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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Comment From Capital

the year, and the customary letup OF
count of the holiday slump, was reduc-
ed to two. Early in January, it is
said, the steel mills all over the coun-
try will be working up to 80 per cent
of their capacity. Blast furnaces, long
idle, are preparing to resume opera
tons, and the steel corporation conf
IDENTIFY expects 1912 to be the banner
year in its history.
EVIDENCES OF ACTIVITY.
The same story Of increased activity
is told by the railroads. The New
York, New Haven & Hartford, which
last spring laid off several thousand
men, lately has taken them all back,
and many more besides. The shops at
Hartford, it is said by company Off
cials, Will be buster during the coming
year than they have been for four years
back. All the big railroad systems
have placed large orders for equip
ment, and all of them are working their
men to capacity.
Republican orators who expect to
fool the voters with the old scare
about democratic success meaning bus
mess depression are going to have
their hands full from now on. Grover
Cleveland taught the working men of
this country that their interests are as
safe in democratic hands as in repub-
lican, and the successful administra-
ton Of the lower house by the demo
Gratis during the past year has driven
the lesson home as never before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

THE people who don't like surprises
generally have sufficient reason
for their vagary.
The female of the species is most con-
cerned about the mail.
There is some difference between
prize and surprise, with You guessing
as to which it is In favor OF.
You may do more than you should,
but you seldom get more than is COM
ing to you.
Some people are too cute for any
thing. That is the reason that they
are good for nothing.
There are people who are too busy
being pompous to be at all important
The second act Of the comedy of
marrying for money is usually called
divorcing for alimony.
1t is a poor excuse that has reac-
ton clause.
The highest compliment to wom-
ans vanity is assuming that she has
none.
Ingenuity is a simple tool that most
successful persons keep oiled and In
good order.
The fireless cooker has nothing on
the homeless wanderer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Millions Of Year.

Geologist Thomas @. Chamberlain
says that he sees q certainty of mil
lions of years for human endurance
on earth.
He il a high authority and his
word 10 TO be accepted as the best
on the subject. He knows as much
about 1t as anyone. Barring acct
dents, 1t is quite likely that human
ity win have plenty OF time to work
up to the millennium. And we
need It.
But II what former President Eliot
of Harvard says is true, that as edu-
cation advances offspring decreases,
It is possible that humanity may
play out before the earth does. In
this day and age, we must know ev-
erything, whether the Information
be of any value or not. We are
seized with a craze for knowing
things, which has intoxicated and
enervated like the morphine habit.
In the mad quest for knowledge of
things beyond the earth, we forget
that our first duty is to make the
earth habitable and habited. OF
course, with millions OF years before
US, we have time to reform. And,
having assurance that these millions
of years are still coming, It is worth
while to give more attention to pos
terity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
VIII Gather the Coin.

The republicans have selected the
man who is to be in charge OF the
nlling OF the republican campaign
barrel for the 1912 contest. He is
Fred w. Upham, who was assistant
trust contribution grabber in 1908.
Between presidential elections
Mr.. Upham trains with the Busse
machine IN Chicago. runs a coal mo-
nopoly during the winter and an ice
trust during the summer and also
has a lumber company, a railroad
and a few banks and trust concerns.
An ideal selection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

hind is not to die
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a girl
Is years old and very much in love
with a young man 81. After giving
me q nrm promise a few weeks ago
that he cared for no other girl and
would never go with another, saw
him a few evenings later with an
other young lady. When he called
on me he refused to give me any
explanation. What shall / do?
LOVEY.
Did you actually expect that boy
81 years old was never going to
walk on the street with any girl but
yourself? That may be good TO-
nance, but 1t isn't true to nature.
When you exacted that promise you
never stopped to think how foolish
1t was and neither did the young
man He probably could give you
no reason when you demanded It be-
cause he had none. This confusion
is Just an evidence that Is and 81
have not very sane ideas of what
love is. The best thing for you
both to do is to fall out Of love as
fast as you fell into it. Wait three
or four years before you make any
more pledges.
Dear Mrs. Thompson have beer
married 20 years and have no chill.
dren. have always been a faith.
ful wife. Now, after all these years
my husband has told me that he
does not love me and wishes a sep.
aration., / am i'll and my heart 1:
almost broken, for love him
Please advise me what to do.
ABANDONED.
Your letter tells a story all toe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Transformation.


Fathers in q dress suit
Doesn't It seem stranger
logged out like a merchant prince.
My. but it's q changei
Just q year or two ago
Overails for him.
Now since he has struck 1t rich
Fathers in the swim
But we had an awful fight
How he did protest!
Said he never would go out
In q walters vest;
Common clothes were good enough
For q common man.
But he's gone and put them on,
New and spick and span.
When the subject first was preached
Father had fit
Said II was no use to talk;
He would not submit.
But the girls kept after him
Girls have such q wayi-
And he's put them on at last
Spite OF all his nay.
Fathers looking very cute
There in black and white.
Awkward he will feel at first.
But he'll come out right.
After he has tried them once
Then the bluff he'll make
That he's worn them all his life
When he was awake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Not Suitable.

Not Suitable.
"Why didn't Mrs. Jones keep her
new cook? I thought she brought such
good recommendations"
"She did, but she was too stout"
"What has that to do with it,"
Everything. You see, when the cook
got out Of temper over too much COM
pany Mrs. Jones could not coax her
with one of her old gowns"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
In New York state there is an ez

In New York state there 10 an ex-
tensive game society for the proven
ton OF the humiliation of game.
While in this state there are many
rabbit shepherds" and others to look
after the welfare OF the game. there
Is still too much slaughter OF the in
nocents Of the wild. II we had our
way we would make It q crime TO kill
a quail q pheasant, a prairie chicken
or any other game bird. until they be-
came 30 numerous in the state OF I'LL
nois that you could knock them over
with clubs. Then perhaps we would
make a law 10 prevent people from
using clubs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

sunny Jim" Sherman says he's
willing TO go on the ticket again with
Taft II he's wanted. There Is no as
surance that Taft will be on that
ticket, but it seems probable there'll
be no Sunny Jim" there. He ought
to be renominated. He can take de-
feat good naturedly, and defeat for
the republican ticket seems certain
in 1912.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

both wool producers and wool manu-
facturers.
Fourth. and that President Taft's
veto Of the Underwood-La Toilette
bill was against the interests OF so,-
100000 consumers Of woolens; that
It was absolutely unjustined; unnec-
essary and therefore, unforgtvable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
seasenahIs' Charity.

seasenabIs Charity.
Let US gather UP the fragments
From the groaning table left
Let US put thea in a basket.
Neatly packed with fingers deft,
With some fruit and cake for trimmings
That a welcome VIII insure.
Let III take the good leftovers
And present them to the poor
Presidents Of corporations
Whom the government attacks,
Suffering men who have but millions
And the clothes upon their backs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

It IL estimated that 100000
trees were cut this year to supply
the Christmas demand. Fifteen
years are required to raise the bal
sam frs to a size making them suit
able for holiday purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Economy.
81 hear that young Tightwad has
gone into ranching."
whats the impetus to the new
movement"
Thrift. He thinks that on an al
falfa ranch he can raise his own break
fast food and cigarettes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

went abroad soon after reporting to
the police that he had been robbed
by two women as he was leaving
the Waldorf-Astoria and has never
appeared to prosecute
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

A Colorado woman has Just re-
Gently received a decree OF divorce
from a husband who died several
years ago. No defense was put up,
We presume.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Dec. so in American
History

1S51-Lajos Gouis, Kossuth. Ifungs
rian patriot and exile. fisite
Washington on Invitation dssrce-
gTess. nm
1S61-The banks ia New York, Esc a
delphia and Boston suspend{my.
Gle payments.
1S65-Henry Winter Davis. Mfhc,,.
statesman and orator, died Kid
timore: born 1877 -
1903-The Iroquois theater bu}
Chicago; $50 lives lost y
All the news all the tinI -. B
Argus. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Knew tho Signs.
''How excited the lady looks"
Eyes. She belongs to the get busy
circle"
what is thatT
"An association for the promotion
Of personal knowledge concerning ones
neighbors"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Bessie Roberts and May Williams.
The women were arrested following
the theft OF $4,000 from Warner
N. Van Norden, banker and publish
aEa on Jan. 20 last. Van Norden
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Uncle Joe" Cannon says he never
win be president This is q fact that
has been obvious to the other 3d.
9s9.99e residents of the United States
for the past few years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Slow, but Sure.
why on t
you get an auto
mobile 2"
ST prefer a
horse"
"But isn't that
too slow for
your"
90 w e IL, I've
been driving old
Jim for fifteen
years and he
never got a
puncture yet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
WOMEN HELD FOR THEFT
FROM BANKER SET FREE

New York, Dec. Son applica-
ton Of their counsel Judge Rosalsky
yesterday dismissed the indictments
charging highway robbery. against
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Roosevelt has raised war over the
New York peace dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Poor old 1911 is slowly playing out,
but seems TO be standing pat to the
end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

May It be your happiest year, all
the way through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
A sprained ankle viii usually disable

A sprained ankle will usually disable
the injured person for three or four
weeks This is due to lack OF proper
treatment. When Chamberlain's Lint.
ment is applied cure may be effected
IN three or four days. This liniInent is
one of the best and most remarkable
preparation in use. At all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
THE ARGUS.

Publfshsd Dauy ana weekly AZ 1894
Second avenue. Rock Isisna. III I'm
tered at ths postomce a. ssoond-cisss
mattsr.l
Rsek Inland Member OF tie Associated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

La Toilette is strong In Ohio, but is
Taft strong In Wisconsin?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

How many men are you engaged
to, Maudfe?"
"Only six"
Couldn't you find any moreY
well, I want one evening in the
week to myself"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Manifest Destiny.
Il always have TO get back at some
body or kill myself trying"
Just why do you do thatT
81 dare say 1t is because was born
TO get back at some one.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
HEART aid
HOME :.
pROBLEMS


ITO live in hearts we leave be-
hind is not to die
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
Hurnor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
- DvwcAH ~. .SsssEs

THE people who don't like surprises
generally have sufficient reason
for their vagary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

TERMA-Daily. 10 cents per week
weekly, 81 per year In advance
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to the circulation department
which should also be notified IN every
instance where It is desired 60 have
paper discontinued. an carriers have no
authority IN the premises
All communications Of e-gumentstfve
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubiioa-
tion- No such articles VIII be printed
over netitious signatures.
Telephones IN an departments: Central
Union, West I45 and has; Union Elec-
trio. BIAS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

The female Of the species is most con-
cerned about the mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

There is some difference between a
prize and a surprise, with You guessing
as to which it is In favor OF.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
NEXT LYCEUM NUMBER TO BE
GIVEN SATURDAY EVENING

DR. H. W. Sears. known as the
"Taffy Man" will appear at the Her
ron theatcr Saturday evening. al
which time h" will deliver on" OF
his humorous lectures DR. Sears
comes under the auspices OF the
Alkahcst Lyceum system, and is said
TO be one of the greatest entertain
crs of the age OF him the Sccrc-
tary o. the Y NJ e. A.. AZ Allen
town, Pa. has the following 10 say.
"Dr. r. W Sears spoke for Us yes
tcrday II" had an audience of 4
thousand people. and he carried them
with him for an hour and q hail
Never heard man his equal, and
We must have him agai:i next y"a} .
llc is the best man this season Not
4 person present who was not i'l D.
cd and blessed. and ! smilr every
time ! think of lin and his fund II
stories"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
DEATH OF MR.. BESSEE.

Mr.. Il. +. lIcssee. who came herr
about two months ago for his health,
died last night after - long Hines
Of consumption AT his home on ntrth
Dakota avenue.
Mr. Bcssce, his VIII, and li,lc
child, came here from Michigan about
the first of October. He was Il naa
o. about 35 years of age The hodt
is being prepared by COwdcry Under
taking Co., and will be shipped to
the family's former home in Michi
gan The wife and child have The
sympathy of the community in their
great loss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. {. +. Wade, o. Or
lando. passed through Lakeland
Monday night en- route TO their home
from Arcadia. where they had bee
spending several days Mr.. Wal,
is an expert piano tuner who at ON
time had a large trade in Lakeland
bu! whose work II Orlando, SantGr,
and u, Land prefents hi.a mako
occasional visits To Lakeland as va.
nis fcrmcr custom
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
SILVER SERVICE OF FLORIDA
PRESENTED DECEMBER 49,

P'nsacola be-. = ecplionaily
low roand-trip rates has, h,rn made
20 Pensacola for December 18Th.
when the ba''lcships Florida and
tah viii b. in the harhor aud the
SILVER seft ic, from the stat. is in hr
presented 10 III" Flol ida Tin, rail
roads oteF which ioW rdt. Niil hr
elective an" Ia" Mohih 4 Uhio.
noiislillr a. Nashville S.ahoasd Air
Line. Georgia southern 4 Florida,
Florida Easl Coast. Atlantic Coast
Liz" and Apalachirola Northern.
iitk"' will h" ~ ale on Dec IL,
~ and l., with final limit to reach
"rl"inal stafting point retifnin+ nol
later than midnight % be-. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
WINS BUCK STOVE

Last might HE miniature. Buck
stove IN the window of the nOnicl
furniture store. was given away,
Miss Blan,ir Ratlin being Ii. for
tunatc winner There We're over Too
brr We're VERY nratl! pnt tosci her
however, he judges decided tn,
most perfect Ia b. that Of Miss
Hlartir, and she WaS therefore award
ed this much coveted little stove
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
HIS Economy.

The ~h.!drcn in The P'ant family
wer" iaugh' habits % n.atn'-s At he
table tv beng compelled - raT j, fine
the fajiec,o'. Oae day Harold a
boy Di seven years WAS discovered
rubbing Tie nverhargiry rar' ~ The
taken % tasr Tor il. Re said Why.
Mummy ! was Just wing 10 rub two
spots INTO one Womans Home
Comranion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

business, having sold the Arlington
to Messrs. Hines & Snyder Mrs.
Rice has conducted hotel which
has been a credit to herself and the
town and ii was with regret that her
patrons learned OF her decision to
go out of the business. Mrs. Rice
now has apartments at the Sidney
hotel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
SURE. LET EN- HAVE 1T.

',"n"raI +. " Law, editor of tn"
fartow Cot,ricr-lnformani. faIora
I be- prupo ition 10 IT, the women OF
Florida Tois. on the question whether
ur not they favor suffrage in their
DWn behalf II 10" women want IL
th.. chivalroia old soldier fayors Je,
hing them haze il Orala Banner
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

While getting some freight out of
the freight Office Monday. Mr.. O, s.
NanHuss had the misfortune to have
a barrel of crOckery to fall Oh him,
with the result that he is pretty pain
fully crippled up. his backing having
been strained
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

Fred S. Gray, {. W. Brown and II.
Davis are a party of Automobiles
who are stopping in Lakeland today
having had to stop over to have
their car repaired While here they
are located at the fremont hotel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

The Odd Fellows of the Tampa dis
trict will hold a meeting in Tampa
Oh the l4th and 10th of this month.
Thirteen lodges in South Florida will
fave representatives al this con-
ventiOn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

Rev. H. II. Newman. OF Archer.
will preach a; the | | o'clock hour at
he Cumberland Presbyterian church
neXt Sunday Rev. Newman has
preached here before and will no
doubt have large congregation ont
10 hear him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagler
and party have arrived in ST. Angus
tine and as usual are occupying their
at the Ponce de Leon llo-
tel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
Ely A. w. MACY.
HOW THE DUTCHMEN
THREW OUT THE DUKE.

THREW OUT THE DUKE.
In i5clo n. Duke OF Aniou,
son Of herry ~. Of France. was
appointed sovereign OF The
Netherlands. without the knoWl
edge or consent OF the p.ople
he was e. Govern. They tcscated
the appointment. and prepared
10 resist him But the wise
duke though; he knew a thing
or two, AID resolved to make
himself nsster OF the situation
az one bod stroke. by simul,ane-
ousIy sei,in1 the principal cit
les in " IN French garrisons
were located. He hmsel: took
charge 6 the seizure OF Ant
werp. and on the day appointed
assembled his troops in the
streets as if fer review. At a
given .iynaI ,hcy fell on the
burehers ard began to set fire
to the houses. But the plan did
not wort The sturdy Dutch
men did not propose to be de-
prived OF their liberty IN this
way. They put out the fires
and furiousIy attacked the SOL
cierS. When il was all over the
duke and his men found them
selves outside the city instead
OF in command Of il.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

Edwin Ire, chairman of the In
,,iann republican state committee.
las withdrawn from the race for re-
election leaving the contest between
Harry : New. Of Indianapolis and
viii II Hays OF Sullivan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

\ gentleman called n til, + .-
gram office this morriD and 4id
he jusl dropped in 10 say that when
Ill Tampa the other day he stcppt /
in 1T leading store there and
bought al article, telling tn pre-
pri' tor thai u saw youl adNrrilsc
menl i'll The Lakeland paper Il Il
came down here to Gct this article
which YOU advertised " pas,
this on 10 our business men "a think
over. If you don't see the Necessity
Of inviting the people OF i.ak2lanc
to patruni2e you they will 20 u
Tampa, whore enterpriSinG me- 2
chants are going after the trade not
only of their own town bat of thus
and other surroup !in@ Towns IL
diriouS advertising" i "A iryinc prcp-
osi,iun and the Merrhar, who 81 !;
TO steep and lets more ,ntnrprisin J.
firms place thcu wares before -"
public. is the one who i going I"
lose out,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
NOTE TO ROYAL ARCH MAS0NS

\ regular on,ocation OF l.ak'
lau6 chapter Il \ NJ will be held
IN TAurSday the ,lh day Of Dec AZ
Z - y ~ Election aud lnsta'lA-
tin OF officers fU year 1912. All
companions are r'pucst"d Ia he
pIes' n
i. /. LOVE, II T.
A1,r.r &. a. ARr.ADElI.. Scry
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

81 i. a prominent citizen OF
rc is in Lakeland today
~ is stopping at the
trl.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

being at the former place in the
morning and the latter in the after
noon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

4 N ha" 81, III y sic.day
par; lily Oh business
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

uuPre. OF Barlow. came
!. train ard while at
h,,iuess is shaking hands
I'm. ron. friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

IT, Newman. Of Archer,
nd for visit OF several
ahil,. here is the guest OF
- Mr.. a. & Newman and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06
those Who:
Come an0G0:

riated Press dispatches
.. The abdicatiOn OF Prince
"A. = .rsent OF emma Any
:. o: lacks:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

M organization Of North Dakota
democrats has been effected and
clubs will he organized all over the
stat" for h. purpose Of securing the
l9l., tier-pr, Sitlcutial nomination
'.r 60 Iuhn lmlkr
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-06

" a,u Mayor-,l.ci Joseph D,unis
OF iieilc tenf,, ohio, assumes his Of
ne" the first ., The year he will have
fhr distinction of being the oldest
municipal executive in HE United
States. Mr. Dennis is in his eighty
sixth year