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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Elizabeth Atwood! Don't you know
me-Iioger:" he turned his clear-.
shaved, sunburned face toward her.
She uttered little cry and hastily
threw back her veil "Who do you
| think | am?" she gasped.
Roger Blake stared 1t was the face
Of a stranger. Her eyes were soft and
! dark like those of his sweetheart, and
her cheeks had the same oval framed
In dusky hair. Save for these points
Of resemblance there was no likeness
| between the two girls. Elizabeth At
wood was very pretty. but the stran-
ger was beautiful
81 am afraid you are disappointed"
she faltered at last. 81 am Elizabeth
| Wood. and | have come 70 visit the
Waylands. and supposed you were
one CT Cousin Dicks pet cowboys.
thought 1t strange you should call me
| Elizabeth but | had resolved not to
be surprised at anything ont .ere." she
laughed merrily, and Roger Joined he
with faint heart.
II came here expecting to meet &
friend 1 hoped would be on your train,
he admitted soberly. Your appear
ance deceived me: you are much alike.
Il was the only passenger" she SAID
sympathetically. Il hope your-youl
| friend will come tomorrow. Where car
my Cousins carriage be-"
They were sitting in the blackboard
in front of the station, and the agen
was trundling two trunks toward them
"Seen a team from Wayland's?
asked Roger Blake.
"Nope. Want these on the wagon?"
"Too heavy. Wayland will send 70
them. If his outfit arrives tell then
I I've carried the young lady over to hi
place"
Il hope I'm not taking you out o
your way" SIZE protested. u can wall
sent letter.
That's all right. I guess your lette
went astray the same as the one
should have had. I've got plenty o
time to spare" he added grirnly. 90
was going to be married this morning.
"Oh. l see. I am very sorry" sh
said sincerely. Then she maintained
sympathetic silence while Roger drov
| hti oNtI tuc loil- Ibiiu dtlOSS tHey pr
RE to the Waylard farm, which at
Joined his own on the north.
How long are YOU going to stay?
queried Roger just before their journe
ended.
weeks or months perhaps. l hav
no near relatives and have been teacl
ing school. My cousins have asked m
to come here and enjoy long rest
hope your trip TO the station tomorrow
will be more successful one-an
thank you she said, with q friendl
smile. as they parted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Mayor Johnson's Sacrifice.

New York World: Had Mayor
Johnson served himself during the last
seven years with half the zeal he
served the Leople of Cleveland he
might have been the first of traction
magnates-a Western Ryan-instead
of a practical bankrupt. The loss of
his fortune, which was estimated at
not less than 100000 lis attributed
to his devotion to his work as mayor.
His prime object was to give Cleve-
land three-cent fares, and in order to
accomplish this object, he devoted I'M
peseryedly his time, energy, talent and
means to an unsuccessful attempt to
municipalize the street railways.
Mr.. Johnson was pioneer in street
galway. construction, development and
Consolidation. He was postmaster in
fhe arts and crafts of traction manip-
ulation. With his resources, his ex-
perience, his trained capacity. had he
chosen to work for himself instead of
the public; to increase instead of di-
minishing the burdens of the people;
to scheme, plot, bribe and squeeze in
stead OF striving to reduce fares and
profits, he might have accumulated a
colossal fortune. He might have &C
CURED palaces instead of exchanging
a mansion for a cottage: he might
have had garage full of automobiles
instead of being compelled to sacrifice
the one motor car he owns.
(. 1t is not necessary to approve Mayor
J9hnsoDs economic theories or vagar
les in ordersto recognize his devotion
to public work and admirable spirit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
KNANG SEU'S ODD REQUEST.
Piano Makers Novel Experience With
China's Late Emperor.

SHtud lay 6HPSsSbs
An English piano manufacturer who
spent some time in Pekin told of the
late Chinese emperor's fondness for
music and his interest in pianos and
other instruments Of western make.
1t is said that he performed himself
upon the pianos Of the palace. kwang
Seu, hearing of the presence in the cap
ital of an English piano expert, de-
sired him to lock at the palace instru
ments and see If he could put them
into better order. Several high Of
ticials, bearing an ancient and evil
IDENTIFY much thumped piano, arrived
at the Englishman's house and deposit
ed their precious charge. 1t was, said
the manufacturer, in horrible condi-
ton. The keys, besides being brown
with dirt, were covered with queer
Chinese characters which had been
stamped on. The instrument had not
been tuned in many years, If. indeed,
1t had ever had that experience since
it was new. The piano maker went to
work thoroughly and finally got the
keys clean and the instrument repaired
and in fairly good tone again. 1t was
returned. and the emperor expressed
his general satisfaction. but criticised
the removal of the Chinese writing
from the keys. That was not neces
sary, he said. and the characters must
be replaced Immediately. The manu-
facturer wondered if this meant that
he was henceforth to be in disfavor as
repairer, but he was soon assured to
the contrary by receiving several more
pianos, an orchestrion and one or two
other queer instruments, upon which
he was requested to exercise his skill.
For all these services Kwang Seu sent
his thanks through an officer of the
imperial guard.
But the end of the work had not
come vet. What was the Englishman's
establishment to receive q few days
later dilapidated jinrikisha and a
perambulator, much the worse for
wear, which articles. the emperor re-
quested, he was also to put into proper
order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

600. One of the intorporators Is
George L. Moreland, who has for
many years been compiling baseball
statistics in Pittsburg.
The object is to compile the batting
and fielding averages of players in
practically every baseball league in
the United States and to publish a
book containing these as well as a
fund of other information. valuable
alike to player, manager, club owner
and public. 1t is believed that the
bureau will be able to serve the base
ball magnates of the country well by
providing for them the authentic fig
ures showing the performances in ev-
cry department of the game Of promis-
ing youngsters In leagues all over the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Humor mo Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
THE REAL SECRET.

The secret of true happiness
Is not, as you might guess,
In piles of cold and clammy gold
Or bright andrgaudy dress.
Nor is 1t wholly in the mind,
AS argued by a few;
II the digestion is o. X.
The world cannot look blue
Though business may be just as bad
AS 1t can be, or worse,
And though expenses may be much
Too high to match your purse,
II your digestion does not flag
Or sit around and pout
You'll tackle your affairs and see
The way to work them out.
And, even though you fall In love
And fall out with thud
That jars the whiskers from your chin
And names you Mr.. Mud.
When one long, sleepless night has
passed
The world will still look bright
II with the loss of love you have
Not lost your appetite.
There's nothing can go wrong for Ions
Or push you to the wall
If you sit up and notice when
You hear the dinner call.
Though trouble broods. there will foi
you
Be no such word as fail
II only three times in the day
You can digest nail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
TSZE HSFS "TRAVEL PALACE"
American Minister Describes Incident
In Chinese En1press Do,yaoer's L ife

HmeTiCdU MINISTER describes INCIDENT
In Chinese Empress Dowaaer's Life.
There is probably only one man in
the United States who has ever lived
in palace of Tsze Hsi, the late re-
doubtable Chinese empress dowager.
This is the Rev. Walter S. Elliott, who
recently returned from north China,
where he had charge of the American
Bible society's work in region as
large as all of this country east Of the
Mississippi. The palace which he
bought and lived in afterward was
Tribune. When an imperial parsonage
makes tour in China ENJOYS go ahead
and prepare palace for him at each
stopping place. Sometimes these pal
aces are occupied only one night. Then
they are sealed up and left to decay,
for no Chinaman may ever live in one
of them aftcrward. Usually they are
built new for the occasion, but in this
case, being in haste, the imperial es-
cort took possession of the home of a
rich man. 1t was already q very good
house, and it was renovated and re-
furnished at an expense of several
thousand dollars.
After the empress had come and gone
the poor rich man was left with an
expensive house upon his hands In
which neither he nor any other China.
man could ever live. So he was glad
to sell it to Mr.. Elliott for mission
school for 1900 strings of cash. As a
string Of cash is worth q cents, the
missionaries got an imperial palace fol-
| the modest sum of S513.
1t is interesting to know the sort OF
bed upon which poor Tsze Hsi rested
her weary bones. 1t was brick plat
form built new for the empress. Tn
der 1t small cavity was left, opening
| through the house wall into the outer
air, and In this hole somebody out
| doors kept a fire of cornstalks burning
| all night to keep her imperial highness
| warm. Even for an empress habita
ton no stove or bathtub was put into
! the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Ten days afterward Roger met her
riding out Of the canyon. Her face
was prettiIy tanned. and her broad
for her lovely face.
"AIay l congratulate you todayy
she asked brightly. -
Roger shook his head slowly, and
for the first time she noted the tense,
drawn lool; about his pleasant mouth
and the misery of his hacgard eyes.
"You have heard-I hope 1t is not
bad news?' she said. with that frank
friendliness he had found so attrac-
tive in her before.
He drew letter from his pocket
and extracted newspaper clipping.
That's all the explanation I've had"
he said bitterly.
'NIarried-to some one else-D
James Farnham-how very strange.
she said in low. acitated voice.
"Why is it strange? Do you know
the man?" demanded Roger eagerly.
The girls face whitened. and look
of distress came into her eyes.
Don't tell me anything If it pains
you" said Roger gently.
II must You see. | was engaged TO
him, and he Tilted me for another giTl.
l didn't know her name until now.
l couldn't stand it. and so ran away.
but now She paused and dreamy
contentment replaced the pain in her
face. r.
"Now?"
"Of course he couldn't be worth he
ing very sorry about. after all. And
life.i so good here-so clean and free.
I love it." s.
$50 do l." said Roger sincerely. And
about that other, l don't believe it Is
worthy Of great sorrow. Shall we gai-
lopT 81
Months afterward Elizabeth came TO
reign as mistress of Rogers home. Bat
1t was not Elizabeth Atwood.
1t was that other Elizabeth who
| came to him In his great trouble ami
who. forgetting her own sorrow. sought
to comfort him. And In the end eaci,
found n loyal, deep loving heart. and
the home In the wilderness sheltered
them as the man who builded it had
dreamed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Andrew Carnegie says the Infant
industries no longer need protection"
Now if Rockefeller, Morgan and other
trust magnates will agree with Carne-
gle that this nation can have tariff re-
duction, possibly the republican party
will revise the tariffs. The republic
can party will do whatever the trust
magnateS direct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

had been done by Roger, and now the
home was ready.
A month before he had sent Eliza
beth 800. He had said he would ex-
pect her on the 10th Of August and
would meet her at the little station
twenty miles distant.
This was the 10th of August, and
Roger had not heard one word from
his sweetheart. Nevertheless he har-
messed the sorrel team to his buck
board and started .orth to meet the
1890 express from the east. Before
they returned to the farm they would
drive to the minister's and be mar
ried.
Roger whistled merrily as he round.
ed the sorrels before the lonely little
station. The station master sauntered
out and chatted about the weather
and the crops.
There was piercing shrek, and tn,
express Numbered along the platform
A couple Of trunks were dumped from
the baggage car. and girl in brown
alighted from one Of the coaches. BY
the time Roger had reached her the
express had pounded away into the
west.
The girls face was covered by 9
thick, brown veil, but it was Elizabeth
| without a doubt. Roger knew tn,
straight, slim figure, with its almos
/ boyish freedom of movement, and tn,
! curve of dark hair at the back as sh,
/ turned her head
SElizabethw he cried exultantly Al
he grasped her hands in his.
"Yes." she answered quite coolly
How do you do"
"Fine," he said mechanically as b.
released her hands and fell into stel
beside her.
"You have a carriage hereT" sh
questioned.
Around on the other side. You ar
= glad to get here. amt you. Elizabeth
Or were you tired Of waiting" Their
was agonizing appeal In his blue eye
as they reached the blackboard an
he assisted her to seat.
cit was a long journey" she replied
with puzzled glance at him. Il SUI
| pose You are one Of the farm hands2'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Financing an Election.

The republican national committee
has filed list of the contributions to
the campaign fund of the committee
and the names of portion of the
with the total amount re-
ceived was given in our telegraphic
columns recently. The contributions
foot up a total of $1,655, 51S.27. This,
of course, does not include the con-
tributions received by the republi
can national congressional committee
which probably equals if it does not
exceed that of the national committee.
Many of the trusts have probably hid
their identity and their big contribu-
lions behind the congressional COM
mittee fund.
A few days ago the democratic ma
tional committee published the list of
contributors to its fund, with the
amounts contributed, which total $685.
140.
Among the things noticeable in con-
trasting the funds of the two commit
tees is the difference in the size of
single contributions and the number of
contributors. In the list of contribu-
tors to the republican fund we find
that brother Charley Taft, a trust mag
nate, and connected with valuable
Philippine concession gave $4,000,
while Andrew Carnegie and j. Pier
Pont Morgan each gave $4,000. All
three of these men with others who
contributed 100000, $4,000 and $10,-
600 apiece have made their money and
are still making money through spe-
cial privileges conferred upon them by
republican legislation which Taft is
pledged to continue. They levy tribute
upon the people and give a portion of
it to keep tie republican party in
power. Rockefeller, Hartman and
other benehciaries of special privi-
leges doubtless put up large sums of
money either through leagues" or so
cieties of some kind, or by helping
swell the amounts with which others
are credited.
The public can safely wager that
every trust and every plutocrat con-
tributed to the fund in some way.
The S1,655,51S.29 contributed to the
republican campaign fund was given
by 1880 persons; while S619,14O
contributed to the democratic cam
paign fund was given by $4,000 per-
sons. Note the difference!
No. contri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
importance of Corn.

When you come to examine Stats
tics as to just what the farmer in this
country is doing you cannot but
realize the magnitude of his work.
The total amount of the wealth pro-
duced by the farmers of the United
States in 1907 was s7,44O, 100000. 1t
is said this year the total will exceed
that remarkable figure.
Here is an estimate of what the
farmer has raised in the last IL
months:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Mind Your Business,

If you don't, nobody will. 1t is your
business to keep out Of all the trouble
you can, and you can and will keep out
of liver and bowel trouble if you take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They keep
biliousness, malaria and jaundice out
of your system. 25 cents, at all drug.
giStS. sv--5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

William Peters Hepburn, who is
serving his eleventh consecutive term
in congress from Iowa was beaten by
rural newspaper editor named w. D.
Jameson. Hepburn had over $500
plurality two years ago, but fell in the
discard this trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
BjIiousness and Constipation.

For years / was troubled with bill
iousress and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me. l lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse. |
do not know where / should have
been today had not tried Chamber.
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
The tablets relieve the i'll feeling at
once, strengthen, the digestive func
tions, helping the system to do its
work naturally.-Mrs. Rosa Potts
Birmingham, Ala. These tablets are
An f4,o uaua OF f1o Nina = sxyvru
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
How to Treat a sprain.

Sprains, swellings and lameness are
promptly relieved by Chamberlain's
Liniment. This liniment reduces in
flammation and soreness SO that a
sprain may be cured in about one
third the time required by the usual
treatment % and so cent sizes for
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Escaped Easy.

"She made a fool of him."
"That is not so bad"
"No?"
"She might have done worse" :
"How?"
"Married him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Whether right or wrong in his specific
objects and methods, he has elevated
the standard of public service and has
made signal contribution TO its an
1,SlS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
WHEN A WOMAN DRESSES

She can hold seven hairpins In her
mouth, her back hair In one hand and
her front pompadour in the other, tell
the maid what to say to the chance
caller and hush the baby all at one
and the same time.
She wonders why her nose always
looks shiny and how on earth she ever
got that blotch on her face She is
listening to what her husband says
while she wonders.
She sees with her fingers and hears
with her spinal column and SO knows
exactly how and when each patent
fastener snaps into its proper place
or doesn't snap.
At the beginning she is absolutely
certain that she hasn't a rag fit to
wear, and nothing she has Is becom.
ing to her, anyway.
She declares that she just hates wo-
men who wear powder on their faces
and then proceeds to paste the stuff
all over her countenance, but she
wipes 1t all off-albeit just little bit.
She still insists that she hasn't 9
thing-no, not thing-fit to wear; she
just looks horrid In that dress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Just Their Way.

'sThose women hate each other"
"Who told you SOP
Nobody. Saw it ipyself."
mercy! Did they scratchT
Il should say not. They were kill
ingly polite to each other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
NEW BASEBALL BUREAU.

Compilation Of Batting and Fielding
Averages Of Players Its Object.
An international baseball bureau
has recently been Incorporated at
Pittsburg with capital stock Of $780,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Tom Johnson is broke financially
but it is very evident that his cour
age isn't even bent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Knew the Borrower.

"Would you sign security note for
a friend?"
"That would depend on the friend"
81 want to loan myself $40, and it
wouldn't be business to take bare un.
secured note"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Difference .....s1, O36,37S.27 62,67o

Difference 49,. 81 ,036,37S.27 62,67O
That is $3.50 excess in number of
democrats contribute and about one
third the amount contributed
What was done with the nearly two
million dollars. probably there and a
half million collars, including the con-
gressional fund?
What could the managers do with
this vast amount of money IF they did
not use it for a slush fund? Their
national headquarters were no more
extensively run than the demo-
cratic; they had no more speakers;
and no more postage and other legiti-
mate expenses to pay.
IN any event :he republicans had
plenty of money and the republicans
win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
EXPLAINED ALI.

Some voters who were on the square
Essayed to shift as they grew wise.
And some who really didn't care
Just changed their minds for exercise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Have you bought any of those
Christmas presents yet Now is the
best time to do it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

A Pittsburg parson told all but
elderly women to remove their hats.
What happened? Every lid came off
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

"Rollo is learning to talk English
very nicely"
Learning? 1 thought he was ma
tive" "'-e iS
HE is. but he has been talking base
ball all summer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

OVV,OVu
And look what an immense crop of
corn there is-two billion, six hun
dred forty-two million, six hundred
eighty-seven thousand bushels. The
total crop of 2,642, 6S7 900 bushels
would be worth $1,453, AT, $50, or near
ly billion and a half of dollars.
Thus it will be seen that the corn
crop constitutes nearly one-sixth of
the entire crop value of the United
States, including corn, wheat, oats,
barley, rye, buckwheat, flaxseed, rice,
potatoes, hay, tobacco, etc.
In the state of Illinois corn is more
triumphant as compared with other
crop values than in any other state
in the union.
Latest official figures at hand give
Illinois corn crop as BAT ,169,5S5 bush
els in 1906.
This year it will exceed that. These
5 figures are the proof conclusive that
corn is king in Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Easy Mark.

Easy Mark.
81 wish / had
never been born"
why so des-
perate?'
Because in that
case l am sure a
lot of guys l know
would have to
work for a liy.
ing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Save the wishbone anyway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

An the news all the time - TIE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

Count your blessings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
THE ARGUS.

BY THE }. w. POTTER CO.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
Edited by r. Walden

as the result of imperfect respira-
ton and plants become unhealthy.
Over-watered plants growing in pots
.. mmonly exhibit injuries of this
,haracter." The quotations from this
standard work show that we must
drain away the excess of water in
all soils where it exists. The old
.ea of cultivating growing crops,
such as corn and potatoes, was to kill
the weeds. But now with our adj
vanced ideas of cultivation, we know
that the soil needed unis stirring, if
there had not been a weed growing
in the field. By cultivating the soil,
we enabled the plants to breathe bet
ter through their roots. But as water
will exclude air if too abundant we
see the necessity of drainage.
4 *
w. M. Scott, of Kiona, Wash, one
of our valuable CORE pondents. writes
the following interesting letter and
thereby raises an important question:
considerable has been said recently
in different quarters about the rays
of the morning sun on frosty MORN
ings when the fruit trees are in bloom
doing greater damage to the fruit crop