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(I IS -t Si?-- res rvt- Mr' i. fe 5t!T Hi P i U. Ee. 5 rr. i w ' - K if r f . it S 8 S 2 n s 4 If ; 3 $ t i "i. 4. N7 THE AUGUS.' Published Daily and Weekly at 1J Second avenue. Rock Island. IU. En tered at the postofflce as second-class batter.. BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS. Dally. . 10 cents per " week. Weekly, $i per year In advance. All communications of argumentative tbaracter. political or religious, must bave real name attached for publica tion. No such articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every township in Rock Island county. L TRADES ffijgj) COUNCU. Friday June 17, 1910. White's story makes the dime novels seem tame. T.omorrow's the day, and all New York Is in breathless anticipation. It-now only remains for Teddy to send In a wireless In his own hand writing... In; the Wayman color scheme in the Cook county criminal court, they are certainly doing up Browne. Paying fines to the government aa a penalty for smuggling seems a poor way to wind up a pleasure trip abroad. Will someone hasten and copyright foolish Question number 62,675,593, "Is it hot enough for you?" and prevent someone else getting into serious trou ble? Pinchot says he is simply astounded at the interest people are taking in conservation, and after what he has been through It takes something to astound him. Frank J. Gould Intends to make France his permanent home, but he will as cheerfully as possible use American dividends in keeping up his French establishments. Griffin, a Pittsburg banker, and worth $20,000,000, is serving a four months' sentence in jail. The explanation is that a Pittsburger worth a mere twenty millions is one of the common herd. Judge Grosscup denied the Pullman company's petition for a temporary in junction restraining the enforcement of the interstate commerce commission's order for a reduction in the rates for berths over certain lines of railroads. The Pullman company will have no sympathy that the commission and the courts decline to remove the cinders from its eyes. ' The Editor's Mistake. It is held to be an inexcusable out rage, says the New Orleans Picayune, for a newspaper editor to make the slightest mistake in a statement of any sort, while professional persons whose certainty of knowledge and on whose statement thereto life or death or the most Important Interests depend, may do sowithout incurring the slightest criticism, much less blame. Take the judge on the bench, whose decisions are set aside and annulled by higher courts almost every day, and the judge whose judgment is ;o re versed does not suffer in the least in public and professional estimation. In the same way the physician who makes a wrong diagnosis of his pa tient's disease administers treatment that results in death instead of a cure, loses none of the confidence of his pa .trons in his skill, and he may kill any number of persons secundum artera without Incurring the slightest respon sibility. These are curious facts, ' but they are mentioned not by way of excusing editorial mistakes, for there is no ex cuse for them. It is because every In dividual firmly believes that he could conduct newspapers better than those who are charged with the work, while no unprofessional person would under take to usurp functions of the judge or physician. The Iowa Primary. The president's speeches, the attor ney general's denunciation, and the speaker's general abuse and copious threatening have nad little effect upon the republicans of Iowa. The gover nor, who is a regular or standpatter, beat Mr. Garst for the nomination two years ago by 23,000 votes, and hi3 ma jority in last week's primary is estima ted at 3,000. That shows how the re publicans of Jowa feel toward the ad ministration. There are 11 congres sional districts and the regular or 'standpat candidate was nominated in three of them; the progressive or in surgent, candidate was nominated in eight of them. But one of the three regular candidates was nominated In a district already represented by a democrat, and the democrats are far "more likely to gain other.districts than they are to lose the one in which they defeated so redoubtable a republican as Colonel "Pete" Hepburn in the last election. Two regulars are, therefore, all that stand any chance of an elec tion from Iowa next fall. One of these had a majority of less than 2.C00 at the . last election. The most striking feature of the cam paign of the progressives Is that they succeeded In defeating. Congressman Hull by a large majority, after having Just failed of beating him two years ago. The progressive sentiment Is growing, and it has been growing long enough to Indicate a , deep-seated di vision in republican sentiment. The national significance of these figures Is that on the tariff and rail road legislation the progressive repub licans are nearer to the democrats than to the reWular' republicans. Where there 1b a strong" revolt against the lead ership of the republican party mere cannot fail to be an Increase In the democratic vote. This formidable di vision of the Iowa republicans can mean only a decided movement or pun He sentiment toward the policies the democratic Darty stands for, and the Iowa primaries are as indicative of a coming democratic house of represen tatives as the congressional elections recently held In Massachusetts and New York. Commission Jh'orm in Illinois. East St. Louis is considering the com mission plan of municipal "government. For several weeks a committee ap pointed by President Robert E. Con way of the East St. Louis Commercial club has been preparing a report on the commission form of government. Chairman W. A. Moody will present this report, and there Is general In terest shown' In a meeting to be held June 21, when a large gathering of cit- izens is expected to encourage action. East St. Louis business men. like the business men of Des Moines and other cities where this subject has been agitated, have observed that good municipal government of the best busi ness variety helps private business in a city, and that bad government, mal administration and lack of business ad ministrations Injure private business. East St. Louis business men who are on the Job in this movement plan to do preliminary work this fall so that next spring the new plan of government can be adopted and put into execution. The people of the state will turn their eyes to the first city of this state to adopt this plan and to give it a fair and impartial test. This is the East St. Louis plan, and it Is highly praisewor thy. Unfortunately, this present Illinois law is faulty. At the regular session of the 46th general assembly the com mission plan bill was stabbed to death in committee. At the special session a good bill was Injured very materially by bad amendments Inserted under leadership of foes of the new plan of government who do not want that pro gressive plan to be given a fair and square test in this state. Illinois Is" too great and progressive a state to be behind the procession In the matter of improved municipal gov ernment. FOR TO PAINE New Rochelle Home to Be Ded icated as Museum Under His Name. TO CONTAIN MANY RELICS Life Sized Wax Figure of American Patriot to Be Given Promi-. nent Place. A century after the death of Thom as Paine, the Revolutionary patriot, the honors so long denied him are be ing paid. The process is somewhat slow, but four or five years ago an or ganization was perfected of those who wish to bring Paine into bis true place among the founders of American lib erty, and It is making progress. It Is planned to open a Thomas Paine National museum at New Ro chelle, N. Y., ou Memorial day in the old house presented to Paine by the state of New York iu 1784 in recogni tion of his services in the Revolution. There will be appropriate exercises, in cluding addresses by well known men representing different societies, and admirers of Paine from all parts of the United States will be present. This house, which is now owned by the Huguenot Society of New Rochelle, stands on the Paine farm, which was presented to him with the house, a farm of 277 acres, confiscated by the state from a Tory named Frederick Devoe. The Thomas Paine National Historical association, which was In corporated in 1905, is in charge of the arrangements. The museum is to contain relics of Paine, and the association has a great number of cartoons and caricatures of the patriot, mostly of English origin and provoked by the publication of bis "Rights of Man." It has many Paine portraits and first or early editions of his works, "Common Sense," "The Rights of Man," "The Crisis' and "The Age of Reason." Life Sized Figure of Paine. One of the most interesting things In the museum will be a life sized wax figure of Paine In a sitting pos ture, with quill In hand. This figure was made in New York city at a cost of $200. It will be seated in the very chair Paine used iu his library at the. New Rochelle house. This chair has been presented to the museum by the Badeau family of New Rochelle, In whose possession it has remained for a century or more. The wax figure is a remarkably fine portrait of Paine, carefully modeled from the best pictures extant- It shows him at the height of his career, when he was about thirty-eight or forty years old. The costuming is exactly correct. On this wax figure James F. Morton, Jr., a New York lawyer, wrote the following sonnet: This is no Imag-e. but the very man Who lived and labored for the rig-Ms of all, Unheedful of the calumnies that fall On him who serves his kind. Since time began No greater prophet faced the savage ban Of priest and king- and raised the mighty call v Which shattered the foundations of that wall v Upreared by greed on its own evil plan. He sits before us, calmly as in life. Holding the pen which ma.de the tyrant quail And thinking lofty thoughts of liberty. Still cheerful In the darkest hours ot strife And hearing through the roaring of tbt gale The still small voice that bids all men bi free. Thehouse, stands about fifty, jfegt -. 4 ROOSEVELT I II I t 'i.,1-,v - j- ...... 5 lllj. i. v x " 2 :, ,w . 1.-1 4 ' f. .- v. 1 a .- CoL' Theodore Roosevelt, now on his Homeward way across the Atlantic, brings with, him one sheepskin that he prizes above any of the wild animal pelts obtained In Africa. This is a document certifying that the University of Cambridge has conferred on him the honorary degree of doctor of laws. The Cambridge students nad a lot of good natured fun with me distinguished American, but they, as well as the faculty of the university, recognised his attainments as a literary and sclentlfio man. from the monument erected by Gilbert Yale, one of Paine's early biographers, a half century ago. On North avenue, directly behind the house. Is the spot where Paine's body was originally buried. He died In New York city, at a location now known as 59 Grove street, although the house waf long ago replaced by another. One of His Great Admirers. He wished to be buried In the Quaki er burial grounds, but the Friends re fused to allow it, and three days after bis death a little company of his faith ful friends walked all' the way from New York to New Rochelle and Inter red It on North avenue. Ten' years after the burial William Cobbett, the noted English radical, came to Amer ica and removed the body to England. He was a great admirer of Paine and believed that America had neglected him. Cobbett's intention was to have a fine monument erected over Paine's English burial place, but England was In the throes of great political events, and Cobbett -was unable- to get far with his project. When he died Paine's body was still In his home in an attic room. It disappeared, and unavailing efforts have since been made to trace It. All that has ever been recovered is a small portion of the brain, which Dr. Moncure p. Conway secured four or five years ago and brought to Amer ica. Dr. Conway was the first president of the Paine Historical association, and he turned the relic over to that organ ization. On Oct. 14, 1905, with appro priate ceremonies, it was Interred un der the monument in its original rest ing place. With it Dr. Conway secur ed a lock of Paine's hair, and this will be one of the relics that will be on ex hibition in the museum. The monument raised to his memory at New Rochelle was often mutilated by fanatics, but has been restored. HAVE YOU PAWNED CURRENCY New Way to Retain Keepsakes and Spend Value. "Pawnbrokers don't think much of ten dollar bills as pledges," said a New York salesman. "I saw a man pawu one the other day for $0.50. When ask ed' why be didn't spend his 510 Instead of soaking it for a little more than half the amount be explained that he want ed to keep that particular bill. Twice before be had tried to keep a certain bill by giving it as security to a- friend who had so many bills that be would not need to spend that particular one, but both. times the friend got his mon ey mixed and the keepsake was lost after all. This time he depended upon the pawnbroker to tide him over. "To pawn, money struck me as a very curious proceeding, but the broker as sured me that it is frequently done by people who attach a sentimental value to a particular bill or coin." Aviation Called Poor Risk. A. I. Pfitzner of Uanimondsport, N. Y., who pas been making flights In his monoplane lately, wa.s notified that a life Insurance company had canceled his policy on account of risks Incurred la aviation. He was obliged to sign a clause absolving the company from lia bility, in case of death while engaged In flying machine flights. S3UD flJl Never Falls to Restore Gray Hair to Its Natural Color and Beauty Jto i matter how long it has been array or faded. 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I was playing with her brother, who was fly. Ing a kite. The kite broke away, and he fan after It- Nellie took me to the sideboard and showed me the bowl full of big white lumps. The back door was standing open, and I could see the sua shining on the trees. There Is a nat ural connection la a boy's mind be tween the greenwood and robbery. That's what makes the story of Robin Hood so fascinating to him. I couldn't help taking up the sngar bowl and run ning like a deer to the wood, Nellie following. She wore a sunbonnet. which as she ran fell on to her back and was held there by the strings tied around ber neck, her hair flying In the wind. ' : - ,We were chased and .captured, bar ing perpetrated the crime without reap ing its fruits. The bowl was taken from us before we bad bad a chance to eat a single lump. I was sent home and received a whipping. - Nellie was let off with a scolding. I. being older than she. was held accountable for the whole affair. "Shame on you." cried my mother, -to lead away a little girl only five years old!" And she administered an other dose of ber.slipper. The next time It was I who led. I was eight; Nellie was 6even. "Let's go to' the woods and climb trees." I said to ber. "Mother has forbidden me to go there." she replied. Tm going," I said. I started, but presently looked backj She was following me. I waited, and she caught up with me. The wood was quite dense, large trees inter spersed with saplings and little shoots. I uat down on the root of a tree, she on a log opposite me. . It was very "BO JACK A.SHTJBST CUT THOSS JjBTTEBs!" still in there, the only sound being so light that) it might be imaginary, something like the rustle one bears by putting a seashell to the ear. . . Do you hear the leaves growf 1 said. ' "I don't hear anything," she replied. "Yes, yon do. Listen ! She listened and beard what I did, a faint confusion of whispers. "Is that the leaves growing?? she asked. Of course it is.w If a modern scientist should bear the leaves grow be would consider that an important , discovery had been made. To the child it was simply one of those Incidents common in fairy tales. There was a large beach tree near, and. taking out my kntfe. I rut a big N" on the bark, the initial for Nellie. She -watched me. much pleased with the crooked letter. 'Tben I said: "Lets play we are birds and build lift r J. W ( ? nous?. a nest up in a tree." "Let's." she said. A fallen tree leaned against the beecb on which I bad cut the letter "S." I scrambled up the fallen one, Nellie following. She stopped at tbe lower branches, while I climbed high er, looking for a. convenient spot for the nest. At last I found one. "Here it is." I cried "three shoots from one stem. It will rock tbe little birds when tbe wind blows. Come up and see it." "I'm afraid." "What are you afraid of. you little goose? Come on!" She did come on. but slipped, and I beard a tbud on tbe ground. I looked below and saw her lying In a heap. Iler face was 'toward roe and white as .marble. I scrambled down and sbook her, thinking to bring her to herself, but she did not respond. Then I called ; to her. .. Still there was no awakening. I began tobe frightened. I was a strong boy. I took ber up and carried her to her. home. It was a long while before she re covered from that fall. I received another whipping on ber account. 1 was rather pleased at this, for I con sidered It fn the nature of penance for persuading her to climb the tree. Neither of tbe whippings I received Impressed. rae as a consequence to the offense. Children don't bother them selves as to tbe cause of their punlsb uu'uts. They simply consider them something to be endured like other disagreeable events. Nevertheless I was very ill at ease till I beard that my little chum was out of danger and that she would suffer no lasting ill effects from ber fall, for at first it was feared she bad been killed and later that she would be a cripple. I occupied my mind by going out to tbe wood and cutting the other letters to the name 1 . bad begun on the beecb from wblcb she bad fallen. I was not allowed to see my little girl friend again. Her parents con sidered me a very bad boy indeed, and I was forbidden to come to their bouse. My own parents probably agreed with tbem. for they sent me to a boarding school for little boys. Before I went borne for my first vacation our family had changed our residence, so tbat the childish asso ciation between Nellie and myself was ended. I forgot all tbe children with whom I bad played at that early age except Nellie. It is n mistake to suppose that children bave no love affairs. I did not know when I suggested to Nellie tbat we go up in a tree and build a nest like the birds that I was obeying a law of nature. That something which draws tbe birds to mate and provide for their young was in me. At any rate, I considered Nellie my sweetheart, and my sweetheart she remained. I will admit tbat fifteen years later whatever remained of this childish affection lay dormant. Nevertheless it was in me and. like a spark, needed to be. fanned iDto a flame. I bad prospered for a youngster of twenty four and. though 1 was far from Nellie, 1 longed to see ber. At last business called me to a city near wblcb she bad lived, and I determined to go and discover if she was stilt there. Upon Inquiry on my arrival I learned that she hud not yet left the parental botne tbe borne she bad oc cupied when I had seen her' last, it was a bright' summer morning, and I strolled up a familiar street and stood before the bouse I sought. I did not w(sb to make a formal eall, so I loitered iu the neighborhood till a young lady came out Into'tbe front yard to water some plants. Approach ing ber. I asked; "I .believe a family of Ashursts once lived opposite you In tbat bouse over there. Po you remember tbemT" "Indistinctly. 1 - was very young when they lived here., "I think there ws a boy an loror riglble younii rascal. I suppose yon were too young to remember blm?" "J remember him. There was a cir til I civ-it j a 'i i cumstance tbat fixed bim lp my CbUdrs r brain. Iwas with bim one day in tbat wood back yonder, or in what Is now left of It. 'and we climbd a tree to-' getber. I fell aod was severely burt." ' "That must have been Jack Ashurst. He was always tryibg to break bis neck or Inducing bl playmate to break their. What became of him?" "I don't know. I never saw blm aft er my fall. May I ask If you are a connection of tbe Ashnrsts?" "A very near connection. Jack told me about this ewapade yon mention. He said be cut your name on a beecb tree out In tbe wood.1 la tbat tree still standing?" "It is. Tbe letters are barely distin guishable." "I'm going out to see it." "Ill show you where it Is." she re plied, and. opening tbe gate for me. we passed through the yard and over open ground to tbe wood. She led me to a tree and showed me tbe name "Nellie" on Its trunk. Tbe N and tbe two l'a were the only letter distin guishable. "So Jack Asbnrst cut those letters! Well. well, well! He must have been between eight and nine years old. and you, I suppose, were" "About aeven. I believe." . "I understood Jack to say tbat be had cut only tbe letter N on tbe day you fell." "When I was recovering be came out here and cnt tbe others. They told roe be was broken hearted at having sug gested my cllmbins the tree." "Why did be wish you to climb it?" "He suggested tbat we play we were birds and build a net, . He found a place for one and called me to go up where be was and see It. In doing so I fell." "1 think Jack never recovered from the shock of that fall. As be grew older be realized bis responsibility in- the case. He should not even have permitted you to do that climbing, much less to persuade you." "Nonsense! I did it of my own ac cord." There was silence between us for awhile, at tbe end of wblcb I said: "Ton bave not built a nest yet?" She looked at me with a puzzled ex pression. I repeated tbe remark in another form. "I mean yon bave not married and made a home of your own." She still kept ber eyes fixed on me, a bit of surprise following her want of comprehension. "Why did you express It the other way?" she asked. "It bas seemed to me tbat a boy and a girl playing they are birds and .building a nest rather prettily typifies their marrying and making a borne. Did it never occur to you in tbat light?" She was silent. I took ber silence for admission. Nellie." 1 said, permitting tbe feel ing I bad been keeping back to influ ence tbe tone in which 1 spoke, "you don't know me." "You are Jack Ashurst?" : y "I am." 11 "I half suspected as much." "I bave come back. and brought yon out bere to ask you if we may not build that nest." And we did. June 17 in American History 1775 Battk- of Bunker Hill. 177S Philadelphia evacuated by the British. 1S77 Robert Dale Owen, statesman and author, died; born 1800. John Stephen Cabot Abbott, author, died; born 1805. 1880 John Gibbs Gilbert, noted actor, . died; born 1810. 1905 General Maximo Gomez, Cuban revolutionary leader, died; born 1&1. A Woman's Great Idea Is how to make herself attractive." But, without health, it is hard for her to be lovely In face, form or temper, A weak, sickly woman will be nervous and irritable. Constipation and kidney poisons show in pimples, bloches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. But Electric Bitters always prove a godsend to women who want health, beauty and friends. They regulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purify the blood; give 6trong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath, smooth, velvety skin, lovely complexion, good health. Try them. Fifty cents at all druggists. Calamity is the opportunity of vir tue and a spur to a great mipd. INVISIBLE DI-FOCAL No need of wearing the old Style bifocals. Beside looking badly they do not afford the comfort of the invisible Kryp tok. W guarantee to fit your eyes and face perfectly. J. RAMSER OPTOMETRIST Opnosite Harper House. OQOOOOOOOC Humor and Philosophy i A 9r DVtCAJ M. SMITH PLAIN UTILITY. THE foe horn doea not raise Its voice ' And ln so low and aweet That you would rnthrr bear Its no la Most any time than eat. . But were you rocking on tbe deep And miles from solid around It would not drive you to despair -si-. To bear Its friendly sound. ' " Borne songelers warMe forth a tnae So plaintive and no clear Tbat when It float upon tbe air It aoasetn (led the ear. In some delightful summer bower ' V Tou revel In Its note. But would It help you out If you Were lo a storm tossed boat? It Is an Innocent dellsht To listen to the band Or pick up mutitc from tbe bow Held In a master's band. But when your baric Is near tbe snore And morning mists are gray, Oh. then, the sweetest music la Tbe foghorn's friendly bray. . It Isn't long on harmony. ' ' Its rhythm is a fright. But It Is music to the ears When starless Is the night. . I But when In quite a modest way It comes to doing good i In spite of tta repulsive voice lou'U And it sawing wood. ' Brisk. "How is busioess?" asked tbe grass hopper of tbe little busy bee. i "Humming." tbe bee replied. "VLvm -is it with your "Keeps me on tbe jump," returned tbe grasshopper. ' "Aw. you fellows make me tired with your complaining." said tbe frog. Now, my business la something Xm cause yon to alt op aod take notice because it makes me croak." Miaed Arithmetic. I Where is your old bookkeeper T T i 1 let bim go." "What was tbe matter? Wasn't be good on addition?" "Yes. be was all. right on addition, but be bad some warped notions of di vision." Ignorance. He is tbe biggest fool I ever saw "Why. 1 thought yoo two were on i food terms?" j "We are." " "How does it happen since you think him so idiotic r - ' "1 never teMl him about It." ! Couldn't Help Being Fresh. " j "Are your eggs fresh, my lad? . V j "Fresh?" . i "Yes." "I should say so. Tou ought to ee tbe hen tbat laid 'em. She Is eo all fired fresh that she won't let me sleep iu tbe morning." A Pity. "Can she sing?" Ktberr -Yes." No; she can't." "But does sue?" Ties," 6 Easy. ! "Why do men make aucb fools ot themselves ?' "Well" . "What? "It takes so little to do It, you know." Natural to Some. " s..x I think be Is In love." "Why do you eccnse blm tbusly?" "I bave been watching blm for a Couple of weeks." ; "Alaybe be was born tbat way." Plays Safe. The man who cannot ride a horse May list to thooe who scoff , And at remarks sarcastic smile, i He knows when he a well off. PERT PARAGRAPHS. Being n person of well trained ba fl its is being a moderately succeaaful person Id nuy sltiiuttoo. There is plenty of trouble in th world. The surest court U to accept tbe proportion without question and .', spend your efforts trying to keep out of n. Adjustment la the secret of harmo ny, and discord comes In over who ball do tbe larger part of tbe adjust ing. We oever have any fear that we won't bnve all our faults shown us. Our acquaintances and friends all re solve tbeutaelvee Into a committee ot tbe whole for the sole purpose of in forming us. It requires a person of Met to be a relatloo in-law and a welcome person at I be same time. Tbe reason why there ere so manv easy marks Is becauwe It la easier to be an easy mark than not to be. Tbe tnte who marries for money ougot to be satisfied with 10 per cent on bis Id vestment. If you re cot satisfied after uslna according to directions two-thirdt of a bottle of Chambcrlcin's Stomach and Liver Tablets, you can have your mon- . ey back. Tbe tablets cUanae and in vigorate the stomach, improve the dif, sestlon, regulate tne bowels. Glv tbem a trial and get wcIL Sold b at -druggist. i f :