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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
Bargain Laces

Here is an assortment of irresistbles; big list of those bargain aces that lessen the expense of every garment, and are always in place and in demand in your home People should fairly after them at these prices and we believe they will. This means that you too must not let yourself ag for you want them you want the choicest Make Steee-Smth Lace" the first thing on your shopping list
 Narrow Val Insertion and Edges; odd patterns in broken sets. Sells regularly for 75c to $1.OO EAo dozen. Monday and Tuesday, 5c yard or dozen.. OVV
 An odd lot of Narrow Insertions, in widths from -4 to 3-4 inches wide. They were 1Oc to 25c yard. Eo
 Coed quality Round Thread Val. Insertion in broken sets- to IA inches wide. Regular price e1 75 $2.2O dozen. Monday and Tuesday, dozen.... V1.lJ
 Round Thread Val. Match Sets in pretty patterns. with widths ranging from 12 to inches. Their regular prices were 12 -2c to 15c yard $15O & $175 C1 0E dozen. Monday and Tuesday, dozen. ...... 1l.OO
 Odd lot of Round Thread Val. Edges, in widths from to 3-4 inches. Regular price $l.S0 dozen. cf n0 Monday and Tuesday ....,...... 1l.UV
 Plain Val. Match Sets, from 1-2 to 1-2 inches vide very pretty staple patterns Regular price S2 cf cE dozen. Monday and Tuesday, dozen. 11.UO
 Mecklin Val. Edges, IA inch wide Sold regularly for 2Oc and 25c yard. Monday and Tuesday, C1 cE uoAell. ........s..... YAsVV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

Both Tetrozzini and Melba have signed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

yeloped countries has led other strong
nations, especially the European pow
ers, to support the pretensions of their
nationals to the extreme limit.
When it is proposed, however, to
use military force in support of claims
which are based on such contracts, the
question arises whether the national
conscience can sanction a use of war
power for these purposes. Granted that
injustice has been done the claims i'll
foreign courts-why should we set the
war dogs at work to avenge an outrage
which the claimants had in advance
voluntarily agreed to hazard as part
of the risks of speculation?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
copyrighted,

DORA Wright bad practically mas
tered the difficult ART of being poor
when fate presented her whimsically
with abundance. While she was still
wondering what she was going to do
with it all some relatives swooped
down upon her and whisked her OF to
Newport for the season.
About two months later Miss Wright
returned from an elaborate function
very late one night. or, rather, very
early one morning.
Bidding her aunt and cousins good
night. she YEARLY assembled the stairs
to her room. her shimmering ball dress
billowing gracefully around her slender
figure. One hour later she walked
briskiy down the same stairs attired in
a .natty linen travelling suit and carry
ing a small satchel.
! II am going away for visit" she
Informed the astonished butler as he
unlocked the front door at her COM
mand. you'll find a small trunk.
locked and strapped, in my room
Please send it to this address," hand
/ ing the man card and bill of gener-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Alaska Profitable Investment.

Alaska was purchased from Russia
in 1867 for s7,200,00O, and since it has
already yielded over 200 millions in
gold 1t has proven very profitable
investment. The year 1907 alone
shows production of about 2S mil
lions and this will likely be increased
this year. If you are sickly and deli
cate, unablee5o sleep or eat you can
not make more profitable invest
ment than to get a bottle of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters from your drug
sist or dealer. 1t will restore you to
robust health and prepare you for the
battles of every day life. For over
81 years it has been proving its mer-
its in cases of sleeplessness, sick
headache, loss of appetite, costiveness,
Ibiliousness, dyspepsia, Indigestion,
heartburn, female ills and malaria,
fever and ague. Try it without delay
and be convinced of its merit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Enrlisn Contempt For Labor.

Contempt for labor is an attitude of
mind which is more marked in Eng
land than it is in other countries. 1t
is abominable to have created - a
peer; he was originally common
workman" That is said notwithstand-
ing that Lord - has remarkable abil-
ity, has esta blished an enormous bust
ness and controls a body of men far
larger than territorial magnate COM
manded in feudal times. The house
of commons is detestable now: those
Labor members have completely spoil
ed it." Most of the Labor members
have spoken only on subjects concern
ing which they are experts and have
been of great use in making clear to
the house important matters which
ordinary members are extremely ig-
norant about Society expresses its
contempt for any who have raised
themselves from the labor level. but is
prepared to enjoy their hospitality and
borrow their money 1.-The county and
district councils ought never to have
been established; multitude of com
mon laborers are now in a position to
interfere In local matters" Those su.
perior people, the spendthrifts and
spectators. alone are fit to associate
with. 10 legislate for the country and
to manage municipal affairs.-Londor
Truth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Their Contract Repudiated.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican: The
Venezuelan claims, now under review
by sthe senate committee on foreign
relations, present question of con-
siderable interest bearing upon the
"sacredness" of contracts. OF
the five claimants, whose claims have
been submitted to the senate, four base
their claims on voluntary contracts
made with the government of Ven
ezuela. II
The persons who signed those con-
tracts did so without the slightest CO.
ercion and they willingly accepted all
the conditions which the contracts i'm
posed If there were risks that, in
case of disputes with the government
of Venezuela, they would not get JUS
tice from the courts of the country,
they took the hazard with the full I'M
Outstanding of the probabilities and
the possibilities in such a country.
They solemnly pledged themselves not
to appeal to their own government for
its diplomatic Intervention, and had
they not thus pledged themselves they
would have been unable to secure the
franchise they desired.
Ex-Secretary John W. Fosters letter
to Senator Cullom in behalf of Ameri.
can business interests which are op-
posed to the use of force against Ven
ezuela, is of interest particularly be-
cause it throws light upon this ques.
ton of contractual relations. He de.
clares that until recent years all of
the American secretaries of state ad
hered to the principle proclaimed by
Secretary John Quincy Adams, who
held that when an American citizen in
foreign land formed the contract
voluntarily, for his own private emol
ument and without the privity of the
nation under whose protection he has
been born, he has no claim whatever
nativity to espouse his claim, this gov
eminent having no right to compe
that with which he voluntarily con
tracted to the performance of that con
tract" In certain arbitration cases
since 1885. claimants have been turn
ed down by the arbitrators because In
the claimants contract with the for
eign government there appeared the
clause under which they agreed t6
leave their claims absolutely to the
country's own tribunals.
The truth is, probably, that the oidel
practice of leaving adventurous claim
ants, who had voluntarily contracted
themselves out Of an appeal, to stew
in their own juice was abandoned be
cause of the incessant badgering the
state department was subjected to by
the special interests involved, which
have greatly increased in number ant
capital resources in the past genera
ton; and because the internationa
rivalry of capitalists and speculative
adventures to exploit the more unde
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

authors IN the evenings. ji,st as We
used to before l became an heiress."
Langdon drew a deep breath and
looked longingly at the girl. who ap-
peared to be unconscious Of having
said anything unusual.
Il was tired he caid. His eyes and
voice were perilouSly near tears. the
porch was deserted, and he laid his
hand gently on hers. "But IN the fu-
ture the knowledge that you though.
of me and came back to cheer me- un
will keep me from fatigue aud every
other Ill. But you must return to your
relatives. If you don't like Newport
there are other places. Travel. Dora.
and get the good of the money that
came to you late. but. thank God. not
too Later
Dora regarded him with an amused
tenderness.
"You don't know ne half as well as
know you. Robert have no irten,
ton of going back to the relatives who
ignored my very existence Until Tn
Gle Timothy left me fortune And
don't want. to spend my money In
travel at present. | came to the place
like. and here I'm going to stay"
Langdon leaned suddenly toward
Dora. HIS pale face flushed and his
hands trembled. but he pulled himself
up again resolutely.
I'm right. though, Dora In spite of
your heavenly kindness it can't be the
same as it was when we were both
poor. Ny dear girl. don't you see that
it is different:"
Dora smiled tenderly at him.
Certainly see that it's different.
because now have the means TO pro
vide luxuriously for the old mother
and delicate sister and to keep up a
house for us BOTH
Langdon was shaking visibly.
Dora. 1t will not do. Your husband
must be more brilliant man than this
old friend, though he can never be o
more faithful. He must be Of your own
age and your own financial standing.
You make it hard. dear one. but you
must go back tomorrow
II shall never go back" she said
resoluteiy. And l shall never have /,
husband. Robert. unless it is this I'M
selfish old friend"
Langdon raised his hand to his tired
eyes to hide a rush of happy tears.
do you mean he stammered
Yes" answered Dora gayly: ~
mean this rs proposal. It's leap year
you know"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16


GUS denomination. NO. thanks, can
carry this grip myself" Then she
made her way to the depot
q
The labors of the day were ended.
Mrs. Watson and several of her board
ers were out on the front porch in rest
full enjoyment of the 'cool O. the even
in"
Eyes. Miss Wright's cuttin' a wide
swath. accordin' to the papers," the
landlady was declaiming to the little
milliner. new boarder. "Today's
Clarion said as how furrin noble-
man appeared to be gettin' the inside
track. That's why he's lookin' more
moped than usual tonight" pointing
through the open window at a solitary
man, in the shabby sitting room, his
head leaning YEARLY on his hand. an
unopened paper on his knee.
"He amt been the same man since
she left" continued Mrs. Watson In a
lowered voice. s'In love with her?
Land sakes. / should say he was! Ev-
cry one could see it except Miss
Wright Why didn't he up and tell
her? Why. child, they were both too
poor! Miss Wright didn't make no
more'n her own keep. an Mr.. Lang
don has a mother an sister to support
back In Ohio. An when Miss Weights
uncle died an left her. all that .prop'uty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Hand Ii Out.

Don't be chary with advice.
You know how TO do things.
Show the dubS and no accounts
And the Rubes n few things.
While they may not thank you for
Pointing out a blunder.
You can prove 1t to yourself
That you are a wonder.
All around you fellows may
Need to be instructed.
Tell them how their business should
Rightly be conducted.
Though you may neglect your own.
Show a disposition
To keep other fellows straight;
Let that be your mission.
Yes. it is thankless task.
No one will be grateful,
Though of pointers sage and good
You should keep his slate full.
Friends and neighbors might 60
wrong
Without your attention.
You can always find some flaws
And some faults to mention.
Cheerfully keep chipping in
With your private reason.
Give advice right off the reel
In and out of season.
You may get your features punched.
You must take those chances.
Like as not you'll only get
Cool. cortemptuous glances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Republican Uncertainty.

When Mark Hanna, that prince of
practical politicians, was in the heyday
of his usefulness, stand pat and let
well enough alone were the two arti-
cles of republican faith, and few old
republican mossbacks like Uncle Joe
Cannon think they are the high priests
of the old faith by looking wise and
saying nothing, and for that matter
doing nothing. But the "old days" are
not in evidence now. Then, as the
Houston Chronicle says, the creed
stood for something. Men believed it.
Prosperity justified plutocracy. Who
could hope to successfully combat that
|double-headed iniquity, high tariff and
corporationism, when the G. o. p. could
point with pride to easy money in the
pockets of the voters, to balances in
the bank, pleasant past, delightful
present and srose-colored future?
But time and change are no respecters
of persons or of parties. Republican
prosperity has gone the way of yester-
year. We had panic. With Roose-
welt, the righteous, in the White house;
a republican senate, a republican house
and 10 years of uninterrupted republi-
can rule to give the country peace and
plenty, stability and security, we had
very bad panic. And when it came
upon us in all its black desolation it
blotted out the old idea of republican
ism and riches, placing in its stead
the new idea of republicanism and
ruin.
Therefore we have in congress, in
stead of the former militant stand
pat" and ''let well enough alone" the
new hesitant, do-nothing policy They
are afraid to do anything, these uncer-
tain leaders of divided party. The
old faith and can not find a new one.
The president, who is an impulsive
man, recommends, but congress does
not follow him. Roosevelt is the old
leader of the old party. The new leader
has not yet been chosen. and the old
juvenate itself vita new issue. The
wise leaders are AAaiting and watch
ing, like Mr.. Micawber, for something
to turn up
High prices of food, high prices of
clothes, of building materials = high
prices of everything-have Caused the
people to grow impatient.
The tariff and the trusts have made,
as they were designed to make, their
beneficiaries multi-millionaires, and the
people have just begun to wake up to
the fact that too many politicians are
not servants of the public, but have
sold themselves into slavery to the
princes of the plunderbund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Relief from Rheumatic Pains

Il suffered with rheumatism for over
two years. says Mr.. ROLAND Curry,
a patrolman, of Key West, Fla.
sometimes it settled in my knees
and famed me so could hardly walk,
at other times it would be in my feet
and hands SO l was incapacitated for
duty. One night when | was in Sc
we're pain and lame from it my wife
went to the drug store here and came
back with a bottle of Chamberlain S
Pain Balm. l was rubbed with it and
found the pain had nearly gone during
the night. | kept on using il for a
little more than two weeks and found
that it drove the rheumatism away.
i have not had any trouble from that
disease for over three months" For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Eccentric Ralzac.

Leon Gozian used to relate how he
met Balzac one day on the Boulevard
des Capucines dying with hunger"
The novelist insisted ON taking Gozian
TO confectioner who sold macaroni
patties. Forgetting his hunger. Balzac
plunged into an appreciation of Coo
per's Lake Ontario NEWLY appeared).
Gozian noticed that the shop attend
ant, an English girl. had heard him
address ,Balzac by name and was gaz-
ing at the author as though fascinated.
She was astounded presently by the
appetite of genius for macaroni pat
ties. which disappeared by couples.
"How much do. owe you?" asked
Balzac.
Nothing. NJ. Balzac," said the Eng
lish girl firmly.
Balzac was nonplused for moment:
then he pushed his precious copy Of
Lake Ontario" into the girls hands.
saying, II can never sufficiently regret.
mndemoiselle, that did not write that
book"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
A CONVENTION PRIMER
Important Information Concerning Past and
Coming National Political Conventions.
DIFFERING CONVENTION RULES.

4
way the at Democratic conventions
from Republican?
First in the number required to nominate The Republicans
quire only majority while the Democrats require twohrds
When did the Democrats adopt the two-thirds rule9
1892 since which time rule has
prevailed requiring that twohd of the whole
in the shall be necessary constitute choice"
Have the Republicans attempted to adopt this ruei
No.
What is the unit rule?
rule which has always prevailed in conventions
that delegation from state must according the
wishes of majority of the delegation
Have the Republicans adopted this rule7
No, though unsuccessful attempt made in $780,
reclamation or without
opposition?
Jackson Democrat 1882 Harrison, Whg 1885, Van Buren
Democrat 1910; Clay Wing, 1s44 Lincoln Republican,
Grant Republican, 1865 1872 Cleveland Democrat cKin
ley Republican, 1905 Bryan Democrat 19oo Roosevelt Repu
can. 1904
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

What, with the landing of the $780,
900 appropriation for the enlargement
of the Rock Island postoffice building
and the permanent establishment of
the consolidated Offices of the Royal
Neighbors, the week has not been
bad one for Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

Farmers had magnificent opportun-
ity to use the road drag the last few
weeks but the trouble has been that
the roads wouldn't stay dragged. And
by the way wonder what effect the
diligent application of drag would have
on Eighteenth avenue down about the
ball park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Stock Must Go
June /, 1908.

Having decided to quit the liquor
business, we will offer to the public
the following stock at greatly reduced
prices:
Sunny Brook, bottled in bond, full
quarts, original price $12 per case, sale
price 50.
Sunny Brook, bulk, original price
$3.50 per gallon, sale price $3.50.
Old Darling, B. b., full quarts, orig
inal price $12 per case, sale price SO.
Old Darling, bulk, original price per
gallon $3.50, sale price $3.50.
Straight whisky blend, in bulk, orig
inal price $3.50 and So per gallon, sale
price 81 and 1925.
Compound whisky, original price 81,
sale price s1.25 per gallon.
California wine, made 1883, original
price So per gallon. sale $1.50.
California wines, assorted, original
price $175 per gallon, sale 81.
All other varieties of liquor on hand
at same reduced prices.
Remember these liquors are all guar.
anteed to be under the pure food act,
approved June so, 1906.
-~'-~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

When he isn't busy measuring the rain
fall the weather man puts in his time
drawing circles on the weather map and
writing the word low in them. The
way the areas of low barometric pres
sure chase each other across the con-
tinent with never high one between
is a caution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

The perfunctory sessions of the ILL
nois legislature are still being held,
much to the delight of the officers who
are drawing their pay right along. The
taxpayers may not see much fun in
this, however, and they will have some
thing to say later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

Governor Hughes ultimatum is "the
presidency or nothing" His chances
for getting large share of the latter
are brilliant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

When California pumps in its 20
votes for Roosevelt, being third on
the roll call at Chicago, the delegation
from Ohio will turn pale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

The New York supreme court has
decided that osteopaths must be rec
ognized by the board of health as ply
sicians. Next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

When you're wearied from over
work, feel listless, languid, or when
you can't sleep or eat, take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea, the greatest
American tonic. Thirty years the best.
IS cents. tea or tablets Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Heroic.

"She refused to marry him until he
had demonstrated bis bravery in some
way
But hear the date is set"
''Yes; when he tipped the porter Of
the train he gave the whisk broom art
list a dollar and told him to give him
back I5 cents In change"
Not Ineurabls.
"That man is poet"
TOO bad"
yes"
How did you discover itT
81 didn't: he told me-"
"Then perhaps he may get over it,
Out of Date.
The way was long. the wind was cold,
The minstrel was infirm and old.
His trade was gone. his fees Were chaff.
For each house had a photograph.
Other Fellows Funeral.
"What are you looking so glum
about?'
my rent is due and 1 haven't the
money to pay for it,
"Oh. well. 1t might be worse"
81 don't see how"
"You might be the landlord"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

Flattery frequently is used to make
both ends meet, but it never allows
friction between them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

Think well of your neighbor or else
keep your thoughts to yourself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill IEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Other Fellows Funeral.
a New nreakfast Food.

II am inventing breakfast food
that is to be cut up into small blocks"
'What Is the fdea?'
$50 that man can make a square
meal on it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

The voice of the people is frequently
the voice of the boss and sometimes
speaks with a strong foreign accent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Saturday, May 1e, 1908.

THE wise advertise" is motto
containing both rhythm and reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

The man who always keeps pegging
away earns some praise and misses a
lot of fun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

sY THE }. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Humor aua Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

even mediocre husband look like
success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

Your are never in the devils COM
pany that he isn't aware of it. There is
where he has the advantage Of you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

A woman may not be able to win a
battle in war. but some woman has
spanked the man who does so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
Needless.

$50 men can't argue"
mo; they consider 1t stupid. Besides
,,colo~~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

With lot of insurance and plenty OF
assurance man ought to be able to
ehpport his family, living or dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

When you have made up your mind
what you want. then go after 1t with
all your might. after which conclude
that you have got it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

'sfhey know all about it anyway"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

The man who
has an ak to
grind is gener-
ally looking for
a handy crank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16

Your thoughts
are undoubtedly
your own unless
someone else has
a copyright.