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t , THE ARGUS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1907. r THE ARGUS, Published Daily and Weekly at 1624 Second avenue. Rock Island, X1L En tered at the postofflce aa second-class matter. By THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Dally. 10 cents per week, i Weekly, $1 per year in advance. J1 .communications of argumentative Character, political or religious, must have real name attached for publica tion. No such articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. . Correspondence' aoltclted from every township in Rock Island county. TRADES ,UV COUNaU M Thursday, November 28, 1907. The attention of Dr. Osier is re spectfully called to Edward Payson Weston. It Is a pity that the kaiser will not see William H. Taft. He is as impres sive as a battleship. The dining room in Windsor castle the other day held three kings and live queens. Looks like a "cold deck." Walker Weston was given a recep tion ii Chicago, while the return of Walter Wellman hardly attracted any attention at all. This rocs to show that the man who walks, but "ar rives," has some advantages over the man who flies, but who doesn't get there. Municipal ownership of automobiles doesn't seem to be a success, viewed from the standpoint of the New York taxpayers. The 74 cars that the city provides for officials' cost $180,iM!), and the annual cost of maintenance is estimated at $140,000, nearly $1,900 each. Ship subsidy- lobbyists are already beginning to gather in Washington, which would seem to indicate that the present session of congress will be the golden opportunity for this fla grant graft. With Japan's bitter ex perience in ship subsidy, it would seem a good thing to keep away from these days. The Alabama legislature passed a bill supplementary to the prohibition measure that passed the same body. In which the sale or disposal of liquors in club houses was forbidden. That Is. it passed it in the forenoon, and took it back in the afternoon. The chances are that club houses will become exceedingly popular. Sfyergus Daily Slt Story "Their Frivolity."-By Troy Allison. (Copyright, 1907,by M. M. Cunningham.) s1nrlflt-fc ftW O 4llCf O II I fjt Iini1 rCktriuinll -BSSSSSSSSBBBBBSSSSSMSMSBBBBBSSSSSSSSSSSSMSSBSMSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSSSBMSSSM MBSSSaaaBSSBBBftBBSBBBSWSSaaSSSSaaaSaaaSaSSBSSBaBH of the tariff which shall reduce the overgrown treasury, surplus and curb the Dingley monopolies without in any way harming American industries. The democratic party, in the coming campaign, will. resist with all its might thf encrnachnipnf s nf . federal nower upon the rights and powers of the Mis3 Weston sat looking out the M in states. It will wage war upon the re-' dow of lue m ho(el n.irloI. her face publican tendencies of President Roose- ' fu of dtecoIltent She fingered the veit to usurp judicial ana legislative go0(1 ,ace cm.taiu uuconst.jous,j.t ami powers in addition to his proper execu-j just flg unconsclously frowIied at tbe . . ' . . , , . 'group of schoolgirls standing outside street rornw The democratic Dartv will insist that i . . " . ... sirni touiei. u ,, , , ... I waiting for the sightseeing autouiot-Ue. "That ear suvs ''Glen Echo inn nrnizinnnt tint nnlu citivtmrr thn srkii.l n c I i . v i . " stitution of the United States and en- After a week iu Jamestown with sounds enticing," she suggested. j force the laws made in v accordance 1 tno,u she acknowledged that the quiet 1 he professor was sure that at twen-. therewith, but that he-himself shall be of the school year had its com- ty-one he would have felt sen imcutal-1 governed by tuem pensations. It could at least be count- ,v helmed toward a spot called (,len; Thft .irmrK-rati. r,v win insist that od to follow its regular groove.' On the M "d h boiirJed the tar entuu-. mg to the library, it was tne en:) public lullding that they had not seen in previous trips to Washington. j Where now?" he asked as they came down the broad steps after a little chat in the library cafe and stood on the It The democratic party will insist that to follow its regular groov justice be done to the inland states by other Hand, fifty schoolgirls on a sight- adequate appropriations out of the ' seeing expedition, even under the chap overfull treasury for betterment of eronage of the music teacher, the pro- navigation in their watcf ways. The party knows its own- mind so well on these things that it can write a better platform before than after the republicans have spoken. On the other hand, it is the very interesting question whether it would or would not be better to let the republicans have their Kilkenny cat fight undis turbed by knowledge by what the dem ocrats are going to do. The probability that there will be siastlcally. "We'll chase that echo," he said boyishly. "SbAiff ton?'' Khn miorioil fessor of psychology and two under-1 .A . men efforvestence of youth." icacuers. couldn't be eounteo, upon to airily. "You mustn't be surprised at do anything except break out in unex- j. anything I do or say today, my dear pected places. They had managed to , lady I mean my dear girl. You've no get scattered all over Jamestown, and . Idea what a holy terror I was at twen- after "being safely gathered on the boat for Washington half of them had i seen 'fit to get seasick. The other half had taken advantage of the fact that the chaperones were busy looking aft er tbf ailing and had got acquainted more bickering and factional bitter-1 wlth "M" the boat that show- ness in the republican convention if it is held first is the only consideration which should cause the democratic na tional committee to hesitate to declare offhand and unanimously for- holding their convention in advance of the date set by the republicans. ed the least inclination to talk. The professor came hurriedly into the parlor, folding the morning paper. "We will soon have them where we can keep an eye on them for at least two hours. Miss Weston. Did you ever see such overflowjng youth and hap piness?" He looked at the chatter ing group, then suddenly noticed his companion's woelogoue' countenance. "Anything wrong V" lie asked quickly. "Nothing, except I'm too young," she said despondently. He put on his glasses and gazed at The rivers and harbors committee, it Is said, will not adopt any particu lar plan of improving the waterways, but merely define a policy. The ad vantage about this latter is that it doesn't cost anything. But the rivers and harbors committee may be stirred up by the time that congress is in ses sion that it will be endeavoring at least to do a little something more than define a policy. Oysters "It" Gmh1. It is reassuring to hear that bac teriological tests made in Washington, Chicago and elsewhere disprove abso lutely that the oyster is a sort of her quizzically. clearing nouse ior typnoiu bacin. .Nol "i n iny research among psychic only has it been established beyond . phenomenn it's absolutely the first question that the generally enjoyed' bivalve is free from typhoid germs,' but it is, when fresh and properly kept, j free from all things injurious, and is j healthful, desirable and nourishing food. I Just on the day of Thanksgiving . 1. i . : . . - . . I uus is particularly good news, ior tne oyster is a conspicuous factor in the culinary establishment of the "turkey day" festivities. Authorities who have been making tests sustain the old tradition that oys ters are good during all months the names of which contain the letter "R." Oysters are sold iu great quantities in all the cities this time of year. All that is necessary to safeguard against danger to the cousumer is that only oysters to be sold whfch are fresh and clean. Care should be taken in hand ling them, especially the bulk oysters. This is an important duty the dealer owes to the public. It is indeed gratifying to have the assurance that when properly handled oysters "R" healthful. "Corporations are, of course," says Woodrow Wilson in the November At lantic, "only combinations of individ uals, but the individuals combined in them have a power in their respect ive fields, an opportunity of enter prise, which is beyond all precedent ivl private undertakings, and which gives them a sort of public character. Lawyers have always spoken of corporations as -artificial persons, but these modern corporations seem in the uouular imagination and in the 4 - minds' of lawmakers to be actual per sons, tho colossal personalities of modern society." This view of the modern great bodies of business enter prises is becoming more and more fa miliar and reasonable to the public As oppression and violation of laws increase, the determined vigilance of the sufferers attributes more and more nearly to its true cause this prodigy of corporate sin. That Thomas and Richard and Henry are directors we may have long known; it is only now that we are beginning to identify ille galities with the official acts 05 Thom as and Richard and Henry and recog nize them as undesirable neighbors The time is coming when they will be asked to move. ' . As to lVnsioiiK. One of the interesting features of the latest report from the pension commissioner's office is a tabulated statement of the amounts paid out by the federal government in the way of pensions, arising from" the various wars in which the country has been engaged. The tabulation is as follows: War of Revolution $ War of 1812 Indian wars War with Mexico Civil war ,. War with Spain Regular establishment 70,000.0(10.00 45.C25.899.24 8.S22.3S7.20 39,397,733.57 3,3S9,i:r.449.54 18.909.512.43 9.8G4.344.67 IT An k'-nrly or Late Convention? St. Ixmis Republic: The proposal to hold the democratic national conven tion next year In advance of the repub lican gathering is In many ways at tractive. In advancing it the demo cratic national committeemen who have been visiting Chairman Taggart .at French Lick Springs are eminently correct in the view that the democratic party will make a great fight for the presidency and will not wait . upon re publican initiative. The democratic party will make its own national platform without refer ence to what the republicans may say in tne'rs. There 1 reason why it would he better if it were made in ad vance of the republican declaration. The democracy knows Its own mind and will express It strongly for the Jeffersonian principle of equal rights for all, Bpeclal privileges for none. It will declare war upon the special priv ileges enjoyed, by law-created trusts and monopolies' which bear oppressive. ly upon the people. The .democratic platform will con tain no. word but of hostility to the robberies of the Dingley tariff. It will Unclassified 16,200,397.04 Naturally the civil war should cost more than all the other wars combined. It must be remembered, too, that the pensions to civil war veterans continue to increase, and under the omnibus bill recently passed are likely to swell this already large sum to proportions that will make this wa& far more costly than any mentioned in history Another interesting and significant feature shown by the pension com missioner's report is that, the year shows a decline of 18,000 in the num ber of pensioners on the rolls: but the amount paid out, in spite of this de crease, shows an increase of $4,613,131 over last year. It is stated further that about 350. 000 applications for pensions were filed under the pension service act, passed Feb. 6, 1907. Up to June 30. li 6,239 of these claims, it is said, have been approved. The great rush oi claimants caused congestion in the pension office, and the clerical force was utterly unable to handle the claims with its usual dispatch. It is believed that before the end of the next fiscal year all of the service pen -j sion claims filed and to be filed will have been acted upon, and there is some prospect that the high record of 1902, when there were 999.446 pen sioners on the rolls, will be broken The total number enrolled on June v last was 967,317, so that the predic tion of a new record appears emi nently.safe. It is not improbable also that the aggregate value of the pen sion roll will make an advance ovei the record in 1893, when the cost of the roll was $156,906,673. " A Good Liniment. When you need a good reliable lin iment try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I has no superior for sprains and swe! lings. A piece of flannel Blightl; dampened with Pain Balm is super lor to a plaster for lame back or pain: In the side or chest It also elieve rheumatic pains and makes sleep anc rest possible. For sale, by all drus gists. ' THAT MAN CALLED TOU MY WIFE. SOUSDED CHEAT. time I ever heard of a woman having such a thought." Miss Weston tapped the floor with her tnn shoe impatiently. "Not in years. I'm painfully near for ty, perilously near, but that makes it all the more ridiculous that I waut to act young. The enthusiasm of those girls has depressed me. I am euvlous of them. I feel their reverence and re spect until it's oppressive. It doesn't even cross their minds that 1 am not an old woman, and they show me the exaggerated respect due a teacher and oid age. I think this lovely morning has made me restless. I want to go ail over Washington, but I want to en joy it as an individual and uot have to take my pleasure with fifty pair of young eyes gazing at me with a to-morrow-ye-die-from-olu-age ' expres sion." The professor chuckled. "Miss Weston, I'm not going to ask by what process you reached the opinion. Doesn't matter whether it was induc tion or deduction it's exactly the hazy trouble (hat has been worrying me. It seems like taking one's pleasure sec ond hand or by reflected light. Let's lose them today and do the town by ourselves," he suggested in a tragle whisper. "Do we dare?" Her voice was eager. yet doubtful. "Dare!" scornfully. "Am I such an old fossil because I'm forty-five and a teacher of psychology that I haven't a latent bit of heroism? We are going to play we are exactly twenty-one years old today and to enjoy Washington from that point of view. I'll go tell Professor and Mis. Bingham that they must do all the chaperoning. That oh, yes, I'll say Just say, mind you that you and I want to go to the Con gressional library to er look up a matter of importance." "Our lost youth," she suggested, smil ing. "Those girls will be safe enough with two chaperons. They will at least be so high up In those automobiles that there's no danger of street "cars run ning over them." Miss Weston started to her room with a determination- to put on her best white linen coat suit and give a less chaperonlsh touch to her hair. "They'll not be' run over by street cars,! she laughed, "but I'm iu mortal 'error that two or three of them will come back enchanted with the mega- phone man." . ' They salved their consciences with I the thought that tbey really were gp- ty-oue.'1 I "Me, too" she began ungrammatic ally. "Turn your head this way 1 quick," she whispered. "There's that I automobile with all the girls just pass ing!" The professor quickly jerked down the shade. v "You needn't tell me that I wasn't born WHJ4. a soul for adventure, and as for hairbreadth escapes, I positively dote on tlieoi?- And Miss Weston thought that the professor at twenty one, his face animated by a boyish grin, must have been attractive. "I feel," he said as they entered the grounds at Glen Echo, "the awakening of a craving long dormant. That pea nut stand is attractive, and the Ice cream soda is positively Irresistible." He put a bag of peauuts iu his coat pocket for further consideration, and they drank the half warm soda, laugh ing at each other over the tops of the glasses. "There is one thing that I dare posi tively dare you to do," he said, his eyes twiukling. "You'll never have the courage to ride ou the merry-go-round!" Miss Weston strangled over her soda, set her glass down, then pinned her hat on firmly. "I was rather a hoideulsh girl at twenty-one. I think I would prefer riding on a white horse. I never cared much for a rhinoceros or a zebra," sho said, following him. After the ride, her hair loosened and blowing iu short" tendrils about her face, she walked with him down the hill toward the canal. "Is the worst yet to come?" she queried. "For heavr en's sake don't tell me that you are go ing to dare me to do anything less dig nified than ride on a merry-go-round! I'm do thankful, it didn't cross your mind to suggest that we catch at the rings for a free ride. You must have been a rather energetic boy." "Regular young devil," he assented amiably. "But the uext is real sub dued. We are going rowing on this canal." The man in charge of the boat gave them a good natured send off from the shore. "Better row down that way!" he shouted. "It's lots shadier. Your wife'll like it better!" Mis' Weston, her face crimson, talk ed volubly about the luxuriant foliage on the edges of the canaL The profess or rowed abstractedly. Finally he rest ed on his oars and looked at her in tently. "That man evidently thought I was old enough to marry,"he said slowly. "Don't notice him. He seems very ignorant," she said rather nervously. ' "I think I like that man." medita tively. "There's only one thing I have against him. I would like to sit by you and ask you what you think of his suggest ion. and he has given us a boat with a round bottom. It'3 so walv bly to move around in." Mips Weston turned still more crlui sou, and she remained silent. The professor, taking his chances, stepped gingerly across find sat leside her. "That inan Called you my wife. It sounded great. I wish you would tell me you liked it," he said, the youthful look becoming more apparent in his fact." "But the girls would think we were such old fossils" she commenced. "Fossils! Who says fossils!" bq de manded happily. "We know how young we are. There never was any one so young as I am right this min ute, dear girl," he said, bending toward her. The boat lurched, and she grasped his nrm frantically. "I I think you had better not try that again while we're in this wabbly boat," she said breathlessly. How Would You Like to Have a Nice Thanksgiving Bird Stuffed with Money? We can't furnish the bird, but we understand there will be plenty of them. But we are not so sure about this money stuffing being so plentiful this year. We can fun.oh p!:nty of it, however, because money loaning is our business. . 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