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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
HuTnOr and
Philosophy
by DUNCAN N. SIXTH
CHEERS SOMEBODY.

TT is.Cn evil wind indeed
L That bears upon it's wings
no favors fine 10 any one.
But only woe and stinzs
When prices are 50 high that one
Is tempted not to eat,
The ErOcer's smile extends so wide
1t almost blocks the street.
When stocks 20 tumbling IN the mart
And every one is glum
Except the man who sold them short
He has a tune TO hum.
When banks are breaking right and left
And giving wealth a shock
Who so complaCcnt as the man
Whose bank Is in his sOck2
When down the bank the engine turns
4 somersault or two
And there are broken legs and arms
In plain and painful view
The doctor man he THROWS his coat
And works with haste and skill
To see how many he can cure
And later send a bill
Floods, famincs. runaways and fires.
The IiShtning's deadly stroke.
Each brings some profit 20 the man
Who'd otherwise be broke.
A rain that soalls the Sunday suit
That was so spics and span
Brings peace and JOY and profit 10
The old umbrella man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

By accounts from Washington it
now appears that the prospect for the
early admittance of Arizona and New
Mexico is somewhat overloaded. The
republican politicians are said to fear
that both would elect democrats TO
the United States senate. But this is
not the worst, The admission of the
two territories would make an increase
os six votes In the electoral colleges
for president. Republican politicians
know what this may mean. The adj
mission of Colorado in August, 1876,
is what, with the fraudulent electoral
votes of Louisiana. South Carolina
and Florida, made Rutherford B.
Hayes president that year over Sam
uel J. Tilden, who had a popular ma
FORTY Of 250,O0O votes and an honest
majority of the electors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
The Argus Daily Short Story
a Day Lost-By Chester Williams
Copyrighted. 1910. by Associated Literary Press.

An old salt told me this story while
I was waiting on the dock for an in
coming ship. He was a queer looking
old chap with rings in his ears:
1--WE was a-drawin' nigh New Yea
land A year afore we'd h'isted an.
Choir at WelIington's a
town in New Zealand. boss-and arter
goin' clear round this ERE globe a-ship-
pin cargoes in heather lands and
a-selIin' 'em in Christian lands we was
a-gittin' back TO where we'd started
from 10 settle up with the owners.
''Our cap'n lnowed well enough how
to trade. but he wasn't nowhere at
navigation. He'd been one year afcre
the mast when his brother, in the soap
boilin' line, up and died and left him
$4,000. He put the lump in with the
owners Of the Polly Milford and got
the command. He warn't 1T to COM
mand a yawl, boss. and ali the men
knowed it,
They made a plan to seize the Yves
sci and put the second officer. Mr..
Withers, in command. Now, Mark
Withers didn't have nothin' TO do with
the mutiny. fer he didn't know nothin'
at all about it. He was the best man
you ever sailed under, boss-kind and
considerin' to the men and with a
head like a sperit level with the bub-
bic always in the middle. That was
jist the kind of man the cap'n I'D
almost hate. and he hated Mr. Nithers
like pizen.
"Well, jist afore the mine was ready
to spring some of the men weakened
and give away the hull thing. Now.
if the cap'n had managed the saiiin'
of the ship as well as he managed
wot he was a-goin' 70 do he wouldE
"a had no trouble. He put Mr.. With
ers in irons and made court out OF
the men wot give the plot away. and
they understood well enough that If
they didn't find Mark Withers guilty
every mothers son of EN- nd have
to stand trial when We made port.
They tried him, and they convicted
him. He was sentenced to be hanged
to the yardarm at noon on Friday, the
Both day of June, till he was dead, and
God have mercy on that poor soul of
his'n.
Now, of all the men aboard that
ship there wasn't none wot thunk
more of Mr.. Withers than this mis'a'-
BILE hulk wot stands afore you
WELL didn't sleep none that night.
I fist laid awake and thunk-thunk
wot could 1 do to stop the hangin'
You see. there wasn't no reason for 1t.
We would reach port in day or two.
and there'd be a fair trial. But the
cap'n knowed that we could prove his
ignorance of navigation and that I'D
weaken his case. What he wanted was
to git squar' with the man he hated
afore it was too late.
THAT night goes on a-thinkin'. l
thunk and thunk till L reckoned the
top OF my head ud split of. Mr.. With
ers was TO hang the next day but one
ct noon. What was a-drivin' at was
TO delay the execution till we could
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

Twenty editors of republican pa
pers in the 18th (Cannon's) congress
sional district have endorsed the
speakers policies. and will support
him for nomination and reelection.
The news item does not state the
names Of the papers, but doubtless
1t will be found that the majority
of them hold federal or states offices
of some kind. secured for them
through the influence of Uncle Joe. -
The bread and butter" brigade of
the 18th district is for Cannon, of
course
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
March 8 in American
History

1799-Simon Cameron, statesman, Lin
coins first war secretary, born +:
died 1889
Sensational naval encounter IN
Hampton Roads. The Confederate
ironclad ram Merrimac played
havoc with the Federal wooden
feet
1SS7-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher died;
born 1873
1SS9-John Ericsson, builder of the IA
nous ironclad Monitor, died; born
1903
19O3-GeneraI ". B. Franklin, noted
Federal veteran of the civil war.
died; born 1928.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

Poor old Chief Bay-Bum-Mah-Ji-
Wah-Shunki The good old fellow, a
Chippewa chief. aged 100 years, went
TO Washington Friday to plead
against alleged encroachment upon
certain Indian lands. Unfamiliar
with even the first principles of civ
ilization and never having been In
formed of the dire consequences of
blowing out the gas. the old chieftain,
strong of lungs and wearied of his
travels, extinguished the gas in that
way, fell asleep. and the next morn
ing he and his fellow chief were
fOund-dead. They had gone to the
happy hunting grounds" by the gas
route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Why the postoficc Doesn't Paw.

One Of the reasons the postoffice de-
partment Is being run at loss is that
the government is paying the railroads
too much for the carrying of the mails.
Congress has Just appropriated SAC,
100000 to pay for the carrying of the
mails IN the fiscal year 1911 This
sum Is more than double the amount
the, express companies pay for carry
.ng a similar amount Of ike matter.
But another and more serious com
pfnint can he justly made against the
business methods OF tho postofice de-
partment IN the rental OF postofflce
cars from the railroads OF the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
All That Was eoinn.

"What is be laughing at so heart
ilyT"
a joke he saw in a German paper"
81 didn't know he could read Ger
man"
HE can't. But some one told him
it was n joke, and he is not going 10
be cheated out Of his laugh even
though he doesn't know what it is
about"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

Explorer Peary has declined to
submit his proofs of the north pole
discovery to a committee of congress
men and he is right. A committee
representing the National Geographic
society has approved of the proofs.
That is sufficient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

A, New York judge has been con-
victed on a charge of having accepted
a bribe amounting 70 s16.66. 1t must
be notifying for judge to be found
guilty of having been as cheap as that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Stubborn as Mul.s

are liver and bowels sometimes:
seem to balk without cause. Then
there's trouble-loss of appetite. in
digestion, nervousness. dependency.
headache. But such troubles fly be-
fore DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the
worlds best stomach and liver rene
dy. So easy. 20 cents at all druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

Thousands of guns are being SNUG
gled into Morocco. The next time
the tribesmen rise against Spain they
will not be armed merely with faith
and secondhand curtain poles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
SECRETARY WILSON "IN
BAD" RESULT OF RE-
CENT TESTIMONY
Continued from Page One.)

CONTINUED from Page One)
had very comprehensive idea of the
character of the communication there
is no room for doubt.
In view of the fact that President
TAFT dismissed Pinchot because he re-
garded the Dolliver letter as an act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Easier.

"Do you believe what that man
saysf"
Yes"
"WeH. I don't. lie tells too improb-
able things"
Yes. ] know. But he Is my boss,
and It is ever so much pleasanter
when / believe what he says"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Notice of Democratic Primaries and
Conventions.


Notice is hereby given that primary
elections for democratic voters in the
city of Rock Island will be held in the
several wards of the city of Rock Is
land between the hours of Z p. m. and
9 p. m, Saturday, March II, 1910, for
the following purposes: To nominate
candidate for alderman for a term
of two years in each of the wards; to
select delegates to the city-township
convention, and to select ward COM
mitteemen, two from each precinct.
The places of holding said primaries
will be as follows:
First ward-Southeas corner Sew
enth avenue and Sixth street
Second ward-City barn, Sixth ave
nue., between Ninth and Tenth streets.
Third ward-1422 Seventh avenue.
Fourth ward-Frick' livery stable.
Fifth ward-Hose house. Twenty-sec-
ond street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues.
sixth street, between Sixth and Sew
enth avenues.
Seventh ward-Thtesen's shop, 4431
Third avenue.
The ratio Of representation will be
one delegate for every 25 votes or
major fraction thereof cast for w. ].
Bryan for president in 1908, which en-.
titles the various wards to delegates
as follows:
First ward ..............11 delegates
Second ward ............13 delegates
Third ward ............17 delegates
Fourth ward ......... s delegates
Fifth ward 10 delegates
Sixth ward .........12 delegates
Seventh ward 10 delegates
The delegates selected will meet at
Turner hall, Wednesday, March 16, at
8 p. m, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for township offices. as fol-
lows: One assessor for one year, one
collector for one year, one supervisor
for two years, three assistant super
visors for two years, and two consta-
bles for three years to fill vacancy
Also to select a chairman of the city
township committee. and to transact
such other business as may properly
come before said convention.
BERT CORKEN, Chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
"a word fitly spoken
Is like apples of gold
In pictures of silver. XIV,

There was a singer who
Because all ears seemed deaf to him
The throbIoing measures of the lutte.
Or ChantngS in Cathec1rals dim,
Walked n his heart living strain
Until with a smile
That seemed sunshine after rain,
To speak a gentle word the while
And his heart with music stirred.
And made song the whole world heard
An careless Ger the canvass Crept,
And inspiration in the hush
Of night more to being swept,
Until came q day
A day that had been gloom and cloud
And stopped but long enough to say
A word with hOpeful1eSS endowed.
And then the painters eyes grew wet.
But his great work is treasured yet
There was a soldier. And a word
Sent him to battle armed anew.
There was a King. One thing he heard
Into greater Kingdom grew
There was a slave. One came to teach
And flowers bossOrneG in the road,
And the fair balm Of gentle speech
Took all the singing from the gOad
And eaSed his feet where paths were rOUSh-
One kindly word was word enough
Today the tofIers IN the heat
And they who work with cunning hands,
Rejoice to hear some one repeat
The word the sore heart understands.
And this is true of each Kind thing
It will not die; but 1t shall bring
A golden echo back to
II is as silver pictures old
Where apples glow In ruddy gold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Boy to Earn Way over World.

Sterling, H., March S.-Leroy, the
10 year old son Of Mayor A. R. Hend-
ricks, will leave April / on a trip
around the world on a motorcycle.
He will take no money with him and
will try to make expenses by painting
signs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

An Indianapolis doctor urges peo-
pie to E'enioy life" He is right, but
in it's last analysis the best way to
enjoy life is to help others to enjoy
it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
On Fare Occasions.

"With all her faults l love her still"
"SdnT
''Yes"
els she everI'-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
The Late StaNer.

81 will come again."
"You viii have to go first, you
know"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

"Are you fond Of children"
ooh, very"
How nicel You like all children, I
suppose"
Not adjust those Of chiIdless par
ents"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

"Do you sell your hogs by the head?"
"No, madam-by the foot"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill LEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Ambiguous.

what does a Teller have n home
for?7
Eyes. if he doesn't 90 TO it."
SOS he'll know what to fight shy
Of"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Cause Of the Dash.

He dashed of q poem.
But that was because
Unprintable words might
BE found in each clause.
The printer could spell them,
But was not 50 rash.
Twas -
IHrAH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Truth telling is monotonous, dis
agreeable and too apt TO be unre-
munerative.
The day is often too short for the
work we want the other fellow TO do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
Let the town grow.

Boost for a Greater Rock Island
in all that the term implies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

The man who knows how 10 get an
advantage always gives a good imita-
ton Of Il man taking II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08
rERMs-Daily. 10 cents per wee

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

The men who can control himself
IS pretty apt TO hold 81 per cent Of in
terest IA anything else he may be
concerned in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

Don't worry about little things nor
expect big ones TO drop into your lap.
Did you ever hear Of a man being
killed by accident while trying 20 get
out OF the way Of a tempting oppor-
tunity?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

IIird hearts are more than bridge
prizes, and gentle words thar a trip to
Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

Trouble finds lots Of fault with IA
go lets pass it up and be happy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-08

TERMS.-Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance
All communications of argumentative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
MAYOR PRATT'S
nth HOUR PLAY

Prominent union labor men,
members of the city council, and
many business men today com
mented unfavorably upon Mayor
Prattc eleventh hour grandstand
play to help American labor out by
barring foreign labor from public
contracts.
"lLf Pratt had wanted to do
some real good" remarked one
prominent councilman today. why
In the dickens didn't he do 1t year
or SO ago. after the council had
passed two resolutions and urged
that American labor be favored? ?
Here he has let the plan run along
until the end of his administra-
tion, when 1t ought to have been
one of the first things he took up.
Another point about it is that
this is the worst season of the year
to do any good in the matter. Jobs
are scarcer now and scores and
probably hundreds of foreigners
have made their little pile and are
leaving for the old country ac.
cordipg to what the railroad offices
state.A these foreigners are per
fectly Nhling to quit now. when
they have either got through work
ing or when there is no more work
TO be obtained at present"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
TOMMY BURNS
QUITS RING
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wlre)
TACOMA, Wash..( Dec. Sin a
letter received here today, Tommy
Burns, former heavyweight cham.
pion pugilist, announces his perma-
nent retirement from the prize
ring. Burns, who is at present ma.
king an exhibition tour through
central Washington, says that
when he finishes his engagement
at Gle Elum Wednesday night he
will never again appear as boxer
before the public. He has asked
Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian pro-
moter, to substitute Jack Lester,
his Gle Elum protege, to fill his
engagement with Sam Langford in
London. He gives as his reason
for retiring the injury to his knee,
sustained in Vancouver a few
months ago while playing lacrosse.
In his >letter Burns says:
81 am through with the boxing
game as a pugilist. l have retired
and this is final My knee will not
stand hard training any more.
Il received a cablegram from
Mcintosh today. He wants me to
box Lang in January and Langford
in February, but ! answered that
my knee is still bad and that l will
retire as pugilist. am trying to
arrange with Mcintosh to fight
Lester against Langford in Febru-
airy. / am sure Lester can beat
LangfOrd right now, but. of course,
| don't want Langford for him just
yet"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
NO, DEARIE, THAT
WASN'T SANTA CLAUS

MAMA" asked a small boy, as
he came down the stairs of the
city hall this morning, did you
tell the man that | wanted drum
and sled and a rocky horse and a
bicycle and a pair of skates and a
gun and-and-a-lots of things for
Christmas?"
AN did you tell him that want
dolly and doll buggy, an set
of dishes. an umbrella, an lots
of candy" piped up little sister.
"No. dearies,' answered the
mother. as she took each little
youngster by the hand. "Nma
wasn't talking to him about Christ
mas. That wasn't the Santa Claus
man"
Then. what did you tell him?'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

Young blood. that's the dope,
is the way Silent Jimmy Barrett,
new manager of the Milwaukee
American association club. views
the situation. mo big league
graveyard for ours. Wen corral
all the youngsters in sight, but
never a man will we take that has
outlived his usefulness in the big
show"
Jim Barrett. retired from the big
league because of injuries. has sue
ceeded John j. McCloskey and Is
preparing for 1911.
The new leader is after players
to make up the 1911 squad. He
could get any quantity of players
who have started in the major
leagues. but he doesn't want them.
They do not fit liz with his ideas of
a club. aBrrett knows that players
who start downward go fast.
Barrett is OF the Connie Mack
order. He is thinker. knowing
the game from beginning to end.
and Is seldom in evidence before
the public.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
MRS. MARY
bAKEREDOY
IS DEAD
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 5.-The
funeral of Mary Baker G. Eddy,
discoverer and leader of Christian
Science, will be held from her late
residence Thursday morning. The
services will be private. Only the
members Of her family and the
leaders of the Church of Christ,
Scientist, which she founded, will
be in attendance.
Where the body will be buried
has not been announced.
In response to the wishes of the
founder of the faith, leaders in the
church have declared that only a
simple service shall be performed.
The thousands who have accepted
Mrs. Eddy's creed will not be called
upon to pay their tribute Of respect
at their leaders funeral.
BOSTON,, Mass, Dec. 5.-A mil
lion Christian Scientists scattered
throughout the land are sorrowing
today for the death of Mary Baker
G. Eddy "mother" of the faith, as
she originally was called, but Of
recent years "our leader"
While the body of the leader of
Christian Science awaits consign-
ment to the tomb. her closets fol
lowers prepared brief statement
for the public, which was issued to-
day by Alfred Farlow OF the pub
licity committee OF the mother
church here.
Followers Statement.
I'VE lose the counsel OF our lead.
Continued on PAGE Two.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
MORE
WATER
(By United Press Leased Wirs.)

(By United Press Leased Wirs.)
CHICAGO, Dee. 5.-At a
meeting of the stockholders
of the Diamond Match COM
pany was increased by about
100000 when the stock
holders voted the issuance of
that amount of 6 per cent de-
bentures. The company is
now capitalized at $1O,OOO,-
600. 1t is agreed that stock
holders should have until
July 5 within which to file
subscriptions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
LITTLE FISH
ARE SOAKED
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 5.-Eght fish dealers men,
bers OF the socaed San Francisco fish trust were fined
$3.50 each today by Judge Cabannss in the superior
teen others who indicted along with them escaped
punishment through tecnicalty having testified be-
fore the senate investigating committee which assured
them of immunity The maximum penalty for the ofense
to which the offenders pleaded guilty is $5OOO Because
he said, he believed they only tools of the who
escaped, Judge Cabanniss made the fines light
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
Ex- Chiefs Suit for Libel
Against The Press Post
poned Because Attorney
Winston Finds He
Isn't Ready.

Today the $4,000 damage suit Of
John T. Sullivan against The Press
was continued in the superior
court, probably to the January term
of court.
The cause Of the continuance
was the filing OF an amended an
swer to the complaint by Attorney
F. c. Robertson for The Press, in
which he more fully set out the
basis of his defense in the case.
The answer took the counsel for
the defense by surprise, as matters
and facts were alleged that put the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
SULLIVAN SURPRISED
AND IS PUT on
THE DEFENSIVE

plaintiff, Sullivan, in a very bad
light. II borne out by the testi-
mony. ~
Attorney A. M. Winston, for Sui
fivan, objected to going ahead with
the trial without being given an
opportunity to. reply to the new an
swer, and by agreement Judge Sui
Ivan permitted the case to go over.
K Among other things it is alleged
that Sullivan, while acting chief OF
police, permitted officers under
him to commit gross immoralities !;
that this conduct was called to his
fattention. and that he took no ac'
tion thereon. This charge is based
on the Elliott case. in which con
nection Sullivan was found guilty
recently by the city council.
Attention is further directed in
the answer to the arrest Of many
Continued on Page Two.