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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Gife.)
The day for calling Mr.. Pulitzer
names has passed. He deserved
many; he called many himself, but
little comes Of all that, except some
temporary accelaration Of the blood.
That wise person, the late William
James, said in a book that cranki-
ness or a defect of mental balance,
when combined with a superior
quality of intellect in an individual,
make his mark and affect his age
than If his temperament were less
neurotic." That applies to Mr.. Pu-
liter. 1t is nothing new for a man
to become notable through a COM
bination of defects and abilities. Mr..
Pulitzer was that way. His defects
were enormous: his abilities aston
ishing; and they combined to make
him the cannon cracker of a man
| he was.
1t Is all amusing now to think
about. No decent man could have
remade the World as he remade it.
But Pulitzer was not decent-not
decent, that is, in the Horatian
sense. He was altogether obstrep-
erous. He didn't know about de-
cency and probably wouldn't have
cared IL he had known. The ruck
of people are not decent. They like
swill and prefer it strong in flavor
First, he must attract pigs to his
trough: droves and droyes of them
To do that he filed it with novel
ties in swill; did it ably, with varia
ton and ruthlessly tearing the pri
vacy on of life, aS 1t had not beer
torn of before, boasting, yelling
advertising. And he did it all will
sort of courage and with grea
power. And he got his pigs.
Did he care only for the profit.
of the trough, or for the pigs, too
that fed at it?
For both. no doubt. There ar
many who feel that Mr. Pulitzer di,
a great deal for the American pee
pie. Certainly, he built up a strong
able, Independent newspaper tina
could not be hired or bought an
that said precisely what his min
decreed. Its editorial page ha
. spoken, no doubt, the truth as b
saw 1t, and sometimes he saw a goo
deal of 1t, and saw 1t first.
They say a man owes a debt t
> his profession. How did Mr.. Pulii
: Zer discharge his? He left a mi
r lion dollars or more to found
E school Of Journalism, but did b
leave his profession better or wors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

might be called pretty good sup
ply II several other states, most Of
them less important than Illinois,
did not exceed It. New York. Iowa,
Wisconsin, Nebraska. Kansas, Mis-
souri, and especially Texas. each
have more. Texas Ia IN. empire It
self and therefore thsH IL little
surprise in the fact that II has
6,721,502 cattle; but when Iowa
shows up with 4,4es. 422. or more
than 100000 above the Illinois
enumeration, there iB4Srsal ground
for astonishment.
The Springfield Journal says that
# Is possible that the enormous corn
production IN Illinois has tended to
divert the attention away from live
stock In this state. while the Iowa
farmers have kept their eyes fixed on
the two different lines Of farming,
with a view to the better conserva-
ton of their soia. II so, they are
taking the wiser course. Live stock
farming, in any system Of perma-
nent agriculture. has great advan-
tages over continued grain farming.
Iowans seem TO be thinking more
about this than Illinoisans are.
Besides, restricted live stock
farming, which necessarily means
restricted dairy farming, has anoth-
er disadvantage. 1t limits the sup
ply of dairy products for the peo-
pie and this not only has an unfav-
orable effect on the cost Of living,
but on the health Of the citizens,
which is a matter Of no less import
ance. The most healthful people as
a rule are those who use the most
milk. Medical men have long re
marked on the longevity Of the Bull
garians and have found no way to
account for it but by attributing II
to their habitually liberal use Of
milk as a diet. Bulgaria has a pop.
ulation of only 1,7SS,000 but has
about 900, 900 dairy COWS.
Medical men assign this high ranl
of the milk supply as an explanation
of the fact that in Bulgaria there
are over $4,000 persons over 100
years .old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Minus Attractions.

Go to. Your simple life Is not
An article that hits the spot,
Nor can a vacuum succeed
In filing every human need
A wilderness is not the place
In which to grow q mighty race,
Nor can the well developed catch
The glories Of the cabbage patch.
To city weary It may seem
A glad and very lovely dream
To have little patch Of land
On which with feet secure to stand,
Not be dependent on the trade
For every single egg that's laid.
To know your lettuce, undefiled,
Since first 1t was a little child
But what a useless. tasteless life
Removed perhaps from care and strife.
Though never getting anywhere,
Just calmly ve.etating there!
Meanwhile the world of men and things
Its song of inspiration sings;
But, all unmindful Of its call,
They hear the frogs and that is all
The dead cannot the living hold.
The maddening crowds their charm I'M
fold,
and in the busy hives Of trade
Are strong and sure foundations laid.
The bright lights beckon still to youth
And charm the seeker after truth.
The simple life may moss annex:
For progress picks the life complex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Hunor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
n ovWcAJs n. .sessTw


NOW Ia the time for all good men to
hustle to the bargain counter and
do their Christmas buying.
Just be gracious and let things take
their course. They VIII annex It any
way.
The coal bin begins TO open tn mouth
and whet It's appetite
Buckwheat cakes are a compensation
for any things.
A friend In need Is pretty apt to be
q friend that Is reaching for You.
Nobody likes q kicker, but still It Il
fun to see him operate when one has
no interest either way.
It Is hard for lazy man to earn his
living. That IL why be usually has
an Industrious wife.
Inc pest Work OF some people con-
sists of making q nuisance of them
selves.
Good form is always in style, but
some styles are bad form.
Getting rid Of bad habit takes the
rest Of q mans life.
Some persons hurry to avoid trouble,
and others hurry to meet it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
You hear a great deal Of talk among

You hear a great deal Of talk among
plutocrats about legislation which is
supposed to be concocted to injure
the great business interests" of the
country. These interests may rest
assured that the next democratic
congress is going to reform the tar
In and make the trusts be good.
II any panic is precipitated the peo-
pie have been educated up to the
point where they will know who
did Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Taking No Chances.

cided to take no chances of allow
ing an insurrection to get started
among the Office holding republicans
of the south, some three hundred Of
whom will go to the next republican
national convention as delegates.
Reports have filtered into Washing
ton during the last few months that
these men, scenting danger of Mr..
Taft's overthrow, have been on the
verge of deserving the Taft-Hitch-
cock machine in order to put them
selves In position to occupy a front
row seat in the LAFollette band
wagon should it appear likely that
the Wisconsin man would be the
nominee.
That the president and his close
political advisers mean to check any
incipient stampedes among the
southern Office holders Is indicated
by assertions frequently made in
southern newspapers apparently
from authentic sources, that at a re-
cent conference. Mr.. Taft and some
of his aids decided TO require the
wavering ONCE holders to make II
known exactly what they intend to
do. This, OF course, gives them but
one alternative, since none OF them
would dare refuse. while holding a
job under Mr.. Taft, to promise him
the utmost fealty.
A dispatch to the Journal and Tri-
bune Of Knoxville, Tenn, from its
Washington correspondent tells of
the existing situation. This dis
patch is typical OF many others that
have appeared recently in southern
newspapers. It is as follows:
Delegates from Tennessee and
other southern states to the nation
al republican convention. If they de-
sire to go there and vote for Mr..
Taft, must make It known that they
intend to do this, first, last and all
the time.
Mr.. Taft and his advisors have
taken positive and aggressive action
in the matter and orders to that ef-
feet will go forth Immediately after
the meeting of the national republi.
can committee here next month.
The Taft leaders are sure they
will have a big majority in the con-
vention, but they do not intend that
the occasion shall be marred and
confused by the performances of the
so-called progressive or insurgent
wing of the republican party.
1T is well understood that a large
majority Of the national committee
are for the denomination of Mr.. TAT
and their tactics will be for a vigor
Gus and aggressive Taft campaign
without quarter to any opposition.
so, beginning with the close O.
the meeting OF the national com
mittee, and the selection of a plac,
for the convention, something in tn.
way of a juggernaut, to crush Great
ures in the way, even more effective
ly than did the Hitchcock steam
roller in 1908, will be oiled and f1r
> ed, to run over La Toilette, Roose
: welt or any other kind Of objec
tons"
On the other hand, It is know
that the La Toilette men are work
I ing with might and main to break
. the administration hold in tn
Ut south. Their most effective argu
ment, Of course, is to point out tina
Mr.. Taft stands a most excellen
chance OF being defeated and thaI
to preserve their own interests, the
L had better line up with a candidat
u who at least has a chance OF ele
IT ton.
y Altogether the southern republ
cans are not to be envied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Dec. 5 in American
History

17s2-Martin Van Buren,, eighth presi-
dent of the United States, born.
died 1862
17S7-Daniel Shays with 1000 men
seized Worcester, Mass; "shays'
rebellion"
1S51-Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot,
reached New York as guest of the
nation.
1S76-The Brooklyn theater burned;
BOO lives lost.
7s97-Alice Wellington Rollins. author,
died; born 1S47.
1909-George Croker California CAPT.
talist. died in New York: born 1855
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Illinois and Live Stock.

Every citizen OF Illinois at all in
terested in agriculture may find val
liable suggestions IL the statement
recently issued by the census bu-
reau on cattle on the farms in the
United States. Especially in ILL
nois the statement ought to cause
some serious reflection.
The compilation shows that ILL
nols has 2,43s,146 meat cattle for
population OF 5,6Ss,0o0. This
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
HEART and
HOME :.


Without q strict adherence to pro-
priety there can be no permanent
pleasure. The allurements of the
world are mentioned by many as ex-
tenuations for misconduct, but from
every temptation we have the means
OF escape, and woe be to us II we neg
lect those means or hesitate to olsen
tangle ourselves from the snare which
vice or folly may have spread around
us.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-Win you
please tell me whether it is improper
for young couples to spoon?
oGARITA
"Spoming," or in other words, love
making. has always been and no doubt
will continue to be carried on to the
end of time.
Dear Mrs Thompson like to sit
on the fronr porch and read or do
fancy work in the evening / have
brothers and their boy friends come
to see them. Am right in staying on
the porch after they come, or should
go indoors? Some Of the boys come
on their wheels and ask me to try
them. Ought to do this?
SCHOOL GIRL.
There can be nothing wrong about
sitting on the front porch when YOU
brothers have company. If you con
duct yourself as lady. l am sure the
boys will be gentlemen. AS to riding
their wheels, It is not just the thing
for girl to ride a boys bicycle. Il
is rather hoydenish, to say the least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Logical Woman.

Logical Woman.
"Come, come, my dear; we must
economize"
Again.
GAIL the time"
"Give me the money them
Money? What money!"
''To economic. You are always tell
ing me that can't do thing without
money, so If you want me to economic
fork over the means"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Lookina For a Job.

The pastor who married the Astors
Is seeing his finish unfold
They loaded him up on the casters
And rolled him out into the cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

That debate between Taft, Roose-
welt and others who are nursing
presidential ambitions is as Animal
ed as a discussion between half a
dozen young mothers on how to
raise babies. An agreement is alb
solutely impossible. Each one knows
Il all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Interesting Spots.

VI suppose" says the lady next door,
"that you saw many really wonderful
places while you were abroad"
Yes. indeed" replies the returned
traveller. 81 think the most shivery Of
them all, however. was the catacorners
in Rome. have the nightmare about
It yet"-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Poor Brown.
Brown lost lot Of money on the
election, didn't he?"
Eyes, but he ought to make it up on
his coal bills"
"How is that?"
all winter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Are you attending to that Christ
mas shopping-while the going is
good?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

"Seedless lemons are developed by
grating" So are the kind some
times handed TO oficeholders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Zou are suffering from hiliol

constipation, indigestion, chronic head
ache, invest one cent in postal card,
send to Chamberlain Medicine COM
pany, Des Moines, Iowa, with your
name and address plainly on the back,
and they will forward you free sam
PIE Of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
Tablets. Sold by an druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
THE ARGUS.

. Published Eaatly and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue Reok Island. IL len
tered at theS postsrnce as ssoond-class
matter.l
Rock Island Memh CT of the Associated
Pr 60.
BY THE J. w., POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Beginning Early.
~'How Is the babyT
every well. But we don't just un-
derstand him yet"
Don't understand himP'
mo. We find him so hard to please"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

knsw u.
"Has he made a success?
eyes, as a great detective"
~How did he get to the front"
"By not taking his own advice"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Help Santa Claus make the poor
children happy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year "a advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where It is desired to have
paper discontinued. an carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles wfl be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments: Central
Union. West 1875 and I145; Union Elec-
trio. BIAS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

No whip cuts so deeply as the lash
Of conscience.-Proverb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Expensive.

Mrs. Brown has hay fever"
when did her husband get a raise
IA salaryT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

There Are Others.
els he musicalw
"Well, he sings"
what does he singT
"His own praise"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
Nat nasiesbfA

"He Is the salt Of the earth"
'sThen I'don't want to meet him. He
might get us In pickle"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Picture Post.
cards.
"W b a t. 8 the
greatest nuisance
you know Off"
1.-THE greatest
nuisance?"
Eyes. Do you
know what 1t Is p
"Sure. I've been
away too"
3 q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
FALLING HAIR
Easy To Stop 1t and Make 1t
I,ustr0us and Beautiful.

IL your nair is falling out: IL you nave dui''
nnattractive hair. or II you need daily mar
dressing read what Mrs. Hettie Hodgman OF
Jacksonville Erie county. Ohio, writes June ),
1910 about Partisan Sage:
II used Partisan Sage for falling hair and
found it the finest Ming ever heard Of My
hair was falling out by combs full, and could
run my fingers through it and they would hang
full of loose hair. ! washed my hair and got a
bottle Of Partisan Sage and used two applca-
tons and ! could see great difference. My
hair was lustrous and nice. and had almost
stopped falling out. and by the use Of ono more
bottle it stopped altogether.
For women. for for children Partisan
Sage is without any doubt the finest preparation
for the hair 1t is guaranteed by Henry Evans
and Jas. ODonnell to stop hair from falling. 10
eradicate dandrun and stop itching scalp in two
weeks or money back. 1t 10 most dantily
pcrfumed and refreshing hairdressing. free from
grease or sickness. and ought to be in every
home where every member OF the family could
use it daily. Large bottle. so cents. at Henry
Evans and Jas. O'Donnelrs and druggists
everywhere. The girl with the Auburn hair Is
every package.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
neutraIizes the destructive
acids of the mouth-cIeanses,
preserves and beauties the
teeth, and imparts purity
and fragrance to the breath.
BACK FROM ROME.
Statistician Olmstead Returns From
Meeting of Crop Reporting Board.

Victor Olmstead. chief statistician OF
the Department OF Agriculture. and Mrs
Olmstead has returned from Rome.
where Mr.. Olmstead was one OF tho
American delegates to the International
Agricultural Institute. This is really the
international crop reporting board formed
originally at the suggestion Of King Hum
bert There were forty countries rep
resented at the conference, with an aver
age of five delegates each. The meeting
lasted ten days. and was held In tho
splendid building of the institute, which
was erected by King Victor Emmanuel.
The chief object of the meeting was to
secure uniformity in gathering and han
ding the reports of the various countries
interested. Arrangements were made TO
this end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
DIES OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Handling Crowbar Which Came in
Contact With Railway Current.

Henry Cole, colored, received a severe
electric shock this morning about $50
o'clock while at work on the tracks OF
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company at New Jersey avenue and c
street northwest and died shortly there
after at the Casualty Hospital.
Cole and other laborers We're removing
the curve connecting the New JERSEY
avenue and street tracks. steel
crowbar Cole was handling went through
the cement and came In cor tact with
the conductor rail, sending the electric
current through his body. Cole dropped
the crowbar and fell to the side of the
excavation unconscious. Fellow-work-
men carried him to the parking and
first-aid treatment was administered, but
without effect.
An ambulance was summoned and the
patient hurried to the Casualty Hospital
He died about the time the hospital was
reached. The accident is being investi-
gated by the police and the coroner.
Cole was thirty-five years old and re-
sided at 236 Oakdale place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Births Reported.

The following births were reported tt
the health office during the past twenty
four hours:
John F. and Mary A. Perry, boy.
Walter L. and Cora NJ. King, boy.
Charles 0. and Alice NJ. Storm, girl.
Patrick J. and Mary e. Cook. girl.
Willie E. and Alma c. Myers, boy.
Malcolm Fl. and May E. Laws, girl.
Israel and Anne Rosenfeld, girl.
Morris J. and Myra j. Harmon, girl.
Cleveland NJ. and Bessie E. Coates
boy.
Joseph H. and Jennie Hurley, girl
Charles F. and Emma B. Thompson
boy.
Harry R. and Virginia s. Scott, boy
James w. and Ida NJ. Taylor, boy.
James and BERTHE Price, girl.
Henry and Mary A. Slade, girl.
Calvin and Maud Frazier, boy.
Christian and Anna Williams, boy.
Richard H. and Clara J. Logan, girl.
John W. and Mary r. Williams, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
GOV. WILSON IN QUANDARY.
Anxious About Weather at Time of
Taft Visit.

The weather dope book has Gov.
Wilson of kentucky at sea. He wants
President Taft to enjoy splendid weather
when the latter visits the Blue Grass
state, about the middle of November, to
dedicate the Lincoln farm, and is hest
tating about choosing November II
and Is.
Several days ago the weather fore
caster at Louisville was asked by the
governor whether he could forecast
weather conditions for the dates mention
ed, and the reply was that only an opin-
ion could be formed from weather con-
ditions on those dates in the past Sta
tistics show that the dates in question in
1903, 1907 and 1910 were pleasant days,
while those in 1906, 1908 and 1909 were
disagreeable days.
Latest reports say that Gov. Wilson is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
Deaths Reported.

Charles l.. Blessing, 26 years, Freed
mems Hospital
William Hill. IS years. Washington Asy-
lum Hospital.
John G. Hildt. 70 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Walter Kobelt, 81 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Lottie NJ. HUMPHREYS, 81 years. COS K
street northeast.
Harvey Adams, month. Garfield Hos
pital.
Joseph w. Shank, months, $50 L street
northeast.
Elmer NJ. Leman, month, 613 L street
southeast.
William Lindley, 10 months 10 Foxhall
road, d. c.
Dabney c. Childress, 2 hours, 61S
street southwest.
William Fulton, 46 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
John Price, 4S years, Government Hos
pital for the Insane.
Walter Williams, "a years, 49, 1 street
northwest.
Felix Corbin. 10 months. Children's Hos
pital.