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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

i hgger a mint. Deres ober 3 o6o ana
black men in his kentry who am en,f
tied TO walk 10 de polls on lecksb1,
day an cast vote If dey but baeg
together 20 can't count EN- aDf No.
keep EN- back, Dem 5000 900 vote.
am gwtue 70 be cast for prinefpla ~.
doan make no mistake bout princiots
We used to think dat it meant yot,Ds
on startin lines an dat George WASH
iugton Abraham Lincoln. de ronst,,.
saun of de United Stats ain sebarai NJ
der things was mixed up wild it. an w.
walked mp an put in our votes as II
each an cherry one was gviae TO ssva
de kentrv But we Earned # from AZ
white man Cries of .Yo bet ~.
heFt1 We hev armed dat de =afs ,-t
on a political campaign win carr
load OF principles to glib amav frea
gratis an puuCtuuts hia speeches. bg-
when de ballots am counted up he .sve
down his principles 10 pick up his or
fee
we am gwina 20 take ffiesf from
de white mans book Wen stick In
principles but ven look out Tar Dc
spiIas as we'll
my trends, daylight has cum al
last fur u.s. Yves got our bundles
packed an bev started on de road
Yves got headed right am Yves aulvfo
keep on 10 find de bee tree an be on
hand when de honey am divided no
6Tells for bUney) Keep yo'r eve on De
possum an yo'r brains in yor heads
an y0ll win q victory dat Bunker HHf
couldn't hold a candle TO- General
boarseuess. but prodigious applause
want a word mo befo close. DIS
am to be q plain, airnest campaign On
our part We ain't gwiue TO say much
but what we do say win h.t de barn
deah like q load of buckshat Doar'
git de idea dat big words ann zwine 10
help go win what belongs o ro' Be-
fo. dis meetin opened tonight ] aaard
Wayd0wu Bebee Obsarye das de malie-
nant inuuendo of de t0rria aHilashur
would enhance de generality Of de-
pompOsity. He probably meant we'll
an mebbe his observations has belDad
US 10 git started, but I hope be wont
dc it agin Dnan nobody do H. Dis
am no dictionary campaign. tEo Nol
It viii be plain puddiG an milk ar
home an plain English when so ana
walkin up and down wild a n0ssum
badge on yo'r breast AN flag Of H5-
ertv in yu'r hand Hufia counts
quicker nor harder dan to- e8Il a man
q liar. an de lauguidEe am sa simple
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21
peoria Journal

peoria Journal
1t is evident that the next session of
congress will see the United States
committed 10 some definite program of
enlarged national defense
The big issue confronting congress
and the administration is 10 determine
millions of dollars of the peoples
Tense program is to be matter of
actual safeguarding of our national in
terests or mere excuse for throwing
in steel. nickel and munitions cou-
money to the concerns which hone to
profit by supplying naval and military
equipment Here is a question which.
in lde belief of The Journal. viii have
TO be met and one which vitality con-
Germs the future of the United States
IT preparedness is to- be primarily
source of profit we shall not only
face the specter Of mIitarism as q do
nestle burden but sooner or later, as
surely as anything can be. the inter
ests which farten off mIlitarism wiz
plunge as into wars just as the Krupps
have brought down the present cata-
glysm on Europe Preparedness with
profit as its incentive will inevitably
lead To more and more preparedness
And Justification of this preparedness.
with its vast expenditures. can only be
had hv utilizing our tremendous mill
tary equipment in some sort of war.
The Journal IS not questioning tile
motives of great many If fhe advo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21
WITH OTHER EDITORS


II the war hospitals they put the
wounded TO sleep by the IMAGINARY
street could ever 60 10 sleep by this
method e-Galesburs Mail
The president lost his hat tn New
York To some men this would have
been a serious handicap, but the pres
ident never talks through his-Bock-
ford Star.
Carrauza, yet his recognition. under
present conditions. as head Of the gov
erument. is perhaps the best and thar
is not saying mueh.-East ST. Louis
Journal
How do the railroads explain the
discrimination made against fine rfsv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21
IOWA SCHOOLS AND SCRIP
TURES.

The Iowa State Teachers assocta-
ton recommends that a course IN Bible
reading be added to the regular curri-
ouIum OF the common schools Of the
state. II is proposed to follow the plan
adopted In Indiana, South Dakota and
Colorado, which provides for the selec-
ton Of a course Of sandy from the
scriptures. divided into four parts. two
being taken from the Old Testament
and two from the New. The selections
are 30 be made along the lines OF his
toricai and literary merit and so
chosen as to be acceptable to every
sect.
This is the sensible way Of intro
ducing the scriptures into the public
schools. says the Peoria Journal
here Is no question IN the mind 81
any we'll informed citizen that q fair
acquaintance with the Bible is a sine
qua non of good education. the read
er who IL without knowledge Of the
scriptures not only misses the spleu-
did literary treat offered in many
chapters Of the book. but must be at a
loss TO comprehend a large share Of
tiAS As-St~ek@Ai9s N''AA4 kszt A1'StAHv StAA4ttES
and illusions be encounters in every
form OF literature The stumbling
block in the way OF Bible reading" in
the schools after the nld-fashioned
plan has been its infringement on the
religious learnings Of the pupils. with
a cosmopolitan population in most OF
our cities. and a variety Of transla-
tons and interpretations Of moo1ed
scriptaraI passages. there has been
more or less possibility OF contention
wrapped up in any straightawav plan
Of general Bible study. The plan pro p,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

The average American will frankly
admit his inability to say what course
he would have pursued toward Mexico
in the same position as Mr.. Wilson has
occupied But we are inclined TO be
lieye that his perusa1 OF the record
with an open mind and with fun ap-
probation of the difficulties and re-
sponsibilities involved will lead him
TO place a hearty o X. on the policy
thus far pursued by the administra-
tim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

An exchange not far down the street
in relating TO "A marriage last week.
says 1T occurred Which. in other
words would mean it happened by
chance ia some unexpected manner.
That little word occurred no doubt be-
longs in another category and NOT in
relating 70 marriages. Marriages
take place" and not accidentally hap
pen. Most any 10-caut Dictionary
viii give the required Information We
would not have exposed The above
ignorance brother. only turn about is
fair play DanbGrE lNeb4 News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

1t Is quite evident that the Jealous
prosecutor who tried to send Tom
Taggart to the penitentiary 0vershot
the mark Few were willing TO believe
that Mr.. Taggart was a crook and none
believed he would be guilty Of the
clumsy methods Of which he stood ac-
eused
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

The only e1ettement here 5his year
ON CIRCUS day was when one Of the
show ladies' poked her finger through
hole III the dressing room tent and
pinked prominent citizen in the eve
kennedy 1Hnn.g Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

Hetty Green is seeking to foTeciose
trust deeds I'M Chicago property valued
at $4,000 Looks Ike q hard winter
for Hetty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

Henry Ford having lost the services
Of his right hand factory aid. also
agrees with Sherman in his famous
description of war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

The head writer's insist on saying
that ships attacked by submarines are
sent To the bottom One fails 10 under
stand where else they could GO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

italy has condescended TO spare En-
rico Caruso during the grand opera
season. Nice Of it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

Beading the Yep has come TO be one
of the faTorIte evening pastimes in
London
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

BRIDE breaks leg on way to altar 3
Headline Here's warming 81 girls
rot t0 hurry. and proving that one
can slip even in church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21
Rock Island-From River to
River

There are many near Cobbs, bat none
of the lot has yet gone fast enough to
tie T..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

NEW JERSEY s deer season OPEN
ed with the death ri tsso hunters.
Truly a dear season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

$50 your father now gets aI2 "a
week p said q Chicago Judge To the
daughter OF a wife beater he had
pT0ied. sand how much does he
put away every pay nights' ~Na5
less than three quarts. replied
the girl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

Daiy History ClasS-Ucl n.
1872 Discovery of land ON fae coast Of
1.-THE news world bv Columbus and
hIs v0r8 gers
ISd5-Hor8 Lord Nelson. British aa-
val commander Was killed Eu the
battle of Trafalgar, Off the coast
ri Spain
1892 Dedication ceremonies If she '-
lumbar exposition at Chicago ana
genera. tubil8tl5B throughout the
United States over the anniversary
Of the discovery If America.
191+GermaD cruiser Emdan sank f0lr
British steamers off the coast NJ
British India German troops ra-
treated from before Warsaw after
defeat Il battle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-21

F. lack OF funds to build. The doctors NJ
the United Kingdom have pr0h-l
greatly through the insurance slt. aa-
cording 10 popular belief TIA the be-
ginning there was a deadlock between
the government and the British Na5.-
cal association over fne terms OF pay
chosen were 10 nave several hundred
people accredited 70 them. q a1 sr-
nual rate Of $3.50 per person including
drugs TO he furnished by the doctors
The compromise gave The doctors
maximum Of s1.-5 per possible patient.
The estimates of the total cost al med
zeal attention under ha act were about
SIS 100000 for 100000 persons. bar
the actual results are not known.
Before the insurance act came n.7
force newly aeHaeH doctors though.
themselves fortunate If they could earn
from $3.50 to $1,000 by assisting older
practitioners. and for this they were
expected t8 work very long hours
Under the act many young men are
credited with earning from $4,000 re-
$1,000 the fortunate aH=a being Hrss
whose surgeriss are situated u Inc
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16

When he returned to her he said that he was sorry not to be able to pass the first night of his return at home, but that matter connected with the busi- ness upon which he had gone to the west called him out His wife knew that he was deceiving her, but pretend ed to believe him. In q few minutes after leaving his home he was with the woman who had been his travelling companion.
 It was not long before Mrs. Grant learned that her husband had fallen into the hands of a vampire. Spring was coming on, and rooms were en- gagged for the Grant family for July and August at the hotel where they usually spent the summer Grant made no objection to going there, and his wife hoped that if she could get him where she could keep him continually under her surveillance she might break the spell that held him. Alas, when she reached the summer resort among the guests at the hotel where the Grant family stopped was a woman who, 1t soon became evident, was the cause of her husbands trouble.
 It was there that first heard of this case and saw Grant and tho vampire promenading the piazza of the hotel after dinner. What became of him and the woman at other times l did not know, for I seldom saw either of them at any other hour than evening. Mrs. l Grant did not see at all. l was told that she kept her room, not caring to face those who were witnesses of the shame that had been put upon her. But 1 saw Harry Grant frequently with other boys of his age playing ten his and bathing. He was fine, manly boy, and 1t seemed to me that he was what his father had been at his age. When the end of the season came Mrs. Grant and Harry returned to the city together, while his father bowled along the turnpike in an automobile 1 with the vampire. Every one sympa. thized with the wife, but no one was in a position to do anything for her. Every one despised the man. Yet not every one, for I had different view concerning the matter. There are vari' ous influences that will undermine a mans will power, and once 1t is under mined 1t is very difficult for him to re- cover It Nevertheless nothing is i'm ! possible.
 The trouble in the Grant family went on till Harry Grant had passed fifteen years of age. He had understood the family trouble from the first and the cause of 1t He was now nearly ful grown, and the skeleton in the family closet and his love for his parents had made a man of him. He dissuaded bis mother from applying for a divorce until he had made an effort to save his father from the vampire.
 One day he had a talk with his ia ther, who confded to his son that the only way he could throw off the thrall of the vampire was to escape from her
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16
EDITORIAL P AG E
ACTIVITY AT KATALLA

Notwithstanding the fact that the greatest activity is being shown around Anchorage by the Alaska Engineering commission, parties are still Investigating Katalla and Controller Bay and 22 horses and a complete outfit of supplies have been recently sea: to Katalla for this party Complete sounding of Controller bay and neighborhood are being made as well as survey ing for line to the coal fields. What this means no one can explain as Controller bay has always been shown to be impossible as a har- bor while the rou.e to the coal fields is far from good. The fact that at this late day after others have given up all thought of ha- talIa or controller bay us the scene Of any industrial activity owing to it's poor location and other ob- stacles, the present activity on the part of the engineers is ineXpiic- ablc.-Railway & Marine News.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16
THE BUSIEST CANAL

In July 2,91T vessels passed through the locks at sault Ste Marie. They used the canals which are q vital link between Lake Su- pericr and the other lakes at the rate Of almost niuety-six a day, or four every hour. One vessel passed every fifteen minutes, day and night, on the average.
 The freight carried through the canals Of the St. Marys riyer was officially reported to be s,7l9'2S' tens. That is equivalent to an average of 8I8,52S tons day or lS,OCS tons an hour, twenty-fouE hours a day. It means 217 tons every minute, all the day around the clock.
 No other canal iu the world has such traffic as this. It is at the rate of nearly l1IOOO,O0O tons a year, if the St Marys river were open and iu full use twelve months annually instead of seven, or less than eight in exceptional seasons. It makes the best records of the Suez canal small by comparison.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16

Grant was looking out through the
 window, seeing nothing of the passing
 view, for his vision was upon a mental
 picture of the wife and son from whom
 he had just parted, and he was won
 dering how he could endure that sep
 araton during the period fixed for his absence.
 The woman in the next chair was constantly glancing aside from her book at the fine looking man who was
 so wrapped in his thoughts that he was ! unconscious of her presence. While she was by no means beautiful, she
 was dressed faultlessly, and there was that suspicion of perfume about her
 which is seductive in woman who is an adept in the art of it's use
 The lady dropped a glove. Grant did not see 1t. She leaned forward to pick
 1t up, brushing against him. He turn | cd and looked into pair of eyes fixed upon his. From him the eyes fell to ! the glove. Grant bent and picked 1t Iup. The lady made q move to recover 1 1t again, and, their heads coming very
 near together, they turned their faces i toward each other, and Grant saw that same pair of eyes fixed upon his and
 In close proximity. Then he reached | for the glove and handed 1t to her. She 1 thanked him and resumed her novel, 1 Grant turned again to look out through ! the window.
 ! But now those eyes, in which there 1 was a lure, came between him and l the vision of his wife and son. The faint odor that hung about the woman was waited toward him whenever any one passed through the car. No word
 was spoken by either, but now and
 again their eyes met, and every time Grant felt moro strongly the lure that
 was in those of the woman. Gradual ! lv a feeling came over him that sitting l beside this woman hour after hour l without a word passing between them was becoming irksome. Was 1t not q want of compliment to his fellow pas ! senger that he should refrain from ad- lrcssiug her? Surely 1t would be im- modest in her to speak to him without Ia word from him.
 . He made q trivial remark. The lady received 1t not unklndly, but replied i briefly. The ice thus broken, they soon i Tell to conyersing. The woman was a
 good listener. and Grant was q fluent 1 talkcr. She listened, but did not ab- sorb what he said. This he knew, for there was between them a subtle un-
 7ercurrent that told him his compan-
 ioa was interested in him rather than 1 l7 what he said. While he was speak 1 ing she kept her eyes fixed intently
 won his, and in them was always that lure. .-' ..E
 
 When Edward Grant returned from 1 his tourney he was n changed man. He
 could net return tue embrace of his
 wife and son as when he had left them. 1 That something was on his mind was ! plain to Mrs. Grant but she could not l tell what it was. On the evening of ! his return after dinner he lit cigar, ! and the comfort of being at home
 seemed to have dispelled what had come between him and 1t when there ] was a ring nt the telephone. He look 1 ed disquicted. Mrs. Grant arose to go ! to the instrument, but be motioned her | +0 Inc seated and went himself
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16
The
 Vampire In Romance She Is Beautiful, In Real Life Unattract:ve to All Except Her Victims.
By EILEEN BRENNAN

There have been many versions of the woman who has a passion for en- thralllng men. from the ordinary lirt to the vampire. The ordinary Girt is supposed to have a conscience The vampire lures men to their ruin and If they have families are as ready to wreck wife and children as the man { himself.
 The vampire Is not a beauty with soft, languishing eyes. She has stony face. She couquers rather by her will power than by fascination, though she calls to her assistance the senses whenever she finds it ucccs- sary. l have never seen but one wo- man in real life who deserved the name of vampire. While staying at a summer hotel l heard of a man among the guests who was euthru,lcd i by a woman and taken completely away from his family. was told that I might see the couple any evening l after dinner when the guests walked on the piazza, prOmenading with the
 others. I expected to see q radiant | beauty in the woman. with seductive
 manners. I was ustoniShed at looking upon the stoniest face l have ever
 seen and utterly devoid of beauty.
 The man was good looking, though
 there was no strength in his features.
 But the will may grow stronger or
 weaken like the muscles, which age developed by exercise c; become Gahby | by diSuse. I afterward learned the story of this man.
 Edward Grant was prominent in col Iege not only as an all round available man, but as a scholar. He was prcsi dent of his class and graduated with hOnOrs. He became attached to Mar jorie Fleetwood. the daughter of one of the professors of the university. They were married, and a boy baby was born to them.
 The couple had been married four 1 teen years when Edward Grant was called from hls home ill the east to San | Francisco on q matter of business. IL
 was his first separation from his fam ! fly except for q few days at a time and he no more wished to go than his
 wife wished to have him go. He was debating with her whether. after Gll he had not better give up the trip when
 their son, Harry, thirteen years old, came into the room where they were and heard his father tell hIs mother that he had promised his partner to make the journey.
 "Papa," said Harry, eff you have
 promised don't you think you ought to goY'
 This decided the father, who took his
 son into his arms and huCgcd and kissed him with pride. Then, after a last embrace of his wife, he tore him self away.
 On the same train and having q chair in the same parlor car with Grant sat woman about his own age travelling alone. She was reading q novel, while
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16
WELL KNOWN ALASKAN
 PUBLISHES VOLUME

Rev. s. Hall Young, well known Alaskan missionary, has just pub lished very interesting and at tractiYe volume entitled Alaska Days with John Muir" Dr. Young is at present a member of the Pres byterian Board of Home Mission aries, with headquarters in New York.
 The volume contains many beau tiful cuts of Alaskan scenery which Is closely related with the work of John Muir and discusses his many experiences in this country in a very interesting fashion. Flemming II. ReYel, the New YOrk-London publisher, is sponsor for the book.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16
THEY KNOW CANADA

American investors snapped Up war notes Of the Canadian goYornmeut offered in New York to the amount of $45,OOO,ooO so quickly that the subscription lists were closed a few minutes after they were opened. The applica- tions received were far more than three times the notes offered.
 This incident showed how well the nnaucial world in the United States knows the Dominion. This country is so near Canada and 50 thoroughly informed concerning the extent, resources and progress Of its ueighbor across the northern boundary that it has no doubts abOut the future of Canadian finances. Thousands of Americans have visited the principal cities of the Dominion since the war began and they are well aware of the con ditiOus existing there.
 Canadian trade is depressed and Canadian investments such as new buildings are beiug held back by the war but the life of the Domin- ion is not greatly altered nor is its progress stopped In Toronto, for example, $2,OO,OOC will be spent this year upon harbOr improve ments which are to cost $24,OOo,- O0O before the transformation of the city's waterfront can be com pleted. A beginning was made with S1,4OO,OOO last year.
 sl9h facts explain the great rush to buy notes of the Canadian government offered in the New York market. Americans know Canada. They do not have to rely upon secondhand information about that country.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-08-16
SfNn Reward SIMl

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has heeE able to cure in all it's stages, and flat Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treat nent. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in- ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. there by destroying the foundation of the dis ease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative pow CTS that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
 Take HalIg Family Pills for constipation.