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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

asked for his number again, but the
young woman soon said that she could
get no answer to the call, and that
something was probably wrong with
the instrument of number one-hundred-
and-six-thirty-seven
Margaret was not pleased, and she
was silent and absent-minded at din
ner and in the evening.
It's the reaction after London" she
said with a smile, when Mrs. Rush
more asked If anything was the mat
ter. Il find I am more tired than
knew, now that it's all over"
Mrs. Rushmore was quite of the
same opinion, and Il was still early
when she declared that she herself
was sleepy and that Margaret had much
better go to bed and get good nights
rest.
But when the prima donna was sit
ting before the glass and her maid
was brushing out her soft brown hair,
she was not at all drowsy, and though
her eyes looked steadily at their own
reflection in the mirror, she was not
aware that she saw anything.
Potts" she said suddenly, and
stopped.
Yes, ma'am?' answered the maid
with meek Interrogation, and without
checking the regular movement of the
big brush.
POTTS." she began again. you are
not very imaginative. are your"
NO, ma'am," the maid answered,
because it seemed to be expected of
her, though she had never thought of
the matter
do you think you could possibly
be mistaken about a voice, If you
didn't see the person who was speak
ing?"
I'm what way, ma'amT'
81 mean, do you think you could
take a mans voice for a woman's at
a distance?"
"Oh, I seei" Potts exclaimed. GAS
1t might be, at the telephone?"
'Well-at the telephone, if you like,
or anywhere else. Do you think you
might?"
ut would depend on the voice,
ma'am," observed Potts, with caution.
"Of course 1t would" assented Mar
garet rather impatiently.
We'll, ma'am. I'll say this, since you
ask me. When 1 was last at home 1
was mistaken in that way about my
own brother, for heard him calling
to me from downstairs, and took him
for my sister Milly"
ooh! That's interestingi" Marga-
ret smiled. What sort of voice has
your brother? How old is he?"
He's eiSht-and-twenty. ma'am; and
as for his voice, he has a sweet coun-
ter tenor, and sings nicely. He's a
song-man at the cathedral, ma am"
Really. How nice! Have you a
voice. too? Do you sing at alp"
"Oh, no, ma'ami" answered Potts in
a deprecating tone. "One in the fam
lily is quite enoughi"
Margaret vaguely wondered why, but
did not inquire.
You are quite sure that 1t was
your brother who was speaking, sup
pose" she said.
"Oh, yes. ma'am! looked down
over the banisters, and there he was,"
Margaret had the solid health of a
great singer, and it would have been
a serious trouble indeed that could
have interfered with her unbroken
and dreamless sleep during at least
eight hours; but when she closed her
eyes that night she was quite sure
that she could not have slept at all
but for Potts comforting little story
about the brother with the counter
tenor voice. Yet even so, at the mo-
ment before waking in the morning.
she dreamt that she was at the tele-
phone again, and that words in a
strange language came to her along
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

thing that was most honorable in the
financial world, and this impressed
Mrs. Rushmore very much.
Logothed was undoubtedly consid-
cred honest, and Mrs Rushmore made
quite sure Of IL, rs well as of the fact
that he had an immense fortune.
At Versailles. with it's memories Of
her earlier youth, the prinna donna
wished to be Margaret Dome again,
and to forget for the time that she
was the CordOva, whose name was al
ways first on the opera posters In New
York, London and Vienna
She Travelled incegnito. That is to
say, she had sent her first maid and
theatrical dresser AlDhonsine 10 see
her relations In Nancy for q month,
and only brought the other with her;
she had, moreover, caused the state
room on the channel boat to be taken
in the name OF Miss Dome, and she
brought no more luggage TO Versailles
than could be piled on an ordinary
cart, whereas when she had last come
from New York her servants had
seen ST pieces put on beard the steam
er, and q hat-box had been missing
after all
Mrs Rushmore came out to meet
her on the steps in the hot sunshine,
portly and kind as ever. and she APP
piled an embrace which was affection
ate, yet imposing.
my dearest child" she cried. Il
was sure had not quite lost you
YETI
Il hope you will never think you
have" Margaret answered. almost
quite in her girlish voice of old.
She was very glad to come back. AS
soon as they were alone in the cool
drawing room, Mrs. Rushmore asked
her about her engagement in tone of
profound concern. as though 1t were
a grave bodily ailment which might
turn out to be fatal
Don't take It SO seriously" Marga-
ret answered with a little laugh; Tn
not married yeti"
The elderly face frightened.
do you mean to say that-that
there is any hope?" she asked eagerly.
Margaret laughed now. but in a gen
tie and affectionate sort of way.
Perhaps, Just a little! But don't
ask me. please. I've come home to
forget everything for few weeks"
Thank heaven!" calculated Mrs.
Rushmore in a tone of deep relief.
Then Tiff he should call this after
noon, or even tO-morrow-may tell
them to say that you are out2"
She was losing no time; and Narga-
ret laughed again, though she put her
head a little on one side with an ex-
preston of doubt
Il can't refuse to see him." she said,
though really I would much rather
be alone with you for day or two"
MY darling childi" cried Mrs. Rush
more, applying another embrace, you
shall! Leave 1t to mel"
Mrs. Rushmore's delight was touch
ing, for she could almost feel that
Margaret had come to see her quite
for her own sake, whereas she had
pictured the child" as she still called
the great artist, spending most of her
time in carrying on inaudibIe CONVEX
sations with Logotheti under the trees
in the lawn, or in the most remote
corners of the drawing room; for that
had been the accepted method of
courtship in Mrs. Rushmore's young
days, and she was quite ignorant of
the changes that had taken place since
then.
Half an hour later, Margaret was
in her old room upstairs writing let
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
FIND ANOTHER POISON

Mask or "Shield" in Viscera of
Swope Victims.
Kansas City, Feb. 2S.-Drs- HEX
toen, Haines and Vaughn reported
that another poison combined with
strychnine has been found in the
viscera of Colonel and Chrisman
Swope In the language of the sci
entists it is classed as mask" or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

fewer weak and all
ing women. Irreg-
ular and painful
|p e riods and such
TROUBLES would be
relieved at once in
many cases. Lydia
z. Pinkham'S Vege-
table Compound is
fine for ailing girls
and rundown wo-
men. Their delicate
organs need a tonic
and the Command
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
Rheumatic
Pains

my mother is a great suf-
ferer from rheumatism, and DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills is the only
remedy that relieves her."
MRS. G. DAVENPORT,
Royceheld, N. ].
The pains of rheumatism are
almost invariably relieved with
DR.. Miles Anti-Paiu Pills. They
also overcome that nervous irri-
tation which prevents sleep be-
cause they soothe the nerves. To
chronic suffers they are invalu-
able. When taken as directed,
they relieve the distress and
save the weakening influence of
pain, which so frequently pros
trates. Many sufferers use them
whenever occasion requires with
the greatest satisfaction, why
not you? They do not derange
the stomach nor create a habit.
Why not try them? Get a pack
age from your druggist. Take it
according to directions, and if
it does not benefit he will return
your money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

the wire in a soft and caressirg tone
that could only be a woman's, and
that fer the first time in all her life
she knew what it was to be jealous.
The sensation was not an agreeable
one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAUGHTERS
Find Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable G Compound

Hudson, Ohio.-'If mothers realized
the good your remedies would do deli
cate girls / believe there would be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
(To be Continued.)
WHY SYSTEM" is PASSE
Brother Petit of Reynolds Comments
on g. r.. /. & p. Service.


on Q. r.. 1. & p. Service.
Reynolds Press: Owing to poor
management, worn out machinery and
hard luck, Friday evenings train out
from Rock Island Ioafed and staggered
along the track from Milan to Taylor
Ridge from o'clock till after mid
night. By the time the travel sick
passengers reached Reynolds the
clocks were nearly ready to strike 3
This is merely sample of the service
that the Rock Island has been hand
ing out to the people along this branch
for some time. Then, of course. the
next day there was no train at all into
the tri-cities till about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. No wonder that the Rock
Island management took the word
System" off the name of their road!
While it is often impossible to pre-
vent an accident, it is never impossi-
BILE to be prepared-it is not beyond
any ones purse. Invest % cents in
a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment and
you are prepared for sprains, bruises
and like injuries. Sold By all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

Shield" having power to change the
symptoms Of strychnine poisoning SO
the evidences Of the illness are con-
fusing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28

@CA OC 0AAAyg VI II Ing Oh
eff you don't believe me, listeni"
He said something In a language
Margaret did not understand, and an
other voice answered him at once in
the same tongue. Margaret started
slightly and bent her brows with a
puzzled and displeased look.
rs that your teacher" she asked
with more interest in her tone than
she had yet betrayed.
Yes"
81 begin to understand Do you
mind telling me how old she is?"
TITS not She it's a young man. 1
don't know how old he is. I'll ask
him If you like"
Again she heard him speak a few
incomprehensible words, which were
answered very briefly in the same
tongue.
said. He's a good-looking young fell
low How is Mrs. Rushmore? I for
got to ask"
She's quite well, thank you. But 1
should like to know"
will you be SO very kind as to re-
member me to her, and to say that I
hope to find her at home the day after
tomorrow"
Certainly. Come tomorrow If you
like But please tell me how you hap
pened to pick up that young Tartar.
1t sounds so interesting! He has such
o sweet voice"
There was no reply to this uues-
quo 9oWo Tsnu5o 9ql du SugI GUS
no 1no GpusLsdds seM uopBoIunm
-moo eqL TlsqloSo1 moxJ pIoA Isqlo
.us 2ss 2ou pInoo asJsSIsN pus suor
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09

90 acres 12-year-old soft she'll
walnuts, the finest in Orange
county. Pumping plant furnishes
abundance of water for the en-
tire acreage; 5000 feet 14-inch
underground cement pipe line.
Crop now on trees will bring
$500. A most elegant modern
home, large barn, fine team
horses, all farming tools. Will
take trade up to $4,000 and more
if good.
See us if you are looking for
the best.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
THTF DANBERY REALTY COF1PANY
office Oran 6rAaom
Los
S25,OOO
Clear

35-acre orange grove, 10 acres
4-year-old valencias, acres 3
years old, 5 acres 2 years old; IS
acres full bearing soft shell wal
nuts; fine crop now on trees.
Fine sandy loan soil. Land
perfectly leveled. Lies on nice,
clean oiled road Is h. p. electric
pumping plant, No. S pump; 100
inches of water. Fine team, large
barn, single and double harness,
fine garage. All farming imple-
ments and tools. All feed, hay
and grain in abundance; wood
everything necessary to operate a
frst-class ranch. Buy this.
Double your investment in )
years.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09
JORDAN VALLEY APPLES.

We we're presented this week with a
sample of the fine apples grown on the
Canter ranch. The apples are Of fine
flavor, firm and well kept, and have
not a blemish. No scale, or worms
effect the apples grown in Jordan Val
ley, and the keeping qualities are
unsurpassed. At very few localities
can one, at this time of the year sit in
the shade of trees loaded with growing
fruit, surrounded by beautiful flowers
and enjoy eating the fruit taken from
the same trees the year before, which
fruit is as perfect in condition and IA
vor as when taken from the tree. And
this fruit had not been kept in any
cold-storage but in a common cellar.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09
\ Bargnin.
The State Line Ranch.

This is one of the best places in the
country, located ~ miles east Of the
town OF Jordan Valley on Jordan River
and Trout Creek, 12O acres icing in
Oregon and 21O acres in Idaho, $50
all decided land with individual water
tight, and complete system of bitches,
amply sufficient to irrigate every acre.
200 acres in meadow consisting of ma
tive grasses with timothy, alfalfa and
brome-grass. Over $50 tons of hay
has peen cut from this meadow annual
". 20 acres in grain, 10 acres in POI
tatoes, 2 acres planted to orchard, part
of which s in bearing, 40 acres not
yet cleared that, can be cultivated, and
the balance is fine pasture land. well
watered and protected from storms for
feeding ground. Free outside range
adjoining on both north and south
The entire place is enclosed by a
four wire fence with several cross fen.
ces. Fine stone dwelling with rooms
Good barn, granary, store room and
other out buildings. Two moving
machines, hay derrick s. fork, hay
rake, buck rake and other ranch tools
and machinery.
Price, $4,000. $1,000 down, balance
on easy terms at per cent.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09
Fine Ranch for Sale.

Three hundred and sixty acres pat
ented land. This is an ideal sheep
ranch, seeded to the best hay that
grows. The location is one mile west
Of the town of Jordan Valley Oregon.
There is a small bearing orchard On
he place and fine hot mineral spring
possessing medicinal properties Of
high order. For medical purposes il
is the best that flows out of the earth
/ guarantee it to cure disease of the
blood that no other water has the rep.
utation Of doing.
have made my fortune here and am
old and want to retire. For informa-
ton address, A. F. CANTER.
6m-9t Jordan Valley, Oregon.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09

There will be three d IS racing for
local horses at Jordan Valley, on July
4th, 5th and 9th A Grand Ball will
be given by the management Of the Jor-
dan Valley hotel. Look for large pos
tiers stating further particulars.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09

condemning those which were contrary
to the general interest and approving
such as they believed we're conducive
Of the general welfare. And if they
should be deceived in to an approval
of a bad law, they have at hand the
remedy by which they can at once rec
tify their mistake, while it is often i'm
possible to change bad law through
an appeal to legislature. Theodore
Curt, the great Swiss statesman, says
Of the Initiative and Referendum:
1--WE must fix our eye upon the sum
total of its workings. Do this, and it
must be said that the system has taken
root so deeply in the hearts OF the Swiss
people that today 10 party or faction
would either oppose or dispense with
it. All political parties submit will
lingly to the decisions of the majority,
each hoping to win a majority TO its
own program in the future. The Swiss
people recognize in the initiative and
referendum their shield and sword
With the shield Of the referendum they
ward off legislation they do not desire;
with the sword of the initiative they
cut the way for the enactment of their
own ideas into law. The people may
reject a progressive measure when first
presented and embrace it when anoth-
er opportunity presents itself. In any
event tits better not to force laws--even
good laws-upon the people, but to
leave the decision to their own free
will. Possible they may try by the
initiative 10 do some erratic thing, but
they will take note and rid themselves
of it eventually. The initiative has
frequently been called an escape
valve by which the will Of the people
finds expression. New ideas are
given chance to court investigation
and enlist following. Later they
may become law. Besides this, the
Swiss form of the Initiative permits
the legislative bodies to work out and
submit proposals Of their own along
with those Of the people"
The Oregon and Idaho amendments
and the Direct Legislation laws of
most states that have adopted this
measure or are advocating il, allow
this same privilege 10 the lerislatnre
= ,,h,;4 -..
~
Peopie'
Before closing this letter, | must call
to your attention the fact that we owe
the origin of our n,hlic schoo, s,,s+a,,
>''''o'' - A'iieo'
Nes isid'loh' oucn school system
was first proposed by direct vote Of
one of the cantons OF Switzerland IN
the wear 1s36 and o,rriod 80
oa..,.,
= - = ~ 'o'''9''' % u NJ as
sdchusetts by popular vote just cen
fury and three years later. Curti fur
Their saws;
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09
DIRECT LEGISLATION
It's Origin and Development.
BY THE HON. DOW DuNNrNe,

We have heretofore spoken in
general way Of Direct Legislation
in Idaho and some other states.
We pointed out in our poor way
what is meant by Direct Legisla-
ton. That it is not intended to
abolish the legislature but simply
to be supplemental to the work of
the present lawmaking body, CIV
ing to the people themselves the
broad power of absolute veto over
every act of the legislative body,
thus making them responsive to the
peoples will, and giving to the peo-
pie themselves the power to enact
any law they want, if the legisla-
ture refuses to pass it; and also the
power to veto any act which the
people do not want. Having this
power, would prevent bribery, lob
bying and all cooperative influ-
ence in the making Of the laws.
We spoke Of the fact that a pro-
posed amendment to our consti-
tuition giving the people this right
was voted down by our present leg
islature. How and by whom this
was done, will be told in future
letter. For the present, we will
go back of Where we began our in
quiry and discuss the origin and
development of this theory Of law
making. We have used the words
origin and development, because
they are SO frequently nsed in
speaking Of this reform, that the
meaning is readily understood. Yet
this ideal Of lawmaking was never
originated or discussed, nor was it
agrowth or development. Its ORR
gin was of mans very constitution
and its development. unlike the
development Of our protective tariff,
has been down instead of up. The
right of the people to make their
own laws, like the right to liberty,
never had an origin. Both were
a gift from the Creator himself
to all men.
The scheme of Direct Legislation
or lawmaking by the people them
selves direct, and without the aid
or interference of legislative bJdies
as we now understand them, has
always existed among all primitive
nations, has been found in its puri-
ty among the Aryans, Athenians
and Romans and was the only sys-
tenn of government among the
German tribes to the north of Italy,
whose unframed soldiers conquered
and laid low the mighty nation
that ruled the then known world.
And this same primitive applica-
ton of this principle of Direct Leg
islation is still found in some of
the cantons of Switzerland and in
some of the townships of Massa-
chusetts. No one man disputes
the fact that this method of max
ing the laws was at one time a un-
iversal institution. The cause of
its gradual decline and displace-
ment by the representative system
can be found without much search.
As population increased it be-
came gradually more difficult to
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-09


special representatives, ofthese inter-
ests were chosen to make the laws.
And as the few grew in wealth and
power the rights of the people were
gradually taken away. This was.
the beginning Of our present legis-
lative system. Pliny, the Latin
historian and philosopher of the
first century, has given to the flu
ture world the true cause of the
decline and fall of the Roman EN-
pire, which is also the true cause
Of the decline Of every civilization
that has heretofore existed on the
earth.
GREAT ESTATES RUINED IrILY."
The countless volumes since writ
ten on the subject of our social
tangle, have neither added to, nor
subtracted from, the significance of
those words. And why should
great estates ruin Italy or any other
country2 Are not great estates
and great wealth a good thing. and
very beneficial to all? Undoubt-
eddy so, if the great wealth has been
earned and not simply accumulat-
ed, gathered together by few rich
families through an unjust system
Of taxation, which improvishes the
great mass Of the people. AS we
turn again the pages of history we
find that the great estates of which
Pliny spoke of were all in the pos
session Of few idle, rich and prof
ligate families, and that the great
masses of the people whose work
had created all this wealth were
held down in the most british ig-
norance and ahject poverty.
Pliney was right. Great estates
have ruined every nation ever
cursed by their presence. For
great estates are always unearned !;
and their complement is great pow
erty among the masses of the peo-
pie. For when some men have
great wealth that is unearned, the
balance of the people must necessa-
rily suffer from undeserved poverty.
For the law can give nothing to some
that it does not take from others.
Therefore unearned wealth is a
double curse. 1t curses and impov-
erishes those from whom it is taken
and curses him and his children
forever to whom it is given.
Equality before the law, equality
Of opportunity in the making of a
living, tend always toward a fair
and equitable distribution of wealth
and consequently to an equality Of
wealth and to a moral, mental and
| physical equality. Wherever an
equality of opportunity has been
established among men, it has
brought about not only economic
freedom but has carried with it the
seeds Of civil and religious liberty
as we'll, and every nation that ever
secured its blessings has gone stead
lily forward in national greatness
and power.
Both Greece and Italy were en-
dowed by the Creator with the most
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-27
ALL PASSENGERS ON TRAIN RE
LIEvED OF VALUABLES-Ex-
PRESS CAR ALSO ROBBED
TWO MEN WERE ASSAULTED
Foreigner Who Couldn't Understand
Demands Of Robbers Was BrutalIy
Assaulted - Diamond Earrings
Torn From Ears Of Woman.

Ogden, Utah, June 27.-The see
ond section of the Oregon Short
Line train No. /, northbound, which
left Ogden at 100 this morning,
was held up in the northern part OF
the city by three masked men.
All of the passengers of the tran
were relieved of their valuables
and the express messenger was
compelled to deliver the contents
OF his safe.
The exact amount of the boot
has not been ascertaines.
The robbers made their escape
in a buggy.
Mrs. j. H. Hall was relieved of
a pair of diamond earrings, which
were torn from her ears.
Brakeman Franklin and a for
eigner, whose name could not be
learned, were the only persons as
saulted by the robbers. The for.
eigner could not understand what
was going on and was brutally
beaten with the butt of revol'
YER
There were nearly one hundred
passengers on the train and every
one lost something.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-27
ASKS THAT HE BE GIVEN OP-
PORTUNlTY TO BE PRESENT
If MATTER is TAKEN UP.
OVER CAPITAL REMOVAL CASE
West Cites Cases Filed in Federal
Court at administrators Gore
and Owen Also Ask to Obtaii
Hearing for West.

Guthrie, okla, June 27.--Attorney
General Charles West today had
the following message sent to At
torney General Wickersham at
Washington:
1T is rumored here that appl-
catiCn will be made to you to bring
proceedings in the name of the
United States to prevent the re-
moval OF the state capital. The same
question has been set for hearing
in the state court here Tuesday.
II the matter is taken up, l desire
an opportunity to present objections
in person
The cases filed in the federal
court here were cited.
United States Senators Gore and
owen were also wired to ask for
a hearing for Attorney General
West.