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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
Electricity VS. Steam.

The way the electric suburban lines
cut in to the local business of the
steam railway companies is described
by 7. ]. Thompson of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad in a paper recently READ
to the transportation association. Inc
following is an extract:
Experience has demonstrated IN
competitive territory that the inter
urban. roads are taking nearly all the
short distance riders. and, in their
gradual development, are now attract
ing the long-distance riders, that Is
that portion of travel between the lar
ger cities comprising continuous rldes
of so to 100 miles. The lnterurpah
rates of fares in effect today TIRE
auently concealed by the zone SYSTEM
are. as rule, barely under competi
tive steam rates, but this is apparent
ly not so much of an attraction as Is
the frequency of service. The question
Iof city terminals is perhaps the one
which in the end measures best the
strength of competition. Where, as in
the central states. adequate city termi
Inals have been provided, there is lit
tie difficulty in the electric line seeur
ing the greater proportion of the com
lpetitive travel. If, however, interur
ban lines have terminals on the QUITE
edge of the large cities, only reached
| by ordinary and slow street car ser
vice, the competition is not yer.
heavy factor. This handicap is not ig
nored by the interurban arrangements
and adequate city terminals are bein'
acquired.
1.-THE tendency and demand of tn
day are for frequent, rapid service
rapid at frequent intervals rather thai
one or two very fast trains and
sparse, slow service. The immediat
lproblem of the steam roads is to pro
vide such service at lowest cast a
will retain there revenue or see
taken by aggressive competitors VIII
Ialso contemplate attracting the freigh
traffic. The apparent solution is elet
Itrification of existing steam lines fo
passenger service"
/ There are many attractions offere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

ten, graceful. alluring motion. Her
yellow hair blew gently in little rings
Ibout her delicate face, in which the
celor came and went necessarily; her
Seyes gIewed and laughed and changed
from gray to almost black with her
changing thoughts; her pretty mouth,
though denied the power of speech,
could smile with a score of meanings,
and her fluttering, slender fingers
spoke grace itself. BY the time we
had driven through the mustard fields
and wound around the sweet scented
hills / was regarding this girl with
strange feelings, considering the fact
that 1 was a confirmed celibate, or
thought was.
How Margie loved flowers! The
roses which gave the house its name,
the pinks, nasturtiums, the red gera-
NUNS, which Californians are inclined
to dub "common"-she reveled among
them like a golden butterfly. But bet
ter, / think, did she love the wild
things of the hills. When we came in
from our horseback rides, fragrance of
monardella and southern wood and
good medicine mingled their sweet
| ness and floated from her garments
| like incense from about some beautf-
full, golden crowned sun goddess.
J We never saw that girl morbid. She
was like a spirit from paradise with
its brightness still touching her. One
day / asked her how she could be sc
when she had been so cruelty afflicted
Nothing can work me damage ex
| cept myself" she answered. Some
one has said that the harm we sustain
we carry about with us and that we
are never real sufferers except by oul
1 own fault"
THAT doesn't prove up. Is it your
fault that you are deprived of hearing
beautiful words and making themw
Perhaps your idea of damage and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

mine are not quite the same she
spelled, and her eyes We're very tender.
II have so much that otherwise /
might have missed. / have learned SO
much. / have learned to be happy
whether l am happy or not" Here
she laughed. "Oh, that can be done;
but. do You know, have a little pri-
vate theory that just around the cor
ner there is waiting for me so great a
happiness that won't ever have to
pretend any more. 1t will be so mag
nificent a happiness that unhappiness
will be impossible. It's sure waiting
lust around the corner
Another day We sat on the hillside
idly watching birds and butterflies
and creeping things at our feet.
Are you going to stay here. as your
aunt wishes?" l asked her.
A"Oh, nor The answer came quickly.
I'm few days am going to work.
am to teach in the school for deaf and
dumb at Saiem."
Life would be pleasanter here for
you and safer" | objected.
what is life" she spelled quantity,
''but what l am. thinking Of all day?
had best be thinking Of helping other
people to be happy ara useful. not to
be just day dreaming. You are going
into the world presently Yourself"
THAT is different. | am Il man, and
q mans place is in the busy world
| You are only a dear little loving child
Margie, and you should be. protected
Let me take care of you. Margie, and
let me begin now. Win you be my
wife. sweetheart? You know how
love YOU
Margie shook her, head regretfully,
but with no show of yielding
"If / were like other women, Frank,
would put my arms around your
neck and say yes, SO happily-oh, so
happily-but l should be drawback
to you always, boy. In after years
you will thank me for hurting you
now"
pleaded, but pleading was no use
with Margie. Back of the gentleness
was firmness of will which admitted
no weakening. So in a few days Mar
gle went to her work in Salem and l
TO mine in Los Angeles. She would
write to me-she would grant me that
consolation.
There came day long months after
I'll Rosa was only memory when a
norfhbound train was taking me with
maddening slowness to Margie. l was
not going as had always planned that
sometimes should go-with happy
thoughts and joyful anticipation.
was going to Margie seriously hurt;
will de-
That's what the cold print of the
morning paper had said. and. oh. the
precious hours wasted when did not
know! She had been taking her week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

The mustard nus ake1 Tor MA
plain to plain hj53 ftla rs
golden bands, II u No ~
Rosa. % sSSs
"You had better 60 s
Frank" said her aunt, Mrs. Graham,
mistress of Ell Rosa. You are the
only one of us who can talk with fin
gers to the poor, afflicted child
Having nothing to do but idle away
my vacation. very gladly took the
ten mile drive from Ell Rosa, in the
hills, to the little board station on
the track where l was TO meet Margie
coming out of the north. AS / drove
along l reviewed the signs one uses
In the deaf and dumb language, glad
that l had learned them on certain
other idle vacation.
No child alighted from the long train
|Nbut Il young, slender woman with hail
colored like the fields of mustard
through which l had passed. Sh'
came directly to me, somewhat tiInid
iy. but with no indication Of nervous
ness. She caught up tiny book fas
tened to her chetelaine and peneile'
Are you from Ell Rosa p
Instantly my fingers went into com
mission, and the lighting up of be
delicate face was well worth seeing.
II am not a very rapid taIker,"
said when we were driving towart
| the hills. Fortunately the horses wer
fat and lazy and needed no particuia
\ attention, "but with practice I shall
| do better
You do beautifully. sne nasnet
back Il am SO glad do not have t
| do the writing; it is so slow. l hay
the proverbial woman's tongue, onl.
multiplied by ten. That's dreadful
isn't it?''
Terrible! / see my finish" / an
swered mournfully, or it would hav
been mournful If my fingers coul,
have shown expression. Il wonde
why 1 thought you were a child.
supposed you would bring your doll
/ with you.''
Mary laughed. "You mean my Tedd
bear. Dolls aren't fashionable nova
days. suppose you thought was
child by the way auntie talks abou
me. | get lots of petting everywhere
go, and honestly like it.
4 She was very attractive, this siier
Margie. Silent Is not the word at a
either, for she was anything but S
lent. She was the embodiment Of m,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
The Gift of American Democracy.

ST. Louis Republic: When American
newspapers as far apart as Philadel-
phia and New Orleans give the late
Lord Kelvin the chief credit for MAX
ing the submarine cable possible. it is
evidence that We can rise above our
own sectional and national prejudices
to honor the memory of a man whose
work made him one of the worlds
great benefactors.
Still We have Franklin and Morse to
remember as creators of the submar-
inc cable. To carry their work to its
practical success, We have the Ameri-
can business man, Cyrus w. Field.
owes American democracy for the sub
marine cable system, we have Mat,
Marry, starting from his brothers car
penter shop in Tennessee to reach re-
suits which, If they were equaled at
any point in the work of Lord Kelvin,
were certainly not exceeded in their
present Importance, when the ocean
bed as Maury first surveyed it for the
first cable is now threaded by cables
in all directions around the planet.
When We rise above national preju-
dice to honor the work of William
Thompson, raised" to the British
peerage as Lord Kelvin, we may here
after rise above sectional prejudice far
enough to claim for the United States
of the 18th century the sum of the re-
suits which followed Opening the road
to talent" Whether they came from
north or south, east or west, the Amer
leans who reached these results fol
lowed the road American democracy
opened for progress. AS an incident
of their work, the submarine cablG
system of the present belongs to the
world, but the worlds title to it is
democratic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

In Holland a proposed revision OF
the constitution has been drafted by
the cabinet ministers, approved by the
council of state, and placed before par
lament for action. 1t not only gives
women the ballot, but makes them ell
gible to office. The annual meeting
of the Adult Suffrage committee, late
ly held in Rotterdam, was the largest
up to date, about 10000 persons at
tending. Thousands of women took
Part in the demonstration; the process
sion took nearly an hour to pass; and
of the IL speakers at the great open
air meeting. 10 spoke in favor OF wo
man suffrage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

!; & Hayes

~ wall, from the school TO q city
when, as she was passing tlrock
quarry, an explosion had odfred.
seriously hurt; will die AZ the
diabolical words burned theslves
into my aching eyes as the trailawl-
ed on,
After an eternity of misery 4und
myself at Nargie's bed. but bfe /
had reached her had found thews-
paper story was false in TIL she
would not dic-she would live! tme-
thing else was in the nurses ie to
tell me, but couldn't wait to Il 1t.
l bent over my darling, o. my
heart jumped as saw the joye her
face at sight of me. Even as ioted
that, voice sweet as the gentlpirit
of her came to my wondering q.
Prank am-like"-
The hating tongue was too sic and
the weak, eager fingers took the
| sentence.
Il am as other women now, tank.
The explosion hurt me, but see lat 1t
did, can hear you speak, AMI can
talk, though my hands are still told
you that some day I should Tn a
| corner"
The little hands were forced rest.
My overpowering joy and the mp !
was trying to swallow made 4 fool
| ish.
| i've been standing around ! cor
ner all the time," reproached It silly
tongue, but you wouldn't spdyour
eyes and see me-"
She laughed, and her moutf Tmed
a word, Frank Oh, the Iswstness
of it! Then the little fluttertng ngers
again. b
"You are very conceitets an, some
day l am going to rumple yot hair
dreadfully, but just now | wa1to go
to sleep. When l wake up'
The dear eyes closed. ana til smil-
ing nurse beckoned me aw y she
should wake up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
Brighter Days Ahead.

The announcement that 80 tin-plate
mills in the Pittsburg district, employ
ing over 10000 men, which have been
shut down for the past few weeks
will all be in operation by Jan. 4, fur
nishes another of many similar indica
tons, though on smaller scale, Of
lettering industrial conditions. Thi:
promising condition of industrial af
fairs is corroborated by manufacturer
who have returned from visit to New
York and other points east, where the.
found absence of pessimism and geneT
al confidence in the steady betterin!
Iof business with the growth of TIL
new year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

by the electric line Among them, fire.
tquent cars, prompt departure, few de-
lays en- route, delivery in the center of
the place or town of destination, flag
stations at short intervals, and no
smoke and cinders. Even where the
duration of the journey is the same
and also the fare, the electric line is
often preferred for the reasons named
OF course, there are disadvantages
but they do not seem to be as impor
tant to the average passenger espec
tally for short distances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

The Greene county republican organ
ization endorsed a ticket from the pres
idency down. They want Joe Cannon
in the White house, Hopkins in the
senate, Deneen for governor, Asa Mat
thews for lieutenant governor, Fred E.
Sterling for secretary of state, and An
drew Russell of Jacksonville for treas
urer. The endorsement of the Rock
ford editor for secretary of state is
something of a surprise, as Greene
county is in the territory supposed to
belong to either John J. Brown OF
James A. Rose. Sterling is picking
up strength in all parts of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

ernor Reynolds, had been elected to
congress and by the death of Charles
Slade, whom he was to succeed, he was
called to Washington before his regu-
larry appointed time. Mr.. Ewing by
virtue of his position as president of
the senate took the governors chair
He served from Nov. 8 to II, 1884.
The series of pictures was received
from the American Press association
and the editor of that organization
states that diligent inquiry was made
in Illinois for picture of Governor
Ewing, and especially at the capitol at
Springfield, but no trace of picture
was found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

A few weeks ago The Argus pub
lished a series of petures of former
governors of the state of Illinois. No
picture of Governor William Lee ID.
Ewing who served il 1884, was shown.
1t was stated that 10 picture of Gov
ernor Ewing was in existence. Re-
Gently attention was called to the fact
that a picture of tie governor was in
the Lake City Publishing company's
History of Macon county, with those
Iof all the other Governors. This pic
ture is here Reproduced.
Governor Ewips held the Office as
chief executive o the state of Illinois
only Is days. lis predecessor, Gov
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

In the hurrah surrounding the bat
tie fleets departure, the infinitely
more difficult and trying task facing
the torpedo boat fiotilla is lost sight
of absolutely. 1t would take Dana
of "Two-Years-Before- fame
to describe the incredible discomforts
and dangers that the men aboard the
mosquitoes of the sea- must face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
Rheumatism Cured in ~ itrs.

T. J. Blackmore of Halter &i'lack-
more, Pittsburg, Pa, Says = short
time since | procured a bottlef DR..
Detcbon,s Relief for Rheumat o. Il
cot me out of the house in 24hours.
took to MY bed with rheraatism
nine months ago and DR.. Dchon's
Pellet for rheumatism is tn only
medicine that did me any s'od.
had Eve of the best physician in the
city city but l received very litaa relief
From them. know DIR. Detcin's Re-
,;af for rheumatism to be wat It Is
represented and take In rec :.
|ommending it to other poor saererss
Sold by otto Grotjan, 1891 s secona
avenue. Rock Island; Gust scnlegei
g Son. 20 West Second stree. paven
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Lawrence Y. Sherman will deliver
the commencement address at the
Western Illinois Normal at Macomb
next June. If he should say what he
thinks about people he does not like,
and why, the address would certainly
be melting one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

The report that public school teach
ers in Illinois win be required to
know agriculture hereafter" does not
explain itself. It would naturally be
taken for granted that as they are ex
pected to know and teach everything
else, they would naturally know all
about agriculture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

A congressional ordeal is ahead for
river and harbor improvement on a
comprehensive scale. 1t will come in
the form of schemes to fritter away
the appropriations by districts so that
each congressman shall get local
share, system that would be a
shameful and wasteful miscarriage OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Down in the southern part of the.
state they have what they call THE
Kitty League" Some men who sit up
all night and perhaps the better part
of the next day will view this title
with suspicion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Westward the course of empire takes
its way, and never before so impress
i've as in the journey of the great
fleet. The worlds ocean will hereafter
be prominent part of the earths
busy arena.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Accounts from Vienna of debates in
the lower house of the Reichsrath, in
which chairs and fists were used to
drive the arguments home, suggest
that football would be capital train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Japan proposes to cut army AND
navy expenses s2OO,OOO,O 900 during the
next six years, plan that will pay
much better than trying to be the par
amount power in the Pacific.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

the whole undertaking There are
members so selfish and purblind that
they would rather dump hundreds of
thousands of dollars into some creek
than provide an adequate amount to
push work on the main river of the
country. In word. they are for
waterway prize distribution of cash
from the treasury, allotted by districts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

In signing divorce decree circuit
judge said the other day that woman's
love for dry goods and mans love for
wet goods was the most prolific source
of domestic difficulties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

William ]. Bryan is the new United
States senator from Florida He is
only 81 years old He is starting life
in high places of trust almost as early
as did his distinguished .namesake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

An eastern magazine learnedly dis
cusses the question, What is money!
Out this way We know mighty well
what it is, and are solicitous only to
get ii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

why can't We have fresh eggs?'
asks Chicago paper. Because we
are not all millionaires,' replies the
Rockford Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

The way for the democrats to win
next year is to organize, plan and
work. Now is the time to begin all
three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Probably Eddie Foy is to play Ham
let" because he thinks Hamlet wrote
Shakespeare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

The line officers who oppose making
captains out of doctors must take their
medicine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Grace Hellstern and Joseph He'll
stern to H. H.. Cleaveland. lots and
s, block 6. Velie's. First addition. Rock
Island, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

Get ready to welcome 1908. Tomor-
row will be the last day of the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
RECORD Q; coURr HOUSE
Real Etate Transfers.

]. w. Simons,n to Elizabeth w. Mil.
Ter, lot Z. bloch 2, Donahoo & .Cosner,s
addition, towngf East Moline, 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. Get DeWitt's. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30

1t begins to look as if winter might
be here by the end of the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-30
THE ARGUS,

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-27

mente es Ell bajo que corresponds la
Blanchart, y los contrastes no eran
muy pronunciados.
Real fue el heroe de la noche: no
hay que .'revistarlo,' porque va 1e
conocemos: es un baritone .snativo. =
Con exception de la coplita aquella
del pellejo, que no correspondla al
pnblico tan distinguido que l1enaba
anoche Ell teatro, no tuvo TN solo lu-
mar el desempef1o del Rogue. Y yea
Sc como la emocion y el miedo no
tiene NADIA que yer con una voz fres-
ca y buena. Realito canta ba Ia opera
Marina anoche, por vez primera
con tres ensayos, uno de ellos hab1-
do Ell microbes las cuatro y media
de la maf1ana, y pesar de la inse-
guridad que Sc notaba en- el cantante
sus facultades siempre vencieron
todos los obstaculos.
Teresina Mas, guapfsima. iVaya
unos oiazos! Su papclito de Teresa
fue muy discretamente cantado, y es
peramos verla pronto desempefIaudo
papeles mas importantes. Con escep-
SioA oS Ia Ola. AL CS uAt JuC CS Id CD
trella de la compaf11a, es 10 que mas
vale entire Ell bello sexo de la Musico-
Teatral.
Puiggross tiene una voz bonita y
muy bien timbrada. Los coros bien
aunque dos 6 tres veces perdieron la
batuta.
En- resumen: la Marina" de ano
che fue una de tantas, NAL que pese
q la copla de Realito. Aisladamente
podriamos mencionar con justicia q
Sotorra y Real, prodigar nuestros
aplausos a la orquesta; pero en- con-
junto salimos del Municipal una vez
mas desagradablemente impresiona-
dos. La compaflfa tiene un tenor, Soto
ira; I'm cuerpo de coros; una tiple, la
Arregui, una mujer guaplsima, la
Mas; y un buen Maestro. ST con
este Sc pueden cantar zarzuelas, pro-
| sigamos.
Te.LO.kO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-27
DE YAUCO

Despues de una ausencia de amos
en- Baltimore aver hizo su entrada en-
su pueblo natal Ell nuevo sacerdote
Pbro. don Juan Rivera Viera.
Horas antes de ST. llegada circula-
ron algunos volantes hrmados por la
Junta de la Association de Catolicos
invitando al recibimiento.
Cuando Ell Padre Juanito cruzaba ell
anden que conducfa a la Iglesia, ma
nos infantiles sembraron de flores su
paso y en- Ell vestibulo Ell j6ven Don
Santiago Vivaldi dio las sracias al
pueblo por aquel acto tan hermoso
que acababa de realizar; despues de
TN Tedeun Ell nuevo sacerdote hizo
elocuente. nanifestaciones de su ora
titud de una manera tan expresiva
que impresion6 profundamente la
COucurrenCia.
Maf1ana dia de Navidad celebrara
su primera misa y a juzgar por ell
entusiasno la concurrencia sera ex-
traordinaria,
Ell Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-12-27
h IaNpcIniicnto del SplOr Brink

Ha tallecido en- Juana Diaz ell Sr,
Carlos Diaz Brink, representante en-
la Camara de Delegados por el diStri-
to de Ponce. Casi toda la prensa de
oposicion y unionista dedica ca su
hora postuma, elogios al fnado, q fue
uno de los elementos mas valiosos
en- vida con q conta ba el pals en- sus
campaf1as por el progreso y la cul-
tura.
Ell sefor Diaz Branh fue TN cam
peon enthusiastic en- la pasada legisla-
tura por el Distrito que representa- ba
y siempre Sc le vl6 fgurar en- las
avanzadas de toda mejora en- favor
de los intereses generates. Ell Sc.
pelio que tuvo lugar en- Juana Diaz
fre una sentida demostraci6n de
duelo.