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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
The Argus Daily Short Story
One More Dance-By George L. Parks.
Copyrighted. 1911 by Associated Literary Press

WnIle there is no fixed rule re
speeding the comparative ages Of hus-
band and wife. there is a likelihood
that u very young man viii seek al
least the companionship of a woman
older than himself. But let him pass
over ten or twenty years and ten to
one he will be ambitious to win some
girl in her teens.
At eighteen 1 fulfilled the first part
of this statement / WAS an oidish sort
of fellow, fond Of study and reading
books that youngsters of my age sell
dom look into. I was half through col
lege and taking q good stand in my
class. but I was not tied down 10 the
courses l pursued. was rather think
ing how l might utilize them. ! had
but little 70 do with the young ladies
who were Of an appropriate age for
collegians. found them mostly given
to commonplace cLitchat, with which
1 had no sympathy. They were school
girls only beginning to know how to
entertain a grown man.
During my Junior year in college I
formed the acquaintance Of LeOna
Whitney. q young lacy Of twenty-six.
/ think she was disposed TO be interest
ed in that freshness u youth there was
about me, especially Is It showed it
self not in college pranks and ath-
letics, but in certain original way !
had IN looking upon "a world just open
ing up 10 me. At any rate, she liked to
chat with me. preferring evidently to
hear me talk 10 talking herself. At
first she treated me as a half grown
man. but br the time + was repdy to
leave college I could seq no difference
in her bearing toward me and the
other young men Of her acquaintance.
All this while, though / was uncon-
sCious Of IT, Miss Whitney was excit-
ing in me feelings other than those
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
THE sCRAPPY OSTRICH.
lis Is Full of Treachsry and Dearly
Loves to Fight

lis Is Full of Treachsry and Dearly
Loves to Fight.
Those who manage ostrich farms de-
clare that much diplomacy is required
IN the handling of the ostrich. which
in more respects than one is decidedly
queer bird.
The ostrich requires. aside from
other necessary qualifications, a mas
ters hand. strict hand, tempered by
justice and mercy. Not that the ostrich
is at all appreciative of kindness. In
deed, be never becomes thoroughly
domesticated. say those who know
him in captivity.
On the contrary, the ostrich IL
haughtily and stondly irresponsible to
kindness, and so treacheTous is he
when full grown that even his daily
attendants never approach him unless
equipped with the necessary apPli-
ances to bring him to terms when in
an ugly or dangerous mood.
The ostrich's chief object in life
seems to be to fight on every possible
occasion. Indeed, a fight to him is
the very spice of things.
The male ostrich is not without COM
mendable qualities, however. For in
stance, he mates but once and forever.
Should he. as often happens in the
course of a domestic complication. kick
his mate to death he remains true and
constant TO her memory. never seeking
a successor. In the ordinary phases Of
domesticity he is attentive and help
full. He digs the whole in the ground
that is to serve as a nest, and during
the process OF incubation, which con
tinues for forty days, he relieves the
mother bird of her duties from early
evening till late the next morning.
A curious habit of the male ostrich
Is his constitutional" At sunrise and
Just before twilight the male birds line
up in single file and race around the
Enclosure at whirlwind speed until
thoroughly limbered up. Then, sud
denly arranging themselves in sets,
they execute grotesque minuet with
ludicrous gravity.-HarpeTs Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
PORSON'S FOIBLE.

The Drink He Got From Mrs. HoPP-
ner's Private Bottle.
In Samuel Rogers and His Circle"
ia this anecdote about Richard Person,
the famous classical scholar and pro
fessor of Greek:
When Hoppner. the painter, was re
siding in a cottage a few miles from
London, Person one afternoon sud
denly arrived there Hoppner said
that he could not offer him dinner, as
Mrs II. had gone to town and had
carried with her the key of the closet
which contained the wine. Person
declared, however, that he would be
content with q mutton chop and beer
from the next aIehouse and accord
ingly stayed to dine.
During the evening Person said, 81
am quite certain that Mrs. Hoppner
keeps some nice bottle for her private
drinking in her own bedroom. so pray
try If you can lay your hands on it."
Ills host assured him that Mrs. II. had
no such secret stores; but, Person In
sisting that a search should be made, a
bottle was at last discovered in the
lady's apartment, TO the surprise of
Hopper and the joy Of Person. who
soon finished its contents, pronouncing
it TO be the best gin he had tasted for
a long time.
Next day HOppner. somewhat out of
temper. informed his wife that Person
had drunk every drop of her concealed
dram. Drunk every drop OF itr' cried
she. Heaven above, 1t was spirits of
wine for the lampP'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Some Record.

An ingeniods citizen OF Virginia hav-
ing stolen 1000 chickens IS rated as
the champion chicken thief OF the
country AS he stole most OF them
one at time he must have had some
busy nights But after man has been
at anything for a long while he begins
to look on IL as his trade. and probably
our hero went To his task each night
as checrfully as the ordinary man
trots of in the morning with his din
ncr pail.
lie must have been at it nearly every
every night. for n man like that n he
skipped one moonlight evening would
hate TO have his children crying for
chicken and TO hear lis wife say:
There amt none. Your pa was too
lazy last night 10 bring one home"
Doubtless IN time he felt that his
calling was as legitimate as some OF
the trust magnates come 70 regard
Nheirs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Tho motOrrnsn looks out ahead
10 see n there iI danger.
lie doesn't want 20 paint things red
By pussing up a stranger.
So hs o. careful with his Juice
In crowded city places.
But IN the open cuts her loose
And lets her 80 her PAGES.
He -0oks ahead for evesy switch.
For every curve and angle.
LeFt la some unexpected hitch
Ills busy wheels might tauzis.
But IN tho long and level trails
with neither crook nor siding
He does his best 20 burn the rails
And give the folks some riding.
His hand Is always firmly set
And there the brake 20 tickle
Let some one w nts on board 20 ret
And spend his hard earned nickel.
He listens FOR the signal ring
That tells him % get busy
And then he doesn't DO a thing
But once more MAKE them dizzy.
The mOfOruan g. ryer there
His sreed % check or double.
He doesn't know just when and where
lie u5y bump into trouble.
For be - always or ne 100
Tie moment things yet started.
ma from fis br1ssy fninEgubyh
1859 Bard iE r-.or Parted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Judge Mack, leaving his seat on the

Judge Mack, leaving his seat on the
bench Of Cook county to take a place
on the new court of commerce, ad-
vised Take the courts out of politics -
He had in mind making judiciary
elections nOn-partisan, which is good
as far as it goes but does not go far
enough. Take the corporations out Of
politics is the primary need. This done
the scandal Of elevating corporation
lawyers, habituated TO regard the law
from the viewpoint Of the special in
terest, rather than from the broad
viewpoint of public interest, would be
ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
LIS IL Too Much?

rs it too much to ask the eight nom
inees for the four commission places
other than the mayoralty, TO definitely
announce which positions they are
seeking?
The commission act provides for
five separate and distinct depart
ments.
The first of these is that of public
affairs, which must be filed by the
mayor.
The others are:
Finance.
Public safety and health.
Streets and public Improvements.
Public property.
The act also provides that the com
missioner of streets aQd public i'm
provements shall be ex-oficio commits
sioner OF public works.
1t must be obvious that the man
who may make an excellent commits
sioner of public works might be alto
gether out OF place at the head Of the
department of public safety. which in
Guides control of police and fremen.
BY the 50 me rule man who may
AXE an excellent commissioner Of pub
l~afety might be singulariy lacking
use peculiar qualifications requisite
man who is 10 have charge o.
IS financial affairs
final degree the general pub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Cullom and LOrimer are, 1t is an
nounced, to swing the state Of I'LL
nois for Sherman as the presidential
nominee two years hence as a re-
Duke to President Taft. That would
be a more unkind cut to the state
than anything either of the Illinois
worthless has done up to date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Illinois was going some" politically
last Sunday. Chicago gave Lorimer a
brass band reception and Rockford
passed resolutions requesting both
Lorimer and Cullom to resign. But
who would have expected anything
better from Chicago?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

lN4ON.
pertaining to friendship. l would call
upon her ia the evening when l should
be studying, intending TO do the latter
during the later hours Of the night.
But on returning to my room and TAX
ing down ny books I found myself
going over il my mind the topics We
had discussed rather than those l was
TO be-called to recits upon the next
day, or. rather, 1 would he thinking of
Hiss Whitney herself. She would
thrust herself between me and my
studies in an aegravaung but at the
same time pleasing vaT.
However. / was assigned a part at
con mencement and acquitted myself
fairly well Meanwhile I had discov-
cred that / wished Leona Whitney 70
be ny companion through that cares-
upon which I was about 10 enter. I'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

lie undoubtedly will insist on weigh
ing the candidates with reference to
their qualifications for one or more OF
the Offices to be filled
But the candidates themselves
could materially assist the voters by
declaring for which positions they re
gard themselves as being especially
eUuipped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

CONTINUED from Page One;
exceptions to it, but I am sure will
not make any missratemeDt if I say
that persons who might think other
wise will be no more than 100 in the
whole Philippine archipelago.
There are two important reasons:
In the first place. the economic well
fare of the islands al present depends
largely upon agriculture. and We do
not want TO have those lands held by
a few concerns and have the majority
of the people be nothing but mere farm
laborers. We would rather have every
man in the Philippines on a piece Of
land and cultivate it himself than to
have large concerns own most of the
land, the rest of the people being sim
ply laborers. We think this will de
velop more substantial, conservative
and law-abiding communities.
MENACISS INDEPENDENCE.
IN the second place. the Filipinos
think that the investment Of large
amounts of outside capital in Philippine
lands would be a handicap to the 20
litical independence of the islands,
which they so earnestly desire TO at
/ tain
The Filipinos think that in some
way or another there has been a prom.
Use made 10 them that they will be
given independence. This promise went
a long ways 10 assist in bringing peace
and public order IN the Philippine is
lands. The FiliDinos thought, and
they still think, that in supporting the
American government in the islands.
as they are now doing. they are helping
out the fulhilment of this promise Of
independence. l want 10 say right
here that the Fiipinos really want 10
be Independent. This is the unanimous
voice of the country today
In this connection the Filipinos
are afraid that even with the very best
intentions on the part OF the United
States to grant them independence, il
there were large investments of Amer
lean capital in the islands, this inten-
ton of the United States government
will be in some manner. sooner or
later. defeated. The majority of the
American people, gentlemen, as you all
know and as | am sorry to know, are
rot concerned one way or another
with the Philippine question. The is
lands are very far away. The Ameri F..
can people are so busy with their own
affairs at home that they can not spend 1
their time thinking of the poor eight
million little brown brothers., as we
are called over here. The American 1
people at large, therefore, fix the policy .
OF your government toward the Phil /
iPpines.
ONLY ONES ACTIVE.
Those Americans who have per
sonal interest in the islands are tho
ones who seek to command attention
for their views in congress with re
gard 10 the Philippines and in this na--
ticUlar question OF cur freedom viii be
able 10 control the policy of the GOV
eminent, because they will be in this
country the only people who win take :
sufficient Interest IN the affairs Of the /
islands, heLce their voice viii De the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Litn

Life is not made up of great sacri-
fees or duties. but Of little things, OF
which smiles and kindness and small
obligations given habituaIly arc what
win and preserve the heart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Some newspapers are beginning t,

Some newspapers are beginning to
talk of it looking more and more as
though the United States Will be com
PEELED to annex Cuba, which is said
to be proving itself politically ana
socially impossible as an independent
nation" Another case of benevolent
assimilation, you know. You remem-
Der about the Philippines, of course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

President Taft will please remem-
Der hereafter when he is picking a
cabinet member for Illinois he must
consult the whole state, which is rep
resented in the present instance by
Senators CuIlom and Lorimer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
March 9 in American
History

1773-Isaac Hull, American naval hero,
born: died 1913.
1s06-Edwin Forrest, noted tragedisn,
born; died 1872.
1S62-First battle between ironclad
warships. Confederate ram Mer-
rimac defeated In Hampton Roads
by Ericsson's famous Monitor.
19O7-John Krom Rees, noted Ameri-
can astronomer, died: born 1851.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Medicines that aid nature arc

Medicines that aid nature arc a.
ways most successful Chamber
lain's Cough Remc/7 acts on this
plan. Il loosens IA dough. relieves
the lungs, opens the Eecretions and
aids nature To restoring tho System
20 healthy condition. sold by ais
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Wise Man.

"Say"
Eyes"
ado you settle your accounts every
month";"
81 do"
"Why such strict rectltudeT
81 have 10 keep IN practice or 1
would soon get out Of the habit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

"IIe s. a very suspicious person"
ais hep
Every"
'I wonder why"
'Well, he knows what he'd DO II he
had anybody else's chance"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

p If Abe Ruef, the Frisco boss, had
gone to prison in the first place in
stead Of being on his way now he
would be through with his sentence.
It doesn't pay to put OF until tomor-
row what you can do today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

'Ee Is a born leader"
THAT may be, but he doesn't seem
70 know how to halter break a follow
ing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

"But why did she marry himT'
at was the wedding season. ana she
found him available"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets are safe, sure and reliable,
and have been praised by thousands
Of women who have been restored 10
health through their gentle aid and
curative properties. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Since they behold the Jagged Alps.
Some miles below them now.
The aging men In search OF scaips
WIN show the comet how.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

When Il man can't make a large
enough fool OF himself he gets n wo-
man to help, and the community IL
usually satisfied with the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Hurnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
8z DUNCAN n. SMITH

4 MAN can't understand why a wo-
man fuses around with her face,
but watch him hustle for help when
he finds the thatch leaking atop his
head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

4 woman blames mother-in-Iaw for
husbands shortcomings and daughter
in-lay for sons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Useless to try to make a married wO-
man believe in masculine angels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

Most OF the men who yell for oppor-
tunity wouldn't know one IL 1t came
under the guise OF work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

When woman can't think OF any
thing else, 10 do she worries because
Johnny hasn't had measles yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

1t often costs n lot OF hard cash TO
convince some men that they can't
pick a winner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
THE ARGUS.

~ TIVE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09

A woman can wear any old thing to
weekly prayer meeting. but n she
hasn't n new outfit for Easter Sunday
she finds II necessary to get the din
ner herself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
INVESTMENTS IN PHIL
IPPiNES SEEN As BAR
TO INDEPENDENCE

CONTINUED from Page One,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
MORE BURGLAR|ES
RESIDENCE OF GEO. q. WALKER
ENTERED AND SANSAcKEr
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Fair of Shoes Taken From Negro by
w. Walsh Prove TO be Stolen
Property-SaIoon Mans Elk
perience With Toughs.

The burglars are getting holder and
are not content to await until late at
night but break into a house In day
time. Yesterday afternoon a bur
glar entered the residence Of George
y Walker, 220l Walnut street, He
gained entrance by way of the front
door which was either left unlocked
or ne esed skeleton key to unlock
~. Mrs walker was away from home
for an hour or two after dinner and
did not return until 8 O'Clock; but
did not know that an unwelcome visi-
tor had been Mt her house.
Her daughter, Miss Beatrice, re.
turned home at O'clock and having
occasion TO 20 upstairs soon learned
that \ burglar hal made the house a
Visit Everything In the upstairs
rooms had been rnsacked; every
drawer in the dressers had been gone
through and thorough search had
been made by the burglar for money.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
TEN THOUSAND DRUGGISTS.
Unite in Their Opinion Regarding
Certain Medicine,

Druggists should know better than
any one else the value Of every medi
cine.
Therefore, when over ten Thousand
recommend Vinol, the cod liver and
iron tcnic, without OIL, over their own
signatures as the greatest tonic reeoa
struttor ana strength crcator--and
efter to return the purchase money IN
every cssc w4cre it fails TO give SAT-
isfactiun, 1t must Indicate that Vnol
is pretty reliable medicine.
We could publish columns Of such
Testimony as the following;
6. A. Poterheld, the leaiing dur
gist Of Charleston y. Va, says Az
ased vincl for every member Of his
family and has never been dsap-
pointed with the results.
Mir. J. +, Bradley. druggist, Of New
Brunswick, n. j.. SAYS, "Vinol is Ger
tain1y 4 wonderful redicine. He has
proved II from personal experience
The many years that Vintl has
been on tie market has serfed e
strengthen its popularity, and prove,
by continued tests that 1t will. do ~
That is claimed for II.
Try a bottle OF Vinol with t'c I'll
degstauding that your money Elll "
returned II II does not buill 9 Won
strength and give you an added H.
terest in life Paul G. Schulz & Son.
Druggists Cairo, III.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
Manners OF the Boy.

For some reason many mothers dc
not give the same attention 10 the
manners Of their sons as to hose o.
their daughters Yet the boys train
ing Is even more importHnt thar
those Of the girl TIE majority q
young men leave their homes shortly
after they come Of age, ind many
leave before that period. cnd they
come into contact. into intimate assu
citation frequently, with men who have
had but little training in the nice
ties of life. and all too frequently
these evil communications corrrrt the
good manners of the more fortunate
class. But the boy who is trained to
courtesy from his childhood can be
trusted In any environment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
FLoRZNCE NIGHTINGALE MEMO
RIAL

sThe 'lady with the lamp as Miss
Nightingale was called. is to have a
fitting memorial throughout the
lTmted Kingdom in an association
which win care for and pension all
lged and infrm army and navy
nurses.
These women have hitherto drilted
,uto ohscurity, many OF them into ac-
tual want, when the term of their ser
vice was Rshortened by i'll health or
age. The period Of a nurses useful
ness is necessarily short as compared
with other callings, for the stronger
and more robust a nurse is the more
efficient she is deemed. Soon the
older ones are pushed aside They
have few of them had time or oppor-
tnnity to lay by nest egg for that
inevitable dark time. and living is
eked out as best it can be-
But the Florence Nightingale In
perial Association will raise a M
tlonal fund. the proceeds of which
viii go as pensions to these in
capaciated onSs, and going in her
name will be doubly welcomed.
AS the English government does
rot seem to pension It's war nurses,
this plan Is at once philanthropic and
a beautiful tribute to the unselfish
woman who carried the first light Of
organized mercy to the battlefield.
But government should not leave
its wartime nurses to public charity
sny more than it does its worn.odt
soldiers. The women who go down
into the trenches and out on the
blood soaked plains and care for the
wounded are, in these latter days
Faust as much part OF the army as
are the enlisted men, and they should
have their places on the pay-rolls for
broken health and old age.
The statue to be erected to Flor
ence Nightingale by the nurses Of the
whole world--each contributing her
mite-will say to all generations in
what reverence she was held--Com-
| mercial-Appeal,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-14
MUST ATTEND SCHOOL,

The superintendent and teachers
of schools have been made truant OIL
GERS. bv the state Boafc Of Education,
and are active in getting children
of school age to attend schools,
either public or private. STATE
Superintendent Blair has issued the
following bearing upon the subject:
every child between the ages OF
Z and 16 years, must attend some
public or private school during the
entire time the school attended Is in
session, which shall not be less than
{ calendar months Of actual teach
ing.
Every child between the ages OF
ID and t6 years may be excused
when necessarily and lawfully en-
ployed during the hours when the
public school is in session,
"Continued and repeated hardness
is as much violation of the law as
llgal absence.
"a truant officer should be appoint
ed at the time OF the election ot
teachers, whose duty II is to Fepcft
all violations of the law, and to pros
ecute all persons who may appear 10
be guilty Of spch violations
when child il actually dwelling
in school district, so that some per
son there has charge Of il, and 1t IS
not instructed elsewhere, then that
child must attend the public school
"a child does not have to be legally
adopted in order thas some person
may have the care and custody Of n,
Amy person having control of a
child, who, with intent to eyade the
requirements OF the law, shall make
false statement concerning the age
81 employment of such child, or the
time such child has attended school,
shall be subject to fine Of not less
than three dollars, nor more than
twenty dollars for the use of the pub
tic schools of the district"