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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
The Argus Daily Story
A Gamblers Relapse-By J. G. Desbrough.
Copyrighted, 1911 by Associated Literary Bureau

There was a time when the summer
resort Of Baden-Ba Germany, in
the midst of which bubbles a mineral
spring, was given up TO gambling the
same as is Monte Carlo at the present
time. Today gambling at Baden-Baden
is not permitted, and the spacious
building formerly devoted to the pur-
pose is a casino, or. as the Germans
call it. a conversation house.
In the gambling days Baden was
an independent dukedom. There was
a regiment of troops stationed there
but the commander issued an order
that his officers should not gamble.
ANY officer caught playing at the ia
bles in the salon would be court mar
tailed and severely dealt with. The
least that could be expected was dis
missal from the service.
Colonel Won Hollerts antagonism to
gambling did not arise from its nefari-
Gus effect upon his subordinates. but
upon himself. He was subject 10 the
craze and had on several occasions
barely escaped ruin on its account. 1t
usually str1ck him when he was where
gambling was going on. Then 1t was
Irresistible. AS soon as he had got
beyond its influence his whole nature
revolted against it, as debasing and
dangerous. It was during one of these
intervals that he issued the order pro-
hibiting any Of his command from Wis
iting the house Of play.
Young Baron Wechtell, lieutenant
in the regiment, was as much addicted
to play as his colonel. But, unlike Won
Hollert. he had no reIapses, for he was
never cured. Wechtell knew that If
he were caught In the gambling rooms
his career would be blghted Never
theIess the temptation was too strong
for him. One night when he was sit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

". class. The other two ships of this
| years programe are to be built at the
Portsmouth and Davenport dockyards,
and if any great advance is to be made
il will be in those ships. over which
the admiralty will have complete con-
troll from the time the keel is laid. In
all four ships there will be an advance
in connection with the torpedo repell-
ing guns and the horse power Will be
increased in order that the speed of
q knots may easily be maintained as
did the Orion in its recent trials. The
fifth big ship to be laid down this year
will be a cruiser of the Lion type, so
that Britain will have fleet Of four
cruisers Of 2S-knot speed with practic-
ally the fighting power of battleships.
Without the vessels of this years pro-
gram Great Britain has now completed,
launched or building % modern battle
ships and cruisers, equally divided be-
tween dreadnOughts and supcr-dread-
noughts, graduating from the 1900
ton dreadnought to the 24,000-ton King
George V.
According to reports received here
the salvage of the fTlgate "Lutine,
wrecked off the island of Vlieland in
1893, is progressing SO well that it is
expected that the enormous treasure
carried by the Inflated warship will be
recovered in a short time. o..
When the "Lutine." a 32-gun frigate,
was wrecked il was on its way to
Hamburg with cargo of gold and sill
yer bars and coin of the total value
Of SG,0OO,O0O. Of this sum $735, 900 was
for the payment of the English troops
dOmiciled on the island Of Texel, while
the balance was TO be used to relieve
the merchants of Hamburg, who were
embarrassed financially, owing TO the
depression Of the money market caus-
ed by the wars. Numerous attempts
have been made to salve the wrecked
fighting ship, and up 10 the present
time 100000 has been wrested from
the wreck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Ialksm%
ov'\>611nor,
EeoderSS

prolong this sade tale? You know
the rest.
SHE Is FOXY.
There's a pretty foxy servant girl
that we heard tell" about the other
day.
She has been in the same family
for a couple of years, but the fam
lily has only lately learned of one
particular trick that she's been play
ing on them.
Thursday is this particular maids
afternoon out
On Thursday things hum in that
household, since Martha wishes to
get away as early as possible.
And Martha has been getting
away early, all right, though nobody
suspected that she was getting full
hour earlier than the house clocks
indicated.
Martha. in fact, has been setting
the clocks ahead and the lunch hour,
instead Of being y, as on other days,
has actually been II.
ITO me belongs the honor of the
great discovery" said the head Of the
house. Il was shaving the other
morning when l heard the down
stairs clock strike 6. Martha wasn't
out of bed yet. But pretty soon
heard her leave her room and go
1apfapDing downstairs.
There was q minutes silence
after she got down, then didn't l
hear that same old downstairs
clock strike Z? I did, Martha had
turned the hand a little too far and
the clock naturally struck again.
"Well, my wife says she's a good
girl and we'd better put up with any
little peCulfarities like that So I
suppose we'll have to stand for it as
long as Martha will cOndescend to
stay with us"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03


There's one well-known and pros
porous business man in a big Ohio
city U'm not saying how close TO
home this. isl who hardly dares go
home these days. When he does go
he takes some kind of peace Offering
IN the shape Of presents for the fem
nine members of his family.
1t happened thus:
The man has a son. The son ex-
pressed a desire to learn how to
shoot
Now this particular father takes
an interest in his sons desires, as
all good fathers should and decided
that he would teach the boy how to
shoot in the way that would do the
least harm. Therefore he rugged up
a target in the basement of the
home q won't say it was Sunday
took his young hopeful down there
for a lesson.
The shooting went on beautifully.
The target was well riddled in short
order and a good deal of ammunition
had been used, when son suddenly
exclaimed.
Say. dad. what's that dark stuff
running along the floor there?"
Father investigated. Then he and
son sneaked upstairs without anoth-
er word and with fear and trem-
bling.
The target had been fastened to
a wooden partition. On the other
side Of the PARTON were shelves con-
tanning dozens and dozen of jars of
preserved fruits, pickles, etc, over
which mother and the girls had Ia
bored all summer more or less.
OF course, the bullets had gone
through the partition and-but why
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Hun7Or and
Philosophy
The ALTERNATIVE.
81 DUNCAN n. SMITH

WHEN your creditors are pressing,
VIII not wait another day.
WIN not listen to excuses,
But must have at once their pay;
When they come prepared for action
And demand their money now,
II you cannot raise million
You at least can raise a row.
Any one could make q payment
If he had the cash in hand
That's a branch Of high finances
That a child could understand
But II takes a master scheme-
When the bank account is shy
To keep cheertully In business
And the creditors defy.
To the man who isn't hardened
By the constant business squan
II Is really an annoyance
When the bill collectors call.
But when they persist In coming
More than every little while
He can look on them with pity
And cen greet them with a smile.
II you do not get excited
It's for them to fly the track
And to go Off in a fury.
For you know they Will be back
To man of gentle raising
1t may seem a little rough,
But he very soon goes under
If he cannot work the bluff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

The Rock Island Visiting Nurse as
sociation appeals 10 the hearts as well
as the generosity of the people. 1t is
doing a noble work that should enlist
the human sympathy and the practical
assistance of the people. Miss Mar
garet Giles has done a wonderful work
unaided for years. She needs help,
and it Is up to you to render thai help
accordingly, as God has favored you
1t is humanity's cause for humanity's
sake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03


less they feel perfectly miserable.
A man thinks there is no sin in II
unless IT IS found out. but Il woman
thinks it nothing unless people talk
about II.
Somehow we dislike the man who
always tells the bare truth even more
than the man who always lies to US.
If people always gave the devil his
due it would keep them hustIing for
coin.
When a woman begins saying nice
things OF her dearest enemy her
friends begin to sit up and take notice.
We all know people whom we think
small potatoes. but we should remem-
Der that the price Of potatoes IS up.
II the Office boy had his way he
would sentence the man who invented
alarm clocks to an endless existence
in a boiler factory.
II always LAakH> d "O4laH iSel SGu 70
see q pretty girl spoil a good complex
ion with face powder.
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 bottle Of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy. Many
mothers are never without it in their
homes and it has never disappointed.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Being Thoughtful.

Being Thoughtful.
"Call the police"
"Oh, don't do anything as desperate
as that"
But these are real burglars"
Eyes And think how it would shock
the cops to be suddenly confronted by
them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Nov. , in American
History

17o4-Wnlism Cullen Bryant. editor.
poet. born. died 1873.
Is92-The city Of %e-v Orleans made
defendant in da.nIge suits arising
from iYuchin@s OF italians by It's
citizens.
William y. Taft elected p-eai-
dent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Justice 81 Years: Dead.

Naudalia, Nov. 81. H. Karr. for
20 years a resident of this county,
Is dead al his home in Seminary
township. He was elected justice Of
the peace in 1859 and held that Of
fee continuously up to the time of
his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

Secretary Jim Wilson has discov-
cred potash in this country and he
tells US IL will save s12,OOO,0OO q
year. And we have the secretary's
services for something like $4,000
year, No wonder the country is
prosperous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

President Taft has one achieve
ment that no one can take from him
and that is his record as a traveller.
He is the greatest that ever lived
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

And the oldest inhabitant who
predicted an early winter made a
thFee-base hit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Consistent.

"I know a man who just dotes on
ragtime."
who is hep
1.-THE junk man"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
There Are Others.

''What was the thing you kept at
most during your vacationf'
spending my savings"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
For the Big Audience.

"DOes she play!'
"An of the popular music Of the
day"
who is it popular with?"
Anybody who can't hear it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Iust Mammal.

"I have got a great scheme"
"Will 1t work."
"Of course not. 1t wouldn't be a
great scheme if it would work"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
In His Dreama.

Hewitt-When / was on the boat the
other night I had lower berth. but
dreamed 7 was sleeping IN the upper
berth. Jeaett-Sort Of oversight your
se.f, eh?-Ezchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island. Ill len
Tered at the postohce as second-cIass
natter.1
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

Domestic Hunting.
"Do any shooting this SUMMER
aust shot the chutes."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

Being a Manchu in China is about
as popular as being a standpatter
in the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

''John. do you love me as much as
when We were married."
oh, much more"
How could you love me any more?"
"See how much I have invested in
you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

Rev. Reginald John Campbell, pas
tor Of the City Temple, London. and
who was wanted as successor TO DR..
Charles Aked as pastor Of John D
Rockefeller's Fifth Avenue church
IN New York, has broght down upon
himself d flood Of criticism by lee
ture delivered z. Philadelphia He
told his nearer no successful business
man OF modern time can be hon
est
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Friday, November 3, 1911.

The fresh eggs you get nowadays
are of cold storage age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
Some Droppinu.

The bill collector dropped al ound
And dropped a hint, It's said.
The man at whose shebang he stopped
A crisp and handsome twenty dropped
The bill man he dropped dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Some women are really unhappy IN
less they feel perfectly miserable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

proIong this sade tale? You know
the rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-03

1t always makes woman feel sad 70
see 4 pretty girl spoil a good complex
ion with face powder.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
How to Cure
Chronic Colds
and Bronchitis

Bluevale, Ont, May q, 1910.
81 was sick for two years with a
chronic cold and bronchitis and
consequent rundown condition. l
received no benefit from doctors,
and had to give up work. VINOL
was recommended and from the sec.
ond bottle | commenced to improve
Il gained in weight and strength,
my cold and bronchial trouble dis
appeared, and | am at work again.
1 want to recommend VINOL to
anyone who is in need of such a
medicine. THOMAS HIGGINS.
1t is the combined action of the
curative elements of the Gods livers
aided by the blood making and
strength creating properties of tonic
iron contained in VINOL which
makes it SO successful in curing
stubborn colds and bronchitis.
VINOL is a constitutional rem
edy for chronic coughs, colds, bron-
chitis and pulmonary troubles, not
a palliative like cough syrups. @
Try a bottle of VINOL. If you
don't think it helped you, we will
return your money.
FIRED L. JANECK, Druggist.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
OSWALD WEST
new GOVERNOR
Inaugurated in Oregon at Open
ing of Legislature-Benson
Sends Message.
WHITE SLAVE BILL is
AMONG MEASURES OFFERED
Benson Attacks Conservation
Commission West
Proposes Legislation for Pro-
gress of State.

SALEM, Jan. 10.-The inaugura-
ton of Oswald West as governor, and
a message delivered by Senator
Bowerman, representing Governor
Benson, were the chief matters of in
terest in today's session of the legis-
lature. A number of bills were intro
duced the more important being the
white slave" law; one making Octo-
Der IL, Discovery day" and a civil
service bill that IL enacted will prac-
tically eliminate political appoint
ments in this state.
Bowerman's message was notable
for structures on the conservation
system as it affects Oregon and its
denunciation of the Oregon conser-
walton commission. This body Bow
erman asserted had interferred in
politics and had taken sides against
Secretary Ballinger in the contro-
versy with Clifford Pinchot.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
Press Opinions
An Object Lesson From Germany.

Announcement of the result of the
census taken in Germany late in the
fall is of interest as showing the
growth of the country. 1t appears
from the official figures that the total
population of the empire is in round
numbers about 100000. This rep
resents an increase of 100000 in
fifteen years, 100000 in ten years
and 100000 in five years. In other
words Germany is adding to the num-
Der of inhabitants more rapidly than
at any previous period of its existence.
such q condition naturally attracts
attention and invites inquiry with q
view to discovering the factors that
contribute to German prosperity. For
it is the general prosperity of the en-
pire that has been responsible for an
advance and development without
parallel in any European country.
There is a simple explanation read
lily forthcoming. Germany has learned
how. The country has turned its
energies toward developing its ma
terial resources. 1t has encouraged
industry in every direction. 1t has
bent efforts to promoting home and
foreign trade. Transportation facili-
ties have been brought to a high de-
gree of perfection, and water and ran
routes have been constructed, i'm
proved and extended. Cost of pro-
duction has been lessened through in
vestigations and economies. Emil
grafton has been checked because Of
the demand for workers at home and
the better conditions that prevail
there. The accessions to the poDula-
ton of the United States from Ger
many, which used to be numerous.
are now almost a negligible quantity.
The German can prosper at home be-
cause there Is chance for him to
support himself and his family in
comfort. In fact, Germany Is at
tracing a large immigration from
other countries where conditions are
not so agreeable.
These are some Of the reasons why
Germany Is prospecting beyond all pre-
cedent. The German census is a reve-
lation of what can be accomplished
through the utilization of natural re-
sources, even when they are not as
extensive as those of many other
countries. Possibly some valuable
hints might be obtained by a careful
study of German MISUNDERSTANDING
News.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
BERT SWAN VICTIM
OF MAD ALLIGATOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-"Custy,"
a seven-foot alligator which is being
exhibited at a local music hall, went
on the rampage and attacked his
trainer, Bert Swan.
Several swipes from the horny tail
of the beast and the snap of his jaws
on the leg of the victim sent the stage
hands hurrying to the showmans as
sistance. They pried Custy loose and
a surgeon sewed up Swans wounds.
He found, in addition to several cuts
about the arms, legs and BODY. a
deeper cash across the scalp.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
TACOMA GIRL WANTS
A PASCO BACHELOR;
HE Is CONSIDERING

PASCO. Jan. 10.-After Joining the
Bachelor club, which has secured a
club house in the Sylvester addition,
only on condition that no one should
share his heart with one Of the gent
Ter sex unless she owned property In
the addition, County Attorney M. l..
Driscoll, one of the most confirmed
bachelors in the city, received COM
munication from young lady in Ia
coma earnestly urging him to consid-
ler her. Although the young lady
owns no property in this city, Mr.
Driscoll is considering the matter
with his friends.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
RATES OF INTEREST.

An eastern business man, recently
arrived in North Yakima, could not
reconcile himself to the rates of in
terest in vogue in Pacific coast states.
He could not understand that capital
in the northwest is being sought for
development where II earns more than
when invested in the usual securities.
Probably as development goes on and
capital increases, rates of interest will
lower to the same point that now pre-
vail in older states. In England and
France which are much older coun-
tries than the Unit ed States, rates
of four and five per cent prevailed
as long ago as VIII en- Adam Smith
wrote his Wealth of Nations" in
1776. He declared that periods of
twenty and thirty years were COM
monty granted to purchasers of land
to complete their payments in both Of
these two countries, so great COM
petition was there among capitalists
to secure safe interest bearing invest
ments. Such is the tendency as COM
munities older grow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
JUST RATES FOR UTILITIES

That the time has come for public
utilities commission is the belief of
Governor M. e. Hay and others who
are in close touch with the progress
of this state.
No other state in the union is so
bountifully gifted by nature with wa
ter power. Yet this state is paying
twice as much for electric power as
other states in the union where cleo
tricity must be manufactured by coal.
Why is this? No one knows except
those engaged in selling electric light
and power and they won't tell
At present the consumer has no
means of ascertaining why he is taxed
so high for this utility. 1t would be
within the province of a public utility
commission to investigate these rates
and determine what rate. was a just
rate. This does not assume that the
present rates are unjust, 1t simply
assumes that the consumer has a right
to know If the present rate Ia a
just one.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
CITIES HAVE PLANS
TO PULL TOGETHER
Centralia and Chehalis Propose q
Campaign of Publicity-To
Spend 81, 500.

CENTRALIA, Jan. 10--The Com
mercial Club of Centralia has de-
cided to inaugurate publicity
campaign in conjunction with the
Citizens Club Of Chehalis and to
take up the matter with the public
ity department Of the Southern Pa
cific. The plan is to expend $4,000,
DIV ded into three shares. one-th!rd
to be borne by Centralia, oEe-third
by its sister city Chehalis and the
remaining share by Lewis county 4.
Descriptive literature will be pre-
pared. giving illustrated accounts OF
the county generally and both cities
specifically. 1t Is believed that both
ths cities and the county will 10
better by combining forces anc Gen.
tralia and Chehalis be linked by re-
crrocal ties Of interest in the pub
licity campaign.
The cities are busy with the prob
lem CT freight rates. Complaints
are to be filed with the state railroad
mission covering local rates and
with the interstate commerce COM
mission regarding interstate rates.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11

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