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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

have the affair put off as long as pos
sible. BY the bye, how did you hear OF
the affair.""
AT the reception last night at the
palace. Several persons spoke Of it."
AT home the police would be watch
ing to prevent such meeting"
Here we are watched to see that
neither party shows the white feather"
well. gOodby. When we meet again
l suppose it will be in heaven. | must
go to my fencing master for practice"
Practice. Little good practice will
do you against Captain Won Ballen-
stein. If he would only wing you It
would he another matter But he
never permits his antagonist to get
away in that fashion. When he fought
his first duel he disnrmed his antago-
mist. So great was his reputation that
all the young blOOds in the army were
ambitious of the honor of having been
out with him and he was constantly
provoked. Then he commenced to
wing them. This not stopping the an
noyance. he began to kill them 1t Is
now understood that any one who In
suits Captain Won Ballenstein will be
killed"
May not call once more before
r.
NO | am too provoked with you"
She extended her hand harrington
bent his head and pressed his lips upon
it. Then for the first time a sad. look
appeared on his face. usually n stranger
to care. and, turning, he left her
Miss Crosby threw herself on TO a
sofa and covered her face with her
hands. She loved this hot blooded
South Carolinian. though as yet there
had been no lovemaking between them.
Indeed. this danger Of losing him had
revealed 70 her her true feelings to-
ward him. She sat I'm deep thought,
absorbed with the problem as to how
she might prevent this sacrifice of one
she loved without furnishing his honor
She could gain access to the emperor
but at that time be had never inter.
fered to prevent duel. though since
he has done so in cases where there
was not sufficient cause No: there
was no ordinary way to carry her point
If she acted at all it must be by, strata.
gem.
Presently she started up. plan had
suggested itself TO Ier. Calling her
butler, she said to him:
Heinrich. wish you to find me a
loan broker or whatever those persons
are called who have money to lend 81
high rates of interest and tell him to
! come to see me at once"
l Yes. fraulein." And the man with
/ drew. wondering what his rich mistress
( could want of loan broker. He re
/ turned with one Moses Wiel. who ask
/ ed the lady what he could do for her.
DO you know Captain Herman 70;
| BaIIenstein:'
Il know him well. fraulein"
Quite likely. have understood h
Is heavily in debt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22


In refusing to restore her maiden
name to a Divorce, recently, a Bos-
ton judge declared. that a woman
once married should keep her title
Mrs" Said he:
"a man wishing to make a woman
his wife should surely know about her
past matrimonial experiences"
Undoubtedly the judge is right. II
must be something of shock to a
man who has fallen in love with a
woman whom he has known as Miss,
to find that she has been a wife. II
is especially disquieting for him to
learn that she has a former husband
living.
OF course It will be argued that he
may never find out. But somehow
the truth has a habit of coming out
often at the most unexpected times
Therefore isn't it better, in the long
run, not to try to keep secret anything
of an important nature? 1t will be diff
ficult for man VINO honestly loves a
woman as girl, to forgive her fully
when he discovers that she has de
oeived him in so serious a matter. He
should have a square deal.
But there should be a square dea
all around.
If a divorced woman should retain
the title Of Mrs" surely there ought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
AMERICAN DENTISTRY IN NOR.
WAY

Children in the public schools Of
Stayanger, Norway, are treated with
the aid of American dental apparatus
b. a dentist who received his post
graduate dental education in the
United States
This year two rooms were fitted
up as denta clinics. Twice during
the school year the children are 10
have their teeth examined II any de-
fects are found the dentist will hand
10 the child a card TO take home TO
the parents asking their consent 10
treatment. the work 10 be done for
the child free of charge. The 500
children IN the first grade whose teeth
are under observation this year will
continue 10 be treated when they pass
Into succeeding grades, so that even.
tually the plan will spread automati.
cal.y 20 the entire school system. The
dental rooms are open every day. TO
II a. m. for boys, and 10 5 p. m
for girls.
Thus is American science and train.
ing enlightening another field in the
old world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
ABUSE AND COLONEL
ROOSVELC.
Chicago Inter-OceanD

Senator Dixon, Hiram Johnson. Me-
dill Mccormick and ether followers of
Mr. Roosevelt are trying very hard to
convince the public that the muTG arous
assault upon Mr.. Roosevelt is the prod
UCt Of the 'yirulent abuse and ma
ligrant personalities" which have been
a displ5asing and at times a disgrace
iul feature Of the campaign.
The conclusion is even amusing in
its eager ignoring of the notorious
facts Of the situation. If this cause
had produced the effect it was not Mr..
Roosevelt. but President Taft. or even
Governor Wilson. who would have be-
come some lunatic's target.
For MI Roosevelt. as everybody
knows. began the campaign of personal
abuse Mr. Roosevelt has constantly
exhibited the resources of the English
language in terms of vituperauOn Mr..
Roosevelt has continually described all
who contradicted him as liars, -
thieves" etc. Only Mr.. Roosevelt has
referred TO the president Of the United
States as "a receiver OF stolen goods. 20
On the Monday before leaving for
Milwaukee, Mr.. Roosevelt prepared for
the press a most vituperative attack
upon Mr. Hilles. 1t was to be released
for publication in Tuesday afternoon S
/ papers. Mr. Roosevelt's campaign
managers had the good taste, and the
good Judgment. to recall this docu,
ment
Neither President Taft nor Governor
Wilson has INDUCED in abusive person
alilties. In the preliminary campaign
Mr.. Taft felt compelled, in sheer self
defense. TO speak a few plain persona,
truths about Mr. Roosevelt. He did SC
in sorrow. not in anger. and with sin
cere regret that necessity constrained
him 70 the use Of such language.
With respect to the personalities and
the abusive language which have al
times been a disgraceful feature OF the
campaign, Mr.. Roosevelt was the first
and the persistent offender. But there
is not the slightest evidence that Mr-
Rooseyelt's assailant was inspired BY
any thing or anybody but his own dis
ordered brain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
CURRENT COMMENT

and save the consumer 50 60 per suit
The cotton bill reduced the duties
on cotton manufactures from 4S12 per
cent to 27.06 per cent. a reduction of
the tariff burdens under this schedule
from not less than 100000, 900 to
about $112,OOOO0O for a year, or a saw
ing of about SSS,OOO,OOO for a 12-month
period
Mems cotton half hose valued at so
cents per dozen pairs. wholesale, are
taxed under the present law at the
equivalent ad valorem rate of about 90
per cent. The democratic cotton bill
proposed to reduce this to 40 per cent.
1t proposed TO reduce the tax on cot
ton thread from an equivalent rate of
"a per cent to Is per cent. A suit Of
ready-made cotton clothing valued at
the foreign port at Sc is taxed under
our present law 80 per cent ad valorem,
or So suit. This democratic bill pro-
posed TO reduce this tax to so per cent
and save the consumer $1.2O per suit.
The bill revising the metal schedule
reduced the tariff rate of duty on the
entire schedule from 1896 per cent
imports of 1870 to 22.42 per cent.
This revision. it is estimated would
have saved the American consumers in
l2-month period more than $4,000
600.
The revision of the chemical schedule
would have effected a saving to Amer
ican consumers of about $4,000, 900 by
reducing the price of all chemicals and
at the same time the revenue to the
government would have been increased
SUGAR on FREE LIST.
The bill placing sugar on the free
list would have saved during a wear
not less than s115,0OO,00O to the con.
sumer. The tariff tax on sugar amounts
to about IL cents per pound. The
amount of sugar consumed in continen
tai United States in 1911 was about
r663.OOo,OO0 pounds, and the appIica,
, ton of Il cents per pound on this con-
sumption affords the estimate of S115,
100000 as representing the saving to
the people.
The house passed a bill providing for
an excise tax on incomes. thereby
transferring considerable portion OF
the tax burdens to the wealthy. which
are escaping their proper proportion.
The excise bill passed by the house
provides for the extension of the cor
poration tax law so as to include indi
Viduals, firms and co-partnerships. II
accomplishes the very desirable pur
pose of transferring tax burdens from
/ those less able to carry them to the
shoulders of the wealthy. who have
heretofore escaped from a proper share
: OF taxation for the support Of the gov
eminent
The present burden Of indirect tax
alton falls upon people having incomes
OF less than $4,000 per year. A mar
whose net earnings amount to but s..
/ 600 per year would. under this bill IA,
no tax. A man earning $4,000 pel
year would pay nothing on the frs
$4,000 and $50 per year on the second
/ $1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
The Argus Daily Story
Strategy-By F. A. Mitchell
Copyrighted. 1912. by Associated Literary Bureau

Great heavens. you are to fight the
best swordsman and the best shot in
the German ARMY"
The words were spoken by Madeline
Crosby to Fred harrington. both mem
bers of the American colony in Berlin.
That being the case, I may as well
bid you an eternal farewell" said the
latter
You must apologize"
"Retter die than live under the impu-
tation of showing the white feather.
Tell me how the trouble came about"
Il was dining at cafe. A man in
the uniform of a German officer sat at
she next table was trying TO give an
order to the waiter and. presume. got
the wrong word for something intend
ed to express. for the officer smiled.
asked him what he was smiling at,
whereupon he laughed. L must have
Numbered worse than before. l was
angry, and, picking up part of loaf OF
bread lying on the table, l threw 1t NJ
him, striking him in the face and
breaking his eyeglasses"
Were there many in the cafe besides
yourselves?"
1T was full. There were a number
Of army officers present"
Then there is no hope for you. An
insult to a German officer in the pres
ence of his comrades can only be wiped
out by an encounter. l know Captain
Won Ballenstein, having often met him
at social functions. And l know his
| reputation as a shot and Il swordsman.
How could you have been so rash?"
Il would do it again under the same
! circumstances"
/ Luckily you have but one life tc
/ lose. When does the meeting come
/ OFF,"
Not till the day after tomorrow
! You see l need all the time l can get
/ for practice. so l made an excuse tC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
MExICo's TRIPLE REBELLION

MEAICO'S TRIPLE REBELLION.
The Madero government has three
separate and distinct rebellions to deal
with now, and two have proved quite
enough TO tax it's resources TO the ut
most. Fortunately for the little presi-
dent and his associates, the revolt
led by General Orozco has so far brok-
en- down that it amounts to little more
than brigandage which infects large
part of the northern border states
of Sonora and Chihuahua, but it still
demands the employment of strong
military forces and is a constant drain
upon the national treasury.
AS the revolt in the north has lost
ground, however, the discomfort and
disloyalty in the south have increased,
if surface conditions show the true
state Of the country. The cruel and
daring outlaws led by Zapata have
made bloody forays into districts with
in a few miles of the city of Mexico,
and so far they have evaded or over
come the troops sent against them.
The Zapatistas are nearly all Indians,
full-blooded or mixed, and they know
the rough and difficult country in
which they carry on their operations
so well that armies from other parts
OF Mexico are at a great disadvantage
in the mountain strongholds Of the
rebels.
Now comes the new rebellion in
Vera Cruz, led by General Felix Diaz,
q nephew of the old dictator Of Mex
leo. Diaz plans no long campaign
OF lodging and raiding in wild or
remote regions. He already has an
army Of 1000 or more regular soldiers
and he hopes to be able TO meet and
beat the government forces in pitched
battles and drive Madero out of the
capital and the country.
With three rebellions 10 cope with
7 OF the same time, stronger and more
experienced ruler than President Ma,
dero might easily find himself over
burdened. II is a crisis which will
/ test the resources of the government
10 rhp utmost and put the personal
abilities Of Madero himself TO the
proof, as they have not yet been tried
for the new revolt viii undoubtedly
put fresh life and confidence into
Orozco's followers and arouse the
bandits under Zapata 10 further out
RACES and still holder raids in the Vi
cinity of the federal capital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
Hurnor and
Philosophy
THE REAL WORK.

nH, any one can write q play,
But few can make it go! &,
The writing is an easy Job;
The selling part is slow.
To grind one out in half day
Is really childish sport.
But putting it across is work
OF quite a different sort.
villain with a dark mustache.
A hero with a smile,
A heroine whose toys are trimmed
In quite the latest style,
Some minor figures filling out
And mixing in some fun.
A weepy girl 10 balance things
And then your play is done.
OF course you have to have a plot.
But that's a simple part.
MISUNDERSTANDING, deftly mixed.
And one we'll broken heart.
Then get will that's slightly scorched
And lose 1t for q year.
Discover where it lies, and then
The sailing's mighty clear.
Oh. any one can write a playI
That ought to be the rage,
But only geniuses untamed
Can put IL on the stage
The managers are mighty shy
And mighty hard to win
Until a fellow makes a hit,
And then they work him thin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
AWOMANyO CONSIDERATIONS
EdnaKWaaey

to be some way of recognizing the d.
vorced man. But in this respect men
retain a liberality refused TO women.
The married woman not only re-
ceives a new title, but she is expected
to be marked by a wedding ring. In
many countries she is required to wear
a certain kind of cap. or certain ar
ticle of dress, or dress her hair in
certain way; or she is physically
marked in a way that won't come on"
The married man, however, has re-
fused such distinctions. Benedict or
bachelor, he is Mr." He will wear
all kind of rings but a wedding ring.
And he would go up in the air and
never come down again If he had to
show by his appearance. in any way,
that he was matrimonially bound.
"Tisn't quite fair. is it?
A girl of II, married to man of 35,
complained bitterly to friend that
her husband expected absolute obed-
fence from her.
IF I object" she said, ''he reminds
me that l solemnly promised at the
altar to obey him. l didn't realize il
when did. 1t doesn't seem right And
! he is so Jealous that he expects me to
| stay at home like a prisoner in the
house and never stir anywhere without
him. I'm not going to obey him much
longer, l tell you, even if it is in the
/ marriage service"
No thinking. intelligent woman
! should be required to 'obey" any
thing but her own conscience.
A husband can hardly expect to be
! his wife's conscience, though some
it would appear, actually attempt it
Occasionally one finds happy mar
riage where the man is a good many
/ years older than the wife. But as q
rule, the nearer in age that husband
and wife are, the more respect the
man has for the woman's opinion and
the less apt he is TO exercise a mas
culine tyranny over her. Their tastes
are more apt to be similar, also, anG
one will not long to be out gallivant
ing while the other prefers the quiet
and coziness of home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

= 49, - "a -
ought TO support
the democratic can
didates for con-
gress, and thus
place their stamp
of approval on the
record of the house
of representatives,
Since Jan. l, 1912,
d democratic house
has passed tariff
bills which would
nave reduced the
high cost of liv.
ing S65O,O0O,0O0 a
year. Every bill
which in the slight.
est degree provid.
ed relief for the
masses was vetoed
by the president
The farmers free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
THE APOSTLE OF SELF HELP.

Governor Wilson is the apostle OF
industrial self help. as well as OF in
dustrisl fair pay.
The two things, indeed 60 togeth-
CT. A man can not help himself IN
less he has fair play. and II he gets
an unjust advantage, others will not
help themselves.
For years a large class OF manu-
facturers have been conducting their
affairs with half an eye on their bust
ness. and an eye and a half on con
gress and the president
They have hired lobbyists to get
f,vCring laws, instead o. hiring ex.
p,I;s TO work out new and cheaper
re'hods OF work
.aey have whined for protection
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

list bill, passed by the house. would
have saved the people 100000 900 an
nually. This bill removes the duty
from agricultural implements, of which
s36,O0O,OOO worth were exported and
only S165, 900 worth were imported dur
ing the last fiscal year: sewing ma
chimes. fence wire. bagging and cotton
ties, lumber, laths, shingles, meats,
-four, salt, leather, shoes, etc.
Under our tariff law barrel Of -four
valued at 81 abroad is taxed % per
cent ad valorem at our ports or 81 on
the barrel. This Blk removed the en-
tire tax.
Beef valued at $3.50 per 100 pounds
abroad pays a tariff tax equivalent to
25.SS per cent. or $50 per 100 pounds.
This bill proposed to remove this en-
tire tax.
THE DEMOCRATIC WOOL BILL.
The democratic wool bill proposed to
reduce the average rate of duty on
wool manufactures from 9OlO per cent
to 1896 per cent President Taft's
veto of this measure means that the
American people will pay $50OOO.OOO
more for their clothes this year than
they would have if President Taft had
signed IL.
A wool hat valued at 81 abroad and
taxed IS cents upon its entry into the
/ United States, under the present tariff
law, would have been taxed only AZ
cents.
Flannel underwear valued at s27 per
dozen suits is taxed under the present
law at the equivalent ad valorem rate
Of about 1G6 per cent. The democratic
bill proposed to reduce this 10 40 per
cent A suit Of ready-made wooden
clothing. worth in Europe $40. is taxed
under the present law at the euuiva.
lent ad valOrem rate OF 10 per cent or
$3.50. The democratic bill proposed to
reduce this tax from rs to 40 per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
Their Troubles,

Their Troubles.
THE Neuriches are in an awful fix"
What's the troubleT'
They have a French chef. an Eng
fish butler. a German gardener and a
Scandinavian chauffeur and they can
understand none of them"
They should employ an interpreter"
They did and found he spoke only
Spanish. Italian and Japanese"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

Ayiators and automobile racers prob
ably consider themselves dare devils.
But their performances are child's
play compared with being a witness
against the New York police
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

II Teddy Roosevelt had heard Of
Charley Searle's attempt 10 ride a
bull moose and an elephant az the
same time under the misrepresenta-
ton that both stand for the same
ideals. would IL not nave made him
sit up in bed and esclaim?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
Artistic Ability.

"'By the Sea is very pretty title
for your picture" said the interested
onlooker. But the sea Is too green
AID the waves are too fluffy
That's So replied the artist. I'm
paint some branches and twigs into IL
and call it The Woodland Way -
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

According TO a court decision a man
has the right to lie TO his wife. But
the husbands in all the other states
have gone ahead without waiting for a
decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
Pleased Them All.

Pleased Them All.
How is he going to voter"
II don't know"
Then he isn't telling?"
"Oh. yes. He is telling every one
he meets. but first he finds out how
they are going to vote, and then he
swears that is the way he will cast
his ballot"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

She read with care the bill of fare,
But she was i'll at ease.
At last she spake and said, I'm take
Some frog limbs. II you please"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

The people can get aud are cap,
able Of electing man emineuuy qua I.
fed for the office OF circuit Judge
without paying $4,000 for the promo
ton OF one from the county judgeship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

The nationwide poll now being con
Quoted by the New York Herald. Gin
cinuau Enquirer. Chicago Record
Herald, ST. Louis Republic and Los
Angeles Times, continues TO show
that Governor Wilson is leading al
other candidates in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
Oct. 22 in American
History.

1492-T1rst meeting between Europeans
and American aborigines Oh board
COLUMBUS vessels.
observation-disclosures under General W.
$. Walker and FcderaIs led by Gen
eral j. VI. Brannan met In a spir-
tied encounter on POcotaligo river.
5. G. Brannan was repulsed.
1s97-Justin Winsor. historian AMI T.
brariau Of Harvard university. died;
born 1871.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

II has been discovered that sleep
can be induced by the use OF a mod
crate electric current Now won't
somebody get up a wireless CCntriv-
ance that will turn current on the
young woman who plays the p;aro
in an apartment house unit midnight?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

You may not like the way your
neighbor orders his life, but then you
don't have to fill the order. you know.
Most of US have seen the time when
we wished that our Imagination would
permit us TO hand out an artistic lie.
Going on vacation wouldn't be so
bad if one didn't hate so like the mis-
chief to go back to work.
Don't worry over tomorrow. You
can find plenty Of trouble today If
you hunt for it in the pessimist's spirit.
There's one nice thing about being
poor. You know your relatives are
not counting on your demise as pre-
hminary to their having a good time.
Summer is over. but the coal man
will furnish the head OF the house
with his necessary crouch.
Some women take as much pleasure
in canning fruit as their husbands DO
in practicing health fads.
ANY one can wear a political button
but it takes something besides that to
slip over the little white ballot
We are willing that every dog should
have his day. but the barking kind
should be silenced " hen night falls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Rock Island, Oct 2O.-If the Ameri-
can people wish TO give credit TO whom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

Geneva, y. Y.-Dr. William Brooks.
director OF Smith observatory and pro-
fessor Of astronomy at Hobart college.
discovered a comet in the eastern sky.
right ascension 10 hours. 81 minutes,
90 seconds; declination south l degree,
81 minutes. The comet is in constelIa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

And Charley Searle goes right along
straddling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

"DO you know Mabel"
yes"
what sort of person is she?"
The kind that makes the sort of
sofa pillows you may lie on"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-22

looming.
els Jonesboro
a slow town 2"
SLOW? Say.
they are still
singing 'Bede-
liza 1"
" 81 o W is
Wellsboro?"
1T b ey are
loo k in e up
some. They've
got as far as
'AleXa nder' S
r a 6 tt m e
Band