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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
His Reward.

No matter how his heart was wrung
He kept smile of cheer;
He never had a spiteful tongue;
His conscience. too, was clear.
He praised whenever praise was earned.
His tones were never sad:
He bravely tried, where'er he turned.
To help men TO be glad.
Year in. year out. he did his best
To lessen spite and hate.
With quenchless courage in his breast,
He fought with stubborn Fate.
He iabored to increase delight,
Though sorely striker oft:
Men said he lacked the. nerve to fight
And women called him soft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
SEEK SLAYER OF LOVER
Moberly, Mo-, Citizens Threaten to
Lynch Young Murderer.


Moberly, Mo-, March 23.-One hun.
dred men all day searched the coun-
try surrounding Moberly for Victor
Roberts, the youth who Saturday
night shot and killed Miss Jessie Da.
vail, his 16-year-old sweetheart. A
coroner's jury gave a verdict declar-
Ing Roberts the girls murderer, while
groups of citizens listened to friends
of the girl and her blind father make
threats OF lynching in case of the cap
ture of the slayer.
Jealousy is said to have caused
Roberts to shoot the girl after they
met on a downtown street and en-
gagged in a short argument.
A relative OF Roberts brought word
that the youth had appeared yester-
day at his home few miles from
town and demanded food. He was
armed and sent word to the officers
that he would not be taken alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

~
CONNIE lived in a radiator in a
big apartment building.
What is CONNIE you ask?
Don't you remember the family of
gommes who lived in the hills near the
Hudson River and who bowled with the
thunder bolts?
OF course you do.
Now this particular little CONNIE in
the radiator, was a great, great, great
grandson of the gommes in the Hud-
son hills He was smaller and quicter,
and he couldn't have hurled even a baby
thunder bolt il he tried-and he never
thought of trying.
: He was perfectly content to spend his
days proving around the big black
caves in the radiator and playing little
games with himself.
Then in the middle of a freezing cold
night he found tiny hole in the valve
of the radiator.
What's this" he asked himself, II
never saw a hole like this before"
And as he was a very wise little
CONNIE he decided TO sit quietly by the
hole and see what he could hear.
At first all was quiet. then he heard a
gentle. "whooo, whooo."
"Who are your" he answered.
I'm the wind in the big out of doors"
replied the voice, who are YOU"
I'm a tiny little gomme in the steam
ripe right here close by the window"
"Weil, If you are gon1me, why are
you so quiet about it," questioned the
wind. IAN the gommes i have ever
heard of could rumble and roar and
make great sounds"
At never thought of making noise"
aid the little CONNIE, interested at once.
Can you make a noise yourself!"
Can /? Just listen"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
III IONA
LOWM

II I were not COM
PEELED to wait
So long to claim
I h e { h ! n q 8 I
crave.
I never would sit
scoldlng Fate,
My features sell
dom would be
grave;
2 ia wear a smile and
all the while
My speech should
be the speech of
cheer;
But time drifts by,
{ ere much
that I
Have waited for
year after year.
If I could claim to-
day one prize
For which I've la
bored well and
long,
The listening angels
IN the skies
Should hear a new
l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

Joint committees
of the house and
senate and put
upon its passage.
the bill will be
the product of the
best thought of
some of the best
farm economists
in the United
States. While moth
ing definite about
the bill is yet
known, it is rum
ored the two COM
mittees will reject
the plan for the
government to is
sue bonds and loan
money directly to
farmers. My in
formation today is
that the keyword
of the new bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
His Wealth..

do you consider wealth an obliga-
tion?" asked the beautiful young thing
when she and the millionaire had been
left alone for moment at one end of
the room"
NO" he replied, 81 don't. 1 suppose
you will think I'm brutal, but 1 con-
slider my wealth a thing that I'm
mighty glad to have and also thing
that is mighty helpful to me every lit
tie while"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
LITTLE GAIN IN MINE
SAFETY

Twelve coal miners were killed
every working day of the year during
1913.
In an army Of 72s,355 men there
were 2,7S5 deaths, according TO a re-
port issued by the United States bu-
reau of mines. This is an increase OF
425 deaths over the previous year 1912
and gives q fatality rate OF 1882 in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

The jObless army under General
Kelley at Sacramento has purchased
a site of ground on which to camp
and has made a first payment II
they can be induced to continue to
make investments OF this kind and
then cultivate the ground they may
give the authorities much less
trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
His Kind Heart.

There are 10000 empty houses In
London"
I'm mighty glad we don't live there
My wife couldn't get through more
than half OF them at moving time
at least not without a strain that
would be bad for her"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
COULD AFFORD TO TAKE RISK.

Where are you
going in such a
hurry?"
81 hear there's
a riot over in the
next street."
Better S t a Y
away. You're like,
ly to get hurt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

New York state made a clean up OF
81. 099, 900 premium on $4,000. 900
canal and highway AZ per cent bonds
sold last week The bonds are non
taxable, are payable in gold and run
fifty years. IL was the most success
full bond sale in the history of the
state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
I] !!!!; ;
49, - )acanalqsraraJod5eesss IS
THE STEAM PIPE CONNIE.
.caralnsranJ0dsea

And the old wind howled and shook
the buildings and ratified the windows,
just to show what a mighty person he
was.
Maybe can make noise, too" said
the CONNIE, and he clanked his heels
against the iron pipes and growled big
loud growl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
Sweet and Gentle.

DO you know what I would do If
were in your shoes?" asked the woman
who was always giving unwelcome ad-
vice.
yes" replied the one who was
quick at repartee. you would be ask
ing the way to the nearest chiropod-
lists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
HeIpIno the snac. wrIt.r

Your speech is rather short" said
the reporter. You know I'm a space
writer. Can't you give me some
more?"
oh" replied the orator. lust put in
loud applause 40 or so times; that will
NIL It out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

N TERMS-Ten cents per week by car
rier. IN Rock Island; 50 per year by mail
IN advance.
4. Complaints Of delivery service should
be made to- the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
Instance where Il IS desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
= All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments. Gen.
trail Union. Rock Island 145. 1145 and
2I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

President Wilson could not very
well have appointed his son-in-law TO
his cabinet. But there is no consti-
tutional means of preventing a cab
-inet minister from appointing him
self a son-in-law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
The Retort Caustic.

Miss Rinkles-Everything costs so
much nowadays! l suppose I'll have
10 live palmer. Miss Sharptung-W Why.
my dear, you couldn't De any palmer
and live.-LondoH Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

Especial Correspondence OF The Arsuso
Washington. March 21.-Within the
next few days the long-awaited rural
credits will be reported out from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

81 want to so to my GLACIERS. only he
gives me pane"
And l would like to go to my gro
GERS. but he'll give me a weigh."-BaI-
timore American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

That's all right. I've Just had my
life insured for large amount. so 7
can afford to innocent by-stand."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

: Japan has cut $4,000. 900 out of her
naval program. Which means she
doesn't want TO fight so badly by
500, 600, 900 worth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

For himself doth man work evil In
working evil for another.-Hesiod.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
March % in Ameficsn
History.

1S3I-Richard y. Proctor. hV'e ..,it.
ish.Amerlcan astronomer anu
er, born; died 1883. -. AZ
1S9i-Anna Charlotte Lyncn oo''
thor. died; born 1919 r.r,s
19l3-Cyclonlc storm struSA Ne
Haute. Ind. Omaha and man, ne
braska towns Heavy loss T"
and property.
one Exception. i. =. aid
~You know" began Lovetl.
that love levels all things. ..cheloE,
Yes" remarked the crus'y IN ne lov.
81, may level all things exssp ..
er,s head. ''-Phiiadelphia fres~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1885, Second ave.
hue. Rock Island. III. entered at the
postofice a. second-eIass mattsr.)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

Copyright-clara ingram Judson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-23

NNCE upon a time, tiny little
CONNIE lived in a radiator in a (
big apartment building,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
CALLS FOR ONLY ONE
This Cooked Cream us.a
Makes Substitute for rbo.. v
More EXPENSIVE

One cupful of milk, 1h teasDo,.
OF cornsstarch, one-half cupful Of sua
one-fourth cupful of butter " VI sas
flavor to taste. scald the n Tus
sugar and butter, then the co-n On
mixed with little cold Mill
thickened pour on slightly beats,
and spread between a sonora
above cake split in two. Iaava
cream soaks well into the cake ~
der the top with icing sugar and
To this cream may be aadoa
chopped, half a cupful 80
chopped, or it may be Favored J., Pea =
GUS ways. A handful of fsbert. a.',l
In a caramel of sugar and then srsa
makes a most favorous and ds I
davoring for this or for richer noas
cream. Bananas, or even oranges a
Is to be served within a faw S.'
may be added. A
This cake may be used as I'D
satisfactory substitute for tba o,on.
and expensive Savoy, the GeDosI
ETC., and whites of egg only ins,ol
of the whole egg may be used IN ~
ing 1t. 1t can be put together =
fruit sirups, used for TRIES and "
all the compounds of whipped crs1
and fruit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

protection to the native laborer,
young or old, in Java. 1T isn't hard
work." said the manager, this sort
ing of tea. The baskets with the tea
are light. These handled by the young
girls weigh but few pounds. The
hours are only from six in the morn
irs until four in the afternoon, with
tFne for lunch" There may be a
difference of opinion as to the work.
To shake = sieve holding ten pounds
of tea, more or less, for nine or ten
hours a day, in climate of tropical
heat, might be regarded by some per
sons as rather hard work. In the
sorting room with Keclil were hun
dred other laborers, girls and women.
THE vases" replied the manager.
I'VE pay according to the work done.
Our scale ~ wages is about half
cent higher than that usually paid.
Some of the more skillful women can
earn so or so cents a day, Dutch
money lin American money, 20 to "a
cents)." Kechil, the Tiny One, had
been working a year. She was paid
the equivalent of four cents, Ameri-
can money, day.
The overseer's "Housekeeper."
Kechirs mother and two sisters
work in the factory. Her oldest Sis
ter, Stna, had worked there. She did
not now. She had dash of rose-color
IN her rounded cheeks, was graceful
and pleasing to look upon. with the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Fish Chowder.

Wash a pound of fresh whltet
and cut into inch squares. Pare /
dice two large potatoes and minca
large white onion. Put a layer Of
tatoes in the chowder pot, then
sprinkling Of onion, minced or pd
dered thyme, little celery salt Ia
salt and white pepper. When all
materials are put in as directed,
a pint of cold water. Cover and ID
gently for twenty minutes without \
turbing. Heat a pint Of milk d
double boiler, and when fish and y
toes are done, turn in the milk
son to taste if not enough salt
pepper has been put in at first So
at once. A pint Of stewed tOma'
may be added before the milk
sired; a pinch of baking soda
teaspoonful of sugar added to tls
matoes, to prevent danger of cura
the milk. This chowder may be %
without milk, using only water ana
tomatoes and juice in the can
this case a little thickening VIII
required.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
HOW THE SALUTE MUST BE FIRED

the Mexican salute to the
agreed y
Victor
salute will be substantially
follows
commanding officer at Tamplco on
Stripes conspicuous
of the ships in the
the harbor will be at command
he will fire 81 guns
the apology
of
Mexican government
time mmemoial There no law
carried
in
ACCORDING to the president Secretary Bryan
pico dentwi
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
FOR NUTS AND SMALL FRIII'
Delicate CONNECTION, Expensive TO B
May Quite Easily Be Pre-.
pared at Home.

Glace nuts are expensive to Inv
like small fruits they may be ursna,
at home. 1t is necessary to be n
careful the first time the process
tried.
Have the nuts, grapes, raisins Oh
ries or berries ready. In clean AZ,
saucepan put one full pint Of era,
lated sugar, a good gill of cold wa
and boil until it will thread. /
three tablespoonful of vinegar
lemon Juice; boil again and remo
from the fire the instant the syr
changes color. Pour it into the fsri
boiler, which is waiting with boilI
water in the outside part Reno
to the table and dip the nuts or N
In and out as quickly as possible.
not to coat them very thickly. Dra
them on creased paraf1n paper
Another way is to grease with b
ter generously a platter. Pour \
boiled mixture on it and stick nd
or fruit through it. Cool and I'd
break the mass apart with snI
hammer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

sister, the first-born of the family,
came to the Java home, her parents
names were changed, according to an
cient native custom, and they were
thereafter known by words that mean
in our prosaic English Pa Sina and
Ma Sina The baby is an important
parsonage in the Javanese home life.
Practical Peonage Enforced.
When Kechil went to work in the
sorting room of the big tea estate she
was scarcely five years of age. La
Dor was needed at the tea estate, how
ever. The Dutch rulers of the East
Indies archipelago have a century-old
system of impressment of labor which,
technically abolished in some islands
and for some purposes, exists in act
ual practise almost to peonage in dis
tTictS off the tourists beaten track.
Nowhere in the Dutch archipelago is
there a child-labor law. Nowhere is
there compulsory school attendance.
Why seek to compel the attendance of
children at schools when there are not
schools enough provided to accom-
modate those who go voluntarily?
Why have a child-labor law when 1t
would interfere with the profits of the
Dutch-owned estates? The very idea
seemed ridiculous to the courteous
manager of the estate. AS for send
ing girls to school-bah! That might
do in Europe and of course in Amer
Tea, where he had heard they even
sent black girls to school, and did
other mad things, or possibly in Ba-
tavia and the big towns, but not in
the country districts, no, indeed.
No Protection for Laborers.
Nor is there a minimum wage law
or any other legislation which gives
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
FREE HOLLANDS SLAVE ISLANDS
By WRLTER LUILLIEMS, LID.

merry laugh and chatter Characters
tic of the Javanese. One evening the
overseer called Sina into his bunga-
low. She struggled. but of no avail.
Her father appealed to the magistrate,
but with no more success. The double
standard of justice exists in Java
one standard for the Europeans and an
other, save in a few notable cases, for
the native. Sina remained as house
keeper" in the overseer's bungalow,
her predecessor being no longer pleas
ing in the masters sight. She did not
return to the tea factory, nor did the
color return to her cheeks.
Kechips father and brothers, Jaw
anese of intelligence and strength,
could relate, if they dared, stories Of
their own enforced labor which make
the Dutch islands in the Far East,
mistakenly called model colonies,
seem slave islands. Her father could
tell-and did tell, under pledge of Sc
crecy as to his name-some things
from his own experience and others
from the common stock Of native
knowledge.
Few more fertile countries are to be
found in all the world than Java. It's
inhabitants are born farmers, skilled
in irrigation methods and with ex-
pert acquaintance with hydraulics,
and yet, living in a land where the
richest harvests come with scarcely
an effort, large territories are periodi-
cally visited by famine. "The cause
of this said ]. F. Scheltema, "has to
be sought in system Of colonial ex-
ploitation which made the natives
raise products for the European mar
kets by forced labor and deliver them
into the government storehouses
whence they were shipped to Holland
and sold ct an enormous profit. This
system, called after Count van den
Bosch, on whose recommendation it
was introduced, to meet Hollands
financial difficulties, has now been
aban Ioned, though the corvees the
calling out of the villagers in I'M
paid service for the mending of roads,
ETC., continues as before. Even now,
however, it would be too much to say
that native toll, when demanded by
direct or indirect pressure, always
commands wages sufficient to keep
body and soul together. The word
coffee" still has an especially ON
nous sound in native ears, for 1t re-
minds them of the oppression connect
ed with the growing of that commod-
~ fnV ont
the principal food of the people, if
they can afford it, is also their prin-
cipal crop, and yet, for reasons closely
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

connected with the governments
methods referred to, the production
does not come up to the consumption.
Java, thanks largely to the official
tourist bureau, is the best known of
the islands constituting the Neither
lands East Indies. 1t is also the best
governed, the most prosperous and
the one where the most consideration,
slight though this may be, has been
shown by the Dutch government for
the welfare of the natives. Java has
a population of 35,000,000, more than
one-third the population of the United
States. Six hundred to a square mile
live on the island. Borneo, Sumatra
and Celebes, all islands in the Dutch
archipelago, exceed Java in size. In
these the conditions are even less ia
vorable to the development of the ma
tive population.
Have No Political Rights.
In Java the primary schools open to
natives are few and inadequate, and,
except recently for doctors, there are
no higher institutions of learning.
The native wishing higher education
must go to Holland. Taxation is high,
particularly for the native, and the
returns he receives therefrom are few
indeed. Ha has no voice in any admin
istration of the islands affairs. He
cannot vote nor hold Office of any inn
portance.
The Dutch government. sterner in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Belle CaIas.

Boil until soft one, Il1ss, Icoi
rice in sailed water E., T # sugsr
two eggs, a half capf 1.,t' u bay d
a half package Of , sg ~ ratsr q
Soak a slice OF oreaa = mix vel I
and take off the crust ati',n min -
the rice and cook by t,, orU lsrd' Tbsd
must st not touch the bottom :
Serve with hot coffee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
California stork BUSY

One baby every twelve minutes is
the record the stork is making in Cali
fornia these good latter days, and as
he gets a receipt for each darling de-
posted on the threshold, he has sta
tistics to prove what he has been do
ing. One every twelve minutes is
none too many, considering the quail
isy Let them come. Nobody is
howli2g about it except the babies.
and they will hush crying as soon as
they can get a good look out of the
Windows Los Angeles Times
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

Batavia, Jaya.-
Kechil was only
six years old.
Slight of figure
and short of stat
ure, she appeared
even younger. Her
name, in Javanese
m e a min G "Tiny
One" had been
given her at birth,
not because she
was SMALL. DuC as
expression of en-
dearment. T h e
JaVanese, a smil-
in G , bright-eyed,
b 70 w n : skinned
race, are devoted
to their children.
In d Q e d, w b e n
'Sina, who was
Kechi1'S old q 8 t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
KeepIno Fruit.

This hint was given by a l lIiD, :
er and will be useful 10 ln .s-,i,
Inv lemons, oranges, grSpsT''
apples in large quantities IS. ,,,+s /,
Wipe each piece of fruit WIN .si,s
piecs Of old Atwood flannel T TI'St
serbs the moisture readily a ~" h
piece carefully in new ollso +
such as confectionerS aSS paes
paper, which is too sti1' ,,d llly'
wrapped fruit gently and .l loo5ss
barrel or box; put the I .so co1ts
a cool, dry place, and d. 'nS
will keep several months,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
nattsr Bacon.

If bacon is cooked q. 5rs or =
s sSsn s1 Is. '' bacon y. =. Vi ,s :: Is
snoss sh In The ''' room e., 5,s as
Droiling oven be zee. ls,' vlll be 81
In the kitchen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Permanent Resident.

Former Resident Lets see, how
long ago did Wilson Fawcett die?"
Sllas Corntossle-"Wilson Fawcett is
stlil living. He's turned ninety-four
and is hale and clipper. In Bramble-
vile Wilson Fawcett is reckoned ter
De full es good es real estate
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Butter Cream Icing and Filling

Make exactly like hard sauce
unsalted butter creamed, icing w
and favoring, but stop adding Y
before it gets to the hard sauce y
1t must be spread easily and u
once and a half the amount Of y
will usually be about the rlgl' u
ure. It must be thick enough % y
up. If no fresh butter is 10 %
cured make a little by shaking
cream in a Mason jar or Wniprn|
to a butter. Three or four mlnu'
usually all the time it takes 10 r1
this butter if it t7.to be USED lHD
ately.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
When Law Is Most Necessary

Law is never so necessary as when
1t has no ethical significance what
ever, and is pure law for the sake Of
law.-Bernard Shaw
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
YIELDS, TO SALUTE U. S. FLAG
Dictator of Mexico Bows to Wilson's Demands Following Insult 10
American Emblem President to Return Compliment

War Crisis Relieved by Mexc Offer and Its Acceptance
ropes Hand Seen-Rumo Says That U. 5. cannon
Honor Nation Not Recognized
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Fleet at Tanpico Tuesday.

The battleships Arkansas, New
Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont,
which sailed from Hampton Roads,
will reach Tampico next Tuesday
Four tugs and GOLFERS follow and the
Michigan and North Dakota will join
the fleet off the Florida straits and
then start for Tampico where the
salute to the United States flag will
be given.