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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Che Hrgus Daily Short Story
The Wooing of Wilhelmina- By Cecily Allen
Copyrighted 1908, by Literary

tovaDic, you - d woman. She re-
minded hi!n of & family friend who
would sit cnraptured at grand opera
or concert and yet who could ieverI
strike Il single true note or carry Il
tune ana who wrpt because singing
her babies TO sleep was n boon de-
MED
Remington dropped III to see WiThal-
nina oftenest when lie was sure Cf
finding hor alone He avoided her din
ners ard teas and chatting dish sup
pers. He found W'ilhclnina's society
a real inspiration in his work. for
Remington had a mission. He wished
to transplant To the suburbs of New
York the love of old English architec-
ture which lie had absorbed during his
year in the English provinces And
Wilhelmina not only appreciated Eng
lish architecture. but she seemed in
stinctively to grasp its fundamental
principles.
Remington had not dared 10 tell her
how much he had depended upon her
working out his plans for the cottage
contest in the ladies round the year
guest" That was why. with triumph
tightening his heels and Frightening
his eyes. he rushed into her studio one
stormy March day the letter of Su-
| preme importance held aloft And
| Wilhelmina Sprang up abruptly from
| the mass of pillows on her divan and
tried bravely bat Intellectually to hide
| her tears
Remington stopped. joy freezing on
his lips at sight of her obvious grief.
'Wilhelmina what has happened
| Tell me at once"
| Daniels sent me homc-told me r.
pack up my brushes and go away
| His class was not for such as t.
The wretched truth was out. Dan
jels. whose special course at the acade
my was for the chosen few. the few
| with money to pay had turned her out
| money or no money. Like many /:
genius he declined to teach those VIII,
gave no promise.
And Remington realized bitterly tha
the blow had been doubly hard becausr
of the false hopes raised in this VIC
mans heart by those who had feaSte,
at her board
Like Il fash from the skies came hi
inspiration.
Il am sorry if YOU are disappointed
dear girl he said. drawing her gent,
down on the divan and gripping he
hand firmly in bis, but it gives ne III
courage to tell you what | wanted I
say for Il long time. VIII you dro
sill life and the figure, oils and studi
llfe-and dig hard into architecture
and interior decoration? That's YOU
gift. I've known it ever since the frs
night | stepped into this room an
studied your hangings. And she VIII
helps to build home is as great as sh
who paints pictures for its walls. Wi
you?"
do You think | could really?"
His words had been balm 10 ,he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
FEED THE BRUTE"
Man Is Always Peevish Before He Has
His Breakfast


The usual advice given to young
wives is to feed the brute" and an
other warning is not to cross man
before he has breakfasted.
From my experience" says the pro-
prietor of a large restaurant which
serves many breakfasts, Il have
learned to avoid my male customers
before breakfast. Somehow ladies are
not so irritable at that hour of the day
as are their husbands and brothers.
'Many of my customers are early
risers, who call in on their way to
business. If you met them in the
afternoon they would strike you as
being most companionable men, but
before breakfast even l keep out of
their way.
'They growl at the weather, at the
food. lat the waiter. at each other and
even at themselves. 1t is amusing to
watch the visible change as they get
through breakfast.
with ladies it's quite different.
/ They are not nearly so numerous rs
are the men. but they are much more
amiable / sometimes wonder if 1t is
because they wake up less hungry.
But as to that can only guess.
THE fact remains. however. that
| man before he has broken his fast is
usually disagreeable sort of animal
I-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

OF Wilhelmina' taste in dinner Civ
ing and the quality of her hospitality
there could be no question. The first
was above reproach; the second, like
that of mercy. was not strained.
OF Wilhelmina's ability as an artist,
however, there was very grave ques-
ton indeed Those who had no desire
to defer to her dinners were very apt
to pronounce her pictures daubS, which
will explain why Dobson drew Rem
ington aside and reviewed the situa-
ton. Dobson was taking Donald Rem
ington, who had just returned from a
year in England. TO enjoy one of Will
helmina's Sunday night dinners.
"You see, she hasn't had a fair
chance yet but she's awfully ambi-
tious. and we all have hopes"
Remington nodded Understandings
He knew the type Of artist. though
the rosy colors in which Dohson had
painted the dinner prospective had
rather confused him.
''They lived on farm-her folks had
all kinds of money. blooded stock and
all that-and they sent her to boarding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Sidewalk by machinery.

One of the latest labor saving de-
vices is a machine that lays and fin
ishes cement sidewalks with remark
able rapidity. As described in the
Cement Age. it consists of travelling
mold and a winch for pulling the mold
ahead. The concrete for the base of
the sidewalk is shoveled Or dumped
into the front part of the mold, and
the finishing mortar is shovelled or
dumped into the hopper at the middle
of the mold. This hopper is so de-
signed that it feeds a thin layer of
mortar on to the concrete base as the
mold travels forward. Thus a COM
plete and perfect walk is delivered at
the rear end of the machine. No
skilled finishers are required. Noslabor
is needed to build forms. No men
ire needed to lamp the concrete. In
brief, the process is simply one of
mixing the ingredients and depositing
them into the proper part of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

aching ears. she faised IT, ,se wonder
full gray eyes 10 his hroGn onps. and
her lips curved into SMILE pathetic
ally brave ard womaniy. And again
Remington dii the. thing he had not
anticipated He bent over deliberately
and kissed the lovely lips.
Il want TO be your teacher" he said
gently. Not for few weeks or
months. but always. Why. You know
we've done those cottage drawings to-
gether and won Here's the letter.
Wen build one of these very houses
on the site | was showing You last
week In the attic we'll have our
studio Think of the houses we can
plan there, with the whole of New
York harbor to inspire us. And some
day when Daniels wants us to design
house for him Wen laugh and turn
him down"
Donald Remington" she said. STERN
" suppressing the dancing light in her
eyes. do You call this a proposal of
partnership or matrimony?"
Look me in the eye and ask that
question again" he said.
Her glance fell before his.
II am thirty-four tomorrow" she
murmured family.
You are the loveliest woman in the
| world and the only one for me. /
knew that the first time | saw You.
Besides. l am of age myself. Will You
! marry me tomorrow
81 will not gasped the astonished
! Wilhelmina.
"W'hy not?" argued Remington.
| Because | give a dinner tomorrow
night TO a crowd-and there is no time
| to call 1t off 1t was to celebrate the
! coming of Daniels
Just for an instant the shadow of re-
greet fell upon her lovely face. and
Remington. seeing it. took her in his
arms.
"BlesS the old bear. If he'd pro.
nounced you a genius where would
! have been?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
His Position.

What is your name?" asked the JUS
tice
''Leggitt Fergrubb, your honor an
swered the prisoner, a red nosed specf-
men of the genus hobo.
You are charged with vagrancy.
having no visible means of support
and being common nuisance in tbs
neighborhood. What have You got to
say for yourself:'
Il hain't got no visible means of sup
port. your honor. but that amt my
fault. I'm out OF work
''Have you tried TO get work.
Il couldn't begin TO tell you. your
honor how hard I've tried"
Il suppose net. How long is it sinc~
you have had any occupation"
"'Bcut a year, or it may he tive
years.
What was your last job"
Il had position in y barber shop"
"a position? What kind:"
"Juxtaposition. your honor WAC
sext''
''Sx months il the workhouser'
roared the police justice. Call the next
casew-Chicago Tribune.
---
Ambition Is like oye-impatient both
of delays and rivals.-Denham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

ton from the Taft headquarters that
all contributions to the campaign fund
will be made public in accordance
with the laws of New York, the record
of the Roosevelt(surrender still stands
as representing the sentiment of the
party.
Although Mr.. Roosevelt in his stump
speeches for two years vehemently in
sisted upon the restrictions of ''swol-
len fortunes by means of income
and Inheritance taxes, not one word
appears in Mr. Roosevelt's Chicago
platform in favor of these just and
equitable measures. In spite of all
his frenZied denunciation of malefac-
tors of great wealth, all ''the male
factors of great wealth are praising
the platform and pledging their sup
Port to the ticket.
To make assurance doubly sure that
| the work of his convention would
command the approval of Wall street
and the predatory elements in gen.
eral, Mr.. Roosevelt made James S.
Sherman the party candidate for vice
|
the very tendencies in politics that
Mr. Roosevelt pretends to oppose so
violently. Yet Mr. Roosevelt elevates
| this astute representative of Wall
street politics to the dignity of man
of my type
Never in the lifetime of the repub-
lie has there been greater need of a
virile, aggressive, uncompromising OPP
position to the party in power-to
Rooseveltism, militarism, jingoism
Capitalization, personal government
and panic. The American people
need peace. they need prosperity, they
need reemployment-they need bread
The World will treat Mr.. Bryan
with scrupulous fairness and justice
1t will endeavor to treat him more
than generously because it so vigor
ously argued against his nomination
Our conviction is stronger than ever
that Governor Johnson or Judge Gray
lof votes which Mr.. Bryan cannot get
But if Mr.. Bryan should adhere to his
admirable speech of acceptance ant
the gratifying pledges to bury the
lpast. and should prove during the
campaign that he has profited by de
feat and unlearned his past follies il
the school of experience; if he should
resolutely keep his back turned upol
the delusive issues which he has hith
erto advocated; if he should refrail
from attacks upon the courts: if HI
should avoid all appeals to class pref
udice: if he should prove that he il
not the old Bryan but new Bryan
courageously leading the popular pro
} test against the excess of Roosevelt
ism. he can then appeal with fair pros
Ipects of success to the great indie
pendent vote-in some states the de
Gliding vote-that will be governed
not by clamor, but by reason, not b,
: clap-trap but by conscience, not b,
noise but by facts and truth, not b,
appeals to class hatred and Ignorance
but by appeals to public Intelligence
public intelligence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
The World for BRYAN.

New York World: Under Theodore
Roosevelt personal, autocratic govern
ment has been carried to the furthest
extreme known to American politics.
Although Mr.. Taft is the republican
candidate, it is Theodore Roosevelt
and Theodore Roosevelt's administra-
ton that are on trial and asking for
vote of confidence. AS an oppor-
tunity for registering public d<5satis-
faction with arbitrary government. for
recording the protest against one-man
power for measuring public con-
science toward sane, statesmanlike
progress and reform. the election in
November must hive great signifi-
canoe
Regardless of Mr.. Taft's great abil-
ity, wide experience and engaging
personality, he cannot escape from
his political environment. His party
is still the party of protection, privi-
lege aud plutocracy. Practically ev-
cry trust promoter in the country is
a republican; practically every rail
road president is republican; prac-
tically every ruthless maIefacpr" is
a republican.
Although republican house of rep
resentatives passed the campaign fund
publicity bill and Mr. Taft wrote to
Senator Burrows endorsing the mea-
sure. the Chicago convention rejected
the publicity plank, with only "a votes
for it to $50 against it. The man who
permitted this capitulation in order
that the protected industries might
secretly be bled and blackmailed on
the eve of tariff revision is the man
who took George B. Cortelyou from
the post of corporation inquisitor and
made him collector of corporation
campaign tributes. He is the same
man whose own candidacy wa;
financed in part by insurance none,
filched from the policyholders: who
wrote the letter to "Mr. Dear Mr.. Har
riman" assuring him that you and
are practical men, and who encour
aged Hartman to raise 100000 as {
corruption fund to help carry the state
of New York
In spite of the creditable declara
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

GENTLY.
school. You know how those finishing
schools Kill ones style
Prom finishing school to studio,
eh?"
Not much. You mustn't make any
mistake. She isn't exactly Il spring
chicken. She'll never see thirty again.
But we call heT1 Wilhelmina because
she likes it-makes her feel as If she
was one Of us
$50 does art defer to appetite" muir
INJURED Remington as he lighted Il fresh
cigarette.
well you wait She went back
home from school and took care OF
both the old folks till they died. three
weeks apart. Then she sold out every
thing in Indiana and set up her studio
here i'm New York. She's brought along
a lot of the family heirlooms, mahog-
any, hand woven stuff and all that.
and it's the greatest spot ever
How about her pictures?' interrupt
ed Remington good humoredly.
"Well, say, you want to he careful
about those. She took the correspond
ence course in art after she went home,
and you know what that means. She's
an impressionist and
Never mind narrowing details. l
| am prepared for the worst"
Three minutes later he was standing.
| stricken dumb in most gracious
presence. AS he looked into her clear
gray eyes. well set beneath broad
white forehead. he remembered having
seen just one such face In his busy
| life. 1t was the face of an Englishwo-
man of title. whose peculiar gifts as a
mother had made her greatly beloved
OF men.
| Did any one ever tell you how much
you resemble the Countess of W." he
demanded suddenly.
Wilhelmina flushed family and shook
her head
You are so English that you don't
seem to belong here ut all.''
Il ''Oh. but I do belong here, and I'm
every inch American. l have latch
key of my very own-and no English
girl has that
i All during dinner Remington watch
ed his hostess ~curiously. She seemed
so utterly out of piace among her
guests, harmless, irresponsible chaps.
hanging on the ragged edge of arts
prosperity, ungroomed girls with enor-
nous mops of hair and yellowed fin
gers which spoke of the cigarette
habit.
Looks like Madonna among a
bunch of dime museum freaks. It's a
shame to spoil good house mother tn
make poor artist. Cad. what taste
she had in hangings and fittings
For Remington was an architect and
a good one. He could size up the re-
flnement and true artistic Instinct as
stamped on a home. irrespective OF
cost or pretense, and he knew that so
far as homema king was concerned
Wilhelmina Stevens was an artist.
Perhaps that was why. when he
caught his first glimpse of her can
vases, he almost groaned aloud.
"Those birches are wonderfully
true he heard Dobson explain. and
he knew that the boy had picked out
the one best point in what he felt was
a landscape gone on a Saturday nights
spree. =.
The pathos OF her pose was to hfrr
/ fairly fascinating. Often after that h
, came to the studio. and always hi
/ heart sank within him as he realize
). bow absorbed aud determined was tbi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

travelling mold The mold does the
rest. With properly organized gang,
the mold is kept travelling continuous
ly at the rate of two feet per minute.
The shape of the mold is such that
the concrete is squeezed both later
ally and vertically into dense block,
which, as above stated, requires no
ramming. Perhaps the most remark
able feature of the mold is the per-
feet finish that it gives to the side
walk. The walk looks as if it had
been hand finished with floats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Their Reward.

The many minor candidates
Who only run $3.50,
Who cannot ever hope to win
Or have a half show,
Don't lose out wholly in the game
Or gather no return;
School histories will print their names
For little boys to learn.
They may not during the campaign
Make all the noise that flies
Or when the full returns are in
Come down with a surprise
IT'S not their object in the race
The winning horse to be-
But they through all the years TO come
Are in the records. See?
Full pay won't reach the minor one:
The chance won't come TO him
To fix the White House furnishings
According 10 his within;
He'll never guide the ship of state
And keep it off the rocks;
He'll only win a lasting fame
To pay him for the knocks.
Then do not pause to pity him
Because his chance is nil
Some other honors modesuy
Are listed on his bill.
Forgotten will be greater men,
But every grammar class
Will have 10 learn his name in full,
Or else they will not pass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Not all the Tafts. it appears, are so
enamored of Brother William as is
Brother Charles. Louis ", cousin
of the g. o. p. candidate, and employed
i'll the government printing Office at
Washington. thinks his best chance Of
holding his job is in supporting Bryan.
The Mt Vernon News says that Louis
some years ago was publisher of the
Salem ullinois) Advocate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
No Jealousy.

"Who is that fierce looking man that
has been walking around here eyins
US suspiciously.'
Looks like Il bill collector"
what can he WANT"
81 don't know. but you had better
hide your engagement ring. Maud.
Perhaps Charlie didn't pay the dollar
this week. and he may be after the in
stallment."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Night riders toured district of In
diana opposite Greensboro, KY. dur
ing which they posted on the doors OF
many farmers houses the following
notice: Pool your tobacco. hint to
the wise is sufficient" The governor
of Indiana will be wise to act on this
hint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Lemons In WASHINGTON State.

7. X. Luce, prominent farmer six
and a half miles west of Palouse.
Wash, recently brought to town a
lemon grown on a tree I'm his yard
which weighs one and a quarter
pounds The tree was grown by Mr..
Luce from seed and bears several
lemons each year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Wall Paper Substitute.

1t is proposed in the damp houses in
Calcutta, India. 10 use Il new kind of
Ola mp proof paper made Of raw cop
per" and varying In thickness from
.O012 of an inch to COG. 1t is said
to be insect proof and damp proof and
70 be able to go six or seven years
without being cleaned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Produced a Chance.

"I thought you told ME that If there
was anything you had no use for and
couldn't see any pleasure in 1t was an
auto?'
Did | say that:"
THAT very thing. and now I zee you
driving one of your own"
"Oh. well. couldn't afford one when
| talked like that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Sympathy.

Archie-Baw Jove. the wind blew a
spark from me pipe against me neck
just now.
Reggie.-I noticed there seemed to
be smell of burning rubber in the
air.-Pick-Me-Up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Republicans are trying to make
capital out of the fact that the Gin.
cinnati Enquirer has come out against
Bryan. But the Cincinnati Enquirer
is owned by very rich man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Poor Fellow

"She served me such mean trick
"What was it:'
made me think I wanted to marry
her.
"And then turned you down"
mo. Percy: ah. no."
"Wbatt'
"And then took me up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
GRAHAM'S
DANCING SCHOOL.

Third and Gaines street, Davenport.
Old phone north 81, also 1876-M You
can set the hour to suit your convent
ence, day or evening. Land now or be
lonesome. j. ]. GRAHAM, Teacher of
all Dances, 703k West Third street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Judge Taft is going fishing before
he opens his campaign. Does ne
think that getting into practice telling
fish stories will make his political task
any easier?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

MO matter how large or how
IN small your business, it is
bound to force some valuable
employee to do work that can be done
bctter-quicker-chea by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Chastcned.

"Whiie the audience was in an up.
roar the lecturer stood there getting
of sidespiitting jokes without chang.
Ing muscle in his face"
Probably he had told them to hin
wife aud found out how pathetic they
WERE"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Make all your plans to take a
weeks vacation during the time of the
Rock Island exposition-Sept. 2S to
Oct. 3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Smiles are at once the cheapest and
most valuable currency in the markets
of mankind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

The reason why some deals can't
slip through easily is because they are
a little crooked and have not had their
curves fabricated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

TO think how kindly he is letting his
wife have her own way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

You may need all you get, but il the
other fellow is sharper it is his.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

Lest we forget, the man With q
bunch of bills comes around once in
awhile just TO remind US that life is
not all milk and honey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
No Good Material.

at is hard job"
"What is?"
Making the best Of It."
"Why:"
Because I always an getting Che
worst Of it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

There are lawyers who work with
will. When they have finished it is
apt TO be badly broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

1t looks as if even the state of
Iowa might be in the Bryan column
this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
In Reeosnision Of loftio....

HE wants some lettering On his Of.
flee window"
"Where is he located:"
up on the tenth Hoor"
s'All right. Giye him the high eigr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22
Humor Gna Philosophy
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The absence OF some people is high
ly appreciated by their interested ac-
quaintances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-22

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.