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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

blonde wig
He called on her again. This time
she was mending pair of pink slip
pers. She saluted him with a Hell
10, Charlie." and resumed her frivol-
GUS conversation. Three hundred
good dollars the major offered to be-
come Hannah or Sarah or Betsy Some
thing or other, but she demanded
$4,000.
He asked her to think OF the Tenn
pies for 500 years past, and she
grinned. He besought her to think of
his daughter and she suggested that
the daughter change her name to
Jane. He threatened her with all the
power of the army and navy, and she
whistled the refrain of topical song.
Maj. Temple had close call from
apoplexy getting home. The doctor
was sent for and the patient was kept
in bed for three days and ordered not
to speak-not to speak, and yet the
papers were coming out every day
with something new about Aileen
| Temple.
When he did get up he made up for
lost time. He shouted. Hefroared.
He pranced around.
In his travels a bright thought
came to him. One lawyer had turned
him down, but why not consult an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
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for sale, but she was a wicked-look-
ing mare. Clyde had them harness
her-up and then he drove down the
road for trial. The horse acted as
wicked as she looked and l didn I
dare, watch them. I didn't care 20
see even Clyde dashed to pieces.
Finally l heard the hired man say:
wall, he knows mOre'n a keowboy
bout managing an animal" Then I
looked, and Clyde was simply superb
in the way he brought the horse
under control. He came back pres
emily, alert and forceful looking, but
as cool and polite as ever. MayGo
Bob has seen him drive.
The Lorens made us spend the
evening and some of the neighbors
dropped in. Clyde talked as prac-
tically about farming as an old hay
seed. He took me home and then
walked to town to stay at the hotel
l was glad he would not accept Aunt
Lydia's proffered hospitality.
Somehow he didn't seem quite 81
priggish, now that l know he car
drive. Good night Grassy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
GIRaFFES IN BATTLE.
The Long Necked Animals Weld Their
Heads as Weapons


The giraffe has al original and Gu
rious method Of lighting The long
necked beast has neither claws nor
beak nor sharp teeth with which To lie
fend or attack. so when il is uut OF
temper with one of its own Kind Il;
does not fy in tie fare Of providence
b. trying 70 disembowel its adversary.
as a tiger might or toss it. as rhinoc-
eros would.
On the contrary. the giraffe. knowing
that IL has been provided by nature
with a long and pliable neck. terminal
ing In very solid head. uses the up
per part of Itself Ike "a fail aud. swing
ing it's neck round and round in Il way
that does immense credit 10 its organ
ization. brings its head down at each
swing with Il thump on its adversary.
The other coinJaianf adopts precise
~ the S:ime tactics. and the two AMI
mails. planting themselves as frInly Us
possible by stretching out on all fouf
less to the utmost, stand opposite each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

troubled with constipation. and have
tried many remedies. all Of which
seemed TO cause pain without giving
much relief. finally tried DIR. Miles
laxative Tablets and found them ex-
cellent Their action is pleasant and
mild. and their chocolate taste makes
them easy TO take. am more than
glad 70 recommend them"
Clean up the bowels and keep
them clean" is the advice of all
physicians, because they realize the
danger resulting from habitual con-
supation. Do not delay too long.
but begin proper curative measures.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are a
new remedy for this old complaint.
and a great improvement over the
eathartics you have been using in
the past. They taste like candy
and work like a charm. A trial
Will convince you.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
sold by all druggists, at IS cents
q box containing IS doses. If not
found satisfactory after trial. re-
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he viii return your money. .
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
THE PENGUIN.
Moscow.

4 10 Awkward on Land and Gym
mast In the Water.
A kind Of penguin. the adele. is a
laugh provoking bird Adelies are most
tnquisitive and at times are in such a
hurry TO follow up clew that they will
scramble along the ice on the belly.
pushing with their legs and using their
clippers alternately like the paddle of
q canoe They get over the ground at
an astonishing rate. and 1t is hard work
TO overtake penguin when it takes TO
this means Of locomotion. especially
when IL doubles.
In the water the penguin is perfectly
st home. diving and steeplechasing in
grand style. 1t can jump clean ont OF
the yater and pop down on the ice ex
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Miss Esther Mercy In Court.

actly like some one coming up through
a trapdoor on the stage and dropping
on his feet The penguins collect in
enormous numbers and are sometimes
seen marching about like regiment of
soldiers in Indian file. all acting in uni
son.
A much larger penguin. the emperor,
weighs sixty or seventy pounds and
stands well over three feet high. 1t
possesses the most extraordinary mus
cular powers in its fippers. When pre-
scented with the end of the ski stick
the emperor gives 1t such a smack that
ole's hands Jingle At the same tins
1t utteIs an angry cultural exclama.
tion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

without the last circle. white man
know that" indicating the instru
ments; Indian not know il. Indian
know sun. He never cheat. Him al
ways same. Him throw shadow. In
dian give white man land one side"
After long consultation it was decid-
ed that a line drawn in the direction
in which the sun would cast a shadow
from an agreed point at 10 o'clock
should be made the boundary, the
white men taking the land on one side
and the Indians keeping that on the
other.-Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
A MADE OVER STATUE.
Designed to Pose as a King, It Now
Represents a Saint

Designed to Pose as King. 1t Now
Represents a Saint.
The most made over statue in the
world is in u quaint little church at
Yarmouth. Isle of Wight. 1t was orig
inally designed for that of Louis XIV
of France and was the work of Ro-
man sculptor who started for France
the way by an English warsbip
France and England we're then at war.
and the box containing the statue was
taken on board the English vessel with
other Spois
When Sir Richard Holmes. the Eng
lish commander. examined it and found
the head was unfinished he ordered the
sculptor to complete it in his own
likeness. and so the heroic figure that
was intended 10 represent a French
monarch was turned into an officer of
the English navy.
When Sir Richard was made Cover.
nor of the Isle of Wight in 1861 he
presented the statue of himself TO the
Yarmouth church HHlf a century
after his death n statue Of st. John
was desired for a certain niche In the
church. and an English sculptor was
called in To chisel out the face and
naval hat Of Sir Richard and make
them over into the benign features and
flowing locks of the saint.
The incougruity of court clothes and
a teweled chain on the figure OF one
of the apostles did not seem TO strike
the worshipers as anything unusual
and St. John still occupies his place by
the altar attired in tile dnery Of 4
French king New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

could, and did insist, that they had
still been gentlemen.
Maj. Temple was gentleman. He
had also been a soldier. So far 80
good. The Temple tree ended right
there. so far as the coal man. the ice
man. the grocer and the butcher were
concerned. Cash down tells the story.
The majors strong point was
therefore his weak on. His wife told
him so. and his daughter, Aileen. told
him so. lut he stood behind his load
ed guns
Among the young men calling at
the majors. attracted by the daugh-
ter. was Barton Reed He was "a
years old and had been mentioned in
the little daily paper OF the suburb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

an earlier date. in John Heywood's
Proverbs" 1546?
Since tit for tat (quoth u on even hand Is
set,
Set the hares head agaynst the goose jeb-
let
In note it is stated that tit for
tat is simply a corruption for tant
pour tant. Halliwell-Phillipps' diction-
airy has tint for tant. tit for tat
London Notes and Queries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

other. hammering with their heads I'M
til one or the other has had enough.
The head of the giraffe is furnished
With two stumpy. horn-like processes.
so that the animals when at this ham,
mer and tongs method of warfare re-
mind the spectator somewhat of two
ancient warriors humping each other
with the spiked balls they used to car
ry for that purpose at the end OF chains.
Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
.Tit For Iat.n

Professor Skeat in his chronological
dictionary explains the expression tit
for tat as blow for blow" and says
that it is q corruption Of tip for tap.
where tip is slight tap He refers TO
Bullinger's works. l., 2S3 Parker so
ciety). the translation of which is.
believe, dated 1877. May be permit
ted to direct attention to the fact that
tit for tat had already appeared at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

May L.
Who do you think is here? Clyde!
l was so enraged when l heard his
voice in the sitting room this after
noon, but when l came in he assured
me very earnestly that he was not
going TO make himself disagreeable
by pursuing me, but Bob had told
him there were good horses to be had
in this vicinity, and he had heard of
a trotter with a record on a farm
two miles from here, so he had come
down to investigate.
After supper he went to inspect the
horse and l went with him, merely
to show him of to the help and the
neighborhood, for the call ITO arms
has been progressing until l was the
only unattended female in the coun-
try.
And Clyde really looked what they
call fright smart
Farmer Loren had thoroughbred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

does not perform
by force W h a {
should be accom-
plished by persua-
sion is DR.. Miles
Laxative Tablets.
Alter using them,
Mr.. n. A. Waddell,
51S Washington
St, Waco, Tex.
says:
Almost all my
H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
HAT was Maj. Ten
BY WALTER GREGORY.

\ 7 Wdb ND j UIu = 2
strong point-the
blue blood of the
Temples. They had
been aristocrats for
600 years. Some Of
them had been car
penters and black
smiths and cobblers,
as the major discov-
cred IN tracing the
Ternnlp tree hut he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

AS IT ENDED

overwhelmingly glad to see me. so I
cut my visit short, rejecting that life
was a woman and man the world
over.
1t makes me feel a bit lonely to
witness all the affinity finding. I'll
make daring confession and admit
that l think it must be kind of nice
to care enough for anyone to display
such outward and visible signs.
wonder what it is like? Yours,
Grassy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26


Gle Joshua's farm when found guilty.
OF course, the country is picturesque,
especially just now when the buds
are in the bough. but one cannot live
on scenery alone.
Uncle Joshua and Aunt Lydia cling
20 primitive pioneerness. They won I
have a telephone nor q rural route
delivery, and as their farm Is way
back from nowhere, none Of the inter
urban linee reach IT,
They have breakfast q go with
outD a. $40. Dinner at II O'Clock
(sun time) and supper at o'clock
AT 7 Uncle Joshua winds the clock
and locks the doors while Aunt Lydia
elects the cats At s o'clock they are
sleeping the sleep OF the overworked
BY IL seems as IL It were midnight
and ] go TO bed, too.
This stay will probably be a pro
tracted one. as my offense Is grea
and 1 shall nevsr yield IL live and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

May IA.
My Dear Janet: Clyde is still here
He came out to the farm the next
day and We went to make the final
bargain for the horse. Mr.. Loren
told him that if he "callated" to stay
here week Cooking significantly At
mel he'd lend him a buggy, as there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Piles Cured in 8 to IA Days.

Your druggist will refund money II
PaZo Ointment fails TO cure any case
CT itching, blind, bleeding or protrud'
ing plies in to IA days. so cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
"Clean Up the Bowels and
Keep Them Clean"

There are many remedies to be
had for constipation, but the diff
Guilty is to procure one that acts
without VIOLENCE. A remedy that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
SPEED OF osTRIcHEs.

The swiftest Birds Are Chosen by
Buyers For mensseries.
In selecting ostriches for menageries
or geological gardens the swiftest are
chosen, not because it-win be neces-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

beaten. the winner slackened his pace
and gently trotted up for the prize of
fgs.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

die here; 1 am is now. but 1 feel
much older.
You see. Clyde Newell came a-court-
ing, and as, from a parental point OF
view, he is extremely eligible. the
family hands went up in horror at my
flying in the face of Providence and
Clyde. | said nay and every other
negative in my vocabulary.
He is over-immaculate and effemi-
nate. Father says he is not, and my
base brother. Bob Joined forces with
the enemy and pronounced Clyde "a
darned good fellow" protesting that
1 didn't know him.
Bob | said desperately, do you
know that he is a collector of old
china?" Bob weakened in his cham
pionship at this intelligence.
Clyde. The very name bespeaks
femininity!
Well. goodnight CT is half after 81.
You may expect voluminous budgets
/ OF mail, for I shall be a veritable es-
cape valve. Your forlorn CRISSY.
May g.
My Dear Janet: Talk about Noah &
ark, Everyone's fancy in this vicin.
ity seems to be lightly turning tc
thoughts OF love. went to town
yesterday to do the trading"
rode down with husky young farm
er lad who lives on the next farm.
He had a two-seated wagon, and al
/ started to get in beside him he saiC
in quick alarm. ''Oh, you'll find thu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
BY ETHEL ANGERr.
EADow FARM, May I.

EADOW FARM, May I,
'OO.-My Dear Janet:
I suppose when you
read this postmark
you will lift a sig
nificant eyebrow and
wonder what misde-
meanor / am guilty
OF now.
Ever since I have
been weaned I have
haap ha1fohad 20 I'm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

ground.
We came to that stile where saw
the lovers and told him about them
He proposed sitting down to rest and
couldn't refuse. II would have
Leaked as if l were afraid he'd MAKE
love to me. He was very entertain
ing and presently the moon came up.
One of those big, INw-hangina
moons that you read of.
Finally 1 said. Don't you think
we should be going? We may be
keeping some lovers from their tryst'
ing place
He replied quickly. "I am selfish
enough to do even that"
don't see how he dared, but he
put his arm around me, and we'll
I just wanted to find out what the
charm OF all this love making is and
before l realized what l was doins
my head was resting on his shoulder
and, we'll, there is nothing priggist
in Cly6e's love making, anyway!
Yours, Girls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

May L &.
My Dear Janet: We are going HON,
this afternoon to announce our en-
igagement. Clyde told Uncle Joshu;
he had made home run! I must b,
ain love, Janet, because I was reall,
pleased when, in rummaging around
Aunt Lydia's pantry, Clyde discovered
n very old and very valuable cup
More later. Grassy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26

were fine drives about here.
Before | thought of the conse-
quences or his differences, urged,
YES, do. Clyde" You see, he is bet
ter than Uncle Joshua for steady COM
panionshiP.
So we have been driving morning.
noon and evening. l love the mare
and Clyde has her we'll in, hand He
has observed the mating propensity
and, while it amused him. his smiles
always end with a sigh. It probably
brings regrets. 1t is really late. even
from your standpoint, so.good night.
Grassy.
May Is.
MY Dear Janet: What do you
think! Clyde pitched for the farm
ers' baseball team to-day and he was
great, winning them the game.
was so surprised. We went to look
on and when the pitcher came he had
injured his hand and Clyde offered
to take his place.
On the way home | blurted out
81 didn't know that you cared fol
horses and sports. l thought you were
! interested in china only He looked
at me intensely and said there were
many things he cared for more thar
/ he did for china and then he added
| that there was one thing he valued
more than anything in the world
l began to talk very fast and at ran
dom. so as to warn him of dangerou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-26
Keeps Your Stove
ALWAYS Ready for Company"
BLACK SILK
STOVE POLISH

e: j,orr paTicr stove. kitchen stove gas stove
. e. a can from your hardware or stove dealer.
Il . gu do not find Il bSffSy than any other stove
o oliSn YOU have c1ey used befOye. your dealer Is
q zlhoTizcd TO refund your money But we feei
ui lto-date women who are now using Blaca
s TX Stove Polish and who say it Is the beS
sk.,z o9{fsh ezey made"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-06
Second ROBBERY
WITHIN 10 DAYS
Ruteastein Store On Mobile Street
Entered Last Ni0ht-s4o0
Worth Stolen.

The store of L. Rubenstein on Mo
bile street, was robbed last night, the
second time within ten days. ::
The robbers gained entrance to the
building by boring holes through the
door opening into the alley with a
brace and bit, and lifting out a section
bout two by three feet
About $500 worth of goods was
stolen, including Is suits Of clothes,
ladies' suits, hats, shirts, dresses, suit
efscs, tics, jewelry. etc. The theft
'cs discovered this morning at $50
when Jake Rubenstein arrived to open
the store for the days business. Two
men were seen in front Of the store
at about eleven o'clock last night, and
a local hardware store sold brace
ard bit and other tools to a stranger
yesterday, the paper in which they
were wrapped being found in the rear
Of the store this morning.
II is thought by the police
chat several men We're implicated in
he robbery, and they must have used
wagon IA getting the goods away.
he police are at work or the case,
vt up to date no arrests have been
made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-06
To INVESTIGATE
MONEY TRUST

Washington, March ct is the
plan of the banking and currency com
mittee of the house to begin its inves-
tigation of the money trust" imme-
diately. In general, the inquiry has
been divided. One will be an inquiry
into the money trust, and the other
consideration of the Aldrich cur
rency plan.
The subcommittee to investigate
the money trust will consist of Rep
resentatives, Pujo, of Louisiana. chair
man, Brown, of West Virginia, Steph-
ems, of Mississippi, Doughton, of
North Carolina, Daugherty, Of Mis-
souri,, Byrnes, Of South Carolina. and
Neeley, of Kansas, democrats, and
four republicans, who will be desig-
mated by Representative Vreeland of
New York.
The committee which will take up
the Aldrich plan will consist of Glass.
of Virginia, chairman, Talbot, OF
Maryland, Taylor, of Alabama, Kor-
bly,. of Indiana, Moore, of Texas. Bulk
ley, of Ohio, and Kindred, of New
York, democrats. The three repub-
licans will be selected by Vreeland.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-06
TAFT TO START
CAMPAIGN TRIP
Chief Executive Expected to Answer
the CoIonePs Political Mouth
ings.

| Washington. March 6.-President
| Taft will leave tomorrow, day ear
lier than originally announced on his
trip to Chicago, so that he may have
time to stop off at Toledo Friday and
deliver an address answering the ar
guments of Col. Roosevelt made at
the Constitutional Convention in Co
lumbus. The President is said to have
completed the draft of his proposed
addresses today, and that at Toledo
will deal largely with the recall of
] judges and the review of judicial de-
cisions at the polls, to both of which
propositions the President is bitterly
opposed.
Reports from Birmingham where the
Alabama state convention to choose
delegates to the Republican presiden-
tial nomination convention at Chicago
will be held tomorrow, are highly fav-
orable to the Taft forces. It is pre-
dicted that as a result of tomorrow's
action the President will have a solid
delegation from Alabama.
Next week Republican state conven-
tons will be held in Virginia, at Roa
noke, on Tuesday, March 10, and in
Oklahoma, at Guthrie, on Thursday.
March Ia. The President is hopeful
of getting both delegations, although it
is understood that the Roosevelt forces
are active in both states. Other con-
ventions and primaries to be held this
month, and which will show which
way the political wind is blowing. will
be held in Colorado, at Colorado
Springs, where the Republican state
convention will he held on March 81;
state presidential preference pri-
mary in North Dakota on the same
date. and territorial Republican con
vention at Cordeva. Alaska, on March
30.
To win, it is admitted. President
Taft needs must have the solid South
in his grasp. Whether he will get it
depends to large extent on the ac-
ton to be taken this month and next
by the conventions and primaries in
northern and eastern states If Roose-
welt can he successful in the north,
there is always the possibility that
the south will come gallivantiag into
The Coloneis camp The G.. 0. P in
the land oh cotton is a close corpora
ton composed Of office holders and
politicians whose hope of continuing
i'm their Jobs is to pick a presidential
winner It is a matter Of bread and
butter, to say nothing of cake and pie.
20 them, and while some of the south
orn delegates are already safeIr tied
M and delivered to Taft. the others
may break and run for the Roosevelt
cover in case the Rough Rider gains
strength in the states where the Re
publicans cast their big vote.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-06
w. @. SHARP
SCENES FIR I'M COMIC
Continued from Page One.)

,rrQundsd by a coterie of dancing
maids.
A very clever and unique feature
VIII be Have You Seen My Baby?"
from "The Merry Co Round" in which
Raymond Hitchcock starred. Seven
Young ladies' dressed as nurse maids,
appear pushing real live babies in 60
carts. Can one imagine a prettier
sight than stage full of pretty babies
about seven or eight months of age?
Three scenes from Miss Hook Of
Holland" in which the peasant girls
and flying Dutchmen appear in Dutch
costumes and wooden shoes and give
the clog dance. Another scene from
Miss Hook of Holland" is Pink Pet
ty From Peter given by Miss Corinne
Venerable.
Miss Carline Hall, in Spanish cos
tune, will give a Spanish dance, with
castanets.
Mrs. Blocker, who possesses much
dramatic as well as musical ability.
will appear in musical sketch called
in May made famous by Adele
Richie. at Keith's ana Proctors.
An old-fashioned cowboy quadrilIe,