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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

son. scoffed Graham as he realized
that Jean was looking unusually well
in her all black gown.
He rather regretted the end of the
meal and the custom which decreed
that he should be left alone with his
work after dinner. The library seemed
rather dull, and he was still conscious
of that strange sense of a want unsup-
piled.
For a time he worked over his pa
pers. but a growing dissatisfaction
caused him to stop. Impatiently he
thrust the papers aside, and. lighting a
fresh cigar. he walked over to the VIM
dow and puffed the smoke out into the
silver moonlight while he analysed his
| feelings.
! To his surprise, he found that, afer
all, he was glad to get back. He had
| had pleasant time, he had enjoyed
being lioniZed. and yet not one of his
titled hostesses had made the slightest
effort to provide the little things that
more than the great ones make for
comfort. There had always been
hired housekeeper to look out for his
I,
been left free for her firtations and
her bridge.
1t had been comfortable to find Jean
across the table from him. to realize
that she was there to see to his COM
fort, to perform the thousand and one
little services of love-. 1t was Jean
whom he had missed all the afternoon.
She had effaccd herself. as she always
had done, and he had missed her.
The thought came upon him with the
vigor of blow. He had dreaded
meeting her as the steamer had come
up the bay, and already he was regret
ting her absence. He had rallied
against his dtri colored life. and he had
regretted that Jean was not like the
people he had met.
Now he knew that this quiet life was
what he liked best. He would not
have Jean other than what she was.
Disillusionment had come already In
the reaction of the home atmosphere
t 1t was his own fault that Jean wa
! not more TO him than she had been
He had himself thrust her into thai
place. He was still bordering his dis
t lcovery when his wife entered.
is there anything you want. Grant,
she asked as she paused on the thresh
9 old. Il am going up to my room un
less there was something that 70,
:. need"
Il need you." sail Graham as hi
s came toward her. Il have been want
ing you for year. and / have jus
I. found it out. Why, do you know, Jear
u that as | came up the bay 1 was sorr.
q that l was coming home to exchang
IS the whirl of the last few weeks TO
S the dullness of the life we lead.
'e "And now l find that life very plea'
II ant. and have made the most aston
ie ishing discovery of all-that love m
as wife very much indeed"
She saw in his eyes look that sh
az had not seen since his courtship year
nsI before. and she gave happy littl
ri laugh as she laid her head upon hi
rs shoulder. The husband that she love
lS had come home to her. and Cupid hs
til come with him across the sea
Through his very discomfort Graha
w had found contentment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
The BOYS Saved the Union.

J. c, Rock of Washington. in a let
ter to the New York Sun, claims the
distinction of being the youngest sol
enlisted and the length of his service.
He enlisted in the Sixth Vermont vol
unteers in October, 1861, at the age of
id years and two months, and was
mustered .out in September, 1866, after
acting as clerk in the Freedmen
bureau the last year. Another cor
respondent cites the case OF Joseph
Guy. who enlisted in the 155th New
York volunteers at the age of IL and
"a half and was not 10 at the end OF
the war.
According to the official records
neither would be entitled to the honor
|of being the youngest soldier in the
northern army As matter of fact
25 boys of ten or under, 225 boys oil
II or under, 1923 boys of IA or under
and S44,S91 lads of 16 or under en-
listed during the war. At the age Of
lis or under there were isl, 43S en-
Ilistments and at the age of 81 or un
der 2,159,7S9 The total enrolment o
the northern army was 2,77S,309. leav
| ing only 61S,511, or barely u per cen
who were 90 or over at the time q
entering the service.
The boys of 81 saved the union
and the hope of the country today is
lin the boys. May they grow up II
be good citizens, patriotic, liberty-iov
ling. honest men. Few people realizt
today that the union army was liter
Tally made up of boys-boys in thei
teens. And yet the records show tina
lit was. Those who are alive today o
more than 100000 boys who enlisted
in the grand army of the republic arr
now gray-bearded men. They did thei
| worl, well as stalwart boys. All homo
Ito them All honor to the boys VIII,
saved the union!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

is making a living. This can be done
in two ways, and no third,
One is by honest labor, the other
by theft. The great mass, recognizing
this fact, labor honestly or offer
honest labor, for their living. Were
the entire population to do this, few
would be rich, but all would be COM
fCrtable.
minority, however, prefer theft to
labor. Greed added to cunning en-
ables such steal, and they steal with
IMMUNITY. 1t is singular that a man
thus constituted is not content with
robbing another of his living, but is
impelled by his brutal nature to rob
many. He will, if he can, seize on
and possess himself of the subsistence
that belongs TO thousand
| We long have been assured that If
the government takes care of the
wealthy that class will care for the
poor. TO use the glib language OF
the political arena, the capital favored
iby the tariff will provide work fol-
labor
| God help the man dependent OF
lsuch a delusion as that, There is
nothing more cruel than a million
dollars, unless it be several millions
A fairfield millionaire may drive hi.
automobile from castle to castle will
his digestion undisturbed and hi:
dreams undistorted, althoug he know:
thai his wretched workmen are toll
ing priyations or idling in hunger tt
which he would not subject his dogs
Eowever. there is no good in de
inouncing the class. II is the system
which makes such class possibl,
that is subject to attack. Ding door
the nests and the rocks will fee ava,
says Scotch proverb.
/ The protective tariff is altogethe
commercial affair." and under
more than 100000 miles of operating
railway have passed to the contro
and virtually the ownership OF fe,
men; The vast steel interests of tn
land are conducted by small board
even our circulating medium is tn
property of some few thousand CO.
porations that contract or expand
to suit their own selfish purposes
. trusts multiply. until food, clothin.
shelter-in word. all We live on
: are worked through monopoly to max
millionaires
And the foundation of all this st,
: peIdous structure to facilitate plul
:, oer of the people rests on the robbe1
: encouraged by tariff for extortion.
Its friends" will really remedy it
, when the devil takes bath in hol
water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

B.
blank cartridges, and other portions
or fireworks that were forced under
the skin in Fourth of July wounds,
says an authority. THE majority of
observers, however, have. come to
recognize the fact that it is not always
the blank cartridge or percussion cap
but the dust and street dirt with which
the hands are soiled that contain the
Itetanus bacillus or its spore. This
dust is carried into the wound, and is
much more difficult to remove than a
blank cartridge wad. Every Fourth
'of July injury should receive the same
treatment as crushing injuries from
street car accidents where it is known
that the wound is infected with street
dirt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Wouldn't Be RIed.

An automobile driven by man with
kind heart WIS bowling along coun-
try road when after turning sharp
corner it ran into man roughly clad
and tossed him to the side of the road.
The man with kind heart turned
about as soon as he could slacken the
speed of the machine and, returning to
where the victim was still lying, in
quired in solicitous voice, Are you
hurt much?'
Never you mind" groaned the man
from where he lay. "'Tain't none of
your business, either You just run
along. because l want to tell you right
now it won't do you no good to sue me,
cause you couldn't collect anything
even il you got Judgment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

RogereC Sullivan may not continue
a member of the national democratic
committee. The only condition, he
says which may cause him to recon-
slider his intention to retire will be
the insistense of Mr. Bryan that he
again represent Illinois in the ranks
of the national members. with the
probability that in such case Mr..
Sullivan would be chosen as the chair
man of the committee. In the event
that Mr.. Sullivan takes such course,
which iszhighiy probable. the name of
Charles Boeschenstein, of Edwards
vile present chairman of the Illinois
state committee. comes into strong
prominence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
Cupid Across the Seas.-By Epes w. Sargent
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated Literary Press.

missed her for 4 time, but in the end
he was glad she had not come.
He contrasted her placid content
with the feverish brilliancy of the wO-
men he had met, aud he knew that
they and she never could have mixed.
For the first time he felt an actual
dissatisfaction with his wife and wish
ed that she might be more like those
butterfly creatures.
AS he thought of them while the car
riage rolled uptown he felt more and
more a distaste for the wife awaiting
him, and when she came to the door
| to greet him he contrasted the portly
| figure in its sober dress with the slen-
derness of the smartly gowned women
of title who had amused themselves by
turning the head of the clever Ameri-
can for few weeks.
Yet Graham was astonished to find
| that he was glad to see Jean. Her
I kiss of greeting was less perfunctory
than he had anticipated. There had
been one moment abroad that now he
would like to forget. 1t was at ball.
The lights. the music and a stronger
punch than he was used to had all
gone to his head.
For one delirious moment he had
held a slender, yielding figure in his
arms. The next instant Lady Eleanor
had accepted the impetuoUs embrace
as a graceful excuse for ending a boy
ish Irritation that promised to grow
embarrassingly serious instead OF
merely amusing The memory of that
kiss had not been pleasant to Graham
for he was clean minded man. and
he had shuddered at the brink upon
which he had found himself.
He followed Jean up the narrow
stairway. contrasting it with the grea
staircases he had seen abroad. ant
even with the contrast it did not seen
! to be as mean as he had imagined.
His room was as though he had lef
| it the day before. There were matche
, on the mantel and some of the cigar
he liked best. A book and a reading
. | light were by the head of the bed an,
his slippers laid out beside the lounge
Graham was of methodical MIND
The prim orderliness of the room wa
|
! he had spent the greater part of veal
| and it pleased him to have things jus
IS he wished them to be. This he ha
r not found even in the country house
where he had visited. Some of his di'
5 quiet vanished to give place to a sens
I Of satisfaction. and the frown had le
r his face when he went down to Il
!. library, where the recent mail WI
|, waiting his attention.
= Yes, he was well content to be
!. home again. and yet he was conscio'
that vague something still was lac
n ing. He sat over the unopened lette
: and wondered what this new fecli,
4 might lie. yet dinner time came wi
the solution as far away as ever.
= The well served meal with its fe
i simple dishes was a relief after 4
elaborate dinners of the ocean lin
i and the still more elaborate functio
abroad Mrs. Graham beamed her 81
isfaction when he was moved to prai
ri the cooking.
q az was afraid that after the Engli
+ roast beef you wouid not care {
! this she said.
AL AS though there was any compa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Humor ane Philosophy
THE NEW DEAL.
By DUNCAN N. SMITH

OF love In a cottage
The poets have sung.
Played up all the changes
With pencil and tongue,
But where, coming down
With the muse to the mat.
Are poets to MARBLE
OF love In a fat?
The vine covered dwelling
That. stands by the spring,
No longer the modx 4
And up to date sins.
The coming verse builder
Must have for his theme
The modern apartment
All heated with steam
The old oaken bucket
That hung In the wen
Gives way to q faucet
Where newly weds dwell.
The singer could hardly
In rapsodies rise
About the brass fixture
That water supplies.
The pretty ronances
OF grandmother time
Don't suit the occasion
For nineteen eight rhyme.
The writer who figures
On something quite new
Can sing of the fiat
With the rent overdue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Copyrighted, /

Grantley Graham leaned over the
steamers rail and regarded the city
with a frown. He hated the water, so
the distant pier promised relief from
the disquiet he always felt when he
was on Il ship, yet every beat of the
the huge propellers that pushed the
nose of the liner into the very drizzle
of a summer rain, brought him nearer
to the dreaded dreariness of his own
home
With an almost self commiseration
he looked back upon the last few
months and contrasted their brilliancy
with the life that lay before him. and
his soul revolted at the thought of re-
turning to take up the dull monotony
of the home life he had always known.
Presently they would dock at the
pier. There would be the usual diff
Guilty with the customs which seems to
be reserved for the American citizen.
The carriages would he waiting, and
in little while he would find himself
| before the somber brownstone prison
| that in earlier days had stood to him
| for all that was elegant and refined.
Jean. his wife. would come out or
the high stoop at the sound of the car
rage. She would offer her cheek to be
kissed She would ask If he had had g
pleasant trip. And then she would fol
low him into the house and with the
closing of the door would be shut ou
all the social possibilities of the past.
Nothing, however. could deprive hin
of the thought that he had lived fo
once. For six weeks in London he hat
dwelt in a fairyland of fancy. He ha,
mingled with men and women OF til,
world. and almost he had learned t,
say My lord and "Your grace" with
out feeling his knees weak at the real
ization that he was speaking to mem
Der of the nobility.
During the year just passed he ha'
accomplished a triumph of engineering
and had beaten the British masters a
their own craft. They had given up tn
problem which to Graham had seeme
simple enough. and when he had az
con,plished the result he had become
national hero for day. The Amer
can colony had dined him. and he ha
been presented to the king, and he ha
received many invitations to countr
house parties. all part of the fair
dream.
Graham had married early, and q
soon as he left college he had plunge
into his work with never a thought {
: play. This had been his first real V
lcation. and he had mingled in Englis
Isociety with delight that was who'll
unworthy of his country and his &c
ius.
He had had no time for society
his own land because the work TIL
made him what he was had preventt
relaxation. Then. too. Mrs. Grahar
proud of his achievements. had be-
content to share his isolation and fiji
reward for her remuneration of socie
in the pleasure of removing from b
path the hundred petty cares of dai
life
Jean had grown somewhat sto
with the passing of the years, and Il
: complexion which had been her grea
lest charm In her girlhood had fade
At drst while abroad Graham b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Japan, presumably to placate China
AMI TO Secure the abandonment of the
snti-Japanese boycott, has withdrawn
its objections to the building of the
Hsin, Min-Tan and Fakumen railroad.
The New York Tribune declares this
viii give those who were yesterday
lamenting Japan's oppression of China
a chance tomorrow TO "see things" in
4 Japaneses-Chinese alliance against
the, world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Glad to Be Bad,

Glad to Be Bad.
Think it is wrong to kill mos
quito?"
Eyes; very wrong"
"Why do you do it then?"
by the time. pesky mosquito has
bit me couple of times I am so mad
that just want to see how wicked l
can he"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

French journals are discussing
with great seriousness and erudition
the question whether the Maid of Or
leans was a blonde or brunette,
Mighty interesting, too. People have
often wondered whether Elisha was
really bald or simply had high fore
head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Accommodating.

Accomn odating.
"Any mosquitoes there" asked the
professor, who was looking for place
to spend his summer vacation.
Mary mosquito replied the genial
advance agent without the blinking of
an eye.
'Too bad said the professor. II
wanted to put in the summer studying
their ways"
Mosquitoes. did you say? oh, yes;
we have mosquitoes as large as mock
ing BIRDS ~ as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Charles He'll, a policeman of Chi
cage, has been suspended from the
force for raising his own name. Nat
uraily he is hot proposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

On the Danish island at Sjalland
there is an electric lighting system
which is driven by windmill. The
wheel is 46 feet in diameter, and is
supported by a tower As feet high.
Current is supplied to 37S incandes-
cent and six arc lamps, besides sew
era1 smaller motors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Prohibition prohibits in Tennessee.
Anyway 1t has prohibited ex-senator
Garmack from indulging in the gov
ernorship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

lMurat Halstead, one of the bright
lights in the field of American journal
ism for two generations of time, has
joined the innumerable hosts that
sleep in the unknown. AS editor and
author he made his impression on the
history of his time. Few men have
welded so great an influence for so
great length of time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

There evidently must be some un-
usual fears of race feeling when Book
er T. Washington has to have night
pel:cemen TO guard him in Cleve'
land hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

About the best
remedy for the
financial strin-
gency. would be
a steady and
constant a II d
never ending in
1ux of the dol
lars of our dads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Secretary Garfield made Taft
speech in Honolulu. and he has hopes
of carrying Hawaii for the republi-
can ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Absent Treatment.

eve want you for marshal Of the
parade"
But can't ride horse"
ooh. pshaw! Take few lessons. and
you viii be all right"
"Can I take them over the tele-
lphOne?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Henry Watterson declares that Taft
stands on platform made of planks
taken from Bryan's back yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Best the World Affords.

at give me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklen's Arnica Salve.'
says ]. w. jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N.
&C.. 81 am convinced it's the best salve
the world affords. 1t cured a felon on
my thumb, and it never fails to heal
every sore, burn or wovaft to which it
is applied. 2sc at alno Sd lsts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Christmas cheer and New Year vows
Let rejoicing hearts recall;
Let hero days your pride arouse
Thanksgiving, Labor day and all.
Celebrate your country whole
Those who live and those who died.
Let the martial music roll;
Let your bosoms swell with pride.
Fling your banners to the breeze;
Celebrate tire breeze that blows
With greetings from your bounding
seas,
Burning sands and arctic SHOWS.
Celebrate the land of health,
Where freedoms flag is never furled-
Land Of flowers and fertile wealth,
Promised land of all the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
In Training.

"What11s your boy going to be when
he grows up?"
Judging from the whoppers he tells,
a weather prophet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

4 Castro is to be given time to CON
slider" The consideration is not pub
lished.s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
THE ARGUS.

] Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue Rock Island, ILL., IEn-
tered at the postofiee as second-class.
mafter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Here's to safe and sane, a glori
ously patriotic. but not bloody
Fourth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

And some have vice presidencies
thrust upon them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
what will the Harvest Be?

The Fourth of July will be here to-
morrow. It's celebration will begin to-
right.
What will the harvest be?
According to the Central Publicity
Service of Chicago. the approaching
battle with cannon crackers, toy pis-
tolls and fireworks promises the fol-
lowing results:
Deaths
Iom tetdhuS ...--,ss. .-...-..... 81
From other causes ..,........ 100
Mangling-
Loss of arms, legs or hands 80. So
Loss of fingers ;. .,.-...-...... 240
Other injuries = q. g $50
Total casualties 5............. 1900
last year the results, according to
the American Medical association
statistics, were somewhat worse. with
a total of killed and injured of 4,413
Dust and dirt are declared to be equal
ly responsible with gunpowder as q
cause of lockjaw. Formerly it was
considered that the tetanus bacillus
was contained in the percussion caps
~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

The actual cost of the Suez canal
was $12O. 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

A girl with small foot talks 10
about shoes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

A man ought to be able to keep his
garments on if his wife makes, washes
and irons them for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
The Day OF Days
A Fourth Of July Poem
By PETER MACARTHUR.

Copyright. 1908, by Peter McArthur.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Some men never worry about their
clothes. They are willing to let theft
tailors do that That's what they don't
pay him for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Good times are regarded by the pes
simist as a personal insult.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

drous can
non roar;
Let no echo now
be dumb;
Wake them all
from shore
to shore.
Let the startled
n a t ! Q n 9
hear,
Those who love
and those
who hate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

1t is embarrassing in the extreme to
De trying to show of and have some
hard hearted wretch show you up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

About the only time one can really
enjoy wearing old clothes is when all
ones set knows one has plenty OF new
enes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

sY THE ]. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

1t isn't getting married that costs SC
much. It's being married.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

1t is easy to be interested IL your
hearing is good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

When boy loses his appetite in the
spring it is either first love or measles.
The person who says he is perfectly
willing to forgive is the one who never
does.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

is making living. This can be done
in two ways, and no third.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

lished.