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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

A TINY little fairy once got tired of
~ playing around the world IN the
usual fashion. 81 don't think its
much fun just playing with sunbeams
and just opening flowers and all the
regular things that fairies always do"
he said TO himself, Il think I'll find
me a new job
"a new job?" asked fairy. Dear
me ! should think there were enough
jobs for fairy TO do without hunting
a new one"
Il guess there are" the first fairy
agreed, 'but you see I am tired of do
ing old ones and I'm going to find 4
new one all of my own"
So he started out in the world in
search of his job. He went around
through the yards, he searched through
the gardens but never did he find a
task that quite suited him. Till one
warm sunshiny morning he spied on a
leaf before him, funny little brown
roll. Il don't believe / ever saw one
of those before" he said as he exam
ined it carefully. 81 wonder what it
can be-"
He walked all around II and touched
II carefully with his fingers. at doesn't
iseem TO move. 1 don't believe its alive
and yet il isn't a leaf. / wonder if
] can kick it off of this leaf that it's
fastened on"
He kicked it gently with his toe but
nothing happened. Il think I will make
1t my job" he decided, ito find what
this brown thing is and what it's for"
So he sat down beside it to watch
and wait. Hardly had he settled him
self comfortably when he heard a
funny little stirry sound. Whats
THAT" he asked. but the sound had
stopped. He kept very quiet for few
minutes and again heard the stir.
That's inside that brown roll" he de-
clared. II think something is going 10
happen. ] am going to stay right here
and watch"
He walked round and round the
funny little brown roll and he watched
IL as carefully as he could. From time
20 time the sound OF small stir came
from the inside of the roll
II think there's something inside of
that brown roll" the fairy decided TO
himself. "and think I'll make il my
business to let that something cut"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
Why He Quit.

"Bondsonby has given up smok-
ing"
Impossible. He's been a slave to
the habit for years.
Hes given it up, all right
why? Did the doctor order him
to DO it on account of his nerves."
mo, 1 don't believe SO; but you
know that peach of a stenographer
he's had for the past few weeks /?
Well, I happened to overhear her
say one day, when Bondsonby was lis
tentng, that she would be as willing
to kiss a pig as to kiss a man who
was always smoking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
Love Letters.

Love Letters.
Richard Wightman has placed upon
our desk a copy of his book, 1.-THE
Things He Wrote to Her." the same
being a bundle of letters written by
a man to a woman with whom he fell
in love at first sight. The author
explains in a foreword that "the
hard hands of conventionality and
what is called Law built high fences
between" the man and the woman in
the story. Well, did they permit the
fences to keep them apart? We are
pledged to secrecy on that point 1t
may be said, however, that along to-
ward the end Of the book the man
writes:
Il love your hidden years, the years
about which DO not know. love the
prospect with you of what is called old
age. 1 love you for the way you look
into my eyes, sailing your very self
into the harbor of my longing"
Mr.. Wightman knows how to write
love letters, sometimes an important
accomplishment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
WATERING THE LAWN.

Bad watering IS the cause OF almost
as many poor lawns as droughts, &C
1rding TO the landscape gardener of
the u. S. department OF agriculture.
Frequent watering Of merely the sur
ace OF the grass. makes the roots of
the grass grow near the surface, and
these roots should be made 10 grow
down as deeply as possible in order to
secure q fine lawn that viii resist the
hottest weather OF summer.
The best method OF watering the
grass IS 10 apply a spray for from 6
20 10 hours. the stream being so gentle
that water will not collect in sufficient
Quantities to run of. The water will
then sink down into the soil and the
roots will grow TO a greater depth.
When this method is used. the lawn
should not be watered oftener than
twice a week and then the ground
should be soaked. so that the water
penetrates for several hours beneath
the surface. AS a general rule, water
ing once a week is sufficient 10 keep
lawn In good condition.
The man who enjoys watering his |
avn in the evening for q half hour az |
er returning from work VIII probably \
prefer this method 10 leaving the
trean on for q number OF hours once
week. II he will divide his lawn
ree In six parts and eonfine his at
entfon 10 a different part each even
az he VIII obtain practically the same
esuits in the long run. Haphasard
fatering every evening IS not advisa-
lie. He should be careful, also 70 use
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

The American people are proud in
the belief that the Panama canal Is
one great enterprise which has been
built honestly. as human affairs go,
and their faith will not be materially
Iessened BY the prosecution of en-
ployes OF a Pittsburgh steel company
for-conspiring to furnish inferior ma
terlkl for the construction OF the locks
and gates. This case merely serves
20. demonstrate that the government
has been vigilant in safeguarding its
Interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

Apparently the "drys" of Preston,
Mimi, are broad gagged. If they had
been otherwise. instead of helping put
out the fire which threatened the brew
cry they would have let the institu-
ton burn and have made a Roman
holiday of it TO boot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

Philadelphia, May Pa novelty in
merchandising will be inaugurated by
John Wanamaker, who announced yes
terday that his department store here
and in New York would be closed all
day on Saturdays in July and August
This will give thousands of employees
two full days of rest each week.
Wanamaker was the first big mer-
chant in this city to close his store
on summer Saturday afternoons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

place the car have been trying to
sell. The first man to that car aft
er o'clock tomorrow morning may
have it,"
And what .happened:" you ask Mr..
Miller.
Well" says the young man, my
friend woke up early the next morning
and looked out, and there in the field
we're four other cars."-Herbert Corey
In New York Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

So he went to work with both hands
and tore open one end of the long
brown roll. Then he stepped aside in
amazenent for out of that tiny opening
there crawled the most gorgeous big
butterfly the fairy had ever seen.
Fairy" the butterfly said when he had
some time but / couldn't quite get out
of my cocoon. / am very glad you
helped me-"
you are welcome indeed" replied
the fairy delightedy. and he climbed
on the butterfiy's back and together
they few away into the big outdoors.
TOmorrou-Chery Blossoms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
Bed Time Tales
The Butterfly Cocoon
By Clara Ingram Judson.

He walked to the end of the roll and
carefully tore tiny opening.
Hello in there" he called through
the opening. There was no answer.
Only again the soft little stir was
heard. Hello, does anybody want to
get out?" called the fairy. No answer.
lust the same" the fairy said to him
self, Il think there is something in
there and l think Pm going to let it
out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
A Mean Man

A Mean Man.
Come into the garden. Maud,
And let us spade and hoe
Endeavor to ind among the weeds
The tender sprouts that have como from
the seeds
We planted six weeks ago.
The mosquitoes are waiting, Maud
They are waiting in fiocks out there:
Come into the garden. Maudie, dear;
They may let me alone II you linger
near
With neck and elbows bare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

A local automobile salesman COM
plains that the life OF the dealer in
his line fss made miserable by the ten
dency among automobile owners to
try 10 get something for nothing
Base ingratitude. What other method
IS left to the average owner when the
dealer has taken all his money and
probably has q mortgage on his home.
as weIl2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
Fooled.

Billy Miller says a friend OF his has
been trying for two months TO sell his
automobile.
But he couldn't" reports the vera
cious Mr. Miller. He cut the price
down 10 almost nothing and didn't get
bite. So the other day he got des-
perate and put this advertisement I'm
the paper.
I've rented a ten acre field oppo-
site my house. IN thar field I shall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

In lrefusing to consult with Judge
Ben lindsey on the Colorado mine
situate n John d. Rockefeller, Jr..
places himself in the position of the
defendant in court whofrefuses to tes-
tify because afraid Of giving self-in-
eliminating evidence. The public will
have about as much sympathy for the
one as for the other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

were still on duty hereT
We keep demanding newer words, We
coin them to supply our needs.
But do they help US in the least to rise
to nobler. fairer deeds?
And do they help in any way to spread
the blessing OF good will.
Or aid those who have naught to say In
splendid efforts to keep still?
We keep supplying newer words, but does
our kindness grow apace?
Has any of the latest words brought glad
ness to a careworn face?
We shape new words to suit our needs,
but still the lovelorn sit apart
And use the old old words to tell the
yearnings which they have at heart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
One Good Thino,

Well" said Adam, after the trou-
BILE in connection with the apple had
occurred, I'm mighty glad of one
thing. anyhow"
What's that?" asked Eve.
1T isn't going to be necessary for
a member OF the family to lie by
telling reporters I'm not at home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

The best evidence Of dull times
comes from Michigan. where the peo-
pie have nothing 10 do but sign petit
tions asking congress to recognize Doc
Cook as the discoverer of the north
pole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

= Speaking of free seed distribution
our national congress has nothing on
the cottonwood. If every seed pro-
duced in Rock Island grew there would
be a million young trees started on
every lot every summer. And nature
sees, to it that each lot gets its mil
lion, more or less.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

No millionaire endowed school has
anything on ,the University of Mime
sofa in snobbishness- In that institu-
ton It is said that thesstudent work
ing his way through is systematically
discouraged by heapin Z assignments
upon. him till he is unable to carry the
lead. And the tax payers are making
Up the, annual deficit Of9the school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
DOMESTIC DIPLOMACY.

us Mrs. Gaddle-
son at homer"
asked the lady at
the door.
Whats your
n a m g, please?"
d e m a n d e d the
maid.
Il am Mrs. Walk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

Mrs. Wheeler's family and the new
baby Were being freely discussed by
their next door neighbor.
Isn't IL strange they didn't name the
baby after her rich uncle?" said one.
mo; he looked at it and said bed
give them $4,000 not to."-Lippin.
COTS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

AIedo has just completed the re-
moval OF Al shed awnings over the
sidewalks in front of places of bust
ness. Evidently the swinging sign
viii not have much Of show in that
town
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
Ql1fIE6{S}6ilE
HENRY Rowland
WORDS

An amplihed edi-
ton of one of tho
dictionaries w / l
contain definitions
of LOO. 900 more words
than are to be found
In any previous
work
We keep forever
coming " o r d ..
our language
broadene day by
day:
New phrases have
to be put forth to
fit the things We
wish to say;
The words our IA
theirs used arc
not enough to
make our mean
ing clear:
Yet do we think
more than they
did when they.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

Huerta is said TO be executing all
his political enemies he can get hold
Of, his object doubtless being to leave
fewer to chase when there is nothing
left for him. but to run for IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
A CynIc's Remark.

Let u.s." said the social reformer.
try to save our boys"
Il guess" said a cynic In the audi
ence. he must live next door to q
family that has only girls"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
Monday. May 25, 1914.

II the automobile larceny industry Is
not checked soon, IL may be necessary
for people to chain up their pianos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
A Hit.

They say Migglesworth made a
great hit as POSTMASTER at the mer-
chants banquet the other night"
Yes. In introducing the speakers
he never made his speeches any long
er than the speeches of the Speakers
were to be-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

She seems to be awfully stuck-up."
Yes. Her husband once tried q
kill a man on her account"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25

"Oh. No. she isn't in this after
noon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
A Question.

A Question.
The pen Is Digbtier than rnS
sword"
Then can the fellow with the fonn-
fain pen be said to be carrying eoA
esaied weapons .''-Town TopicA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
May IS in American
History.

17S7-George Washington unanimous
ly chosen president OF the first con-
stitutonal convention at Phlladel-
phia.
Is64-General Sherman's forces re-
pulsed a heavy Confederate attack
at Dallas, Ca.
191e-The historic Eutaw House In
Baltimore destroyed by fre.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28

But that is why asgirl with 500, 900
is in the chorus of the Honeymoon
Express Company.
1 always loved music" said Miss
Benzing. 81 longed to be a famous
singer. They told me to start at the
bottom and here am. AS soon as 1
gain enough experience 1 will study
abroad. i have plenty to keep my
mother and myself comfortably the
rest of my ife."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28

Los Angeles, Cal, April 28.-From
an $18-a-week stenographer to- $780,
900 chorus girl in a year is the re-
markable rise of Ima Benzing, the
wealthiest chorus girl in the world
And Miss Benzing did notmarry
millionaire.
She did not figure ina breach of
promise suit.
But she admits that luck was with
her. ~a.
Four years ago when she was Is
(now you know her age), Miss Benz
ing was alone in New York. She
had a mother to support. She Sc
cured employment as a stenographer
in Wall street brokers' Office.
A year ago she was left $500 by
her grandmother. She invested the
entire sum in margins. In six
months she had $4,000.
Miss Benzing continued to work in
the Wall street brokers' Office. With
out once suffering a reverse in her
ventures Miss Benzing ended the year
with $96,
Then Miss Benzing lost her nerve:
She wanted to have 100000, but
within $4,000 of her goal she stopped
afraid that another plunge might
prove disastrous. s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-28

RIST1ESl ISI1OkOSs NtfSE MADE
$4,000 IN STOCKS
Possessed Of 500, 900, Irma Benz
ing, "the wealthiest chorus girl in the
world" has, forgotten her desire for
automobiles and extravagant gowns.
She says:
A woman's love of finery is both
good and bad.
1t is bad because it is extraVagant.
1t is good because it is.a1 ambition
promoter.
have enough money to keep my
mother and myself and to study
music. Why should squander my
fortune?
have not the slightest desire in
the world for more money Enough
is enough.
And my husband, if 4 ever marry,
will have, to support me with his
wages.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-12
NiiiiiSr IilIN MEXICAN
suspend Newspapers In CIT, ~ Ncrn
truI.

VERA Cruz. july 10 ~ Hector
lata representative ~ the constitu-
|tIonnllsts TN Vera Cruz. WIS arrested
tonight 10y order uf Rridaiicr General
Funston ON % charge ot seeking "a
incitc MrNicans to mako n dcmonstra-
tiuu AGAINST formcr Minister Mohcno.
III pictumcu. q Mexican daily. issued
~ dudgrr today. urSirg the people to
display -untaEouism to Moheno. Tho
paper was ordered suspended tenn
uorarily Extra precautions have
been taken to protect the MeNicans
aboard the Espasne
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-12

Mrs NJ. - chaeo win return today
irum 1u oN',uHlNr visit with friends
and homo fulI.t an ohio.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22
COL. MERCER IS OFFERING
FINEST SEED FOR PLANTING
Improved TOOIe COttORSGGd
The Best Offered

Planters are casting about now fo-
the best and most prolific cotton seed
for planting, and to this end have at
tention directed to tire advertisement tot
Col. J. r. Mercer, at Dawson, Ga, who
has for sale at his 'Elladale Estate"
near Dawson, four thousand bushels
carefully selected Improved Toole"
cotton seed.
Col. Mercer states that the Improved
Toole seed is the most prolific early
cotton known, and hundreds of farm
ers throughout the cotton belt will at
test the truth Of Col. MERGERS asser-
ton.
For nine years Col Mercer has con-
inuously improved this variety of seed,
and now has it at the stage of perfec-
ton. This cotton is ginned in private
ginnery where no other variety Of cot
ton is handled, ever, and there is no
possible chance for deterioration or
contamination.
In addition to producing the best va
riety of cotton seed, Col. Mercer raises
wheat to perfection To encourage
wheat production in this section, he
offers 800 cash, divided in four prizes
for the greatest yield of wheat on three
acres. The contest is. open to any
white man, woman or boy, the latter
being between the ages of IA and 81,
living in Terrell or adjoining counties.
Col. Mercer also offers $50 to the
negro farmers for best production Of
wheat on three acres.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22
QUIT MEAT when
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Take Glass of Salts ii Your Back
Hurts or Bladder Troubles You.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make mistake by flusE-
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
we'll known authority Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain ON
ly part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, !'yer trou.
BILE, nervousness, constipation, dizzi-
ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache n
the kidney or your back hurts, or If
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full Of
sediment, irregular of passage, or at,
tended by a sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a
tablespoonful in a glass of wter be-
fore breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia and has been used for genera
tons to flush clogges kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to
neutralize the acids in urine so it no
longer causes irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and can
not injure; makes delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink which AL
regular meat eaters should take now
and then to keep the kidneys clean
and the blood pure, thereby avoid
ing serious kidney complications.
Hooks Pharmacy. adv,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22


purifier. Here is a remedy made from
the semi-tropical medicinal plants that
grow in Georgia, And its wonderful
value is known and recognized the
world around. It's dominating infiu-
ence in the myriad of little cells
throughout the tissues mean the con-
slant elimination of blood impurities
with every beat of the heart.
Half the people you meet complain
tangled nerves, and a mournful desire
to lay down and just quit. Most of
these people have been using nervines
that spasmodically flare up the nerves
only to die down again, as die they
must. Avoid nerve stimulants Bear
in mind that this wOrn-out feeling is
due to poor blood, to bacteria in the
water you drink; to the multipl ng
of destructive germs in the blood
faster than they can be overcome by
the white corpuscles; and to what is
known as auto toxemia. that condition
where the venous or impure blood
aecumulates faster than it can be re-
placed by the red arterlal blood
S. S. S. gets at work in a twink
ling; it just naturally rushes right
into your blood and scatters germs
right and left.
Do not neglect to get a bottle of
S. s. S. to-day. 1t is prepared only
in the laboratory of The Swift Specific
Co., G-14, Swift Bldg, Atlanta. Ga.
Send for their free book on i'm
poverished blood.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22
IN MEMORY OF MRS. W. R. COOK.

IN MEMORY OF MRS. w. r. COOK.
Early in the morning on the Sabbath
day
When the cool December winds were
calm
Sweet voices whispered we will take
her away
To dwell with us in the beautiful
land.
No Sister is left for me to love;
I am left alone in the world to roam
Until | am called of Him above
To meet her in that beautiful home.
When dark clouds hover over her grave
And the radiance of the moon will
fail
will be content, for Jesus can save
And keep her safe within the veil.
We will wait to hear His softly call
Ye blessed of Our Father above
We will rise from earth; give up all,
And greet each other with His love
HER BROTHER, G, w. ANDREWS.
Jan. 28th, 1914. adyt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22

ing acts Gov and Nicodemus" are a
pair to draw to. Don't forget tomor-
row, matinee at o'clock. Parade
and band concert at the corner CT
jackson and Lamar streets at 10
o'clock. Special matinee for the ladies
and children at special price of Csc
and soc. All children Csc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22
COBURN'S GREATER MINISTRIES
MASTER OF MUSICAL M0KES

Those who missed seeing "Nicod2-
mus Glynn,' master of musical mokes,
in December with Coburn's Greater
Minstrels, missed one of the best
comedians and eccentric musical en-
tertainers in America His first sea-
son with this popular attraction was a
most pronounced hit He was a star
performer, funny end man, a scream
in the black face acts, and his person
ality off the stage won his hosts Of
friends throughout the country. Man
ager Coburn has succeeded in engag-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22
MILLIONS ARE COINED BY
EXPERTS IN BREEDING GEESE

Three Amercus modern fen-
zed fnncerng
going hit in high places another going pluck
farm
This will not rehure capaony
the dividends will be prospectus adopted
- ''''''''''''' - '''''-''''''''''''''''''
Shares Stock, 500 " $500
3 Egsg Goose Week equals per
SVVAoz equals 6SOO
4680Ox3 400 eggs per yrs
No sold all INUNDATED allowing
and bad 4OOO producing.
pounds Feathers Goose equals 100000 Lbs
Bill 100000
100000 Dressed $5O
Total Receipts $530O00
Capital invested ..........$ 300
Each Stakeholder will $328
Annual Dividends GAIA 1874
anything history
pucked
but feathers valuable they will
pilng up
aoaby impressed where the
and become Wallngord the automatic plan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-02-22
Farewell Address.

Miss Wheat, the new teacher was
hearing the history lesson. Turning
to one of the scholars, she asked;
James, what was Washington's
farewell address?"
James arose iwth a promptitude that
promised well for his answer.
Heaven, ma am" he said.-Harper's
Magazine.