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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
THANKSGIVING
P. HOUGH

"Of course" said Dick. Don't you
suppose l knew what was on your
mind when you said that, old foz?"
Really, pom my honor, Dick be-
gan Moggs.
Never mind; stow It," answered
Dick. You're clever. but you can't
fool Dick North. When do we start?"
AT once" Moggs shouted over his
shoulder rs North Numbered after him
Half an hour later the pair entered
n costumer's establishment on Forty.
second street bearing the name OF
Mime. Falcone on the panel.
Madame was rot ut al. surprised at
the request of MOCrs and his cOmpan-
ion for female garments She was Il
veteran when il came to surprises.
The men were satisfactorily fitted out
with the necessary accoUterments aft
er much laughter, which madame
could not quite appreciate. knowing
nothing Of the young mems plans.
Parker Heights IS n highly conven-
tional suburb of New York. Nobody
but highly conventional people live
there.
AT the Mansion House all was bus
tie and excitement. Carriages began
to arrive shortly after 8 o'clock. for
this was to be a girls dance. and very
late hours would not be kept. Al
though the younger set Of Tar!ic.
Heights was exceptionally coHccnial.
the young ladies had decided on this
caper without the presence Of the men
chiefly out of pique for Us a matter of
I fact the latter had been entirely re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

sponsible for this new rivalry which
had suddenly sprung up between the
two sexes. They had impudently Civ
en- stag party on Halloween, and
now the girls were determined to even
up matters.
With the arrival of the musicians all
was in readiness to start the freeze
out. Sedate patronesses were scatter
ed about the spacious ballroom--a rep
resentative gathering of the female
residents of the heights-and when the
first strains of the orchestra foated
through the fernery that hid the mu-
sicians these Joined i'm the dance with
their charges. There were girls in
satin. girls in lingerie, girls in chiffon
I'D girls in foulard. Such a brilliant
il ermingling Of colors was never be-
fore seen. There was not a single man
in his gloomy evening clothes to spoil
the spectrum.
But for all their care to exclude the
men the dancers little realized that
there were two within their very midst!
| True, nobody could account for the
two strangers who had appeared sud
| denly at the door and Haunted cards
OF admission before the eyes of the
| doorman. but in the ensuing hurry
and hustle they had been temporarily
| forgotten. Garishly, almost ludicrous-
", dressed. the two had later ap-
peared in the ballroom to sit together
/ and dance together. One OF the pa
/ tronesses had even gone over to be-
! friend them. but she had been out
rageously rebuffed And yet nobody
suspected the willy Moggs or his friend
| North.
Except for this little incident, ev-
erything ran along smoothly at first
/ There We're waltzes and twosteps.
the ancient lancers and the newfan-
gled barn dance. The latter came
near proving the un6oing Of the two
/ masqueraders. for. first of all. North
/ wasn't an adept Mt it, and then barn
dancing tends TO show the feet to
/ good advantage. And such feet, Clad
IN sanron colored satin slippers. II was
a miracle where Nine Falcone had
been able TO purchase such monsters.
They looked incongTuOus amid the
dainty dancers. After one round of
the room North grunted something TO
MoggS, and the two returned TO theTr
seats to remain wallfowers during the
rest OF that number.
But their Waterloo was yet TO come
: Figures were presently announced
in which everybody was expected to
take part. This was 10 be the final
hos q
refreshments were 10 be served to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

, dancers, so Moggs pressed North's
hand, and North pressed Moggs' hand
in grip that said, I'VE must get
through this or we are lost" Two or
three figures passed off successfully
and the young men were beginning to
hug themselves when a final figure was
described. Half of the girls present
( were to remove their right slippers and
| deposit them in a general pile in the
center OF the room. The other half
| would then dance across the floor. play
/ football to secure slipper and finally
waltz with the girl whose foot the slip
per fit And, as luck would have it.
/ MogGs and his friend were among
/ those chosen to remove the right foot
gear.
There was nothing left for them to
/ do bat comply with the choice. How.
ever. North wanted TO protest that ne
/ had a sore foot and dare not remove
/ the slipper. but then MogCs objected
because there would be TO excuse left
for him to give Moggs' theory was
that misery liked company. And mis-
cradle they surely were in the face of
( probable discovery; but. accepting their
fate, they stepped quickly to the mid
: die of the room. where the slippers
were rapidly accommodating. and with a
I quick jab thrust their betrayers deep
into the pile. Then they limped back
10 their seats and hid their feet be-
meath the friendly skirts.
The ensuing crash of music sounded
more like a dirge TO the high strung
Moggs than like the tunefuI air il
really was. With a light cry part of
the girls executed a lively dive dance
for the slippers and were soon intent
on snatchiug out a pretty one. Several
times the young men saw their bTogan-
ish slippers tossed high in the air as
though some damsel had refused TO ac-
, cept the owner Of such clodhOppers for
a partner. Finally only two young
ladies remained to pick slipgers-un-
fortunate maidens!-and there wera
only two slippers left TO be picked
There was nothing else for the young
ladies to DO but rescue these. which
they did with Il bad grace. hesitating
and glancing suspiciouSly at them
Fortunately the other girls were toc
busy finding partners to notice theiI
dilemma.
MoEGs saw that something must be-
quickly done to prevent a catastrophe
lie rushed over to the bewildered
young ladies'. with North trailing along
behind.
Here" said Moggs in a voice OF
anguish which he entirely forgot to
tone to fem!ninity. that's my slipper
I'll put it or"
And the others NINE" chimed in
North.
The young ladies stared in amaA
ment at the claimants.
There. there" pleaded Moggs sooth
inglg as he raised his foot in a most
unladyiike fashion to adjust the slip
per; don't say a word"
They obeyed him. They didn't say 6
word; they just screamed. and that
scream reached the ears of everybody
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

was given to enjoying himself. and
your draw Is a correct one. for he was
young. sportive and gay.
incidentally Moggs was a stockbrO-
ker. He was an assiduous member Of
the exchanRe-assiduous I'm that he was
ever seeking out his college friends,
talking with them, joking with them,
playing pranks upon them. A broker
need not necessarily spend all OF his
time around the posts
Physically Moggs was rather attrac-
tive. His work at college had earned
him several athletic sufIlxes He had
been very popular. but when be re-
turned to Parker Heights. the exclu-
Eive settlement wherein Moggs' par
ents dwelt. opinion was rather diver
sihed on the point The girls liked
him. the men liked him. but the older
and more staid element reserved SEN
tence.
This day before Thanksgiving.
though. was an especially dull one for
Moggs. The girls were giving n dance
that night. TO which none OF the men
was invited-in fact. ordered to stay
away; warned that II they didn't trou-
Die would ensue.
A shadow OF hope returned to his
woebegors face when he looked up TO
find his old friend Dick North stand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

Better for Moggs and North had they
withstood the Drawn of the single
doorman than fallen into the hands
of a hostile group of women They
were torn, they were beaten. they
were pinched, they were scratched.
until out Of pure sympathy the big
doorman interfered and rescued them
from the enraged females. A carriage
was handy. into which they were bum
died by their savior and then ratified
off to the nearest hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
JAPAN'S WOMEN DIVERS.

In the Water and Learn to Swim Al
most From 5abyhood.
The pearl divers of Japan are wo-
men. Along the coast Of the bay of
Ago and the bay of Kowasho the thir-
teen and fourteen-year-old girls after
they have finished their primary school
work go to sea and learn to dive.
They are in the water and learn to
swim almost from babyhood and spend
most of their time in the water except
in the coolest season, from the end of
December to the beginning Of Febru-
airy. Even during the most inclement
of seasons they sometimes dive for
pearls.
They wear a special dress, white IN
derwear and the hair twisted up into
a hard knot The eyes are protected
by glasses to prevent the entrance of
water Tubs are suspended from the
waist. A boat In command of a man
is assigned to every five or ten women
divers to carry them to and from the
fishing grounds.
When the divers arrive on the
grounds they leap into the water at
once and begin to gather oysters al
the bottom. The oysters are dropped
into tubs suspended from their waists
When these vessels are filed the divers
are raised to the surface and jump
into the boats. They dive to a depth
of from five to thirty fathoms without
any special apparatus and retain theil
breath from one to three minutes
Their ages vary from thirteen tc
forty years, and between twenty-five
and thirty-five they are at their prime
Oriental Review
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

BROKER NOCCS'
By HARRY

n ~ OGGS was Respondent. De
i" spondency's chief causes ia
man are III health, bust
ness troubles. love affairs.
But Moggs was original His state OF
hypochondria was induced by none Of
these complaints. He was worried
solely because Thanksgiving was but a
day OF and he would have nothing to
do. From this you draw that Moggs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

ing before him Mocgs put forth q
limp hand. which the newcomer grasp
ed daintily.
Cheer up. Moggs," said Dick. TO
morrow's Thanksgiving"
IAN the more reason why
shouldn't" grumbled Moggs belliger-
emily. brilliant prospects ahead-sii
home and suck my thumbs
Why" said Dick. that's queer
haze about the same perspective in
sight"
Come up and visit me then at the
heights said MOCSS. his face bright.
euing Il little zen be beastly slow.
though" he added fretfully. There
IS girls dance. men excluded; sort
OF gcvenye. you know"
Nov I begin to see light" Dick said.
lis eyes twink!iug. IN Join yoI. Of
course"
what d, you mean. D!ck:" asked
Moggs With half puzzled grin. Sure
y not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

was at work upon him, and the phys
ical decay, while it in no way affected
his mind, told heavily upon his will.
1t was, for instance, observed that
during his last campaign he was Of
ten found to be in a sleepy mood, that
he talked instead of acting, that he
frequently asked for the opinions Of
others, thing that he had rarely been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

known to do before, and that he seem
ed quite often to waver in his resolu-
tiop. whereas he had always been not
ed for the rapidity of his decisions.
Mentally 1t was the same old Napo'
leon, but the great intellect was sorely
handicapped by the stomach trouble
that was so soon to kill him.-New
York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
A PURITAN
THANKSGIVING

By CHARLES WYLIE.
Copyright. 1911. Ey American Press Assoc
eiation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
The Jennv lind Roes<

The Ohio river claims among rs
treasures the Jenny Lind rock. The
singer was passenger on a steamer
which struck on a sand bar near the
rock. and while waiting for the boat
to be 6oated Miss Lind had boarmen
row her out 10 the rock. where she
stood alone and sang a song.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
NannIenn al Watsrinn

The question, WAS Napoleon him
self at the battle of waterloor' does
not admit Of a fat answer. He was
not himself physically. The dread dis
ease OF which six years later he died
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29
Lame back comes on suddenlY and

is extremely painful. j is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. Quick
relief is afforded by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-29

nATIENcE Deliv-
d erance Hopeful
Ann.
A Sro-y little. prim
little Puritan
Who lived in the
years that are far
away.
Sat down to her din
ner Thaukssiv-
ing day
goose AM q
pumpkin pie.
& little roast pig with
a chestnut eye.
Pudding and apples
and good brown
bread.
81 feel very hun
Sry." Deliv ar
ance said.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-02
oNE-cENT LETTER POSTAGE.

1t seems that the people who write
letters are required to pay the cost
of carrying in the mails those things
out Of which no profit is made. The
revenue on frst-class mail matter is
said to be $132,00O,O0O year. OF
this t60,000,0O0 is profit and it goes
to making up the deficiency on
other classes of mail matter. These
facts and figures are used by an
associs ton which visited the Presi-
dent the other day as the basis OF a
demand for one-cent letter postage.
Several reductions in letter postage
have been made in the past, and
each reduction, we believe, has, after
a short interval, been followed by an
increase Of revenues instead of a
decrease. There must, Of course, be
a limit below which the carrying Of
letters would be Improbable. But
with proper management the carriage
of letters at one cent per ounce
should yield handsome profit, and
undoubtedly people would use the
mails more freely and write more
letters aad possibly send out more
bills with one-cent postage than
they now do with a two-cent rate.
1t is not the design Of conducting
the Post-otfice Department that it
should yield profit The idea is
that it Is maintained as public con-
venience and that the best that
should be expected is that it shout a
be se'f-supporting. And il surely is
not fair nor reasonable to make the
people who write letters pay the cost
Of carrying the Congressional Record
and other Government matter.
B Ito. Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-02

husbandry or as bessis Of burden
bui are generally used either for The
mere whim or pleasure Of the owner
~Hagerstown vs. Wilmer sc Nd. 300.
Ina recent case in Vermont, Nc
Derinott vs. Taft IN 70 Atlantic Re-
porter 276, it is said that while dogs
are recognized as a species Of
property and are frequently Of
great usefulness and value they
belong to that class Of property
the keeping of which may be
stringently regulated by the
Legislature in the exercise Of its
police power, even to the extent
of providing for their destruction
in given circumstances without
judicial proceedings and in a
most summary way.
In the case Of Sentell VS. N. O..
4 G. r. r. Co. l66 u. 5. pa-70O,
it was said that Even II IL were
assumed that dogs are property
in the fullest sense of the word,
they would still be subject to the
police power Of the State and
might be destroyed or otherwise
dealt with as in the Judgment Of
the legislature is necessary for
the protection of its citizens.
And in the Hagerstown (supra)
the Court say; 1.-THE cases are
practically unanimous in holding
that laws providing for the sum-
mary destruction of dogs at la ge
contrary to the Statute or ordi-
nances are constitutional and
within the police power of the
State"
The Supreme Court in the
Sentell case (supra) further say
it is true that under the IA h
Amendment no State can deprive
a person of his life liberty or
property without due process Of
law; but IN determining what is
due process of law we are bound
to consider the nature Of the
property, the necessity for its
sacrifice and tue tx ent 10 which
It has heretofore been regarded
within the police power.
In the light of these authorities
and others there is nothing in
tins law obnoxious to the 5th.
and 18th. amendments to the
Federal Cnnsti ution and in car
rying our the provisions of said
Act IL is a reason tble exercise of
the police powers of the State.
Entertaining the views herein
expressed it follows that there is
not hing in this Act making it
offensive to either the Co stitu-
ton OF shis State or Of the FEEDER
al Constitution and an order will
be signea sustaining the demur-
rer and dismissing the bill.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-02

IN tno Circutt COURT Tor nfries
County, sitting ia Equity
Eugens Gutt end Caroline w. Cot
Plaintiffs.
Albert 4. Leland, and Maggie Leland,
his wife. and Francs P. Cot, John X
Leland and Mamie Leland, his wife, the
Eastern Shore Trust Company, q cor
poration, and Charles King & Sou Co.
a corporatson--Defend
The object of this suit is to procure a
decree for the sale Of certain real estate
in Charles Comfy, in this State, for the
purpose Of partition.
The bill states that Elizabeth B.
Leland, late OF Charles County, Mary
land, was seized aud possessed Of q
tract OF land, lying and situated In the
said Charles County, Maryland. cal ed
"Bascable Enlarged" and "Leland's
Delight; that being 50 seized, she de-
parted this life without leaving . hus-
band, intestate, and Leaving the follow
ing children. her heirs at law: Maggie
V. Mason, John r. Leland Sarah Z.
Mekeel, Hester Ann G.,tt. A bert L.
Leland, William 4. Leland, l.. Vivian
Leland aud Carrie Leland that Margaret
v. Leland intermarried with Richard
Masoni Sarah L Leland intermarried
With Gsorge W. A-keel; th,t Mamie
Leland is tine wife OF William L L land
and by Deed of November, 1900, con-
veyed their interest in the said tract Of
land to Albert K. Leland; that Mamie
Leland Is the wife OF John X. LIE aud,
and the said Mamie Leland and the
said John X. Leland aud l. viz an
Leland BY Deed oil May, 1905, conveyed
their interest in the said tract Il and 10
Albert e. Leland; that Carrie L..l.nd
never married but departed this hfs
leaving one child, William Leland, alias
William L. Clements, who by Deed of
August 1905, conveyed his interest in
the said tract OF land to Albert T.. Leo
land; that Hester Leland is trrmarrisd
with Francis p Gott aud departed this
l,ie eavlng the said Francis p. Gott,
her husband surviving her, who is
noirre> ident Of this STATE, residing in
tile state of Iowa, and the plaintiff
Eugrne Colt and Caroline w. Colt, her
ch ldrrn sud heirs at law; that The
Eastern Shore rust Company, cor
poration, has lien on the said Land,
tsat Charles King and Son c.. cor
porat,on. has three liens on the said
land; that the said C aries King and
Son Co., corporation. is a non-r-s ident
of this state, residing IN Alexandria,
Virginia, that the said TIA I II laud Is
not susceptible Of Partition, between
those having interest ther,i .
tis therrupon this 3lst day Of MAJ.
in they year 1911. ordered by the circuit
Court, for Charles County. in Equity,
that the Plaintiffs, by causing a cnpy Of
this order to be insel ted IN suie news
paper published in said Char 4s C,.u.ty,
once ia zach of four successive W. eks
before the lat, day Of July, ia the said
year 1911, give notice 70 the >aiu ab.eot
Defendants Il the object and sui S znee
of this bill, warning them to appear in
this Court in person or by solicitor, ON
or before the Oath, day of July in
the said year 1911, to show cause, II
any they have. why decree ought not
TO be passed as prayed,
HARRY Q. CHAPPELEAR,
Clerk Of the CT. CT. for Chas. Co. sld.
TUE Copy-Test:
HARRY c. CHAPPELEAR,
Clerk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-02
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
Established 1878
The Daily American
The Twice-a- Week American
The Cheapest and Best Family News.
paper Published.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Six Months, so Gents.

THE TWICE A-WEEK AMERICAN
is published In two issues, Tuesday and
Friday mornings with the news OF the
week In compact shape. 1t also con-
taiis interesting speci-l correspondence
entertaining romancss, good poetry,
local matter Of general interest and
fresh mise, llany suitable Tor the home
circle. A carefully edited Agricultural
Department and full and reliable
Financial and Market Reports are
special afures.
Sc clubbing arrangements in other
parts of paper
Entered at the Pustoffice at Baltimore.
Nd, as second-clsss matter, Atr.l IL,
1904.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-02
A COMPULSORY EDUCATIONAL
LAW FOR THE STATE.

There Is a movement in this city
for the enactment of compulsory
education law for the whole State.
At present there is law requiring
children between the ages Of 7 and
II years to attend school, but this
law applies to Baltimore city and
AIlegany county alone. 1t is the
object Of the public-spiritsd citizens
who have this matter in hand to
make the law apply to children be-
tween the ages Of ! and IA years and
to extsnl its operation to the entire
State. The Child Labor law is, in
its effect, something of a compulsory
education measure. 1t prohibits the
employment OF any child under the
age Of 16 years unless he or she has
a permit from the State Bureau Of
Statistics, and that permit is not
granted except to those who can read
and write the English language. Mr.
Fox, tie chief of ths Bureau Of
Statistics, has from time to time re-
commended the enlargement Of The
scope Of this law. But even as it is,
it acts as an incentive to parents who
need the help Of their children to
send them to scboo! in order to
qualify them to work.
Upon the same principle that
people are taxed to maintain free
schools, the compulsory attendance
upon those schools can be justified.
The underlying theory Of the free
public school is that the State main
tains it for lis own protection. An
ignorant citizenship is public
menace to be avoided, and it cannot
be avoided simply by providing
schools. The children who, as rule
do not attend school are the ones
that need the school most, because
they have less discipline and training
at home. There is much difficulty in
enforcing compulsory education
Law, and this must be recognized. A
truart school is provided in Ba.ti-
more for white boys, butt capacity
is limited. For colored truants there
is no provision, and there is no means
Of enforcing the law as TO them,
except by timing the parents. Many
of the parents are so poor that to
put fine upon them would mean a
term in the jail IN default Of payment
and that would not meiId matters as
far as the child is concerned.
Nevertheless, that the whole evil
cannot be cured is no reason why the
State and city should not do all in
their power. An idle child in the
streets Of great city without home
restraints is in the midst Of ever
present and great danger. The evils
of non-attendance at school 10 the
country are not 50 great as in the
city, for the country boy usually has
some kind of occupation IN the farm
and he is not subjected to the same
malign infiuencsnces that surround
the city boy. But ignorance is the
curse Of God" everywhere, and it j.
time we put in operation all the
irstrumentalities possible for the
education Of children in country as
W. II as city.-Balto. Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-06-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Orphans Court for Charles Co.. S.
La PLATA. MAY IS. 1911.
ORDERED by the Court that Sydney
E. Mudd, Jr. and Mae E. Thompson, adj.
ministrators' OF Florence NJ. fligdop,
deceased. give the notice required by
law to the creditors Of said Florence NJ.
Higdnn to exhibit their. claims legally
anther ticsted by advertisement, publish
ID in one or more newspaper p,iuted in
Charles county, Maryland. oucr in each
Of three successive weeks
True eopy-test
p. ERNEST SASSCER,
Register u Wills for Charles County.
NOTICE.