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DUKE OF CONNAuCH1'S
SON TO WE'D The
DUCHESS OF FIFE

London, July ...-Tb. engage
men; OF Prince Arthur OF Connausl :
to the Du.he.. o! FIJI. Is officially
announced. The cour; Circular says.
The Duke of Connaught and Prime.
Arthur visited tn. kins and Queen
this morning. Later tn. King visit.
cd the Princess Royal at her resi-
d.nce In portman Square. Th. King
and Queen received the gratifying
intelligence Of tn. b.iro;hal of hls
Royal Hixhnc.s. Prime. Arthur OF
ConuauKh,. their malsstlcs' cousin.
to her Highne.>. ch. Duchess of Fife.
their MaJcsti-~ niece. to which Ia.
King has gladly given his consent" "
Princess Alexander Victoria A.
ber,a Edwina Louise. elder daughter
Of the Princess Royal aud the late
Duke Of fif. Was born a, East Sheen.
May II. 1891. For tn. iirs; two
Years of her life sh. was prcsumptiy.
Empire. She succeeded To tho Duke
dom Of Fife aud Earitom Of Macduif
on the death Of her father. january
80. 1919. The Princess has not TAX.
en- = prominen, place In society. bu,
none tn. i-.s she has been the sub
jco' OF many matrimonial rumors.
particularly since she inherited her
fathers titles and her share o. his
fortune. which was more than So.
ooo. 900. Al one time II was report
cd that she WAS to bccom. the bride
Of cH-Kins Manuel of Portugal.
TIL. Dukes death. 1t Will b. re
mcmbeicd. followed closely tn. wreck
Of the liner Delhi. near Tangicr. De-
cembcr l3. 1911. In which the Duke,
the Duchess and their two daughters
suffered great hardshiPs.
The boat In which they were being
taken to the shore was sunk by great
waves breaking over her. The royal
party WAS thrown into tn. surf ana
The chronicle=news., 1913-07-29
Help Women
To Good Health

81 s,sry~ssss. Is Sosss, ~. Il.
sah s,ssy hss pessa H. wsy y sssl hsaisk.
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encies. Since October last no Amer
lean livestock has been shipped
has been shipped abroad. and conse-
quently the occupation of the cattle
men 10 gone. The high price OF beef
in the United States and the fact
that this country has lost the Euro
pean cattle export trade to Argenti-
na. explains tho changed conditions.
Another protest against the mod
ern wriExiing dances Is Just making
itself heard. curiousiy enough. how
ever. II does not come from REFORM
ers or persons whose sense OF decen-
cy In offended by the terpsicorean
scrobsticx. Instead II emanates from
the manufacturers OF playing cards
for 70 generally have the tango and
the turkey trot succeeded card play
inE that last year showed a very ser
ious falling off IN the card manufac-
turing business. As the new dances
are most popular with the persons
who formerly were card d-votees the
ease against such dnaoes seems to be
Il clear one. What IN. falling off
actually amounts to IL shown by the
fact that during the last fiscal year
there WAS . decrease OF '1S.;2i
packs OF cards manufactured. or
nearly 30 per cent. Whether or not
this II to be looked upon as another |
~ kv,x. en la 1sII a Q hA NJ oil hal
lanKo and turkey trot depends large
|y on the point Of view ~ to whether
The new dances or the bridge craze
are the lees to be desired.
That the granting of Saturday
half holidays during July and Aug
ist to all Of the city employees OF
New York who work by the day 4,
,oinE to be u costiy plan has already
become apparent. and officials are
n AonderinE Just where the money to
meet the cost. estimated At 100000
10 coming from. Tho controller. to
shom falls the puxsllinE job Of dis
covering some means Of providing
he money. characterizcs tn. outlook
~ 4 very invitink one" particularly
IN view Of the fact that the marsin
II revenue bonds which can he iS-
.ued this year 10 only about S::o.ooo
Borough President McAneny says II
sill cost his department at least
10000 additional. ~ he will hsv.
20 employ extra shifts Of fircmen. en-
Eineers and watchmen. Borough
Prcaident Miller Of th. Bronx csti-
natra that Il will cost him ~ much
u $4,000. The ex,rn cost for the
,ntirc city will probably be In the
,eiei, borhood Of 100000.
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SOLDIERS IN PHILIPPINES
SANER THAN THOSE AT HONE

Washington. d. e.. July :s.-in-
sanity among the American troops
serving IN the Philippines is not
prevalent and n common belief ~
tina, cficc, is disprorcd by figure.
collected by the surgeon general OF
the army. These show there are
more discharges from the army for
mental ailments in the United States
than in the islands. the figures being
..1S per 1000 for the former and
81? for the latter.
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WOMAN'S ILLS
DISAPPEARED
Like Magic after taking Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
North Bangor. N. "a I ha,

used Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound d with
great benefit I feel
II my duty to write
and tell you about il.
I was ailing from fe-
male weakness and
had headache and
backache nearly all
the time. Iwaslat
every month than l
should have bee a
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Siings or bites of insects that are
followed by swcllinys. pain or itch
ing should he treated promptly as
they are poisonous. BALLARD'S
SNOW LiNIMENT countcrac,s the
poison. I: is both antiscptic and
healing. Price 2ac. soc and sl.oO
per bottle. Sold by Hausman Drug
Co,
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BAT. Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. l.s.

Dlate Of Ohio. city of Toledo. T.,
Q Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath tina, he 10
oenior partner Of the frrn or 4. J. cheney
4 Co. doing businc.s In tho City OF To-
lsdo. County and Stat" aforesaid. and
that said firm Will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and cv.
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot h. cured
By the usc OF HALLS CATARRn CURE,
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before mo and subscribed In
my pr--crcc. this 9Th day OF December.
A. u. 1856
(ecaD A. W. GLEASON
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cur" IL taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mn
sous surfaces of the Dystcm. Send 10.
Testimonials. free.
+. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 15c.
4Aks Aalis YARil1 Pills for eoartipAaoa-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
THE SHORT BALLOT.

The short ballot, which is practically
a plan whereby only few leading Off
Gals OF state, county. town or city are
elected and the balance appointed, is
throughout the states, and apparently
is working well in the commonwealth
where II has been adopted At the be-
ginning OF the year II OF the governors
OF the states in inaugural addresses
and other significant statements, gave
their hearty approval thereto; and few
have fallen into the mistake Of lesser
politicians in regarding the measure
as a mere paper-saving device
In Michigan Governor Ferris advo-
Gated constitutional amendment pro-
viding that only the governor and lieu
ance Of the state officers being appoint
ed and designated TO act as his cabi-
net Similar recommendations in eff
feet were made by the governors OF
Colorado and North Dakota. The gov
ernor OF Iowa says: When you want
&c ~ a "a ibAIr 'ANNhr Wien ASu W dA-
administration appoint" and from this
text he dlscOUrses at length on the
question Of divided responsibility
which comes when, as in that state,
even the railroad commissioners. clerk
and reporter OF the supreme court and
are elected. The governor Of Ohio
would have only the governor and lieu.
tenant governor and the judges of the
supreme court elected. and in like
fashion follow the governors of Wyo-
ming, Washington and Illinois, while
Governor SulZer OF New York has Civ.
en- a forcible informal Endorsement
/ Altogether IT now appears that the
same plan which has always been op
erative in the national government will
presently be adopted in the states
counties and towns Always the pres
ident and vice president and the sen
ators and representatives have beef
elected and the complete administra
tive stan appointed So in the states
the chief executive judges and the leg
tslature. in counties the SUPERVISOR
and judge, in towns the supervisor anC
Justices, and in cities the mayor, coun
Gil and city judge might be elected anC
the balance Of the officials appointed
and this with more concentration o
power and better administration O
public affairs.
II is at any rate a plan worth con
sideratiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
THE PARTING WORD

ties at Yale when. without the por-
trait TO CLEAN down on him. he must
depend on the feeble and future cheers
of half-baked students fer sustenance
and support Consider the dark and
Silly watches of the night when he
will awake from troubled dreams to
see in the moonbeam's fitful and ghost
ly flicker no peaceful. Quieting picture
of Mr.. Roosevelt to lull him back 70
tranquil slumber
A drifting ship without a rudder
An explorer without a compass. a
child without an apron string. Mr.
Taft will wander the sunset trails Of
life unpiloted, unguided and unled. It
was the only thing he left, this pic
ture Of Mr.. Roosevelt, but in the leav-
ing he displayed a magnificent self
sacrifice and immolation of personal
desire that his successor and the
country might retain what to him
must have been the steering star Of
his existence, the fixed luminary by
which he shaped his course.
Mr.. Wilson is happy-the country is
happy-but Mr.. Tafts sun Of life is
totally eclipsed. To him it is the tot
tering walls, the cataclysm, the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
lDenver Tmas.l

Denver Times)
One last word OF praise and com
mendation for William Howard Taft
before We leave him to his musty
tones and dusty law books in New
Haven; a parting proof that there is
genuine worth, solid and substan-
tial generosity behind the famous
Haitian smile.
Mr. Taft. retiring from the White
house, did not loot the premises. leav-
ing Mr.. Wilson to begin at the bot
tom OF housekeeping and home build
ing. Mr.. Taft owned many things in
the household utensil line-from nut
meg crater to fur rug; from a mouse
trap TO an oleander in an ex-washtub.
Did Mr.. Taft take them all. reducing
his successor TO pauperism in the
way of furnishings? He did not,
Hanging in his private ofice-the room
he smilingly but probably with an
ache in his heart turned over TO Wood
row Wilson-he left, in a spirit Of
chivalrous liberality and beautiful self
denial, his one priceless possession. a
framed picture Of Theodore Roosevelt.
Think of the drab and sombre days
before Mr.. Taft in his pedagogic dU-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
WOMAN FEELS BRUTE WHO
SEEKS TO MISLEAO HER

Chicago, March 1S.-Chicago may be
no place for q minister's son" as was
said once upon & time, but no such as
pensions were ever made regarding a
minister's daughter
Miss Ora Rose is the foster daugh-
ter Of Rev. A n Mills OF the First
Methodist church Of Wheeling, W. Va.
Miss Rose is a recent arrival and
was seeking employment. At Clark
and Chestnut streets yesterday she
was approached by e kindly appearing
man and accepted his invitation to
take her where she would land & good
position.
He tried to steer her into q rooming
house at $50 Chestnut street. She de
ciined- He tried to drag her The
young woman dropped her purse and
landed on him with both fists. She
was standing over him, waiting the ar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18

for clerks, statesmen, etc; and house
hold arts education" for non-wage-earn-
ing occupations connected with the
home. In other words, the state ought
to make It possible for children to re-
ceive in the public schools instruction
that will At them directly for produc-
tive employment in any OF these use
frh occupations, instead OF sending
them out with little or no training for
the real work they are going to do
Experience has already been sufi-
cient TO indicate in what kind OF
schools this vocational training can be
given. The circular cites a number Of
types OF schools. some based on Euro
pean models, others on American prac-
tice. among them the following: The
sll-oay vocational schools, where the
pupils can spend at least one year IN
all day attendance; the part-time
schools. where boys and girls regular,
ly employed may come for few hours
each week; the evening schools in in.
dustry or agriculture, for persons over
&c years Of age who work during the
day; and similar evening schools OF
/ classes in household arts.
II is significant that the six states
that have already set up systems OF
vocational Observation-Disclosures setts
New York, Connecticut New Jersey
Wisconsin and Indiana-have long had
excellent schools. The newer educa
ton which they are introducing is moi
intended 10 replace the old, but TO sup
plement It; to give training for a spe
cifc employment in addition to tbs
regular schooling, so that the boys AMI
girls may be more efficient and willing
workers, as well as better educated in
dividualR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
WORTH CONSIDERING.

When he imposed sentence upon the
convicted officials OF the cash register
trust, Judge HOLSTER OF Cincinnati
said:
You men belong 70 the walk Of life
which should set the example You
have lost the opportunity that was Civ.
an you by the methods which you pur
sued In your desire for gain you for
got everything else The government
IL strong enough 10 protect its people
whether this protection extends 20 the
transportation Of dynamite across the
land for the purpose OF blowing ~
bridges or 10 the laying OF hands upon
men who seek 70 stife competition by
Illegal business methods"
These words OF the court are worthy
of more than passing thouEht-morC
than casual consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The movement for vocational educa-
lion IN this country Is now in full
swing Six states already have more
pr less complete systems Of vocational
raining. and a number OF others are
considering legislation 20 introduce IN
% the public schools work that will NJ
boys and girls more directly for earn
ng a living In order 20 aid ii the
movement the National Society for the
Promotion OF Industrial Education has
ssued q brief explicit statement OF
Ehat Il considers the main principles
that should undsriie the proposed leg.
lElation. and the United States bureau
~ education. while not giving Official
Endorsement 70 the program as a
whole, IS sending copies OF the pamph.
ets 20 those who sppiy for II.
What are the essentials OF q state
Iystem OF practical eduCationg The
Iociety's oireuisr endesyors 10 answer
This question In Il few short non.
technical paragraphs Il sums up Ger
tain Of the fundamental policies Of Vo-
rational education as this society sees
I. II urges state aid 10 the local COM
nunities. II recognizes four fields OF
vocational training Is the kind the
nate ought 20 furnish it's boys and
girls Industrial education for work
'~- i- The trades and Industries aud in
O.. household. agricultural education
g.. .Gr farmers. commercial education
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
BRYAN PRAISES BOY SCOUTS

William Jennings Bryan, secretary
Of state, who has been watching the
activities OF the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea in Miami. Fla. is a hearty endors-
er OF the scout movement Il believe
in the scout movement" he says. be
cause It teaches the boys an ideal
and an ideal IS everything. II gives
him the highest ideal possible-and
you have no ideal higher than Christ
himself. Service Is the meaning of
greatness. II is true that ne who is
the greatest is he who is Of the most
service. The boy scouts in service
measure the days by their contribu-
don 20 others II we do everything
for self We don't count for much. and
we should measure life not by what
We get out Of it but by what we put in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18

TO 1t. So this scout movement teaches
the boy Of the Importance Of doing
something for others.
NO, you cannot avoid a deep IN
terest in the boy. l am interested in
the scout movement because it gives
the boy something 10 do The best
thing that you can do for the boy is TO
give him something to do. I believe
that we must recognize the desire of
the boy TO do something, therefore the
movement deserves our support.
Il believe IN the movement because
1t teaches the boys cooperation. Some
say that cooperation measures a
mans sanity. Cooperation multiplies
the efficiency Of the individual. So
these boys are brought together and
taught the important lesson of work.
lug together"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

actually saw very little and heard less
Of the things worth reporting. There
is where the team work of the Asso-
ciated Press took precedence. and
where the advantages accorded its
working force came into play AS q
result the Associated Press was every
where where it was important to be,
and later the work Of the artists was
assembled, under the hands of mas
ters, for the full length panorama for
the admiration OF a waiting nation
Perhaps the best show for the visitor
was after the parade. and after the
surging masses on the line of march
had scattered and made room for
themselves. The scene of the even
ing, with its wonderful lights. the pic
lures in electricity OF surprising glory.
accompanied by magnificent display Of
invention in fireworks, gave everybody
better chance in his own right. No
inaugural day was ever more bril-
liant, or more suggestive of the high
cost Of living To great extent. to be
sure, It was the quadrennial gala day
Of the city of Washington. with the
/ figure of the new administration for
setting: but it also was the day of all
the people, bearing their illustration
Of popular rule.
The hurlyburly did not discomfort
the Associated Press. 1t did its skill.
full work without f1urrying a nerve, as
an artist might paint his ideal in leis
urely time in the quiet of his studio
In passing it is well to lift the hat tc
the Associated Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
MANS WAGES NEVER ADVANCE

In all efforts 10 secure higher wages
themselves. Wages never advance.
hey only seem 20. says a writer in the
View York Sun. Had there never been
q strike for higher wages those trades
that now command 50 a day would
row command s. a day. One dollar
q day. S. a day. S. a day. such terms
are but nomenclature
All through the history OF the Unit
cd States the sum paid IN wages in
ny decade has remained pretty even
ly OF 20 per cent OF the total value OF
reduction. Now here now there but
always I'm isolated instances Of months.
trades or localities. the pro rata OF to-
tai wages 70 total production has fall
N as low as IS per cent and risen to
4 per cent. but on the whole II has
ever remained on the line OF % per
cent
Pro rata pay is the real pay. and
while e has a tendency 20 fuc,uate
atlll Il IL but the fuxion OF a natural
and easy adjustment that remains
close 90 the line Of 20 per cent OF the
total value OF a Commuuitys produc
lion.
In the late sos carpenters pay was
g % a day. masous' $l.75. farm hands
So a month with board. seamstresses
~ week In that period the total
mount paid IN wages was 20 per cent
n the total value OF the products OF
America
In time past upon slaves and serfs
who received no wages IN money. quite
20 per cent % the total value OF their
labor was expended
n a minimum rate OF wages were
established by law, set 70 high or low
81 or $40 a DAY. 81 would be but a mat
Tor Of days mot years. few months
before the pro rata of wages 90 pro
'uctiou would find a level az or ueal
20 per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
Fooled.

Suddenly there was an awful crash.
The express wagon was flung into the
ditch by the roadside, where it settled
into a shapeless mass The old horse
that had been attached to it. having
been stripped of harness. trotted, in
rather a frightened way, down a lane,
away from danger. The automobile
that had caused the damage whizzed
away, the driver doubtless having
thought it useless to stop for the pur-
pose Of offering first aid to the in
tured or finding out the extent of the
havoc which had been wrought.
Presently from beneath the wreck
age in the ditch a man crawled.
bleeding at several of his pores and
In various places protruding through
his raiment Slowly and painfully he
rose to his feet, and then, seeing the
automobile rushing away in the dis
lance. he permitted a smile of sweet
satisfaction TO overspread his face as
he said:
"Ha, Twas a good joke meself
played on that felly. He thought l
was goin' to turin out av the road fer
him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-18
A WHISTLER PICTURE.

The Story Of Henry Irvinq's PORTAL,
as Philip q.
The queer ups and downs of a pic
nre are illustrated by the history OF
the portrait by Whistler Of Henry IT.
wing as Philip H. OF Spain. now hang
ing in the Metropolitan museum. IN
New York. Whistler al a precarious
period Of his career asked his friend
Irving 10 sit TO him for a portrait IN
the character IN which Irving was
then playing. Philip II. The portrait
was painted. and Irving. much pleas
ed, requested Whistler TO let him buy
Il and TO name a price not too high
for his slender purse Having had the
pleasure Of Whistler's acquaintance,
the writer can imagine the following
conversation:
Not too high, Jimmy! You know
aha-that actors-now, modsstly. Jim.
myw
MY dear Irving. tbs a masterpiece,
but you shall have It for a song-let
US say a thousand pounds"
Too much. Jimmy-too much.'
Whistler kept the portrait Soon
after. in one Of those unpleasant expe-
rences which be shared with his
great master. Rembrandt, he was sold
out for debt. Rembrandt was sold
out only twice. The Butterfly" IN
derwent three such forced sales.
Irving heard OF the sale Unknown
20 Whistler. he was able TO buy his
portrait at the auction for a song, and
then IN a spirit OF friendly retaliation
he invited the Butterfly" TO dinner.
After the coffee and cigars he remark
ed. Aha, my dear Jimmy. you must
see my latest acquisition" and invited
him IN TO see his pictures. not men
tioning the fact that he had bought
the portrait Whistler went from one
picture 10 another, criticisinE. admir-.
ing. with that subtle. biting wit Of his
and coming In front Of the portrait,
he gayly remarked. Aha, What have
We here? Ny cOngratulation Henry
the best picture in your collection" -
He never turned & hair. This picture
after Irving's death brought $4,000
ct auction in London. aud We are
lucky to- have it here now. This was