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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
sriIIat- savarin's Sleepy Sisters.

Brillat-Savarin, the French writer,
had two spinster sisters. who found as
much pleasure in sleeping as the au-
thor Of the "Physiologie du Gout"
found in eating. They lived I'm the
country and Were in the habit of pass
Ing ten months of the year in their
beds. leaving them only to prepare for
the annual visit of their brother. who
invariably arrived on Oct /. He re-
manned with them until the end Of
November, when they babe him fare
well with the words "Goodby till next
year. Anthieme; we are going back to
bed" This somnolent regime agreed
with them admirably. for they both
lived to a great age, one of them, Pier
rette, attaining her hundredth year
Pierrette's end. according to her broth
er's biographer. was worthy of her
life. She was sitting up in bed eating
her dinner and. not being served
quickly enough. screamed. somewhat
angrily, Bring the dessert" When
the servant brought it she found her
mistress dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
BOY Is KILLED
BY LIVE WIRE
Metal Carrying Lighting Cur
rent Had Fallen and Lad
Stepped On 1t.
DEATH IS INSTANTANEOUS
James A. klouda, Aged IL, Is Victim
OF Shocking Accident on Street
i'll Davenport.

James A. Klouda, the 13-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Klouda,
625 LeClaire street, Davenport, met
instant death yesterday afternoon by
stepping on a live electric light wire
which was lying on the ground. Tree
trimmers had been at work on Far
nam street and one of the falling
branches had evidently loosened or
broken off live wire so that it fell
to the ground: The unfortunate lad
had been making a short visit with
schoolmate and had started for
home to do his evening chores when
several persons saw him suddenly
throw up his arm sand fall over.
Death is instantaneous.
The witnesses ran to him at once
but he was beyond aid, having been
killed instantly. That others were
not injured by the wire was for
tunate as it was several minutes be-
fore the cause of the lads death was
realized and in the meantime the
wire lay exposed on the ground.
The lad was a member of the sew
enth grade of the Sacred Heart pa
rochial school He is survived by
his parents one brother and sister
The funeral will be held Friday
morning from the Sacred Heart ca
thedral in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
WORKERS HAVE
A BIC RALLY
Sunday School Movement Fur
thered at Banquet at Me-
mortal Church
PLAN A TRAINING SCHOOL
Is Next Step, According to Rev. w.
G. Oglevee-County Is Given
Star Rating in State.

The. after-visitation banquet given at
the Memorial Christian church last
evening by the City Sunday School
Workers union was well attended and
enthusiasm over the work in hand ran
high About $50 were served by the
ladies of the church who had charge
of the banquet. AT the conclusion of
the dinner, the program of the evening
opened with a song service, led by III.
E. Van Duzer The principal address
was by Rev. F. f. Shut, pastor of the
Spencer Memorial church who brought
with him some echoes from the state
Sunday school convention held at
Springfield last week and which lie
ATTENDED. His subject was Pepper
and the Sunday School, and he gave
a brief outline of the speech which
John R. Pepper of Memphis, Tenn.
gave at the convention in Springfield
He explained that Mr. Pepper, as the
president of a national bank in his
home city, and the superintendent OF
4 Sunday school having an enrolment
of over 1900 children. should haze
opinions which are worth something
Some of these views were repeated by
Rev. Mr. Shut and then he gave at
some length the symptoms" which
Mr.. Pepper says are visible in good
Sunday school superintendent.
Some Good Symptoms.
First the good superintendent has
inflammation of the heart" which
causes him to be sympathetic and full
of love for his fellow beings. Second,
he has an enlargement of the head"
which is shown in his wisdom: third,
he has "dilation of the eyes," which
enables him to see every thing which
is going on about him. he has the
grip" in the hands which enables
him to extend most cordial welcome
| to everyone; he has suppleness of the
knees, showing that he is used 10
prayer and devotion; he has nervous
ness of the feet which causes him TO
| be on the move to better things all
the time; and last and most import
ant of all he has stiffness of the back
bone which makes him stick to his
purpose until he gains what he is If.
| ter
Mrs. F. w. Reimers was the next
speaker on the program, and took the
elementary grades for her subject anG
showed wherein they could be bet
tered. She said that the elementary
Sunday school class in order to dc
its best work must be graded and have
separate apartments for the different
lgrades. Each must have its black
board and should have supplemental
lessons to learn in addition to the us
ual lessons. She also suggested tina
the teachers training classes shoul;
have a thorough course in lessons [,
be taught beginners.
Men Are Interested.
Harry Shiffer spoke of the men:
movement as he had observed it a
the convention and said that he wa.
lagreeably surprised at the large mum
Der of men who appeared TO be int"
ested in Sunday school work as wa.
jshown by their attendance at the con
Ivention
A half hour was spent in discuss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09

ion of the late house to house vista
ton and about Is different partici--
pants in the canvass were called upon
for talks. ALI declared that they had
benefited personally by the work and
each expressed a hope that he would
be able to aid in the same way if ever
another visitation was planned.
The Next Step.
Rev. w g. Oglevee closed the pro-
gram with the prediction that the next
move of the Sunday School Workers.
union would be TO establish a training
school for teachers, officers and super
intendents.
At the business session which fol-
lowed, the interesting news was given
to the meeting that this county has
been given the rating of star county
Sunday school union of the state.
This rating is gained by certain
amount being given in furthering the
work and the percentage required was
| considerably more than the county
has been giving to the work H. E.
Van DuZer inquired at the state con.
| vention how much would have TO be
given by this county in order to gain
the coveted rating ana the reply stag
gered him. Two ofHthe delegates from
this city. however, came to his rescus
nobly and added $113 to the SIS which
the county ordinarily gives and the
mark was reached.
| Makeup of Committees.
| 1t was voted to have the executive
committee consist of the superintend
ents of the city Sunday schools. the
officers of the union and the county
president. The executive committee
will fix the date for the next meeting
which will be held next fall.
Several musical numbers were rer
dered during the evening. They in
cluded violin solo by the little Mis-!
Frances Rhoads, a baritone solo b.
| George Townsend and several selec
tons by an octette composed of youn;
ladies'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
Born in iowa.

Our family were all born and raised
in Iowa. and have used Chamberlains'
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
(made at Des Moines) for years. We
know how good it is from long exper-
fence in the use of it. In fact. when
in FL Paso. Texas, the writer's life was
saved by the prompt use of this rem
edy. We are now engaged in the me--
camille business at Narcoosee, Fla. and
have introduced the remedy here. It
has proven very successful and is con-
stantly growing in favor-Ennis Bros.
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
Hurry Ends
in Indigestion

Use your teeth on your food or your
stomach will suffer. Quick lunches,
hurried eating, holting food, are sure
to end, sooner or later, in some
form of indigestion, more or less
troublesome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
For a Sprainea Ankle.

AS usually treated, sprained ankle
will disable the injured person for a
month or more, but by applying Cham
beTlam's Liniment and observing the
directions with each bottle faithfully,
a cure may be effected in many cases
in less than one weeks time This
liniment is n most remarkable prepar-
alton. Try it for sprain or bruise,
or when laid up with chronic or mus
to be delighted with the prompt relief
which it affords. For sale by all drug
gistS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09

3. V. p. U. Annual Meetine.-Tne
Tri-City Baptist Young Peoples union
held the annual meeting last evening
at the Edgewood Baptist church. Off
GERS for the year were elected as fol
/ lows:
President-Robert II. Hoffman. First
Baptist church, Rock Island. 4a
Vice President-MissM yra Ransom,
First church, Moline
etary-Arthur Sperbeck. Edge
wood Baptist church. Rock Island
Treasurer. w. Albrecht, Calvary
Baptist church, Davenport.
At the business session it was de
cided to hold the third annual moon
light excursion Monday, August 3.
The meeting last evening was quite
largely attended. although the weather
was nclement A good program If
musical numbers and readings were
given and refreshments were served
Hostess at House Party.-Mrs. J..
Frank Robinson is this week hostess
lat house party at her home, 613
Twentieth street, with the Misses Mar
ion Pearson. Dorothy Rhoads, Greta
Curry and Bessie Miller as her guests.
The young ladies are spending the
days together in merry way. every
moment of the day being occupied IN
a delightful way
Have Annual Outing.-The Twin
City Cinch club held its annual outing
lat Campbells island yesterday after
noon. Cinch was played at three tab
les. six prizes being given as follows:
Mrs. John Schroeder, Mrs. Martin
Siequist, Mrs. Anna Cool. Mrs Yer
I.hale. Mrs Beck and Mrs Miller, tho
|cpnsolation prize going to Mrs. T. ].
Carlson. A course dinner was enjoyed
at the inn following the games.
+ Siboney Bay Camp Dance.-The COM
|mittee arranging for the second month
lly invitation dance by Siboney Bay
camp, United Spanish War Veterans,
lat the Watch Tower tomorrow night
lis bending every effort to make it the
best the organization has held Music
Twill be by the Bleuer-Hemenway or
| chestra.
Surprise Party.-A party of friends
and neighbors perpetrated pleasant
surprise on Mrs. John Kress at her
home, 2519 Fifth-and-a-half avenue, yes
lterday afternoon. The ladies spent a
ipieasant afternoon together, and music
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
PERSONAL POINTS.

q. j. Evans of La Crosse, Wis, is
visiting at the home of ]. A. -O'NeiI.
Mrs Hattie Eya and daughter of Mo-
line have gone to Pueblo, Col, on a
visit
Mrs. Samuel Hof, wife of Major Hof
who is stationed at the arsenal, has
gone to Boston to make a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. c. V. Scott of Bakers
field, Cal, are visiting at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. c. A.I.iitt.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Haynes returned
today from Kewanee after a pleasant
visit of two weeks with relatives and
friends
General Passenger Agent j.. Francis
of the. Burlington is spending the day
in the city with Division Passenger
Agent F. A. Hart.
Miss Elizabeth Stelk will leave To-
morrow for New York, from which port
she will sail for Europe Miss Stelk is
planning an extensive tour of Europe
during the summer months.
A. Kendall and his daughter. Mrs,
K. A. Candor, both of REYNOLDS. left
| last evening for the Pacific coast
where they will spend some time visit
ing, taking in Los Angeles and Seattle
Mrs, Bell, the wife of General j
Franklin Bell of the United States
army. who has been visiting in this
city with her mother, Mrs. T. ]. Blu
ford, has returned to Washington, d
{. Mrs. Buford accompanied hel
daughter and will visit in Washington
| a month or more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
Thu Fatal Fourth.

During the five celebrations Of the
Fourth of July from 1903 to 1907, IN
elusive. 21.52o persons We're injured
and 1,153 killed, according to statistics
recently gathered. The giant fire.
cracker alone injured 1889 persons in
the celebration Of 1907, killed eight
and led to the death Of eight more
from lockjaw. So says one Of the
medical papers. Now is the time to
think about these things. A little
thought now will be better than a
sorrowful recollection of the facts on
July 4. Do not get out of the habit
OF celebrating the Fourth OF July, but
Try to make 1t a celebration without
an undertaker's bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

tSociety news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either ease the identity OF the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Program and FestivaI.-The young
ladies of ST. Mary's Catholic church
will give program and ice cream fes-
tival at Columbia hall this evening
The program will begin at s o'clock
and is as follows:
"Poiacco Brillante" Miss Marie
Frick
Mandy Lane" Song ana Pantomine
Young Ladies.
Highland Shepherdess and Dance
Miss Otilia Vogel. Piano accompan;
iment, Miss Clara Math.
Duet, "On the Race Course"-Misses
Cecilia Burkhart and Leota Weltlin.
Vocal Solo-Herman Schnell
Reading, THE Legend of the Min
Iuet"-Miss Teresa Herlitzka.
Violin Solo, Moonlight on the Lake
Miss Norma Fuchs. Accompanies,
Miss Josephine Aud.
Piano Solo. ''Old Folks at Home" =
Miss Helen Gieseker.
Reading, Selected-Miss Piatt.
Orchestra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
was enjoyed Ara o'clock dainty
luncheon was served.
DOCTORS HOLD A MEETING
County Medical Society at Manufac-
turers Hotel, Moline.

Physicians of the county met at the
Manufacturers hotel in Moline last
evening in the regular monthly session
of the Rock Island County Medical
society. Supper was served at O'Clock
after which a short business session
was held. a paper on Our County
Medical Society, by DR.. ". II. Lude-
wig of this city. president of the or
ganization. was presented. being read
by the secretary, DR.. w d. Snively. IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
Kitchen Shower for Miss Frank

Kitchen Shower for Miss Frank =
The o. ID. l.. club held its regular meet
ing last evening at the home of Miss
Katharine Bunscher, 431 Sixth street,
and showered one of the members,
Miss Minnie Frank, who is 4 June
bride, with kitchen utensils. The
house was decorated appropriately in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09
Birthday Anniversary Party.-A &C

biFthday anniversary farty.-A conf
pany of friends was entertained last
evening at the home of Herman ~.
Bredar, 2723 Sixth avenue, in honor Of
his 22nd birthday anniversary. Music
and games occupied the evening and
in the contests the head prizes We're
won by Miss Kate Boden and Frank
Piping and the consolation prizes by
Miss Cecilia Hulsbrink and Ed Wich,
a birthday luncheon was served dur
ing the evening and the affair was
most enjoyable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09

Miss Franks wedding colors, green
and white. The evening was spent in
playing games of various kinds and m
guessing contest. Miss Ida Schmid
was awarded the first prize and Miss
Lille Schultz the second prize: Sew
eral musical numbers were given by
the guests. The bride elect was the
recipient of many useful gifts Light
refreshments were served during the
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-09

the absence of DIR. Ludewig. DR.. J. z.
Hollowbush gave report of the Hi
nois state meeting at Quincy.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
Quiet in Washington.

With the President out of town and
all but one or two of his Cabinet Off
GERS here, Washington is as quiet as
Midsummer. The Autumnal return has
hardly set in. Clerks are at their desks,
but officials are still at large and show
nS few gns OF getting down to busi-
ness The field operations of several
Departments, which are extensive in
these modern Summer times, are being
continued later than usual this Autumn.
The linen covers are still on the big
desks. and the Department corridors do
not reSound with the tread of many
people. The Acting Secretaries are
men of third and fourth rank, and it is
uncertain from day to day who S gns
the mail. Inspection trips have been
prolonged later than is customary, but
that and the belated returns generally
are due in some part to the fact that
ofticialdom did not get away from
Washington this year till well toward
the middle of August
Secretary of War Dickinson has just
returned, he and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson being the only two of the
nine Cabinet members in town tn 8
week. He has been long away, much of
the time on inspection trips. En- route
20 Washington he attracted attention In
a public speech pleading with the
Southern people TO accept the Presi-
dents efforts to alleviate their political
conditions in good part, and calling
especial attention to the Presidents pol
icy of net appointing negros to Office in
the south. when such appointments
would De offensive to patrons of the
office.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer will be
back in few days from his long vaca-
ton, tarrying by the way in New York.
TO give dinner ON the Mayflower. to
dist nguished naval officers of the
American and foreign navies who are
participating in tho Hudson- Fulton cele-
bration. Acknowledgement Wickersham
IS still at his law office in New York
CITY, and mail from the Department of
Justice is being forwarded to him there
da ly.
No large questions are being handled
by the departments at present, and it is
noteworthy that in daily doings of gem
efal interest there is less to make the
Washington date line conspicuous than
has been the case of a late September
for many years. Everything seems to
be waiting on the return of the Presi-
deht now almost six weeks away. There
Is some discussion about the Central
Rank, proposed in the talk of monetary
ana currency reform, and Officialdom,
iike the rest or the country, is watching
the polar controversy. The Hydrograph-
lc Once OF the Navy Department is
planning new map, on which the
North Pole will be depicted as United
states territory, but that Is being done
vii taking sides either with Cook
= oeary.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
A Museum of Gifts.

A movement is on foot to have a
room in the new National Museum for
naval trophies and gifts to our ships
and their officers. When gifts are
made to our officers they cannot keep
them. but must turn them over to the
State Department. where they are
Grated up and kept till Congress gives
them to the officer. or he retires and
then is too old to enjoy showing the
gifts to his friends. It Is said that
there are thousands of these gifts now
in storage. which have been hidden
away for years. Then there are the
gifts to ships. which usually consist of
splendid silver services and punch
bowls. The life of a battleship is short,
and when it goes out of commission the
silver has to be stored somewhere. Then
the figureheads of many of our battle
ships are magnificent art productions,
usually of hammered brass. and when
the battIeship is sold for old junk the
fgureheads are torn off and gather dust
in some navy yard loft. The vessels
that have these silver services keep
them on board while the ships are in
commission. but as soon as they go out
of commission they are packed in cases
and stored in some dusty room at a
navy yard. The proper occasion for al
lowing the public to view these gifts
would be when the warships are out of
toiiHilsSloH' II - cOhtehueu WHEN the
ships are in commission they are either
in foreign waters or at ports in the
United States where very few people
can visit them.
The discussion was brought about by
the retirement of some one of the bat
tleships whose figurehead was sent to
Richmond. Va, and lies unnoticed on
a floor. It is too big for any wall and
is nuisance. In museum these could
be properly cared for. Acting Secre-
tary of State Adee said:
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
Nine of the Family in the War.

F. A. Sinclair, SkaneateleS, N Y
says that there were nine of his fathers
family in the army-five sons, one
grandson and three sons-in-laW. He
does not think any other family can
beat this. He remembers a story our
ing the war of five soldiers sentenced
to death for desertion. and poem " as
written on the occasion by Ruth Crom-
well, one verse of which is:
'.As men pray for gifts that are dearest
in life.
When the depth of the spirit is
stirred, --r '...'-.'
So I, midst the surgings. of tumuit and
strife.
Do pray that my voice may be heard.
Kneel for the souls that are doomed
unto death,
kneel, mid the legions of valiant and
brave,
KneeL mid the armies awaiting thy
breath.
Give a chance to the boys for a
nObler grave.
Spare for the sake of the mothers who
bore them,
Save for the sake of the Flag that
floats Ger them
y merciful deed is a Godlike Hosanna,
And bringeth no stain on the Star
Spangled Banner"
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
What Would President Lincoln say?

Thomas l.. Steward, 11th Ohio, Day
ton, o., says with reference to u recent
ruling of che Commissioner of Pen
sions: April IA, 1881, Capt. C. j.
Childs recruited a company here that
was mustered into the United States
service April Is. 1851, at Columbus. o.
Some of these men were married and
left families unprovided for. Most all
left employment at from SO to SIS
per week for $11 per month to meet
the Nations call of dire distress. It
was three-mOrtF1s service. About the
18th or 10th of June the 11th Ohio and
others were reorganized into three
years organization. A number of these
men preferred to go home and into
other branches of the service, come to
remain at home. The latter were given
pensions. but now a ruling shuts them
out, and their pensions are revoked
upon the ground that they were fur
Laughed home. and did not serve 80
days. The first $4,000 troops saved this
Nation. Had they not promptly yolun-
teered West Virginia would have been
into rebellion with Missouri. Kentucky
and Maryland. The Confederates would
have gone into Washington, d. c., and
been the Government Co. A, 11th
Ohio, came home in charge of their
Second Lieutenant with orders to hold
them for orders from Columbus. o., or
the officer in command at Cincinnati, o.
They were so held until Aug. 26, 1861,
when they were mustered out and re-
ceived four months pay ,in gold. Is
there any Justice towards these men
who so promptly went forth at their
country's call? Ohio is now giving $13
to the Squirrel Hunters for days SER
vice during the Kirby Smith scare, and
that was a picnic for them that they
laugh about to-day. AS far as Co. A,
11th Ohio. was concerned, the fact is.
no furlough was given, either written
or orally. Go home with these men
and await orders was the official in
struction the Lieutenant received and
obeyed, and the men remained subject
to his orders until finally mustered
out '..
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
Seeing by Telephone.

Inventors have been thinking and ex-
perimenting for a long time to secure
sight by telephone of the person who
is talking to you. A couple of young
Danes claim to have solved this, and
their means of doing so is now being
examined with interest By Europeans.