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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
The Argus Daily Short Story
Foiled-By F "A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted. 1910. by Associated Literary Press

achievement for the benefit of France
He purposes to take possession Of the
government OF Mexico. which has beer
offered him by a few indictments
there. Before doing this he desires
to break the United States into two
parts. gaining at the same time the
good will Of one. By bringing about
this Intervention he will establish the
Confederacy and gain the eternal
gratitude OF the southern people. His
Mexican scheme will then be on a far
stronger basis"
The count paused. and noticed that
q panied expression passed over his
face
"And your opinion, count, of the Wit
dom of all thisY"
He shrugged his shoulders.
lit means the end Of the empire.
No more crazy scheme was ever de
vised. | believe that there are under
lying principles in this American
struggle of yours which In the end
however remote. will give the free
north the victory over the slave south
that even the south. once free. will
not tolerate a foreign government set
up so close to her. And now we come
to the object OF this revelation. l
have begged and pleaded with the en-
peror to have nothing to do with
America or the struggle now going on
In America. He declares that it is his
only hope to save his throne. He will
not listen TO me. l would save him
from himself. By securing a prema-
ture publication of the plan / may
thwart it. and my master will be saved
from its disastrous consequences"
In my enthusiasm 1 grasped the
counts hand and held it as in wise.
Count" exclaimed. 81 am no less
struck with wonder at your disinter-
ested wisdom than 1 was at first at
your seeming dishonor. These men
about the emperor are idiots. You are
q statesman in the very highest de-
gree"
Though / was burning to act In the
matter, left the count to spend twen-
ty-four hours in thought upon it be-
fore doing so. The fate Of my coun-
trymen was in my hands. By an err
ror l might turn the clock of human
liberty back half a century. By a
we'll aimed stroke l might change the
fate of the American republic. l slept
not a wink that night and when the
morning came had formed a new plan.
At 10 O'Clock L was again with the
Count de V
Count" l said. 81 have not sufi-
cient standing with any English paper
to feel sure / can put your scheme in
practice. American journals would
pay millions for the news. but they
are too far away to serve the purpose
I have a proposition to make. Trust
me to reveal this conspiracy to some
ruler who has the power in himself to
thwart it"
The count fought a few moments,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Hair Health.
IF YOU HAVE SCALP OR HAIR
TROUBLE, TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS OFFER.

We could not afford to so strongly
endorse Rexall "93' Hair Tonic and
continue to sell it as we do, if it did
not do all we claim 1t will. Should
our enthusiasm carry us away, and
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic not give en-
tire satisfaction to the users, they
would lose faith in US and our state
ments, and in. consequence our bust
ness prestige would suffer.
We assure you that if your hair is
beginning to unnaturally fall out or If
you have any scalp trouble, Rexall
"93" Hair Tonic will promptly eradi-
cate dandruff, stimulate hair growth
and prevent premature badness.
Our faith in ReXall 1913" Hair
Tonic is so strong that we ask you to
try it on our positive guarantee that
your money will be cheerfully refund
ed if it does not do as we claim. Two
sizes, so cents and 81. Sold only at
our store-the Rexal store. Thomas
Drug company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS

FOR STATE OFFICES.
Icy.
superintendent of Public Instruction
Conrad VI. BRrdweIL
University Trustees Alexander l..
White, John }. McGIynn and George t.
Page.
FOR CONGRESS-.
(FOurieeuth District)
clyde II. Tavenner, Rock Island
county.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
CThirty-third District)
Stnte Senntor-Peter RiGgdaII, Mcr-
Ger county.
Representative - Henry L. WheeIan,
Rock Island county.
COUNTY.
For County Judge-AIbert Huber,
Rock Island.
For County CIerk-w. ID. Hall, Port
Byron.
For Probate Judse--DudIey Marshall,
Rock Island.
For Probate CIerk-ThOmns e. Cole
Andalusin.
For County Treasurer-Edward CO.
ryn, Moline.
For Sheriff r'@~~alius Donovan, South
Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Republican Trust Protection.

A few steel corporation men dined
in Chicago a short time ago, and they
were said to represent $4,000 0OO, 900
not millions, but billions-which had
been created in the past few years
out of the sweat and blood of suffer
ing humanity, And yet the republi-
cans will refuse to revise the tariff
which has protected these billionaires,
and have even increased the rates on
structural steel in the new tariff law
SO that their profits could be made
larger. There is now absolutely no
competition on structural steel, so
the steel trust can charge As per cent
which is the tariff protectiOn-oveT
and above a reasonable profit without
fear of competition from any foreign
quarter. Thus the cost of erecting re,
inforced steel buildings is largely
added to and rents are increased in
proportion to the increased price of
steel by reason of the tariff protection.
Yet, Vice President Sherman, in
speech in North Carolina, defends the
tariff law, and declares that high
prices and high wages are the benefi-
cent result of protective policies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Tariff Tactics.

Republican spellbinders, headed by
Mr.. Roosevelt, have felt compelled to
misTepresent the revenue produced
from the new tariff law. Like lot of
parrots they are all repeating the
criminal delusion OF the publicity bu-
reau OF the republican party that the
new tariff law has turned deficiency
into surplus Yet the treasury de-
partment's daily financial statement
shows that the excess of expenditure
is increasing as the fiscal year ad-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

vances, though less than in 1908 and
1909. The report for Oct. FL shows
the deficiency since July 1. to be $685.
651, 1887, including the Panama expen-
ditures of S11,S66,654. The customs
receipts for the month, and including
Oct. 81, were S17,779,234, whereas for
the same time in 1909 the receipts
were $1S,430,615.
But supposing the republican con-
tention were true, and that the Gus
toms receipts had increased enough TO
wipe out the deficiency of revenue, it
would only show that the tariff taxes
paid by the people are heavier than
ever before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Rheumatism Cured in Three Days.

n. B. Langley, Madison. Wis,
says: Il was almost helpless with
rheumatism for about, five months.
Had it in my neck sd I could not
turn my head and all through my
body. 1 tried three doctors and
many remedies without any relief
whatever until l procured DR.. Detch
on's Relief for Rheumatism. In a
few hours the pain was relieved and
in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and 1 was at work"
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island and Gust
Schlegel, 20 West Second street,
DaVenpOrt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
The Big Noise.

When IN the public places
The noisy boys appear
And holler with their faces.
We're here because we're herot"
You catch the conversation
And DO not have 10 grope
Concerning their location.
They make II clear. We hope
You couldn't get Il palmer
Although they had a band
And went at IL insaner
To make you understand,
And II you pay attention
AS idly passing BY
They will politely mention
The only reason why.
Though sometimes you may wonder
AS they appear in view,
Come in as soft as thunder
II elsewhere wouldn't do.
As voices hit the ceiling
And jar the atmosphere
You sort OF have n feeling
They're here becauEe they're here.
The youthful spirits bubble
Like water from a spring,
And, while not hunting trouble
They'd Joy on IL 70 swing.
Quite useless is protesting.
They must let loose the noise
That is their lungs congesting,
For boys must still be boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
HuTnOr and
Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

TT is said that prosperity is a better
test OF character than adversely.
At any rate. It is the one that has our
preference.
The reason Friday comes once a
week is because we must have some
thing to accredit our bad luck TO.
1t always makes a woman cross to
find her husband sympathetic with an
other woman's woes.
Would an old age pension induce a
woman to own 10 sixty years before
she was ninety?
Man has no vanity, but still he does
like to show how nicely his hose
match his tie.
What an antediluvian the man who
used to do bicycle stunts at the coun-
ty fair appears today!
Soon wood Will be so expensive that
we will not dare trust a tramp TO saw
It
The man who has an old fashioned
family to support dares not flirt with
q better looking but somewhat uncer-
tain job.
When q woman can't think Of any
thing else 10 do she rips up her dress
and sews it over again.
This season when you hear your
neighbor communing with himself in
Joe Cannon dialect you instinctively
know that the stovepipe doesn't 1T
itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Nov. z in American
History

defeat Of the Indians by troops
under General ". Il. Harrison.
iS6l-Battle OF Belmont. Mo-. General
L. S. Grants first important en-
gaGament with Confederates.
1S73-The Nirginius massacre; 53. hail
ing from the United States. shot
by the Spanish authorities at San
tiaEo.
I3o1-Adolf Kraus, noted sculptor,
died: born 1851.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

All the fuss possible can be made
about Congressman McKinney's call
on Colonel Roosevelt in Davenport
but the fact remains that the colonel
declined to commit himself in support
of McKinney's record in congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Shall Women Voter

II they did, millions would vote DR.
Kings New Life Pills the true remedy
for women. For banishing dull. flag.
ged feelings, backache or headache
constipation, dispelling colds, impart
ing appetite and toning up the system,
they're unequaled. Easy, safe. sure.
Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

Here is little prediction worthy of
preservation: AS Rock Island goes
tomorrow on the moral question, so
will it be very apt to go next spring.
So things will go from bad 10 worse
until there will come a day of reckon
ing-and a reaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
And He Did.

would die for her"
"H o W roman
tic.'
Nav. Foolish. +"
Why"
"'Cause the dye
he used fades out
a funny yello W
and makes Is
hair look like a
calico mop"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Refreshing His Memory.

"Where did | see you before% asked
the oily tonGued stranger.
Maybe in New York." said the sim
pie minded countryman.
"Sure: that was the very place"
81 thought it might be because new
er was there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Trying.

II IS p moment solemn
When goes the sterner gender
To stretch his spinal column
And fractures a suspender
And for awhile to have his pants
In place held by the laws OF chance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
Direct Descent.

"Afother, isn't It just lovely? Uncle
George says we have n family tree"
81 am sure / never heard Of it."
"But it is so. He knows all about
it."
and what kind Of a tree is ftp
"An apple tree. We are descended
from Adam and Eve. and he says
that was their tree on account OF that
little trouble over the apple"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
"And what kind Of a tree is it?"
No One to Save Him.

No One to Save Him.
1.-THE poor man"
"What do you meanT
"He was lost in thought"
"Nell?"
"And it was such a strange territory
to his companions that none dared go
I'm and rescue him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
chanee 20 Get Wise.
er was there.

"Queer"
"What is?"
''That some folks don't know when
they are well Of"
Yes, considering that they have
plenty of friends 10 point out the fact"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
what IS it?"
Retribution,

I'VE got twins 1t our house. and you
amt"
"Uh-huh, But jes' you wait till they
git the whoopin' cough"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill. IEn-
tered at the postoffce as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

Mr.. Cortelyou is vociferous in his
silence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

Can the gamblers come back? that
is the issue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

What will the limelight do when
Roosevelt takes a rest?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

Talk as you please. that boy Taven
ner has certainly stirred EN- up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

High prices will make the average
man lose his equilibrium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

Clyde III. Tavenner has been a faith
full representative of the people as a
newspaper correspondent MT Washing
ton. He will be a faithful representa-
tive of the people as a member of con-
Gress at Washing ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07
The Have 70 BE.

"Some men are good takers"
awe noticed another thing about
men"
What is itT'
"All married men are good listeners.
Or at least appear TO be-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

TT is said that prosperity is a better
test OF character than adversely.
At any rate. It is the one that has our
preference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

The reason Friday comes once a
week is because we must have some
thing to accredit our bad luck TO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

find her husband sympathetic with an
other woman's woes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-07

Would an old age pension induce a
woman TO own 10 sixty years before
she was ninety?
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04

~ printing are rralIy worth. Why
Mot 70 altss the free Thinking privileges
u cossgrsssnsn. All kinds II political
lops 70 through The malls free. Only
the other day . man IN Bouth Sioux
Ctty rscelvsd Z map Of The United
Stats about SIX feet long and three
Inches In diameter through the mails
Thanked to him. And the cost of tiat
may, liks the cs,st of sending the gov.
ssnment's cheap envelopes, 10 laid 10
the door Of the newspaper. lfprssident
TAN h going 10 clean up the deficit In
the postal department we would like TO
- him dos good job and stop al prom.
insnt leaks. A. faF - the Record h
conserned, We would rather see the
rate on sscond-class matter Increased to
i've cents . pound than to zee II
lowered. II takes about twenty
Records To make . pound, while some
of tho daily papers weigh pound each.
Country papers could stand the raise
without bnstIng the price Of their
paperx, while the dailies would have To
raise the price to meet the added cost
In postage. With the cheap daily ou,
u the field, country newspapers would
enjoy added prosperity.
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04

. picture frame agent, Dec. !. 1909.
Defense said the agent quarrelssi With,
her sister over ,lIi Tor picture fFanis'
he hsd sold her and struck and threat-l
ened 10 NIL both girls. Thercupon|
Es.slie fired and killed Hornberger.
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04
STATE NEWS NOTES

Early Sunday morning, while under
the influence Of . nightmare. II. Hap
burn jumped from the third story Of .
roaming house. His last recollection
was Of being purued In bis dream and
making an efiort TO escape. He was
not seriously injured.
Prominent labor leaders Of Denver
will ask Governor Shafroth to appoint
Q COM mission to investigate the mines
Of southern Colorado. They desire to
ascertain the treatment Of miners, es-
pecially those who do not speak Eng
lish, by the mine officials In that
section.
Two little boys, Warren aud Willie
williams, aged and 4, living three
miles from Fort Lupton, were bitten
BY mad dog last week. A soon as
Il was determined that the dog was
afYiicted With rabies Mr. Williams left
with the children for the Pssteur insti-
tute at Chicago
After controversy which has lasted
since last fall, the Pueblo Y. N. q. A.
quarrel vas settled Saturday. In accord
ancs with . previous agreement that
the selection Of . site for the proposed
new building be submitted To arbitra-
ti0n, the old bnard Of directors resigned
and . new board was elected. The
site will be chosen March 10th.
The hearing Of the suit Of Mrs. Mary
G. Carley of Joplin, Missouri, against
Gen. Sherman Bell and Others, was
begun 10 Denver. Tuesday. Mrs Car
10y y suelng the General for 5000
damages on account Of the death oi
her husband, John Carley, who she
claims IVES killed by Gen. Bells orders
during the Peabody war In the Cripple
Creek district In 1904.
Telluride high school boys covered
themselves With glory In the basket
ball game played Monday evening with
Fruita, the score rssulting 80 To ~ ip
favor of Telluride. Given = field of
regulation length II can easily bs seen
that the losal team can play the game
- II should Ire played aud Monday
night's match wss whirlwind exhi-
billion Of good team aud head work.
BY improvements at Its sub-statIon
and by extension Of lines, the Northern
Color.do Power company will expend
thousands Of dollars In Weld county
In the near future. The officers Of the
company state that they will run
power lines 10 the thickly settled
PORTIONS of the county aud give the
farmers light aud power. There 10 =
demand Tor small electric pumping
plants. The most important pumping
plant will he that by which water will
be lifted % feet from Boyd lake 10 the
Ridge country between Greeley aud
Loveland.
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04
NJ Psseal Dssleis.

TIE Dakota County Rscoed, rublish.
~ q eouth 6ioux city, Nsb, makes
ths following pert comments regarding
ths postal dedeit, aud aiao make sew
sueousalons - 70 how II might b. over.
0o0se:
"Pusldsns Tan has said that u.s..
eo.0oo . year b chat the government
Dnsss ~ the sscond.class matter han.
Alsd By lhs postal asthovlsIes. What
q NJ Subscriptions TO newspaper are
shsar TIE suhscs,bss ssts The heseat.
Mssspspsn 90 sducaaOss. u wss Tor
this ssasnu that ths pseNssr prvsldenls
and postmaster gsUsrAl savs news
raposs fsss fssnk In their own county
- Iow sass q ons cent pr pound.
T6sss b - dosbs but what The govern
msst b payins aoo Hveh money ior
hosAllng lhs msall. But Why Jump on
~ sswspapsY aloass Why not
- ss~ling - printing fsss 10
epvsssnssss s1saosn<ss 'sde pstatsd
Ssessu ssvslspsss Tshs out The printed
ssvsIsess ss6ssvd by hashs. baslssss
heusss, ssssty asd state sosssanssals
- yes tshs out slesoss = much
eciuHl - ~ ~ wsshly papsss cosas.
Nd. As1 ssIy : No. ssap . 6ensdt
~ hnela9 pslaes1 sesnps6 ssvslosss,
~ ~ koi0ae - ~ slnD thst COO
ln1l 800 = - uhae ~ snveegpss
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04
A exp,sassses.

The Cortes Herald h very much woF-
risd Ies the county should be defrsud<d
BY The Star In the printing Of legalM.
In IN Item under the head ''Cheap tf)
Advertising, which appeared In last
weeks issue Of that valuable paper, the
editor asks the question: IBID the
county commissioner, when they
granted the contract 10 The Dolores
Star for the legal printing of Montesu.
ms county, because II was cheaper than
the bid Of the Herald and Journal, also
grant The Star the privilege of setting
single-column matter In double-column
measure?" OF course, be continues hy
answering II himself.
Now, this "shot" IL Intended for the
county c0n,tni .sioners rather than The
Star, for the editor Of the Herald knows
that the commissioners know thst their
semi.Annual statement has always been
set In double measure and could not
be set right In single column, land any
Iegsls that appears In The Star will be
set right whether the bill for them
I've allowed In full or not), and that
they will allow for double measure.
| '.he Herald's object Is to deceive the
taxpayers by conveying the idea that
the commissioners are paying The
Star for something they don't receive.
The contract awarded The Star by
the commissioners for the publication
of county legaIs does not include the tax
list nor the publication Of the list Of
nominations, and will probably amount
I'd, less than $50 for the year. Now
soh,e readers may wonder why the
COUNTY seat papers make No much fuss
over losing 40 small a contract. The
fact Ia, that this puzzled The Star until
it was ext xhlained by one Of the COLL
nlissioners.
It appears THAT the object Of these
papers WAS to hsve the entire minutes
Of the commissionegs' meetings publish
ed instead Of only Yhe items relative
to the expenditure ofJunds. 1t can be
readily seen that this makes quite .
difference. In refusing to grant this
request the commissioner saved the
taxpayers between SIS aud 500 =
month on the one little item Of legal
/ printing alone, but shortened the
monthly income Of the papers about
$50 each. do you see the sore spot?
The Star management has always
found II possible to make an honest
living, at least We have never been ac-
cused Of padding legsls aud working
printing gratis until the county treas
ury was Nd depleted that schools had to
be closeed aud children were robbed Of
that priceless heritage-a common
school education.
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04
The B.sss prosaotes Edsessloa.

Tho 0obeo PS0mOteS E0Ucselo0.
II teaches the most profound snd
necessary truths, and teaches them not
a. the exclusive possession Of . privi.
legged few, but ~ the heritage OF all
men. Thus II has become the incen.
tive and the basis of modern scholar
ship. Men Of the Bible have founded
practically all Of our colleges and
universities. Infidelity plants no
schools. The free public-school system
n rooted In the teachings Of the Bible.
In non-C Christian lands ignorance is the
lot Of the people; II is thus In the NO.
called Christian lands that are under
the power Of Catholicism, the free cir
culation of the Bible being forbidden;
but In proportion 10 the common use
of the Bible Ia 4 regard for universal
education. The Bible, restored 10 the
people by the Pro,e~tant Reformation,
produced the modern mental awaken
ing. II has stimulated the minds Of
the greatest ayes, No that Newton could
say, I count the Scriptures of God to lie
the most sublime philosophy.
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04

CANADA has no trouble about
newspaper postage, though her
postal department carries second
Glass matter at one quarter Of
cent . pound. In cities having
carrier service local letters 60 for
one cent. Local papers are circu.
lated free within forty miles Of
their place Of Publication. And
yet Canada has . postal surplus Of
s. 900. 600. while Uncle Sam has .
deficit Of seventeen times ~ much.
A question popular just now as to
the high cost Of living 10 not inap.
peopsiate to the postal deficit I:
Who gets the money!
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04
Friday. March 4 1910.

THE Senate has passed . hszing
bill for the Military Academy at
West Point and the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. providing that the
Superintendent Of the seperate
academies shall make proper regu.
lations for putting stop to the
practice Of hazing. Any cadet
charged with offences under the
regulations which would involve
his dismissal from these academies.
will be granted q general court
martial and II 10 provided that in
case Of dismissal no cadet shall
thereafter be reappointed. nor shall
he be eligible for appointment as .
commissioned officer in the Army
or Navy or Marine Corps until two
years after the graduation Of the
class In which he was Q member.
Ia other words. il condemns him to
inferior rank and places him below
his class mates for life.
The Dolores star., 1910-03-04

Call at The Star ONCE and nee sam
piles and get prices ON Job work before
ordering elsewhere. Seeing samples
and getting prices places you under NJ
obligations whatever 70 give W the jot