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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

had nothing to report on Saturday
night save the customary Everything
all right, Louise. Not even the dust
disturbed"
On one particular Friday evening,
however. his adventures were exciting
enough to cover all the uneyentful
period of the past inspections.
The elevator had whirled him up to
the sixth floor and he had made his
customary mistake of trying to enter
the wrong apartment, only to discover
that he had made the wrong turning of
the corridor.
At his own door, that Of suit c on
this floor, he inserted the key, turned
it and entered the hall. 1t was dusk,
and the place was in semidarkness. A
faint reflection came up from the light
ed streets below and was Pickering
against the ceiling.
AS he hung his hat on the hall rack
he heard 81 sound that brought him to
full attention.
There were voices.
They came from the dining room,
anu, lObhIug hO"h llG Idll, lie "a ="
that the dining room door was ajar
and that the room was dimly lighted.
There was the tinkle of china. too
Some one was eating in his dining
room. Clever housebreakers were calm.
ly enjoying a feast while his valuables
were packed in bags and suit cases con
venient TO a hasty departure.
l.,
The intruders were women. There
were two Of them. and they chartered
In French. Mr.. Barclay was sus
picious Of all foreign languages. none
of which he understood in the least.
He tiptoed to the dining room doo'
and endeavored to peep through tbs
/ narrow opening What he saw only
| confirmed his fears.
He caught a glimpse Of the back OF
| a large black hat and a black gOwnec
/ form The wearer was seated at a
table back 10 him. Facing him was g
| woman with q thin. dark face q 10
swapping black eyes. She. too. wore
a hat and was talking animatedly x
her companion
T Ou BDDI VII MS ia
sion he saw two leather suit cases and
couple of travelling bags.
! There was no doubt in his mind that
his home had been invaded by pair
Of clever women crooks and that the
bags contained the Barclay valua bles
and so much OF the wardrobes Of his
wife and daughter as had been left al
home.
At this moment Mr.. Barclay sneezed
or rather be choked rising sneeze
and the queer sound he proCIced in con
sequence thereof brought the womeI
in the dining room to instant panic
Mr.. Barclay fairly ran down the hal
aud slipped into clothespress ant
drew the door softly behind him.
In dealing with women Air Barcia.
believed in using tact. he never woul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Have you inspected your last sum-
mer's hat, to see if it would do for
spring wear, after cleaning and maybe
coloring, and a bit Of new ribbon or
a spray Of fresh flowers?
Of course you have. And you've
discovered what all the rest of us
have discovered to our sorrow-that
semi-annual recurring sorrow occa.
stoned by a comparison of last years
shape with the present shape.
Now there" quoth a girl who held
at arms length her last summer S
straw, ''is a perfectly good hat" II
isn't worn bit. All it needs is cleaning
and some new trimming. I paid a
good price for that last year-thought
il would surely do me for two sea
sons. But look at it, It's got low
fat crown and a wide brim that curls
up around the edges. It simply isn't
anywhere near the right shape for this
year. Now I've got to go and buy one
Of those ugly derby things with 6
dinky little brim, like all the girls are
wearing. If l don't want 10 feel thai
I'm a perfect guy when I go out OF
the street"
Everybody is so extravagant nova
days." sighed the girls mother. "Wher
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
The Argus Daily Story
In the Wrong House?-By Clarissa Mackie.
copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

II don't think" said Mrs Barclay,
that shall go away this summer. So
many apartment houses are entered by
burglars while the owners are away.
There's case reported in that paper
of some women personating the own
ers Of vacant fiat, opening the door
with skeleton key, going into ii. help
ing themselves 10 the wines and having
a spree. When they departed they fill
ed what empty hand baggage they
could find with valuabIes. I'm going
TO stay at home"
Mr.. Barclay looked up in terror His
vacation as we'll as his wife's came in
summer, he enjoying himself during
such time as he usually spent at home
with his cronies at his club.
I'm see that the fat is protected.
dear" he said. You needn't worry
about it."
How? Are you going to put some
one in it? I've tried to find some one
to come and stay here while we are
gone, and l haven't found any one l
don't see how you can get help that |
can't get"
Mr.. Barclay promised to look after
the premises himself, and the family
departed.
Dear James," wrote Mrs. Barclay
I from the hotel by the sea where she
and her daughters were stopping. do
be sure that you go all over the fat
once a week anyway, and let me know
if everything is all right there. l do
wish you would sleep at home and not
! at your club"
OF course James Barclay did as bis
wife commanded-nay, wished-and
every Friday evening prior to his week
end visit to his family he went uptown
! to the handsome apartment in the Fair
view and conscientiously went into ev,
cry nook and Granny, looking for signs
! of intruders.
He was almost disappointed aftel
several weeks had elapsed because be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
SAVING on LOW WAGES.

John Morrison, a Yorkshire carmen
ter, never got 10 exceed more than
1915 a week, yet when he died he left
an estate OF $4,000 When he mar
ried, 40 years ago. he found that he
had been spending $l25 a week for
beer and tobacco. and ne decided that
he could get along without il. That
meant saving Of Sos year and with
It he began the nucleus OF the fortune
he left When his wages we're raised
from $3.50 10 SIS. where they STAYED
until he died, he worried along with.
out spending the increase. which. with
the S65 saved before. made $3.50 a
year. When De accumulated 500 ne
bought two cottages He borrowed
three-fourths OF the purchase money
and paid IL back out OF the rents. b.
renting ground and turning his spare
moments TO gardening he saved a
little more each week. Then his wife
became imbued with the idea Of thrift,
and opened a shop and sold what Nor.
rison got out Of his truck match. II
bought two more cottages from tin
20 time and az 90 was able 20 Quit work
and live the life OF a gentleman OF
leisure.
The story does not explain the en-.
vironments Of Morrison and IL is i'm
possi BILE 20 conceive that he could
subsist n this country upon the in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

It may be that we can sneak up be-
hind and get what we want, but few
of Us can afford to take it that way.
Virtue, 1t is said. is its own reward,
but in that it is not unique. for in the
long run each OF us is in the same po-
sition-
Nerve and invention are the only
things necessary to make poverty seem
opulence-
The man who does what he has 10
do is likely to be the man who takes
the most credit for it
Social position may be desirable. but
It Is not remunerative.
The coming man seldom arrives Sc
cretly and by night
The man who can't tell the difference
between emotion and ability never
holds a managers job.
There are lot Of ways OF being eX-
elusive without making a snob OF you >
self.
Between having too much hair on
her head and too little sense within II
the modern belle has a foolish time
Of II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
Who He Was.

A traveller saw a woman take man
By the collar, yank him up the steps
into railroad car. jam him down into
a seat, pile up a valise and two big
brown baskets with loose covers and
long handles at his feet and say:
Now, sit there until l help Mary
Jane on the car. and don't move till |
come back"
When the woman reached the door
the traveller said to her:
rs that man your husband"
"Naww roared the woman Hes
my daughters husband and she hasn't
spirit enough TO say her soul IS her
oEa"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
CAPITAL COMMENT

of the ways the factory and mill own
ers protect American workingmen":
Boys fingers when cut off By
punch" machines in the metal work
ing shops are quoted at 5000 the pair;
amputated singly they are worth $3.50.
Girls fingers, when crushed by the
machines in box factories are not paid
for, as the machines are run at the risk
of the girls.
Women, some gray-haired, stand in
the slaughter houses for ten hours
daily, stripping pork and making sau-
sages.
Women, some young and others
old, work at core-making in the steel
and iron foundries while they breathe
carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas,
liberated by the ovens in the same
room.
Women polish marble in many of the
marble shops. This work would tax
the strength of a robust man.
Women, as a rule, work Immediately
before and two weeks after they give
! birth to children that they may sup
| port the little ones after they come in,
to the world; they cannot afford to
: lay off.
WORKING CHILDREN.
Many thousand children are legally
employed long hours doing the work OF
adults; children can do some classes
/ of work as fast as men, and they work
cheaper, for SO or 81 a week; in on5
factory the entire output is made by
children; the only adult in the place Is
! the owner.
Men, women and children are
worked to the injury of their heath
under the pace-setting, speeding VI
and other features of what is known
as scientific shop method" systems
Query: The New England manufac
turers who use their help this way re
ceive protection which enables them t.
build up enormous fortunes, on tn
ground that they desire to protect
their employees. Since they are not pre-
tecting their employees, why shoult
they be permitted monopofies OIL
their products which allow them t
get rich by overcharging the consu
mers of this country?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
l.. v. SHERMAN sTUNG,

When L. Y. Sherman, candidate for
United States senator, was speaker Of
the Illinois house, he was about as
handy with the gavel as Ty Cobb is
with the baseball bat. Whenever
some member had a motion to offer
ego. -~17l-er -hnrD3l did not wish
to entertain, Sherman would smash
him into submission with the gavel
When some democratic member clam
ored for recognition and Speaker Sher-
man did not wish to recognize him,
Sherman was deaf, dumb and blind.
This same l. Y. Sherman, now a
republican candidate for United States
senator, is a delegate TO the Chicago
fight. He occupies a seat at the ring
side. Tuesday he sought frantically
10 obtain ~ec ignition from Chairman
Rosewater. He had a motion rela-
tive to convention procedure which he
desired 10 offer. Chairman Rosewater
was as deaf. dumb and blind TO Mr.
Sherman's windmill gestures and cal
Hope cries as Sherman was to the
democratic members In the Illinois
house some years ago.
! How often in politics history repeats
itself. How humiliating II must seem
to a man like the Cassius of Illinois
/ politics Judge Sherman) who was sc
mighty with the gavel in his own day
to have the tables turned upon him
70 be gaveled into humiliating silence
70 be absolutely ignored at a grea'
spotlight convention, where he cravet
70 be seen, 10 be heard and to grand
stand as a booster for the creates
grandstander of modern times.-T
| Roosevelt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
June 22 in American
History.

1S37-Paul Charles Morphy. long the
worlds champion chess player.
born in New Orleans; died there
1884.
1S34-Captain W S. Schley's relief par
ty reached Cape Sabine and res
cued Lieutenant A. W Greedy aud
six others. only survivors Of the
Greely polar expedition 10 Lady
Franklin bay.
1s9s-General Skaters corps made the
first landing on Cuban soil at Dali
quirl.
l0lU-S Senate accepted house postal
savings bank DILL sending IL TO
. President Taft 70 sign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
Hurnor and
Philosophy
D. DUNCAN ~. SMITH
POOR SERVICE.

THEY serve. It's said. who stand ana
wait
And do not make bit OF fuss
That may be so for aught We know,
But we are sure they can't serve US
We go into restaurant
And find that sort of chap on hand.
We never visit it again
To watch him wait and stand and stand
Quick action is the wodern word
That makes the customers return
They do not cotton TO the one
Who stands around with time to burn,
For after they have read the bill
And made their orders out with cars
They want to see the waiter jump
And In 1iffy get 1t there
This waiting at the festive board
Until the rabbit has been shot
Until the vegetables are grown,
Does not exactly strike the spot
Nor does it make fellow glad
To see the waiter stop TO chin
Some pretty waitress half an hour
Before he brings the order In.
So let them stand if they would lose
What custom ventures to their door.
But let them bring things on the jump
II they would gather IN some more.
The modern world must bolt its food
1t much prefers the quick lunch plan
And 30 it does not care to wait
For service by the waiting man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

the American pub
lie simply demands
evidence that work
ers in the most
highly protected in
dustries receive no
protection whatso-
ever, then the
country will go
overw h elmingly
d e m ocratic this
fall. The evidence
is accessible.
The Lawrence,
Mass, strike re,
vealed that t h G
men, women and
children workers
in the great wooden
mills - the most
highly protected
industry of all -
receive s., Sc and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
DEALING IN STOCKS.

Know What You Are Buying Before
Investing Your Money.
We hear Of fortunes quickly made
In Wall street, OF miners who have
accumulated enormous wealth by a
lucky strike. Of inventions that have
made inventors rich. But how many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

The, hornbill, bird which is widely
distributed in India, the Malay archi-
pelago and Africa, has a very loud
note. Its call has been described as
between the shrek of a locomotive
and the bray of donkey and can be
heard a distance Of about a couple Of
miles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
BIOCHLINGER is POPULAR,

The discussion OF the name OF Frank
W Blochlinger in connection with
the board Of education TO succeed
Hamhn II. Hall, meets with popular
favor.
Mr.. BloChlinger is a representative
of the men who toll. is a resident.
a property holder in the First ward.
is honest ana conscientious and would
make an ideal school director.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Regardless Of right or wrong. the
republican national convention has
demonstrated anew that when brains
are matched against buster. brains
invariably win.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
Still Life.

They were looking at the canvases
on exhibition in the artists studio.
Does this one represent real land
scspe!" iaquired the portly gentleman
with the double chin
"Yes, sir" answered the artist That
rude shack in the foreground is 6
moonshiner's cabin IN the mountains I"
-Oh. yes. This must be the painting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

come that he received, with the price
OF necessities of life constantly advan-
cling. There is, however, a grain OF
inspiration and suggestion in his ex-
periences and fortunate are they who
/ find it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
Twisted.

Hicks-I hear that Browns speech
at the club dinner last night was quite
funny. Wicks-The opening sentence
was-very! He rose and said, while
| was sitting on my thought a chair
struck me" Everybody roared.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Wife (sweetlyI-Do you remember
the first time we met: Ii was in a
train Husband (bitterly)-Yes. but
It's too late now to sue for damages
Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Teddy need not worry himself about
what may happen at Baltimore. The
democrats VIII take care OF themselves
very nicely and when they get through
the PEOPLE vail be with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
The Difference

Abroad the good fellow is jolly.
His money quite freely is spent;
At home he will fly in a passion
II some one should ask for a cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
Delicate Work,

HE has courted a good many girls"
Yes, and he is an expert"
Yes? What constitutes an expert"
He can make love to one without
mussing her hair"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
CompanY.

A crowd Is not company. Faces are
but a gallery of pictures where there
is no love, and talk but a tinkIing Gym
baL-Francis Bacon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily ana weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill en-
tered at the postofhcs as second-class
rnatter)
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Champ Clark's plea for peace in the
democratic national convention makes
him stronger than ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

The women delegates are tending Il
their knitting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Popular government" said Chair
man Root, rs organized self control"
And he hit the nail on the head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
Iearninu Youno,

"Pa. Willie Jones hit me today"
willie shouldn't do that"
"Pa, amt it unconstitutionalp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Talking about Lincoln. he won twice
and never had a campaign manager or
a George w. Perkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Martin w. Littlet0n. prominent
Democrat congressman from New
York City, has repaired a resolution
calling for congressional investi-
cation Of the charges OF bribery at
the Republican national convention.
Iittleton viii be an important figure
a. The Baltimore convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Chairman Root says the situation In
Chicago is dangerously electrical"
Still they can't shock Elihu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Justice Hughes has gone to Lake
Placid for the summer. Think OF 7.
r. at a placid lake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
A Delicate Way.

"Ask her how long she has lived in
America"
"She was born here"
II know it but do not like to come
right out and ask her age"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

called Still Life in the catalogue
| Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Abe Lincoln didn't pay 500 a day
for a room, either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Cheering Bryan in republican con
vention Is cheering 20 Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
No Rival

. Don't eat so fast. Bessie"
"Why not. Bobby?"
"'Cause I want to be the only pig In
this house."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Driven TO Desperation.
"Jones is suing for a divorce"
you don't tell mel On what
groundsT
Cruelty"
"Absurdr'
Fact"
"But Mrs. Jones is the tiniest, cut
est, most inoffensive little woman l
know"
But she changes her gown FIVE
times a day."
well. what of thatT"
"Jones has to hoes up and unlock
every one of them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
His Opinion,

Love is the dynamo that makes
things hum and keeps them going"
HUH"
well, whatT'
81 must say that if that is so 1t has
a pretty poor set of engineers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

There never WIS a minute when the
roller wasn't in It
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Calling an opponent a liar doesnt
prove II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence Of The Argus.)
Washington, June 2O.-If, in order
TO be convinced that the present pol
icy of high protection is a mistake,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

One day JHdgefh another, End The
iast jucgeth all.--StOw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

Pleasant Amusement.
"Do you like to go out in a motor
boatT"
IF some one else owns it."
Don't want any trouble yourselfT'
at isn't that so much, but do enjoy
hearing a fellow inventing new words
when the engine will not run"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22
BY THE J. W. POTTER CO.
rERMs-Dany. 70 cents per wsel

TERMS Daily. 20 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 70 the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where II Is desired 10 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have nc
authority IN the premises.
All communications OF argum entative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for pubI:ca-
ton. No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments: Cen.
trsl Union. West l45. Il45 and 2I45
Union Electric. 5145.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

epidemic in Kansas City She was
employed by the city and cared for
1000 smallpox patients When she
left her position with the city In 1902
she had $4,000.
With two partners she invested It
in an 11-acre tract near Forty
third. street and the State line
This tract was plated in city lots and
marketed. and in year she had her
$4,000 back and $4,000 more. Then
she put the $1,000 in an adjoining
tract Of % acres. with the same part
ners. and they cleared $4,000.
In the succeeding five years she
built and sold 200 houses and cleared
more than 100000. She draws her
own plans. buys her own material and
personally bosses" each job she un
dertakes. overseeing every detail Of
the work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10
Aged Newsie Leaves Hoard to Church

CT LOUlS.--LGwrence Ring. for
~ years a familiar character in he
vicinity Of Third and Chestnut streets.
where he sold papers. died at the City
Hospital of apoplexy Recently his
will was filed for probate. and after
that tales of fortunes deposited In va
rious banks were heard
Larry" lived the life of recluse
His home was single room in the
antiquated structure at North Third
street There he came Of an evening
cooked his modest supper. smoked ais
pipe and pored for hours over the
news of the world He was believed
to be about IS years old
He was q veteran Of the civil war
and q pensioner He was on the yes
sci which was blown up at Fort Fish
er. OF this 1t was his greatest pride
10 tell Often he declared that Ad-
m:ral George Dewey. the hero of Ma
Mia. bad been bis captain But he
never told anyone he had bank &C.
count
In his will he leaves TO the pastor
q the old cathedral on Walnut street
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-10

rAMBRIDGE. Mass.-The progenitor
~ of all the Holsters and the orig
inal oyster that existed cons before
the first man who was brave enough
to swallow one. have been added to
the geological collection of the Mass
achusetts Institute of Technology. and
they are only two Of 1000 specimens
OF petrified remains of prehistoric
creatures gathered by Prof Hervey
Sinner and Mrs Sinner during a six
months tour of Bohemia. France. Eng
land. Ireland. Wales and other coun.
tries.
The lobster. a fine specimen. existed
about 100000 years ago. the geolog-
lists calculate. 1t was found In the
mountains near Bohemia and many
miles from the sea.
This Is not to say that Holsters grew