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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
That Was One, Surely.

Don't tell me that there are no
such things as miracles nowadays"
SHOW me one and I'll believe that
there may still be such things"
Il saw one yesterday. Four musical
experts were sitting at a table in a
club to which 1 belong and they agreed
in their opinion of Wagner"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

IT'S no bust
ness of the pub
lies" said the
beautiful heiress,
W h e t h er an
American girl
chooses to buy an
automobile, a dog
or an earl"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
No Dancer.

81 can't understand why you wish
to go to the Legislature. Don't you
think your business will suffer If you
are elected?"
"Oh, no. You see, l manufacture
things which are needed in furnishing
public Offices"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
Not Even Common Sense.

Mrs. Newrich-My husband has a bad
cold. Mrs. Kawler-I understand that
colds are quite common. Mrs. Newrich
oh. then please don't mention my
husbands cold To any one. l shouldn't
want ii known around that we have
anything that's 0ommon.-Boston Tran
script.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

When does the United States gov
-rnmeat propose to put in a counter
claim TO Colombia for the benefits that
have accrued 10 that country by the
construction OF the Panama canal and
converting a miasmatic swamp into a
health resort?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

Much discussion IS going on among
the newspapers now as to who was
the candidate for vice president on the
ticket with Taft at the time of the
last presidential election. This is zero
ii topics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

Strange Things One Sees in Society.
What a homebody that Mrs. Worth
wads isl"
Yes. | saw her baby go and sit in
her lap yesterday without being a bit
afraid"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

Seventy per cent OF the principal
cities OF the country show a gain for
March of S per cent over the CORE
spending period OF 1913. in building
operations The greatest gain is in
the west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
None of Them Goino.

Miss Butt. how do people in your
house ever know what time II is?"
why. Willie. dear, what a ques-
ton! BY the clocks. of course"
But I heard ma tell pa the other
evening that your face would stop o
clock"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
Oue OF RI. Mouth.

His youngest GrTndchild had man
aged q get possession of Il primer and
WIS trying to eat it.
Pardon me for taking the words
out or your mouth. LITTLE one" raid the
professor. hastily nterposing.-ChicagS
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
SSDed1'l'l j !aleaGj
1885, 2clasnhsSraua.Dedaessa.s ssaAss
The Sunbeam,s Cloak
7%Claa lnSranJodeoz

Time to put on your cloalss," an
I swered the voice. - --rsS'~7s-
"C1oaks" exclaimed the sunbeams,
eve haven't any cloaksl We are SUM-
beams. we don't wear cloaks 4 What
ever do you meant" -ss-,,-.---'-ssssse.-
of course you have never worn
cloaks because YOU have never visited
a forest before" answered the mystic
rious voice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

II by chance Mr.. Huerta has been
holding up matters as a means OF ad-
vertising the moving picture films II
looks as though he had oyerp.ayed the
mart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
A Strind.

Patience understand Mr. Style,
has given his wife string of pearls.
Patrice-Well. he was determines
20 havs some sort Of string on her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

TN the forest every sunbeam puts on
his cloak in The middle afternoon"
Blu; what are they made off" asked
the sunbeams.
Shadows" answered the voice; here
they are
Down from the tree filtered some
soft dusky shadows. right over the sun
beams they fell.
The sunbeams wrapped them tightly
around them and resumed their games.
But nobody could see them. nobody
can ever see sunbeams in forest in the
afternoon
Why?
oh, because the sunbeams are ALWAYS
wrapped ZIP tight in their dusky shadow
cloaks.
Tomoyro1o-The Lhiis Toy DHek,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
CANDID OPINION.

One of the differences between a dog
and a man is that the former may
keep on being your friend, even II you
haven't a cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

TERMs-Ten cents per week by car
rier. in Rock Island. 50 per year by mail
In advance.
Complaints % delivery service should
be made TO the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
Instance where - Is desired 10 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communications OF arEumcntative
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. Cen
trail Union. Rock Island l45. 1145 and
2I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

Especial Correspondence Of The Argus)
Washington. April 19.-on April 10
two years had passed since the Titan
ic sank to the bottom OF the Atlantic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

Baseball styles this spring. as an ex-
change observes. run TO the damage
suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

"Oh, but you forget" replied the
man, that we are in the automobile
and dog business ourselves"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
HEROES THY R6 So

The heroes of the
olden days
Who broke their
spears o e r
Deaths red jaws
w ere doubtless
thrilled by wom-
ems praise
And eager to de-
serve applause;
But in the days
OF old
The heroes never
The stories of their
splendid d Q e d D
and daring.
Nor marketed
the facts
Relating to their
acts.
For they had not
learned the art
of profit-sharing.
Thu haroes Of fba
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

The way to the divorce court is
paved with hasty promises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

Remorse is the oldest child of Dis
covery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 second ave-
rue Rock Island. Ill CEnteroi at the
postofsce as seoond-class matter)
Rock rsiand Member of the A..ociated
Press
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-21

All the nevis all the time The Argus
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

Nanny rub my head, please. It's awful hot" The demand came from golden haired child, whose frail lit tie body had been stretched on the bed for the past three weeks. The little arms and hands were limp, so limp that they could not even hold one of the little rosebuds that little Bobby Mansions. her next door neighDor, had given her. This little form ans wered to the name of Beth Rogers, and she was just five years of age. The shutters on the windows Of Beth's room had been closed, so that the bright sunlight could not enter into her room, and therefore stra;n her eyes.
 Her mother had watched over her
 for the past three weeks, night and day and now. weary and exhausted, Mrs Rogers had sent for nurse, who was coming the next afternoon, to take the weary mothers place At Beth's demand, Mrs. Rogers at
 once went to her little ones side. She took little Beth's hot hands. and
 rubbed them, mumbling words that are sweet to a child's ears. She asked Beth if her head was very, very hot and if she would like to have nalnny put something cold on her lit
 tie girls head to make 1t nice ana
 oool7" Beth said, Its so awfully hot. rse afraid it's going to bust
 Mrs. Rogers went into her kitchen to the refrigerator. She took small
 piece of ice out of the ice box, and carried 1t into the yard. She chopped
 the ice in small pieces, and put 1t into a rubber bag. She had just entered the house when a tinnid little knock
 was heard at the back door Gc1ng to the door, she beheid little Bobby
 Marstons, with a little white box In
 his hands. She greeted him. and Bobby
 in return said that his sister Molly
 had been married the night before, and
 she had sent over a piece of her
 wedding cake He told her that his sister Molly said she was very sorry
 that little Beth was sick, and that she
 hoped Beth would soon get better At
 that. he gave Mrs. Rogers the box, and
 departed.
 She went into the little sick girfs
 room and put the cold bag on Beths
 head. Beth looked into her mothers tired face. and pleaded with her man. my to come and lie down beside her.
 Mrs. Rogers looked into the little childs white face. She told herself.
 Now, if I just lie down beside little Beth for a few moments while hold
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
THE NECESSITY FOR MISREPRE
 SENTATlON.

The war is two weeks old and as usual we have contradictory state fnents from the nations engaged, and 1t is difficult to get from the reports the exact truth with reference to re- suits
 Why should the nations disagree? !? Simply because misrepresentation is just as necessary as big guns. There is nothing moral about wars. It Is a part of governmental ethics to let no depressing news reach the people if it can possibly be helped. The de- ception of the people is usually a part of the programme, especially if the re- verses are disspiriting.
 What is the effect of these reports in America? The Germans very nat urally accept the despatches from Der lin as being true; and all other cit fzens believe the statements of three nations against one, because 1t Is confirmed report of the situation.
 Germany is violator of neutrality laws by confession, and her efforts to lure and coerce Italy into cooperating with her old foe, the Austrians, which has signally failed. shows that she does not stickie over methods, what ever their character: but Germany Is not the only country which in time of war is ready to do anything to win. This is one of the features of war that Is never absent, and it usually marks the conduct of the side which loses.
 Strife and competition of nearly ev- cry kind require more or less lying, and this is why man in general has become so sl1ilful at making conditions and things appear to be what they are not
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A LiberaIIy Quoted Book.

MT. Editor: I sent to your address without the knowledge or consent of the author-one of the first books published by Mrs. Mnette M. Lowater, native of Connecticut She was a Main, daughter of Hiram l.. Main, and was born in Bolton. but lived fir awhile with her parents in Norwich. Conn.
 I seEt the book for several reasons. Among others:
 1. It was written and publisffeh b5 Main and one of her children.
 2. Connecticut is somewhat crowd ed with Mains and their relatives.
 3. Because the book was written by a patriotic citizen and 1t has beer used as the book from which to se- lect pieces to speak by over 100 different schools in the west. Liberal selections from the book have been copied into the state pub hcat.onf of five different states and their issues for Memorial and Arbo- day.
 f. ;lne publisher has issued a paper bound copy of the patriotic piece n the Lcok with the addition of a fcv more gathered q om recent 2uhiiea- tions
 5 Many school textbooks contain selections from her writings. Doubtless she has relatives livns in or pcar Norwich who rememb sr hel and they will be glad to know Of hei literary success. H. P. L. Rock E rm Wis
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

growers are sending their sheep to the slaughter houses and there is pro zressive dininution of the hocks. In the other case the leading Democratic organ of Louisiana admits that the su gar industry has been ruined beyond hope of repair. The two most inde- fensible schedules of the Underwood law have achieved their purpose.
 The president was elected on a pledge that no industry would be legis- lated out of existence. A reasonabble reduction in rates was promised It was notorious that MT. Underwood op- posed free wool and free sugar. Yet he accepted both for the sake of parry unity and the maintenance of presi- dential discipline.
 The country has been told that the new tarin is a competitive tarin- That assumes a fighting chance for Amer . ican industries. Yet here are two in- dustries which have been given no chance whatever. So. too, our wards In Porto Rico are facing a crisis. Great investments have been made there based on preferential treatment for na- tive sugar. There never was a high protective schedule more indefensible than the free raw material poli~y which has been made effective in the case of wool and sugar.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
MOLLY's WEDDING CAKE.

the bag on her head. 1t will probably
 satisfy her. Then aloud she said,
 ..Beth. dear. I will lie down beside you
 for a few minutes. after lock the oa'sk
 door"
 After she had seen that everything
 was in perfect order around the house
 she went in to lie down beside Beth
 bed, and then lay down Soon the tired mother fell asleep, and-ye@s there was little Beth before her. with a long white robe on her. with hrtle white wings attached to the back or the robe near her little shoulders, ner
 hair hanging in ringiets all over ner
 shoulders. and in one of her hands
 she carried a lily. The other hand was stretched out to her. Beth's mother,
 asking her that she come too. and
 they have little journey together. Mrs. Rogers awoke with start
 but only to see her husband tooAag smilingiy at the two shoulders. Mrs Rogers cried out: "Jimi Oh, Jim! what terrible dream have just had. and Mrs Rogers went on to relate to her
 husband her dream. Her husband thoughfully considered the dream then he suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! l have it. That little angel whom you thought was little Beth, came to tell you that you and little Beth need a long vaca- tion and you and she shall have It as
 soon as little Beth gets well again. v Four weeks later Beth and her
 mother were beginning to enjoy a long vacation at the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Often little Beth asked her mother what made her nanny dream that day she had lain down beside her in the bed but Mrs.
 Rogers would only say, "Mollys we'd ding cake."-Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
HOW THE WORKERS HAVE FELT
 LOW TARIFF.

In the interest of truth and for the enlightenment of the people an inves- tigation has been made of the banks at A widely separated business cen ters to get at the truth concerning the effect of low tariff upon the industries and it was found, of course, to have been adverse.
 The Troy Times, commenting upon this movement, says:
 "A recent inquiry has brought forth some highly interesting information bearing upon this point. Reports have been received from 64 banks doing business in A widely scattered cities of the United States, and these show a decrease in wage payments, as in- dicated by payroll checks, for the third week cf Jrscs. l91s. ss compared with the corresponding week in 1913, when the republican protective tariff was tn operation. of sS6s,s 1908. The states included in this exhibit are Connecti- cut, Delaware. Illinois, Indiana, Maine. Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey New York, Ohio. Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, rep resenting a variety of industrial com munfties and affording a reliable index 10 general conditions. Among the towns mentioned in the showing are several in this vicinity"
 There arc 14 states represented, an average of little over three inquiries to each state, and yet it shows a big loss on the payrolis: and 1t is not probable it is one-tenth of the loss in these states alone.
 If it has been sS. .66s, ,0s0 in these IA states what must 1t have been in the whole 4s states of the union. While the industrial states have been hard est hit. no state has escaped as the increased imports of agricultural and dairy products indicate. The farmer as well as the mechanic has had his income ctlrtailed and this has greatly decreased the amount of trade and is accountable for the great increase in the number of failures among those who furnish the necessaries of life to the people.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
TIMELY EDITORIALS
If kinas Fouqht.


 It would lend pleasing novelty to the war spirit as it has been mani tested in Europe if there were some means by which the Emperor of Aus tria, the Kaiser of Germany, the Czar of Russia, the king of Servia, the President of France and the King of England could be compelled to get together on a field of Armageddon and fight it out among themselves. giving their devoted subjects a chance to look on and see how it is done. It would recall the days of chivalry and the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
 The modern monarch, except under the most liberal forms of government, still has. however, the power and au- thority- to declare war on his own initiative and order hundreds of thous- ands. or perhaps millions. of his sub jects into the field to be mutilated, maimed or killed, while he remains safe In one of his numerous palaces out of the range Of shot and shell and where even his slumber is not dis turbed by the crash of cannon or the rattle of musketry. It seems hardly right that the man who creates a war should be so immune from it's pains and penalties.
 There would be less war and talk of war if the rulers were compelled to do the actual fighting. The war like ardor of modern kings and czare and kaisers would cool at the thought rof facing a bayonet charge or offer ing their anointed bodies as a target for steel-tipped bullets.-Springfield Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
THE AUToMoRILINe CRAZE.

There is no greater mistake than to conclude that the automobilists of the country represent "the idle rich. ? Automobiles can be bought at any price from $500 to $10,080 apiece and the quality and style of the machine is the only trustworthy indication of the financial ability of the owners, not of any class in particular.
 A correspondent of a reliable paper wrote recently:
 "The tendency of the times is to ex- trayagance. I read somewhere recent ly that there are $60,000,000 invested in automobiles in Wisconsin. and that the banks of the state are lenders of three fffths of it. Now, that is extrav- agance run mad and it is a disquiet- ing sign of the times"
 As a disclosure this exceeds the widest suspicious of those who know the tendency of men to flourish and pretend upon borrowed capital.
 If this is a true picture of autom D. bilists in one great state of the union what would a disclosure of the fad in all the states of the union show !? Doubtless that the nation is speed mad and that the idle rich' are the only ones who are setting a good example.
 As sportsman once remarked in a crowded city: Tt is wonderful what queer things we see when we do not have a gun with us," And it could as well be said: What queer things we see riding in automobiles. now we come to think of it''
 It does look as if the assertion: Ex- travagance run wild is a disquieting sign of the time,' is the utterance of cold calculator instead of the dream of a fanatic
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
Food Price. and tn. War.

If merchants in the Eastern States are making an excuse of the war to charge higher prices for food, they will perhaps be made later to listen to some elemental truths by having stock left unsold upon their hands.
 War produces at the same time famine in market lands and gut in producing lands. Food is contraband. It can be shipped to England or France only if the sea Is successfully pa trolled, and at buyers risk.
 Railroads refuse to bring food here for export It Is clogged somewhere. waiting for peace. Imported gro- ceries and supplies, German beers. French wines and like commodities may for a time sell higher, and legiti- mately so; the stock once exhausted cannot at present be replenished. But no foods raised on American soil have any reason for showing scarcity prices unless that reason existed two weeks ago
 Later, when an impoverished world takes up the task of paying for wan ton destruction, it may be different: but just now let there be no nonsense about raising the price of American food to consumers. Food prices should fall. not rise.-New York World
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
THE REAL PRETExT.

The five great nations now at war on sea and land, and in all parts of the world, are not staying men and destroying property because the crown prince and princess of Austria were the victims of a conspiracy which was traced to the capital of Seryia- That was simply one of the irritants.
 Government is represented by acqui- sition of territory and trade advan- tages and the ability to defend them. Russia and Austria want to get con trol of certain Balkan states in order to complete what they consider their national rights-Russia to include in her domain the Slavs and Serbs and Austria to get a commercial part on the Aegean sea.
 Austria has started to punish the Servians. who did not want war and docilely submitted to Austria's dic- tation under protest. but who were immediately forced to fight because of the armed invasion of their country; and now Austria finds herself enbar- rassed by Germany's demand that her navy shall help her on the seas, as Italy is by the kaiser's demand that she shall cooperate with his ally who is obnoxious to her and make war on France and England which nations she regards with a friendly spirit
 Jealousy of one another and de- sire to acquire territory and prestige is the real cause of the war; and the international strife has extended much farther than Francis Joseph thought it would, and committed him and Victor Emmanuel to combat they both openly shrink from.
 What is to be gained from the war A strife that costs the nations S53,- 900, 900 a day to say nothing of the losses of property and men if con- tinued half a year would put tax upon the contending nations which improved commerce could not repay in a thousand years.
 The satisfaction of winning and the distress and humiliation of losing IS all there is in the war for the royal nebs who have provoked 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11
LESS DEMAND FOR ANTHRACITE.

The July report of the anthracite mirdng companies shows a falling of in. shipments.
 Shipments of anthracite coal for July were 5,ss1. S57 tons as compared with 5.4s7.s52 tons in July. 1913. a decrease of s5.se6 tons
 Total shipments for the first seven months are about 100000 tons behind those of last year.
 The amount of coal on hand at tide water shipping ports decreased 3S,63o tons from 554. 120 tons on June 90 to 514.4S0 tons on July 31.
 The Lehigh Valley led in tonnage in July with 1.02e. 225 tons. the Philadel- phia and Reading WAS second with S31, ,96s tons, and the Lackawanna was third with s26.771 tons. The Erie car ried 717.2o1 tons. the Central Railroad of New Jersey 7os.ss1 tons. the Del aware & Hudson 67fy6S2 tons, the Pennsylvania 4o6.76o tons, and the New York, Ontario & Western 2o2.- 362 tons.