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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
UNION ELECTS OFFICERS.

AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the Young Peoples union of the First
baptist church, held Friday evening at
the home of Miss Nettie Dempsey,
1929 Seventh avenue, the following OH
GERS were elected.
President-Robert Hoffman.
Vice President-Miss Gertrude
Wagner.
Corresponding Secretary - Norman
Kerr.
Recording Secretary - Miss Bessie
Szngren.
Treasurer-Clarence Fox.
Reports Of the officers for the yeal
Just passed were read and showed the
condition Of the union most encourag
ipg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Cake Without Eqos.

Here is recipe for cake made with
out eggs. submitted by Mrs. Mae
Hoist, who is authority for the state
ment that it Is not only delicious but
economical as well, since eggs are at
such a high notch in the retail mar
ket: Mix heaping .teaspoonful of
cream of tartar with two cups of -four
and sift -four four or five times; add
one cup of sugar and sift again; then
add a scant cup of sweet milk in
which is dissolved halt teaspoonful
of soda; lastly beat in three table
spoonfuls of melted butter. Flavor
as desired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
MATTHEY FUNERAL.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Frederick Matthey of South
Rock Island were held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at the home and
az 2 o'clock at the German Lutheran
church. Rev. Phi. Wilhelm was in
charge. Burial took place at the Ger
man Lutheran cemetery. The bear
ers were Henry Raithel, Henry LANCE,
H. Clemann, John Rohr, Charles
Schoede, and N. Juhl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Eortuaues a Mule.

Charlotte, N c., Dec. 1S.-Confes-
sing to the murder of John Dixon
and his young wife because Dixon
held a mortgage on a mule belong
ing to one of the trio, John and Hack
Ross, brothers, and Will Ross, their
cousin, were hurried here from
Shelby and lodged in all. The au-
thorities feared lynching.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
New commIssion Members.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-W. w.
Coultes of De Kalb, and DR.. David
Felmley of Normal were appointed
members of the educational commits
sion by Governor Deneen today to
succeed Alfred Bayliss of Macomb and
A. T. Nightingale of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The woman's Christian Temperance
union will meet tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock with Mrs. A F. Young,
1912 Nineteenth street. The topic for
the afternoon is "The Power Of the
Press for Good or Evil"
The Ladies' Sewing society OF Beth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Gets the New York Sun.

New York, Dec. 1S.-William c.
Reick has purchased of Mrs. William
M. Laffan a majority of the
stock of the New York Sun.
Mr.. Reick, who, since 1907, has been
one Of the owners of the New York
Times and the Philadelphia Ledger.
William M. Laffan died Nov. 10,
1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Suit Over Bonds.

The State bank of Rock Island has
filed suit against the Midland Motor
company in the sum of $4,000, the
trouble arising over a bond issue.
Connolly & Connolly are attorneys for
the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Sues for Divorce.

Through her attorneys, Williams
and Ingelson, Mrs. Mary Emery of
Moline has filed suit for divorce
against her husband, Rene Emery, in
the circuit clerks Office, the alleged
grounds being cruelty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
SHuART-RRAnIH

THE MARRIAGE OF MISS BET
tina Bradley. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs ID. c. Bradley Of Centerville,
Iowa, to Theodore NJ. Stuart of Chari-
ton, Iowa, was an event of Thursday,
Dec. IA, the ceremony taking place
at the home OF the bride, Rev. Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
DAUGHTERS OF .sRAsL MEET.

DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL MEET.
THE DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL
met yesterday with Mrs. H. Lewis,
1886 Fifth avenue. The hostess served
delicious supper and an informal
social time was enjoyed. The mem
bers decided TO give their annual ball
at Elks' hall Tuesday evening, Jan. 9.
The daughters will meet next month
with Mrs. s. Silverman, 40 Fifth ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY MEETS.

THE TWINCITY BENEVOLENT
society was entertained yesterday aft
ernoon at the home Of Mrs. L. Rimer-
man, AS Eleventh street. The ladies
planned to give a Christmas dance.
Christmas night at Elks' hall. the
hostess served a course supper and
the time was spent in an informal
way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
A sprained ankle viii usuallv disab

sprained ankle will usually disable
the injured person for three or four
weeks. This is due to lack of proper
treatment. When Chamberlain's Lini-
rent is applied cure may be effected
i'll three or four days. This liniment is
one of the best and most remarkable
preparations in use. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
MARC.

Frances, the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Marc, Pip
Fourth avenue, died at 6:15 this
morning, few moments after birth.
The funeral will be held from
O'Malley's undertaking parlors to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Bur
ial will take place at Calvary GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

All the news all the time.-Tha
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

any home will meet at the home to-
morrow afternoon for work.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

I'm sorry for him. once knew a
young man who was trying to do the
very hardest kind Of work-the mixed
kind. which is physical and mental,
too-on q diet that q healthy rabbit
would hesitate about adopting unless
guaranteed that the quantity would be
absolutely unlimited. This young man
would make breakfast Of BIT Of
bread, small plate of boiled rice. and
glass of water; he would luncheon
ON small quantity Of butter-beans.
or some other equally insubstantial
airy nothing. and then he would top on
the day With = piece Of cake and q
cup OF tee always weak tea, too.
Occasionally he would 50 on what
might Be called : veritabls ''fssd-
ing bat. md would wildly
diooipoto o. Two bananas 1or
nreaifask bolIo1 fice with rstn corn
"a - appIo ~ 1unohson, ~ .
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

as far as Basel. just across the Swiss
frontier, and small sea-going steam
ers ascend it as far as Mannheim. This
mighty river has been improved by
the Germans at a. cost Of more than
S12,5O0,O00 and its waters bear an Inn
mense traffic in coal, iron ore, iron
and steel manufactures and other
heavy freight. The Rhine valley,
dotted with picturesque ruined castles
and saturated with legend and ro-
nance, is also one of the busiest dis
tricts in all Europe, for 1t is densely
populated and contains numerous i'm
portant Industrial cities. Canals con-
meet the Rhine with the Mouse, Saone.
Seine. Danube and Ems rivers. The
Rhine-Rhone canal follows the course
of the river from Strassburg almost
to Basel, and Is generally used instead
of the river.
The Elbe Is second only to the
Rhine in commercial Importance. It
is navigable throughout its whole
course in Germany and along It lie
some Of the chief silver and coal
mines, salt fields. sheep pastures and
beet-root areas in the empire. More
over, It links Berlin, the capital. with
Hamburg. the chief port, by the canals
of the Havel and Spree river systems.
The Weser. the Oder. the vistula
and other rivers are of great impor.
lance as commercial highways, and
20 to make up Germany's grand total
of nearly 5000 miles Of navigable riv-
ers. OF which about 400 miles are
canalized.
Germany's canals are many, their
total mileage being something like
1900. and large sums are spent on
their improvement. The most import
ant internationally II the great North
Sea and Baltic ship canal, which ira
verses Schleswig- Holstein, saving two
days time by steamer between Ham
burg and all the Baltic ports Of Ger
many. This canal was begun. In 1887
and was opened to traflc in 1895. and
10 . source Of much pride to Emperor
William The Ludwigs canal IN Bava-
ria united the Danube with the Main,
thus supplying continuous water
way nom the North sea 10 the Black
seq. The Plauen canal connects tho
Elbe with the Havef AMI thefo ~
systems connecting ~ Odor W1tA ~
Elbe and the Me,noI VA ~ t1o11k
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06
BY NJ. A. LANE, sc. g.,
Oh Fellow In Physiology. University Of IliInols)

"lentil outlet" with two bananas for
dinner! And after this desperate
plunge into the flesh pots Of Egypt
he would always feel as guilty as II
he had just robbed safe and could
hear the police coming to take him in.
You couldn't persuade that young
man that he was slowly but certainly
killing himself. Had you stood him up
before all the psychologists Of the
world, to be assured by them not only
on their reputation as men Of science.
but on their decency and honor as
men, that that sort of diet was never
intended" by any scheme Of nature or
any deity imaginable, for the human
machinery of digestion. he would prob
ably have come out OF the seance with
a vague idea that somehow or other
they were Just trying to fool him for
some hidden and vicious purpose Of
their own. n
II would be good thing II all men
and all women were early In their
youth put through course Of study
mean actual study. from the thing
and not from the book, which IL worse
than useless. not even being useless
Ion the vast differences between the
digestive apparatus of the planteat
ing animal and that of the meat-eating
or omnivorous, animal. such a. man,
The young vegetarian mentioned
above was very brave; - brave e
anybody could be In such cfrcum'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

ates mind picture of canals, and in
deed that little land Of dykes and
bitches is completely cut up into
small islands by its extensive system
Of waterways. They cross and inter-
lace one another like the threads Of
some large fishing net The North
Holland canal was considered, until
recently, to be the finest Of the kind in
Europe. The southern part of the
country is especially favored by ma
ture. for the Rhine, entering Holland,
divides up into numerous arms. the
chief of which are the WAL, the LEX
and the Yssel. The Mouse joins the
WAL, thus mingling its waters with
those Of the Rhine, and all of these
rivers carry an immense trafic. Four
flfths OF the river trade Of Holland is
carried on the Rhine and the WAL.
The Scheldt has It's estuary mainly
in Holland and carries ocean vessels
to- Antwerp.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

Owing to the level condition OF tho
country, the construction Of a canal
In Holland involves but comparatively
little labor and expense. Many OF the
canals are used constantly as substi-
tutes for public highways, and In tho
winter their frozen surfaces offer con-
venient roads for the skaters who
throng them on their way to and from
market and about their various occu-
pations. So complete is the canal
system that by means OF It resident
of Rotterdam could breakfast at Delft
or The Hague, dine at Leyden ana
sup at Amsterdam, or return to Ms
home before nightfall. Since not only
the surface but the beds Of many Of
Hollands canals are above the level Of
land, the drainage Is Of the greatest
Importance. This Is effected by means
Of pumps worked by the windmirls
that are such a characteristic feature
of the Dutch landscape. The banks 81
the canals are maintained by the fam
lilies that 1.-Two along them, each being
assigned portion to keep in repair.
Emory r. Johnson. professor 81
transportation and commerce in tina
University of Pennsylvania, who 70
Gently made study Of European Wa
terways, as tho special representative
of the National River and Harbor CON
gress, calls attention to the way b
which Germany, France, Holland and
Belgium have co-operated In estAb-
fishing standard dimensions for their
canals and barges. and connectina
their systems. In this manner thS
through shipment of international
traffic has been facilitated. Another
feature of the waterway policy a
these European countries" he says.
as that care is taken to provide w&
terways with adequate terminal and
harbor facilities, and to make such
physical connections between rafh
roads and waterways at all inland
harbors as to guarantee the easy and
economical transfer of traffic from
cars to boats and water to rails. It y
realized that terminal facilities and
rail connections are as essential part
Of the projects for making waterways
useful as are reliable channels Of ado
quate width and depth. The Rhine
river, for instance, has 81 harbory
equipped as fully as commercial needs
require, with storage and transfer fa-
cilities. At 43 Of these terminals the
direct transfer Of goods from trains
to boats and river to rail Is possible
Many of the harbors include large
basins, some Of which are used for
the transfer and storage Of commodi
ties. while others are constructed to
enable big industrial plants to locats
on water frontage. Each city con-
structs IL own harbor with but little.
II any. aid from the state. the expense
being borne by the city. aided In sons
instances by private interests"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

age are small so that rates are very
reasonable and the total of heavy traf-
f1c Is large.
Through close and effective study
Of economical transportation, Belgium
has built up an excellent system of
canals and canalized rivers, 20 In num-
Der. These are used partly for trans
portation and partly for irrigation.
Both the Mouse and the Scheldt are
navigable throughout their entire
length in Belgium, and many Of their
tributaries have been canalized. In ad-
dition to these natural advantages,
there are canal systems that unite
Brussels and Louvain with the Rupel,
Brussels with Charleroi and Mons
with Condo, Then. too, there are two
fine ship canls which by uniting Client
and Bruges with the sea coast have
restored to those cities much Of their
old time commercial Importance.
Mention Of Holland instantly Gre
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

his work. And although he might not
have admitted 1t were he charged with
It, knew he was AFFLICTED with dis
order Of the digestive apparatus that
always accompanies vegetarianism. He
was, in fine, the victim Of prejudice
that left him unequal to the work he
was compelled to do. and which he was
doing at the expense of his health,
happiness and success In the world in
which he moved.
Upon what grounds does the prac.
tice of vegetarianism rest its claimsi
The answer is, on no grounds what
soever, unless It be those OF the man
who has an Idea" that II he looks
over his left shoulder at the moon, or
sees black cat on the thirteenth day
of the month. he IL dead sure to have
bad luck.
And yet It Is only when It II ridden
to death az hobby that vegetarianism
can be charged with inanity. When II
IL practiced occasionally and for lin
tied time. and at irregular intervals. It
becomes the useful servant Of scien-
tihc intelligence. There Is soul Of
truth" In vegetarianism, a. there also
may be, 30 far az you or I know to
the contrary, In the belief that II you
see black tabby on Friday the thir-
teenth, you will lose regularly at
poker for some considerable time
thereafter. This soul Of truth takes NJ
backward bit in the natural history
Of man.
The primitive ancestors Of Euro
pean races. like the savage races Of
the present time, were naturally flttsd
for. and therefore needed" certain
amount Of irrsgularfty n their feed
Ing. gometimes game would b plenty,
and sometinss Il would b scarce.
When Il Ne scarce, or not 70 b had
- III, thoss primitive an0eetors q
ours were necaeserily limited 90 .
starvaf1ou dleG They wero vsry HUNGRY.
and their hunger mads tnem keea =
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

poor man or poor
woman trying to
W orry q on 8
through an all-too-
limited and not
over-joyous life on
q diet that Is At
only for guinea
pigs. rabbits and
kline.
I have no quar-
rel with the vege-
tartan or with his
principles" In
fact, ! don't know
and have never
been able to find
out just what his
principles are. But
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

steaming under the thousand guns
that arm King Georges tremendous
fortress on the rock. So the project
seems almost equally important from
a commercial and military view, and
doubtless will be carried out.
Altogether, France has nearly 5000
miles of canals and 5000 miles of nav
igable rivers, and in the last rs years
the rate of increase as regards ton
mage and ton-mileage has been more
rapid on the waterways than on the
railways.
In the Rhine and the Elbe, Germany
possesses two commercial waterways
of the first magnitude. The Rhine Is
navigable for small river steamboats,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

the hunt, active, bright-eyed. alert. Wig
orous and pushing. Then, with .
successful kill. there would naturally
be little gorging Of meat, followed
by a long and lazy rest
Now, while we, their descendants.
are not quite a. savage or quite as I'm
provident as were our primitive fore
fathers of the jungle or the prairies.
and while II Is true that we are not
distressed with alternate scarcity and
redundancies Of food. we inherit the
stomachs and the general digestive ma
chinery Of those active old fathers Of
ours, and reasonable degree Of alter.
nate gorging and starving IL good for
US. Unfortunately. however. most OF
us have to attend to business year In
and year out, and We cannot lie idle
around the woods digesting on our
gorges, whereas fasting II not to be
thought Of BY persons who work at
occupations very different from hunt
Ing.
But We can do this: We can cut
down, or cut out, our meat diet at if-
regular and fairly frequent intervaisI
60 without meat altogether for . week
or 90: be vegetarians, not regularly.
but quite irreguIarly. for short lengths
Of time. And then when We give
meat it, inning. we viii be better pre-
pared to appreciate It, and to extract
from II the health and happiness W
need.
The vegetarian II therefore here
with supplied with . scientific prinol-
pler ~ sound and ~ negotiable - .
golden eagle. But II he adopts II ho
win have 10 out himself IN two.
tcopyrisht. M b The coiunbia Prs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06
Former Research

I sometimes despair for the future
of the human race when I see some
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-06

A waterway expert has said that there
are too many small craft on the Ger
man canals to keep the cost Of trans
portation down as low as 1t might be,
but the governments charges for lock-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-21
PARTISAN STYLES ARE READY
Omaha Combined Style show TO Ex-
hibit the Latest Creations.
u.s. as EARLY as Wv YoRK
Shipments Are Made direct 20 Thfs
city in Bond and Thus some
Valuable Time t. saved
60 the Merchants.

Latest Partisan styles will be shown in
Omaha on the same day they are shown
in New York. thanks to the special ef-
forts Omaha merchants are making for
the Omaha CONFINED Style show. which
will open Monday.
Goods can be shipped in bond direct
from Europe to Omaha without being
stopped at New York Foreign goods
shipped to New York merchants have to
pass through the New York customs
house. which requires nearly a week
Consequently New York cannot show
Partisan gowns a day earlier than Omaha
More important gowns, hats and fabrics
will be displayed in Omaha store win
dows than ever before. Visitors will find
everything here in the way Of latest
fashions that they could find IN New
York or Chicago.
The show. in which all the important
stores will combine by making special
display in their windows and throughout
the various departments, will have the
effect OF extending the Ak-sar-Ben fes-
tival period. IL opens three days before
the Ak-Car- Ben carnival. and. with ten
days of Ak-Sar-Ben. will make a con-
tinuous carnival period OF two weeks.
Those who want to come to Omaha dur
ing the early days OF Ak-sar-Ben. instead
Of during the big week, will find the
added attraction Of the style show
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-21
Odd Fellows to Meet
Next in Winnipeg

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept s0-That
the commander Of the Patriarchs Mil
tant should be appointed by the grand
sire OF the sovereign grand lodge OF Odd
Fellows, instead Of being elected by the
military branch Of the order as at pres
ent. is the report submitted today
to the grand ledge, in convention here. by
a special committee. The announcement
was made tonight, by its chairman. A. NJ
Dockery. former governor Of Missouri
The question will be the subject Of
lively debate in the convention. Com
mander NJ. A. Raney Of Marengo, Ia.
Of the Patriarchs Militant. opposed he
change as an usurpation OF power on the
part Of the grand lodge, while the old
friends Of Grand Sire John B. Cockrum
OF Indianapolis are determined it shall
succeed
On the question whether or not a ma
tional Rebekah assembly should be es-
tablished, a tentative vote showing a
majority opposed, was submitted today
to the sovereign lodge.
It was determined to hold the 1872 con-
vocation OF the sovereign grand lodge
at Winnipeg, Manitoba, though many
delegates favored Berlin. Germany. A
committee reported that the expense OF
holding an assembly in Berlin would not
be greater than in the United States or
Canada, aside from the transportation
and that the stimulating effect Of con-
vention at Berlin on Odd FelIowism in
Europe would be an immense value to
the order. strong movement to send
the 1858 assembly to Berlin would at once
be organized. it was said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-21
Don't Pull Out
the Gray Hairs
A Few Applications of a Simple
Remedy Will Bring Back
the Natural Color.

"Pull out one gray hair and a dozsn
Will take it's place" is an old saying
which is to a great extent, true. II no
steps are taksn to stop the cause. When
gray hairs appear II is a sign that Ma
turs needs assistance 1t is Nature 3
call for help. Gray hair, dull, lifeless
hair. or hair that is falling out, ia not
necessarily a sign of advancing age, for
there are thousands OF elderly people
with perfect heads OF hair without a
single streak OF gray.
When gray hairs come. or when the
hair seems 20 be lifsless or dead, some
good. reliable hair-restortng treatment
should be resorted 20 at once Special
lists say that one OF the best preparA-
lions to use is the old-fashioned sage
tea" which our grandparents used The
best preparation OF this kind is Wyeths
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, a prep
aration Of domestic sage and sulphur,
scientifically compounded with later dis
covered hair tonics and stimuIants. the
whole mixture being carefully balanced
and tested by experts
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Is clean and
wholesome and perfectly harmless. II
rafroshss dry. parchsd hair, removes
dandruff and gradually restores faded
or gray hair TO its natural color.
Don't delay another minute Start
using Wyeth's sage and Sulphur at
once and see what a difference a few
days treatment will make in your hair.
This preparation Is offered to the
public at fifty cents bottle, and IL
recommended and sold by all druggistA
Special Agents: Sherman & Mcconnell
Drug Co. 18th and Dodge Sts: Owl
Drug Co, 18th and Harvey Sta