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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
In the Field OfLiterature
The April AtIantic.-The April

The April Atlantic.-The April At
lantic contains important articles on
many vital topics. The leader is on
THE Social Disability of the Jew"
and is written by DIR. Edwin J. Kuh,
"a Chicago physician. John Burroughs,
the well known naturalist, contributes
an unusually fine essay called ''The
Divine Soil" The last paper in Edith
Wharton's series, "a Second Motor
Flight Through France" is printed in
this number, together with the third
of the Confessions of a Railroad Sig
Mailman" by J. o. Pagan, an employee
of New England railroad. John
, Corbin writes on some of the tenden-
cies in higher education under, the
: title "Harking Back to the Humani-
ties A significant financial article,
"If the United States Had Branch
Banks" is from the pen of H. M. P.
Eckardt, Canadian banker Able
Felix Klein, an eminent Catholic, dis
cusses the present Difficulties of the
Church in France" Sidney Starr con-
tributes some extremely interesting
, %fGTSOudi IeCCOiCCtlOuS VI w uiotiCi,
and Henry Dwight Sedgwick a charm
ing essay on Exile" Thomas Mott
Osborne, formerly mayor of Auburn,
IN Y, writes on "The Public Service
Commissions Law of New York. {"
Louise Parke Anterior contributes
"Himalayan Sketches and w. B.
Blake scholarly essay on Chateau
BRAND in America" Rev. G. H. Gill
bert writes on Religion in an Ideal
Commonwealth" The fiction in the
April Atlantic is clever and readable.
The seventh installment of Alice
Browns charming serial, Rose Mac
Leod," heads the list. Dorothy Can
field and Mary Glascock both contri-
butte stories, "a Bird Out of the
Snare" and Three Fishers The
poetry in the April Atlantic is un-
usually good M. A. Dew. Howe
writes an ode entitled '4Laus Dionysi, .
which is, to be sung to choral music
by r. s. Converse at the Greek festi-
val in,sthe Harvard Stadium Robert
Levi F.s Cralle for admission Of said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Voice of the Church and
Clergy.

tBY THE PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
LOCAL OPTION LEAGUEl
Since the anti-prohibitionists are
putting clergymen on the platform
we beg leave to present the following
authentic deliverances from several
denominations:
General Assembly of the Presbyte
rian Church of 1906.-The General as
sembly of the Presbyterian church O.
the United States is unalterably op
posed to the license system as wrong
III prin ciple, contrary to the gospel OF
Christ and futile in practice as a tenn
perance measure. Presbyterians are
hereby most solemnly warned agains.
sntinS property for saloon purposes,
signing petitions which legalize the
liquor traffic, or presenting them in
court. or in any other way aiding or
abetting this terrible evil
The Lutheran Church.-Rey. l.. A.
johnston, pastor of the Swedish Luz
tEeran church in Moline, says: Il am
ALSO exceedingly pleased to state that
there is no church in the United
States of America that is a greater
enemy to the saloon than the Luther
an church. The Lutheran church has
time after time given no uncertain
sound on that subject And as far as
our Swedish Lutheran church is con-
cerned, | may state that our synod
and all the conferences have heartily
endorsed prohibitory legislation.
The Lutheran church of America
| is against the saloon and for temper
tance"
Episcopalians.-The Northeastern
deanery of the Chicago diocese of the
Episcopal. church, which includes Chi
cago and suburbs, met Tuesday, Feb.
Ii, in the Church of Our Savior. Fol
flowing the business session. James X.
Shields, state superintendent of the
| Anti-Saloon league of Illinois, was in
vited to address the deanery on the
work of the league. He spoke for
half an hour explaining the organiza-
ton, objects to be attained. and meth
DDS of work. dwelling especially upon
| the present battle in Illinois under the
new local option law The speaker
received a most enthusiastic recep-
ton, and at the close of the address
the work of the league was heartily
Endorsed, and Rev. Edwin j. Randall
priest of st. Barnabas church, was
| unanimously nominated and elected a
trustee of the Anti-Saloon league of
Illinois, representing the Northeastern
deanery of the diocese of Chicago
The speaker was assured in many
short speeches from those present
that there was no body of men in the
lefty of Chicago more heartily in favor
Iof the present temperance movement
than the members of that deanery
Just previous to the address the fol
flowing letter from Right Rev. c. p
Anderson, bishop of Chicago, was
read to the deanery:
Il am thoroughly in favor of the
|principle of local option. One can
commit himself to this principle with
tout committing himself to some of the
things that get mixed up with some
of the aspects of temperance legisla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
BOTH SIDES OF THE PROHI-
BITION QUESTION
The Minister in Politics.
[BY PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
ANTI-PROHIBITION LEAGJ-El

lBY PRESS COMMITTEE OF THE
INTERPOLATION LEAGUEl
DR.. NJ. NJ. Mangasarian, the Chicago
minister, whose reputation is so great
throughout the country, said some per-
tinent things about prohibition in an
address last Sunday. He declared the
movement to be wave of clericGlism
more than anything else. and as such
10 be menace to the liberties of the
people of the United States. In part
le said:
This will be the first step toward
restoring government by the clergy
fiaying overthrown what the church
considers TIE worst evil, il will thea
attack what it considers the next
worst evil-Sunday desecration, such
IS Sunday theaters. Sunday papers
games, travel, or Sunday outdoor life
Of any and every kind.
when these evils are checked. the
church will then turn its attention in
the next worst evils-a, Goddess public
school, nationalist publications, free
speech and free press When thest
have been forcibly removed the
church in political power will fine
lother devils to make war upcn-
dancing, card playing, divorce. jewel
Iry, smoking, novel reading, the nude
in art, and absenting ones self from
baptism or confirmation. We would
then be under so petty a regime o.
government that, like the Romans o
old, we would pray for the barbarian:
| TO come and set us free
PRESS COMMITTEE ANTI PROHI
BITION LEAGUE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Speaker Cannon and Representa-
tives Payne and Dalzell, the trust
leaders of the house, admit that there
will be no relief for the newspublish-
ers from the print paper trust at the
present term of congress. In fact they
declare that there will be no legisla-
ton along this line and that it was so
decided at the outset of the session.
ls-aot that a beautiful commentary
on the observation-disclosures of present
day American craftsmanship?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
According to Marquis de Fonten,

According to Marquis de Fontenoy
the French government does not con-
slider the two pretenders to the
French throne of enough Importance
to continue the police surveillance of
them that has been conducted in the
past, This must be a terrible jar to
the vanity of these gentlemen whose
chief stock in trade has heretofore
been the fallacy that they may one
day overthrow the government. 1t is
one of those cases where to be abb
surd is bad, but to be ignored is
worse, and they will in the future be
unable to pose as prosecuted martyrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Humor aue Philosophy
TIMELY WARNING.
By DUNCAN N. SMITH

April showers
Bring May flowers,
\ Said the poet long ago.
And we let it
Go at that,
For the fellow oughttto know.
If that were
The only thing,
It would give US much relief,
But, alas,
These showers likewise
Bring the bad umbrella thief. e
Put it for
A moment down
In the office or the store
When outside
The rain descendS
And you'll see 1t nevermore.
Some one who
Has heretofore
Led a life that's blameless Will
Swear he paid
For 1t himself
With a new two dollar bill.
And how ripping
Mad you get
When it's spirited away,
Quite forgetting
You yourself
Stole it somewhere yesterday! AZ
But you curb
Your rising wrath
As you murmur, whats the usef
And proceed
To look around
For another lying loose.
Here's the mystery
For fair,
Deeper than a problem play,
Who is it,
Do you suppose,
Buys the new ones anyway!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Deneen and Yates at Phiiippi.

Richard Yates of Illinois is nothing
II not melodramatic, says the St.
Louis Post. Born into the world to
be governor and United States sena-
tor, the positions held by his illus
trious father, he bides his time and
takes little notice of the small
creatures who seek to interfere with
his destiny.
When, at the recent state conyens
IQn. q slave representing Governor
tneen approached Mr.. Yates with a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Conditional.

When the snow is whiriing down
From dark. low lying cloud.
When the blizzard strikes the town,
Puts to flight the lettering crowd,
Then a blaze upon the hearth
Makes the heart of me rejoice.
Full of merriment and mirth
Is the music of my voice.
Then feel thatI can brag,
Feel I can gotin and win,
! II there's -four in the bag,
J II there's coal down in the bin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

will to probate filed. Waiver of notice
Bridges, o. W. Firkins and Charles l..
O'Donnell contribute poems as fol-
lows: "Stars in Their Courses" ITO
a Greek Bootblack," "The Earth
Hour The Contributors clubs are
Madame Poulard," Fools ITO the
Man in the Mirror" 1.-The Newspaper
Fam mo Time for Wife" There
lis No Place Exactly Like Home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
This is the Ticket to
Vote Election Day.
pEMoCRATIC TOwNsHIP NOMINEEs.

SupervisOr-C. Nj. Cannon.
Assistant SupervisOrs--L. N. E0urdcau,
Mack w. Glynn, S. A. LaVanwny.
AssessOr-J. G. Aud.
COIIectOr-M. M. Briggs.
ALDERMEN.
First ward-F. w. BlOchlinger.
Second ward--Willlam A. Eckermnnn.
Third ward-C. j. Smith.
Fourth ward-Chnrles l.. Thompson.
Fifth ward-William ID. Cochran.
Sixth ward-Frank LAWYER.
Seventh ward-JOhn A. Hill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

There was one stipulation that was
omitted in the proposed plan of saloon
regulation spoken of in the interview
In last evenings Argus, and that was
the absolute enforcement of the law
forbidding the selling of liquor to
minors. That is the trouble and one
of the most serious phases of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

y Illinois stands second in the num-
Der of newspapers published. New
York has 1888; Illinois, 1888; Penn
sylvania, 1,424; Ohio, 1,165; Iowa, L.
0S9; Missouri. 1919. Delaware has
the smallest number. 314.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

If you imagine that the Bell mo-
nopoly would afford alone sufficient
telephone facility for Rock Island. just
make-,no of the number of times
1heJ busy now" echo comes back
over the unexpectedly when you are
in a hurry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Every argument in favor of remov.
ing telephone competition, whether
one speaks from the standpoint of eco
nomics or otherwise, is an argument
In favor of the Bell monopoly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

ton. If | could be present | should
urge the clergy to work with all their
might for the cause of temperance
along local option lines There is
special need for earnest work at TINS
time. Yours very sincerely.
"RT. REV. C. p. ANDERSON, ID. D.,
Bishop of Chicago"
Inferno on Earth.-"The modern
American saloon with its gambling
Gen. wine room, and back parlors is
nothing more or less than a living
part of hell 1t is the hang out for
all loafers, toughs, sap heads, an,!
would-be sports of town, The police
men in every town will tell you Inat
murders, suicides. robberies, thefts
and all crime originate AT the saloon
bar, and any lawyer will tell you that
the bought perjurers who's crowd
courts and make justice impossible,
can be secured from any nearby sa-
loon. The up-todate bar room,
whether We like to admit it or not.
saps the vitality of our manhood,
steals the blood money from the labor
ing man, starves the innocent, drives
women to despair, makes beasts out
of men, and sends countless souls to
eternal perdition. Father Mcclure
of Joliet in an address in the school
hall, Channahon, March II.
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT
TEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Two thousand errors were found in
the books of California bank by the
examiners. The bookkeepers in that
institution must be in the habit of
playing baseball during the summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
A Thinking Part.

The Old One-In adopting a theat-
rical career you are entering q touchy
and jealous profession. Keep guard
over your tongue The New One-Oh,
I've found out that I'll have ample OPP
portunity to think before l speak,
Puck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Charles NJ. Schwab has shocked
LoDdon by wearing a top hat with a
-siiort coat, bur we are assured that he
has never appeared anywhere with
tan shoes and clawhammer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Undoubtedly.

"You never can tell what a woman
will do next"
perhaps not, but there is one thing
that you can gamble on and not iose.
/ ''What is it,"
THAT no matter what you do she
will get next" ifst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

And now they say that Uncle Joe
viii prove toy Cannon in the ro
publican national convention. Isn't
that mean?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Elect the democratic city-township
ticket, and you may discover why the
county is bankrupt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

The cold wave flag is up all right,
but whether Observer Sherier is prac-
ticing an April fool joke on the COM
munity can not be told until tomor-
row.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Scan the democratic aldermanic
ticket and see if the candidate in your
ward does not look pretty good to you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
You can buy furniture here

You can buy furniture here
in town from some of your
neighbors, crockery too; you
can buy coffee from your gro
Ger why not? He can supply
you with Arbuckles' Certified
"True to Name" Coffees-
better coffee at lower prices
than you can possibly buy from
any peddler.
We are the largest coffee
dealers in the world, and can
and do give the most for your
money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

The Illinois 2-cent rate law is to be
tested by the railroads. 1t had been
detested by them already.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
letter. Salt Rheum and eczema.

letter, Salt Rheum and Eczema.
These are diseases for which Cham
berlain's Salve is especially valuable.
1t quickly allays the itching and smart
ing and soon affects cure. Price, Is
cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

1t Is pity that Bill Taft couldn't
get around in time to. pacify the cy-
clone and the earthquake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Out of Nature.

"She was speechless with rage"
/ "What?'
81 repeat it."
Impossible"
"Why"
"No woman ever yet got that mad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
TIE ARGUS.

puh1Ished Daily and Weekly at 1924
oecond avenue Rock Island. Ill IEn-
fste6 - the .postofice as second-class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Vote in the Affirmative on the propo
-sition of territorial annexation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
Locating u.

<What school did you so TOT"
"The school of experience"
Lets see-what state is that inT'
1.-THE state of suspense mostly" :,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Vote for a Greater Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
The Reason,

Man wants but little here below,
! You've often heard 1t said.
/, But that's when he's constructed SO
\ 1t goes straight to his head. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
He Was a Married Man.

'Do you ever get any prizesT
.'Lots of them"
'First or booby?"
"Eure"
''what?" i
"That's tt-surprises."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

VOTE FOR TERRITORIAL AN
NExATION. 1T is AN ESSENTIAL
ELEMENT IN Rock ISLANDS
GROWTH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
A Careful Man.

ST am very fond Of my home"
But I notice that you don't sto0
there very much"
That's because am so careful q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

~ TIE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
announcement.

Having been nominated as candidate
for alderman of the Third ward on the
democratic ticket, ask the support of
tho voters of the ward at the approach
ing election. April z. 1905
CHARLES ]. SMITH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Why is the county broker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Weekly.ss1 per year in advance.
An communications of argumentative
character, political or religious. must
hsy6 real name attached for publica-
Hon. No sucn articles win be printed
over fictitious signatures.
correspondence solicited from every
township In Rock Island county.
~Nn EalANs
tTKAoEs1 ISses coIEclI> 20
Wednesday. April I, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

'sWhat has that to do with it,"
81 don't want to wear it out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The next best
thing to being
rich is n OF
wanting to be.
We lock the
door after the
horse is stolen
so that the rob-
Der won't steal
the oats.
If the letter
that never came
was anonymous
it is all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-01

Continued on Page seven.)
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-26

-eDad" Bryan, veterinary surgeon.
calls promptly attended to in any part
OF the county; phone No. 8. 30
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-26

tween Democracy and Republican
ism is that one stands for vaciIlation
and tiInidity in government, the
other for strength and purpose; one
stands for obstruction the other for
construction; one promises, the
other performs; one finds fault,
the other finds work.
The present tendencies Of the two
parties are even more marked BY
inherent differences. The trend OF
Democracy is toward Socialism.
while the Republican party stald
for wise and regulated individual
ism. Socialism would destlo'
wealth. RepublicanIsm would pr
vent its abuse. Socialism woulc
give TO each an equal right to take
Republlcanism would give to eacl
an equal right to earn Socialism
would offer an equality Of poser
sion which would soon leave no oil
anything to possess; RepubIicanisn
would give equality of opportunit,
which would assure to each biz
share of a'constantly increasing sun
Of possessions. In line with lhi
policy, the Democratic party of to.
day believes In government owner
ship, while the Republican party
believes in government regulation;
ultimately, Democracy would have
the nation own the people, while
Republication would have the peo-
pie own the nation.
Upon this platform of principles
and purposes, reafiirming our ad-
herence to every reasonable doctrine
proclaimed since the birth of our
party, we go before the country
asking the support, not only of
those who have acted with US here
tofore, but of all our fellow citizens
who, regardless of past political diff
ferences, unite in the desire TO
maintain the policies, perpetuate
the blessings and make secure the
achievements of greater America.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-26
STRIKING STATEMENT
OF PARTY PRINCIPLES

Beyond all platform declarations
there are fundamental differences
between the Republican party and
its chief opponent which make the
one worthy and the other unworthy
of public trust.
In history the difference between
Democracy and Republicanlsm is
that the one stood for debased cur
rency, the other for honest currency
the one for free silver, the other for
sound money; the one for free trade,
the other for protection; the enc for
the contraction of American in
huence; the other for expansion; the
one has been forced TO abandon ev.
cry position taken on The great is.
sues before the people, theeother has
held and Yindicated ALL
In experience, the difference be-
tween Democracy ann Republican
ism is that one means adversely,
while the other means prosperity;
one means doubt and debt, the other
means confidence and thrift.
In principle, the difference be-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-26
GROVER CLEVELAND
PASSES AWAY

Princeton, n. j., June 24.-For.
mer President Grover Cleveland
died at $40 o'clock this morning.
For years he has been suffering from
attacks of the CASTRO intestinal or
gan. A statement given out by
physicians says he had also suffered
srom long standing disease of the
heart and kidneys.
The immediate cause of death
was heart failure complicated with
other diseases. While Mr.. Cleve-
land had been seriously i'll from
time to time, announcement of his
death came like a thunderbolt to
those who had been watching his
illness. Mrs. Cleveland was at
home when her husband passed
away, but the children are at the
Cleveland summer home at Tam
worth, N. II.
1t is believed that the terrific heat
of the last few days contributed in
q great degree to the sudden death
of Mr.. Cleyeland. Death was not
announced until an official state.
ment had been prepared by Drs.
Bryant and LOCKWOOD, who came
here from New York yesterday and
remained at the Cleveland residence
all hight, as was their custom when
uisiting Princeton.
1t was announced later in the day
that the funeral will be held Friday
at Westland, the Cleveland home IL
Princeton, and will be strictly
private.
Mr.. Cleveland was II years old
on March Is last.
President Roosevelt has issued O
proclamation directing that flags
over the White House and depart,
mental buildings be placed at hall
mast in honor of the memory OF
Mr.. Cleveland. 1t was also ordered
that suitable naval and military
honors be rendered on the day OF
the funeral.