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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
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average culture, and they are "up
against it,
So it isn't always that tired feeling
that keeps the husbands away from
social gatherings, but plain fright.
Then, again, there are women
brought to the grass wife" state be-
cause their husbands are simply too
selfish to permit the wife any recrea-
ton away from the home. A wife's
place is at the freside and with her
children. A man, of course. must go
out into the world, and il he wishes
to go forth at night as we'll as dur
ing the day, that of course is the mas
culine privilege.
Therefore, he goes to lodge, or to
"Gus's place" or to a moving picture
show, while mother tucks the Riddles
in bed and then dutifully takes up the
mending to while away her time until
his return.
There is the husband who is too
/ blamed stingy to take his wife any
where. He won't even go out himself
if it's going to cost him car fare. He,
too, breaches loud and long about the
joys of home and women's duties, with
out stopping to think that when wo-
man has too much OF home it's like
having too much of any other thing,
no matter how good it is.
The eight-hour man has no right to
work his wife on a 16-hour schedule
in the home business While he's at
tending to his duties in shop or Office,
with every facility, everybody helping
and no small aud mischievous hands
hindering, his wife is managing bust,
ness at home that would take all of his
wits and ingenuity and manual ability
to keep going-more than he's using to
hold his salaried job.
It's a rest and change for this man
to get home. But there's no such rest
and change for the wife, who stays
right on the job.
A man who wants a happy home
needs to make some effort toward it
The woman can't do it all. And while
! it may be an effort to sometimes pro
vide an evening recreation, or follow
the wife's plans for an evening out, the
feeling of contentment that follows il
more than enough reward for the eff
, fort.
. Housekeeping is a glorious occupa
ton, but let no man forget that it i.
, hard work, often discouraging work
, and that Jill is exactly like Jack IL
) that all work and no play will max,
} her mighty duh girl-a discontentet
) one, too, and hard to live with.
, Besides-a woman does dearly Low,
: to be proud of her husband. Tha
ought to make some men spruce III
5 and try to be a credit to themselves.
: a woman can pass a perfectly joyfu
] evening; in her tightest shoes AM
most excruciating corset, if she ca
/ feel justifiable pride in a spouse VIII
/ is there in the flesh and looking at hi
4 ease. You can't be very proud of
: man who begins to snore at $50 p. m
e or who, in society, acts and looks a
f interesting as a sawdust man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

In a call to arms the Chicago Inter-
Ocean urges loyal republicans 10 as.
semble at Springfield Lncoln's birth.
day. and there in the shadow of the
tomb OF the martyred president, sol
EMMY dedicate themselves to the work
Of Kidding the grand old party of so
Cialists and traitors The socialists
are Jones, Merriam followers. and the
traitors are Deneenites. President Lin.
coin, whose sense Of humor was mag.
nificently developed. would thoroughly
enjoy this could he come back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

was s26,oO0,OOO. They yield today an
annual interest of AIS per cent
Now, It is obvious that the express
company did two things: First, it
charged the public in express rates
enough to yield an extra profit OF
100 per cent, in 1898 and 200 per cent
in 1907. Second, it made interest pay
ments on the bonds issued as divi-
dends a charge upon the public
When the bonds come due and are
paid off, the capital stock will be in
creased by an amount equal to the
amount Of the bonds. And the pub
lie will be expected pedpetually to
pay dividends on this stock If the
bonds are never retired the charge
will continue just the same.
In the last analysis what the public
did was to give back to the express
company stockholders their original
investment multiplied by three and
made the gift one calling for AZ per
cent additional annually.
There is no law TO stop this kind
Of financing. There is resident in the
interstate commerce commission q
power TO reduce rates so as to make
impossible these earnings that would
make a baron turn green with envy,
but it is power which the commission
is apparently averse to exercising in
the vigorous manner that justice and
equity alike demand.
wherein the interstate commerce com
mission as at present constituted has
made a move in the least detrimental
to the carrying interests Of the coun
TRY?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
CHAUFFEUR KILLS RICH
MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Jan. 29.-J. ].
Moore, wealthy coal dealer, who was
shot Saturday in a revolver duel with
Samuel L. Timothy, chauffeur, near
the residence of Mrs. Moore in Hills
boro, a suburb, died last night. The
beautiful widow OF Mr.. Moore is i'm
INJURED in her residence, where she
has lived alone since she brought an
unfruitful divorce suit two months
ago. She refuses to see anyone.
Moore's statement of the shooting,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Modern Melody.

"S6Ctt "StSaJs
Sing a song Of nothing
Ting-a-ling-a-ling-
For the words don't matter;
Jingle Is the thing.
If the tune is catchy
Take the words that come.
It will do to whistle
Or to idly hum.
II you know the chorus
OF the modern song
That will be sufficient.
You can get along.
And you will be never
Wholly up q stump.
You can keep II going
With an umpty Jump.
1t Is wasted effort
Writing out the verse.
No one stops to learn 1t.
Good or bad or worse.
What It may be saying
No one needs to care
II he knows the chorus
And the breezy air.
Tooty, beauty, duty
Anything to fit.
II 1t has q jingle
1t will make a hit.
As the old piano keys
Noises skyward fling
Sing a song of nothing
Ting-a-ling-a-ling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
.EmlAKM.60EX

A man may be tired from his days
work, but that Is no reason for making
grass wife" out Of his better half.
A woman who attends TO her own
household, and keeps everything in
good order from the family clothes to
the family table, is pretty tired, too
when night comes; and If her day has
been spent with the lesser intelligence
OF young children, or perhaps with
out opening my mouth all day long
as is the case with many and many
lonely wife-she is apt to desire some
kind Of a change when evening comes.
But, il this tired woman mentions to
her tired husband that little recrea-
ton would do both of them good, and
that she would like to have him accom-
pany her to the theatre or to gath
ering Of friends, or any social affair,
he puts on an injured air and wants
to know If a fellow can't have a min
ute's peace at home without being
dragged out to some fool thing where
he has to put on good clothes and ex-
ercise good manners.
There are women-good wives who
married for love and companionship-
who are never seen in public with their
husbands. They 60 about alone to
matinees, to women's afternoon affairs,
or in the evening with another woman
/ or some masculine relative as escort.
/ They have long since given up trying
/ to persuade their husbands to escort
them anywhere. They are the poor
grass wives" who, though their hus'
bands are living and undivorced, might
almost as well have no husbands at all
/ for all the companionship such men
| give them.
And If she stays at home is she any
less Of grass wife,"
Hardly. She may have one of these
domestic husbands" who nod over the
evening paper or take up some hobby
to the exclusion of anybody else. Or
he may be the kind who puts on his
the time in congenial masculine com
pany.
When such man is coaxed or prod
ded into anything where he is expect
ed to act like civilized social animal
he finds his conversation doesn't fit
He can't adapt himself to the occasion
He feels like baby elephant among
the prettily dressed women and tn,
properly coated men. He pushes hi
chair hard against the wall, trying t,
look unconscious and wishing he wa
in Halifax and vowing he'll never
s. help him, trot around with that wifi
of his'n again.
The grass wife" is peculiar to thi
land of the free" where men conside
1t beneath them to cultivate the socia
graces, men who can talk nothing be-
yond their own particular shop" wit
maybe a one-sided view on politics an
something about sports. Put a bunc
of these men together and they'll mar
age TO converse for while. But plac
them in mixed company of people G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Jan. 20 in American
History

1T56-Henry Lee c'Light Horse Har-
ry'o, soldier, father of General
Robert E. Lee, born; died 1918.
Colonel Lees career in the Revo-
lntionary war was marked by nu-
merous exploits. In eulogy On
Washington he used the memorable
words. First in war first in peace
and first in the hearts OF his coun-
trymen."
1S43-WiIIiam Mckinley, twenty-hfth
president of the United States,
born at Niles. o.; died at Buffalo,
y. Y. Sept. II, 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Commits Suicide In Station

Monmouth. Jan. Ell A. Draper,
instructor in manual training at Rose
vile public school, committed suicide
in the Burlington station here. ORA
per was a graduate Of the Massachus-
etts Institute Of Technology and had
been a student of a Wisconsin normal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Ornanlze Good Roads Club

bingham, Jan. 29.-Farmers from
all sections OF the country attended
the good roads convention here Satur-
day. The Efingham County Good Roads
club was organized with A. D. Mccall
len as president and Bliss E. 10y as
secretary-treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Perhaps II Is not fair TO ask whether
the reference to the rich man and the
needles eye has been cut out of the
bible which was purchased IL New
York recently for $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
ILLINOIS NEWS
Kills Wife and Self.

Marion. Jan. 29.-James Goodman,
respondent because OF i'll health which
prevented him from working. shot and
killed his wife while she was at work
in the telephone exchange at Galatia,
Saline county, and then killed himself
His body fell across that Of his wife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

If the duke OF Connaught admits
that there are only three generations
between shirt sleeves in this country,
be should study Whitelaw Reds rise
10 fortune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
No Law to Stop IL?

In 1908 an S5press company doing
business in this country declared a
100 per cent dividend on the existing
stock and paid il in bonds.
In 1907 the same company declared
D 200 per cent dividend and paid it
also, in bonds.
The total Of bonds thus issued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Have YOU a weak throat

HaVe you a weak thIoat! 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
If you will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be
saved much trouble. Sold by all drug
Sists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Gets Life Term for Murder.

Champaign, Jan. 29.-James Young,
colored, was found guilty OF the muir
der of Albert Stahl, white, and sentenc-
ed TO a life term in the penitentiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Boomers OF the Roosevelt hysteria
do not seem to understand that mem
bers Of the Ananias club hold the bal
ance of power in all the principal
states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Fittino Conditions,

az am getting up new version of
the Bible for the wealthy
"Do you think they will like it?"
"They can't help 1t. l am going to
make the discovery that the part about
going through the eye Of needle reads
"microbe' instead Of camel"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

"Ty Cobb demands $4,000 for a the
atrical engagement" SO Ty has final
ly treated himself to the luxury of a
press agent!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Senator Guggenheim says he will
not be a candidate for reelection, and
yet somebody says the insurgents have
accomplished nothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Saw the Wagon.
"Oh, I'm a gay
dog!"
Better loo K
out, then"
For what?"
THE dog catch
er. He's JUS t
around the cor
ner."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Mean Thinn.

"a woman is as old as she looks"
Heavens. Are you so ancient?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Governor Deneen might make guess
as 10 what he will want next, and then
note how IL takes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

The bill introduced IN the lower
branch Of Congress providing for
lines is fathered by Congressman
William J. Carey, of Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Substitute.

On wisdom I would like 10 wait
While through LIES alleys stalking,
But. as the effort Is too great
Ill take u ont In falklr-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Described.

Described.
what is her makeup"
"As to brain or complexionT
Both"
"Most all gray matter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Exclaimed,

''What Is philosophy"
"The science of other peoples trou-
bles."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

school He came here from Chicago,
where his father lives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Monday, January 20, 1912.

DO you feel yourself slipping these
days?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Hum0r and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN ~. .sNsra

A MAN will spend fifteen minutes
cleaning the snow of his walks
and then bore his friends for a week
talking of the glorious benefits Of ex-
ercise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
His Creditor,

his Creditor.
THE world owes me living"
Then I'll get out an injunction
against it's paying you anything till
you settle up with me-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Social status is determined some
times by blood, sometimes by place of
residence and sometimes by ones
wife's ability to keep a cook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

We shouldn't mind riches taking
wings If they would only fit to US in
stead Of from us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924,
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill len
tered at the postolce as second-class
matter.I
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Many a tribute to good sense is earn
ed by keeping silent at the right time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Cautious.

"Would you call him a drinking
MANI
mo, wouldn't"
"Then he doesn't drink"
81 didn't say. I wouldn't call him a
drinking man. don't care to get my
head punched"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

1t would be quite possible TO get
much comfort out of life If our wives
were not afraid of what the neighbors
would say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

"Be careful how you walk around
here"
"WhyT
Because you may step on some Of
these good resolutions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
Why7

"Do you know what we always say
when a rich man dies:"
"No. Whatf'
"Poor fellow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs-Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
Complaints of delivery service should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where It is desired to have
paper discontinued, as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communications OF s-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
ever fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments: Central
Union. West i45 and li45; Union Elee-
trio. 5I45.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-10

stantly, but seemed embarrassed for
a reply.
''Oh, say, you know!" l urged him.
He started to speak. then pulled up.
His breath went out in sort of sigh.
And he just stood there looking at
me, and looking kind of scared.
Fact! Perfectly irreproachable serv-
ice for five years; and now here, dash
it, showing emotion and that sort of
thing just like-well, like people, by
Jove! Cad, don't mind saying l was
deyilish put out! l screwed my glass
rather severely and he made another
go:
Il hope, Mr. Lightnut, sir, you'll try
to pardon me, sir, but + Well, in
deed, sir, the mistake wasn't mine;
it was the dealers fault, you know,
sir"
"Oh!"
Jenkins cleared his throat with an
effort, his eyes rolling at me apologet-
ically. When he spoke there was a
tremble in his utterance, and it was
rather husky:
why, sir" he began in a low tone,
you told me to have your dealer ship
this gentleman, this Mr. Mastermann,
a dozen boxes of Paloma perfectos-
your favorite brand, you know, sir
ninety dollars the hundred"
He paused, his fingers resting trem-
blingly on the edge of the table.
"An error, sir, Of the shipping clerk.
He"
With murmured apology, jenkins
paused to wipe his forehead. l saw
that the perspiration had gathered in
great drops. Then he seemed to
gather himself for resolute effort,
his eyes fixing themselves upon me
with the most extraordinary express
ston-kind of half-frightened, half-des-
perate glare-that sort of thing, don't
you know. 1 began to feel deyilish
uncomfortable and edged away.
And he made another plunge: They
sent him"
And, dash me If he didn't stick
again! 1t just looked like he couldn't
get past. But encouraged him-just
like you have to do horse, you know
and this time he got over:
They sent him a dozen boxes of
'Hickey's Pride, sir, instead"
He spoke in a low, choking voice
and looked me full in the eye-the
kind of look you get when chaps
boxing with you, you know-that sort
of thing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-10
BAKING Economy.

BY the use of perfect baking powder
the housewife can derive as much econ
omy as from any other article used in
baking and cooking. In selecting bak-
Ing powder. therefore, care should be ex-
ercised to purchase one that retains its
original strength and always remains the
same thus making the food sweet and
wholesome and producing sufficient leay-
ening gas to make the baking light.
Very little of this leayening gas Is pro-
duced by the cheap baking powders, max
ing it necessary TO use double the guam
tity ordinarily required to secure good re-
suits.
You cannot experiment every time you
make a cake or biscuits, or test the
strength of your baking powder to ma
out how much of it you should use: yet
with most baking powders you should DO
this for they are put together so care
lessly they are never uniform, the quallty
and strength varying with each can pur-.
chased.
Calumet Baking Powder is made OF
chemically pure ingredients of tested
strength Experienced chemists put 1t up
remain always the same. Sealed IN ar
tight cans Calumet Baking Powder does
not alter in strength and is not affected
by atmospheric changes.
In using Calumet you are bound TO nave
uniform bread, cake or biscuits, as Calu-
or adulterating ingredients so commonly
used to increase the weight Further, II
produces pure wholesome food and is a
baking powder of rare merit; therefore IS
recommended by leading physicians ana
chemists 1t complies with all the pure
The goods are moderate in price, and any
lady purchasing Calumet from her gro
GER if not satisfied with 1t can return ~
and have her money refunded.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-10
SHE QUIT COFFEE
And Much Good Came From 1t.

It is hard to believe that coffee will
put a person in such a condition as it
did a woman Of Apple Creek, o. She
tells her own story:
Il did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said l liked
it so well | woIld not quit drinking it,
even if it took my life, but was a
miserable sufferer from heart trouble
and nervous prostration for four years
q was scarcely able to go around at
all. Had no energy. and did not care
fer anything. Was emaciated and had
a constant pain around my heart until
/ thought | could not endure it.
felt as though was liable to die any
time
Frequently I had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleep
away. and any little noise would up
set me terribly. l was gradually get.
ting worse until finally one day, it
came over me, and l asked myself
what is the use of being sick all the
time and buying medicine so that !
can indulge myself in coffee?
$50 l thought 1 would see if l could
quit drinking coffee, and got some
Postum to help me quit. I made it
strictly according to directions, and
1 want to tell you that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
to quit coffee because I had the
Postum which I Ike better taan l
liked the old coffee. One by one the
old troubles left, until now I am in
splendid health, nerves steady, heart
all right, and the pain all gone. Never
have any more nervous chills, don't
take any medicine, can do all my
homework, and have done a great
deal besides.
My sister-inIaw. who visited me
this summer had been an invalid for
some time. much as was. / got her
30 quit coffee and drink Postum. She
gained FIVE pounds in three weeks,
and 1 never saw such a change in any.
ones health"
There's a reason"
Ever reaS the above letter. new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-10
His Preference.

A distinguished eye surgeon tells a
good story of his hospital days. Three
other young, newly fedged oculists
and himself were chatting in their
quarters in the hospital when the con-
versation turned, as was natural in
young men, upon the beauty Of differ
ent colors OF eyes. One championed
the superior bri1liancy and sparkle OF
the blue eye; another the depth and
fire of the brown, while the third was
all for the clear, cool light of the
hazel After they had exhausted their
eloquence, with the usual effect of con-
firming themselves in their original
opinions, the fourth young sawbones
suddenly broke in:
81 don't care hang about your blue
eyes, or your brown eyes, or your gray
eyes! Just give me sore eyes and
plenty of 'em-and I'll be happy!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-10
When to Call the Doctor.

When to summon the doctor IS a
point which has probably puzzled most
people at one time or another, but in
the case of throat and intestinal
troubles there should be no uncertain
ty, says a medical authority. The doc
tor should be summoned at once, for
the sore throat may be diphtheria, and
the intestinal symptoms may mean
peritonitis, appendicitis or any one Of
a dozen complications of serious char
acter. Valuable time and the golden
opportunity may be wasted by wait
ing for symptoms that are severe
enough to justify calling the doctor.