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THE ARGUS. FllID A Y "JANUARY 31. 1908. 4 THE ARGUS, Published Dally and Weekly at 12 4 Second avenue. Bock Island, 111. En tered at the poatofflce aa second-class natter. By THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Dally, 10 cents per week. Weekly, $1 per year In advance. AU communications of argumentative character, political or religious, must bave real name attached for publica tion. No such articles will ke printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every township in Rock Island county. TR APES lC0UNCIL ifl Friday, January 31, 1908. .They have prohibition populists in Kansas and they are called "soda pops." It really looks as if the people had triumphed over the boss-ridden legis lature, lint it was a fight. It is possible that it will be some time before the late Miss Gladys Van dcihilt will learn to spell her new name correctly every time. One Austin has an injunction pre venting the . Panama canal bond award, "but the court proceedings showed that the allotments nntedatul the suit. Coi telyou was working pit tty fast those days. Those thousands of unemployed workmen who marched to the city hall of Petroit at dinner time Tuesday didn't have any dinner pails' at all, let alone full ones. Perhaps they had bet ter borrow some of those little ones the republicans wore in their lapels during the last presidential campaign. Representative J. Adam Bede of Minnesota wtis discussing the financial outlook with several representatives. '"What is the situation out in your heck of the woods Adam?" asked one. "Well, when I tell you that they have changed a good old hymn so as to sing it. 'Bring forth the royal dividend and crown it lord of all,' you can get. a pretty, good line on the esteem in which real money is held." In New York city alone the post office handles no less' than 100,000 picture postal cards every day, and it is the same story elsewhere in Chi cago, San Francisco. Xew Orleans, Kansas City and in all the large cities. Moreover, it is not in the United States alone that these conditions exist. In Euiope. too, all the postal services are actually inundated with postcards. It is officially stated that no less than r.Ot) million passed through the British postolTiee during 1!00. The Primary Law. ami the era tie Vote. Demo- After one of the most persistent fights on record, up hill all the way, the Yeoplo have gained from nboss controlled legislature a law giving to the voters the power to nominate prac tically all officers to be elected in this state. It is the most far-reaching and drastic primary law ever passed by a state legislature. l eliminates the po litical boss, restrains the politicians and makes the people more powerful than ever. The bargain counter con vention is wiped out, all candidates be ing nominated at primaries, the per sons receiving the greatest number of votes being declared the nominees. The direct primary bill as passed has an interesting history. When the su preme, court set aside the mild pri ' mary law of 180C, the people demand ed that something equally as good be substituted. In an effort to fool the people the Oglesby bill was conceived. It bears the name of Representative Oglesby, though as a matter of fact he had nothing to do with it other than to introduce it. It was drawn by ene mies of direct primaries whose pur pose was to make it a radical measure in the belief that it could not pass. But they reckoned without the people, lor the electorate saw it was just what they wanted and demanded its pas sage. In order to pacify the people and make a "record," the house pass ed it, but hoping and believing the senate would send it to the graveyard. The senators feared to take the re sponsibility and passed it with some amendments. This necessitated mat it be returned to the house for con current action. Meantime Speaker Cannon appeared upon the scene, openly buttonholed members and urged them to oppose the bill. As the result of his labors it failed of passage in the house. The bosses and other politicians could not conceal their joy af. the death of pri mary reform. But again they reckon ' ed without their masters, the people, The people showed deep resentfulness ' and threatened to send their misrepre- sentatives into political oblivion. Even the bosses became alarmed and under took to placate the people by present ing the Shanahan makeshift. The peo ple frowned upon this fraud, the friends of genuine primary reform vot ed against- it, and it died almost as soon as it was Dorn. Again the bosses were jubilant. But soon they heard from the people, and this time in such a way as to leave no doubt that the people were tired of Chicanery, .subterfuge and double deal- ing, and that an honest diject primary is to be. made and who is to make P. bill must be passed. Senator Jones j As to responsibility, we believe ith introduced the Oglesby bill in the sen- the Chicago News,, that "doubtless it ate, where it passed with few dissent- will be found that the old system of ing votes. When it came to the house ' spoils politics which the present ad the bosses saw it was useless to make ministration of the state's charities is an attempt to defeat it. It received SS struggling to overthrow and the leg votes, 11 more votes than necessary, ' islature's cruel parsimony in essential and 33 against it." It now goes to the 'matters are mainly to blame for the governor, whose signature is assured. I evils which have persisted up to this There is to democrats a high degree t:me-" of special pride in noting the attitude The people will now applaud and vote of the democratic members j Sressive action to provide a remedy. who supported the measure. It was j their support that secured its pass . i age. The names of the 34 democrats re corded in favor of this direct primary bill constitute a democratic roll of honor that the people of Illinois, in whose behalf they wa:vl all partisan inclinations and objections, should rec ognize and hold in grateful remem brance. These democrats deserve spe cial mention, not because they did U ..I. 1 1 J. 1. .-. A I 111 n wun i-umim-i uaoie purpose to give me peone reuei irom me political' tyranny of unscrupulous bosses. The following democrats are thoso recorded as voting for the direct pri mary bill, and whose names constitute the democratic roll of honor: JOHN V. ALLISON, I II. J. . IIIU KKMKVKII, t urlyle. YV. ('. lll.AIH; Mt. Yt-nioti. llItl.i:s t:. 1IOMX. Milton. .1. 1J. HOI LWAUK. rvorrn. l.KK .m;, I'.ltOWM'., Ottawa. JOHN A. t ALIl'K. ( nrlh.iuf. JOSKI'lt S. CI, A UK, Yiiiiil.-lMu. JtMI'S II. 01t Olt Y. Itockfont. M. J. DAI CEIKIl I V. ;:il.sjnr. I'. K. IMYO;l!l K. lii-.lK. i.KOIM.r. V. i:.l.lSH. Virnnn. A. M. l'OSTKlt. Hush ille. , IIIMVIIAN HAASK. WnxliMirn. WMI'III'.I.I. S. Ili:ut, iu ii.-.T. SKVJIIlt It III KM'. Marshall. CIIAltl.KS S. I.I Ki:, Nashville. YVVLTi:it I. MtXXV, Mt. SirrliiiR. IIltl.l.S M'llltlOK. SiirlHKfiriil. JOHN l. MM.OOHTV. ( lii uK. WILLIAM .1. r;t iiti;. K -v:i -.. KOItKKT V. M-K1M.AY. liir:iK. . I'. I'. Ml HltAY, ( lii-:it. THOMAS J. OltltlKN. liii:l. DOK.l.tS I'lTTISOX. Fret-port. JOHN A. Iti:l, M:imi. JOIIX -. It It'll AIMSO, KtllnlMiEK. I'lITKIl S. St'll tKKKII. C liiniii:iiKn. .r.oitu: f. smith. i:nst si. i.ui. It. F. STAYMATKS. Cllulun. J. V. TKI I'LKM A , I'nirli.l.l. I-'YKIIKTT I.. WKHTS. (ii:ika. UOHKXT K. AYILSOY. hiiano. UiOOIM.K YY. WITT, K.-iim-. In addition to the 34 democrats whose names are given above, three thusiastically in favor of direct m im-1 . ary legislation, and who would have voted for the bill jtvhieh passed, were seriously skK at their homes, and therefore could not be recorded for it. The names of these democrats who regret their inability' to vote tor the bill are: iti HAitn rowr.it. euro. I'AIL 1TWVX. Itlooiulnxttin. K. M. YOI NCJ, Fnllt-lil. Another democrat who was in favor of the bill and vo ed against the "mis erable makeshift" last week was S. 1). t anarlay of Htllsboro, who since his election has removed his family to Oklahoma, and was called bv a te.e- gram to the bedside of his sick wife. He would have voted for the bill had this unfortunate circumstances not pre vented. The bill ends the power of the bosses who hereafter will have no more influence tfrm the plain people. It is a great stride forward in the in terest of honest eltctions. It repre sents the power of the people over self constituted bosses. The Remedy. During all these revelations of mis management in certain of the chari table institutions of the state the game of politics is being played to a finish. Some republican politicians r.re blaming some other republican politi cians, and republican politicians gen erally are engaged in the effort to fix the respemsibility upon certain of their political rivals.. " Onco these politicians have worn his investigation out as a political imposition, they will drop it and for get it in their hungry search for other political material. So, in the hands of these professional politicians who are wrangling over this matter, there rests little material offer of remedy for the wrongs that, have- been perpe trated. What the people of Illinois would like to know is how this improvement Cuba Eats Fruit New York eats meat, Canada eats pork and Iceland eats fat The colder the climate the fatter the food because fat heats the body and heat is life. The finest fat that grows makes ' Scott's Emulsion It is the Norwegian Cod Liver Oil. SCOTTS EMULSION is full of heat and nourishment It has a power in it that gives . vigor and new flesh to those who suffer from consumption and other wasting diseases. AH Druf git i 50c ad $14)0. ,uc. uui, ou.it iuy '.Uon of thls system there has been much exaggeration and that much political criticism of himself and the present administration has been unwarranted, but there cer tainly remains enough fact to indie that the system under which the in stitutions are now conducted is very, very bad. Governor Deneen, being in authority as the state's executive, can not avoid his share of the responsibil ity. He should., and we believe will. i make recommendations for a revolu- This matter nag aSBnmpd the pro- .: ;o ;i,u. ,o mount issue, as the people of Illinois want a remedy applied to lift these 'state institutions and their many thou sands of unfortunate defenseless in mates out or. the muck ana mire oi petty politics and factional "bossism In Field of Literature A HealthV Sign of the Times. It is said that Lippincott's is one of the for tunate few magazines to thrive in spite of "depression times." People seem to realize that such a hargain--1:2 first quality novels a year iz not a luxury, but a necessity. Hence, they feel justified in holding on to this safe investment with its big-paying divi dends. 1-ippincott's is sometimes re ferred to as "a sure thing," and in America this expression covers a good deal all of which must be highly grat ifying to its publishers. A glance at the February contents guarantees its popularity and explains its prosperity under these adverse con ditions. ; "The 'Woman He Loved," Marie Van Vorst's new novel, appears complete in that number. She re quires no introduction to readers eith er in Europe or the Cnited S;ates, as her fame is international. "Jimmie Bulstrode" iigures in this new story; he has made many friends in short stories which have appeared in Har per's ar d . Seribner's, so that a" new edition of this jolly bachelor bids fair to meet with an ovation from old and new acquaintances. The scenes of Woman He Loved" are laid 'about the estate of the Dnke of West Ikh'o' in England. The duke is es t ranged from his American wife, and Bulstrode's tender heart made tender er, perhaps, by a seemingly hopeless hjve-.-affuir. of his own lets the trou bles of his friends trouble him to the extent of evolving a plan to smooth out their differences. How kind fate helps along his scheme, incidentally rewarding . the benefactor, notwith standing interesting complications which threaten to wreck his craft, makes a deeply -'aosorbing tale, while the vibrant, magnetic style of the au thor charms" to the very verge of hyp notism. The Lippincott short stories are marked by wioe variety. If any cne emotion may be said to dominate the pages,, it. is humor. In February there are four distinctly lively plots. Thom as L. Masson contributes one of his wittiest under the title "A Story That Went Wrong." Elsie Singmaster's story ofolomestic life among the Penn sylvania German lteople, "Mrs. Weim- subtle humor; " "The Widow Smith's Dog," bVj William R. Lighton, is a fun ny tale of wara politics and "the wo man." A. clever and amusing sketch by Harold Susman is "Chatterton." Minna Thomas Antrim deftly mingles pathos and humor in her story, "The Questionings,, of Don;" and a remark ably powerful story of heroism in the army is "Rakes by Will Levington Comfort. Insomnia prevails so generally that it is. safe to say the paper on "Sleep lessness," by George Lincoln Walton, M. D., will be eagerly devoured by thousands of sufferers as well as by the many more who can sleep, and want to help their afflicted. friends to the same blessed restorative. Dr. Wal ton gives some new practical advice toward this end. Ezra Brudno modestly sub-titles his paper on "The Twentieth Century Jew" by the words, "An Observation. His article evidences most acute study of the subject, and it is in every point dealt with quite up-to-date. There are poems to please and jokes to entertain; and there is the "Ways of the Hour" department, filled with terse comment on current topics. Here Robert Gilbert Welsh writes "A Pro logue to the Opera," Bonnycastle Dale has something new to say about "Na ture Fakers Disclosed by Modern Na tnre Study," Ellis O. Jones contributes t noughts on "Disgrace," and Joseph M. Rogers presents interesting infor - l'""u" mi uugu ma uincic uu reueiai Service as an Occupation." Taken al - together, the February issue is a gool example of Lippincott's progressive- ness. 1 It Does the Business. E. E. Chamberlain of Clinton, Maine says of Bucklen's Arnica Salve: "It does the business; I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used It for chapped hands and It cured them. Ap - pnea it to an om sore ana it neaiea it; without leaving a scar behind." 25 ' cents at all druggists. ; Sle rgus Daily "Short Story "Wolf or Sheep?"-By J. Ludlum Lee. (Copyright, 1907, by C. 1L SutclilTe.) , There was a run on the I lion Nation al bank, and depositors were standing in line hour after hour waiting their turn to withdraw their money, ray ing tellers worked with deliberation that was maddening. Some days only half a dozen people would be paid off, but still the line increased, nopinj against hope. For two days and nights the figure of a young girl had been noticed. She was slowly working hei way to the front. At 2:43 p. m. on the third day she was admitted to the bank and withdrew her entire account To avoid confusion ilepositors were admitted at one door and passed out through a side entrance, and as she emerged from the latter she cast a hur ried glance about her.- She gave a sigh of relief when she saw that she was quite alone and apparently un noticed. Then suddenly a tall man appeared In the doorway behind her. Lillian Burkhart trembled as she clutched the roll of bills, her teeth chattered, the color faded from her cheeks, and she was conscious that her hands trembled visibly. The man Link ed at her sharply, stepped forward andasked if he could be of service to her. "You seem to be in trouble. Can I do anything for you?" he asked, with some concern. "You can go away," she managed to; aiytyer. I The man calmly proceeded to button his heavy ulster, slipped his hand in the pocket thereof and gulled out a heavy pair of gloves, which he drew on slowly. His tall, broad shoulders were surmounted by a handsome clear cut face; his whole appearance was faultless. He glanced concernedly at Lillian, whose color had not yet re-- turned and who seemed to tremble rrom ueati to toot j "Really. I feel that I must call fori assistance. Will you have a cab or a doctor? It would be nothing short of brutal to leave you here shivering like that Are you ill or simply cold? I insist upon knowing." Lillian was forced to look at him again, and it seemed to gie her cour age to speak. "Were you ever hungry?" she mur mured as she took a firmer hold on the bills. . "Yes, indeed." said her companion, "But neverwithjb.at amount of nion- ?. in my j,rasp. T til?.. A A. 1 " I. 1 1 . . 4. iniau siuricu wuu a suuuen jerii ai tne mention or tier money ana drop- pea the entire roll of bills. He stoop-, el to pick it up. and after one wild shriek she called distractedly: j 'Stop thief! Stop. I say!" tue crowa was massed m tront or the bank.-anth the cry seemed to have passed 'unnoticed. The man picked hp the bills despite her exclamation and handed them to her. Lillian laughed a sickly little gurgle, saying: "Perhaps you're not a thief after all are you?" "Xo, I'm not! Are you?" suggested the man. "I am merely one of the many depositors trying to get a few i dollars. But you were more fortunate than I. When I reached the window the cashier pulled it elown, saying it was 3 o'clock and too late to draw. Better put that wad out of sight and not tempt the hysterical mob outside," he added. That's what I wanted to do, but you won't go away and let me. A wo man doesn't have pockets all over her clothes like a man. And, oh, I ' s!i you would go, for I'm so hungry and want to get home! I've stooel in that line for nearly three days to get mon ey for the landlord. - My, but I hate that man!" she expostulated, with a shrug of her pretty shoulders. ""ell. I'll be on my way. and lie sure you tuck it safely away in its hid ing place. I'll promise not to look back." fie laughed and, turned ; ou down the street Lillian hurriedly slipped the bills in the bosom of her gown and nervously started in the opposite direction to ward her little home. Her mother met her at the door, and after some hot luncheon the girl was equal to relating her troubles. "But, mother, we have the money, and that old Shylock cau be paid. I'll take it around to him myself In the morning nnil just tell him what I think of him," said Lillian, with some satisfaction and a threatening intona tion of her voice. The next morning about 10 o'clock she started for the landlord's otliee. and as she passed the long line wait ing at the bank she thought how fortu nate she had been. "Extras" were out saying that no more depositors would be paid. 1 Arriving at the offices of Payne & Payne on Main street she entered the snug little receptlou room and asked for Mr. Payne. "Which one, ma'am?" asked the of fice boy at the door. "Why, the one who owns our house, j the cross one," she added by way of further explanation, The boy seemed to know which man ' she wanted and disappeared in the In- j utrr uuice. -lie reiuineu la a lew uiiu- j utes, saying that she might go right In, ushered her to the door and closed it after her. Once Inside. Lillian, blushing to the roots of her red brown hair, f ounof her self confronted by the man "who had offered his assistance the day before. "I am looking for Mr. Payne," she managed to mumble. I am. Mr. Payne." said be as be proffered her a chair "beside his desk; "also among my employees I have the reputation of beinz the 'cross' member of the firm. Tou see. father Is very o!3 aud"tif;t to be easy going as 'to the observance, of rules. What can I do for you. Miss Burkhart?" "I came to pay my tent. Your agent said if it wasn't paid today 'he would dispossess us. You see, we had money J In the bank, but it was tied up. and hei wouldn't wait. He said. Them's myj orders.' Here is the money. Will you give me a receipt, please?" "I never authorized any agent to sayj that. Miss Burkhart and I tell you1 what I wish you would do. Just put! that money back in that mysterious j pocket of yours and pay the rent when it is perfectly convenient I promise that you shall not be bothered by an insolent collector any more. I will call for the rent myself-if I may." he add ed, with some notation. "That col lector of mine nee-th; a lesson." "It would be so nice if 1 could keep this money to pay the poor tradespeo ple, if you do not mind. You see. only part of our money is in that hank, and the trust company has closed its doors too. Mother's pension never conie's tie fore the l."th." said Lillian by way of explan:4on. "Won't you let me drive you home in my sleigh?" Payne asked as she rose to leave. "The streets are rather riotous these days with the howling mob crying for -their money." And without waiting for her answer he put oa h;s fur t.oat lh;lt bl,n, OI the lool. "Yon li:ivi imitw mrii'ii)i.,t vi!irilf I hone, that I am not a thief?" he added "Oh, Mr. Payne, how can 1 ever apologize sufficiently for my rudeuess and nt the same time thank you for your khuincF.s? You know. I was frightfully hungry, and standing in line so long had affected my brain. I fear. I seemed to feel that every one u-l.-k .,4- ..1 , 1 money. And. oh. Pin so delighted to havu that sk.lgl rUle... no tucked her in tb sieth nn.i t they started down the busy streets, then o:i to the outskirts of the village, the longest way home. The ringing sleigh bells, the clear, cold air and the glorious sunlight filled them both with life, and they chattid incessantly for an hour, when they drove up to the Utile cottage. Mrs. Burkhart waved them a welcome from the window and met Lillian at the door, beaming with pleasure. It took some time to tell the mother bow it happened, and the happy because Lillian mother was smiled and went about the house with renewed energies. The landlord was not such a telTor after all. Mr Vayno calkd Bevernl times that month ahvays insisting that the rent wag not vet uceilctl( ana hls daytime visits generally meant a sleigh riele over the hills and back to the open fire, where, they soon grew to be great confidants. It was the Grst day of another month, and Mr. Payue called that evening. Yes, he had come to collect the rent this time, he answered as they drew two easy chairs before the fire. "But mere money won't do," he said slyly as he drew a liTtle nearer to her and took her hand in his. "I want you. little girl, to be my wife. Will you?" he pleaded. "Are you sure you love me sure you want me?" she said, with droop ing glance and flushed cheeks. "I am so sure, dear heart that 1 want nothing else in all the world but you. And I'll try not to be such a cross husband as I am a landlord. Say 'Yes,' Lillian, and my life shall .be yours to elo with as you will." 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