended to do some
thing when they asked the privilege
of doing it. II is not without reason
to think that the people who append
ed their signatures to the petitions
did so intelligestly and advisedly. The
securing of the nalLes to the num-
Der of more than three times the re-
uuirements OF law in order to make
the petition effective, was not ac-
complished by urging. The petitions
were handed about by citizens who
had taken an interest in the new
law, had studied it carefully and
who believed it would be a good
thing to put up to the people of
Rock Island. The citizens who cir
culated the petitions made no plea
in the gaining of signatures. They
made no special canvass. There
was no house to house campaign and
in fact no campaign at all. They
asked other citizens whom they met
what they thought about the COM
mission plan, and those who were
favorable to II were given an oppor-
tunity to sign the petitions. There
was scarcely a refusal, and the large
majority Of those who were seen
we're glad of the opportunity pre-
scented.
1t is upon this state of facts
together with the status of pub
lie sentiment existing when the
petitions were circulated, that the
theory is based that if the people
vote, that is, if any reasonable per-
centage of the people vote, the af-
firmative side of the proposition will |
carry in Rock Island.
Indifference means defeat in ev-
cry undertaking, and it is on this ac-
count. irrespective of the outcome. !
that The Argus feels that a duty |
confronts every good citizen of Rock |
Island next Tuesday which should 1
not be neglected. There is nothing /
so discouraging where any momen-
tous question is before the people as
a light vote 1t does not express /
the will of the people and yet it de-
termines what is of most vital i'm /
portance and concern to them.
Let the vote be decisive if for (
no other purpose than to indicate /
that the people are taking an inter
est in their own affairs. 1t would /
be far better. where measure of so !
great importance is under cOnsidera- |
ton. to reject it overwhelmingly than .
to carry it by so close a margin as
to permit a question of doubt as to
just what the people meant to do.
While in the ordinary election, and
in the ordinary sense of the word, a
legal plurality of one is as good as a
thousand for all intents and purposes. +
yet where question involving, as
this does, the complete revolution OF
the municipal machinery is before
the people there should be an ex-
preston and a positive expression
one way or the other.
Therefore, let the people take
heart and vote their convictions. and
then they will have heart TO do
other things. accordingly as the
election shall determine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

WHAT WOULD LAvINA SAY TO THATm
while abroad and did not know VINO
were to be her near neighbors, took
her seat at the opera. Her dress was
cut very low, on her head was q Cres-
cent of gems worth 100000, around
her neck was a necklace worth an
other 100000, while her costume she
had recently paid several thousand
dollars for abroad. She was a blond
about thirty years of age. but had al
ready called in a massage operator to
rub out the few weblike wrinkles that
were coming in the corner of her eyes.
Mrs. Smythe had but got comforta-
bly, settled when another scintillating
beauty entered the next box to hers
and, throwing off her wraps, took
seat facing the stage, her back being
toward Mrs. Smythe. But, the new
comer's husband Mr. Oliver DeLano-r
1t was formerly Delano-come in. his
eyes met those of Mrs Smythe. There
was slight involuntary start on tho
part of both. At that moment Mrsl
DeLano turned. ard Mr.. Smythe en1
tered There was another meeting of
eyes, a commentary drawing together
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Dec. 81 in American
History

Unsuccessful American attack
on Quebec; General Richard Mont
gomery, the Irish-American patriot
killed
1S01-Peter John de Smet. explorer o.
Oregon andsmissionary to the In
dams. born: sdied 1872.
ISG2-The celebrated Federal ironclaC
Monitor. eonqueror of the ram McI'
rimac, went down at midnight n
a storm OF Cape Hatterns.
1894 Susan Fenlrlore Cooper. Second
daugifrr az James Fonilncrc Coop
er anh herself an author of notd
died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

Missouri produced 100000 tons of
spelter during 1909. which is one-sixth
of the total production of the world
and more than one-haif of the total
output and consumption of the United
States. The lead production of Mis-
souri, was $4,000 tons, which is nearly
as great as that of the rest of the
union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

The postmaster general insists that
the lives and health of railway postal
clerks shall be safegUarded. and that
10 this end ali mail cars shall be sub
stantially built and kept in good sani-
tary condition. That seems a just re-
quirement in the interest of a body of
faithful and industrious public servants
and no doubt the demand will be back
ed UP by popular sentiment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Poetic Justice.

"Bin5s has a new scheme"
"What is itf'
ale is going 20 attach n condensin'
machine Ia our state legislatures an,
conduct the hot air To the manufactI
ing institutions and sell Il t. them
so much per for running their br
ness"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
THE ROCK ARGUS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER

press preference. 1t will not be sur
prising to his friends if he shall then
take his stand with Folk, whom he
is understood to admire for his de-
mocracy and his personality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

A Frenchman has discovered a meth
cd of photographic the human voice.
Some human voices ought to be photo.
graphed with an AK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

With aeroplanes falling from the
clouds, and automobiles blowing chauf-
feurs into trees, this is truly an unset
tied time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

And now they say a new counterfeit
800 bill is in circulation. Who's scar
ed about that?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
loo lane

Think flying will drive autoin
out?"
~ should say not. How could yol
gun over anybody in fyinET
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
" Ncni axe enfferrne rrom hr1Io

const. patton, Indigestion, chronic head.
Gchc. invest one cent in a postal caEd,
send 10 Chamberlain Medicine %
Des Moines, Iowa, with your namk
and address plainly on the back, ami
they viii forward you a free sample %
Chsmoerlain's stomach and liver tabt
let's. Sold b. all druggists,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Hard on the scientist.

What is 4 scientist. any way"
"A man who explains everything
YES"
"And whose explanation dips VIII
he explains in profound Obscurity."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Exclaimed.

what would you understand by th
term suspicious circumstance?
Suspicious circumstances
Yes"
We'll. any circumstances where
good thing was being pulled off and
wasn't let I'm on the ground 9oor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
Monotonous.

II men and girls were always true
Ard simple as the 4 y G
And not a hint OF flirting knew
Pray what excitement would there be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock. Island. Ill [En-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31

Whatever you do do, do vote next
Tuesday.