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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26
A FEW KIND WORDS.

Conversation overheard between
two young women on a Third avenue
car. They were evidently returning
from attending church services:
Yes; she has hers"
Wonder what she paid for it,
81 haven't the least idea, but know
that she didn't go as high as she would
have liked to-"
''But it don't seem to make any diff
ference what her hats cost her; they
always look so dressy on her"
Eyes, she is an attractive girl, but
she's making an awful fight against
age"
Age? 1 thought her mere young
ster yet"
"Of course; you don't happen to
have known her as long as l have.
Many people would think me as old
as she"
"Oh, dear; 1 wouldn't say that
"Of course, you know my age, and
I am going to tell you hers
"She hasn't worn it yet?'
mo, but 1 know what it's like
She's clever. You watch the shading
when she brings 1t out in the open.
If you get close to her you'll see that
her cheeks are not as fresh as you
would think they were from a dis
lance"
But I've always admired her in the
way she wears her clothes, and her
combinations of color. She strikes me
as so bright, too. I'd imagine men
would make a fuss over her."
ffThnu nj
years"
Never been engaged %
Possibly, but it never took"
I'm just dying to see her hat
Don't get nervous: you'll have
abundant opportunity to do so, but
you'll be disappointed in the quality
of it. She's a proud girl, and really
it's too bad she hasn't the money to
crafty her luxurious tastes
XIII Oil Agents in Kansas.
Chanute, Kan. March 26.-Joseph
L. Roe, local agent for the Standard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26

Oil company, was killed here Thursday
night by an unknown person, who
crushed his skull with heavy club.
The body was found yesterday near
his office. There is no clew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26
M. H. BROWN, NJ. D.
SUBJECT FOR HAIR TONIC;
Jersey City Pastor Leaves Pulpit BE
cause of Growing Badness.

New York, March 26.-Rev. r. 4
Hafer of St Trinitatis Evangelical
Lutheran church, Jersey City, has wriI
ten his congregation that baldnes
forces him TO retire from the ministr;
He can not wear his hat in the pulp
and he cannot preach bareheaded. h
says, without catching. cold. He vii
preach his farewell sermon next Sui
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26

speaking OF
the fortune
teller / limited
to you last
week about
6 o in 6 [ o
for a little
consolation in
my affair with
the gu Q e n
whose father
owns a flock
OF farms and
whose mother
is favoring the
BOBBY with
the frat pin
for financial
reasons pure
ly. 1 know
they can new
or 10 ho~~u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26
philips PRIVATE MAIL.

Dear Tom-well, I've heen, but I
don't believe a word she told me. I'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26

XIII Oil Agents in Kansas.
Chanute, Kan. March 26.-Joseph
L. Roe, local agent for the Standard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-26

delicious that you enjoy their medicinal qualities Morn
ing noon and night is orange eating time. "Sunkist
orange or two is delicious dessert after each meal and
the time your spring fever vanishing under the
general tonng up process aided by the orange juices
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
BILL PROVIDES THAT ALL
WIVES RECEIVE SALARIES
Sir Charles F1dcLaren Stands for Women's
Rights as Opposed to Wrongs
Bv MARY AsHE MILLER

biblical kind of immortality, which is
called breadth Of thought nowadays
the wife becomes a household drudge,
embittered and unloveIy. or devotes
herself to bridge. mental improve
ment" or charitable works. while the
husband divides his energies between
his life work. about which he will not
tell his wife one little thing. and his
club or the corner saloon
Another theory. to which advanced
womanhood cIings tenaciously. holds
that women are all downtrodden angels
and that men are either brutal or
stupid and marry principally for the
joy OF withholding money from their
wives after the hrst few months.
Affection of any durability and the
idea of manly protection are elimi-
mated from the scheme of the universe.
All the best arguments of these ad-
vanced ones are based on how much
or how little of her husbands money
the wife gets. If he gives little he
is brute. if he gives much he treats
her like nothing more than a toy and
she is no better than-welI. a lady of,
the harem-if she is satisfied.
This is principally "pifHe" as re-
CARDS the rank and file of humanity.
but the ordinary mind has to srope
through the fog of theories.
Sir Charles has ignored all Of this
and has gone straight to the point by
putting matters on basis of reci-
procity.
Women" says Sir Charles bill.
who work jointly in the same busi-
ness as their husbands shall be re-
garded as partners
That's fair enough" as the April
Fool said. If a woman works. he
doesn't say she must. or even advise
her to. but if she does, she is to re-
ceive a fair share of the profits.
Furthermore, according to this bill.
women who keep the house and mind
the children are to receive regular
salaries. Generally this is called an
aIIowan of course, but the phrase
olOgy of the bill will please some
would prevent forgetfUlness on the part
of the husband more effectually than
even the traditional pink string.
Fathers and mothers shall be
jointly guardians of their children"
says Sir Charles in his wisdom. and
again Brutal nuSDdnNS are % DC SUD
jected to heavier pUnishmentS.'
This last may seem unfair to the
men at first glance because It leaves
out all consideration of what they may
have endured from their wives before
they beat them. 1t is a peculiar fact,
though. that those husbands who i'll
treat their wives are possessed gem
orally of the meekest and least OBJ
trusive of helpmeets.
The nagging, drunken or III tempered
woman is seldom beaten.
Sir Charles bills bring no sugges-
tion of suffrage, but are for wOmen's
rights in the truest sense of the
word as opposed to wrongs" They
force no woman into position of
opposition to her husband, but they
are a protection to those who have
been unfortunate in the matrimonial
drawing.
On the other hand, nothing more is
demanded of a man than a fair minded
husband would be willing to give.
To my mind, Sir Charles MacLaren
has found "the golden mean" between
suffrage and injustice.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

~ AISING a monument to man dur
- ing his lifetime has been shown on
several occasions to be a distinct
failure, as far as honoring him is con-
cerned. In fact, it has generally tended
TO make him sort of joke.
Otherwise l think L should open
subscription list at once for something
particularly nice in the way of life
size statue of Sir Charles MacLaren of
England.
Sir Charles has recently introduced
certain bills in the house of commons
which contain more intelligent ideas
on the economic standing in the world
than have heard promulgated before.
Naturally they deal with the lot of the
unless she is property holder, get
along as best she canon the supposi-
tion, apparently, that she has neither
blessing nor curse to give flavor to her
life if she be not possessed of or by a
husband.
Matrimony is. theoretically, in a
fair way to become obsolete through
/ being smothered with theories.
The delightful ideal which used to
exist and does now among determined
romanticists, sentimentalists or op-
timists is that man and woman met
and loved each other and, all things
else being equal, they were married
and lived happily ever afterward."
There were certain crurpled rose
leaves to be expected, such as lack of
money, heartless parents or the death
of favorite children. but the course of
true love ran, on the whole, rather
strongly and respectfully, if not per-
fectly and smoothly. Finally a nice
Darby and Joan state was reached, and
one died, was mourned and soon fol-
lowed by the other. Then the fiction
lists began slowly to be reaIiStS-SO
called-and lovers died separated and
| heart broken, or every one had to
marry the wrong one, like a bad dream.
So it went on until wives became idle
and analytical, and discovered that
they were mentally or morally beyond
their husbands. Both sides felt they
We're misunderstood.
Husbands began to think it little
hard that they had to remain true to
one wife after the wrinkles furrowed
ner brow, ana 1t mas simply gone from
bad to worse. until a horrible realism
prevails entirely, in theory, and every
one is shouting about affinities eco
nomic independence, wearinesS Of the
matrimonial ties, trial maria geS and
a whole series of hObgOblins.
On looking around the world one
sees a good many happily married peo-
pie. amiable. cheerful adm still congo
NAL on the whole, who manage their
domestic and financial affairs without
apparent clash, but they are the sub
merged-well, 1 am an Optimist-I
shall say the submerged nine-tenths.
But they are all apart from theory.
In novels now, where the social evil
free love-called by a more romantic
name-and divorce do not dominate af-
fairs, the idea prevails that the poor
young things get married believing
just as their great grandparents are
reported to have done-that they were
to get more happiness from being to-
gether than if they were apart. Not
so, though, not so. Read the book
through and you will see that they
soon weary of each other. and if they
avoid actual immortality of conditions
and L mean the good. old fashioned
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
ANSWERS TO QUERIES

Holy. Rollers cIassed among Christians. from a
religious standpoint?
Christians, 477.OSO15S. other creeds.
950,S67,669. CD They are not
PEARLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CITY. In a
visit through Chinatown. heard some Chinese
or who is he?
Nguk Huong Siong Ia, the pearly
emperor, supreme ruler, is regarded by
many as the highest divinity wOr-
SHIPPED by the Chinese. He is often
referred to as the producer of all things
and the governor of all things, seen
and unseen. terrestrial and celestial. The
common people believe him TO be the
receiver of the reports of the higher
class of gods in regard to what IS done
on earth, and to examine into the merits
and demerits of mortals. rewarding or
Furnishing them according to their lust
deserts. His birthday comes on the
ninth day of the first Chinese year.
The manner Of worshiping him is by
three kneelings and nine knockings, or
kneeling down on the ground three dis.
tinct times, each time bowing the head
TO or toward the earth thrice.
SHORT MEASURE-A. J.. City Order from
a milk concern quart Of milk daily and am
charged for quart daily. but on measurement
less than quart. What can 1 do?
Either pay for what you get. or lay a.
complaint before the prosecuting at
tOrney in the police court.
AREA-A C.. City. Which countv in Calf
fornia has smaller area in miles after San
FrsnciscO7
The smaller counties of the state
aside from San Francisco, which has AZ
square miles, are Santa Cruz. 425: San
Mateo. 470; Marin, SIG; Amador, 56S,
and Alpine, SIS.
find books that viii instruct an fnexnerieneei
person IN the raising OF hOgs2
You will find information along that
line i'll the free public library or in any
first class book store.
ADDRESSES. G. T., Oakland. The
addresses of the persons asked for can
be found in Who's Who in America.
to be seen in the Oakland free library,
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
Gossip Of RaiIWaymen
: BENZ. CONDOR has paid his
gambling debt and had his hair

trimmed.
Condor, as many railroadmen know,
is the representative in this city of the
Hawley lines. among which is the Chi
cago and Alton. Condor, at the time
OF his appointment as general agent of
the Hawley lines, was with the Iowa
Central and the Minneapolis and ST.
Louis, and was not SO familiar with the
Chicago and Alton road. When he in
troduced himself to San Francisco. he
met with one James G.. Melvin, traffic
manager for the California fruit can
ners' association, and wagered that the
Alton did not touch at st. Louis. 1t
bet concerned a station on the Alton
that Condor did not think was on the
line.
Condor, if he lost was to let his hair
grow until the 1st of May He lost.
and as a result the members of the
transportation club have been consid-
erlng the raising of fund and a trip
to the barber shop for Condor. He
appeared yesterday, looking more like
railroadman than curly headed
boy, and has been granted permission
to attend the excursion of the club to
Sacramento Saturday, May a.
Henry Avila, chief of the passenger
department of the Union Pacific, is at
Byron for few days.
The New York Central is to run a
farmers special in the northern part of
New York state next week.
F. w. Thompson. general agent of
the Rock Island lines, left yesterday
Tor Chicago, where he will remain for
several weeks.
According to advices received at the
local offices of the Southern Pacific
company, the third arbitrator in the
controversy between the engineers.
firemen and railroads has not yet been
selected.
The fortnightly car report of the
American railway association shows:
Surplus cars, 1O2, ,0S5, being an in
crease for two weeks of 17,19S, half of
them boxcars.
A total shortage of 5.76S, a decrease
of 1,764. The increase in surplus coal
cars is most noticeable in the west and
southwest.
]. c.. Havely, district freight and pas
senger agent of the Western Pacific at
Sacramento, is in the city on business
The Anadarko and Western railroad
has been incorporated in Oklahoma
with $50,000 capital, to build a so
mile line through Caddo county. Okla.
at cost of about s1.00O.000. The pro
posed route is from Alden, northwest
via Anadarko, to the Caddo-Gradv
county line, about 30 miles. The incor-
porators include: c, II. Delford, G. D.
Driskell and w. f. McCracken, all of
Anadarko.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
PERSON IN THE NEWS

J. D. DESMOND, a contractor now engaged in
the construction Of the Los Angeles water pipe
line from the Kern river country, is staying at
the Palace.
FRANK w. EsHLEMAN Of Boston c. I'll.
Arnold of New York and Fentress Hill of VII
lows make up group staying at the Fsirmont.
REV. T. H. MALONE of Denver is staying at
the st. Francis, the guest of H. H. TammeD.
a resident Of the same city.
E. w. LAURENCE of San Luis obispo and G. d.
Wise of Portland are among the recent ar
rivals at the Aanx.
H. T. BRAGDoE. mining man of GoIdneId is
in town business and is at the St Francis.
CAMPBELL W. cHITTENDEE and Allen G..
Thurman of Columbus are guests at the Palace.
A. F. ALBERTsoN banker Of Tacoma. is
registered at the Palace with Mrs. AIbertson
GEORGE w. DOWNS. Businessman Of San
Juan. is at<the Argonaut with Mrs. Brown.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
THE VANISHED NICKEL

solicitor who had tramped the
streets of the city all day discovered
at the quitting hour yesterday that he
had an Overwhelming thirst and a soli-
tary cent piece.
The nickel meant either a soul salts
flying drink of soda water and a long
walk home or dry throat and a com
Portable ride. Which should it be? He
stood on the corner and eyed the
ground glass doors of a drug store and
decided that toss of the coin should
decide its fate.
Heads he'd drink and walk, tails he'd
ride.
The nickel spun into the air. descend
ed and struck the brick pavement mu-
sically. 1t rolled, it wobbled crookedly.
it rolled again. Then, with last spite
full CLEAN, it wobbled once more-and
dropped quietly into an open inlet
Philadelphia Times.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

STRIKING ANoTHER-N. c. c.. Tocaloma.
Is person who strikes another who wears
glasses liable to fine? If so, how much?
If one strikes another not in self
defense or in the prevention of the
commission of crime. he is guilty, if
no deadly weapon is used, of battery,
and is punishable by fine or imprison-
ment or both. The fine may be much
as $500, or the Imprisonment may ex-
tend to six months. But if man
strikes another who wears glasses,
though only the fist be used. and breaks
the glasses, drives the splinters into an
eye or both eyes, and destroys the sight
of one or both, then the striking would
be a felony, namely mayhem, and on
conviction the penalty may be impris-
onment in the penitentiary for IA years.
GAS METER-A and B. City Has a com
pany the right TO demand a deposit of 50 ON a
gas meter when it is placed in position?
1t has been held that a company has
the right to do so to protect itself
against persons who might go into
premises for one month only and then
leave without paying for the gas used.
No deposit is required in case meter
is placed in a house at the owners
order.
AMERICANA. J.. City Can man born in
Canada properly call himself American?
American Is the name or any one
born on the American continent. Origi-
naIly it was applied to the aboriginal
inhabitants, but is now applied to the
descendants of Europeans born in
America. and especially to the citizens
of the United States
CHARTERS. W, City. Would like to know
whether the action taken by the Civic league in
regard to the revision of the charter is liable to
place civil service eligibles back to positions
which rightfully belong to them.
That is a matter for discussion by
those who are to revise the charter.
ECLIPSE-w. o. NJ. City. What was the
date of the last total eclipse of the moon, and
when will the next occur?
The last was June S. 1909. The next
will be on May 23-4 this year, visible
in the United States.
RELIGION-D. NJ. LOmpoc. How many
Christians are there in the world? How many
that are not classed as Christiansl (2) Are the
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
America
Offers England
Sympathy

there is universal AS the English say played game
The king OF England regns govern He the
powerful moderating influence are wise
and when he does exceed his exceedingly
difficult position fill with and King Edward displayed
accurate the position that almost genius
has been the fashion say that British
been reduced negligible quantity far power concerned
but this idea shows radical misconcepon Ii is
the fact that other twenty years has exerted so
powerful influence as King Edward That
he able do this without creating anagonisms in times
national trouble angry debate assert
uncommon genius for dealing with He
arbitrator for his people the whose they
put their trust in time OF trouble and danger
This generation in America did know him. in
the days OF his debonar youth he visited
feed young prince who made friends
During the part of his life while he rgning
monarch he the representative the throne doing
mans work and plenty of it.
Twice the English people may be said anxiousy
watched by his bedside while he peril from
what seemed mortal illness Twice he universal
rejoicing and lived become the figure of great
empire.
The captains
King Edwards death happens a critical time fortunes
OF his people The nation is by violent debate
that touch the of British institutions be
that his people will sorey and his modat-
ing influence OF his very known is
that he the throne difficult circumstances
that might disastrous headong The thing
that he do follow nearly be
his father accepting Loyalty the place wise Judge
seo the representative OF party faction but the guide
philosopher and friend of his whole people, King was
before him.
offers England sympathy in her hour of national
mourning.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

J. A. DoUGHERTY, shoe manufactures ~
Portland, is registered at the ST. Francis
C. Z. PEARSALL, an attorney Of Enreks 4.
among the recent arrivals at the Palace.
HANS THOMPSON, captain Of the steamshio
San Jose. is a guest at the stewart
y. G. WOOD, real estate man OF st. Paul. ia
at the ST. Francis with Mrs. Wood.
NJ DozIER Jr., an engineer Of Chico. IS sf.v-
ing at the Palace for s-few davs
A. W. MASON. an oil operator Of Bakerzs.,a :.
registered at the st. Francis. .
A. Q. BINGHAM. banker of Marysvilre a. -
the Palace with his family. as
E. J. sTRINGHAM. businessman of Ns- -,
is registered at the Palace.
DR.. GEORGE H. JACKSON Of M,rv,v,u. !.
staying at the Stewart -
G. P. SNYDER. mining man Of Alaska !. -
the Argonaut. - az
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
Effect of
the Wickersham
Railroad Bill

to advise and when he has he
completed his duty in this regard congress to d
discuss amend reject the executive
This talk about Legislative program be ammed through under
and threats pernous alien spirit and letter
institutions.
The administration railroad bill put as hlment OF
nothing of the pretended that Incorporates
policy advocated by Roosevelt first That
not true The bill drawn by Taft but by Wickeham and
that is very different
This BILL from Wckersham undertook repeal the
Sherman law far applies Roose
vet and Taft later did that railroads
combinations of
vided that such be subject approval the
interstate The Wckersam bill turns the
railroads loose to make any combinations they please free from
all control That is very different thing FROM Roosevelt
recommended Senator Borah quoted thus the
Wickersham bill:
President it
without
which
of the antitrust
which
the offered
limit influence
Sherman antitrust
The Wickersham bill repeas the law against far
railroads concerned and reduces the COM
commission negligible quantity wonder Adch and
the "old crowd eager to their last
chance for this session will see the end of their
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

'I suppose we will soon be hearing
the joke about the big fish that got
away"
My friend" replied the fisherman.
with food at present prices the fish
that gets away is not joke. 1t is a
calamity. y."-Chicago Post.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

What was the coroners decision?
Nobody to blame"
But hold on. He can't use that YER
dict. That belongs exclusively to naval
explosion theories. s.''-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

do will be accomplished liberal and thorough
fashion that has become a tradition of this town.
By of example of this spirit of recognition
from the Orovlle Mercury:
The in
is
much alive will win
help themselves a
ons for exposions anything else
town and when the opportunity
California towns and cities with equal
boost for all We rivals but that
pull together the harness. side by side When help
neighbors creating markets for
The Call the growth of
among the urban and rural communities of California
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Frugal North Briton Tin his first ex-
perience of taxi)-Here, mon, stop,
hae weak heart | Gamma stand
that hang't wee machine o. yours
markin up thae tuppences.-Punch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

Roosevelt is now furnishing better
stories for nothing than those for which
he is paid dollar a word.-New Haven
Palladium.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
Taking Hold of
the Playground
| Movement

cnder paths and athletic of the
residence the city will have taken notable step in
IN recognition OF an OBVIOUS defect IN the Of
for the young.
In the conference concerning the amendment of the charter
proposition advanced by f. Zion levy annual tax
the purchase and upkeep Fairgrounds There is no doubt that
the tax OF San francisco will hesitate putting I'D the
needed for these the liberal spirit that the
appropriations for park needs have been in the past b
that arbitrary continuing levy of fixed sum each
would be udloIous Once initiated this prevail
It's natural force and may be lett from
itself become apparent this of course
matter OF detail The great thing public sense Of
the requirements.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07

great office, and yet was democratic monarch
OF intensely human sympathies. Today III
every nook and corner of the far flung British
empire, among the multifarious tribes and
races included under a single sovereignty