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Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Black Dagger-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted. 1911 by Associated Literary

he was soon padded out into the
stream, which glistened in the moon
light like molten silver.
"Kaoyangi Sabe?" he cried sharply.
The coolie nodded his head and
whirled the sampan about until it
headed up stream. For a mile he pad
died steadily with his long sweep-like
oar and then suddenly ran the boat in
between high banks on the north shore
and grounded in the mud.
AS if guided by some invisible hand,
he who could not recollect ever having
touched foot on this soil before sought
for and found a narrow path winding
upward to where a ruined temple
crouched among a group of distorted
wind blown cedars. The moon sent
long rays down and here and there
pierced the secret places with an illu-
the outline of a dark arched opening,
and he made for it fearlessly.
Just before he reached it he drew
from his pocket the little map he had
studied earlier in the evening and turn
ed the fash from his pocket light upon
it
Pocketing the map and swapping off
the light to hold it in his left hand
while his right hand closed around
small repeating revolver, Garland
plunged into the opening to find him
self in the crooked passage, which was
lighted down its length by the moon
which hung above its roofless walls.
On either side of the white stone
walls there stood out sharply the little
black daggers, which seemed to point
his way. Glancing to the right and
left, he followed their guidance until
one last circling curve Of the passage
brought him sharply up against an
other arched opening which gave forth
a damp, earthly smell. On the stone
post of the door was painted another
black dagger pointing downward. Gar
land flashed on his lamp and saw a
wriggling fight of broken stone steps
dropping down into a black pit. For
an instant he hesitated. and then. with
shrug of his shoulders. he stepped
forward.
He counted twenty-seven steps in all
before his feet touched soft earth. He
extinguished his light for an instant
and tried to pierce the darkness with
his eyes.
Before he snapped on the light again
he was startled into rigidity by the
sound of footsteps treading the pas
sage overhead. They came rapidly
with sharp, rapping clicks Of leather
boot heels on stone This was not the
soft padding Of felted native slippers;
it was the tread of a fearless man
wearing European footgear or perhaps
American boots ike his own.
Garland moved backward and away
from the steps until his back struck
sharply against a cold wall. There he
stood, a part of the enveloping black
ness. while the footsteps stopped at
the arched door. and then by the care
Of a sputtering candle jammed in the
neck of a soda water bottle Garland
saw a pair of trousers descend the first
few steps. Then as the man came
down the candle fame lighted his shirt
front and reached his chin just as a
Whit of air from out of nowhere in
particular extin =uished the light
Dash it all. muttered the man In
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
REGARDS to tho Cults.

oh. what bunk the faddists feed us
AS long the road they lead US.
Giving soft anc simple lessons
As they reach out for our purse.
Giving US the razzle dazzle
On old kinks worked to n frazzle.
But we do not know the difference.
Being hypnotized or worse.
Fee, fie, foe or some such lingo:
Say IL twenty times. and. bingo,
We at once are elevated
To a higher. smoother plane.
with the stars above we frolic.
And. although we catch the collie,
Still we do not know we have IL,
For there's no such thing as pain.
In this sea Of gun and pifiie.
If we do not make the rifle.
There Is something in our nature
That is sadly out OF tune.
If we keep on making faces
At the designated places.
Though our case is worse than hopelesA
We Will get there pretty soon.
Sizing up the situation.
with his brain on a vacation.
We are told by the professor.
II we falteT not nor fear
We will reach the higher landing.
Where the soulful ones are standing.
And in twenty dollar lessons
lie Will make his meaning clear.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

kewanee, Aug. 1.-THE sixty-sixth
session of the northern Illinois annual
conference of the United Brethren
church will be held at Canton Sept 27,
according to an announcement just
made. Bishop George NJ. Matthews of
Chicago viii preside. This conference
is made up Of a consolidation of the
Rock river, the central Illinois and the
Illinois conferences of the United
Brethren church. 1t includes all of the
state north of Springfield 1t is an
nounced that DR. w R. Funk and
Rev J. NJ. Phillips. editor of the Re-
ligious Telescope, of Dayton, Ohio. will
be among the prominent representa-
tives Of the church, outside the confer
ence, present.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

Garland and Harpeth met on the Pa
cific liner TropicO, and from the first
attraction of congenial natures there
developed a warm personal liking.
Garland was from the state of Maine.
and Harpeth was son of California.
Out of 100000 human souls fate
had drawn these two. one from the
play the principal parts in a strange
iE."ident-
They had left the fairy islands of
Japan far behind and were drawing
near to the tat outline of the China
coast
Are you going to stop over in
Shanghai?" asked Garland, with a
touch of Yankee inquisitiveness.
Haven't heard you say"
There was a little pause while Har-
peth's eyes sought the rising coast line.
Possibly" He clipped the word
rather sharply.
Garland glanced at him curiOusly.
''You know | really didn't mean to pry
into your affairs" he said apologetical'
ly. It's rather a natural question for
one tourist to ask another"
Surely; no harm DONE" returned
Harpeth quickly. How about your,
self-yOu going to stop overF'
1t was Garland's turn to show embar-
rassment- The quick look of interro-
cation he flashed at his companion
was met by Harpeth's expression OF
Ianguid Indifference. 1t was quite
plain that Harpetn had asked the ques.
ton merely to make conversation, not
that he cared a rap about the matter.
Maybe I'll stop over to see the city"
said Garland
Clumsy junks came teetering over
the sea toward the mouth or the
Yangste, but the Tropico left them
far behind as she steamed up to her
anchorage off Wusung and landed her
eager passengers on to the little trans
fer tugs that would convey them up
the tributary tidal river, the Huangpu,
to hospita BILE Shanghai.
In the crowd Garland and Harpeth
missed each other. accidentally or by
design. Garland could scarcely wait
for the tug to make her landing at the
jetty before he was of and swinging
away up the bund toward the hotel
of his choice.
The electric lighted hotel. with its
air of western luxury mingled with
It's quiet eastern service, impressed the
Yankee wanderer most favorably, and
he retired to his room and bath, whis-
Ting cheerfully at the prospect of the
excellent dinner that he was sure
awaited him below.
But when the meal was concluded
and he had enjoyed the gasuonomic
delights which his fancy had conjured
up he retired TO the smoking room TO
pore over a queer little map drawn
with brush strokes of india ink on
mottled tissue paper.
1t was an hour after midnight when
he left the hotel and made his way
along the bund to where a flight OF
stone steps led down 10 the river.
Here were several sampans mOored TO
the landing, and the coolies immedi-
ately fell TO fighting for his patronage.
He settled the matter by stepping into
one of the little boats. and. being
bounced uOOn by its delighted owner.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

II would be a pity if, simply in the
aid of a political measure, the house
Of lords of England should be pack
ed with 'puppet peers.
Nothing half so bold has ever been
attempted in the United States where
the jackpot" has run rampant and
the influence Of money in elections
ana in legislation has been evident.
That the king of England should
have such a power IN his hands is
something incomprehensible even TO
the citizens of America, where the
president, if he chooses, can WELD a
most powerful influence IN legisla-
ton. IL is to the credit Of our Brit
ish cousins that such recourse has
appeared to be repugnant to both
parties. The British love of fair
play has become proverbial. There
is d good place 10 exercise it right
now.
The issue before the people of the
British empire is very important
one and it should be settled in a way
that will leave no recoil. II is not
so much a question of limiting or
reyoking the power OF veto lodged
in the house OF lords as il is one OF
preserving free government in Great
Bri-a ain.
If the ends of liberal legislation
are attained by Legitimate means,
they may mean much for the people
If they are attained through a po-
litical trick. they Will never do the
people any good.
Honesty is the best policy all the
time
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
MEN SPEND NIGHT IN TREE
Bull, Angered by Red Tin Pail,
ChaSes Them Into Branches.

Wausau, Wis, Aug. 11-Henry
Berkholder and Edward Seymoure
passed the greater part of the night
in tree because an angry bull did
not like the color of a red tin bucket
they were carrying. The men went
into the woods TO pick hazel nuts.
While sitting under a tree a bull
grazing near by saw the little red
pail and charged them. The men
climbed the tree and remained there
until the buH departed.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

IN congress with the fact that the Ca
madam manufacturers are urging the
defeat of reciprocity on the ground
that they can't compete with the prod.
ucts turned out by the labor Of Ameri-
can factories. Democratic leaders in
congress say that nothing more COM
pletely skaters the old stand-pat argu-
nent about high wages in this country
than this attitude Of the Canadians.
They don't want to compete with
American labor,
And yet the republicans have argued
I'll these years that the great danger
70 American labor was the possibility
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

President Taft, IN that artless way
that is peculiar TO American dirlo-
mats, has put it up to Japan either
to enter into an arbitration pacy with
the United States or else quit the
game. The invitation was fred
straight at Admiral Togo at a din
ner given in his honor at Washing
ton Saturday night All right, Mr.
Taft. Shirtsleeve diplomacy is hon
est, If IL isn't diplomatic
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Cave-In Kills Coal Miner

Peoria, Aug. 11.-After being low
cred 1S5 feet below the surface in the
Star mine, owned by the Clark Coal
and Coke company, seven miles west
If here, John Sauers was instantly
killed and his brother Henry suffered
severe injuries. The two brothers de-
soended with a view of testing a gal
lery, preparatory to digging coal, when
Il large portion of the roof fell.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

The whirIigig Of time brings its
revenses- IN 1851 leading repubL-
cans il congress joined the demo-
Gratis 70 reduce The tariff to lower
level. In 1911 scores Of republicans
have united with the democrats to
commit a tariff for plumber into a
tariff for revenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

~ q NA
You ought to
try a bottle Of
I b at m edicine
that cured Uncle
Hank. They say
it is fine stuff"
ii o W M u { h
does it costf'
"A dollar a bot
tie"
"NO. 1 amt good
for much Of any
thing any more
II o h 0 W, and |
don't see how l
could earn a dol
lar aagipr than IN
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Keeping Him Fooled.

"He doesn't like his wifes cooking"
"But thought she was a good cook
"Sh-Sh shw
What"
HE doesn't know it and cheerfully
pays the price of a first class cook
and his wife doesn't have to do a
thing"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Educator Buys Dixon School.

Dixon, Aug. III. Frank Edwards,
for 16 years superintendent of schools
Of Lee county, purchased the Northern
Illinois Normal school and Dixon col
iege of F. B. Virden of Chicago and
viii conduct it in the future, acting
as president of the school.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

The Des Monies circuit judge who
stopped the street car strike by or
oering the company 20 take back the
discharged men and a. the same time
ordering the strikers to return to
work. should be called higher.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

Now If President Taft. vetoes the
wool, free list and cotton schedules
and the Arizona and New Mexico
statehood bills. the people vii! sus-
pect that Brother Charles has hur-
ried back from the coronation % take
up the reins where he dropped them
just before the Canadian reciprocity
measure was put through
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Had the Practice.

"Sideslab is n great pitcher"
"He has a wonderful delivery"
His early training was responsible
for that"
what kind Of trainingT"
'He was delivery boy for years in a
grocery store"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

New York city guesses it has
100000 Inhabitants and Chicago
guesses little old New York has an
other guess coming
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

In buying a cough medicine, don't be
afraid 70 get ChambeTlaiu's Cough
Remedy. There is no danger from H.
and relief is sure 10 follow. Espec
tally recommended for coughs, colds
and whooplng cough. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Wary.

They led him TO an aeropiane.
It didn't make ht
They wanted him 90 go aloft.
He wouldn't fall for II.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

If your liver is sluggish and out Of
tone. and you feel dull, bilious, consti-
pated, take a dose Of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight be
fore retiring and you will feel all right
in the morning. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
HunlOr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH

IF a man could draw dividends on his
nerve some of our II lends would be
on Easy street
Men are stupid. but their wives are,
always busy actively engaged in con-
ceaing the fact.
Being charitable is a thankless task,
but think how superior it makes you
feel
Ever notice how any old thing drives
some men to drink?
One Of the charming things about a
woman is that she doesn't have to
have a reason.
sporty or a musician in order to play
the devil.
The girl who puts on airs always
feels bad when she has to take them
off.
People talk a lot more about bad
habits than they do about good habits.
and the latter are much more to be
commended.
Maybe we are the product OF our en-
vironment. but II so most OF US could
wish that our environment would
chase itself.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Wasn,t Posted.

Have you seen Thackeray's me
noirsr7
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

"Where Is Bill going with the gum"
"Out hunting"
"It is against the law to Kill game
this time of the year"
That won't make any difference
with him"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

The man with the hoe is all right
Next TO him comes the woman with
the market basket
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Aug. l ! in American
History

1S07-RObert Fulton's boat. the Cler-
mont, steamed to Albany.
1S6S-Thaddeus Stevens, statesman,
died in Washington; born 1892.
1S77-Discovery Of Mars two satellites
by Hall Of United States Naval
observatory.
1s9S-American attack on San Juan,
Porto Rico. repulsed.
191O-Robert Treat Payne, philanthro-
pist and president Of the Ameri-
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. III. IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-cIass
matter-1
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
Explained.

why are people such foolsT
Natural process OF evolution"
81 don't see where that comes in"
They have 10 be suited to their en-.
you know"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

HE is behind In his rent the third
quarter"
We'll. what are you kicking about?
That only max 10 cents"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

Commencing tomorrow things in
Chicago Will be looking up for week.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

81 never handle 4 dishonest dollar"
"But how do you know one when
you see ity"
81 don't see It. pay all bills by
check"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

"How is your rheumatism, pa|
"lt gets worse II
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

Men are stupid. but their wives are,
always busy actively engaged in con-
ceahnS the fact
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

nerve some of our fiiends would be
on Easy street.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
EVIDENCES OF THE
FARCE OF THE REPUB-
LICAN WAGE CLAIM

(continued from Page One,
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

Being charitable is a thankless task,
but think how superior it makes you
feel.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

A man doesn't have 20 be either
the devil.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

Ever notice how any old thing drives
some men to drink?
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

One of the charming things about
woman is that she doesn't have to
have a reason.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

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-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Union. West 145 and 1145; Union Elec-
trio. 5145.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11
CouIdnIt Hit Anythinu.

lar easier than to suffer"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

The girl who puts on airs always
of
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-11

II N-NN " VF -
every day"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-22

Twenty-Five and fve-tenths miles
OF pavement since the first pavement
was laid on Court street five years
ago, sums up Salem's record for
street improvement during that
period, and it is a most enviable rec
ord-a record equaled by few If any
cities of its size in the United States,
and surpassed, perhaps, by none.
The first pavement laid in the city
was btulithic. 1t was laid on Court
street between Commercial and High
streets. It was the launching Of the
improvement bonn in the city, and the
pavement was in the nature of an
experiment. From the old mossback
Oregonians went up a howl that 1t
would prove a failure, and that it
was a lavish and worthless eXpendi-
ture of money
Gives Satisfaction.
The pavement gave satisfaction,
Just as bitulithic pavement always
does. Those who mad favored the
pavement were enthusiastic over the
result, and the critics could not find
much to "holler" about. When the
progressives, however, started to car
ry the campaign further-to carry 1t
to every business street in the city,
there went up another dismal howl
this time the howl that what was
good enough 60 years ago was good
enough now" but 1t ayailed nothing,
and the work of improving the city
went on.
Awakening Of City.
The laying of that first block of
pavement was the awakening of the
city of Salem, so far as municipal i'm
Iprovements were concerned. Gradu-
ally the spirit of progress took hold
of the business men, and today every
business street Is paved, or contract
ed to be paved, and many of the
streets in the residence sections, and
when it comes to wide and handsome
driyeways the Capitol City leads them
all.
Upon the heels of the street i'm
Iprovement followed other improve
ments. A campaign was started fol
parks, and Wilson avenue, which
was but a hay field few years ago
was converted into handsome park
Then was born the Cherry City I'm
prOvement League, and through It's
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-22

work the campus of the Willamette
University was improved, and many
other eye-sores of the city converted
into places of beauty. Becoming
seized with the spirit Of improvement
and Identification, the citizens began
decorating and improving their
homes and their premises, and Sa-
lem is now a city Of handsome homes.
The improvement of the homes
brought on the cry for sewer systems
and the work of installing one in
North Salem at a cost of S9O,OOOi
another in South Salem at cost of
s175,0OO; the Union street sewer at
$4,000 is now in progress, and
when they are completed it will give
the city a complete sewer system.
Kinds of Pavement and Extent.
There were six and siXty-three
hundredths miles of bitulithic pave
ment laid in the city up to the first
of this year. 1t represents an expen-
diture of $27S,321, and since then
contracts have been awarded for the
laying of this kind of pavement
which will bring the sum up to S42S,-
| 761.
The streets upon which this pave
ment has been laid are: State, Court,
Ferry, Commercial, Liberty, Chemek-
eta, High Church, Cottage, Twelfth,
Center, Waverly, Capitol and Trade.
There are about five and one
tenth miles of concrete pavement in
the city, and 1t represents an expendi-
ture of about $229,96O. The streets
on which this pavement is laid are
North Commercial, Ferry, Thirteenth
Fourteenth, Court, South CONNER
cial, Asylum avenue, North Winter,
Front, East State street and also a
number of alleys
There are two and one-tenth miles
of El-Oso being laid in the city. The
company is introducing this pave
ment in the city, and it is being laid
on Summer, D and Oak streets.
/ The macadam pavement in the city
runs up to eight and seven-tenths
miles, and it is laid on the follow
ing streets: Commercial, Mission,
Kearney, Bush Owens, Miller, Will
son, Saginaw, Front, Sixth, Cottage,
Winter, Capitol, Fourteenth, Hazel
Avenue, Cherry, Highland, Hood and
Market.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-22
WILL BUILD
fine DEPOT
At SALEM

Information coming from reliable
source has it that plans for the cree
ton Of a new Southern Pacific depot
in the city have been completed, and
that in the near future the plans
will be sent up and the construction
work begun.
The information is corroborated by
visit of an engineer of the road
to the city about five or six months
ago. His mission here seemed to
have been to secure location for the
depot, as he made inquiries as TO
the value of number of suitable
sites in the city. Prices were Sc
cured on the east half of block
lying Just east of the state house
grounds, and which has since been
purchased by the state. Prices were
also secured by him on several down.
town properties, and those conver-
SAINT with the situation predict that
the site for the new depot will be Sc
lected in the downtown district, as
the depot for the Oregon Electric is
located there, and that of the Salem,
Falls City Western will be located
there, and to reach out and get its
share of the business it will be neces-
sary for the Southern Pacific to fol-
low suit.
Save that the depot will be modern
in architectural design and construc-
ton and interior equipment nothing
can be learned with relation to the
plans. 1t is understood that it will
be large enough to take care of the
company's business in the city for
years, and it expects to draw a large
amount of it, for it realizes that Sa-
lem is growing by leaps and bounds,
and that it will continue to do so.
Just where the depot will be To-
Gated, and just what the construc-
ton price will be are at the best but
matters of speculation, but certain it
is that plans have been prepared, and
probably before long the construc-
tion of the structure will be begun.