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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19
Partisan Beauty Aid.

Now It's the face stretch. This new
est aid to beauty has become the rage
In Paris and doubtless will gain wide
vogue in the United States. 1t is guar
anteed to make the average woman
past thirty look ten years younger. The
best of it is you can do it yourself. 1t
consists of stretching the skin of the
face toward the top of the head. OF
course that makes folds. but they are
hidden in the hair, and the face is left
as smooth as a schoolgirls. It's simple
enough, yet it requires care and pa
thence. Begin at the base of the throat
and rub gently upward until the hands
meet on the crown. Don't rub the nose.
Let the hands part far enough to slide
on each side of it. But the cheeks must
be pushed upward. and so must the
corners of the eyes. When the hands
arrive at the top of the head. lift them
and begin at the throat. The rubbing
should be extremely light at first. but
should become heavier by nice degrees.
Don't try to do all the stretching the
first day or the first week. 1t takes
three weeks to finish the task. But
when it's done the result rewards the
effort,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19

now pays $4,000 in salaries and he be-
lieves that this item could easily be
reduced in considerable degree with
cut affecting the efficiency of the city
government. Champaign does not own
its water or light plant and pays out
$4,000 yearly for water rentals and
$f0,500 for street lighting. There is
now outstanding $4,000 debt in
bonds, due next August and the city
has the money on hand to pay these
bonds. Last year at the end of the
fiscal term there was a deficit of $4,000
under the license system, and at the
end of the present fiscal year the de-
felt viii be only about $4,000, with
no license. This shows that the diff
ference in outcome financially is
scarcely noticeable. Alderman Carter
stated that the city would probably
look for new sources of revenue and
, concerns whieh have thus far escaped
taxation will no doubt be taxed
With this increased revenue and the
economics which can well be brought
about, the loss of the saloon license
money can within another year be
almost entirely offset"
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT.
TEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19

Her name was Dobson, but she in
tended to change it as soon as posi-
bic, not i'll any conventional way, like
process of law or getting married,
however, but simply by going upon the
stage. In pursuance of this plan she
haunted the office of the theatrical
manager, Malcolm Sturgis, far up on
the top floor of one of the older office
buildings in that part of the city which
the casual shopper never sees.
The elevator boy got to know her
very we'll Jim was susceptible
youth, and when on one Of her ascen-
sions Miss DObsOn CHANGED to drop the
circlet of blue ribbon which tied her
left sleeve above a dimpled elbow he
made love knot of it and decorated
the controlling lever. His passengers,
if they noticed it at all, doubtless
ascribed it to some hidden aesthetic
warnings.
From all this you may guess that
Miss Dobson was pretty, which was
very true, and, moreover, dainty and
girlish, which does not always follow,
with wide gray eyes and CLINT of
gold in her soft brown hair.
She had a reserve of temperament
and dramatic power which her COM
pleXion and bearing quite helied, how
ever, and it may have been this which
made it so hard to get hearing in the
office above stairs.
Jim had carried her back and forth
now for over month and noticed that
her color was beginning to fade. fact
which proved it to he her own at least
but also suggested that her ambition
| was slowly consuming her with its
| white heat
| He knew her type. for he had seen
| it before, and 1t never gave up
But this girl was younger and fresher
and-well. different. Jim thought He
was q cffivalrous chap, and he lay
awake nights thinking how he might
| help her. He wondered if it would IL,
any good to speak TO Mr.. Sturgis, thu
manager, about her some morning.
Malcolm Sturgis. had given the boy 6
five dollar bill the previous Christina.
and always passed the time of day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19
An "Amicabie Agreement"

And now comes the cheerful infor-
nation that the republican tariff re-
visionists in the house of representa-
tives have come to an amicable agree
ment with the standpatters Repre-
sentative Payne of New York, one of
the, big five, is about to introduce in
the house resolution authorizing the
committee on ways and means to take
testimony and gather data during
the coming summer with a view to
tariff revision after the next Inaugural
ton This Mr.. Payne and his friends
think would take the tariff out of poll
tics during the campaign.
But will the people who want tariff
reform, even if they happen to be re-
publican revisionists, accept this en-
deavor to put it over until after the
election? The ways and means COM
mittee of the house is today notori-
ously high protectionist body. Any
Investigation it might make would be
made from the standpoint of men who
believe and have profited by their
| devotion to high tariff From Serene
Payne of New York, chairman; Dali
zell of Pennsylvania, the real power in
the committee, down TO Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio, not one of the twelve
republican members is other than a
high tariff man and standpatter.
What the seven democrats, headed by
Champ Clark, could do against this
solid phalanx anybody who knows con.
gresional methods can imagine. An
investigation of the tariff by the ways
and means committee of the house
would be about as useful to the coun.
try as an investigation of bank rob
berry by the Amalgamated Order OF
ICracksmen and Burglars.
Republican revisionists might as
well understand, and are likely to un
Iderstand, that report made after the
next inauguration will be a useless re
port. 1t will be useless because in all
probability there will be either q
democratic president or democratic
house, or still more probable both. In
which event report made by Payne
Dalzell committee will receive scant
consideration, because it will be rec
ognized as a report made by the over
protected industries.
Or it will be useless because
though very mprobably-there may be
republican president. and the ex
perience of II years has shown tha
the republican party promising to re
wise the tariff after the election ha.
either revised it upwards, or else ex
planned that it was not this election
but the next one that was meant. L
is like the old, old story of the MAJ
who gave note payable after tomor
row, and was always able to explain
when pressed for payment that this
was today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19

this bold request. but the man in him
smiled instead. He. too. noticed diff
ference, and her pluck appealed to him.
He would try to let her down gently.
What experience have you hadE" he
inquired.
"Only in college" she replied, but
listen"
1t was a tiny stage, that little car.
hung between heaven and earth, 18th
darkness everywhere beyond the reach
of its single incandescent-a tiny stage.
but her audience forgot it in the gia-
mour of the scenes she spread before
them.
She recreated old parts so freshly
that the great manager could only Won
der how else they might be played.
| Ancient and modern, from "She Stops
| to Conquer to "Alicc-Sit-by the Fire"
and the subtleties of Candida" trag
edy and comedy and problem--she
forgot her audience completely till an
| Involuntary Bully from Him. who
-, could contain himself no longer, brought
| her to herself
Where did you learn to do it,"
gasped Malcolm Sturgis when Miss
Dobson stood somewhat abashed in her
own personality.
why, I've always done it." she
stammered. do you think-do you
think will do?"
Yes" he answered briefly. 81 think
you will. Meet me here at 10 tomor-
row to talk over the contract"
|
| Her eyes were wide with astOnish-
ment
| For an engagement" he said. and at
| the look of gratitude she gave him he
suddenly conceived the possibility of n
secondary meaning to the phrase
Aloud he only asked, You haven't
told me your name yet, Miss
"Dobson," she replied. adding bur-
riedly, "but I can change IL if you
think another would he better"
II have one I'm mind which might do
better. | confess. but we will talk that
over another time This has been
very lucky trip for me-"
1t seemed TO Jim that matters had
gone far enough, and as though sud-
denly inspired he turned his lever in a
way which sent the car quickly to the
street floor. As they passed out Miss
Dobsou gave his hand a little squeeze
and whispered. I'll never forget this.
Jim" and the manager slipped bill
into the same receptacle.
Jim grinned.
"Shouldn't wonder II I'd made a
match as we'll as star" he thought
Not a bad days work thatr'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19

WELL, OPEN THE DOOR, CAN'T Your"
DEMANDED STURGIS.
the deSp;iir which she so often saw
her own hope never faltered, for she
was sure of herself and her powers
For this reason she was still sitting
there, though it was after and every
body had gone except the manager.
Suddenly the door opened, and NAL
com Sturgis hurried out and crossed
the room into the corridor outside,
where the elevator was waiting. The
girl sprang up and followed. and the
door changed upon them, the two of
them, and Jim.
If it hadn't been for Jim-well, fail
ure does not make an interesting story.
most people think, for Miss Dobson
was just gathering her wits for a
third appeal TO the august man for a
hearing on the morrow when-the car
stopped
The boy juggled with the levers. and
the elevator went up a few inches,
stopped again. then shot down another
story, where it stopped definitely and
so suddenly that it fairly bounced
Instead of her speech Miss Dobson
exclaimed earnestly. Gracious and
the manager inquired: "Jove! What's
the matter?" To this Jim, not Jove,
replied truthfulIy enough that she
had never acted like that before, and
he guessed the power must have given
out
"Well, open the door. can't you?" de-
manded Sturgis impatiently.
"Sorry, sir. but we are between
fioors,"i replied Jim, who had so ar
ranged It.
Where is the watchmanw
Doesn't come till Z, sir.''
So there was no help for 1t, and Nal
com tried to take it philosophically
He turned his attention to the girl
Where had he seen her before? Oh
yes. she was one of those little stage.
struck things whom he had been try,
ing to tire out. He was in for it now
though.
Please, SIR" said Miss Dobson
bravely; please, Mr.. Sturgis, may !
do some of my parts now? Lit may
serve to pass the time while we are
waiting"
The manager expected to glover G;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19

th0lized to speak? The south, very
far from putting itself forward in
the premises, Is berated by Wall
street for leaving everything about
the ticket head and tail, to outsiders.
Or course. no such offer was made"
The Star goes on to point out that
Judge Harmon in first place, without
Mr.. Bryan's assistance, could not be
elected. Judge Parker had Mr..
Bryan's assistance and failed. And
the Star continues very justly, "lf
Nh Bryan is nominated at Denver,
Judge Harmon will support him loyal
ly, and if,the convention decides that
Judge Harmon is the proper man for
second place, he will accept with
alacrity, and the two men will get
along in the campaign swimmingly."
This expression on the part of an
independent newspaper. is important
for two reasons In the first place it
expresses the exact truth as to- the
wee presidency. This talk of the man
at the head of the ticket selecting
what has come to be called his run
ming mate is largely a matter of ig-
norant speculation. If you want to
consider recent instance of it in the
republican party, you may reflect
upon the fact that Mckinley did not
desire Roosevelt to be on the ticket
with him. We are not informed as to
how earnestly Judge Paker desired
that eminent statesman, Henry Gas
saway Davis, to be his associate.
though we are inclined to think that.
as Judge Parker's candidacy was
urged by many people who put money
far above questions of political ex-
pediency or political ethics, they dis
covered and forced upon the ticket
the West Virginia moponolist and
millionaire. 1t is matter of notoriety
that in 1896 Mr.. Bryan had nothing
to do with the selection of Arthur
Sewall as vice president, and while
i'll 1900 he did not urge the selection
of Adlai Stevenson, which was made
at a time when Mr.. Bryan was far
distant from the convention, and real.
ly forced by the Illinois delegation
he accepted it Loyalty, and with ap
probation
The trouble with these speculations
concerning the selection of a vice
presidential candidate is that the
probable nominee for the head of the
ticket does not, as a rule, commit
himself as to his associate. Mr.
Roosevelt did in the case of Mr.. Fair.
banks, but what Mr.. Roosevelt does
Is always the exception to the rule
In democratic conventions at any rate
the practice has too long been to
wrangle so long over the choice of
the head of the ticket that no time
Is left for serious consideration of the
vice presidential nomination. Demo
Gratis who are sincerely DESTROYS OF
winning this year, hope that this Gus.
tom will be broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19
The Position of Judge Harmon.

The Washington Star has never
been accused of being either a demo
cratic or a Bryan paper So far as it
is possible, it is Independent, though
absolute independence is nearly an i'm
possible ideal for any newspaper to
attain. But it quotes from a dispatch
sent out by the active anti-Bryan bu.
reau now maintained in New York
and Washington. a statement that if
Judge Harmon would accept second
place on the ticket with Mr.. Bryan,
the friends of Judge Harmon would
not support that ticket. Continuing,
this dispatch says: Harmon quite
recently had second place offered to
him on that southern trip with Bryan
and refused it then. It can never be.
II Is Harmon at the top or not at ALL"
Commenting on this. the Star says,
editorially: Here is a sample of a
good deal of anti-Bryan stuff now in
circulation. Part fancy and part
nonsense. it shows how ratified Mr..
Bryan's democratic opponents have
become. Who offered to Judge Har.
mon the second place on the ticket
with Mr.. Bryan? Certainly not Mr.
Bryan himself. who has expressed nc
wishes or opinions on the subject
And what southern leaders were au
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19
BOTH SIDES OF THE PROHI-
BITION QUESTION
Is This the Right Spirit?
BY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
MIL ppnIIIpI,rION Il AGILE

IBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
ANTI-PROHIBITION LEAGUE.l
Are the local option advocates sin
cere when they say this a fight against
the saloons and not against drink?
Isn't it rather an effort on their part
to abridge the rights of the individual
il the matter of beverages?
Why are these same people in Ell
gin. Rockford and Kewanee, where
they cannot say that the saloons have
not complied with the law in the
strictest manner, making the same
fight there?
When the petition was being cir
culated in Rock Island, those who
were circulating it urged all to sign
saying that, regardless of opinion on
the question, all should be willing &c
submit the matter to the people at the
polls.
But, when some of those circulators
of the local option petition were asked
If supposing the town would go dry
this year, would they. two years from
now, be willing to sign a petition tc
reconsider the question, in order tc
Eut it before the people, they side
stepped, and later some of them ad
mitted that they would not do then
what they were asking others to dc
now.
Is this the right spirit for them t.
exhibit? Isn't it the spirit of thi:
whole movement in Rock Island?
PRESS COMMITTEE ANTEPROHI
BITION LEAGUE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19
NO SUCH THING AS PULLING.
Sir Oliver Lodge Says It's Pushing
That Moves Things Along.

Sir Oliver Lodge Says It's Pushing
That Moves Things Along.
Sir Oliver Lodge. the English scien-
fist. has opened up a new subject OF
discussion. In an address the other day
he said that there was no such thing as
pulling.
To speak of horse pulling a cart
was, he said. incorrect. The horse did
not pull the cart. 1t pushed against its
collar and thereby produced motion IL
the cart
Similarly the oarsman pushed the wa
ter, and the man drawing a handcar
had to clasp the handle, and the driv
Ing force was caused by the part which
clasped the handle and was therefore
behind 1t.
Even If the cart was fastened to the
mans coattail he did not pull 1t. Hs
pushed against his clothes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19
More Champaign for the
"Wets,"

IBY PRESS COMMITTEE OF LOCAL
OPTION LEAGUE.I
The following communication ap-
peared in the Bloomington Paragraph,
March is, by a staff correspondent. 1t
will be recalled that the saloons were
voted out of Champaign last spring UNI
der the old local option privilege, by
only IS majority Now the contest is
on upon the township" basis and a
warm contest is evident. In part the
correspondent says:
Whatever might be the personal
opinion of visitor on coming to
Champaign, it is easy to be seen that
there is much hustle land business in
this place. AS the train nearS the
city one can see new houses partially
constructed on the outskirts and sub
stantial business blocks in the uptown
districts Main street, which is the
principal traffic artery of the town,
was crowded with people OF the after
noon of the visit and the stores were
filled with people. Outgoing afternoon
trains were all crowded. most of the
travellers carrying bundles which they
had purchased in Champaign stores
Whatever might be the effect of the
Town being dry" it, was certain at
first sight that there was nu stagna
| ton.
REV. Chris. Galeener. pastor of the
| Methodist church. has oeer one of the
leading men in the anti-license fight
| He had taken some trouble to collect
statistics on conditions before and
after saloons were abolished He said
that he had secured from the tax as
SCISSOR a statement that with the in
creased real estate values made last
Year, the city tax in Champaign col
lected this year would equal that 81
previous years plus the total amount
formerly paid in saloon licenses. Al
that rate the city would in fact suffer
nothing from the loss of the license
| Managers of THE. Twin Cities Is
spe,' no-license paper, announce thai
III their next issue they will publish {
statement signed by 100 Of the leading
business men of Champaign to the fol
flowing effect:
| I'VE. the undersigned business ant
professional men of Champaign be
lieve that the closing of the saloon!
has not been a detriment to the bust
ness interests of this city, and that tn,
moral conditions are much improved
Alderman Joseph Carter, who il
lone of the leading citizens of Cham
paign and belongs to the prohibition
leiement of the city council, told Pan
itagrapher that prohibition had been M
ldetriment to the city so far as it's mum
icipal affairs are concerned, but on tn
contrary would be a decided benefi
latter things had time to readjust them
Iselves. Adjustment of saloons cut of
$4,000 of the city's revenue, there be
ing 26 saloons, which paid $1,000 eacl
per year With this loss of licens
money the city has still about $1,000
for yearly expenses All the city's bill
have been paid SO far, Mr.. Carter eS
lplained, and there will be no trouble here
latter with the Inauguration of certain
Economics in the city government
(which Alderman Carter said could cas-
lily be effected He said that the cit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-19

It. would hardly seem probable that
the poor people. impoverished by
republican policies, would be able to
reduce the amount of coal they burn.
IL is reported, however, that the soft
coal trust is only doing about half
Of it's usual business, and the anthra.
Cite trust is producing one third
more than it can sell. Still the coal
trusts do not reduce the price of GOA
or the railroads reduce their rates
for carrying it. Another instance
that the boosted republican trust
busting is a failure.