Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-31
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JUDGE Taft says he walked four
| blocks through the business district
| of Chicago the other day without a
soul recognizing him. Which ought to
convince him that he is out of politics.
! THE king of Greece Is again under
the knife. He'll be under fire next
Judging by recent developments In his
country.
BILLY Sunday is disappointed in the
few trail hitters at his meetings in New
York. Sunday night, during one of his
rampages, he spat on the stage in full
view of his audience. Then he turned
to those on the platform and said :
God, help the ministers who sit up
here with me, pull their whiskers and
try to look pious." He insists that the
preachers shall go among the audience
and pull sinners TO the front. Billy
says the collections are not coming up
to expectations. Herein possibly lies
explanation of the evangelist's crabbi-
ness. But his admirers are insulted
if you suggest that Billy is out after
the money.
Fits VS. Fits is the title of a suit
for divorce filed in Davenport. Mis-
fits, apparently.
BROTHER Fairbanks must have
thawed out today when he was off,
cially notified of his nomination as re-
publican candidate for vice president.
The weather is warmer, at any rate.
The Conventional Black.
One Of the seasons most charming
receptions was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Newlin at their beautiful home
on West Main street last Saturday eve
ming. 1t was in honor of their silver
wedding anniversary. The door was
answered by a .colored valet, who
wore white gloves and vest-Robin-
son Gid Constitution.
SPEAKING of preparedness, a PEG.
ria woman SWOre out peace warrant
against her fiance, then married him.
IT'S refreshing occasionally to hear
a. pedagogue express his honest con-
victiOns. Mr.. Cheever, one of the in
structors at the Rock Island county
teachers institute, says he likes rag
time music and prefers popular litera-
ture to the musty classics. If he had
voiced such sentiments a dozen years
ago he would have been banned from
his profession. We have too long re-
garded the teacher as a solemn indi-
vidual with eyes only for the older
order of things. The world is pro-
crossing So should the teacher. The
fact that he enjoys syncopated har-
mony and lighter reading is no evil
dence that he eschews the classics in
reading and music. Variety, after all,
is the spice of life. Congrats, Broth
er Cheever. Your courage is to be
admired.
JEAN r. Tack, vice president of the
American National Retail jewelers. as
sOciatiOn, maintains that the wrist
watch will be more popular than ever
before. There are those who will in
Sist that the gentleman is tacky.
IN the olden days. before the news
paper was looked upon as a strictly
business institution, conducted on bust
ness principles, the free list was al
most as large as the paying subscrip-
ton list. The policeman, the fireman,
the preacher, the advertiser who used
the columns only infrequently and
host of others who felt they were en-
titled to receive their daily paper de-
livered free at their homes, wereScar-
fied as deadheads. But that day has
passed. The well managed newspaper
now accounts for every copy that is
turned out of its presses. There is no
reason why this rule should not have
been enforced years ago; there is no
valid reason why a newspaper should
harr civ
body. You pay for your meat, and
your groceries. and your wearing ap-
parel. A copy of a newspaper is a
commodity also and should be settled
for.
"WHAT VIII gentle woman not dare
to do nextr asks a circus press agent.
Gosh, we wouldn't dare to venture
guess. Would you!
RICHARD Croker. former chief of /!
Tammany, is suffering partial bind |
ness. But his hearing is still good.
Shopping Tip.
Then, too. you should know" OBJ |
serves H. w K, that there is this |
sign on the back bar of one of our
leading thirst emporiums: Weather |
forecast-dry Sunday. A gentle re-
hinder to the thirsty to do their Sun
day shopping on Saturday night"
At is.
Be sure your sins will find you out
At 40 or thereabout.
The shiny badness Of your head
Will show what kind of life you've |
led.
The candid lines about your eyes
Will tell no charitable lies.
Your pudgy face will testify
To tdleness and living high.
A pallid cast, to beauty's cost,
VIII tell of CIrrrt1 ~ ,rO,,