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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
HOUSE OF MEMORIES.
Indiana Man to Perpetuate Tender
Associations of His Life.

Two big piles of rough Indiana ium-
Der are now attracting the attention Of
thousands of people who hourly pass
along in the famous Sheridan road of
Chicago. The material is stacked up
on a big lot in one of the finest and
most exclusive residence sections OF
Chicago.
An Indiana man is building house.
and in the use of the lumber he has
planned to perpetuate Il number of the
most tender associations Of his life, all
Of which he brought from the great
Hoosier domain.
The builder is DR.. E. lies Kerlin.
The lumber is a fine grade and grain
of black walnut, and it came from
farm four miles out of Richmond. says
the Indianapolis News. 1t was cut on
the farm of DR.. Kerlin's paternal
grandfather and namesake, Il. lies
Kerlin. who settled on the Indiana
farm more than seventy years ago.
On this farm Dr. Kerlin's father.
James F. Kerlin, nursed the trees
when they Were mere saplings, and he
kept them trimmed until they became
monarchs of the farmyard. 1t was
from these trees that the lumber now
piled up on the Sheridan roadside was
sawed in an Indiana sawmil during
the present year and is to form one of
the most substantial residences on the
north side.
After the death of Grandfather Ker-
lin the farm went to his daughter, now
Mrs. John IT. Alexander of Hunting.
ton. whom everybody in the com
munity knew and knows as Aunt Mat
tie. When she was told that her neph-
ew, DR.. Kerlin, was about TO build n
house she suggested that he finish at
| least one room from the lumber of the
great walnut trees that still were
| standing on his grandfather's farm and
| which had been carefully nursed and
| kept trimmed by his own father. DR.
Kerlin acted on the suggestion at once
| The trees were cut and hauled to /:
| sawmill. and the product is now seen
on the Sheridan park building lot in
Chicago. The material will remain in
the sun during the summer in process
| of drying. Then it will be kiln dried
and ultimately dressed for the use il
store for it. On the first floor of the
new home will be a large living room
1t will have a beamed ceiling. wains
coting bookshelves built in the wall!
and large mantel, all of which will b,
built from the Indiana black walnu
material. Two bedrooms also will b.
finished from this material that cam
from the grandfather's farm.
II Still another fond Indiana recollec
ton will be perpetuated for all tim
in this house. Under the big walnu
mantel will be large ventilating CRATE
1t will be furnished by William NJ
Jackson. who was the principal o
Friends academy at Richmond whe
DR.. Kerlin graduated there in 1877
To make 1t still more of an Indian
production the superstructure is o
Bedford stone. The architecture @
the house follows the old colonial, wit
great wide hall in the center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
TEST or SIGNAL CORPS.
Will Be Expected to Give News CT an
Invading Army.

Will Be Expected to Give News CT an
Invading Army.
Novel and important mGneuvers are
to be undertaken in the fall by the war
department at Washington to test the
efficiency of the signal corps. The
plan contemplates the placing in the
field of two corps commanders with
their staffs and limited number of
men.
One of these corps. to which practi-
cally all the men will be attached. is
to represent an army moving from
the Mississippi river. while the head
quarters of what will represent an
army waiting attack will be situated
on the western slopes of the Allie
gheny mountains The invaders line
will extend from the great lakes to
the Ohio river, and the signal corps
will be required to keep the defenders
informed of every move of the "ene-
my"
The great extent of the line and the
remarkably divergent nature of the
country over which the advancing
| army will travel will give the sigma
corps opportunity to use practically
every form of equipment in means OF
communication now employed by tht
| army establishment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
Knew He Was Dead.

Some time aftei the occupation Of
Manila by the American forces one Of
the army officers was shown through
the old Spanish prison in that city. He
noticed a small opening through a
brick wall. Upon asking its use he
was told that prisoners were placed in
a cell behind it and walled up alive.
"You see. senor," said the guide, "as
long as the prisoner lived his food was
handed in on a plate. and he handed
the empty plate back, but when he
handed the plate back with the food
on it untouched. then the jailer knew
he was dead and didn't give him any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
CABLE.

Mr. and Mrs. John Forster returned
home Thursday from Aledo where
they have been visiting relatives.
Fred Wilde of East Moline is. Wis
iting his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Peterson
and daughter visited in Alpha Sun
day.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
V. G. Parker Saturday morning.
Miss Ida .Radue, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. o. L. Radue was united in
marriage to Luther Anderson of Mo
line last Wednesday and arrived here
Thursday for a short visit with rela
tives Mr. Anderson is employed il
the shops at Moline. Both of the
young people are well known here.
John Lawson and family of Rocl
Island are visiting relatives here.
Clarence Lawson arrived home
Tuesday from a two weeks visit will
relatives at Jackson vile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
WHEAT WITH SEVEN HEADS
New Variety Is Expected to Yield Two
Hundred Bushels to the Acre.

w. w. Ward, wheat farmer near
Dayton, Wash, has discovered a new
variety of wheat that has seven dis
tinct heads united to common base.
Each head is considerably larger than
the ordinary wheat. Ward figures,
says the Kansas City Star, that the
new variety will yield as high as $50
bushels TO the acre, with an average
of 200 bushels.
Hundreds of farmers in the vicinity
of Dayton have visited the Ward
ranch to see the new wheat. All have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
New Fire Invention.

A horseless fire engine that consists
of only storage battery on wheels.
an electric motor and cylinder with
q fan inside Of II run by the batteries
that will suck up and force out the
water is what Boston man has been
working on. so be says. for ten years.
He believes it will revolutioniZe fire
fighting. He claims his engine will
run more cheaply and throw lo2gr-
stream than any known type OF c..
zine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10

police station Saturday afternoon and
by order of the mayor We're given a
final warning that they must comply
with the terms of the mulct law or
have their licenses revoked. The
chief of police warned each and every
one of the proprietors who Mr. Betty
claimed Were violating the law that
the next offense meant the revocation
of the license. The saloons complain
ed of are mostly in the west end of
the city. Attorney Betty in his let
ter to the mayor named each place
and stated they We're open last Sun
dav, and that if they did not live up
to the law he would institute iniunc-
lion proceedings. Mr.. Betty also
states that all the saloonkeepers
against whom temporary injunctions
have been issued cannot open until
after the hearing for permanent in
functions.
Joseph Davenport Dead.-There died
Aug. Z, in Covington, KY, one of the
original Davenport family, Joseph A.
| Davenport. His father was George L.
| Davenport, a generation ago one of
| the enterprising citizens of this com
munity, man of large enterprises
the partner of Antoine LeClaire in
developing along broad lines the fu
ture metropolis of eastern Iowa. the
man who took up the first claim in the
territory of Wisconsin. His grand
father was Colonel George Davenport
the first white settler of this region
the builder of the palatial home on the
island by the swiftly rolling river, the
man who gave his name to the city
which he helped found. joseph A
Davenport was born Sept. 1G, 1871. the
second son of his parents, in the his
toric Davenport home still standing
End preserved for future generation!
by the munificence of Misses Naom
and Catherine Davenport. He died a
! the home of his daughter, Mrs. JOSEPH
Dietrich, in Covington, KY. after al
illness following a second stroke o
Paralysis July &c. He leaves as i'm
mediate relatives to mourn him hi
i daughter above mentioned. two sisters
the Misses Naomi and Catherine Dav
cnport, and his younger brother. Eben
;; ezer Davenport. the last three resid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
Giants Shoe For eiII Taft.

An immense shoe, one of the extra
sizes built for giants, consigned to
"Bill Taft, Washington. passed through
New Orleans recently on its journey
eastward 1t started from San Fran
cisco and was passed along by the rail-
road men. each junction point adding
some joke and lacking new tags on 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
- - q HEALS
SIS. SORES AND ULCERS

Sores and Ulcers indications of blood
discharged the
flesh
disease Whether these the blood the result
facilitating old
bad blood there but to and and that
the blood Washes lotions,
OF their cleansing ansepc but nothing applied the
S.
the bottom trouble of
laon feeding parts
heals
fill in with healthy supplying
Ulcers medical
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
w. C. Maucker's
Fire Insurance Agency

Property who need of fire insurance should look
carefully financial standing Of the companies represented by
agents placing the
financial standing important that OF banker also
his influence with the
dollar in OF loss
agency Maucke the most
reliable pleased that in the
customer Of his has
Justice In getting set
Element a
following standing by him taken
the report Of Illinois.
Organized
un 177S,25S
2569477
Fire Association Philadelphia ........1S17
OF
of York 4114164
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Of
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England 1909 6S32710
Philadelphia S25 662117
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Connecticut 7965453
Philadelphia 1S60 1995419
Corporation England ......1720 243572
Building phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
Eczema.

For the good of those suffering with
eczema or other such trouble, I wish
to say, my wife had something of that
kind, and after using the doctors rem
edies for some time, concluded to try
Chamberlain's Salve. and it proved to
be better than anything she had tried.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
Novel Plea In Murder Case.

The trial at San Francisco OF In
Whan Chang for the murder of Dur
ham White Stevens. adviser to the Ko-
rean government, was recently post
poned to Aug. II. 1t is understood that
Changes attorneys will make plea OF
patriotic insanity for their client.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
FROG catehers, Union.

To keep up the price of frogs and
helgraElites used by fishermen in bass
fishing boys of Hampton, Conn. and
vicinity have organized frog catchers'
union. The members are pledged not
to cut the price, Of bait
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

ing here. at Twelfth and Main streets.
The remains will be brought to Dav-
export after the funeral services at
Covington and will be laid beside the
remains of his wife in st. Marguerite's
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10

asked for a few pounds z; the seed.
but Ward is figuring upon further eY-
periments and plans to plant all of
this years crop next season. enlarg-
ing his present area to about three
acres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
MOLINE
implement Men Handle Autos.-The

implement Men Handle Autos.-The
John Deere Pillow company of st. Louis
has closed arrangements to take over
the entire output of the Jackson Auto
mobile company of Jackson, Mich.
which will be handled in the territory
of the st. Louis branch. The Jackson
line embraces five models that are en-
inently fitted for implement and vehi-
Gle men to sell The lowest priced car
lists at $500 and the highest priced
is $500. intermediate numbers sell
for $3.50 and $4,000. 1t is generally
conceded now that the future of the
automobile trade should rest with the
implement and vehicle jobbers and
,, dealers; that the implement and vehi-
Gle men were the logical ones to han
die the great output of cars, instead of
, the garages and special agencies.
| Lock Is Much Used.-Since it was
opened to public use on March IS,
l190S, SO steamers and ia barges,
carrying 533 tons of commercial
freight and 4,O54 passengers, have
passed through the Moline lock.
Ninety per cent of these crafts have
been government boats, engaged in
river work. The total cost of maintain
ing and operating the lock since Jan.
IL has been $4799 These figures are
given in the annual report of Major
, C. S. Richie, rated June so, 1908.
| o.
| Says Board Lost on Coal.-ln state
ment the Coal Valley Mining company
declares that the board of education
lost 1925 as a result of its award of
contracts for coal for the local schools.
The board gave to Rufus Walker &
Sons the contract to provide Living
ston coal at $3.50 a ton, and to Shall
berg Bros; to supply Thayer coal at
s2.75, each company securing half of
the total supply The coal is delivered
on order of the supply committee.
o.
Boy Falls From Tree.-Arthur Gun
nerson, aged IA years, fell 80 feet Out
of a tree Friday afternoon and frac
tured his left arm just above the wrist
He had been flying his kite, when il
became entangled in the branches oil
high tree, and the lad had climbed tC
the top to eXtricate it, When he
reached the top the branches gave un
, der his weight and he fell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
DAVENPORT

Will Meet Yearly.-Homecom
week for LeClaire will be an annual
event the first week in August after
this. The meeting this year proved so
enjoyable that a permanent orSaniza-
ton was formed at the meeting held
left to committee composed of Cap
tain w. A. Shirk, DR.. J. A. DeArmand
and W. d. Wells. These three gentle
men proceeded to adopt short con-
stitution that had been prepared by
J. D. Barnes. This provided for an
annual homecoming taking the whole
first full week of August each year.
The dues are to be paid by the out
siders only, the wanderers who have
left their former home, the people of
LeClaire themselves having sufficient
expense in providing entertainment
They then named the following Off
GERS for the coming year: President
A. d. Sommers; first vice president
w A. Shirk; second vice president
Mrs. Elsie Curtis; secretary, J. D.
Barnes.
Outing for Business Men.-An out
ing for the business men. of Daven
Port, a real good old-fashioned picnic
ut which they will take off their coats
and play some of the games that they
used to play, has been planned by
the entertainment committee of the
Commercial club. 1t will be held a
Linwood Thursday of this week
Those attending the picnic will go t.
the river resort over the Rock Island
The train leaves here at 3:S5 O'CLOCK
Thursday afternoon. The return viii
be about $3.50 O'Clock. Arriving at the
park. the business men will get ready
for ball game, some races and othel
amusements that will make them for
get the daily grind at home for few
hours. At O'Clock a chicken suppe
Will be served.
Saloonkeepers Warned.-The II sa
loonkeepers against whom H. B. Bett.
complained in letter to Mayo
George w. Scott were called to thu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
The covering of eggs and

The covering of eggs and
sugar given Ar5uck1es' Certified
Coffees Is to retain the aroma
and flavor until released by the
grinding; the hygienic method of
our grandmothers and great
grandmothers applied by modern
machinery for your particular
benefit. Does not improve the
looks of the coffee and Is not IN
tended to do SO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10

Saoonkeepers Warned.-The II sa-
loonkeepers against whom H. B. Betty
complained in letter to Mayor
George W. Scott were called to the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

bound up In sheaves, but oxen were
always employed 10 separate the
wheat from the straw.
What is known as the shouting o,
the churn." comes down from the time
when Apollo was worshiped In Eng
land The churn or kern means a ring
or circle formed by several persons
holding hands. The word churn also
signifies chaplet worn around the
head or carried suspended on a pole
in procession. so the shouting of
the churn" means the merriment that
always accompanied wearing a chaplet
or dancing in a circle
Another old custom is the kemp
ing" of England. In Scotland called "a
nell" Nell is sometimes spelled
melee, which is better as a melee.
or row. often resulted from contend.
ing for leadership in dispatching the
last days work in the field. Each
reaper left a handful OF the harvest
uncut, and the bonniest lass was al
lowed to gather these handfuls and 20
make out OF them corn baby" This
was brought home in triumph. set up
in the feast. and preserved for the re-
mainder OF the year, The lass was
called the harvest queen Sometimes
instead OF being made into a doll the
products of the field would be formed
into a mare. and the reapers would
/ amuse the guests by trying TO cut
down the mare with their sickles The
man who succeeded 10 the undertak
ing would declare what should be done
/ with the mare.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

The secret Of success In caring for
goldfish IL 10 keep the water they are
In fresh and sweet Their globe
should be emptied and IFS water re-
newcd As often as every second day.
Iift each fish out gently In a giassful
OF water. empty the globe. wash IL
again. Clear sweet rainwater should
be used and iig temperature should
be raised to 70 or 80 degrees By warm
ing part Of H. Sparkling well water
Is too cold for the fish TO thrive In.
and too pure. for the animaicuias Of
rainwRter forms an important part o.
the food OF these fish. They need no
other sustenRnce than very few
bread crumbs sprinkied in their water
daily. for overlooking wiil kill them
very quickly The HousekeeDer,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
Ee,tlual near % Amerieans.

A festival peculiarly dear TO Amer
leans is nigh. II has been the on
spring OF the mating Of two funda-
mental institutions In our social struc-
ture-the Christian church and the
Christian home From the pioneer
days Of early New England ali through
the history Of subsequent pilgrimagss
OF New Englanders 10 remote from
tier communities and the islands Of
the sea il has been { day when man
escaped from the just charge OF that
basest OF crimes-ingratitude - and
vhan scattered families came to
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

Just to be alive. We sing: Il would
not live Away" but most Of " are
thankful not TO have that limit too rig
idly defined Life may be a 'vapor
full Of woe" but 1t is fairly hvaole
none the less
For health II have II; for not be
ing any sicker If haven't
For what am IL that am is any
good; for what can be il il isn't
That there is no law to force the
wearing Of the seasons monstrous mil
linery
That prosperity has not pushed food
prices beyond Thanksgiving dinner
possibility.
For that dinner in prospect, with
digestion to enjoy ii.
For living in a day of predigested
food If digestion is not up 10 the mark
Thai I'm a woman in an age when
woman scores.
Thanksgiving dwells in the heart,
not in the stomach
Thanksgiving and thankfulness are
not the same.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
sIng unto the LORD wth thanlsglvIng. Psalm laz:I

lonely. The power to hear what |
natures voices have TO say is In our |
hearts, not merely in the ear. We |
must have the beauty In our souls be- |
fore We can see beauty anywhere. |
Hence there are many who are really
blind to the loneliness which God has
strewn everywhere. with most lavish
hand, in his works. So we must have
the music in our heart before we can
hear the music which sings every
where for him who has ears to hear.
If we have thanksgiving within us, we
will have no trouble In finding glad
ness wherever We go. IL is sad and
cherries heart that makes the world
seem dreary to certain people; II only
they will let joy enter to dwell within.
a new world would be created for
them. II we allow our heart to cher.
ish unlovingness. bitterness, evil
thoughts or feelings, we cannot hear
the music Of love which breathes
everywhere, pouring out from the
heart OF God But II we keep our
heart gentle, patient, lowly. and kind,
on our ears will fall, wherever we go.
sweet strains of divine music.
Then a glad life makes a life Of
gladness wherever 1t goes. II leaves
an unbroken lane of sunbeams behind
it. Everybody is better as well as hap
pier for meeting one whose Christian
life radiates gladness and cheer. We
can do nothing better either for our
selves or for the world in which we
| live than TO learn the lesson of praise
and of thanksgiving. Let us learn to
sing unto the Lord with thanksgiv-
ing" There are troubles in every
things for one trial. Sometimes we
have disappointments but even these
are really Gods appointments, as
some day we shall find out. II people
are unkind to us. we must go on low
ing just as before. our hearts full of
unconquerable kindness, and 1t will
finally win. The most deep-seated ten.
dency to sadness can be overcome and
replaced by happy cheerfulness. The
gospel of Christ comes TO US and tells
us that we must he born again, born
from above born of God, and our very
nature will be recreated. Then di.
vine grace assures us that IL is not
impossible even for the most unholy
life to be transformed into holiness
The being that is saturated with sin
may be whittier than snow There is no
nature. therefore. however unhappy
il may be because of its original quail
ity or it's early training. which canno,
through divine help learn the lesson
OF happiness and thanksgiving The
secret of Christian JOY is the peace OF
Christ in the heart Then one Is not
dependent upon circumstances or con
ditions. St Paul said he had learned
in whatsoever state he was therein &c
be content We know we.l that his
circumstances were not always con
genial nor easy, but he sang songs IL
his prison with as cheerful a heart al
when he was enjoying the hospitality
of a loving friend. There might b.
hardships. sufferings. and want: bu
in himself he had the peace OF Christ
and this sustained him. st. Paul'i
secret of contentment is the Chris
; tian's true secret of happy life,