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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12
THE ARGUS.

BY TAg ). w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

/. The greatest pleasure connected with
knowing some persons lies in avoiding
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

An empty purse supplemented by a
stomach in the same condition often
serves as a liberal education IN itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

Some persons act as II helping the
other fellow were tantamount 10
knocking themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

There is no rose without thorn and
no girl without a florists bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

Women take a lot OF trouble. and
they generally give IL 20 some man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

Pleasant fiction is the fairy tales
about yourself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

You can sometimes Judge a man by
the things he doesn't do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-12

il isn't so easy TO keep from doing
harm even If you do absolutely moth
ing.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Casey at tho Bat.

This famous poem is contained In the
Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for
1910, together with records, schedules
for both leagues and other valuabl9
baseball information compiled by al
thorities. This interesting book sent
by the Coca-Cola Co., of Atlanta, Ga,
on receipt of &c stamp for postage.
Also copy of their booklet "The Truth
About Coca-Cola" which tells all about
this delicious beverage and why it is
so pure, wholesome and refreshing.
Are you ever ot-tired-thirsty?
Drink Coca-Cola-it is cooling, re-
lieves fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
STAGE Rocks.

recollect being annoyed by a scene
in grand opera representing the sea-
shore. The rocks were most mar
tistically placed at regular intervals,
like the hoops on croquet lawn. 1t
was Balfe opera, in which the he
roine dies Of thirst, and l was in
formed that as certain prima donna
who sang this dry part could not get
through the great effort without re-
fresh1nent, she rolled over stage rocks,
behind which were placed pots Of por-
ter at frequent intervals, at each OF
which she had a pull as she turned
over in supposed anguish.-Strand.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
LUNCH AT AL HOUES.

The story of how this Is done Is an
briefly as possible.
We will consider, for the sake of
example, the case of a girl living in
town one hundred miles from De-
troit. We will suppose her to be a
refined girl, Of good parentage, but
independence which leads her to want
to help support herself. She feels
that she has the power Of doing good
work when the kind of work given ap-
peals to her sense of refinement; she
Is clever; she has common sense and
she can be depended upon. These
qualities have come to her naturally
and she says to herself that she has
the right to make proper use of them.
To some of these young women the
idea of work at a telephone switch
board must undoubtedly have come
some time or other. They know little
or nothing about it, perhaps, but they
do know that the work is dignified.
They realize that the telephone girl,
as she makes desired connections, one
after the other, with deft fingers and
alert brain, is an all-important unit
in the throbbing business life Of to-
day.
The girl Of whom we write thinks Of
this among other things, and perhaps
she laments the fact that she lives so
far away from the scene of such at
that the telephone company is willing
to take, teach and protect as she does
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
PAID WHILE LEARNING

scriber ABUSES" her. she Is not COM
PEELED to listen to any Trades. She
could not make the other connections
wanted by the public If she did. But
whether she's busy or not, the COM
pany protects the telephone girl from
the abusive subscriber by directing
her to switch" him to the Chief OPP
orators desk, where he Cor she) can
be handled at more leisure by en-
pioyes who will smooth out the diff
culties of which the subscriber may
complain.
The telephone girl does not have to
handle any soiled or dangerous equip
ment, or to get in the way Of any ma
chlnery. She takes hold only of cords,
keys and plugs. which are necessarily
kept free from dust, or they would
deteriorate And the same equipment
which protects the subscriber and the
switchboard tender from lightning
protects also the telephone girl.
The young woman of whom we are
writing will find that while, in the
telephone business as in other kinds,
there is no royal road to learning, yet
she has nevertheless but few difficult
ties to encounter, and that the COM
pany has made her way as smooth
as possible This Is not philanthropy
on the part of the Michigan State
Telephone Company. 1t makes no such
claim OF course there's the natural
respect which the men at the head
of the organization feel for the girl
who earns her living-all decent men
possess that feeling-but this making
of things to be as attractive as pos
sible for the girls is one dictated by
business motives. The better the
girl, and the better she may be made
by the company itself, the better she
will do it's work The prosperity and
success of a telephone company de-
pend upon the class of service which
it furnishes, and this depends upon it's
standard Of employee.
And the first-class operator need not
always remain an operator. There
are innumerable opportunities for ad-
vancement not only with the tele-
phone company, but also with hotels
and great corporations which have
private branch exchanges.
The girl who lives at a distance
from Detroit may reflect upon these
things. She may address a letter to
the Operators School, Michigan State
Telephone Co., Detroit, and the reply
sent will give her abundant informa-
ton on what to do If she wishes to
apply for position. 1t will be worth
while.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10

The opportunities for lady-like, at
eractive, and congenial work in the
city Of Detroit have frequently been
the subject of conversation among
those persons who study sociological
conditions, but not enough Importance
has been given to the equally interest
ing fact that these opportunities are
also accessible to girls who live at
distance from Detroit
Yet there are hundreds of bright
girls living in the many smaller towns
of Michigan just as eager to make
use Of their intelligence, capacity, and
ability for steady work as there are
I'm the largest city of our State. 1t
seems odd, at first glance, why atten-
ton has not already been drawn to
this fact, and it may be that the dis
tance between two apparently remote
towns was supposed to be an insuper-
able obstacle against such girls taking
advantage Of their own willingness
and ability. But this need no longer
be considered in the same light as
heretofore.
The Michigan State Telephone Com
ipany, a corporation which is part of
the immense body supplying telephone
service all over the United States, is
In a position not only to provide con-
genial employment to the right kind
of girl but also to protect her as an
individual from the annoyances and
Inconvenience experienced by so
imany others earning their own living
I'm Detroit, and this, too, no matter how
far her home may be from that city.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Curious Incident.

Harry Bennets, a miner from Cam
borne, Cornwall, England, has, been
awarded the King Edward medal for
bravery at the Randfontein mine, Jo-
hannesburg, South Africa, December
81 last. He descended the mine after
IN explosion and rescued nine natives
from suffocation, and was himself
eventually taken up unconscious. His
mother at Comborne affirms that she
was awakened from her sleep on the
same night by loud report, and her
rest was greatly disturbed. She was
sure something had happened to her
son in South Africa.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10

where, for intervals of fifteen min
utes, her morning and afternoon shifts
are broken for that length Of time
so that she may return refreshed to
the board. In this restroom there is
player-piano, to which she may
dance when in the mood. There Is a
branch of the Detroit Public Library,
put there so that she may draw freely
what book she wants simply by filling
out card and it will be sent to her.
There are beautiful, refreshing bath
tubs, and above all, there is popular
matron In charge Of everything.
Lunch? Dinner? Why, yes. The
girl does not have to go out OF the
building for that A cafe and kitchen,
maintained by the telephone COM
pany at great expense, await her dain-
ty appetite. Food is sold there at
quite nominal prices - ridiculous
prices, some people might say. Think
of a piece of homemade pie for three
cents, a glass of pure milk for the
same queer price, and as for such a
meal as may be obtained for fifteen
cents, we'll, we doubt If the St Regis
Hotel in New York could do better
for fifteen dollars!
But to get back to the work. Our
heroine, after she has been in the
school and been thoroughly grounded
in her work-the Company never puts
inexperienced girls at the boards
now ready to be real telephone girl
She may be little nervous at first,
but she finds that the two experienced
girls on both sides Of her will take
care of that. They help her out with
her calls, to say nothing of the Super
visor, or Captain of Nine" who walks
up and down behind nine girls and
sees that none of them gets into diff
culti%s.
Now, the particular quality Of tele-
phone work, and that which appeals
to many girls, is that they never come
into contact with the public. They do
not have to meet undesirable people.
Even over the telephone wires, when
an unreasonable or impatient sub
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Concrete Tower and Tank.

has been built of concrete blocks near
Brussels, where it is to be used In
connection with the international ex
hibition. The tower and tank have a
height of 145 feet, and the latter has
a capacity of 100000 gallons. The
structure is circular. and Is built en-
tirely of concrete blocks, and with
out molding of any kind, except that
used in the building of the concrete
reinforcing strips surrounding the TOP
of the tank proper.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10

her allotted part of the great work.
Any fear that she may be lost In a
big strange city may be dismissed at
once. The Michigan State Telephone
Company has established a series OF
boarding houses near its various, ex-
changes. Each is in charge Of trust
ed matron, who sees that bed and
board are provided for her at reason
able living rates, and that she shall
never come into contact with unde-
sirable persons. AS for the exchanges
themselves, they possess most OF the
comforts Of home and many which
our heroine could not obtain at home
at all.
Take, for example, the Main ex-
change the other eight exchanges
have the same facilities, but we will
consider this one because it is the
largest. We Will follow our out-of-
town girl as Sc enters the building.
Arrangements have been made ahead
of her arrival, and the various steps
are already smoothed out for her
She goes first to the Operators
SCuOOl. mere Snt OuI hSl op-
plication blank, if she has not already
done so, and is introduced to the In
structress. -1le girl will probably
start right away as pupil in the
school,
So much time lost, she may think,
before beginning to earn money? Not
at all. The Company pays her sal
airy right away! That salary begins
from the moment she enters the
school, and continues, whether she
takes two weeks or four weeks, or
even six weeks, to learn her work. 1t
may be mentioned, incidentally, that
some Of those who have turned out
the best and most reliable operators
have been longest in the school.
Our. out-of-town girl will then come
to learn that there is a beautiful rest
room provided for the operators,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Early ST. Louis Preacher.

st. Louis lays claim to the distinc-
tion of having the oldest beginner In
the ministry. He is Col. f. J. Hart,
age sixty-five years and veteran of
the Civil war, who was ordained and
installed pastor of a Congregational
church recently. Having made good
deal Of money In mining and having
been interested In Y. M. G. A. and
church work for many years, Colonel
Hart says he wants to end his days
with the title OF reverend.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
GAMBLING In Insurance.

The Britishers favorite gambling is
insurance gambling. He will take
out policy against anything from the
death of the king to the loss Of a
horse race by a thoroughbred. Ma
rine insurance gambling by those who
have no direct interest in the safety
of ship or it's cargo grew into such
abuses that parliament has been COM
PEELED to pass drastic act to prevent
such gambling on marine accidents
and losses by those not otherwise con-
cerned.-New York Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Young Woman Librarian.

Miss Amy L. Reed, class of '92, has
been appointed to succeed Miss
Frances A. Wood as librarian at Vas
sar college. Miss Wood had been con
nected with Vassar college for "A
years. having been college librarian
for 30 years. The members of the
nine classes that held their reunions
at Vassar at the last commencement
pledged s12,500 to be known as the
Frances A. Wood fund. to be used for
library purposes.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Lock the Medicine Chest.

The nursery medicine chest may be
a source of danger If left unlocked,
for even such things as mustard kept
there for plasters, cloudy ammonia,
cough mixtures, or seidlitz powders
may become sources of danger in the
hands of a small child.
The cupboard may be ever so high,
but an inquisitive and exploring child
II 1t has mind to, will find way OF
reaching It. Keep It locked and you
will have the key Of the situation. "
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Artistic Temperament.

Il hear that your husband has
gone to New York." said Mrs. Old
castle.
YES" replied her hostess. 1--WE
found out one of them old masters we
had in the gallery wasn't the real
thing, and he's gone to see If he can't
find something else about the right
size to fit the place where it hung.
Josiah is so artistic that he can't
bear to see the gallery thrown out of
proportion by having more pictures
on one side than the other. Ideas.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10

People can live in a temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy. by
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use goodly allowance of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape Nuts.
treated with little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices Of crisp toast with
q meager amount of butter, and one
cup Of well-made Postum.
BY this selection Of food the bodily
energy is preserved, while the hot, car.
bonaceous foods have been left out.
Tho result 10 very marked difference
In the temperature OF the body. and
to this comfortable condition Is added
the certainty of ease and perfect diges-
ton. for the food being partially pre-
digested Is quickly assimilated by tho
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment In food,
and its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use of and add materially
to the comfort of tho user.
Read the little book, Tho Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's Reason
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Welcome News.

whats the news, Jimmy?" asked
the tall messenger boy.
Uncle Sam has seized million ice
cream cones announced the short
messenger boy with the newspaper.
Oats good. Now, II he'll only seize
all de ice cream in de country maybe
o chap what's keeping company will
have de price of ticket to ball
game occasionally.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Only One Cobb.

The morning after Judge Andrew
Cobb, one-time justice Of the SUI
preme court of Georgia, rendered his
resignation, an Atlanta lawyer and a
shoe drummer sat In the same sea- in
an outgoing train.
The lawyer bought newspaper. and
looked over the headlines. Then he
turned to the drummer and said:
We'll, see Cobb has resigned"
"Gee!" said the drummer. What
will Detroit do now?"-Philadelph
Saturday Evening Post
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
HiohIv Indecorous.

Were you at the wedding Of that
rich tobacconist's daughter last
night?"
Yes, and IL was a swell affair"
Everything pass off pleasantly"
Yes, except that when the guests
left the house parcel OF unmannerly
boys near the front door stopped every
one of them and said. Won't you please
give me your kewpon?'
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10

case as gravel. but my agony in
creased under their treatment, and I
soon became too weak to stand alone.
1 had given up all hope of Lying
more than a few weeks at he Sest.
I was strongly urged to try Doan's
Kidney Pills, and after twelve days
use, passed two gravel stones. After
that. l improved rapidly until cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers so cents
bog. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
somethlna for Hubby.

81 think I'll go to town this morn
ing, VIII and buy you a birthday pres
ent"
What are you going to get me,
aearestr'
II haven't quite decided yet, what
color do you think look best in?"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Seasons Of the Past.

Irate Guest-Look here, waiter,
what kind Of a dinner was that you
served me? Why, the vegetables
were stale?
Waiter (bristljng up)-Yo' am
wrong, sab. / served yo' wild all the
delicacies Of de season.
Irate Guest-Which season?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Willie knaW.

Willie" said the teacher, can
you tell me what happens when
mans temperature goes down as far
as IL can go?"
please, num-" replied Willie, "he
would have cold feet-"-Scraps.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
RECOGNITION.

AT last" said the literary young
man, II have succeeded In having my
poetry taken seriously"
"How did you manage it,
Put 1t into the love letters on
which breach Of promise suit is now
being based"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Can You Beat III

"Sir, are you against the railroad
power?" interrupted the man In the
audience.
II ami" shouted the Socialist orator
Huh! You're travelling on a pass
right now!"
Sure I amt hate 'em so that re-
fuse to pay 'em money!"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Then A Storm.

"The young people had breezy
time until"
Until what?"
Until the old folks got wind Of It."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
GettInu Sensitive.

Il don't understand why she d.
rorced her husband, he was most de-
voted. he used to make a great fuss
over every birthday she had"
II IT think that was the reason"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
Understandable.

Those people who lately moved In
next door have every appearance of
having moved in good society"
Yes; that's why the language their
parrot uses seems SO peculiarly shock
ing" -~--1..l---l...t-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
When Women Vote.

my dear madam, don't you know
that repeating is serious thing?"
Judge, had to do it. Both candi-
dates are in my set. l couldn't posi-
bly, discriminate, you know"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
In Fashion,.

What monogram would you like on
your stationery, madam
why, don't know; but the one
that is most in fashion, of course"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10


come too frequent. or
scanty; urine is dis
colored and sedi-
ment appears. No
medicine for such
troubles like Doan's
Kidney Pills. They
quickly remove kid
ney disorders.
A. Dashem, 241 N.
Grant ST., Wooster,
o., says: "The doc
tors diagnosed my
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-09-10
A BAD THING TO NEGLECT.

Don't neglect the kidneys when you
notice lack of control over the secre-
finnc PassaQas he
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-21
Corn Humping
to Get Away from
Col. Jack Frost
Warm Weather Is Filling the Ker-
nels and Also Drying
Them Out.

The weather has been so good for corn
chat practically all OF It viii be out of
frost danger by the end OF this week. That
the weather could not be better than II is
and recently has been is the unanimous
verdict upon the floor Of the Omaha Grain
exchange.
Grain men ought to feel pretty good?"
asked some one OF President f. s. Cow
gill OF the exchange
THE whole state OF Nebraska ought TO
feel good" replied Mr.. Cowgirl. who is
doing his personal share of the due re-
Joicing.
Preliminary reports TO the Burlington and
Northwestern roads OF crop conditions
along their lines In Nebraska, Indicate that
tho official announcements Wednesday viii
be OF the utmost good cheer. Corn has
filled out nicely 10 che end of every ear
and the excess u moisture has been driven
out OF all kerRels by the sun and wind
Of the last week Firm hard corn Of the
best quality will be harvested in every field
In the state
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-21

Your cough annoys you. Keep on hack
ing and tearing the delicate membranes OF
your throat II you want to be annoyed
But II you want relief, want 10 be cured.
take chamberiain's Cough Remedy. Sold
by all dealers
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-21
ST. LOUIS SHOE SHIPMENTS
Product of Factories.

Forty-eight St Louis shoe factories
made i30,eI9 pairs of shoes during the
week ending September 10th. The shoe
shipments in cases by rail and river We're
2Ol10. Reported by the 81. Louis Shoe
Leather Gazette.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-19
CANADA and UNCLE sam
TO EXCHANGE GREETINGS
President Taft and Earl Grey,
Governor General Of Canada
Will Meet.
BOTH WILL GIVE ADDRESSES


Albany, N. Y, March ls.-The Pres
dent of the United States and the
Governor General OF Canada will for
the first time in the memory OF per-
sons here shake hands and extend best
wishes to each other tonight. The oc-
casion viii be the annual dinner of the
University club. The meeting promises
TO be the most interesting affair OF
its kind that has taken place since
the meeting down on the border lines
between President Taft and President
Porfirio Diaz, OF Mexico. 1t is sub
ject OF comment that the unprecedent-
ed meeting should take place i'm the
capital OF the most important state
i'm the union and I'm the presence OF
the governor of that state.
Altogether the dinner will be one of
the most important ever held I'm AL
bany and one of the most important
held i'm the country recently. The
President is expected TO make a speech
in which politics win probably be one
OF the topics referred TO and Earl
Grey will likely speak on the relations
between the United States and Cam
ada. Other speakers win be Mr.. David
r. Francis, once Governor Of Mis-
souri,, and Or. Ernest Fox Nichols
president Of Dartmouth College.