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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

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by the common people, were designa-
ted and taxed as luxuries, while costly
ingram carpets were considered a ne
cessity.
Raw sugar" says the Shinn report,
"is taxed 65 per cent, while diamonds.
cut but not set, are taxed but 10 per
cent, and if uncut are permitted to
come in free of duty.
Blankets, f1annels, women's dress
goods, shawls, knit goods, wearing APP
parel and other wooden manufactures
are taxed from 80 to lao per cent, while
automobiles pay but As per cent.
Fail to Discriminate.
LINES are taxed SO per cent, while
pint bottles of champagne are taxed
but 63 per cent. Salt in bulk is taxed
70 per cent, still wine in casks 70 per
cent. Flannels lab per cent, whisky
ZAP per cent; blankets. three yards
long, valued at 40 cents a pound, 165
per cent; brandy 1877 per cent.
''Women's dress goods are taxed los
per cent, pint bottles of wine only 55
per cent
Cotton stockings, valued at cents
a pair, are taxed 81 per cent, while
jewelry is assessed but so per cent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
Salaries for Members of Parliament.


Members OF the British house or
commons serve without pay. The
honorary nature Of public service in
Great Britain has contributed to keep
politics on high plane thereon a
plane much higher than here. Poll
tics engages the highest gentlemen in
the kingdom, and the word gentlemen
is used in no narrow sense. That the
failure to pay salaries has not tended
to make the house aristocratic and to
shut out types of average men from its
membership is attested in the legisla-
ton enacted by that body. No other
representative assembly in the world
is so radical-and by radical is meant
"of the root,"-as the British house,
and no other national body is half so
much concerned with humanitarian
legislation
Obviously with members of the COM
mons receiving no salaries it would
be impossible for poor men to accept
seats in that body-they would have
to support themselves and families in
gainful occupations. To secure repre-
labor unions have put candidates for
ward, and the candidates elected their
expenses have been paid out of the
unions treasury Other organizations
have followed with similar procedure.
The Irish members of parliament,
nearly all Of them poor men, have been
supported out of funds voluntarily
subscribed by their constituents and
by men of Irish descent in the United
States, Canada, Australia and else
where. These contributions alone
have made it possible for poor men
to take seats in the commons.
But the English have awakened to
the danger attending class representa-
ton and rightly consider that men
should take their seats mortgaged 10
no union, economic society, cult or
sect so that they may be free to de-
eide every question arising on its
merits, consulting not the welfare of
a particular class but the welfare of
the whole people. The ministry there
fore purposes to provide salaraies for
members of the commons, the court
having interdicted contributions such
as heretofore made, and the new
budget will carry an appropriation for
this purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
The Democratic Position.

Republican spellbinders have init
mated the democratic party stands
for free trade. Absolute free trade is
impractical with the United States.
Great Britain, levies some tariff, and
this country must always do so.
The democratic position on the sub
ject is substantially as follows:
First-The government should never
collect one penny more of revenue
than necessary to administer its af-
fairs with rigid economy.
Second-The lowest rate that will
yield the greatest amount OF revenue
should be imposed.
Third-Luxuries should always bear
the highest revenue duties.
neutrality-suspicious. has vindicated
ing the correct practice.
Fifth-Revenue duties should be
paid so as to operate with equality
throughout the union, discriminating
neither for nor against any class or
article
Sixth - Absolute necessities should
be on the free list.
Seventh-There should be imposed
revenue duty upon practically all
imports, with certain exceptions.
These exceptions should be determin-
ed by the test:
Imports coming in competition with
trust-controlled products should be
placed on the free list and articles of
absolute necessity should be imported
free of duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

"The president" says Mr.. Ballinger,
s'has never given me any intimation
that he desired my resignation, and
until he does / will continue as secre-
tary of the interior" Mr.. Ballinger
evidently needs to be pried out with
croWbar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

Uncle Joe Cannon sang his swan
song to the Iroquois county old settlers
in their annual picnic yesterday. He
talked as an old man with one foot in
the grave who would probably not
speak again to his hearers. A week
ago Mr.. Cannon was talking about be-
ing q boy again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
HumOr and
Philosophy
THE PRESENT.
By DUNCAN ri. SMITH

CEIZE the golden moment
~ As IL passes by.
Get your catching mitten.
Grab IL on the fly.
Moments are but cf1fies,
Yet a bunch. they say.
Added all together
Go to make the day.
Half an hour OF dreaming
In your easy chair
Means just thirty minutes
Vanished In the air.
Though you whistle for than.
They will not return.
You have not. remember,
Any time to burn.
Always something doing
Adds unto your store
Whether IL is knowledge
Or OF golden ore.
For the occupation
Known as Killing time
IB a nisdemeanor
If it's not a crime.
Keep the wheels revolving
At a steady clip.
II you must be sliding
Do not backward slip.
Here's the open secret,
Try to energize;
Then IN bet a cookie
You'll be great and wise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
Lost Opportunity.

Alexander was weeping.
what is the matterY asked a SYM
pathetic friend.
Il am crying for new worlds to con-
quer." said the great captain.
Don't be discouraged. Stick around
Maybe the flying machine will be in.
vented before you die"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
StaqQers Skeptics,

That clean. nice, fragrant COM
pound like Bucklen's Arnica Salve
will instantly relieve a bad burn, cut,
scald, wound or piles, staggers skep-
tics. But great cures prove it's a
wonderful healer of the worst sores,
ulcers, boils, felons, eczema, skin
eruptions, as also chapped hands,
sprains and corns. Try it, % cents
at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

The sequence of the shooting of
Mayor Gaynor of New York occurred
in Chicago yesterday when T. ]. Bent,
q disappointed politician, shot and
killed d. F. Cummins, republican pre-
cinct captain. 1t is time an example
was made somewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
Aug. Is in American
History

1S07-CbaritN ranCis ADAMS. states
man and diplomat, United States
minister TO England during the
civil war. born: died 1886.
1S77-Two satellites of Mars were dis
covered by Professor Asaph Hall
at Washington.
1S96-Professor Frederick William
Crouch. composer of kathleen
Mavoureen." died: born 1903.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

The Plotte--
"Do you like work?"
''Sh-sh-shr'
what do you meanP'
"I pretend to, but don't"
"Why do you act so mysteriously
81 want TO keep on the good side Of
It and not let it know what think Of
II, so perhaps it will go easy with me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

Those republicans in the New York
machine who had enough temerity to
slap a bull dog in the face are daily
becoming more surprised with theiI
own audacity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
Asking Father.

Asking Father.
what ais VOC tonight. Percy"
81 have a frightful tOothache, dear
est"
Does It ache badIy7"
Every"
$50 that you don't care what hap
pens to your
Not much"
"PercyT
Eyes. dearestY'
81 think you'd better improve thu
occasion by asking father tonight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the democratic nomination
for minority representative In the Thir-
ty-third senatorial district, and ask the
support OF all democrats who deem me
worthy. J. s. SLOAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

II the kicker would kick himself oc
casiorally he would prove his use TO
the community.
Often. too often. getting what you
want isn't at all related to having
what you want.
Marrying for money is undoubtedly
working for money, but working for
money isn't necessarily marrying for
it.
Any cook is a good cook IL a man is
hungry enough.
People hand out their fool opinions
because they need their wise ones in
their own business.
Making mistakes is maddening
enough without any fool advice from
so called friends regarding the opera
ticn.
If you don't tell your troubles maybe
they viii die and you'll forget them.
The Keep-a-going club has the AlI-in
club beat a mile.
When you get tired of working hard.
work softly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

Mr.. Roosevelt will neither approve
nor condemn the Aldrich tariff law on
his western trip, according to John
Callan O'Laughlin. Mr.. Roosevelt's
reputation for fearlessness is many
parts sham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
Soma Helm.

II you cannot write a poem
On exalted lines and high
That will stir the waiting thousands
You ut least can swat fly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
His Philosophy.

"Work is the only thing that counts" =
''Xou bet. and you should always OBJ
serve one thing in working"
what is that?"
always work an easy mark"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
co AFTER RECORD
English Sporting Men Seek tic
Set New Mark for Horse
back Riding.
200 MILES IN 8 HOURS,
Squire George Osbaldenston Per-
formed Feat 30 Years Ago Which
Has Not Been Equaled.

An attemnt is to be made under the
patronage OF prominent English sport
ing men to break the extraordinary
record for long distance horseback
riding made on Nov. 5. 1881. by Squire
George Osbaldeston on the Newmarket
round course. Including fifty stop
pages and d quarter Of an hour for re-
freshments, the squire won 2.000 gum
cas- in stakes and large sum in his
own private wagers by riding 20O
miles in S hours and ~ minutes.
He covered the distance in cold
rainstorm, starting at 7 a. M, weigh
ing in at 157 pounds. including saddle
and bride, and taking the full round
course of four miles at each lap. Fifty
times he circled it, and as many times
he changed horses.
Bet Started Famous Ride.
The famous ride was taken as the
result of bet by General Charlie that
the 200 miles could not be covered i'll
ten hours even with an unlimited num-
her of horses. One nobleman bet 1000
to / the squire could not do it in nine
hours.
The squire had twenty-eight horses
at his disposal, and he covered the first
100 miles in a little less than four
hours and twenty minutes. Then he
rested for fifteen minutes. refreshing
himself with a cold partridge and
glass of sherry. The whole distance
was ridden in seven hours, nineteen
minutes and four seconds. the rest of
the time being spent in stoppages to
mount and dismount His best horse
was Tranby, which he rode on four
separate laps, the time being:
First lap-Eight minutes ten seconds.
Second lap-Eight minutes fiat.
Third lap-Eight minutes fifteen seconds
Fourth lap-Eight minutes fifty seconds.
But One Bad Horse.
Favey did a lap in eight minutes
eight seconds and Ipsala in eight min
utes twenty seconds. On the other
hand, the horse key Solomon took
twelve minutes and was the worst of
the lot. 1t had to be whipped around
the course. and Osbaldeston had to
dismount once on the stretch.
The squire was forty-fve years old
when he accomplished his historic
sporting feat. His training for the
event had consisted in riding sixty-five
miles each morning in two and half
hours and walking after partridges the
rest OF the Gay TO harden his muscles
1t is said the horse Tranby was the
son OF Blackjack out of an Orville
mare sent to Virginia in February,
1895.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
Tic Difference.

Tic Difference.
did Jack call on you last night,
EthelY
Eyes"
pressing his suit, I suppose"
Don't tease. Did Claude call On
you last night, BessT
mo" t..t
why"
Having his suit pressed, i guess"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

The republican insurgents made a
lot more gains in Nebraska yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
WILLING to ObIiao.
some green cucumbers."

"Have none"
"Green peas" i.
Haven't any"
Nothing greenT
"Have a green hand here might
let you have"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

: When the digestion is all right. the
action of the bowels regular, there
is a natural craving and relish for
food. When this is lacking you may
know that you need a dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach and LiverTablets.
They strengthen the digestive organs.
improve the appetite and regulate the
bowels. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

For sale by Allen. Myers & Co.. L. s
McCabe d Co. Rock ISL I'd Hardware
Company, Ill & Ehleb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
THE ARGUS.

eY THE ). w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
PECULIAR NOTIONS OF
LUXURlES AND NECES-
SITES BY CONGRESS

Continued from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

II the kicker would kick himself oc
casionally he would prove his use TO
the community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

Often. too often. getting what you
want isn't at all related to having
what you want.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

Any cook is a good cook If a man is
hungry enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18
The Plotte-.

Having his suit pressed, / guess"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-18

People hand out their fool opinions
because they need their wise ones in
their own business.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29

| 81 wonder If it's the very favor |
was going to ask of your"
But he didn't take 1t up. He seemed
hardly to hear her, as If his mind was
too much absorbed with quite another
question: question that the next mo-
ment came out fiat. What was that
Kerr doing here yesterday"
She was taken aback, so far had her
apprehension of Harry's jealousy
slipped into the background In the
last "a hours. But her consciousness
that Harry was not behaving well,
even for jealous man, made her take
1t up all the more lightly.
why, he was calling, chatting, ia
king tea-what anybody else would do
from four to six What in the world
gave you the idea that he was doing
anything extraordinary"
Well" he said, you shouldn't do
the sort of thing that makes you
talked about
That makes me talked about?" II
made her pause In front of him.
why, yes, it isn't like you. 1t new
er happened before. Look here. ]
| drop into the Buffers yesterday; find
Clara sided up to the Judge; look
around for you. Hello / say
where's Flora?' Oh, says she, Flora s
at home amusing Mr.. Kerr Amusing
Mr.. Kerr!'" he repeated. That's a
nice thing to hear"
Flora went red She walked down
the room from him to give her sud
denly tumultuous heart time. How
ever little he might guess the real
trend of her interview with Kerr, she
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29
CHAPTER XIV.

She stood where he had left her In
the open doorway, with the damp ed
dy of the fog blowing on her. She had
had narrow escape; but after the
first fullness of her relief there re-
turned upon her again the weight of
her responsibility. There was no slip
ping out Of It now, and 1t was going
to be worse than she had imagined.
So much had come out in the last
half-hour that she felt bewildered by
1t. What Harry had let slip about
Clara alarmed her What in the world
was Clara about? With one we'll
aimed observation she had stirred up
Harry against Kerr and against Flora
herself. And meanwhile she was run
ming after the Buffers. Twice in two
days. If Harry was not mistaken, and
she was even nearing another engage
ment.
After all her fruitless housings,
Clara had too evidently got on the
scent of something at last. How much
she knew or guessed as yet, Flora
could not be sure, but certainly, now,
she couldn't let Clara go. For that
would be turning adrift dangerous
person with stronger motive than
ever for pursuing her quest, and the
opportunity for pursuing it unob-
served, out Of Flora'S sight. Clara
was at it even now, and the only con-
ISOLATION Flora had was that Harry, at
least, would not play into her hands.
For Harry had special secret in.
terest of his own. The last ten min
utes of their interview had made that
plain. His manner, when he had de-
clared his intention of taking the
ring, had been anything but the man.
ner of a care-free lover merely con-
cerned with pleasing his lady. Then
they were all of them racing each 9th
er for the same thfng-the thing she
held In her possession and whether
she feared most to be felled by a
blow from Harry, or hunted far afield
by Kerr, or trapped by Clara, she
could not tell. She stood hesitating
looking out into the obscurity of the
| fog, as If she hoped to read the an
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-11-29

couldn't hear him come near IL with
out apprehension. She was angry,
helplessly angry at Harry that he had
jealousy. But she was more angry at
Clara, since such a speech on Clara's
part wasn't carelessness.
She tried to laugh him out of 1t.
why, Harry, l never saw you
jealous before!"
"It's all very well to say that-and
you know I've never made a row
about the other Johnnies. | knew you
didn't care for any of them"
Her eyes narrowed and darkened.
And you take 1t for granted l care
for Mr.. KERR"
"Oh, no, MOI" He pushed his hand
through his hair with an irascible
gesture. But it's plain enough you
like him-you women always like a
fellow that fourishes-but that's not
the sort of man l care to see hanging
around my girl"
Flora stood leaning on the table,
breathing a little hurriedly, feeling
rather as If she had been shaken.
Harry. standing with his hands in his
pockets, looked not unlike the threat
ening image he had appeared in the
back of the goldsmith's shop.
COZ course, the fellow can talk" he
admitted, and he has a manner. But
Lord knows where he comes from or
who he is. Why, even the Buffers
don't know"
Flora turned sharply on him. who
told you that!"
The Judge. He picked him up q!
the club"
Well" she kept It up. some one
had to introduce him there"
Harry smiled you wouldn't care
to bow to some of those club mem
bers."
| Harry, do you know how you sound
| to me?" She was trembling at the
daring of what she was going to say
you talk as If you knew something
against him"
Her statement seemed to bring hin
up short mo, no, / don't" he said
hastily.
She made a little gesture of des
pair. How was she to count on Harry
If he was going to behave like this
How trust him when he was shutting
so?
She made one more bold stroke t.
make him speak out
Harry. you do know somethin;
about him! / know you have seel
him before"
Why. yes, I've seen him before
But that's got nothing to do with it.
He looked surprised that she shoul'
seem to accuse him of it, anc sh
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| wondered if he could have forgotten
how he had denied it before.
And that isn't why you distrust
nim?"
The devils tattoo that he beat on
his hat stopped.
Il don't distrust him."
well, dislike him, then. When was
it you saw him before?"
Isn't 1T enough for me to tell you
that l don't want you to see him?"
OH" She turned away from him.
Every nerve In her was In revolt,
Then he really wasn't going to tell her
anything. He was keeping her out OF
it as If she were child. She had re.
lied on him to return the ring. She
had counted upon his indifference and
good nature. And he was neither in.
different nor good-natured. All desire
of even mentioning the ring to him
left her; and as to giving him her con.
fidence- These hints that he had
thrown out about Kerr-they might
be mere jealousy-but he might have
actual knowledge, knowledge that,
with her own fitted to it, would make
for him complete figure. She caught
her breath at the thought of how near
she had come to actually betraying
Kerr. Until that moment she had not
realized that through all her waver-
ings her one fixed intention had been
not to betray him.
Harry had risen and was buttoning
his overcoat. you know you're new.
er at home If you don't want to be,
he said.
She stood mfsleadingiy droopine he
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swer there Presently she returned to
the fact that Shima was waiting to
close the door. Halfway across the
hall she paused again, looking
thoughtfully down the rose-colored Wis
Ia of the drawing-room, and up at the
broad black march of the stair. Vague
mysteries peered at her from every
side. Which should she fee from?
Which walk boldly up to and dispel?
She went upstairs slowly She stood
in her dressing-room absently before
the mirror She touched the hard.
unyielding stone of the ring under the
thin bodice of her gown. She re-
called the morning when she had gone
to get it, before anything had hap
pened and the lure of life had been so
exquisite.
And yet she didn't wish herself
back, but only forward. Now she had
no leisure to imagine, to pretend. to
enjoy, oaly the GREATNESS sense that
she must get forward. The chatter
ing clock on her mantel warned her
of the passing time and set her hur-
rying into her walking gown, her hat,
her gloves, as II the object of her err
| rand would only wait for her a mo-
ment longer. When, for the second
time, she opened the house door, she
didn't hesitate. She descended into
the white fog that covered all the city.
Above her the stone facade of her
| borse Ioomed huge and pinkfsh in the
mist. Her spirits rose with the feel
ing that she was going adventuring
again, leaving that house where for
! the last two days sae had awaited
events with such vivid apprehensions.
She hurried fast down the damp, glis-
tening pavement. seeing long, dim
gray faces of houses glimmer by, see
ing figures come toward her through
the fog, grow vivid, pass, and hearing
at intervals the hoarse. lonely voice
of the fog-horn at The Heads" reach