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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
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doubt, not Judging them guilty until
positive proof is Forthcoming.
1t takes true greatness to recognize
greatness in others. And it needs the
virtue of truthfulness in ourselves to
appreciate it in our brothers and sis
tiers.
Have you ever noticed that the
vastly successful men in the worlds
work are those who have been big
enough to believe in others?
Do you suppose these men doubted
the sincerity of everybody with whom
they came in contact? Do you sup
pose they set down for liar every
man and woman who told them
things with which they We're not per
sonally acquainted? Do you think, for
moment, that the great people Of
the world have never had faith in
anybody but themselves?
The saddest of all conditions is
that which is fostered in family
where one or more Of the members
is of this skeptical spirit.
No matter how honest a husband
may be or wish to be, suspicious
wife cannot and will not give him
credit for it She will mis-read his
actions, misinterpret his words, form
her own conclusions and make his life
misery.
A woman may be the soul Of sim
certify, without a thought of guile in
her heart. Yet she may possess a
husband who will put every construc-
ton but the true one upon her actions
and statements. 1t may be that he
has known women who could not be
trusted; that perhaps one such has
embittered him. He Is unable to
recognize truth; and so he hurts him
self, as we'll as her, because he does
not take himself in hand and educate
himself into better knowledge of
womankind.
Even friendship-that finest of re-
lations-has become a thing marred
by the skepticism of the age. There
is the suspicion of business, or graft
or prosperity or social position, which
makes many a one doubt the allegi
ance Of his best friend.
Oh, believe a little! Even if il
J brings you sorrow some times, you
! will find your life sweetened and en-
nobled
J Believe in most people. The hear
OF humanity is more good than bad
Skepticism is really only a cloal
: for ignorance.
The average skeptic is Just abou
, as clever as the backwoodsman WHIT
3 visited the 200" and for the frs
= time in his life saw a camel. H,
l looked at the camel from every view
, point, then stood off and ruminated
D Finally, with an eye on the camel, h,
t asserted, in positive tones:
e There amt no such animal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
The Argus Daily Story
A Dollar Tip-By Edna Trowbridge.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

Fiscount Hurleigh was dead. and his
son inherited the title, with the entail
ed estates. Dowager Viscountess Hur
leigh was now face to face with
family problem. Her son was provid
ed for, but she had a daughter,
Gladys, for whom there was no pro-
vision whatever and whom her mother
considered entirely incapable of pro-
viding for herself. Lady Gladys had
she been born In America, where new
fields are opening to women every
day and where the daughters in
wealthy families often work from
mere preference. might have done very
well. In England she was bound to
be a failure. There is just as much
especial fitness for society as any other
department of life, and Lady Gladys
Hurleigh did not possess such fitness.
When the young swells were brought
response to their society chitchat and
left her as soon as they could politely
do so. Some Oxford or Cambridge
professor might draw out what there
was in her, but not the dancing man
of the smart set
The dowager viscountess was q
practical woman, who instinctvely
understood the laws Of supply and de-
mand. American women Of fortune
were marrying titles in England, but
she could not recall single case OF
an Englishwoman Of noble family
marrying a rich American. British
noblemen went to America for theil
wives. Why should not a British CIR
of titled family go to America for 6
husband2
Letters Of introduction were obtain
ed to the social leaders of New York
and Lady Hurleigh sailed with hel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Some people seem to think it is fine
to be skeptical and to be suspicious,
even when there is literally no ground
for skepicism or suspicion
Credulity, It is thought, belongs to
simpletons, children and ruralites.
Therefore 1t is presumed that ones
cleverness and upto-dateness are
proved by considering everybody else
a liar, or to doubt the apparent mo-
tive of any action.
It takes a good deal Of bravery,
these days, to express belief in any
thing or anybody, or to actually have
faith jim any one.
A general impression prevails that
we are all actors, all prevaricators,
all trying to get the better of some
body else, all trying to cheat or boast
or put on a front to which we're not
entitled.
Incredulity turks in the expression
Of a listener when one makes the
most ordinary remarks. Contradic.
ton, either politely yelled or, badly
superior, greets ones statements. And
even though, on the surface, one is
taken at face value, If he IS at al
acquainted with the world, he knows
that it will need only a breath Of
doubt to convince his dear friends and
acquaintance that he always was 6
trifle shady.
That fine old quality Of faith il
gone into the discard. Soon 1t viii
be obsolete-weTl have Just q ghostl!
imitation Of it left-enough to deceive
others.
How we ridicule anybody WHIT
loses out because he believed in some
body else! We tell him he should have
known better than to trust any one
We call him a fool. We wouldn't b,
caught in such a trap ourselves-n'
sir! We're too smart to believe II
anybody but ourselves.
And because a rascal, who ha
traded upon the faith of others, i
revealed here and there, we suspec
our best friends of undetermined me
tives, accuse members of our owl
] VI uSOclly anu lolI " AONOe
nice generosity and love and kindl
ness when they shine from the soul
} Of those about us, because we ar
too clever" to be taken in"
There are INSCRIPTIONS one
among us, it is true. But can We nc
, learn better to recognize sincerit!
honesty, truth speaking and real kline
ness?
Let US study these things littl
, more carefully, and learn to believ
! that there are such qualities in PEI
; pie; that not everybody is a willfl
deceiver. Let us be little kinder
t our brothers and sisters and, whe
, appearances are against them, {
least give them the benefit of th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

daughter on her errand of conquest.
say her errand, for she had the good
sense to keep her object secret from
Gladys, knowing that if the girl knew
it she would fatty decline to go, and
when Gladys put her foot down there
was no lifting 1t. The mother intend
ed to guide the way automatically,
keeping her daughter so far as pos
sible from scientists. literary men,
artists-indeed, all who used their
brains in fields that were considered
Improbable. AS to merchants and
manufacturers, they were not to be
considered. She proposed to surround
her candidate with the wealthy society
men of New York, ready to take adj
vantage Of any opportunity that might
arise to supply Gladys natural def
cheney as a husband angler.
| AS the mother had expected, she and
| her daughter as members of the Brit
fish nobility received every attention in
New York, and the young men flocked
about the young lady. But the men
never got beyond a certain point.
|
show what of intrinsic value there was
in them, and when it was apparent, as
it was with most Of them, that their
brains were in their heels she shut
herself up like a clam, and they soon
dropped away from her. Her mother
was disappointed. After spending a
season without results Lady Hurleigh
threw up the sponge and prepared to
60 back to England.
Then came request from Gladys that
they see something of those engineer
ing and mechanical wonders that she
had heard Of as existing in America
Lady Hurleigh knew that a request
from her daughter was not to be de-
MED and reluctantly consented.
One morning Gladys and her moth
er, piloted by gentleman and his
wife, drove up before an enormous
manufacturing concern and, alighting
entered the Office, making a request tc
be shown the premises. At each de
partment they were turned over to the
foreman, who made such explanations
of the machinery and processes as they
asked for One Of these foremen, q
young man Of twenty-three or twenty
four, instead of allowing them to gap.
unintelligently at what they saw with
out their asking explained everything
Indeed, he made himself and what h
spoke of interesting to all except tn
viscountess, who declined to be inter
ested by any man in a suit of overalls
When they left his department Gladly
was much pleased at the young man
offer to show them over the balance O
the work and accepted it with thanks
She was somewhat surprised that b
should encroach upon parts of the fac
tory under other foremen, but he mad
no explanation of the matter, and
was soon forgotten in the interest b
excited in what they were seeing
When they were ushered out to thei
conveyance Lady Hurleigh dropped
silver dollar in the foreman's hant
much to her daughters modification
! Seeing her embarrassment, he Shove
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

With Richard T. Crane in his grave
the universities and colleges OF the
country may breathe easier. In a
limited way, however, the influence
OF this man, who accumulated $l5.-
100000 without any college and very
little elementary school education.
will be felt. His antagonism to higher
education and 10 technical schools
may have been based on false prem
Uses, but his arguments carried a Ger.
tain weight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
(Chicago Publicly

"Intemperance and immortality are
no longer the chief causes of poverty
in New York City" So runs an AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch of the 9th in
transmitting its account of report of
the New York Association for Improv-
ing the Condition of the Poor. Intern
perance and immortality never were
the chief causes of poverty, in New
York or anywhere else. If intemper-
ance and immortality were the chief
causes of poverty, the greatest pow
erty would be among the rich. Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Another.

Another.
Welcome. little year.
Glad you're here!
Starting in SO young and fresh,
Hardly with q single mesh
Worked to catch the luckiess chap
In q sure and certain trapi
Yes,
guess
You'll do.
Why? Because you have to.
Years are never made to order,
With a neat and fancy border.
We must take them as they come.
Some are not SO bad, and some
Are the limit IN @ way,
II You count the things to pay.
Lttle year, what's shead7
Better than the year that's deadf
Have you cooked the goose for usf
Ii 1t minus? Is It plus?
VIII our ventures fade away?
VIII our heroes DO Of clay.
Or VIII honor. wealth ana fame
Be our winning in the game?
Anyway,
Who can say?
Who would say 1t II he could
Or would want the guessing goodf
Life ahead is all q quiz.
That's the beauty II there Is
Beauty in this troubled fHe-
No reelection on our wife.
What's ahead? We do not know
What the future will bestow.
Though the guessing's wide and free
We can only walt and soc.
But q little hint is cast
On the future by the past.
"a haN he
As the others WIN appear.
Only more SO II our luck
Often was by lightning struck
But we hope for better things.
Hope, it has been said, has wings,
And this year that's just begun
May turn out our banner one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

One of the things of the world in
which the people OF this part Of it are
likely to absolutely refuse to become
frantic over is whether Justin De-
Selves or Theophile Delcasse is to be
minister of foreign affairs of the re-
public Of France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Jan. IL in American
History

173I-John Hancock, daring and re-
sourceful leader of the Revolution
airy colonists and signer of the
Declaration of Independence, born
in Quincy, Mass; died 1893.
1S61-Demand for the surrender of
Fort Pickens. Fla, to the Confed
eracy refused by the commandant,
Lieutenant A. J. Slemmer. U. S. A.
ls15-Thomas Il. Bramlette, war gov
ernor of Kentucky, died; born 1877.
None of us wants to grow old Still.
a man doesn't mourn when he no
longer is called on to pay poll tax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

For n bunch of men who have been
conducting perfectly legitimate
business in highway robbery, the
packers are taking an extraordinary
amount Of trouble in creating techni-
cal points 20 keep the whole truth
concerning their operations from
reaching the judicial knowledge Of the
court and the ears of the jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
HuInor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
- DUNCAN ~. .SassTH

fEhl fAhRGhAPHS.
THE way to a mans heart is said to
be through his stomach, but the
homely heiress who can't cook will
find his pocketbook a very good short
cut.
The girl who can't afford them thinks
this years styles horrid anyway.
When Johnnie has three whole toys
left on New Years day his mother be-
gins to wonder what ails the little pet
The man In the steam heated Tat has
no sympathy with the man In the little
suburban house when he complains
that furnace fires are so apt to freeze
to death.
Many a budding romance has been
frosted because the cake wasn't.
Sometimes a woman expresses q
great fear of burglars just to make heI
neighbors believe that her jewels are
genuine.
Doing the things we dislike lie excel
lent discipline, but most Of Us would
trade discipline for soft snap any
day in the week.
Hoping for the best Is not nearly 81
satisfactory as being able to buy it.
Men are curious creatures, but thei
wives never find it out till after the.
have married them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

There is a call from the Klondike
for more reindeer and for the yak.
The yak loves plenty Of snow and
doesn't mind raw weather. These
days have been fine weather for yak
or yaks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Rio de Janeiro.-The federal govern
ment has dispatched = warship to Ba-
hia Fort Sac Marcello bombarded and
destroyed the state government build
ing and several houses there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

BerliR-Mrs. Viola Scott Of New
York and Boston. the head of q psy-
Geological publishing company which
has been operating in recent years in
Berlin, St. Petersburg and Copen-
hagen, was sentenced to IS months
Imprisonment on a charge OF obtain
ing money by false pretenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Rio de Janeiro.-The cooks and
walters of the hotels and restaurants
here are on strike. TIE number of
strikers amounts TO 1000 They have
the sympathy Of the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Pittsburgh is getting rather prudish
in its advancing years when 1t
bounces a swimming teacher for put
ting female swimmers through imita.
tons OF flying fish. But il Pittsburgh
desires its females TO be porpoises
rather than mermaids, IL can proceed
with the bouncing and the world will
go ahead speeding through space only
slightly perturbed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

is a long step forward. Let's hear
from Senator La Toilette now as to
which party appears to be the best
medium for the application OF funda-
mental democratic principles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

The year opens auspiciously. The
gram thanking him for stopping anar-
chy in Persia. The Persian lamb may
now live in peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Since he has nothing to say about
anything" T. R must be accumulat-
ing an enormous reserve stock of con-
yergatiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Nat Goodwin should watch out.
This is leap year and they may get
him again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Have you a weak throat? II SO, you
cannot be too careful. You cannot
begin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure.
II you will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be
saved much trouble. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

John Milton has been sent to jail
in Pittsburgh and he finds 1t no para
disc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Even the soda water man is sore
on the weather man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Kept Count.

Kept Count.
willie, why
didn't you come
when l called
you?"
81 didn't hear
you, mother.
"But you must
have heard"
Honest, / did
not.
willie Brown,
It is wicked to
talk that way"
well, / didn't
hear you until
you had called
the third time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Be cheerful! Imagine how hot 1t
will be in July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Wasn't Fipured On,

"dSHt Ei8uTco VII
HE is a 81 ut horse and soon cur.
ried"
But why soonT'
Because he is short"
"But suppose he kicksT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Eieuafed

''They were married at high noon"
"And divorced at high jinks."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Plain Evidence.
"Uncle, you must have had many
hairbreadth escapes when you were
young"
why do you think SOP
"See how. baldheaded you are"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Wise M an.

Wise Man.
"T know I am right"
"Allow me to congratulate you as
being an unusual man."
How unusual?'
"You are the possessor of exclusive
knowledge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill tEn-
tered at the postonce as second-class
matter.I
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Everybody is up but the thermom-
eter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

A Way They Have.
"What is John doing out west7"
"He has got a mine"
"ProducingT
"No; only consuming"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Prodiuiously,

81 love him for his faults"
ct must be strenuous for you, then,
X you love him for all of them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12
Cruel.

Il thought Of you all day yesterday,
Miss Jennie"
Dear me! How tired you must be
today"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per week
weekly. 81 per year in advances.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department.
which should also be notified In every
instance whore Il Is desired to have
paper discontinued. a. carriers have no
authority In the premises
All communications OF e-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubiica-
tion No such articles viii be printed
over netitious signatures
Telephones m all departments: Central
Union West II5 and 1145: Union Eleo-
trio. 5l45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

Men are curious creatures, but theil
wives never find it out till after they
have married them.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-05
An Enyiable Record

From the Advocate, official organ
IF The Catholic Total Abstinence
-uton Of America: In one issue of
lhr Paragraph recently. nine di-
Aorr. case were mentioned as be
.jpg tlp in The Mclean county courts.
lin five OF the case drunkenness was
pi>ru rs he rauisc, so this leaves
rive Of mh Of nine divorce cases
Traced to The accurScd liquor traf-
rIr. which is about the proportion
MI over the world The saloon has
world reputation as a home
breaker, and yet men keep on sup
porting lhc institution for the sake
of a few paItry dollars, and some,
times only cents.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-05
DRIVEN OFF.
Mexican Bandits Find Men on
Ranch Too Much.

After several hours lighting Amer.
lean ranchmen defending the Nelson
Morsis ranch at Cueryo, Mex, near
the Texas line, drove. of an ATTACKING
band of Mexican bandits.
Some twenty armed American COW.
boys gathered near Maria intending
TO rescue the ''boys' on the Nelson.
Morris ranch when q messenger in.
formed them the bandits had left The
latter attempted to loot the headquar.
tiers, demanding money and ammuni.
ton. Brown Paschall. the manager
o. the ranch. barricaded the adobe
building, and he and his force made it
SO interesting for the bandits they
departed, but threatening to return.
Paschall refused TO retreat to the
American side, saying he would fight
1t out with the Mexicans should they
come back
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-05
Howell +. Alexander
ATTORNEY
AND COUNSELOR AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC
Rooms As Ranaall-Filiquier Bldg.
SIG IL Market st. Shreveport, La.
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office at. Baton Rouge, La,
Feb. 9, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
Reed, of Black Bayou, La, who, On
Sept. II, 1906, made Homestead En-
try No. iO,994, No. O372e, for East
half of Northeast quarter, Section
10, Township 81 North, Range IS
West, Louisiana Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish CLAIM,
to the land above described, before
Clerk of the District Court, at
Shreveport, La, on the 10th day of
March, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: d.
IL. Rains, of Vivian, La, r. F. d. No.
4; Joseph Herndon, of Vivian, La,
II. F. d. No. 1; John Adams, of Lew
Is, La; II. Fl. Huckabay, of Vivian,
La. JOHN F. NUTTALL,
Register.
Caucasian, Shreveport, La.