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w w v " " r - ' " THE AltGTJS. MONDAY, APRIL 23, 190(5. THE ARGUS. Published Pally an.l Weekly at 1624 Second avenue. Rook Island. 111. Kn tered at the postoffio aa second-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 have re-al name attached for publica tion. X fturli articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every township in Hock Island county. Monday, April 23, 1906. The people are not so easily stirred as they once were by Ranting George of Rantoul. August. Belmont has just paid $30. 000 for a race horse. We hope he will run better than Judge Parker did. Terrible as has been the fate of San Francisco, pluck and faith will bring order and peace out of chaos and mis ery in time. Maxim Gorky thinks America is a hideous place. The trouble with Gorky is that he forgot before he came here j to prepare to do as Americans do. i The Memphis Commercial-Appeal re fers to "those pin-headed statesmen who are chirping about state's right." It looks as if there was no north, no south. The first thought of the rest of the country is to send relief to suffering San Francisco and stricken towns along the Pacific coast. Always is it so, and always are such outbursts a tribute to the genuine sympathy that leaps into the desire to help. Human nature is. after all. wondrous kinn when the n-ed is. Some friend asked Colonel John Al len of Mississippi whether he ap proved of the idea of the president fav oring the limitation of wealth as set firh in hi latest speech. 'Ye.-,' said the gentleman from Tupelo with fjreat solemnity. "It has now been all or twenty years since in a public speecn in my district I announced that no sin gle human being ought to be possesses of more than $1,000,000, and I have been carrying out that sentiment br iny own personal example ever since." There are two quakers in the house of representatives, Mr. Cooke of New York and Mr. Butler of Pennsylvania. The latter is known as the "fighting quaker," and it is only when he gets excited that he lapses into the lan guage of his sect. When Mr. Butler is pushed into a controversy on the floor he is very apt to say "thee" foi "you." For a man of peace Mr. But ler, who only came into the house in the Fifty-fifth congress, has had his share to do with war. He is still a man of peace, however, but has satisfied himself that the only way to maintain peace is to be so prepared for war that no other power would care to en gage in a controversy with us. Many republican statesmen are hav ing their eyes opened to the prevailing tariff conditions which have been preached by the democratic party for the last 30 years. Thatis the Ameri can consumer pays more for AmoricaL made stuff than the foreigner who has to pay freight and duty on the same goods after we export it. It was shown in the senate in a recent speech that Walt ham and Elgin watches are sold to foreign markets, then re-purchased by American jewelers and sold from $5 to $10 less than other jewelers can buy the watches from the factory. This goes to show what "protection" does for the American it builds up a trust and the people pay the difference. The same conditions prevail in all manu frctured goods on which there is a tariff. A Noble Act. In these days of graft, greed and degeneracy, it is pleasing to find an instance of the old time virtue of hon or, respect for one's name and fidelity to principle. The Des Moines Capital relates -the story of Franklin II. Whit ney. He was a leading citizen and ac tive business man of Cass county, Iowa,. At an early day he came from N'cw York, and locating. on a piece of land, put it in cultivation. He was an -nthueiast ic believer in the future of Iowa, and was a man of education and refinement. He became a surveyor, and dealt largely in land. When the Rock Island railroad was built through Casa county he bought the town site where Atlantic now Is. and gave the rc'Ircai a large inleiet for the pui- oose of securing a station. He thea fought for and secured the removal ot .he co-"-- - eat from Lewis to Atlantic. He grew -rich and established the Bank of Atlantic. He invested in business blocks in Kansas City, and in Birming ham, Ala. Everything was prosperous until the panic of 1893, and then he saw Lis fortune begin to crumble. With abated courage, he faced the inevita ble. He saw the depression continue in '0-1. '05 and 'i)f. uutil his bank was forced to close, and this broke his heart, and he died. He had a son, James D. Whitney, who was appointed receiver of his property. He found that his father owed nearly $700,000. The young man devoted his life to paying this debt, and finally he paid the entire princi pal. Theu he asked for further time to pay the interest, and after 10 years unceasing struggle, ho has paid the last dollar. On the ruins of his fath or's bank and iu the same building he established and became cashier of a new bank. In the same community and in the same building where his father failed. To be sure, he did not make this enormous amount of money himself, but to his everlasting praise, be it said, the son handled t.he propei ty left by his father in such a way as to nav his father's liabilities and vin dicate that parent's reputation. Such an example of honesty, integ rity and business management does not often occur, and when it does it is fitting that it should be writ large upon the records of tho time for the instruction of men who sigh to accum ulate money rapidly and who claim that under present conditions an hon est man has no chance. Simply a Common BIckBard. In an hour when all the world mute in the face of overwhelming dis aster, the greatest lesson of which is to humble the average man and im press him with his own insignificance. a fellow stood on a wagon in. front of the band stand on Market square Sat urday night and slandered his follow men. That fellow was the mayor of Rock Island, otherwise George Wash ington McCaskrin of Rantoul. 111., bet ter known as a perpetual aspirant for office, than as mayor of Rock Island, be it said to the eternal glory of the city. For two hours, under the excuse of being a self-constituted candidate for congress, this presumptuous upstart indulged in vulgar blackguardism, vili fication, and prevarication, involving not only the present council of Rock Island, but the names of men and in stitutions, whose characters were es tablished before the irresponsible weakling who sought publicly to as sail them struck town. . Instead of endeavoring, for the in stant at least, to lift himself above the things of everyday strife and turmoil, and to bring himself into accord with the heart throb of a nation for a stricken city, this fellow averred that the gov ernment would make better use of the money it had appropriated for-suffering humanity if applied on the prose cution of the railroads. The address throughout was of the rambling sort of v.hich the people of this city are familiar, and to which they have been accustomed to give ear when they had nothing else to do. It was punctured with blackguardism and slander throughout, uttered in a spirit cf malice and venom that might have startled ordinary men not acquainted with the speaker, whose hirelings went about among the dis gusted audience and vainly attempted to stimulate applause. Xot many months ago the same in dividual who spoke Saturday night stood among an assemblage in front of the same stand while one of h:s former political associates was assail ing him for ingratitude and betrayal, and it was only through the efforts of people near him that he was restrain ed from sending police into the stand to remove the man who was talking. He declared such language, "such scur rilous language," as he put it, was an abuse of the rights of free speech that should be stopped. And yet in all that was said on that occasion there was nothing that approached in vile and baseless utterance what escaped the lips of McCaskrin Saturday night. There is no argument in the slimy tongue that reeks at the root and shrivels at the end. People are more inclined to look with pity upon one so afflicted than to regard him seriously. Hence it is that they take for what they are worth, the mouthings of the man whose chief distinction since his election to the office of mayor has come through his record as a dog tax collector and his riotous acts in lieu of a disposition to preserve the peace. The common blackguard and public slanderer, whose instinct is to knock others and to boost only himself, in jures only h:tnself. WANT AND NEED. There's a big difference between what a baby wants and what he needs. Deny him the one, give him the other. Most babies need Scott's Emulsion it's the right thing for a baby. It contains a lot of strength building qualities that their food may not contain. After a while they get to want it. Why? Because it makes them comfortable, i Those dimples and round cheeks mean health and ease. Scott's Emulsion makes children easy; keeps them so, too. BCOTT &. BOW.NE, 409 Pearl St.", New Yerlc DAILY STORY. THE PRETENDER. Original. A carriage drew up to a handsome country residence iu New England and a young man apparently about eight een, with a perfectly smooth cheek and a delicate manner, stepped out and. en tered the house. He was met In the hall by au elderly lady, who received biiu coldly, though sbl permitted hiua to Llss her cbeek. "I will not conceal from you," she said, "that I have brought up your cousin Elton to suppose that he was the heir to this estate, and your appear auce is a disappointment to me. How ever, I will make the best of it and treat you with every consideration." A man of thirty, -with an honest, manly countenance, came into the room and, without waiting for an in troduction to the newcomer, went to him, put out bis hand frankly, and said: "1 am Elton Parmeter, and I suppose you are my cousin Gus. You are heir to an estate I have supposed from my childhood I would inherit. If I bore you the slightest malice I would de spise myself." Augustus Parmeter looked up into the face of his cousin with a grateful but pained expression, and a tear glLstened In his eye. "Come," said Elton cheerily. "I want to show you your possessions." Years before this scene was enacted Ralph Parmeter ran away with and married Martha Redmond, the daugh ter of a penniless attorney. From the time of bis departure till a few weeks before the appearance of Augustus Tar- meter Ralph's mother beard, nothing of her sen. Theu one day she-received a note from a lawyer presenting the claims of one who purported to be Ralph's son, Augustus. The claim was supported by affidavits furnished by Augustus' mother, stating that Ralph, the father, was dead and Augustus was his son and heir. Augustus was as delicately made as Elton was manly. Elton tried, to in fuse more vim into the boy, but his efforts were a failure. Augustus also made a bad return for his cousin's friendly treatment and was always bringing up the matter of the dis possession. When Ausrustus 1 mention ed the subject Elton would knit his brow or attempt to laugh bis cousin out of his dissatisfaction, but never succeeded. As time went on the pos sessor of the estate apieared to be miserable, while the one he hadnlispos sessed was happy. "Gu-5. my dear boy," said Elton one day, "if you don't stop bothering your self and me about this business I'll leave the place. I confers I don't want to do so, because Aunt Caroline would miss me." "You think ouly of Aunt Caroline, said Gus gloomily. "You never think of me." "You! Why, my dear boy, I'm as fond of you as my younger brother. and if you'll only be satisfied to accept what rightfully belongs to you we may all be happy together as long as we live." While Augustus was am unmanly fcl low, be was so kindly disposed to ev ery one about him, so seif sacrificing, that after awhile the lusebold fop gave blni for turning upfto dispossess their favorite and began, to love him in a very different wayl from what they loTed Elton. Indeed, the cousins were very' unlike the 01 ne a typical man: the other a sensitive, tender hearted little chap with a winning way. Elton became much attached to bim, the only fault he had to find with him being his constantly bringing up the one unpleasant subject of the dispos session, One night they were together when Augustus especially irritujted hls.cous in by proposing some ridiculous scheme by which he mightrjturn over the estate to him. Eltfon) laughed, whereupon the boy went tohis room, and as he departed Elton thought he saw tears glisten in his eye. Augustus always locked his bedroom jdoor, ad mitting that he was afraid of f burglars, but this time he forgot to do bo. Elton finished a cigar he was smokSng, then concluded to go to Augustus ito apolo gize for laughing at him and thank bim for his proffered surrender, Giv ing a rap on the door, i without waiting for a reply he threw itopen. There stood Augustas before a mir ror with an uncovered! bosom I hat be longed unmistakably to a woman. See ing Elton, she first paled, tUen the blood rushed to her cheeks in aftorrent as she seized a cloak and threwtit over her shoulders. Elton stood looMng at her, thunderstruck. "I am glad the secret is out," rvalled the girl. "I was forced into ut by mother, and it's been killing me." It was some time before Elton jutter ed a word.- He was thinking. Finally he spoke: -. "Keep this from the -others until I have concluded what Is best tp be done." Then, turning, he left theirpom. One morning Augustus' room Was found vacant, a nqfe bavins been lief t on the dresser: My mother was RalphiParmeter'swfe. After Ralph Parmeter's death my mother married William Iloye. . I am her daugh ter. Augusta Iloye. Elton Parmeter- entered again uok the possession of his rights and reso lutely declined to prosecute any oce who had fraudulently deprived him tot them. Mrs. rarmeterfdied soon after all this happened, andlin due time 151 ton Parmeter announced that be was to be married. There rwas great expec tation in the household and among ids friends as to his future wife, who was not known to any ot? them. The wed ding took place abroad, aud '-when the newly married pair 'return edA to their home the, bride wasint once recognized as the pretender. ... H AIJR Y H ARKER. WOMEN NOT This Statement Has Been mm . mm r moaest women , tvaae questions askcu MiIa Dh(iiona An eminent physician says that "Women are not truthful; they will lie to their physician." This statement should be qualified; women do tell the truth, but not the whole truth, to a male physician, but this is only in re gard to those painful and troublesome disorders peculiar to their sex. It is a terrible ordeal to a delicate, sensitive, refined woman to be obliged to answer certain questions when those questions are asked even by her family physician. This is especially the case with unmarried women. Is it any wonder, then, that women continue to suffer and that doctors fail to cure female diseases when they cannot get the proper information to work on ? This is the reason why thousands and thousands of women are now corre soondins- with Mrs. Pinkham. To her thev can and do cive every symptom so that she really knows more about the true condition of her patients, through her correspondence with them, than the physician who personally questions them. If vou suffer from any form of trouble peculiar to women, write at once to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., and she will advise you free of charge. The fact that this ereat boon, which Is extended freely to women by Mrs Pinkham, is appreciated, the thou sands of letters received by her prove Many such grateful letters as the fol lovrihc are constantly pouring in. As Mrs. Pinkham Ahlce-A Woman Best GIRL'S GOOD FAIRV. Salemnaa'a DnaRhter Foanil Pocket book nod Had a Happy Time-. In the neighborhood or her home, 744 Greenwich street. Philadelphia, Miss Fannie Wa Id-man, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a salesman, is looked upon as a sort of Cinderella, says a Philadelphia special to the New York !Ierald. The other afternoon she found a pocketbook on Chestnut street and a few steps ahead of her saw a young woman who looked worried. She handed it to her. "The next thins I knew- we were in a cab." says the girl. "We drove to the Hellevue-Stratford. and she took me into u big reception room and asked me all about myself. She said she was Mrs. E. Li. Cox of New York. She told me the pocketbook contained ?SG5 and several rings that she would not have lost for the world. After that we drove to a store on Chestnut street, and she let me choose the prettiest opal ring I saw and a locket set with dia monds." Miss "Waldman held tuj.her hand to p 0 TRUTHFUL Unjustly Made, Because A A f J D. Mrs. Ella Lee, Frankford.Ind.,writ8: Dear Mrs. Pinkham : I want to thank you for what your medi cine has done for me. l . mi T" , . : f . .1. J nree years ago J. oau a iuus icuuuo trouble. I was under tho doctor's care for about three months, and the only time I was not in pain was -w hen uu.ier the influence of morphine. The doctor nnany sain 1 nevtr would lie I jettcr, and would lan invalid the rest of lnv life. I had riven up in desiiuir, but one evening 1 came across one of your adver tisements and decided to write you for ad vice. dil so and commenced to tuke lj.vdia r.. f'inkhaiii's Vegetable Compound. 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