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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
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once" observed one of the callers. Il
was putting away bed clothes, and
while 1 was reaching up to high shelf
breeze from somewhere slammed the
door shut
"The door couldn't be opened from
the inside, and / realized I'd have to
stay there till my daughter came home
from school-about three hours. 1t
was cold and not very light in there,
but I made the best of bad situation
by pulling down a lot Of the bed
clothes I had just piled away, making
a bed on the floor, and curling up in
the comforters and blankets. had a
nice little nap, and woke up just few
minutes before heard Lottie open the
front door. Then started pounding
the door until she found out where
was. Why, mamma she said, what
are you doing in theree
Taking a snooze,' said l, and she
looked at me the rest of the day as if
she thought l wasn't quite responsible
for my actions any more"
Tive got you an beaten In locked
out experiences" laughed the other
caller. Il don't believe anybody
ever did anything as utterly ride
ulous as did.
Il had gone away from home and
forgotten to take the keys with me.
OF course when / returned 1 couldn't
get in, and ! was anxious to get in
and have dinner ready for my hus-
band when he came Finally I found
a window off the porch that wasn't
! locked.
81 climbed labcriously in, went up
to my room, found the keys. came
I downstairs again, climbed laborious-
ly out of the same window, went
around to the front door, unlocked it
and entered my domicle with a sigh
of relief
Now if anybody can beat that, I'd
like to hear from EN-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
SCOTS NAME is SECURE.

Nothing can take away from Cap
tain Amundsen the honor of having
been the nrst TO reach the south
pole. His name has been placed in
the worlds history for all time, be-
side that OF Commander Peary Yet
Captain Scott and his companions, in
their two years OF research in the
south polar regions, are performing
vastly more important. if not more
Interesting, service for mankind.
Amundsen and his hardy crew flew
light" Their equipment was the
lightest and simplest possible. They
were enabled TO make a quick dash
to the pole and back. SCOTS expe-
dition is completely provided with the
men and material for scientific work.
II is sounding the sea, boring into
the glaciers, testing the air currents
aloft, examining the geological for
nation Of the land and studying and
getting specimens of the meager
antarctic plant. animal and equatic
life. Many photographs and moving
picture films are being obtained. II
will have wonderful things 10 tell and
wonderful things to show when it
sets back
Amundsen accomplished n great
feat. Scott will probably duplicate
the feat, and in addition contribute
much to the worlds knowledge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

you certainly have a bad cold" re-
marked one of the callers, after the
plump lady of the house had buried her
face in her handkerchief for the
'steenth sneeZe.
And I wouldn't have had cold at
all this winter, believe" declared the
afflicted one, eff hadn't locked myself
out
Somebody rang the front doorbel,
and | didn't stop to see if the inside
door of the vestibule was Unmatched;
so when opened the outer door, the
inside one slammed. 1t was nothing
but an old bill collector, too, for the
family who lived here before we moved
in. l told him he'd made me lock my
self out, but he didn't seem to care.
We'll, / only had on a thin silk XII
mono, and as we've just moved in, l
didn't know any Of the neighbors, so
couldn't ask one of them to take me IN.
And my nearest friends house was too
far away for me to be promenading
along the streets in negligee. The peo-
pie would have thought 1 was another
escaped hospital patient.
81 ran around to the kitchen door,
but found it locked. The door into the
basement wasn't locked, though, and l
chortied when thought how easy 1t
would be to get into the house by the
inside kitchen door.
But my face fell when I found that
door locked, too. And had to stay in
that horribly cold basement for an
hour and a half before my husband
came home and let me in, with scared
expression, after had shouted and rat
tied that kitchen doorknob and kicked
the door for five minutes before he re,
allied that It was 1.
And the worst of IT was that the
washerwoman had hung all the clothes
in the basement to dry, because it was
too cold TO hang them in the yard. So
couldn't even keep warm by running
around in a circle Ka-choo."
Il locked myself into a clothes-room
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
AEIER TO-DAY

We are confronted today with
The greatest crop OF candidates that
he state of Illinois has ever known,
and II is a satisfaction to know that
his number will be gargely reduced
after the polls close ON the primary
contest.
The atmosphere at the present time
Is so full OF politics that business is
almost shut out OF sight. the air is
filled with political smoke. and the
cloud is so large that 1t obscures the
bright sunshine Of industry. Howev-
sr. there has been. even in riot-ridden
Rock Island a more harmonious cam
paign than might have been expected
with the many factions, especially in
the republican party, and so many can
didates, and 1t is somewhat remark
able that the campaign has gone on as
peaceably as it has. This in itself
speaks well for the temper OF the aver
age partisan in Illinois.
After the primaries the air will be
cleared. the issues will then be defn-
ed. the fever OF factionalism will be
reduced and the issues will be issues
Of principle and party and no matter
what the result OF the primaries may
be in either side OF the controversy.
the voters OF the state OF Illinois
will accept the result OF the vote as
hnal settlement OF everything political,
pertaining TO the nomination, and
business will resume its ordinary
rourse and the state OF Illinois
will 80 happily along.
Il was Garfield who said when Lin
coin was assassinated, God reigns
and the government at Washington
yUll lives"
SO IL will be when we get through
with all the hurlyburly OF this great
Political primary election, God will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
TO EUROPE BY AIRsHIP.

The crossing OF the Atlantic ocean
in an aeroplane is the great achieve
ment which is now appealing to the
ambition of aviators, The April bull
letin Of the Aero Club of America
announces that six ''birdmen" are
now planning to make the attempt.
That this feat is not impossible is
shown by a chart published in the
same bulletin, showing several
routes. One of these is from Scot
land to the Farce islands, thence to
Iceland and from there to Greenland,
in which the longest sustained flight
would be only 270 miles. A French
aviator has flown PSI miles in 155
minutes. From ireland to st. Johns,
Newfoundland, the distance is 1900
miles, but 1t could be broken by
alighting on Flemish Cap, 42o miles
east of ST. Johns, and on Porpoise
bank. of the coast of Ireland. A
variety OF routes shorter than this
one are available, with the Azores as
a base. But the best of them in
Guides S75 miles of open ocean.
hC IOuJc 10
able without elaborate preparations
and great expense in the establish
ment Of relief stations in the. north.
And it does not cross the Atlantic In
the sense that the others do. The
best sustained fight across country
yet made by aeroplane is less than
500 miles. It would seem, then, that
the feat is at present impossible. Yet
aviators believe that before the pres
ent year ends an unbroken flight of
l 900 miles will be made.
1t is only a short time ago that a
flight of 20 miles aroused the won
der of the world. Why, then, should
not flights of a thousand miles be
looked forward to as almost a GER
tainty? It ir extremely probable that
the Atlantic will be crossed by an
aeroplane and the achievement may
come soon.
With the hydro-aeroplane, which
can light on the water and start
again, like a duck, the ocean may
be crossed at almost any time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
The Argus Daily Story
"A Bould Virgin" F. A. Mitchell.
copyrighted 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

One morning in the year 1850, more
than two a half centuries ago. young
man and young girl walking side by
side passed what was then called the
ordinary, afterward the tavern and
which we now call hotel, in the village
of Hartford, Conn. The ordinary OF
that day was the central feature OF
the town. There political affairs were
born. discussed; from there domestic
news, gossip and scandal were sent
forth Indeed, the ordinary embodied
everything In the village.
1t was not kept merely for money
making purposes. Since a stopping
place for travellers was necessary in
the town one OF the first citizens was
invited to take charge of it. The rea-
sons for this were manifold, though
the most important was that since
liquor must be sold-so It was then
considered-and since our ancestors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
CHANGED HIS MIND.

He Was Awful Strong, but He Teek .
DieIisce to Boxing.
Talking Of the padded mitt and its
practitioners. some one remembered a
story of Tom O'Rourke when he was
managing that black warrior. Joe VOL
colt. Every now and then some green
horn would happen along and beg to
be tried out. II afforded Mr.. O'Rourke
and Mr.. Wolcott a great deal Of limo
cent pleasure to try them out-plenty.
On one occasion a large walnut color
ed man came, hat in hand, to OReurke.
"Ah'm most powerful despertt, Mr..
O'Rourke." said he. AN strong! My.
my, Ah'm that strong Ah'm jes' match
ally afraid to leave mahself go. Alb
want you to match me to hght wiz
somebody"
O'Rourke said that would be easily
done IL the caller was as good a fight
er. as he believed himself to be. But
he'd have TO be tried out first The
stranger said he was willing. and
O'Rourke called wolcott Take this
man out in the gym" said he, land
try him out"
The pair fddled and fenced about
for awhile Then Wolcott got his
chance. whanged that right hand over,
and the stranger bounced three times
before he came TO rest. BY and by he
walked up to find O'Rourke bending
over him. "Mebbe Aid make a pref.
ty rood wrestler Mr. O'RCurke" said
he pefully.-Cincinnat Times-Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
CChicago Record Herald.

At a meeting of the Chicago Bar
association the recall of decisions was
condemned by everyone of the sew
eral speakers. One speaker favored a
very conservative form of recall of
judges, provided with it went life
term of Office, or tenure during good
behavior, with an adequate salary and
a pension for old age.
Judge Cutting denounced the Illi-
nois system-a short term for judges,
nomination under partisan labels,
voting on judicial candidates with
reference to utterly irrelevant issues
as one of the worst forms of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
The Recall of Bench Politics

recall" This bad system prevails
in most of our states, and 1t is true
that good judges have been recall
ed" or retired because of the sins
of their party in congress!
This is not common sense. We
should fight this form of the recall as
we'll as the other forms. Why not
begin by recalling bench politics, by
nominating and electing judges on en-
tirely nonpartisan tickets, by separat-
ing their Offices from everything sug-
gestive of general politics."
Why not try the virtues of real
independence in the judiciary-inde-
pendence of bosses, machines, con-
ventions, ETC.?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Hurnor and
Philosophy
A TRAGEDY,
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH

HWILL you walk into my parlorFs
Said the spider to the goat.
I have a lump of butter
On which TO hang your cost
And il you cannot come yourself
Please visit me by note"
The goat replied without a pang: /!
II cannot come today.
I have to eat a train of cars
In lieu Of twisted hay,
But 1 will gladly 60 with you
A-Maying in the May"
The spider heard these fatefui words
And said before he spoke
That he regarded picked prunes
As something of joke.
And then he gurgled up the spout
And from the dream awoke
At sight Of this the goat got gay
And, going to the sink,
Drank up what water there was there
Quicker than he could wink
And then turned red and white and blue
Because 1t wasn't ink.
And SO they went their several ways,
Each with a broken heart.
And one who read this simple tale,
This bit Of artless art
Declared 1t should have finished been
Before it got a start.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Colonel ABE Slupsky, one Of the
best known citizens OF St. Louis, is re-
ported by the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
10 have bet $4,000 on Taft and against
Roosevelt That looks like a violation
f the comfy which should exist among
cOlonels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

A Brooklyn lawyer retained by two
pickpockets with a fee of 81 was deity
relieved Of the coin while the light
fingered gents showered him with
thanks on acquittal The shorn law
yer woke up after the crooks had
faded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The man who has never been cross
ed in love feels that he has missed
something In life.
Neither perfect faith nor perfect love
exists on earth. Yet some persons
have their faith in the universe shaken
by acquiring this knowledge.
1t takes more than one person to
make a happy home. but this the
crouch never is able to perceive.
A woman may be boss Of the job
and still be happy if she can hypno-
tie her husband into the belief that
be is the whole thing.
A clever woman always allows her
husband to think that she has still as
much faith In his wisdom as she had
On the day she married him.
One reason why a married man ad-
mires other women may be because
they never refer to his incipient bald
ness.
Men think women have a monopoly
Of vanity, but the women whom men
most admire know better.
A man may prefer a clever woman
for a wife, but he unfailingly sings
the praises Of the weepy and emotion
al women who cling to him In his in
esmiA,s and outgoings.
Sense may not be contagious, but
there is no doubt that foolishness is.
The fellow who claims inside infor-
nation often gets outside the facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
April 9 In American
History.

I13S-Rufus Putnam. soldier and Ohio
pioneer. born; died 1924.
1865-General Robert E Lee surren-
dered his army to General U. S.
Grant at Appomattox, Va.
1899-Stephen J. Field. associate jus
tee of the United States supreme
court. retired. died; born 1877.
1900-F. Marion Crawford. novelist.
died at Sorrento, Italy: born 1854.
The man who cannot forgive any
mortal thing is green hand In life
r. L. Stevenson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

In selecting the town of Swallow in
which to burn a German consulate, the
Chinese insurgents have manifested a
shocking disregard for the kaiser's
mailed fist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Harvard astronomers have made a
map OF 100000 stars. Yet the supply
OF shortstops and third basemen seems
unequal to the demand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Agnes-why didn't you arrest the
burglar who was found under your
bed? Gladys-He said that If would
not have him arrested he'd never tell
how dusty he got.-Harper's Bazaar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Dividing the TaIk.

Lottie-Oh. well. LET'S kiss and make
mp. Dottie-All right. dea:. I'll do the
Kissing. but you've had more expert.
ence with 'he other part Of the Dro
gram.-Cleyelaud Lender.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Reciprocity.
isn't that Mrs. Gray the nerviest
person."
81 never noticed it"
Il asked her If she didn't want to
keep our parrot a month while we went
south, and what do you think she
sEidT
81 can't imagine"
"She replied that she would be
charmed, and she would let us keep
their puppy when they went away
next summer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

still reign and the government of I'LL
nois VIII still live, maybe little shot
TO pieces and a little shattered, but It
will come around all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

At least the policemen know that
spring is here. It is keeping them busy
trying TO prevent newsboys from play
ing marbles in the store entrances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Little is heard these days from the
war in Tripoli. Perhaps ]. Pierpont
Morgan, who is in the neighborhood,
has ordered them to stop fighting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

New York owns $14,000.O00 worth
OF idle land" Evidently Tammany has
not been attending strictly TO business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

He had a case of liver
And thought he felt, he said,
Like jumping in the river.
He took q pill instead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

They Are Used
to Il.
"Did you ever
hold four queens
at once?"
"Sure."
"How did you
feel 2"
Like a Turkish
potentate."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

d,and wawHhco
1t beathed in the primal chaos shone great SUM-
pulsed in the glowing ether world was done
And through all the empty when star had place
swept In eternal grandeur all the fields of space
The hour that the first sky goe and crimson bars
rose in the marvelchorushes song the morning stars
Tremendous and deep and mighty the Word the soul things
Ere brother made brother knew of slaves and kings
For far m the outer sendoT where systems med TO haze
And orbs that dream spinning days.
The Word is the law forever and the birth of tnne
lived in the light eternal through centuries all sublime
And with and letters and we with our codes andcreed
We dim it in clumsy language we hush with barren Deeds
Full fat with the pride of beng read with our narrowed ewes
Thetruth fam would spell tive puny ones overwse
And how reado hear qers of things and deeds
And how its forming forever to fit our needs?
We babbie OF plan and question What and Why
Nor read the apple blossom see in the startren kyl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

The Way He Looked at II.
"Are you interested in the presiden-
tial election?"
'Immenselyw
"Do you truly think it will make any
difference to you who is elected presi-
dent?'
Depends upon whether bet on him
or on the other fellow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Nobody will care how much the fly
is kicked around this summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
An Artistic jolly,

An ArtIst'S Jolly.
HE fell in love with her photo
graph"
"And when he saw the originate"
He concluded that the photo was
even more original"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Beyond Treatment.

Beyond Treatment.
"What is the matter with him, any
wayT
"He'is afflicted with a bad temper"
"Can't he govern it,"
at is his wife's. The government
couldn't govern it,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

You Will never end time for any
thing. II you want time yo1 must
.aaka ik--Cha<isss RnxtcR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily ana Weekly at 1919
Second avenue. Rock Island. III IEns
tered at the postonce a. secoud-class
matter.I
Roek Island MenSer q the Associated
Pre8.
BY THE J. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Exchange of Compliments.
81 know what my rights are"
eff they encroach on mine you viii
know my left"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

1t takes more than one person to
make a happy home. but this the
crouch never is able to perceive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Neither perfect faith nor perfect love
exists on earth. Yet some persons
have their faith in the universe shaken
by acquiring this knowledge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

The man who has never been cross
ed in love feels that he has missed
something In life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Sense may not be contagious, but
there is no doubt that foolishness Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

A woman may be boss Of the job
and still be happy if she can hypno-
tie her husband into the belief that
be is the whole thing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09
Why lie Escapsu.

The fellow who claims inside infor-
nation often gets outside the facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

TERh6-Daify. 10 cents per week
weekly. 81 per year 10 advance.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made 20 the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
instance where It is desired 70 have
papsr discontinued. as carriers have no
authority In the premises
All communications OF G-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
tion No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN All departments: Central
Union, West 1915 and I14S; Union Eleo-
trio. S145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-09

Men think women have a monopoly
Of vanity, but the women whom men
most admire know better.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-10-17
A QUEENS sls APPETITE.

Six A1ssIs . Day eee vsiihsimias sS
tssiisaS Called a~isr;sss.
Queen wilheanina Of Holland is 4
big eater. One Of the queens own
physicians Aas aA:
"As far ~ ! an able to foresee. she
cannot remain In good health much
longer. She eats aud drinks 10 terri
bly, that Gargantua himself would
shrink before the task of making
away with the repasts which are serv-
ed her.
On Queen Wilhelmina's recent visit
to Paris it II said that Only one thing
married the occasion for her. This was
that her time WAS 80 fully taken up
by receptions. state visits and the like
that her meals were interfereL with.
However. 1t is said In her favor that
she never lost her good temper and &C.
cepted her ''privations" with the sweet
sst Of SMILES and the best OF uueenly
good grace.
In the morning the queen Immediate
ly after rising takes cOnsidera ble
quantity OF coffee with five slices of
rye bread literally spread with butter
At 10 O'Clock she eats again. This
time 1t Is rich cake. served hot. with
red wine or sweet white wine On the
side. At o'clock she eats her first
big NEAL OF the day This IL compos-
ed Of several courses. mostly rich
viands. heavy pastries. etc. the queen
partaking royalty OF each dish Tea
Is served at o'clock. the tea being of
the Russian variety. Sandwiches go
with this. The most Important meal
of the day Is served at = o'clock, this
belng veritable banquet. Her final
repast Is partakcn of at IL o'clock.
just before retiring. and is of white
wine and crackers.
Beef served in English fashion and
leg of lamb. roasted. are her predilec-
ton among meats.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-10-17
First Picture Postal Card.

In Nuremberg they have been max
ing arrangements to celebrate the tlir-
tieth anniversary of the picture postal
card with congress and exposition
this year. Unfortunately 1or their
plans, however. says an exchange, 1t
has been discovered that the first pic
ture postal card was not made In Ger
many or sent from Nuremberg. nor
was ii born In 1889. as they have srp-
posed. The distinction OF making and
mailing the first is now claimed by
Leon Kesnardeau. a bookseller of Sille-
le-Guillaume. nenr COnlie. department
of Sartla, France. In 1870. during the
war with Prussia. lie printed pictures
on postal cards he WAS mailing to
clients. II. Resnardeau is still alive
and there are many of his old custom
ers in France who have the cards he
mailed them. The Germans adopted
the iden for the Nuremberg exposition
in 1882.