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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Heartand
HOfH6
problems
MpsEIIzXBFdfH THOMPSON

a girl to ask young man to dance
with her in lady's choice who hasn't
asked her to dance with him?
BROWNIE.
With your mothers consent it Is
proper to occasionally accompany a
respectable young man to a dance.
You should have pretty dress made
for such occasions. Get the style from
any of the fashion magazines. II you
feel that the young man has purposely
avoided you, do not ask for a dance
with him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Please tell
me how to make marshmallow cake.
MRS. F. R. L.
Take one-half cupful of butter, one
and one-half cupfuls sugar, one-half
cupful of milk. two cupfuls of flour,
three teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
one-Quarter of a teaspoonful Of cream
of tartar, the whites of five eggs and
one teaspoonful Of vanilla Bake in
shallow pans and put marshmallow
cream between the layers and on top.
To make marshmallow cream, put
three-quarters of a cupful Of sugar
and one-quarter Of a cupful OF milk
in a saucepan, heat slowly to boil
ing point without stirring and boil
six minutes. Break a quarter OF a
pound of marshmallows in pieces and
melt in a double boiler. Add two
tablespoonfuls of hot water and cook
until the mixture is smooth. Then
add the hot syrup gradually, stir.
ring constantly. Beat until cool
enough to spread and then add one.
| half teaspoonful Of vanilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Chicago Inter-ocean.)

The North Dakota verdict Is GER
tifcate of the value of candor and
courage in politics. Mr.. La Toilette
had no broken pledges to explain
away. He has made no false pretenses.
He has made no in-and-out campaign.
He proposed a socialistic revolution
without subterfuge or disguise. He
stood up and fought for his ideas and
his cause.
Gross as are the political errors of
the people of North Dakota-destruc-
tive as they are to the national well
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

A gentleman out riding in one OF the
parks in Brooklyn observed runaws
horse with a vehicle coming in his d.
rection. He Joined in the chase and
at the psychological moment jumped
from the back of his own horse TO the
back of the runaway and brought the
scared animal TO a full stop. This man
ought TO have a Carnegie medal or
should be able 10 secure a job in a
circus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
March IS In American
History.

1s3T-Richard A. Proctor. noted Brit
ish-American astronomer. born;
died 1888.
1885 Morrison Remick Waite. dist!n-
guished lawyer and chief jussica
Of the United States supreme court.
died: born 1916
1S91-Anna Charlotte Lynch Botia. ar-
thor. died. born 1915.
1901-Aguinaldo. the Filipino leader.
captured by General Frederick
Funston of the United States army
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

The Difference.
Thirty years ago.
"why do you vote that ticket"
because it is the ticket my father
voted, and what was good enough for
him is good enough for me-"
Today.
young man, why do you vote that
wayT'
Because it is the opposition to the
side my dad is on"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Melville, Sask.-The body of a man
found on the Grand trunk Pacific
tracks near here was Identified as that
of Rev. Joseph Czerkowsky, q priest
Of the Greek Catholic church. ]. A.
Uzischuk, farmer, was arrested and
charged with having murdered the
priest and placed his corpse on the
track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

AS the returns are coming in it looks
as though Mr.. Roosevelt can not be
nominated. but that he will make such
q hole in Mr.. Taft's campaign and such
a crimp in his running that it will make
II just that much easier for any demo-
crat nominated in opposition TO the
sitting president TO be elected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

A judge of Sterling, ILL.,, fined his
own wife $25 for interfering with his
court and pleading the cause Of pris-
oner at the bar. Considering that the
judge will likely have to pay the fine
out OF his own pocket, It shows he is
a courageous man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Democracy can indeed congratulate
itself on having men of the caliber of
Alsehuler. Caldwell and Dunno as gu
bernatorial candidates. Their mental
capacity Is all the more notable when
compared with the brood Of politicians
aspiring on the other side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
The cannv AGENT.

do you suffer here from miasma:"
asked the visitor to Swampville as he
looked over the villa plot proposition in
that charming suburb.
NO" replied the agent Fact is.
never knew you had the asthma
7arpers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

The side slashed skirt is to be sprung
by the dressmakers this summer.
Takes something desperate to keep up
interest during a presidential year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Cold Comfort.
az am so sorry for myself"
IT don't blame you"
1.-THE case is bad enough, isn't it?'
Eyes; 1 think every one should have
a little sympathy, and don't know Of
anybody else who is sorry for you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily ana weekly at 1898
Second avenue. Rock Islana. III zen
tered At the postofhee a. sscond-class
matter.l
nsck Island Member OF ths Associated
ProsA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Cheer up. You will soon be hunting
the shady side of the street to talk
about the weather of last winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
How He Felt.

How He Felt.
"You seem rath-
err flushed this
morning." i'd
the druggist.
"Yes; I took
two bottles of
your medicine
"And you feel
like a new man."
81 do. To prove
it 1 am going to
lick the man who
sold 1t to me.
Off with your
coatw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Saturday, March %, 1912.

Roosevelt declares the people should
rule-but he thinks he is the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Getting Near.

Getting Near.
"Can't sell you a pianoT
Eyes, II you will sell 1t on time"
what are your financial responsible
ities?"
81 am acquainted with a man who
knows the president of bank"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

rivalry is expected over who will eff
feet the first sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

Nothing Doing.
81 took time by the forelock."
"Oh. did you? What happened"
"Er-what do you thinkT
"Give it up"
"The old fellow had a wig"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

High Valuation.
"a penny for your thoughts. Marion"
"That is all they are worth, Charley"
"Oh, ] don't know"
81 was thinking Of you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

In Sympathy.
Their mirth had not a bound.
Fast few the merry joke.
And so the bowl went round
And so the man went broke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Perverse.

PerVer8e.
] always leave my rubbers home
II there Is to be thaw,
And when i wear them. goodness ma,
The day turns cold and raw,
/ sometimes wonder Il I'm dense
Or inst trife shy IN sspsa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
~ THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERHs.-Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly. u per year IN advance
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made TO the circulation department
which should also be notined In every
Instance where It IL desired TO have
paper discontinued. a. carriers have no
authority IN the premises
All communications OF e-gumentatfve
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
uon- No such articles viii be printed
ever fictitious signatures
Telephones In all departments: Central
Union, West It5 and 1I4s; Union Eleo-
trio. S145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Peoria on Cash call Rasls.

Peoria. March 2s-Members Of
the Peoria Board Of Trade hr . So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
If Not Their OWN

" Not Their Own7
"Women always have their own
way. DO you think Ii is right?'
"Weil, whose way should they have.
then?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23
Audible.

81 am the big noise"
81 heard you had been exploded"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-23

All the news all the time-The Apgua
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Aggregate of Motions.

This coherent aggregate OF motions Is
what yields success or attainment The ad-
justment Of many combined acts to various
purposes characterizes human conduct even
in its lowest stages. In making and using
weapons and in the msneuvering Of savage
warfare, numerous movements, all precise
in their adaptations to proximate ends, are
arranged for the achievement of remote
ends, with a precision not paralleled among
lower creatures. The lives Of civilized men
exhibit this trait far more conspicpously
Each Industrial art exemplihes the effects
Of movements which are seve-ally definite.
and which are definitely arranged in stimuli
taneous and successive order. Business
transactions of every kind are characterized
by exact relations between the sets Of mo-
tions constituting acts and the purposes
fulfilled in time, place, and quantity. Fur
ther, the daily routine OF each person shows
US In its periods and amounts Of activity. OF
rest. Of relaxation, a measured arrange
ment which IS not shown US by the doings OF
the wandering savage, who has no fixed
times for hunting. sleeping, or any one kind
OF action. Moral conduct differs from i'm
moral conduct in the same manner and In a
like DEGREE"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Must Live Correctly.

To accomplish anything men cannot live
precariously but must live in exact relations.
These relations are some Of them imposed
from without, but the more man can impose
upon himself from within a series Of deter
mined adjustments the more man he is In
men Of a high stage OF discipline self-compui-
sion Is substituted for outer compulsion, such
as hunger and other wants provide. The man
who lives merely to provide food for himself
is not living in any true sense.
The earlier a man begins to make adjust
ments for the future, the surer he is Of hav-
ing future. That future may mean a
money competency. social competency, in
tellectual competency, spiritual competency
-whstevsy Ct be. there must be present ad-
justmentS with II in view as the end. Said
a great italian poet and nobleman. al am
certain had not stored my mind with useful
knowledge before attaining my thirtieth year
should either have become insane or COM
mstted sueide." Insanity and suicide have
both resulted from ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF life
to living needs. and there is a long list besides
Of more or less tragical outcopies to lives
in which the adjustments have been feeble
and few
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Business Heads Wanted

Tho Chicago Golf club has such manager.
The club at one time Was suffering from
such an annual deficit. Its members de-
cided there was something wrong. They en-
ployed q manager and empowered him TO 60
ahead and give them better service for iess
money. He did The Beverly Country club.
according to o. ]. Buck. It's president. IL
looking for q capable man to take full
charge Of the house" and might give him
more authority II he were found to be cApa-
bic OF Il -
Some eastern clubs are introducing the sys-
TEN. few OF them giving their managers
almost cEarlf1e power for the t.rm of his
contract.
The same idea is~working through allSsorts
OF similar organizations, such as downtoWa
clubs and commercial clubs. It has even
gone further and invaded municipal affairs
Voters in general have recognized for a
long time that the municipal governments
were far from businesslike The inauguErn-
tion OF such changes as the Galveston pan
the Des Moines plan. and other plans &"
all show an EFFORT to approximate CONNER
cial methods IN city government. The town
OF Staunton, Va. took q step further and
gave its entire Affairs over on contract 70
manager This was in 1905. and for threA
years the town OF 1900 was run in as bust
nesslike a way as a tobbing house would have
been run. The business district was done
over. waterworhs enlarged 30 that there was
an ample supply, streets signs put on every
corner. sewers put in. streets paved. a gar
bage removal system established all with
out the necessity OF any increase In the tax
levy
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Golf Clubs Need Managers.


Just at this time the country clubs are pol
ishing on their plans for the 1912 seasoL-
Golf clubs have seemed peculiarly difficult
10 manage. Nearly all Of them nnd them
selves dealing with chronic dencit 1t y
generally admitted that this Is due to Iack
Of business administration. The club Is not
managed as a commercial enterprise.
The house committee and the grounds CON-
mittse and the sports and pastimes commit
tee and all the others fail to cooperate In
fact. they are often Jealous OF one another.
II one committee Is short a hand or two In
some rush Of business II cannot call on The
others for help. No, Ar! The cafe Is al
most always run at q loss. Perhaps. and
probably, the golf ball concession has been
handed over by some generous member TO
the professional or some friend. who makes
a neat thing out OF II. The policy o6 the
club changes half dozen times q month
at the suggestion or command Of so1nemem-
Der or committee.
The opening for bright young business men
to step IN here Is apparent A man with the
proper training and ability could get a con-
tract that would place him IN q posttion
where he could carry out his ideas without
interference from disgrIntled members. Hs
could cut down the number Of employees. IN
crease the efficiency all along the line. stop
UP the various leaks due to lack Of cutrali=
zation. and. IN short. turn an annual dencit
into an annual surplus.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Realized His Mistake.

His Jaw dropped. The picture fell from
his hands. His body became rigid and the
muscles Of his face twitched. with that
tion. that n their meetings. in their walks
and talks he had still carried on the de-
ception with which he had started. He had
still deliberately lied TO her Of his position
in life: perhaps had Influenced her by the i'm
preston that he had ambitions that he was
working upward to better things. and to
power and competence.
1t had all seemed easy while II was hap
pening. Nothing but words that flowed
easily. nothing but harmless fabrications
that would hurt no one. But now. all at
once, he saw differently. He saw that she
would learn, that she would see only one re-
sult-he had deceived her that he might make
her care for him. He had pretended to have
accomplished much, when he had accom-
plished little, He had lied. lied that he might
trap her, that he might make her believe
he could give her the comforts of life, and
take care Of her. Mason looked around his
little room He surveyed the rather poor
surroundings. and mentally inventoried his
possessiofs OF his salary there had been
none saved. OF his weekly pittance there
was only enough to supply the necessities
Of life to him and him alone, g.,
He saw. He realized. He knew now that
he had been a fool these years, that he had
wasted the precious time OF youth, that he
had dallied along the way, even as did the
hare that raced the turtle. At last life
fared before him, At last. through love and
a lie. he had reached the turning
uoint
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Original Idea
Brings Fortune.
By J. L. CRAFT.

~HE saving Of waste has become one OF
the big problems OF the business life
Of today. And that Is why Chicago
4 man is making good Hving-simply
because he had an original idea in this
: direction. and has been putting II to use
Ordinarily, the material out OF which he
makes his money-and he Is getting a good
many thousand dollars a year out Of it
would be called junk. Before his idea came
1t was nothing but junk: worse than that it
was utter waste. without use and without a
place IN the world, except the scrap pile.
But the idea changed all this.
At every exhibition there are many scenio
effects; many bits OF painted canvas. decora-
tons. and the like There are pictures, dis
plays. and other things, which, after the ex-
hibition. formerly were thrown away. But
the man with the idea came along and
changed all this.
He saw an opportunity to retouch these
frames, these paintings. and make them at
other exhibttions. He began his work by
buying up the display OF one show and re-
touching It to At another Then he showed
the directors Of the new exhibition what he
had done.
'' I can sell you all this, enough to at your
exhibition complete. for considerably less
money that 1t would cost you to have
the stun done new" he said. More than
that, when you are through with It viii
buy 1t back at a reduced price. Therefore
you viii only be paying a small rent for
1t and you win be saving money"
The idea was received favorably. Soon
the man with the idea began to ind other,
customers Now he has all the business be
can care for. When an exhibition has new
scenery he buys It up as soon as the show
Is over and fxes It up for some other affair
of the kind in some other part Of the country.
His business is spreading rapidly and he Is
on the way to a good fortune. simply because
he had an idea and was energetic enough
to work Il out
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Manager Asks His Advice.


Mason" he said, we've been thinking
OF putting out a new brand OF perfume
You're getting a good head for IDEAS what
would you suggest as a name for it?''
They had asked bis advicei Mason's heart
bounded That whirIing. hurrying brain
sent forth suggestion after suggestion. The
manager listened attentively.
Three weeks later an extra desk was put
in the managers once. A new title had
been created. that OF supervisor. Henry
Mason sat at the desk.
Two mouths went by. Three months.
There was an accounting By a cost expert.
He reported that accounting to the new scale
OF running the business nearly a thousand
dollars a month was being saved.
"There'll be more than that said Mason.
He was figuring at his desk. i've got
plan here thatu cut down expenses % per
cent"
The plan went into operation 80 did other
plans. and others. and others. Mason's eyes
grew deep sunk. but he did not waver His
hands began to trembie. But still he neglect
ed sleep. stil he neglected all else but work
His cheeks grew pale StilI he persisted
Five months had gone
" Mason said the general manager, one
morning. you're going to get little vaca-
tion. You've been working too hard"
Mason started from his desk.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
By COURTNEY r. COOPER.

r~aE pendulum OF life sways not always
in the same direction Unlike the pro-
sale clock Of time. It varies in It's move
ments; II has moods and ecoentricttfes.
That Is why not all men who reach the
turning point do % when they have gone to
the bitterest depths OF failure and despair.
There are others-others who have reached
the =" toboggan A" without knowing II, who
are sliding steadily downward without realII-
ing it-until they reach that turning point
where the world Is made clearer for them and
ambition. dormant and slothlike. Is suddenly
aroused to that state where success, and sue
cess only. win be its stopping point.
Henry Mason OF Portland, Ore, did not
know there was such thing as a turning
point. More thsn that, he did not care. Care
less, lazy, not realizing that there Is such q
thing a. q purpose In life. that one should
think OF what is going 70 happen from one
day to the next, he had allowed chances TO
slip past him. he had voluntarily placed his
efforts on such q low grade that IT 2S his sal
sry envelope still read the same as It had for
SIX years; he still was the bin clerk OF the
drug house where he had begun work He
slept. he ate. he worked automatically. never
caring much what happened. spending his
money foolshly when he had It. borrowing
when he had none He was HTirg-and that
was all.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
- Among Men Who Work with Hand Brain E4sG1
How Make Most Of YOURSELF Reaching the .Turning Point
Make Conduct Purpose HoU LoDe Pointed the Way Success
By C. S. MADDOCKS.

HE simplest animal forms exist pre-
cariously The simplest economic
units, the least differentiated or skilled
OF worlmen exist precariousiy. The
day laborer is perennially out OF work
His labor is random labor. He has no Sc
cure place In the industries Of the world. He
is forever at the mercy Of environment. A
long. cold winter reduces him to depend
ence and to the verge OF starvation. He Is
rarely or never anything but slave to con-
ditIons.
Philanthropy and law must be forever
active to save this man who can do so little
TO save himself to lessen the number Of his
kind, and to smeliorate the conditions that
make such men inevitable. But after all
the inherent dificulty is in the man. Unless
he himself can raise himself how poor q
thing is man! He lives in a complex society
and fails 10 adjust himself TO It. He is in
physique like other men OF the same structure
and his physical functions are no whit Diff
ferent from those OF a Napoleon OF COM
merce. The difference is all a matter OF
conduct-not moral conduct, but conduct as
Herbert Spencer defines It in describing It's
evolution, as an adjustment OF means to
ends
In mechanical things. machinery which is
the product OF the highest inventiveness. the
adjustments OF means to ends, is often won
derful beyond imagination. Take. for in
stance, a machine which binds books. pick
ing up the leaves and fastening them in a
manner that seems of the most intelligent,
performing the work OF nearly or quite a
score of hands and doing 1t more quickly
and surely. In an age when such things can
be done, men must be able to do things more
expertly than they did before such machines
The Washington herald., 1912-03-17
Questions of Conduct.

In mans relations to the world, Questions
Of conduct constantly arise. Sometimes It
is a question Of what he must do the next
minute. Sometimes II is a question Of what
It is morally good or bad TO do or, again.
Of what is expeCient.
Among the lower animals the ethical ques-
tiOns OF conduct, which have sometimes been
taken to mean all oonduct-a small part
usurping the place OF the whole-never arise.
but simply the questions Of expediency.
When little fish sees big fish approaching
he knows by instinct that it Is eIpedient
for him TO get out OF the road, 10 get over
or under or behind the big FISH. but not TO
tempt providence by getting into the big
nIouthfuI Of water the monster Is going to
swallow in order TO breathe.
Foolish and reckless little children tempt
providence by standing in the road as long
as they dare when vehicles are approaching
or they run daringly in front OF a swiftly
moving automobile. And men Of unwisdom
are often quite as foolhardy in detying the
laws of industry and trade. Sometimes this
is merely because they were born with a
Spirit Of boastfulness, and, again, because
they have no sense Of what Is expedient
The problem OF conduct from this stand
point alone is a far greater one than is gen.
orally recognized. Men have disputed their
heads OF as 10 what was good and bad, but
they have left the expedient often to take
care Of Itself. A few people are born with a
gift TO see and feel the expediept as sort
Of sixth sense. which in them has rather
phenomenal power OF developing. The in
diyiduaI with this sense is often quite unat-
tractive in personality because he has an
excess OF a very good thing. But this abnor-
nal mantle sta ton Of what is really good
ought not TO cast discredit on the quality.