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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
Edges and Insertion

Ali linen ecru and white cluny Edges and
Insertion, to inches wide, up 90
to SOC values for, yard ........ACC
18-inch Swiss and Cambria Embroidered
Corset Cover and Flouncings, dainty pat
terms, up to SOC values, 21c,
One Lot of 90 inch Au-over Embroidery
solid and cycle patterns, CSC values ACC
yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08

Womens Romeo s-strap Sandals, SIS values;
ems high Shoes and Oxfords, SO to IS 4 40
values while they last, pair .......V 40
Odd lots of Womens Strap Slippers, Juliet Side
Gore Slippers and Mems House Slippers, regular
ly $135 and $3.50 values, co.
while they last .........................0 10Y
White Sea Island Pumps, with detach- 10
able straps Regular 50 values 49, ~
Women's So Black Velvet Pumps, made from
black velvet on shape lasts. Regu- n - ~
lar So values. Cheering price ........ y AsA0
Women's Patent Colt Colonial Pumps, beautiful
low cuts in all sizes; 81 values for 40 Qo
clearing at, pair .....................~<N 'O~
Women's 81 Dull Calf Colonial Pumps, new and
nifty styles. Every size up to Sh IN 10
Clearing price ........................%A sG y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08

Women's 81 Gray Whipcord Top Shoes, gun metal,
one of this seasons best sellers Bright and snap
py. Most ev cry size in the lot. Regu- q - 00
lar 81 values for clearing. the pair ~ AsOS
Another shipment of those Barefoot Sandals. in
all sizes from childrens No. up to misses No.
2. Clearing price CO.
is 79c $50 and Observation-Disclosures. SOS
Women's $3.50 dull kid blucher Oxfords with hand
turned soles, plain soft and Cuban heels Cool
and very dressy. For clearing, ~ GA
the pair at only ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sOAf
Choice of all Mems 81 or SIS Shoes, 40 10
20 % OF on Any Boys or Childs' Oxford or Shoe.
in our large stock Shoes, Main Floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
HOW TO SAVE
MONEY!!

NANI4NL l.
Do you know that if
you buy at the right
time you can get every
thing you need all the
year round for much
less than usual cost?
That's thrift-and thrift
means: fortune, success,
prosperity.
All you have to do is
to plan ahead, watch
the Young & McComb
advertisements, and buy
when for some reason
or other we are selling
things for less than
usual.
We sell always at the
lowest market prices,
but in such a large bust
ness as this some things
are sold every day for
even less. The loss is
divided among perhaps
a hundred manufacture
ers, so it falls heavily on
no one.
Suppose you begin to-
morrow and see how
much money you can
save.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
16-button White Silk
Gloves, Regular
81. Is Values, &C.

The Niagara Maid Company is the
strictest inspector of Gloves of which
we know. If an imperfection appears,
be it ever so slight, it is thrown out
and sold as second" quality Glove.
Knowing their policy, we went to
them, and through a special conces-
sion secured a picked assortment of
200 dozen (2,400) pairs, in white only.
In practically every pair tue imper-
lection is so slight that no one but an
expert can find them, and only then
if shown where the imperfection is.
For ordinary wear they are as good,
no better, than the regular $125 Silk
Gloves made by the Niagara Maid peo-
pie. They have the double tip fingers,
giving extra strength, and are similar
in every way, in material, workman
ship, and cut to all their S1.25 t.
button length silk Gloves. All sizes
to choose from. Come tomorrow, and
buy as many pairs as you choose, at
only, per pair, 69c.
SIC 27-inch Tussah Silk DC
Also in this lot we offer silk mixed
Pongees in red. light blue, old rose,
etc. Sold up to 5sc, July Clearing
Sale price, yard, 22c.
SOC 27-inch all Silk Japs 29c
In good desirable shades, reseda
green, light and dark navy, tan, etc.
Regular soc a yard, this July Clear
ance Sale price only, yard. 2ee.
27-in SIC Striped Ratine 39c
Silk striped Ratine, regular 5Sc quail
ity, light blue, oyster white, light tan
and leather colors. July Sale price
per yard, 3ec.
Silk, West Aisle Front, Main Floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
Sc 27-inch Tussah Silk DC

Also in this lot we offer silk mixed
Pongees in red. light blue, old rose.
etc. Sold up to SIC, July Clearing
Sale price, yard, 22c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
SOC 27-inch all Silk Japs 29c

In good desirable shades, reseda
green, light and dark navy, tan, etc.
Regular soc a yard, this July Clear.
ance Sale price only, yard. 2ec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
Package Goods Just Half Price

small line package goods consisting of Combination Suits
Good All stamped with floss
and
values Clearing Sale
Goods eeond Floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
The world famous Bohn-Syphon
and Minnesota RefrigeratOrs-

used and vouched for by of the leading American rail-
roads todayhavent superior in refrigeration perfection
Everything found these Quality Zee Boxes that be
wished
sale reducing Refrigerator fifth Basement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-08
one-Half Off All Fancy Dress Trimmings.
Young & EicCombs
One-Fourth Off All Porch Furniture.

Merchandise
Clearance da Specials
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has been employing folk for these
three last years TO find out where
you'd hidden yourself and persuade
you TO come home TO her. Yes, for
three years. Master Paul, she has
had continual search made for you.
We have heard OF you here. and VIC
have heard OF you there"-he waved
his shaky hands-adding quickly.
but then the track has been lost
you have disappeared again"
Paul hung his head.
II did my best TO hide myself. I
never thought she could forgive
forget"
What is there that mother can't
forgive?" the old butler answered.
for the moment forgetting his posi-.
ton. speaking from the fullness OF
his heart
But do you know what did,"
Paul exclaimed. Tho sn-tho
crime--I wasyguilty Off"
Capper shook his head
no. Master Paul: and don't tell
me, for Mrs. Challoner never told
anyone" he answered; 'she kept her
sorrows to hcrself-ler secrets. But
there. have done with the past, sir
have done; you've come home. and
won't you understand the sort of
welcome that awaits you when | tell
you that your mother has made
great feast every Christmas Day
since You left home-just the Same
MS she has done tonight and she
has asked those TO il who are what
the world would cali failures, sup.
pose? Why. she has sought out her
guests herself, going down into the
depths to find them, and been
mothc, to them In her tender way
and shc gives them OF her best But
It's all for your sake, Master Paul
Just for your sake; for she wants 10
feel that IN entertaining these poor
lost boys OH Christmas Day she :s
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showing the world ut largo that her
heart Is with her prodigal son--the
son who has returned to her to-
night"
The old man knelt down. coughing
huskily; but Paul took no notice OF
tho buffers emotion. for his eyes
were fixed on woman who was
making her swift way down the wide
staircase-a woman who had come
out to See who the new arrival
might be-her eager heart In her
mouth. for this was mother con-
tinually GU tho watch.
She was a tall woman with dark
hair and dark eyes. and diamonds
flashed round her throat, but her
eyes shone brighter than my jewels
as she peered sharply down into the
hall and saw the loan, young figure
o! her son, and her cry. as she ran
forward with outstretched arms,
with hcaving breast, was eloquent or
passionate mothcrhood-wild beautt.
full and wonderful.
My SON.. she cried. MY eon
who has returned to me! My sonl"
And when Paul would have fallen at
her feet and half worsh!pped his
mother, he was caught by his
mothers arTns-presscd TO his moth.
er's heart.
lie tried to murmur out an appeal
Tor forgiveness, to whisper that he
knew he had sinned and done emiss.
but Rachel. who had endured such
sharp nnllction and her soul had
been newborn. only atooped and
stopped hia confession with kisses.
No, mol" she cried You are
not 10 ask me to forgive you, Paul.
J have Norgivcn yon long ago. Be.
sides. ought TO ask your forgive
ness. for L mother should never be
too stern and hard But all that Is
over and done with. You arc my
dearly loved son, aud you have come
homo TO the. and | have made q
ieast iii your honor--a great feastl"
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como up TO the fiat With me. ain
living with my married sister now
and just came down town for a
few things to hang OH the Riddles
tree. Come on UP and help us fix
the things"
jake thanked her, but remon-
strated that his attire was scarcely
suitable for an evening call. Mario
insisted that his clothes made no
difference to her and that her sister
would surely think the same. Any
way. no matter what her sister
might think. Jake was her friend.
and that settled it.
They walked to Fourth avenue
and took the subway TO Harlem,
Jake insisting on spending ten
cents OF his precious quarter for the
carfarc. although Marie had tried
to shove dime into his hand
On the way up Jake told his
story. laying tho blame on hard
luck" and the State officials who
had put racing on the bum
Marie listened With quiet atten.
ton. nodding her head here and
there and interfering question
now and then AS tho cx-bookic
seemed about 20 drift away from his
story.
jake was introduced 20 .laude
and John, her husband. They were
either too busy decorating tiny
Christmas tree on stand in the
corner of the room. Or else they
didn't care. Tor neither cvinced dis
approval OF jake.
He WAS made to feel q: home in
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the little family icrcle. and entered
with keen enjoyment the work OF
trimming the tree and arranging the
presents for the two children fast
asleep IN the mex; room.
The final arrangement completed
Maude and her husband took a last
peek ut the sleeping Riddles and
called Jakio 10 sec them.
AS the little group stood in the
doorway. jake noticed that John
put his arm about Maude's waist
and that the light IN Maudc's eyes
shonc with ID peculiar brilliance as
she snuggled closer. It was a
picture Of domestic love and felicity
and 1t touched Jake deeply.
John and Maude, having retired
for the night. Jake and Marie were
left alone in the parlor.
Seated before tho fireplace. where
the gas log was throwing forth a
CHEEKY heat, jake asked Marie
about herself
She had LEFT the chorus and all
her former gay companions and was
now employed in q millinery estab-
iishment
What's the matter with the show
game?" asked Jake. 400 fast for
your
Yes, Jake. Somehow or the
other I couldn't let myself drift like
the others had, and when came up
here to live with Maude and John
and the kids, we'll. they didn't
think it was the best thing for the
kids TO have their aunt in the
chorus. Not that they objected To
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the chorus part OF Il. but then there
arc so many other things that 20
with It. The gay company. the
loose way CT living and things o,
that sort"
80 you cut it out for the sake o,
The kids
Yes. for tho kids and for my own
sake. was becoming tired OF the
life, and tho home lifo here seemed
to touch something in me and make
mo want TO live right There Is
nothing in this fast life, jake: the
right way IS the only way. You may
prosper for time on the wrong
road, but sooner or later you como
10 grief
Yes, she was right. Jakio knew.
The wrong way had dragged him
down. Drink and loose companions
had brought him to his present
level
For long time he sat and gazed
ct the fire. When next he spoke
there was tenderness in his voice
such as had never been there before.
Say. Marie" he said. do You
think you could help mo get on the
right track, the honest road? I,
want to try. ! see how happy you
are. and what change it has made
in you. | am going to try"
1enderIy she put her hand on his
arm. Il am glad that you will try
You know I always liked you. Jake.
Somehow you were different from
the rest of the old crowd, for you
were always gentleman in your
manner. You never would stand
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tenuated form, whose boots were
broken and fearful to behold But
the lad looked gentleman. even in
his rags-a gentleman who had
fallen maybe from heaven into hell.
and when Paul saw this poor wreck
of humanity making his entrance. all
undismayed, into his mothers house
"a welcome and evidently expected
guest-ne squared his own shout.
ders and faint flush Of color lit up
his whito face.
Good Lord" he muttered. Cocoa
Lord, If my mother welcomes suc,,
vagabonds as that poor wretch to her
board she will surely make room
there for me-room for her prodigal
son!"
ie ran boldly UP the steps Of his
mothers house and rang the bell.
Tho door opened, and Paul gazed
straight into tho pitIfu! eyes OF the
old butler. who seemed TO have some
difficulty in recognizing his young
master for a second. but who finally
gave hoarsc, yet triumphant cry:
You've come home. Master Paul.
You've come home on Christmas Day
10 eat your Christmas dinner. Oh,
thank God for this. sir!"
What does it all mean-this-
this dinner-and to such strange
guests?" Paul stammercd as he
spoke. and stood shivering on tho
threshold, conscious of wonderful
blaze of light and subtle sense OF
warmth and kindncss-aware, in dull,
hazy fashion. that no had come
home.
What does It mean, Master Paul."
The butler stretched out eager,
tremulous old hands and drew his
young master in. Why, 1t Just
means this. dear Master Paul" he
continued.
Your mother-poor dear lady
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CT pink. the diamond horseshoe.
which had adorned mis- multi-colored
tie was. perhaps, a bit oversize, but
wit.al he had radiated with that
ready money look.
The dying out of the racing sport
and too frequent trips to tho bar had
lcf. jake stranded. without Il friend
In the world
Silently and moodiy Jake reflected
on his hard lot. His chin, with its
two days growth of heavy black
beard. that same heavy beard which
had always shone through his
pallid skin and had earned for him
his cognomen OF "Blacb Jackie"
trembled little. and the thin blue
lips pulsated with low nuttcred
maledictions heaped upon the world
in general. The sporting element
soon forgets old pals down on their
LUCK. he reflected.
VIGOROUSLY scanning the faces OF
choppers emerging from Tic doorway
OF department store. Jakie's face
lighted up as he saw petite figure
laden With many bundles start across
the Sidewalk. Marie Lccourt: Yes.
!: must be she. Marie, the pretties:
giri in me Foliies chorus. Should he
SPEAK 70 her? Perhaps she would
have q; least kind word for the
fellow who had bought her many
dinners at swell cafes and had
layisaed his money on her when he
had l. lnstinctiyely ne starred
torward his hand on his ancient
velour hat. the one relic OF palmy
days
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But almost as he started he
checked himself. No, II would be
better not to speak TO Marie. for she.
like al! the rest OF the old crowd.
would turn him down. would refuse
to speak to bum
He stepped back to the shelter O.
the elevated pillar just as Marie
turned To cross the street Her
bright eyes twinkling with good
cheer she came up quito close to
jake. Suddenly fash of recog-
milton crossed her countenance and
she almost dropped her packages as
she rushed forward
Jake" she cried. els 1t really
you? Where have you been? What
are you doing here and where are
you going?"
Before Jake could think of an
answer 70 the questions which
called for a recital of almost his
entire lifc's history. she went on:
For goodness sake. Jake. you
IDOL: sight, What's the idea OF
all this poor folhsy makeup? Is It
stall or are you really forced to
wear thcm?''
Forced is right" replied Jake.
I'm broke. l saw you as You came
out OF the etorc. but didn't know
whether YOU would want to speak
TO me or not"
Silly" laughed Marie. Want to
speak TO my old pal? OF course.
do. And now that I have seen you
NC are going TO have good old :
fashioned chat, but We can't stand
here lin this We: and talk. You
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YOONC---By Professor George Brandes

Beware o. 200 MUCH tobacco. 1t
vitiates the air and clouds your mind.
IL transforms necessary thoughts into
idle dreams.
Beware OF onions! Onions on beef
steak, In salads, everywhere! Ii
makes your breath foul and murders
The joy Of kissing.
DO not beware Of coffee, but beware
OF tho idca tina, you may read your
tate in The grounds. Beware OF all
superstition posing as faith: beware
Of III! dark seiimcnts
beware OF gambling. Gamblers on
He stock exchange have made all the
green helds of Denmark into one Il.
gaHtic green table, at which all the
fools OF the country are continually
gambling and losing Remember
Gocthc's advice in Faust:
such G den rcdiichCn Gewinn.
Sci or klein schcllcnlauter Thor"
d. Beware of dissipation and dcbauch.
cry. but 90 not beware Of love, which
Is OF great Importance to the college
student.
Love promotes imagination ana
makes it productive. Love Is like
the inns OF Spain: lou find nothing
there but what you bring along your
self
Love IS like a railroad system: II
causes great many accidents, but
1t teaches you to be punctual.
y rendezvous Is always made mt an
exact time and place, but rs rule
one of the parties t. either lato or
waits In anothc.' street.
This Is why every battle Ia lost. A
battle i3 a rendezvous on Il larger
scale, arranged at IL certain time and
n certain place. wher then regularly
too late quite other troops than those
Which were ordered there arrive and
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him to DO that. Had Rachel been
eating her Christmas dinner alone
that evening il would have been diff.
ferent, OF course. Ho would have
gone in and thrown himself on his
knees at her feet crying out that he
had sinned, but az 1t was-
Cold sleet was falling, and 1t was
bitter night, but Paul could not
make up his mind to move on, so he
took up his station by the area rail.
ings-waitipg 20 SEQ his mothers
guests arrivc--thc guests she had
hidden to her feast
He waited-expecting the car.
riages and the motors OF the pros
porous to dash up to his mothers
door every moment. But they failed
to come. Yet to Paul Challoner's
intense surprise other guests began
to appear. bit guests who came on
foot
Strange guests, too--very strange
guests, indeed; men whose shabby,
thrcadbarc clothes betrayed the fact
that they and poverty had more thun
n nodding acquaintance with each
other: who looked as II they had
been lighting fate and circumstance
and had been badly worsted in tho
struggle; and once or twice Paul
could have sworn that he detected
prodigals-greater prodigels than
himself even-nscending the steps
OF his mothers house, and being ad,
mittcd into the great mansion.
The door flung wide 10 them, toe.
With the butler in cvidcnce--thc old
butler whom Paul had known since
the days OF his earliest childhood
and footmcn lowering behind All
honor. 1t appeared, being paid to
these poor derelicts.
Paul edged UP 20 the steps. Tho
door had just closed behind tho last
guest-a broken.doNu youth. whose
clothes hung loosely around his at.
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their only child
Rachel absolutely refused to give
Paul the money ho wanted She was
thunderstruck to find that he had
contracted this so-called debt OF
honor since he had been sent down"
aud after all her lectures and admo.
misunderstanding out at night, long
after her stiff household had retired
to rest, to mix with riotous and dis.
orderly companions.
Rachel would neither be moved nor
cntreated. however. But she was to
suffer for her obduracy in the end.
for Paul. driven half desperate. final.
ly forged his mothers name to a
check and then fed away from homo
before what he had done could DO
discovered.
dawn--to Join the great army Of the
wastrels--tho failures.
lie had starved and suffered: lived
Oh Cry husks. fed with swine: and
now he was returning home after
the fashion Of all prodigals. But ho
came back in fear and trembling.
driven homo By the pangs OF hunger
in rags-and ashamed prodigal
who had been brought low, very low.
1t was Christmas Day. and Chal-
loner supposed that his mother was
giving her usual Christmas dinner,
and he shuddercd as he thought
OF facing the crowd of guests
who would shortly be assembling
round Rachel Challoner's hospitablc
board. They would ali be patterns
of virtue and responsibility. not
black sheep among them-and they
would smell of money.
He simply couldn't face her as she
Toasted the virtuous and righteous
Why. he dared not disgrace her be.
fore her immediate guests-he had
still too much OF the gentleman IN
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WO CHRISTMAS DAYS---By H. B. Arthur

might be led on to drink too much
wine at rowdy Oxford vine party
any more than she realized the bano.
ful fascination OF the card table.
She was q good woman. though in
her case this meant a hard woman.
and she had scant pity for offenders,
and Challoner. even as a little chap,
had been hopelessly afraid of .the
tall, dark-haired woman with the sad
eyes-thc mother who had buried oil
her Joy In life In her husbands
grave. and who. SO perfect and cir.
cunlspect herself, seemed to find 1t
difficult TO realize that It comes
fairly easy to some natures TO fall
Into mptation-perilously easy.
She WAS stern with her son-over
stern-tho lad she was so fcvcrishly
anxious to bring up strictly. to deGi
cate her life to. and Chal.oner soon
began to hide things from his moth.
or. TO deceive her. and he succeeded
so we'll in his task that Mrs. Chal-
Il saint, r splendid young saint, be-
fore sac had 20 realize-which size
did not do TIL he was sent down"
from OHford-that tho saint had do.
veloped into the profligate.
She shed bitter tears over him.
inexpressibiy bitter tears, and it was
because she loved her son so IN
tensely that she sorrowed ali the
more over his disgrace: but there
was ono terrible scene between Paul
and his mother, when the young man
inlpiored Rachel to let him have tho
money with which 10 pay card
debt-a debt OF honor--for Paul had
TO income Of his own beyond what
Mrs. Chalioner was pleased TO al
lon him, his dead father having.
rightly or wrongly. left the whole OF
his large fortune 10 his wife. trusting
her TO look after the interests Of
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after province was won; first LON
hardy, then Tuscany, then through
heroic sacrifices Sicily and Naples,
then Venice then the Papal State
until tho ideal had been realized In
this world ana Italy, which had not
been united and Independent since
tho days az the Roman Empire, was
independent and united once more.
70 these generations, with their
tens OF thousands Of martyrs, IL WAS
given 10 live and die for 40 ideal and
see II realized. This was Az idcai
OF liberty. Now when {! Is no longer
dreams arG ionginrs, it has been fol
lowed by an idea! of power. The Ital.
iaDs who 50 recently fought for their
own freedom are now iighing for
power, and this is gained by oppres.
sing Arabs and Turks.
hc young people Of Germany. like
those of Italy. are inspired by the
iGcai OF power. France, also. is on
de"Norine to develop manhood as n
means or power 1t IS only the young
people OF unfortunate countries like
Poland or Flnlnnd who are dreaming
not q power. but Of freedom.
what is The Ideal OF the roung poo
PIE OF Scandinavia" To preserve the
indcpcndenCc OF the Scandinavian
countries is task, but not exactly
all ideal. What Go our Young peoplc
want! Education. culture. or lessons
~ hcroiSrn? They must tell us tLc
answer Themselves
FIRST OF al, the three Scapdinaviap
people must stick together. which
.hey hare not yet learned. Their re.
,atlons have improved since 1907
Dur, alas they have improved so oft.
en- before. only 70 grow worse again