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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
The Argus Daily Short Story
A Sea Mystery-By F. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted. 1919 Ly Associated Litera = Press.

have been on the sea for forty
years and have passed through many
dangers. Thus l have had ample Op-
portunity 10 observe how different peo-
pie will act in the presence OF death.
Three times have / been carried from
a stranded ship over boiling seas in a
breeches buoy and twice gone down
with the ship. While l can't say that
l have become used to it. vet | have
gained self control in the presence of
death. and this has enabled me to
take notice of the action of others
similarly situated.
Up to 2 certain point marine dis
aSter is like Il battle, many ON board
being sustained by an endeavor to
avert the catastrophe. But once all
effort has become useless those eX-
posed to the mCrciIesS waters sink TO
a condition of despair. Then the timid
woman may rise above the vigorous
man. and little child may show more
fOrtitude than all. Once, and only
once. in my long experience have I
witnessed Il case where the fear of
death from the waves was swallowed
by something stronger.
IN 1877 ! was captain of a steamer
fitted up for the passenger service and
running between New York and Ber-
muda. One trip we made at a sea-
son when travel was at a minimum
and carried very few passengers. The
day we sailed the weather was fair.
The few passengers were supposed to
he on board. and the gangplank was
about to he drawn in when a man was
seen running through the dock house
for the steamer I was leaning over
the rail at the time TO see that all was
clear for pulling out and as soon az
the newcomer was aboard l turned
away. Then l saw passenger stand-
ing on the deck pale as ghost.
Did he get aboaTd?" he asked.
Eyes l replied and gave the signal
TO move. I had too much on my mind
to give any thought to the incident,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Tho Main Chance.


Now congress. chastened and subdued
To Washington Will come
To doctor laws that may be crude
And slightly out OF plumb.
To guide the trembling snip OF state
Along its distant way.
With peace and safety for its freight
And-well. TO draw its pay.
On measures for the public veal
It will be standing pat.
As steady as a bar Of steel
Or anything like that.
% And anything that isn't right
VIII get IL in the neck,
For something noble IL Will fight
That and its mileage check.
Economy will be the word
That futters down the line.
And not a whisper viii be heard
That smacks OF a combine.
No fat appropriation bill
May sec the light OF day
Unless some minor one that vii.
A trihe boost their pay.
Yes. It will soon be on the Job.
And very shortly now
A nations restless pulse will throb
As congress shows - how.
With care and watchfulness and zeal
II slowly will advance.
Nor will g. pull shady deal
Unless = has chance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

civic Improvement throughout the
United States. 1t has always placed
its experience and it's knowledge in
city planning at the service of any
community, and by the personal di-
rection of its experts. no less than by
its carefully prepared literature, it
has done more, perhaps. than any
other agency toward making the
American people realize that beauty
in city is very positive asset, not
only for the present. but one that
shall increase in value in the years to
come.
1t is said that the work of this as
sociation has grown more this year
than ever before, showing general
awakening on the part of the people
! to The importance of the work. This
year it has advised and supervised
many civic improvements in commun-
/ tiles, both on the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts, and from the northern to the
southern boundaries of the United
States A special effort is to be made
at The coming convention to have all
civic leagues and associations repre-
sen-ed, not only that the whole body
]
| few, hut to the end that there may be
harmonious and united effort in the
! beaItitying of American communities.
And 1t is greatly to the credit of
the American Civic association that
it does not fix its standard of civic
beauty on the glories of architecture,
on boulevards, parks, street lighting,
monuments or what not. These help,
of course. But primarily 1t has been
recognized that in civic improvement
and betterment there can be no true
esth2ticism without utilitarianism. No
community is to be judged beautiful
! because il presents in its principal
street or its public buildings scenes
Of art or beauty. The main thing is
that the city shall be clean and health
ful-that is the beautiful city, that is
! the most livable city. And so it is
that this association has set itself
particularly to such questions as the
water supply, the pollution of streams,
the disposal of sewage, the clcanli-
ness Cf alleys, and the surplus of cities,
! the destruction and the prevention of
! disease through proper care, includ-
ing the doing away with disease-car-
rying insects.
/ Already the American Civic assOcia-
/ ton has accomplished SO much in the
way of reform and improvement that
/ its work has been favorahly noticed
abroad. and it is probable that at the
comin., convention there will be dele
gates from European countries. But
the important point about this com
ing convention is to be found in the
contention of this association of eX-
perts that the beautiful city is tie
clean city. In securing clean city,
an association or a municipal govern
mem can do something, but far more
can he accomplished by the indiyld-
ual. Indeed, it must be done by the
individual if it is TO succeed. Il is the
duty Of every citizen, every house
holde-, to see to il that he does his
share in making his city beautiful by
making it clean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Saves an iowa MANS Lie

The very grave seemed to yawn be-
fore Robert Madsen of West Burling.
ton, Iowa, when, after seven weeks in
the hospital. four Of the best rhysi.
clans gave him up. Then was shown
the marvellous curative power OF Elec.
trio Bitters. For, after eight months
of frightful suffering from liver trou
Bile and yellow jaundlce, getting no
help from other remedies or doctors,
FIVE bottles of this matChless medicine
completely cured him. 1t is positively
guaranteed for stomach liver OF kid
ney troubles and never disappoints.
Only soc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
improved the Effect.

"What a magnificent building~ e.
claimed Uncle Cyrus. who was gazing
at the capitol building In Washington
for the first time.
1T is said the casual stranger who
was volunteering information. And II
looks much better now than 1t used TO
when the roof was fat"
WAS the roof fat once:"
Sure. 1t was built fat That dome
you see on top like a big balloon was
caused by expansion under the pres
sure OF hot air generated by congress"
"You don't say so.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
BALD HEADED MEN
Ignorance of the Hair Causes Much
Badness Among Men.

ignorance of the Hair Causes Much
Badness Among Men.
Early piety doesn't cause badness.
neither does any kline of piety. some
baldheaded men console themselves
with the idea that badness is caused
by a superabundance of gray brain
matter, and would have the world be-
lieve that baldhead is a sign of great
intellect.
Such, however. is not the case.
Ninety-nine times in 100, badness is
caused by dandruff germs which dig
down deep into the roots of the hair,
destroy its vitality and cause it to fall
out.
All this may come gradually and
take time, but as an up to date humor-
list would say, what's time to a dand-
ruff ge<&e .
If you have dandruff, the little invi-
sible, persistent devils called dandruff
germs are at work. Destroy them at
once, or sooner or later they will cause
your hair to fall out and you will be
compelled to take your place in the
beldheaded class.
In France baldheads are few because
men understand how to care for the
hair. Partisan Sage is a hair grower
and invigorator that is guaranteed by
Harper House pharmacy to grow hair
if the hair root is not already destroy
ed, to eradicate dandruff, stop itching
scalp and falling hair, or money back.
so cents for large bottle at Harper
House pharmacy and druggists every
where on money back plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Stories of the Gravediggers

Grimly humorous is Cne tale Of the
Scottish SravediCGeT who complained
that he did not get constant work.
But. George" said the minister. IF
you were 10 be constantly employed in
the duties of the office you would soon
bury the whole parish"
THAT MIGHT be. sir. but hoo am TO
keep a wife and family unless I get
regular work? Deed. sir. | havena
buried a levin soul for the last six
weeks"
Harder still was the case of another
gravedigger who was asked to reduce
his fee for digging a grave because.
mind We, James. she was an auld wo-
man and was sair spent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
HENTY AS an INVENTOR.
The Authors Reversible Boat That
Was a Halfway Success.

Was a Halfway Success.
George Henty, the author of boys
stories, is described in sixty Years
In the Wilderness" by Henry W. Lucy.
as the warmest hearted. shortest tenn
pered man in the world.
Before he found his true vocation
in writing boys books Henty tried
various methods of experimenting his
salary on the Standard One was the
recovery of tin from broken or diSused
utensils For some months his study
was filed with a bad smell and scraps
of broken tim. The smell was enGen-
dered by efforts TO melt off the tin
from the baSer metal with the assist
ance of a chemical compound invent
ed by the operator
THE next thing that attracted Hen
tvs attention and filed him with hope
of fortune was the building of re-
verSihle boat. bound TO right itself au'
tomatically. He took rooms up the
river and. with some assistance from
a village mechanic. built his boat. To
a certain extent ii proved an unQuah'
fed success. At the slightest well di-
rected touch. sometimes without il. ii
would turn over keel uppermost. with
Henty IN the river. Fighting itself
was. as the French say. another pair
of sleeves
Through some anxious weeks he
was frequently ANONYMOUSLY rescued
by a passing boat and walked home.
oozinG water from p,rkets and boots.
In the end his landlady gave him no
tice that she could not he always mop
ping up after him. | fancy be gladly
seized this opportunity Of retiring
from the boat building business"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Planning cities ReautifuI.

An important convention to be held
at Washington, p. c., during the third
week of December IA, Is and 16) is
that IF the American Civic associa-
ton. IT should be a great gathering.
for IT will number among it's delegates
representatives from local civic asso-
ciatioIs in every section of the coun-
try. This is the association that has
given encouragement and assistance
TO many of the local movements for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Nov. 80 in American
History

1TS2-I'reiiG1Gary treaty Ul peace pc
tween Great Britain and the Unit
ed States arranged by Benjamin
Franklin ut Paris,
19oS-Identic1l note regarding the far
east exchanged by the United
States and Japan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

Every once in while a young
woman puts on her hobble skirt and
her French-heel shoes and pulls her
peach-basket hat down over her
eyes and ears. and wonders why men
do not marry as early as they used
to in her mothers day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

The purifying effect of frost is
proven by rhe fact that ice from a
river that had infected seven per
cent of an eastern community with
typhoid was found to contain no ty-
phoid germs. A term in cold stor-
age may yet supplant the peniten-
tiary penalty for grating public Off
cialS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

A movement is on foot in Indian
spolis to have the rear doors mum
bered. Good idea. The man hunt
Ing for the back door saloon on Sun
day should have some guide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

Bandits who held up a train in
which number of millionares were
travelling in New Mexico got 81 20.
The porter had probably beaten them
to it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Inrnrance Not Bliss.

"Eousefies carry all sorts OF disease
germs I'm their feet"
And they used to think the Hy wax
60 innocent"
"They didn't know II was loaded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather of the early winter
months. Parents OF young children
should be prepared for It. All that is
needed is a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
never without it in their homes and
it has never disappointed them Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Tho Pessimict,s Outlook.

no Fesslmltts OUTLOOK.
"Sce that idiot grin"
"Is he an IDIOT"
Hes Erinning. amt heT'
'Well. what OF it,
HE may die tomorrow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Some Hardicap.

Some Handicap.
ale has lost his Job us a chauffeur
What was the natter"
The train ran over his CAR
"Wouldn't the boss give him back
his job
Maybe. but he couldn't find enough
Of him in one place to make bar-aia
with"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Wednesday, November 80, 1910.

Bone grating is now a pronounc-
ed success. but no way of converting
bone-head into a bright and shin
Ing light has been discovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Responrive.

Money talks. they say"
YES. and did You ever notice an
other thing about IL"
What"
DUTY responds so much more quirk
~ when money talks than II does
when the rest OF US preach"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Question Of Taste.

"Steadiest fellow you ever saw
HE seems TO like work
H'He eats Il alive"
We'll. it is my notion Of nothing &C
make a meal on"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Experiment.

THAT fellow is so lucSy that he sim
ply can't lose"
lie might try betting on q sire
thing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
FIELD OF LITERATURE

The December EVerySodys.-
body's Magazine has started with the
aid of ex-senator Frank J. Cannon OF
Utah. to demonstrate that the Nor
mons need reforming. both as TO their
matrimonial and business methods.
The blame for the situation is laid on
the Mormon prophet, Joseph F. Smith.
and the outlook for his peace of mind
during the next few months is not en-
couraging.
A topic which is interesting all men
in all countries at the present moment
is flying. James Hopper tells in the
Christmas Everybody's just how it
feels TO fly. He flew in an Antoinette
aeroplane and he knows. The vivid
ness Of his description fairly takes
ones breath away.
Other articles are "A World Afire,"
by G. W. Ogden. telling of the burning
of the northwest woods and the made
quacy of our present forestry service;
and the fourth installment of Tt Lin
coin Steffers merciless analysis of
present day business methods. There
is also an appreciation of William
James by Walter Lppman, and Viii
liam Hard shows much lack of appre
citation of 1.-The Women of Tomorrow
the MASTERS
The fiction in this issue takes one
from the far west via New York to the
Panama canal zone. Frosty Fergu-
son." by Lowell E Hardy, is a humor-
Gus tale of the western frontier; The
Man Who Made Good" by Arthur
story full of thrills and humor; and
Son." by Ethel Train, a really touch
ing story of a brave little boy. This
months installment of Rex Beach's
serial, 'The Ne'er-do-Well.' is full of
his peculiar combination of humor and
excitement. There are two Little
Stories of Real Life one a story of
the lumber camps by NJ Davis. and
the second a love story by Elizabeth
Newport Hepburn. 1.-THE Watchman,"
by L. NJ. Montgomery. is a startlingly
impressive poem on fresh subject.
1t tells of the sensations of the leader
of the Roman soldiers at the tomb of
our Savior. who saw the resurrection.
1t is illustrated in color by Henry Nc
Carly.
The departments this month include
1.-THE Players" "A Row of Books the
perennial Chestnut Tree" and With
Everybody's Publishers" the latter
giving more facts in regard to Judge
Lindsey's stitanic struggle with the
Beast"
The Success Magazine.-Success
magazine for December contains an
interesting and varied choice of ar
ticles and fiction. Seumas MacMan-
US contributes delightful Irish
sketch called 1.-The Irish Schoolmas-
ter" Miriam Finn Scott writes of
SHOW Girls of Industry" explain
ing the value of beauty as an asset
in the business world. Charles Ed
ward Russell continues his series of
articles on Wendell Phillips, and
Ernest Thompson Seton in an ar
ticle, Organized Boyhcod," tells of
the purposes and laws of the boy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
Only Way Out.

Relying on his skill in wing
He poured a tale in wi6es ear.
Ru' when he found ne had beer spying
lie said. Select your hat. my dear"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
HuInOr and
Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

THE only benevolent man In the busi
ness world is the one who sells
you stock for 90 cents THAT he knows
will sell for one % inside Of sixty
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

THE late king Uganda who died in exile having
the
Dudi lately
engo) entered him
making
is keen O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

LET FALL HIS BLOWS WITH THE FURY OF
DEMON,
and it did not occur to me again till
later in the voyage.
The next morning after breakfast as
was going up on to the bridge man
stopped me and said:
Captain, since you have sailed one
of your passengers has disappeared"
How do you know that?" | asked.
Never mird how l know it. 1 SIM
ply report the fact"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

You are growing old when Ballow-
cen is foolishncss or worse and cir
Gus is as bad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

Missed His Call
ing.
He d o e S n [
know enough to
come in out Of the
rain"
NO. he doesn't.
SsyT'
We'll"
What n fine
cabbage patch be
would make"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

A wise man learns by the mistakes
of others TO conceal his own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

A sunny smile and n dimple will go
long way toward selling man a
book. but it won't help him n bit in
explaining to his wife how It hap.
pened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

When a woman marries for support
and the man marries for an attend
ant, what is tie answer?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

1t isn't exactly a desire 70 uproo-
evil that impels a man TO dig tor
money.
Strange. Happiness. they say. is a
state Of mind. yet a person in a stStc
OF mind is never happy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30
THE ARGUS.

BY 1.-THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-30

Continued on Page Nine)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
NEW FACTORY TO
OPEN COMING WEEK
Lorenson Company Will Commence
Turning Out Patented Moving
Machines.

The Lorenson Manufacturing COM
pany, Third avenue and Fourth street,
announces that it will be ready to
commence operations next week. A
force of a dozen molders will be put
to work and the building of the pat
ented moving machines, for which the
company was organized, will be begun.
Manager Carl Lorenson states that
there is a brisk demand for the new
machines and that the company has a
long list of advance orders to fill. In
addition to the making of the moving
machine, the company expects to do
job mOlding.
The old Kuhner engine plant, occu-
plying the same building, has under
gone extensive remodeling in order to
accommodate the Lorenson company.
Lohse Bros, contractors, have been
busy for some time getting the place
in shape. and the work has finally
been completed several weeks in ad-
vance of what their contract called for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
TWO BIG FACTORIES
MAKEPLANS KNOWN
Deere & Co. and Moline Pillow Com
pany Promise New Buildings
TO Their City.

Deere & Co and the Moline Pillow
company, through two of their Off
GERS, B. f. Peek and F. c. Allen, re-
spectively,> informed the Moline city
COUNCIL last evening of the plans of
these concerns contingent on their
securing switching rights in the vi
cipity of their plants. Mr.. Peek said
Deere & Co. would begin Immediately
on a building program that 1t would
take three years to complete and
would result in the doubling of the
present manufacturing capacity. The
first building to be erected, he stated.
would be just west of the company
offices at Third avenue and Thirteenth
street and that it would be 10 stories
high.
Mr. Allen stated his company would
at Cnce erect two sl1yscrapers. one at
Third avenue and Fifteenth street Of
eight stories and another at Third ave
nue. and Fourteenth street of 10
stories Mr.. Allen promised also, IN
the event the council granted his
trackage petition, the main
factory of the Monitor Drill company,
located on the Gordon tract,
in Rock Island, would be housed IN
the new structure at Fifteenth street.
It is row understood that the company
proposes to use the Gordon tract for
and woodshop purposes. NO
action was taken by the Moline coun-
cI or the two petitions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
High School Notes

The Senate and the Theadelphic,
two of the high school literary so
cieties, held meetings yesterday after
noon in the high school The follow
ing program was given at the Senate
meeting:
Piano solo-John Streckfus.
Reading. "a West Point Football
Stcry''-Frank Cool
Vocal solo-Dan K. Brennan.
Olation, George Washington
Richard Lift.
Popular selections-The Senate i'm
perial trio: Frank Huntoon, piano:
Riley Canty. French horn, and Ben
Young, mandolin.
The Theadelphic members enjoyed
tho following. program:
Scng-Society.
Month Of Great Men" - Marie
Nichols.
ccitation-Dorothy Horblit
Life of Longfellow"-Edith Peter
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25

Michigan. canal into public driveway
from Chicago to- LaSalle. Providing
the movement TO convert the canal
into a road is successful, this route
down the Desplaines and Illinois river
valleys from Chicago will make q. con-
tinuous parkway, offering ready access
by automobile, carriage or other con-
veyance to several of the most beau
tiful and historic spots in the state
The canal section will be the first link
in the projected Chicago-St. Louis state
road, and, according to Mr. Simonds,
can be constructed at comparatively
small cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25

scene from Galesburg and from Sa-
wanna and it is expected that the
line will be open by night. The north
bound morning passenger had passed
the scene only half an hour before,
and must have broken the rail. The
southbound train was detoured by
way of Denrock and the Beardstown
passenger from the south went the
same way. All freight trains were
held.
Of the wrecked cars 20 were load
ed and five empty. The loaded ones
carried merchandise of various kinds.
1t is estimated that the loss in
equipment and freight will be $780,
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
ANDREW ONE OF SPEAKERS
Will Address SWedish-American Re-
pubIicans at GaIesburg.

President Gustav Andreen of Angus
tana college will be one of the speak
ers at the Ericsson day banquet of the
Swedish-American Republican league
of Illinois, to be held at Galesburg,
March 8. The day is the anniversary
of the battle of the Monitor and the
Merrimac, which turned the tide in the
war of the rebellion, and unusual
preparations have been made for the
celebration. Other speakers are Gov
ernor Deneen, Clark E. Carr of Gales
burg, Judge Axel Chytraus of the APP
pellate court, Edwin A Olson of Chi
cago,> H. D. Judson, division superin-
tendent of the Burlington, and State
Senator Charles F. Hurburgh