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Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

What is the matter. NasogiT he
asked quickly. Have confidence. Re
member 1 am your friend. Are you in
trsuble?''
A look of proud reserve froze the
emotion from the mans face; then,
with Stanley's encouraging smile. tears
came into the onyx eyes. and his head
bowed humbly.
Master. the story Of the abode of
peace and joyl A soldier returned
from the wars to claim his beloved
wife. Ere he reached home he was
confronted with the story that she be-
lieved him dead and had married an
other, and rather than disturb his hap
piness and because he was jealous that
she had cared so little for his memory
the soldier turned back and went to
the new country that in another land
he might become wise and great and
learn to live without the love OF wom-
an. And the place he came to was
n great city, and after a few years
had passed he served n new master,
one who brought into his studio the
very stone lantern that had once stood
I'm the soldiers garden in faraway ia
pan. The soldier recognized IL imme-
diately, but he did not understand un-
til he heard his masters story"
You will want to go home at once
said Stanley heartily. Get your
things together. Nasogi. and start to-
night. Come to me for money before
you GO"
when my work is done" said the
man gratefully as he began to clear
the table.
"And the lantern, Nasogi-you will
want to restore that to the abode OF
peace and joy?"
Excuse" said the japanese softly.
"If my honorable master Will keep II
as recollection of much happiness
he conferred upon a foolish servant 1t
will cause me gratitude. My garden
will have joy and peace even IL it
lacks the lantern" he said happily.
milne will have the lantern. while
IT lacks joy and peace" said Stanley
rather bitterly.
But Celia's hand was thrust through
his arm, and her soft cheek rubbed
against his shoulder.
Cannot we have joy and peace and
the lantern. too, dear?" she whispered.
81 am so sorry, Ethan. l wonder II
may not stay with you. I have never
had word from you all the long
years, and
Nasogi had vanished. From the
studio came the first dreamy chords
from Clayton's violin and n low mur-
muir OF voices as the others talked.
Not another word, sweethea-'"
murmured Ethan to his wife.
have both been to blame. We ha
both suffered for our folly. Together
we will start anew. with the stone
lantern to light our abode OF peace
and ioY."
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Honor to Mark Twain.

Two bills are being prepared by
members of the Missouri legislature
which provide for memorials 10
Mark Twain. One measure contem-
plates the purchase of the boyhood
home of Mark Twain, associated with
"Huckleberry FINN" which now
stands within the corporate limits of
Hannibal The other bill provides
$4,000 for a monument The Han
nibal Commercial club has announced
that if the legislature viii provide
a monument the citizens of Hanni-
bal will furnish the most corspic-
uous point IN that city as a site.
This will probably be Lovers Leap,
a bluff overlooking the Mississippi.
which is close to the cave made fa-
nous in Tom Sawyer"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
JeTersonian Simplicity.

The old story of Thomas Jefferson
riding his white horse up to a con
venient hitching post, going into the
capitol at Washington and taking the
oath of Office as president of the
United States is familiar to every
school boy.
There have been efforts to cast
doubts upon this, just as there have
been efforts TO discredit the story of
George Washinton and his hatchet,
but the people prefer to believe them
both, and Washingtonian truth and
Jefersonian simplicity have become
household words.
1t is a hopeful sign of the times
that there has been a revival of this
spirit of simplicity among public men,
and many of them are trying to escape
the useless display and fiummery
which has come 10 be considered an
indispensable adjunct of high office.
The other day JudsOn Harmon was
inaugurated governor of Ohio and all
he did was to take the oath of Office
and so to work. He did not even de
liver the usual inaugural address.
A chief justice of the supreme court
of the United States assumed the du-
ties of Office and nobody would have
known it if it had not been for the
ever busy and ubiquitous press.
In commenting upon the inaugura
tion of Governor Harmon, the New
York Tribune says:
Mr.. Harmon's departure from Gus
tom has much TO be said in its favor.
He was already in Office, and there
fore his swearing in for a second time
was not so much an occasion of i'm
portance as was the first taking up of
his duties. If then, beings the first
democratic governor of his state in
many years, he had insisted upon rob
bing the occasion of some of the
ceremony that appropriately rounds
il out. for the sake of Jeffersonian sim
piicity. his action might have been
set down to absurd affectation. On a
second Inauguration the policies and
purposes of a governor are well under
stood, and the call for a personal ex-
preston such as his message. TO come
few days later, does not afford the
opportunity for il is not great. Though
he Legendary Jefferson never estab-
lished the fashion OF proceeding to the
White house on horseback and tying
the horse TO a hitching post on the day
of inauguration, the example of GOV
ernor Harmon. if he becomes his
party's choice for president, may en-
courage other governors taking the
oath of Office for a second term to re
frain from inaugural addresses. II so,
the country will be spared much per.
functory speaking"
There is a great deal of truth in
this statement. In these days of daily
newspapers the people do not care to
be talked to death. and the messages
of presidents and governors lose much
of their interest TO the general public
from the fact that they are too long
and labored
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Life Lines
BY BAsILEUs.
JUDGING.
Copyright. 1910.

Be fair in your judgement and deal
ings with others, and you will make
friends of your foes and all men your
brothers.
The man who imputes mean motives
to other mems acts, is generally
judged to be very mean man
himself-he gets what he gives.
The man who jumps at conclusions
is sure to slip a cog; man cannot
leap from ignorance TO ripe Judge
ment without getting a sprain from
his spring.
What is considered right in our
selves we often Judge as wrong in
others.
Man can never go straight up to
heaven by insisting on his right 10
pick out the route other men should
take; yan cannot prove his own
goodness nor his brothers badness by
comparison.
Do not despise the man who does
things differently from the way you
think they ought to be done; the
stone you throw will come home 70
you and your hateful smack will re-
bound back and hit you.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
The Winner.

The man OF action is the chap
Who iuggles with success.
Who finds a seat In fortunes lap
And makes the others guess.
lie gets ahead by doing things
And thereby makes a win.
His left hand deftly pulls the strings;
His right hand counts the tin.
While other people sit around
And wish they might succeed
His feet are on the solid ground
And running at full speed.
Nor does he stop 10 take his ease
And have a spell OF play.
But gathers fruit from on the trees
That grow along the way.
From task 10 task he lightly. fiita.
Cleans up things In his flight.
And II is not a case OF quits
TIL he has finished quite.
II twenty things are there TO do.
That means just twenty done
Before ne pauses for a view
OF theories lightly spun.
o wondrous human dynamo.
Forever on a strain
And every moment on the 20.
In sunshine storm and rain.
You pile up wealth while others play.
with forces blind you toy.
But when do you find time, l pray.
Your winnings to enjoy?
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
"STLYE" POSSIBLE FOR ALL
Artist Lays Down Rules to Give Wo-
men Good Appearance.

InNS IIONh w OiNt " ~
men Good Appearance.
Boston. Mass, Jan. 1S.--Henry Tur-
ner Bailey. artist, has laid down a set
of rules whereby women of high and
low degree, fat, thin. tall. or short,
can achieve aesthetic perfection in
style. Here are the rules:
''If you are tall, wear gowns made
on horizontal lines, and never have
dresses too long or too short.
IF you are short, your costume
should be made on vertical lines.
Never have your dresses short. re-
gardless OF style.
. 'If you are stout, dress plainly in a
one-color scheme.
IF you are thin, a mixed goods is
permissible.
Women possessing large feet should
never wear tan shoes.
Whether feet are large or small. the
broad bulldog toe is ilartistic from
every point Of view"
In conclusion Mr.. Bailey says:
"Puffs are condempable because they
are false"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Initiative and Referendum.

For the initiative and referendum,
443, ,505 votes; against the initiative
and referendum, 127.751 votes!
This was the way the people of
Illinois sent their special message TO
the Illinois general assembly and il
meant no concentrated initiative and
referendum pertaining only to Ger
tain classes of legislation, but to leg
islation in general.
The Illinois general assembly
should need no other message than
that direct from the people
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

with a whale in the Gulf of Mexico,
the Norwegian steamer, Mount YER
non, came into port yesterday. The
captain says the whale was 75 feet
long. After the whale was wounded
it stopped, thrashed the sea with its
tail, and then struck the boat just
below where stood the skipper. The
force of the blow was tremendous
and the heavy steel plates buckled.
With the rebound of the blow the
leviathan was hurled back and sank
out of sight.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Three more wide-awake Illinois cit
les adopted the commission plan Of
municipal government yesterday when
Decatur. Ottawa and Dixon voted af-
firmatively. Guess there is not much
sfoubt how the people of the state stand
on the proposition.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
KILLED IN kiser Erplosion.

Cairo, III, Jan. 1s.-A boiler ex-
plosion on the towboat. r. y. Davis,
yesterday afternoon blew First En-
gineer William ByerIy into the river.
His body has not been recovered. The
accident occurred at point SIX miles
north Of here on the Ohio river.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Jan. IS in American
History

1Ts2-Daniel Webster. orator and
statesman. born; died 1S32
ISIS Richard Yates, war governor Of
Illinois and United States senator.
born; died 1873.
190S-Edmund Clarence stedman. not
ed author and critic. died: born
1894
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Her Father wasn't Rich.

aren't you dancing attendance on
Miss Slim any mOreT
"No."
"Why nOt?"
"She wanted TO make me the hero
OF her dreams"
Didn't you like thatr'
Liked 1t well enough, but Il
wouldn't work"
"Wby?"
mo salary attached"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Some of their constituents will be-
gin to think that certain senators live
in glass houses since they are so diff
fident about throwing stones.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Perplexed.

''She Is very pretty"
Eyes. but the poor girl doesn't know
what TO do about it,
what do you mean;"
"She doesn't know whether 10 go on
the stage or try progressive matrimOny
from private life"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
One Was Enough.

Don't you want 10 hear the end OF
this story?''
Haven't heard it?' asked the man
who was starting to go.
Certainly not There Is more"
81 heard the first end. That will be
enough"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

These items are ample, except that
for the bath, and the others are high
enough 10 make the total a safe esti-
mate. The house will be pretttier and
more comfortable than the wooden or
brick house at twice the cost.
Aside from the cheapness and dura-
bility the great point is the elimination
of the fire risk Such house would
be good for 500 years. Double the
size of the house and the cost is not
doubled, and the man earning 500 a
month can easily own or rent COM
modious home Mr.. Edison's esti-
mates, however, are for Long Island
and New Jersey, for he expects to use
the sand removed in eXcavating the
cellar to make his fluid concrete. Fur
ther. he must be near an ample sup
ply Of water. Taken as a whole, the
plan seems practicable. and if so would
be of incalculable benefit to working
men.
All honor to the Tireless invent
or, 1t is worth mentioning that his
estimates cover six sets of cast-iron
molds, by combining which the houses
can be endlessly varied in appearance
and details.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Another argument against whiskers
is found in the fact that the senate
used up 1920 worth of hair brushes
during the last year.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

There is one thing about the sena-
torial deadlock existing in a number of
states. IL indicates that there are no
put-up jobs going through with four
horse teams.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Have yod a weak throatY

Have you a weak throat? II so.
you cannot be too careful. You can
not begin treatment too early. Each
cold makes You mare liable 10 anoth-
or and the last is always the harder
10 cure. II you viii take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy at the outset
you will be saved much trouble. Sold
By all druKgists-
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

"You are fond OF flowers. I see"
"F1owersE''
"Yes."
"What makes you think sOT''
"You use such elegant flowers OF
speech and throw such beautiful bou-
quets at yourself"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Atlee Pomerene. however, has moth
ing on the man who was tired of being
known as John Smith and had his
name changed to GaEadig Gigadab.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Lawyers should not worry. Most
of the Indiana authors started out
as followers Of Blackstone and
wound up in vaudeville.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Russia, which is planning to spend
$75,G0O,000 for a new navy, should
keep its battleships in the Black sea,
where the Japs can not reach them.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Senator Beveridge declares the tar
itf board is a triumph Of organized
opinion" 1t is also a defeat for 'or-
ganization" opinion
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

The shades of John Adams and
John Quincy Adams are engaged in no
dispute as TO which one was hcnored
when Adams county, Ohio, was named.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

It is very much feared, when March
finally arrives, that Secretary Bal
linger will resign on that date the
same way he did on Sept l.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

TIken ioTe'y woman goes 20 vote,
Her Paris Oufat wearing.
A@n AZ .he polls must wear his coat
And stop his awful swearing.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Be cheerful, Radium has fallen
$1,OO0,OOO an ounce.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
Proper.

'Reing sick. the ship was looking foi
a dCydock"
- drydocki"
"Yes"
You should say n thirsty doctor"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1874
Second avenue Rock Island. Ill CEn-
tered at the postohice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Still the price of votes in Ohio is
cheap.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
something Coming.

81 would like 10 be a critic"
II should say you are one"
"Whof slef'
"Yes."
Then where's my salary"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18
WHALE FIGHTS WITH SHIP

Steel Plates of Vessel Damaged as
Result of Attack.
New Orleans, La. Jan. 1S.-With
a score of plates damaged in a fight
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

TERNS--Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year IN advance
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
tioa- No such articles Will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county
9 Es1Hzg>
<IsAoEs Gasgr oassssgrr COUNCIL 20
Wednesday, January 10, 1911.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

which time the workmen must erect
others. For these reasons the house
can not be cheaply constructed On a
single vacant lot.
Mr.. Edison's figures for building IA
houses year are for each house:
Labor and superintendence IS $50
Interest and depreciation on con-
struction plant ..... 140
Cement-220 barrels at $1.4O 80
Steel reinforcement rods - 125
Bath and heating " $50
Windows, doors and finishing =. 325
Averapa Der bousa 81 ooO
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

Wednesday, January 1s, 1911.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

THE average man never knows what
lies before him. but he feels real
sonably sure that 1t isn't n million dol
lars.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

The man who never tells his son the
smart things he did as a boy can be
trusted to misjudge the boy.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-18

All depends upon the point OF view.
1t is accident when dad smashes the
car and carelessness when Johnnie
does.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21
REDIScOvER A WONDER CAVE
Explorers Locate II In Depths Of Royal
Gorge 500 Feet Above River
How Found.

Canon City. Col.-Another attrac-
ton has just been added to Canon
City's list of scenic wonders by the
rediscovery of wonderful cave in
the depths of the Royal Gorge by a
party organized from the Canon City
Merchants association.
For many years there have been ru-
mors of the existence OF such cav
ern. but, owing to the difficulty of
crossing the river and exploring the
region. all efforts to find 1t proved I'M
availing.
recent letter to Guy U. Hardy
from G. A. Anderson OF Portland, Ore.
gave description OF the cave and its
location.
Following the description the party
crossed the river near the gorge station
one mile east of the hanging bridge,
and found the entrance to the cavern
in a ravine about 500 feet above the
river.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21
AMERICAN GIRL MAKES HIT
Miss Meta Reddish, Young Soprano,
Scores Successful Debut at San
Carlo Opera House.

Naples.-Miss Meta Reddish. a young
American soprano, has just made
successful debut at the San Carlo
Opera house. Her Amina in "Sonam
bula' was brilliant achievement for
such young woman. The audience
went wild with enthusiasm, insisting
that she respond to many encores.
Two years ago Miss Reddish was
placed by Miss Emma Thursby with
Maestro Carlo Sebastian in this city.
Her remarkable performance as Ami
ma reveals her to be an artistic of sim
gular value, and the critics here pre-
dict great future for her Although
she sang with the famous tenor,
Giorgini. she received the lions share
of the applause.
The success of her first appearance
has resulted in her engagement to APP
pear at the San Carlo Opera house for
the season. Already she has received
many requests from Italian noblemen
to sing at fashionable concerts and So
ciety functions.
At the fall OF the curtain she was
presented with beautiful gold watch
set With diamonds and rubies. The
donors name was kept secret
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21

LenoM of Barn 88 FL. Width FL and ID Ft High
A BuiIt-over Barn.

hay. which is carried to these lofts by
a carrier running the whole length Of
the barn. The lofts above the COW
and lambing stable are used for stor-
ing corn fodder In winter. The horse
stable. exclusive OF the box stall, will
accommodate Ave horses. In the COW
stable there ia room for seven COWS,
and few calves on one end. Each
COW has a separate stall, and instead
OF being tied around the neck a small
chain which is snapped into a staple
at the rear OF the stall keeps each
COW In place and gives her perfect
freedom to lie down or lick herself.
and my cows are always clean. These
stalls are SO arranged that the COW
cannot turn around and the mixer
has plenty of room without being
crowded. AS my lambs are dropped
in February and March 1t is necessary
to have a separate stable fer this pur-
pose. In this stable are several small
pens in which the ewes are confined
until the lambs get strong. Most of
my barn floor is covered with plank,
which are getting out of shape. Early
in spring | intend TO tear out these
plank. level on the ground and put
in a solid cement floor. | have the
gravel already drawn for this purpose.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21
WHY FARMING
NEEDS SYSTEM
Vast Amount of Capital Now In
vested Must Be Accounted for
and Dividends Earned
Conditions Changed.

The Bookkeeper estimates that the
capital now invested in the United
States amounts to fifty billions of dol
lars, or fifty times the amount in
vested in the steel industry, which is
the next largest, and says:
Calculating on che basis OF the orr
ginal value of his land. the farmer
is making money. Calculated on the
current market price at which ne
could withdraw his investment and
put It in Understanding industrial
securities, he is losing money every
time the seasons revolve. In many
sections Of the country farm values
have doubled. even trebled, in the last
generation. Land that has been
worked on the basis calculation of
from IS to $40 an acre. must in the
future respond to acreage values Of
from s75 to 5000. The old generation
with its obsolete methods, which has
persisted solely on the excuse Of
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21
LARGE HANDED WOMEN BEST
Amateur Chicago Press League En-
tertalner Says Many Give Up
Art-Household Profits.

Chicago Members of the Chicago
Press league. having life secrets
locked in their memories, had a mar
row escape the other day and did not
breath freely until they had left the
monthly dew-drop-inn tea at the Field
tea-room
About eighty had gathered for
spring festival, at which members
were to deliver prophecies.
Nine. zenia. who in plain life is
Miss Meta wellers. was prepared to
reveal the entire future and past of
all present by means of palmistry.
Most women put their gloves on. but
on Nine. Zenia's assurance that she
would tell only the nice things. they
offered their palms.
These were some of the things
Shown"
Women with large hands make the
best homes.
One woman's hand showed she
could keep a secret.
Many gave up art and bettered the
home.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-04-21
College Professor Says Empires viii
Be Driven to Fate OF Rome II
Wives Don't Reform.

New York.-If Prof Scott Nearing.
VINO holds chair in the economic de-
par.ment of the University of Penn.
syivania, does not get "in bad" with
the modern woman. then wonders
never cease. Hear him:
III the women of today continue to
be the economic burdens to men that
they are now they win ruin this coun-
try lust as the dissolute women of
Rome ruined that empire
The wife no longer contributes to
the family income by creating values.
with the. increased standard OF elab-
crate dressing she is often Its chief
burden
Modern industry has converted
men into earners and women into
spenders.
When reporter called on him to.
day he was found in cosy little
house, with very pretty wife in a
crisp white dress.
The woman of today" said Profes-
sor Nearing. Ifs in the third stage.
First she was the slave, creature
that might be beaten by her lord and
master. Second came state OF co.
operative labor with the, cook stove
and the loom.
Now we have the parasite woman.
The whole Idea OF the women of the
middle and upper classes is to sponge
upon the men.
And whose is the fault?" was
asked
Nobody is to blame" answered
Professor Nearing. The women OF
today are not to blame for what they
are. any more than are the men.
But the time has come when two
roads open before the woman OF the
future Either she must continue to
be parasite and go down to ruin.