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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
How Time Flies.

Few people paid any attention to
the fact, yet yesterday. nevertheless,
was times silver jubilee. Twenty
five years ago took place that world
wide revolution in measuring time
the adoption of the standard method
in the United States. whose example
was followed later by other civilized
countries. Previous to Nov. rs. 1888,
the methods of measuring time in this
country were so varied and so numer-
Gus as to be ludicrous. There were
80 different standards used in the
United States from coast to coast and
on one road between New York and
Boston, whose actual difference is II
minutes, there were three distinct
standards of time.
Even small towns had two differ.
ent standards, one known as town
or local time and the other railroad
time. Naturally this condition of at
fairs caused endless complications and
railroad officials were married to the
point of despair in their efforts tC
understood by the lay public
There were many minds which
wrestled with the problem. AS early
as 1869 Professor Charles F. Dowd
of Saratoga, N. Y, worked out g
theory by which he proposed that time
should be regulated by meridians OF
one hour apart Sir Sanford Fleming
presented a plan based on the "a
O'Clock notation. The plan which was
finally adopted and brought into prac
tice was worked out by w. F. AlleI
of New York, secretary and treasures
of the American Railway association
At noon Nov. IS, 1888, there wa:
general resetting of watches ant
clocks all over the United States ant
Canada, and the four great time zones
one hour apart into which the cont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
What Sort of Tariff Revision Manu-
facturers Expect.

Mr. Taft is quoted as saying apro-
eos of the tariff hearings of the ways
md means committee that Il think it
is up to the consumers to make them
selves heard" Thus far none but
manufacturers have appeared before
he committee. They have said with
practical unanimity that tariff revision
should consist in raising few duties
and leaving the rest as they are. That
would not be the revision consumers
desire, and were led to believe it was
the intention of the republican party
to give them.
Perhaps Mr.. Taft did not make his
meaning clear. He hardly would adj
wise the consumers to make them
selves heard before the committee on
ways and means. They have not the
organization which would enable
hem to employ men who could argue
heir case intelligentiy before the
committee. If any volunteer repre-
sentative of the consumers were to sc
before the committee he would have
Z cOiu reception. L he neaTlnSS are
'or manufacturers.
The consumers cannot easily com
5ine to defend their interests. They
must look to the president-elect
who is in sympathy with them, tc
speak for them. They have to depend
on the honesty and intelligence o.
their representative in congress. They
have to depend on the government
agents whose duty it is to gather the
information on which a tariff fair Il
manufacturers and consumers may be
based. If the representatives do theil
duty by their constituents there viii
De the revision of the tariff. down
ward in the main. which the voter:
believed the republican party prom
ised. Chicago Tribune.
Raising a few duties and leaving
the rest as they are is what the
manufacturers wish is it?
1t will be interesting. at least. tt
watch the republican leaders reform
the tariff-very interesting!
Does the Tribune expect any rea
reform of the tariff? The Tribune
has a record for advocating tariff re
form theories, and fighting them whel
it comes to practice.
The republican promise of tariff re
form was for campaign use only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
The Argus Daily Short Story
"And now you are not free?" He put
the question eagerly.
Copyrighted. 1905 Associated Literary

"And now you are not freeT He put
the question eagerly.
Her grave eyes met his steadily.
NO" she said; ''you-you have made
me question. am very happy when 1
am with you, fishing or learning songs
or hearing you tell of your travels.
And sometimes it seems to me that is
the greater happiness.
"But when l am alone think Of the
city where you would take me and
that you would have right to say
whether l should go or come, and
feel as If / were again, behind high
walls"
Her eyes were dark with a queer
kind of terror.
Poor little wild bird" said Leslie
tenderly; they kept you Gagged too
long"
He made her sit down beside him
while he led the conversation cheer
fully into other channels, and after a
time he taught her more songs. and
their voices rang out melodiously in
the still October air. And all about
them was the glory Of autumnal col
oring. the red and gold and green OF
the mountain side, with a sapphire sky
above.
And when their song was finished
Leslie said. Tomorrow 1 am going
home"
She caught her breath quickly. ITO
morrow"
~Yes: Mt half past 10 at night. VIII
you wave me FAREWELL"
"YOu go by the river roadT
| "Yes."
II Will be on my porch" she prom
Used. You can see me In the moon
light"
| He took her hand and for a momen,
stood looking down at her. Then be
said softly: Il shall not try to tell you
how hard 1t is for me to so withou,
some hope Perhaps some day you viii
feel differently"
/ Again the frightened look came int
her eyes. "No-no. II you knew no,
unhappy my mother was-my fathe
was cruel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Far up on the mountain Leslie heard
her singing, and he smiled as he recog-
niZed Il song that he had taught her
She was still singing as she danced
down the broad aisles of the forest to-
ward little stream where he was fish
ing.
You look like 4 dryad," Leslie said.
'tn that gray green gown, but dryads
don't sing songs from the latest music.
al comedy
"It's pretty song" she said grave
ly, land l should like to see the com
edy."
IF you will let me take you to towE
you can see everything" he informed
her.
She laughed That's the seventh
time in seven days that you have ask
ed me to marry you. And I will al
ways tell you that am welded to the
mountains"
You are welded to an idea. You
think that you can be happy all your
life living up here. but you can't"
"You think should be happier with
you?'
81 know it." he said eagerly.
She shook her head
"But I shouldn't be free. Here I am
mistress Of my own domain. There
is no one but old Aunt Dolly and I'm
Gle Fred to consider, and as long as
they have comfortable fireside and
the magazines and novels that 1 order
from town they are content And my
servants are the mountain people. Fol
the rest, l have the birds and the
bees and the butterflies"
Leslie's eyes twinkled. And how
| long have you lived alone with the
| birds and the butterflies?'
"Since May" she told him.
| "And now it Is October. What o.
the winter days that are coming
when the birds fly south and the but
terfiics die and the bees lie close IL
the hollow treesT'
"Then there will be the beauty of tn
dead forests and the snow on TIL
mountain side and the winter skie
and the freedom"
He smiled at her. THAT means s.
much to you-freedom."
She nodded. "If you had known m
life as child. Mother was 80 unhaI
Il py." She was always afraid that m
father would take me away from her
they were separated, you know. An
so we were always hiding. always shu
II in. And after she died was sent t
d, school in big city and lived all {
my girlhood behind high walls.
when l became my own mistress
bought a bungalow out here, and b.
cause / had lived always under strit
!; rules said that would live withor
4 any-that would not even enter th
, bondage of matrimony-and until 20
came was as free as bird"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
PLENTY OF BOGUS MONEY
Secret Service Men Say Chicago Has
$4,000 in Counterfeit.

Chicago Nov. LIT is said by Sc
cret service men that more than $780,
600 in counterfeit money is in circula-
ton in Chicago Captain Porter of the
secret service bureau here declared
the counterfeits are so skilfully made
as almost to be beyond detection.
Each of 100 bills captured here bears
the number D47,963.7S2. The words
Series of 1892" just above the seal
to the right of the Indian head, are
blurred and in the word payable" at
the left of the center, the letter 'b' is
| imperfect. On the reverse side a "5''
| is faulty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
STILL DISCUSSING LABOR
President Holds Further Conferences
with Number of Leaders.

Washington, Nov 19.-Further con-
ferences at the White house yester-
day between the president and the
men who are prominent in labor mat
tiers made the attitude of the admins
tration toward proposed labor legisla-
ton the subject of keen discussion in
Washington last night.
1t is learned from highest authority
the object of the president in giving
the dinner to the friends of labor and
in holding subsequent conferences
was primarily to bring about better
understanding between representatives
of the government and labor leaders
and to impress upon the labor inter
ests of the country the dis position OF
the administration to receive its rep
resentatives in conference on an
equality with all others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

He dropped her hands. And you
think" he began. that l might beT
"Oh, no, nor she protested. But
you would have the right to say what
l should do. You would be-my mas.
ter"
Little child" he commanded, look
at me-"
And when her eyes met his won
deringly he said slowly: Love like
mine asks nothing but your happiness.
As my wife you would be free. for.
after all, that woman is the freest who
lives within the circle of her husbands
love-"
But she shook her head. 81 can't
feel that way" she murmured. Il
wish / could"
The next night as Leslie's horse pick
ed it's way carefully down the winding
road it reared a little when white
figure came out of the bushes.
81 couldn't bear to wave goodby SO
far away" the girl faltered as he dis
mounted and stood beside her. Her
face was very pale in the moonlight.
and her hair shone like gold. And
then there is something that want to
say"
II love you" she said simply. but
shook her head at bis eager eXclama-
ton. But l cannot marry you-not
now. 1t would not be right-not while
1 have this fear of the city. But
want to ask if-if-some day / feel
differently-if / should send for you
would Won Gomez"
"From the ends of the EARTH" he de-
clared But If 1t could only be now.
dear heart"
The tears were on her cheeks. Il
can't PROMISE" she sobbed. "Some-
thing seems to hold me back. But
could not let you go without telling
you that 1 cared
All that winter Leslie waited for his
summons, SO secure was he In her ulti-
mate need Of him. But the winter
| passed and the spring, and the sum-
| mer came again and the fall and once
more the woods were red and gold and
| green, and still he had heard nothing
| from her.
And one day he said to himself: II
must go to her. Surely II she loves
me she will say Yes"
| 1t was raining as he assembled the
mountain, and the leaves were sodden
under the horses feet Fear seemed tn
| Continued on Page Seven.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
YOUR FRIENDS

Never take the hint If you are en-
around to make their artistic touch.
Love you for yourself alone, but
don't object If they see lot Of your
rich relations incidentally.
Love the game of mutual criticism.
but want exclusive use Of the micro
scope and to do all the talking.
Can't understand why you don't love
their children. no matter how ornery
the little rascals are.
Require delicate Difference to their
representative nerves, but express
great surprise at the thought that you
may have nerve or two yourself.
Can't understand why their domeS
tics should object to, being asked Il
stay In on their regular day out.
When they are sick are sicker thar
ever mortal was before. and on theil
recovery consider the story Of their IN
ness the most interesting subject fol
conversation for an indefinite length O
time.
+! Never weary OF talking about tn
things they used to do and the friend
they used to have.
Require lots Of attention and enter
tainment when they visit you, bu
when you are their guest say "Jus
make yourself at home" and let It 9
ut that. :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
Humor ane Philosophy
SEASONED CHARMER.
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

Here's to the maiden of thirty,
Skilled In her arts as a queen,
Friendly and smiling and flirty,
Charming as one of sixteen!
Age has not wrought her disaster.
Age has but heightened her charmA
Now of herself she is master.
Mere man no longer alarms.
Seasoned and strengthened and chas-
tened,
Learned in the part she must act.
Knowing that man can be FASTENED.
But by diplomats tact
She with twist Of her finger
If in his range she can get,
30 that he pauses to linger,
Gathers man into her net.
Gone are her heroes romantic.
Visions of heroes to fall
Down at her feet and grow frantic.
Man is her victim: that's all.
But as he fastens the halter
Man doesn't halt or decline
Or at her beckonings falter.
Seeing no plot or design.
Feeling the time is approaching
When she must wed, If at all,
without instructions or coaching
She with his heart can play ball.
All of her charms are redoubled.
What is the chance OF the lad
When at her tears he Is troubled?
Think of the practice she's had!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
Prominent New York republican

Prominent New York republicans
who have been in Washington lately
are authority for the story that there
is a tacit agreement between Presi
dent Roosevelt and President-elect
Taft that Joseph II. Choate, former
ambassador to Great Britain, shall
States supreme bench, provided 1t is
an associate justice and not the CHIEF
justice who retires next. The chic
justiceship is said to be reserved fol-
another, but no inliling is to be hat
as to the identity of the man slated
to succeed Chief Justice Fuller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

nent is divided, came into being. So
smoothly did Mr.. Aliens plan work
from the beginning that the general
aeadjustment was accomplished with
out great difficulty, and it has worked
satisfactorily ever since.
Other countries were quick to take
notice of the convenience of the new
arrangement, and the majority OF
them have adopted the same system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

1t was real nice of the court where
Mr.. Rockefeller is forced to unbosom
himself to make it as pleasant for the
much-harrassed old man as possible
by excluding the public from the hear
ings. The people are so coarse, you
know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

visions of the universal postal con-
vention.
The withdrawal of the issue on ac-
count of this defect. however, is not
contemplated by the department.
If upon investigation it is decided
to be obligatory the plates will be
changed. Only plates for l and 2 cent
denominations have been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
WILL LOCATE MONUMENT
| Illinois Soldiers Who Died at Ander
| sonviIIe to Be Remembered,

Andersonville, Ga, Nov. 19.-The H.
linois monument committee arrived
here today and selected site for a
monument to be erected to the mem
nearly thousand who died in Ander-
sonville prison. The site is about 800
yards from the Iowa monument, one
of the prettiest within the enclosure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
NEW STAMPS ARE IMPERFE CT
Latest Issue Found Not to Conform to
the international Agreement.

Washington, Nov. 19.-No Arabic
numerals appear on the new issue of
2 cent stamps, more than 200.000.O00
of which have just been printed and
placed on sale by the postofice de-
partment. 1t has been asserted that
this is not in conformity with the pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
CALLS A MINORITY CAUCUS
Democratic congressman Will Select
Leader Dec. 5.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Congressman
Clayton, chairman of the caucus, last
night issued a call for a caucus of
democratic members of the house to
be held Dec. 5. The purpose is TO
elect a minority leader to take the
place of John Sharp Williams, who
resigned the leadership last summer.
The name of Champ Clark is promi-
nently mentioned as Williams sue
ceSSOr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

A profit of $685., 100000 on a $4,000
investment of borrowed money ought
to create in a man a kindly heart to
ward all his fellow beings instead of
making him a monster on the face OF
the earth That is what John D.
Rockefeller, the petroleum pirate,
says under oath he did.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

If New York should send Roosevelt
and Root to the senate in place OF
Plat and Depew there would at least
be no question about the state being
repreSented
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
B.issfuI Ignorance,

He didn't know twas loaded
And never did find out.
1t didn't really seem thing
To bother him about.
For when they made discovery
He was way past recovery
And on the golden shore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Having elected a president, Cuba
will now try again TO govern itself.
Meanwhile the war correspondents are
getting ready for business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

for the war college at Washington.
Why not the big stick?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Christmas is only few weeks away
Better begin to get busy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Did you ever notice that Mr.. Arch
bold always addresses his friends a
"dear?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

himself where he has heard the name
AbruzZi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

1t is far easier for a president t.
become an editor than for an edito
to become president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

One candidate in New York spen
just one cent in the campaign. HI
didn't get a look-in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

If the old fashioned fall was an
better than this one, We should Xix
to see it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

And now the noisy William says HI
will be William the Silent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Look out for counterfeit IS bill
and other forms of bogus prosperity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
Same Thinc,

Same Thing.
"It was a case of spontaneous com.
bustion."
Did the fire do much damage?"
"What fire."
'Fhe one you just mentioned"
81 was talking about a case of love
at first sight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Abe Ruef is beginning to feel less
not guilty than he did.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Not q Specialist.
I'm looking for
4 situation. Can
you put me next
to one?"
What can you
doT
Anything but
work"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
Gallant.

Gallant.
81 have known her ever since she
was little girl at school,"
"How long ago was that?"
Lets see. Was 1t last Fourth of
July or next?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
THE ARGUS.

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

"She has to. Her husband Is suffer.
ing from an incurable disease"
poor man! What is his troubled"
"Chronic laZinesS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19

Thursday, November 49, 1908.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-21
BATTLESHIPS UP TO PRESIDENT.
senate Committee Reports Naval Bill Pro-
NIdIng for Only Two.

WASHINGTON. April D.-The Senate Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to-day put the
battleship issue squarely up to the Presi-
dent. Senator Hale. chairman OF the
committee. brought the naval a%ppropna-
ton bin into the Senate to-day from the
committee with a favorable report. and
the item in the bill rs il came from the
House authorizing two battleships was not
changed. That an effort will be made TO
change il on the floor OF the Senate is prob
able and AZ exciting debate will follow,
Representative Hobson Of Alabama has
already been canvassing tho Senate in an
emo TO arouse interest in the Presidents
programme for four battleships instead
Of two.
The prospect Of a second message from
President Roosevelt on the subject ia freely
discussed. in which the demand for two
more battleships will be made in language
a little more vigorous than was contained
in the last message, which the House ig-
nored.
The Senate increased the aggregate Of
the appropriations carried in the House
bill t7,57s,c3l. The bin as il came from
the House carried approximately tlCs, 100 900.
The principal item of the Senate COM
mittee's increase was for the increased
pay Of officers and enlisted men, S,553,96o.
Mr.. Hale also added his personnel bill
as an amendment. which gives the staf
corps the rank and title az DOW established
for the stat corps o. the army and providing
that this shall In no case carry command.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-21
L. $. OFFICIALS OWN UTILITIES.
Congress Embarrassed In Handling WASH
ingtOn street Car and Lighting Bills,

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Mr. Sims Of
Tennessee, a conferee on the bill to au-
thorize the extension Of street car tracks to
the new Washington railway station, told
the House to-day some OF the embarrass-
ments under which the oonierees on the
bill labored. One Of these, he said. was the
fact that high officials in the Government
we're stockholders In the corporations,
One of the street car companies owned the
electric light and power company. Sii2 600
worth Of whose product was sold to the
Government. In the other company a
Senator held over a thousand shares Of
stock, that Senator, he said, was a member
Of the Committee on District Affairs.
last fan Mr.. Sims continued. "the
papers were full Of the story that another
gentleman in high official station who must
necessarily have great influence IN legisla-
ton had become a large stockholder in the
Washington Electric Company. Who was
he? William Loeb, Jr., Of New York. Who
is William Loeb and what are his qualif-
cations for Office? The newspapers show
that he was elected a director Of this com
pany and the papers further say that he is
TO DE president Of the company. Tho re-
port, which is sworn TO. shows that he " n
200 shares Of stock Of the Washington
Railway Electric Company, which owns the
electric light and power company that sells
its service 10 the Government Of the United
States for the sun Of about sit2,OO 0 for
public lighting