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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-07-31
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-07-31
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-07-31

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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-07-31
Park Region
Luther College,
Fergus Falls, 3: Minnesota.
Courses:

Courses:
-Four Years. Three Years.
academic Teachers English
Teachers Latin General
Commercial
Music
Two Years.
Commercial
Stenography and
Typewriting
Rev. D. G. RISTAD, Principal.
Send for catalogue.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-07-31

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fit aItib Saarer / 9inene, naor ban
fnaffeo ON fin samIe Sar. og loo
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oper belle 8irfegaaroen.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1908-07-31

mi min eIenoise Sfane!
|89r iaa intI of saa itiae, sanIe So.
Der, og iIaa Dig neb meo iaa Tibet
iom muIigt, for on neb mine
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Opening G. o. Il. Barrel.

The week begins with republican
campaign managers badly scared. All
arrangements have been upset to send
Judge Taft into Ohio and New York,
and it is announced that 100000 has
been contributed and will be spent in
those states and Indiana.
The great danger they fear in Ohio
is the labor vote. especially the coal
miners and railroad employees. who are
out for Bryan, and have astOnished
their employers by refusing TO be CO.
creed, even by threats of curtaiiment
of operations and discharge of work
men, in the event of Bryan's election.
Labor leaders claim that 100000 Ohio
men who voted for Mckinley will vote
for Bryan. Republican managers ad-
nit loss of $4,000
The truth is that between the digres-
sion of workingmen and the Cox and
Foraker rows, Ohio is lost TO the re-
publicans, and Judge Taft is called to
the stable door after the horse has
escaped.
In New York there is united
democracy behind Bryan and Chanler
and Hughes is in a perilous position
The best evidence of that is that Pres
ident Roosevelt has written personal
letter. to every member of the state
republican machine. urging solid sup
port of the Standard Oil candidate.
The Indiana situation is complicated
by the action of Governor Hanly, whe
lsplit the republican ranks by calling
a special session of the legislature ant
forcing a local option law against the
advice Of his party leaders assemble:
in formal conference TO discuss thu
lquestion. Indiana is doubtfully repub
lican at best, and it is admitted tha
John Worth Kern will bring to thu
democratic ticket many votes whicl
Mr. Bryan alone could not command
| The republican managers are badl,
frightened, and welcome the added
S500,0e0 as godsend Thanks to i
land by hard work they hope to carr,
the country for Taft. But they are b,
no means confident, and admit thei
doubts 1t looks like Bryan.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
shaking Down the Trusts.

Under New York date line of Sept.
10 the daily papers of the country
publish dispatch from which the fol-
lowing is taken:
"1'he visit of Charles G.. Dawes, of
Chicago formerly Comptroller of the
Currency. had more influence than
anything else in arousing Wall street
uneasiness. Mr.. Dawes came to New
York primarily to raise money for the
Republican congressional campaign
committee, and he gave the people he
called upon very clearly to under
stand that the Republican majority In
the house is in danger.
''Wall street has steeled itself
against the opportunities of political
canvassers for funds. but Mr.. Dawes
visit was unquestionably impressive.
The people who saw and heard him
were convinced that he really meant
what he said when he announced that
! unless means were taken to arrest the
current and change the situation the
Democrats would swing into control
of the popular branch of congress and
probably elect president. Mr.. Dawes
did not conline his visit alone tc
bankers and financiers. He devoted .
good share. Of his attention to.leading
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14


when her mother called her to lunch
con she had not yet solved the prob
lem.
Mother" began Edith as the maid
brought in the bOuillOn, ''how did You
make father propose to you?"
After all, mothers are the ones who
always do solve our problems, and as
Edith leaned back in her chair she
somehow felt that help would be forth
coming.
Mrs Fitch smiled softly.
"Your father first asked me TO mar
~ him when I was seven and he WAS
nine" she replied. "Of course l ac-
cepted him then aud there. The sec
ond time he asked me l was fifteen.
but with age had come ambitions, and
/ laughed at him. And the rest of the
times
"How many times were there?" cried
Edith.
"Oh, innumerable," announced Mrs.
Fitch. land they just kept up until we
, were finally married"
Edith thought the lunch most unap-
petizing and returned TO finish her book
after the meal was over. That evening
the Wilson's were giving large dance.
and Edith took beauty nap to pre-
pare for the fun. Sharply at Q o'clock
| Donald Upton drove up to the house,
and together he and Edith went to the
dance.
| 1t was happy evening, for Donald
IN
diant in her excitement. At least If
Donald did not want her for his wife
he gave no outward and visible signs
Of wanting any other girl, and that
was some comfort Once or twice IL
seemed as il he surely would say the
words the girl so longed to hear.
Edith Donald announced as they
had just finished waltz, you're love
Her than ever tonight. No man could
resist you"
81 know one who does" boldly an
nounced Edith.
"Name him. and I'll have his life:
blood" cried Donald, with mock sever
ity.
"Oh. you wouldn't commit suicide
would you:" demurred Edith.
"Donaid Upton" interrupted hi
hostess. what do you mean by forget
ting your manners? Dolly Griggs Il
over there waiting for you" As Don
aid disappeared to keep his engage
ment she turned to Edith, .'ReaIly
Edith, that man is so in love with yo,
| that he forgets all his bringing up
As Edith sat toasting her tired littl
feet before the radiator that nigl
after the dance was over aud she VI
preparing for bed she sighed again, bt
! somehow it was different sigh frol
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
How MIR. ROOSEVELT Replied.

Judge Alton B. Parker repeats the
charge recently printed by the New
York World that the Standard OH was
esked $250,000 and did contribute
100000 to the Roosevelt campaign
fund i'll 1904. which was spent in spite
of Mr. Roosevelt's alleged order to re-
turn the money.
President Roosevelt has not denied
this statement. His only reply is ST.
lepce. He finds himself in the same
fix as Mr.. JsUres, to whom Premier
Clemenceau of France in the famous
debate on socialism made the retort
you do not reply? In not replying
you have replied"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
NOT WILLING TO STAND PAT.
The Protected Trusts Look For Re-
vision Upward.

If any friend of tariff revision->for
relief from burdens-was satisfied with
the policy announced at Chicago, his
eyes cannot fail to be opened by the
attitude of the ultra protectionist cl lie
of the Republican party. The quin-
tessence of high tariff opinion is voiced
by the American Economist, the organ
of the American Protective Tariff
league. Its pages are adorned with
the motto "190S is stand pat year"
1t announces cheerful acceptance of
the unequivocal pledge of tariff revi-
sion,' and under the headline For
Tariff Revision-Upward' it says:
Upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the Republican platform the
league stands ready to cooperate with
the movement for revision.
1T will take OF its coat and work
for revision revision in a large
number of the existing schedules"
In the same issue the Chicago tariff
plank is hailed as notable victory"
for the interests represented by the
Economist Mr.. Taft is also on record
for revision upward in some of the
schedules. Mr.. sherman has long been
one of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ring,
which has throttled revision sentiment
in the house. Republicans who favor
revision downward can find no comfort
either in platform, in candidates or in
the enthusiastic support of the Chicago
brand of revision by the Bourbon pro-
tectionist wing of the party. The
trusts figure that revision by the
friends of tariff" means something
better than standing pat. 1t means
revision upward. more graft than the
Dingley act gives them. The only hope
of the tariff burdened masses lies In
revision by friends Of the consumer.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

You see, Cora, you're my sister,
and l can confide IN you announced
Edith Fitch as she nestled closer In
the hollow of the armchair. 'Then,
too, you're married and you know the
signs.''
Mrs. Bennington smiled at her pret-
ty sister and made no contradictory
reply.
Il am sure he loves me-but, oh.
dear, why doesn't he tell me so?'
continued Edith petulantly. But
there's no use beating about the bush,
Cora. What | want to know is how
ever did you make Carl propose?"
"Make him. echoed the justly in
dignant Mrs. Bennington. MY dear
sis. couldn't stop him. For two
whole years when would feel : in
my bones that the proposal was on lis
lips / would change the subject, but
finally he asked me and just kept on
asking until l said 'Yes'-well- we'll
oh, just to get rid of him." And Mrs.
Bennington blushed at her own un-
truthfulness.
II might have known that l could
get no consolation from you, CG"a,'
declared Edith. You and Carl are sc
beastly happy that you don't bother
about rank outsiders" And she gath
cred up her belongings and departed.
Alone In the privacy of her own
room Edith sighed and sighed as only
a girl very much in love can do. She
grew restless and finally wandered
downstairs into the library. Looking
over the shelves, she finally discover
ed the book for which she was search
ing.
Once more she returned to her room
and was soon lost in the leaves OF
Love Affairs of Great Men" Ye
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
CAN WORK NO MIRACLE.
Prosperity Boomers Excite perision In
Minds Of Thinking People.

The following editorial from the New
York Evening Post is telling COM
ment on the faith cure method of
bringing prosperity, now being worked
to full capacity. especially by those
who fear the effect of hard times on
stand pat policies:
'Since the time that the prophets of
Baal took a bullock and placed it on
the altar and called upon the name of
their god from morning until night
and cried aloud and cut themselves
after their manner with knives and
iancets till the blood gushed out upon
them there has been no exhibition in
modern times upon 4 large scale of a
belief in incantation comparable TO the
approaching interstate prosperity con-
gress. This organized commercial
faith cure is to be let loose upon us at
the close of this week.
No one who knows the true psy-
Geological character of the gradual
growth of mutual confidence, its liza
bility to sudden chills and its long pc
RODS of suspended animation will ever
take stock in its galvanic revival, even
by the combined attempts of two or
ganized bodies of commercial travel
| ers. Prosperity is maiden both shy
| and coy, not TO be caught by the tom
| tom and the sackbut and the bass
| drum. He does more to caiole her into
reappearing who quietly saws wood
and waits than her frenzied worship
ers who think that Il crazy snake dance
will lure her back"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Hughes VS. Hughes.

GoXernor Hughes in his speech yes
terday spoke disparagingly of Mr..
Bryan's lack of experience in public
affairs in comparison with Taft. and
declared tn 1t for this reason the peo-
pie should elect Taft, Mr.. Bryan not
Being qualified for the duties OF the
Office.
Governor Hughes appears to have
forgotten that he was an avowed and
active candidate for nomination
against Tat and that he must have
believed he vas fully qualified for the
responsible duties of the position. And
yet Mr.. Hughes has far less expert
enca in public affairs than has Mr..
Bryan. The governor of New York
has been bu. two years before the
public. He was unknown outside of
his personal associates. and perhaps
a few others, when he was nominated
for governoT. He had no experience
IN public affairs previous to his cleo
ton as governor of New York. But
Mr.. Bryan has been active in public
life for years. He served four years
III congress and made a record there
that placed him on the ways and
means committee. the most important
of all committees.
Governor Hughes, being his own
witness. as a candidate for the presi
Dental noinatlon of his party. con-
lradicts and disproves the declara.
items made In his speech in regard TO
Ar. Bryan.
OIt of his own mouth has Governor
Hughes been discredited.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
W0RKMEN AND THE TARIFF.
Hard Times Give Chance to Inquire
Where They Come In.


AS these are times of enforced lei
sure among workingmen, it might be
well if they should devote some atten-
ton TO the tariff
There can be no doubt that certain
manufacturers are beucG ed by the
scheme of tariff protection. They
know exactly how much they are get
ting. The cost of production is SO
much. The product is sold at so much.
The difference is the profit. So at the
end of the year one manufacturer
finds his profit has been S1,000,O00,
another finds that he has cleaned up
we come to the United States Steel
corporation, the net earnings of which
are enormous. Then we have the
Standard Oil company, the tobacco
trust, the beef trust, the lumber trust,
the smelter trust, the sugar trust and
the leather trust, all of them monsters
in size and monsters in financial
strength All of these are familiar
with The operations of the tariff. All
of them know so well low much they
are getting out of it that they are of
one mind regarding ii, and that Is If
| it is ''tinkercd'' with at all it must be
| revised upward.
But what Of the other class-the
working class? Where do they come
| in on the tariff! 1t is estimated that
at least 2.5O0.000 men are out of work,
while there are as many mofe who are
| working half time or less than half
time. The tariff is not finding any
| jobs for them. The tariff is not put
| ting anything in their dinner buckets
They have been deserted by the tariff
| at IL time they most need protection
They have been left to provide for lit
| tie ones by appeals to charity. They
| have been left to the mercy Of ''tht
pirates of business" as Senator Bev.
eridge described the trust magnates
Though the protective tariff is claimed
| TO have been conceived as Il means
of providing "a full days work at {
full days pay" for the workingman, il
has completely gone ont of business 81
| lar Us lnC great l1IdSS VI NDThluS iitl
is concerned The protection they
were assured would give them ''stead,
employment at a living wage witness
es them in idleness and want. 1
would seem about time for working
, men to awake to the criminality of tn,
protective tariff The evidence is over
whelming that il is not only not thei
friend. but their merciless enemy.
not only does not guarantee them goOi
wages and steady employment but /
robs them of a large part of the wages
they do earn, bad times or good times
1t works for the interest of but ont
tclasS-the manufacturing claSs-th
class composed Of rillionaires. multi
millionaireS and the near billionaires
The power Of this class is growing b,
leaps and bounds Every day it in
creaseS its graft, and every day it
insolencc becomes more unbearable
No share of the protective tariff goe
TO the laboring man. No share of
goes to the farmer Not one penny o
the hundreds of millions which ar
: gathered annually from consumer
finds its way to the pocket of the con
sUmer The consumer pays the freigh
!, in every instance. He shoulders tn
entire burden
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Poor GueSsers.

The gentleman who knows It an
May strike a setback in the fall
He thinks the winner he can pick.
Is certain he can turn the trick.
But wait and see
The waiting's free
1t looks like falling off a log.
But able prophets slip a cog.
His reasoning without a flaw.
Built on some foxy votes of straw
And guaranteed to prove his case,
May seem a winner on its face,
Who will be who,
A forecast true.
But when returns begin to speak
His prophecy may spring a leak.
It's easy with pen and pad
To put one party to the bad.
TO figure for the other side
A margin twenty inches wide,
With pen and ink
Returns to shrink
Before the voters get a chance
To do their little song and dancA
Advance statistics can be made
BY any one who knows the trade.
But there may be a missing link
Whose ticket calls for one more think
The voters may
Refuse to play
The game the way the pins were Set.
And so the guessers lose the bet.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

When candidate for president of
an extended stumping tour to his own
state and is obliged TO go about ex-
planning his act as judge in a des-
perate effort TO line up any part of
the vote. it looks extremely signifi,
can't. The father of federal inju1nc-
tions is having his troubles with the
lahoring men of the Buckeye state,
even if he beasts that he eats labor
ing man every morning for breakfast
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker of Fayette, n. Y, a
veteran of the civil war who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, says: "The good
Electric Bitters has done is worth more
than $50G to me. | spent much money
doctoring for a bad case of stomach
trouble, to little purpose. | then tried
Electric Bftters, and they cured me.
now take them as a tonic, and they
keep me strong and we'll" so cents
at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Afflicted with Sore Eyes for 80 Years

l have been afflicted with sore eyes
for 33 years. Thirteen years ago be-
came totally blind and was blind for
six years. My eyes were badly in
famed One of my neighbors insisted
upon my trying Chamberlain's Salve
and gave me half box of it. To my
surprise it healed my eyes and my
sight came back to me.-P. c. Earls
Cynthiana, Ky. Chamberlain's Salve
is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Furnishing FOREIGNERS.

II Is said that the minimum" tarir
VIII be the normal tariff, and the
maximum tariff will be ito scare 9th
er nations with" AS revised by Aldrich.
Cannon. Dalzeil, ct al, the minimum
tariff will be sure TO contain max
imum of tribute to monopolies. And
the maximum" tariff, under the guise
of Furnishing some foreigner, will be
sure 10 contain abnormal graft for
some trust.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

When w. J Bryan addressed the
deep waterway convention i'll Chicago
he was greeted by an audience that
filed the Auditorium to overflowing.
This outpouriEg was in striking con-
trast to the audience that heard w.
y Taft the Cay before.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

The election in Georgia was so one
sided that the result elicits no special
attention. There was no republican
candidate for governor in the field.
Joseph NJ Brown, democrat, was elect
ed by majority of about $4,000 votes
over Yancey Cartert Hearst). There
was no great controversy II was a
waikover for Brown, who won his fight
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

Even in Moline the factory develop
ment bluff contingent upon Taft's
election has gone into effect The old
army game will not work this yea",
however. 1t has been relegated--
slong with the full dinner pail.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

Little did William Penn, when he
arose one morning many years ago
and founded Philadelphia, imagine
that it would be known 10 future gen
erations as the city run by boodlers
with the knowledge and consent of its
inhabitants.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

A half century Of progress in the
country since the days OF Lincoln and
Douglas has not bettered the condi
ton of laborers and wage earners as
it might have done The battle for
bread has grown sharper as the years
have gone oy and the poorer classes
know that it is so.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

Some Kansan is asking pertinent
questions these days. He rises to in
quire how many of the crowds rushing
to hear political orators are voters
and how many are women and chill
dren. This il to the point and has
leen rather overlooked of late.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

There are II Chinese at the state
university at Urbana, all taking regu-
lar work Nine of these are sent by
the imperial government. Since the
Boxer indemnity was remitted the Chi
nese government has decided to ex-
pend an amount equal to that sum in
the education of its young men in
America
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
A Repeater.

81 wish to stop in and wish Mabel
many happy returns of the day"
what is the occaSion:"
'Her twenty-first birthday"
'You will have your wish all right.
She will have her returns. She has
had three twenty-first birthdays al
ready to my knowledge"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

Though he postal department is
aEihority fo- the statement that 1900
letters so astray daily. it is not com.
planned that any of the please remit"
variety ever get lost in the shuttle
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

Ohio, New York and Indiana should
brace themselves for the shock, as
they are about to be talked to consid-
erably. Mr.. Hitchcock has admitted
that they are doubtful.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

lat the preceding primary contest for
the nomination against Governor Hoke
Smith, who was a candidate for re-
nomination.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

representatives Of the manufacturing
interests He carried away some
money. but not nearly as much as he
had hoped for"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

Poor Fellow.
'Why is baldheaded man to be
pitied!'
"Reason enough"
Il don't see It."
''He has the name whether he has
the price of seat in the front row
or not"
His Way.
The juggler was asked to balance the
books
For the man who ran the shows
And naturally he balanced them on
The end of his nose.
Bright Boy.
sour baby is genius.
.sThat so?"
Yes; anyway be specializas at tha
oge Of three months"
"What in p
! "COlic." SIs
Msunderstooa2.
"Do you think 1t foolish, tps s6a4aS1oRo
with husband"
Depends, my deaEs "a !.
'Upon whatT' 20
Upon whose hulnn
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

PLANTATION. Wen have him for best
man and give him standing invita-
ton for dinner every Saturday night"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

The popular wish is that the knights
sojourn in Rock Island might last i
whole week.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

They say, too. that under the strain
even Taft is losing flesh.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill. [En-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter1
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

No man really likes TO see his wife
work, but every one likes to feel that
she is world beater at it.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
Humor aua Philosophy
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

II YOU have a fine crop Of good inten-
tions set them at some useful labor
before they go into the street paving
business for themselves.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

When you feel a fit of laziness steal
ing upon you hire boy to chase 1t up
the avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-14

You can generally gise a good dia-
gram of the cercbrum of the man who
calls you fool.