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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-12
A smALL rARM TO RENT

coniaiEi ing tenement for small family barn,
henhouse and about twelve acres OF land, one
and one-han miles fram Barre city post Office,
Quarry Street. Suitable for market garden
ing. Address Box 72, H. II. ID No. 4. 209tf
TO RENT An upstairs tenement on Circle
Street; five rooms; bath, electric lights. front
and back hail. Newly repaired throughout.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-12

To RFNT-Four room down stairs tenement
at Ga Warren Street Key at the house. r. q.
Wetmore IS Merchant street 1y7tf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17


What q beautiful lawn you have,
declared the visitor, looking cut upon
the smooth, green expanse slanting
down TO the street.
That lawn" sighed the mistress
O. the house. "is the bane Of my life.
when We moved. here we thought
what a delight it would be 10 have
such a nice wide lawn" she explained.
But since the grass began to grow
this spring it's been herculean strug-
gle TO keep it cut.
First, my husband tried to cut 1t.
But he got tired Of the job and told
me TO hire somebody-said his time
and energy were worth more than
smooth lawn If he had to do it him.
self.
well, hunted high and low for a
man willing to cut that lawn. Out
here in the suburbs, nobody wants to
do any work for you, you know. You're
supposed to do it yourself, you beg
and plead hard enough, somebody will
! 'oblige' you if you'll pay two or three
times as much as any one would ask
in the city.
FINALLY. when the grass looked like
a young forest, l found a fellow who
said he'd cut the lawn at the rate OF
/ Is cents an hour.
HE started the next morning at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
SENATOR CORES WARNING.

Senator Gore OF Oklahoma warns
democrats TO beware OF overestimat-
ing their own strength and OF under
estimating the strength Of the repub-
leans. The blind senator's advice is
timely and wise. Neither in military
nor civil contests is II wise to CON
sider an enemy weaker than he really
IS, or 10 count on strength for our
selves which We really do not pos.
sess. 4 wise general avoids this folly
and escapes the disastrous conse.
Cuences Of IT, An eager, inpatient.
shOrt-sighted general commits this
kind Of folly when the opportunity is
CTcred and suffers often the disgrace
Z. defeat.
This is a democratic year beyond
al doubt. but not for this reason
srr~'J the democrats relax their Il.
IL. - Or neglect opportunities to roll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
wHArrs ArnOGKEssIyE2

Colonel Roosevelt used $1,000 words
to describe q progressive national
progressive.
Tipe not having been given every
one TO read the $1,000 words. sugges-
lion Is Of a shorter cut TO arrive at
the meaning Of the term. That is
done by asCertaining who is a progress
sive OF My Type
George w Perkins is answer 10 the
riddle. He IS national committeeman
a. my party" and my policies IN
New York and so much in earnest that
he has opened his barL
George W Perkins Is q former active
partner OF ] Picrpont Morgan-they
have nuum,rabic financial interests
IN common today; he is q director in
The Northern Securities company: he
is director in Standard OILS Nation
"a City bank: he is a director in the
steel trust, he is director in the
harvester trust
Any rich men that support me" are
bully progressives. Any that do not
are malefactors Of great wealth whose
bodies are sleek and fabby and whose
souls are corrupt
BY the same token any politician
not for me" is a boss and all for
me are leaders Of the people stand
ing ut Armageddou and battling for
the Lord
The colonel didn't need 5000 words
20 describe. progressive Half doz.
en- words would have done II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


o'clock. Every other hour he took of
and between times he rested. When
meekly suggested that l was paying
him Is cents an hour for his time he
cast a reproachful glance at me and
ran the lawn mower over a few inches
of grass to show me how hard he was
working.
We'll, that fellow 'stung' me for
nine hours work. l paid him $1.35,
and remarked that he needn't come
back. The old residents out here held
up their hands in horror when l told
them about it Anybody ought to be
glad to do that job for so cents they
told me.
Next, a boy came along and asked
to cut the grass for so cents. He cut
one side of the walk and then said
he'd have to come back the next day
to finish. He told me some sad story
about a widowed mother and seven
children or something, and l felt so
sorry that gave him the so cents in
advance. He never came back.
And what gets me-" again sighed
the IllSlTSSS OI Ine mousse Is lHdI
I'm continually contributing to chart
ties to help along the poor, but when
l want to pay anybody to do some
] work for me, nobody wants to work.
ut takes about an hour and a half
for man to cut that lawn. At the
rate of so cents for the job, and fur
nishing the tools, it seems to me ii
isn't bad pay. Yet l have to beg to
have it done.
There are plenty OF ablebodied
boys around here, who one would
think, would like TO earn some honest
money doing such work. But they
all think themselves too aristocratic
to do any kind of manual labor
They'd rather hold up father or
mother for their needed funds. And
they are aided and abetted in this by
their doting parents"
Have you still got the same CIR
working for you?" queried the visitor
81 have not" mournfully returned
the suburbanite That's another
tale of woe I'll have to tell you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

tivity of man and bountiful gifts of
Providence. He sees in himself the
safe, sane and supreme power over
the representative legislative branch
OF the government whose popular
measures he vetoes with a consisten-
cy in the service of privilege that
makes the national committee combina-
ton look amateurish His one term
compares very favora bly, however, with.
Mr.. Roosevelt's two terms. The great
combinations of capital, fostered under
the Roosevelt administrations. have
nOuTlshed under the administration of
Mr.. Taft who has been far more con-
slstent and far less erratic than the
restless bull moose
Taft is with his party. right or
wrong. In his opinion the powerful
republican organization can do no
wrong. The one reliable standard of
judgment of the justice or injustice of
an political action, in his opinion, is
the party label. He is not unscrupu-
lous. He is honest. no doubt, in his
belief that the privileged few can bet
ter govern people than the people can
govern themselves. He is the person
ification Of the old privilege-protectin
republican party which is today being
deserted by hundreds of thousands Of
progressiyes who turned in di,gust
from the republican national con ven
ton farce, some 10 follow the disGun-
tied Roosevelt-many to support a
genuine Observation-Disclosures Wokd
row Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
Cspringheld RegisterD


William Howard Taft is the kind of
official and candidate the lettering old
republican party should stand with and
fight for.
President Taft has no word to say
in criticism of the methods employed
at the Chicago convention by Crane,
Penrose, Guggenheim and other inso-
lent bosses OF the steam roller comhi-
alton. He defends his nomination, and
like many others Of his kind, valves
aside criticism of boss manipulation
of his party with the explanation:
"Oh, well, that can't be helped.
That's politics"
President Taft harmonizes perfectly
with the national organization com
bination. With ponderous platitudes
he hands down messages TO the people
about republican protection" re
publican prosperity" and constitution
al government"
He speaks OF public demand as
public clamor" Progressive ideas are
to him only an index of the fanari-
cism OF those advancing them. He is
an old-line, old-time republican. I'm
movable as an Egyptian pyramid, he
neither advances TO the defense Of the
people, nor does he disturb the pluto
cratic power Of privilege. When he
weighs what he calls republican pros
perity," he losses in the side OF the
balance with himself the rain, the sun,
the good crops, the toll and produc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
TEE NEWEST IDEA IN GOVERN
MENT.

TEE NEWEST IDEA IN GOVERN
MENT.
The fathers Of the city Of Sumter.
S. c., have uttered the last word on
the simplifcation OF city government.
This form, being the offspring Of the
commission form Of government, is
the grandson Of the old aldermanic
plan still IN use in most cities. 1t
merely puts the city on the business
basis OF a big corporation with its
board Of directors and manager. The
manager is supposed to be q profess
sional municipal officer and need not
be a past resident Of the city. He
may be given the position as an ex-
pert from some other city just as the
manager of a mill or power company
may be hired, q perfect stranger. from
distant point
The new Sumter plan Is supposed
to conserve the successful principles
Of the Galveston or Des Moines plan
while providing additional methods
Responsibility is settled upon three
elective men. They ne not to be
hampered by having to work through
elective clerks. There is a short bal
lot, in other words. There are no ward
lines. For emergencies the initiative,
referendum and recall are in readiness
So far the well known Des MONIES
type was followed. When 1t came to
the matter OF organization It was
found TO be ill-adapted TO the local
needs of Sumter. The regular COM
mission plan would necessitate three
paid managers, as heads Of depart
pents. Few men, who were really
competent, could be found who would
adequate salaries which the city would
Cffer and spend the necessary amount
of time on details OF the city business.
/ With the same amount OF money
il was planned to secure one good
man who would take over the manage
ment Of the city's affairs. He was Civ
/ en- the opportunity TO introduce mod
ern accounting and efficiency methods
and generally to impress his person
ality upon the city. The city manager
is hired by three elective commission.
. rs NIlO arr itSpbUSlDlc LOT all the
acts of their manager. There is. there.
, fore, no possibility that he build up a
patronage through the appointing pow
er because every incentive 70 appoint
efficient subordinates who will hold
up his hands and not loaf on the jot
is furnished
1t is calculated that by relieving the
commissioners of administrative de
tail the ablcst citizens can be secured
10 serve, as only an insignificant
amount of time will be required for the
work. The salaries are only $500 {
year for the mayor and 5000 for each
Of the others.
II needs little explanation to show
that the purpose of this scheme is t.
shift the moral responsibility and pol
icy Of the city government upon thu
known. resident officials. while the dc
tails Of administration are placed il
the hands Of a trained expert. Sum
ter adopted the new plan by an cleo
ton on the 18th OF last month anC
so has not yet had time TO proclaim
TO the world the success or failur,
of the idea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

After being graduated at an Ameri-
can college l took a course at Heidel-
berg. My reason for doing so was not
to learn more from books. but to take
part in the rollicking German student
life had heard so much about. join
ed a dueling corps and became pro-
ticient with the small sword.
Upon leaving the university 7 trav-
eled for awhile before returning TO
America with Baron Donhotf. Prus-
sian with whom l had been on init
mate terms at Heidelberg.
One day we entered railway coach
at Berlin to go TO Munich. There were
seats for six persons in the coach, one
half the passengers facing the other
half. DonhoI and l rode backward. I
by a window, Donhoff on my right.
Directly opposite me sat a pretty girl.
The moment I saw her l recognized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
COMMENT FROM THE CAPITAL

The above figures, which may be
accepted as fairly conservative in
view of the fact that United States
Senator LaFollette and various other
students of the question assert that
the amount of watered stock is more
than double the amount estimated
above. mean this: That an average
family in this country is paying a tax
of 500 a year in supporting the over
capitalization of our industries. Can
there remain any doubt, then, as TO
er-capitaliZation's being one reason,
a sister reason TO high tariff, for the
ever increasing cost of living?
Watered stock is not only one of
the prime causes for increased prices
Of commodities, but it is also an i'm
portant cause of the present unsatis-
factory conditions of labor. To pay
these dividends on watered stock, the
trust magnates must either hold down
wages abnormally low, or raise prices
aTtiiicially high. The fact is they are
doing both.
ONER-CAPITALIZAT
Overcapitalization, therefore, is OBJ
viOusly one of the most important
problems confronting the American
people today. Politicians, for some
reason, refer TO il less than they
should. The subject ought to be one
+ of the foremost political issues.
/ Five hundred glazing illustrations
| of the crime of overcapitalization
could be cited. They would average
like-this: The Chicago & Alton was
capitalized at $3OOOO,O0O. When turn
ed over to the purchasing syndicate
in 1899 it was capitalized at $4,000.
900.
/ How long are the people going to
permit the Perkins and the Morgans
and other financiers to strap upon
their backs the burdens of these enor.
nous overcapitalizations, which con.
stitute one of the principal causes OF
the increase in the cost of living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

up heavy vote next November. By
apathy, by internal dissensions, by I'M
wise management, it is easy for a Tar-
ty 10 give advantages to the politi-
cal enemy and to reduce its own
strength to a minimum. The demo-
Gratis in the present campaign have
strong candidates, a splendid platform.
with the trend of public sentiment in
their favor
And If, with all these aids and cir
cumstances on their side, they do not
win, the fault will be entirely their
own. The natural expectation tina,
Wilson and Marshall will be elected
next November, but the probability of
this should not lessen the interest of
the democrats in the campaign nor
slacken their efforts to bring about the
victory which they desire and deserve,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

tonaI Corporations tax returns, that
about S3O,OOO,OO 900 of the stocks of
our industrial or tariff trusts, repre-
sent only water.
On this stock, dividends Of about
$500, 100000 are being paid yearly
amounting TO approximately SIS per-
son or nearly S1OO an American fam
lily!
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM.
This $1,5OO,OOO,OOO is not picked up
out of the streets. Where, then, does
it come from? The answer is, from
the pockets of the consumers. There
is not a dollar Of water or imitation
in the capitalization of corporations
which deal in commodities, or in rail,
road or other public service corpora
tons, that does not impose burdens
upon the consumers and producers of
this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

the crime of over
capitalization, or
W at ere d stock,
costs every Amer
lean family! This
state m ent flows
easily fro m the
pen, but it can be
demonstrated by a
little arithmetic.
Various prominent
financial students
and authorities are
responsible for
the statement, and
their conclusions
are wholly sus-
tanned by reports
OF the United
States commits sion
and the published
figures OF the Ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
Aug. II in American
History.

17s5-Jona'han Trumbull. Revolution
AIRY patriot. died. born lT1D
1856 David Crockett. soldier. hunter
and pioneer born IN Tennessee;
killed in the Alamo March q. 1896.
1900 Lawrence Bacher. artist noted
for his etchingS. died in Lawrence
Park. y. /: born 1873
Springfield, Ill.-Tne Central Illinois
Traction company certified 10 the sec
rotary Of state to an increase Of CAPT
tai stock t1ola $4,000 to $1,5CO,0GO.
Principal Offices are at Nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS
FLOW

The St. Louis Globe finally clutches
40 the last straw and says the repub-
lican party will win because the crops
are good. Wasn't il kind Of Mr. Taft
while steam-roIling and vetoing legis-
latlon intended TO cut the cost Of liv-
ing to give the people sunshine. show
crs and bountiful crops? He is such
a generous soul
But wait until Teddy gets after his
old friend and protege on the divine
right prerogative. Who dare usurp
IL from the strenuous one?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
Humor and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH
0MARlZlNG.

nH. life is vain.
And love is fieeting.
But griefs remain
To give US greeting.
So here's adieu
To sulk'ng sorrow.
Nor / nor you
VIII trouble borrow.
Farewell TO care
And trouble dresry!
Upon the square,
or woe we're weary.
No more we'll sigh
Ger teeming trouble.
Bid sorrows fly
And pleasures double.
No more Wen care
For brief rernisses,
But, free as air.
Wen go where bliss Is.
Who sorrows sore
is dull and stupid.
So pledge once more
TIE young god Cupid.
Such sentiments
Are sure aliuring.
Ones common sense
They'll be immuring.
They sound. it's true,
As sweet as clover.
But. Omar, who
Could put IL overt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Fretfu Fred.
"Fred"
eyes"
81 wish you'd get the corns on your
toes cured
why so thoughtful OF my toes?"
"They give the rest of us corns on
our dispositions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A man is seldom too hungry to kick
about his meals.
What will the busy hOuSekeener have
to worry about in that farOtf millenni-
um when science has abolished flies
and dust?
Going in swimming wouldn't be half
80 much fun If it were one of the small
boys regular evening chores.
The envious man never likes the col
or of his neighbours new automobile.
Never tell the secrets Of another. He
will tell them himself if you give him
plenty OF time.
II doesn't matter where you spend
your vacation. you will wish you had
gone somewhere else.
AS the days grow shorter somehow
1t unpleasantly reminds us ,hat we
should do our Christmas shopping
early.
man Il "a happy as he looks: a
woman is RS happy as she thinks she is.
You can't gauge a mans social posi-.
tion by his clothes. His wife probably
selects them.
It's lots cheaper to send postal cards
20 your friends than to bring them
souvenir spoons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

for the missing Marlowe child which
has been in progress since last spring
was abruptly ended yesterday when
the body was found by the chiId's
grandfather about a mile from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Il is always in season 10 record the
appearance Of a white black bird. Here
is b. F. Baker. a nominee for presi-
dental eleCtor, switching from Roose-
welt TO Taft And in Kansas, too!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

The dispute as to whether Wood
row Wilson shall be called DR., q"
Prof or Mr." will not last very
long They will be calling by the
prefix, president next year at this
ffrUg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

spot where the 2-year-old boy so myk
teriously disappeared. Hugh Md
lowe, wealthy farmer and father I
the child, employed detectives VIII
searched the country in an effort to 4
cate the boy. AN inquest will be held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

The big city papers INDUCED a three
isn't so much the baby as the $1,000,
600 that gets the story on the front
page, however.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

J. Pierpont Morgan & CO. received
the enormous sum Of SGO000,000 for
promoting the steel trust The Go"
is George W. Perkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
Physically Impossible.

Chairwoman of Suffragette Meeting
Does any lady wish 70 make motion i!
Voice-Yes. / do. but Iny gowns TOO
tight-Satire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
Room For Pity.

81 am awfully sorry for Perkins
baby
why? Is there anything the matter
with it,"
Yes: something very serious"
mercy. What is it?'
"It looks like its dad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Something In IL
"He'S ii rich man"
THAT so? Things don't have that
appearance around him"
No; that's why he's rich.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Now that Taft has vetoed the bill
reducing the duties on steel, George
w Perkins can AFFORD TO let up on
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Enter the white lie" into the Harri-
man campaign fund controversy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Merry Young Man.
81 guess that | will have to let you
go. Charlie. Business is so dull that
there's not enough for you and me
both TO be busy over"
Il am sorry you think So"
$50 am |. Charlie; so am l."
well. then. how would il do for you
to quit and let me run the businessW
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Taft has o. KID schedule o. K. and
the protected interests o. X. Taft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

The motto OF the democratic house
is, Let no Taft trust veto escape"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

Even the Perkins barrel will not
cover the Roosevelt exposures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

The funny thing of the campaign is
Bill Finn battling for the Lord"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

One may dominate moral sufferings
only by labor. Study saves from dis
Observation-Disclosures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
The Answer.

And you don't think she's beauti.
fulg'
No"
But she has good complexion"
Perfectly good"
And a wealth Of hair"
"Oh. bushel."
Then what's the answer%
"She's rich"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill entered at the
postofHce as second-class matter.)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17
The Field of Literature

Snappy Storics.-The September
number of Snappy Stories. the new
magazine OF entertaining fiction, has
just reached US. There are Is stories
contributed by such well known writ
ers as the Baroness Won Hutton, Thee
dCsia Garrison, Ambrose Bierce. Per
ciyal Pollard, and others, and an I'M
usually bright collection Of poems
We can recommend Snappy Stories to
anyone looking for bright short story
magazine.
The September Woman's Home Com.
panion.-The September Woman's
Home Companion is the fall fashion
number. Under the direction Of Grace
Margaret Gould, who edits the fashion
department. women are shown how
they may dress fashionabIy and yet
economically. There is a great variety
OF fashion articles and illustrations,
including all the latest news from
Paris and New York. which, as every
body knows, are the centers Of dress
ideas Miss Gould's great contention
ID lnaN "uHtH CAL keep IN style and
yet not spend e1travagant sums OF
money. She proves her point ably and
presents 1t entsrtainingly. Special ar
tiCles contributed to the September
Companion are: The Town That Had
no Sums" Three American Ouch
esses," being an intimate account Of
the Duchess Of Manchester, the Ouch
ess OF ROxburghe. and the Duchess OF
Marlborough; What Men Have Meant
in My Life being an extremely per
sonal article by a great professional
writer; How l sing The Rosary. 8"
an article OF advice 10 singers BY
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, a great
operate and concert star, and PLAY
ing Fair" a practical talk TO business
girls, full Of stories of actual cases
and other real material Fiction is
contributed by Mary Stewart Cutting,
Smith, Mary Hastings Bradley. Sophia
Chandler and Beulah Marie Dix. There
are numerous illustrations in coIors
and the regular departments are fuv
/ Of good reading and practical ideas.