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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

the Denncratlc side 4tE Bryan is his
own platform and is known TO ard of
all men Campaign headquarters might
be closed without materially affecting
the Outcome. 1t might be worth while
to adopt Mr. CGr-cC:cs plan of uni
versal disarmament and leave the can
didates to fight out their own battles
without the aid Of hattleships, thirteen
inch guns. press bureaus or speakers
bureaus
Personalities RaShsr Than Principles.
1t appears to De the fixed policy of
the Republican party TO press to the
front during the few weeks left of
this campaign attacks upon persons
rather than either defense or advocacy
of fixed principles. There is more said
about Haskell than there is about
tariff, more bitter attacks upon Bryan
the individual than there is upon Bry-
an who stands for certain fixed ideas.
How far this system of tactics may
prevail cannot be told as yet 1t Is
true that Governor Haskell has with
out one scintilla OF proof against him
been driven cut of the campaign. But
so, too. have. on the other hand, For
aker, Du PoHt and Nagel. all men of
high standing in the Republican or
ganiZation. But into great organiza-
ton. whether Democratic or Repub-
lican. there viii occasionally come men
whose entire lives have not been or
dered according to the highest ethical
principles
Macau.ay once said that he knew Of
no spectacle so ridiculous as the Brit
ish public in one of it's occasional
spasms of morality. I know nothing
50 absurd as the violent outbreaks of
the partisan press in the United States
about election time when some one on
the other side is accused of conduct
which could not be. even if proved,
put in complete accord with the Golden
Rule. Great editors like Mr.. Hearst
discover no moral obliquity in buying
stolen letters and using them to ex-
pose some one whom they accuse of
being either thief or a briber. Great
statesmen like Mr.. Roosevelt find no
reason why they should not implore
the practical" Mr. Hartman to col
lect S260000 from trusts and monop-
olies for POLITICAL purposes and there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
Had to Buy Il.

snow" said the agent, 81 am sure l
have got what you want. Now, here
is a new patent paper cutter, Sir, that
I am selling for % cents. 1t Is the
best In the market-never tears the
pages Of an uncut book"
Every nice, indeed" interrupted his
victim, "but l have no uncut books,
and so''-
~ suspected that, sir" returned the
agent. That's why / have brought
along this beautiful uncut copy OF
Fox's Book of Martyrs Three hun
dred pages of elevating reading, en-
bellished with beautiful pictures. Just
the thing for center table in this
superb binding
81 haven't got center table," said
the victim. $50, you see
''Finer said the agent. 'Let me
show you the catalogue of our COM
pany's furniture. 1t is all Of the very
best make, and center table like
that in the picture on page % will
prove an ornament in your parlor''-
'.But 1 haven't any parlof. l have
no house, my friend. Consequently
"Gloriousr' cried the agent. 81 rep
resent the Own Your Own Home com
pany off,
ooh, thunder" said the victim
"Here's your quarter. I'll take pa
per cutter."-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
Where Did 1t Go?
Misery of Indigestion Vanishes Prompt
Iy After Taking Some Dia-
pepsin.
STOPS FOOD FERME TING.
Free Yourself From Dread stomach
Trouble by Taking Little Diapep-
sin, Which Digests All Food and
Stops Fermentation.

AS there is often some one in your
family who suffers an attack of indi-
gestion or some form of stomach trou-
BILE, why don't you keep case of Dia-
pepsin in the house handy?
This harmless blessing will digest
anything you can eat without the slight
est discomfort, and regulate sour
stomach five minutes after.
Tell your pharmacist to let you read
the formula plainly printed on these
50-cent cases of Pape's Diapepsin, then
you will readily see why they cure in
sour stomach, heartburn. and
prevent at once such miseries as belch-
ing of gas, eructations of sour undigest-
ed food, nausea, headaches, dizziness,
constipation, and other stomach dis
orders.
Some folks have tried so long to find
relief from indigestion with the COM
mon every day cures advertised that
they have about made up their minds
that they have something else wrong
or believe theirs is a case of nervous
nes,, gastritis, catarrh of the stomach
or cancer
This is a serious mistake Your
real trouble is, what you eat does not
digest; instead, it ferments and sours
turns to acid. Gas and stomach poison
which will putrefy in the entire diges
tive tract and intestines. and, besides
poison the breath with nauseous odors
| A hearty appetite, with thorough di
gestion. and without the slightest dis
comfort or misery of the stomach, j:
waiting for you as soon as you decid,
to try Pape's Diapepsin.
One candy-like triangule, taken afte,
eating, will promptly digest all you
food, the same as a strong, health.
stomach would do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
Especial Washington Correspondence of
The Argus.)

rs we approach The end of this presi.
Dental campaign, with only few
weeks yet Of political agitation to be
Sconducted. am inclined to wonder
whether tlis caursi=H Was made after
Or before the contentious of the two
great parties. Except in Il general
way cannot claim any special kuowl-
edge of what has been done ut the
Republican national EeadCuarters But
friends there. fer of course you under
stand that active political opponents
may be intimate personal friends. tell
me that with the exception Of circu-
lating literature there has been little
work of distinctly political nature
done IS write thi; the information
comes that the managers of the Chi
cago headquarters OF the Republican
nationa! committee are laying off clerks
and reducing their force and expenses
in every possible way.
The Democratic national headquar-
tiers have Been busy. bat for not more
than three or four weeks. Nor at the
present moment does there appear to
De any lUlitS iAe tu- tlNtINIt5 VI tue
earnestness that was shown III 1900 or
even in 1904
Now. what is the reason of this situa-
ton in both of the national commit
tees? Al ! can suggest is Il personal
opinion. The two men who are candi-
dates for the presidency are them
selves so well known. have themselves
so well pressed in the past their claims
npon the American people. that there
is little left FOR a political committee
TO DO except to plead with state leaders
10 get out the votes. This is the first
campaign that / can recall in which
not single campaign biography was
on sale It is the first campaign that
] remember iD which 1t was not nee.
essary to be continually explaining
who the candidates were and what
they stood for l am writing Demo
cratic letter, but ] wish to be fair. II
there is anybody in the United States
who does not know who Judge Taft
is and for what he stands 1t must be
voter 10 whom it would be useless
to send a campaign biography or q
text book. And in the same way or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

Saloons to Pay License. Saloon
keepers of Moline will pay their sec
ond installment of the $1,000 saloon
license next Tuesday at the city
clerks office. The new saloon ordi
nance which went into effect the first
ense of $1,000 shall be paid, the first
$500 to be paid the city clerk the third
tuesday of April and the last install
ment on the third Tuesday of October.
There are 81 saloons doing business
in Moline and judging from what men
n position 70 know say, all of these
.!lll continue business the last half
# the year. Hence there will be $780,
200 paid into the city treasury for the
SIX months of the fiscal year.
/ @
Obituary Record.-Mr. and Mrs
Stanley E. Skinner of Tucson. Ariz
are mourning the death of their young,
! est daughter Anna Louise, who died
enroute from the west TO Tuscola, Ill.
where Mrs. Skinner and her three
little ones were journeying to spent
The winter iar the home of her parents
during the absence of Mr.. Skinner il
Mexico. The 2-monthsold baby haC
been i'll during all of its short life
and the physicians advised change
from the high altitude as of possible
benefit. AFTER passing through Mo
lime on Friday the child was seize'
with commissions and just before Jolie
was reached passed away.
Carl G. Ericsson. for the past 4
Years a resident of Moline. died a
WATERFOWL Monday after an Hines
Lei considerable duration. Mr.. Eric
son was born near Nordkoping, Swe
Iden. July 6, 1892 He came direct t.
Moline from Sweden in August, 1861
and has since made his home here
Mrs. Ericsson preceded her husband
in death number of years ago. H
leaves 10 mourn his death one sor
lG. E. Ericsson, of this city, and on
grandson, Lambert T. Ericsson, @
Hugo, Okla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

en- committees made up of the proper
kind of men, each one of whom would
undertake the investigation of one of
the executive departments. No Re
publican speaker would do this, or if
he did he would appoint withdrawing
committees in every instance, but
Democratic speaker who. like Clark or
like Rainey of Illinois or like Lloyd of
Missouri, would be untainted by any
sort of traffic with the Republican
side could make such trouble in the
powerful bureaucracy of Washington
that the Republican party would be
put out of power for as long time as
1t now has been in power.
Concerning the Bureaucracy.
And, speaking of this same bureau
crazy. ii has been built up and gained
its present powerful position through
the abandonment by President Roose-
welt of the principles upon which he
founded his original fortunes in poll
tics. Today we learn that all federal
ofiiceholderS who resigned" in order
to take up political work have been or
dered to report ut their posts If they
expect to be reinstated. Now, do you
know what the significance of that
phrase is? Men from the postottice de-
partment the treasury or the interior
department were permitted to resign
to join in the joyous task of nominal
ing and electing Taft. Ordinarily when
a man resigns from job that ends it.
But they have an arrangement at
Washington and, for that matter. in
other federal Offices by which the man
can resign and after having completed
the work he goes out to do be rein
stated. 1t is perfectly obvious that the
purpose of this arrangement is to cir
cumvent the civil service reform law
which prohibits federal officeholders
from taking an active part in politics.
The Republican national committee
is ordinarily pretty prosperous. l think
it is this year. If it can secure the
services of a number of practical poll
ticians-like. for example. Frank H.
Hitchcock. who, it is said. has IRE
signed"-it can well afford to pay them
salaries equivalent to those they were
receiving from the government. And
then if after five months of political ac
tivity on the part of these retired Off
Gals the president of the United States
the old time civil service reformer
Theodore Roosevelt, sends word iust
before the election that they must al
hurry home or fail of reinstatement
how fine the moral effect upon tht
country is,
Can you imagine a better bit of pc
litical bunko than this? If fedora
off1ceholders must not take part in poll
tics, let their designations be final wheI
handed in. But to say that the frs
assistant postmaster general can stel
out of Office long enough to manage :
campaign in which all his subordinate
are interested and at its completion re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
NEWS OF THE NEIGT1BORS

His wife, who has been visiting there
the past two months, will return with
him.
day at her parents home in Rock Is
land.
Grandma Eipper is now conyalescent.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Louis clipper and Miss Ada
Ashdown, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ash
down, Wednesday, Oct IA.
Mrs. La Rue returned to her home
at Rock Falls last Saturday after a
few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Robert Pearsall
Mrs. Adolph Rathmann is visiting at
the home of William Eipper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
DAVENPORT

Attorneys Drop CIient-The suit of
Henry MeinIs VS.. Henry Lussman was
net called TO trial Monday afternoo'
as scheduled but instead was contin-
ned to Oct 26 in order to give Mr..
Lussman, the defendant, time in which
to secure new attorneys. The suit has
been hanging fire in court for some
time, being disagreement between
iandlord and tenant, Mr.. Meints being
the landlord and Mr.. Lussman the
tenant. The attorneys for Mr.. Luss-
man have found him so strong headed
that they have experienced considera-
BILE difficulty in handling him. Mon
day afternoon as the case was about
to be called the climax was reached.
Lussman refused to. heed his attor-
neys and in disgust all three with
drew from tho case and left the de-
PENDANT without legal counsel. The
attorneys who withdrew are w. NJ
Chamherlin. 6 A. Finger and j. A
Hanley.
Here fer Long Launch Trip. S
And C. 5. Claus and ]. Lesinski, resi-
cents of Dehcit are IN Davenport to
begin a launch trip that will keel
them on the water until next spring
They will travel in handsome craft
belonging to the International Motor
company of Detroit, with which inst
tuition they are connected The launch
was shipped from Detroit to Daven
port. and has been lying on shore al
the foot of Brady street several days
awaiting the receipt OF new pro
peller, the one with which the boat was
originally equipped either having bee7
lost OF stolen in transit TO this city
The launch Is fitted with a 80 horse
Tuwer engine. is nicely appointed and
equipped wish all accommodations II
rake the trip Of the party pleasant
IT. G Mississippi viii be followed to
The gulf. AMI then by easy stages all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
French Oyster Gatherers.

The work of oyster collecting and
culture is most unsuitable for women,
but in France, owing to its tedious ma
ture, it does not appeal to men. Often
from an early hour in the morning till
late into the evening the women are
standing up to the knees in water.
with strong sun beating down on
them. The result is that never a year
passes without some of them going
mad and having to be hurried away to
the asylums The work is well paid.
as. indeed. it ought to be. while in the
case of the few who own beds the
profits are large, and small fortunes
are quickly amassed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
Paid For.

An Irisnman entered country inn
and called for glass Of the best Irish
whisky. After being supplied he drank
1t and was about to walk out when the
following conversation took place:
Landlord-Here. sir; you haven't
paid for that whisky you ordered.
Irishman-What's that you say? Land
lord-I said you hadn't paid for that
whisky you ordered. Irishman-Did
you pay for it? Landlord-Of course I
did. Irishman-Well, then, what's the
good of both of us paying for it!-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

cities along the coast to New York
will be visited. From New York to
Detroit the launch will travel on the
canals and lakes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
COE:

John Durbin lost a valuable horse
last week.
Mrs Major of Rock Island is visit
ing at the home of George Genung.
Erwin Russell is sick.
Miss Grace Hudson visited over Sun
Fred Ashdown went to Nebraska to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14
Thew Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect ex-
perienced by all who use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. and
the healthy condition of the body and
mind which they create makes one
feel joyful. Price % cents. Samples
free at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

turn again to his old place is to give
the lie to every protestation Of civil
service reform that Theodore Roose-
welt himself ever made.
Chicago.
WILLIS J. ABBOT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

cities along the coast to New York
will be visited. From New York to
getroit the launch will travel on the
canals and lakes.
Labor Leader Speaks.-Presiden
a. -. Urick OF the State Federation of
Labor, filled speaking engagement
authorized by the Davenport Trades
GlG Labor assembly last night at Tur
lie, hall. Mr.. Urick has been the rec
ognized head of the labor movement
In Iowa for the past seven years, hav-
ing been annually reelected president
of the state federation for seven terms.
He spoke of the needs, the desires and
the ambitions of labor, and of the
treatment OF the labor cause by con-
gress and by the Chicago and Denver
/ iatforms. Injunctions. the eight hour
movement and other vital topics were
handled from the laboring mans
standpoint, by the man who can speak
from a wealth of experience in fight
ing labor's battles.
Obituary Record.-Miss Helen E.
Pickering, SO years old, died yesterday
at the home of Miss Kate Moore, near
the Orphans home. She was born in
New York state July %, 1920. She
was a sister of the late Captain E
Pickering who was well known to
the people OF Davenport as he resided
on Jersey Ridge for many years and
lor few years prior to his death re
ided just outside of the city limits
hliss Pickering had suffered from a
spinal trouble for years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-14

Add Anneaiins Rooms. - At the
Union Malleable Iron works specifica-
tions are being prepared for two new
annealing rooms, making IL that the
company will have, and for another
furnace, making seven in all
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11
Divorce Statistics.

According 10 report just issued only
wo divorces were granted in DicIin-
son county in 1905 Eight bills were
filed during the year and there are now
pending twenty cases. This in
comparison with III marriages In
Delta county thirty-four divorces were
granted l9i cases are pending and
there were 2Ts marriages In Iron
couaty five divorces were granted,
there are ninteen pending, and I4c
marriages The Marquette record Il
nine divorces granted, eleven applica'
tions and Al marriages In Menomi
nee six divorces twenty FIVE pending,
54i marriages
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11

There Is considerable talk abont town
THESE DAVIS over the school election.
Stories Of different shades and hues are
prevalent yet through most Of them
rms chord OF anti. Just what
prompts it is not apparent II Is sur
missed, and with very good reason that
il has It's inception IN the schemes OF
one who would like 20 start something
COR his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and who.has
found IN the element that is IN evil
dence in every city, town or village IN
the civilized world-the element that
Is "agin the government, handy
tool 10 work 10 his own ends
There is always two sides to every
question and two stories OF every oc-
currance Hear both side before form
ing your opinion There is always the
fellow who has grievance against the
man in power. BE sure that he hash I
deceived you. There is always the out
trying to get IN. BE sure that he Ism I
worse than the fellow that is in before
making up your mind
In short this 'agin the government
mania Ought not TO disease whole
community. The questions that should
decide the voter Isl have the servants
in power administered affairs honestly
and with fairly good Judgement
win the other fellow do any betterY
trF H.. a. nj IA 4
every other community the anti crl
against that element which furnishe
food. clothing homes happiness liveii
mood for the people In the mannfac
turing town its against the manufac
tories in the producing town u
against the producers the makers o
wealth. In this town II Is against th'
mines. Have you ever stopped :
think, to figure up just how much Of
speek ON the map Crsytal Falls woul
be- without the minesy
AN OF this s. said with vivid al
probation Of the rights Of all men
the privileges OF liberty Of thought an
to be dictated by their conscience
II the voters will only do that and ni
be swayed by idle stories or allow then
selves 10 be sucked into the net Of
by gone political boss IN bis efforts
build up machine, there will be !
cause for regret IA the outcome Of q
contest next Monday
Think IL over voters think % oy
on all sides strip it If It's suspicion
jackets and get 70 the meat rememh
that we are All going TO live he
neighbofs for many years more, ~
everything will come out right
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11

The report Of the American Railway
association giving the number of idle
freight cars ia the country on june a.
shows that during the two weeks from
June 20 TO june -. there was de-
crease of 80. 720 In the number Of sur
plus car just about one-tnird Of this
represents a decrease in the number Of
idle box cars The resumption az min
ina In parts Of the hiiuminous coal
aelds. and crop moving requirements
have aided In decreasing the Idle list
pinulos Tor The Kidneys 30 days
trial 81 %. guaranteed. pinules act
directly on the Kindeye and bring RE.
lief In The lirsr dose 20 backache, weak
back. lame back, rheumatic pains
kidney and bladder trouble. They
purify the blood and invIgorate the en-.
tire system. Sold At Reiins Drug
Store
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11
Masonic School.

Hon. Frank o. Gilbert grand lee
turei. has notified the officers Of Iron
Mountain Lodge. No. 3SS T. q A. M.
that he will be here on August 10th
Tor the purpose of holding school Of
instruction. Quinnesec Lodge, of Nor
way. and the Crystal Falls Lodge have
been summoned TO attend the school
The first degree will be conferred by
Crystal Falls and the third by Iron
Mountain II is probable that the local
odge will entertain the visitors at a
banquet Iron Mountain Press
Foley Orino Laxative the new lax
alive. stimulates, but does not lrritate,
IL is the best laxative. Guaranteed OF
your money back Sam Bridges.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11

Temporary Chairman Bell % tine
Democratic convention ia his address
said that il was suggested that the con-
vention over whirn be ruled temper
arily should publish It's indictment
against the republican party IL sucn
indictment were published honestly
and In its entirity It would be some
thing like this; that the repupii'" a
party has been guilty Of making II
possible for every honest Industrious
man in this country 10 earn more 1--we
batter and be happier than ever before
in the history OF the world.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11

Our west side contemporary admon-
ishes us not 70 worry over the repre-
sentative situation and then manages
10 twist his remarks around so as to
get west side into print sixteen or
twenty times in about stick full OF
type. No brother, we have never been
ON the worrying committee and are not
concerned nc all over the matter.
Neither are we in the habit Of distin-
gushing between the two sides of the
county for personal advertising Iron
county sounds good enough to us.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-07-11
Government Land Opening Trip
County S. D.

The Government opening Of Trip
Co lands will probably occur about
October list. when a million acres will
be thrown open to settlement, includ-
ing some of the finest agricultural lands
i'm the West The Rosebud extension
of the Chicago a. North Western Ry.
Is the only railway line TO these lands
See that your tickets read 20 Dallas.
the terminus of the North Western, a
half mile from the reservation border
United states Land Office will probably
be located here. Send for free descrip-
tive pamphlets giving all details about
the land and how 70 secure a quarter
section of it; free on application 70
any G. & n. w. TICKET agent
Dear sally wrote Miranda Jane,
Between you, the gate-post END me
owe my good complexion C
Hoister Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sam Bridges.