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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08
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~I-on4.,., anu ,.le. swearing fealty 10
hun, he rode away with them to q
little wood overlooking Carlisle. where
they lay in ambush until the morrow
TO see What would happen
Sir Modred, when he came TO the
King, told how Launcelot had been
surprised in the Queens chamber and
how he alone Of all the knights which
Tell upon him there had escaped alive.
he told the story so as to make Laun-
celot and the Queen appear as guilty
as possible, and the King was sorely
grieVed.
"Alas:' cried Arthur, that that
knight of marvellous prowess. the
Iauncelot whom | trusted and whom
| made a knight, should thus have
slnned against me. Now is the noble
fellowship of the Round Table broken
up forever; now will there be war
for many a knight will stand by
Launcelot- And now it has befallen
SO that l cannot help but that the
Queen must suffer death. My majesty
and the law emand it," Sir Gawaine
urged the King not to be overhasty;
he pointed out that though Launcelot
was found in the Queens chamber,
it did not follow hat he went there
for any i'll purpose; that the Queen
was much beholden to LaunceIot and.
perhaps, had sent for him to thank
him for some service; that il was
likely that she sen for him to come
privately in order to avoid the d
dal which the wagging tongues Of the
court gossips might make out of an
innocent visit did they see him go to
her. For ofttimes," said he, I'VE do
many things that we think for the
best, and yet they turn out for the
worst. Launcelot a killed two OF
my brothers; but l warned them, and
t I bear the knight no resentment for
what he has done"
But Modred urged on the Kings re-
[ sentiment, and it was decreed that
| Queen uenev should. on the next
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08
81 SIR THOMAS nAl0g>
oVpO E@lhueNSuO. D@WDEG KDNG. Anl Rnd5gg7TS DIS

~r,Se work of Sir Thomas Mai ;
III inch he called the Mort
OIL Ltr. j. the principal mine from
DAlL Tie subsequent Arthurlan TO
wan. - have been quarrieo. 1ehly-
MA" :, his Idyls Of the King, made
son ot II. sometimes taking whole
iitt with but little change TO fit
selsa MO las blank verse.
th'"' ,r,,, to argue whether the Mo
u 81, g nj Sr Thomas was before or
- tba Euctrical romance OF the
a'rl me IN English. Malory's Mort
%"Ir+aur vas printed by Caxton in
1,o5 and though its title would signl-
= tl.st Il dealt only with the O
I5h,, Il was in reality an .
Ai' 49, life of that great British king
q me time OF his birth to his
HH'a,h No man not obsesSed by the
%t~tfn~ and intOlcrant spirit OF
-, a criticism can doubt the exist
49,, of King Arthur and his kniSnts
- the Round Table, and no one can
r,.d she Mort D'ArthEr with an I'M
ti@.et nj and not feel that. nov
nTer legend may have Warped n
tt,,o haze rlouded the story Oh the
VIM life. there is in the work OF
i,Ir~v "a large element Of gcnu.ne his
' 'nrt Also, il cannot be doubted that
49, ~.Arthurian legend has had a
INV considerable elec upon the
nho-,fer of British, civilization. In
.ho leYv dusk and dawn of Britain
a. sr. emerged from the toniusioi
nor>e,lucnt upon her nS
NRon1r. the slowly fading mistress OF
tLe world" a high note was struck Oh
tn,nr ku ohtlsncSS. chivalry and Naior
rht.b arorded subsequent ages some
,hinr to look UP TO and strive for, ever
q Il. excellence could not be attained
In fha TOLL ing adoption of IN grea'
work Of Mallory. use has been MADE
ami, Of fllnt part of the narrative
which deal. with the last DAYS .
Arthur.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08

NfItif ttNf- 81
Arthur.
f.. -r7f season of the year, the mer-
~ r.nfn of May, when every hearI
F..~. n.-N ana b~ur@eonoth: Wh'n IT,
Iorv winter with it's rought winds IS
ended and so many men ana women
rs..'- for the coming of the summer
o.rr us fresh flowers, there happened
@ .-: rt- thing which ended not IN
III -.. "ower Of chivalry of all the
va~.- was destroyed and slain. II was
all ...--. Of two unhappy SIT
1r.r~. r.nd sir Agravaine. brothers or
( r.. uaine and knights Of the
rn.rf Table of King Arthur. Ihese
+-r =. -Nte had ever a spitetul reehAS
~ae.fr.t Sir LauncelOt and q hloden
hat. unto the Queen, GueneveT' anu
WI. ..+ :hcm both most closely. Ana
an. 49,. as there was a company OF
Fr.-.ts assembled in King Arthur :
chamber. A~gravaine said openly So
4h.t many knights might hear:
"T wonder that we are not ashamed
n $50. tn, treason which Launcelot
works ulon the King. There IS tina
b.taaan the Queen and Lauhctlot
oa..h. AL men know only Arthur the
kim. and il is shameful for us 10
let -..n a noble prince as Is our Al
ta.r f.. be thus wronged. Some one
~l|.L| fFlL MIN. IIC
3 toa- ned at this thu ana Oh
Ga#a.ur said.
"I rother. pray you move IN no
suan matter. and mention it not again
beo.a me" so, God help me, salo
ST. Iaheris, neither l nor Sir Garetn
her. will have aught to do WIN SUI
a natter" Il will" spoke up 81
M.tred. Il will tell the King. come
whit NAV of it" you shall not dc
1t by my advice" said Sir GaWalhe
'f.r bon may set On foot that wnlcI
Will Hre-d war and wreck in TINS Ia
land You must realize that II tnf
Queen shows more favor to 81
LaauceIDt than to other knights ne ma
many times rescued her from peril d.
also be has rescued the King IRON
death. Full oft has Launcelot PROVED
himself a better knight than any OF u
all PeWare how, by base susplcloi
ana aalf-truths uncertain, % pree'
d.Soord between Arthur and Launce
lot We will not pause for that
cried Sir Modred. "Will we not re
fort.o Gawaine. Then God pity you
toI / viii not hear your tales nor .
d Four council"
Sir GaWaine and Sir Gareth wen
out straight, the former saying j
lrf. Now is mischief abroa nov
Is The realm threaten ed and p ce1'
."NHip destroyed. AS INC oeAo
H1ghts present strove to dissuad
M94red and Agravaine from their puf
pos she King entered the room an
%sEed What they were disputing aoou
N other knights went out and IN
S~0 conspirators being alone with IN
ing, Modred said: "Sir Agrava1n
@1c myself did break to our brother
I@"erls and Gareth matters Whic
''t'E Souch Yourself, and they Wer
iy and went out Now we be DOT
E01t sisters soma and we will rear
~ longer that Launcelot works yo
%N'n reason" Then he told all tn
-e Knew and more and all that r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Cost of Boiler Explosions.

Nobody will ever know how many
boilers blew up in the United States
in 1909, but any one who will take
the trouble may learn that at least
$50 of T. IN did, says the Technical
Worl| .agazine. That is at the rate
of = explosion for each Is hours
and six minutes in the year. In
those $50 boiler explosions 227 per-
sons were killed outright and 422
others were injured. Considering
the modest and unobtrusive way in
which the slaughter goes on this is
4 pretty good score.
There is one class of boilers, and
one only, concerning which official
statistics exist, and even these are
incomplete, and this is the locomot-
i've boiler. The interstate commerce
commission is able to announce that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

IN a percolator. I went into all the
other rooms on the ground floor ana,
finding no one, mounted the stairs to
explore the upper stories. There was
no one in any room. In the garnet I
found a locked door and couldn't eff
feet an entrance, bnt it seemed to me
that it was a storeroom. 1 returned
to the room I had slept in. My heart
was beating like kettledrum. l pooh
poohed and tried to laugh at the odd
fly of the situation. but it was no use.
I sat down in the chair in which had
slept the night before and tried TO re-
assure myself that I was mentally
sound. don't remember how long
was in my room-perhaps fifteen or
twenty minutes-when 1 heard a tap
at the door and sweet voice say:
Breakfast is ready"
made a dash for the door, opened
it and looked-anywhere, everywhere.
Not sign of life!
But the odor of coffee, fresh made
toast and broiled meat treasured me.
1 went down again into the dining
room, and there OF the breakfast table
were beefsteak, fried potatoes, eggs-in
short, a fine breakfast. l looked into
the kitchen; there was no one there.
l sat down TO the table, poured out a
cup of coffee. helped myself TO the
viands and ate my breakfast.
The first sip of coffee, the first mouth
full of food, bracing me. as it did. made
me feel moro confident that I was not
in a condition TO be transferred to bed
lam, and by the time 1 had finished
my breakfast l felt sure there was
some explanation of the mystery on
other grounds than that 1 had lost my
reason. "And yet" 1 argued, relaps-
ing into doubt, insane persons be-
ieve themselves of perfectly sound
mind"
arose from the table, went into a
sitting room in the front of the house
and looked out through a window.
There was my auto standing beside the
road just as had left it the night be-
fore. The morning was bright. and
would have liked to lay a plan for its
mending and a possible getting away,
but would not do so on any account
before having solved the mystery.
sat down in the sunshine, lit a cigar
and began to plan-not the repairing
or my auto, but method or nndlnS
out whence came the attention 1 was
receiving in this apparently unoccupied
house.
1 finally concluded that the only way
to draw out the mysterious somebody
who was ministering to my wants was
TO entrap him or her into a fancied
security. L resolved to pretend to
sleep. Taking up a book found on n
table. 1 began to read, nOdding and
starting up alternately till finally. as
if Overpowered by slumber l began to
breathe heavily and then to snore.
1t wasn't long before l heard whis-
perings in the hall without. Then
after n dead silence between my part
Iy closed eyeTfds I saw a face peering
through the doorway. which was but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

from July 1. 1904. to June 30,
1909, 265 persons were killed and
1866 were injured in explosions of
locomotive boilers; but not even the
interstate commerce commission
knows how many boilers were blown
up to accomplish this result.
From unofficial sources it may be
learned that in 1907 there were 81
locomotive boiler explosions, which
means that one out of each thousand
in use that year blew up, killing 101
persons, or nearly one-fourth of the
total killed in boiler explosions that
year. and injuring 6S. In 1909,
there were AZ explosions of loco
motive boilers, which was 7.6 per
cent of the total number of explo-
sions, in which A persons were kill
ed, which was 1913 per cent of the
total number killed in explosions
and so were injured.
Sawmills which have pretty
hard reputation in such things. only
scored "a explosions; but then saw
mills are not nearly as numerous as
locomotives. There were 40 per-
soDs killed in these accidents, which
was one more than was credited to
the locomotives and Al were in
il1red
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
The Frisky Anonymous Correspond
emf


The Springfield Register, too, seems
to be having its own troubles with the
. anonymous correspondent, as witness
the following from its editorial col
umns:
"Senders of communications to the
State Register (and we believe this
rule applies to other newspapers)
who do not give their names and adj
dresses, only waste the time and post
age. Anonymous communications are
always hastily consigned to the waste
basket. AS we have stated often be-
fore. We do not require the name and
address of the writer, which no writer
has good reason to refuse TO give. We
have always and do now encourage
the writing of communications within
reasonable cumulative limitations.
4. 1--WE especially invite opinions upon
the commission plan of government
which is being so widely studied in
Springfield, but in all cases the name
and address of the writer is required
so as to protect against impostors and
TO give a guarantee that the communi-
cation is bona fide."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
FIELD OF LITERATURE

The AeropIane Express Roy Os-
born, the Give wire" of the Aeroplane
Express, one of a new series of four
books by Ashton Lamar, certainly
knew the knock of opportunity wheD
he heard the noise at his door. The
American Aeroplane company took an
order from western miner for fly
ing machine, with the understanding
that a first class operator must be
sent along to run it. 1t was to be
used as a means of communication and
TRANSFORMATION of emergency supplies
between a group of mines located in
Arizona's most inaccessible regions.
Young Osborn seized his opportunity
with a running jump. The idea or
being the first person in all the world
IN hiring the aeroplane into CONNER
cial utility was a promise of fame not
to be lost. Then, too, the opportunity
for adventure in the wild spots Of
rugged country held charm hardly
less important. A character Of import
ance in the story is Sink Weston" a
supposedly half-witted frontiersman.
as interesting as he is rough and faith
full He becomes the guide for the
Young aviator and with mis- assistance
Rows adventures begin end they do
not end until he has seen the last sur
viving representative of the Lost
Tribe" Of Indians, and solved the mys'
terv of the white God of the Sink
Hole incidentally he admirably sue
ceeds in establishing the projected
Aeroplane Express and also in proving
that Weston is sane enough to win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

One of the important gains Of the
VETS in the recent election was
Sharon, n. H. Last year it went dry
by a decisive majority. and this year
there was a complete Upturning of
the majority. Conscious of the per
sonal consequences of their own acts,
four Of the six voters of the town cast
their ballots for the open bottle, and
the other two for the corked bottle.
One explanation of the change of SEN
timent is that when the majority voted
dry IN other years they had hang
ever" on election day, and this year
were thirsty-very, very thirsty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Gonernors Get Together.

The governors of the different
states of the union now form an
elastic organization for the purpose
of exchanging opinions and suggest
ing uniform legislation to their re-
spective commemorative. An article
on the House Of Governors" in the
December Century, written by Will
liam George Jordan, originator Of
the idea, and secretary Of the organ
ization, sets forth the origin and
scope.
At the conservation conference a
committee was appointed to arrange
time and place for a session of the
governors in a body of their own, in
dependent of the president. and this
action resulted in the first meeting
of the House of Governors" in jan
uary, 1910. The adoption of the re-
port of the plan and scope commit
tee, of which Justice Hughes, then
governor of New York, was chair
man, raised it from the limitation
Of a mere conference to the dignity
of a formal, organized, permanent
institution. the details of which will
be completed at the second meeting.
which begins Nov. % at Frank
fort, KY.
There are perhaps so great ques-
tions in this country today, wherein
uniform laws seem essential for the
best interests of all the states, and
on these congress is powerless to
act. We need a uniform marriage
and divorce law. In our 6 states
list of causes for divorce. They vary
from no divorce on any ground what
ever in South Carolina, to l 2 in New
Hampshire. Divorces are difficult to
secure in one state, while another
has them on the bargain counter
with special attention paid to tran
sient customers. The contradictions,
confusion and injustice Of this con-
dition is a blot on the nation.
Morality is not question of geogra-
phic boundaries. The lack Of a uni
form insurance law is costing the
companies today about 100000
a year, a per cent dividend on half
a billion. Automobiles passing over
a state line are subject to rules and
regulations as new and different as
though they had crossed a frontier
into another country.
Among the other subjects upon
which uniform laws may be desir-
able may be named: Rights of mar
ried women, corporations and trusts,
corrupt practices, child labor, cap
ital punishment, improved primaries
convict labor, prison reform, con-
tracts, publicity of campaign ex-
penses before election, uniform sys-
tenn of conveyancing, Inheritance
tax, income tax, mortgages, referen-
dunn, election reforms and similar
topics. The instances are countless.
This nation shows its inherent vi
tality in the marvellous manner in
which it has survived the chaos of
its conflicting laws.
The attempt at securing uniform
laws is far from being the only JUS
LITIGATION of the house of governors.
Were the governors Of the states
merely to meet annually for a few
days session, to learn to know one
another and, in frank, free inter
change of opinion and view, to get
new illumination on their state
problems, and then adjourn without
a single tangible result they could
exhibit as the outcome Of their con-
ference, they would have more than
justified their coming together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Coming Around to 1t.

Attorney General Wickersham, -
says Washington dispatch, lis con-
WINGED that the only way 10 keep cor
porations from violating the Sherman
antitrust law is to imprison the con-
victed officers, and he and his assist
ants will work toward this end in the
future"
We rejoice in the theft by a republi-
can official of another plank of the
democratic party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Nov. 20 in American
History

1726-Oliver Wolcott, one of the "sign-
ers," born: died 1897.
177S-The Hawaiian archipelago dis
covered by Captain Cook. who
named it the Sandwich Islands,
Cook was killed there by the ma
tives IN 1910.
19O5-The 250th anniversary of the
settlement of the Jews in America
observed throughout the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Had the Evidences.

MA, were we rich once?
mo; just in comfortable circum-
stances"
But we must have been rich, very
rich"
why do you think so?"
81 remember when we used TO eat
bacon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Judge Morgan ] O'Brien, referee in

Judge Morgan ]. O'Brien, referee in
the case of the city of New York
against the American Sugar Refining
company (the sugar trusD has decided
that the latter owes the city 100000
for stolen water. If any one knows
anything this trust touched and didn't
steal, he can have it by merely naming
-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

The democratic majority in the
house of representatives in the 62nd
congress will be 63. This is large
enough to be effectual. There will
be no sufficient excuse for failure to
give legislative form to the will OF
the people following such emphatic
EXPRESSION
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Rational Holiday.


Thrice welcome then Thanksgiving
day!
You come often and stay
Long
We are for you strong.
We like your style.
Our smile
Is on straight
When YOU are at the gate.
No noisy din
Ushers you IN.
You do not need for. backer
The cannon cracker
or the torpedo cane.
For you are sane.
Neither do you demand
A grand
Piano for n gift
As you drift
IN.
You win
CAnd you are a winner)
On your old fashioned dinner.
Oh. you classy feed.
You are indeed
A theme that might inspire
The poets blooming Tyre.
First there is the old turk.
a work
OF art and skin.
To head the bill.
And all along the line
Are features superfine-
Potatoes, Irish or sweet;
Gravy never yet beat.
Rich red cranberry sauce
To come across
On call.
Nor Is that all
No: the list is Just begun.
Under n ton
OF good things the table groana
But it's creaky tones
Are music mighty fine.
Thanksgiving Tor mine!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

To carry out one of his campaign
promises, Francis E. McGovern, gov
ernor-elect of Wisconsin, must find
himself a wife. Now the newspa-
pers in the Badger state are having
a fine time specializing on who is to
be the mistress of the executive man
sim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents OF young children
should be prepared for it. All that is
needed is bottle Of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
never without it in their homes and
it has never disappointed them. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

Many school children suffer from
constipation, which is often the cause
of seeming stupidity at lessons.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Li-er
Tablets are an ideal medicine to give
2 child, for they are mild and gentle in
their effect, and will cure even chronic
constipation. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Will Promote Beauty.

Women desiring beauty get wonder
full help from Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
1t banishes pimples, skin eruptions,
sores and boils. 1t makes the skin
soft and velvety. 1t glorifies the face.
Cures sore eyes. cold sores, cracked
lips, chapped hands. Best for burns,
scalds, fever sores, cuts, bruises and
piles. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

1t appears that the cruiser on
which President Taft was a passen-
ger on his trip home from Panama
was almost run down by a German
warship. There is no indication,
however. that the incident will cause
the president to cease to want to get
away from Washington every little
while
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

Judging from the press dispatches
one might he led to suppose the
fight between Lorimer and Deneen
to be Of more Importance than the
main project in the waterway con-
vention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Jones' Opinion.

what is Jones talking aboutl"
ooh, automobiles"
Likes them?"
NO. Says they are just a passing
fad, like the bicycle"
whats Jones' businessT
Breeds driving horses"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Annoyed Grandma.

He saw the charTner on the stage
And wondered IL she was OF age.
And when he sent her a bouquet
Across the footlights far away
OF course she smiled and thanked him.
But when he said he loved her SO
And asked her II her heart was free
She took the child across her knee
And very deity spanked him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Informative.

zone half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives"
''It is their own fault, then"
Whose fault?"
"Oh, half the world'sT
"Why?"
Because magazine writer's are do
ing nothing else but telling them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Saturday, November 20, 1910.

A New York hunter has killed
four bears in succession. There is
something to divert the attention of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

The get-rich-quick concern which
was closed by Postmaster General
Hitchcock in New York received
$4,000 per day from people who
were anxious to be duped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
THE ARGUS.

> Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock island. Ill len
tered at the postofice as second-olass
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Economical.

"He is married, you say?"
yes
did he marry a good cookT'
mo" 80
"Too bad Why?"
said he could hire a cook more
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

Never mind hunting trouble. Iron
bic will find your address any time II
has business with you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
Lost Opportunity.

"Know that man just spoke top
mo"
"He is n bank president"
"Why didn't you tell me sooner. so
that l might have fallen deadT'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

A girl seldom discovers that she
doesn't know more about life than her
mother does until she has a daughter
of her own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26
HumOr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
by DUNCAN n. SMITH

THE servant girl problem is viewed
in the light Of serene satisfaction
by the woman who does FIVE washinGs
a week besides her own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-26

You may be late at church, but neV.
er at a bridge party.