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4 THE ARGUS, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1908. THE ARGUS. TiiK1laiai1 riallw and Weeklv &t 1624 Second avenue, Rock Island. 111. En tered at the poBtoffice as econd-class matter. BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Dally. 10 cents per week. Weekly, $1 per year In advance. All communications of argumentative character, -political or religious, must nave real name attached for publlca No such articles will be printed Wh tion. over fictitious signatures. Correspondence pollclted from every township In Rock Island county. TRADES ,UtRfl COUNCIL M Saturday, November 28, 1908. The kaiser is not nearly as smart as Roosevelt or he would have siinplj started an ananias club. Tlio iriMn s9 ili r fit Kali can enn Alter sui inv-iB j i tit v ivutuaii o,uouu may now put their medals away in moth balls for another year. They have no more kicks coining. The difference between 'notoriety and popularity is that the one may be bought with other people's money while the other 'comes through nat ural personal worth. An alleged joker down in Missouri sent an Omana woman a message an nouncing the death of her son. Later it was learned the message was In tended as a joke. The fellow who would perpetrate such an alleged joke should be given a long sentence of sol itary confinement. Our Biggest Tax. The fire losses of the American peo ple do not show any signs of being reduced. They amount to a greater tax than is imposed in any other form. In some measure it is a voluntary tax, inasmuch as a large part of the fires are preventable. Faulty construction, indifference, ignorance and the moral hazard are among the elements which count in this appalling sacrifice of ma terial things. More than one month in the present ear has experienced total losses in the United States and Can ada approacning $30,000,000. The pro hibitive cost of lumber may do some thing to remedy this state of things, by forcing the use of construction that is not subject to fire. In fact a good deal of such building has already been done. That seems to be the only thing that offers a way of relief. Dyspepsia Defeated? Washington Post: The long and bitter fight between the advocates and opponents of vegetarianism is being fought out to a scientific showdown in the !aborato-ies of Yale university, and preliminary reports indicate a re markable anu possibly a revolutionary, advance in the science of dietetics. As a result of somewhat startling experi ments. Professor Chittenden announces thai there is "no limit to our power of producing organic substances by pure ly chemical synthesis." He has dis covered the necret of separating the tissie-building proteins of both flesh and vegetables, and by artificial chem icai means reproducing tne various processes, of the stomach and assimi lative organs. v , With such a perfect tool of investi gation, the mysteries of dietetics should soon be numbered with the problems solved. Not only will the conflicting pietensions of the. vegeta rians and the flesh eaters be weighed in this new scientific balance, but a host of dietetic fads and fancies, from the gospel of buttermilk to the evan gel of raw beef and cereals, will, by this new method, be put to the test of exactness, and it is- a safe bet that a vast quantity of advertising matter will have to be rewritten. The fore cast indicates dark and gloomy days ahead for dyspepsia. On Growing Old. Much ha3 been written on the sub ject of growing old. Most people ac cept the declining years philosophi cally. Natura makes the change from middle age to old so -gradual that a man usually is well on the descending path before he discovers that his is - no longer ascending. Gray hairs and the shortened breath are the signal lights which nature dis plays to guard against the bursts of effort In which youth rejoices, and sometimes there come those other warnings sadder than the physical changes such as came to the father of that Yale son at college, who having been his son's companion and play- icuuw iur iwemjr jeiirs, suaaemy awoke to tha fact that it was the meet ing of young men that caused the son's eye to kindle and. that the father's seniority had placed an Impossible barrier hetwetn thpm. Ftew man nrnh ably but that would not prefer to have the span of life strengthened if the lengthening could be without "labor and sorrow.'" When a man has a great work to accomplish he rebels against the gathering years a3 he once rebel led against (he-coming darkness when some day's task remained to ie com pleted. James J. Hill hatea to .grow old. He seldom meets a youns man that he does not inquire his age and .. .express his wish that he might have nis iite to live over again. Dreams of - empirecontinue to flit through the brain of ths great railroad builder; many thing3 remain to be accompUsn- I ed; In another quarter of a century he might teach the Chinese to ube flour, '; but all must toon be put aside. The t time is short. - dumplike spots behind every house on j Addressing the reporters the other which the ash barrel lies at rest be day Mr. Rockefeller said: "I would 'sides the garbage pail, while a bunch like to be in your shoes. I would like to be young again. I see you boys are ail busy. I hope you will continue to have plenty cf work and that you do not squander theTruits of your labor.") burdock thrived and reared its trouble Saga advice, and much the same as-1 some crop of 'stickers' Is now adorned that given by the wise old counsellor with swaying dahlias, flowering holly Koheleth, centuries since, "Rejoice, hocks, fragrant roses and -other flow- young man in thy youth ; and let I thy heart cheer thee in the aays of to thy youth, and walk' In the ways ofi thine heart end in the sight of thine eyes; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judg ment." Graveyard Philosophy. An exchange says that in strolling about you pass the modest monument of the hired girl, who started the fire with kerosene, and grass carpeted knoll that covers what Is left of the boy who put a corncob under the mule's tail. The tall shift of the man who blew out the gas casts a shadow across the little mound that presses heavily on the bosom of the boy who jumped on the moving tiain. Side by sid-j lies the eternal creature who kept her corset laced up to the last hole and the intellectual idiot who rode a bicycle 9 miles ill 10 minutes. Way over by the side gate repose the remains or the boy who went swim ming on Sunday and the old wdmau who kept her baking powder side by side with strychnine in the cupboard. Down there in the potter's field with his toes partly above the ground lies the misguided wretch who tried to lick the editor, while the broken bones of a man who refused to pay his sub script ion are piled up in the corner of the fence. The foolkiller gathered them one by one, still he is somewhat behind with his orders. BEAUTIFYING FARMS. Progressive Jerseyman Pushes "Park Idea" In Rural Sections. Adoption of the park idea in beauti- fleatlon of farm landscapes Is beiuj advocated and worked out by Henry II. Albertson, proprietor of the famous Green Hill dairy farm, near Burling- ton, N. J. The farm is situated on the Oxmead road, one of the most popular drives about Burlington, and a scheme for having other landowners follow his example Is being agitated by the proprietor, who Is prominent In grange circles. Four different roads cut through the Immense acreage of the Albertson farm, and along these all fences have been removed. Only fields used for pasturage are fenced. The farm Is further bounded by rows of silver and sngar maples, and wherever there is an opportunity for improvement of the landscape this has leen done without interfering in any way with cultiva tion of the land. The first Impression of a visitor is that the farm Is an Im mense park. Farm beautification Ideas are spread ing through this .section, and it has onl3 needed the Initiative of an ener getic leader like Mr. Albertson to bring the matter to a head. Many neighbor ing farmers are pledging themselves to carry out somewhat similar plans to those adopted at Green Hill. Many, where It has been impossible to do away with roadside fences altogether, have replaced unsightly structures with arbor vitae and privet hedges. PLANTING ROADSIDE TREES. Simp') and Inexpensive Method of Improving Cities and Towns., There are some things they do bet ter in France and In all Europe, for that matter, than we. One of the things that they do better is to plant their roadsides with trees. It has never occurred to us in America to adopt this simple and inexpensive prac tice, possibly becausejtvhen a new road Is laid out it generally has a good deal of woodland leside it. Fut In time this woodland is cleared off, and our roads are left stark and bare, broiling In the summer sun and bleak In the winter winds. Aside from the beauty and comfort given by roadside trees they serve val uable purposes as windbreaks and dust shields to growing crops. The cost of such planting Is practically nothing, unless elaborate landscape gardening be attempted or we exercise our usual haste and insist that half grown trees be set out. In our extreme practicality we have been utterly careless of the question ; of beauty in both city and country and our work has been the work of deface-' ment, says the Indianapolis Star. Of later years, however, there has been a Btrong movement In the cities and towns toward "the city beautiful" with substantial results in the way of parks, boulevards, bridges and a much ' higher order of architecture In both public and private buildings. In time we may expect this movement to spread through the rural communities, which are already taking up the ques tion of good roads with considerable vigor. As a starter In this direction nothing would be quite so simple and Inexpensive as planting trees along the roadsides. CIVIC TRANSFORMATION. Wonderful Change Wrought by an Im provement Sooiety's Crusade. . , A, civic Improvement worker in a small eastern town writes very inter estingly of. the wonderful transforma tion in that place by the crusade of a ne wly lormed- but Vtv effectivi . ini- ,l provemeht 'association, says the Los Angeles Times. "There are la our town none of those of old newspapers and old rags play tag over the lot, Btumbling occasionally over old rusty , tin cans or a broken bottle. Oh. no. The spot on -which the ers. The plantain farm has been sown grass and rolled and mowed. "The homely old back yard fence has been adorned with a grapevine, ana the honeysuckle and woodbine twine about the back, yard porch. Shrubbery breaks the angular lines and hides homely corners. The garbage pail, the ash barrel, the old tin cans and the broken bottle have taken fright and fled from sight of the dawning beauty as evil spirits of night fly before the rising sun, and the newspapers and the old rags have found ther way to 'the Junk man." FLOATING TELESCOPE. Harvard Instrument That May Re veal Stars of Eighteenth Magnitude. A telescope that floats In a tank of water Instead of being mounted on a solid pier was recently installed at the Harvard observatory. The Instrument Is of the reflecting type and is the lar gest of its kind in the world, the ob ject mirror being five feet across. The Instrument proper is mounted on a water tight cylindrical steel float. which is buoyed up by water In a con crete tank only slightly larger than the cylinder and shaped to fit It. The cylinder Is Inclined and serves as the polar axis of the telescope. It does not float freely In the tank, but Las a delicate pivot at each end to hold and guide It. The water, how ever, bears all the weight, so that none of it rests on the nivots. AIL move mentfl of the telescope are regulated by electric motors. The great glass mirror Is so arranged that it can easily be removed and resilvered whenever it grows dim, although its weight is about two tons. The whole instrument is mounted In the open air, but the image is reflected to an eyepiece In an adjoining build ing, where the observer sits. The tele scope is expected to reveal stars of the seventeenth or eighteenth magnitude, possibly even fainter ones, and work may thus .be done with it that would be Impossible with any other instru ment. Flowers and Smiles. The distribution during the summer of thousands of bunches of flowers to little children is an unusual and pleas ant work that is done by the Pittsburg riaygrouuds association through the playgrounds. The association Is de pendent for the flowers in large part upon the generosity of its friends, the flowers coming from the private gar dens of the city and Its suburbs. To remind its friends, the association in cluded this year in Its anneal the words. "The flowers you send may fall into the hands of just a "Dirty little fellow In a dirty part of town. Where the window panes are sooty and the roofs are tumbledown, Where the snow falls black in winter and the wilting sultry heat Comes like pestilence in summer through the narrow dirty street. But amid the want and squalor of the crowded, sorry place You can find the little fellow by his hap py, smiling face." How to Stop Littering of Streets. Mayor E. W. Crancer of Leaven worth, Kan., is looking for Informa tion as to what method to pursue to prevent paper being scattered about the streets. He has given the police orders to arrest any one whom they see throwing paper on the streets or sidewalks, but the greatest difficulty to be overcome In enforcing the ordi nance against littering the streets is to catch the offenders in the act The Open Window. The best part of a modern house Is its windows. To keep these open day and night and to make the air inside ap proach as nearly as possible the air ontside should be the first business of the housekeeper. Good Health. Found at Last! A Relief for Blue Monday. LAFRANCE LAUNDRY TAB LETS. Fill the long felt want. Have you tried them, if not, why not? Reasons why you should try them: They are different from others; they work while you sleep they preserve your fine clothes; they save your strength; absolutely harmless; cuts time in half. Be BtVe to ask your grocer tn get them. No matter what you tried before, try these. If you are from Missouri they will show you. Follow directions carefully. FOR SALE BY J. T. Shields, 2530 5th ave. Lange & Heltmann, 270G 7th ave. Chas. Holmgren, 2951 5th ave. Apple Bros., 723 3d ave. Larson & Larson. 1444 7th ave. Clement & Diedrich, 32G 20th st. Siemon & Davis, South Rock Island. , ' A. N. Carlson, 4519 5th ave. ' BAKER & YOUNG, DISTRIBUTORS. 2602 Fifth Avenue. Humor and Philosophy . i By DUNCAN M. SMITH ALONE. What's the difference If I win Or am distanced in the race. As a leader coming in ' Or can hardly show for placet Nothing to the world at large. To admit It I am free. If I merit a discharge, i But it means a heap to me. Others may dissect my case j In calm, cold blooded tone. Be It honor or disgrace, - They praise or cast a stone, Or their shoulders they may shrug And dismiss it with a sneer Or a smile serene and smug If 1 happen to be near. It I suffer and am sad. '. If 1 get the double cross. It my schemes are to the bad. - Every deal a total loss. Still the old world wags along Quite contented ou Its way. Seeing nothing very wrong, Finding lUe serene and gay. - Clearly I must do my own Weeping if it's done at all. In my secret chambers groan. Useless 'tis to hire a hall. And perhaps 'tis better thus. If the world should pause to show Sorrow at each private fuss. When would it rind time to go? The Marble Heart. "Is he matrimonially inclined?" "Well, not so much as he was, I be lieve." 'How is that?" 'He has been matrimonially declined too often." Remembered the Taste. They didn't have perfumed soap When 1 was young." "There must have been some." "Well, if there was my mother didn' use It to wash out my mouth when she heard me swearing." In Demand. "Making my own living now." "That so? How?" "Inventing white lies for society" Oeople." MM The Paying Kind. "I hear you are dabbling in light literature." "Yes, modest ly.1? "What . is the nature?" "Just advertise ments for the gas company." DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY Your dearest enemy is blessed by a flash of illumination that enables her to call on the day that you are up to your eyes in work and both you and your house present the most unat tractive appearance possible? When you have your house spick end span and lots of good things for dinner you never, never, never are blessed with unexpected company? Your hair will never curl or even stay In place when you are to do a stunt at the club or sing a solo in church or otherwise be the center of observation? Your shoe comes untied and some gallant gentleman of your acqualnt- i ance dumps down on his immaculate j knees to tie the shabby thing topped oy tauea nosiery t , Your, children present a half starved appearance when you have formal company to dinner and the same chil dren eat with both hands and their mouth on such occasions as if never before did they see so much food? ' Yon husband will stop in the midst ot serving at table and carefully scru tinize some article of table furniture and ask "Where did 'we get that?" if there is company present? The furnace absolutely refuses to work on cold days, as if all furnaces were out on strike, but on a mild and salubrious day will fall to work with a will and fairly make the house siz tie with its efforts? ! The grocer never delivers your or der on those days when it is- abso lutely necessary to have them in the morning until 4 in the afternoon and then cheerfully assures you that they started immediately upon your order? Your next door neighbor who is con tinually borrowing of . you is always i out of stock when you find it conven ient to borrow of ber? j no HQ HQW The Argus Daily Short Story IN FASHION CAVALIER -BY BARRY PRESTON. Copyrighted, 1008, by Associated Literary Press. The kuifrht of the goldeu helmet rodi briskly down the lane. His r.v.-ord made a pleasant clanking in th rusty scabbard which it was never in tended t lit: his eyes sparkled: his plumes waved bravely in the breeze. Anon from sheer exuberance of spir its the knight of the golden helmet let nut a wiid and joyous whoop which Startled the grazing cattle and sot Ihi I mild eyed sheep huddling together in trembling wonder. The general get up of the gentleman of the aureate headpiece was a trifle startling. Upon his head was a has- i ket. the handle beneath chin and its bottom (or. rather, top in its pres ent position) decorated with the tail . feathers cf an incautious rooster.) About lils waist was a red sash slack , full of wooden dirks. From the left ' side of this sash half dangled, half drag-rod, the naval sword in the old cavalry scabbard. A rake handle answered the purpose of a lance and bore as its pi-niion :i fluttering throe cornered piece of red flannel. Upon the-knight's-fat. chub by legs were fastened pieces of zinc, evidently Intended for greaves. Tin? steed he bestrode was a crooked piece of apple limb, with a bit of twine about one end. of it for reins. It is ijuite needless to state perhaps that the knight of the gold lu-lmot had recently been filling his small head with certain romantic literature relating to the days of chivalry. It is probably quite as needless to cite that, now the literature had been absorbed, ho thirsted for deeds of valor. Hence the ride down the lane, and hence the whoops. Hut very unfoitu- 'I AM THE KNIGHT OF THE GOLDEN HF.L MKT." natcly it seemed to be nn off flay for opportunities. The cattle gazed upon him in melan choly doubt. The sheep bunched to gether and sent up discordant bleats. Aside from these, the landscape gave no evidences of life. It was a sorry world, nr ever it was you 'wanted you never it, the knightly gentleman reflected u ily. One couldn't perform deeds of valor with nothing at hand but sheep and cattle. Teople were necessary to his plans live, red blooded, much troubled people languishing ladies preferred. The world was full of 'em. There must bo some about somewhere. The only way to get 'em was to Cud 'cm With another full throated bellow the knight of the golden helmet spurred his good apple limb steed to a yet more furious pace and sped down the shaded lane In quest of adventure. He had just splashed through the muddy pool where the cattle drank each evening and was cantering blithe ly past" the birches beyond when he saw a young man approacuiug- young man in flannels, very tall and straight, pleasant faced, too, although just now the forehead was -wrinkled in a frown and the firm jaw was set in determination. The young man was puffing vigorously at the brier pipe be-, tween his teeth, sending out great blue clouds of smoke In his wake. . The. .knight of the golden helmet If rvhiCd ia li'ii steed and accosted the ia:t:i 1 ofa-:' him with a famiii.ir: "Hey. Charlie:" Then, suddenly remciiilieriiig the dig nity of hi.: p'.siti'.n. be remind his small shoulders and threw up bis clJu. "What. l;o. Ckinhs!" corrected his lirst salutation. "Hold a bit. I wouU'.st have converse with, thee." Tile yc,;:i:g man -e':ned i:v-ir for the first ti::M of the other's i re-euce. "Hello. Hilly." said lie. abstractedly glancing at the queer figure beforo hi:n. "What'M tip now?" "I am the knight of the golden h ! met." was the grave revpons; "You don't Kay! Where are you bound?" "Who: is t!;v ladv?" the knight de- maiMlcd. "Mr lady: You 'mean your Aunt Margaret?" The knh-lit nodded. "Down ti e lane a bit. by the walnut trees. Know the place, don't you?" "Sure:" was the unkiiighily reply. . He drew a bit nearer. One haul rested upon the hilt of the sword. "Why. are you here, vailet?" he de manded. "Why hast thou deserted tfcy lady?" "Huh:" said the man in flannels. I Then he burst into laughter. 'But there was a certain i "Well. Billy rratiag noise in it. -Mr. Golden Helmet. jcuxi-iiu uaaUJl- Rc..i Couldn't seem to endure my society. Are you on? And 1 hardly fliink i you're correct in calling lKr my lady. She's just told me mighty plainly that she wasn't." The young gentleman astride the st.ck pondered deeply, and to aid his cogitations he removed the basket from h.s head and swung lt id.y to and fro m one hand Ihen he replaced it with a considerable show cf hrm- ness. "Back you go, craven!" he declared Huh? What?" said the man iu the liunuete. I ride to the succor "Back you go! of ladies in distress. 'Bully for you, old chap," the other replied. "I think you'd bettor go alone, though." Never!" bawled the knight. "Turn around." - After several futile efforts he man aged to yank the sword from the scab bard. He waved it threateningly above his head. "See here," the young man ln'gaa ir ritably as he took a step forward, but at that moment they both heard quick steps down the lane. Around the bend came the lady. un BREAD and CAKE Raised with :oyal Baiting Powder delicate hot-biscuit, hot rolls, doughnuts, puddings and crusts are not only anti-dyspeptic in themselves, but aid the digestion of other foods witK which they assimilate in the stomach rihe joint, the game, the entree important parts of every meal. Royal Baking Powder makes the food finer flavored, more tasty, more healthful. ROYAL BAKING dt r di ussion. - .She" started violently at the sight of them. Her face was liu.:!ied, ai.d her eyes were suspicious ly nil. "l'vi! i?ot jii::ir ehouw-d the kniiiht . ! J..;. or.: !;. "!Ic In my power! He ( w.n b-sertii!g you, but I held him up! I'll s,"e he Legs your pardon If you euy ssu. The youi.g woman drew herself up. H-r fa'.t: was scarlet now. i:ii!y, what are you doing? What Is the m-anliig of this fwlishness?" fib'- dv:nand'--d. Come ou, you: Apologize !" said the youth suHiiiy, prodding the . Im maculate wLLe trousers with the point of l.li sword. Neither the words nor the nrtid win. ed to attract the man's attention. He t stood staring at the girl nartkuiariv at her rod eyes. Then suddenly he sprang to her side and caught her band in his. "Margaret," he cried, "he's right:! I slnuid apologize, that's a fact. I'm a pigheaded duffer. The quarrel is my fault all mine." Then came a few low words, a little happy laugh from the girl, and then two of them strolled down the lane together, utterly oblivious of the ridic ulous figure which stood silently watch ing them until they disappeared around the bend. The knight of the golden helmet re mained thus for some moments lost in thought. Then he turned about and went slowly up the lane.' "Gee!" he muttered. "Wouldn't that cook yer? This ain't the way they i done it in the book." j He was still lost in his own mus- . incs : wuoopiess, ne passed again the grazing cattle and the huddled ! sheen i Seven Years of Proof. "I have had seven years of proof that Dr. King's Xew Discovery is the best medicine to take for roughs nnrf colds and fQr e diSeased condition of throat chegt or , y H Qf Pan Mo The M hag faad 3g . '' . , ji-vew juneuuverj is me uesi remeay iar T IV- the lungs, and the early stages of con sumption. Its timely use always pre- vents the development of pneumonia. sold under guarantee at all druggists'. 50 cents and $1. Trial bottle free. Colds and Croup in Children. "My little girl is subject to colds." says Mrs. William H. Serig, No. 41 Fifth street. Wheeling, W. Ya. "Last winter she had a severe spell and terrible cough, but I cured her with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy without the aid of a doctor, and my little boy has been prevented many times from having the croup by the timely use of this syrup. This remedy is for sale by all druggists. s t POWDER CO., NEW YORK