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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Where 500. 900. 900 Went.

II American users OF steel could have
bought their material at the price it
was offered to foreigners for last year
they could have saved sec. 10000
This interesting estimate by the
American magazine is based on evil
dence collected by the Stanley commit
tee that has been investigating the
steel trust. Information before the
committee showed that the trust was
quoting prices to foreigners from IS 10
IS a ton lower than it was asking in
the United States.
Its low prices were not on a few sur
Plus lots of superhuous goods dump
Cd on the foreign market, but on a
regular and growing export trade that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Dsc. IL in American
History

1Tz5-John jag. colonial statesman.
diplomat and jurist. first United
States minister to Spain and first
chief justice OF the supreme court
tappointed by Washington. born il,
New York city; died 1929.
1872 Edward 4. Pollard. noted war
time editor of the Richmond Ex-
aminer. died: born 1921
1S9j-Allen g. Thurman. ex-Cnitei
States senator and noted Demo-
cratic statesman. died; born 1913
1o01-First wireless communication
between America and Europe.
1910-Associate Justice Edward Doug
lass White o. the United States SUI
preEe cocrt appointed Chief ius-
tice as SUCCESSOR 70 n W. Fuller,
deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

reached more than 100000 tons last
year
This s6O.OO0,0OO a year is the profit
on steel that the American magazine
figures is permitted by the prohi6itive
duties. Without it the promoters of
the steel corporation would probably
have hesitated about paying Mr. Car
regie that extra S2OO,000,0OO that he
charged them for his steel plants above
the price he was willing to sell for the
previous year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Illinois Tax Rate Is Raised.

Springfield, Dec. 12.-The state tax
commission, composed of Governor
Deneen, State Treasurer Mitchell and
State Auditor Mccullough, fixed the
state tax rate at 50 cents on the hun
dred dollar valuation. The rate is an
increase of cents over last year,
caused by the increased appropria-
lions by the state legislature. The tax
rate in 1909 was 35 cents, in 1910 80
cents. The rate will be sent to county
clerks to enable them to extend the
rates on county taxes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
60 Poisoned by Head-cheese.

Peoria. Dec. 12-After the Sunday
evening meal so inmates at the poor
farm became suddenly i'll and caused
a panic at the institution Physicians
declared the inmates were suffering
from ptomaine poisoning, "a a result
OF eating head-cheese.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Doomed for crosscup's Place.

Peoria, Dec. 12.-Joseph V. Graf,
former Representative Frederick H.
Smith and Clifford Ireland have gone
to Washington to present the name of
William Jack to President Taft for ap-
pointment to the federal judgeship
made vacant by the resignation of
Peter Grosscup. The delegation will
present resolutions indorsing Mr.. Jack
adopted by the Peoria and Blooming
ton Bar associations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Woman 1n2 Years Old

Freeport, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Maria Simp-
son Clingman, whose residence in Ste
phenson county covers a period from
1887 to the present day. celebrated the
1920 anniversary Of her birth today
at the home Of her son, William Cling
man, in the village Of Cedarville.
Among Mrs. Clingman's guests were
several women who were between the
ages Of sc and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Apparently the department of justice
also has gloon chamber" where II
keeps on exhibition the Standard OIL
and tobacco trust cases as a warning
to other combinations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Newspaper men are frequently con
sidered prevaricators OF the first mag
nitude. but the reporter who wrote the
yarn regarding the southern man with
a suicidal intent starving to death
waiting for a train deserves to be
elected president OF the Ananias club.
that is unless the man was waiting for
a Long View car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Give Uo christina Exercises.

Bloomington, Dec. Pit was an
nounoed that for the first time in the
history of the Bloomington public
schools there would be no Christmas
programs next week, due to the new
law which prohibits readings from the
bible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Republican national committeeman
have been interviewed on the subject
OF direct primaries for president.
Those from the South who go to the
convention representing the negroes,
oppose primaries, as do such northern
ers as DUPONT of the powder trust,
and Harry New. the professional poll
tician OF Indiana. The others general
ly sidestep the question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
BY CLYDE n. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, Dec. 9.-Twenty-one
million dollarsI
This is approximately the decrease
in estimates, submitted by the treas
ury department, for running the gov
eminent during the next fiscal year,
over the amount asked for by the
same republican cabinet members and
department heads last year.
The amount that these officials think
they can get along with next year is
Just $21,2S3.92143 less than they
thought would be required a year ago.
The significance of these figures be-
comes more apparent when compared
to estimates formerly submitted by re-
publican administrations. These fig
ures follow:
Annual Per
Appropriations. cap. cost
1895 340.OO0.OO0 .........s 500
1900 coo, 00O. 900 ......... 500
lsVS- Illus, 5St,oOS ..-......... 12.4O
NEXT YEARS ESTIMATES.
The estimates for the next fiscal
year call for an expenditure of s745,.
s34,563, so it is seen that one practi
cal result OF the democratic victory OF
a year ago will be the doing away with
the institution known as the billion
dollar congress"
Notwithstanding their admission
that they will be able to get along for
s21 5000 less, there has been nc
marked complaint from the republican
officials who just now are administer
ing the machinery Of the government
! that they will be stinted or hampered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Nick Longworth says that he will
do all he can to discourage Colonel
Roosevelt from running for the presi-
dental nomination next year. Nobody
has ever doubted the wisdom OF Nick,
so. Of course. when he tells dad not to
do II he will use the long distance tele-
phone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Chairman Gary Of the steel corpora
ton says that federal control OF trusts
is sure TO come. If its sureness is COM
mensurate with its slowness. then there
can be no doubt about it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Coroner DIES at an Inquest.

Virginia, Dec. 12.-Charles H. Cum
mings, coroner of Cass county, drop
ped dead in Beardstown while hold
ing an inquest. Mr. Cummings had
been coroner for five terms. He was
60 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

In Cleveland a grocery store is on
cred Tor sale; the reason, as adver-
tised, being that the present owner
is dead" This means TO dispose OF
the old theory that you can't take it
with you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

What's the matter, MAJ" queried
Pa jenkins, as he reached for the
electric light switch at a. m
ooh, one of those old headaches,
whimpered Ma.
We'll. now, that's too bad" sym
pathized pa. You stay right in bed
and take it easy. I'll take care Of
things"
"Oh, but" began ma.
Now, now, ma. Don't worry" in
sisted pa. 81 can get breakfast just
as we'll as you. l read a piece in the
paper the other day telling just how
to do it and won't have any trouble
at all. Just you take 1t easy and
pretty soon I'll bring some breakfast
up to you
So ma sank back among the pill.
lows and pa tiptoed down the stairs
to the kitchen
Il don't see why women make such
bugbear of cooking and homework
anyway" he ruminated. Anybody
with little sense can do it right of
the bat. Lemme sec First got
to put up enough water for coffee
That's what the paper says. Then
got to fry the bacon and put some
bread to toast in the oven and ther
make the poached eggs. Uh-huh,
see.
Pa lighted a burner on the ga.
stove, filed the tea kettle half full O
water and set it on the fire. So far
SO good. He pursed up his lips t.
whistle, then bethought himself o
mas headache and the sleeping chill
dren and desisted.
He lighted another burner and
after a hunt, found a frying pal
which he set on it. Another hun
discovered slab of bacon, which h
attempted to slice with a carvin
knife that hadn't been sharpened, Ii
these many days.
Amt it just like a woman?
Quoth pa, as he hacked off hunks @
the bacon, ito have all the knive
in the house as dull as a saw"
He laid the bacon in the red-ho
frying pan and it Immediately bega
to sputter.
Ouch" exclaimed pa, as some c
the hot grease spattered his coul
tenance. The paper didn't say an,
thing about it splitting like tina
Ouch.' he exclaimed again in su
prise as he reached across the steam
ing spout of the tea kettle for til
cofee-pot sitting on the back of til
stove
, He Immediately rubbed the burne
) spot on the back Of his hand while +
hunted for the can of coffee.
time he discovered it, while the wat'
SMOKEY.
Pa ladled the coffee out with
4 tablespoon. zone for each cup al
' one for the pot" he quoted from Il
. newspaper lesson. He poured Il
boiling water over the ground
lighted another burner and set Il
filed coffee-pot on it, where the &C
y fee boiled away.
\ "Lemme sect says the toast
n made in the oven," murmured pa.
q Whereupon he got down on b
v hands and knees and studied the owe
? Finally he turned on the cocks fl
> force, opened the door and applied
q lighted match
e Well, you know what happened.
rolled over backward, with front ha
and eyebrows singed. He picked hi
self up with a surprised and injur
n air and occupied himself hunting f
e loaf of bread. Finding it, he chopp
ic it into slices with the dull carvi
Is knife. placed the slices in the hot owe
W closed the door and gave his attenti
Ie to the poached eggs.
First pa hunted for the eggs, viii
took some time. Then he hunted +
a pan in which to poach the eg
n He selected the bottom part of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

A distinguished physician announces
that mince pie IS IAN assimilable poly
sachrid carbohydrate of highly caloric
efficiency" The doctor evidently found
this out the night after he had tried
some OF Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

A Georgia man threw a pot Of hot
coffee over his cook who was late.
The question is. did the outward
warmth of the reception make up what
It lacked in the way OF true cordial
ity?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

More than 100 automobiles were
stolen in Illinois last year or an av-
erage OF FIVE cars a day. Funny how
many people will take chance in
order to have a joy-ride, isn't it?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily end Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Islano. IL tEn-
tered at the postofBce as second-ciass
matter.l
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
m YOU are suffering from b

III you are sunerlng from DiIIousness,
constipation, indigestion, chronic head
ache, invest one cent in a postal card.
send to Chamberlain Medicine COM
pany, Des Moines, Iowa, with your
name and address plainly on the back,
ard they will forward you free sam
PIE OF Chamberlsin's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
Chance to Choose.

OF presidents a-pleEty
In prospect We've in view
There must at least be twenty
Who think that they will do,
And most of them will numbered be,
Not twenty hut Just twentv-three
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

II the Russian bear doesn't amend
his ways, Uncle Sam may have TO take
his hide and make a really good pass
port OF it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Join the brotherhood Of Santa Claus
good fellows. You will be the hap
pier for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Is the final discovery that the Maine
was blown UP from the outside, inside
information?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

It is no longer necessary to remem-
her the Maine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Help Santa Claus visit the homes OF
the poor children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Slow Progress.
The year after next and the year after
that
viii soon be along am thinking.
Wen put in the time while we wait their
approach
In working and eating and drinking.
Or maybe amusements will fill up the gap,
Some time we'll give over to playing,
And that il the way that the years move
along
Without either haste or delaying.
Come. tell me what is it you hope and ex-
pect
The future will give to your keeping
Wealth. happiness. honor. which one or
all three
In measure well rounded and heaping?
You must have q dream-it has ever been
thus
Since man was set up or invented
Perhaps nothing more as the years roll
along
Than old age. serene and contented.
You have it in mind. though you may not
confess,
That you will be some time selected
As choice of your party for some hon.
ored place
And later. venture, elected.
You Cream that the money will flow In
your lap,
Although it has not begun flowing.
And that you will have 1t in bulk to ere
mate
Or make any sort of showing.
Well, maybe-who knows what will hap.
pen along?-
Your fortune might many times double
But 1t is more likely. to judge from the
past,
You'll meet with a new batch of trouble
And honors may come to your name with
rush,
Your health may be fine as fiddle
| The year after next and the year after
that,
But now It is only q riddle.
Couldn't Be Done.
HE played football all through col
lege."
How many legs and ribs did hi
break"
mot any"
you must be getting mixed up
You're thinking of checkers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Combination.
II think l will
write a re a t
novel,"
"W h y mt
your"
IF / just had a
bottle of ink
"a nd som e
IDEAS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
HuEROr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
Dy DUNCAN ~. SMITH

THE man who Claims all the credit
for his successes generally wants
providence to shoulder the responsible
ity Of his failures.
What is more painful than the sight
of grouchy individual trying to look
pleasant?
The world never seems out of joint
Just after q good chicken dinner
A pessimist is a man who looks for
ward to the time when he will have to
pay coal and ice bills at the same time.
A man is young so long as he be-
Heves all salesman tells him.
The philosophic mind is not cast
down when the next door neighbor gets
new parlor furniture.
1t may be easier to believe i'll of a
man than good. but who's to blame for
the ease?
There are some women who appear
to have been born widows.
The people who do as they are told
should be mighty careful who does the
telling.
Don't try to fool people, but If they
fool themselves you need not feel call
ed upon to fly to the rescue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

II know what will cure your cold"
Jaw. get one Of your own and cure
it,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Something Just as Good.
81 like fun"
But 1t never gets you anywhere"
Maybe. But it keeps off a lot OF
old fossils"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Conceited.
81 don't understand you at all. Miss
Mollie."
ooh, well. don't worry"
"Why?"
'TThere are a lot more just like you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
No Apojoov.

mo NpoIo9y.
"Ha is the frankest man I ever saw"
why"
when you ask him what he is do
ing he says. Just loafing.'"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Romulo E Naon r. the eight-year-
old son OF he Argentine minister at
Washington He Is a marvelousIy
bright youngster. be Is q talented
musician and speaks several Lam
gUages besides his own native tongue
and English. most Of which he has
acquired since the family's recent
departure from their south American
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
TERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week

TERMS.-Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
Complaints of delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
instance where II is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
AL communications Of argumentatiye
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments: Central
Union. West I45 and I145; Union Elec-
trio. 5I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

Outrageous Enough.
"What is that man on the platform
doingT"
HE is singing"
"Oh. singing is he? I thought per-
haps he was paying an election bet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

What is more painful than the sight
of grouchy individual trying to look
pleasant?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

The world never seems out Of joint
Just after q good chicken dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-12

A pessimist is man who looks for
ward to the time when he will have to
pay coal and ice bills at the same time.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26

Ican't find words to express my thanks
for the good your medicine has done
me. You maypublish this if you wish"
Mrs. HERMAN SETH, Pound, Wis.
The success of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inham-
nation. liberation, fibroid tumors, ir-
regularities. periodic pains, backache,
bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills. and
suffering women owe it TO themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial:
Proof Is abundant that il has cured
thousands of Others and why should
it not cure your
II you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, fOrlt.
It is free and always helpful.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26

The death OF Mrs. Joe Williams. OF
near this city last week. calls TO mind
the first Of the Nlghtridcr troubles In
this community a few ycars ago. whe
the negro Walker family OF : we're
all killed In one night and their house
burned. Walker had talked Insult.
ingly to Mrs Williams. and at trial
before Judge Nay Tor was fined. This
caused the negro 10 become more I'm.
pudent and continue his meanness.
The Nighriders took up the affair
and In a body OF about seventy five
or eighty came up one night and
wiped out the entire family. settling
their house afire and shooting them
as they came out. This extreme would
not have been restored to. however.
had not the negro and his son begun
shooting into the party OF whites.
whose purpose II was to give Walker
a thrashing. The next morning tho
Hickman Fur. Co. sent out whole
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26
TO CHURCH IN BALLOON

Going TO church in balloon was
the novel idea Of c. !. Glidden and j.
J. Valkenburg at Topsfield. Mass. the
other Sunday. The aeronauts made
an early morning ascension from Low
ell. some twenty miles distant. prom
Using friends to land near a church
and attend services After floating
before a west wind for an hour and a
half. two church spires were noted be
low The balloon was brought down
and struck ground 800 feet from the
Methodist Episcopal church OF Tops
field. The aeronauts waited until the
hour OF services and then Joined the
congregation. The pastor In his ad-
dress referred to the fact that two
of the congregation had dropped into
the service from the skies.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26
QUEER HOMES FOR BIRDS

The remarkable skies sometimes
chosen by birds for their nests are re
corded from time TO time. A robin
builds In watering can. an old ket-
tie. or on the bookshelf in a library
On OF the most remarkable. perhaps,
Is that recently given in the Emu. and
apparen v authentic. On November
10 last. a sheep was being shorn on
the farm of A. Burger. Telanga. Aus.
tralia In its wool was found a star
ling's nest with one egg. A note In
the Field adds that the nest OF a small
bird was once found in a horses tail
In Cape Colony.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26

J. F. Felts. one of Fultons most
prominent citizens passed away Fri
day at noon at the family residence
in East Fulton after an illness lasting
some time. He was born Dec. 80,
1872. in Weakiey county, Tenn.
The thing that is killing the high
tariff is the ability OF its beneficiaries
to pay freight to Europe, and under
sell "pauper labor" in its own home.
This will be good to remember next
month when you go to the polls.
Fringes In style at Paris. Your
frayed trousers are o. X. now.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26
NOTICE.

1t Is hereby ordered and directed
that the officers of election in Fulton
County, at all the voting precincts
OF said county, shall open a poll in
their several precincts at the next
regular election, to be held in this
county on November 7th, 1911, for
the purpose Of ascertaining the will
Of the voters of said county, upon
the question whether or not they wish
Cattle generally and all species there
OF, viz. Horses, Mules. Hogs, Sheep
and Goats. to run at large in Fulton
County. Kentucky.
w. A. Naylor, j. +. c. C. At
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26

Giles Taylor. an inmate OF the
poor farm at Noblesyille. Ind. for
IS years. is worth $4,000. lie will
be taken away from the institution
and placed in home to be purchased
and furnished with his own money.
It's a portentous sociological fact.
that where you would once entertain
your best girl with a trolley trip and
five cent bag of peanuts. now an au-
tomobile ride and hotel supper are
required.
Hickman Furniture Co. headquar-
tiers for anything In furniture.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26

-Four doctors had given me up.
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines. OF Ayoei
La. and my children and all uy
friends we're looking for me to Old.
when my son insisted that I u.a
Electric Bitters. I did so and th.i
have done me a world Of good v.
always praise them" Electric B
tcrs Is a priceless blessing TO Won Boz
troubled with fainting and d.lu
spells. backache. headache. wcaku
debility constipation or kidney do.
orders. Use them and gain n.a
health. strength and vlgor. They e
guaranteed TO satisfy or money ...
funded. Only 50c at Helm a EU.
son.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. w. |. Garrett have an.
nounced the arrival OF a beautiful
eight pound girl in their home.-Un-
ion City Commercial. The parents
formerly resided In Hickman.
Postal savings banks will be estab-
lished at the following Kentucky
postofflee October 26: Adairville,
Burnside, Clinton. Dawson Springs,
Eddyville. Falmouth. Hartford, Hold
genville, Horse Cave and London.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-10-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Granted In oblon County,
Since Our Last Issue.

c. N. Sorrell and Mamie Wright.
w. A. Walters and Kate Roper.
Laven Auglea and Nellie Corum.
Herman Blythe and Ethel Davis.
Raymon Barnett and Pearl Forgery.
c. II. Barksdale and Onea Mai
Fluty.
Tom Medley and Dollie May Camp
bell.
]. II. Hinthorne and Minnie w.
Smih.
Frank c. Aydelott and Mary Lou
Driskin.