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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Serious Mistake,

The arresting officer said he didn't
know just how the trouble had start
ed; but it seems. according to the tes-
timony offered in police court, that
Mrs. McTigue hit Mr.. McTigue over
the head with a rolling pin.
MIR. McTigue was staggered, but be-
ing game, he came up smiling and
knocked his wife against the ropes,
with a half-arm hook.
After sparring for an opening, Mrs.
McTigue got hold of the rolling pin
again, tented with her left, and then
soaked her hubby over the right eye.
He was still dreaming when the po-
liceman arrived
After the testimony had been taken
and Mr.. McTigue had stepped down
from the stand a stranger arose and
said:
If the court please, l would like to
ask for the dismissal of these people,
Their detention is interrupting my
business, and the policeman who made
the arrests deserves to be severely
censured."
Il am unable to fathom your mean
ing, sir" the judge returned.
Then 1 will explain" said the
stranger. Il had secured the kineto-
scope privileges on this fight, and un.
less it can be resumed at once, I'll sue
the city for damages
A public apology was then made by
the authorities, and the affair went on
to a finish without further interrup,
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

absolutely no one whose hand will stay
open at all unless the will is exerted to
that end. Try it! Hold your hand
open for three minutes by the watch
and see how tired you will be. Lay
your hand on the table. the palm on
the wood, the fingers over the edge, and
see how. in spite of yourself Iey will
curve round and grasp it. Look at the
hand of sleeping person and think If
the fingers are ever shown to be out
straight.
When the anatomy of the hand is
taken up il will he found that on the
palm and on the under side of the
fingers are numbers of nerves sensi-
tive to touch which respond as read
fly as the nerves of the eye do TO color
or the. nerves OF the ear drum to
sound. These were the principal pro-
lection Of our tree living ancestors. for
an immediate clutch at 3 branch was
necessary in rapid travel in the lower
branches of great forest trees. The
sensitiveness is being lost. but it is
being lost slowly. Yet even today we
can no more prevent responding to the
stimulation of the sense Of touch in
our hands than TO the sensation Of
light in the eye or sound in the ear.
Disregarding the thumb. the human
hand is really nothing more than an
adjustable hook 1t is at rest only
when in the position of hook. When
any one loses u hand the best SUbsti-
tute is a stout metal hook.-New York
American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Oriain Of Panic.

No word has moved with the TING
more than panic" Long ago in an
cient Greece il was a mild fear in
spired by mysterious sights and sounds
among the mountains and valleys by
night which were attributed to the
god Pan Nowadays il has a by no
means supernatural significance on the
stock exchange. Panic fear was the
original expression. and in shortening
it to panic" we have all really been
as siipshOd as the small boy who calls
his comic paper" comic Shaftes-
bury 200 years ago would have used
the word for any contagious feeling
that seized upon masses OF men.
There are many Panuicks in Man
kind besides merely that of Fear. And
thus Is Religion also Pannick. Lon
don Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
SHOULD REHoNoRED.

Recent dispatches from Washington
state that it is proposed to confer
promotion upon Colonel Goethals for
faithful and efficient work in connec-
tion with the Panama canal. The pro-
gress he has made in bringing the
canal TO completion is worthy of rec
ognition by the government, and the
people Of the United States will be
pleased 20 see him honored in any APP
Dropriate way. II the governorship Of
the canal zone Is the recognition Col
onel GOethals wishes II should be Civ
en- him. While it pays some $4,000
less than his present salery as the
chief engineer In the construction
work OF the canal, It is a position of
honor and responsibility.
The splendid -work done by this
army engineer suggests again what
q fine lot OF talent the. country has in
the graduates from West Point. Col
ouel Cocktails was put in charge OF
the building OF the canal whea high
priced civilians who we're thought TO
be past-masters in the art of accom-.
plishing bic things, failed to measure
up TO the undertaking.
He deserves the thanks OF the coun-
Try for the skill and efficiency he has
exhibited In the greatest work of con
struction ever undertaken by the
United States.
he should be appropriately honored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
are peculiarly distinct.

are peculiarly distinct.
As the sun there deScendS nearer
and nearer to the horizon and is i'm
mensely enlarged and flaming it sud
denly becomes for an instant a bril-
Iiantly green color. and Immediately a
series of green rays suffuses the sky in
many directions. well night to the Ze-
nth The same phenomenon appears at
sunrise, but 10 a smaller extent Some
times, just as the last part of the suns
disk vanishes, its color changes from
green TO blue, and so also after it has
disappeared the sky near the horizon
often is green, while toward the zenith
it is blue.
This was alluded to in Egyptian
writings. Day was the emblem Of life
and night that of death. and the noe
turnai sun. being identified with Osiris.
thus rendered Osiris king of the dead.
The setting sun was green; therefore
Osiris, as the nocturnal deity of the
dead. was painted green. The splendid
collins of the high priests of Ammon
frequently depict the green sun. and
the funeral deities are all cOiored
green
There are innumeTable instances in
the Egyptian relics Of representations
relative TO death being cOIored green
The practice undoubtedly arose from
the green tints of sunrise and sunset
The green sun disk Is referred 10 5000
years ago in Egypt. This Is the EARL
est known human record of an as
Economical phenomenon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
A Merchant. Not a ssaaar.

An American lady in Rome bought
some matches from d little match vend-
er They were wax matches in little
decorated boxes She handed the boy
i've solid piece and expected to have
TWO in change. but the little fellow
shrugged his shoulders and held the
change tightly in his hand. with a beg
ging expression on his face, signifyiEg
that he wished to have it given 10 him.
whereupon u second American lady who
was accompanying the first straighten-
ed herself. looked sternly ut the boy
and said, ''Mercante. non mendicantef"
(You are a merchant, not Il beggar.l
That was an appeal to the boys self
respect. and it SO inspired him that
he actually laughed and pressed the
change upon his customer.-Christian
Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

DEPARTMENT
Mrs Alice, 6tCFaeN Kirk

cut of neck close to body, leaving the
skin long enough to fasten under the
back with a skewer after the stufing
has been put in. Remove oil-bag,
thoroughly wash bird, wipe insiAe
and outside as dry as possible.
To Truss a Turkey-Draw thighs
close to body, insert a steel skewer
under middle joint running it through
body, coming out under middle joint
on opposite side. The dTum-sticks
separately with a long string and fasS-
en- to tail. Turn tips OF wings under
and fasten with a skewer.
Roast Turkey-Dress, clean, stuff
and truss a 15-pounds turkey and rub
we'll with salt and pepper. Rub two
tablespoonfuls of butter and two of
-four together. Spread this well over
the turkey. Put into the baking pan
on a rack breast side down. Cover
and place in a very hot oven Is min
u-es; lower the temperature and con-
tinue the baking 10 minutes to the
pound, During the last half hour,
turn the turkey on its back, have of
the cover and brown, basting with a
/ little butter and ho- water or stock.
When we'll Drowned remove string
! and skewers and place on a hot plat
ter and garnish with cFanberries and
celery tips.
Bread-and-Celery Stuffing-Remove
| hard outside crust from a stale LOAF
of bakers bread and break in pieces
| There should be three and one-hali
cupfuls Pour over bread one cupful
of boiling water and let stand 90 min
utes, then squeeze out all the water
that is possible. To bread add one
tablespoonful of poultry seasoning
one and one-half teaspoonfuls OF salt
and one-fourth of a teasponful of pep
per, then add three-fourths of cup
full of finely cut celery and one-hali
cupful of melted butter.
/ Potato Stufing-Mix two cupfuls Of
hot mashed potatoes, two cupfuls Of
bread Cwhite) crumbs, one-third of g
cupful each Of melted butter and sau
sage or bacon fat and one-half cupfu
of cooked giblets finely chopped Moist
en- with hot water and season with
salt. pepper and sage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

ed that 50 was the lowest possible
wage on which girls could live in Sc
curity against the pitfalls and temp
tations Of the world Not only a hv-
ing wage, but decent independent
living wage is the ideal of the COM
pany."
In the next column of a newspaper
TO the one containing he information
of the action of the New Jersey Pub
lie Service corporation, an item az
peared, saying that the garment work
ers in New York had voted. 5000 to
1000, in favor of a general strike for
an increase of wages, which their
employers had refused TO grant. A
minimum wage Of 50 would look like
affluence % the average girl employed
in that industry.
We are no. informed as TO the com
parative merits of these two cases
But we do know that the minimum
wage fixed by the New Jersey monop-
oily Is no greater than thai required
to provide a living wage in the great
metropolis and the territory surround
ing it. The garment worker is enti-
tied TO and should receive q living
wage so she may not become a victim
Of the pitfalls and temptations of the
wicked metropolis and suburbs where
the cost Of living is so great compared
to what il is in rural communities
and the smaller interior cities.
The two cases referred to furnish
grounds for the suggestion that in
roofing out the evils of monopoly,
which should be done, the regulation
Of oppressive industries that are not
monopolies should not be neglected.
The song Of the shirt" is still appH-
cable in certain quarters OF the me.
tropolis, if reports are true.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

To Select a Turkey-I- is often wise
to allow a dealer TO make a selection
among his choice turkeys Tor a holt
day dinner. If a small one is re-
quired, a young hen turkey is usually
very satisfactory, otherwise a cock
turkey will furnish better eating. In
either case the bird should be plump,
with dark smooth legs and the CART
lage at end of breast bone should be
soft and pliable
To Clean a Turkey-Hold bird over
a name iron gas, alcohol or burn
ing paper. constantly changing posi-
ton until all parts have been exposed
TO the flame that hairs and down may
be removed; this is known as SINCE
ing Cut of the head and draw our
pin feathers, using a small pointed
knife. Make two cuts three-fourths
Of an inch long on under part of each
leg, introduce a steel skewer and re.
move tendons, drawing out one at a
time. Cut through the skin around
the leg one and one-half inches be.
low the leg joint, place leg at this cut
over edge of board. press downward
to snap the bone, then pull of the
foot.
Make an incision through the skin
below the breast hone just large
enough TO remove the entrails, gizzard
liver and heart. Care must be taken
that the gall-bag is removed with the
liver and not broken, for the least
bit Of the bile which it contains would
impart a very bitter flavor to any
part with which i. came in contact
Next remove lungs and kidneys By
introducing first two fingers under
skin close to neck the windpipe may
be easily found and withdrawn, also
the crop which adheres to skin close
to breast. Draw down neck-skin and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
OPEN OUT YOUR HAND.
Then Note the Effort Il Requires to
Keep It From Closing.

Then Note the Effort Il Requires to
Keep It From Closing.
Many thousands of years have elapa-
ed since the ancestors Of man lived in
trees. 1T is never TO be forgotten that
though ape-like forms. they were not
apesJ Yet. in spite of these tens OF
centuries that have passed by. man has
not yet forgotten the instinct OF self
preservation in the forest. As be was
tailleSS creature he was compelled
10 depend for his safety on the grasp
Ing power OF his hands and feet. For
many ages. however. be had gradually
been going on the ground more and
more and in the trees less and less so
that his feet became more adapted for
walking and his hands exclusively for
grusping. with the result that the grip
aud muscular strength Of his hands be-
came immense. This is still most pow
erfully evidenced IN a young baby,
which. without muscular development.
can within a few days OF birth hang
by both hands TO s stick for as much as
Eve minutes at time and by one hand
Nonly for two or three, a task beyond
he power OF any adult EXCEPT an ath-
e and gymnast
Sut fact which is still more re-
q trkable is that to the present day
4 IRE Is not one OF US that can bold his
Pen without discomfort anG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
THE MINES AND THE MELON.

II has become known recently with
greater clearness than ever before
that the price of coal at the mine is
no positive indication of the profit
that comes to the mine operator, be-
cause the mine operators profit-shar.
ing does not cease when the product
OF the mine is shipped In fact, it
seems that IL is here where profit
really commences. The mine opera
tors are also coal railroad share
holders, and the statement that it
costs more to market products of
the soil than to raise them may be
truthfully paraphrased into another
statement, equally as important TO
the consumer, namely, that it costs
more to haul coal than to mine it,
II the mine operators in most in.
stances turned over the product of
the pit free to the coal railroads
they would still receive their hand
some dividends from the profits on
hauling. Not only that, but evident
iy they would still be invited peri
odically to participate ia the cutting
OF melons.
The Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western railroad company, for in
stance, is about to divide $4,000, 900
among its shareholders. BY the sale
of new stock at par to this amount,
the directors of the road will be able
to carry out their plan of distribut-
ing among the stockholders, $40 per
each share held, and this is pro-
nounced "one of the largest melons
IN railroad history" It works out
this way: Outstanding Lackawanna
stock amounts to $30,277 900. Each
present stakeholder will be entitled
TO subscribe at par to 40 per cent of
his holdings, or to one share of new
stock for every two and a half shares
of present stock held by him. The
present price of Lackawanna stock is
$50.
The Lackawanna's business is not
confined wholly to coal carrying, but
its total transactions in coal in 1911
amounted to 1891, Ill tons valued at
S22, 9,47037; its profit on coal
handling for the year was nearly So
500 600. Figures covering its coal
operations for 1912 are not yet avail
able They will probably exceed
those of 1911. This profit, takeI
from the coal consumer, helps to
make >ssible the cutting of the S12,
100000 melon.
In the face of the hardship i'm,
posed upon the coal consumers OF
the country by the imposition OF
prices running toward $40 ton, is
l. not inopportune just now, to put
It mildly, for coal-carrying railroad
TO 20 into melon cutting on such I
scale?
II melon must be cut, in view Of
the exactions 10 which the public is
subjected by private monopoly In gen
/ eral, and in view OF the public temper
in consequence, would it not be wisel
as well as fairer for the coal interest:
TO invite the consumer to participate
in the profit sharing? Surely, the Goa
sumer> cannot be expected mucl
.onger TO contribute toward the sue
cess OF magnificent rNrlon cuttings IL
which he is not permitted to partici
/ pate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

How smoothly everything would go,
How nicely all things would be run,
How sweetly all the winds would blow,
How fairly all things would be done.
How quickly We should do away
With every evil that distresses.
II each man might possess today
The chance some other man possesses.
How suddenly the skies would clear,
How quickly Borrowing would cease,
How soon our ills would disappear,
How fast our fortunes would increase,
How quickly from earth's broad expanse
The thing called failure would be driven,
II each man could possess the chance
That 70 some other man Is given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
All Fortune IslIers.

You are accused Of swindling peo-
pie on a fortune telling game" said
the district attorney. Can you really
read the past?"
"No."
We'll. / can"
And he proceeded to read the cuI
prit's rather stormy record
Can you read the futureT' Inquired
the Judge
No"
Well. can to some extent At any
rate. can tell you where yon'h be
for the next two years kansas City
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

What is that ugly-looking building
across the square?" asked the visitor
That is our city hail." replied the
chairman of the reception committee"
Heavens, Whoever could have de-
signed such monstrosity as that?"
81 did"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Her Liberal Dad.

my father is trying to get me to
promise not to marry until am thir-
ty years Old" she said. In any event,
he says he will give me a thousand
dollars for every year that | wait"
Gee" he replied, IF you hold out
till you're thirty you'll have a couple
of thousand dollars, won't your"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Jan. D in American
History.

1892 End Of tine Uattlr Of Stone RiV-
er. Tenn. The COnfederates were
d repuised In desperate attack to
capture the key to the battlefield:
total losses in the battle. 1000
Federals and 10000 Confederates.
191O-Agnes Booth. widow Of Junius
Brutus Booth and Mt one time a
star actress, died: born 1S45
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Artistic Temperament.

Your daughter seems to have such
an artistic temperament"
Yes. She slapped the cook yester-
day morning because the coffee was
bad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

A wife after the divorce said to her
husband:
Il am willing TO let you have the
baby half of the time
''GoOdF' said he rubbing his hands
SSpleadid,''
Yes" she resumed. -you may have
him nights"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
More to the Purpose.

Are you in favor of a ten-hour
day?"
Il don't care anything about the
days." replied young Rounderley, but
it would be a jolly good thing If we
could have twenty night"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Skeptical.

do you really believe George
Washington never told lie?"
Il sometimes doubt it. He was a
property owner and must have had to
fix up a tax schedule"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

The Chicago papers bid fair to harp
for several days on the big New
Years eve orgy which that city in
dulged in. As if it was anything to
harp about.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Maids OF Moods.

ado your daughters help their moth
er with the hOusework"'
I'VE wouldn't think Of expecting it.
Muriel is temperament1l. and Zaza Ia
ntense."-Pittsburg Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

The men at the head OF the Rock
Island Three Eye league baseball
team who declined to have anything
further TO do with an association that
made Al Tearney its life president
seem TO have been pretty thoroughly
vindlcated in the light Of late events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Wasn't His Fault.

PA, where was Washington born?"
In Virginia, my son. You must re-
member that Ohio was not then in the
Union"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

The parcels post has skinned the ex-
press companies at the start. Well
wasn't II put over for that express
business?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

Herman c. Seiffert OF Milwaukee.
was one Of the two defendants out OF
forty in the dynamite conspiracy"
trial at Indianapolis whom the judy
freed He was charged with aiding
Wisconsin. The other defendant 10
be declared not guilty was Daniel
Buckley Of Davenport, Ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Iona lime.

How long have you been married,
Mrs. Sylphlike?"
Three years"
Dear mel Why"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

The gold brick, however, cannot
be sent through the parcels post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

1ERhs--1en cents per week by car
rier. IN Rock l. and.
Complaints Of delivery service should
es nnde 70 the circulation department..
which should also be notified IN every
instance where II Is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
Al communications or arguments tive
character pciitical or religious. must
nave zeal name attached for publ.ca-
uon No such articles wiz be printed
over fictitiouA Signatures.
Telephones In ell departments: Cen
trai Urion. Vest I45. IIl5 and 71Is;
Union Electric. 5l4E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

Old Father Time, we see, continues
10 do business at the old stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

The st. Louis G-obe.Democrat rec
ommends a society for prevention of
prevention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
EGYPT'S GREEN SUN.

A Phenomenon That Was Commented
Upon by the AneIents.
The appearance OF a green light at
sunset was noticed and commented
upon by the ancient Egyptians and
more particularly so because in the
clear air of Egypt the tints OF sunset
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
Poor and Puny.
His Half.

What poor, puny, snirveled figure
Merit always appears TO Conceit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
WOULD DE- A HANDSOME REC.
OGNITION.

2 Among the Cabinet possibilities that
arc being discussed throughout the
country none IS more pleasing to the
democratic editors all over the land
than that which includes the name OF
Colonel JosephQs Daniels, the bril-
liant and aggressive editos of the Raj
'g6, c. News aud Observer.
The Newspapers Of the faith demo
fatic, know Of Colonel Daniels ser
Fioe TO the party; they are familiar
with his untiring zeal for the party
cause and his devotion 10 democratic
principles and candidates, and they
realize that no honor that President
Wilson might see fit to offer could be
more worthily conferred. while no
more fitting recognition OF the party
press could be bestowed
In two great national campaigns. ia
/ the one Just closed in particular. Col
onel Daniels did wonderful service as
the chief OF the press bureau in con.
1ecNon with the work of the demo
= eatic national committee. In this con.
needoa he did more than prepare the
material for the newspapers of the
party. He rallied the press as few
men are capable OF doing. He won
the cooperation OF democratic editors,
inspired them with fresh enthusiasm
day after day, and brought about the
most magnificent Organization OF
newspaper workers that has ever
graced n national campaign. The
work he did was trpunppdo,,- o-a ~ -,
great ability demonstrated in this
connection attracted the attention of
the national leaders as well as the na.
tional committee.
Apart from his distinguished ser
vices in the campaign, Colonel Daniels
Is regarded as one OF the foremost
democratic editors in the south. and Is
n man Of Acknowledged capacity and
Ubiity. n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily at 1924 Second ave
hue. Rock Island. III Entered at the
poStoniee as second-class matter.)
Rock IsInnd Member Of the A.soeIated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02

BY THE ). W. POTTER CO