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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

such action and as soon as possible
viii take steps for its advancement
Is VALUABLE ASSET.
Fire protection Is a valuable asset
to any point in the city, is something
that has been lacking in the south
west portion of the city for years and
is something that will have to be
brought about so that advancement
can be made by the city. Danger
turks in the vicinity because of the
inadequacy OF the mains that are there
now, and this will have to be circum-
vented before many more additions
are made to Rock Islands manufac-
turing district
MAINS ARE TOO SMALL.
Nothing but small mains tap the dis
trict now, and 1t would be impractical
to make an extension of any sort from
these smaller conduits. The new sys-
TEN will have to be comprehensive
enough TO include the whole district
and large eonugh so that ample water
can be carried there when necessity
arises. A Pinch water main is what
is needed. and till action for such a
system can be made the matter will
remain dormant. Sawdust piles, the
accumulation of years from the lum-
Der mills, endanger the district, and
the only way TO extinguish a fire of
any size is to beat it out with clubs.
A statement OF the finances of the
waterworks department is to be pre-
pared, together with one IN which the
anticipated amount for next year will
be included. 1t Is thought the work
VIII cost less than $4,000. because the
digging Is slight. The city will prob
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

In 20 years. The mean temperature
for the month was SO degrees, the
normal for 40 years back being 27.2.
the precipitation for the month was
1.52, which is 1T less than the nor
NAL for the past 40 years. The month
saw ten clear days, IL cloudy ones
and nine partly cloudy. The prevail
ing winds were from the southwest
and their average velocity was 7.9
miles per hour. Dec. 10, for short
period, the wind reached a velocity
of 40 miles per hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

was black and blue. From that time
on his cruelty has peen unpearable."
Testimony was read from a deposit
ton made in New York by Mrs. Herz's
brother, who lived with the couple in
that city. When William CHASER re-
monstrated with Herr, Herr told
CHASER it was none of his business,
and def1ed CHASER to stop him. At
torneys in the case were ordered to
prepare the decree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
DECEMBER WARMEST
In PAST 20 YEARS
Mean Temperature Higher Than
During Any Similar Period
Since 1901.

Records compiled by the United
States weather bureau in Davenport
show that the closing month of the
year 1911 just past was warmer and
drier than is usual for December. No
records of any kind were set however,
although the month was the warmest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

Chamberlains Cough Remedy never
disappoints those who use it for OBJ
stinate coughs, colds and irritations
of the throat and lungs. It stands IN
rivalled as remedy for all throat and
lung diseases. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
Old Soldier Tortured,

For years | suffered unspeakable
torture from indigestion, constipation
and liver trouble" wrote A. X. Smith,
a war veteran, at Erie. Pa, "but DR..
Kings New Life Pills fixed me all
right. They're simply great" Try
them for any stomach, liver or kidney
trouble. Only 25 cents at all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

mango, one of the finest homes in
Bloomington, the price was $4,000.
The structure will be converted into
a dormitory for co-eds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03
THE THEATRE.
CONTINUED from Page Three.)

comedy all my life. / am continu-
Ing voice culture and later intend to
go abroad to study. After that l
shall enter the grand opera field and
surprise my friends who think / am
only a dancing and singing SOU
brette."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

New Building for Wesleyan.
Bloomington, jan "a deal was
closed by the Illinois Wesleyan uni
versity for the mansion of A. E. De-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

All the news all the time.-Tba
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-03

ably be obliged to bear the burden Of I,
the expense.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

on the eve of being able to announce
the success of his red rose ventures.
Once a friend from France brought
Mr. Bancroft a cutting of red rose
called Madame Ferdinand Jemain,"
which, although it had failed at home.
was thought to have possibilities in
an American climate. Brady nursed
1t along with fair degree of conscien-
| lousness, none too pleased, likely
enough, that France had been so pre-
mature in this honorable business.
But the little alien rose bush sickened
and died, and was thrown aside, pre-
sumably at the end Of its history.
Then came the shocking news from
England that William Francis Ben
nett had won the red rose race. He
had had an astonishing luck with his
! plants, and had finally established
their hardihood and their permanence
Of color. Bancroft and Brady mourn
ed in secret. True, there was still the
American championship to be tried
for, but the first fine careless rapture
of success had been already captured.
A rose culturist in New York had
the good fortune, about this time, to
make a new flower, which he prompt.
ly named the George Bancroft" but
this was not compensation enough.
either for the historian or his garden
er, So back they went to the Seeding
beds, with renewed determination.
In the face of such a touching faith
and such Astounding energy, the fates
were bound to be kind. And so, one
gardener brought Mr. Bancroft sour
rying into his garden, to find that in
bed of white and yellow seedlings
there stood a strange red rose, look
ing for all the world as If 1t had come
to stay. It's stem had a stiffness the
like of which had never before been
seen. Its petals looked to have the
hardihood to weather a hundred dis
asters.
Where it had come from nobody
could find out. 1t might have been a
stalwart seed left from the scored
and discredited Nine. Ferdinand Je-
MAN," and 1t might have been just
that mysterious freak which the rose
oulturist has come to take for granted
under the name of sport"
At any rate, there It was, and 1t re-
manned to be developed
For 1t must be known at the outset
that getting single bloom is the least
of the rose culturist's troubles. In fact,
it merely marks their beginning.
All new brands of roses are grown
from these curiosities called sports"
In bed of seedlings, about once in so
often, an orphan rose will appear
which will bear no trace OF It's parent
age, and will usually be found to have
neither longevity nor the ability to
reproduce after its kind. Its seeds will
revert to type.
So John Brady set forth on the up.
hill climb to psrfecting his little red
sport" In due lime he did II. And
when he had three bushes which he
could personally guarantee to repro
duce red roses after the original pat
tern he placed them in the garden
where they would likeliest be seen.
He had not to wait for the clamor OF
approval Guests for tea In the after
noon were led into the garden by MIR.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
More schooIboy "Howlers."

THE Salic law is that you must
take everything with a grain Of salt"
Julius Caesar was renowned for
his great strength. He threw a bridge
across the Rhine"
THE zodiac is the zoo Of the sky.
where lions, goats and other animals
go after they are dead"
THE Pharisees we're people who
liked to show off their goodness by
praying to synonyms"
AN abstract noun is something
you cant see when you are looking, at
it,"
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about. "-Westminster Gazette.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

Now that school has been going"
several weeks parents are beginning
to inquire of their young hopefuls as
to their progress. The other day n
mother out on Harrison boulevard.
while eating luncheon with her 6-year-
old, asked:
And how are you getting along In
school, Dorothy?"
"Oh," replied Dorothy between
mouthfuls of bread and milk, lust
fine l and Frances Smith are the
smartest and best dressed girls in
the school. kansas City Star.
The faith that inspires is the trust
which comes from our timetrrsted
friends.-W. S. Royston.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
lneXperfenced.

In a boarding house for bachelors,
Amanda, typical Nanny" looked at-
ter the guests comfort in true south
ern style so well that one of the men
thought he Would take her away with
him in the summer In the capacity of
housekeeper. Toward spring he way
laid her in the hall one day and said:
Mandy, do you like the countryf-
Mandy reckoned she did.
Would you like to go away with
me this summer and keep house for
me?"
Mandy was sure she would.
Suppose / get just a bungalow. Do
you think you could take care OF It
nicely by yourself?"
Deed, no, masss! Reckon you all
better get somebody else; l don't
know nothin' about taking care of any
animals Harper Magazine
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
BITS OF WORLDLY WISDOM

It's easier to catch a husband than
to uncatch him.
Your discretion might look like
cowardice in another
A man knows more at 81 than he
can unlearn between that and 60.
Some men are dumb because their
wives never give them chance to
talk.
Even the man who is. his own worst
enemy is always ready to forgive him
self.
A woman can't feed man so much
tafry that 1t will spoil his appetite
for It,
If 1t were not for the trusts whom
would a man who fails in business
blame for it?
In a woman's eye. the most attrac.
tive thing about man is her ability
to attract him.
Money may not bring happiness, but
every man on earth would like to try
the experiment for himself
There are lots of funny things to be
seen in this world, and among them
is fat woman sitting on a little piano
stool.
When a couple is engaged they look
at each others virtues with magnify
ing glasses, which are thrown aside on
their wedding day.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
Banana Flour Popular.

Banana four specially prepared as
a tonic food is making It's appearance
in Paris. Within recent period this
fruit was but little used in France,
and even now its consumption is linn
tied However, measures are being
taken to increase the importation, and
II Is said that seventy vessels were
recently fitted up for bringing the
fruit to Europe. Banana -four has
much more extended use In England
than on the continent. but efforts ara
now made 70 introduces It In France,
owing to it, great nutritious value
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

Bancroft for private view" OF the
coveted red rose.
"Oh, that must be Benefits new
rose, the English beauty" said the
| first woman to spy it,
Not at all, madame" said Brady,
proudly, that is the American red
rose"
Then 1t is the American Beauty"
| said the lady, not to be outdone.
And then and there the name orig
mated, and not all of Bradys storm.
lest persuasiOns could ever dislodge
1t. For the roses maker had already
decided that it should be named for
Judge Hagner, a warm friend of Mr.
Bancroft, and Brady's bright particu
lar star, and to have the choice OF its
name and the christening ceremony
swept out of his reach at one fell
swoop would have tried the patience
of saint
Brady finally made the best of It,
and cOntented himself with assuring
Judge Hagner that things would have
been different If he had had any say
in them.
From this time on, however, the his
tory Of John Brady and his precious
rose begins to take a somber turn Mr..
Bancroft died in 1891, bequeathing the
American Beauty to Brady as a tesla.
ment of his affection and appreciation.
The famous gardens passed into other
hands, and Brady moved, with his
large and hungry family and his
handful of American Beauty rose
bushes, into a little house outside OF
Washington.
Things went rapidly from bad to
worse. Brady had neither money
nor the knack of picking up odd Jobs
His eldest son was still too young for
responsibility. and the ages of the
others, in regular succession, dimin-
ished punctually by year. His wife
was frail, out of patience with power
ty. ard worn to exhaustion with the
care CT children.
Brady survived the first part OF this
bleak period by observing the Span.
is proverb, Patience, and shuttle the
cards. No stress of want could make
him part with his rose bushes, though
his wife, regarding him as a sort of
monomaniac on this subject, put her
noblest persuasions into the task OF
undoing his resolve.
To his reiterated tales OF the for.
tune that would come to him some
day through the American Beauty
rose Mrs. Brady reasonably replied
that she and the children were hungry
that very day and hour. and that more
than her soul was sick with hope de.
ferred.
But some prescience of the inherent
value OF his rose kept Brady obdurate
TO appeals domestic or professional
The world OF fashion had all but
forgotten the interregnum of the
American Beauty in the Bancroft gar.
dens. Rose culturists had thought.
many of them. that 1t had never out
lived its heyday. Only a few of the
more observant had remembered that
the treasured bushes had been lega.
cy from Bancroft to his gardener.
One of these last was the elder OF
the Field Brothers. Wholesale florists
on the old Seventh street road, out
side of Washington. They made con-
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
Marie Divided tns Candy.

When the uncle of a couple Of
Brooklyn youngsters last called at
the household whereof they form q
part he brought with him some pieces
Of candy, which were given to the
little girl to divide with her brother.
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie, when you divided those FIVE
pieces Of candy with your brother, did
you give him two and half pieces?"
mo, sir" said Marie. Il saw they
weren't going to come out even, 80
ate one before l began to divide."--
Lippincott's Magazine.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
ACCORDING TO UNCLE ABNER

The only way to eat some brands of
breakfast food is with a nose bag.
Half of the world doesn't know how
the other half gets its touring cars.
never yet see woman who
would admit that a photograph flatter~
ed her a durn bit
never see Teller with long, flowin'
whlskers who wasn't rather oonserva-
tive about everything else.
The fellers with the funniest shaped
heads are generally the most promi-
nent ones at the national conventions.
One advantage in bein' poor is that
you are never called upon to eat any
pate de fol gras OF lobster Ia New.
burg.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

1t was on one Of these forlorn occa'
sions that Mrs. Bradys patience snap
ped and her loyalty faltered She
seized the pampered rose bushes
made haste to- Field Brothers, ana
sold them, one and all, for scarcely
more than the price of single meal
When this was told to Brady, he
| touched the hour of his supreme tribu'
lation. His world fell away from be-
meath his feet Not once in the Is
years since then has the stupor which
came upon him lifted for long enough
for realization of his misery to sift
through
Matters went merrily with the rose
he made. Field Brothers, by skillful
advertising, were able to sell their ex.
elusive right to its reproduction for
$4,000. Within a year ten times that
amount was being paid for it by en-
thusiastic purchasers hero and
abroad
For ten years past moderate esti.
mate of the amount of money spent
annually all over the world for Amer.
lean Beauty roses is $25.OOO,OOO
John Brady is still homeless in
Washington. His wife and the fam.
ished children have died. one after
another. He himself is the recipient
of constant small chaEities from Wash.
ington florists. any of whom will give
him bits OF work, spraying. or cutting,
when his mind can be held to his
task
At the funeral of William r. Smith.
the famous old Scotch superintendent
Of the National Botanical gardens.
who had, at eighty. the reputation OF
knowing more public men-diplomats
statesmen, and politicians-than any
other person then living in the United
States, there was an assemblage OF
men aggregating almost incalculabe
personal distinction. Into the midst
Of them crept a shabby, bent old man.
who, with averted eyes and bowed
head sidled into corner and wept
with unmistakatle suffering. He was
without airy doubt the most humble
ceremony. He was John Brady, maker
of the American Beauty.
Mercifully he does not feel the in,
finite pathos Of his lot. His real
tragedy ended Is years ago when,
having nothing left to hope, he had
nothing left to fear, II you search
him out and question him, you will
lind him curiously apathetic.
Me? am nothing-nobody" he
viii say to you. MY rose? Yes, that
was my fortune, but they took 1t
away from me. cannot make an.
other-I am nothing"
And he will tell you this with the
most exquisite manners, learned, per
haps. in the Bancroft gardens. His
eyes will lighter, his voice will In.
tone gently and courteously, and for
an instant before the lethargy steals
over him again you will glimpse the
power that could drag from earth and
make permanent the most wonderful
rose she gives.
He has kept. or perhaps got back,
an impressive sweetness OF nature
One thing only stirs him to overt
flashes OF rebellious misery--it is to
be asked to see or handle an Amer
lean Beauty rose.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

students; in eight minutes by thirty.
three. in ten minutes by sixteen.
Other similar problems. given at the
close of the lesson, we're solved In five
minutes by one student; In eight min.
utes by twenty-seven; in ten minutes
by twenty-three. Evidently. said the
professor It is mental fatigue that
causes the slower work On u subse.
quent day, Professor Lorentz vapor-
ICED antikenotoxin in the classroom
first before the close OF the period and
then set his pupils problems as before
The result was that they were solved
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
TO ADD TO MENTAL ENERGY

Il took German scientist to invent
the intellectual pill. The basis OF this
is q drug called antikenotoxin, which
has the quality Of neutralizing the
nelson's which are said to be the cause
yw mental fatigue. Doctor Weichardt.
jofessor at the University Of Erlan.
ZEN. recently demonstrated that the
muscles OF animals suffering from
physical or montal WEAKNESS secrete
certain poiAnn, 20 which he gave the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

name kenotoxin. Then II was shown
that anti-kenotoxn injected into a man
increases physical and mental vigor,
This led Professor Lorentz to think of
utilizing antikenotoxin to stimulate
work. He considered that errors of
calculation. for example, should be set
down to fatigue. He found that prob
lens given to his class In mathemat-
les at the beginning OF the lesson
waa solved u i've mipdtes by three
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
Business for Father.

The small daughter Of practicinG
physician, who evidently has an eye
to business, told her mother, in no un-
certain terms, that she must call at
once on their new neighbor.
And why must | call on herr" ask
ed the mother, amused at the child's
positiveness.
We'll, in the first place." explained
the little lady. they've got three of
the scranniest kids, and the mother
herself don't look very strong"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
For a Low StooI

A low stool with broad seat, most
convenient for drying the feet for
putting on shoes and stockings. is Civ.
en- a touch by one housekeeper that
makes 1t effective and sanitary The
cushion is covered with a neatly fitted
slip, with square top and sides, made
OF thick white Turkish toweling.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

in three minutes by three students; in
four minutes by thirty-one, and in ten
minutes by one, And the solutions
contained fewer errors than usual.
This was the origin OF Doctor Lor-
entz' intellectual pills. European
physicians are still a bit sceptical.
saying tie pills must be subjected to
more thorough tests.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

It's the modest, unassuming, diff
dent person who gains the public con-
iidence and gets a chance to make
good-Tm talking about fairy stories
now.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

When a man marries the first time
he needs nothing but the consent Of the
girl and the authorities. But before
he marries a second time he must
have the approval of his relatives and
the neighbors.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

climbing brings US to the top OF
the ladder have no desire to be I'M
derstood by the common herd"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

slant offers to Brady
offers which, from the
point of view OF their
own poverty, were
handsome enough. But
they seemed beneath
contempt to the gar
dener who dreamed OF
empire.
Not so. however. to
Mrs. Brady. She wept
cajoled, t h T e I ened.
She conjured her hus-
band. in the name OF
common humanity, not
to let his children
starve before his very
eyes. lie made her no
reply, other than by
the crushing method
OF leaving the house.
TO take counsel OF his
dreams outside.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

A woman is always true to a man
so long as she feels theke is a chance
OF some other woman getting him.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
An ov.rsIow,ro Gun

II your cup is small fll TO the brlm
Let II be multum in parvo. Make
the most OF your opportunities OF hon.
est work and pure pleasure -Henry
Van Dyke
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
ODD THOUGHTS.

If there's anything exasperatlng, it's
to get all ready to hate a mean per-
son, and then to discover that he's
got some really good qualities.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

To talk of anybody but himself ire
forming a man is about as futile as
talking of breathing for him.-Wom-
ans World.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

Intelligent, conscientious, persever-
ing work alone secure progress and
preserve the charm in any art, espe.
clally in music"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
MUSINGS OF SCHUMANN

There are times when my soul so
overfows with melody that it is i'm
possible to write anything down"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12

81 keep my eyes fixed on my great
examples-Bach and Beethoven"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

There's always a chance to learn
except in college.
A man has to sleep nine hours
every night to admit it was six.
He who courts and runs away will
vet be caught some wedding day.
A man isn't half as ashamed Of
himself to be in politics as his friends
are of him.
A headache is lot more important
20 anybody than the sanctity Of the
Constitution.
If a girl will walk right up to a man
and kiss him It doesn't mean as much
to her as eating fudge.
A woman would almost rather see
her husband set the house on fire than
start to mend anything in it.
A stout woman is as scared Of a
pair of scales as an old one is of the
family Bible with all the birth dates
In it--New York Press.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
Important N Mo,,,a,.
Rural E ate.

Sims never madg a big hit He
Just ploughed his way along"
What a narrowing life!"
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-10-12
sEE If II IsN,r SO.

II a girl really wants to land a man.
let her hire some good actor to lmper.
senate an indignant father.