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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
ting married ut all, dearest, except
except that ! spent the money on my
trousseau"
rThe Makinq OF India Ink.

The manufacture of so called india
ink has remained jealousy guarded
trade secret for centuries. The name
of the article itself is 4 misnomer. for
the center of its production is situated
in the Chinese province Anhu. The
raw material is lampblack obtained by
the burning of a mixture of oil of
sesame with varnish and hogs lard.
The slower the combustion the better
and more precious is the product. The
lampblack is mixed with n certain
amount of glue. The dough thus form
ed is then beaten with steel hammers
on wooden anvils, and two laborcrS
working together at this task can fin
ish about forty pounds of the dough
per day. \ small addition of Japa-
nese camphor and musk gives it its
peculiar smell. While still plant the
mixture is shaped in wooden forms
and dried during fair weather. In or
der to be perfect each cake must be
exposed 10 the air for twenty days.
Thirty or thirty-two of the ordinary
sticks weigh a pound. and the price in
China varies, according to the quality.
from so cents TO $50 per pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

oh, another aant. SISTER or inc one
l live with. and her husband. Mr. Man
CHESTER
Daniel Manchester. the lawyer?'
''Yes. Do you know him.
YER well, though I've never met his
family"
Isn't that provtdentia!:" sighed Am
oret Then that makes it I'LL right for
me to ask a favor of you. doesn't it:''
Yes, Of course. At least it was all
right anyway. And, say, We'll keep on
taking our meals together, won't we?
Do say yes
Amoret lowered her eyes. bit her lip
to keep back the laughter that was
ready to bubble over and then glanced
UP at Richard mischievously.
u suppose ! may as we'll" she adj
mitted, laughing softly. You see,
Sarah thinks"-he knew what Sarah
thought, but he was determined she
should say the words-"well. Sarah
thinks you're my husband!'
Sarah may he something of proph-
| etess," Richard ventured and then held
his breath, surprised at his own daring.
And that's exactly what Sarah prov
| ed TO be. for two months later Dick
| and Amoret were taking their honey
moon trip from San Diego back to Bos-
| ton.
do you know, dear" announced
Amoret. you are exactly what |
thought you'd he under similar circum-
stances the very first night saw yop.'
What do you mean. Amoret? Are
] you admitting that you loved me at
first sight:'
Amoret's little nose tilted up scorn.
fully.
| Don't flntter yourself. You may not
have noticed. but there We're a bride
and groom in the car acting perfectly
silly. And as looked at you | thought
that. serious and dignitied as you were
you'd probably be just as silly if yor
were married. and YOU are, Dick. Ev
erybody's watching you"
Richard went off into a spasm OF
| mirth
"Amoret," he said suddenly, 1--WE
got the greatest idea. You remember
that money you lost:" Amoret shruG
gad her shoulders. Why shouldn't sht
remember It? suppose we send it a!
wedding fee to Sarah. She's the ont
who really married us. you know"
How can we when 1 lost it," que
ried Amoret. teasing him.
"Oh. you know what / mean. sweet
heart
Amoret didn't answer. Instead sh'
turned her head away. Richard watch
ed her curiously, waiting an explana
ton.
Suddenly she faced him, looking a
him In half frightened. half mis-
chievous way through her bushes.
Il didn't lose the money after al
Dick. found it the very next day il
another part of my pocketbook-
! was after we had breakfast together
and II didn't tell you. So there wa
really. no reason. you see, for our get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
get up courage to attempt an expIana,

get up courage to attempt an expIana
ton.
How is she now? inquired Richard
anXiously.
''Oh, she's jes' good as new, sab.
You'll TAX desc liz spells mo- calmly
when you've been mated mo- continu
Gus lax" And, with a friendly smile,
Sarah left the young man staring
blankly after her.
Here was situation,
In the morning the porter's first call
to breakfast rang cheeringly through
the car. Amoret heard and tried to
forget as she went on with her spirit
less process of dressing.
Richard heard and realized that he
must take the bull by the horns. In
other words, he must brace himself t.
speak to the young lady in distress
and offer her assistance.
In the course of half an hour Amo-
ret appeared. She glanced up and
down the car, evidently looking for
some one. Suddenly seeing Richard. to
his utter establishment she came
| straight toward him
~ am Miss Blanchard" she said
without a suspicion of coqGetry, for
| this was a purely business transaction.
Il am going to take advantage of your
kindness to me last night and ask an
| other favor
Il am pleased to he of the slightest
| service" responded Richard, with fit
ting solemEity.
| You see. II Amoret stopped
short in confusion. She had thought it
would be so easy!
Yes, / know all about it, Richard
filed in assuringly. suppose we go in
to breakfast together and talk it over
there"
How do you know all about it?' in.
| Quired Amoret in establishment.
I'll tell you while we're at break
fast. Well have to go right in. They're
sounding the last call"
We'll, if you think'- But that's as
far as Amoret got in her hesitation, fol-
| Richard had started determinedly
ahead, and there was nothing for hel
to do but to follow-that is. unless she
| wanted to risk a second fainting spell.
AT breakfast Richard launched the
brilliant scheme of telegraphing bach
to her folks for more money. Why, i
would reach her before she got TO tht
end of the journey.
Here was complication that Amore
hadn't counted on. Telegraph for more
money! Where on earth did he thinl
it would come from?
We'll, you see live alone with m!
aunt, who is quite an old lady," she OK
planned, land it would just worry he
to death to get a telegram anyway, lie
alone Telegram saying that Id los
my money. She didn't want me +
take the journey alone in the frs
place, and r.
'Of course we won't telegraph then.
broke in Richard brusquely. You JUS
let me back you till you get to Sal
Diego. BY the way, who are you
friends there? Maybe know them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
w. l.. Douglas.

There is some talk of w. L. Douglas,
former governor of Massachusetts, be-
ing chosen as chairman of the demo
cratic national convention. There is
also some agitation as to the POSSIBLE
ity of his being nominated to the Sec
ond place on the democratic national
ticket,
w. l.. Douglas is one of the best
known business men in the United
States. He is a good democrat, a bus
inesslike man in all things, whether
political or otherwise. and has been
eminently successful in all that he has
undertaken. He is careful, systematic
and democratic in everything he does.
His name is a household word through
out the country. All this is because
Mr.. Douglas has appreciated from the
very inception of his business career
| the efficiency of advertising. His adj
vertisements for the Douglas shoe have
appeared in every city in the United
States. Mr.. Douglas found liberal but
| judicious advertisement the best guar
antee of business success. His bust
| ness methods and square-deal policies
in Massachusetts made him so popular
! the democratic party nominated him
for governor, and he was elected.
| Whatever of recognition he may re-
ceive at the national convention will
be a fitting recognition. not only of his
democracy. but of his business meth
DDS. the essence of which is news
paper advertising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

which neither party chief had part
and which both discountenanced. The
Maine man whom Mr.. Blaine wished
to have denied the Office that he
sought was the man who in large part
was responsible for certain stories
Blaine, which, even had they been
true, never should have seen print
Mr. Cleveland's answer to Mr..
Blaine on that occasion never was
known in its exact form. but this much
was known, the Maine mud Singer
asked for his office only to have his
request met with point-blank refusal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
A Real Monde rland-

South Dakota, with it's rich silver
mines, bonanza farms, wide ranges
and strange natural formations, is a
veritable wonderland. At Mound City
in the home of Mrs. E. d. Clapp, a
wonderful case of healing has lately
occurred. Her son seemed near death
with lung and throat trouble. Eek
hausting coughing spells occurred
every five minutes writes Mrs Clapp
when 1 began giving DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the great medicine, thai
saved his life and completely cured
him." Guaranteed for coughs ant
colds, throat and lung troubles, by al
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
Respect for His Rival.

Chicago Post: Years ago, just two
weeks after Grover Cleveland had
been inaugurated for the first time,
James G. Blaine, his defeated oppo.
nenty went to the White house and
into the Cleveland presence. 1t be.
came known afterward that Mr.. Blaine
told Mr.. Cleveland that he came to
ask a favor. only one favor of the ad
ministration. Then the defeated one
told the president that he hoped sin.
cerely that a certain man in Maine, a
democrat, would not be given the of.
flee that he craved.
Mr.. Blaine told Mr.. Cleveland that
the campaign of the summer and fall
previous had been campaign of per
sonal abuse and of mud singing in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
The Price of the Paper.

The editor of the Editor and Pub
Usher, journal devoted to the inter
ests of newspapers, in discussing the
present condition of the newspaper
field. says:
"The quickest and most logical way
for publishers to meet the advance i'll
the cost of paper is to increase the
selling price of their own periodicals..
Congressional action cannot be had on
this subject for many months, even
under the most favorable circum-
stances. Moreover, there is no assur-
ance that the lawmakers at Washing
ton will carry out their wishes anu re-
move the tariff on wood pulp during
the coming session. The fact is, few
of the political leaders of either party
are at all anxious to advocate any
| tinkering with the present tariff laws.
Therefore. if an immediate remedy
| is sought, the publishers must adopt
one that is now available. Those who
are suffering most are the publishers
of the 1-cent dailies which, because of
their low price, have the largest circu-
| lations.
There seems to be an established
antagOnism among the publishers
against increasing the price of daily
newspapers. They fear that such a
course would seriously affect their bus
mess; that large number of people
would refuse to pay the additional
cent; and that, as a final result circu-
lations and advertising would fall off
and their income be greatly dimin-
ished.
1T seems to us that very much de-
ponds on the newspaper. Any increase
i in the price of paper that is bought by
the public simply because it is cheap
would undoubtedly be poor business
policy. On the other hand. if the pa
per is a live publication, printing the
news of the day fully and fearlessly
and taking the lead in all movements
for the furthering of the best inter
, ests of the community to which il
caters, then an increase in price would
have little or no effect upon its circu
lation or income. as the people would
buy it because they would not be will
ing to get along without it.
There is no reason why, when the
price of materials entering into The
manufacture of newspapers advances
that the price of the product shoul>
not be increased just as the manufac
turer of shoes or hats or any othe
commodity adds to the selling price o
his goods when the cost of the ma
: terials employed in making them j
advanced. Newspapers are conductet
for the purpose of making money
Hence, those who would conduct then
n successfully must be governed by tn
|, same principles as are followed b.
= men engaged in the management O
: other kinds Of business.
/ A great many newspaper publisher
n have been forced, by reason of tn
: robber paper trust, to raise their sui
e scription and street scale rates, bu
n despite the hardship and burden in
posed in consequence of the tariff les
islation. The Argus still goes to it
subscribers and patrons at the oil
rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
DO 1T NOW.

The delay of the Christmas shop
ping to the last moment means n
heavy strain on the nerves and
strength of the young girl clerks
and other employees of the stores
how great a strain is little realized
by those who gather around the
glitterins Christmas trees. 2
That this condition may be chang
ed is the ardent wish of every char
itnbiy inclined person. 1t can be
changed by the buyers of Christ
mas presents doing their shopping
early.
They will not only benefit the
clerks and employees of stores by
doing, but will also greatly benefit
themselves by avoiding buying I'm
n hurry and getting the pick of the
holiday goods.
The Argus advice to Christmas
shoppers Is to do IL now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

The coinage of the new Rooseveltian
gold pieces has again been stopped,
this time because of the enclosing
the knee of the Goddess of Liberty is
too high and the money cannot be con-
veniently stacked. If they'll keep on
suspending the mintage until Roose-
welt gets out and Bryan gets in, we
will get back to first Principles-'In
God We trust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

And now they say the ice trust was
what broke down the National Bank
of Commerce at Kansas City. If we
had known that before we would not
have wasted so much sympathy on it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

The trouble that is being expert
enced in making the new coins dem
onstrates pretty cOnclusively that sub
stitution of trust in Roosevelt for a
venture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

Perhaps, however. on the face of the
Roosevelt design of American coinage
the eagles cumbersome pajamas will
keep the money from flying so fast in
the future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

Mobile is threatening to secede from
Alabama on account of the new prohi-
bition law. 1t might paddle out into
the Gulf of Mexico; we hardly think
that will ever go dry"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

Rev. Billy Sunday is going to Quin-
cy. Another evidence that fools rush
in where angels fear to tread" declares
the Marion Register.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

The democrats aimed rather high in
selecting the place of their national
convention. They selected the Rocky
mountain city, and got 100000 into
the bargain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
A Dangerous Deadlock,

that sometimes terminates fatally. is
the stoppage of liver and bowel fUnc-
tions. To quickly end this condition
without disagreeable sensations. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills should always
be your remedy. Guaranteed absolute
~ satisfactory in every case or money
back, at all drug stores. % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

The queen of Italy is having trouble
i'll keeping her servants. That is one
of the delights of living enjoyed by
our American queens, also.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

The Rochester Herald AYERS that
some one has located the bones of Po-
cahontas. Yes, to be sure; in seven
or nine different places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

The populist national convention
will be held April =. -"One day late"
remarks an exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

If you shop early, shop some more.
. If you have not yet shOpped, begin
today and continue the good work
indefinitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
THE ARGUS,

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill tEn-
tered at tho postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

Walter Wellman insists that Roose.
welt is after all not entirely removed
as a presidential possibility.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township In Rock Island county.
)9us1EaIArzNs>
TRA6Esl Isg2E coGNelIS 20
IaIcI
Friday, December 10, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
Shop early and often.

Do it Low-your Christmas shop
ping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13

DeWitt's Little Early Riser Pills are
sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-13
TERMS = Daily. 10 cents per week.

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
SNAKE FOND OF CHICKENS
Rattler Had Taken Up Residence Nea1 Coop and Came Resu'
 IarIy to Meals.

Recently l lost seven of brood ~M choice Plymouth Rock chicks, says a correspondent of the Nash vile Banner. I was confident that neither cats nor other four-legged thieves could reach the brood, so l kept a close watch over the coop.
 One day recently ! reached the place just in time to find a big rat tlesnake stretched out on top of the screen in which the chickens were kept. The snake had a foot or more of his length pushed down through one of the segments of the screen, and already another chick had fallen prey to his appetite. The snake was dispatched and measured more than four feet.
 It had evidently taken up a resi- dence in an old stone fence near the chicken yard, and every day or so crawled to the coop and selected a plump specimen of chick and crawled away with it.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
FULLY UP WITH THE TIMES.
Oklahoma City Surprised Narrow.
 Minded New Yorker.

Oklahoma amazes an customer. The wide, asphalted streets, the plate glass fronts of department stores, the clean sidewalks, the well-dressed, unhurried shoppers, the finish, the metropolitan air you find in Oklahoma City, for ex- ample, seem marvels to find in ter ritory only r years old. But do not say so.
 A New Yorker who went there on business complained that fate was thrusting him into a wilderness, and his Oklahoma associates could not re- assure him, But coming down to breakfast the first morning, at his hotel in Oklahoma City, he stared around in wonder as he entered the dining-room.
 This" he exclaimed, "this is Okla homa!! Why, do you knowS confi- dentially, q even found q porcelain bathtub in my room"
 Well" said an oklahoman, drily, don't you have those in New York?'
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
En1pIoyers' Association

New York, Aug.-Delegatea from 19 employers associations ir She United States will meet here to form gen, eral federation of organizations of en- ployers. James W. Van Cleave of St Louis, president | fthc National As sociation of Manufacturers, will pre- side at Tuesdays meeting. More than 75 per cent of the national organiza- tions of employers have responded to the call to form federation,' said MT Van Cleave, "and we expect others to come in later. Specifically, our pur- pose is to defend our common inter ests as employers and as public splr- ited citizens against assault from any quarter. There is not the faintest shadow of truth in the report that the federations money and influence are to be used to crush labor unions.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
WHAT'S THE USE?
To Pour in Coffee When 1t Acts as
 Vicious Enemy.

Fasters have gone without food for many days at time but no one can go without sleep. For long time 1 have not been sleeping well, often lying awake for two or three hours during the night but now l sleep sound every night and wake up refreshed and viz orous," says a Calf. woman.
 Do you know why? It's because I used to drink coffee but I finally cut it out and began using Postum Twice since then I have drank coffee and both times l passed a sleepless night, and so 1 am doubly convinced coffee caused the trouble and Postum re- moved it.
 My brother was in the habit of drinking coffee three times a day. He was troubled with sour stomach and I would often notice him getting soda from the can to relieve the distress in his stomach; lately hardly a day passed without a dose of soda for re lief.
 Finally he tried a cup of Postuu and liked it so well he gave up coffee and since then has been drinking Postum in it's place and says he has not once been troubled with sour stom- ach."
 Even after this lady's experience with coffee her brother did not suspect for time that coffee was causing his sour stomach, but easily proved it.
 Coffee is not suspected in thousands of cases just like this but it's easily proved. A ten days trial works won- ders. There's a Reason"
 Read the famous little book, "Ths Road to Melville" in pkgs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
GOVERNMENT IS UNPAID
Management of Jamestown Exposition
 Has Not Remitted.

Washington, Aug.-Unless the man. agement of the Jamestown exposition promptly makes it's promised pay ments on the loan of $1,000,000 ad- vanced by Congress, the Treasury De. partment will take charge and col. lect the gate receipts. John H. Ed wards, assistant secretary of the treasury is now at Jamestown for the purpose of serving this notice upon the exposition people. -y-s' ~-~--."
 The first payments of 40 per cent of gross receipts was due on July 1, but Secretary Cortelyou extended the time until July 31. Other pay ments were to be made at the rate of s1OO,000 every 5 days, commencing August 1. Not a dollar has been re- turned to the government, although the payments are overdue.
 Secretary Cortelyou was favorably impressed with the exposition when he visited it early in July, and felt disposed to give the management fair opportunity to make good. But the lmiit of federal forbearance has been reached, o4 <
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
seRYMeEoUR'S SCHEME.

Scryngeour is a seottlsh town councillor, who, like many another of less forbidding patronymic, has become disgusted with the frlvols of a sensational daily press. He de- sires to reform it. His scheme IS to establish a municipal printing of- flee, which would not only do the town printing, but issue a daily pa- per.
 As set forth in the councillors resolution, the publication would be all that clean family paper should be, but the really portentous sugges- tion is that the municipally-owned sheet would sell advertising space for much less than the corporation owned and properly trustifed pa- pers charge.
 Alluring and all as this is, the scheme will probably be rejected by the canny Scots, after which the Laird of Skibo should prevail upon the proposer to have his naws "sim' plifed." ,,x. a
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
PROOF OF HIS INNOCENCE.

A southern negro was brought into the courtroom, accused of setaling a neighbours chickens.
 "Mister George Washington Shin- topp, did you steal those chickens 2" asked the judge, pointedly.
 "No, sah, jedge; An is toe spec table fo' dat"
 ''But it is stated on good author ity that a bundle of feathers was found in your back yard the day before Christmas"
 Dat 'sinneration, jedge, des proves nah innocence, coz how could de fedders be found in nah back yard de day befo' Chris'mus, when luah wife didn't pluck dos, chickens until de day after Chris'' mus ?"- The Circle.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-22
Late Already.

Five minutes after the tardy gong had struck, the principal of the school was walking through the lower hall when he saw a pudgy little fellow scampering toward the first grade room as fast as his fat legs could carry him. See here, young man, I want to talk to you," called the prin- cspal to the late conner. q hain't got time to talk to you; I'm late already" replied the breathless beginner as tho door of his classroom closed.-The Circle.