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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-09
the English language. For in.
formation apply to Recruiting
Officer. 4th ST., and Minnesota
Ave, Bemidji, Minnesota.

AGENTS WANTED = Highest
Cash paid weekly with part ex-
pense allowance. No cash invest.
ment, nothing to buy; outfit Free
and Home territory. Experience
unnecessary. Do you want steady
work and be earning SIS 90 to
$4,000 per week? The Hawks
Nursery Co., Wauwatosa, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
A Hint TO Candidates.

Commissioners who are elected I'M
der the new plan OF government must
expect to devote their time and ener-
gies to the city's business.
Not only is II important that can
didates should have this impressed
upon their minds now. but they should
consider carefully the following pro-
vision in the law:
The mayor and each Of the commits
sioners shall have an Office at the mu-
nicipal building or rooms. and shall
devote such time TO the duties Of their
respective offices as the faithful dis
charge thereof may require. Provided,
that in cities of 10000 population and
over the mayor and commissioners
shall devote at least six hours daily
TO the performance of their official
duties.
No candidate for commissioner
should expect to make the city's bust
ness a side line a salary OF 81 500
for the mayor and $4,000 each for the
four commissioners is provided under
the commission law. and for this total
of $10,500 the tax payers will expect
and they have a right 10 demand the
time and attention of the mayor and
commissioners 10 their official duties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Monmouth in the Willows.

Burlington Hawkeye: Monmouth fell
down; lost a good opportunity to
swing in line with the procession of
progressive cities in the upper Missis-
sippi valley. In due time it will re-
pent Of its error and viii adopt the
commission plan of government
II is noticeable that in those cities
where the friends Of the commission
plan are in earnest, where they or
saulze and work to get out the vote.
the new plan carries by g strong ma
joriy. Where they fail TO do the
things that inure 10 success they fail.
The reason OF failure is not hard TO
find. The opposition is organized. II
comes together instinctively 10 save
vested rights" and to oppose an IN
The proposition is new and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Farthest North in the War.

A monument has recently been put
in place on the Crubaugh farm in Co
Iumbiana county, Ohio, which marks
confederate forces during the civil war
1t also marks the spot where Gen
eral John H Morgan, the famous south
ern leader, surrendered. Many will
not realize without looking at the map
that Wellsville is north of Gettysburg.
For many years an old locust tree
marked the place of surrender. but
down. the stump being taken to East
Liverpool. Ohio. and placed in the pub
lie library for safekeeping as a histor-
ical relic. 1t was the idea of the late
w L. Thompson, the we'll known song
writer. who lived near the scene of the
fight, to erect a monument to mark
the spot
He had a fund we'll started when he
suddenly died, but his friends took up
the work and carried it through. A
huge granite bowlder was put in place
last year but 1t was not until a few
weeks ago that the bronze tablet was
put in place and the monument dedi-
Gated The tablet bears this inscrip-
ton: This stone marks the spot where
the confederate raider, General John
H. Morgan, surrendered his command
to Major General George w. Rue, July
&c, 1868, and is the far1hest point north
ever reached by any body of confed-
crate troops during the civil war"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

There are many stories in the life of
Abraham Lincoln. Probably no man
ever lived who was connected with
more romances. But in them all there
is something sad. 1t was a period OF
war in which these events of which he
was the central figure occurred, and
only a very few of the romances ex-
tracted from war have happy termina
lions. No one can look upon the por
trait of Abraham Lincoln without see
ing there the solemnity of those four
years when the boys Of 81 to '65 were
being moved down like wheat when
every family IN the north and in the
south were mourners.
There is one event in the life of
President Lincoln which, II certain
efforts that were made had been I'M
successful, would have left nonexist
ent his leadership in the great struggle
and he would have gone down in
history simply as the man whose cleo
ton brought it on. True, it would
have been adorned with the crown OF
martyrdom, but at the beginning in
stead of the end of his career.
This is the story Of his escape from
that earlier attempt to assasinate him
which was a failure:
1t was in the spring of 1861, when
secession sympathizers were plotting
against the lines Of communication
leading from the national capital, that
a man, middle aged. muscular and
with a determined though tranquil
face. appeared In Perrymansville,
Md. He was a Pinkerton detective
nd bod 70
plots to damage railroad property.
When Mr. Lincoln went to Washing
ton for his first Inauguration, having
passed through New York, he went
southwark on the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads. Allan
Pinkerton, chief of a Chicago detec-
tive bureau, learned through master
machinist of the latter road that
number of secessionists had bound
themselves by an oath to assassinate
Mr.. Lincoln while tourneying to the
capital There was but little time to
act, for the president elect was about
to leave his home When the ASA ssi-
nation plan was conceived it was not
known by the conspirators by what
route Mr.. Lincoln would go to the cap
arrange for an attack upon him ar sew
eral different points. The Perrymans-
vile branch of the organization pre-
tended TO be cavalry company. Web
ster, who. though Of quiet exterior.
knew how 10 sham very deep feeling
against the Yankee government. at
once enrolled himself in this cavalry
company.
But getting into the company was
far from getting its plans. and unfor-
tunately there was very little time to
discover them Webster relied on his
pretended hatred OF the government TO
secure his initiation into the inner cir
Gle. His ruse succeeded. He was IN
vited 10 go to the house Of the captain
Of the company. but not 10 say word
about the invitation In room every
window OF which was protected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Double Tragedy-By Willard Maltbie
Copyrighted. 1910 by Associated Literary Prssr.

against hearing and seeing from the
outside he met men from the central
point of the conspiracy. Baltimore. and
was received as one of the planners
Of the work to be done.
Seated about a table, the party dis
cussed different methods of assassi-
mating the president elect Webster.
being a new man and of a reserved
disposition. listened to the others. only
occasionally pointing out some weak
spot in a proposition or suggesting
way to obviate it. Before the confer
ence broke up it had been decided TO
shoot Mr.. Lincoln at the depot as he
was passing through Baltimore on the
23d of March.
Webster now had the plans in his
possession. Taking himself away
from the so called cavalry company.
he went where he could safely commu-
nicate with his chief, Allan Pinkerton.
On the night of the 21st of February
Pinkerton met Mr.. Lincoln at the Con-
tinental hotel at Philadelphia and re-
vealed the plot.
The question now arose how, having
the plan, to defeat it. A ruse was
adopted. Instead Of going on to Wash
fngton direct, Mr.. Lincoln was taken
northwest to Harrisburg. But 1t was
no easy Job to turn the gaze OF mil
lions of people from the most promi-
nent figure In the land with hosts of
newspaper correspondents watching
his every movement. The telegraph
wires leading out of Harrisburg were
secretly grounded. thus cutting of that
city from the rest of the world.
Mr.. Lincoln now being able to travel
without news Of his passage being tel
egraphed from every station, a private
train was made up at Harrisburg, and
the president elect-it is said that he
was disguised-was taken back to Phil
adelphia and at midnight Of the 22d
instead of the 23d, as had been ar
ranged. was rushed through Baltimore
and early the next morning arrived
safe in Washington.
This brief statement Of the plan 10
assassinate the president elect and its
defeat b essential to the story-a story
Of Abraham Lincoln as the central dg-
ure and Timothy Webster. whose
quick work was instrumental in saw
ing him for the great work he was to
accomplish. Ii would nave DeeD wen
had the president kept Webster by
him until his task having been dn-
ished. he should return 70 the less dan
gerous field Of private life. But Web
ster could not have brooked four
years of comparative idleneSs. Be
sides, there was a continued need for
his services. The only railroad thor
ouRhfare between the northern Allan
tic states and the capital was continu
ally threatened. Indeed. there was no
safety on any line connecting the capt.
tai with the rest OF the country Even
dispatches were not safe in transit
The first work done by Webster after
foiling the intention of the Baltimore
conspirators was 10 carry some impor-
tant papers through 10 the president.
Webster found the railroad bridges
burned BIZ the secessionists. Taking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

A few years ago the president had
a private secretary. OF late he has
had a secretary with a shorter title
and a longer salary. Now il is pro-
posed to make a further addition to
the salary and to add dignity TO the
position by calling the functionary
assistant to the president" The
title would be a mistake. The secre-
tary, is of course, a great assistance
to the president, but an assistant
president is unknown 10 the consti-
tuition, and IL should be unknown
to the laws. In the administration
of the government the president has
the assistance of his cabinet; his
secretary helps him in the perform
ance of his personal duties under
the government and the present title
is far more mt than the one pro-
posed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
At 7. M. g. A.

Yesterday afternoon the regular
meetings of the Y. NJ. c. A. were
quite well attended. The boys
meeting at $3.50 had a fair attend
ance and those who were there
heard a very interesting talk about
some real missionaries by VIII;
liam Mclean Stewart. He spoke
about the work of one of his own
personal friends who left Rock Is
land for the far east. This was the
second meeting since the contest
started and those who have not been
working toward the rewards will
have to hurry IL they expect to do
anything as there are only eight
more Sundays that the contest will
run.
The meeting OF the Younger
Young Mems club was better at
tended than II has been for some
time. George Gilman, the Rock Is
land County Humane society officer,
was the speaker and made a very
fine talk, giving reasons why we
should be humane to the various
dumb animals, and in what way we
most neglect to do SO. The young
men were greatly interested in his
talk and feel that the hour was very
we'll spent. After the talk a fell
lowship lunch was served.
Tomorrow evening the bible class
that studies the Acts of the Apostles
will meet at the regular time of 6:15
for lunch Wednesday night the
meeting of the Boys Bible Study and
Social club at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
The Proper ProDosaI.

1t is always proper that the gal
liant should offer himself to the
gentle. Hence the entire appropriate
ness of the Moline Dispatch cartoon
bearing on the possible union of the
cities of Rock Island and Moline,
and reproduced in last Saturday
nights Argus. AS will be recalled
it pictured Rock Island in the act
of proposing to Moline, an exceed
ingly happy way of presenting the
pending situation.
If the thought OF the cartoonist
is moulded into a reality, and the
two cities and their kindred agree
to join hands and link prospects, OPP
portunities. hopes and fortunes,
there will develop here on the chos-
en- spot of this fair land, one of the
most important cities in the entire
Mississippi valley.
Rock Island and Moline have in
terests that are common, and yet
each enjoys advantages that the
other does not possess. To reach the
conclusion to follow the way of life
together and as one, will involve
some sacrifice on the part of each,
but what great good ever came with
out sacrifice, especially where in the
end the mutual gain is to be worth
all that ii costs.
The get-to-gether spirit is ripe in
both cities. Let it apply to both as
they relate to each other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
COURT HOUSE RECORD
Real Estate Transfers

William p Wright to Harry P.
Wright, northwest quarter section "a,
10. Nv. 81.
Laure5ta Slattery to Minnie Meanor.
lot 4, block 2, Black Hawk addition,
Rock Island, 81.
George II. Hinderer TO James Thomp-
son, lot II, block /. Milan, Ill. 81.
Hiram W. Reynolds TO Lillian y.
Clendenin. lot l, block 191, East Mo
line. $500.
John G. Christensen and wife to Bar
nard E. Benson, southeast quarter.
northwest quarter. northeast quarter.
section S. Il. Nv, $500.
John Hushaan and wife 10 Clyde W.
Herrick and wife. lot 1. block [.
Brooks Grove addition, Rock Island.
S2.s25.
Guyer, White & Pope TO Midland No
tor company, tract of land in East No
line. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
TRACTION COMPANY
FILES ITS PAPERS
Articles of Incorporation of Sterling
Moline Interurban Placed on
Record Here.

Articles of Incorporation for the
Sterling -MOline Traction company
were filed for record in the circuit
clerks office in this city this morning.
The company is authorized to have a
capital stock amounting TO 100000
which is to be divided into 1 900 shares
valued at 500 per share. The propos-
ed lines are to run from Sterling to
Moline. from Sterling TO Princeton,
from Sterling TO Lyndon. and from
Princeton to Prophetstown. The pa
pers give the company the right to op-
crate between these places for period
OF so years from July "a, 1910. Joseph
Wright is named as secretary of the
company. which is to be governed by
a board of Is directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Des Moines Register and Leader:
Governor Woodrow Wilson's victory
in the New Jersey senatorial fight
must give him new standing before the
country. He insisted that the choice
of the people at the primary election
be ratified by the Legislature. 1t was a
new proposition for New Jersey, but
the governor has proved to be some
what of politician as well as college
professor. He is more than ever a
democratic possibility in the larger
field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

a campaign of education is needed TO
make people understand what IL
means. Monmouth neglected this pre-
iiminary work, and at the roundup
brought out only about one-half the
vote. If the citizens had shown the
zeal in the commission campaign they
did in their efforts to get the interur-
ban railway and other enterprises they
could now be shaking hands with
themselves and receiving the congrat-
ulations Of admiring neighbors. AS it
is, they are hanging their harps upon
the willows and watching the great
procession az 1t passes by.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
COUNTY CONFERENCE
ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS
First of Series Under Auspices of the
State Association to Be Held
Mt Moline

at Moline.
The first of a series of Sunday
school conferences under direction OF
the Illinois State Sunday school asso-
citation will be held in Moline
in the First Methodist church Tuesday.
Feb T. The program will be on teach
er training and adult bible class confer
ences.
Two special instructors will be sent
by the state association to aid in the
days work here-George w. Miller OF
Paris, state secretary of the adult class
department, and c. z. DePew of Jack
sonville, state chairman of the teacher
training department
H. z. Van DuZer OF Rock Island.
chairman Of the Rock Island County
Sunday School association. will pre-
side at the afternoon session. which
will have for its theme: Winning
Adults for Bible Study" The theme
for the evening session. at which time
Rev. F. e. Shut OF Spencer Memorial
church. Rock Island, will preside, will
be Larger and Better Service" The
program:
2:OO-Bible Study and Prayer Ser
vice.
$50 - International Organized
Adult Bible Classes" George w. MIL
ler
3.00-"Teachers' Demand and Sup
ply" Clarence DePew.
3:30-Open conferenoe-Class activ,
tiles.
Under this conference there will be
free discussion, and full suggestions
regarding the plans, methods and &C
tivities OF teacher training and organ
lied adult bible class.
7:30-Song and praise service.
S:0o-"An Ever Present Problem"
Clarence l.. DePew.
S:3O-"The Modern Adult Glass
Movement George w. Miller.
Both in the afternoon and evening
sessions, there will be free will offer
ings. being the only financial respon-
sibility. or remuneration connected
with the series OF conferences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Life Lines
POVERTY
BY BASILEUs.
Copyright. 1911.

Copyright. 1911.
Poverty is satisfied with its porridge,
luxury loves leisure and avarice is
after all.
The poverty thought dwarfs the men
tai capacities and man remains poor
because he units J himself 10 earn
more; thinking is the test and to get
success man must express himself by
the best.
II poverty be a virtue then must
II be virtue of necessity.
Never poor, is the man who does
not want more; never rich is he who
ever wants all
Sometimes We find that poverty is
the one experience that tests the
strength of our character; sometimes
the accumulation of riches show the
weakness OF II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
An Earth Creature.

an GaFtp OFcahhFos
I DO not long 20 rise and sail
AthWnTt the summer sky.
To make the other folks turn pale
As over them I ny.
The walking is so very nne
Here on the earth below
I'll take "a LOT OF n IN mine
And let the flying go.
When they have made the seroplans
So tame that Il will not
Turn turtle and do things insane
And musg the corner lot
] may consent 90 take a spin.
But tllI those days arrive
I'll take my riding seated I'm
a cart that 4 can drive.
What fun II there. ia like 20 know,
And really where's the sense.
In going up "a mile or 30
And falling on a fence.
Your limbs there dangling on a RAN.
Your pretty wings n wreck,
And very lucky IL you fail
To get u In the neck7
Eome one, I know. must pioneer
And skyward blaze the trail.
And Monkey with the running gear,
And train the creatures tail.
Until ~ is more stout
And working on a safety plan
I'll taks the tunnel route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
SOLONS PATCH UP PEACE
Differences Between Two Parties in
West Virginia Adjusted.


Charleston, ". Va, Jan. 30.-The
differences between democratic and re-
publican members of the state senate
were settled late Saturday, and the re-
pubiicans appeared in the chamber for
the first time since they went TO Gin
cinnati TO avoid possible arrest for
refusing TO attend sessions of the body
The agreement provides that the re-
publicans are to unite with the demo
Gratis in another election OF the Unit
ed States senators TO fll vacancies
made by the expiration Of The terms of
Senator Scott and the late Senator Ell
ki1s-
William Chiffon and Clarence Wat
son have already been chosen for
these places by the democrats There
has heen some question whether Chill
ton and Watson legally were elected
and the purD ose of holding another
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Of a winding pathway leads
long, sleepy o
valley where the purple shadows play
swung
Of
o before It, + neither latch Key;
between
with Stars
They lift each crimson chaltce hand is lifted
Gate that there sound to
of
full and readily beneath the genest hand
wearied into their wonderland
dulcet
has
But knows vvhea he enter there and
Gate close.
when died into the silver dawn
a Gate Of Dreams
are endless
he ardv valleys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
NEW GOVERNOR OF CANADA

Duke Of COnnaught to Succeed Earl
Grey i'm September.
London, Jan. 30.-It Is officially an
nounced that the Duke Of Connaught
will gucceed Earl Grey in September
as governor general OF Canada He will
hold the appointment for two years,
and mat period may be extended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Have you a weak throat? I

Have you a weak throat? II SC
you cannot be too careful You can
not begin treatment too early. Eaci
cold makes you mare liable 20 anoth
er and the last is always the harde.
10 cure. II you will take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy at the outss
you will be saved much trouble. solt
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Jan. 80 in American
History

1830-Red Jacket. a noted chief Of the
Seneca Indians. died; born 1851.
1S35-Attempt TO assassinate General
Andrew Jackson. president of the
United States.
1885 sceola. famous Seminole chief,
died: born 1904.
1se7-General Andrew jackson Smith.
U. S. A. retired. noted Federal
command died: born 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Two ministers in Washington are en-
gagged in a dispute on the location of
hades; and 1t always has seemed to
US more important that this be dis
covered than the north pole. Few peo-
pie ever expect TO visit the north pole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Spot the men who are fighting the
Canadian reciprocity treaty in either
branch of congress and you will see
the men who are sent to Washing
ton by the trusts and for the trusts,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

1t is said that in Danville one finger
held up indicated a republican vote
and two fingers a democratic vote. so
that the bribed might get their money.
To this sort of thing the people say
Thumbs down."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Who started the cry of Whats the
use?" with a view of putting a stop to
the Danville vote buying investiga-
tons? Find that out and you will be
apt to locate the most guilty one Of
the pack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Hunor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN ~. .shsITs

WHEN In doubt ask your wife. She
will Danish all indecision and
make you come out squarely for the
other side.
A lie may be white enough in the be-
ginning. but II Is pretty apt TO get
black enough with use.
Don't cultivate your acquaintances
with a touch. be it ever so light.
Too many cooks spoil a mans tenn
per.
The wary man who burns his love
letters before he writes them Is the
only wise letter writer.
Art for arts sake sounds we'll. but
the money for commercial art is COM
fortinG to the purse.
Misery may love company, but sure
~ not its own.
A peach by any other name would
probably hirt as much
There are people who are square and
upright as long as they find It not eK-
pensive.
Some people dodge by lying. and
others simply lie by lodging
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30
Her Complaint.

How does Hulda like her new
place. JaneT'
mot very well, mum"
"Why"
"She says the master and the missus
quarrel, num-
"And she doesn't like that
mot so much that, mum, but they
always shut the door so she can't
hear"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Many oysters are accused of hav-
ing copper poison, but IN this case the
Guggenneims no doubt will be able
20 prove an alfbi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

election is to make certain that there
will be no legal objection to their be-
ing selected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Pierpont Morgan has gone to Eu-
rope, but no bank will be allowed TO
go out after dark until he comes home
again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-30

Wise fnanciers are beginning to see
that the public is a vitality interested
party in the nations great carrying
business.