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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-09
Taft's Relation.

To dispose of questions which should
not be asked as speedily as possible let
US say that Mr.. Taft is not a Roman
Catholic. He is member of the Uni
tartan church. That was the church Of
his parents, and he has never separat-
ed himself from it. His wife, however,
is an EpiScOpalian, and he Worships
more often beside her in her church.
These are the facts, which are utter
ly and absolutely unimportant. The
matter Of mans religion has no right
full place in consideration of his fitness
for the presidency. The constitution
of the nation, ordained and established
Ito secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity," expressly
places the very suggestion Of such
thought outside the pale of patriotism.
No words can be clearer than these
from our country's fundamental law,
mo religious test ever shall be re-
quired as qualification to any Office
or public trust under the United
States"
The numerous queries about Mr..
Taft's religious belief show simply the
extent to which his enemies have gone
to rouse some prejudice against him
Since there was no spot upon his whole
clean record Of private conduct and
public service to which they could
point to Taft's detriment they display
ed their willingness to descend to any
depth of petty, cowardly. contemplate
attack that might do him harm.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-09
eunions and Rank.

1T is extraordinary" writes Sir Hen
~ Drummond Wolff in Rambling Rec.
elections" ito observe in England tho
weakness that most people have for
Boosting Of their friends in high places
and the Difference that they show to
them. The daughter of lady of very
high rank had some pain in her foot
which the mother asked the governess
to be good enough to look at. The lat.
ter after examining it said, If it were
not for her ladyship's exalted rank ]
should say it was bunion.'"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-09
Elective Franchise pl.nk

Believing that the extension of the
elective franchise to a race inferior in
intelligence and without preparation
Tor the wise and prudent exercise of a
privilege SO vital to the maintenance
of good government was a mistake il
not crime committed by the Repub.
hcan party during the reign of passion
and prejudice following the civil war
for political ends and purposes, we de-
clare that the Democratic party is in
favor Of so amending the constitution
as to preserve the purity Of the ballot
and the electorate of the state from the
evil results from comforting such pow
er and privilege upon those who are
united to appreciate it's Importance,
as it affects the stability and preserva-
ton of good government.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-09

None Of the Bryan photograph rec
ords has the speeches advocating free
silver and immediate government own
ership of the railways, nor have they
the great commOner's" attacks on
Roger Sullivan, Colonel Watterson and
Guffey. These omissions tell an impor.
tant story.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-09
JUDs0N OUT FOR TAFT.
Chicago University's Head So Notifies
Chief BRYAN Oroan

Chief Bryan Organ.
To the Editor of the New York World:
I shall vote for the Republican electors
because believe, on the whole Mr.. Taft's
equipment for the administration of the
federal government. based on his ripe and
successful experience, makes it desirable
that he should be the successor of Mr..
Roosevelt. Further. on the whole, the
policies which l believe that Mr.. Taft
will carry out are more nearly those
which / approve.
HARRY PRATT JUDSON,
President Chicago University.
Chicago, Aug. H.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-09
AN io%EGRO PLANkS IN WEST
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
Jim Crow Plank.

We favor the enactment of q law ro-
curing common carriers engaged in
passenger traffic to furnish separate
coaches or compartments for white and
colored passengers.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
The Tariff Issue.

\ three-ring circus is gorgeous
spectacle. but no man in the audience
has eyes for more than one set of per-
formers The people of the country,
says the Charleston Courier, would
be attracted to Mr.. Bryan as a tariff
reformer. but if he should seek to de-
fend all of the Denver demands or
half a dozen of them he would fail
to leave a distinct impression. En-
phasis on more than one subject at a
time dulls and confouuds the average
listener. Mr.. Bryan should drive
home to the people that the repub!i-
can party is held together by the tariff
schedules, that the tariff is the
mother of trusts" that Aldrich and
Dalzell are congress, and that con
gress is and will be a mere instru-
ment of the manufacturers of the
north until the country turns from the
policy of protection. Let Mr.. Bryan
hammer on the tariff issue-that the
people can understand, and upon that
they can divide.
The remaining planks of the plat
form can take care of themselves
and to stress the tariff issue would not
mean denial or abandonment OF them
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Did the People Rule Then?

Mr.. Bryan has been beaten hereto,
fore by from 100000 to 100000 in the
popular vote, which is sufficient
answer to his question: Shall the
people rule ?'-St Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
Tilden had popular majority of
250.000. and was chiseled out of the
presidency by the men whom he de
feated. Did the people rule then?
Tilden not only got a popular ma
jority in that election, but a clear
majority of the electoral vote, and
was cheated out of the presidency
after all, as every intelligent person
in the United States knows.
Did the people rule then?
The Globe-Democrat will find some
thing else to do rather than answer
this question.
Shall the people rule? is very per
tinent question, just at this time. and
when we stop to consider what the
big insurance companies and the
predatory trusts and monopolies have
been doing to us for the last 20 years
The malefactors of great wealth, as
Roosevelt calls them, have been ruling
the country absolutely, during the last
20 years.
Shall the people rule? is a vita
question. and it is one that is going
to be answered in the affirmative.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

square palisade of zinc plates enclos
ing about three quarters of an acre" :"
writes visitor to the farm. "The
ground is all covered with inverted
bell glasses of the kind known in
Europe as clochers. Under each bell
at the time this writer visited the
farm there were five lettuces. Let
tuces were growing around the bells
and other vegetables sown broadcast
were coming up everywhere. Every
inch of the soil bears at least three
crops a year. each of them anticipat-
ing the season and therefore produc-
ing fancy prices
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Fortunes on Trees.

In the Rogue river valley in south
ern Oregon, f. H. Hopkins III 1908
made profit of $4,000 off 16 acres
of winter, Nells pears-$1. 1880 an
acre, says the Technical World. Ir
the same valley G. H. Hover bought
10 acres of pear orchard at $3.50 an
acre. Fifteen months later the crop
brought him $4,000.
Eight years ago j. l.. Dumass set
out so acres of apples near Dayton in
the Walla Walla district of southeast
ern Washington. In the summer OF
1907 he bought 80 acres OF apple
orchard adjoining the property at IAN
investment of $4,000. The apples he
picked from these 80 acres that sea
son sold for $4,000 and the total crop
from the 100 acres realized $4,000
a return 10 the owner of 100000.
A climate and soil that are capable
of rearing such monsters as the red
wood trees and the sequoias; which
render measurements of vegetable
growth in other regions of this coun-
try puny and scant, amount in part
for these bewildering figures
But there are obscure valleys, mar
row and diminutive, mere pockets be.
tween huge mountains, where in the
past no plant worthy of cultivation
has found so much as foothold
And it is in many jnst such spots as
these that the returns are the hugest
Irrigation. in such cases, is the re
naming factor that explains the mys
terry.
The same magazine tells a remark
able story of the success of two
women who tried farming in England
They began with five acres in Berk
shire. but found they had too muci
land, so they cut down their holding
to less than half that amount.
The teachers of the women were
French gardener and his family, wh'
with an acre of land in France. solt
$250O worth of produce in year.
.'In bare pleughed field stands ;
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Both draws are open. and they can't
close them until we get power again.
How long do you suppose that we
shall have TO stay here?' asked Lucy
despairingly.
-Four or five hours" was the uncon-
soling response The switchboard
burned once before, and it took six
hours to fix it
But surely they will send boat
after U.s." suggested Lucy hopefully.
"1f you learned what the matter was
there must have been a telephone at
the draw
There is" admitted the conductor
"but Just now there isn't no one at the
other end of the line. ] bet they're
burned out. 1t amt city line, you
know"
Lucy turned her attention to the
scenery again. and the conductor and
the mOtorman went out on the front
platform to smoke their pipes and en-
JOY chat Tom repaired to the back
platform and lit cigar.
There was no boat In sight save the
two tiny steamers that made daily
trims between the city and the head
of the bay. The one city bound had
rounded the point. and the other was
too far away to be signaled. The
only chance was to hail some passing
chance that such craft would come this
far down the bay.
For an hour which seemed. day to
the maroonad ones, there was quiet in
the car. Once or twice Tom turned
toward Lucy. but she promptly turned
her back. and Tom turned his gaze TO
ward the bay again.
Presently the motorman and con
ductor raised one of the seats and
drew their lunch pals from the locker.
Then they returned to the front plat
form, ignoring the obvious hunger of
! their passengers.
Tom saw that Lucy was gazing hun
! grily at the feast. Cheerfully he
gprang up and entered the car
Il don't want TO annoy YOU" he said
! diffidently, but will you lend me your
| aid in teaching those fellows a les
son? did some marketing for mother
| in the city. and I've steak and some
other stuff in that bundle. We can
| build Il fire on the shore and cook the
steak ON n stick, as we used to wher
we were children {
For moment pride and hunger
struggled; then hunger won, and pres
emily Tom was assisting Lucy down
the trestle TO the sandy shore of the
island, and by the time the fire was
built his mothers supplies were ready
| for the sacrifice. In addition TO the
| steak, there was a loaf of bread from
fashionable bakery, and even boy
of fine table salt of Il sort not obtain
able in Bayview. The steak was Gu
into strips ready for broiling.
| The fragrant fumes of hot meat At
| tracted the crew of the car. but not un
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Iii Lucy AMI ne had eaten their fill did
Tom permit the two men 10 have
morseI. Then while the motorman
TOOK his turn as cook he and Lucy
sought the other side OF the island.
The ice was broken now. and they
chattcd as though such things as cook
ing schools and their evil effects upon
the digestion were unknown.
ut makes me think of when We were
little tots cried Lucy as Tom lighted
Il cigarette. You always used to
smoke corn silk cigarettes after we had
one of our al fresco meals"
'Those were great times" lie re-
spondcd. with laugh. DO you re-
member how we used TO plan to grow
up as quickly as we could So that we
might keep n real house and have ice
cream for dessert every day.
And we were going to make fruit
cake instead of the plain kind and
have slice between meals whenever
we wanted it." supplemented Lucy. 1T
all seems so far away"
And yet it was so near" he remind
ed. 'Just because happened TO feel
as though ! could not be serious. no
matter how hard tried, / went and
spoiled ii all"
But we were both wrong that
night" protested the girl. Il should
not have been so serious
What followed this remark is not
necessary for publication, and it was
some moments before the two returned
TO mundane interests.
"Hurrah." shouted Tom, and Lucy
looked at him in surprise. Then she
turned to follow his gesture of direc-
ton and echoed his cheer. The draw
was slowly swinging into place. The
current was on again.
Regretfully the conductor suspended
his culinary operations. and the motor
man climbed back to his post with
slice of steak sandwiched between two
slices of bread. In Il few minutes
they were rafting over the closed
draw and home was in sight again.
Have you the ring still?' asked
Lucy rs they left the car at their cor
ner.
! I'll bring it over tonight" he prom
| ised. "Ill be over early. You make
a fruit cake. and I'll bring the cream"
"a cooking school fruit cake?" she
demanded teasingly.
"A Lucy fruit cake" corrected Tom.
with smile. Its enough that you
| cook it,
"Eut there won't be time," objected
| the girl.
Then let's have some more steak"
| suggested Tom. That tasted better
| than fruit cake awhile ago, with you
across the fire. We ought to be very
| grateful TO the car company"
And 10 the steak" suggested Lucy
1t was the steak that compelled sur
render
But her eyes told a different story,
and Tom regarded a passing trolley
with glance of positive affection as
he turned In at his gate
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Humor ouo Philosophy
so FORWARD.
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH

The germ is not a formal chaps
He mikes in a ruction,
Not waiting till mutual friend
Frames up an introduction.
Quite as familiar as you please,
He lights upon a dandy
And after sampling the youth
Pronounces him the candy.
II. seated in an easy chair,
He sees the human brother
He does not hesitate and say,
I'VE do not know each other"
He goes in on his rubber shoes.
Suspicion not arousing,
And sticks around a week or so
If he enjoys the browsing.
No use to slap him on the wrist
Or cast suspicious glances
AT Mr. Germ as to the fray
In millions he advances.
And, though you feed him germicide
In doses good and plenty,
He may succumb, but in his place
VIII spring UP ten or twenty.
The germ is not, you understand,
The worst and meaneSt ever.
But he must live, and that's enough
Excuse for hiS endeavor.
He cannot live by etiquette
Or wait for invitations.
He would in that event. 1 fear,
|, Be mighty shy on rations.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Iookinq Ahead,

"Why is Maud riding around with
that old fossil when there are so many
younger mcn?"
Never fear but what she knows.
Her idea is that bright girls should
train up rich uncles in the way they
should CO.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
BudWeiser.

The most popular beer in the world.
There is less profit to the dealer who
sells it, because it costs more at the
brewery. yet its sales exceed those OF
all other bottled beers, which proves
that its superiority is recognized every
where
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

With Bryan's committee looking to
the people rather than to the corpora
tions for money. the editorial i'll the
New York Tribune, will somebody
please give so cents to the Bryan
campaign fund.-" sounds suspiciously
like a sneer at somebody.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Fair Substitute.

"If you would get along" said the
wise old uncle to the poor nephew
who was just starting in to work,
make it rule never 10 watch the
clock"
Good suggestion. uncle, but l feel
you couldmaterially assist me in keep
ing it,
BY my friendly advice?"
"No; by buying me a watch"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

a recently unearthed chronicle says
that the Chinese discovered America
Nothing i'll it. Were it so the national
dishes would be chop suey and long
iong dong instead of tobasco sauce
ana beans.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey,
may well join in the lamentations of
King Lear. He was just getting his
subjects used to hearing him ad-
dress them as my dear children when
one of the aforesaid children shat
tered a frog-sticEer on him and dented
and scratched his nice new mail shirt
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Dick Yates organ in Springfield has
an editorial saying what a fine gov
ernor Adlai E. Stevenson would make
Straws show which way the wind
blows
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Springfield is an unluckv name for
peace and order. Some of the worst
race riots of the age have taken place
at Springfield. Ohio, Springfield Mo,
and Springfield, ILL.,
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Makes the Money FIy.

what do you consider the best cir
culating medium, gold or silver2"
Neither
"What, paper?'
mo. Guess again"
"Give it up
"a woman"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Special Excursion Fares Via Grand
Trunk Railway System
Summer 1908

Correspondents fares TO over IUU
other places in Canada and New Eng
land. Tickets good 80 days. Liberal
stopover arrangements. st. Lawrence
river and rapids included at slightly
higher fares. Timetables, descriptive
literature, etc. can be obtained by
mail from George w. Vaux, A. G. p.
& T. A, 135 Adams street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Had an Object.

did you hear Jones Dragging of his
wife's cooking at The table?'
HE must think she is wonder
Yes, or else lie wants to borrow
back few dollars of his salary"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Plan Winter Work.-The Association
Helpers of this city were entertained
yesterday at the home of Mrs. E. r.
Clayton, = 1926 Bridge avenue, Daven-
port In connection with the business
meetings this year the association de
cided TO take up course of study of
popular books and their authors. The
business session was followed by Il
course dinner served by the hostess at
6 O'Clock, and the evening was made
enjoyable by a short musical program.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Humble Valley,

'What is the name of that cigar you
gave me:''
Pride of the Valley. How do you
like it:'
'Oh, so, so.'
"What's the matter with it?"
Nothing, only | was thinking as l
smoked it that the valley couldn't have
been very proud"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

There is going to be a fight between
the Methodist brethren and Uncle
Joe Cannon. AS Methodists have
votes, this will be serious matter
for Uncle Joe.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
A Simple Remedy.

"My cocoa's cold" sternly announced
the grur old gentleman to his fair
waitress.
Put your hat on she sweetly sug-
ted-Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

ISociety news, written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and addresS.l
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

next meeting of the club will be held
in two weeks at the home of Mrs Mar
tin Siegrist, 1920 Thirty-ninth street
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
Always Ahead of Time.

'She picked an advance agent for
her third husband
Did she love him."
Not specially, but she thought she
would have at least one husband who
wouldn't be late to his meals"
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Doctors have to live even II others
must die.
The man who is ambitious to be con-
tented has funny problem TO solve.
The hired girl will probably solve her
own problem by reaching the vanish
ing point.
The large space man occupies on
the payroll isn't always commensurate
with the space lie fills on the field Of
labor. ~ ~
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Up to date Representative L. l..
Werts has failed to congratulate his
successor, Henry H. Wheelan.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Military Euchre Party.-Miss Maude
Harts was hostess yesterday afternoon
to company of n girl friends at
military euchre party givei on the
porch at her home, 5j1 Nineteenth
street. Euchre was played at four
tables and the six young ladies' who
won prizes were Misses Henrietta
Knner, Loretto Premier. Rose McCul-
Tough of Davenport, Gertrude Volk,
Blanche Murrin and Marie Bray.
From out of town the guests We're
Miss Eddy, who is visiting Miss Evan
geline Casteel. Miss Cora Schillinger,
who is the guest of Miss Lillian HUI
bers of Davenport, and Miss Cora
Crawford of Sterling, the guest of
Miss Dorothy Peasants. The porch
was gay and inviting in its decora-
tions of golden glow and summer
flowers and rugs and cushions. A
two-course lunch vas served after the
games. Miss Hartz will leave soon to
attend school at the National Park
seminary, Washington, d. c.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Speeches were also made by Clinton
n. Howard of Rochester. n. Y: Felix
7. McWhirter, treasurer of the ma
tional committee, and Dan r. Sheen,
nominee for governor of Illinois on
the prohibition ticket.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

You can't forgive person you don't
like for presuming 10 dislike a person
you have selected for the honor.
Some people are perplexed about
whom they shall invite to their we'd
ding, but the question of the attend
ance upon the divorce solves itself.
How very clever a thing it is to suf-
fer and make somebody pay for it.
There is no use in crying. but only
the hopelessly utilitarian or the mer-
cenary would cry for use anyway.
1t is sometimes amusing to be serious
and generally serious to be always
amusing.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
National Chairman Calls to Order.

Charles R. Jones. chairman of the
national committee, called the meeting
to order and announced the selection
of Samuel Dickie, president of Albion
college, Albion, Mich, as chairman of
the gathering. Dickie delivered brief
address and then introduced Scanlon.
Chain was given an ovation when he
rose TO accept the nomination. He was
frequently interrupted with applause,
which was especially demonstrative
when he attacked both the republican
and democratic parties for their posi-
ton on prohibition.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Quiet again prevails on the banks
of the Sangamon.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

Hill Donaghho. = The marriage of
Miss Helen Donaghho of Silvis to Har-
vey l.. Hill of this city took place yes
terday afternoon at 5 O'Clock at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bell in
Silvis. The ceremony was performed
by Rev w. G. Oglevee, assistant pas
tor of Broadway Presbyterian church,
the immediate families being the only
guests. Miss Edith Hill, the groom's
sister, was flower girl and the only at
tendant Miss Zadie Zetterman at the
piano played Mendelssohn' wedding
march An elaborate wedding dinner
was served after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Hill left last evening for
Denver and points in Colorado, and
will be at home in this city after Oct.
| 1. Mr.. Hill is an efficient employe of
the Rock Island, being train dispatcher
at the Rock Island station His bride
has been employed as .stenographer
| also for the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19

The happy me-
dunn is undoubt-
edly the one who
catches andhOlds
the nimble dol
lar.
Sonepeople ex-
pect a good deal.
This is not nee
essarily synony-
nous W i t b a
square deal.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
w. T. T. u. Meetinq.-The Woman $

W. !. u. ". Meetih9.-l ne woman
Christian Temperance union met yes
teeday afternoon at the home of Miss
Ella Taylor. 90l Nineteenth street.
The subject of the afternoon discus
sion was Temperance in Speech and
was taken part in by members of the
union in the absence from. the city
of the leader for the day.
Eta Kappa Phi Dance.-The Eta
Kappa Phi sorority will give a private
dancing party at the Watch Tower inn
tomorrow evening
Rock Island Argus., 1908-08-19
C HAHN is TOLD.
Pfohibitionist Candidate fol
President Accepts the
Nomination
BEFORE CHEERING AUDIENCE
Exercises at Chicago Largely Attend
ed--Leading Members of the
Party Are Present.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-At Music hall
last evening, in the presence of a large
and enthusiastic audience, Eugene w.
Chain of Chicago accepted the nom
ination for the presidency by the pro-
hibition party The address formally
notifying Chafin was made by Profes
sor Scanlon of Pittsburg on behalf of
the committee on notification appoint
cd at the national convention in Co
lumbus, Ohio, July 1G.
Leading members of the party from
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, In
diana, Nebraska and other states were
DreSeDf s.