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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
The Club Mothers Amends.

The clubwoman closed her book on
domestic responsibility" and, with
tiEge of remOrse. went out on the lawn.
where her children We're at play.
Mary" she informed her children's
nurse, 1--WE neglected my young ones
for the clubs too much these last few
years. and I'm going to try 10 make
amends. Now, this afternoon | intend
TO dress one of them with my own
hands and take it for an outing In the
park"
1t was quite late that afternoon when
the reformed clubwOman. after push
ing gocart containing the youngster
she had selected and prepared for its
outing about the spacious public park
for several hours, started toward home.
She had hardly come within sight of it
when the nurse rushed up, palpably
agitated.
"Oh, mum
The child's all right, Mary" the
mother announced by way of assur-
ance Il humored it all afternoon with
candy and fruit"
But. num-" cried the nurse, endeav-
nring to regain her breath, Mrs. Smith
next door, has been scared into Il fit
The perlice has been notified and-oh
l.awd. num-
Don't act so, MarE Why should
rou get so excited over that hysterica
Mrs Smith,"
you've gone an took her child
mum n'-ROhamian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

and week or two before the time ar
rives when he VIII be forever free from
this terrible .haZing' he generally gets
'fresh'-that is, he sometimes grins at
the man who orders him to brace or
asks who he is and walks away. That
is B. Ling in the vernacular Of West
Point. Interpreted it means before
June-ing.' A b. j. gets on the nerves
OF a second or third year man, and I'M
less the plebe is good fellow up to
that time he has to brace and fill water
pals very frequently until June ar
rives
at may be cruel to tell man tc
stand OH his mantel and recite the
alphabet, with appropriate gestures or
TO make him say he ranks tile walters
dog but l can't see it, and l believe,
with practically every other plebe, that
it does a fellow good. 1t is only the
fellow who has been taught by his
parents that he is a high and mighty
person who makes fuss over the
'haZing' he gets at West Point. AS q
matter of fact, it teaches him to obey
without question, and that is one OF
the essentials of good soldier"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
"Iou," the gin said simply.

Iou,' the gin said simply.
With a sudden, sTift movement
Gregory caught one OF the girls hands
in his own, but she drew it away, not
without a certain hauteur
This Is only according to the cards.
please remember" she said in a low
voice.
OH said Gregory contritely. "For-
give he. thought-that is, / hoped :
And according to the cards" said
the girl hurredly in Il very evident ef-
fort TO cover her embarrassment, "the
lady whom you love is d&rl.''
She pushed the queen of clubs to
ward him.
For long time Gregory looked at
her steadily. Then Il hint os Il smile
curved the corners Of his mouth.
'Of course this is all according to
the cards. he sugg c5;cd.
There was 4 long pause.
! Not wholly" the girl confessed, her
I face turned from hun.
''To what thea. are We Indebted for
| the rest of it, he asked.
"Oh, toto intuition and and TO i'll
sight"
Gregory laughed outright. 1t was a
, ringing, contagious laugh. He caught
up the queen of clubs and scaled her
! far out OH to the lawn.
Exit the dark lady" he said
'"There never was one The girl i
the girl who is everything to Ee is not
dark" he ended, looking meaningly al
the one blond lock that crept from be
meath the wig.
The girl arose in some confusion.
'Im-Im very much afraid | cam
tell you any more about the future.
said she. Il think we'd best consider
this sitting ended"
"Oh. no, indeed" Gregory declared
pleasantly. There's lot more to liz
settled yet That rival. for instance
how about him? What shall we d,
| with him?'
There was long silence.
"We've got to Go something abou
the rival" Gregory maintained.
The girl picked up the jack of dia
monds and the ten spot with it.
eff its not the dark lady" she sal,
in very low voice. the rival doesn'
count-neither he nor his riches
She tore the two cards in pieces am
tossed them from her In an instan
! Gregory was on his feet.
Violet he cried. "Violet, yol
mean
at was the cards." she said feebly.
at was not he declared fatty
springing TO her side
\ half hour later as Gregory wa
leaving the grounds he encounters
Tom Briggs.
Going to take the car home, Peter?
the latter inquired, with mystifyin
chuckle
"Certa inly. said GREGORY. "What !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
The Straw Vote.

When man comes sailing through the
train
And asks how you intend to vote
So he may reckon in advance
Ger whose tent victory will float,
On his conclusions more to bank
We might be very much inclined
If he could prove beyond a doubt
That people did not change their mind.
Some fellows vote the selfsame way
Their dad and great-great-granddad
did,
And when the vote collector calls
Their politics will not be hid,
But there are more unstable men
Who shift around and change their
views
With every shifting of the wind
Or every time they change their shoes.
The man who gathers up the vote
Don't reckon with the playful clown
Who feels that he must shift about
To prove that he is not nailed down.
He votes for Mr. Man today,
But in a week he may be found
Inclined TO be the other way
Next time the voting slips go round.
It's nice to know you can predict
Within about a dozen votes
Just what the answers going to be
To all these high and silvery notes.
The straw vote ballot makes a noise
That sounds like double cinched sue
cess.
But read your ticket carefully
And find you have another guess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Diarrhoea Cured,

My father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea. and tried ev-
without avail" writes John H. Zirl1le
of Philippi, w. Va. He saw Cham
herlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy advertised in the Philippi Re
publican and decided to try it. The
result is one bottle cured him and he
has not suffered with the disease for
Is months. Before taking this rem
edy he was a constant sufferer. He
is now sound and well, and althoug
60 years old, can do as much work
as young man." Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20


the cigarette, as if he were endeavoring
to steel his nerves for an ordeal For
certain reasons he had waited to have
his fortune told until-the fortune teller
should be quite alone. Even as lie
looked two stout, middle aged women,
accompanied by prosperous looking
man, came laughingly out of the tent
and made their way toward the street
Behind them Mile. Nazro stood in the
tents entrance looking across the
grounds.
Gregory tossed the cigarette aside,
got to his feet and took long breath.
Then he st-iked sedately to the for
tune teller's booth and removed his
hat in q deferential salute.
| Am 1 too late to consult the fu-
| tureT' he asked.
The young woman before him smiled
rather YEARLY, but with certain well
simulated professional welcome. She
was a tall young woman, with Il SUI
perb figure. Her blue eyes twinkled
merrily. Her face was dyed al ORR
entail tint with grease paint, and her
| lips were very red from the same rea-
| son. From beneath the dark wig that
covered her head single lock of
blond hair strayed out rebelliously.
You are rather late" she said, but
perhaps we can manage your future,
or at least part of ii, before all the
lights go out. Will you please come
Into the tent? VIII you have it by the
palm or the cards." she asked as she
seated herself before small table gay
with bright paper and tinsel.
'The cards, if you please. l think
them much more reliable" said he
g1avely as he sat down opposite her.
She produced a deck of cards and
pushed them toward him.
"Cut them, if you WILL" said she.
Gregory split the deck, and the girl
turned the cards face UP.
All" she murmured as the deuce of
hearts was displayed, you are in love
very much in lover
Admitted" said he quickly.
He looked at her with such concen'
tration that her eyes fell. and in hel
l!urry she dropped some OF the cards
I Gregory picked them up and returned
them to the table.
For a moment she manipulated the
\ deck: then she tossed on TO the table
I the jack of diamonds
\ ''You have n rival" said she, "a big
) light man. He is very rich" And she
\ laid the ten of diamonds beside tn,
R jack
\ Right again." said Gregory. "Mlle
: Eazro, your insight or the cards, which
: ever 1t Is. Is positively uncanny. Nov
tell me more about the lady, please
Docs she favor me or my rfvalT'
There was more manipulating of th'
t. Geck. mere cutting by Gregory. ant
U tie girl looked keenly at card in h,
e hand.
4 (Which does she seem to favor.
= GreSo.sy ASKED, leaning forward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Taft Too Easy Going.

While Mr.. Taft is playing golf with
the bluebloods and aristocrats at Hot
Springs, Va, Mr.. Bryan is keeping
close to the masses.
Mr.. Taft must awake and grid on his
armor. His statement that he will
make no speeches outside of Cincin-
natl displeases his friends and pleases
his foes. He must take to the hustings
so that the people can see and hear
him and judge what sort of a man he
is. If he remains at Hot Springs or
at Cincinnati Bryan, who will go
among the people, may overwhelm him.
Mr.. Taft has no cineh On the con-
trary, he has a hard fight on his hands.
Conditions are none too good in Ohio.
Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas
and New York seems lost to him. His
campaign has not been we'll started
Hitchcock, his campaign manager, has
given no evidence that he has genius
for organization. With the aid of pat
ronage he rallied the few republican.
in the south around Cortelyou ant
then switched to Taft when he learned
that the president was not pleased a
his efforts. That he was able to us
the steam roller in the Chicago cor
vention was due to the mighty help O
Roosevelt rather than his own. TIL
old leaders like Foraker, Woodruff an
Odell of New York, Fairbanks an
Hanly of Indiana. Senator Crane c
Massachusetts and Lorimer of Illinoi
do not like him.
There seems to be no sentiment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

Next Tuesday company of gentle
men will convey the pleasing intelli-
gence to John W. Kern at indianapolis
that he has been nominated by the
democrats for vice president. Then
every hne will have been notified ana
the band can play Annie Laurie"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
The ORIGINAL New ZeaIanG.rs

The original New Zealanders were
known as tho most fe"ociOus cannfbals
and the most warlike savages. They
were big. gaunt fellows, of immense
muscular force and great sagacity.
These savage New Zcalandars. though
they ate their enemies, inferred their
own dead. and they believed that the
third day after burial the heart sepa-
rated itself from the corpse and was
carried to the clouds by an attendant
spirit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

|spontaneity or enthusiasm among re
publicans. They have the same affec-
ton for Taft that they entertained for
Harrison, while Bryan arouses the sort
of enthusiasm among democrats that
wings had for Clay.
Mr.. Taft must be up and doing. He
must leave golf to bluebloods and get
out among people who carry their din.
ner in tin pals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
TT takes good management to re-
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efficiency, but it takes the
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

Now that it has been discovered that
the automobile kills mosquitoes it is
to be hoped that it will concentrate all
Understanding tendencies on that one
subject
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

A New York paper refers to state
politician who was ION the fence with
his ear to the ground The Keokuk
Gate City observes that he must have
had long ears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

there so funny about that?'
Nothing" said Briggs, with another
covert gurgle. nothing whatever. only.
Peter. as an old and trusted friend. I'd
advise you to wash that bit of carmine
paint off your chin before you co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

1t costs the Methodist Episcopal
church about $2S.OOO,00O annually for
its preaching and superintendent.
This includes about 100000 that is
paid to superanuated ministers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

The Democrats of Minnesota thrust
the honor of a denomination on the
broad shoulders of Governor John A.
Johnson and the people of Minnesota
will likewise thrust a reelection upon
him. He will be able to carry both
honOrS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

The heat is annoying Judge Taft
while he is getting ready for his east
ern campaign start, but he will be
saved the arduous task of writing an
inaugural address next March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

1t is reported that flying bedbugs
have been discovered in New Jersey.
The kind that have no wings at all get
there just the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
GRAHAM'S
DANCING SCHOOL,

Third and Gaines street. Davenport
Old phone north 81, also 1S76-M You
can set the hour to suit your convent
lonesome. j. j. GRAHAM. Teacher of
all Dances, 703A West Third street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

1t is said that they serve a one-course
dinner in Chicago for two cents. and
that it is all right except it is not fit
to eat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

1t is such. pity that the people of
whom we are the most fond somehow
have a way of being impossible them
selves or making us seem so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

these days about the shortage of fuel
next winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

There are some women who certain
ly are entitled to keep their husbands
in nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
What More Could You Ask7

"How is your mine banning out?'
'Fine. The stockholders are st1ll
sending in installments on the stock
they purchased months ago." ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
J Name Scared Him.

HE seems inclined toward bashful-
ness"
"Bashful is no name for it. He
wouldn't allow me to Introduce him to
the dumb waiter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Shall the people rule?

Taft trusts the trusts and the trusts
trust Taft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Humor aue Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Man is hard to satisfy, which is
wise provision OF nature, for what is
more stale than satisfied man?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill. IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

The girl who doesn't expect man
to expect that she knows much, but
expects him TO expect that she expects
him to know everything, makes a great
hit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Matter of Exesiaht.

"Shall we see you at the seasidefeA
Il hope SO IL you are there and
are"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

Patience is a most excellent quality.
and we are always SO fond of our pa
tient friends. They stand for SO much.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

There is neither honor nor emolu.
ments coming from being just an ordI-
nary liar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Easy.

att is no trick at all to be honest"
as that sou
"Yep."
How do you know"
1.-THE stupidest men I know are all
honest"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Tborouob AoricuIturist.

"Blifkins wasn't raised on Il farm, l
guess
Il don't know"
"Saw load of hay coming down
the street and swelled up with pride
because he knew what it was"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Pete Baked.

Pete Baked.
HE has failed at last"
HAS he been in jeopardy
'For a year he has been robbing
Peter to pay Paul"
Couldn't work it anyelongerT'
mo; Peter refused to stand"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
Causes Pain.

Parting is such sweet sorrow,
Or that is what they say,
With u dollar a friend comes to borrow
Who'll never. never pay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

Truth is precious thing. which may
be why some people use it so spar
ngly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
rERMs-Daily. 10 cents per weel

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-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

ngly.
There are a lot of people who never
get seasick. They We're born inland
and had the good judgment to stay
there.
Pretty clothes would not be half so
pretty to the average woman if they
were inexpensive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-04
MANY ARE KILLED
IN GREAT STORM
Hail and Wind Devastate
Roswell District, in
New Mexico.

ROSWELL, y. NJ, July "A tornado
at SUnnyside. y. NJ on the Gulf cut
OF yesterday, wrought havoc at THAI
place, and nearly wiped the town out
Of existence.
Private messages state that six people
were killed thirty-fve injured, $500
sheep killed, thirty-tvyo buildings de-
stroyed, and twenty others wrecked.
The tornado was accompanied by a ter
rife hail storm, which IeveIed all grain
fields and killed many horses and cattle.
When the full details are learned
from the country around Suunyside II,
is thought that the list OF dead will
be greatly increased. as travellers and
sheepheruers and rustlers had abso-
lutely no protection from the hail and
lightning, and il IS reported from sun
n1yslde that the hail was at least a foot
deep in places
Special messages from Sunnyside saw
tnat every family IN the town is in i1Ired
and many are destitute, and that relief
should be sent at once. The ,storm
struck this city. but did very little real
damage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-04
HEAT IS TEMPERED
BY COOLING BREEZE
Temperature at %, But Con
tinued Fair Weather Is
Promised.

The weather man slept well last night,
and so today handed out one OF the m
est FOUrths OF July washington has
known for many q moon. Sweeping up
from the South came a fine breeze that
put everybody in good hUmor.
The yoUngster with his bundle OF nre-
crackers did not have 10 stop every now
and again TO mop his brOw-nOt that he
cared anything about the weather any
how. over at The dediCatOry ceremonies
OF the new Municipal building the bene-
Mt Of the breeze was felt. and out at
the baseball park the thousands of fans
who went to sec the Washington team
win-and saw IL iOse-at least were cool
II II had not been for this same
breeze, however washington would
have known another record day Of heat
prOstrattons. This afternoon the mer-
cCry reached n'nety-three degrees The
streets, which offered all kinds Of in
ducemeats 10 tie suns rays. were praC-
ticzIlv deserted after L . clock
The good humCr IF the weather man
kept up throughout the day. and he an
nounCcG that even with his strongest
glasses. he could find no trace Of rain
ahead. He said THAI tomorrow promises
70 be much the same as today, and
what there IS left of today is going 70
be quite as fine as the part that mas
gone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-04
Celebrated Too Early
And Were Hailed to Court

Premature celebration Of the glorious
Fourth caused the appearance in the
Police Court today Of patriotic Ameri-
cans. There were many arrests on SINH
lar charges last night. but the ceIe-
brants evidently thought u worth the
money, as q large majority forfeited
collateral
William " Higgins entered a plea OF
not guilty 10 the charge OF setting of
fireworks. but acknowledged 10 having
lighted ore iTecracker with his cigar.
I Will have 10 charge you 81 Tor that
frecracker,' said Judge Aukam-
The minimum fne was imposed also
IN the case Of Lester MOnger. charged
with venting his enthusiasm by the dis
charges OF a torpedo. Jacob Ash denied
the charge Of early celebrating. adding
that he was out Of work last week and
had no money 70 burn. The case was
dismissed.
zee Lee appeared on the charge OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-04
Big Fireworks Display
Planned in Chinatown

Chinatown, or lower Penn sylvania av-
enue, will be the mecca tonight for hum
dreds who wish to watch the fiery ceIe-
bration Of the Fourth both from the
Oriental and American viewpoint. The
Cinnamon heretofore have been the
most lavish providers of pyrotechnic
displays on the nights Of the Fourth of
July, merchants or laundrymen Wy
ing with his neighbor in producing as
much fire and noise as possible.
The Chinese are enthusiastic concern
ing their adopted country and the
Fourth Of July celebration is talked OF
over The ironing board, the pipe and the
chop suey bowl for weeks in advance.
The Orientals usually provide one or
more unique displays and the thousand
who block the Avenue each year are en-
tertained well. A year ago a dozen
Chinese merchants showed their patrio-
tism by converting into smoke a number
of ingeniously arranged string Of FIRE
crackers, suspended in front of each
door, each string as 1t burnt its way
upward representing a cost Of from SIS
to $50. Equally as demonStrdtive Cele-
bration viii doubtless take place to-
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-04
Major Carrington Speaks.

as the ones used in firing the salute
on the Municipal building this morning
There also will be festOcns, floating
stars. and bombshells, bursting five
successive times and giving five success
sive showers Of stars. and combina-
ton forming a peacock's tail.
All Of this Will take about an hour
and at about 9:30 o'clock the illunina-
ton Of the avenue will be begun. This
also is in charge of the Lloyd Company.
Avenue Ablaze.
From Sixth street to the White House
the Avenue will be ablaze. SO powerful
are the lights being used, the biggest
ever manufactured, that the sky viii
be lighted for many miles. The IL
Elimination Will last an hour and a half.
Immense red torches have been placed
on every electric light pole, six to a
mole and starting at the bottom these
will burn upward A long fuse runs
from the end Of one to the fuse Of the
one above, and no Ielighting will be
necessary. Each will bUrn sixteen min
At II O'Clock the last light on each
pole will die out, and Neutrality-suspicious.
can 20 home to that muCh-needed rest,
with a full realization that they have
had at least one memorable Fourth OF
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