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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

Secretary of State Rose has the
thanks of The Argus for pamphlet
giving the official vote of the state of
Illinois cast at the general election
Nov. 4 last It. also shows the vote
cast for president and governor in
1900 and 1896. and the vote for state
officers i'm 1898 and 1894. and is a vaIu-
able book of reference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

us now that prosperity cannot con-
tinue without abatement" Why not?
If the republican party can make
prosperity why cannot it continue
the prosperity without abatement as
long as it remains in power?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

Having concluded from a study of
his record that Admiral Dewey knows
something about sea fighting, the
powers have consented arbitration.
The Monroe doctrine has been de
Tended by our presidents, not by our
national administration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
A Timely Tonic.

At this season of coughs and colds
it is well to know that Foley's Honey
and Tar is the greatest throat and
lung remedy. 1t cures quickly and
prevents serious results from cold.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

The people are paying another mil
lion dollars to Chicago university.
Rockefeller has just subscribed that
sum and raised the price of coal oil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. Z. w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

Even the other trusts are crying
down with the coal trust" They
know how ii * TO be without coal
themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. weekly.
LOO per year in advance.
Recommendations of political or argumen-
tatfve character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publication No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Second
Avenue, Rock Island, Ill. Entered at the
Postonice as Second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

If it * true, as told TO President
Roosevelt. that there are 10000 bears
in Wyoming, trouble is "bruin" for
Them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23
Tuesday, December %.

Horace l.. HotchkiSS. who was Jay
Gould'S broker. has retired from Wall
street after - years of work there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

Educase Your Bowels with Cascarees.
Candy Catesrf,c; cure CONSTIPATION forever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-23

BY THE j. w. POTTER 90.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
~ Young Folks Column. u


young apple trees. and there is no doubt
we often do great damage to fruit grow
ers. but we eat the leaves of cabbages,
turnips. carrots, parsnips, and celery,
where garden IS handy, and when not
we get along on thistle. dandelion, chick
weed, catnip and other plants. | have
many time made a good meal off an
ear Of corn or have nihhled at apples
The rabbit can find food wherever he
goes. winter and summer. The only bad
times for him are when the SNOW is so
deep that he can't go about. He then
digs down to the frozen earth and nib
bleS ut the roots of weeds and grasses"
You have nice. soft fur said the
boy. as he bent over and stroked the
rabbit.
Yes, and that's why men hunt me as
they do replied Bunny. I'm the first
place. the furrier makes three or four
kinds out of my fur, all TO be sold under
false names and for a good price and in
the next all the best felt hats, both for
men and women. are made from my
hair. | don't believe YOU knew that, but
any halter will tell you so. My skin is
made into gloves. belts, pocketbooks, etc.
and any scraps left over so into the glue
not. As al. article of food. | am worth
- cents or more. but with my pelt and
all nv value is half dollar and more.
That's all today. | haven't had any din
ner vet and must hop about after it. and
| think yours is ready MT home. Next
time Won come to see me Ill tell you why
rabbits foot is considered lucky. -
Washington Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20

DO men never marry for money!" in
quired the Girton Girl. II ask merely
FOR information. Maybe | have been
mSlnformed. but | have heard of coun-
tries where the dot is considered of al
most more Importance than the bride"
The German officer" | ventured TO
strike in, lis literally on sale Young
lieutenants are most expensive. and even
an elderly colonel costs girl 100000
marks"
you mean corrected the Minor Poet.
'costs her father" The continental bus-
band demands n dowry with his wife,
and sees that he gets it. He in his turn
has to save and scrape for years to pro-
vide each of his daughters with the nee
essary dot. 1t comes to the same thing
precisely. Your argument could only APP
ply were woman equally with man is
wealth producer. As it is, womans
wealth is invariably the result of mar
rIage, either her own or that of some
shrewd ancestress. And as regards the
heiress, the principle of sale and pur-
chase, if / may be forgiven the employ
ment of common terms, is still more re-
ligiously enforced. It is not often that
the heiress is given away: stolen she
may be occasionally, much to the indig-
nation of lord chancellors and other
guardians Of such property; the thief is
very properly neutrality-suspicious. if
need be. If handed over legitimately
her price is strictly exacted-not always
in money-that she possesses herself,
maybe in sufIiciency; it enables her to
bargain for other advantages no less
serviceable to her children-for title.
place. position. In the same way the
Neolithic woman, herself Of exceptional
strength and ferocity, may have been en-
abled to bestow a thought upon her saw
age lovers beauty, his prehistoric charm
of manner; thus in other directions no
less necessary assisting the development
of the race" says Jerome X. Jerome in
the Windsor Magazine.
II cannot argue with you said the
Old Maid. Il know one case. They
were both poor: it would have made no
difference to her. but it did to him. May
he | am wrong. but il seems TO me that.
- you say. our instincts are given 10
;Uide Us. / do NOT know. The future
! not in our hands il does not belong to
US. Perhaps it were wiser TO listen to
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Rabbits TAX to the Bows.

You should understand" began til,
rabbit, rs he ceased hopping about an,
sat down in front of the boy" that rab
bit is not hare, although many people
speak of him as such. \ hare is mucl
larger than rabbit and has longer ear,
and legs in proportion. The two differ
also in what they like TO eat. And YOU
should know that the American rabbit
differs from the English and Australian
rabbit, being smaller in size, far nor,
active, and preferring a home in a hollow
log to a burrow in the earth"
Il never could understand why n rab.
bits hind legs were the longest" said
The boy, as the rabbit paused
ell, will tell you. The rabbit is No
lighter. He Is runner instead. He can
ole you had enough if you take hold of
llim, ms his teeth are sharp aud strong.
OUT ne won't stop 10 bite III he can RET
away His long hind legs not only en-.
able nun to outruu most dogs. bur ia
sprnS over logs and brush heaps aud
Whatever else may be in the way. And
there another thing. The rabbit has SO
many enemies that he must ALWAYS De
on ms guard; and his long hind legs per
mt nm to get his head above the grass
ana look around. His eycsight is very
sharp ana his hearing is acute and he can
Snell danger ten tlmos as far as you can
smell smoke. If hadn't wanted tu talk
10 you you couldn't have approached
within half a nile of me"
But why are rabhitc bobtalci:" asked
the boy. The coon, possum. wood
chuck, fox ana other animals have long
tails we
1T is because he is n runner" re-
piled the rabbit "The coon ANA nos.
sum and squirrel are climbers aud the
Woochuck is a digger. If a rabbit had
q long tail it would bc n nuisance TO
him in the thick grass and bushes. The
ioN' who has a long tail il both a rum
ner and digger. but in a fair run |
can beat him all to pieces. If he ever
catches rabbit it is by sly work We
make our homes mostly in hollow logs
and If we had long tails they might catch
ana mold us. One time fox who ran
me INTO Il hollow log and went in after
me caught his tail on n silver and waA
held fast until he starved TO deAth -
What enemies do you haye?"
We'll, there are the hawk the owl
the fox, the dog, the wolf and man
himself. or course. there are no wolves
around now, except in the far West, but
the other enemies keep me busy. The
hawk. the dog, and man are on the
lookout for me by day, while the fox
and the owl are watching for me ut
night The hawk catches sight OF me as
he sails in the air, so high that YOU can
hardly make him out, and drops like a
bullet. Sometimes the rabbit escapes be-
ing hit by dashing into the bushes, but
he is not always lucky. The owl is
much to be dreaded. He sits quietly
on the limb of a tree or the roof of n
barn, and when he makes his dash n
rabbit has to be good dodger and run
ner to escape him Twice in my life
an owl has Knocked me over. but both
times ! escaped him. As for the fox
if he does not catch his rabbit as il
comes out If log. or can sneak softly
up when it is feeding, he will get none
at all"
"And what do You eat?" asked the
bow.
"Our favorite food is the bark Of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Matrimony Made Easy
For Women of Smart Society.

If has haan cold tbo+ +baro &c uo+binC
ORIGINAL but original sin II may have
Roo, 60 - Cuo,.+e,. of . nor+,,r,, go. nov,
II is NOT $40, " nI;,,bton-
mont and ciyilization have nrodncad now
circnmstancee and +heeo bayn offoctad
tho nnSition of wopan TIC rntirin%
hlnshino siInnarin~ ,rir, who oftnr mar,
r;o,rn oy.ont,,,Ii,, t0nan,n S,,on;as 80
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1"u' We t"Ilh"I HIl op'''ll, clliPloE =,
lnylt Oh tHe ne" SpapPISf we ca. M yen
:! heIs WnaI 'hey Si9aid eo-aA' III tllaI
uiIGcu4h II me new way 70 make mont!
me l'iaE l,foPIoS,eI' mere appgara ~
ne some lheNpEcable tlmidIty experienced
by man IN offering to 4 woman TO bestoW
upon her himself his liberty, ana has en-
tlfe properly Ill exchange Tor hef colnpiil-
lohshlp. For a small fee the Lady FRO
poser would undertake TO DO tins on MS
behalf Moreover. as some men do not
understand women so well as others DO,
the Lady lropoSer could act also Tor
women. and could communicate to the
former the matrimonial intentions Of the
latter.
The Lady semaker.-Husbards and
wives occasionally differ: it is on record
that they nave done 70 since the time Of
Adam and Eve. The Lady Peacemakel
could be called in to pacify both, to eX-
plain in Judiclous language, and without
prejudice, what was the reasonable
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
eIt-Improvement Of Modern Girls.

The young men Of today are strangely
lacking in the desire for self-improve-
ment, and the serious side of the fact is
that this is especially so with those who
have the means to satisfy any ambition
in the right direction.
This day of the world is not time for
easy goers, as far as mind culture goes.
Men SO often have been known to say.
MY mind has worked hard ali day in
my business and needs recreation after
business hours. That is perfectly true.
You never concentrated yonr mind on one
train of thought all day, but you do not
need recreation in not thinking, or mere
ly dreaming.
True mental recreation is variety OF
thought. not vague III. ntal wandering
such as the ma jority Of people indulge in
Train your mind in the expression of dis
tinct ideas and thoughts such as can only
be developed and encouraged by useful
reading and study.
Exercising your mind merely in the
general lines of thought that your bust
ness calls for tends to make you narrow
and bigoted on all other subjects.
The world wants men of nable aSpira-
tiOns, of unconquerable energy, of sub
lime hope, who will not be contentcd with
anything less than the best that they can
make out of their life and its oppor-
tunities.
Cultivate n higher aim in life Guilt
waite the energy to make more than a
business success. Give yourself versa
tile and an interesting mind. Desire to
be somebody with sound knowledge of
life's problems so that you may more
fully understand and realize the true
object and meaning Of living.
You have time for every amusement
and pleasure that appeals to you; begin
now to take half Of that time for sclf-m.
provemcnt. DO not resent the hint that
You are not perfect and continue to go
around with your eyes turned inwards
unaware Of other ideas and thoughts
than your own.
A young man who has no ambition to
make the most of himself, but who sim
ply fools his time away, is not worthy
of the name of man.
The world has no use for You if you
are without energy and persistence in
making the most Of your mental powers.
You are classcd with the medocrtics
and will be dropped out Of line and left
behind while the more ambitious press
on.
The young men of this generation are
criticised for not being stalwart type
mentally. therefore in danger Of becOm-
ing effemiuate and INDECENT.
The girls are advancing much faster
than the young men because they do not
resent any hints as to their imperfcc-
tions, but consider them. and if they be
true, profit by them. Philadelphia Even
ing Bulletin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
The White Robin.

In the summer of 1900 some friend Of
mine came TO me with a story of a
strange white bird that had been seen
several times among the trees of a small
grove in Southern Ohio, the state in
which my home county is in. Finally an
other friend told me that he had seen n
pair of robins feeding it. and between
us we agreed that il must be Il white
rOhin-an albno.
An albin0 among men is person
whose skin and hair are unnaturally
white. Among birds and animals an al
bino ~ one which is white. different from
others of it's species 4 bird or animal
the normal color Of which is white or
which changes to white feathers. or fur
for winter is not an albino. The per-
feet alhino has pink eyes and no color
about it. The white robin | saw was a
perfect alhinn.
The rest of the brood of which the al
hiuo was one had scattered and were
looking ont Cor themselves but the parent
birds were still feeding their white fledg-
ling. The other birds in the grove took
Il great deal Of interest in the strange
inhabitants especially the purple gracklcS.
As the white robin sat on hough the
grackics would perch near it. looking ut
il with their heads turned Shrewdly to
one side or hopping from place to place
as though to get better view. An the
time they kept up hlackbird conversa-
ton about the object of their curiosity,
checking and chucklmg away ut great
rate
The white robin did not hunt food for
itself although il was fully old enough
to do so, but depended on its parents.
When it flow it did so awswardly and
blunderingly, and generally seemed to
prefer staying in one place.
day or two afterward two boys
brought to my Office the white robin,
dead. One Of the local papers had said
that an albino robin might be sold TO Il
museum, and | accused the boys Of hay
ing killed the bird on the chance Of sell
ing Ii This they atoutly denied, saying
that they fauud Il dead = ! took on Tbs
skin for the purpose Of af.Junting it and
fls there was no sign Of an injury. The
poor robin was very thin and its stomach
was almost empty, except for the remains
Of one bug. | wondeaed il its parents
had grown tired of feeding it. / found
also that the reason it flew so poorly was
that its eyes were defective and that ii
must have been almost blind Had its
parents fed it until the time of the fall
migratioGs southwark the white robin
could not have gone with the rest and
must have starved. The robin was en-
tirely white with pink eyes, pinky
white heak and pinksh legs
Alhinism, by the way, is caused by the
lack OF pigment, or coloring matter in the
quilts Birds 50 afflicted are usually not
well developed and suffer from attacks of
individuals Of their own species.--St
Nicholas.
Every hair ms two oil glands at its
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
A Few Marketing Rules.

There are few rules to remember in
buying beef. mutton or poultry which the
inexperienced bouSeke"per does well 70
bear In mind. 70 test beef press it down
with the thumb If it rises quickly the
meat is good.
Beef should be fine grained. Of bright
red color. With strcaks Of clean. white
looking fat The meat viii be tough an
less there is plenty Of fat.
Mutton should be dark colored. with
the fat II clear white.
Veal should be fat.
Soup meat should have rs little fat q,
possible and come from the round, and
also meat intended for beef Tea
In buying fish, the gllS should be red.
Poultry should have smooth legs and
short spurs. with the feet bending easily
and the eyes bright. If the fowl has be
gun to turn blue it is not good.
Grouse and quail both have white flesh
the pinnated grons. however. has darl
flesh. Birds with white meat take about
ten minutes longer 10 cook than thos'
with dark meat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Sensible Mother and Comfortable Baby.

In this town there is a mother who
lays undisputed claim to the prize baby.
as far as the good habits of 1J-montbs-
old child can go. This is all due, claims
baby's mother. to the use of q box.
which has saved unnecessary handIin~
of the baby, thus keeping his little nerves
quiet. has inculcated the habit of self
reliance, has kept the baby from falls.
bumps, bruises and mischief. and OBJ
yiates the necessity of keeping a nurse
girl.
When baby was just able to sit alone
her box was prepared-an ordinary pack
ing onc-about Two feet by three, mar
row enough to 20 through any door, and
high enough to come just to baby 5
breast if standing This was mounted
on rollers. was thoroughly padded on the
SIDES and had 4 soft, warm mattress laid
on the bottom.
At 9 in the morning baby, washed,
dressed and fed. was put into this prizr
nurse girls arms and her playthings Ii d
about her. If the day was warm baby
was rolled on to the porch or in front Of
the wide-open window. If cool, into the
sun or a warm corner near the fire.
Here she would play by herself, with
many cooings and gurglings, rolling over
and pulling herself up the sides until
tired of play, when she would drop Oft
to sleep. Then, without having to be
where she would have plenty of fresh air
and left to pleasant dreams.
In the afternoon the same programme
was repeated, and after an early supper
she was again tucked in her cozy box for
the night. No one ever had to stay in the
room with her when going to sleep. Her
familiar quarters made that unnecessary.
There was no danger of her rolling out
of bed.
Frequently" said her mother. 81
would have her with me in the third
story for the morning. Then if | was
called to the basement l could go down
without having to take baby of call some
one to watch her. ] knew she was abb
soutely safe, even if l had to stay an
hour.
As we moved from city to country. or
vice versa, there was no mgging along of
cribs. Any grocer could supply us with a
box on short notice. As the baby grew
the castOrs were dispensed with, together
with the dainty frillings that decorated
box No. l. But the box itself remained
ba bys refuge and baby's bed"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
Courtesy to Children.

Kindness and consideration play a
most important and salutary part in the
rpbringing of children. The little ones
brought up in an atmosphere of kindness
are much more easily governed than
those living in other surroundings.
Kindness begets content, cheerfulness,
trustfulness and confidence Unkindness
invites revolt, i'll will, fretfulness, hos
tillty and deceit.
Permanent impressions of good or iii
are left on the character of children by
the treatment they receive at the hands
of those having their training in charge
An Eastern writer points out that great
injury is often done children, not alone
in the matter of their present happiness,
but in regard of their future character
and conduct, by want of p0liteness in
their treatment by their elders
Parents and educators cannot be too
careful in keeping this obvious truth con-
stantly in view. No one, even in the
most advanced years. forgets the kind
nesses received in youth.
The mothers gentle persuasion. the
fathers kindly counsel, tee teachers
friendly interest are remembered till the
very last hour of life. and form one Of
the brightest of memory's dearest treas
ures.-What to Eat.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-20
As to Gentlewomen of Scanty Means.

"The reduced lady question is hope
less" said the assistant manager of a
bureau which furnishes employment of
many kinds Of women, to Il New York
Tribune reporter. The manager is her
self of the class which she finds so dis
couraging. but is the proverbial ''excep-
ton which proves the rule" Until five
or six years ago the businessike, enthu-
siaStic woman who sat at the desk III
the office mentioned had her coach and
four" maid and all that goes with
luxurious living.
MANY a day and many a night l shed
bitter tears" she said, when | knew
that | must face the world and carve
my own fortune. But no one knew that
tlinched. one thing, / think, saved me.
l believed always that lady elevates
any position she may mold and so | was
not ashamed to work. Then, too. | had
faith, and never doubted that If | did
my best all would sooner or later be well
with me. Fortunately, | was not lack
ing in endurance and perseverance. which
are prime elements of success, and was
not wanting in modicum, at least, 81
tact and common sense When | re-
ceived an offer of So week | Actually
cried for joy, because / knew it was n
starter Ashamed of it! | was as
proud as Lucifer Of that first hard
earned money.
mental work who furnish the knottiest
problems. Ones heart aches for them.
because they are SO ignorant of the
world and because they so effectually
block their own way. They come here
with long tales of woe and with barely
a penny in the world, and when we make
practical suggestions to them they scorn
work as mental and a disgrace to their
ancestors, and go back to bewail their
fallen fortunes in their furnished hall
rooms over scanty bakery fare. Ask one
of this kind to take position such as
we can find for n person without train
ing or experience in any line, and no
matter how attractive tho salary of
fered, she rehearses for the tenth time
the grandeur and glory of past genera
tions, and reminds us haughtily OF her
family tree. They have even come with
scrapbooks from which we have been
expected to read long accounts of their
past social triumphs. / have heard the
changes rung on these subjects until
my head whirls when / think of them.
When / near woman say that the po-
sition We offer is beneath her, i know
that either that woman will learn some
hard lessons. or that. never learning them,
she will be a fiat failure and finally come
to dependence"