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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
The Commission Plan

There are many who say they do not
understand how the commission plan
of government operates. 1t is not at
all complex nor hard to understand.
A most succinct and comprehensive
digest of the plan is that by Mayor
James r. Hanna of Des MOines. He
says: THE commission plan of gov
eminent abolishes ward lines, party
politics, and the old division of city
officers into legislative executive and
judicial departments. In place of this
it substitutes a board, consisting of the
mayor and four commissioners, who
manage the affairs of the city just as
ness of a bank or any large corpora
ton. who are invested with all the
powers of city government. and who
are elected by the people Of the whole
city, but without any party designa-
ton. These five men divide the duties
Of the city government among them
selves into FIVE departments of public
affairs, accounts and finances, public
safety, streets and public improve
ments and parks and public property.
They then select all the subordinate
officers necessary to the conducting of
the city business, such as chief of po-
lice, police judge, city clerk, city en-
gineer, city treasurer, city auditor,
etc. These subordinate officers may
be discharged at any time for any mis-
conduct or lack of attention to duties.
All other subordinates except COM
mon laborers are selected under civil
service rules administered by a civil
service commission, and are remov-
able, only for misconduct or lack of
attention to duties or activity in poll
teal matters.
1.-The four councilmen and mayor act
as the administrative heads of their
respective departments, and also con-
stitute the city council, and as sue
for the city. &
The couneilmen under the ~
AIoines plan are elected for period
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

hind the shadow OF our terrestrial
globe.
OF the two eclipses only one will
be visible This one is a total
eclipse of the sun and it takes place
on April IS. II is not often that
We in this section of the world have
an opportunity of viewing a total
eclipse of the sun. but this one can
be watched by all interested. Il be-
gins at Rock Island at $50 p. M.
and ends at Go p. N. The sun does
not set until GAG p. n.
The more important movable fes-
tivais fall on the following days
Ash Wednesday,. March !; Easter
Sunday, April 10; Ascension day
May p; Pentecost. June i. Spring
begins March 21; summer begins
June %; autumn begins Sept. 3, and
winter starts off on Dec -.
Besides all this informa ton the
a!manacs tell what this different pat
ent medicines are good for and
other intelligence of value to af-
fiicted Many contain Jokes and
some even give stories thai are of
interest to many. One calendar
gives an event that happened during
1908 on every day during the year.
following them up with weather pre-
dictions Another gives a scrip
ture quotation for every day in the
year after the date and following
the number Of the day since Jan. /.
the time the sun and moon rise and
set. the moons constellation and the
moon phases.
An almanac is a fountain of fnfor-
nation and the more one reads II
it. the more che finds, 9nd while no.
all of il may be interesting to every
body, there is no doubt great deal
to be found in it that will interest
somebody.
Aud the best of it all is that an
almanac is as free as the air We
breathe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Winter Minas.
ter hreezes sing a tune

Winter breezes sing a tune
That hardly calls 20 mind
The bright and merry days Of Juna.
When all the wbrld was Wind.
They search out like a secret sin
The haunts the gaunt wolves press.
And those whose clothes are old and thin
Can bank on their caress.
How hollow is their tragic tone!
How somber is their mood.
As though they uttered forth the moan
OF wants undying brood,
And any poor. downtrodden jay
Whose rent SIS overdue
Can hear them whistling some such lay
As 'twenty-three for you"'
Through forests. Ieahess. stark and
dumb.
They whisper sad and low
OF DAYS more drrary yet 20 come
And ills more dire bestow.
And any one with half an eye
Can sec their purpose grim
II he in worldly goods rs shy
To have some fun with him.
il does not soothe my soul 10 hear
The grim. bleak winter breeze.
] think Ia rather rest my ear
with ragtimc. n you please.
I'd rather hear "A phouoEruph
Play Waiting AT the Cate
Or listen 10 a blcating calf
BemoauinE its estate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Remove Tax From Dinner Pail.


! The tariff on foodstuffs is character
lied by James J. Hill. the railroad
magnate, as mot protection" but as
punishment OF the consumer"
/ Mr.. Hill was right when he said it.
We have been punished by the food
trusts because under the tariff laws
existing they have waxed so powerful
that they can not only dictate the
prices at home, but can sell in competi-
ton abroad at prices that are much
less than are charged the home con-
sumner. The meat trust nor other
trusts should not be more powerful
with the congress OF the United
States and the 81, 900, 900 of the people
of the United States who are the con-
sumers of their product. For this rea-
son the tariff should be taken off meats
as well as other necessaries of life. If
there is any virtue in protective tar
iff it should be that it provides pro-
lection for the home consumer as well
as the manufacturer and producer. AS
long as the average consumer (and
that means every man who eats) has
access only to a market that has been
cornered in advance, what can he eX-
poet but that he is to be made the "fall
guy" for the trusts, the victim Of a
system which gives all the advantages
to the crest combinations Of capital
and makes hfm pay the bills.
The neEccngress has an opportunity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

two years, and in the following man,
ner:
ANY citizen who can secure the sig
natures of 25 voters vouching for his
character may become a candidate for
mayor or commissioner. From among
these candidates the two receiving the
highest number of votes for mayor in
the primary become candidates for
mayor in the final election. and the
eight receiving the highest number of
votes for commissioner become the
final candidates for commissioners
Then, in the final election, occurring
two weeks later, the one receiving the
highest number of votes for mayor
becomes mayor and the four receiving
the highest number of votes for com
missioners are elected to these offices.
These five men, at their first meeting,
proceed to elect the subordinate city
officers and the new council is then
ready TO conduct the business of the
city.
at will be seen that directness and
simplicity are the main characteristics
VI llG IJGS -hOlESS pan VI
government The great purposes are
TO make the city government feel re-
sponsive to public opinion and also to
make it efficient in administration. To
carry out these two fundamental ideas
two other great principles have direct
ed nearly all the details of our charter,
viz: TO confer upon the governing body
great power, and to hold the governing
body strictly responsible for the right
use of that power Publicity and eff
cheney pre- thus the watchwords of the
Des Moines plan.
Candidates must make a public
statemeAt of their campaign expenses.
and thSS. e.o,..ai.e no secret meetings of
theGSE1 1IoI every ordinance ap-
prSls,,o., - Unjust be on public
fisi IT. - before il becomes
~ les must be sub
.,;a., ,.;.,, J. e people for ap-
n 3come operative,
&ase Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Not Quite Clear.

"Pa. why do they shout The King is
dead. long live the king How can
he live any longer if ne IS de1dE
They mean the new king
Isn't ne dead tOo#
NO
"But they say The king is dead"
"But they mean the other king"
"Pa, do YOU think they have go'
good Senset'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

II you are suffering from DT1iousness
const. patton, indigestion, chronic head
ache. invest one cent in a postal card
send to Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines, Nova. with your name
and address plainly on the back. ans
they Tiil forward you a free sample OF
Chamoerlain's stomach and liver tab
lets. Sold b. all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Dec. 81 in American
History

1G20-The pilgrims landed on Plymouth
rock and founded the first perma-
nont English settlement IN New
England.
16SG-Sir Edmund Andres. British CO.
lonial officer. assumed the Cover
norship of the dominion of New
England. His arbitrary measures
led to a revolt in 1859, and he was
deposed by force.
16sS - James Edward Oglethorpe.
founder of Georgia, born; died
1873.
1S21-Laura Bridgman, the noted Blind
and deaf mute. born: died 1891.
l905-Henry Harland. American au-
thor living in England. died; born
1861.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

An Accident.
Brown always said that he would
surely be rich
And did he attain it,"
"No: an accident happened TO pre-
vent"
What was the accidcntE'
He got put I'm jail"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

When you bought those Red Cross
holiday stamps at penny apiece, you
did not realize that you were contribut-
ing to fund of half million to fight
the white plague, did you? Yet that
was what you were doing, and by the
way. there is time between this and
Christmas to swell the total
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
HurnOr and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

IF you spend your money before you
make IT you may be sure that you
will add a nice assortment of bill col
lectors TO your circle of acquaintances.
The man who always has a sure
thing on tap is about as popular as
teachers pet.
There is just one thing that makes
it difficult TO spend money, and that is
not having it to spend.
The people who have least TO tempt
burglars are often those that lose
most sleep worrying over these noe
turnaI gentlemen.
A man will do almost anything for
his family except go without his to-
bacco.
One reason why man sometimes re-
fuses TO make an apology is because
he doesn't know how the blamed
things are put together.
No man pays his taxes from spirit
of brotherly love.
The world looks bright TO young
man who has just had his salary
boosted and himself accepted by the
only girl
The woman who declares that n
kitchen job is better for a girl than an
Office Job seldom hunts the first sort
for her daughter.
The strained look about mans face
IS sometimes due to his trying TO live
Nh TO what his wife would like 10 have
him. but not often. sister, not often.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

to correct the abuses of the tariff law,
or at least to go on record against
them. Taxing the poor mans dinner
pail. be it full or empty, is no way to
raise revenue for the support of a great
government. To tax it for the purpose
OF putting money in the tills of great
monopolistic combines is a crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

>. Unless the Tri-City Railway com
pany does something pretty soon to re-
iieve the agony, the local humane So
ciety will be Offering rewards for the
car that goes through Second avenue
without a fiat wheel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

Every time the Mexican government
turns its back a fresh insurrection
breaks out. The hot-headed pepper
eaters are out for trouble and are de-
termined to find it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

Over in Kewanee they are managing
to keep busy these winter evenings by
swapping things around the store in
the corner grocery. The other night
in the course of conversation one man
traded full blood Jersey COW to an
other for a thoroughbred Plymouth
Rock rooster. There is always some
thing doing in Kewanee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Hard 70 Aenuire.

Across the broad Atlantic swell.
Who're people once were humble.
Wen sec. X everything goes well.
SOn,' ancient systcUB crumble.
The lords die hard. Their case. so sd.
Calls loud Tor sympathetic signing.
And car Won wonder? They have had
SO very Iitt'e practice dying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

&, China also moves forward. The
senators have refused to accept the
royal decree, yet all retain their
beads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Broadening the Discovery.

Herr Schmidt is fitting up an expe-
dltion to discover the north pole"
But il has been discovered
only in the English language
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

"why is Il that I can never get what
wantE"
ooh. that's plain"
AS how"
"You are so contrary minded that
you never want what you can get"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

The locomotive whistles and the car
wheels sing the merry song, Going
Home for Christmasi"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

t 1t isn't altogether liberality that
prompts a man to give his friends
away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Optimistic.

LEND me n ten. Jones"
"Be glad to, but ] just met Brown"
Brown
Yes"
~ see. DO you think he would be-
willing 10 divvyE"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
Careless OVERSIGHT.

"She hasn't any use for him.
what IS the matter:"
"She gave him her picture. and ne
admired II without saying that It did
not do her Justice"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

IF you spend your money before you
make it you may be sure that you
viii add a nice assortment of bill col
lectors TO your circle of acquaintances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

The man who always has a sure
thing on tap is about as popular as
teachers pet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

There is just one thing that makes
it difficult to spend money, and that is
not having il to spend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

The people who have least TO tempt
burglars are often those that lose
most sleep worrying over these noe
turnaI gentlemen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

All the news all the tIme-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

The Almanac and the Coming Year
The old fashioned almanac,
The yellow bound almanac,
The dust covered almanac,
That hung in the corner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

A man will do almost anything for
his family except go without his to-
baccO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21
THE ARGUS.
TERMs.-Dei1y. 10 cents per week.

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

One reason why a man sometimes re-
fuses TO make an apology is because
he doesn't know how the blamed
things are put together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

"Wednesday, December 81, 1910
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-21

No man pays his taxes from a spirit
of brotherly love.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29

creased wonderfully. Nearly every
owner of large tracts of land had gone
into the business of cattle raising and
they always found ready market and
q good price for all the beeves they
had to sell.
Some of the land owners have gone
in for the raising of the higher grades
and blooded cattle. Others have simp-
ly gone into the business Of raising
beef for the market. In both instances
the land owners have been successful
in their undertaking. Hogs for mar
ket are being raised just as success
fully in that section as beef and in
a few years hence the western section
of the state will be known as the great
cattle raising section.
In one part of Marengo county, near
Myrtlewood, there are on pasture not
less than 5000 head of cattle, the great
er portion of which are owned by one
man. In other beats the industry is
growing in proportion and many thous-
and head of cattle are being raised in
that section each year and this num-
Der VIII continue to increase as years
pass.
raising has not only increased in that
section bordering on the Tombigbee
river but 1t has increased to a con-
siderable extent throughout Central
Alabama. Pasture lands on which there
only previously grazed a few head of
cattle are now occupied by many head
OF cattle. Experience had demonstrated
to the land owners that cattle can be
raised with a good profit and they are
going into the business on a larger
scale each year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
NEWS OF LINDEN
Good Roads Bond Issue Proposed In
MareugO County

Linden, May 2S.-(Special)-A man
giving his name as ]. r. Thompson
was in Linden a few days ago He
spent the night here, and left on the
morning train, and the sheriffs of
Choctaw and Marengo counties have
since been anxious to know of his
whereabouts. 1t developed that he had
rented horse from W. E. Rogers, in
Choctaw county, to use for few days
and came into this county and sold the
animal to A. A. Hinson at Octagon,
who gave his check in payment.
Mrs. L. w. Drinkard, wife of former
deputy sheriff Drinkard, has been
taken to a hospital in Selma for an
operation. Latest reports are that she
stood the operation and is doing as
well as could be expected.
Prof. J. T. Mckee, who taught at
Newton the past session, has been in
Linden for several days looking over
the school situation here. While here
he went before the school board and
made formal application for principal
of the Linden graded school for the
session of 1901, which position was
of Prof. A. #. Jackson, who has &C
cepted the presidency of an agricul-
tural school at Eutaw.
Bonding Marengo county for the
purpose of building public roads prom
ises to be live issue for the next few
months. This is among the foremost
counties in Alabama in agricultural
resources, but is noted far and wide
for It's bad public highways. The bond
issue was advocated two years ago, but
friends of the measure saw defeat in
advance and called off the election
after 1t had been ordered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
News of Bay Minette

Bay Minette. May 2S.-especial.) 1.-The
members of the Bay Minette Boom as
ISOLATION held a meeting last evening at
which time further progress was made
toward boosting the town. A number of
new committees were appointed.
The rapidly filling territory near Orange
Beach, in the southern part of the coun-
ty, is to have new public school by the
time for the opening of the fall term.
County Superintendent of Education Rev
j. s. Lambert has gone to Orange Beach
to investigate the matter of locating a
school there. While there he will make
complete arrangements for the new in
stitution. So
The Bay Minette Ideal Gamer COM
pany is locating branch manufacturing
stations In various parts of the south.
T. d. Pollard is now in Georgia, where
he is looking after several new locations
for the manufacture of the Gamer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
News Of GreenvilIe

Greenville, May 2s.-(Special) -Last
night at the A. NJ E. Zion church in this
city the graduating exercises of the Lo-
max Harmon High and Industrial school
were held The school is a negro col
lege situat ed just on the outskirts OF
the city and is doing great good among
the negroes Of the county
w. 7. Sims, a prosperous farmer OF
East Butler, died last night after an
illness of seven weeks with typhoid
fever. He is survived by wife and six
children. the youngest an infant of two
weeks. The funeral and br rial took place
this afternoon at Damascus, the Rev. l.
l.. Gwaltn ~ officiating.
Mrs. ]. l.. Ashcraft OF Manningham
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Gyp Seattle, where she had been several
weeks. The remains were carried back
to the family burial grounds. In this
home sorrow is doubled by the severe
illness Of Mr.. Ashcraft, husband Of the
deceased. Neither was able to go to the
other. Mrs. Ashcraft is survived by five
daughters end two sons: Mrs c. Moston
of Washington, D. c.. Mrs ] E. Brown
of Avant, Mrs. Gyp Seattle of Greenville
Mrs. j. B. Dickerson Mrs. r. e. Heaton
~. III. Ashcraft. Thirty-four grand chill
dren and Ave great grand children also
survive this good woman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
WHEN THE SKIN Ais



Troubles of Every Nature.
Most medicinal preparations for ply
sfcians' use tell on the label what par
ticular disease they are best adapted
to cure. All the troubles readily cur
able by poslam, the new skin remedy,
make lengthy list, including every
surface skin affection, for poslam is
hrst aid whenever the skin ails.
While primarily a remedy for eczema,
acne, letter, BARRIERS and all other
forms of Itch, ETC., it promptly cures
all the lesser skin affections, PIN
pies, blackheads, blotches. fever bis
sers, red noses, inflamed skin, rash,
herpes, clears the complexion and
keeps the skin In lealuny condition.
MANY of these minor troubles are
Srad1eated by poslam over night, 9TH
ers In day or two, and many cases
or eczema yield in two weeks. Itching
stops on first application, and the SKIN
begins to heal at once.
Every druggist keeps. both the 90
cent size (for minor troubles) and the
81 jar, and either of these may be
obtained at Jacobs Pharmacy, as well
as other reliable drug stores.
But no one Is even asked to pur-
chase poslam without first obtaining a
sample package, which will be sent by
mail, free of charge, upon request, by
the Emergency Laboratories, No. 81
West Twenty fifth street, New YORK
City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
GIFT OF $4,000
TO NEGRO SCHOOL

Normal, May S.-(Special.)-Tho an
nouncement today at the commencement
exercises of the Agricultural and Meehan-
1cal College for Negroes of the gift Of
$4,000 from members of the Mccormick
family came as a complete surprise and
heightened the interest in the first years
work Of the new president Prof. Walter
S. Buchanan, who succeeded the late
President William H. Councill. Mrs. N.
T. Mccormick gives $4,000 to erect a
new domestic science building, while Miss
Virginia Mccormack gives 5000 for the
erection of new hospital.
The commencement exercises have been
in progress since Thursday and will close
Monday night with the graduating exer-
cises of the normal department. The
Rev. DR. w. D. Judkins of Montgomery
will deliver the annual address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
(Communicated.)
To the Voters of Birmingham !:


nave peen calleo upon u manage .he
campaign OF Z. w. Austin' cahoioate ior
cnlef OF ponce IN lne coming primary
am piain BUSINESS ihan anu psi
maps not skiIeo IN .he aus u poii. l,s|
warfare. bu. haVe oone.n.eu ~ a. III 'i,s
caPacity ana 10 pace ue.oie .he peopie
OIL 6lrmlnsn nam tne cohoi.ioh Vi aiairs III
our ponce department, i'oin ,he s'ahu-
point OF the ia"-aoiuihs BUSINESS hiah'
having only the good Oh the community
at hearI
birmingham Is at present Wiue-opeh
town, IN the fuliest meaning OF lnat term.
g.. o,,ths fo;,I,, observed arc onenIv
rev months 1airly observed, are openly
VIGOROUSLY anu nasran,y viola.eu lne
town is nhed WIN shinp,ihs hUuses anu
other forms OF il,i'iioran'y' ihese Vi,
lenses against goou government ana soou
| cHlzenshlp are So INJURIOUS as u iaise ia
the mlnds Oh an eoou peop.e .ne pre-
sumption tilat ,ney en,e' ny oniy wiz,
the KNOWLEDGE pu' WIN .he consent anu
connivance OF the ponce department
This condition OF aiars Is renection
p... IT, oeeects tho nronert,, ~
community IL aHects 'he property OF
every taxpayer; II aHects the reputation
OF the city IN other pas Vi 'ne ooun'iy
it brings upon us stisiha anu uissrace
which we do not merit. Inc people OF
Birmingham deserve ana demand ialthiui
execution of the law. Inc seeming m
difference with when our chlef or ponce
REGARDS me ,esser line A ~,h.re fe,o ,,s