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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-29

The latest news in the educational
world is the reduction of the drop
kick in foot ball from four points TO
three.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-29
Current Comment.

The Cookites seem to think that
Peary nailed that flag to a lemon
tree instead of the Pole.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-29

A lie travels fast and far and the
injured one pays the freight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-09-29

Omce..3l7R West water street
Telephsns NJ. IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

The Indianapolis News facetiously
reached in the tariff controversy at
Washington. Since it has been impos-
sible to revise the tariff to suit the
ultimate consumer, the consumer is to
be trimmed to fit the tariff The mat
ter is almost too serious to be treated
jestingly, and yet there's many true
word spoken in jest. 1t is almost the
exact truth that our statesmen expect
commerce to mold itself to their stat
utes, rather than seek to enact laws
expressive of merchant common law.
In regard to railways as well as the
tariff. there is abroad-or has been-a
persistent idea that bad economics is
somehow good politics.
Especially in finance are our methods
Procrustean. We furnish a currency
which is almost as rigid as iron, and
which, so far as it is elastic, expands
when it should contract and contracts
when it should expand. To this vol
ume of currency trade is expected to
adjust itself, absorbing currency in
speculative excuses when it is re-
dundant, and when it is deficient
wrenching gold from the worlds mar
kets by main strength. That is the
way in which We have moved our
crops for a generation, alternately
stimulating Wall street with a pleth,
ora of funds and then shaking them
| out of Wall street when they are want
ed. If trade does not fit currency, it
is the trade which must adjust itself
to the conditions. This is costly, al
lternately necessitating imports of dear
gold and then causing the export of
iundervalued gold 1t is a sorry jest to
say that now the consumers are to be
| trimmed to fit the tariff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
VISITING NURSE REPORTS
Active Month Shown in Figures Pre-
scented to Association.

The monthly meeting of the Visiting
Nurse association was held last even
ing at the Harper house. Reports
show that the organization is in good
financial shape. Miss Margaret Giles.
the visiting nurse. reported having
made 1877 visits, caring for % patients
under Is physicians. Drs. Paul, Souj
ers, Eyster, Bradford, Bergland, Hada
Burkhart. Sala. Williams, Comegys
Snively, Lachner and Dart of this city
and Dr. Carlson of Moline Twelve OF
the patients were being cared for last
month and 10 were new. One was re.
turned from hospital, three went to
other towns, two We're transferred
eight recovered and 16 are still being
cared for. Donations were received
during the month from Masdames De
Santo, Dauber, Junge, Fries, Marines
| Mack, ingalls,, Henry Tremann, Sala
w. A. Shaffer, w C. Elliott, Sherwood
Buford, F. T. Meyers. J. G. Huntoor
and H. Campbell, DR.. Wright and Mis-.
| Ramser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
History Repeated.

The unexpected has happened. Just
as everybody had come to the con-
clusion that Lorimer had failed in his
efforts to combine the democrats and
disaffected republicans, he brought
them together and in one fell swoop,
captured the Office of United States
senator, SAYS the Peoria Star. 1t was
a clear case of managing He out gen
eTaled his opponents and succeeded
just as everyone had come to the con-
clusion that he had failed. In this
case. history repeats itself. 1t was pre-
cisely such coup as Abraham Lincoln
effected in 1855. In that memorable
contest. Lincoln lacked three votes OF
securing the senatorship. Lyman
Trumbull as an anti-Nebraska demo
crat. had five votes. They would not
go to Lincoln. In the meantime, Gov
ernor Mattison, a rro-slavery demo
crat, backed by the administration for
ces, was concentrating all of his
powers and it seemed likely that he
would secure the election of himself
In order to defeat this and put in d
man who was sound on the slavery
question. Lincoln threw all of his for
ces to Tru.nbull and secured the lat
ter's election. The act was denounced
by the democrats as wicked bargain
and sale and the republicans were
heavily scored for having consented u
such trade. The act had remarkable
bearing upon subsequent history
When Trumbull went into the senate
he charged Douglas with having en-
tered into conspiracy with Pierce
Buchanan and Chief Justice Tame,
to fasten slavery upon the entire ma
ttion. This created so much excitement
that public interest was fastening itsel
upon Trumbull as the opponent O
Douglas. Lincoln saw that he was be
ing left out and in order to steal
march upon Trumbull he challenge,
Douglas to debate and the memor
able contest in 1858 between the two
directed the attention of the nation
away from Trumbull and concentrated
1t upon Lincoln. Everything is fir j,
love and war, and judged by the past
Lorimer simply took advantage of hi!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
REBEKAHS COMING
District Organization to Con-
vene in This City as Local
Lodge Guests.
MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Rock Island Ladies' Are Officers
: Mrs. Nellie Harris TO Conduct
School of Instruction.

Preparations are being made by
the members of Eudorah Rebckall
lodge, No. 10, for the entertainment.
of the district assembly of the l0tl
district of the order in this city Fri
day. Mrs. Ella Godfrey is presideEt
and Mrs. Ella Rodenbaugh of this
city is the district secretary. The
session, which is the 10th annual
meeting, will be held at Odd Fellows
hall, and it is expected that the If
ferent lodges of the district will b.
represented by strong delegations
One of the features of the corven-
ton will be the school of instruction
to be conducted by Mrs. Nellie Har-
ris of Chicago, the district examiner
Program for the Day.
The local lodge has general charge
of the arrangements. and the follow
ing program will be carried out, be-
ginning at l o'clock:
Call to order by the president
Mrs. Ella Godfrey of Rock Island
H.
Proving members.
Opening ode.
Prayer by chaplain.
RCll call of officers.
Roll call of lodges.
Address of welcome by Mrs. Fir
ence Maslin of Rock Island, Ill.
Response by Miss Anna w. AnGer-
son of Moline, Ill.
Reading minutes of previous SEES
sis n.
Reports of committees.
General business.
School of instruction by Mrs. Mel
lie Harris of Chicago, H., district
examiner
Election of district officers.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Opening by Eudorah Rebekai
lodge, No. 73.
General business.
Continuation of school of instruc
ton.
Comforting of the Rebekah degree
by Myrtle Rebekah lodge, No. 256 o
Moline, Ill.
Refreshments served in the dinins
| room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

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taxable of literary ability which marked his later study
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

ment and energy at her elbow wOuiu
have given Regina the strength of ten.
Instead there were bitterness. COM
plant and ,reproach weighing her
down, and beneath it all the old long
ing for Neal. the hurt wonder that he
could have failed her!
Sunk in her thoughts. absentminded-
~ making preparation for the night.
Regina stood for several minutes star
ing at what she had uncovered ut the
bottom of the long utility box on her
dresser without a complete realization
Of what the discovery meant.
First it dawned on her bewildered
mind that the box. was blle instead Of
pink, as it Should have been. Then If
it were blue 1t belonged in the next
room on Esther's dresser The woman
who had swept and cleaned for them
that day had probably mixed them.
And at the bottom of the blue box. I'M
der all the handkerchiefs and ribbons
which Regina had mechanically disar-
ranged In her search for a particular
ribbon. lay. with a rubber band bind
ing them. the last two letters she had
to his silence and which he had. OF
course, never answered.
Regina leaned against the dresser
breathing heavily. clutching the let
tiers. trying to think. The face that
looked out at her from the mirror was
white with excitement Some one had
kept her. letters from reaching Neal
some oI,t-
In the doorway stood Esther, still,
petulant from the scene downstairs.
AS she walked toward her sister Re-
gina turned and faced her silently. the
letters I'm her outstretched palm.
With little gasp Esther saw. crum-
pied into chair and began to cry in a
frightened way.
Il did it for your own good" Esther
walled. "Neal never will be rich, and
we want-we need-so much! thought
Il thought you'd see how much better
position DR.. Brightright could give
you'll thought you'd fOrget-1 wrote
Neal you were going TO marry the doc
tor and hadn't courage to tell him
yourself and that you did not want
L ~ Sot
YOUR letters both times by taking them
to slip into the drop while l asked you
to get stamps or cards at the window
| do you remember? IL did it because
1 thought you would be happier, Re
| ginav'
The tall, stern girl. standing like an
avenging goddess. looking down Oh
| the hysterical, weak woman huddled
in the chair, did not speak for some
| minutes
why didn't you, destroy them wher
you got them?" she asked abruptly.
81 didn't dare" wept Esther. 50
was afraid it was criminal or some
thing"
| The faint flicker Of humor which
swept Regina's face even in her mo
ment of righteous wrath spread to bel
generous heart.
1--WE won't talk about it again, Els
ther," she said quietly. you'd better
go to bed. And now-now I'm goin.
to write to Neal"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
A Reliable Washington Correspond.

For some time past The Argus
has furnished it's readers with eX-
elusive articles by Clyde H. Tavenn-
er, Washington correspondent and
traveller, writing under the name of
''Tav." The fact that he enjoys a
close personal acquaintance with the
leading men in the national capital.
has enabled him to supply this paper
with inside information as to how
the tariff bill is being made
Tavenner predicted in his articles
written Immediately after the last
presidential election that the seth
congress would neither admit Ari-
IONA and New Mexico into the union
as states, as the republican platform
promised to do Immediately; nor
pass postal bank law, a general
| rivers and harbors bill, anti-child
| labor legislation, nor Japanese eX-
clusion law Each of these predic-
tions was fulfilled.
The following letter from Hon
| Champ Clark, leader of the minority
in the house of representatives
| SlOWS JndL i DIV tilficE > leIIeGS are dD
preciated by the democratic leaders
in Washington:
| Washington, ID. c., June 5,-Edit
or Rock Island Argus, Dear Sir:
| regard the letters which you have
been printing from Washington
written by Clyde H. Tavenner, as tn,
most valuable political letters of tn,
day. We democrats are sadly in tn,
hole on the subject of metropolitan
papers. Since 1896, they have nearl,
all of them been either openly O
secretly helping the republicans
ITavenner's letters are not only vel
written, but he seems to have in
very large degree the faculty of Sc
lecting what is of interest and value
l deem his work of a great deal o
assistance, indeed, to the democrats
who are struggling here in the mi
nority. Very Truly Yours,
CHAMP CLARK.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
The Argus Daily Short Story
Her Conquering Faith-By Arabella Nasmyth.
Copyrighted. 1909. by Associated Literary Press

The indisputable fact which has 81
often sadly surprised people that two
and two will not make five was star
ing the Anslem girls in the face.
1t was year after the death of their
father and many evasions and putting
off of the fatal day had gone for
naught They were face to face with
the knowledge that they could no Ion
ger afford to keep up the old family
home and, moreover, must do some
thing to add to their infinitesimal in
come.
I'm some way" said Regina, looking
up rather YEARLY from her pencil and
paper-"in some way we've got to have
money. We've got to go to work"
Regina was twenty-siX, with rebel
lious dark hair and firm chin which
always amazed people by the dimple
they discovered in it. Regina was the
one who always did things in the fam
lily. Nobody had ever taken time to
call her beauty, so she had never
quite realized the fact that she came
very close to being one and could de-
vote her leisure to accomplish results.
OF course with Esther ii was differ
ent. From the time her first fluff OF
golden hair had made itself manifest
and her big blue eyes had first glanced
appealingly at humanity it had beer
decided that Esther was a beauty. and
the decision had chung to her through
life, though at maturity it is doubtful
If she would have been thought more
than an ordinarily good looking fresf
young girl had not those around hel
been so educated in the other view.
But as beauty Esther had always
| been waited on and put forward. and
even when time went on and girlisi
| petulance and fckleness and capric,
degenerated into pettishness and self
ish inconsiderateness nobody ever ex
pected Esther to do anything but ex
| ist.
And now she was thirty, for in spit,
Of belledom the men who had wooet
her seriously had been few and, witt
her aspirations. beneath her considera
ton. At her sisters fiat Esther drey
her brows together fretfully.
Work. she said You are ridicu
lous. It's all very well for you to tall
but how could l work? What could
do? Regina
She hesitated little, for there wa
something in the straight browed fac
meditatively surveying her as thong
she were seen for the first time tina
bid her pause. "Regina-if you woul
1T would be very easy for you t
place both of US beyond all none
cares forever. Pm sure
| The voice died away before the spa
kle of anger in the dark face acros
the table. Regina bit her lip befoI
she spoke in a repressed voice.
won't pretend to misunderstood you
she said. Its like you to propose 0
fering something else than yourself
Understand once for all that I'll nev'
! marry DIR. Brightright! He is selfis
/ he has cruel and vindictive natul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

The Chicago Tribune sounds a
warning to the republican party that
the Aldrich tariff measure threatens
the party and if damned through the
senate will afford campaign fuel for
the democrats, not only because ii
is an iniquitous proposition but that
means revision upward, rather than
downward. Nevertheless, the repub-
licans in the senate will go blindly
on following Aldrich's dictations
needless of the consequences and re,
lying upon the fact that the people
are easily bluffed when election time
comes around
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
PERSONAL POINTS.

]. f. Montrose of Cedar Rapids is at
the Harper.
Colonel G.. l.. Walker left last night
for Aberdeen, s. ID.
Miss Mary Comegys left this after
noon for a visit in Keokuk.
j. w. WEIGH leaves tomorrow morn
ing for a visit to his old home in
HOnesdale, Pa
G. II. Withrow and family have re-
moved to Springfield, ILL.,, where they
will take up their residence.
Will Dripps and Herman Shaft left
today for Seattle, Wash. where they
expect to make their home in the
future.
Miss Florence Freeman returned last
evening from Fort Dodge. Iowa, where
she has been teaching school, to spend
the summer vacation at home
"A. l.. Burnett, secretary of the local
Y. M. c. A., has returned from Omaha
where he attended the annual confer
ence of the secretaries of the country
Miss Myrtle E. Dade has returned
iioLh lNiotd, III, WHeIc Sne uellNeT6
an address at the memorial exercises
of the WOodmen and Royal Neigh
bors of that place Sunday.
Those from this city who will attend
the annual meeting of the Augustana
synod at Red Wing are DR.. Gusta,
Andreen, DR.. C. E. Lindberg, DR.. N
FGsander, Rev. A. Theodore Ekblad
Professor |. NJ Anderson. representing
Augustana college, Rev. l.. G. Abrah
amson, editor in chief of Augustana
and DIR. j. M. Englund. associate edi
tor, Rev. c. G. Bengston, A. G. Ander
son and Grant Hultberg, representing
the Augustana Book concern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

with all his surface and polish, and ne
is sixty years old
"Also he owns the most magnificent
country place in the state and is a
millionaire" breathed Esther as her
sister stopped. Really. Regina, for
grownup person you are distressingly
silly. I'm sure DR.. Brightright is no
worse than lots of men. and think
what you'd havew
(Which you, of course, would share"
said Regina coldly. Her face took on
an immobile expression as she looked
down at her sister. Understand. I'll
never marry him. I'll find work to do"
Its Neal MAXWELL the older girl
flashed angrily. you'd be glad Of
the chance if you weren't eating your
heart out for man who threw you
over and never cared anything for
you! You
But Regina had swept from the
room, her head in the air. her hands
clutching mechanically the papers COW
| cred with their rows of discoura ging
| figures.
She was hurt as only proud person
can be hurt. and the sure knowledge
deep in her heart that Neal Maxwell
| had indeed. beyond all doubt. cared
for her, in spite of the opinion voiced
| by her sister and shared, as Regina
| knew, by nearly all her acquaintance
in the town, did not help much in
bearing the taunt.
1t was year since Neal had gone
abroad as foreign representative for
| his firm and eleven months since his
letters had stopped abruptly. without
' warning. Her two letters Of inquiry
bringing no response. pride had step
ped In and she had made no further
| effort to hear from him beyond learn
ing from his firm he was alive and
well.
And when he left they had been en-
gagged. She could hardly remember
when she and Neal had not intended
to marry one another. so many had
been the years Of their more thar
friendship. In spite of her Indignation
and her secret grief, in spite Of his
mysterious neglect. Regina still cluns
to the feeling that. wherever he was
whatever had happened. Neal still
must care for her just as day mus
follow night.
And she was Of too strong natur,
TO seek to cover her jilting by accept
ing the man who had haunted he
footsteps for the past year, DR.. Bright
right, whom she instinctively dislike,
and steadily Stunned. to the furiou
evaporation of Esther. This had no
been the first difference they had ha,
upon the subject.
: This night she was tired, very tiret
and discouraged. Sympathy. under
standing or help from Esther she fel
she never could expect The veal
ness, the shallowness. that were ht
sisters were forcing themselves on he
recognition against her will.
If only Esther had been of diffe
l. ent mold their situation would eve
81 now be vastly improved. Encourag
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

brought together the war;
upon himself. 1t was good politics for
the democrats. because il served TO
create a division in the ranks of the
republicans, and this is sufficient ex-
cuse for their act. 1t does not appear
that the charges of bribery and cor
ruption cut any more figure now than
they did in 1855. Political parties
are accustomed TO this sort of policy.
1t is part of the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
Called His Bluff.

A young woman of smart wit and
striking beauty presided at one of the
stalls at Paris charity bazaar.
Among the small crowd which pressed
round the fair vender was a young
man of much assurance. who gaZed
upon the girl with freedom and affect
ed to admire the various fancy arti-
cles exposed for sale, but bought moth
ing.
What will you please to buyT ask
ed mademoiselle, with an exquisite
smile.
"Oh." replied the young dandy. with
a languishing look, what most wish
to buy is unhappily not for sale"
Tell me what you wish?" she re-
sponded.
"Oh. no; dare not declare my wish,
es."
Nevertheless let me know what you
wish to buy" persisted the fair sales
woman.
We'll. then. since you demand it.
should like a ringlet of your glossy
black hair"
She manifested no embarrassment al
the bold request. but with a pair OF
scissors Immediately clipped off one Of
her beautiful locks and handed it L
the astonished youth. remarking tina
the price was only 800 francs.
Her audacious admirer was thunder
struck with the demand, but dared no
demur. as by this time a group hat
collected and were listening to tn,
conversation. So he took the hail
paid over the money and left the hall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

Aldrich was very angry a few days
ago because the boost of the cotton
tariff rates was explained to the pub
lie He was also very angry because
German manufacturers and merchants
were furnishing information as &c
comparative wage labor in Europe and
America. An ideal way to pass :
tariff law would be to let Aldricl
draw it up in his private Office and
notify the public at the custom house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

The 5-mill tax proposition was de-
feated for the third time in Rock
Island county yesterday, not because
the people do not want to get out of
debt, but because they are displeas-
ed with the way county finances
have been managed and disguised
with too much politics in the court
house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

A 45-cents-a-bushel tariff on pota-
toes. Gee whizZ. No wonder the
New York world asks if the senate is
crazy. and suggests that many a
farmer would be glad to sell his po-
tato crop for As cents bushel year
in and year out. Putting a 100 per
cent tariff on great food product
mainly enriches the middleman and
makes consumers peevish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

There is business for the Anri-Pro
hibition league in Rock Island right
now, and that is in joining hands with
people who though liberal minded are
opposed to joints and dives, and nip
ping in the bud the first attempt tC
re-establish the low order of saloon
in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

Put your heel down on the dives
Mr. Mayor, and the public will ap
plaud your stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

Any combination against the Aid
rich tariff monstrocity is to be term
ed by that gentleman an ''unhol
alliance"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
Using Her Wisdom.

''The Deatons are having quite q
time with their SON."
whats the matterY
INSISTS on having his own way
about everything and wants to run
the house."
well. perhaps he fs'competent. They
have always claimed that he was
smarter than any one else, which
would make him smarter than them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

Lewis Single Binder straight
cents. Many smokers prefer them to
10-cent cigars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

One dive will kill the reputation
of 10 decent saloons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08
Hurnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN n: SMITH

People who feel their importance
need to feel it, as they'd never know
they had any otherwise.
1t is all right that people should
know where to find you. Still, 1t is not
bad thing to know how to dodge,
either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-08

Keep the dives where they ought to
be-out of town.